Luo Yan felt that he was still a conscientious person, just occasionally not acting like one.
Speaking truthfully, Hell had treated him quite well over the past eighteen years, the kindness he felt surely outweighed any grievances.
Although he did not have much loyalty to the Demon God, seeing the Demon God's subjects suffering outside still made him feel a bit heartbroken.
Especially seeing another version of himself through Sarah's experiences.
As much kindness as he had felt in Hell, this little guy had experienced just as much evil on the surface.
Anyway, today was almost over.
For these final few hours, it would be good to act as a human.
Just as Lord Demon King was tucking a blanket over a stray cat, on the other side within a cave, players who had been grinding all day in the Demon King Territory were also preparing to log off.
Facing the gloomy and pitch-dark mineshaft, the Pighuman Knight suddenly exclaid as though he discovered sothing new, "Guys! Did you notice… playing this ga doesn't strain your eyes at all!"
Yiye Zhiqu gave him a strange look.
"Is that so weird?"
The Pigman Knight excitedly said.
"Of course! Don't you find that amazing?!"
Yiye Zhiqu responded, "It's okay… after all, you play the ga with your eyes closed, right?"
The Pighuman Knight was stunned for a mont.
"Ah? Really?"
Yiye Zhiqu replied, "Just guessing."
Pighuman Knight: "..."
Yiye Zhiqu: "Speaking of which, this ga is indeed a bit strange, although it's quite taxing to play, it doesn't affect real life as much as one would think."
He had been online for several intense hours, only logging off to eat, yet he felt no fatigue at all.
This further confird his speculation that the ga developnt team must have mastered so epoch-making technology.
Such as…
controlling people's dreams.
Every ti he thought about this, Yiye Zhiqu couldn't help but get excited.
Not just because he saw the vast comrcial potential behind this ga, but because he was witnessing the birth of an epoch-making technology and would personally see the changes it would bring and the possibilities behind it!
Maybe people wouldn't have to wait for the next century, they could work in their dreams and leave awake ti for themselves.
It's quite a beautiful thought.
Candied Hawthorn: "It's fine as long as it doesn't affect anything."
Roasted Lamb Skewer: "Don't you guys have to work?!"
Hu Wan: "Don't learn from him, this guy is definitely a pro."
Yiye Zhiqu glanced sidelong at the this reticent fellow.
Pro player, okay.
A real professional player right here, huh?
He was no pro player, just a casual gar who played a lot.
Glum Drink: "...On that note, I'm suddenly curious, what would happen if you were online for 24 hours?"
Small Wan Still Hungry: "You'd wake up hungry! I've tried it."
Roasted Lamb Skewer: "Even if you don't wake up hungry, your body couldn't handle it, right?!"
Glum Drink showed a sowhat regretful expression.
"Ah, what if you could handle it… would you directly transfer to the ga world?"
Everyone was silent for a while, all casting subtle glances at this guy with wild ideas.
Pighuman Knight: "I'd be okay turning into an Enchanting Demon, but becoming Skeleton soldiers… let's not."
Yiye Zhiqu: "The main issue isn't the ID, is it? It's one thing in the ga, but having that na if transferred to the ga world… you'd have no friends."
Seeing Glum Drink about to lose it, Hu Wan gently coughed and patted his shoulder.
"…You should get so sleep."
As they watched that appetite-suppressing ID head toward the corner, Yiye Zhiqu and Hu Wan said their goodbyes and also prepared to log off.
Seeing that this roll king was actually planning to rest, Know-It-All Brother curiously asked.
"How co you stopped grinding mobs?"
Yiye Zhiqu: "I'm already at max level, what's there to grind?"
Everyone was instantly shocked upon hearing this.
Minotaur Warrior: "What the fuck? You've reached max level?!"
Yiye Zhiqu: "Just level 3, don't talk like I'm level 100… By the way, I'm looking for the Demon King, have you seen him?"
Pighuman Knight: "Haven't seen him… maybe try attacking that statue? He appeared when I touched it last ti."
Yiye Zhiqu: "Bullshit, go fool a newbie, stop tricking ."
...
Elsewhere.
Gou Shi, wandering aimlessly near the Demon King Territory, after Glum Drink, encountered another peculiar person.
In a corner of the mineshaft, a skeleton soldier was fiddling with so wooden planks disassembled from sowhere, plastering them with mud mixed with ratman innards, creating block-style gardens.
However, those things clearly weren't ant for planting flowers or grass, at least he had never seen this thod of planting before.
Out of curiosity, he approached and asked.
"Buddy, what are you doing?"
The skeleton raised its head, and a uniquely crafted ID also appeared beside its head—
[Table and Chair]
Gou Shi almost spit out his drink.
Table and Chair: "Growing mushrooms, is there sothing you need?"
"Mushrooms?"
Gou Shi paused for a mont, leaned in closer, and indeed spotted so small mushrooms growing on the ratman's corpse.
These mushrooms mainly grew in their abdominal area, especially where there were wounds.
It's magical!
Are these fictional fungal species from the ga world?!
However...
"...what's the use of this?"
