Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

The man gave a slight bow as a form of greeting, his eyes showing little emotion, as if everything was under his control. If Elisil saw this man, he would recognize him as the high priest of the Cursed Temple.

After breaking the seal, he discovered that the stone carving the Grand Elder had given him was fake. Without hesitation, he led his confidants to leave the cave and traveled along the Hundred Thousand Mountains to reach the human race.

By leveraging their existing relationships with nobles, they quickly established connections with King Edward, enabling them to settle down within the human empire.

However, the resurrection of the Demon God requires a certain amount of energy, which is not so easy to obtain. Only through blood sacrifice, by turning the blood of hundreds of thousands of people into offerings, can the Demon God break the final seal and return completely to this continent.

The only people who could provide these people, besides the demons, were probably the humans. At this point, he began to lure King Edward into his trap little by little, forcing him to cooperate with him.

"After the Demon God is resurrected, the human race, as our ally, will naturally gain sufficient benefits, and the Northern Beastman Alliance will also become your territory. How about that?"

"We want the Elf Forest and half of the Hundred Thousand Mountains too."

The territory of the Orc Alliance alone is not enough to satisfy their appetite, especially in this crisis, they naturally hope to maximize their own interests.

Of course, King Edward also knew that it was impossible for humans to become the only race on the continent, so they only made territorial demands.

"Okay, but you need to increase the amount of tribute we require by half."

"Tribute?" King Edward was puzzled. Although he had agreed to help, what could this tribute be?

"Of course, if the Demon King is to return, he will need hundreds of thousands of people for a blood sacrifice. Of course, if it were a million people, the effect would be even better."

"What?! Using living people as sacrifices? You're treating human life like dirt!" Knight Mavis found this condition hard to accept. Making hundreds of thousands of people sacrifices—what were they trying to do? What did they want to do?

"Hmph, that's just a few hundred thousand people. That's the bare minimum. If we want His Majesty the Demon King to have enough power as soon as he appears, we need at least a million people to be sacrificed."

"You are a devil! Even the demons are more merciful than you!" Enraged, Mavis drew his sword and confronted the high priest of the cursed temple.

"You want to attack me?" A white folding fan snapped open, obscuring the mockery on his lips. A mere knight dared to challenge him? Who gave him the courage?

"Alright, Mavis, we don't have many options. You should prepare yourselves properly."

He gestured for Mavis to step back, then turned to the high priest beside him, "I will prepare over a million people for a blood sacrifice in half a month. You must also be fully prepared. I don't want to see a failure."

Volume 10: The Reviving Demon God: Chapter 25 Madness (Two chapters released together)

My feelings are complicated. I don't know how to face Elufina, let alone how to tell her about the inexplicable emotions in my heart—sadness, anger, or even despair. Maybe I'm just not thinking things through, or maybe I have all these emotions.

"Nana, I want to..."

"Xueyin, you don't want this, I don't want you to go out anymore. Even if you want to relax, you have to stay inside the Demon King's Castle."

Don't blame her for restricting her freedom; it's just that at this moment, she dares not expose her to danger any longer. Elisil has told her everything he knows: their target is not just the stone sculpture, but also her.

Although she didn't understand why the demon god insisted on Yukine, she wouldn't let the demon god get what he wanted so easily, whether for public or private reasons.

"Eluferna, you have no right to stop me from doing my thing." He was about to get angry, but then he remembered how busy and tired she had been lately, and his raised tone softened in the next second.

"Nana, I just want to clear my head, I won't go far, can I just go out for a bit?"

When asked to beg for something, Elufina said she was afraid of this move. Her innocent, deer-like eyes blinked pleadingly, just like the mournful cry of a deer, making it hard to refuse in every sense of the word.

"You really do know where my weakness is. Fine, I agree, but you have to come out with me."

After speaking, Elufina picked up her cloak, wrapped the girl in her arms, embraced her, and walked outside with her.

There was no panic as I had imagined, nor any riots as I had envisioned. Shanghai remained Shanghai, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner, with business and daily work continuing as usual.

"Nana, is it really true that nothing has changed here? Or should we say that under your rule, the demons here have all developed a sense of conscience?"

With her hands behind her slender waist, the girl's pearly teeth were faintly visible as she smiled. Although there was a hint of melancholy in her eyes, she still offered her heartfelt praise to the king before her.

"No amount of praise or support can compare to a single compliment from you. Xueyin, are you feeling better now?"

"Emmm, it's alright. I was in a bad mood to begin with, but after walking for so long, I feel much better." With a casual shrug, Lin Xueyin turned her attention to the unique delicacies of the demon race on the surrounding streets.

"How much is this fried sausage?"

"Little girl, you've come to the right place. The fried red sausage here is the most authentic. It's one silver coin a piece. Come and have a taste."

