Chapter 146: The Demon King Who Drafts Soldiers

Dark green skin, fangs protruding from the corners of the mouth; this public figure is none other than the Orc mercenary leader who was bombed by his own artillery outside Blackwind Castle earlier.

Luo Yan didn't know his name; he just took a look with binoculars at the time and happened to see this guy carrying a white flag from the group of Orcs.

Actually, seeing this guy for the first time, Luo Yan didn't dare to be sure that the two were the same Orc, until the other party's face showed a look of surprise and exclaimed, he was sure he hadn't seen wrong; they were the same one.

Seeing the Demon King's eyes staring straight at him, the mercenary leader's face immediately showed a look of fear.

Unlike when he worked for the Delagong family before, at that time he had a protective umbrella, and even if he couldn't walk sideways in the Magic Capital, he didn't have to worry about offending anyone.

However, it's different now; because Blackwind Castle was destroyed, he and his brothers all lost their jobs, and the Demon King is a real Demon King to him; pinching him to death is simply not too easy.

Afraid of causing trouble, he turned around and wanted to leave, but was called by Luo Yan before he took two steps.

"Stop!"

Sano shuddered all over, almost fell, and after stopping, turned around tremblingly and said.

"My Lord, what are your orders?"

Luo Yan stared at him and sized him up, then glanced at the air on the left.

Hearing You You, who was floating on the right, hurriedly floated to the left of the Demon King, and advised very insightfully.

"Demon King, his soul level is Bai Yin-tier!"

Bai Yin-tier.

So-so.

Luo Yan nodded, then looked at the restless Orc in front of him, and opened his mouth with a majestic voice.

"What is your name? What are you doing here?"

Sano answered tremblingly.

"Sano Blackhand, I am the leader of the Crown of Malice mercenary group... naturally, I want to find a job here to make a living for my brothers."

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow.

"The Delagong family doesn't want you anymore?"

Sano smiled bitterly and said.

"We were originally responsible for guarding Blackwind Castle, but now there is no place that needs guarding..."

Luo Yan nodded and continued.

"Are you interested in working for me?"

"Working for you?" Sano was stunned and hesitated, saying, "Don't you mind what happened before?"

"Has anything happened before?" Luo Yan shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "If you are referring to the duel, that was a dispute between me and the Delagong family, and it has nothing to do with you. Of course, my requirements for my subordinates are very strict. You don't have to be powerful enough, but you must be loyal to me."

Sano looked at Luo Yan in surprise, with a look of disbelief on his face, seemingly not expecting this noble lord to just put aside the grievances.

No—

It should be said that he didn't think it was a grievance at all, but rationally separated the two things completely.

Thinking of Lord Kamu Delagong who took his anger out on him afterward, Sano couldn't help but be moved.

Although he didn't really want to go to the front line, being able to serve such a lord, he thought it couldn't be worse...

"Our loyalty is clearly priced; as long as you can afford the money, we will always be loyal to your sword... or magic wand."

Luo Yan looked at him and asked.

"How much commission did the Delagong family pay you?"

"Ten million Kaila a year... but if it's you, the price can be discussed." Looking at Luo Yan who was frowning slightly, Sano hurriedly added, "We have five hundred brothers, all of whom are above Black Iron-tier; if you are willing to pay us three million Kaila at once, and pay us a commission of 300,000 Kaila every month, we can work for you."

In other words, the comprehensive cost of each Black Iron-tier Orc warrior is 1120 Kaila per month.

This price can be said to be quite cheap; after all, buying a Black Iron-tier Orc slave directly costs at least five figures, and there may be all kinds of problems.

"Deal, from now on you are my person." Luo Yan nodded and agreed, continuing as if afraid he would go back on his word, "I will have the civil servants of the Demon King Management Department forward the specific employment contract to you later; if possible, I hope you can set off for the Great Graveyard immediately."

"It is an honor to serve you." Sano Blackhand knelt on one knee respectfully, took off the sword at his waist, and offered it with both hands.

Looking at Sano Blackhand kneeling on one knee, Luo Yan nodded approvingly, tapped his shoulder twice with the sword according to the convention, and then handed it back to him.

From this moment on, the ceremony of allegiance was considered complete; this sword, which was once held in the hands of the enemy, will fight for him from now on.

Although there is no magic in this world that binds the human heart, even the ceremony of allegiance cannot guarantee 100% loyalty, but Luo Yan is not worried that he might betray himself.

Because it won't be long before he returns to the Great Graveyard and sends him to the colony on the Kao Planet.

There, he can only listen to him.

At this moment, Sano didn't know what kind of "sell-yourself" contract he had signed, but even if he knew, it would be too late to regret it.

Information regarding Chaos is considered the most classified of secrets in both the Netherworld and the Surface World, and the news that the Great Graveyard is currently being invaded by Chaos has not spread in the Demon Capital; only a few relevant individuals understand the situation, or have guessed some clues through bits and pieces of evidence.

