Chapter 80 Oak's Magic Workshop
"Dear Demon King, as you requested, the laboratory has been prepared for you."
In the newly developed area deep in the mines, Arakdo stood at the entrance of the construction site and proudly showed the Demon King the latest achievements of the Shadow Weavers.
After consuming 100 civil spiders and 100 kilograms of picric acid explosives, the Shadow Weavers once again created a new miracle in the field of engineering - they mastered the "four-spider parallel explosive excavation" technique! Although this professional technique is difficult to explain, Arakdo still tried to demonstrate it with all eight legs, trying to make the Demon King understand the mystery.
Unfortunately, the Demon King was not interested in whether these crypt spiders took the left leg or the right leg first to reach the construction site.
He only looks at the results.
By the way, Luo Yan stopped Alacdo from demonstrating on the spot. He could accept the little spiders dying on the construction site, but it was a bit unnecessary for them to die in rehearsal.
"In general, it means construction efficiency +30%, right?"
Alacdo: “That’s what I mean!”
"knew."
Luo Yan praised the Shadow Weavers for a few words, and then handed the place over to Ouke,
"I'll leave this to you. The things you need to study are in the box. If there are any new materials, I'll have someone send them to you."
"Also, this is neither the Imperial Academy nor Hell. You don't need to worry about too many worldly rules. Just follow my instructions to complete your research and report the results to me. If I get angry about something, it's definitely not because you cursed the devil or something else, but because you mixed useless nonsense or flattery into your report."
The spacious corridor connected eight rooms. The main laboratory was not only equipped with the most basic furniture such as tables, chairs, bookshelves and storage boxes, but also with experimental equipment that Luo Yan purchased from the church in Yinsong Town.
These included alchemical tools and professional workbenches, as well as some instruments that he couldn't name but could roughly guess how to use.
These things are mainly common in human society on the surface and have never been exported to hell.
However, since Oak had worked for the magicians in Xuebang before, he should be familiar with the use of these instruments.
Faced with such a generous host, Oak's eyes were moved to tears and he bowed deeply.
"It is an honor for Oak to serve you, my lord."
Seeing that this guy looked very energetic, Luo Yan nodded.
He suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with the fact that it was a goblin that came.
If hell really sends a powerful goblin here, as the devil king, I might have to coax him to do work.
And it is hard to say who will supervise whom by then.
Perhaps I was too superstitious about the erudition of goblins. Although the latter were well-known, their path dependence problem might be much more serious than that of goblins.
He needs to reflect on this, and at least learn from his senior Lint Isaac in spirit!
Looking at the respectful Ouke, Luo Yan continued.
"No need to be polite, just go and do the task I assigned to you... In addition, if you have any requests or troubles, put your hands together and call my name loudly. For unimportant matters, say it three times, for important matters, say it ten times, and for urgent matters, just keep saying it. I will naturally send someone to find you, or come here in person."
As long as it is in the Demon King's territory, strictly speaking, it is under Youyou's control.
Although Youyou cannot keep an eye on every corner all the time, he can set filtering conditions that will trigger Youyou's active attention.
For example, calling the Demon Lord in Hell Language or the common language of the Os Empire is one of them.
Being noticed by Youyou means naturally being noticed by Luo Yan as well.
However, this rule only works in his Demon Lord's territory. Once you get out, it will only work around him.
Looking at the bowing Oak, Arakdo looked at him with contempt.
This guy discriminates equally against all those younger than him, especially those younger than him who like to flatter like him.
After leaving the cave, Arakdo immediately gave advice.
"My Lord Demon, I think that goblin is not a good guy! They have no concept of loyalty in their minds, just like the rat people. You must not listen to his slander!"
Luo Yan smiled faintly.
"Arakdo, you don't know enough about goblins. The rebellion of ratmen is engraved in their bones, but goblins are monsters that can deceive themselves. When they are licking you, don't doubt it, it must be from the heart."
Although they are also capricious, there is always a trace of goblins' capriciousness. They are filial when they should be, and they will be punished when they are not.
This is one of the reasons why goblins have a slightly higher status in hell than ratmen.
