Chapter 225: The Granary of the Graveyard

Demon King's Palace, the magnificent and solemn Audience Hall.

You You, who was floating beside Luo Yan, finished listening to Sheriff Adlai's pious prayer and couldn't help but let out a light sigh.

"How pitiful."

Having heard about what happened in Yinsong Town early on, Luo Yan didn't have any extra feelings.

Hearing You You's voice, he smiled faintly and said casually.

"Otherwise, did you think I was doing charity?"

From the moment he bought Andor's hotel until he finally took a boat and left, everything was a game he carefully laid out.

Whether it was Princess Princess Ailin Campbell, Edward Campbell, or the Andes family...... or even the coachman named Punk, everyone was a pawn on this chessboard, regardless of whether they realized their situation.

Up to now, everything is developing in the direction Luo Yan expected, even faster than he imagined.

If he had to say his only misjudgment, it might be that he didn't expect Duke Edward to have not only jealousy and suspicion toward his sister, but also a trace of family affection, it's just that it wasn't very obvious.

In his initial assumption, the political conflict between the brother and sister might be more intense...... especially since Princess Princess Ailin held the legendary sword symbolizing orthodoxy.

However, as he once told You You, human nature is complex.

Just like Princess Princess Ailin, who is capable of both literature and martial arts and is smart and capable, will feel uneasy like a little girl in front of the person she loves, Edward, who plays the role, is not just a cold-blooded king, but also has times when family affection takes the upper hand.

In addition, perhaps because of Vivian, Luo Yan himself softened a bit, did not actively provoke the relationship between the brother and sister, but instead persuaded Princess Princess Ailin to understand her brother, indirectly resolving the conflict between the brother and sister due to political differences.

However, having said that, even if Luo Yan didn't follow the script completely, the ending of this play wouldn't have much change.

After all, even if Princess Princess Ailin Campbell didn't play the role of lighting the powder keg in this play, someone else would take her place, make the choice that should have been made by her, and then be blown to pieces by the exploded gunpowder instead of her.

This can't even be called a scheme, but a higher-level narrative—

That is, the objective law of history.

As the newly emerging class gradually becomes the new vested interest, they will definitely try every means to obtain power commensurate with wealth, otherwise they will be divided by the counter-attacking old forces and become the nourishment of the latter.

This process cannot be as relaxed as treating guests to dinner, and it is destined to be full of blood from the beginning.

The Campbell Duchy will soon brew a huge change, and no matter what the new order bred by this change is, it will blow the old order to pieces...... and bury it together with people's past memories.

As for what will happen next?

That is the business of the people of the Campbell Duchy themselves.

Although he has countless vests, Luo Yan has always been very precise in his positioning.

He is the Demon King.

Neither a king, nor a noble, nor a merchant.

"But if this continues, the Campbell Duchy might become more difficult to deal with." You You, floating beside Luo Yan, reminded in a low voice.

"That's for sure."

Luo Yan didn't care, and continued slowly.

"An empire that practices state capitalism will definitely be stronger than a feudal duchy that advocates chivalry. Do you think I deceived Edward? A truly clever demon never lies. Every sentence I said to him was true, although I only said half of every sentence...... especially the half he most longed to hear."

Including his promise to Princess Princess Ailin Campbell that the people of the Campbell Duchy would definitely not have to be cattle and horses for the nobles in the future, this is also true.

Anyway, he didn't say how many years later this future is, and the nobles of the future don't necessarily have to be called nobles, it's just changing a skin.

You You asked curiously.

"Are you not worried? Their national strength is becoming stronger, won't it pose a threat to you?"

"Who exactly does 'they' refer to? Edward? Or Andes? Or other shareholders of Kelin Mining Company?"

Luo Yan smiled faintly and said in a gentle tone.

"Is there a possibility that they have long been my people."

The labyrinth under Lei Ming County has long been not the original labyrinth, and the Campbell Duchy naturally has to keep pace with the times.

Luo Yan doesn't want his neighbors to still be a smelly and hard rotten stone, bumping into him every few days.

No matter who is the winner of this change, the winner will actively or passively become his puppet.

Actually, these are secondary.

What is truly important is that his vision is not limited to the Campbell Duchy, but has greater ambition, looking forward to this hot flame being able to burn to more distant lands......

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention is currently focused on the crumbling Brass Pass.

