Chapter 18: Sayyad ♂
"Sayyad ......"
For Schüzeral, he really needed an assistant.
When there is no other Nasrezm and no Eredar to his disposal, a Sayad is a good choice. A shrewd Sayad can take charge of the troops' guards, confidential communications, logistics and finances, etc., and is also a perfecter of tactical details, and can act as an agent for many chores of the troop leader.
However, that kind of Sayad is not easy to find.
Even if he looks like a human at all, Sayyad is a member of the demons, and the demonic nature makes Sayyad violent, greedy, and fickle, and these natures make Sayyad who can grow up unruly, they will bow their heads to the strong, but they never hide their desires, and even in the process of carrying out tasks, they will mix their own goals - and often end up messing things up. If a latent succubus doesn't look for those so-called 'pleasures', then their risk of exposure is much lower.
This also makes the demons lack trust in Sayyad, and they are rarely given important jobs. For the irascible demon lords, it is enough for Sayad to play the role of a plaything, and if a Sayad tries to abuse power and fight against the lord, then her end is far more tragic than death. These are widely known in the corps, but ...... Will there be demons who are not greedy, and will there be demons who can hide their ambitions forever?
Schüzenar already had the answer in mind.
"Zayad—" The Angry Guardian roared.
But the place was empty, and Shuzenar didn't see any demons, the fiery hooves of his imagination, the small sharp horns, and the tails that made people want to grab a handful.
"Did I make a mistake - wait, I found you. Schüzenar noticed that there was a faint shadow in the corner of the camp, and the shadow was small, but Schüzenar was keenly aware of it. This is the effect of the secondary invisibility spell, and being able to unleash this crude spell at least proves that this Sayad is not without his talents.
Shuzenar stretched out his claws, and a small amount of mana was released, and a faint layer of mana spread out like ripples, quickly sweeping over the shadow. A smaller figure revealed, his invisibility spell broken.
"A child?" Schuzenar was a little surprised, and he turned his head to look at the Angry Guard, "You don't want me to wait for her to grow up, do you?" ”
"Of course not, in fact, this guy is an adult, and besides, you use the wrong name, this little guy is a male even though he is a Sayad. "I don't know why there are still living males in Sayyad, it is said that the males of this race should have been tortured and perished, and after joining the legion, those females will not need them to carry on their lineage at all." ”
"Ah, a boy. Shuzenar looked carefully at Sayyad, who had been shattered of his invisibility spell and was trembling in the corner. From the outside, it is completely impossible to tell his gender, and even from the short hair and curved little horns around his cheeks, he still looks like a little human girl...... It's even cuter than girls. Seeing this, Shuzenar could probably guess why the men of the Sayad clan were on the verge of extinction.
The Sayyad were once a violent and bloody matriarchal society, where females had better mana and physique, so they had the upper hand in competition with males, who had better places to live, better food, and saw males as slaves and tools for succession. In such a generational development, male Sayyad rarely lived past the age of twenty, and most died of hunger, cold, and oppression, which led to evolutionary artificial selection.
Men who are able to work, who die earlier because they are doubly oppressed, are more harmless to women, and men who are not assigned to heavy tasks because they appear weak and pitiful survive and reproduce from generation to generation. In fact, the reason why the females of the Sayad clan still retain some beauty rather than pure muscular monsters is that these males play a great role, and their factors make up a weak part of the Sayad race.
However, for these males, the "good" days of living in humiliation as slaves and pets ended when the Sayyad clan joined the legion. After receiving the power of the Legion, Sayyad transformed into a full demon race, and the restrictions on their bodies were lifted. The female Sayad can completely choose other demons, or even other creatures that are tempted to reproduce, and the left and right of the male Sayad disappear completely......
As a result, the royal family of Sayyad slaughtered almost all the remaining males, and officially became a subordinate race of the Legion, and their original racial names were also annihilated in the endless expedition of the Legion.
The meaning of "Sayyad" in the ancient Ereda language was originally "the compulsor, the leader of the interrogation", but as the race grew, the Legion used another word to describe the strong, and the Sayyad became the exclusive racial name of the succubus.
"So, this is a survivor?" Schuzenar pointed to the shivering Sayyad, "What will he do? Count, or is it a joke? Do you want me to say, 'Hey, boy, your tail'? I don't have a hobby of Yoooooooo." ”
"No, this should be an orphan, I don't know if the succubus was born by combining with what creature, and it actually awakened the male factor. I checked it with spells, tracing the maternal lineage, the perception of spells is very weak, and it is likely that his mother died in which world. In fact, he was sent here by a converter for 40 points. ”
"You still accept this?"
"It's not to mend the hole in Lord Sasarya...... No, you didn't hear anything, Nasrezm, don't psychically induce me. ”
"Well, can you tell me what he's for, except for secondary stealth?" Schüzenar didn't mean to help this Sayad find his family, just considered whether accepting this demon would help his troops.
"He's got good agility and intelligence, and he might be able to become an Assassin with a little training," the Angry Guard said with a bit of embarrassment, "as long as you have the resources."
...... If the same resources are invested in demons with different qualifications, the growth of attributes will be much worse.
Let's ask my opinion.
"Come over here, little one. My legion is recruiting troops, what will you do?" Schuzener's words carried a hint of power, and with the disparity in strength, it was impossible for this little guy to lie in front of him.
With a shudder, Sayad walked up to Shuzenar and knelt down.
"I'll ...... Invisibility, I can hide myself, even other succubi can't find me. This is not a lie, although Shuzenar can easily break this invisibility technique, but for other succubi, especially those who are less powerful and less sensitive to energy, this male can be very good to impersonate their kind after being invisible.
"Do you know how to do arithmetic?"
"Before I was recognized as a boy, the engineers of the Legion taught me ninety-nine multiplication tables. ”
"Talent. The Guardian of Wrath suddenly said, "Why don't you tell me, so I can give you to ......"
Schüzenar glanced at the Guardian of Wrath and motioned for him to shut up. Under the effect of the hinting spell, the Angry Guardian failed to resist, and although he still wanted to say something, his mouth twitched, and he finally stood aside obediently.
"Multiplication...... How do I feel about this legion pill, forget it, for your age, multiplication is enough, do you have any other specialties?"
"I ......," the little succubus seemed to fall into some kind of memory, "I have a strong ability to endure hunger, I can go without eating or drinking for three months, and if necessary, I can reduce my energy consumption to one-tenth through sleep, so that my physical strength from the void will recover faster than it was consumed." ”
Kindness...... No matter how you look at it, it's a bit miserable.
"Then are you willing to follow my expedition and be a well-known man?" Although I couldn't find a female succubus to be my lieutenant, it was not bad to have a well-qualified Sayad to be cultivated, and changing the fate of other creatures was a testament to the strong man.
If there were a strong male in the sayad, what would the females look like? It must be an interesting thing.
"Male...... What's that?" In the succubus's consciousness, there doesn't seem to be this concept.
How can this be explained?
"A man is a demon as great as Sargeras. ”
"Sargeras, do you mean the master of the noble Mistress Severina?"
"I don't know who you mean by Mistress Xiwen, but I guess that's right. Sargeras's men did gather the chieftains of Sayad. ”
"Then, if you want to be a great 'man' like Sargeras, please allow me to serve you as Mistress Sargeras served you. ”