Northern Jipin Empire, Junyan Kingdom
In front of an old-looking teleportation array, a white light suddenly lit up, and several figures appeared.
The leaders were two large fiery red birds as tall as adults. One of them had a golden token tied around his neck, which was the credential of the new Demon Commander.
The foundation-building monk guarding the teleportation array did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly bowed to the two red birds, saluted, and asked their names, while quietly examining the two humans behind them.
It was a young man and a little girl of five or six years old. The young man is tall, smiling, and in the middle stage of foundation building. The little girl wore her hair in a bun and looked cute. She was riding on the young man's neck, her round black eyes looking around curiously.
"Lucky guy!" The monk said with envy: "You are actually led by the demon commander himself, consider it your luck!"
"Fellow Taoist, may I ask which direction the palace is heading to?" asked another red bird, with a voice as charming as that of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it," the monk quickly put away his small thoughts and said diligently: "The palace is not far from here. I will lead the way for the two adults, please!"
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The team that appeared in the teleportation formation was none other than Yang Zhen, Yi Yi, Red Belly Eagle Dandan and Zhu Zhu.
Among them, Xiongying Dandan, named Fengdan, passed all the tests and won the third place in the imperial capital's demon commander selection competition. The fiefdom he finally chose was in Junyan Kingdom.
In three years, under the influence of Zhuhuang Lingyun, the two demon birds easily advanced to the third level. If Yiyi hadn't deliberately suppressed their advancement speed to avoid causing instability in their foundation, even if they entered the fourth level, it would not be difficult to transform into humans!
However, although the progress has been suppressed, the strength has not dropped at all. Among the hundreds of rings in the underground palace, there are several books on techniques for cultivating monsters and stimulating bloodline talents, which have benefited Erniao a lot. In addition, Yiyi and others personally taught the techniques. For example, the phantom that Feng Dan used to confuse the old monster with the blood knife in the 20th and 10th finals was the [Water Image Technique] from Zixue. Conquer the enemy.
In the past three years, Zhao Yue'er has also jumped from the second level of foundation building to the sixth level of foundation building. With the assistance of two women and the inexhaustible energy of chaos, Yang Zhen climbed one step a year and has now reached the fourth level of foundation building. This kind of speed is definitely extremely talented in the sect, but compared to these two monsters, it is more than a step slower.
In such a good training environment, coupled with many years of getting along, the two demons have deep feelings with Yiyi, Yang Zhen, Zhao Yue'er and others, and they are like family members. Therefore, before participating in the selection, Yang Zhen released the soul contracts on them, and the two demons Nor did he have any thoughts of betrayal.
Apart from anything else, without the bluestone space, where can I find fairy beasts like Zhuhuang that can help them advance rapidly?
Precisely because of this preparation in advance, Dandan smoothly passed the inspection of Yuanying Demon Lord in Jipin's palace that day.
Before leaving the imperial capital, Yang Zhen appeared next to Ernia at the right time and announced that he was a newly hired military advisor. Because monsters develop wisdom late, they generally have low IQs and cannot handle complex matters, so hiring human monks or even mortals is commonplace. It will not arouse the slightest suspicion from others, and will only sigh that this human being is so lucky. …
Of course, in order to prevent the occurrence of people turning against foreigners, all monsters can only hire humans whose cultivation level is lower than their own.
Compared with three years ago, Yang Zhen's appearance has changed a lot. Not only has she grown a beard, but her facial contour has also changed from a thin claw face to a Chinese character face under the influence of [Shadowless Soul Hiding Technique].
With such an appearance, Lu Youan would never recognize him even if he stood in front of him.
In addition, he also adopted a pseudonym: Liu Yun. The former is Liu Rou's surname, and the latter comes from Caiyun's name. After being separated for several years, the gentle and pretty looks of the two girls lingered in the young man's mind from time to time, making him miss them quite a bit. (Note)
The group of people soon arrived in front of the palace, and the foundation-building monk stepped forward to report. Not long after, a human monk from Zifu came out, bowed to Fengdan, and led two demonic birds in. Naturally, "miscellaneous people" like Yang Zhen and Yiyi were not qualified to meet the Demon King, so they were waiting outside the door.
More than an hour later, the two birds were sent out respectfully by the Zifu monk, and the two parties said goodbye. Dandan's employment documents have been affixed with the demon king's seal, and all the procedures have been completed. From then on, that territory became the territory of Demon Commander Feng Dan!
The teleportation array in the Mountain Domain is only built above the Kingdom. There is still two thousand miles to go from here to the territory. Dandan took out a dilapidated-looking spaceship, piloted it by Yang Zhen, and flew towards the northwest...
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"The Demon King summoned Xiaoqin and talked about three or four things." On the way, Dandan took the initiative to report without waiting for Yang Zhen to ask.
