Chapter 519: Mia, who immediately brought out her true skills when she arrived at the Labyrinth

Mia was not joking.

Deciding to treat this opponent seriously, her execution was full; that very night, she used the teleportation array of the Lei Ming County Labyrinth and wrote a handwritten letter to her old man with lightning speed—

【Dad, I can't beat Vivian, help me! QAQ】

The next day, the famous Councilor Feisiting of the Demon Capital thought for a long time, and in the end, still went behind his wife's back to the entrance of the Melusine Manor to visit his old classmate—

The "Six-Person Cabinet" of the Demon Capital, Minister of Intelligence, Duke Kalamos Melusine.

After all, Mr. Feisiting couldn't let his child face the bully of the Prince Kelin family alone.

The world of adults is always full of filth; Vivian, who was eating hot pot and humming songs at this moment, didn't know that her favorite "Minotaur blood" wasn't carried to the door of the Minister of Military Affairs, but carried to another place...

Deep inside the Melusine Duke's mansion.

In a garden surrounded by high walls and barriers, the fragrance of orchid vines permeated the air. The light of the purple moon spilled down from the sky, plating the elegantly decorated pavilion with a layer of elegant silver light.

This Duke Kalamos, who lived in seclusion, was currently draped in a deep purple robe, a fox-like cunning smile hanging on that feminine and handsome face, a black folding fan in his hand shaking gently.

That was a face beautiful enough to make the succubus of the Padric family feel jealous, and enough to make the shadow demon of the Padric family not know where to place her gaze.

"This tea is really not bad..." Feisiting took a sip of black tea, thinking left and right, really couldn't think of flattering words, so he squeezed out a sentence of nonsense, "It's good tea."

Kalamos didn't care about this perfunctory flattery, his face revealing a gentle and cultured smile.

"Your tongue is still as sharp as ever."

Feisiting, who wasn't even afraid of magma, almost got scalded by the tea in his mouth; he coughed dryly, put down the teacup in his hand, took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, and fiercely glared at him.

"... Your mouth is still as catching people off guard as ever."

"Hahaha! But don't you think it's very interesting?" Kalamos looked at his friend who was "slightly angry" with a smile, hiding his feminine face behind the folding fan, "Especially your expression of eating a loss... truly makes me never tire of seeing it."

"..."

As expected of the "Third Eye of the Demon God."

That soul-stirring eye was indeed not to be underestimated; no wonder Lady Serina always opposed him having dealings with this guy.

Feisiting sighed in his heart.

If it weren't for meeting the true love of his life, even if he were a straight-as-straight-can-be man, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this guy's repeated offensives, right?

As a demon of ordinary origin, even though Feisiting had not-bad talent, wanting to kill a path out in the Demon Capital where wolves and tigers looked around by relying on his own strength was almost impossible.

His starting point was certainly much higher than ordinary demons, but compared to nobles with deep foundations, he was still a vast ocean apart. Wanting to open up an upward channel, he could only perform world-shaking merits.

Or—

By his own strength, topple another long-standing famous family!

In a sense, he was precisely because of this that he had quite a good impression of a certain young man; that kid's starting panel was very similar to his.

Even that kid's starting panel was lower, yet this son could hold a hand of rotten cards and slash through thorns and thistles all the way, living into the appearance that even he felt envious of by his own ability.

Of course, this didn't mean he regretted being with Lady Serina; after all, the Melusine family was quite twisted in the continuation of bloodlines, and even demons would be shocked.

On the contrary, the Padric family was much purer; his married life with Serina had always been harmonious and loving, the two had similar interests and were in love. And Lady Serina had never suppressed him because of his status as a son-in-law, instead often raising him to a position higher than herself, willing to be the shadow behind him, just like the mistresses of the Padric family through the ages.

Most importantly, she gave birth to a beloved precious daughter for him.

Feisiting moved the topic away without a trace, drinking tea with his old classmate while chatting about some interesting things from before.

Two men who were both fathers chatted and chatted, and the topic naturally came to the juniors.

"... Speaking of which, your daughter has been training in that clean department of the Demon King Management Department for more than three years, right?"

Facing Kalamos's probing, Feisiting answered frankly.

"Yes."

"I remember Mia that child was smart and clever since she was small, had excellent grades in the Demon King Academy, and had outstanding political achievements after entering the Demon King Management Department. Logically speaking, a girl as excellent as her should have been transferred to a more core department of the Internal Affairs Department a year ago."

Speaking of this, Kalamos's eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled into an arc full of deep meaning.

"My dear old classmate, don't you have any other thoughts? And that woman... does she really have the heart to watch her daughter mold on the cold bench? Tsk tsk, this doesn't look like her."

