The process of finding the territory was not too smooth.
Roy spent most of the rest of his time constantly going in and out of space entrances. He checked hundreds of fragmented worlds, large and small, but could not find one that satisfied him.
Some people may say, can't you just find one? Why do you have to be so obsessive?
But in fact, Roy understands that it is completely different from the past when he randomly set up a place as a nest in the upper abyss world. If nothing happens, the territory he has found will be his real "home" for a long time to come. , this time period is likely to be hundreds or even centuries. In view of this, Roy of course wants to find the most suitable place.
So although the search was frustrating, Roy still continued to search patiently.
As time went on, Roy was also surprised to find that the number of fragmented worlds that existed here was simply astonishing. He entered and exited hundreds of spaces, but the repetition rate was only about 2% at most, and the rest were all new. The space, each size, terrain and even environment are different. It is difficult to imagine how vast all the fragmented worlds here would be if they were combined.
During the search, Roy also broke into other owner-occupied territories. The demon lords in these territories were all very wary of Roy. Even the more irritable brother would fight Roy directly. When it comes to situations like this, Roy usually deals with them for a few times and then retreats, with no intention of fighting.
It's not that he can't win, but it's not necessary. It's not just Roy who is looking for a territory and environment suitable for him to live in. Other demon lords will generally choose an environment they like and feel comfortable with, but because of their different bloodlines, what suits them But it may not be suitable for Roy. For example, Roy met a scorpion demon lord before. His territory was purely a black and red desert. He could walk freely in the desert, but it might not be possible for Roy. I want to stay in this desert.
The demon lords Roy encountered usually found some demons of their own race as their subordinates, but occasionally they would recruit demons from other races, but the number of these subordinates was generally not too many. After all, these low-level demons, They are all summoned from the upper levels of the abyss, which is equivalent to turning wild demons into domesticated animals. As a lord, he is naturally responsible for the food and clothing of his subordinates. If his territory is not large enough, he will not be able to feed these subordinates.
Therefore, demon lords generally control the number of their subordinates. This number will be maintained at hundreds to thousands. These demons will serve as a standing army and stay in the demon lord's territory for a long time, mining for the lord, building buildings, and operating the territory. Wait, demon lords usually do not manage these low-level demons themselves, but leave it to the higher-level demons who have taken refuge in them.
Yes, this business model was what Roy had encountered before. The method used by the demon lord Rogeros was not just him, it can be said that most demon lords used this method to maintain their rule.
Only if there is a territorial war with other demon lords, the demon lords will summon more demons from the upper abyss world in large numbers.
Or if you want to execute some betrayers, you will temporarily find some demons as execution demons, hunt down the betrayers, and give certain rewards afterwards, just like you did with Roy.
This kind of rule and management method can be regarded as a relatively efficient way of governance among the demon clan. In the history of tens of thousands of years, the demon lords have adopted this method, not to mention that the demon lords are used to it. Even low-level demons are also used to it... If Roy wanted to govern his own territory, he would probably inherit this management method.
Keeping what he saw and heard secretly in mind, Roy continued to search for entrances to various spaces, constantly checking one fragmented world after another.
"Huh?" I don't know how long it took, but after Roy plunged into another space vortex, he was stunned for a moment after seeing the situation in this fragmented world.
This is a very cold fragmented world. The ground is covered with crystallized rocks, and long ice edges are hung on various withered and twisted plants. A strong blizzard is roaring in the sky, and the plain that comes into view is covered with white. It’s so vast that it’s even hard to see things that are too far away.
Finally encountered another world of ice and snow, and judging from Roy's feelings, the temperature here was lower than that of Anivia's territory, and the whole world presented a dead atmosphere.
Roy spread his wings and flew forward into the blizzard. He found that the area of this fragmented world was quite large, conservatively estimated to be tens of thousands of square kilometers.
This kind of scale is not too big among the fragmented worlds that Roy has entered, but it is also not too small. It belongs to the lower-middle-sized fragmented world, and the most rare thing is that in the center of the plain, there is still There is an active volcano, and this volcano is buried underground. Only a small part of it is exposed on the ground. It is precisely because of the existence of this volcano that the center of the plain is relatively warm. Roy even saw a few The existence of a hot spring lake.