Lin Xueyin took the red sausage offered by the other party after handing over a silver coin. She gently bit it with her pearly teeth, and the aroma filled her mouth. The delicious taste made her squint her eyes.

Although everything seemed fine, Elufina knew that the girl was just putting on a brave face, pretending that nothing was wrong, simply to reassure her, who had come with her.

It seems that coming with her was a mistake, but if she didn't come with her, she would worry about her safety. Although she had been worried about her all along, she realized that this was the time she couldn't let go of her the most.

Watching the adorable girl stride forward, Elufina let out a long breath. This time, she would trust her. At least, she believed that no accidents would happen in the magical city she ruled.

"Yukine, I have something to do. You can look around by yourself."

"Huh? Really?" Lin Xueyin turned around in surprise, but then realized that it wasn't quite right to make that expression, so she lowered her head slightly to hide her growing smile.

"You silly girl, really. Okay, I won't say anything more to you. Have fun, you're all alone. I'll wait for you to come back at home."

A light kiss landed on the girl's smooth forehead, but unexpectedly, the girl stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck, and offered him her sweet, fragrant lips.

Staring in shock at the shy girl before her, Elufina felt a sweet warmth in her heart, as this was the first time she had received such treatment.

"Nana, don't worry, I'm not that fragile. I'll cook for you myself when I get back today."

Placing her hand on Elufina's chest, feeling her heartbeat quicken, Lin Xueyin smiled with relief—for her trust and understanding. At the same time, she felt a sense of comfort for herself. With her by her side, everything was truly wonderful.

He grasped the girl's fair wrist, still flawless and white, and looked into her azure eyes, still pure and innocent. Her long golden hair was casually tied into a pretty ponytail, giving the originally delicate girl a touch of dashing heroism.

Suppressing her reluctance and worry, Elufina turned and walked towards the Demon King's Castle without looking back, resolutely departing.

Watching her retreating figure, Lin Xueyin quietly waved her hand. The cause of everything that happened today was the human race. She had a bad feeling that things were not as simple as she had imagined.

Based on what I've seen in anime and novels, those human rulers would never let this go so easily, absolutely not. Therefore, they would definitely spare no effort to secure victory in the war once again. Yes, spare no effort.

Madmen will do madmen. Heaven will make those it wishes to destroy mad. So they will become even madder. At this point, we must make a choice: continue to protect those so-called rulers, or let the entire human race gain a new empire and a new order.

Under the blood moon, the human race also began to descend into chaos. The defeat in the war caused chaos among the ordinary people. Unlike the demons, rioters began to loot in the chaos, but no effective measures were taken to stop them.

Uprisings broke out everywhere, and the nobles also joined in, taking the opportunity to capture human civilians on a large scale. A million people is just a cold, hard number, but in the actual blood sacrifice, it is a cruel and unbearable scene.

"Mommy, Mommy." A little girl holding a rag doll walked terrifiedly down the street. She should have been cared for, but now she was all alone, facing the surging crowd. No one knew where her parents were, and no one knew what her future would hold. No one was there to save her. Yes, no one.

After the crowd passed, a small rag doll was torn to pieces and scattered everywhere, so dirty that no one wanted to bend down to pick it up.

"This is mine. Hahaha, this thing is mine."

Wielding a long sword, he killed a man who had just been holding a piece of beautiful jade with a single blow. The white jade, stained with blood, lost its original color. The saying "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime" was fully revealed in this place where the most basic moral principles had been lost.

“Father, there are rioters everywhere. We still have the Imperial Guard. Why don’t we send them out to help maintain order in the various territories?”

When Ikux learned that riots of varying degrees had broken out in various places, he was heartbroken. The situation had been fine just moments before, but now it had turned into such chaos.

"What do you know? We have more important things to do now. The Imperial Guards cannot be moved."

"Don't move! Is there anything more important than maintaining the order and security of our empire, Father? Our most important task now is to win back the hearts and minds of the people. Only in this way can we protect our country and our people."

"What do you know? If having popular support could stabilize a country, then there would be no need for all this trouble. Do you know what kind of crisis we are about to face? We are the enemy of the entire continent. Do you think we can withstand an attack from the entire continent?"

He glared angrily at his son, who was actually contradicting him at this crucial moment. If it weren't for the generals he had sent out earlier being passive and failing to attack the Ten Thousand Mountains immediately, would so many things have happened? Would they be in such a passive position? He had finally managed to cover up his son's crimes, so why was he still so stubborn?

“Father, how could we be at odds with the entire continent? With Yukine’s help, we’re not at that point.”

"Don't mention that woman Lin Xueyin. If it weren't for her, would we be in this situation? The Demon King's initial target was her. If she hadn't been constantly advocating that we resist the demons, would we be in this predicament?"

