Chapter 137: Professor Lilith's Second Ring

At the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the warehouse of the Demon King Management Division, a clattering and banging sound erupted early in the morning, with the faint noise of something being smashed against the wall.

The warehouse director had just started his shift; the moment he stepped through the door, he heard the commotion and immediately let out a cursing roar.

"Damn it! Who left a Lesser Demon in the warehouse overnight again!"

Hearing the director's roar, the Lesser Demon warehouse clerk on duty hurriedly flew out of the duty room.

"Director, it wasn't the Lesser Demons; it was the Goblins!"

"Goblins?"

The warehouse director paused slightly, rubbing his chin with an expression of disbelief.

In his impression, although Goblins were a bit stinky, fighting was rare; even when they did fight, it was usually just one or two brawling, rarely triggering a group incident.

"Take me there."

"Yes, yes!"

The Lesser Demon flapped its wings, leading the tall Terror Demon behind it forward, and soon arrived at a storage room marked with a number.

This was a temporary storage area for supplies bound for the Demon King's territory, primarily a logistics transit point for the various Demon Kings in the Demon Capital.

After all, in a place like the Demon Capital where every inch of land is worth gold, even many Demon Kings did not have their own land and had to borrow the Ministry of Internal Affairs' warehouse.

Sometimes, this place held not just cargo, but living creatures as well.

Though, there wasn't much difference.

As soon as the Lesser Demon flew over and opened the door, several Goblins with bruised and swollen faces scrambled out in a panic.

And right behind those fleeing Goblins, a group of Goblins was still shouting.

"Gnoblars!"

"Gnoblars!!"

The warehouse director was completely dumbfounded.

He had never seen such an absurd situation.

A group of Goblins shouting "Gnoblars" was actually beating another group of Goblins, who looked stronger, until they were scurrying for cover and losing their teeth.

The Goblins that fled the warehouse were quickly caught by the guards, and including those who chased them out, they were all thrown back into the warehouse.

The warehouse director took a deep breath and roared.

"Everyone, be quiet!!!"

The Terror Demon's roar still held a certain level of intimidation; the small Goblins immediately shut their mouths, their arrogant aura instantly weakening.

But that only lasted for a moment.

The most cunning Orc reacted first, immediately pointing at the Goblins next to him and saying.

"They started it first!"

As soon as these words were out, the place exploded.

The Goblins next to them naturally didn't accept this, jumping up and cursing back at the Goblins from the Great Graveyard.

"Slander!"

"Exactly! It was clearly you!"

"Do you want another beating?!"

Seeing that another fight was about to break out in the warehouse, the director roared in a fit of rage and gestured for the Demon guards to step forward.

"Enough! What 'they' and 'you'? How am I supposed to know who is who? Everyone, hands on your heads and squat on the ground! If anyone doesn't comply, beat them hard!"

Orc looked indignant, but keeping in mind not to cause trouble for the Demon King, he finally squatted on the ground obediently.

Nearly two thousand Goblins were suppressed just like that.

The Terror Demon director impatiently reached out, took a booklet from an employee nearby, flipped through it, and then cursed.

"Goblins from the Great Graveyard and the Demon Fortress... Damn it, who told you to put cargo bound for different regions together!"

The Lesser Demon clerk replied tremblingly.

"The transit warehouses have been full lately, so we had to put Goblins with Goblins."

"Gnoblars aren't Goblins!" a Goblins shouted angrily, though it didn't deny being cargo.

"Shut up!"

The Terror Demon director glared at that Goblins, and the pressure of a High-Tier Demon combined with the whistling baton suppressed the latter to the ground.

Then, the Terror Demon director threw the booklet in his hand to an employee nearby and continued cursing.

"The warehouse is full, why didn't you tell me sooner? Another batch of cargo is coming in this afternoon!"

Before the clerk could argue, the Terror Demon director immediately continued.

"Call their leader over! If you can't find the Demon King, find the clerk of the Management Division! In any case, someone has to come and take them away! Otherwise, just process them all!"

"Eek—!" All the Goblins were startled, including those who called themselves Gnoblars, and even Orc.

The latter finally realized how weak he was after leaving the protection of the Demon King's wings; even a tiny warehouse clerk could manipulate him.