With expectations for a better tomorrow, Sano took his brothers stationed in the camp and embarked on a journey to the Demon King Management Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This was his first time coming to a place so close to the center of power in the Netherworld; looking at the Demon God statue on the square of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he couldn't help but hold his breath.

Perhaps—

The opportunity to stand out is right in front of him.

No one wants to be a mercenary for a lifetime, including him... and this is one of the reasons why he is unwilling to leave the Magic Capital to go to the front line where there are more money-making opportunities.

Soon, a demon flapping its wings landed in front of him, sized him up, and opened its mouth to say.

"Are you Sano Blackhand?"

"Exactly," Sano answered in a deep voice, "The Demon King asked me to come here; may I ask what procedures need to be done?"

Gelien smiled and said kindly.

"The procedures have already been done, you don't need to worry... by the way, this is the employment contract; you can set off after confirming there is no problem."

While speaking, he conjured a duplicate employment contract out of thin air like a magic trick and handed it forward gracefully.

From the sloppy signature and the still-warm ink, it's not hard to see that this contract should have just been drafted.

At this moment, Sano didn't realize the sinister nature of the demon in front of him at all, only surprised at when the efficiency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs became so high.

He took the employment contract from Gelien's hand, carefully confirmed each clause, and then pressed his handprint on it without hesitation.

"What's next?"

Sano handed one of the contracts back to the demon in front of him, his voice carrying a bit of urging.

"The Demon King hopes that I will go to his territory immediately; how do we get there? Do you have any arrangements here?"

Although he hadn't been to the Great Graveyard, he had heard of that place; it is said that it is separated from the Netherworld by a whole vast ocean and a whirlpool sea.

Such a long distance, walking or taking a boat is unrealistic; it is best to borrow the power of magic.

After hearing his words, a brilliant smile indeed appeared on Gelun's face, and he continued to speak in a genial and pleasant manner.

"Ah, please rest assured, we have a teleportation array that goes directly to the Demon King's territory. If you are ready, we can set off now."

"Now?"

Sano was stunned and hesitated, saying.

"Wouldn't it be too rushed?"

Although the Demon King told him to set off immediately when he left, he never thought that this "immediately" meant after signing the contract.

He originally thought he would be on the road with the Demon King.

"That's right, the staff at the teleportation station will get off work in two hours; it's fine before that." Gelien glanced at the watch on his wrist, "If you plan to stay here for one night, it's not impossible, but the accommodation conditions here are very bad; I hope you have a psychological preparation."

Sano always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't say what was wrong.

"Then now... I hope you have already arranged it."

Hearing the Orc's answer, Gelien's smile became brighter and brighter.

"You can rest assured about this; someone will meet you when you get there."

After speaking, he snapped his fingers, summoned a little devil who didn't know where he was lurking before, and ordered the latter.

"Please take our guests to the teleportation station, bound for the Great Graveyard."

"Giggle, received!" The little devil agreed with a bad smile, then flapped his wings and flew in front of Sano, "Please follow me, sir."

The feeling that something was wrong became stronger and stronger.

Sano even started to regret whether he had agreed to set off too hurriedly?

But now it seems it's too late to regret.

With his brothers behind him, he followed the little devil to the teleportation station adjacent to the warehouse area of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

That towering and solemn building made the unreliable emotions in Sano's heart dissipate a little, and he strode through the magnificent archway.

Standing on the eye of the teleportation array with his elite soldiers, Sano took a deep breath and said to the caster operating the teleportation array.

"I'm ready."

The demon caster didn't look at him, just skillfully chanted the spell to activate the array.

With a green light emerging in the eye of the magic array, the magic energy distorting space instantly opened an oval teleportation portal.

The group of Orcs standing on the teleportation array were like small boats sucked into a whirlpool, soon disappearing above the teleportation array.

Looking at the Orc soldiers in a commotion in front of the teleportation array, the demon caster said expressionlessly.

"Next batch, move fast."

The Orc soldiers walked toward the teleportation portal one after another.

Accompanied by the flickering of light, these young guys entered the subspace channel one after another and went to an unknown place.

The reason why it is called an unknown place is, of course, because the Great Graveyard is in the interference area of the Gate of Chaos, and all subspace channels passing through here will be forcibly distorted to the other side of the Gate of Chaos by the "undercurrent beneath the whirlpool."

Looking at the backs of those Orc guys disappearing, Gelien made a gesture of condolences without any guilt, and then left the teleportation station.

And not far from him, the lord of the Demon Castle, Walsh, was looking at the direction of the teleportation array with interest, touching his chin and saying.

"Five hundred Orc guys... tsk tsk, this Demon King is really ruthless."

He knew some inside information.

