Chapter 121 Enlightenment
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Magic City, under the majestic and fortified tower, stood a terror with long horns on its head.
His body is tall and strong, like an upright bull. The burly shoulders supported a set of enchanted heavy plate armor, like a majestic and immovable steel city wall. He carried a diamond-encrusted enchanted short ax on his waist. The shiny ax blade was sharp and luxurious.
The deep three-dimensional facial features were topped by a head of curly brown hair, and the dark blue eyes exuded a cold and ferocious light -
It was as if someone hiding in that tower owed him 2 million Keira.
Not to mention his dignified appearance, his extraordinary appearance can be seen from his attire alone.
Or put another way.
If this ancestor didn't have any achievements, he wouldn't be able to get here wearing this outfit. He probably couldn't get past the door of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he was pressed down by the sentries standing guard.
It was time to get off work, and the demon civil servants around them all got out of the way, for fear that they would get into a fight and get blood on themselves.
This kind of thing happens from time to time.
Although the Demon City has a sound set of laws, your life belongs to you.
At this time, a graceful figure walked out from under the gloomy tower.
Under the fluffy pink bangs are a pair of eyes full of autumn water. Their natural laziness and cunning exudes a soul-stirring magic power, as if you can't help but fall in love with them when you look at them.
Judging from the wagging tail, Miss Mia seems to be in a good mood today.
However, the moment he saw the iron lump under the steps, an expression of disgust suddenly appeared on that beautiful face.
"Tsk, why are you here again?"
The tall and mighty Terror looked at her indifferently, and made a solemn and mighty sound under the thick plate armor.
"Krian - there's a guy asking you for an explanation."
The sound was loud enough to float to the top of the tower.
Knowing that he couldn't hide, a rather helpless face gradually became clear from the shadow of the tower.
In the entire Demon King Management Department, except for the director who is older than him, this is the only newcomer who has just come in and calls him by his first name all day long.
A pair of eyes shot towards him like lightning.
Looking at the youngest son of the Dragon family under the steps, Grien coughed lightly and said.
"Are you Xino Dragon?"
"Exactly," Xino looked at him with bright eyes, opened the visor of his helmet, and completely released the humming tone, turning it into a sonorous and powerful question, "Our Dragon family has lived and died for His Majesty the Demon God, and has forcibly opened up a vast and fertile territory in the hinterland of mankind! And now, my father's body is still cold, and you have taken back this territory! No matter what, I can't accept it!"
In fact, it is not even possible to say that the bones are not yet cold.
Grian remembered that the bad news came a few months ago in the middle of the year, but the actual defeat may have been earlier.
The most important thing is——
The Demon King Territory was given up by the Dragon family themselves, and no one really forced them to do this.
Logically speaking, if Mr. Xino is not convinced, he should go to the patriarch of his family or a veteran who can speak to him, instead of coming to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask for an explanation.
But——
What if there is the tacit approval of the top leaders of the Dragon family behind this?
Having been working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for so many years, Grien is considered an old man, and countless possibilities appear in his mind in an instant.
"About this matter..."
His eyes rolled, and soon fell on the yawning Miss Padridge, and protected the latter in front of him.
…The labyrinth under Thunder County is currently under the sole responsibility of Miss Mia Padridge. You can ask her for specific details.”
Mia, who was yawning, was slightly startled, her eyes narrowed, and she looked at the deputy director of the Demon King's Management Department playfully.
"You guy..."
Facing that dangerous sight, Green coughed lightly and reminded him calmly.
"Miss Padridge... If I remember correctly, you took the initiative to take full charge of the Demon King's Leader in the "Necropolis," didn't you?"
Hino Dragon's eyes were like a passing ball on the court, quickly shifting from Green's body to the Miss Padridge's body, and it seemed that he did not intend to move away this time.
The special hobby of the Padridge family is no secret among the circles of high-level demons in the Demon City.
Obviously——
This is the backstage of the demon king who took over his family's property!
"That's right."
Mia snorted coldly, knowing she was wrong, and let go of Grien who kicked the ball towards her, and turned to look at a certain horror begging for an explanation.
This outfit is quite arrogant.
It is as if I am about to go to the front line to take up my post.
"Forget it, I was not obligated to answer your questions, but since you took the initiative to come to the door, I will tell you. The core of the previous Demon King's Territory in Thunder County has been broken, and what is running now is a new core, which has nothing to do with the Demon King's Territory run by your father."
