Chapter 250 Settlement!

The office on the third floor of the Sawtooth Chamber of Commerce was now in a mess.

The walls were covered with charred cracks and the air was filled with a burnt smell.

The heavy desk was flipped over at an angle and outside the broken window was a dark silence.

However, what was more terrifying than the darkness was the deafening roar coming from the distant streets.

"Smash the Chamber of Commerce Alliance!!!"

"The Black Wind Castle belongs to the Demon King! It doesn't belong to these blood-sucking worms!"

"Long live the Demon King!!!"

Grok fell to his knees, shaking.

Looking at the office that was almost destroyed, and then at the raging waves surging in the night, an unprecedented fear appeared on his face.

He finally understood.

Why did the devil keep him until now?

It's not that the lord didn't dare to kill him, it's not that he cared about the Dragun family behind him, but he wanted to keep him as bait to drag the Dragun family into the quagmire, and let him die with all the blame after everything was over.

As early as more than a month ago at the lords' meeting, that man had already decided how to kill him.

"I...I, please wait a moment!" He suddenly raised his head, as if grasping the last straw, and stared at Grak who was standing in front of him.

The burly orc warrior carried a double-edged battle axe, and the firelight reflected in his pupils, making him look like the god of death walking on the battlefield.

Grok crawled forward a step, his tone filled with desperate plea.

"G-Lord Grak, please - give me a chance! I can serve the Demon King! I can kill the Dragun family for the Demon King! Please let me serve the Demon King -"

"Pledge allegiance to the Demon Lord?" Grak sneered, baring his fangs and revealing a sinister smile, "Are you worthy enough?"

Just a goblin!

As soon as he finished speaking, he smashed the double-edged battle axe in his hand hard on the floor. The huge impact force made the entire ground tremble and dust fell.

Grok's face turned pale instantly, his lips trembled so much that he couldn't utter a word, and he stepped back in panic.

He had to escape! He couldn't die here! Driven by his survival instinct, he finally took a step forward, staggered and turned to run away.

The Blood Blade Demon General Grak looked at the fleeing goblin with a teasing look, as if he was looking at a corpse. He didn't even chase after it, but just carried the battle axe on his shoulder.

Without daring to stop for a second, Grok staggered out of the office, rushed down the stairs, and stumbled all the way to the back door of the Chamber of Commerce.

He had no time to think or look back. His heart beat wildly and his ears were filled with the goblins' frantic roars and evil laughs. The fire on the street had already illuminated the night sky.

"Smash open the door of the Chamber of Commerce!"

"Take back what belongs to us!"

“Ahhhhh!!!”

The guards outside have completely collapsed. They were thugs hired by the Chamber of Commerce, and their loyalty was maintained entirely by money. But now, their financial backers can no longer protect themselves.

“Run!”

"Damn it, those poor bastards are about to rush in!"

“Run away—!”

Looking at the guards who had left him behind and fled, Grok was shocked and angry, but he could only curse and then turn around and run.

He rushed out of the back door like crazy and entered a narrow alley, trying to escape from the burning battlefield. However, his steps suddenly stopped -

The road ahead has been blocked by a group of goblins.

They were dressed in tattered clothes and held crude weapons in their hands, but their eyes burned with unprecedented anger.

These are the laborers of Black Wind Castle - goblins who were once exploited, oppressed, and enslaved by the Sawtooth Merchant Guild.

Of course, not all of them were exploited by the Sawtooth Chamber of Commerce, but this is no longer important.

Grok's lips trembled and he slowly stepped back, trying to turn around and run away. However, more goblins gradually poured into the alley behind him.

He was completely surrounded.

"You...what do you want to do?"

His voice was hoarse, with a hint of desperate pleading, "I was framed! You can't touch me! Please wait, I was used by the Dragun family! They-"

Snap! A calloused hand slapped Grok hard on the face.

"Dragun Family? I knew it was you!"

The one who beat him was an old goblin with wrinkles all over his face and deep hatred in his eyes.

"Do you know how many of our brothers died?" The old goblin's voice was low and angry. "Now you have the nerve to say that you were framed?"

"You lackeys of the Dragun family are throwing dirty water on the Demon King! It's you! You made our children, our neighbors, and our brothers drink poisonous water!"

"Pay his life! Make him pay with his life!!"

The surrounding goblins roared, raised their weapons, and pounded the ground, making dull echoes.

