The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Although Dekan had already told Chloix about the fact that "Len is considered Delois's employer," Chloix, as the head of internal affairs, shouldn't know so much, so she had to pretend that she regarded Dekan as a demon language translator that the manor had just hired.

Judging from what Lenn meant, it seemed that he wanted to talk to them privately, which was why he invited them into the car.

Chloeux was also prepared to step off the carriage.

However, Lenn simply turned his gaze to Dekan.

Just watch him quietly.

It seemed as if they were waiting for Dekan to bow.

"..."

Do you want me to bow?

Dekan crossed his arms, seemingly finding it somewhat amusing, and stared at the other person as he asked.

The other party remained silent, still appearing calm, but probably knew that their prank had been exposed.

"I was already a little suspicious of you, and you still insist on making me bow to you. Do you, you shrewd businessman, even know my identity in this shadow world?"

Dekan, annoyed, exposed Morion's trick.

In this world of shadows, Lenn could not possibly fail to recognize Doloice, nor would he act as if he truly regarded Doloice as a scholar and demanded that Doloice bow to him.

Considering that the carriage belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, it can only mean that this "Len" is Morion disguised using [Contact Mimicry].

"Tsk, this kind of information gap is a bit unfair."

Upon hearing Dekan's words, "Lun En" leaned back on the leather sofa inside the carriage, his entire demeanor instantly undergoing a complete transformation, becoming utterly disdainful.

Even though he still maintained Lenn's appearance and attire, his tone had completely reverted to Morion's usual manner.

Morion made no attempt to hide his disappointment. If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the Shadow World had their own Holy Kingdom identity and that Dekan's identity was already connected to Lenn's, he might have been able to fool Dekan again.

"It's only been half a year, how did your acting get so bad? You think you can fool me by pretending to be Lenn like this?"

Dekan didn't hold back in mocking his long-lost friend.

Although Morion portrayed Lenn's weathered and profound gaze very well, Decan always felt that Morion's Lenn looked too gentle, which was a bit different from what he had imagined.

In the scene that the master remembered, where Delois, Talomatti, and Len were in a large hall together, Len looked very dignified, even somewhat like he was competing with Delois.

Morion frowned unhappily upon hearing Dekan's words.

“My acting skills are fine. This is just the kind of aura that Lenn has. You don’t feel any threat from him at all when you’re with him.”

Morion was convinced that his acting skills were not a problem, and seemed determined to argue with Dekan.

He spent a considerable amount of time talking with Lenn today and has observed Lenn very closely.

When it comes to acting skills, Morion doesn't think he's any worse than Dekan.

He truly portrayed Lenn's normal state perfectly.

"Ha, Chloeux, why don't you give your opinion?"

Dekan shook his head with a smirk and looked at Chloeux beside him, asking a question.

Having spent a month with Lenn in this shadow world, Chloeux is clearly the most qualified of the three to evaluate Lenn.

"...Actually, Morion's performance was perfect."

Chloeux had no idea what was going on with this strange competitiveness between Dekan and Morion, and could only reply helplessly.

However, he got used to it. The two of them were very friendly to him, but they were often aggressive when they talked to each other.

It was precisely because Morion's imitation was so perfect that Chloeux was completely fooled by Morion as soon as she entered the carriage.

"hiss......"

Upon hearing Chloeux's reply, Dekan rested his chin on his hand and began to ponder.

"What did Delois say that made Lenn so angry that Lenn's demeanor became so imposing?"

He felt that, based on the current development, the timeline of this movie world should be reaching that scene very soon.

Even if the situation in the shadow world deviates from real history, they are currently successfully completing their mission objectives, so the story's development should be consistent, and they will eventually reach a similar scenario.

In other words, a similar scene should appear on the correct path.

But what is Deloitte doing?

It couldn't have been that he offered some particularly wicked or unorthodox suggestion in front of Len, causing Len to fly into a rage.

Wouldn't mission objective 2 then explode?

The mission clearly states that Lenn's bottom line cannot be crossed, which means that if even one of them violates it, their trust rating will likely drop below the acceptable level.

“Dekan, the specific process of the story unfolding in the Shadow World is determined by the challenger. The mission objective is simply to guide the story in the correct direction in history. You don’t necessarily have to follow Deloitte’s path; you just need to reach the same milestone.”

