"At least for me, in terms of damnability, those who are revered are slightly less damnable, and my minions needn't waste their time on these 'non-combatants.'"

"I can't control wild demons; they go crazy and bite even me, but at least the organized demons and those carrying the same mark, be they Demons or Undead creatures, will not actively target them."

"With this pass, these people can relatively safely gather materials in the first 4 levels, or they can start from the resource-rich 5th level and delve deeper, hunting more valuable demons, mining larger chunks of Demon Crystals... Anyway, those wild demons are never-ending."

"Of course... if anyone goes against their oath, I'll remove their name from the VIP list, and then add it to another list. From then on, the labyrinth will no longer welcome them, nor will the safe zones be safe for them."

In simple terms, it means becoming a red name.

He would even issue bounties to players specifically to hunt these people down.

Although Charles didn't quite understand, Alex, who had been an adventurer, got it immediately.

And that's exactly why he was looking at him as if he were looking at a monster.

"Are you serious?!"

"Of course," Luo Yan said with a smile, "there's no jest in rulership. As long as you have no objections, the rules I've outlined can be implemented right now. And I promise you, as long as I am the Demon King of this place, every pledge I have made will hold true."

Charles looked at Alex earnestly and said.

"You're an adventurer. From your perspective, what do you think of his offer?"

Faced with Charles's question, Alex pondered for a moment, carefully choosing his words, and then cautiously spoke.

"If it were up to me, I can't see a reason to refuse, because the condition is too favorable for us, even more so than when Mist Town belonged to the adventurer guild... But I don't understand, what benefit do you have in this?"

Luo Yan smiled and said,

"The benefit is that we will fight within the bounds of rules, like a duel between Knights. To put it bluntly, you can account for this to the Empire and the Church, and it makes my justification to the Demon City in Hell easier."

But that's not all.

What Luo Yan did not fully explain was that his true intent was to provide the players with a world full of NPC strongholds where they could interact with the inhabitants of this world.

Many players had always wanted to do this, it's just a pity there were no places for them to stay above ground.

Secondly, this move also shifted the vast middle and lower level adventurer population from the first four levels of the labyrinth to the four levels below that were beyond his control.

After all, the old Mist Town belonged only to adventurers.

But now it belonged not only to humans from above ground but also to the Demons and Undead from below.

He was looking forward to the kind of spark his little players would create with the people of this world.

If in the process they could harvest the power of faith for him, all the better.

After all, it was too tiring to always do the "proselytizing" by himself.

Charles weighed the pros and cons for a while, then finally said,

"I don't have the authority to decide... but I don't think the terms you've proposed are bad. I will report your terms to the Duke of Campbell along with the account of the Chaos incident—"

"Did you forget what I said? This is not a transaction, nor a treaty, but an understanding."

As he said this, Luo Yan felt somewhat frustrated, although he did not show this emotion on his face.

"If I were the Duke of Campbell or the King of the Ryan Kingdom, I definitely wouldn't want to see you bring this kind of matter to my desk for a signature; I'd look at you as if you were a fool. You are a servant of the Duke of Campbell; you should alleviate his worries and troubles, not throw every problem at him to consider. Did you ask for his opinion when you were arresting people? Why think of him now? Is it because the pot is too big to handle?"

Incomprehensible, Charles looked at Luo Yan, feeling there might be some sense to his words.

"But..."

Once again, Luo Yan interrupted him.

"Mr. Charis, are you loyal to your lord?"

Charles's expression immediately turned serious.

"Of course!"

Luo Yan nodded in approval and continued,

"Then you should consider his interests more. Complete the task he's given you with flying colors and then take command of the front lines in your own hands, accomplish greater deeds. Remember, there's no treaty for you to sign. Everything I've said is based on a mutual understanding between us. If you still don't grasp my meaning, then ask that young man beside you; he seems more suited to be a Knight Commander than you."

Embarrassedly, Charles said,

"I'm not a Knight Commander..."

"Right, but you'll soon become a branch leader, or even a vice-commander."

Alex took up Luo Yan's point, looking confidently at Charis as he logically explained,

"Not only did you clean up the mess Sir Mel made, but you also represented us in defeating Chaos. Even if just to quell the fear of the citizens, the Duke of Campbell will certainly promote you exceptionally and herald you as a hero. Even if he doesn't personally do it, his servants will do it for him."

This was an all-too-familiar tactic of the lords; he knew it all too well.

After all, his own father had done the same; he had grown up seeing it from up close.

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