Chapter 599: Approval and Opposition, the Disagreement of the Demons

A witch's Demon Eye and a witch's blood...

These two things combined together instantly made these demons think of some bad things.

Wasn't the original intention of provoking that Forsaken War back then precisely because everyone wanted to obtain a witch's Demon Eye and blood?

Everyone knew what happened afterwards.

The things were obtained indeed.

The things were also made.

The result was that a large group of test subjects directly turned from 'human' to 'Degenerate Species' that would always be missing something.

Now it's great, there is actually someone who still wants these things...

You could say it's profitable, and that is indeed true.

Thinking like this, quite a few Devilmen decided to contact the other party privately to see if any new projects could be developed.

Of course.

This was a matter under the table.

When on the table, it was still necessary to pretend a bit.

"Since it's like this, then I agree with your plan."

On the basis of fully understanding the other party's motives, Sherlock grabbed a handful of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, continuing to be 'busy' with his own matters.

"I agree."

"I also agree."

"Agree..."

Seeing that even the Demon Duke Sherlock had agreed, the rest of the people thought for a moment and also raised their hands one after another.

With this, this Masked Demon, who was previously unknown among the tens of thousands of demons, became the 'lucky one' to take over Steve's legacy.

Although this legacy had now shrunk quite a bit due to the great purge by the new Pope Marshall.

But a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

Even just what was left was enough for this lucky guy to be gloriously promoted to a newly rising star of the Syndicate.

Of course, it was only a newly rising star.

To some Devilmen, this guy still had a long way to go and fundamentally couldn't threaten their status.

And the Masked Demon, who had officially been promoted to a newly rising star, didn't become arrogant after receiving approval.

Instead, he very calmly bowed to everyone ahead to express his gratitude.

Then he continued to speak.

"Alright, thank you everyone, then let's enter today's second topic."

After all, his current identity was still the host.

Although he just became a newly rising star, as long as he still had this layer of identity, he had to properly progress the topic.

"A second topic?"

"What is that?"

"Didn't you just say we would discuss the matters of the Pure Origin Sect first?"

"Yeah, how long has this been? Since the general policy has already been determined, let's just leave it at this for now."

"I think so too, I still have matters to be busy with on my side."

"Since it's already been handed over to this masked guy anyway, then let him work on it properly. Just report if there's anything."

Upon hearing there was still a topic, everyone was somewhat bewildered.

After all, it had already been two and a half hours since everyone gathered for the meeting.

For them, who were very busy people themselves, having a meeting for this long was somewhat unjustifiable no matter how you looked at it.

Thus, some people started complaining.

Completely forgetting that more than half of the so-called 'meeting time' they spoke of was spent on them blindly arguing noisily over there.

"Rest assured everyone, the second topic is actually not an important matter, and it won't take up much of your time."

Seeing that the crowd was in a commotion, the Masked Demon wasn't panicked at all.

After looking around, he said with a smile.

Although his voice was still that kind of low voice, it could be clearly felt that it was slightly milder than just now.

This was perhaps because his proposal had received everyone's affirmation.

Or it might simply be because he was happy about the authority in his hands becoming larger.

But none of this mattered.

What mattered was that the restless crowd also slightly restrained their moods after hearing it was just a simple matter.

"Then what exactly is it."

"Speak quickly, if it's a matter that doesn't cost much money, it's fine for you to decide yourself."

Although everyone liked money.

But this didn't mean everyone wouldn't spend money.

Or to put it another way, for them, wasting time was wasting money.

Small money couldn't buy their time for them.

Even if these Devilmen had now evolved into the Demon Race, having a long lifespan and the attribute of being Undying, it couldn't change this point.

Greed, very normal.

Those who aren't greedy are saints.

Obviously, they weren't.

"Alright, actually it's nothing major, just about whether we need to purchase the Magic Shields in the hands of the Black Witches to build our own cities, and if we are to build our own cities, then what scale of city we should build."

...

As soon as the Masked Demon finished speaking, the originally restless crowd instantly fell silent.

This question, which seemed like nothing to the Masked Demon, held different views for the vast majority of demons present.

Even the divergence in this view was very large.

"Regarding that whatever Magic Shield scroll, I think it can be purchased. This way, not to mention having an extra layer of insurance, it can also protect our own safety. But if it's building some city, I feel there's no need."

A pot-bellied Devilman with very thin and weak limbs said like this.

However, just as this Devilman finished speaking, not far away, a thin and weak Devilman like a bamboo pole, four or five meters tall, shook his head and denied him.

"I disagree. Originally, the Devilmen on the Karim Continent are very few right now. Now that there is such an opportunity, naturally we should gather together. This way, it will also be easy to communicate if anything happens in the future."

"Indeed, just like today, just a slight assembly took a full dozen or twenty hours. It's truly too inefficient and too much a waste of time."

"Is this a matter of wasting time or not? Look at the Holy City, and then think about Isabel who died previously. Which one wasn't because of having the fetters of a city of this scale that ultimately led to turmoil?"

"Yeah, having a city there means having a weakness. To put it unpleasantly, if the Tower Witch drops a Meteorite and smashes it down, everyone finishes together, so why bother?"

"You can't say it like that. Although concerns in this aspect do exist, compared to the current scattered situation, everyone gathering together will exert greater energy, right?"

"I also have this thought. Previously, because of this or that reason, we couldn't gather together when we were on Blue Star. But now that we've come to this vast place that is the Karim Continent, if we can't occupy a region or two, it would truly be too much of a loss."

"I think isn't now the best time? Everyone is paying attention to the matters before their eyes, and we can just happen to occupy several regions, then establish our own country and survive on it. No matter how you look at it, this is a beneficial matter, right."

With people approving of building a city, naturally there would be people opposing.

Those approving naturally wanted to establish a country belonging to themselves, so life could be much more stable.

While those opposing felt they didn't need such fetters to hold them back.

For a time, what should have been a very simple question was forcibly complicated by these guys' discussions.