That woman naturally referred to Lady Serina, the true master of the Padric family, and also the "arch-enemy" of the Melusine family.

Feisiting pretended not to hear his old friend's second half of the sentence, sighed lightly, and made a helpless expression on his face.

"You also know that child, she has been used to being free and loose. I once suggested to her to transfer to some departments with more upward space, but she said the work atmosphere in the Demon King Management Department is relaxed and the colleague relationship is simple; since she likes it, I let her be."

Lady Serina's point of view was also the same, and even her thoughts were even more indulgent toward Mia, letting Mia follow her own feelings.

The Padric family's eye for picking men had never been bad.

That was power older than the rule of the Demon God Bayeli, rooted in the bloodline of the descendants of the Padric family.

On this point, even the Melusine family couldn't compare.

"Likes the work atmosphere?"

Kalamos smiled gently, as if he had heard some interesting joke, and the open folding fan covered his raised lips.

"I think what she likes is probably not the mountains of files there, but a certain person behind the teleportation array, right?"

The air was briefly quiet for two seconds.

Feisiting, who had been exposed, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and in the end, put down the restraint as a father and sighed, admitting it.

"Alright, nothing can escape your eyes after all."

Kalamos smiled slightly, waiting for his old friend to continue.

Feisiting paused for a while and said frankly.

"To tell you the truth, that girl who doesn't save worry was indeed bewitched by a certain lucky mixed-blood kid. And I came to disturb you with my thick skin today precisely for this matter, wanting to ask you for a favor."

Kalamos elegantly closed the exquisite black folding fan in his hand, emitting a crisp sound of "shua." He crossed his ten fingers at his clean chin, and a smile that didn't hide his interest appeared in those narrow eyes.

"Oh? Mr. Feisiting actually wants me to handle a matter; this is truly a rare thing in the Demon Capital. Say it, how do you want me to do it?"

Since the words had been opened, Feisiting no longer took those meaningless detours and laid out his purpose for this trip.

"That child Mia is determined to stay in that human city, saying this matter is very important to her. However, the influence of the Internal Affairs Department on the northeast coast of the Vortex Sea is almost zero, and there is no establishment that can let her stay there legitimately."

Kalamos pretended to be deep in thought, touching his chin.

"This matter is indeed not easy to handle."

"That's right, and I hope to arrange a 'suitable' position for her. First, it needs to be sufficiently decent, second, it must be safe, and the most important thing is that this position must have a reason to stay in Lei Ming City permanently, and it would be best if it could possess a certain degree of independent action power."

Pretending not to hear that "not easy to handle" and saying a whole bunch, Feisiting stopped before Kalamos started to have a headache, and asked for advice with a seemingly sincere expression.

"Kalamos, my friend, you are in charge of intelligence. The tentacles of Hell's intelligence department are all over the world, and it is also the department in Hell that understands the situation in the human world the most; do you have any good suggestions in this regard?"

"Alright, Feisiting."

Kalamos interrupted him with a smile, the folding fan in his hand tapping his palm lightly, his fox-like eyes narrowing slightly.

"You guy is still as fond of beating around the bush as before. Since you specifically ran to me, you probably already had an idea in your heart, right? Why do you need to do this extra thing and ask me?"

Mr. Feisiting, who was exposed to his face, didn't reveal the slightest bit of embarrassment.

He just took off the mask belonging to an old father, restored the composure of a councilor of the Demon Capital, and smiled politely yet elegantly.

"Your eyes are still as bright as before; nothing can escape you. Say it, in order to make the Minister of Intelligence nod, what price does the Padric family need to pay?"

He indeed had an idea in his heart.

However, this matter involved personnel arrangements in the Intelligence Bureau; transferring people from the Internal Affairs Department ultimately still needed this Minister of Intelligence to nod.

Kalamos shook his head, "shua" opened that exquisite black folding fan again, and fanned a breeze with a bit of floral fragrance.

The expression on that face was innocent and naive; one couldn't see at all that this guy possessed demigod-level strength, making even Caesar Prince Kelin feel tricky in front of him.

"Too distant, dear Mr. Feisiting. Talking about price hurts feelings? I watched Mia grow up; four-rounding-up also counts as her uncle, hehe... helping a cute niece pursue happiness, isn't that what I as an elder should do?"

Of course, a more important reason was that this sounded very interesting.

Was there anything more interesting than watching the descendants of the Prince Kelin family and the descendants of the Padric family tear their faces apart for grabbing a man?