Damn it—

The Great Graveyard was still not powerful enough! He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh, remembering today's humiliation.

One day, he would make the Great Graveyard the most powerful force in all of Hell, he would make the Demon King the most powerful Demon King—

And then trample the Demon Capital underfoot!

"Yes!"

The Lesser Demon nodded tremblingly and was about to fly away when a lazy voice suddenly drifted over from the end of the corridor.

"Who is processing whom?"

When the Terror Demon director saw that the person who arrived was Mi Ya, his face immediately changed to a fawning expression, his hands clasped together, as obedient as a Lesser Demon.

"Miss Mi Ya? What wind blew you here?"

"What else could it be? Isn't it the wind blown by you bunch of idiots?"

Mi Ya yawned and said listlessly.

"I didn't want to handle such boring matters personally, but since our trash Demon King happens to have other things to do, I have to stand in for him."

Originally, Mi Ya wanted to go with Luo Yan to visit that Professor Feng at the High-Tier Demon Academy, but that damn Ge Li En told her something had happened at the warehouse, so she had to run over.

The Terror Demon director, having been scolded, was not angry at all; instead, he smiled obsequiously, his face full of secret joy, showing no sign of being offended.

Although they were both High-Tier Demons, some High-Tier Demons had purer bloodlines than others and were closer to Lord Ba Ye Li.

Mi Ya's eyes darted around, looking at the Goblins in the warehouse, and narrowed slightly.

"So you're the ones causing trouble, right?"

Stared at by that dangerous gaze, the Goblins all shrank back in fear, showing expressions of terror.

"No... Miss Mi Ya, how would we dare to cause trouble? It was all because the, the ones opposite started it first." Orc replied tremblingly.

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could my Goblins lose a fight!"

"Is that the point?! Demon King."

"Then you tell me what the point is!"

"I, I... I don't know either."

On the other side of the corridor, a Demon lady with a helpless expression followed closely behind a burly Demon King with a horse face.

The former was a most ordinary Demon with horns on her head, while the latter should be a Pain Demon among the High-Tier Demons.

Generally speaking, the relationship between those two was more like the normal relationship between a Demon King Management Division clerk and a Demon King—usually, the former coaxed the latter, and the latter ordered the former around.

But a situation like the Great Graveyard, where the Demon King actually discussed things with the Demon King Management Division clerk, was extremely special and rare in all of Hell.

Of course, it might not be any different.

After all, in fact, although a certain Succubus didn't miss any chance to take advantage verbally, she didn't do any less of the errand-running work.

Seeing Mi Ya standing at the warehouse door, the Pain Demon who was shouting loudly suddenly paused and said in surprise.

"Oh? Miss Mi Ya, why are you here?"

The two couldn't be said to know each other; they had only met once at some banquet.

If not for this chance encounter, he wouldn't have known that this little girl had already graduated from the Demon King Academy and had even joined the Demon King Management Division.

After all, if it was just for gilding, there were actually better departments to go to; with the Mi Ya family's connections in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there was no need at all to come here to serve others.

Mi Ya stared at him for a while and couldn't remember his name, so she simply skipped the greeting, yawned instead, and said.

"My Goblins seem to have gotten into a fight with yours; you guys hurry up and move your stuff away, shift to another place."

"That's too much, I heard it was your side that started it, why should we be the ones to move—" The Demon lady stared at her with dissatisfaction, but her puffed-up words were interrupted halfway.

"So it was losing to you, hahaha, then I think it's understandable!" The Demon King laughed, hands on his hips.

"Is arguing about who won and who lost interesting?" Mi Ya said with a bored expression, "Anyway, hurry up and get these little guys out of here."

The Demon King laughed readily and said.

"No problem... but please forgive me for asking, why do your Goblins look weaker, yet they were able to beat our side? I'm curious! Please teach me!"

This batch of Goblins cost him at least three million Kaila.

The goblin chieftain who sold these guys to him had patted his chest and guaranteed that these goblins were the best fighters in the tribe, the most ferocious, and that they would be incredibly strong once they hit the battlefield!

However, before they even reached the battlefield, this group of goblins was pinned to the ground and beaten to a pulp, which really caught him off guard.

