Demon King City, inside the conference hall.

Several high-ranking demons gathered together and began a special meeting under the organization of Alice, the Minister of Administration and Secretary General of the Demon King.

"During the period when the Demon King is dormant, I will take the place of the Demon King and be in charge of the administration of the entire kingdom." Alice stood at the conference table with a confident smile on her face, "I hope that all of you adults can cooperate with my work and complete the tasks set by the Demon King. ”

"All for the Demon King!" One of Alice's adherents immediately shouted loudly.

"All for the Demon King!" Other advocates followed suit.

"All for the sake of the Demon King." Some of the demon leaders who were not very convinced by Alice spoke reluctantly.

The high-level demons in the office have sworn allegiance to the Demon King, and even some of the high-ranking demons who are not very convinced by Alice can't say anything against them in this situation.

Most of Alice's supporters are bureaucrats from subordinate departments of the Ministry of Administration, and when Alice, the Minister of Administration, became the secretary general of the Demon King, the status of the subordinate units of the Ministry of Administration also rose. After a reshuffle, all the subordinate units of the former Ministry of Administration, such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry, etc., were all merged into the Secretariat and became directly under the Secretariat.

The "Secretariat" is equivalent to the "Cabinet" and is directly responsible to the Demon King, and when the Demon King is not working, the Secretariat will have full authority to manage the affairs of the whole country, and even the General Staff in charge of military affairs must obey the orders of the Secretariat to a certain extent, and only the Personnel Department, which is responsible for discipline inspection, is completely unconstrained by the Secretariat.

The feeling of being in power, which made Alice feel a little excited and excited.

"Let me start by talking about our future priorities. We can't reach a consensus on peace talks with the elves, so the war with the elves will continue. At present, although we have blocked the coast of the Fairy Forest, and we have a certain advantage in the naval battle, we are also unable to expand the scale of the war, so the future work will focus on the development of the internal magic industry and the upgrading of the army's weapons and equipment! In addition, the restoration of the floating city of Angsari and the fortification of Dragon Turtle Island require a lot of resources, so foreign trade is also very important......"

……

Alice claims that "the Demon King is dormant", but in fact, Green is not in the Demon King City at all.

Ever since discovering that the world also needs "mind access", Green has had the idea of running away from home.

The Demon King's job is not a pleasant thing, and being faced with a large pile of documents all day does not give Green any pleasure. In order to make his thoughts clear, Green reorganized the high-level of the Demon Clan and formed a cabinet (secretariat) to be responsible for all the work, and Green secretly left the Demon King City with a thousand shadows.

In the Demon King City, except for a very few people, most people don't know that the Demon King is actually no longer in the city.

At this time, Grimm was in the southern trading port of the Dwarven Kingdom, Iron Snow City, drinking cheap ale, while the tavern owner discussed the war between the demons and the elves.

"It's just a boring farce! They are not fishmen, and they can't live in the sea, so does it make sense to fight around for the ownership of an ocean? The tavernkeeper was furious about the war between the elves and the demons, "because of this inexplicable conflict, the price of alcohol and food has increased several times. The drinks in our store are all unwatered, which makes me have to increase the price accordingly. ”

Green: "But now that the trade routes have resumed, right?" Now that the trade route has resumed, the price should have almost recovered. ”

"It's just that the trade routes on the demon side have been restored, and Banwan Harbor is still blocked by the demon navy. If a caravan from Palomia wanted to come to Iron Snow City, they had to make a great detour from the Hirabayashi Peninsula to get there. This circumference is several days, and the cost of transportation has gone up all of a sudden, and the price of things has also gone up. Like my ale here, I used to buy a barrel of rye wine for four or five silver coins, but after the price increases, the price of a barrel is as high as twenty silver coins! Business isn't going well......" the tavern owner complained.

