"Xeron, well done. I didn't expect you to detonate the volcano and build a city so quickly!"
In the hall, one of the high-rank demons said to Xeron as soon as he entered. "King Kerrigan is very satisfied with your performance and asked me to bring you a reward!"
"No matter how good the reward is, it's not as pleasant as the upcoming war!" Xeron replied. "Did His Majesty say when we can march?"
"Yes, we can prepare to set off!" The high-rank demon said. "But there's a problem now. We might not be able to attack the capital of Erathia with our allies, the Dungeon Lords. According to the terrain report from the spies ahead, someone is blocking our way to Steadwick, the capital of Erathia!"
"Who is it?" Xeron asked in dissatisfaction.
"The AvLee elves!" The high-rank demon said discontentedly. "They've always been allies of Erathia. Not long ago, a lord of the AvLee elves led an army to reinforce Erathia. Now, not only are they blocking our way, but they also seem to have discovered our existence. According to the spy's report, they've already stationed themselves on the main road and built fortifications, preparing to intercept our army at the border of Erathia …"
"Then kill them!" Xeron slammed the table. "Those weak elves can't stop us. In front of the iron hooves of the Infernal army, all obstacles will turn into scorched earth!"
Another high-rank demon who had not spoken said in a covetous tone, "I have the same thoughts as Xeron. The souls of those elves are delicious …"
"Unfortunately, I'm afraid it won't be so easy! This is because we discovered that the Gold Dragon Queen is among the AvLee Elven Army. She leads a large number of gold dragons and is helping the elven army. Rashka, Xeron, those gold dragons are very difficult to deal with! "
The hall was silent for a while before Xeron said, "You're right, Ignatius. We need a stronger army!"
The high-rank demon called Ignatius nodded. "Summon some high-rank demons. Only these high-rank demons can help us fight against the gold dragons!"
Rashka, another high-rank demon, said unhappily, "But summoning high-rank demons to help, we have to share some of the souls we harvest with them …"
Xeron said, "So be it. With the dragons around, it'll be very difficult for us to win by relying on an army of low-level demons. Our first task now is to surround Steadwick, the capital of Erathia, with our allies. In the history of Erathia, it has never fallen into the hands of an enemy. Now, we're going to change this record!"
"Very good, we've reached a consensus!" Ignatius said. "Then, who will stay here to summon those greater demons?"
"I won't stay here!" When Riska heard this question, he immediately said, "Staying in Evil Demon City and being unable to go out to fight and harvest souls, this is absolutely intolerable to me!"
Ignatius said to Xeron, "Then, Xeron, are you staying here?"
"Why?" Xeron was also dissatisfied. "For the past month, I've stayed here long enough just to build this damn city. Now you want me to stay here?! I want blood, I want slaughter, I want souls! Who can give them to me if I stay here?! "
"Okay!" Ignatius sighed. "Then I can only stay. You guys lead the team and set off first. Clear out the small-scale scouts along the way. After I summon a sufficient army, I'll catch up from behind."
"Hahaha! Ignatius, you're really interesting! " Hearing that Ignatius would stay, Riska laughed. "Don't worry. I'll leave some of those beautiful elven women for you!"
"Don't say anymore. I'm worried that I'll regret it!" Ignatius said. "Damn it. When I came, I should have brought a pagan lord with me. That way, he could have stayed behind, and I could have gone out …"
In the Hell camp, in addition to pure demons like Xeron, Riska, and Ignatius, there were also some lords who believed in demons who could lead troops to fight. These lords were humans, but because they believed in demons, they were ostracized by the human kingdoms. They were often called pagans, and Ignatius was talking about such lords.
While standing guard outside the door, Roy heard the conversation of the three high-rank demons and could not help but fall into deep thought.
He knew that this was the world of Heroes of Might and Magic, but because this was the real world, the situation was very different from the original game.
Here, the heroes leading the Hell camp were actually high-rank demons. Their troops were not recruited with gold coins but directly pulled from the Abyss through summoning rituals. What could demons do with gold coins? They did not know how to buy things and had no concept of currency at all. The armies of the other camps might have been recruited or trained.
The heroes leading the troops were high-rank demons, and the high-level soldiers were also high-rank demons. At most, the difference was between the bottom and the top. This led to a problem. When Xeron and the others wanted to deal with powerful enemies, they had to modify the contract. High-rank demons could not enslave high-rank demons, so they could only trade.
Low-rank demons were enslaved, middle-rank demons were used as mounts, and only high-rank demons could trade equally. This clearly showed that the ranks of demons were clearly divided. Only strength, bloodline, and rank were the key to determining a demon's status.
In fact, from another perspective, it was indeed beneficial for Roy to stay in this world. In the Abyss, he could not come into contact with high-level demons, so he did not know what the difference was between the ranks of demons. But now, in this Heroes of Might and Magic world, not only did he see middle-rank demons, but he also saw high-rank demons. Perhaps if he paid more attention, he would be able to understand the difference in ranks, which could bring him beneficial reference for his future promotion.
And now, Roy realized that there was another huge difference.
In the game, heroes led the army and used all kinds of magic and their own attributes to provide support and bonuses to the army. Even the enemies could not attack the heroes … But that was a game. Now, in this real world, since heroes led the army, they definitely had to participate in the war. This was a huge difference!
Since they were participating in the war, it meant that heroes could also die, especially a warlike race like demons. Roy did not believe that Xeron and the others would only hide behind the army to cast magic. One could understand from their fanatical discussion of fighting and killing.
Since heroes could also die on the battlefield, then Roy had some leeway to manipulate them …
The Heroes of Might and Magic world was a world dominated by war. It was actually very good for Roy to stay here. After all, he could plunder a large number of souls to strengthen himself. But even if he wanted to plunder souls, he did not want to be forced to do so. If possible, Roy certainly wanted to wait until he was strong in the future before coming to this world to lead the army as a hero. This way, he would not be picking up the leftovers of others, but all the harvest would belong to him.
If it were Roy, of course, he would like to enslave other demons to fight for him and harvest souls for him.
Although Roy had been very obedient during this time, causing Xeron to relax his surveillance on him, Roy had never wavered in his desire to get rid of the demon contract.
Since Xeron treated him like a demon, he could also treat him like a demon. And the best way to get rid of the contract in a demon's way was to let the contractor die!
If the scale of the war was not large enough, it might be quite troublesome for Roy to do this. But now, Roy heard the best news for him.
The enemy these demons wanted to deal with was actually a dragon, and it was said that she was the queen of the gold dragons!
Roy was mentally prepared to work under Xeron for a long time, but he did not expect the opportunity to come so quickly. Roy might not be able to kill Xeron, but the dragons definitely could! As long as Xeron died in the war with the Gold Dragon Queen, Roy would be free …
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