Demon world, Godfall dynasty.
Lord Brad, who had sent Daphne away, was depressed. The rift suddenly became only accessible and had no way out, and even showed signs of disappearing.
Brad had experienced the last Three Realms War. He had seen the rift with his own eyes and knew its general evolution. However, the changes this time were a bit faster and a bit unexpected.
So far, Brad's strategic and tactical arrangements have not had any problems. Although the main world's natural church's madness has sealed the wall, it is equivalent to handing over the area with the world gate.
Brad also found some good things from the main world, including craftsmen, dancers, poets, and musicians.
The demons under his command were somewhat lethargic when they arrived in the main world, but Brad's words were still of some use, and more than two hundred of them had already been brought home.
In order to accommodate these delicate humans, Brad activated a palace dozens of miles away from his residence, which was protected by a large magic array to ensure that humans would not die of heat.
It should be said that it was fortunate that he did this, otherwise the rift would suddenly be closed, the people who had already been snatched would die again, and the rewards and gifts would not be good.
Yes, lords also give gifts.
It would be too wasteful for humans in the main world to give it to the Maharaja. In the Maharaja, living creatures would have no other fate except death and mutation.
But there are still many powerful guys who like humans.
As a reward, human beings are also very low-cost but very effective "objects".
The current situation is a bit embarrassing. The source of human beings has been cut off. Brad himself still has to keep a group of people as rewards. The nearby lords each send a few people, which is enough. There is no extra for rewards, and he has to dig out his own pocket.
The number of demons is too large, especially the little devils who will almost squeeze out all the survival gaps. Mining requires an exaggerated amount of armed force protection. Agriculture can hardly develop as long as it leaves the area directly controlled by the lord. All kinds of resources are quite expensive and scarce.
For example, if Brad wants to reward his subordinates and there are no extra humans to give them, he can only give out magic props or alchemy products with a certain degree of treasure. If the source of the raw materials cannot be guaranteed, these things will be given out less. It hurts more than sending a human being.
Brad was currently watching the human song and dance performance in his tower, feeling very troubled.
If the captive humans were not allowed to mate and reproduce on their own, wouldn't there be more and more people?
If you think about it, this is easier said than done.
Human beings are a species that develop extremely slowly, and a child after birth cannot grow up for dozens of days (one day in the demon world is equivalent to one month in the exile). Although it is not impossible to survive like a wild dog, doesn't that lose the meaning of robbing craftsmen and artists? The main world of wild dog-like humans is not what Brad likes.
Therefore, in order to maintain the playability of this group of people, we must cultivate them intensively, so that they have the ability to pass on their skills to the next generation.
The supply of food, clothing, paper, pens, ink, candles, and materials needed by craftsmen to make musical instruments and furniture is indispensable, and the demons cannot be managed at close range for fear of accidentally killing people.
It is difficult to maintain such a large demand in the demon world, because the low-level demons can only cause destruction. Even the lords can only maintain a little pitiful planting and animal husbandry with a small number of intermediate demons at their doorsteps. A little further away, there will be swarms of low-level demons. The possibility of a sneak attack by demons.
The Breed family's planting and animal husbandry gardens were mainly maintained for their own use by their own towers and their men engaged in planting and animal husbandry. When they gradually reclaimed humans, they also used magic to increase production in a timely manner, and even took the risk of opening the cultivated land a little further.
However, this is far from enough to support the expansion of a human village's population. Except for food and wood, nothing else is available locally, and it needs to be obtained at a great cost.
If I had known that the rift would change so quickly this time, I should have sent more cannon fodder and brought back some supplies from the main world.
He was frowning at home, and not long after, Lord Kuroshio sent a message.
Lord Kuroshio's method of delivering the message was to launch a wide-area sound transmission directly at "Aungsen Chap Daba Taylor", the place where the gods fell, and all the demons in the territory who had reached the fourth ring and above could hear it.
The general purpose of this time is that the evolution of the rift is about to be completed, but in order to prevent the lord from overestimating his own capabilities and causing his own downfall, the monarch will divide the rift into several parts and prohibit lord-level access.
It's short but contains a lot of information.
Brad himself participated in the last Three Realms War. Although he was still a young man at that time, he was considered a confidant of the former lord, and he had never heard of deliberately opening a rift.
Moreover, it took at least more than two hundred days for the fissure to change form back then, and it only took less than ten days. The difference is huge.
Also, what is a rift? That is the unknown that can swallow all life and attack all. Can it be divided? How big is the gap between a lord and a prince?
The division of strength in the demon world is relatively rough. Although it can be subdivided like the main world, it is not necessary.
Demons are only divided into five levels: low-level, intermediate, high-level, lord, and king. If you insist on subdividing them, there are a few seven-level demons among the high-level demons, and the lowest lord is seven-level.
Hundreds of years ago, humans had a ridiculous classification of eight-ring demigods, which in the demon world were just equivalent to relatively powerful lords.
People in the demon world don't like to subdivide them, because if they are divided too finely, they can easily be killed by their own kind. Most of the five-ringed ones will definitely die at the hands of their four-ringed ones, no matter how high they are.
The basis of the rough grading method is not individual strength, but the inability to defy the heavens. One million little demons cannot destroy a tribe of one thousand intermediate demons. If they are destroyed, they will be removed from the list of intermediate demons. Even if there are a few stronger individuals left, they can only be called wandering demons.
The basis of this classification is the endless number of little devils. Only those who can survive in this crazy environment are qualified to have clan names.
In this form, the prince is much stronger than the lord, of course.
However, since you have already become a lord, you must always be somewhat motivated. Speculating on the strength of the monarch is a compulsory course for every lord.
It should be a good show for the Maharaja to cut the cracks, not to be missed.
Brad was worried that someone would steal his home and kill his precious human being, so he decided to attack in the east and west. His tower did not activate the guard magic circle, so he put an extra cover on the palace, and then disguised himself as a wandering demon. People go to watch theater abroad.
This move is not to defend against foreign enemies, but mainly to defend against lower-level demons in one's own territory.
Without any men, Brad turned into a wisp of wind and quickly arrived at the destination. He is a hybrid of a demon and a vampire. It seems that he should transform into a bat or fly directly, but that would be too conspicuous and is not commonly used.
The crack is a "patch" connecting heaven and earth, showing the original flow of magic.
The accessible part of the rift is divided into base and projection.
High-level demons and lords need to take their own position, which means they are required to fly up and pass through the vertical plane of the crack. There is no need to pay a "price" for taking their own position.
Projection requires a reciprocal exchange. You can pay for magic power, the body, and the life of others. You don't have to pay. It's just luck. If the previous one happens to be swallowed, there is no price.
But such an elusive thing as luck would become extremely dangerous if placed in the shadow of the rift, because even the lords of the Godfall Empire are not sure whether the shadow passage must follow the principle of "exchange". It may simply be "Kill some randomly."
Brad and other lords of the Godfall Dynasty acted cautiously under the guidance of the Lord. However, it was obvious that wild monsters like Lord Yellow Star were not so particular and simply pushed wild monsters and wandering demons inside. squeeze.
Speaking of Lord Yellow Star, isn't it the one who comes from the east?