Looking at this group of Goblins from the Great Graveyard, they were not only much thinner and smaller, they looked less skilled in force, at most they were relatively united.

Besides, he watched the duel last night, and the victory was mainly due to that war machine; he couldn't see how it had anything to do with the combat power of these Goblins.

As soon as his voice fell, stubborn shouts rang out in the warehouse.

"We aren't Goblins!"

"That's right!"

"Gnoblars!!!"

This group of noisy guys didn't seem afraid of the batons in the guards' hands at all.

Mi Ya held her forehead with a headache, her expression as if saying "You see."

"Gnoblars? Interesting..." The Pain Demon pondered while rubbing his horse-face chin with his index finger, as if thinking of something, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

The Demon lady cleared her throat and said, "Anyway, let's coordinate the cargo transfer as soon as possible..."

"We'll talk about that later," the Pain Demon King on the side suddenly raised his hand to interrupt her, staring intently at Mi Ya and saying, "If you have time, please introduce me to the Demon King of the Great Graveyard! I watched yesterday's duel, it was simply too wonderful!"

Mi Ya shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't have a problem with that, but I don't even know who you are."

The Pain Demon paused slightly, then laughed out loud.

"Wo Er Shi · Ai Lei Fu Dun! Demon King of the Demon Fortress!"

The name sounded a bit familiar; he must be a famous figure.

But Mi Ya didn't care about such things and just replied casually.

"I'll pass it on for you."

The commotion at the Demon King Management Division was just a small interlude; the problem that the warehouse director couldn't solve was quickly resolved with the arrival of Miss Mi Ya.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs directly allocated a new warehouse to the Demon King Management Division and decided to build an eight-person dormitory on the foundation of the old warehouse, specifically for storing living creatures.

Regarding this outcome, everyone, including Deputy Director Ge Li En who hadn't shown his face from start to finish, was happy.

On the other side, Luo Yan took a "Goblin Cart" to the East District of the Demon Capital.

Almost all the universities in the Demon Capital were gathered in this area, and the closer to the central area, the more awesome the school.

Among them, the two top institutions were Luo Yan's alma mater, the Demon King Academy, and the other was the High-Tier Demon Academy.

Unlike the Demon King Academy, the High-Tier Demon Academy emphasized bloodline more; from students to teachers, they were all High-Tier Demons or High-Tier Undead, and in talent cultivation, it focused more on the improvement of individual combat power.

In contrast, although the Demon King Academy also valued the improvement of individual combat power, it simultaneously focused on the cultivation of comprehensive strength. Not only that, the Demon King Academy didn't care much about bloodline; even Lesser Demons could enroll, and there were even international students from the families of Goblins chieftains.

Before heading to the High-Tier Demon Academy, Luo Yan first returned to his alma mater.

On one hand, it was to get a letter of introduction from the principal, and on the other, it was to bring some local specialties from the Great Graveyard to the teachers of his alma mater.

Once the junior students graduated, recommending them to come work for him was also excellent.

The Great Graveyard was too short on talent.

However, just as Luo Yan was walking halfway up the spiral staircase of the teacher's tower, a slender, jade-like hand like steel suddenly reached out from the side, catching him into the office next door like a tentacle trap in a labyrinth.

The office lights were off, with only a semi-circle of light by the window. Silver hair tips fell on slender shoulders, exactly the same as when he had just graduated.

However, what was worth praising was that this time, the rimless glasses didn't pretentiously fall onto the half-open collar but were honestly perched on the bridge of her nose.

Before Luo Yan could open his mouth to greet her, Professor Lilith took the initiative and said.

"... Dear student Luo Yan, you came back from so far away and didn't visit your dear Professor Lilith the first chance you got; do you know how disappointed she is?"

Those red eyes looked at him pitifully, the mournful voice like the singing of a banshee. It was so much so that goosebumps ran from Luo Yan's collar all the way to his ankles, then scurried back to his scalp.

Just like before.

Even after graduation, Professor Lilith was as fond of teasing him as ever.

"Because many accidents happened, I think Professor Lilith should have heard a little bit..."

"I know, of course, but I don't want to hear these excuses... and, I always feel like you are avoiding your teacher." Lilith's eyes became increasingly resentful, her index finger drawing small circles, yet the upturned corners of her mouth exposed the prankish thoughts in her heart.