"Master said to Dekan."

Just like back in the Demon Realm Prison, Delois's methods of conquering each level differed from Dekan's to varying degrees, especially the eighth level, the Demon King's Tomb. Delois couldn't use the power of the "future Demon King" like Dekan did, so their methods of clearing the level were bound to be completely different.

"Okay, let's deal with the most urgent problem first."

Dekan replied to his master, "Let's not think about it for now."

Dekan then looked at Morion again:

"Where is Lenn? How come you arrived before him?"

"Len will probably return with a shipment of goods tomorrow morning. Since this shipment is the most valuable, and there might be demon shadow raiders on the way, Len will personally escort it to ensure everything goes smoothly."

Morion had prepared his explanation in advance, and had the other members of the merchant guild accompany Lenn, while he left with a valid reason and arrived in the city of Krantes ahead of everyone else.

"Did you originally plan to impersonate Len and try to take advantage of some loopholes?"

Dekan sneered.

He knew Morion too well; this guy was definitely not just trying to scare them.

"Not entirely. We've seen mission objective 2, so we can't easily undermine Len's level of trust."

Morion shrugged and replied.

His original plan was indeed to impersonate Len and use Len's identity to investigate some key locations.

However, after seeing the refreshed mission objective 2, Morion was certain that he couldn't do that.

Therefore, the objective became to first reunite with the partners and increase mobility.

The three then stopped chatting and began exchanging the information they already had.

Now that Morion has created a time difference, they might be able to use that time difference to do something.

Morion is the head of this merchant guild, and his mission is to provide support to the northern border front as openly and covertly as possible without arousing Lenn's suspicion.

The discussions with Lunn mainly revolved around the survival of the people during the upcoming winter.

How much of the material and energy problem can you solve?

After hearing Morion's overview, Decan asked.

The First Army is a problem that Dekan needs to solve, while the resources are something that Morion needs to take care of.

"We can probably solve the food problem, but we can't solve the heating problem. Last time in the Shadow World, the magic crystals we finally got with the Demon Realm currency were extremely scarce strategic resources. Now, 12 years later, their price has increased several times over."

"Although the Kran Territory generally has magical engineering facilities and central energy stations for heating, even if I emptied the entire Chamber of Commerce, I still couldn't buy enough energy to heat the entire Kran Territory for three months. And this year may be the coldest winter in the Holy Kingdom in nearly a hundred years."

Morion explained the current situation with a serious expression, clearly indicating that the situation was not so optimistic.

Based on the support Morion can currently provide, even if the Chamber of Commerce were to give away all its assets, it would be difficult to ensure that the natural mortality rate of its people this winter remains below 10%.

Moreover, there was also the threat of the demon race.

"but......"

As Morion spoke, his expression gradually became less serious.

But he didn't say anything more.

Because he saw that Dekan's lips were starting to twitch as if he was trying to suppress a laugh.

They may have already thought of the same thing.

"But what?"

Chloeux sensed that her teammates were on encrypted calls again.

From the moment the expressions on the two men's faces relaxed, Chloeux had a strong feeling—

I feel like I'm starting to feel out of place with these two things.

Dekan noticed Chloeux's confusion and smiled as he said to him:

"Actually, even if Morion fails to obtain food, it won't be a problem. For example, if there's no food, we can rob the demons. And if there's no energy..."

"But the demons are also facing an energy shortage!"

Chloeux still didn't understand.

Besides, energy resources aren't easy to seize. If they were, the Holy Kingdom would have won long ago.

"Humph."

Upon hearing Dekan's words, Morion smiled knowingly; they were indeed of the same mind.

Dekan sensed Morion's approval and nodded with a smile.

At this moment, they felt much like Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu opening their palms and finding that the other's palms were covered with the character "fire".

Demon race,

Isn't it readily available energy?

In particular, there is a powerful ninth-tier demon—Irenos the Destroyer!

The value extracted from it is simply immeasurable!

A strong sense of mission arose in the hearts of Decan and Morion.

Whether the people of Kran can have a warm winter depends entirely on whether Dekan and his people can teach the devil the spirit of selfless dedication!

Mr. Dekan invites you to visit. (328)