Waiting for the heirs of the two families to "fight" until both sides were injured, the children of the Melusine family would have the opportunity to come from behind.

That pair of cunning fox eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible cold light.

The Melusine family had never forgotten the "humiliation" of that year, and Kalamos himself had never forgotten "wiping out the humiliation"!

He must win once, and it must be a dignified victory!

He wanted to let the women of the Padric family kneel on the ground and cry bitterly, regretting choosing the "True Succubus" as an opponent for life!

Hahahaha! It is now, Yige Melusine! Your dad was for today, that he agreed to the family's marriage and endured humiliation to give birth to you!

The aura on Kalamos became more and more terrifying, and those cunning eyes were gradually stained with twisted madness.

Feisiting's brows were jumping, always feeling that he had made a wrong decision, but now it seemed too late to regret.

In short—

For the time being, believe in the blessing flowing in the bloodline of the Padric family; Lady Serina had never looked away on this matter.

Moreover, he believed that the "young man who could live out a life that even he felt envious of" would definitely not be led astray by the crooked wind of the Melusine family.

"Let me think... ah, what a coincidence; speaking of which, the Hell Intelligence Bureau has a brand-new strategic deployment recently."

Kalamos "ceng" stood up, walked leisurely to the edge of the garden, and looked at the red fog outside the barrier with his hands behind his back.

The pathological aura dissipated, and his tone became professional and serious, as if standing in the cabinet of the Demon God, discussing the future of Hell with the other five ministers.

"... The eastern part of the Old Continent has always been a blind spot in our intelligence network, and recently there seems to be constant trouble there, even 'Power Angels' have descended there. In order to make up for our intelligence shortcomings in the local area, the Hell Intelligence Bureau plans to establish an intelligence station on the northeast coast of the Vortex Sea, to figure out the specific situation there, rather than relying entirely on the reports of the Demon King Management Department."

"Lei Ming City of the Campbell Principality is a good candidate; I heard that the economy there is booming recently, personnel flow is frequent, and even demons in the Labyrinth can walk in the sunshine. And the most critical point is... because the Grand Duke's determined reform there has weakened the influence of the church in the local area, we don't have to guard against Holy Light at all times and can invest more energy into the infiltration of the human world!"

"If we build a station in Lei Ming City, we can not only safely spread our influence to the northeast coast of the Vortex Sea, but also use this as a springboard to continue to penetrate deep into the eastern hinterland of the Aus Continent, which we have always been unable to infiltrate."

Speaking of this, he turned around and looked at Mr. Feisiting with a smile.

"This branch station is of vital importance; the candidate for station chief must be extremely cautious. Especially since there is a powerful Demon King there, handling the relationship between the Demon Capital and local forces is also extremely important."

"In view of Mia's work experience in the Demon King Management Department over the past three years, as well as her close connection with the upper-class figures in the region... the Intelligence Bureau has decided to specially appoint her as the 'Hell Intelligence Bureau Resident Northeast Coast of the Vortex Sea Chief Investigator,' fully responsible for the construction of the intelligence station in the region."

"What do you think of this establishment?"

This statement was logically rigorous and the reasons were sufficient, and even the format was in order, just like a report at a quarterly work meeting of the Hell Intelligence Bureau.

Looking at Kalamos's expression that was not joking, even Feisiting's steady face couldn't help but reveal a trace of surprise.

As a senior councilor of the Upper House, although he didn't have much connections within the intelligence system, he was also well aware of such major strategic movements.

However, he hadn't heard a single bit of wind about such a major strategic deployment in advance.

"When was this decided?"

Looking at the stunned Councilor Feisiting, the corners of Kalamos's mouth curled into a mysterious smile.

"Just now."

There were not many establishments in the Demon Capital, but there was not one that was redundant.

Ordinary noble demons wanting to solve the upward channel mostly found it from existing establishments, or looked for the seams in the system.

However, the Melusine family was clearly not an ordinary noble demon. Facing his old friend's request, Kalamos waved his hand and wholesaled a basket on the spot.

In order to solve the promotion of Miss Padric—oh no, in order to solve the intelligence vacuum of Hell on the northeast coast of the Vortex Sea, the entire intelligence system of the Demon Capital operated at high intensity.

So much so that even Minister of Military Affairs Caesar Prince Kelin felt puzzled; he didn't seem to have said he was going to the surface to fight humans recently.

At the same time, the "good news" from the Labyrinth of Lei Ming County also spread to the Demon King Academy, throwing a stone that stirred up a thousand layers of waves.

That Luo Yan-xuezhang, known as the "Human Tamer," not only turned the mess left by the previous Demon King into a dreamland overflowing with wealth, but even resumed tribute to the Demon Capital.

