When Norm walked into the hall, his legs were still trembling slightly.

However, when I came in completely, my unexpected feeling was completely different from the palace of the Demon King as I imagined.

Bright hall, clean carpet, regular and sometimes highlights in the details...

Apart from the various demonic patterns carved on the pillars, the overall atmosphere is not as gloomy as I imagined, but it looks a bit warm.

Carita, Fax and three border guards stood on both sides of the carpet under the steps, with two maids on both sides of the front of Dikao's throne.

Although it looks pitiful and small, there is no shortage of majesty.

When he saw Dikaon's familiar face on the throne, Nom began to be scared again.

His face was still the same, but the black windbreaker full of majestic momentum and the blood-red cloak that echoed his hair color made him feel dazed.

Before the steps, Nome had to remind him that he had already kneeled on one knee and lowered his head.

"That...is very happy to see you! His Majesty the Demon King!"

Looking at him like this, Dikao's voice was filled with an undisguised smile and said, "Okay, get up! Norm, we are already very familiar with each other, aren't we?"

"Thank you! This..." Nom stood up tremblingly, "You are right!"

"Okay OK, don't be afraid!" Dikao couldn't stop laughing, "As you can see, I'm the devil here, I didn't eat you or anything, right?"

"Yes, thank you for your kindness..." Norm wiped the cold sweat from his head, his voice trembling a little.

"Okay, okay, calm down!" Dikao changed his posture and waved his hand. "You should know my name. My name is Dikao! This time I asked you to come to me in this way because I have a business to talk to you."

"Yes! Just give me your order!" Norm replied.

"Brother, is it because I didn't say it clearly enough?" Dikao looked helpless, "I said it was not an order, it was a business! You also have the right to refuse!"

"Yes, you're right!" Norm bowed twice when he answered.

"I'm fucking..." Dikao slapped his forehead, "Appoint him to rest, let him calm down for the night, and talk tomorrow!"

"Yes!" Alisa also found it a little funny, and smiled and asked Grey to take him to the guest room to rest.

"Mihar, how are your injuries?" Dikao asked.

"I have thanked you for your blessings, and I have reached the first level!" Mihal replied.

"My king, we have also entered the first level." The other three border guards also replied.

This is not surprising. They will sooner or later enter the first level, but under the relationship of soul binding, Dikao's upgrade has made this result advance.

If Dikao can reach the third level in the future, although their strength will also increase, they may not be able to reach the second level.

But no matter what, today is also something to celebrate. After congratulating Dikao, the dinner began.

The dinner was very ordinary, just a whole roast beef, but the seasonings made by Dikao were added.

As a guest, Nome was also called to attend the dinner. Under Dikao's advice, no one went to bully him.

Looking at the roast beef that had been roasted golden on the table, Nom swallowed.

"What are you doing?" Dikao patted his shoulder from behind, "Go and eat."

"Oh!" Norm was startled, "Joffer... His Majesty the Demon King!"

"Hahaha..." Dikao smiled, "Let's have a piece of it! Are you spicy or not?"

"Well, may I ask..." Nom looked at the roast beef and said, "How to roast this barbecue to be so pure and golden, is it magic..."

"Oh, I asked them to brush some honey when they bake!" Dikao said casually, "Get the seasoning yourself. The red is spicy, the green is saltier."

"Can you brush honey when roasting... when roasting meat?" Nom was a little stunned.

"Why can't it?" Dikao asked back, "It's just that food is something that needs to be tried more..."

"You are right!"

"Okay, have a meal first!" Dikao patted his shoulder and smiled, "Stay good rest tonight, calm down and think about what I said, and talk about the rest tomorrow."

After saying that, he didn't say much, and turned around and left. Just let him calm down and think about the rest.

Looking at Dikao's back as he left, he turned his head to look at the evil spirit knight guarding outside the door.

After measuring the gap between himself and those Ghost Riders, Nom finally took the spicy seasoning and cut a piece of beef.

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At night, Nom couldn't sleep in the room, just because the inside of the Demon King's castle was too quiet.

Originally, the place where he thought the Demon King should have been crying and howling at night.

But I only found out that I was mentally afraid that someone would rush in to eat in the middle of the night. The key is that it was too quiet, so quiet that my ears would feel uncomfortable.