Grok completely collapsed. He knelt on the ground, kowtowed frantically, and cried, "No - don't kill me! I'm the president of the Chamber of Commerce! I... I can compensate you! Gold! And Kayla... I'll give you whatever you want!"

However, his pleas were met with a pair of eyes filled with hatred.

"Gold?"

"Bah! That was originally ours!!"

"Hang him up!"

With a loud shout, several thick ropes were suddenly put around Grok's neck and limbs, and dozens of goblins worked together to drag him to a rusty lamppost at the end of the alley.

Grok struggled frantically, screaming in despair.

"No—stop it! Stop it!!!"

But no one paid attention to his screams.

Click!

The rope was tied tightly to the lamppost.

Under the firelight, the goblins formed a circle and watched Grok who was about to die.

At this moment, Grok was dying and didn't even have the strength to struggle. He looked at the goblins surrounding him in despair.

The only consolation was that he was not the only one hung on the street lamp. The street lamps on the whole street were hung with goblins, some hell dwarves, or demons.

They are all from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, some are his accomplices, some are not...but none of this matters anymore.

Snick walked up slowly, looked at him deeply, and whispered, "This is what you deserve."

He waved his hand suddenly——

Snap!

The rope suddenly tightened, and Grok's body was hung high up with screams. His legs kicked wildly, his mouth opened helplessly, his tongue sticking out, his eyeballs bulged, and his face gradually turned from blue to purple until it was completely stiff.

The once powerful Gronk is now hanging like a dead dog.

Looking at the goblin dying in front of them, the surrounding goblins were silent for a moment, and then burst into deafening cheers.

The Sawtooth Chamber of Commerce was completely destroyed from then on.

Under the blazing fire, the once-invincible Chamber of Commerce President eventually turned into a cold corpse, hanging on the streets of Black Wind Castle, waiting for time to dry him.

On the street not far away, Ye Ge, a servant of the Dragun family, was finally exhausted under the siege of two demon generals and fell down heavily with an unwilling roar.

Thanos's dagger pierced his heart and drained his blood. Ye Ge tried his best to burn his body, but a black thorn blocked his throat. He finally took his last breath and turned into a cold stone statue.

Unfortunately, this is not a maze, so his soul cannot be imprisoned. We can only let the Demon Lord judge him.

Blancia yawned, retracted the black thorns that were twisting like tentacles all over the alley, and then licked the corners of her rosy lips with satisfaction.

Although he did not taste the blood of the Dragun family, Zakro's confidant was a good appetizer for revenge.

Raging flames burned on the streets of Black Wind Castle, and the bustling commercial street was completely reduced to ruins.

The hell dwarves living nearby had tense faces and hid in their homes with doors and windows closed, fearing that they would be affected by the aftermath of the fire.

At this time, the guards of Black Wind Castle began to move in, arrested some of the most noisy guys, and confiscated their looted property, part of which was confiscated and part of which was stuffed into their own pockets.

As for Snick.

The Demon King still needed him to maintain order, so they naturally turned a blind eye and let it go, including the gold bars and banknotes he moved from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance vault.

Leaving the Chamber of Commerce Alliance in a mess, the goblins dispersed at Snik's call and rushed into the goblin community that was like a fortress with their spoils.

As before, their leader did not enjoy the fruits of victory alone, but distributed them to his supporters.

Whether it was the stolen beer and bread, or the gold and silver treasures stolen from the Chamber of Commerce’s treasury.

Thanks to this brilliant victory, Snik and his neighborhood committee's prestige reached an all-time high.

Not content with the victory in front of him, he struck while the iron was hot and took out the list he had prepared before, launching a second round of liquidation in the Goblin community - this time targeting the enemies hiding among them.

Those guys that the Lord Demon had long targeted but had no time to deal with! That night, the power structure of Black Wind Castle was completely rewritten, and the chess pieces that the Dragun family had buried in Black Wind Castle were either dead, escaped, or confessed their crimes. Almost none of them were left...

The magic crystal cannon factory stopped production as a result.

However, in the face of greater losses, this most important thing has become the most insignificant thing.

Faced with a huge amount of witnesses, physical evidence and ironclad facts, even if the Dragun family had extraordinary abilities, they would not be able to escape this time.

Although this chaos broke out in Luo Yan's territory, its impact on Luo Yan was actually the smallest.

