Chapter 97: Dark Technology? Mechanical Ascension!

Demon King Territory, Quality Square.

Later that day, Oak returned from the third floor of the maze and shouted excitedly when he saw Luo Yan.

"Master Demon, your 'players' are simply geniuses!!!"

Luo Yan was no longer surprised by Ou Ke's exaggerated reactions.

After all, this guy is so obsessed with flattery that he has to savor the deep meaning of every fart he makes.

To be honest.

This is quite perverted.

"Ouke, my ears are almost callused from hearing this, just tell me what happened."

"Yes! Lord Demon!"

Oak was so excited that every cell in his body was trembling. He described vividly what happened in Tieya City today.

Although Luo Yan had already seen the spoilers on the official website forum long before this guy came back.

But after hearing Oak's description, an expression of surprise involuntarily appeared on his face.

"They have started designing robots using Hades?"

no--

Isn't the span too big?!

Oak nodded excitedly.

"That's right! Oak saw it with his own eyes! They have already made a huge arm! The kind that can be used when connected to a magic stone!"

"And more, not only are the arms big, they also carved inscriptions into the barrels! They blasted the magic energy directly out!"

Good guy——

Could this be a magic crystal cannon? Although Luo Yan didn't know what this so-called method of blasting out magic energy directly was, just listening to Ouke's description was outrageous enough.

He thought that the post that [Chemical Pool] posted on the forum was bragging, but he didn't expect that the latter was actually understating the matter?! In the original plan, Luo Yan sent these life professional players to visit and communicate in Tieya City, mainly to help the moles there open up their design ideas for the Dark Text.

I didn’t expect that these players would go to Iron Fang City like a match thrown into an oil barrel, directly leading those big-nosed moles to skip industrialization and play mechanical ascension? !

This is too outrageous! But Luo Yan thought about it and felt relieved.

He could even accept magic, so it seemed that there was nothing difficult to understand about using magic on machines.

Even for players, doing so is the real optimal solution.

After all, they are from Earth and are not good at supernatural powers. It takes a long time to learn how to make a fireball, and they may not be able to learn it without patience.

on the contrary--

Things like Hades don't have these obstacles!

It is more like a rule. Anyone who has mastered the rules can use it, and it is not limited to the extraordinary people granted by the divine power! Therefore, as long as you have mastered the relevant knowledge and prepared the corresponding materials and energy, even a LV0 player can make the most of it! Looking at the shocked Demon King, Oak smiled cheekily and made a cautious request.

"Master Demon King... In order for your minions to better train those little mice, please give Oak more translation crystals... One translation crystal is not enough for them."

After recovering from the shock, Luo Yan spoke.

"That's easy. I've already put the translation crystals on the shelf of the NPC store. Just ask them to buy them there."

The current price of a translation crystal is 100,000 ghost coins, which contains 2,000 words and some basic grammar of the common language on the surface.

Without it, players can only listen to NPCs talking and read the subtitles of the player system interface. With it, no matter whether the player is playing a skeleton soldier or a lizardman, they can communicate with most NPCs in the common language of the surface.

For those players who have been in the server for a month, it is not difficult to come up with 100,000 ghost money.

However, considering that a considerable number of these players are the type who do not complete their tasks properly, there may not be much ghost money in their accounts.

Luo Yan thought for a moment and spoke.

"... In addition, considering that your apprentices have special needs, I will provide them with a batch of 'specially customized translation crystals'. These customized crystals not only contain more professional vocabulary, but can also be rented for only 100 ghost coins per hour... I call it the Enterprise Edition of Translation Crystals."

Hearing the Demon King's special care for him, Oak's eyes were filled with tears of emotion.

Without having time to carefully analyze whether this was a gift or a way to take advantage of someone, he kowtowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you for the gift, Demon Lord!"

If he didn't know this guy's character, Luo Yan couldn't help but suspect that he was being sarcastic to him.

"You're welcome, no need to be polite... Is there anything else?"

Oak raised his head, nodded hurriedly, and spoke with some difficulty.

"That's right, sir... Your minions are nominally my apprentices after all, but they are all clamoring to set up a magic workshop. Of course, I'm not questioning your decision, but I just want to ask... Isn't this a bit unnecessary?"

Luo Yan was immediately happy when he heard this.

I didn't expect that the goblins, who don't even care about their dignity, actually care so much about the master-disciple relationship.

Although he could have simply not explained, he was, after all, a demon king who cared about the feelings of his subordinates, so he straightened his expression and spoke.

"Ouke, they are undoubtedly your apprentices, there is no doubt about that... As for setting up your own magic workshop, I don't think the two are contradictory things."