"In addition, the current Demon King is an outstanding graduate of the Demon King Academy. He was personally recommended to His Majesty the Demon God's Cabinet by Principal Alvin Kruger, and was finally approved by the Cabinet... It doesn't matter if you regard it as an appointment by His Majesty the Demon God."
"That's all because of the villain. Slander!" Xino Dragon roared in a low voice, "If His Majesty the Demon God really understands the contribution that the Dragon family has made to that land, He will definitely stand on our side -"
"That's enough, are you too arrogant? Can you guess His Majesty the Demon God?"
Mia's eyes narrowed slightly, like a sharp sword, piercing straight towards the angry terror, interrupting his arrogant speech.
"If the Dragon family has any dissatisfaction, they can go to His Majesty the Demon God's cabinet to ask for an explanation instead of coming here to yell at us."
When she said this, she paused for a moment and raised her chin slightly.
"And with all due respect, you are not much worse than the current Demon King."
"You!" Xino was furious, staring at her with big copper bell eyes and clenching his fists tightly.
Mia didn't care at all, she just chuckled and changed the subject.
"But, I am a reasonable person. If you can convince the current Demon King of the necropolis to come back...it's not impossible to make it work."
Grian glanced sideways slightly to express surprise, once again refreshing his view of the Padrich family.
ify over the political resources at the disposal of this school girl, I am afraid that the political resources at her disposal are greater than he imagined.
Hmm.
Have to find a way to please me.
Hino looked happy when he heard this and took a step forward involuntarily.
"Really?"
Looking at the excited young son of the Dragon family, Grien coughed lightly and took over the conversation.
h "Thank you to the Padrich family for their generosity... Generally speaking, this kind of thing is impossible."
Hino said immediately.
"Please let me use the teleportation array! I'll go there now!"
After standing here for so long, this idiot used the word "please" for the first time.
However, after hearing his words, Mia's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Hey, what do you think His Majesty the Demon God's Ministry of Internal Affairs is? Your own backyard?"
She remembered that Luo Yan's strength was only bronze for the time being.
Although she didn't think this guy had the guts to attack the Demon King, no one could say whether he would use any special means.
For example, spiritual spells.
Faced with Mia's question, Xino was speechless for a moment and said quickly.
“I... don’t mean that!”
Grian gave the succubus a subtle sideways glance and said in his mind, "You have the nerve to say this."
However, he only dared to keep this complaint in his heart, and did not want to offend others by saying it out loud.
Looking at the mindless terror, Mia felt more and more bored the more she looked at this guy.
Emotional intelligence is too low.
Looks so-so, but has a bad mind... It really doesn’t make people want to conquer.
As for strength?
Silver-level strength is too common in the magic city, and it is not worth showing off at this level... On the contrary, this guy's strength has already reached the silver level, but his heart is like a trash fish, which makes her feel worse than cannon fodder on the front line.
However, it would be a good choice if he could replace Luo Yan from the front line.
Some time ago, she learned about Chaos from her father. The vivid description scared her so much that she couldn't sleep all night... "Don't think about the teleportation array, let alone walking there. If you dare to find him outside the magic city, or send people to harass him... Haha, rebellion is a serious crime." Hearing the no-joking voice, Xino's expression froze, and he immediately opened his mouth.
"I didn't mean that... and don't scare me! It's not your turn to test the Dragon family's loyalty to His Majesty the Demon God!"
"I'm just a friendly reminder. I didn't say that you really want to rebel, or do you have something secret in your heart?"
Looking at Xino who had hardened her fists, Mia laughed, and then ended the topic in a scribble.
"In short, you can only discuss this matter in the Magic City, and it must be when I am around."
Xino said angrily.
"Then if he never returns to the Magic City, I will keep waiting like this?"
"How could it be? The Magic City is his home, and he will come back soon."
While saying this, Mia turned around and blinked at someone who was trying to stay out of the matter.
"Mr. Deputy Director, the Demon King of the Necropolis wants to take a leave of absence, will you approve it?"
Hearing the name of the student, Grien sighed and said helplessly.
"You have already approved it, so why are you asking me what to do?"
Mia smiled sweetly.
"This still requires your signature."
Without missing this step, Green quickly said downhill.
"Put the report on my desk tomorrow."
"Thanks, senior."
Mia waved her hand, swayed her tail behind her, and left in a good mood.
Hino glanced at the back of the flying carriage, then looked at Grien and gave a noble salute of thanks, and then left with heavy steps.
Watching the two plague gods leave, Green finally breathed a sigh of relief and loosened his somewhat tight collar.
