Chapter 146 The Demon King who pulls Zhuangding
With dark green skin and fangs protruding from the corners of his mouth, this man is none other than the orc mercenary leader who was previously blasted away by his own artillery outside the Black Wind Castle.
Luo Yan didn't know his name. At that time, he just took a look through the binoculars and happened to see this guy carrying a white flag among the group of orcs.
In fact, when he saw this guy for the first time, Luo Yan was not sure that the two were the same orc. It was not until the other person showed a surprised expression on his face and exclaimed that he was convinced that he had seen it right and that they were the same orc.
Seeing the devil's eyes staring straight at him, the mercenary leader's face suddenly showed a fearful expression.
Different from when he was working for the Dragon family before, he had a protective umbrella at that time. Even if he couldn't walk sideways in the Demon City, he didn't have to worry about offending anyone.
But things are different now. Due to the destruction of Black Wind Castle, he and his brothers all lost their jobs. The Demon King is the real Demon King to him, and it is not easy to crush him to death.
Afraid of getting into trouble, he turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Luo Yan before he took two steps.
"Stop!"
Sano's whole body was shaken and he almost fell. After stopping, he turned around and said tremblingly.
int Luo Yan looked at him twice, and then glanced at the air to the left.
Yuyou, who was floating on the right, quickly floated to the left of Lord Demon King, and spoke with insight.
"Lord Demon King, his soul level is silver level!"
Silver level.
Just so-so.
Luo Yan nodded, then looked at the uneasy orc in front of him, and spoke in a majestic voice.
"What's your name? What are you doing here?"
Sano replied tremblingly.
"Sano Blackhand, I am the leader of the Crown of Malice mercenary group... I naturally want to find a job here to make a living for my brothers."
Luo Yan raised his eyebrows.
"The Dragon family doesn't want you anymore?"
Sano said with a wry smile.
"We were originally responsible for garrisoning Black Wind Castle, but now we don't even have the place to be stationed..."
Luo Yan nodded and continued.
What?" Luo Yan shrugged and said nonchalantly, "If you are referring to a duel, it is a dispute between me and the Dragon family, and it has nothing to do with you. Of course, I have very strict requirements for my subordinates. You don't have to be strong, but you must be loyal to me."
Sano looked at Luo Yan in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face. It seemed that he did not expect that this noble man would let go of his grudges like this.
No——
It would be better to say that he did not think it was a grudge at all, but rationally separated the two things completely.
Thinking of Mr. Camu Dragon who took out his anger on him afterwards, Sano couldn't help but feel slightly moved.
Although he doesn't really want to go to the front line, but being able to serve such a lord, no matter how bad you think about it, it won't be any worse...
"Our loyalty is clearly priced, as long as you can afford it, we will always be loyal to your sword...or wand."
Luo Yan looked at him and asked.
"How much commission will the Dragon family give you?"
"Ten million Keira a year...but if it's you, the price can be negotiated." Looking at Luo Yan, who frowned slightly, Sano quickly added, "We have five hundred brothers, all of whom are powerful. Above Black Iron, if you are willing to pay us a one-time payment of 3 million Keira and a monthly commission of 300,000 Keira, we can work for you.”
In other words, the comprehensive cost of each Black Iron-level orc warrior is 1,120 Keira per month.
This price can be said to be quite cheap. After all, buying an orc slave directly costs five figures, and it may also have various problems.
"Deal, you are mine from now on." Luo Yan nodded and agreed, and continued as if he was afraid that he would regret it, "After the specific employment contract, I will ask the civil servants of the Demon King Management Company to hand it over to you. If possible, I hope you can leave for the necropolis immediately."
Looking at Sano Blackhand who was kneeling on one knee, Luo Yan nodded in approval, took the sword and tapped him on the shoulder twice as usual, and then handed it back to him.
From this moment on, the ceremony of allegiance is completed. This sword that was in the hands of the enemy in the past will fight for him from now on.
Although there is no magic to restrain people's hearts in this world, and even the allegiance ceremony cannot guarantee 100% loyalty, Luo Yan is not worried that he may betray him.
Because it won’t be long before he returns to the necropolis, and he will be sent to the necropolis’s colony on the planet Kao.
There, he can only listen to himself.
At this moment, Sano didn't know what kind of betrayal contract he had signed, but even if he knew it, it would be too late to regret it.
Information about Chaos is a secret among secrets both in hell and on the surface, and the news that the necropolis is currently being invaded by Chaos has not spread in the magic city. Only a few relevant people know the situation, or have guessed some clues through clues.
