Chapter 79: Sold out by senior

The bright candle illuminated the gloomy and cold grotto, and the pitch-black stone slab drawn with inscriptions by magic crystal chalk was like a demon's score.

Accompanied by the flickering of a faint green light, the magic crystal placed at the eye of the array as a sacrifice turned into light particles and scattered into the air.

And what appeared with the scattered light particles was a hairless forehead, ears and nose that drooped down, and skin that looked like an old dog shaved of hair...

Hmm...

How come this goblin looks a bit like a goblin? To be precise, it's not just like, this thing is exactly the same as what he saw in the Demon Capital Bank.

Luo Yan, who realized the seriousness of the problem, was shocked.

Damn!! It's fine not to give a goblin, but actually sent him a goblin?! Looking at the brand new collar on his neck, it's probably not free, but just bought from the slave market! Is this something a human would do?! Wait—

It seems it really isn't something a human would do.

By the way, the difference between a goblin and a goblin is no less than that between a rat-man and a human, a human and an elf. If he had known that the Demon Capital would send a goblin, he might as well have wished for them to send a succubus!

Looking at the Demon King standing in front of the "Demon Summoning Array" without saying a word, the goblin's face clearly showed fear, and he knelt on the ground without saying a word.

"Oh, Oak!"

Luo Yan kept a straight face and said murderously.

"... I'm not in a good mood at all right now, you might have celebrated too early."

Celebrate? The goblin couldn't understand what the Demon King in front of him was saying at all. He was almost scared to pee, and screamed tremblingly.

"S-small one did not mean to celebrate! S-small one's name is Ouke! I came here to h-h-help the respected Lord Demon King upon the instructions of Lady Mi Ya!"

Mia?! Luo Yan was stunned.

"What do you mean... wait! What does this have to do with Mia?! My superior should be Gelien, how did it become

Is the Demon Capital's Internal Affairs Force your backyard? This is simply outrageous!

Seeming to see Lord Demon King's fury, the goblin named Ouke whispered tremblingly.

"My lord, you may not know this, but behind Lady Mi Ya is the Padriqi family. That is one of the meritorious officials who assisted His Majesty the Demon God Bayeli five hundred years ago... Even if you don't know their strength, you should have seen this name in the history of Hell, right?"

Luo Yan glared at him.

"So what!"

So what if I've seen it in history books?

There are plenty of people whose ancestors were in history books; you could hit several just by picking up a piece of obsidian in the Demon Capital! If you were at the Demon King Academy, there would be even more! Others might buy this, but he certainly didn't! Ouke was sweating profusely, explaining nervously.

"S-so, the young lady is currently training at the Demon King Management Division, and your previous superior handed you over to her very readily."

Luo Yan: "..."

Alright then.

It seems Senior Geluo sold him out.

Then there's nothing to be done.

Looking at the silent Lord Demon King, Ouke said cautiously.

"Actually, you don't have to be so angry... Lady Mi Ya still appreciates you very much."

While saying this, he wiped his hands on his underpants, timidly reached into his parcel, took out a letter, and presented it respectfully with both hands.

"This is the personal letter she instructed me to hand over to you... Please be sure to read it as soon as possible after opening it."

Not worth making things difficult for a goblin, Luo Yan reached out and took the letter. As soon as he opened the envelope, he smelled the overwhelming scent of datura flowers.

As expected of a succubus.

She doesn't even forget to drug the letter when writing one.

Luo Yan skillfully chanted "Dispel" in the Dragon language to himself, easily breaking the charm magic cast on the letter paper.

【Dear classmate Luo Yan, do you still remember Mi Ya who sat behind you? Although it's a pity we couldn't be assigned to the same office, working with you in this way seems unexpectedly not bad, or rather, it's exactly what I wanted, hehehehe.】

That smile was chilling.

And the truly malicious content was waiting below.