And their respected Mia-xuejie was even more incredible, actually getting Luo Yan-xuezhang settled and helping them open up the upward channel to the Labyrinth of Lei Ming County!

The Great Auditorium of the Demon King Academy, where Councilor Luo Yan attended the graduation ceremony back then.

This gloomy ancient castle surrounded by magma was currently burning with ambition and restlessness hotter than magma.

Only to see a huge banner hanging in the center of the auditorium, with a line of large characters written in burning magic script—"Lei Ming County Labyrinth Management Trainee Recruitment in Full Swing"!

The students of the entire Demon King Academy were boiling because of this line of large characters, especially the students who were about to graduate this summer.

For these young men and women, this job not only meant generous treatment, but also meant that a layer of shining gold would be plated on their resumes!

And those well-informed second-generation demons saw further; having been influenced since childhood, they were very clear about the superstructure of the Demon Capital.

In the entire upper-class society, who didn't know about that dance at Miss Padric's coming-of-age banquet?

Being able to get familiar with the future son-in-law of the Padric family, wasn't that more important than resumes, files, and such things?

Regardless of the reason, long queues formed in front of the recruitment desk. Although demons were still degenerate and no one was willing to go to the front line to be a Demon King, everyone knew that Councilor Luo Yan was not an ordinary person, and the Labyrinth of Lei Ming County was not on the front line; that was precisely a good place for training!

The interviewer sitting behind the recruitment desk was an office worker wearing thick-bottomed glasses, coming from the Internal Affairs Department firmly controlled by the Padric family.

His expression was meticulous, almost writing the words "strangers stay away" on his face.

The queue moved forward at a slow speed, and a fire demon with black smoke coming out of his head finally squeezed to the table.

His figure was burly, his burning face full of strength, and every step he took forward made the obsidian floor shake helplessly.

"I am Brand!"

He slapped his chest, which was as hard as rock, with force, opened his mouth and spat out a fierce flame with sparks, the roar shaking the interviewer's glasses crooked.

Without noticing at all that the interviewer's face had already turned black, he opened his thick voice and shouted loudly.

"... Brand, will burn everything he sees into ash! Whether it is the Elf's Tree of Life or a human village! As long as Luo Yan-xuezhang—cough, Demon King-my lord gives an order, Brand can smash the Saint Kelaimen Cathedral!"

This kind of noisy, dangling appearance, going to the Labyrinth would just be used as a sandbag by adventurers.

The interviewer pushed his glasses expressionlessly and coldly stamped a bright red "Unqualified" stamp on the resume.

"Next."

Brand's eyes, burning with fire, stared round, roaring in disbelief: "Why? Am I not strong enough?"

The interviewer pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at him with eyes like a fool, his meticulous voice carrying two parts of mockery.

"The northeast coast of the Vortex Sea is human territory; where is there an Elf forest for you to burn? One look and you didn't listen to the class well; geography is the foundation of the foundation of the Demon King course; I advise you to make up the subjects you failed first."

This kind of idiot going would only add trouble to Miss Padric; that lady needs demons who can do things, and is not short of this kind of waste who can only burn the furnace.

Brand was taken aback.

Damn?

How did this guy know he had failed subjects?

The records were clearly deleted!

Before the confused fire demon young master could leave, a small goblin nimbly drilled to the table, offering the "local specialty" hidden in his arms, while a flattering and pleasing smile appeared on his face.

"... Hehe, Interviewer-my lord. I am Jinya Gali! You should have heard of my surname; it's that Gali tribe! I only want a position as a small Labyrinth head, and I can provide a steady stream of goblin coolies for the Demon King-my lord... cough, this little bit of meaning is just a meeting gift for you; there will be no lack of benefits in the future!"

This Gali classmate's height hadn't reached the table yet, but his outfit was enough to blind demon eyes—eight huge gemstone rings on ten short, thick fingers, and the gold chain on his neck was as thick as a chain.

Although he was at the bottom of the Hell food chain, he was not an ordinary goblin, but the son of the chieftain of the Gali tribe. Being able to run to the Demon Capital to study abroad, he counted as a local powerhouse even in the countryside.

And that local specialty was clearly not an ordinary local specialty; they were all top-grade magic materials exchanged for the lives of goblin coolies, worth several million Kaila!

The interviewer was startled by this sudden "huge sum," then his face turned black, and he stood up righteously and sternly.

"Bribery to my face? You have big guts! This is the Demon King Academy, not your chieftain's tent!"

He angrily waved his hand to summon the security guards.

"Throw this blasphemous thing out for me! Immediately! Right now!"