Yang Zhen has always been its master. Even though the contract has just been terminated and its cultivation has surpassed a great level, this demonic bird does not dare to show any disrespect to the young man.
Yang Zhen is both a father and a brother, a teacher and a friend.
"What are the things? Tell me slowly."
"First, the Demon King requires me to go to the palace once a year to pay homage to the Demon King, and to the imperial capital every three years to pay homage to the Demon King."
"This is what it should be, just do it." Yang Zhen nodded and motioned for it to continue.
"Second," Dandan took out a jade slip and handed it over: "This is the list of supplies that I need to pay tribute to the kingdom every year."
Yang Zhen took it, scanned it casually, and threw it aside. Compared with his wealth, these materials are nothing but a drop in the bucket. Even if the territory has no output, he can continue to pay for this list for hundreds of years.
Of course, I still have to inquire privately whether this list is consistent with previous years. If the excess is too much, there is no need to follow the demon king's appetite. Feng Dan was appointed by the demon king. According to the rules of the demon country, only the demon king can remove him. The demon king is caught in the middle, and his power is actually limited.
"Third, the Demon King specifically asked me..." At this point, Dandan chuckled: "It is said that in recent years, human disappearances have occurred frequently in various places. It asked me to pay special attention to unidentified human monks in the territory. , especially the female cultivator from the human race who is dressed in white and is good at playing the flute, we must pay more attention to it. Once discovered, we must report it to it immediately. "
"Haha!" Yang Zhen was happy. Not only him, but Yiyi next to him was dancing with joy. Zixue and Zhao Yuer, who came out of the space to get some air, each covered their mouths and chuckled.
The female cultivator of Dongxiao mentioned by the Demon King is none other than Zixue. Those disappearances of human beings were, in all likelihood, the good deeds of these people on the ship. …
After escaping the pursuit of the middle-aged monks that day, Yang Zhen simply practiced in the bluestone space for half a year. After the wind subsided, she quietly left Huju Island and headed for the mainland.
After traveling for several years, I often encountered monsters bullying and harming human beings. Sometimes I just couldn't stand it and would take action. After killing all the monsters, I would also transport all the locals to space.
Although the demon clan secretly either concealed it or spread rumors that these people were abducted as sacrifices and died miserably, but in fact, the legend of "Dongxiao Fairy in white clothes, guiding the remnant people back to their hometown" has already spread in some places It spreads quietly and becomes the beacon of hope and longing for the suffering people in the darkness.
There have been five or six such large-scale relocations, and there have been countless sporadic rescues. Nowadays, the number of humans in the space has exceeded 100,000, and the number of monks is close to 500, including 200 foundation builders.
At the same time, under the influence of the five-color stone, the space has expanded to a radius of three hundred miles, and the scope of Anping Town has also expanded to a radius of one hundred and fifty miles. The territory is filled with fertile fields, criss-crossing roads, villages, clouds, and mist, and lakes dotted here and there. In addition, there are more than a dozen 300-foot-high peaks, full of spiritual energy, beautiful scenery, and exotic flowers and plants blooming. It has been built into a natural place for cultivation.
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"You can just be conciliatory about this matter," Yang Zhen said with a smile, "What about the fourth matter?"
"Tell me to strictly investigate the activities of the Hong Tan Society. In addition, if there are any human monks who commit adultery or capital crimes, they must not be executed at will, but must be taken to the imperial capital for trial..."
"Oh, why is that so?"
The demon clan has always had the power of life and death over the mortal monks in the territory. For example, Hu Chen and Xiong Yue did not need to report which monk's life they wanted to take away from their superiors.
"The Demon King didn't say anything."
Yang Zhen frowned. Why did the rules suddenly change? Could it be...
His frequent transfer of population forced the demon clan to change its strategy?
If this is the case, it should be considered a good thing for the human race. At least the demon clan can no longer execute the monks in the territory at will as they did in the past.
However, the young man vaguely felt that this matter might not be that simple. The impact caused by himself and others was not that big...
"Besides these four things, what else did you say?"
"The last step is the introduction of the territory." Dandan replied. These words immediately made everyone interested.
"The fiefdom of Xiaoqin is located in the northwest corner of the kingdom, bordering the Kingdom of Jiaoque to the north and the sea to the west. It has a radius of about five or six hundred miles. There are many mountains, rivers, and dangerous canyons in the territory. The highest point is more than 3,500 feet tall and is named Iris Peak. , so the territory is also called Iris Village..."
In the Mountain Continent, the village is one level lower than the country and is ruled by the demon commander, so the demon commander is sometimes called the village leader.
The area of a stronghold is roughly equivalent to that of a county in the Xu Kingdom, but the strength of the stronghold owner is far greater than that of the county hall, which is mainly composed of qi-training monks.
