The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"By the way, Dekan, here's the blueprint for you."

As Morion spoke, he took a thick stack of papers from the suitcase beside his feet.

"This was given to me by Mir before he left the Kingdom of Philovian. Although it was hard to understand, I wrote it all down and made a copy after I came to the Shadow World."

If it weren't for his exceptional memory, it would have taken an ordinary person a very long time to memorize this blueprint without any errors.

"Yes, you've been a great help."

Decan took the drawings from Morion and quickly flipped through the dense paragraphs and sketches on them.

After reading just a few pages, Dekan was certain that it was indeed the core design blueprint for the space portal. Mier shared all the key information with Dekan without reservation.

"...The Space Jump Gate, a magical device developed by the Church of Resurrection, has a core technology that is to violently extract and utilize the energy of unanalyzable ultra-high-grade materials. This is why it can forcibly drive the ninth-tier legendary material, the Space Star Stone."

Dekan frowned as he turned the pages, muttering to himself.

During the six months he was trapped in the Demon King's Tomb, he had already asked Sheen to help him dismantle the remains of the space jump gate, and even tried to remove parts from the artificial shadow world launcher for repair.

However, there are still many parts of the core structure of the jump gate that Decan cannot reverse analyze, and some damaged parts cannot be replaced with alternative materials.

So when he saw this drawing, he felt as if he had been stuck on a difficult problem for half a year and suddenly found a solution.

"I have tried my best to buy all the materials mentioned in the blueprints, and they will be delivered to the Kran territory soon."

Morion pointed to the last page, which was not Mier's drawings, but a list and report compiled by Morion, detailing the current status of the material collection.

Clearly, in order to ensure that Decan would still have a sufficient supply after the inevitable losses in the two processes of "bringing the materials out of the Shadow World to make cards" and "breaking the cards into materials after bringing them back to the mortal world", Morion bought several times the required amount for each process.

"Hmm, I should be able to use these materials and principles to practice making an energy extraction device for the Kran territory."

Decan knew what Morion meant by handing him the blueprints at this time.

Even considering losses, Decan wouldn't need that much material.

The extra portion was for Dekan to practice with.

He needs to practice until he can successfully create the core device so that he can quickly and accurately repair the space portal after returning to the Demon King's Tomb in the real world.

However, now that this core device has been made, it seems unlikely that it will go to waste.

This is just what I needed.

The two exchanged a smile, needing no further words.

It felt like we were back at the church in the third Shadow World.

One provides the resources, the other handles the technology—a perfect collaboration.

However, this is much more advanced than building a bridge.

"Theoretically speaking, having one's mana forcibly extracted by this device could cause unimaginable pain."

Dekan analyzed the situation quite seriously, seemingly feeling that this device, which confines living beings in life support pods and forcibly extracts their mana, was somewhat anti-human.

This doesn't seem like something a decent person would develop.

"It's alright. I bet you, this living bodhisattva, will summon your elegiac mermaid and dilapidated poet and make the target faint from the pain, so he won't feel the pain."

Morion had already anticipated what Dekan would say next.

He no longer wanted to hear Dekan's stories about the anesthesiology department.

But soon, Morion couldn't wait to ask:

"After you return to the real world, why don't you try mass-producing a batch of these new torture devices? You can sell the energy during interrogations to make some money. As long as the enemy doesn't confess, we can keep making money without feeling guilty."

"hiss--"

Dekan gasped. What kind of win-win strategy was this?

Regardless of whether the enemy confesses or how long it takes for them to confess, they've already won.

"I'm interested."

Dekan looked Morion straight in the eye and spoke frankly.

Chloeux listened to Dekan and Morion's conversation without saying a word.

The conversation was getting increasingly bizarre.

Although he didn't understand much, he had begun to feel that he was a different species from the other two.

"What are you two talking about...?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, Chloex, we've already found a solution to the energy crisis, but now we're missing a core material similar to Space Star Stone."

Dekan put down the blueprints, and rubbed his hands together slowly with confidence.

"But now, we have found the target materials, and we can also achieve the goal of quelling the war in the process."

After a moment's thought, Chloeux suddenly realized:

"You're not after Irenos, the Destroyer, are you?!"

"What Irenos of Destruction? I don't understand. I only know Irenos of Prosperity."

Dekan asked Chloeux with a smile.

That smile sent chills down Chloe's spine.

Chloeux was surprised to find that he could understand Dekan's slang perfectly.

We should actively influence the doomed Irenos, teaching him to shine brightly and bring warmth and happiness to his people, right?