No one knew if that was unintentional or intentional.

From the first day he crossed the gate of the Demon King Academy, Luo Yan had been constantly learning various tricks from Professor Lilith, to the point where he was almost hypersensitive to the Succubus race, not even daring to be careless with friends.

But no matter what, he still kept in mind the help Professor Lilith had given him.

That was a different matter from that overly heavy love.

"You misunderstood; I absolutely have no intention of avoiding you. In fact, I was planning to visit you specifically after visiting Principal Ai Wen."

Luo Yan moved half a step back, then quickly took an oak box out of his pocket and handed it to Professor Lilith.

"This is a small token of my appreciation... please don't mind it."

"Wow! Is this a gift for teacher? Teacher is so happy, how should I thank—"

That fake smile froze on her face the moment she opened the oak box; Professor Lilith's mouth was like an apple had been stuffed into it, instantly widening into an 'O' shape.

It was a pale blue raw diamond.

What was amazing was not just its water-blue luster, but also its heavy weight... it must have been nearly one hundred carats! This was already a collection-grade diamond! Perhaps because of poverty, Professor Lilith's reaction was far more exaggerated than Mi Ya's. 【149】 She flashed to the desk, hurriedly took out a thumb-sized bronze cylindrical mirror from the drawer, and while injecting magic power into the diamond with her fingertips, she brought her eyes close to the edge of the mirror to observe the inside of the diamond carefully. 【150】 Honestly, when seeing her actions, Luo Yan felt nervous for a moment. 【151】 After all, this wasn't a naturally formed diamond, but an "artificial" one, and he wasn't sure if this thing could withstand careful inspection. 【152】 But fortunately, judging from Professor Lilith's reaction, this artificial diamond didn't seem to be any different from a natural one. 【153】 "Incredible..." Professor Lilith exclaimed repeatedly, and it took a long while before she put away the small cylindrical mirror and said in a dream-like voice, "Such a large raw diamond, it might sell for millions... no, tens of millions of Kaila!" 【154】 Apparently, she didn't have a clue either. 【155】 Luo Yan coughed lightly and said. 【156】 "It might not be as valuable if the quantity is large." 【157】 "The quantity is large?!" 【158】 Professor Lilith's eyes instantly emitted a fanatical light. 【159】 "Demon God above, did you... discover a diamond mine?!" 【160】 That scorching gaze and increasingly heavy breathing made Luo Yan unable to help but retreat, but unfortunately, his back was already pressed against the door panel. 【161】 He subconsciously grabbed the door handle, but the door handle seemed to come alive and shook hands with him, then wouldn't let go once it held on. 【162】 As expected of Professor Lilith's room, it was full of traps everywhere; even the door handle couldn't be taken lightly. 【163】 The atmosphere in the whole room became strange. 【164】 The leather book hanging on the back of the chair grew a human face, opening its big mouth and shouting excitedly. 【165】 "Take him! Lilith! Take this little guy, and your dream of having your own Mage Tower in the Demon Capital can be realized—ah!" 【166】 "Shut up! He is my student." 【167】 Lilith threw something backhanded, accurately hitting the cover of that leather book, knocking the screaming human face back in. 【168】 Luo Yan couldn't help but feel fortunate that while this person joked, there was still rationality in her heart. 【169】 However, just when he thought so, that charming gaze looked over at him, like a lake rippled by the spring breeze. 【170】 As expected— 【171】 Priest Jie Fu Li's teachings were correct! 【172】 Not a single Succubus is trustworthy! 