Gathering 100 would even get extra contribution points!

This task is too profitable!

Watching the players busily moving around, Luo Yan who was standing aside couldn't help but show an expression of "That's really nice".

The low intelligence of summoned creatures has always been a headache for Mages who specialize in summoning spells.

Like the Bond he was currently using.

Although he could project his spiritual power to micro-manage it, it not only affected his spellcasting, but was also not at all convenient.

Unlike his adorable little players.

More artificial than artificial intelligence.

This fellow who called himself the Mechanical God had indeed left himself a good thing.

"Lord Demon King... What's the use of collecting these Demon Crystals?" Youyou asked curiously, looking at the self-satisfied Luo Yan.

Luo Yan said with a smile.

"The uses are huge, the most direct being that they can be sold for money."

The Demon Crystals from adult Earth Cave Spiders were much bigger and more valuable than those dropped by the skeleton soldiers.

According to the knowledge extracted from Chris, a Demon Crystal from an Earth Cave Spider could sell for 100 copper coins at the adventurer guild, and those of better quality could even reach 120 copper coins!

Although this amount of money wasn't much, it was enough to cover part of the deficit in the Great Graveyard.

When his "personal merchant" came the next time, he planned to use the Demon Crystals to cover part of the payment.

By the way, the exchange ratio between Aus Empire copper coins and silver was about 100:1.

It is said that two centuries ago, this number was 25:1.

The reason it became like this was ostensibly due to inflation, but in reality, it was because of "indirect taxes."

The Emperor would mix copper into silver coins, and the nobles would mix lead into copper coins, eventually leading to this situation.

It was said that, unable to endure the exploitation of the Empire, the northern realms simply replaced silver coins with Demon Crystals internally... after all, there weren't many feudal lords there, mostly Mages and Mage Towers.

Compared to that, Hell, which only had one currency, "Kela," did not have these problems.

In Hell, when one item's price increased, all items increased, which rounded off means nothing actually increased, and one would never see the situation in the Aus Empire where the price of bread goes up, but wine doesn't.

Although Luo Yan didn't understand why this was considered funny, it was still one of the human jokes from Hell.

Youyou continued softly.

"...But, you're the Demon King, is all this human money really of any use to you?"

Luo Yan said matter-of-factly.

"Of course it is, I can't use Kela to buy things in the human world, can I?"

Construction is really expensive!

Especially things like building teleportation circles and altars for summoning other creatures, the expenses are akin to building wonders!

And proselytizing is also a money-burning affair, without money he couldn't even afford a few acolytes.

Now his territory only had skeleton soldiers, but it couldn't always be just skeleton soldiers.

After all, he was a Demon King with dreams.

As Luo Yan envisioned the bright future of the Great Graveyard, he suddenly noticed a skeleton standing still.

That ID was kind of pitiful; it looked like it usually needed a large bowl to get full.

Seeing [Little Evening Can't Get Full] about to cry in desperation, Luo Yan sighed and said.

"You... go clean up those spider webs."

Since he was planning to transform the entrance of this labyrinth into other facilities.

He really couldn't stand the corpses of Earth Cave Spiders, clearing up the spider webs shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Yes, my Lord Demon King!"

Little Evening Can't Get Full breathed a sigh of relief and happily ran off to clear the spider webs.

Is this what they call a manipulative trick?

It's the same with disliked tasks, but because it's relatively less hateful compared to another task, one ends up being happy about it.

Luo Yan suddenly felt a bit guilty.

Very good.

This showed he had done the right thing again.

...

Having observed the players on scene for a while and seeing them more skilled than he had anticipated, Luo Yan then turned and headed back to the Demon King Territory, diving into his workshop to brew Magic Potions.

Compared to Demon Crystals.

He felt that the "beast medicine" from Hell should be even more valuable.

With so many materials available, it would be a real waste not to brew some.

Incidentally, he could also record the materials, allowing the interested young players to learn as well.

Just as Luo Yan had left the dungeon, Alakdo from the Weaving Shadow Nest quietly reached the grand hall at the entrance of the dungeon with a group of Hunters.

This place was Her Majesty's "expansion area" and was also known to adventurers as the "North Peak Mine entrance."

However, having said that, it had scarcely seen any adventurers coming in through this entrance since its creation.

And the moment it stepped into this territory, it witnessed a scene that it would never forget in its life.

Corpses everywhere!

The dried blood was like depleted streams!

And what shocked it even more was seeing a group of skeleton soldiers, wielding small knives, dissecting the corpses of their own kind just like the adventurers on the outside!

"These bastards..."

Some of the Hunters furiously rubbed their mouth parts, wishing they could rush forward and grind these skeleton soldiers into bone ash!

Yet some of the Hunters revealed undeniable fear in their crimson pupils.

Skeleton soldiers...

They were considered even lower than rat-men in the hierarchy of demons, with almost no one paying them any attention except for slimes.

Yet now, these supposedly mindless stacks of bones possessed intelligence on par with humans!

What scared them wasn't just the skeletons themselves but also the Undead Mage who had summoned them—

What immense powers that individual must possess!!!

"Retreat!"

The strategic Alakdo turned pale with shock and without any hesitation, he issued the order to retreat, rushing his group of Hunters out of the disputed land before the Undead Mage noticed them.

They sprinted all the way.

Alakdo dared not stop for a moment and rushed straight into the depths of the Weaving Shadow Nest, to the court of Lord Alachinos!

On the dense and firm spiderweb.

The massively sized Her Majesty was chewing her mouth parts, savoring the taste of the male Earth Cave Spiders she had just consumed.

She had just been fed.

In every sense of the word.

Risking being devoured by Her Majesty, Alakdo trembled as he knelt on the ground.

"Your respected Majesty, as per your instructions, I have surveyed the settlement!"

Moving her voluptuous and massive body, Alachinos lazily looked at her subject.

"Speak, what's the situation there?"

"It's the Undead Mage!"

In an instant, Alachinos straightened up, her face filled with panic.

"An Undead Mage?! How can there be an Undead Mage?!"

Humans wouldn't raise such vile creatures, and these disgusting beings wouldn't bother to come to the dungeon for no reason!

Only one possibility remained—

He was formally trained!

And it was likely he even hailed from that place!

"That Undead Mage is very strong! His summoned skeletons not only possess intelligence but also boast Transcendent strength surpassing that of bronze or even fine steel! Alatululu, my most cunning Hunter, died at their hands!"

Alakdo shared his discoveries, a hint of dread and even panic flickering in his crimson pupils.

"There's no mistake..."

"He is the designated successor sent by Hell… to take over from Lord Reggie Dragon as the new Demon King!"

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