With expectations for a better tomorrow, Sano took the brothers stationed in the camp and embarked on a journey to the Demon King Management Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This is the first time that he has been so close to the center of power in hell. Looking at the statue of the devil in the square of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he couldn't help but hold his breath.
Perhaps——
The opportunity to get ahead is right in front of you.
No one wants to be a mercenary for life, including him... In fact, this is one of the reasons why he is unwilling to leave the magic city and go to the front line where there are more opportunities to make money.
Soon, a demon with fluttering wings landed in front of him. After looking him up and down, he spoke.
“Are you Sano Blackhand?”
"It's me... Lord Demon King asked me to come here. What procedures do I need to go through?" Sano replied in a deep voice.
Grian smiled and said pleasantly.
"The formalities have been completed, you don't need to worry about it... By the way, this is the employment contract. Once you confirm that there are no problems, you can set off."
As he spoke, he magically produced two copies of the employment contract from his hand, and handed it forward gracefully.
Humbling from the scrawled signature and the still-warm ink, it is easy to tell that this contract should have just been drawn up.
At this moment, Sano was not aware of the danger of the devil in front of him at all. He was only surprised that the efficiency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had become so high.
Taking over the employment contract from Green, he carefully confirmed the terms and then put his fingerprint on it without hesitation.
"What's next?"
Sano handed one of the contracts back to the devil in front of him, and said with a hint of urging in his voice.
"The Demon King wants me to go to his territory immediately. How should we get there? Do you have any plans here?"
Although he has never been to the necropolis, he has heard about that place. It is said that there is a vast ocean and a whirlpool sea separated from hell.
Such a long distance, it is unrealistic to walk there or take a boat. It is best to use the power of magic.
After hearing what he said, a bright smile appeared on Green's face, and he continued talking pleasantly.
"Ah, don't worry about this, 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 for a moment and said hesitantly.
"Is it too hasty?"
Although the Demon King told him before leaving that he hoped he would set out immediately, he never expected that this would be right after signing the contract.
He originally thought he would go on the road with the Demon King.
"That's right, the staff at the teleportation station will get off work in two hours, and everything will be fine until then." Grien glanced at the watch on his hand, "It's not impossible if you plan to stay here for one night, but the accommodation conditions here are terrible, I hope you are mentally prepared."
Sano always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
"Let's do it now... I hope you have made arrangements."
Hearing the answer from the orc, the smile on Gryen's face became brighter.
"Don't worry about this, someone will pick you up when you get there."
After saying that, he snapped his fingers, summoning a little devil who had been hiding somewhere before, and gave instructions to the latter.
"Please take our guest to the teleportation station and send it to the necropolis."
"Giggle, got it!" The little devil agreed with a smirk, then flapped his wings and flew in front of Sano, "Please come with me, sir."
The feeling that something was wrong in his heart became stronger.
Sano even began to regret a little. Was he too hasty in agreeing to leave?
But it seems too late to regret now.
With a group of brothers behind him, he followed the little devil to the teleportation station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs adjacent to the reservoir area.
The towering and solemn building made Sano's unreliable mood dissipate a little, and he walked through the magnificent arch with his head held high.
With his elite soldiers and generals standing at the center of the teleportation array, Sano took a deep breath and said to the spellcaster operating the teleportation array.
"I'm ready."
The demon caster didn't look at him, he just recited the spell skillfully to activate the formation.
As a green light emerged from the eye of the magic array, the magic energy that distorted the space instantly opened an oval-shaped portal.
The group of orcs standing on the teleportation array were like boats being sucked into a whirlpool and quickly disappeared above the teleportation array.
Looking at the commotion of the orc soldiers in front of the teleportation array, the demon caster said expressionlessly.
"The next batch, move quickly."
The orc soldiers walked toward the portal one after another.
With the flashes of light, these young guys entered the subspace channel one after another and went to unknown places.
The reason why it is said to be an unknown place is of course because the Necropolis is in the interference area of the Chaos Gate. All subspace channels passing through this place will be forcibly twisted to the other side of the Chaos Gate by the "undercurrent under the vortex".
Looking at the disappearing figures of the orc boys, Grien made a gesture of condolences without any guilt, and then left the teleportation station.
Not far away from him, the Lord of Demonic Castle, Walsh, was looking at the direction of the teleportation array with great interest, stroking his chin and saying.