Are you kidding!

With so many eyes watching, this guy actually dared to slap this thing on the table to his face? If he had secretly stuffed it to him, he would have closed one eye and opened one eye.

Now it's good, he can only confiscate this "black money," and will have to share a piece of the pie with colleagues who see it.

Jinya Gali, who was held up by two tall Minotaur security guards, turned red, kicking his short legs desperately in mid-air, emitting a sharp cry.

"You discriminate against goblins! I want to report you! Let me go, let me see the Demon King!"

This kind of idiot probably won't see the Demon King.

After all, the Demon King is also tired of stupidity; too stupid, go sit at Alakduo's table.

With a "clatter" of the door closing, the world finally became quiet; as for that bag of goblin blood and sweat, it didn't know where it went.

Standing behind in the queue were a pair of timid twin sisters, Qiqi and Nana.

They came from a weak succubus branch family, their appearance was sweet and pleasant

They came from a weak branch of the succubus family; they were sweet and lovely in appearance, yet in an academy that worshipped strength, their grades could only be considered average.

They lacked the world-destroying destructive power of a Flame Demon, nor did they have the simple, brutal family background of a goblin; when the two stood before the table, their hands were trembling with nervousness.

A few snickers came from the surrounding "power-type demons," and the crowd of demons seemed to have already foreseen their fate of being kicked out.

However, those second-generation demons didn't laugh; they associated this with rumors in their circles, and instead, a hint of unease grew in their hearts.

The water in this interview might be deeper than usual.

Word is that the young lady of the Prince Kelin family went to the labyrinth in Lei Ming County to learn real skills, and that one from the Partridge family chased after her in a panic.

Looking at it this way, Miss Partridge finding helpers for Councilor Luo Yan is likely a lie; her true goal might be to find helpers for herself.

Otherwise, why would the interviewer be from the Neiwu Force instead of directly from the Demon King's territory?

Damn... I was careless!

"Um... Mr. Interviewer..."

The older sister, Qiqi, kept her head down, her voice as small as a mosquito's hum.

"W-we are skilled in mental-type magic; although the power isn't great, we can boost morale and liven up the atmosphere... and we can also do simple clerical work..."

The younger sister, Nana, gathered her courage to add a sentence, her voice carrying a timid kind of tenacity.

"Y-yes, if there is a need, we can also learn how to brew human black tea! We can also help with cleaning..."

This soft, powerless self-introduction made the surrounding mockery even louder.

Biting their tongues twice in one sentence—can this kind of goods deal with adventurers?

They'd probably make human heroes laugh their teeth out!

However, the moment the originally indifferent interviewer saw them, those dead-fish eyes suddenly lit up like magic crystal lamps.

He quickly lowered his head and flipped open the thick "Management Trainee Recruitment Guidelines" at his side.

There, inside the document his superior had personally handed to him, was a sticky note, and on it was written a line of elegant, small handwriting—

"Prioritize hiring succubi, beware of vampires. Prioritize hiring the timid and fearful; those with deep schemes or burning ambition are not wanted."

The interviewer pushed up his glasses, his gaze sweeping over the twins' faces, which were plastered with "I am very easy to bully," and an unprecedented, kindly smile appeared on his face.

I get it!

Miss Partridge can't handle the Demon King alone; to keep the Demon King from being corrupted by vampires, she needs assistants to help!

You really can't judge a book by its cover... Hehehe.

The demon interviewer, who had been stamping rubber stamps for who knows how many years, took the liberty of interpreting this sticky note that had passed through who knows how many hands.

Just like that, the 【Hired】 stamp was slammed onto their thin resumes with lightning speed.

"Congratulations, you have been hired!"

The noisy line instantly went quiet.

The demons who had just been mocking them were dumbfounded, watching the pair of twins hugging each other and screaming in joy, their jaws dropping to the floor.

No way—

This works too?!

What kind of cadres is the Demon King's Army even recruiting?!

Two days passed, and the list of those hired was soon released. And on that long list, half of them were actually succubi.

Hearing this, Professor Lilisi couldn't close her mouth in surprise; looking at those names of delicate beauties, she took a sip of warm, soothing Quiet Snow Bud tea.

"Lord Bayeli above... since when did little Luo Yan's appetite become so good?"

Is the food in the human world that nourishing?

If she had known he was actually this open-minded, she shouldn't have let him leave the office back then.

Thinking of this, Professor Lilisi secretly sighed, her index finger idly twirling a silver lock of hair.

Sigh, she was just a step away from becoming the Vice Principal of the Demon King Academy.

What a huge pity!

(End of chapter)