It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"Yes, yes, I'll serve it to you right away..."

As I said that, I took out a small cylinder from my sleeve and handed it to the slime. The slime separated a small ball from its body, opened the small cylinder like a hand, and a scarlet object slid out of it and fell to the ground. The next moment, the slime's original angry look disappeared in an instant, and he asked with a glowing face:

“This is… this is——!!”

After being excited for a while, it tilted its head and asked me:

"What is it?"

You can’t see it!!

Although the slime could see the preciousness of the object in front of it, which was between a piece of meat and a crystal, it seemed unable to determine what it was.

But it was already eager to try, rolling around this thing, ready to eat it at any time.

I did not hide it and said calmly:

"The heart of the dragon clan. And it is the heart of the ninth son of the Dragon King."

"The Dragon King's son--!! Hmm, it looks like a very good tribute! I won't be polite--"

The little slime pounced on it without hesitation and swallowed the heart into its stomach. But soon, not only did its body fail to dissolve the heart of Ofland, but it was burned with a big hole. The body, which seemed to be burnt, continued to emit steam. The little slime quickly moved away from the heart of Ofland and hid behind me, saying in a trembling voice:

“What a terrifying opponent! Even I can’t gain any advantage… Fortunately, I didn’t come into direct contact with my core, otherwise… Ah!! Just thinking about it makes Slime panic!”

Please, it's just a heart without any consciousness.

As the ninth son of the Dragon King and the most noble bloodline of the dragon clan, Ofland's body was naturally full of treasures. I did not give up these things. As soon as I woke up, I returned to the top of Tianyue Mountain and collected all the materials. A silver-gray dragon also died in the capital, but the materials from that dragon fell into the hands of Wumi and his people. Most of them will be stored in the treasury or used to forge new weapons and equipment for the royal family. Since no one else knew about Ofland's, I was able to take away the useful parts of it smoothly.

I had planned to leave the heart to the little slime from the beginning, because it was not useful for making weapons and equipment, and the medicine was too strong for making medicine. Although it exudes extremely powerful power, it is completely unbearable for the human body, so it is better to give it to the little slime to eat.

If it could digest Ofland's heart, it should have very good growth.

It’s a pity that judging from the current situation, the little slime doesn’t seem to have a good way to deal with it.

I sighed and tried to put the heart of Ofland back into the tube, but the little slime suddenly jumped out and tightly clamped around my wrist, saying in a coquettish and tantrum voice:

"It's mine~ This thing already belongs to me!! You are not allowed to take it back! I promised to give it to me! Beep—"

I had no choice but to throw it to the ground and not take the half-crystallized heart on the ground. The little slime stood in front of the heart as if it was protecting something precious, and said stubbornly:

"My lord, my lord will be able to digest it very quickly! My lord has found a way! Really!!"

I don't believe you at all, you little slime are so bad.

9. About the new command of the demon army

To prove this to me, Slime demonstrated its method to me with its own actions.

First, separate a slime ball from your body and use this slime ball to wrap Ovlandt's heart.

The slime ball quickly turned into mist, just like water touching a red-hot iron block.

But this time, the slime recovered the slime ball before it completely disappeared.

It can be seen that the slime ball is completely smaller, but the color has also changed slightly. It is filled with red filaments.

The little slime merged the slime ball into its body, and the red part immediately gathered towards the shiny core in its body.

The little slime's voice was a little trembling:

“Oh my god… it’s so hot, so hot, you bastard! I’m going to eat you up completely sooner or later, so just clean your neck and wait!”

No, no, no, it's just a heart after all. It shouldn't have a neck after all.

I estimated that the little slime would need at least half a month to devour this semi-crystallized heart. Although it looked a bit painful, from the process just now, its core could still slowly absorb the powerful power contained in the heart. After all, it was once a [Weapon of the Age of Gods], so it shouldn't be so fragile.

The little slime separated three more slime balls from its body, throwing one and catching another like an acrobat, while circling around Ovlandt's heart, looking eager to try:

“Beep, beep! Speaking of which, this is a really good tribute! I am very satisfied, very satisfied! The previous period of panic is finally over, and my paradise is back! ”

"Panic? What panic?"

The little slime stopped circling and said to me:

"I don't know, Biji! Some time ago, I suddenly felt that someone was staring at me, and I couldn't sleep well. Biji...really! I had a premonition that I would die in the next moment, it was so bad! But I'm fine now, maybe it's because you're back."

Although the little slime seemed reluctant to recall that time, I couldn't help but frown and planned to ask him in detail.

What is the biggest threat to Yuxi City now? Yunyang, Zhaochen, the royal family? Of course, these are, but the greater threat comes from the demons in the west. Because of the civil strife, the demons have not organized an effective large-scale attack on Yuxi City for a long time. Generally, it is the low-level demons who charge into battle, hoping to use the human wave tactics to gain some advantage.