He didn't know that this was because Dikao had a soundproof magic array in the rooms in the castle to ensure his rest and others.

Every room in this castle is basically soundproof. Unless the volume is so loud that it can cause vibration, you won't hear it even if you yell at the next door.

And in the room on Dikao on the third floor, there were continuous applause at this moment.

The sound stopped until the second half of the night accompanied by Alyssa's low growl and the red light flashed in her eyes for a while.

"My King..." Alisa lay limply on Dikao's chest, "Congratulations on entering the second level."

"I would have been very happy if I had been, but now..." Dikao squinted his eyes and looked at the starry sky outside the window, his tone was a little depressed, "I still don't have enough strength!"

"It's okay, you are in the second level now, and you will definitely improve again in the future." Alisa drew circles on his chest with her fingers.

"I know I can't hurry up on this matter," Dikao said. "The key is that I still have too little understanding of the world now."

"So you are planning to take down the Diranta Empire?" Alisa asked with her head raised.

"Um!"

"But there is obviously a simpler way, why are you..." Alisha was puzzled.

"Our demons have a very direct way of thinking!" Dikao shook his head, "Relatively speaking, demons have a strong belief and strength, so their views on things are generally simple and crude. It's not that it's better to think so, but it's not very suitable."

"So you need that human?"

"Yes, even if this happens today, I think fighting and killing is not a good way of communication." Dikao lowered his head and thought, "but... hard power is really needed. Weapons can be kept without use, but they cannot be left out!"

"So what you want is to improve your strength."

"Not only that, what I need is not as simple as expanding the territory, but a stable social structure!" Dikao squinted, "so I can't engage in terror reign. It's very troublesome to think about suppressing rebellion every day."

"Then the capital rule you mentioned last time is..."

“You can simply understand that everyone will be ruled willingly,” Dikao explained. “Even if someone wants to rebel, there will be various other factors that will stop it.”

"It sounds amazing..." Alisa couldn't imagine what the scene was.

"Maybe I can see it exactly one day." Dikao smiled, "Okay, go to bed, I have to have a good talk with Norm tomorrow."

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"Good daughter, you're here!" Leiga emerged from behind Nitia, "Why are you reading in the garden today?"

"When will I not read in the garden?" Netiya looked expressionless and didn't look back. "If you have something to do, just say it!"

"That's what I said, it seems like I can't talk to you if I'm fine." Lei Jia looked sad.

"Oh, then I'll leave!" Netiya looked up, "Selina, let's go out for a few days, I'll take you around the Principality of Verbalu."

"Wait..." Lei Jia sat in front of Nitia with a serious expression, "Well! This... good daughter, you also know that the border is not peaceful at the end of each year, and there is a tendency to be a tide of beasts..."

"Didn't it be a good deal in previous years?" Netiya asked knowingly.

"This, didn't you lend the emperor 50,000 troops..." Lei Jia was a little embarrassed, "So... this... this happens that the brave are also here this year..."

"So let's deal with it?" Netiya nodded on her own and looked at Selena again, "How much do you think we're suitable?"

"Eh?" Selena was stunned, "Isn't it appropriate to ask for money from the grand duke?"

"What's wrong?" said Nitia, "just collecting compensation."

"Oh..." Lei Jia sighed and put his chin on the table, "Sure enough, my daughter is not hers when she grows up..."

"It's all your fault that you gave the emperor 50,000 people in vain." Niteya said with her eyes slanted.

"I can't refuse..." Lei Jia looked aggrieved, "You're in Hesler, what if..."

"Where does it come from? What can you do if you don't give it to him?" Netiya looked at Leiga with an idiot-looking look, "What do he dare to do to me? He doesn't even dare to speak loudly to me!"

"Oh, but when I think you might be in danger..." Lei Jia held the table with his chin, and grabbed the table with both hands, looking aggrieved.

"Give the money!" Niteya seemed to have seen it.

"That... one hundred silver... gold coins." Lei Jia raised a finger.

"I'd better go out and play by myself."

"Okay!" Selena photographed her, "The Lord is also for you, just treat it as a helper!"

Of course, Selena's persuasion also shows that Nitia was just deliberately angering him.

"Yes, good daughter, you see, the brave said so..." Leiga grabbed Niteya's hand and shook it.
Chapter completed!