The abandoned mine not far from Beifeng Mountain, the winding mine tunnels are buried deep under the solid rock layer, just like an abandoned labyrinth.

This was once the industry of the Andes family, until a stupid miner dug too hard in Beifeng Mountain and accidentally dug into the labyrinth, which made this place abandoned.

However, these are all things of the past.

With the arrival of the new Demon King and his minions, this abandoned mine is now lively again.

Those idle players not only built railways in the mine tunnels, but also utilized part of the mine tunnels and transformed them into greenhouse sheds.

These greenhouse sheds are illuminated by magic crystal lamps, matched with the magic of Dark Elves and the fertilizer produced by 【Yi Kou Men Le Hua Xue Chi】, the yield is amazing.

Especially since these greenhouse caves are adjacent to those mine tunnels where railways were built, not only can agricultural products be easily transported out of the mountain caves, but they can also provide rich carbon dioxide for crops growing in the caves, promoting their photosynthesis.

The only drawback is that due to the low oxygen content, the Dark Elves responsible for casting spells have to enter the cave with oxygen bottles carved with Nether-scripts.

As for Luo Yan, he doesn't need an oxygen bottle.

With his mastery of elemental magic, he can directly form a relatively high-pressure oxygen-rich area near his body.

According to the theory researched by Miranda and the players, chemical elements can also be integrated into spell incantations as a kind of element, but this requires a certain scientific literacy and understanding of magic, as well as a little bit of flexibility.

Many indigenous people of this world and players who have difficulty casting spells are stuck at this level, but for Luo Yan, who is a "high-quality graduate of the Demon King Academy", this is not a problem.

He can even take care of himself and cover the Arachdo under his crotch and the Acolytes following behind him.

"Not bad, you guys did a good job."

Riding Arachdo through the wide underground passage, Luo Yan looked around, a look of approval on his face.

Food production is the top priority, especially since the price of food in Lei Ming County will fluctuate to a certain extent recently, and it may not be as easy as before to buy cheap food from Yinsong Town in the future.

Relying entirely on Sokdo's chamber of commerce is easy to be cut like leeks by profiteers.

Therefore, after satisfying the players' needs for the new version, Luo Yan immediately came here to inspect the future granary of the Graveyard. On both sides of the underground passage, the magic crystal lamps hanging on the top of the cave emitted soft light, illuminating the wheat growing in the cave.

Due to the influence of natural magic, some wheat has matured and produced fruitful wheat ears.

Life-career players playing the role of Undead rats are shuttling through the narrow mine tunnels with flexible skills and small figures.

They harvest wheat one after another with sickles and load them into special trailers, which are dragged away by Skeleton soldiers.

Although these Undead don't need to eat human food, completing missions can earn Nether coins and contribution points, so it doesn't hinder them from working hard.

After all, Nether coins can be exchanged for money on the forum.

Thanks to these tireless brick-moving parties, and thanks to those local tyrant players who love to spend money to take shortcuts, without their willing dedication, Beifeng City could never have developed so rapidly.

"This is the area for planting staple food. The wheat produced will be sent to the mill in Beifeng City for processing and made into other baked products. Thanks to the day and night work of your minions, even though the Hell Dwarves have been purchasing food from us, the food in Beifeng City and even the labyrinth has never been interrupted."

Following beside Arachdo, the Acolyte in robes respectfully introduced the facilities here and the work results of the relevant personnel.

Luo Yan nodded approvingly, his magic wand pointed out gently. With the casting of the Bronze-tier spell "Alchemy Eye", dark green stripes appeared on the surface of the mine tunnel.

Everything is in the content!

That is the path of magic transmission.

Flashing dark green light spots outlined the contour of the conductor embedded in the rock body of the mine tunnel.

"...... The layout of these conductors is very clever. It seems that you have put a lot of effort into the distribution and use of energy."

The Acolyte following Arachdo nodded slightly, with a faint pride in his humble tone.

"Yes, my lord, this is the joint achievement of your minions and the Molemen of Iron Tooth City. They have equipped each greenhouse with an independent magic regulation system, which can control the light intensity by increasing or decreasing the magic output, accurately adapting to every growth stage of the crops, thereby avoiding the waste of magic and the loss of nutrients."

Hearing the Demon King praise this nameless person, Arachdo, who was ridden by the Demon King, felt a bit jealous and couldn't help but speak.