The most important thing is that the environment here is still very clear. It doesn't feel too gray and dirty, but it is quite beautiful.
Such an environment is perfect for Roy. The blizzard and low temperature on the outside are a natural barrier, while the warmer part in the center is suitable for Julie and the others to survive. If a volcano can be built around this volcano, City, then this is the perfect territory.
The decision is here! Roy flew down toward the volcano. He had decided that even if there was a demon lord in this fragmented world, he would drive him away!
Boom, Roy fell on the ice, with three pairs of demon wings fluttering wantonly, and his whole body was filled with magic. In this abyss world, he did not need to fight against any world-repelling force. He was naturally in full strength, and under the influence of his magic Next, the surrounding ice and the flying blizzard all turned into black frost, spreading along Roy's feet.
His powerful magic power surges between heaven and earth, announcing his existence in this way. If there are other demon lords in this territory, then this is the means to lure them out.
As if feeling Roy's magic power, there was a slight tremor on the ground, and the amplitude of the tremor was gradually increasing.
Roy quickly determined the source of the tremors, which was in the crater, then he laughed evilly, spread his wings and flew towards the crater.
The exposed part of the volcano is about a hundred meters long, and the boiling magma inside is shorter than the crater. When Roy flew to the crater, the magma suddenly started churning, and then a huge figure rushed out with a bang. come out.
That is an extremely huge... worm! It has a chubby body and dark red skin. It has no eyes, but it has a circular mouthpart tens of meters in diameter, with ferocious teeth like rollers inside. When it rushes out of the magma, it brings out There was a large amount of red and hot lava. In the rain of lava falling all over the sky, it stood upright and headed in the direction of Roy.
Roy looked at this terrifying demonic bug calmly. He didn't know how this thing grew to be so huge. Its body exposed above the magma surface was more than sixty meters long, and there were even more. Much of the torso is still buried in the volcanic lava.
The most important thing is that Roy judged from the other person's aura that he was not a demon lord!
Even this guy is not even a demon, it can only be regarded as a monster. It has the aura of a demon on its body, which means that it has the blood of a demon. Its strength is at the level of a mid-level demon at most, but this guy looks So...so outrageous!
Another mutated guy! Roy came to this conclusion.
Without eyes, this demonic bug relies on its sense of smell and vibration perception to move. Although its body is countless times larger than Roy, it felt the demon lord's aura on Roy's body and made a loud grunting sound. , lowered his head towards Roy.
This was an gesture of surrender. Of course Roy saw it and couldn't help but rub his chin. When he checked this territory before, he found that there were no other creatures on the ice sheet, but now such a demon worm appeared again. This shows that the creatures here are likely to live underground.
Roy flew over and stroked the top of the demon worm's head a few times to express his acceptance of its submission. This made the demon worm look a little excited and its huge body began to twist.
The only pity is that this guy is just a monster, so he can't communicate with Roy. Otherwise, you can ask it to see if this territory has had an owner before.
This is a very suitable environment for frost demons to live in. Roy felt that if there were other frost demon lords, they would not abandon this place. However, after talking with Anivia, Roy also doubted if there really was one here before. Could there be a frost demon lord that has been killed by the hunters of the Burning Legion...
But no matter what, this territory now belongs to Roy.
He flew out of the crater and returned to the ice sheet. The devil worm originally wanted to follow him out, but the low temperature outside made it uncomfortable, so it had to half-immerse itself in the magma and sway in the crater.
Roy knelt on one knee on the ice, supporting the ice with his right hand. Magic power surged out of his palm. The blue lumen flame took his palm as the center of the circle and spread in all directions. Wherever the flame flowed, Those solid ice cubes were immediately shaped into the pattern of a magic circle.
In almost just a few seconds, Roy completed the summoning circle. After injecting magic power into it, the summoning circle began to glow.
Julia Bainiya and the others were separated from Roy when they returned before, but Roy knew that they should have returned to the abyss level where the upper demons were. What Roy had to do this time was to summon them directly. And Cassandra, because of her relationship with Roy's devil contract, when she returned this time, she also came to the abyss world, but she didn't know where she was. Roy also had to summon her through the contract. come over……