【... Let me explain simply. For now, I am considered to be studying at the Demon King Management Division of the Internal Affairs Force; in other words, I am your m-a-n-a-g-e-r.】

【In the future, you can report any matters directly to me. I am very happy to listen to the needs of a pet... oh no, a small-fry Demon King. But please note, I hope you will write "Lady Mi Ya" or "Sister Mi Ya," words I love to hear, neatly in your letters. If I'm in a good mood, I might be able to help you secure a bit more extra reinforcements, hehehehehe.】

【Additionally, this goblin named Ouke was bought out of my own pocket; it cost this young lady quite a lot of money. The slave trader patted his chest and guaranteed to me that this goblin is different from other goblins, saying that this guy was imported from the border between the distant Luo De Kingdom and the Imperial Xuebang. He not only understands the history of the human kingdoms but also has some research on the evil scriptures of the Aisake Sect and rune secret arts... The only drawback is that his strength is a bit weak, but then again, no one would expect a goblin to play any role other than cannon fodder on the battlefield, right?】

【And, isn't a Black Iron-tier goblin and a Bronze-tier small-fry Demon King a perfect match? Hahahaha.】

【As for a knowledgeable gnome, don't even think about it. No gnome dares to go to your hellhole, let alone a gnome... Do you remember Lu Mi who sat next to you? That's the Fear Demon whose brain isn't very smart. Headmaster Aiwen wanted to arrange for him to go there, and he was scared to the point of peeing himself, hahaha. This matter seemed to have reached the Cabinet, and in the end, it was settled by his father. The only one willing to come seems to be a guy named Yige, but his family seems to have held him back.】

【Through the unremitting efforts of the Delagong family, everyone in the Demon Capital now knows that Grand Duke Kanbeier is a demigod-level Chosen One. Fighting a demigod-level Chosen One on the Holy See's turf is simply crazy! I'm afraid even Headmaster Aiwen going in person would be tough... if he could fly over.】

Oh no!

Luo Yan's expression changed.

This bluff seems to have been overdone! Mainly, Luo Yan didn't expect the Delagong family to be so unscrupulous.

He originally just gave them a way to step down with high emotional intelligence, giving the dead a decent send-off, but these grandsons were so shameless that they took the donkey away as soon as they stepped down! Fine, fine, that's how you want to play! Luo Yan gritted his teeth.

Just you wait! When that Grand Duke Kanbeier goes to see Shengxisi, he will cut this guy from a demigod to diamond—bah, platinum with one slash!

It was thanks to Mi Ya's reminder; otherwise, he, who had "no one in the court," would still be kept in the dark.

【... In short, just gratefully accept the goblin I sent you. The collar is on his neck; inject your magic imprint, and you will be his master. Ah, of course, it doesn't matter if you don't like him; no need to waste resources sending him back, just deal with him however you want, this young lady doesn't care.】 【Also, let's talk about some serious business. The Demon King Management Division has no further instructions for your work. Your top priority is to quickly quell the chaos inside the labyrinth and restore rule over the Demon King territory. As for actions toward the surface, you can slow down for now; if it really doesn't work, just lie low. Heard there's a situation in the Dimensional Desert; although I don't know what the situation is, it might bring a turning point for your mission.】

【Finally, I hope this difficult time spent on the distant front line reminds you somewhat of the good times spent with Lady Mi Ya at the Demon King Academy. If you are willing to kneel and beg me, and I act spoiled to my old man, it's not impossible to transfer you back from the front line... Hmm, although it's generally not possible, this young lady is not an ordinary demon after all, hehehehe.】

【By the way, I have already forwarded the letter you entrusted Senior Geluo to send to your family. Never expected that dear classmate Luo Yan is actually an orphan; I thought you were joking, giggle... truly interesting.】

The moment Luo Yan finished reading the entire letter, a ball of ghostly green flame shot up, instantly swallowing the letter.

Although the Great Cemetery is not under the feet of the Demon God Bayeli, the Demon Capital is, after all.

And the fact that this guy couldn't make the impolite wording in his letter public obviously showed he had self-awareness.

Of course, Luo Yan didn't intend to do such a low-class thing anyway.

After reading the whole letter, he could feel that this old classmate was still looking out for him... it's just that the way of looking out was a bit twisted.

Taking the towel from Sarah's hand, Luo Yan wiped his hands, then looked at the timid goblin in front of him and said.

"Lady Mi Ya told me that you know some history of the human kingdoms and have dabbled in the evil scriptures of the Aisake Sect and rune secret arts... I want to know if that's true?"

Ouke nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"True! My lord! I-I-I once served a mage of the Xuebang! Even helped him assemble some trinkets engraved with inscriptions! But the name Aisake is much more sensitive on the surface than in Hell. Someone accused him of researching forbidden magic, and he wanted to kill Ouke to silence me in order to destroy the evidence! But fortunately, Ouke's life was tough; not only did I save my life, but I also escaped from his mage tower. Later, on the way to Hell, Ouke accidentally met a slave trader, and in the end, I was really sold to Hell by the slave trader..."