Being familiar with the differences in civilization between different monsters is one of the required courses in Demon King Academy. As a top student who has scored full marks, Luo Yan is also very good at this kind of thing.
Arakdo was so shocked that he rubbed his front limbs above his head, unable to understand the difference between the two.
As expected of the Demon King! Although he, as the "wisest general of the Shadow Weavers", couldn't understand the difference between the two, he felt that what the Demon King said made sense.
No--
It was really insightful! Stopping at the entrance of the cave, Luo Yan thought for a while, asked Sarah to get him a wooden sign and hang it at the entrance, and then carved a line of words on it with his magic wand.
【Ouke's Magic Workshop】
Let’s just call it this.
…
There was no need to count on reinforcements from the Magic City for the time being. After finishing his work, Luo Yan returned to his daily routine of leveling up with his younger brothers.
His regular teammates are basically Bond and Sarah, while Okto and Alaqto take turns, after all, they have other jobs.
As for why we don’t look for players, it is naturally out of considerations of balance.
These guys are much more jealous than Arakdo. The fact that he uses a few little skeletons to pull monsters is almost becoming a black spot that Yiye Zhiqiu cannot erase.
Even if we are fair, most of the experience is taken by ourselves, and the experience shared by players is about the same as when they usually kill monsters on their own.
In short, since players want to keep a distance from them and maintain the BOSS's status, just satisfy them.
Under Luo Yan's deliberate cultivation, the minions of the cemetery grew rapidly.
Especially Octo, who possesses the "Golden Soul". Because he actively outputs every time he kills monsters, his strength has broken through the bottleneck of Black Iron and reached the Bronze level.
Secondly, Bond's performance was also quite good. With a big sword, he could attack or defend, and he was a balanced player who could take into account both offense and defense.
The other is Sarah.
As a "cat-type demon", she has a special growth bonus in agility.
As her strength broke through the entry threshold of the Black Iron level, she finally showed the potential for extraordinary power. She ran as fast as the wind, and the dagger in her hand seemed to be cast with a magic of lightness!
Sarah felt extremely excited about the changes happening to herself, the same excitement as the adventurers who were awakening their supernatural powers for the first time.
However, it was precisely because of this that she was too aggressive in the battle and unexpectedly overturned, and was almost swallowed by a giant worm lying in ambush behind a protruding rock.
That monster didn't have any extraordinary powers, it was just an ordinary monster, but many adventurers had fallen into its hands.
Its digestive juices can even break down steel, and the paralyzing toxin contained in its saliva can render a bronze-level warrior or even a silver-level wizard immobile.
Fortunately, Luo Yan acted in time and threw a wind wall into the monster's mouth, and Octo, wielding a scimitar, flashed over and cut the monster in half, allowing Sarah to escape safely.
Looking at this stupid cat that was sitting on the ground with its fur standing on end and its body stiff with fear, Luo Yan was almost so angry that he couldn't help but want to hit her on the head with his magic wand.
If he made the same stupid mistake, he believed that any professor in the Demon King Academy would do the same thing...even Lilith.
However, seeing that she had learned her lesson, Luo Yan still couldn't bear to do it.
Lessons are just a means, not an end.
Staring coldly at the frightened face, he spoke in an emotionless voice.
"I am disappointed that you did not follow my orders. I hope this is the last time."
He didn't say what would happen next time.
However, Sarah trembled all over when she heard these words, and tears even seeped out of her slightly red eyes.
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Looking at her frightened expression, Luo Yan couldn't help but wonder if this guy had misunderstood something and thought that he was going to do the same thing to her as he did to those prisoners.
That's not the case.
Making a mistake is not breaking the law.
If there was a next time, he would at most ask her to withdraw from the combat position and go back to being a mascot. He would never throw his subordinates into a small dark room because of such a small matter.
"Sarah...I won't let you down, for sure!"
Sarah did not disappoint Luo Yan's expectations. With tears in her eyes, she raised her arm and wiped her eyes. She sniffed the runny nose and stood up from the ground with the help of the wall.
After all, she is still a strong girl and will not be defeated by this setback.
Luo Yan nodded appreciatively.