Including the fact that the Chaos invasion interrupted the duel between Luo Yan and Xinuo, and the fact that the existence of the Gate of Chaos would distort subspace travel. It was precisely because of this that he was shocked by Luo Yan's ruthlessness.

Worthy of being the lord of the Great Graveyard!

He is so ruthless to his own people!

"This is simply fraud!" The demon lady standing beside him said indignantly, "These guys with privileges are always like this! They don't treat other demons as demons at all!"

On the surface, she was complaining about Luo Yan, but in fact, she was complaining about Mia in the same office.

Walsh laughed out loud upon hearing this, hugged his arms to his chest, and said in the surprised eyes of his partner.

"That's not true; demons should not treat other demons as demons... I am increasingly appreciating this guy!"

Although he is not a demon, he is more like a demon than a demon!

At the same time, in a gloomy ancient castle on a mountain on the distant Kao Planet, a green Orc appeared out of thin air in the center of the teleportation array.

Sano shook his head, stood up holding the ground, and almost hit the pillar beside him with a stagger.

It was his first time taking a teleportation portal for a long-distance trip; that feeling was like having his head covered with a sack, thrown into a dark room, and then kicked by a donkey a dozen times.

He didn't want to have a similar experience a second time; he would rather endure the bumps of ships and carriages than suffer in that anxiety.

Sano, who stood firm against the wall, looked around, endured the stomach acid rolling in his stomach, and tried to figure out the situation in front of him.

This place seemed to be inside a castle, and through the gloomy windows, he could vaguely see the turbid sky, only much dimmer than the sky in his impression.

As for the side of the teleportation array, besides the mercenary brothers who walked out of the teleportation portal staggering like him, he also saw a few Lizardman acolytes in robes.

And the granite statue standing not far from the teleportation array seemed to be the Demon King he had seen in the slave market earlier.

Many skeleton soldiers and various monsters were coming and going under the Demon King statue, making creaking noises.

Where did this bring him?

This place doesn't look like the underground, but it doesn't look like the surface either.

"... I've arrived? Is this the Great Graveyard?" Looking at one of the Lizardman acolytes, Sano asked in a voice without confidence.

The acolyte didn't answer, just looked at him dead-eyed, and then a gloomy smile appeared on his face.

"Welcome to the Kao Planet."

"Kao... planet?" Sano looked at him with a dazed look, his mouth open, not knowing what expression to make.

That was a word he hadn't heard before, a bit like a moving star. He tried to understand the meaning, but felt it was incomprehensible.

The Lizardman acolyte didn't explain the meaning of the planet to him, because he didn't know it very well either. He just followed the Demon King's instructions and said routinely.

"This is the Outpost Fortress of the Great Graveyard stationed on the Kao Planet; your task is to be responsible for the defense of the castle; if you have anything unclear, you can ask me."

There were too many things Sano didn't understand, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.

However, based on professional ethics, he still instinctively asked the most urgent thing.

"Who is our enemy?"

"Chaos." The acolyte didn't hide it and answered his question truthfully.

However, after listening to the acolyte's answer, Sano's expression petrified on the spot in an instant, and even his green skin lost its blood color.

"Chaos?!"

"Yes."

The acolyte nodded, looking at Sano, whose eyes were full of fear, and his voice carried a trace of piety and pride.

"Our feet are stepping on the land of Chaos!"

After sending away Sano Blackhand, Luo Yan went to the post office nearby to send an urgent local letter to Gelien, the senior of the Demon King Management Department, and then wandered around the slave market a few more times.

However, it is a pity that picking up the mercenary group that the Delagong family didn't want seemed to have used up all his remaining luck, and he had no more gains along the way, so he had to leave this bustling market with regret.

Actually, thinking about it, it's normal; the talent market in the Magic Capital mainly supplies talents needed by the Magic Capital; on the contrary, talents needed by the Great Graveyard can only be found on the front line.

Perhaps he should go to the talent market of Suiyan Peak to take a look.

I heard that there are many good things in the hands of the Netherworld Dwarves; the mole-man craftsmen under his hand escaped from the Dwarves' territory.

Just as Luo Yan was riding the "Goli Cart" back to the temple on Ghost Street, news suddenly came from Hearing You You's side.

"Demon King! The 'Crown of Malice' mercenary group you hired has arrived at our Outpost Fortress on the Kao Planet!"

"So fast?" Hearing Hearing You You's report, Luo Yan's face immediately showed a look of surprise.

Delivery time is less than two hours!

To be honest, Senior Gelien's efficiency really surprised him. After all, in his impression, that guy never seemed to be so active in doing things. Especially things that require responsibility, they are always dragged as long as possible, and if they can't be dragged, they have to find a scapegoat first.

It can be seen that the Chaos invasion really made the Demon King Management Department very passive, so much so that the Deputy Director was under considerable pressure.