But after the dragon invasion in the capital, I dare not be too arrogant. Once the tenth-level high-level demons invade, Yuxi City is likely to be annihilated. Therefore, any news about the demons must be taken seriously.

"Specifically, when did you have this premonition?"

I asked.

The little slime thought about it and answered with a rough time period.

During the Spring Festival. During the time when the national defense formation had problems.

Sure enough. When I was in the capital, I guessed that the center of the national defense formation was attacked, and it couldn't be as simple as just a hole. All the formations in this world are linked together, and if there is a problem in the capital, other places will also be affected.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little scared. If Yuxi City had been invaded by high-level demons during the time when the national defense formation collapsed, the people who stayed behind would definitely not have been able to defend against it.

Fortunately, that didn't happen.

I also have some plans for the demons in the west, but due to the lack of strength of Yuxi City, many ideas cannot be realized at present. The only thing I can do is to raise this little slime in front of me. After all, it is the [decisive weapon] of the old gods against the demons in ancient times. Once it grows up, it has a natural advantage in fighting against the demons.

Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, the little slime tilted his head curiously and asked:

"Beji...what's wrong?"

I rubbed its body as if it were a cat's head and said:

"It's okay, just grow up well first, and tell me if you need anything."

"Beep! I want to go out for a walk! It's so boring to always stay in this place!"

"There is no chance at the moment. Someone from the demon tribe has probably already set their sights on you, but they haven't taken action for some reason. But you'd better not leave the human territory during this period. Without the support of the national defense formation, I can't protect you."

"serge……"

"But I can go to the Demon Tribe in the near future and bring you some materials. Of course, that's after you digest this heart first."

Slime was a little depressed at first, but after hearing the words, he became full of energy again.

Finally, I made another agreement with the little slime. When it reaches the sixth level, I will take it to the demon territory to hunt. In exchange, it will continue to help Fileta translate some magic books written in ancient characters in its free time.

After leaving the demon breeding farm, I asked Hanmo to take me to see the succubus group.

The two of them were in tears when they saw me, but it wasn't because they missed me, but because no one paid them when I was away. The tenet of Yuxi City is "more work, more pay", and there were no tasks assigned to these two during this period, so they naturally didn't get any salary. And both of them were here for the first time, and the last salary was mostly used to buy some clothes, daily necessities, and small gadgets that were very new to the demons.

"There are no tasks for you two at the moment. But this time, I am here to ask you some questions. If you can answer them seriously, I will give you some rewards."

The enchantress and the devil man sat in front of me very obediently and asked:

"Excuse me, Lord City Lord, what is the problem?"

"Brother Brown is not in charge of the war against Yuxi City at the moment. New demon leader, do you have any clues?"

The enchantress and the demon man looked at each other, as if asking each other if they could tell each other the secret.

But soon, the demon man spoke:

"After Lord Gobrown left, Lord Lizardman Ji is most likely in charge of this place."

The enchantress added:

"The Lizardman Ji is the sworn enemy of Lord Gobrown, and he is determined to surpass Lord Gobrown in merit, so he will most likely volunteer to take over Lord Gobrown's battle against humans."

Lizardman Ji... According to the naming method of the demons, since Goblan belongs to Goblin, Lizardman Ji should be [Lizardman]. In terms of species, Lizardman is slightly more advanced than Goblin. Goblins as powerful as Goblan are exceptions, but the Lizardman species seems to have produced many powerful individuals.

I stroked my chin and asked:

"So what else do you know about this lizardman Ji? Like his personality, weaknesses, etc."

10. The Succubus Group Wants to Do Business

I had an idea a long time ago.

A big problem of Yuxi City right now is that it is limited by territory, and many industries cannot be carried out on a large scale. And it is very difficult to obtain territory. To the north is Fangyuan, and we need his help to block the pressure from Zhaochen. We can only provide him with assistance, and it is unlikely to go to war with him; to the south is Yunhai, and the relationship with us is still friendly, and we can't win if we really go to war. Although Yunyang in the east is a good place to expand territory, we must also be moderate and keep nibbling. Otherwise, if we start to swallow up too early, once the lord of Yunyang is determined, regardless of the opinions of the outside world, he will use Yunyang's strength to wipe us out, and Yuxi City is not able to fight against him now.

This situation seems to have room for development, but it is actually quite limited. The consequence of a small territory is that once the population grows or the wealth gap widens, land conflicts will easily break out. If the population is insufficient, there will not be enough soldiers. At the same time, you must be extremely careful about the environmental pollution caused by industrial development, and you will be restricted in everything you do.

In this case, the only way out is to go west.

To the west of Yuxi City is the vast territory of the demons. If you don't go deep into the demons, most of the demons are just low-level demons. With our current strength, we are not too afraid. Alaya has reached the sixth level of perfection, and Filita may break through to the sixth level at any time. Xiluo's assassination skills can be of great use, and Fang Shisan's army is also a powerful force that should not be underestimated. In this case, it does not seem impossible to open up the territory of the demons.

