In the shadows, two women are engaged in the following conversation.

"Because I had guessed that there would be such a day, the formula materials for the preparation of the potion have always been in a state of preparation, and it only takes five minutes to make the medicine."

"Such a delicate mind is worthy of Lord Beatrice."

"Then, according to the terms of the alliance, under the premise that you are willing to obey my instructions on weekdays, I will give you assistance in a certain process, as the saying goes, those who meet have a share, and the potion prepared this time will naturally have your quota."

As the calm but somewhat childish-sounding words fell, two jars of transparent medicine containing an unknown sky blue thick body were placed on the table, but neither of them made any further moves after that.

"Are you worried about me doing something in the potion? Wise guess, it seems that your tendons have finally some eyes." The party who made a remark that I don't know whether it was praise or sarcasm, and there was a slight hostility in his tone, took the lead in picking up the medicine jar, then opened it and drank it all, and finally in order to prove that he had not moved his feet, he also shook the mouth of the medicine jar twice towards the ground, indicating that there was no remnant in it: "See? At least this time my interests are the same as yours, and you are now a high-level cadre that Xu Mo relies on, if something suddenly disappears, Xu Mo will definitely suspect me and alienate me, so you don't have to be so vigilant."

Feeling the questioning gaze cast by the other party, the elf girl who took the lead in drinking the potion looked back unexpectedly, and this move probably dispelled the doubts of the centaur girl, so soon the two of them had already drunk their share of the potion in the secret room.

"You're a fool." Her voice suddenly turned cold, and the petite girl said with disdain, "Have you forgotten that I am a potions master? Even though I was drinking the same potion, I had plenty of means to delay the onset of the potion, and even more so I could have done anything about the appearance of the potion, even if it was two cans that looked the same at first glance. Its true function can also be very different...... Don't be so nervous, as I said, basically our interests will be the same for a long time to come, after all, I can't suppress Cyno and Luvica on my own."

"Can I interpret this as a fight between factions?"

"Factional struggle? If you want to say it, it's actually more appropriate to call it a palace fight, the current accumulation of the Demon King City is too weak, and this kind of thing must be avoided as much as possible. Even if it's just a superficial calm."

"And how do you explain your actions now?"

"Do you see me stumbling over people?"

「…… Not really."

"Even if it's a palace fight, there are two kinds of good and bad, the bad is to slander each other and hurt people secretly, and this will undoubtedly make the harem fall into a vicious circle, and when everyone falls into this state of not knowing how to make progress and only knowing how to step on people, the power will naturally only gradually weaken."

"With all due respect, I only felt a little awkward when I heard this from Her Excellency Beatrice. There is no feeling of blood boiling."

"Of course, because this is originally different from the life principles I believe in, the reason why this is so is just forced by the times, since Xu Mo wants to become a demon king, it is impossible to be without the assistance of a few of you, but in terms of substitution, we are the easiest to be replaced by newcomers after the growth of power, and this is also the main reason why I will choose to conclude an alliance with you." There was a pause. Beatrice took the initiative to end the conversation: "It will take a few hours for the drug to kick in, and this is not a quick fix. Depending on the individual's constitution, the effect may last anywhere from three to five days, and the troubles that arise in life will have to be dealt with on their own, so be it."

"Excuse me, Lord Beatrice, you have a reservation for tonight?" Before leaving the chamber, Diana stopped by the door and glanced back at the petite flower elf.

"It is estimated that Tongxiao will deal with the accumulation of government affairs documents. Finally, I'll give you a plan, if there are any plans, it's best to carry them out while I'm busy, otherwise even though I'm an ally, I can't guarantee that I can safely hold back this murderous intent in my heart." Not hiding her disgust at this, Beatrice squinted and ordered the eviction.

"Farewell." Feel the hostility of the other person. Diana didn't stop there, and turned around and left the secret room.

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At night, the temporary Demon King's City dormitory.

"Cyno, I don't know why I've been feeling a bad feeling since the afternoon." I was bored playing a game of ghost drawing cards with the Headless Horseman, and when the last five cards were left in my hand, I suddenly came up with this sentence.

"If you want to talk about enemies, it must be the Knights of the Tribal States stationed outside the city." Directly interpreting my ominous sign as feeling hostility, the Headless Horseman, who was unable to tell whether he was joking or not because of the stiffness of his facial muscles, suddenly burst out with a sentence: "In the past few days, my subordinates have secretly investigated, and there is no strong person hiding in the soldiers in the station, so if you need to exterminate the envoys of the tribal country, it is enough for one of your subordinates to go."

"Don't do this, I've asked Beatrice to analyze it before, basically the probability that the Tribal Congress will be on the side of the Demon King City is very high, if you really make such a trip, it is estimated that we will be able to directly start a war with the Tribal State with the resources in our hands." Throwing the playing cards on the ground, I shook my head and said helplessly: "Although there is Luvica who says that there is no need to worry about defeat, but if she is really played, I am afraid that the problem will only get bigger, and there is no point in recovering a wasteland, but I have to worry about the post-disaster reconstruction problem afterwards."

Cyno bowed slightly, seemingly agreeing with my opinion, although he also believes in solving problems directly with strength, but the scale of damage between the two is too different, and under the premise that Luvica does not understand and is unwilling to restrain his strength, Cyno is the real number one combat force in Demon King City.

"Let's not talk about that, let's wait until tomorrow to talk about work." Scratching my cheeks, considering Cyno's nature, I hesitated for a moment and finally decided to make a request to her, "Well, although there is a bit of a throbbing between the topics, I said Cyno, have you ever heard of the play of lactation?"

Cyno blinked, "You mean the woman is sitting and her knees are raised, and then she is supporting the man with her arms and leaning her neck against the crook of her elbows......

"Yes, that's pretty much it, and you and Beatrice have exactly the same content in the afternoon, could it be that you two are actually exchanging knowledge in private?"

"It's just a coincidence." Cyno turned his gaze a little insincerely, and quickly changed the subject, "But why did the Demon King suddenly mention this matter, is it difficult to ......?"

"Yes, that's how hard it is, anyway, it's a rare opportunity, so let's try it."

「…… It's rare for the Demon King to take the initiative to make a request."

"I'm a man too, and there will always be times of the year when I will be particularly energetic."

"If you could, I would like you to be in that period every day." (To be continued......)

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