Demon King, you just need to conquer, and your husband will come up with the solution.

“That old troll from the same hometown as me, his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all died on the way to the Demon King’s City… He wouldn’t be able to survive in the Demon King’s City without me.

So, while I'm away, uncle, can you help take care of my fellow villager for a while? It doesn't require much trouble from you, just give him a meal. "

Batum frowned immediately and asked, “Boy, you know that old man can’t survive without you, but you still want to join the army to fight against the Troll Demon King?

What do you mean by asking me to take care of you for a while? You know, kid, you are going to join the army and fight. People will die in war! It is not certain whether you can come back alive. "

"..." Hal was silent for a moment, then he showed a cheerful smile and said, "That's perfect. If I don't come back by then, you can tell that old man that I avenged his family."

"you……"

Batum pointed at Haldon for a moment, then chuckled and slapped him on the chest: "You are a very brave man, just to my taste! Okay, I agree. But you have to agree to my request."

"any request?"

"You kid, you must survive when the time comes. At the very least, you can't die before the Troll Lord. That bastard has a cheap life, you can't die earlier than him!

Besides... you kid, come with me to my house, I have something to give you."

"Ah? Um... Uncle, you don't have to spend anything..."

Batum grinned, waved his hand and said: "It's not a big deal, I'm just giving you an old thing, an old friend who fought with me.

But now I have no chance to use it anymore, so I have kept it hidden under a box at home. Since you are going to join the army and fight... let it go with you.

I am too old to join the army, and I cannot kill that damned Troll Lord... You can take my old friend and let me join this crusade together!"

Chapter 170

Intelligence and Security Department

“My Lady Queen, after we issued the notice to attack the Troll Lord, we received a lot of enthusiastic responses from the trolls in the Demon King City. In the past few days, countless trolls have come to the military camp and expressed their desire to join the army.

These trolls were basically all troll immigrants from Troll Ridge. It was obvious that the Troll Lord was extremely evil, causing the people of Troll Ridge to complain.

Our expedition this time can be said to be in the will of the people. When the time comes, once our Demon King's army arrives, the trolls of Troll Ridge will surely take off their armor and surrender!"

In the council hall of the Demon King's Castle, Margaret was discussing with the two Demon Lords, Sophia and Engla, about sending troops to attack the Troll Demon Lord.

Compared to the past, the conference hall now seems to be much more lively. Some lower-level demons that have never appeared in the conference hall before are also sitting at the long table in the conference hall.

These monsters are all new high-ranking officials who have been promoted after the military and civilian reforms during this period.

The people next to Engla are basically some new military officers and police officers, while those next to Sophia are basically some civil servants and business officers.

Sophia and Engla were talking to Margaret quite heatedly. After all, what they were going to do now was a big thing like conquering the Demon Lord, so of course they had to show their loyalty to Margaret and give the Troll Demon Lord a good scolding.

As for some officials around them, on the one hand, they were not of high enough level, and on the other hand, it was their first time at the Demon King's Castle. Naturally, they could not participate in discussions of this level, and they all remained silent and served as a background.

Although these monsters could not participate in the discussion between the Demon Lord and the Demon King, they all looked at Ains who was sitting next to Margaret with curiosity.

With Margaret by his side, Ains could naturally reveal his human identity openly, and this special identity also made the monsters who saw Ains for the first time very curious.

Even though they had been warned by the two Demon Lords Englasofia, they were still quite surprised to see a human appear in the Demon King's Castle.

Irons, who was being stared at, paid no attention to the looks. He sat next to Margaret, holding a document and looking at it quietly, with a somewhat uncertain expression.

After Margaret and the two demon kings finally stopped chatting for a long time, Irons stood up and began to speak.

He slammed the document in his hand on the long table, stared at Engla, and said, "Engla, your troop dispatch for this expedition was OK, but you did one thing very badly."

"what!?"

Engla was stunned and at a loss. What was going on? He was actually criticized?

He asked with some fear and trepidation: "Um... Your Excellency Wang Fu, did I do something wrong..."

"Yes, it's very bad, you can even say it's a mess..."

Seeing Engla being criticized, Sophia on the side curled her lips slightly, revealing a gloating smile.

However, seeing Sophia's smile, Irons said directly: "You are also responsible for this, Sophia."

"……ah!?"

Seeing that she was actually dragged into this, Sophia's expression froze and she immediately sat up straight.