What happened to the legendary tale of a righteous hero?

You're already trying to go back to your old ways after just a few minutes?!

Chloex wasn't at the church in the small town on the southern border of the Holy Kingdom last time, but he witnessed firsthand how the two of them conspired to reset a town.

If Dekan were to encounter Morion, he could easily wipe out an entire border region.

Of course, if the two of them wanted to give back to a border region, they should be able to do so.

But the methods used might be even more inhumane!

"So you mean our only goal now is to imprison the ninth-tier Great Demon Irenos of Annihilation and use him as a living energy source, forcibly extracting his energy?"

"I'm shocked," Chloe asked.

Even the corrupt Bishop Fahim would applaud such a heinous experiment and immediately become his apprentice!

Dekan & Morion: "Of course."

Chloeux pointed at the two people, opened her mouth as if to speak, then stopped, organizing her thoughts, forgetting what to say.

He sensed that if he wanted to do this behind Len's back, he would probably have to cover it up quite a bit.

Suddenly, Chloex, who had initially believed herself to be an innocent person, realized that she was now an indispensable member of this well-established criminal gang...

"So how should we begin?"

Morion inquired, "To capture a ninth-tier Great Demon, we still need to rely on the expert, Dekan."

"I definitely can't beat Irenos in a head-on fight, but when it comes to backstabbing, even a ninth-tier demon can't defend against it."

Dekan smiled slyly and continued:

"Pusser of the Abyss, a demonic archmage known as the Demon Sage, is not only skilled in various magics, but also possesses extremely unique identification, detection, and discernment spells. Any disguise is as thin as paper in front of him. After reaching the eighth rank, he can even accurately identify lies as if he has a passive talent. However, if he lies, it will cause fluctuations in his own mana flow, making him easy to detect."

Back in the Demon Realm, Dekan had already gathered a great deal of information about the Great Demon Clan.

The intelligence regarding the First Army Group, which had been a constant threat to the territory of Kran, was of particular concern to Dekan.

If the envoy sent by the First Army Group this time were another eighth-tier demon, Dekan's strategy would likely be to have Morion impersonate Lenn, mobilize all the combat power in Krantes City, capture the other party first, and then begin to adjust and educate him, taming him into something like the three outstanding patients in the Demon Realm Hospital.

If the desired effect is achieved, even if it's done without prior consultation, at most it will only reduce Lenn's trust level.

However, if it is a sincere demon like Pusel who can distinguish between truth and falsehood, then we can treat him with courtesy.

After all, Dekan has always been a pacifist.

He dislikes using his hands to solve problems that can be solved with words.

Although the First Army Group certainly didn't come here with the intention of "peace talks" this time.

However, Dekan believed that after a sincere conversation, Pusser would be more than willing to tell him everything.

……

A few hours later.

Snowflakes drifted in the courtyard lights, and the night was so dark that even the moonlight seemed to hide its presence at Lunn's mansion.

In a luxurious reception room befitting their positions and family backgrounds, two men share a drink across a table.

The one dressed in the magnificent robes specially commissioned for the Chief Steward was none other than Chloeux.

Beside him stood a female knight commander clad in silver armor, seemingly protecting him while simultaneously suppressing her urge to draw her sword and strike the demon sitting opposite her.

The demon opposite, with a one-eyed alien holy mark around his neck, was the demon army envoy from the Abyss, Pusser, who was originally scheduled to meet with Lenn tomorrow.

The harmonious yet eerie atmosphere made it seem as if this were a banquet for villains who had never disappeared from world history.

"Mr. Chloeux, is this private dinner tonight Lord Len's idea?"

Pusser put down his knife and fork, wiped his lips with a napkin, and then asked.

In his eyes, Chloeux was no ordinary steward.

Being able to become Lenn's agent and take over many affairs for him when Lenn left makes him more like Lenn's advisor, confidant, or even the most trusted confidant.

Pusser wouldn't be so arrogant as to look down on a human of this caliber.

Instead, they will regard it as an equal.

"No, you have been invited by someone else today."

Chloeux glanced at the female knight beside her.

Soon, the female knight withdrew with a slightly worried and unwilling expression.

"Oh? Besides you, does Lenn have anyone else who can make decisions?"

Pusser, who had been expressionless the whole time, suddenly showed a hint of interest.

Logically speaking, if there is someone else who can make decisions for Lunn, then it might be a hidden trump card under Lunn's command that doesn't even exist in their Demon Realm army's intelligence.