In the dark underworld, Green was slowly wriggling like an earthworm, trying to devour the dirt around him.

After being attacked by a sneak attack, Green closed his eyes and casually punched in the direction of Queen Rhea, which caused an earthquake that caused the entire cave to collapse and everyone to be crushed underground.

Relying on his strong physical fitness, Green was not squashed, but he also fell into the predicament of difficulty in moving, and could only slowly gnaw at the surrounding soil like an earthworm.

"What a bad luck! Next time, I'll never open an ultimate move underground. Green grumbled in his heart as he ate the dirt.

Green didn't like to eat dirt at all, because it was unpalatable, unnutritious, and difficult to digest. If it weren't for being trapped, there was no way, and Green would probably rather starve than eat dirt. But now there is no way, and if you want to dig a space where you can move, you can only swallow the excess dirt around you.

Perhaps because of its rich spiritual power, although the soil here is difficult to eat, at least the nutrition is okay. Like a "snake eater", Green slowly devoured the surrounding dirt, and then formed a relatively empty cavern around it.

After regaining his freedom, Green removed the seal around his neck, and used the sensing ability of the bloodline to sense the surrounding situation, trying to determine the location of the surrounding demons through the induction between the bloodlines.

The induction of the bloodline does not respond.

"Hmm...... It seems that Queen Rhea is really dead? "Green is not very confident. After all, the cave collapse, although terrifying, may not be able to crush a prepared transcendent to death.

Perhaps Queen Rhea has escaped her bloodline senses; Or maybe Queen Rhea's blood has been washed away, so she and Queen Rhea have lost their ability to sense; Of course, there is also the biggest possibility, and that is that Queen Rhea is dead. But whatever the reason, it doesn't make a difference to Green now - even if she's still alive, there's no way to get her back.

After hesitating for a moment, Green put the necklace back on and began to dig in the direction behind him. Compared to Queen Rhea, whose fate is unknown, Green now cares more about his companions. The collapse just now may have buried a thousand shadows in the ground.

Soon, though, Green realized that he was overly concerned - Thousand Shadows was not buried by the landslide.

The area of the cave collapse was mainly the Crystal Cave, and the underground cave behind Grimm was not attacked by spatial shocks. Although it was still affected by some earthquakes, the power it endured was far less than that of the crystal cave, and there were many underground mushrooms in the cave as "pillars", so although there were many rockfalls in the cave, it was generally fine.

In the cave, Thousand Shadows had no scars on her body except for some dust on her cloak.

Green finally "dug out" himself, looking at the unscathed Thousand Shadows, Green's mood was a little complicated.

"Master, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. It's just crushed in the dirt. ”

Qianying's face was suspicious: "Master, what happened just now?" ”

"It's nothing. The woman and her housekeeper attacked me suddenly. And then I killed him. ”

The boat of friendship is capsized. The sudden attack of Queen Rhea and the butler made Green feel a little depressed. In fact, Green originally thought of finding an opportunity to arrest all Queen Rhea and her party, and then transform them into demons again, but what Green didn't expect was that before he did it, the "prey" did it first, and the reason for doing it was just to monopolize a "windfall".

Hearing Green's words, Qianying's face was a little unpleasant: "Master, why don't we gather the pro-guard team over?" ”

"This is underground, and the role of the pro-guard is limited." Greene paused, "If there were guards, it would have prevented assassinations and sneak attacks, but it also increased the risk of my identity being exposed. After all, the people in this world who can pull out a group of transcendental guards composed entirely of women seem to be the only ones who are all women. If I don't take them with me, I can hide my identity and sneak in, and with them, it's basically telling everyone that we are a demon army. The journey to the Throne of Fire is a long one, and once your identity is revealed, things can get troublesome. The underground is not as good as the surface, and the area that can be moved is very limited, so it is better to hide your identity and sneak in. Even if the identity is revealed, it will be easier for people to hide and escape. ”

There was still a hint of worry on Chikage's face.

"Well, don't worry too much. There is no such thing as absolute safety, and if you lose the courage to challenge the unknown just because you are worried about accidents, then a long life will become very boring. Green paused, "What's more, in addition to my long lifespan, my own strength is not weak, as long as I am not attacked, ordinary people can't hurt me at all." And even if you are attacked, you are not afraid. Without knowing my true identity, it is unlikely that an attack on a human would have caused me a fatal injury. In this case, whether it is a 'sneak attack' or an 'assassination', it is just a very realistic combat training for me! At the very least, the next time I encounter this type of sneak attack, I will definitely not be so embarrassed again. ”

The sneak attack made Green very embarrassed, but in fact, Green was not in any danger. Because for Green, the damage on his body can be recovered immediately as long as he consumes some chaos magic power, and even if his head is blown up, he can be treated in an instant - as long as the "Demon King's Heart" is not destroyed, the physical damage is meaningless to Green.