【173】 "Let you see a joke, student Luo Yan... actually, don't look at teacher often joking; the Succubus of teacher's generation were all very conservative, unlike the younger generation of Succubus who have so many tricks. Sometimes I even can't help but worry that I won't be able to keep up with the times." 【174】 Those eyes blinked, like butterfly wings. 【175】 "This gift is too valuable... how do you want teacher to thank you? How about teacher herself—" 【176】 Luo Yan, who had struggled free from the door handle, hurriedly stopped her words. 【177】 "No need, no need! If you want to help me, just recommend more junior students to my Demon King territory during next year's graduation season; I'm very short of people there... people who can be used!" 【178】 "Is that all?" 【179】 Professor Lilith's face showed a slightly regretful expression, but in the end, she let him go. 【180】 "Fine, I will praise you more in class. However... I think even without my recommendation, there are quite a few junior students interested in you; you shouldn't have to worry about no one being willing to go there." 【181】 "Interested in me?" Luo Yan paused, "It couldn't be because of yesterday's duel..." 【182】 Lilith teased and said. 【183】 "What else could it be?" 【184】 Luo Yan said helplessly. 【185】 "Just a duel, it shouldn't be that much, right?" 【186】 "A duel indeed shouldn't be that much," Professor Lilith pursed her lips and smiled, "However, the real-time broadcast in the school's various canteens and dormitory public lounges is different... By the way, this was Principal Ai Wen's idea; he said he had to let the junior students of the Demon King Academy see what a real Demon King looks like. Hehehe, it can be seen that the old man really likes you." 【187】 Luo Yan was stunned and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. 【188】 He didn't expect that when he didn't know, the respected Principal had actually done such a thing. 【189】 No wonder he always felt someone was watching him when he entered the school gate. 【190】 Fortunately, he won that match; it would have been embarrassing if he hadn't. 【191】 Looking at the stunned Luo Yan, Lilith giggled lightly, then her index finger gently drew in the air, and a pink crack appeared out of thin air, spitting out a bronze-colored ring that fell just into the center of her open palm. 【192】 "Teacher can't accept such a valuable gift for nothing, but teacher really has nothing else to give you. Let me think, I'll give you a... special gift." While saying this, she handed this ring to Luo Yan's hand. 【193】 Looking at the bronze-colored ring in his hand, Luo Yan instinctively felt that this thing wasn't simple, so he asked curiously. 【194】 "This is?" 【195】 "Storage ring," Professor Lilith blinked, "Do you like it?" 【196】 Holy crap?! Storage ring! 【197】 Luo Yan's face instantly showed an excited expression. 【198】 Although the vast majority of diamond-grade Demons possessed the ability to store items in sub-space, the technology of making space magic items itself had already been lost. 【199】 Unlike gold-grade magic items. 【200】 The value of this ring couldn't be measured by traditional grading methods at all, just like an antique artifact! "Thank you! I simply like it too much..." 【201】 "Hehehe, as long as you like it; it would be even better if you could share some of the extra liking with teacher." Professor Lilith threw a wink, then looked at Luo Yan, who was smiling and didn't know how to answer, and continued, "Also, almost forgot to congratulate you." 【202】 Luo Yan said subconsciously. 【203】 "Congratulations?" 【204】 "You leveled up, didn't you?" 【205】 Professor Lilith giggled, looking at Luo Yan with eyes flashing with interesting and meaningful light. 【206】 It was as if she had discovered an incredible treasure. 【207】 "Congratulations, dear student Luo Yan, you are now a Silver Demon King." 【208】 This book is still mainly for fun, no need to be so serious, hahaha, I'm writing it quite happily. 【209】 (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 138 =====