"I'm waiting for you to prove it with your actions. Now, let me see your wound."
Sarah blushed and nodded, extending her right hand.
When she was dodging the attack just now, her arm accidentally hit the wall of the cave.
Although she was covered with the wind barrier cast by Luo Yan, she was still cut by a sharp stone.
This is what happens when you're not familiar with your own power.
Luo Yan whispered the healing spell and quickly healed the wound, which was not very deep.
"Be careful next time."
"Thanks……"
After completing the treatment, Sarah thanked him, carefully retracted her arm, quickly jumped aside, and returned to her fighting position.
Her two raised ears twitched restlessly, making it hard to tell whether she was on guard or just daydreaming.
Looking at the cat that suddenly distanced itself from him, although Luo Yan had no expression on his face, he was actually a little hurt in his heart.
After collecting the monster's poison sacs, magic crystals and other useful materials, the group continued on their journey, heading south along the second-floor cave.
While walking on the road, Luo Yan took the time to glance at the lizardman corpse ghost walking next to him and spoke in a casual tone.
"Octo, am I being too harsh on you?"
Octo still had a blank expression on his face and spoke in a respectful voice.
"How could that be? I have benefited greatly from your guidance. Please be more strict."
"I'm glad you think so."
Luo Yan nodded, feeling relieved.
It seems that his subordinates can still understand his good intentions.
Even if you can't understand it now, you will gradually understand it in the future...
Based on Luo Yan's understanding of the power system in this world, the concept of level is actually a bit similar to academic qualifications on Earth.
High-level old monsters do have something, and it is real. After all, what is destined by heaven is only the invisible and intangible soul level. The visible and tangible levels still need to be trained up bit by bit with effort.
However, having said that, it is not necessary to go to the extreme and understand hierarchy as the whole of life.
Even without citing the example in the labyrinth, there are many cases of female knights being captured by goblins due to being overconfident, not to mention the succubus who was surrounded and overturned by human soldiers.
After all, no matter how high your level is, how amazing your panel attributes are, or how many diplomas you have, you can't expect your opponent to knock you down before they attack, right? Luo Yan still remembered that it was Professor Ernos who said that some demons from academic schools often make such mistakes, because they are graduates of the Demon King Academy and look down on everyone, and end up losing to a group of human adventurers who are far less powerful than themselves.
It is for this reason that Professor Ernos has always strongly opposed students who have not participated in practical training to go to the battlefield.
And it must be for this reason that he actively encouraged his students to write letters home.
However, Luo Yan did not have the problem of underestimating the enemy. After all, when he was in the Demon King Academy, he was just a tough-talking bronze rank and was tortured by a group of silver-level conspicuous people every day.
As for the torture of society, he had experienced it in his previous life, and no matter what, he would not be as pure as a college graduate.
Even when dealing with ordinary-level monsters, he would be very cautious and apply twelve buffs to himself and his minions before taking action, and would never attack from the front if he could attack from behind.
Luo Yan had a deep self-awareness of his "academic" background. Compared to most demons from academies, he even lacked a year of practical classes.
What you lack in experience you can only make up for in caution.
After all, he is not like a player who has countless lives to squander and try and make mistakes...
The group later encountered several waves of monster attacks, and Sarah, who was acting as a scout, was very cautious and did not make the same mistake as before. After encountering the enemy, she immediately retreated from the reconnaissance position to the back row, leaving the initiative to Bond or Octo, while being alert to Luo Yan's surroundings - especially behind him.
It seems she really learned her lesson.
Luo Yan was very pleased with Sarah who had grasped the future.
It feels like seeing a stray cat you picked up not only learn to use the flush toilet at home, but also learn to do backflips and catch cockroaches.
Just as he was thinking this, Sarah, who was walking in the front row, suddenly sniffed. Her bright eyes instantly widened like bells, and her cat ears stood up like antennas.
"Human scent! Ahead!"
Human?
Luo Yan immediately raised his hand to signal the team to stop.
"Prepare for battle." - (My tenosynovitis is coming back. I'm getting old. Please help me catch the bugs!) (End of this chapter)