The sneak attack didn't affect Green too much, but it did give him a lot of special experience.

In this battle, Green accidentally discovered something that he hadn't noticed before, that is, he could completely transfer consciousness to the heart, and the heart controlled the body.

As long as you transfer the control center of your body from the "brain" to the "heart", and the "Demon King's Heart" acts as the control center to control your body, then you will be immune to interference with the brain's senses, such as dizziness and dizziness. And this is also the reason why Green was fattened by the old butler at the beginning, but after his head was broken, Green was able to ignore the old butler's fist.

At that time, Green's head had been shattered, and his consciousness was forced to transfer to his heart, which then controlled his body, repairing his body while launching a counterattack against the enemy. I have to say that a demon king who doesn't die and doesn't eat control is really terrifying.

This time, it was because I was not skilled, so I was beaten for a long time. The next time, Green believes that the moment he is hit in the head, he will transfer the control center to the heart, and then let the martial artists who try to control him through "vertigo" feel the malice from the "undead".

"By the way, what about the swordsman from before?" Green looked around.

Not far away, next to the underground mushrooms, everyone's duffel bags were all there, but Green didn't see the swordsman's figure.

Queen Rhea and the old butler must have died in the Crystal Cave (probably?). But the swordsman didn't enter the Crystal Cavern, so Green didn't know what was going on with the swordsman.

The swordsman left. I didn't know they were enemies at the time, so I didn't hunt him down. Sorry master. ”

"That's right...... Run, run. "The swordsman wasn't a big deal. If it was Queen Rhea who ran away, Green might still have a headache, but an ordinary swordsman...... Although the swordsman seemed to have some ability, in Green's opinion, the threat of the swordsman was nothing compared to Queen Rhea.

The whereabouts of the halfling guide are unknown, the old butler is killed in battle, Queen Rhea is missing, and only the swordsman who did not participate in the battle escapes. A good adventurous team instantly wiped out because of the willingness to "see money". However, what made Green complain the most was that the person who managed to survive and "monopolize the treasure" in the end was himself who was completely uninterested in the treasure.

He who longs for treasure has nothing; People who are not interested in treasures have become the ones who monopolize them. Such an ending is simply a great irony.

Although Green has become the exclusive possessor of the treasure, Green really doesn't know what to do to make use of the crystal veins in front of him.

Judging from the map, this location is located in the mountains of the Frost and Snow Fang, and the location is still more than 3,000 meters underground, if the demons are sent over to mine, then this will become an enclave! To make matters worse, the relationship between the demons and the dwarves is not very friendly, and cooperative mining is unlikely.

"If it's Queen Rhea, how can she make use of this crystal deposit?" Green stood in place, looking at the cavern that had collapsed in front of him, frowning slightly.

Because of the Space Concussion Fist, the crystal deposit has been buried underground, and the mining difficulty is more troublesome than the previous state of "open-pit mine", but compared to the "barren" crystal mine of its own, it still has great mining value.

"Master, the Magic Mirror of Communication." Chikage took out the Communication Mirror from her backpack and handed it to Green.

"yes, okay." Green took the Communication Mirror from Thousand Shadows and poured magic into it.

After a while, the magic mirror was connected, but the picture on the other side was pitch black, as if something was obscuring the mirror.

Magic Mirror: "This is the Liberty Press, do you want to trade any information?" ”

Greene: "Alice, it's me. ”

After hearing Green's words, the black cloth on the opposite side of the magic mirror was immediately removed, and Alice's head appeared on the opposite side of the magic mirror.

Alice: "Oh~, my lord, it's a pleasure to meet you. Do you have any instructions? ”

Greene: "I've found a crystal deposit underground, and I'd like to ask if you have any good suggestions?" ”

Alice blinked: "Crystal mines? Do you know where that deposit is? ”

Green: "In the Frost and Snow Fang Mountain Range, it is about sixty kilometers away from the border of the Demon Domain, and it may be more than three thousand meters from the surface. ”

If it is on flat ground, a distance of sixty kilometers is nothing at all. It takes you a couple of hours to get there, but it's in the mountains, and it's underground, so it's a bit tricky. Three thousand meters underground, it's a tricky depth.