Even if he considers the overall situation and handles it properly, this can become a great achievement...

…

In a secluded corner of the Demon City Higher Demon Academy, a huge egg-shaped greenhouse stood in the center of the obsidian building complex. The crystal clear shell was like a living crystal, reflecting a faint magical luster, covering the well-arranged plant communities inside, so that the entire magic workshop was like a secret world of its own.

This is the place in the entire hell that most resembles the surface.

Inside the secret place, the moist air is mixed with the fragrance of plants, and the subtle magic ripples in the air, like gentle water waves. The colorful jellyfish float slowly by the pond, and the fluorescence is like a dream. In a quiet pavilion, a woman is quietly flipping through ancient books, just like the girl in the painting.

Her skin was crystal clear, like the purest crystal, but with a soft jelly texture, and a sheen that looked like liquid flow. Not only her skin and every frown and smile, but also her hair and clothes were flowing with imperceptible ripples, but it was hard to see without careful observation.

This is Professor Edonia, the Emperor Slime, a master of the slime clan and a leader in the alchemy field of the Demon City Higher Demon Academy. She designed the "moon" above the entire Demon City. Compared with the golden slime, her bloodline as an emperor slime is more noble, and can even be traced back to a royal family in the first era. In the not-so-distant past, she also had an unknown past with Vivian's grandfather.

Perhaps it was because of that past event that she treated Vivian like her real granddaughter, and her attitude towards Luo Yan was also quite special.

At this moment, her eyes fell on the two people approaching, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Vivian, how come you have time to come and see me today?" Her voice was gentle and long, with a hint of doting.

Vivian put away her umbrella, walked forward with a smile on her face, and hugged her arm coquettishly and shook it.

"Professor Edonya! I missed you!"

"We see each other every day, why do you miss me?" Professor Edonya said jokingly, "Next time you ask me for help, remember to make up a better excuse."

Vivian's cheeks turned slightly red when her excuse was exposed.

But after all, she was the future young mistress of the Principality of Colin, and her skin was much thicker than that of ordinary people. She rolled her eyes, coughed calmly, and let the matter go.

"No, you are worthy of being Professor Edoniya... You are very observant, nothing is wrong... Actually, it's not me who needs to trouble you, it's my... uh, it's Mr. Luo Yan who wants to see you."

This guy almost told me about my brother.

"Oh?" Edoniya looked at her with a smile in her eyes without exposing her. Then she looked at Luo Yan who was standing not far behind Vivian - the child recommended to her by Principal Ivan.

She continued in a joking tone.

"It turns out that the famous Demon King of Thunder County wants to see me. I have to listen to his troubles."

Walking up from behind Vivian, Luo Yan nodded slightly and spoke modestly.

"Professor Edoniya, you are too kind. I am just a junior. I am really sorry to bother you."

Professor Edoniya smiled and continued.

"It's not a problem. It's my honor to serve you. I heard that you planted a lot of flowers and plants in the maze of Thunder County. If my magic workshop lacks any rare materials in the future, I may need your help."

Just a small talk.

Professor Edoniya paused for a moment, with a look of scrutiny and interest in her eyes.

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"So, Mr. Luo Yan... May I ask what kind of problem made you come to me in person?"

Luo Yan didn't say anything. He just flicked his index finger and took out a crystal bottle from the space ring.

The bottle contained a water sample from Black Wind Castle. The transparent liquid swayed slowly inside the bottle and looked no different from ordinary water.

Edonya took the bottle and gently stroked it with her slender fingers. A slight wave of magic power was instantly transmitted to the bottle body and penetrated into the bottle along the edge of the cork.

She frowned slightly, flipped her palm lightly, picked up the cork, and at the same time activated the magic power to change, and then a wisp of mist rose from the clear water surface.

Smelling a bad odor, Vivian frowned slightly and took a half step back.

Professor Edoniya fell into deep thought, then her eyes fixed and she whispered to herself.

"It's actually the power of the curse..."

After saying that, she picked up a translucent leaf and poured a drop of water from the bottle onto it. The moment the drop touched the leaf, the translucent leaf instantly turned pure black, and squirmed violently under Professor Edoniya's fingertips, struggling for a few seconds like a living animal, and finally completely withered and disintegrated, turning into fragments.

Luo Yan looked at the withered leaves at her fingertips with interest.

