In the depths of the Dark Forest, which was also the homeland of the elves, Lina met a group of fairies who called themselves the Little Forest. They wanted to steal Linnai's things and use them to blackmail her into helping them, but in the end, Linnai saw through them.
But just as Linnai was looking for an excuse to decline, she remembered the purpose of her trip, so she told them about the Spring of Life in the Well of Life. When the Forest people heard about the Spring of Life, they were all shocked.
"Hmph! See, I knew she was here for the Undying Spring. "The wingless Little Forest Man said.
"The Fountain of Life?"
Reina was puzzled by his words. Could it be that these little fellows knew something?
The white-winged little forest Guoguo slowly flew in front of Lena, saying: "The Spring of Life you're looking for should be the Undying Spring. Unfortunately, the Undying Spring dried up over a hundred years ago."
"Ah!"
Reina was shocked. Didn't that mean she came here for nothing?
Wait, could it be that these fairies lied to her because they didn't want her to find the Fountain of Life?
"Really? I don't believe you unless you take me there. "
Reina said with a frown.
Guoguo smiled wryly. She knew that Reina didn't trust her, but it wasn't surprising.
"Alright. Follow me."
Guoguo then flew into the forest.
… …
The dark forest was shrouded in mist. Rinchad carried Dodoro on his back and led Greer and Lilith away from this strange place.
"Finally. Those black fairies are so annoying. Will Dodoro become like them?"
Greer, who was carrying his luggage, asked.
"Absolutely not! Dodoro is a half-elf, isn't he, Rinchad? "
Lilith said loudly.
Rinchad frowned. Dodoro's face had turned black, which made him look like the black fairies.
Rinchad wasn't sure if it was because of Gray's influence. If it was, it would be very troublesome.
While he was silent, the two people behind him suddenly frowned, as if they had realized the seriousness of the problem.
After all, Dodoro was one of the adventurers who traveled with him. Many things had happened between them in the past.
Greer began to think back.
Dodoro … hmm …
He remembered the first time the team met. At that time, he, Lilith, and Oro had already formed a team, but the team still needed an archer, so Lilith sent an application to the guild.
At that time, the guild claimed that the new member was skilled in magic and archery, and that she was an all-rounder who was not inferior to a warrior. Most importantly, she was as beautiful as a flower. Thus, what appeared before the three of them was this elf with a unique personality.
Greer remembered that Oro was obsessed with her back then. After all, he was just a man who dreamed of having a happy family. After Dodoro joined the party, he kept trying to please her.
In the end, in less than a week, the other party had spent two years of his savings. She didn't even try to hide her laziness. Oro even became her servant, but in the end, he gave up after losing everything he had.
When he went out on missions, Grier often found that some money was missing from his wallet. Later on, he didn't bring any money with him. Speaking of which, Lilith also didn't wear any jewelry since then. She also never left her gem-studded staff.
The most ridiculous thing was that one time, they took on a mission to protect a valuable item. However, on the day they handed the item to the person in charge, it was inexplicably stolen. Since then, they were blacklisted by the union for protection missions. One had to know that those kinds of missions were the most profitable and easy, and there were many meals for them to freeload.
Now that he thought about it, Dodoro didn't leave a good impression on Greer. Instead, it caused him a lot of trouble.
Grier's face darkened and he could only sigh.
After leaving the Dark Forest, Dodoro, who was behind Rinchad, suddenly coughed a few times. Everyone immediately stopped and put Dodoro on the ground.
Rinchad put his hand on Dodoro's neck while Lilith grabbed Dodoro's hand. The two of them used their own methods to check her condition.
"Her mana is very chaotic. It's not a good sign."
Lilith frowned.
"Her Qi and heartbeat are also abnormal. Maybe it's because she left the forest."
Rinchad said.
He knew that there was a type of magic that could turn into a special kind of poison. When a creature absorbed the poison, it would change their body. If the creature didn't absorb the poison for a certain period of time, they would experience abnormal symptoms or even die.