"Five hundred young orcs... Tsk tsk, this demon king is really ruthless."
He knows something about the inside story.
Including the invasion of Chaos that interrupted the duel between Luo Yan and Xino, and the existence of the Gate of Chaos that would distort subspace navigation.
It was precisely because of this that he was shocked by Luo Yan's cruelty.
As expected of the lord of the necropolis!
He is also so merciless to his own people!
"This is simply a fraud!" Miss Majin standing next to him said angrily, "These guys with privileges are always like this! They don't regard other demons as demons at all!"
On the surface, she was complaining about Luo Yan, but in fact she was complaining about Mia, who was in the same office.
Walsh laughed out loud when he heard this, folded his arms in front of his chest, and said in the astonished eyes of his partner.
"This is wrong. Devils just have to treat other demons as demons... I appreciate this guy more and more!"
Although he is not a devil, he is more like a devil than a devil!
At the same time, on the distant planet Kaa, in a gloomy old castle on a mountain, a green orc appeared out of thin air in the center of the teleportation array.
Sano shook his head, stood up with his hands on the ground, staggered and almost hit the pillar next to him.
This was the first time he took a long-distance journey through the portal. It felt like his head was put in a sack, thrown into a small dark room, and then kicked a dozen times by a donkey.
He did not want to have a similar experience again. He would rather endure the bumps of the ship and carriage than suffer in that uneasiness.
Sano stood firm by holding on to the wall and looked around, enduring the stomach acid rolling in his stomach, trying to figure out the situation in front of him.
This seems to be the interior of a castle. Through the gloomy windows, the turbid sky can be vaguely seen, but it is much darker than the sky in his impression.
As for the teleportation array, in addition to the mercenary brothers who staggered out of the teleportation gate like him, he also saw several lizardman acolytes in robes.
The granite statue standing not far from the teleportation array seemed to be the Demon King he had seen before in the slave market.
Many skeleton soldiers and various monsters came and went under the statue of the Demon King, making a creaking and noisy sound.
Where did this come from?
This is not like the underground, but it is not like the surface either.
"...I'm here? Is this the necropolis?" Looking at one of the lizardman acolytes, Sano asked in a confident voice.
The acolyte did not answer, but looked at him lifelessly, and then a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Welcome to the planet Kaa."
"Kaa...planet?" Sano looked at him with confused eyes, his mouth open and he didn't know what expression to make.
That was a word he had never heard before, a bit like a moving star. He tried to understand the meaning, but felt at a loss.
The lizardman acolyte did not explain the meaning of the planets to him, because he himself was not very clear about it. He just followed the instructions of His Majesty the Demon King and spoke in a routine manner.
"This is the outpost of the necropolis stationed on the planet Kaa. Your task is to be responsible for the defense of the castle. If there is anything unclear, you can ask me."
However, out of professional ethics, he instinctively asked about the most important thing.
"Who is our enemy?"
"Chaos." The acolyte did not hide anything and answered his question truthfully.
However, after listening to the acolyte's answer, Sano's expression instantly turned to stone, and even his green skin lost its color.
Yes.
The acolyte nodded, looking at Sano whose eyes were full of fear, with a hint of piety and pride in his voice.
"We are stepping on the land of chaos!"
...
After seeing off Sano Blackhand, Luo Yan went to the nearby post office to send an urgent city letter to Senior Green of the Demon King Management Department, and then walked around the slave market a few times.
However, it was a pity that the mercenary group that was not wanted by the Dragon family seemed to have used up the rest of his good luck. He had no more gains along the way, so he could only leave this lively market with regret.
In fact, it is normal to think about it. The talent market in the Magic City mainly supplies the talents that the Magic City needs. On the contrary, the talents needed by the Necropolis can only be found at the front line.
Perhaps he should go to the talent market in Broken Rock Peak.
I heard that the hell dwarf has a lot of good things in his hands. The mole man craftsmen under him escaped from the dwarf's territory.
Just when Luo Yan got on the "Goli" and returned to the temple on Nightmare Street, new news suddenly came from Yoyou's side.
"Lord Demon King! The "Crown of Malice" mercenary group you hired has arrived at our outpost on the planet Kaa!"
"So fast?" Upon hearing Yuyou's report, Luo Yan's face suddenly showed a surprised expression.
Delivery time is less than two hours!
To be honest, Senior Green's efficiency really surprised him. After all, in his impression, that guy never seemed to be so active in doing things. Especially for things that require responsibility, you can put them off as long as you can. If you can't, you have to find someone to take the blame first.
