Chapter 314 The so-called job of the Demon King is to scare humans
In the maze of the Sun Step Mountains, in the Resurrection Square where the sun cannot shine, several players are sitting cross-legged under the statue of the Demon King in the center of the square, setting up stalls and shouting. Players who have received tasks nearby are coming and going.
At this moment, a steady and majestic voice suddenly came from the top of the statue, echoing over the entire square.
At the same time, a pop-up window popped up in front of all the players active in the area——
【Announcement: All servants of the Demon King whose level is lower than LV10 can go to the Resurrection Square to receive a new special mission! 】
"What the hell? Hidden mission?!"
"What's going on?!"
The players who received the news stopped one after another, or stood up from their stalls, looking up curiously in the direction of the Demon King's statue.
At the same time, a gloomy light fell in front of the stone statue, transforming into a slender figure.
That cold and handsome face was full of majesty, and particles of light like pixels escaped under the pitch-black cloak.
All the players recognized him at a glance. He was none other than their most respected Demon King and the owner of the necropolis—His Royal Highness Luo Yan!
Luo Yan glanced at the players in the square and spoke slowly, his calm voice carrying a sense of oppression that could not be denied.
“Citizens of the Necropolis, the new demon king ‘Ige’ from the Demon City will represent the demon god to open up a new demon king territory in the continent of Janna. As his senior, I need some brave warriors to assist him and carry out an attack mission on Deadwood Port.”
"The upper limit for receiving tasks is LV10, and there is no lower limit. Interested parties can sign up immediately and go to the flag at the entrance of the maze to gather."
"The action will start in half an hour, with generous rewards, limited places, first come, first served."
After saying these words, Luo Yan's figure gradually faded and disappeared in front of the Demon King's statue, as if he had never appeared before.
After a short period of silence, the voices of the players suddenly exploded, and they exchanged surprised glances with each other.
"Holy shit! The Demon King is back from the planet Kaa?! The brother who took me to level up just came over!"
"I just checked on the official website. It is said to be "affected by the subspace storm". The price of the teleportation ticket for the return trip from the planet Kaa has increased by 1000%, and the time to return to normal is to be determined."
"Grass! Black! Too dark!"
< br/> "Wait, Deadwood Port?! Isn't that our own territory? I remember our lizard technicians are still repairing ships there!"
"This is about to open a camp battle?! Exciting!"
"Speaking of which, why is the level restriction of this mission so weird? Aren't general missions restricted to the lowest level? Why is there a restriction to the highest level?"
"You don't understand this! It's obviously a welfare for the novice village!"
A player who had just reached LV11 and was no longer able to accept the mission beat his chest and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
"MMP! This idiot's plan was delayed sooner rather than later, but he waited until I was level 11 to do it!"
A player next to him who was just level 9 patted him on the shoulder with a stern look on his face.
"Be content, brother, you are already level 11, it's time to move bricks in a different place, leave the hidden tasks to us rookies! No more bragging, I'm grateful for this opportunity."
LV11 player: "%￥#@!"
While all the players were talking about it, a little devil player nicknamed "Don't Eat Children" suddenly screamed and looked at the corner of the square with his eyes shining.
"Holy shit, brothers..."
"This new demon king is so "smells"!"
The drake's voice immediately attracted the attention of countless players, and pairs of eyes followed his gaze, locking on "Ige" in the corner of the square.
It was a handsome-looking young man with short silver hair that brushed past his earlobes. The tail of his eyes was slightly curved, and his eyes were like those of a harmless deer.
Although the ID on his head does not indicate his race, the invisible aura and the upturned heart-shaped tail illustrate his identity——
This guy is exactly the succubus that the animals on the official website of "Calamity OL" long for!
It’s a pity that it’s a public one.
"Where? Let me see, let's see!?"
"Holy shit, the dog planner is awesome!"
"Hehehehe, the official understands our players' XP this time!"
"Get out! Remove the word "men", don't mean I am! I only accept female succubi!!! I'm going to kill him!"
"His ha...hehehe..."
"This is a serious game, right? You guys make me a little scared..."
Although there are many people who complain about not seeing big thunder, the vast majority of players are still very honest.
Some players who had signed up even went directly to the maze entrance to queue up, for fear of missing the mission departure time.
For a time, the originally deserted Resurrection Square was crowded with young players who enthusiastically signed up. The voices of calling friends came and went, and it looked very lively.