The monsters who were watching from the sidelines saw that Lord Demon actually looked so nervous when facing criticism from a human. How should I put it... it was really an eye-opener for the monsters.

The two demon kings sat upright, waiting for Ains' criticism. Ains did not say much and went straight to the point.

"What makes me most angry about what you did this time is that your intelligence and security work is such a mess!

I have said it before, military secrets must be kept sufficiently confidential. The decisions made by the top leaders of Demon Castle must be kept absolutely confidential before they are actually delegated to the masses, especially those related to the military.

From what I have learned through the information network in my hands, from the time Margaret gave you the order to mobilize your army to attack Troll Ridge, it only took one day for the news to spread throughout the Demon King's City!

Can anyone tell me where all this information came from? If such an important decision could be known to everyone, I doubt how many secrets there are in the Demon King's Castle.

How many secrets can be kept in the military? How many secrets can be kept in departments at all levels?

What's more, not being able to keep the secret is not what makes me most angry. What makes me most angry is that you took two days to report the information leak to us.

It took you two days to report the military secrets leaked to the central government. Do you think this is a small matter?

Engla! Take care of your soldiers and tell them not to talk nonsense about certain things!

Sophia, as the warden of the Demon King's Castle, intelligence work is part of your responsibility, but now that the intelligence security problem is so obvious, you actually have no reaction! ?

You two have been Demon Lords for nothing all these years! ? "

The usually easy-going Ains' tone became more severe than ever before, and he almost scolded the two big monsters.

If it was anyone else who dared to say this to the Demon Lord, they would basically be courting death. However, the person standing in front of them and scolding them was Ains. All they could do was sit there like a student who had made a mistake and listen to the teacher's criticism, not daring to say a word.

If the two demon kings were like this, then naturally the group of monsters under their command would be even more like a group of quails, shrinking their necks and not daring to breathe.

Listening to Ains' criticism, Engla and Sophia actually felt a little aggrieved. After all, in their previous jobs, intelligence work was actually relatively secondary and they did not have any relevant experience.

They are more or less accustomed to the situation where some internal affairs will be leaked. Isn't this how they have been dealing with it all these years?

The main reason for this sense of dullness is that Margaret is indeed a rare demon king among all the demon kings in history.

Rather than external conquests, she focused more on internal reforms, allowing the Demon Realm to recuperate. Therefore, Margaret was one of the few demon kings who was able to take over internal affairs management.

However, the Demon King's Castle had not established a standardized internal affairs system before. Therefore, although Margaret had been trying to improve and reform it during her tenure, due to lack of experience and direction, this internal affairs system was still full of leaks.

And things like intelligence security work have never received enough attention.

With intelligence and security work in such a mess, it's no wonder that a spy can become a gang leader in the Demon King's City.

Ains originally thought that the maid intelligence network in Finia's hands was just the tip of the iceberg of the intelligence department of the Demon King's City, but now it seems that this is already Mount Everest!

Irons stood with his hands on his hips, staring at the two demon kings who dared not say a word, took a few deep breaths, and wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he gave up.

What else can I say? I can't ask a group of demons who have no awareness of this aspect why they are not perfect.

Oh, never mind. Let’s think positively. At least, this shows that the intelligence department of the Demon King’s City has a lot of room for improvement, right?

Irons sighed, suppressed his anger, and said to Finia and Engla, "Forget it, let's just assume that you are inexperienced this time, and I won't say anything more about you.

You just need to remember that intelligence is the most important strategic resource. Whoever has the intelligence will have the initiative in the political game!

I should have mentioned to you before that there are spies sent by the Human Empire in Demon King's City now. He is always keeping an eye on the movements of our Demon King's Castle, collecting intelligence from Demon King's City and passing it on to the Human Empire.

This time, the leaks are only the information we will announce to the public. What if the next leaks some information we cannot announce? !

After you go down, reflect on your actions! Keep an eye on the intelligence work of your respective departments. If this happens again, I will take some measures to keep an eye on you personally!"

After these words were spoken, the two demon kings immediately bowed their heads and apologized loudly.

"I'm sorry! Your Excellency! I promise this won't happen again!"

"Yes, yes. I will keep a close eye on the mouths of these guys under my command and make sure they don't say anything nonsense again!"

Seeing the two demon kings making assurances one after another, Irons showed an expression of letting bygones be bygones, but the thoughts surging in the depths of his eyes showed that he had other plans.

The reason why he said this was actually to give the two demon kings a way out.