Having such a subordinate who "follows the instructions but not the propaganda" is really unlucky for eight lifetimes.
But it’s thanks to her that this matter can be resolved decently.
Honestly speaking, although he didn't think highly of a certain junior, he still thought of him well.
The Dragon family is not a good quarrel. Unless Luo Yan never returns to the Magic City for the rest of his life, the two sides will always run into each other.
It is better to resolve the trouble as soon as possible while the grievances are not deep now, rather than dragging it out forever.
And with the Padridge family mediating, there is no need to worry about any big problems.
At this moment, Green suddenly thought of Principal Alvin's instructions, and couldn't help but think about whether to send a message to the latter. With this thought in mind, he walked to the door and threw a coin into the hand of the Goblin driver pulling the cart.
It was not until he got into the car that Green suddenly realized something, and suddenly smiled and shook his head.
"This is really..."
"Who is the succubus."
As if he heard the distinguished guest behind him talking to himself, the goblin pulling the cart smiled flatteringly and spoke to him.
"Hehe... Speaking of succubi, there was a succubus just now that was really good... Hehehe."
Grian glanced at the frail goblin, smiled and said nothing.
Is this something you can care about?
"Pull your cart."
...
Just as Green was riding the goblin cart through the bustling streets to the Demon King Academy, the Demon King's Territory half a planet away was also buzzing with excitement.
It's just that the bustle here is different from that in the Magic City, and the noise is obviously a lot more confusing.
In the Quality Square in front of the resurrection point, the sounds of hawking and shouting can be heard endlessly, and the creaking and creaking sounds are continuous.
"Come out with a one-handed Hades sword! Comes with three swift Hades! 90,000 Hades coins! You are so innocent!"
"So cheap!!"
"Magic pistol! Shoots fast and accurately! Does anyone want it?! 110,000 hell coins!!"
"Holy shit! I'm robbing you of the money!"
"??? Can you say it again?"
"Yes, does anyone need some clothes?"
"Compressed biscuits! Super battery life!"
"What is this made of?"
"Don't worry about the materials, this is for your own good!"
Looking at the skeletons setting up stalls and shouting, Shirley had a curious expression on her face.
"Are they selling something?"
Following her gaze, Helen's eyes fell on a stall selling clothes.
She saw a skeleton and a little devil chirping words she couldn't understand, seeming to be bargaining.
“Maybe.”
In a blink of an eye, the deal seemed to be done.
The skeleton soldier put a piece of silk fabric that seemed to be made of spider silk over his head and left happily.
Watching it leave, the little devil's expression seemed a little sad?
But what is concerning is not the expression on the face of the little devil stall owner, but another thing.
Shirley's eyes widened and she said in disbelief.
ifier?
Helen was also curious about this question and said after thinking for a long time.
ccogeneous to the necropolis using underworld coins.
However, she only heard about it and had not actually seen what that thing looked like.
The two night elves looked around in the square for a while, but they did not stay much longer.
As a gecko acolyte in a robe came over, they quickly followed him and followed the winding mine to Ork's magic workshop.
When they entered the magic workshop, the Demon King was standing with a short goblin, facing a strange-looking metal machine.
I saw that the goblin had a flattering look on his face, and kept yelling and flattering him, "As expected of the Demon King."
Honestly, Shirley hates goblins very much.
In her impression, these little things are the followers of the ogres, and they are just as rude as the ogres. Not only do they always come to the fourth floor to cause trouble, but they also make obscene smiles when they see them.
But for the sake of the Demon King, she just ignored this guy.
Before the palace guard acolyte could speak, she looked at the back of the Demon King and said energetically.
"Master Demon King, what do you have to do with Shirley?"
Hearing the sound coming from the door, Luo Yan stopped what he was doing, turned back to look at the acolyte of the Gecko clan standing at the door, nodded, and then smiled at the two night elves.
"You are here just in time, I have a treasure here that I am planning to show you."
The Gecko Clan acolyte nodded slightly and left Oak's magic workshop quietly.
"Baby?" Shirley tilted her head in confusion, her eyes falling on the strange-looking machine, "It can't be this thing, right?"
Helen also had a puzzled expression on her face, casting a puzzled look at the Demon King.
Luo Yan nodded and said with a smile.
“Exactly.”
Shirley said hesitantly.
"But... this is just a machine, right?"
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Oak's sharp scream.