Looking at the enthusiastic "Servant of the Demon King", Ige felt moved in his heart. He tightened his grip on the sword at his waist and spoke impassionedly.
"Everyone! I...I will definitely not let you down!"
should should be expected, and shall should be should be said that he is not good at pre‐war mobilization.
But the players obviously don't care -
They just want to skip to the most exciting place.
「Ouch!!」
Shouts resounded throughout the square, while some strange speeches were automatically skipped by the translation crystal and did not reach Igor's ears.
Yige looked at Luo Yan gratefully and said seriously.
"Senior! I'm going first!"
Luo Yan nodded in approval.
"Well, let's go quickly."
...
The sunny Deadwood Harbor is peaceful and peaceful at the moment.
Seagulls were leisurely pacing on the beach, pecking at the clam shells dropped by the fishermen, while on the pier not far away, the imperial engineers were humming at work.
Concerning the matter of building docks, the workers of the empire are absolutely professional, which even the players may not be able to match.
They first used a large number of flattened oak stakes and drove them into the water bottom with a mallet to a stable layer, ensuring that the distance between each pile was exactly 5 meters to form a basic grid, and then laid beams on the stakes to form a structural skeleton.
After completing the skeleton, granite strips were piled around the pile foundation to resist the impact of sea tides and ships using the principle of a gravity wall.
These stones were not brought from Fort St. Il, but taken directly from the nearby Staircase of the Sun Mountains. In order to obtain materials conveniently, General Hamelton simply waved his hand and obtained the approval of the Quartermaster to build a military quarry.
The local stone materials are very good, especially granite, which has excellent texture and is close to the coast for easy transportation. It has full potential to develop into one of the local pillar industries.
General Hamelton specifically discussed this matter with Baron Teach. After the port is repaired, the quarry will not have to be abandoned and can just be used to transport stone to ports along the coast of the New World.
Those ports and towns that are being rebuilt will always be used.
In addition to the most critical pier of the port, in order to facilitate the transportation of materials, the imperial engineers also installed pulley booms and a paved track similar to early railroad tracks - mainly used to facilitate the transportation of goods by handcarts and animal-drawn carts.
These were originally intended for the devastated Port of Sardo, but now out of strategic considerations, Deadwood Port was taken advantage of first.
Anyway, the people of the empire there have already endured a lot of hardships. It wouldn’t be a big problem if they had to eat a little more. They would just be patient and get over it.
In addition to the facilities of the port itself, St. Ilburg's construction team also contracted facilities such as water wells, warehouses, and customs offices for cargo registration, warehousing, and tax collection.
Such warm, considerate and attentive service that Teach almost couldn't help but wonder whether this guy was also a believer in the devil.
Otherwise, it is completely unexplainable why the general treats them, the "remnants" who have just returned to the embrace of the empire, better than his own people.
On the other side, the construction site of the dock.
The engineer holding a shovel squinted at the port under construction, and boasted triumphantly to Captain Keidson standing aside.
"The reason why your previous port was blown away was because the site selection was not very good!"
"First of all, you must ensure that there are natural deep-water berths, that is, there is still a draft of at least six meters at low tide. Then, you must avoid the wind as much as possible and be close to the main channel to facilitate the berthing of large ships."
"I see you haven't thought about it at all!"
The sense of superiority is like that of a superior citizen facing an inferior citizen, and this is indeed the case in name.
"Yes... we have indeed been negligent! You must be professional, haha." Listening to the boast of the engineer directing the construction, Captain Keidson nodded in agreement as if he understood, but secretly cursed in his heart.
The wind was so strong that my boat was knocked off the top of the mountain. No matter how good your location selection is, it is useless!
Did Porto Saldo not be blown away or something?
Furthermore, I heard that this land was completely sealed by a large barrier in the past, and its connection with the outside world was completely cut off. There was no need to build a trade port at all, okay? !
Of course, he admitted it.
The port that the empire's engineers helped them relocate was a bit far from the center of the town, but it was indeed much better than the previous location.
This is entirely based on the experience of a professional captain - all ports on the east coast of the New World that are easy to dock were basically developed from military ports.
This is completely opposite to the empire itself.
Kedson was completely unaware that he, like the sailors on the Traveler, had unknowingly taken on the identity of a "Janna native".
