"Lord Demon King, I don't quite understand what you mean, is it your body?" Xhosa panicked.

"Go, go, I'm fine!" The Demon King was a little speechless, and continued to explain patiently: "We don't have time! I'm talking about the whole demon race! All the Eight Clans are included! ”

Xhosa narrowed his eyes, a little stunned: "Lord Demon King, what do you mean, your subordinates are getting more and more confused. ”

"Xhosa, do you know how much the distortion rate of last year's newborn children increased compared to the year before?"

"Well, my subordinates don't know."

"8%, a full eight points! The year before was a little more than seven points, and the year before was less than six points. Every year, our whole race is in decline. Speaking of this, Dracos was very worried.

"Of course, what the old stuff in the nursing home will say, 'Our good kids are also increasing'. Oh, those old things, only thinking about keeping their own interests, completely ignoring the potential danger! ”

"Well, I've heard about it, one of my cousins, who gave birth to a child last year, is an aberrant, and they had to dispose of him. Lord Demon King, you frequently attack the human kingdom in order to expand your territory and free the races from the permafrost that is gradually contaminated? ”

"That's just one aspect," Dracos turned and picked up the steam gun from the table beside him, "Look, this is the Iron Guard's standard equipment, relying on this, and the steam cannons that we have all destroyed, they have caused us a lot of casualties. If it weren't for the help of that human traitor, I wouldn't want to fight any axe pass at all. I threw more than 100,000 people under the pass, and I couldn't break through that natural danger! ”

"You know what? Xhosa, more than sixty years ago, we had an advantage against humans, and their soldiers were not as strong as ours, and they were only at the level of squad leaders that they could compete with our ordinary soldiers. And those who can go through more than a dozen moves with our hundred-person team are on the human side, and they are general-level talents on the human side. As for the magic generals and even the demon handsome, there are even fewer! Dracos sighed.

"Well, Lord Demon, have you forgotten Esher IV? That man alone broke through the siege of the four demon marshals, and finally killed the most powerful demon king of all time, the 'Spell Chewer'. Cossa added.

"That human being is too strong, and it can only be regarded as an isolated case." The Demon King showed a hint of embarrassment, "In short, for more than two thousand years, the war between humans and us has always been our advantage!" We will lose because there are so many more people on the other side than we do! But that all changed sixty years ago. ”

"Lord Demon King, sixty years ago, they had countless 'Otherworldly Heroes', and that's why we finally failed. In principle, it's still in terms of quantity, isn't it? ”

"Those 'brave men' who are similar to bugs? Come on, pull any soldier out, they will have to go up to five to ten people to fight against it, and the odds of victory are not high. This is what really makes a difference! Dracos gestured to the steam gun in his hand again.

"Times have changed, Xhosa." The Demon King put down his gun, "In the past, a human soldier needed much more training than us demon soldiers, because we were originally stronger than them, and we didn't need much training to easily defeat them. And they not only need to practice, but they also have to practice the art of combo, otherwise they will not be able to defeat us. This process often takes years, or even more than 10 years! ”1

"It's different now, any soldier, pick up this gun, train for a few months, you can become a king, and when you fight against us, you no longer need to fight with your face, you just need to be a few hundred meters away, line up, and then aim, and then shoot."

"Sixty years ago, they smashed our sturdy shield carts with cannons, crushed our hoplites with platoon guns, and defeated the most elite demon lord at the cost of almost zero casualties! And the Monarch of the Church! Think of my tenth expedition, where 20,000 men were pressed to the ground and beaten by 2,000 men, and if their weapons hadn't been overheated, 6,000 men would have come back in the end?!! ”

"But it's said that there are only a limited number of monsters, Lord Demon."

"Hehe, the loss is only limited, otherwise, if there are tens of thousands of people, the entire demon clan will be finished!"