Speaking of Lin Xueyin, Edward felt that he had really trusted the wrong person. She was the one who wanted to defend against the demons and form alliances with various races to resist them. In the end, she thrived in the demon realm and even became the demon queen.

Although rumors occasionally circulate from the demon realm about how the Demon King mistreats his queen, there is no doubt that she remains extremely favored. But what about the human race? Having lost the barrier of the Ten Thousand Mountains, they have become vassals of the demons. In the end, isn't all of this caused by that woman?

“Ikux, remember this: if I catch that woman again, I will not be lenient with her.”

"Father, everything Yukine did was for our human race. Even when we handed her over to the Demon King, she didn't hate us. She..."

"How dare you! You even mention that woman. Remember, you are a prince of our Xima Empire, not that woman's husband. You should know which side to prioritize and whose interests to protect."

Edward looked at his son with anger and frustration, completely baffled as to what kind of drug Lin Xueyin had given him that made him still so protective of her.

“Father, we are talking about the security situation in various places, not Lin Xueyin. The riots in various places are becoming more and more chaotic. We can’t continue like this. Otherwise, we will lose the hearts of the people. How will we rule the empire in the future?”

Upon hearing Ikux's question about how to rule an empire, King Edward burst into laughter.

"How to rule? I'll tell you how to rule. With the demon god's deterrence, who would dare to revolt? Who would dare to overthrow our rule? And at that time, do you think we would give other races a way to live?"

The news of an alliance with the demon god left Ikux momentarily speechless, but he then heard even more shocking things from his father.

"The demons' alliance with other races to fight against the demon god is simply futile. When the time comes, we will side with the demon god. As long as we win the battle, we can completely wipe out the demons. At that time, we will be the most powerful race on this continent. What is there to worry about?"

Seeing his son's shocked expression, King Edward seemed to vent all the fear he had been holding in his heart as he continued speaking.

"Let me tell you, when that time comes, all kinds of races—beastmen, elves, winged creatures, dwarves—will become our slaves. The Kerluqin Forest will just be our future farmland."

"Father...."

"Shut up! What do you think our situation is? One wrong step and we're doomed. Our empire is in such a critical moment. If you can't help us, then watch how Father leads the empire to the top of the continent."

“Father, even if everything you think comes true, so what? There are still demons above us. Aren’t we still being exploited and ruled by them?”

"Demon God? Heh, hahaha, do you really think there's no one who can defeat the Demon God? Maybe we won't live to see it, but one day, our human warriors will lead our army to completely defeat the Demon God and seal him away once again."

"At that time, our human history books will record this history. On the continent ruled by the demon god, all races lived in great suffering. But one day, a hero took up a divine weapon and finally defeated the demon god, bringing light back to the continent."

If Lin Xueyin were here, she would probably know that this kind of story is just one of many legends, but it doesn't explain why the demon god returned to the world as before.

“Father, you are the king. How can you do such a thing? Even if it all comes true, how many races will be wiped out, how many people will die by the sword? How can we do this?”

"Do you think the relationship between countries is simply black and white? Do you think politics is simply about good and evil, gratitude and resentment? Do you think the world is simply about right and wrong? Let me tell you, what is justice, what is kindness? Only the victors, only the survivors, deserve justice and deserve to be praised."

"In this great battle, none of us can remain unscathed; we can only plunge into this torrent. What is right and wrong, what is justice and evil, the victor will naturally become king."

With his wild pronouncements and arrogant pronouncements, King Edward was completely caught in this vortex. Ikux knew he could no longer persuade his father to stop, but he also had his own methods.

After being driven out by King Edward, he hurried toward the location of the four knights.

Volume 10: The Reviving Demon God - Chapter 26: The Crimson Altar

Mavis, one of the Four Knights of the Empire and Arya's master, looked at the prince of the Empire, the current crown prince and the future king, and found it hard to believe that those words had just come from his mouth.

"Your Highness, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Of course I know. Now, a large altar has been built on the ruins of Slimmed County, and the Imperial Guards are constantly escorting captured civilians and criminals there."

Upon hearing this news, Ikux was incredulous. His father was actually going to resurrect the demon god along with the Temple of the Cursed, even at the cost of sacrificing the people.

“His Majesty couldn’t possibly do such a thing. How could he do something like this?” Mavis was also incredulous. The Imperial Guards were their subordinates. Although they had been temporarily stripped of their military power at this time, they trusted their soldiers and believed they would not do such a thing.

"The Imperial Guards are only helping on the outside. They probably don't even know what will happen inside. I don't know what those people from the Cursed Temple said to the Emperor, which made him even more insane. Millions of civilians are about to be sacrificed to them."

"Impossible. I believe His Majesty would not do such a thing. There must be something else going on. Why don't I go to the palace now to inquire and see if there is anything we don't know?"