His "assimilation" was even more thorough than that of the sailors who had settled down - he had begun to consider issues completely from the perspective of Deadwood Port.
Just when Captain Cadson was thinking about how to coax this guy to help build a school and church in his port, and also renovate the Governor's Palace, a clanging bell suddenly came from the direction of the distant watchtower.
His expression changed slightly, and soon he saw a sentry running over on horseback and shouting to him in a panic.
"Ship——Your Excellency the Governor! To the south of Deadwood Port, an army appeared near the quarry, numbering several hundred! They are heading towards the northern coast. As expected, they will be here in an hour!"
"Army?!" Captain Kedson's expression changed completely, and he asked hurriedly, "Is it the army of the Kingdom of Gutav?! Why did they come here suddenly?!"
Could it be that the fleet on the shore stimulated them? !
The sentry trembled and said.
"No, it doesn't seem to be the case... all those who came are a group of undead, and little devils and so on."
Demons? !
Captain Keidson was completely confused. He didn't know what to do for a while. After all, he only had a dozen or so militiamen under his command.
Looking at the bewildered Captain Cadson, the imperial engineer carrying the shovel grinned, raised his chin slightly and said.
"There are only a few hundred demons, and this number is simply not enough in the New World."
This group of bumpkins from the Janna continent are really rare and strange. In the mainland of the empire, which is full of martial virtue, a group of levied militia can destroy these demons.
Of course Captain Cadson also knows this truth. After all, he grew up in the empire itself, and he accidentally became the governor here only after being shipwrecked.
He swallowed his saliva and said nervously.
"But this is Deadwood Port..."
"Don't worry, brother, if you're worried, just look at the battleships on the sea. There are big guys here, and they're always going to kill you." The engineer reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Okay, General Hamelton will take care of this little thing. Let's continue talking about construction..."
Kedson gave him a doubtful look, and finally said nothing, settling down and continuing to listen to what he said.
Anyway, this place is right next to the pier. If the demons from hell really attack, he can follow these imperial soldiers onto the ship as soon as possible.
At the same time, Tiqi, who was in the fortress camp, also received the news. He was so shocked that he almost overturned the table.
"Devils?! Here?! Are they coming?"
He thought that he had not offended His Majesty the Demon King? !
What is going on? !
Seeing Tiqi's expression of disbelief, the sentry who came to report lowered his sweaty head and reported the report quickly.
"Yes, yes! I saw it with my own eyes! I saw them starting from the foot of the Sun Staircase Mountains and heading straight for the Deadwood Port. There were hundreds of them!"
Tich looked at Lumil for help, but the latter just used his eyes to hint to him not to panic. Everything was arranged by the Demon King.
General Hamelton, who was sitting at the table having a big meal, suddenly laughed, drank down the rum in his hand, and slapped the cup on the table boldly.
"Your Excellency, there are only a few hundred demons, so you don't need to be so panicked! I thought there were so many enemies coming from hell, but they still have the nerve to come out of the ground!"
After saying that, he stood up with his hands on the table, took off the coat that was hanging on the back of the chair, and draped it skillfully over his shoulders, with a confident smile on his face.
"This amount is not enough for my soldiers to stuff their teeth... Leave some food on the table for me, and we will continue to drink when I come back!"
There are no entertainment programs in Kumu Port, but the food is surprisingly good. These days, he often comes to Teach's house to eat, and his stomach is almost full!
Looking at General Hamelton who took the initiative to take over this trouble, Teach quickly went down the steps and stood up respectfully to greet him.
"The safety of Deadwood Port is entrusted to the General."
Watching General Hamelton's back walk away, Teach hurriedly looked at Lumil, who was standing aside pretending to be a servant.
"What on earth is going on! Demon King... what does he want to do?"
Lumir glanced at him and said lightly.
"Hell recently sent a new demon king."
Tiqi was stunned for a moment and said immediately.
"That guy wants to take the place of the Demon King?"
Lumir shook his head.
"No, that guy is a puppet of His Majesty the Demon King... In fact, he was personally arranged by our Lord."
Tich was completely stunned. He stared at Lumil blankly for a long time, and it took him a long time to hold back a word from his mouth.
"Then what is he here for?"
"His meaning is to increase the value of us and the Gutav United Kingdom."
Looking at the thoughtful Teach, Lumil paused and continued.