Alice frowned slightly: "If it is in our territory, we can dig directly into the ground, even if it is three thousand meters deep, it is not impossible to solve it." But if it's in the Mountains of Frost and Snow's Fang...... I'm afraid it's going to be a hassle. ”

Greene: "Yes, that's why I want to ask you, do you have any good ideas or opinions on this?" ”

Alice thought for a while: "My lord, how does that magic crystal mine compare to our crystal mine?" ”

Green: "There's no comparison at all! The crystal deposits here are not only massive, but also very intensive. Before the cave collapsed by me, the deposits were even in the open air. ”

Alice: "Is there a water source nearby?" Is it possible to grow plants? ”

Green thought for a moment, "I don't know much about this, but if you look at the map, it seems that there is indeed an underground river nearby, and it seems that there is a village." ”

Alice: "There's food, there's water, there's magic crystals, and it's not like you can't establish an independent base there." We can send a team, sneak in there, and then establish a stronghold there for development. However, it is too far away from the Demon Domain, and if you encounter any problems, it will be difficult to get support from the Demon Lord. Considering our relationship with the dwarves, once we establish a stronghold there, there is a high risk that we will be attacked by the dwarves, so I am afraid that the pressure there will be very high, and the average person may not be able to hold there. ”

If it is on the surface, the distance of tens of kilometers is the distance between the city and the surrounding villages. But this is underground, and straight-line distances don't make sense. There is no point in digging a tunnel that leads to the destination with a lot of manpower, because destroying the tunnel requires very little explosives. Therefore, although it is only a mineral deposit dozens of kilometers away, it is a very close and distant enclave for the demons.

"Can't ordinary people hold it?" Green touched his chin, "In other words, if you are an ordinary person, will you be able to hold this place?" ”

"There's water, there's food, there's an abundance of crystal mines. Such a territory in the human world is enough to support a family of counts or even dukes! But if you want to hold such a territory, the lord must also be a hero. Alice thought for a moment, "If the local lord doesn't have the strength of the Golden Rank, he will die in a few minutes. ”

"Hero Lord of the Golden Rank." Green couldn't help but smack his mouth, "We can't seem to find anyone like that." ”

At that time, there were many gold-level nobles and powerhouses in the Northboy Kingdom, but unfortunately, most of those people chose to break through and leave the Northbold Kingdom when the Northboy Kingdom fell. As Gold-level masters, they can be respected no matter which country they go to, so no one chooses to stay and have "sex reassignment surgery" at all.

Now, although there are several gold-level "monsters" under Green's command, if you want to find that kind of gold-level hero lord, there is no way.

"Do you have any suitable candidates?" Green asked Alice.

Alice hesitated for a moment: "I have some ideas...... But I dare not say. ”

Green raised his eyebrows: "Say it." I forgive you for your innocence. ”

Alice hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke slowly, "If you can, your personal guard is a suitable person." ”

Greene: "...... This one doesn't work. Are there any other candidates? ”

Alice thought for a while: "There is another way, that is, to send those 'demon weapons' to serve as combat power, and a few archons who are not weak in governing ability are responsible for territorial management. However, this combination is fine against the dwarves, but once it is assassinated by an assassin, it may be difficult to survive even if there are guards around. So while this is an option, I don't recommend it. ”

In this world, power is directly proportional to ability. To become a lord, you must at least have the ability to be immortal after being assassinated - such as Green. If you don't have the strength to be the leader of the organization, once you encounter a conflict, you will be backstabbed by the assassin every minute!

If you want to establish a stronghold here, the main person in charge of the stronghold will definitely need to do something, and you need to fight against the greedy people of the dwarves and other hostile forces. A person in charge, who could not stand up to the assassination, was clearly not up to the task.

"Hmm...... All right. I see what you mean. Green frowned deeply, "In other words, unless there is a gold-level lord, it will be difficult for this enclave to be developed, right?" ”

Alice: "Yes. In fact, in my opinion, this kind of enclave, even if it is a golden powerhouse, may not be able to defend it, but if there is no strength of the golden rank, it will definitely not be able to hold it! ”

"Hmm...... How is the research of the research institute on the cultivation methods of the demon race? Is it any of the results? ”

Alice: "I'm sorry, my lord, but there hasn't been any progress in the research at the moment. ”

"Okay. So be it. ”

The demons do not lack silver-level transcendentals, but the demons are very short of gold-level powerhouses.

The Demon Race is a race created by Green, and it is born with extraordinary strength, but as the price of gaining power, the Demon Race has also lost the ability to become stronger through cultivation - to be precise: the cultivation method of human beings is not suitable for the Demon Race.

Although Green once tried to use his own strength to forcibly raise the demons to the golden level, the final result was only to create some irrational monsters! The hurdle between the gold and silver tiers is even more difficult to cross than imagined. At present, the research institute is studying the cultivation methods of the demons, trying to find a way for the demons to become stronger, but unfortunately, no results have been achieved so far.

Hanging up the communication with Alice, Green could only look at the crystal vein in front of him with a look of pity.

I can see the treasure, but I can't take it, and that feeling is really heart-wrenching.

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