This thing seems to be very good for testing poison, but he, a top student in the Demon King Academy, has never seen it before.

"As expected." Edoniya sighed, raised her eyes to look at Luo Yan, and said seriously, "This is a battlefield potion from the end of the First Era, known as 'Corrupted Blood', which was used to spread fear behind enemy lines. Even after dilution, it can still weaken the drinker gradually within three days until the drinker completely loses the ability to move. If one is practicing the breath power of the Dragon God Sect and has a strength of bronze level or above, one can rely on one's own resistance to suppress it. If one is an ordinary magician, I'm afraid one needs to be at the fine steel level or above to rely on one's own strength to temporarily suppress it."

"Corrupted blood?" Luo Yan frowned slightly.

"Well, its refining process is extremely complicated. The alchemist who can make it must have at least diamond-level strength, and must also go through a special magic ritual." Edoniya said slowly, her eyes lost in memories. After a moment, she continued in a nostalgic tone, "I remember the last time I saw it was five hundred years ago... After so many years, I didn't expect to see this thing again, and it's near the Magic City."

It looks like Professor Edoniya has used it.

However, Luo Yan did not want to ask what she had done with this thing a long time ago. After all, in that era of rampant demons, when everything was budding, even demigod-level warriors were still fighting on the front lines. When the killing was fierce, humans and demons had slaughtered each other's cities. Wearing formal suits and ties was something that happened later.

The further one goes forward in time, the more unrestrained the supernatural power becomes. Especially in that era when epic stories appeared in large numbers, it was common to destroy a city or even a country.

"Are there very few people who know the formula for this potion?"

"Very rare. After all, cursed potions are no longer that effective against humans on the surface. They can easily dispel the potions we have painstakingly prepared with holy light, and even if we leave them alone, it won't do any harm. In the end, we helped them consolidate their faith," Professor Edoniya nodded slightly and said these terrifying words in a light tone. "Moreover, from the perspective of spreading fear and cost-effectiveness, there are more efficient means now... In fact, spreading corruption silently like you is the best strategy."

Luo Yan nodded, and understood the implication of Professor Edoniya's words——

The guy who configured this thing is an old guy.

And they are antiques living in the past.

But there’s no need to guess.

No one except the Dragun family had any reason to do this.

Luo Yan's reaction was relatively calm, but when Vivian heard it, her eyebrows raised, she was furious, her fists clenched tightly, and her red pupils flashed dangerously.

"Damn it! How dare someone poison me...and the goblins!" She said this almost with gritted teeth, with magic power surging around her.

Edonya couldn't help laughing when she heard this.

She had never heard that there were goblins in the Principality of Colin.

"Vivian," Luo Yan placed his hand on Vivian's shoulder, his calm tone revealing unquestionable authority, "Calm down."

"I, I'm worried about you!" Vivian glared at him fiercely, but soon her momentum weakened. She gritted her teeth and muttered, "It must be the Dragun family again... I should have told Dad about that matter back then..."

The Dragun family had used her before.

At that time, she thought about asking her father to confess, but was persuaded by Luo Yan.

"I hope you won't be like this," Luo Yan looked directly into her eyes and said softly, "This is a feud between the Dragun family and me. I don't want you to get involved."

Although involving the Colin family is indeed a good strategy, it is not a good thing for either himself or Vivian.

He had a better way, there was no need to make things more complicated.

Besides, things have come to this point, and in his eyes, the Dragun family is no different from the dead.

It's time to wrap up.

Vivian's cheeks puffed up in anger, but finally deflated like a deflated ball.

Edonya watched the interaction, raising her eyebrows in interest and smiling like an aunt.

Luo Yan always felt that she knew something, but he was not sure how much she knew, so he coughed lightly and changed the subject.

"Excuse me...is there any way to remove this potion?"

It is true that he knows the Holy Light, but he cannot use it in hell.

Besides, it was impossible for him to sweep away so many goblins one by one.

Etonia smiled.

"It's not difficult. I can prepare the antidote for you directly."

Luo Yan was slightly startled, then he smiled gently: "Thank you very much, Professor."

Unexpectedly, Luo Yan agreed so readily. Edoniya raised her eyebrows in surprise and said jokingly.

"Huh? I thought you would be polite."