Dodoro's condition was similar to that of a poison that had absorbed magic.
If that was the case, no one would be able to help her. She could only rely on herself to survive.
Wait.
Rinchad suddenly remembered why Reina came here. She was here to save the Elven King. The elves only sent Dodoro, who knew nothing about the Dark Forest. The Elven King was very important to the Elves.
It was reasonable for the elves to send an army to protect the Elven King.
However, they only sent an underage human and an unreliable half-elf. It was very suspicious.
However, it also meant that the elves knew about the dangers of the Dark Forest. They might know how to help Dodoro.
"Let's go find the elves."
Rinchad suddenly said.
… …
In the two months after the Demon King Richard established the Wussen Empire, he, Hala, Liuliu, Kinna, Myr, and the leaders of the major tribes were very busy.
First, he issued a complete set of laws and set up a prison in the Great Forest of Ufa. He also ordered the Leopardmen, Kobolds, and Centaurs, as well as some humans to set up a department to protect the order of the city. They were responsible for the city's security, dealing with cases and arresting criminals. The court of the Great Wussen Empire was set up in the old office building. The chief judge was Hala, and the Ketun, Centaurs, and Nagas were the main judges. They were responsible for sentencing criminals according to the laws issued by the Demon King Richard.
Less than a week after the Wussen Empire's laws were promulgated, the Demon King continued to promulgate laws. With the Leopard-Men and the Centaurs as the leaders, the Ministry of Road Supervision was established to maintain the roads within the Empire. The head of the Ministry was the Leopard-Men Patriarch.
The Ketun, who focused on agriculture, the Naga, who focused on animal husbandry, the Mouse, who focused on mining, and the Lizardmen, who focused on fishing, formed a department to supervise resources. They were mainly responsible for recording the daily work and handing over the work to the Ministry of Transport. They were also responsible for cracking down on embezzlement. At the same time, they established their own research institutes, weather forecasting centers, animal clinics, and so on.
The Centaurs established the Ministry of Transport. This was a very important organization in the empire. It was responsible for transporting raw materials, goods, and daily necessities. Just like the human body's blood, the Ministry of Transport was one of the largest organizations in the empire. It had the second largest number of employees, including humans. The Centaurs were the supervisors of the Ministry of Transport. They were responsible for arranging tasks and cooperating with other departments. The head of this department was the Centaurs' chief.
The City of Trade was a special area. It was a place where products were sold to the outside world. It was also a place where labor and technology could be added. The City Lord Myr was responsible for tax collection, market management, quality control, and so on. At the very least, she didn't have to worry about the guards and the safety of the city. The Ministry of Supervision of the Wussen Empire was responsible for that. This could be considered as reducing her workload.
The Rabbitmen Tribe was the largest city in the Wussen Empire. It was a magic industrial area established by humans, the Ketun, and the Mouse. The people in charge were Kina from the Medical Department, the Mouse's chief Hu Luo, and Abby, who was recommended by Hala. There were many large factories here. They were responsible for casting steel, producing all kinds of tools, producing magic fertilizers, weaving cloth, processing raw gemstones, carriage wheels, and so on.
This was the largest organization in the Wussen Great Forest with the largest number of workers. The same batch of workers as Kina had already become managers of the various departments. They had their own houses and had also obtained the recognition of the various tribes.
There would always be conflicts when different races lived together. This was something that couldn't be avoided. Although the Demon King's original idea was to separate them like in the past, after a period of time, he discovered that when different races worked together, the efficiency was often several times higher than when people of the same race worked together.
Humans had nimble fingers and a brain that was good at learning. The Ketun had a keen sense of sight and touch. The Centaurs had amazing endurance and strength. The Leopard had speed. The Kobolds had a keen sense of smell and group awareness. Each race had their own strengths and weaknesses. But if they could work together to make up for each other's shortcomings, then the results would be considerable.
Therefore, the Demon King Richard canceled his original plan and brought forward the establishment of the Empire in order to pave the way for de-tribalization. He wanted to eliminate the structure of the Demon Race's tribes. He wanted to eliminate the barriers between races by diluting the tribes.