"What do you mean this is just a machine?! How dare you underestimate the wisdom of the Demon King! Ork will never allow it! You pointy-eared idiot! You can't tell a good thing from a good thing! @%#!"
Shirley was startled by the noise. When she came back to her senses, Shirley glared at Ork, but she didn't expect that the Goblin was not ordinary courageous and actually ignored her threat.
"Why are you shouting so loudly? Besides, you don't have sharp ears yourself?"
"Ok is different!"
Ok puffed up his chest and said plausibly.
"His Majesty the Demon King said, Orc is the smartest Goblin! Smarter than goblins! Although he has pointy ears, he is not a fool!"
Helen: "..."
Is there any difference?
Unlike her calm sister, Shirley was so angry that she was about to teach this ignorant guy a lesson, but was stopped by a voice from the side.
"That's enough, I don't have time to watch you quarreling."
Looking at Shirley, whose anger was about to explode, Luo Yan coughed to interrupt the quarrel of his minions, and continued with a majestic voice.
"You are right, this is just a machine, but with its power, we can easily do things that even magic is difficult to do."
"How is this...possible?" Shirley opened her mouth in surprise, with an expression of disbelief.
Guessing that she would react like this, Luo Yan asked.
"How far can you see with magic?"
Shirley raised the corners of her lips confidently.
"If the visibility is good, three kilometers is no problem!"
She is even more confident than her gold-level father with her detection ability and proficiency in far-sighted magic.
Looking at her confident look, Luo Yan smiled and continued to ask.
“How thin can you see?”
Shirley winked mischievously.
"If Shirley is serious, you can even see the pores of the Demon King!"
"Shirley!"
Helen scolded her sister in warning, and then looked at Luo Yan with an apologetic look, "Sorry, Mr. Demon King——"
"It's okay, I asked her," Luo Yan smiled and waved his hand, looked at Shirley who looked aggrieved and continued to ask, "What about the details that are finer than pores? Can you see them with your eyes?" He muttered, "Can it be thinner?"
Luo Yan did not speak, but placed a glass piece dripping with sample test solution on the slot in the center of the instrument, then gently turned a circular gear on the side of a metal tube to adjust the distance between the lens and the eyepiece, and turned on the magic crystal lamp at the base.
Looking at the cylindrical metal part, Helen always felt that it looked familiar, and suddenly remembered that she had seen it on the adventurers.
“This is...a telescope?”
I heard from the elders of the tribe that with the help of this tool called a telescope, humans can see places as far away as after using magic without the use of magic.
Of course.
This thing is of little use in the misty forest. It is mainly used outside the maze.
Luo Yan smiled and nodded.
"It's the same principle as a telescope, just used in a different way."
Nearly a thousand years ago, Linte Isaac made the telescope.
It was also since then that people had applied telescopes to navigation, especially navigation along the Whirlpool Sea.
But perhaps due to his limited energy, Lint obviously made sophisticated instruments such as steam engines and mechanical clocks, but he did not make Leeuwenhoek's microscope.
That thing is actually much easier to make than a steam engine.
And compared to steam engines, microscopes are obviously better at helping people in this world understand the world they live in.
Of course, Luo Yan can be regarded as having the blessing of his predecessors and does not have to start working on polishing lenses.
Purchased more than a dozen telescopes through Silver Pine Town. He took out the lenses inside to calculate the focal length and reassembled them. With the help of Oak, he finally completed a microscope with a maximum magnification of 20×40.
The maximum magnification of 800 times is enough to see the outline of blood cells and the structure of some body cells.
Looking at Shirley with a suspicious look on her face, Luo Yan did not continue to explain. Instead, he invited her to the strange-looking microscope and briefly told her how to operate the instrument.
The moment her eyes came close to the eyepiece, Shirley was stunned and screamed in disbelief.
"This, what is this?!"
In her field of vision, bubble-like structures of different sizes were either stationary or swimming gently... Some were like recumbent snails, some were like transparent earthworms, and there were some weird things that she could not describe.
It was like another world she had never seen before!
Her eyes were glued to the eyepiece, staring motionlessly, as if she was completely immersed in it.
I have never seen such a shocked expression on my sister's face. Helen also had a surprised expression on her face, and she couldn't help but take a second look at the weird-looking machine.
Is this thing really so magical?
Looking at Shirley who exclaimed in disbelief, Luo Yan answered her question in a gentle tone.
"This is the world we live in, or the world after magnifying 800 times."
"Loosely speaking, most of the living things you know are made up of these tiny "cells"."
h "Including us."
(End of this chapter)