"Demon King, the Shadow-Weaving clan has also put a lot of effort into your cause. In order to gnaw these mine tunnels into suitable shapes, we have died at least ten thousand brothers here."

Ten thousand has an exaggerated component. Earth-moving spiders are consumables, but they are not so fragile.

However, he estimated that one or two thousand should still be there, but the specific number is not accurate.

Luo Yan smiled and patted Arachdo's head, soothing his jealous mood.

"I know, Arachdo, the contribution of the Shadow-Weaving clan is all in my eyes, including your contribution. But you are my mount, in other words, we are a family. Do I need to say anything extra? Don't worry, I have already prepared your medal for you."

Hearing that the Demon King regarded him as a family, Arachdo's body trembled with excitement.

"Demon King...... please forgive my estrangement, I, I just want to get your approval too much! After all, that cat-ear—I mean Her Excellency Sarah, her strength is clearly below mine, but you always take her by your side."

Sarah's eyes narrowed slightly. Although she remained silent, a dangerous light flickered in her sharp eyes.

This stinky spider is getting more and more presumptuous.

Just a Bronze-tier, dare to speak to her who has reached Steel-tier in such a tone.

Sensing the unkindness in Sarah's eyes looking at Arachdo's back, Luo Yan coughed slightly and scolded the latter.

"I don't like to hear this. You are all my retainers. When have I ever been partial? The reason I take her by my side is just because she is better at cooperating with me to infiltrate human society. I can't ride you on the streets of Lei Ming City, right?"

"Sorry...... I thought too simply." Arachdo lowered his head in shame, shaking his fat buttocks, completely unaware that he had walked through the gate of hell.

Luo Yan shook his head gently.

He can be considered to understand the difficulties of Reggie Dragon. The brain circuits of these monsters are strange, some love to steal things, some love to die...... much harder to manage than humans.

The Acolyte in robes followed quietly on the side, unable to speak awkwardly, and didn't dare to interrupt.

At this time, Luo Yan suddenly looked at him.

"Are you human?"

The Acolyte nodded slightly and said respectfully.

"Yes, my lord."

"Most of my Acolytes are of the Guardian clan, and there are Ghouls. Pure-blooded humans are rare."

Luo Yan smiled and continued to look at him.

"What is your name? When did you come to the Graveyard?"

Seeing the Demon King asking his name, the Acolyte's face showed an excited expression, and he nodded with incomparable piety.

"My name is Dave, I am a refugee from the Twilight Forest, and I came to your territory around last winter."

"That's quite a long time," Luo Yan nodded, "That snow was really big, it probably wasn't easy for you to walk here."

"Yes." Dave's eyes moved slightly, he took a deep breath and continued, "Although you may have forgotten, it was because of the kindness of you and your servants that my two children were able to survive the heavy snow...... Since then, I have made a vow to follow in your footsteps."

"I remember those two children, are they called Andy? Maggie?" Luo Yan said with a smile.

He actually learned about this little episode by seeing players discussing it on the forum, and similar things have actually happened quite a few times in the past few months.

Not all refugees can accept living with Undead and demons. Many people would rather starve to death in the wind and snow than approach this area.

Therefore, he has great interest in these refugees who actively joined the Graveyard.

On the one hand, because they are humans like himself, and on the other hand, because he wants to know what they think.

Unexpectedly, the Demon King actually remembered his children's names. The expression on Dave's face moved, and his voice carried a bit of excitement.

"Yes, Demon King...... Thanks to you, they are living very well now. I never thought that they would have the opportunity to learn to read before adulthood......"

Luo Yan smiled gently and continued.

"I am very happy to hear that they are doing well. It seems that my minions have not forgotten my teachings. What about you? How do you feel?"

The expression on Dave's face gradually became serious, and his voice carried a bit of solemnity and piety.

"Saint Xisi promised us heaven after death, but never fulfilled his promise to us, and his servants never shared their glory with us. But you are different from that guy. You let me witness what heaven is like while I am alive...... I am willing to dedicate my soul to you, serve your throne forever, until the end of death."

Luo Yan nodded.

"I thank you for your loyalty, and I promise you that I will not fail it. Your soul will enter the Reincarnation Pool after you die, and return to the kingdom you built with your own hands in the posture you expect."

"Work hard, this is not just for me, but also for your next life."

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 226 =====