"If it were someone else, I would indeed be polite, but you are Miss Vivian's mentor and Principal Irving's friend... They are all important people to me, and you are naturally one too," Luo Yan said with a smile, his tone frank, "But at least let me do the collecting of materials."

Appropriately owing favors is more conducive to bringing people closer together than giving favors, especially for the strong and the elders. People always tend to help those they have helped before.

It is precisely for this reason that Luo Yan has never been polite when it comes to asking his elders for help.

He got his first sponsorship from Principal Ivan and Professor Lilith, and later Professor Lilith helped him again.

Hearing Luo Yan's words, Professor Edoniya's face beamed with joy. A magic light flashed in her hand, and a piece of parchment slowly fell into Luo Yan's hand, and then beautiful handwriting automatically appeared on the paper.

"Here is a list of materials for you. Many of the items are not rare, except for the Blazing Flower, which can only be found on land where lava has flowed. It may be difficult to obtain."

Blazing flower?

Luo Yan smiled slightly.

This thing just happened to be in the magic mine near Beifeng City. Long before the Magic Plant Frenzy event began, his little players had already transplanted this thing into his back garden.

He glanced at the materials on the list and reported them to Youyou for verification. Basically, they could all be found in his territory.

Luo Yan put the list into the space ring and nodded.

"I'll bring it to you as soon as possible."

"I'll wait for your news." Edoniya nodded in approval and put the crystal bottle into her storage space. Then she changed the subject and continued, "You came on time. If you were any later, the potion would probably be completely decomposed, and it would be difficult to fix the evidence."

As she spoke, she placed a handful of withered leaves on the table.

That is the mark of curse corrosion.

Although we don't know what kind of magical crop this is, but with the guarantee of the vice-president of the Higher Demon Academy, I think the Ministry of Truth will be able to recognize this evidence.

Of course.

In fact, even without this physical evidence, Luo Yan still has other evidence.

While they were talking just now, he had already learned from Youyou about the situation in Black Wind Castle—

A riot broke out in the goblin community of Blackwind Keep, and the huge flames burned the weeds in his back garden just as he had expected.

In fact, according to his original expectations, the fire would come later, at least after he made public the evidence of collusion between the Dragun Family and the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and let the fear ferment for a while.

But now it seems that as long as the Governor does a good job, evidence is not that important.

Luo Yan smiled slightly and said modestly.

"Luckily the professor is here."

"You're welcome."

Professor Edoniya blinked and did not continue to chat with the two people. Instead, she sent them out of this huge magic workshop.

Luo Yan needs to prepare the materials needed to prepare the antidote as soon as possible, and she also needs to make some preparations in advance to prepare the antidote.

Standing at the door of the magic workshop, Vivian pouted lightly, and that expression seemed to say - what about me? In an instant, he understood the expectation hidden behind the gloomy look, and Luo Yan smiled and reached out to touch her hair.

"Thank you, too, of course, Miss Vivian."

Vivian's cheeks flushed unconsciously, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and she squinted her eyelashes in enjoyment.

This guy doesn't blush at all when he lies, but his body is surprisingly honest... or rather, he is true to his own feelings.

Is this also inherited from the Colin family? Luo Yan couldn't help but reflect on himself, wondering if a similar situation had happened to him inadvertently.

And just as he was lost in thought, Vivian caught the silence on his face, misunderstood it, and couldn't help but whispered.

"You really don't need my help? I actually..."

Looking at Vivian's worried face, Luo Yan knew that she must have misunderstood something again, so he smiled and shook his head.

"It's not necessary for such a small matter. When I need your help someday, I won't hesitate to help you. Besides..."

When he said this, Luo Yan paused for a moment, his eyes as dark as the night, "They are finished."

Before tonight, the dramatic changes in Black Wind Castle will shock the entire Magic City and cause an uproar from top to bottom.

He had promised to provide the Ministry of Truth with evidence of the Dragun family's involvement.

And now, this evidence is complete.

Although this might not be what the Ministry of Truth was expecting.

Vivian was stunned for a moment. Although she did not fully understand the deep meaning of Luo Yan's words, she could read the murderous intent hidden in that sentence.

The Dragun family is finished.

Whether it's the devil standing in front of the stage or the guy hiding behind the scenes.

Her shoulders trembled unconsciously, and her eyes were filled with excitement and admiration.

As expected of my brother——

It's really unfathomable!

(End of this chapter)