Yiye Zhiqu's speculation was right; they indeed missed out on a lot of good stuff.

But——

What does that have to do with the noble Lord Demon King?

After all, Luo Yan didn't miss out on any good things.

Aren't life players always complaining about not having anything to do?

Well, look here.

He's just about to give them something to do!

...

The entrance to the first level of the maze.

In the spiderweb-filled hall, a group of dark skeletons were neatly lined up in queues.

The reason these guys were dark was mainly that they had just come from a coal mine. Those who were less dark were the ones who dug for iron.

Speaking of which, Luo Yan couldn't help but complain about the quality of the bones buried in this dungeon.

Perhaps because the people buried here had been dead for a long time, some players would dig and end up disassembling the bones, leaving only half a body stuck in the ground.

Luo Yan simply couldn't bear to deduct Contribution Value from such unlucky little sods who died accidentally and finally allowed them to use Joss Paper as compensation.

Why not just exempt it?

Of course, because there were protests from combat occupation players, clamoring "That's unfair, unless you exempt me too."

So they reached a compromise.

After all, whether it's given or not, it's all Joss Paper. He felt it didn't matter; as long as the players were happy, that's all that mattered.

"Is everyone here?"

Making an appearance with the poise of a boss, Luo Yan quickly counted the number of players present and found that there were surprisingly many players who came to see the action.

Not just players from the "Mining Department," but also those from the "War Department" had come over.

He nodded in satisfaction, not waiting for the players to reply with a drawn-out "All here," and went straight to the point.

"Good."

"In Hell, dissection is a profound science, because the conditions and environment there are harsh, and many resources need to be obtained from the corpses of monsters..."

"And among these, the most important, and also the most basic resource... is the Demon Crystal."

From the little Demon Crystal chalk used to draw magic circles, the wick in Demon Crystal lamps, to the core units on the bodies of war behemoths and the core of the Demon King Territory... all of them rely on the magical substance known as Demon Crystal.

And most magically, this stuff only condenses after the monster dies.

There's nothing when they're alive.

Luo Yan reasonably suspected that this rule might have also been set by a god from the First Epoch.

But that's not important.

What's important is, he's now going to teach these little players how to extract Demon Crystals from the corpses of Earth Cave Spiders!

Luo Yan set up a wooden board on the open ground and started to scribble and sketch on it with a charcoal pencil.

"...Extraction of Demon Crystals is a profound subject. A skilled craftsman can remove a Demon Crystal within three cuts, ensuring to the greatest extent the integrity of the monster's corpse and not damaging other valuable materials."

Not many could understand those abstract squiggles.

Whether it was the obediently standing players or Youyou, who was anxiously watching from the side.

Finally, the meddlesome Youyou couldn't help but whisper.

"Um... esteemed Lord Demon King, actually, if you just demonstrated with a Recording Crystal, that'd be fine. Youyou can help you upload the instructional video. The way you're demonstrating now, even Youyou can't understand what you're doing..."

Luo Yan, who had been speaking animatedly, froze his expression so much that he even forgot the words he was halfway through speaking.

However, since the players couldn't see Youyou, only he stood there feeling embarrassed.

"...Alright, alright, I got it, just keep your mouth shut for now. This is role-play, I'm performing a plot animation, what's the rush!"

Visibly irritated, Luo Yan pushed the wooden board aside and took out a Crystal Ball from his bosom, walking over to a corpse of an Earth Cave Spider.

"...Theoretical teaching is over! Now, I will teach you the actual procedure."

As he spoke, he took out his magic wand and cast the Vortex Technique, flipping the Earth Cave Spider's corpse over.

Then, he manipulated the vortex to keep the Crystal Ball afloat at the side, took out a silver knife, and sliced open the back of the spider's head.

The dark green crystal, about the size of a thumbnail, was hidden near the throat ganglion.

With a gentle scrape of his knife, he pried out the Demon Crystal, holding it up on the tip of the knife to show the players.

"Look, it's that simple."

Worried that the players wouldn't see, he even went out of his way to light a torch nearby with his magic wand.

Upon seeing Lord Demon King's seemingly magical skills, many players clapped their hands in amazement.

"Ohhhh..."

"So that's how it's done!"

"Incredible, Lord Demon King!"

He selectively ignored the "skip" and "GKD" comments and allowed the corners of his mouth to turn up slightly in pride.

As if to joke.

He was, after all, the student who aced all the theory classes.

Especially recently, not just in theory classes; his practical skills were also visibly improving.

"Very good, very good. Now that you've learned, get to work!"

"Remember what I said, extract the Demon Crystal without damaging the monster's corpse as much as possible!"

"The Earth Cave Spider's body is full of treasures, from glands to teeth, even to silk and chitin exoskeleton... Never mind, explaining all this is pointless, you just need to know it exists. That's all."

With a wave of his hand, he released the players' feet that had been fixed in place before they started to try to use their hands to bug-walk.

In an instant, the players scattered like excited ducks, rushing toward the nearest Earth Cave Spider corpses and started to gesture with daggers they had snatched from mice.

Just removing the stone in the brains of the monsters would earn them a reward equivalent to cutting off a rat's tail!

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