"In addition to me, the newly appointed demon commander, Iris Village also has two third-level demon beasts, namely the dog demon and the leopard demon. The two demons are not on good terms, and they each have a territory in the north and south and do not interfere with each other. The original village Because the Lord is old, weak and sick, he is too lazy to pay attention to it.”
"How I will get along with these two colleagues in the future, the Demon King will let me decide myself. In short, I must not hurt their lives, let alone lose the tribute to the kingdom..." ...
"There are about 100,000 humans in the territory, distributed in the north and south and in the middle of the village. Each of the three monsters governs a part of it. There are about 300 monks, including nearly 100 foundations, and they are also managed by the original three monsters."
Yang Zhen remained silent. It seems that if Iris Village wants to be integrated into one to facilitate its own operations, it must first deal with the two third-level monsters.
"The territory is extremely rich in resources. There is one third-level spiritual vein, dozens of second-level spiritual veins and below, and several mines such as red sunstone mine, cold gold placer mine, Huoyan crystal copper mine, and red copper mine. In addition, There is also a large-scale Kongming Stone Mine. However, due to backward mining methods, insufficient number of monks and mortals, and the demon clan’s demand for these mineral deposits is not strong, the overall development level is not high..."
Yang Zhen was overjoyed when she heard this!
If these mineral deposits were in the Xu Kingdom, which one could not be exchanged for a large amount of spiritual stones? The demon clan doesn’t need it, but he likes it very much!
As for manpower, does that matter? There is nothing to do in the space, and there are a lot of monks who spend all day playing with flowers and plants. As long as they act secretly, be cautious, and set up a good formation around them, some of them can be released to help him mine the mine.
Especially the Kongming Stone...
There are also third-level spiritual veins. If the bluestone is buried nearby and assisted by formations, a large amount of spiritual energy can be extracted in a short time to fill the space.
Each of these is equivalent to a large amount of spiritual stone income! Sure enough, if you want to be rich, you must have a mine at home! There is a mine!
"Develop Iris Village!" The young man announced loudly with joy on his face!
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The process of dealing with the two third-level monsters went very smoothly.
On the third day after arriving at Iris Village, Feng Dan summoned the two demons from their base and proposed to compete with them.
There was an order from the top, and although the two demons felt guilty, they did not dare to disobey.
Then each received a severe beating.
Then two on one, another beating.
Then Zhu Zhu came forward, and the two demons still joined forces, but they were still beaten severely.
The two monsters finally understood that they were encountering a ruthless character who could be beaten.
Of course, this was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, Feng Dan took out a pile of documents, which were the charges against the two demons and the papers against some human monks that he had collected in the past few days.
The content is nothing more than corruption and perversion of the law, domineering, plundering, condoning adultery, acting recklessly, preying on the common people, etc. There is some evidence for each accusation, and it is by no means groundless.
The two demons were so frightened that they peed and their necks felt cold, thinking that their lives were about to be in danger. However, Feng Dan changed the topic and said seriously:
"Of course, it is not easy for our demon tribe to cultivate several third-level people. Although these two are completely unconscionable, it is not impossible to save them..."
The two demons hurriedly knelt down and said repeatedly: "It can still be saved, it can still be saved! Please show me a clear path and spare my life!"
"Okay," Feng Dan said with a smile: "The two of you will first hand over the matters at hand to Deputy Commander Feng Zhu, and then go into seclusion for three years to repair the country's laws and regulations. In addition, the two of you have a third-level cultivation level, but your strength is It’s despicable, so during the retreat, I will also teach you two some spells and fighting skills, let’s make progress together!”
If the former was a punishment, the latter was like giving a jujube. For a while, the two demons were mixed with joy and sorrow, and they were at a loss.
However, the opponent's strength was overwhelming, they had the right to do so, and they had control over them. Even if the two demons were dissatisfied, they did not dare to make any move to resist.
The two third-level monsters were imprisoned, and the rest of the matter would be easy to handle. In the territory of the demon clan, the second-level demon beasts have just begun to develop their intelligence, and most of them can only engage in some patrolling and guarding tasks. Really complex transaction processing is done by humans.
As a result, Fengdan announced a series of preferential treatment measures for human monks, such as reducing working hours, increasing cultivation sites, expanding their asylum quotas, etc., which immediately won cheers and support from both inside and outside the human race.
After the Iris Village was cleared and Fengdan basically established his rule, the mines in various places also started large-scale mining as the purge progressed, some openly and some secretly.
Two months later, all matters in Iris Village were settled. Yang Zhen and Yiyi, as followers of Deputy Commander Feng Zhu, came to the Holy Capital...
Note: The protagonist of the new book also plans to use this name.
