CHAPTER V THREE YEARS
A huge demonic figure with four arms and thick black mist rising from time to time on its muscles slowly rose from the circular magic circle.
This is just the projection of Demon King Salintas. The real Demon King is even bigger and more ferocious than this.
Vincent was very lucky that the owner of his body did not choose to maintain this image of a chaotic demon.
"My child, I heard that you were assassinated?" Salintas asked in a shuddering voice, "This makes me sad."
Is it just sadness without action? Vincent mourned for the prince for a second in his heart.
"Father, to turn grief into strength, I am prepared to kill half of the population to deter rebellion."
Vincent's words are not surprising, but he knows very well that the most despised thing among the demons is showing weakness, even if he brags, he has to make himself look tough.
"Then...that's not necessary."
The Demon King obviously didn't expect that his gentlest son would say this. After being silent for a long time, he was still ready to put out the fire.
Since he sent people to rule the territory, the Demon King had no intention of killing them all.
"How can we complete my father's plan to conquer the entire continent as soon as possible without fearing the lower races?"
Vincent asked again and again. He had a mission, and he didn't mean to show off.
Originally, the Demon King had an order for him to use a gentle gesture to stabilize the territory and prevent other countries on the continent from infiltrating the Demon clan's territory.
If we stabilize our position, we must accumulate strength and prepare for the next major invasion.
"You are too hasty, my son," the Demon King said melancholy. "The Demon Realm is not powerful enough. If you trigger a war rashly, we may lose all the land we occupy."
"We can't show weakness, the other side is already testing our bottom line." Vincent said with a tough stance, "We must attack them fundamentally."
"Tell me what you think." The Demon King noticed that Vincent seemed to have something to say, "If it works, I will support you."
"The wise capture the hearts of the people, while the fools fight against the castle." Vincent mustered up the courage and said word by word, "Set aside disputes, live in peace, and then try to make them like us."
"What will make them like it?"
"Toy."
When he said this, Vincent himself had no confidence.
In the final analysis, this is just his selfish desire to leave no regrets. The worst he can do is to have fun and die.
The Demon King was silent for a while, and the air became heavy.
After waiting for a long time, Vincent was at a loss in his heart. Can his idea, which is completely inconsistent with the tradition of the demon clan, really impress the king of the demon clan?
Just when he was getting more and more worried, thinking that a scolding and ridicule would inevitably follow, the ferocious-looking Demon King suddenly laughed wildly.
"Hahahaha..." The devil's two arms hit his chest in turn, even showing a painful expression of being out of breath, "Your idea is really extraordinary."
"I just expressed my opinion honestly. If my father thinks it's not feasible, then I can make other plans."
The Demon King's huge demon eyes stared at Vincent for a long time, and actually showed an expression of relief.
"Do you know what your brothers and sisters think about territorial governance?"
"I know." Vincent answered truthfully, "The eldest brother wants to establish slave rule, the second brother wants to use magic to turn everyone into puppets, the third sister wants to use charm to control people's hearts, the fourth brother plans to transform all the people in his territory into undead, and the fifth brother wants to use magic to turn everyone into puppets.
My sister advocates transporting all human races back to the demon world and filling the territory with immigrants from our race."
I have to say that these ideas are very demonic.
In fact, compared to his sister's plan to keep other races as pets, the above idea is more realistic.
"That's why I didn't let them be lords." The Demon King sighed with regret, "My child, do you know the biggest difference between you and them?"
"I'm not cruel enough." Vincent replied, "If you think I am incompetent, I don't mind giving up the position of lord."
"No, you are wrong, my child." The devil said unexpectedly, "They are not as crazy as you... It seems that I did not choose the wrong person. Only a crazy plan can not be seen through by everyone."
Um, am I being considered a Wallfacer?
Vincent complained in his mind.
Maybe the Demon King's view is not completely wrong. Until now, the core of all the Demons' rule has been terror and high pressure, and everything they do is just changing the soup without changing the medicine.
The cruelty of the demons seems normal to other races, and they are ready to resist to the death, even if both sides lose.
However, no one thought that the demons wanted to please them and please them.