Of course, this didn't solve the fundamental problem. This wasn't a problem that could be solved in one or two years. Therefore, he established the world's first and only all-race school. Starting from the new generation, he wanted to reconstruct their values and eliminate the problem of mutual discrimination.
The principal of this school was the wife of the killer Liuliu, Varley. She was a demon. She liked children very much and also agreed with the Demon King's idea. Therefore, she did her best to support the Demon King's work.
As for the teachers and curriculum, the Demon King himself developed a magic curriculum overnight. As long as the students passed the five-year magic curriculum, they could reach the level of primary magician. But he didn't have many orthodox magicians under his command. There weren't many people who could teach his curriculum. This problem made him anxious.
But after communicating with Hara, Kina, the Centaur patriarch and others, he found that he didn't need to follow the human system at all. Because the students were not only humans, but also Ketun, Centaur, Naga and so on.
Therefore, he issued a request that all races should arrange their own teachers. That was to say, classes for different races but also for all races at the same time. The Demon King and Richard threw this thorny hot potato to the seven patriarchs and Myr. Because of this, the patriarchs and Myr were very anxious. In the end, they each chose a representative and proposed their own curriculum: the mouse race's digging and playing dead classes, the Naga race's poison magic and poison refining classes, the Centaur race's equestrian archery classes and plant identification classes, the Dog-Headed race's prey tracking and hunting classes, the Leopard race's running classes, the Lizard race's swimming classes and fishing classes, and the basic magic and monster training classes arranged by Myr.
When the Demon King saw this report, he covered his forehead.
In the end, he decided that the curriculum would be basic literacy classes, physical exercise classes, and basic magic classes. These were three compulsory classes that all races had to participate in. Then there were the hobbies of the seven patriarchs, survival skills classes, work classes, and combat classes. All seven classes had to be taken within five years. Otherwise, they would have to continue studying until they met the requirements.
He wanted the cultural classes and practical classes to let the different races have a mutual understanding of each other. Whether or not it would actually be effective, he would only know when the time came. Therefore, all youths between the ages of eight and fourteen were required to participate in these classes. Leaving the tribe would allow them to weaken their sense of belonging to the tribe and increase their sense of belonging to the Wussen Empire.
This wasn't the only thing that gave the Demon King a headache. Ever since he had taken over Gotham, the Great Ufa Forest had attracted the attention of many empires. Although the Adventurer's Guild was under the care of Layle Phoenix, and his purchase of slaves here wasn't affected too much, the other empires were a bit more troublesome.
Now, they had begun to forbid merchants from coming here. They also didn't allow goods of unknown origin to enter. The Demon King's trade in the City of Trade had been greatly affected.
Right now, he urgently needed a powerful army that could directly resist the surrounding empires.
Armies were like chess pieces. Chess pieces were also divided into strong and weak. An army with a powerful general or general was called the main force. War was like a game. Demon generals fought against generals, and soldiers fought against soldiers. If a demon general and a general were evenly matched, then the soldier with an advantage would have an even greater advantage. He would be able to help the general or demon general kill the other party.
But if the general or general was weaker than the opponent, then even if the soldier had the advantage, it would still be difficult to win the battle.
Thus, the Demon King already had the Queen Mother, the White Dragon, and the assassin Liuliu, three powerful armies. He also had an undefeatable trump card, which was himself. This force could defeat any army, or even destroy an empire.
But this didn't mean that he could easily conquer any empire. Different from destroying an empire, he needed to occupy resources and population. That also meant that he needed to defend. He had the sharpest spear in the world, but this spear could very well be delayed by the enemy, and the homeland behind him would be destroyed. In other words, if the Great Ufa Forest was destroyed, the Wussen Empire would be destroyed. His army was too small, and he wasn't able to push the battlefront far enough. Although he had protective magic, that didn't mean that it was absolutely safe.
Thus, under the advice of a beastman, he decided to conquer a new race.
The beastmen race.
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