The problem lies mainly in two aspects.

On the one hand, there is the pollution problem that Han Mo also mentioned. The land of the demons is different from that of humans, and the crops grown there are completely different. Human crops cannot grow there, and if people with insufficient strength live on the land of the demons for a long time, they will suffer from a strange disease that is a bit like sepsis but different from sepsis.

On the other hand, there is the threat from the demons. I know that the lower demons are controlled by the higher demons, especially those without wisdom. The reason why they can gather together to attack human territory is because the higher demons control them to do so.

If these two problems can be solved, Yuxi City can transfer many industries to the demon clan, and no longer be restricted by land. I will call this plan "Western Development", but in fact, because these two problems are difficult to solve, this plan has no chance of being implemented at present.

But now I vaguely see some possibilities, so I have to start preparing.

If we can contract land from the demons, there will be at least two benefits.

First of all, Yuxi City can expand its strength more recklessly. At least the army's food and grass problem can be effectively solved, and then both He Yue and Fang Shisan will have more room to play.

Secondly, if both sides can obtain more abundant supplies through peaceful means than through war, there is no need to worry about the demons launching a large-scale war against Yuxi City for the time being. I don't expect to achieve permanent peace through this method, but I must buy enough time for Yuxi City to grow and develop.

But it doesn't look like it's going well -

"As for Lizardman Ji, he hates humans."

The female charmer frowned and said carefully:

"Unlike Lord Gobrown, Lord Lizardman Ji is an out-and-out racist. He has proposed many times to intensify the invasion of human territory and reduce the living space of humans by encroaching on human territory. Because the west is the weakest place for human defense, whether it is Yunyang or Zhaochen, it can be conquered with a little effort."

After the female charmer finished speaking, she carefully added:

"Of course, now that the Lord Mayor is here, Lord Lizardman Ji's plan will be in vain."

I smiled.

I don't feel anything about this kind of flattery. I've heard enough of it in my previous life.

On the contrary, I think there is nothing wrong with the view of the lizard man Ji. Before I came, Yuxi City was guarded by only one Filita, and the whole city was in danger from both inside and outside. If the demons had spent some effort at that time, they could have taken Yuxi City. Li Neng in the east is also an embroidered pillow. Although he intends to use Yuxi City as a barrier, once Yuxi City is really breached, he can't defend the demon army with his silver-plated spear.

However, the superiors of Gobrown and Lizardman Ji did not seem to adopt Lizardman Ji's advice. Instead, they sent Gobrown to be in charge of the war against Yuxi City, and did not deploy a large number of regular demon troops on the frontal battlefield with humans.

"So if I try to trade with him..."

Faced with my tentative question, the female charmer and the demon man shook their heads at the same time.

The demon man said:

"Lord City Lord, please forgive me for being blunt. There is no way that Lizardman Ji would agree to a deal with humans, or even meet you alone... If he took the initiative to propose such an idea, it is undoubtedly a trap."

"No chance?"

"Yes, Lord City Lord, it is impossible."

I didn't ask any more questions.

There is no real "impossible" in the world. The demons have been fighting each other since they were born, and they are still living in serious civil strife. If you give enough conditions, there is no need to worry that he will not take the bait.

If he really is a rare tough guy, just find a way to kill him. There will always be smart demons who choose to cooperate. I have enough patience to wait.

But there is no need to tell the Succubus group about this. After asking almost all the questions, I gave the Succubus and the Demon Man a gold coin each. Neither of them took it, but said a little embarrassedly:

"Lord City Lord, we want to do some business in Yuxi City."

I was a little surprised that the demons were doing business on human territory.

"Business? What are you two planning to do?"

The demon man explained:

"We have been observing Yuxi City for a while, and we have also heard that a brothel has opened in Yuxi City and Tiebi City respectively. However, the girls there are quite expensive, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enjoy them. We want to open a [Succubus House] in Yuxi City. Since we can change people's dreams to a certain extent, we can make them have some more realistic dreams at a low price. It doesn't matter whether we make money or not, the main thing is to use this to provide the energy we need and cause less trouble to the city lord."

After the demon man finished speaking, the female charmer quickly added:

"Although the city lord once told us not to attack the people of Yuxi City, according to our observation, many men in Yuxi City have excess energy and lack a solution, so they have to solve it themselves. We hope to create a mutually beneficial situation in this way. We have thought about measuring the energy of those who enter the [Succubus House], and only when their energy is overflowing can they receive the services of the Succubus House. This way, it will not affect the daily lives of the people. As for the money we earn, we can give it to the city lord without losing a single copper coin."

After saying that, she also lowered her head and waited carefully for my answer.

11. Prepare for the future