It can be seen that the Chaos Invasion has really made the Demon King Management Department very passive, so that the deputy director has been under a lot of pressure.
"It's really fast. Youyou was shocked." Youyou, who was floating next to Luo Yan, kept talking.
Since the acolytes of the necropolis moved the newly carved Demon King statue to the outpost fortress on the planet Kaa, Luo Yan's "divine realm" also unexpectedly covered the past and included the outpost fortress.
Thanks to this, the scope of Yoyo’s activities suddenly spanned two planets!
Perhaps it was because of the decline of life on the planet Kaa, Luo Yan could clearly feel that the expansion of his divine realm there was obviously much faster than the expansion in the maze and the surface!
This is an unexpected surprise.
“How is it? Will he adapt to it when he gets there?”
Will he adapt to it when he gets there?
"He was a little uncomfortable at first, but he heard that the Chaos army was watching nearby, so he has adapted!"
Luo Yan had a smile on his face.
Not bad!
He indeed saw the right person!
Even if he is thrown into the chaotic territory, he still remains calm in the face of danger. This guy is a talent!
After turning a few corners, the Goli quickly drove to Nightmare on Elm Street.
Hands a coin to the goblin pulling the cart. Luo Yan, who got out of the cart, was about to walk towards the temple when he saw a familiar figure under the streetlight not far away.
That person is Vivian.
Different from the black dress she wore when they first met, she was wearing a navy blue knee-length dress, light brown short boots, and a domed wide-brim hat with a ribbon on her head, like a small and delicate birthday cake.
Perhaps she had waited too long and was bored. She couldn't help but lightly kicked the street lamp next to her, and was startled by the falling cinders.
Just when she raised her little hand to pat her hat, she happened to meet Luo Yan's eyes. Her fair cheeks suddenly turned red like a lit candle, and she quickly hid her hands stained with soot behind her back.
Pretending not to see her ungentlemanly side, Luo Yan just asked in slight surprise.
"Why are you here?"
The fingers behind her back were twisted together, Vivian's expression suddenly became tense, and she asked cautiously.
However, he still suggested that she choose a time, preferably at a different time than her father, otherwise it would be awkward if she bumped into him.
Hearing Luo Yan's answer, a comfortable smile suddenly appeared on his nervous little face, although he quickly restrained it in embarrassment.
"I'm not here to bother you on purpose, nor do I have any other intention. I just heard that you were leaving and wanted to say goodbye to you..."
"That's it," looking at Vivian who was stammering, Luo Yan said with a smile, "Why don't you just write me a letter."
Vivian's eyes suddenly lit up.
“I, 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 best to send it to the Demon King Management Department, not here, otherwise you may have to wait very late to receive a reply."
"Yes! I remember!"
Vivian nodded vigorously, and her red smile became happier.
Sure enough.
This guy looks much better when he smiles than when he has a straight face.
Just when Luo Yan was feeling relieved, Vivian suddenly seemed to think of something and put her hand into the shoulder bag she was carrying.
"By the way... there's one more thing I want to give you."
As she said this, she took out a small wooden box from her bag, and then, with a blushing face, she stretched out her hand and handed it to Luo Yan.
Perhaps it was because he had given away a lot of these things recently. The moment Luo Yan saw this familiar small wooden box, he subconsciously thought it contained diamonds.
But when he opened the wooden box, he found that things were not as he imagined. What's lying inside isn't something shiny, but a little devil's horn?
Where did the vampire get the little devil horns?
Luo Yan's expression became a little strange.
Especially when his eyes fell on the tiger teeth at the corner of Vivian's mouth, he vaguely guessed something.
This guy...
Could it be that he gave the replaced tooth to himself.
Being stared at by those "hot" eyes, Vivian looked away embarrassedly and lowered her voice.
"I'm sorry... Well, I may have taken away a lot of things from you, and I said a lot of willful things. I know that a sorry sentence is not enough, but there are some things that I can't decide, and I can't do anything..."
When she said this, she bit her lip lightly, mustered up the courage to move her evasive gaze back, and looked directly at her brother with a surprised look on his face.
"So... I just want to at least give you some compensation or something..."
"For example, give you the power of the vampires... that should be yours."
This sentence seemed to have exhausted all her courage.
When she said the last word, her face was so red that she was about to bleed, as if she had reached the limit. 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 tiger fang in his hand, he had a look on his face that didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence.
…When did I say I wanted to be a vampire?”