"A group of loyal imperial subjects has no win-win value for the empire, no matter how attached we appear to be to the empire. But on the contrary, if hell shows interest in us, our "prefer to die than obey" will have meaning. "
“The same goes for the United Kingdom of Gutav. Before the tentacles of hell extended here, all the empire’s assessments of those lizard people were based on the position of colonial objects. But now, they have added a label of ‘strategic wooing objects’. They may not necessarily offer an invitation for alliance, but at least they will be cautious. Consider the risk of pushing this behemoth to the other side of hell."
"So that's it..." Tiqi looked at Lumil with admiration, "Did that, sir, have you planned this from the beginning?"
Lumiel put his right hand against his chest and said with great piety.
"The gentleman didn't tell me, but based on my understanding of him, he often saw all the next dozen moves when he placed the first chess piece."
He did not tell Teach everything he had surmised.
Not just an empire.
It is the same on the other side of hell.
Although Lumil did not understand the full picture of the game played by His Majesty the Demon King, he could still roughly deduce that the Lord's use of the Deadwood Port Demon King's territory and the cabinet was based on similar logic.
· A piece of isolated overseas territory has no value to Hell, but it will be different if the empire gets involved here.
The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the woods with crimson light.
Accompanied by the sound of the military drums, five hundred imperial soldiers lined up in five neat columns, their military boots pressed neatly across the grass, making sonorous and powerful footsteps.
At the front of the team, General Hamelton rode a pure-blooded highland war horse, staring sharply at the dense jungle ahead.
In the sky, two gryphon cavalry were hovering.
The anchor-like hook is curled around the abdomen, exuding a deep chill, and the bloody lance is like a blood-stained dragon's tooth!
In contrast, in the forest not far away, a group of about five hundred monsters were squeezing out from the shadows.
Among them are skinny skeleton soldiers, rotten corpses, squirming slimes, and grinning demon wolves...
Some of them are newcomers who have just entered the game, and some are monsters summoned from the core of the maze - the kind that will turn into magic crystals after being killed.
In the center of the group of monsters, a nervous-looking young man with fine features was holding a dagger tightly, his silver hair fluttering messily in the wind.
This guy is probably not on the battlefield for the first time, but it is obviously the first time he has stood in the position of a commander.
"Hey! You...go forward! Don't crowd around me!"
"Hehe... Guhehe...it smells so good..."
"Good brother, step aside, let me smell it too!"
"You skeleton soldier has no nose!"
"Damn! You have a slime?!"
Iger: "???"
Looking at the group of monsters huddled together, Hamelton's expression gradually became weird.
It is true that these monsters exude the aura of hell, but no matter how you look at the movement and momentum of this march, they are as disorganized as a rookie.
Have they really received training?
What surprised him even more was the person standing in front of the formation——
"...Succubus?"
His eyebrows subconsciously raised, and then a sardonic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Not just succubi.
Judging from the monsters that clearly come from the maze, this guy seems to be a demon king?
Has the devil of hell become a roadside these days? How come all the cats and dogs are arranged to go in...
Although he despises these miscellaneous fish from the bottom of his heart, Hamelton still cautiously raised his right hand, signaled the soldiers behind him to stop marching, and at the same time gave the order to cover the artillery fire.
"Fire the signal flare! Three salvos of naval guns!"
"Obey!"
The herald following him responded and quickly conveyed the order.
At almost the same time, a crossbowman stepped forward, raised the heavy crossbow gun and pointed it at the sky, ignited the signal flare hanging on the crossbow arrow and pulled the trigger.
A fiery red flare dragged a long tail flame into the sky and exploded in mid-air. The dazzling light marked the area where monsters gathered.
The fleet waiting on the coastline has already completed preparations for shooting.
At almost the same time that the flare was lit, a deafening roar, like rolling thunder, came from the direction of the sea level.
The players who were marching next to Ige at first saw dense black dots appearing in the sky before they realized what was happening.
Yige's face suddenly changed, and he shouted in surprise.
"Quick! Disperse!"
It's too late!
「Boom——!!!」
The cannonballs flying in the sky covered the edge of the forest with a devastating force, lifting up large amounts of soil, gravel and stumps, and instantly shattered the chaotic group of monsters and the trees behind them into pieces!
The explosion had just subsided for a while, and then there was another loud thunder-like sound from the direction of the sea level. At this time, the number of more than 500 monsters had been reduced by half!