"You have three years to implement your plan, and I will try my best to support you." The Demon King said with satisfaction, "Stabilize them! After three years, I will be able to recover most of my strength, and the Demon World army can be ready."
It seems that the devil's father has not given up his ambition to occupy the mainland, which makes Vincent worried about his future destiny.
Compared to weapons, toys will definitely be more popular.
However, no matter whether he succeeds or not, as long as the war starts in three years, who will be in the mood to buy toys?
Of course, he also knew very well that if the impulsive and aggressive demons did not fight, what else could they be used for?
In another three years, as long as the world is peaceful and peaceful, the population of the demon clan will inevitably increase significantly.
At that time, Master Malthus will definitely show up, set up a population trap, and wait for those low-level demons to fall into the trap.
To avoid war, these guys must find something they can do to create value beyond fighting.
It is not easy for a lord like himself to maintain stability, create jobs, and create value.
What's even more difficult is to find a way to avoid the war three years later.
For a time, Vincent thought a lot. When he came back from his trance, the communication magic circle had dimmed and the devil had been gone for a long time.
There were so many things he wanted to do, Vincent thought for a while and decided to strengthen his own strength first.
Vincent closed the door of the communication room, walked down the tower, took a breath of midnight air, and gave his sleepy brain a rest.
The boundless starry sky was more dazzling than in his previous life, and the cold moonlight shone on him, allowing his demonic power to slowly recover.
This is the power of the demon god, which allows high-level demons like him to survive directly on magic power without the need to eat or rest.
"Your Highness, do you want to rest?"
A gentle female voice sounded from behind, and Vincent knew it was the voice of the female officer in charge.
"Miss Bones, good evening." Vincent turned around and greeted friendly, "You look very tired too."
"This castle is larger than your previous residence. It needs more effort to take care of it."
A woman with thick long hair saluted Vincent gracefully.
The most striking thing is that half of her graceful face is covered by a mask.
Although she has a gentle voice and is dressed like a maternal official, half of Miss Bones is a skeleton.
This is because Miss Bone was originally the daughter of a noble in a certain country. She was jealous of her beauty and was cursed to become a half-skeleton.
The person who was originally beautiful and gentle is now only gentle.
In Vincent's memory, she has been taking care of the sixth prince since she was a child, and is a competent and loyal person.
"The new wig suits you very well." Vincent praised, "It's a pity that it's not one-tenth of your original beauty."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment." Miss Gu was modest and said sadly, "As long as the curse can be lifted, you will see my true appearance."
The way to undo the curse is actually very bloody, it is true love from the heart.
However, this is exactly what is difficult to achieve.
"I have a territory with various races, and there are more and more opportunities. When you find true love, you can remove the evil magic and let everyone admire your beauty. In fact, the inside is more important than the appearance.
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The lord comforted him for a while and then asked about other things.
"Did that wild girl do as she was told?"
"She is quite obedient and has already taken a simple bath. Do I need to let her sleep with me? Although she is thin, she still has what she should have."
"Oh, ma'am, are you kidding me? She helped others assassinate me during the day."
"Do you need me to help you punish her?"
"No need, as time goes by, she will understand who I am..."
To be honest, Vincent thinks that the low-level demon subordinates are really good.
Having lost their lives or bodies, they are not as greedy for material things as other races. They are not involved in the network of relatives and friends. Apart from their loyalty instinct driven by magic, they will not be tempted by outsiders.
He is fully capable of simple tasks and works tirelessly. Needless to say, 996,007 has no complaints.
In addition to undead creatures, those strange-looking demonic creatures are actually very simple except for their temperament. As long as there is enough food, they will work hard without complaint.
Compared to the human race who are either stubborn or insubordinate, as well as other races that are shunned thousands of miles away, the demon race is really not annoying at all as employees.
But in the kingdom of demons, they can only be used as consumables, and no one cares about their life or death.
is this okay?
Of course it's not good.
"By the way, Your Highness the Prince, Lord Lich just had something to report. I saw you were talking to His Majesty, so I didn't bother you."
"What's up?"
Chapter completed!