"But……"

Looking at Ouke who was still struggling, Luo Yan continued slowly.

"Expand your perspective a little bit. Do you see yourself as just a small owner of a magic workshop?"

Oak's eyes widened in surprise.

"My Lord...isn't it? That was the job you personally assigned to Oak..."

"That's only temporary," Luo Yan continued to paint a rosy picture without blushing, "In the future, you will not only have a magic workshop, but you will even have your own magic tower and even a magic territory! But that's not the point. The point is that I have greater expectations for you... You know what? Oak, I have high hopes for you."

"Master Demon King... have greater expectations for Oak?!" Oak's eyes were red.

This guy loves to be touched as always, and just a few words can make him burst into tears.

What a good goblin.

"That's right," Luo Yan nodded approvingly and continued in a persuasive tone, "You will become the smartest and most cunning minion under my command... and there is no doubt about it! Think about it, how will people evaluate you then?"

"They will say that you are the smartest, most evil and most cunning goblin in the history of Os Continent, even smarter than the smartest goblin! Even the wizards in the academy have to learn from you!"

"Because the entire cemetery's magic workshops and their masters were trained by you!"

"Now, do you still care that your apprentices have failed you? In fact, they are not failing you at all, but spreading your teachings and making them flourish..."

"Have you figured it out?"

"Ouke, I understand!" Ouke clasped his hands together excitedly, and suddenly bowed deeply, "I'm sorry, Lord Demon, I was foolish enough to be blinded by the false reputation in front of me, and I failed your expectations... Please don't take it to heart."

"How could I take it to heart? I've seen your loyalty. I'm very satisfied with you at the moment and hope you can keep it up." Luo Yan smiled and continued in a gentle tone, "By the way, it's time now. Stay for dinner before going back."

Upon hearing that the Demon King had summoned him for dinner again, Oak straightened his back excitedly.

"Yes! Lord Demon!"

…

In just 24 hours, six magic workshops appeared in the cemetery.

Among them, the most outstanding and largest one is undoubtedly the "I'm Thinking of Making Magic Workshop" established by the player "Yikoudeng Chemical Pool".

As the first person to try something new, he attracted a large number of engineering talents with his superb Netherworld technology and modern mechanical engineering, and the number of employees reached more than 100 on the day of its establishment.

In order to fulfill the promise he made to his employees, this guy simply DIYed a big iron stove and started roasting sweet potatoes himself outside the Iron Fang City on the third level of the maze.

Given the Mole People's appetite, one sweet potato is enough for them to eat for a day, so it's not expensive.

Compared with its output, the profit can be described as astonishingly high.

In addition, "Zheng Fang Square", "Magic Technology", "The World and Human World" and so on were also born.

I don’t know what methods those players used, but the mole people in Ironfang City worshipped them almost to the point of worshipping them as gods!

As for how Luo Yan knew this, it was actually very simple, because these beliefs would ultimately be attributed to him.

That night, while he was enjoying dinner, his faith value kept rising rapidly, and finally the "temporary increase" was directly incorporated into the daily increase.

That was a sign of complete submission, just like the adventurer he had locked up in the small dark room.

Not just humans.

Mole people also contribute faith points, but the values ​​are different.

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Thanks to the rats of Tieya City, Luo Yan's current faith value has exceeded 5,000 points and is heading for 6,000 points...

…

The next day.

Luo Yan got up early, and after having breakfast, he wrote a letter to the Demon King Management Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reporting the "natural disaster" in the dimensional desert and the precarious situation of the Brass Pass. He also asked about the "Mad Talker".

Considering that Mia, the student he was working with, was a poor student, it was obviously impossible for her to know the secrets that even he didn't know, so Luo Yan specifically mentioned in the letter that if she couldn't answer, don't force yourself, and please forward the question to Professor Lilith of the Demon King Academy.

If it was Professor Lilith, this little thing should be easy for her.

After finishing his daily chores, Luo Yan began to prepare to explore the fourth level of the maze.

Different from the traditional mazes in the first three levels.

The fourth level of the maze is called "Misty Forest", which is an open area with no mechanisms or walls to divide the route of action.

According to the information Luo Yan obtained from the little devil Missy in exchange for a meal, the fourth level of the maze is an underground forest with a day and night cycle.

Its area is unimaginably large, even comparable to the Silver Pine Forest, and its richness of resources is incomparable to the first three layers.

However, since the death of the previous demon king, the dome crystal that maintained the day and night cycle has lost its energy source, and the entire forest is currently in a half-dead state.