Irons said on the surface that he was giving them a chance, but when it came to intelligence security, he had no intention of giving the two Demon Lords any chance at all. He didn't feel at ease letting these people who had no relevant awareness do this.

He wants to do it himself!

After the meeting was over, Irons watched the two demon lords and their men leave the hall, and then had a private conversation with Margaret.

"Margaret, I have to take some precautions... The intelligence security work in the Demon King's Castle is really terrible. It's time to set up an organization specifically responsible for intelligence security."

Margaret naturally agreed with Ains's request. She nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, but how will you be responsible for the security of intelligence?"

"I will draft a relevant plan for you to see. I plan to establish an intelligence security department that integrates espionage, counterintelligence, internal intelligence reconnaissance, external intelligence infiltration, etc."

After listening to Irons reciting a long list of functions like a running comment, Margaret finally understood what this department was responsible for.

This is a secret service department that treats its own people and enemies equally and keeps an eye on them all. Hiss... sounds pretty exciting?

If the department opened by Ains can really complete all the tasks and requirements as he said, it will be like a sky eye that is keeping an eye on everyone.

But... is it really possible for a department to take on so many duties and still perform all of them well?

"It sounds like the requirements are a bit high. We don't have enough staff in other departments right now. If we open a department like this, where will we find people?"

"The personnel aspect is indeed a problem, but we don't need to be too anxious. We can start small first."

"Hmm...Okay, let's start small. Then, who will be in charge of this department?"

Hearing this question, Ains pointed directly at himself: "I am in charge. This department will be independent of the current political systems of the Demon King City. It will not belong to the military department of Lord Engla, nor to the legal department of Sofia.

It is a department directly under you, Margaret, with the highest administrative priority. Even if it is the intelligence of the Demon Lord, this department has the right to investigate!"

"This..." Margaret was really shocked this time.

If the person who said this was not Irons, Margaret would have no hesitation in thinking that anyone who could say such a thing was definitely seeking power for himself and intending to overthrow Tiangang.

You opened a department of your own and have absolute administrative priority. Even the Demon King has to be inferior to you. What is this? A second sun rises in the sky of the Demon King's Castle?

If it were anyone else, Margaret would have slapped it to death to let it know who was the boss of the Demon King's City.

But the person who said this was Ains... ahem, the sun is indeed the only one, but don't forget that there is also a moon in the sky.

Since Irons asked for this, these powers should really be used for the right things. Margaret had no doubt about Irons' loyalty.

However, just because Margaret doesn't suspect Irons doesn't mean she won't suspect others, especially since Irons' department will definitely recruit a lot of people.

Being in a department with the highest power priority...it feels a bit against one's nature if one doesn't do something to abuse one's power for personal gain.

Margaret touched her chin and expressed her doubts: "Given such great power, what if there is a problem with the department itself?"

"Then do a good job of personnel screening and ideological preparation to prevent any problems." Irons said without hesitation.

Hearing Irons's understatement, Margaret felt that Irons was taking it for granted: "...Can you really guarantee that there won't be any problems?"

Irons nodded with great certainty and seriousness: "Yes!"

"..."

Margaret really wanted to ask why, but when she saw Irons' serious and affirmative expression, she suppressed her doubts.

Since Ains has promised this, he should have his own way to deal with these problems. All I have to do is trust him!

Of course, if Margaret really asked this question, Irons would have reason to answer it, because... in his previous life, there really was such an organization that did these things in an unprecedented professional manner.

This organization has administrative priorities that take precedence over other national departments, but it really uses its power only where it should be used, creating the most deterrent top intelligence agency in human history.

"Okay! I'll leave this matter entirely to you, Ains. Make me a pair of eyes that can stare at everyone!"

"I will."

Chapter 171

A legitimate reason

With Margaret's permission, Irons came to his own bedroom with great enthusiasm, picked up the quill and began to plan the entire intelligence organization structure under Margaret.

The first priority was to choose a name. Ains didn't do anything fancy and simply wrote down "Magic Realm Central Intelligence Security Committee", abbreviated as "Magic Security Committee".

This was not the first time that Irons had done this, because he had already planned it once with Catalina.

However, the planning was a little too late. It was only half a year from the time when Ains started trying to run an intelligence organization to when he was finally excluded from the center of power by Catalina.

Therefore, Duolun's intelligence and security agency was just a start, and Ains knew nothing about any subsequent developments.