“Damn it—the NPCs in Dog Day do not respect martial ethics!”
“MMP! I knew that a mission that even newcomers could participate in would be no good!”
"I'm so stupid, why did I believe in the devil..."
New players were wailing. Less than a month after receiving the qualification for closed beta testing, they were taught a lesson by this stupid game.
But——
This is also an experience for them.
Having experienced death, they will soon realize that this game that seems to be out of common sense is actually really scary.
Looking at the continuous reduction of the number of subordinates, Ige felt his hands and feet were cold, and his pupils were filled with deep powerlessness and despair.
Although he expected something like this to happen, Iger, who had only served in the central region, still underestimated the power of the imperial naval guns.
It is true that those cannons are not accurate, but there are too many of them!
So many that each of the monsters around him could get one and more...
The necklace around his neck emitted pink light, and a shield emerged from around Ige, opening up a huge barrier to block the shock wave of the explosion.
However, despite being bathed in artillery fire, his head was still buzzing with the deafening roar, and his brain went blank.
If it were before, he who served on the front line would only have to consider whether to charge or retreat, and he didn't even need to consider this.
However now——
He deeply realized the weight behind the word dilemma.
"Charge! Quick, quick!"
His voice trembled slightly, and he hurriedly gave the charge order. However, before the monsters took a few steps, the imperial soldiers who were free had already raised their guns.
"Prepare for a volley!"
"Fire——!"
As the company captain swung down the command knife in his hand, the muzzles of the guns pointing straight ahead instantly exploded into a thick cloud of gunpowder smoke!
The dense lead bullets were like cutting grass, harvesting the monsters that rushed forward. Skeletons and corpses fell to the ground one after another amidst the whizzing sound of the air. Even slimes were shot and exploded, turning into a pool of ooze spread on the ground, or turning into cold magic crystals.
The gryphon in the sky let out a loud scream, indicating that there was no ambush behind the enemy.
Hamalton smiled coldly when he saw this, and drew out the long sword at his waist. The cavalry following him also drew their swords out of their sheaths.
"Cavalry, charge!"
"Kill——!"
Under the leadership of General Hamelton, the Empire's cuirassiers thundered across the flanks of the battlefield.
The iron hooves of the war horses stepped through the formation of the monsters that collapsed. As the cavalry slashed left and right, corpses were everywhere on the battlefield in an instant, and blood flowed everywhere!
Listening to the drumbeats of the military musicians, the Imperial musketeers calmly loaded their bullets, waiting for the opportunity to fire the next salvo.
Seeing that the servants lent to him by his seniors died tragically, Ige's eyes instantly turned red, he clenched the dagger in his hand, and let out a hoarse roar.
"Hammerton! I will fight with you——"
Before he could finish his words, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the air and landed steadily behind him.
Before Ige had time to react, he felt a pain in the back of his head, his vision went dark, and he passed out.
Shadow Demon General Thanos easily caught Ig who fell to the ground, then glanced indifferently at the chaotic battlefield, turned into a black smoke again, and disappeared quietly.
At this moment, Hamelton rushed over on horseback, but missed the opportunity.
He frowned and glanced around, only the stumps and corpses were left on the ground. The boy who was suspected of being the Demon King had long since disappeared.
"He actually ran away."
Hamilton sneered. Although he was sorry, he had no other choice but to silently remember that handsome face.
He raised the sword above his head and roared loudly with a heroic voice.
"Victory!"
His response was the cry that resounded across the battlefield——
!!!』
The battle between the Empire and Hell on the continent of Janna once again ended with the Empire’s overall victory.
This time it is military.
Surrounded by cheers, the soldiers carried their muskets and marched back home. They were talking and laughing along the way, and did not take the monster attack at all to heart.
Too weak!
There is no comparison with the demons of the New World.
They even felt that it was unnecessary for them to attack, and they could just leave those guys to the brothers at sea and in the sky.
Hamilton waved his hand to the soldiers to clear the battlefield, and he turned his horse's head and rode towards the fortress on the mountain.
His dinner was only half-way through, and he had just returned to continue.
The sun slowly set, and the afterglow reflected the messy battlefield.
What no one noticed was that in the shadows of the forest, a slender figure wearing a cloak was quietly watching the end of the farce, with a meaningful smile on his lips.
"Next, it's "Prince Colin's" turn to appear."