The local rulers are said to be a group of night elves who are good at dark and wood magic.

When Demon Lord Reggie Dragun just died, these night elves once invited the "rulers" of the first five layers of the maze to the fourth layer in the name of the lord of the fourth layer and held a "summit meeting" to discuss the future of the maze.

It is said that Sanu, the former chief of the Earth Dragon Clan, was one of the participants in the meeting as the ruler of the first level.

According to Missy, Queen Sissi had a very bad impression of him, describing him as being extremely weak but having a temper as bad as a hellhound.

No binding agreement was reached at that meeting. It was simply agreed that the rulers of each layer would not invade each other's borders and continue to fulfill their obligations as members of the labyrinth - preventing adventurers from exploring deeper.

The Nightmare Land has complied with the first rule for the time being. After all, the little demons don't have such a large demand for territory, and the environment on other floors is not comfortable for them.

As for the second agreement, it was not just Sissi who did not take it seriously. Most of the rulers at all levels pretended to obey it but actually disobeyed it.

After all, the warlords deep in the maze have cut off supplies to the upper levels of the maze. There is really no reason for them to risk being killed by adventurers to ensure the interests of those misers.

Rather, they hoped that the adventurers on the surface would invade deeper into the labyrinth.

That is truly a dream place full of treasures!

In comparison, the first five floors are just where the poor people in the maze stay.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Yan learned from Missy that the ruler of the third layer was not the Mole Man, and the one participating in the meeting was a clay golem suspected to have silver-level strength.

That guy was created by Demon Lord Reggie Dragun himself, but for some reason he did not go on the expedition with the others, and instead existed as the boss of the third floor of the maze.

The clay golem actually gained self-awareness.

It was the first time that Luo Yan heard of such an interesting thing.

However, before contacting those golems, he planned to go to the fourth floor first to take a look at the situation there and find out the origins of that group of night elves.

If he could handle the relationship with that group of black-skinned, pointy-eared guys well, he could use them to hold another meeting and "catch all" the lords of the first five levels of the maze in one fell swoop.

This is much more efficient than chewing it layer by layer.

"... Lord Demon King, what kind of potion is this?" Looking at the Demon King shaking the dark green flask, Youyou who was floating beside asked curiously.

"This is a disguise potion, used to change one's appearance." After waiting for the impurities in the flask to settle to the bottom, Luo Yan skillfully took out the upper layer of test liquid and sealed it in a reagent bottle as thick as an index finger.

This thing is a banned drug in Shanghai, but it is not restricted outside Shanghai.

By taking the disguise potion, except for not being able to change height and race, you can change your face into whatever you want within a certain period of time...even lengthen your ears to disguise yourself as an elf.

Of course, he didn't want to turn into an elf, he just wanted to make minor adjustments to his appearance when necessary to appear a little more low-key.

This is done to make it easier for oneself to integrate into the group of adventurers, and secondly to avoid being recognized.

It is said that there are more adventurers on the fourth floor of the maze, and there is even an outpost built by the Adventurer's Guild, which is similar to a safe zone.

When he reached the fourth floor, Luo Yan planned to disguise himself as an adventurer and go there to take a look.

To this end, he specially commissioned the Silver Pine Town Adventurer's Guild to issue a Black Iron-level identity card to him and Sarah respectively, in case of emergency.

By the way, his adventurer's name is Luo Luo, and his registered race is human. Sarah is just Sarah, but her registered race is not demon, but beastman.

However, although Luo Yan planned this, Youyou was not aware of it and asked in surprise.

"Change your appearance? Lord Demon, are you not handsome enough?"

Luo Yan was amused when he heard this and replied with a smile.

"It's precisely because I'm so handsome that I'm worried that people who shouldn't remember me will recognize me at first sight."

Youyou couldn't help but be surprised.

I don’t know if it’s its illusion, but it feels like the Demon King is even more shameless than usual.

In addition to the disguise potion, Luo Yan also prepared some red potion, blue potion, antidote, etc. that might be used in the adventure and put them in two backpacks.

Including coins from the human world and some dry food.

Especially the former, which might be useful when you arrive at the Adventurer's Guild's outpost.

Looking at Sarah who was waiting at the door, he handed one of the backpacks to her.

"Let's go, let's go to the fourth floor today."

Sarah took the package and nodded seriously, and asked considerately.

"Do you need me to call other people?"

Usually she was the one who informed Octo or Alaquedo to gather in the Blood Hall on the first floor of the maze.

But this time, the Demon King's answer was beyond her expectations.

"Need not."

"It's just the two of us this time."

(End of this chapter)