"It's really fast, Hearing You You was also scared." Hearing You You, floating beside Luo Yan, chattered endlessly.

Ever since the acolytes of the Great Graveyard moved the newly carved Demon King statue to the Outpost Fortress on the Kao Planet, Luo Yan's "Godhood Domain" unexpectedly covered it as well, incorporating the Outpost Fortress into it.

Thanks to this, Hearing You You's range of activity suddenly spanned two planets!

Perhaps because of the scarcity of living beings on the Kao Planet, Luo Yan could clearly feel that the speed of his Godhood Domain expanding over there was significantly faster than in the labyrinth and on the surface!

This can also be considered an unexpected joy.

"How is it? Is he still adapting over there?"

Hearing You You answered proudly.

"He was a bit unaccustomed at first, but after hearing that Chaos's army is eyeing them nearby, he has already adapted!"

Luo Yan's face showed a smile.

Not bad!

He really didn't misjudge the person!

Even if he was thrown onto Chaos's turf, he was still calm in the face of danger; this guy is a talent!

After turning a few corners, the Goli Cart soon drove to Ghost Street.

Throwing a coin to the Goblin pulling the cart, Luo Yan, who got off the cart, was planning to walk toward the temple, but saw a familiar figure under the street lamp not far away.

That person was Vivian.

Unlike the black dress when they first met, she was wearing a water-blue knee-length dress, stepping on light brown short boots, and wearing a wide-brimmed dome hat tied with a silk ribbon on her head, just like a small and exquisite birthday cake.

Perhaps because she waited too long and was bored, she couldn't help but kick the street lamp beside her, but was scared by the coal cinder that fell down.

Just as she raised her small hand to pat the hat, she happened to meet Luo Yan's eyes, and the fair cheeks immediately turned red like a lit candle, quickly hiding the hand stained with coal ash behind her back.

Pretending not to see her unrefined side, Luo Yan just asked with a slight surprise.

"Why are you here?"

The fingers hidden behind her back twisted together, Vivian's expression immediately became nervous, and she asked carefully.

"Is, is it not allowed?"

"Not really." Luo Yan wouldn't be so heartless as to turn his sister away.

However, he still suggested that she choose the time, preferably avoiding her old man, otherwise it would be very embarrassing if they bumped into each other.

Hearing Luo Yan's answer, a comfortable smile bloomed on that nervous little face, although it was quickly restrained embarrassedly.

"I didn't come to disturb you on purpose, and I don't mean anything else, just heard that you were leaving, so I wanted to say goodbye to you..."

"Just this thing," looking at Vivian who was stuttering, Luo Yan said with a smile.

"You could have just written me a letter."

Vivian's eyes immediately lit up.

"Can, can I write to you often... in the future?"

Luo Yan smiled and said in a gentle tone.

"Of course you can, but it's better to send it to the Demon King Management Department, don't send it here, otherwise you might have to wait very late to receive a reply."

"Hmm! I remember!"

Vivian nodded hard, and the blushing smile became more and more happy.

Sure enough.

This guy looks better when she smiles than when she hangs a face.

Just as Luo Yan was gratified, Vivian suddenly seemed to remember something and reached into the messenger bag she was carrying.

"By the way... there is one more thing to give you."

While speaking, she took out a small wooden box from the messenger bag, and then reached out and handed it to Luo Yan with a blushing face.

"Give..."

Perhaps because she had sent a lot of this stuff recently, Luo Yan subconsciously thought that it contained diamonds the moment he saw this familiar small wooden box.

However, when he opened the wooden box, he found that things were not as he imagined. What was lying inside was not something shiny, but a small demon horn?

No—

Where did the vampire get the little demon horn?

Luo Yan's expression became a bit strange.

Especially when his gaze fell on the fangs at the corner of Vivian's mouth, he had already guessed something vaguely.

This guy...

Shouldn't she have given him the replaced tooth.

Stared at by that "hot" gaze, Vivian moved her gaze away embarrassedly and said in a low voice.

"Sorry... that, I may have snatched a lot, a lot of your things, and said a lot of willful words. I know a sorry is not enough, but some things are not what I can decide, and I can't do anything..."

When she got to this point, she bit her lip lightly, gathered her courage, moved her dodging gaze back, and looked directly at her brother who had a look of surprise.

"So... I just thought, at least give you some compensation or something..."

"For example, give you the power of the blood clan... that should have been yours."

This sentence seemed to exhaust all her courage.

When she said the last word, her face, which was about to bleed, was like reaching the limit, and with a "bang," she turned into bats all over the sky, flapped her wings and disappeared into the bustling street, leaving Luo Yan alone in the wind...

Looking at the fang in his hand, he had a look of crying and laughing, and it took a long time to hold back a complaint.

"... When did I say I wanted to be a vampire."