"I don't know," the table and chair shook its head, as if it were obvious.
Gou Shi couldn't help but retort.
"Then why do you keep it?"
Upon hearing this incoherent response, the table and chair turned back, seemingly baffled, and asked,
"Then why do you play gas?"
Gou Shi stared at him, speechless for a mont, unable to co up with a counterargunt.
That made sense!
He was convinced.
"...Dude, let's be friends. I think you are a talented guy; let's stay in touch!"
"Whatever."
After casually accepting, the table and chair stopped looking at him and focused on his mushroom garden.
"Just don't bother , and it's fine."
...
The next morning, Luo Yan got up early, intending to simply make a magma-ward egg, but unfortunately, there were neither phoenix eggs nor magma, so he had to give up.
Better stick to bread then.
After a simple al, Luo Yan went to the well in the backyard of the inn to fetch so water to wash up, then took a mont to check on the stray kitten he had picked up the night before.
Sarah was sleeping soundly, curled up in a blanket, her even snoring making her sound just like a cat.
However, Luo Yan could feel that she wasn't sleeping deeply; the slightest noise might wake her up.
Perhaps hearing footsteps at the door, her snoring gradually stopped, then her eyelids cracked open slightly, revealing amber-colored pupils.
"What should we eat this morning?"
One second Sarah was sleepy-eyed, the next she was sitting up on the bed, completely reenergized.
"Kebabs! Mice! Tails!"
"We'll talk about that in the evening," Luo Yan tossed a piece of bread into her hands, "Eat sothing lighter for breakfast."
"Bread!"
Slling the tantalizing scent of wheat, Sarah's eyes sparkled, and she took a big bite, almost biting her fingers off.
Watching her wolf down the food made Luo Yan, who had just eaten, feel hungry again, so he stopped looking at her and picked up a wooden board from the adjoining room. He started to write and draw on it with a Demon Crystal pen.
The daily activity data from yesterday was quite good; it seed there should be no problem in completing the Scourge System quest.
Once the quest was completed, a large number of new players would enter, and to prevent them from running around like headless flies, he needed to make so simple signs to put into the mines to tell them where they could or couldn't go.
Additionally, so directionally challenged individuals couldn't find their way ho; this was also a problem that needed to be solved.
The last board was for Sarah.
Finally finishing her bread, Sarah licked her fingers longingly before finally noticing what Luo Yan was doing and curiously ca over.
"What is this?"
The fuzzy ears tickling his nose, Luo Yan pushed her back a bit and held up the board, saying,
"Today is the grand opening day of the Demon King Territory convenience store, and I plan to personally write a sign."
"Convenience store? Sign?"
Although she didn't understand the aning of these words, her ears perked up with curiosity.
"Simply put, it's a place like a shop. You promised to work for last night... don't you rember?"
Sarah stared blankly at him, feeling as though she had no recollection of it, yet it vaguely seed familiar.
"What does Sarah need to do?"
Luo Yan spoke casually.
"It's simple. My servant cos here to buy things, and you give him the items; I'll teach you the specifics later."
Things like tallying could be managed by Youyou by adding "ga rules."
In simple terms, if the player's balance was sufficient, the option "Transaction Successful" would pop up.
Conversely, if the player's balance wasn't enough, and they still tried to force a trade after seeing the pop-up warning, it would result in "Lord Demon King's Ultimate Punishnt."
Although a shop assistant, Sarah actually didn't need to handle cash; she just needed to keep things organized.
As for the players' teasing words, if she was in a good mood, a simple ow would suffice, or she could just ignore them if not.
Anyway, those guys liked that sort of thing.
"Leave it to !" It sounded fun, and Sarah nodded eagerly, "Sarah, can work!"
"Uh! Work hard, and there's a salary for you!"
Luo Yan patted her on the shoulder with a grin, then handed the completed board to her.
The sign read "Do Not Feed," but since it was written in block characters, Sarah couldn't understand it anyway.
After finishing these tasks, Luo Yan took Sarah to the mine, planning to introduce her to the players.
However, the mont he stepped into the Demon King Territory, a skeleton soldier knelt on one knee in a show of respect.
"Respected Lord Demon King, I am your most, most, most loyal servant, Yiye Zhiqu."
"My Contribution Value has reached 1000, which should suffice to prove my loyalty—"
This guy was quite emotionally intelligent.
But Luo Yan, having other matters to handle, didn't want to waste ti listening to his roundabout speech.
"A promotion, right? Granted."
After speaking, he extended his magic wand, posing as he touched the skeleton soldier's forehead, while silently calling out for a certain persistent creature.
'Youyou, over to you.'
'Oh! Got it!'
A dark green light flashed, hitting the skeleton soldier's head with remarkable precision.
The feeling was incredible.
It was as if his soul had been purified, as if an arid desert had been nourished by a spring… in a word, it was exhilarating.
Yiye Zhiqu savored the feeling for a long ti, and just as he was about to share his promotion sentints, he saw that the Lord Demon King was already gone.
"...?"
Good grief.
Was he just skipped by an NPC?
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