"Hmm......" Green looked at the price slip on the tavern wall, and then at the glass in his hand, "Twenty silver coins a barrel of ale can pour about twenty glasses at most, and you sell a silver coin now." I don't think it's profitable. ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! The tavern owner nodded hurriedly, "I don't make a profit selling wine at all, it's just a good time." ”

Greene: "The merchant ship I was on when I came also had ale. According to the boss, the price of a barrel of ale wine is about seven to ten silver coins now. ”

“…… Oh, yes. I guess the price of alcohol has dropped recently. I'll go to the dock trading office in a few days and ask. The tavernkeeper had a serious look on his face.

Green smiled, unimpressed. In Green's view, it is normal for the restaurant industry to have 100% profits, so even if the tavern owner sells ten silver dollars worth of wine for twenty silver coins, it is a normal phenomenon.

"Rising prices are a headache. Haven't you thought of declaring war on the demons and forcing them to abandon the blockade of the sea trade routes? Green probed to see what the ordinary dwarves thought of the war.

"Oh! Naval battles with demons? Oh, Mother Earth, this is crazy! The tavernkeeper smacked his mouth, "I can't imagine a dwarf going into the water. ”

"There's no need for a naval battle. You can attack from land and force the demons to abandon the naval blockade. ”

"Why should we solve problems at sea? What a strange thing you humans think. The tavernkeeper looked at Green with a foolish look.

Green had a subtle expression on his face: "Hmm...... All right. Just when I asked a stupid question. ”

"It's really a stupid question." The tavernkeeper scoffed.

"By the way, how long will it take for the human woman who went to find the guide to come back? It's getting dark. Green looked at the door of the tavern.

Green is waiting for the tavernkeeper's "woman going to the Throne of Fire" to return.

"Hey! Who knows. Maybe the price hasn't been negotiated. After all, the road to the Throne of Flames was not very safe during this time. ”

"Oh? Did something happen? ”

"Recently, the number of demonic beasts has skyrocketed, and many demonic beasts have appeared in the underground labyrinth, and even caravans need to bring a large number of guards before they dare to set off. Even poor ghosts who are short of money will consider the difficulty of traversing the underground labyrinth. After all, no matter how much money you have, you have to have a life to spend it. ”

"Hmm~ So that means that if I want to go to the Flame Throne, I can only go with the caravan?"

"Pretty much."

"Isn't there a caravan in the city heading to the Flame Throne?"

"In previous years, a large caravan from the Flame Throne would come to the port to buy food every November. However, this year, because of the war, even the food in Iron Snow City is a little tight, and I don't know if the caravan will come. ”

"Oh~ Boss, it's only March now, and there is still more than half a year before November! Whether or not that caravan comes to Iron Snow City in November, I won't be able to wait that long. ”

"Then I don't know." The Dwarven Boss shrugged, "The Flame Throne is deep underground, and few merchants would normally run to that depth. ”

"In other words, can you only find a guide?"

"Hey~ You can also try to go to the underworld by yourself. I hope you won't starve to death because you get lost. ”

Green sat in the tavern for a long time, and it was not until it was completely dark outside that he finally saw a man walk in from outside.

It was a slender woman, with short black hair, cold azure eyes, and a mechanical metal longbow on her back, exuding a cold aura peculiar to a military man.

Green scrutinized the woman's face and frowned slightly. It feels familiar......

"Welcome back. Want something to eat? The tavern owner greeted the woman warmly.

"No, I don't. I've already eaten it. The woman said as she walked up the stairs deep into the tavern without looking back.

"Hello." Green hurriedly jumped down from his chair, "Ma'am, I heard you're going to the Flame Throne?" ”

The woman stopped and looked back at Green, "Yes." ”

"Have you found the guide? I'm going to the Flame Throne too, and if I can, I hope we can get together. ”

The woman stared at Green for a while, and then suddenly spoke, "...... Where have we met? ”

Green was stunned for a moment: "This ...... I don't know very well. Can you ask your name and identity? ”

Green also felt that the woman in front of him was a little familiar. However, Green is not worried that he will meet acquaintances, because Green has changed his appearance when he goes out, and it is theoretically unlikely that he will be recognized.