She flashed over to the desk, hurriedly took out a thumb-sized bronze cylindrical lens from the drawer, and while injecting magic into the diamond with her fingertips, she brought her eye close to the edge of the lens to examine the interior of the diamond in detail.

Honestly, Luo Yan felt a bit nervous when he saw her actions.

After all, this wasn't a naturally formed diamond, but an "artificial" one, and he wasn't sure if it could withstand such close inspection.

But fortunately, judging by Professor Lilisi's reaction, this artificial diamond didn't seem to be any different from a natural one.

"Incredible..." Professor Lilisi exclaimed repeatedly. It took her a good while to put away the small cylindrical lens, and she said in a voice like a dream, "A raw diamond this big... it might sell for millions... no, tens of millions of Kaila!"

Clearly, she didn't have a firm figure in mind either.

Luo Yan gave a light cough and said.

"It might not be as valuable if the quantity is high."

"The quantity is high?!"

A fanatical light instantly ignited in Professor Lilisi's eyes.

"By the Demon God, could it be... that you've discovered a diamond mine?!"

That scorching gaze and increasingly heavy breathing made Luo Yan retreat involuntarily, but unfortunately, his back was already pressed against the door panel.

He subconsciously grabbed the doorknob, but the doorknob seemed to come alive, shook his hand, and then wouldn't let go.

As expected of Professor Lilisi's room, it was full of traps everywhere; one couldn't even be careless with the doorknob.

The atmosphere in the entire room became strange.

The leather book hanging on the back of the chair grew a human face, opening its mouth wide and shouting excitedly.

"Take him! Lilisi! Take this little guy, and your dream of owning your own mage tower in the Demon Capital will come true—ah!"

"Shut up! He is my student."

Lilisi threw something backhanded, hitting the cover of that leather book with pinpoint accuracy, knocking the screaming human face back in.

Luo Yan couldn't help but feel relieved; even though this person liked to joke around, there was still rationality in her heart.

However, just as he thought that, those charming, seductive eyes looked over at him, like a lake rippled by a spring breeze.

Sure enough—

Priest Jiefuli's teachings were correct!

Not a single succubus can be trusted!

"Forgive me, student Luo Yan... Actually, don't mind that I joke around often; the succubi of my generation were very conservative, unlike the younger generation of succubi who have so many tricks. Sometimes I can't help but worry that I won't be able to keep up with the times."

Those eyes blinked, like the wings of a butterfly.

"This gift is too valuable... How does teacher want to thank you? How about teacher gives herself—"

Luo Yan, having broken free from the doorknob, hurriedly cut her off.

"No, no! If you want to help me, just recommend more juniors to my Demon King territory during next year's graduation season. I'm very short on people there... capable people!"

"Is that all you want?"

A slightly regretful expression appeared on Professor Lilisi's face, but in the end, she let him off.

"Fine, I'll praise you more in class. However... I think even without my recommendation, quite a few juniors are interested in you; you shouldn't have to worry about no one wanting to go there."

"Interested in me?" Luo Yan was stunned. "It couldn't be because of yesterday's duel..."

Lilisi teased.

"What else could it be?"

Luo Yan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"It was just a duel, surely it's not that big a deal?"

"A duel alone wouldn't be, but it's different when it's broadcast in real-time in every cafeteria and dormitory common area in the school... By the way, this was Headmaster Aiwen's idea. He said the juniors at the Demon King Academy need to see what a real Demon King looks like. Hehehe, it's clear that he really likes you."

Luo Yan was stunned and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

He hadn't expected that the respected Headmaster would have done such a thing without his knowledge.

No wonder he always felt like people were watching him when he entered the school gate.

Fortunately, he won that match; it would have been awkward if he hadn't.

Looking at the stunned Luo Yan, Lilisi giggled, then lightly traced her index finger in the air. A pink rift appeared out of thin air, spitting out a bronze ring that landed right in the middle of her open palm.

"Teacher can't accept such a valuable gift for nothing, but I really have nothing else to give you. Let me think, I'll give you a... special gift." As she said this, she handed the ring to Luo Yan.

Looking at the bronze ring in his hand, Luo Yan instinctively felt that this thing wasn't simple, so he asked curiously.

"This is?"

"A storage ring," Professor Lilisi blinked. "Do you like it?"

Holy crap?! A storage ring!

An excited expression immediately appeared on Luo Yan's face.

Although the vast majority of diamond-tier demons have the ability to store items in sub-space, the technology to create spatial magic items itself has been lost.

Unlike gold-tier magic items.

The value of this ring cannot be measured by traditional tier-based methods; it's like an antique artifact! "Thank you! I love it so much..."

"Hehehe, as long as you like it. It would be even better if you could share some of that extra affection with teacher." Professor Lilisi winked, then looked at Luo Yan, who was smiling and didn't know how to respond, and continued, "Also, I almost forgot to congratulate you."

Luo Yan said subconsciously.

"Congratulate me?"

"You've leveled up, haven't you?"

Professor Lilisi giggled, her eyes sparkling with interest and profound meaning as she looked at Luo Yan.

It was as if she had discovered an incredible treasure.

"Congratulations, my dear student Luo Yan, you are now a Silver Demon King."

This book is still mainly for fun, no need to be so serious haha, I'm writing it quite happily.

(End of chapter)