Served as an apprentice in the Xuebang? This goblin seems to be of some use.

Especially hearing this outrageous experience, Luo Yan couldn't help but look at him twice more; never expected this guy to be quite lucky.

Although the goblins sold to the Demon Capital are not as good as the local goblins of the Demon Capital and the children of the goblin chieftains, they are still much happier than the goblins living on the edge of Hell.

Seeing that Lord Demon King seemed to have taken an interest in him, Ouke smiled flatteringly, and then a mysterious expression appeared on his face.

"Secretly tell you a secret, very few people know Aisake's full name, and even often mistake him for some king's court mage, but they are actually all wrong! According to my former master's investigation, that guy is called Lin Te Aisake, and he is the same person as the last emperor of the Aisake Dynasty! And the Aisake Sect is the so-called Machine Sect! And speaking of the Machine Sect, we goblins have much more connection to it than gnomes!"

This so-called secret was somewhat like showing off in front of an expert in front of Luo Yan.

However, Luo Yan did not show that he was very familiar with Lin Te Aisake, but instead asked suspiciously.

"What does a goblin have to do with Lin Te Aisake?"

Ouke said proudly.

"That guy once bragged about wanting to make goblins have as much dignity as gnomes, and also wanted every goblin to have their own land, but we don't buy that! Only human things farm! We don't farm that stuff!"

"..."

Luo Yan touched his nose and smiled.

What the hell is making goblins have dignity?

If a goblin could understand what this word meant, would they still be called a goblin? Instead of aiming too high, it's better to promise to distribute some female knights to them.

After defeating Shengxisi, if he's happy, he'll fulfill it for the goblin chieftains, pick a few female goblins, give them swords, and throw them to the little goblins to chase and play with. If he's not happy, let them wait, wait another two hundred years... anyway, it wasn't said that it had to be fulfilled while alive.

This Aisake didn't lose unjustly; even drawing a pie couldn't draw it into the hearts of the believers. As expected, he still needs to go to the Demon King Academy for two years of advanced studies.

But this is getting off-topic.

The one contemporary with Lin Te should be the first Demon God. It's certain that Headmaster Aiwen was there at that time, but it's really hard to say if there was a Demon King Academy.

"... Alright, since you even know that the God of Machines and Lin Te Aisake are the same person, it seems you are a guy who really knows his stuff."

Luo Yan nodded and made a decision.

"Hmm, this Demon King will arrange some work for you."

"No problem, my lord! Ouke will make you satisfied with the work! That... can you activate this collar first?" Ouke pointed to his neck and said flatteringly, "If you don't activate this... it might explode with a bang."

"Small matter."

Luo Yan clapped his hands, and a green light flashed and disappeared, merging into the collar on Ouke's neck.

Absorbing the imprint from Lord Demon King, the collar hanging on Ouke's neck flickered slightly with a faint cyan light, and then returned to calm.

Seeing that Lord Demon King had accepted him, Ouke finally breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his back, and said.

"Thank you... thank you, my lord, Ouke will definitely—"

Luo Yan waved his hand, interrupting his words.

"No need for nonsense, follow me. I have prepared a separate laboratory for you; you will work there from now on."

With the Delagong family fanning the flames in the rear, expecting those soft-footed shrimp in the Demon Capital to come here is unrealistic... try to rely on yourself as much as possible in the future.

After speaking, Luo Yan took Sarah, Okeduo, and Bangde and his party, left the simple teleportation room, and walked toward the cave outside.

Looking at the towering back of Lord Demon King, Ouke's face showed a moved expression, and his eyes were even filled with hot tears.

What a merciful lord! Actually prepared a separate room for himself!!! Where is this Hell, this is simply Heaven—bah! It is Hell! Having grown up on the surface, he hadn't adapted to his new identity for a while, and his cognition was still in a state of confusion.

But one thing is certain, and that is that Ouke has already decided! Lord Demon King is the only master he will serve for the rest of his life! "Lord Demon King, Ouke will definitely—"

Luo Yan said impatiently.

"Alright, I already told you to shut up, didn't you hear?"

Ouke straightened his back and stretched his duck-like throat.

"Yes—!!!" -(Thanks to "KAWABUNGA" for the alliance leader reward!!!) (End of chapter)