The woman stared at Green for a long time, frowning slightly, and finally slowly spoke: "I have abandoned my previous identity and name, you can call me the Avenger." ”

"Avengers?" Green blinked, "Who are you going to take revenge on?" ”

"Demon King! I want revenge on the Demon King! The woman's cold pupils burned with a flame of rage.

Green was completely stunned when he heard the woman's words. Beside Green, Thousand Shadows also raised her head and looked at the woman in front of her who called herself "The Avenger".

"Revenge on the Demon King?" Green recalled in his mind who he had offended, "You are a survivor of the Kingdom of Northbod?" Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Green's mind, "You are Rhea Catnari, the former queen of the Kingdom of Northbod?" ”

Green finally remembered why he thought the woman in front of him was familiar.

The woman in front of her looks exactly the same as Queen Rhea, except that her long hair has changed to short hair, and her figure looks a little more slender.

"Rhea Katenari is dead. I'm just an undead who exists for revenge. Queen Rhea looked indifferent, "What about you?" What is your name? ”

Green thought for a moment, "My name is Darabun Bandeb Dobiruon. ”

Queen Rhea: "......"

The tavernkeeper glanced up at Green, the corner of his eye twitching slightly.

Queen Rhea stared at Green for a long time, but she couldn't be sure if Green was lying. Something seemed to be blocking Queen Rhea's perception. Ever since her strength declined, Queen Rhea has often encountered such situations. So although she felt a little uneasy in her heart, Queen Rhea also suppressed her suspicions in the bottom of her heart.

"What country are you from? I've never heard of such a strange way of naming. Queen Rhea couldn't be sure if Grimm was lying, so she wasn't angry at Grimm's name.

Green: "Oh~ Please don't care, the way our village is named is quite strange. I heard that my name used to be the name of a dragon slayer brave man in ancient times, if you are not used to it, you can call me 'brave' directly. ”

Queen Rhea looked at Chikage beside Green, "What about this lady?" Her name won't be the same as yours, right? ”

Although the Thousand Shadows were shrouded in robes and wore a mask on their face, Queen Rhea was still able to determine that the other party should be a woman. Queen Rhea glanced at the large backpack that Thousand Shadows was carrying on her back, estimated the weight of the backpack, and had a certain degree of judgment in her heart about the strength of this masked woman.

"Her name is Mia Morasuna, Dani Sheri Red. You can call her a little bit! "Green has made up a name for Thousand Shadows.

Queen Rhea was silent for a while: "Well, this Mr. Brave, how did you recognize me?" Have we met somewhere before? Queen Rhea stared at Grimm intensely.

"I used to go to school at the Royal Academy of Angusari, and I saw you at that time." Green shrugged, "Of course, I'm afraid you don't necessarily remember my little character. After all, I was just an ordinary student at the time. ”

Queen Rhea estimated Green's age in her heart, and felt that what Green said was indeed possible: "I see. What are you doing at the Throne of Fire? ”

"I want to get the Dwarven King to craft a weapon."

Queen Rhea looked at Grimm suspiciously, "How are you going to convince the Dwarven King to build a weapon for you?" ”

"How do you know if you can't do it if you haven't tried it?" Green smiled, "It's better to regret it after trying it than to regret it after trying it, right?" ”

"I regret it after trying it, it's better than regretting it after I haven't tried it......" Queen Rhea seemed to think of something, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Heh~ You're right." No matter how difficult things are, if you don't even dare to try, then you are destined to regret it for the rest of your life! ”

Hey? That sounds like there's something to it. Green blinked, always feeling that Queen Rhea was alluding to something.

"The underworld is dangerous, full of dangerous monsters. If you don't have enough strength, you'll die! Queen Rhea stared at Grimm, "I don't want to carry a drag bottle. ”

"Oh~ Don't worry, I'm still quite confident in my strength." Green patted his chest and reassured, "Ordinary Warcraft are no match for me at all. ”

"Oh? So let's give it a try. If you can survive five moves in my hands, I'll take you with me to the Flame Throne. ”

"Good! Deal! ”