Dracos took a deep breath and said helplessly, "We don't have time, humanity is progressing, but we are declining, and if it goes on like this, maybe for decades, maybe more than ten years, or even shorter." At that time, humanity completely surpassed us, what will happen to us? I'm afraid that like the Kodins, they will become lowly slaves. ”

"You're too pessimistic, Lord Demon." Xhosa persuaded: "The new monarch of the human race is indeed strong, and has defeated us many times, but every defeat has made us stronger!" At the same time, according to my observations, human steam weapons, have a large number of shortcomings, and a slow rate of fire alone is enough to get them into trouble. As for the Holy Cult, their armor is strong, but they move slowly. Weapons are indestructible, but they are prone to overheating and losing their effectiveness, and as long as we have the advantage in numbers, it will be difficult for them to defeat us. ”

The Demon King didn't listen to his henchman's words, and retorted: "The shortcomings can be improved, and the number can also be increased!" Today we can still fight against it, and we can even win! But in the future! What will we do in the future? Xhosa! The demons must be reformed! If we don't take action, we'll be finished when the human soldiers come to the city! ”

"What are you going to do? Lord Demon? ”

"The demon race has not had a major reform for two thousand years, and now it has reached the point of life and death! When I return to the city this time, I will carry out a large-scale innovation! The monarchy system must be changed, and the economic model must also be changed! The Demon King said firmly.

"Uh, Lord Demon King, in terms of Jun Bei, his subordinates know each other relatively well, and they also think that there is still some hope, economic model? Are you going to? ”

"Of course, it's to get rid of this stupid O-like tax model!" When he mentioned this, the demon king became angry, "For the same goods, you have to collect taxes once after passing through a clan area!" Walking around the inland sea, it has tripled! The key is this tax! It didn't reach the royal court! ”

"My lord, the royal city still has a share of these taxes." Kossa whispered a reminder.

The Demon King roared: "It's one percent!" Hum! Even if it is only one percent, it is a tax evasion and refusal to pay in various names! ”

"My lord, you must know that in terms of taxation, nursing homes have always been in charge, and if you interfere, I am afraid that it will not be appropriate. After all, this is an old system that has lasted for thousands of years. Xhosa reminded in a whisper again.

"Also a nursing home! A bunch of old immortals! You know that the scourge is against the whole family! The reason for the nursing home system was that at that time, the most knowledgeable people were just the old people who worked as staff members under the Koding people! As a result, this temporary measure has become a national policy that has lasted for more than 2,000 years! Look at those old things mixed with state affairs! Which one seems to be in retirement! Hmph, these old turtles, if you dare to be verbose again, I will dismiss them! ”

When Xhosa heard this, he was anxious, and quickly admonished: "Lord Demon King, don't do that!" You can't even mention it! You can't even show this idea in front of other people or in any public place. ”

"Why!? I'm the Demon King! He is the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm! Don't I have the right to depose these old bones?! ”

"Shhh

After returning to the big tent, Xhosa painstakingly persuaded him: "Lord Demon King, you are indeed the supreme leader of the Demon Realm, and according to the law, you do have the right to remove the elders of the nursing home, but once you do that, your position will be in jeopardy. ”

"Serious enough of this? They have that much energy? ”

"This..." Kosa paused, a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he told the truth: "It's much higher than you think, and all the people in the entire demon world are through the elders of the nursing home to balance their interests. The confidence that they dare to interfere in political affairs lies in the fact that the clans and clans in various ethnic regions support them. ”

"You mean, they bypassed me and issued orders directly to the local tribes!?" The Demon King Na looked at his henchman in shock.

Xhosa knelt down again and saluted: "Yes, Lord Demon King, it has been like this for more than two thousand years. I beg you to dispel this idea, let alone implement it. You are one of the few excellent demon kings in the past thousand years, please don't risk yourself! ”

After being silent for a while, Demon King Dracos picked up the loyal subordinate in front of him: "Okay, this matter will be stopped for the time being, and I will think about it in the long run." Well, I didn't misread you, Xhosa. ”

Although it didn't make the demon king completely dispel his mind, he finally gave up for the time being. Xhosa breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a little ease, "Lord Demon King, do you have anything else to do?" ”

"Not for the time being, you can go down. Don't spread the word about today, remember! "Yes, my lord."

"Wait a minute," Dracos called out to Xhosa, "how did you know about these things?" ”

"Oh, that's because the second-in-command of the nursing home is my grandfather." “。。。。。”

The two people in the big tent didn't know that in the corner of the tent, a small worm had been watching them.

"Hmph, Kolo is a fool, he actually has a vicious dog that bites his parents! Your good grandson is really stupid, and that stupid boy, Dacocell, really thinks he is the Great Demon King! Hmph, wait! Your stupid ideas will make you fall into the abyss! "Morath, the demon commander in the other big tent, has been monitoring and eavesdropping on the movements of the big tent through small worms.

With a flick of his hand, Morath sealed the tent with magic, and then, he carefully took out a delicate chest, activated the internal mechanism with magic power, and took out a transparent jar kept inside.