Chapter 265: Lord Demon, you are at the table!
Before dusk, the lord’s mansion of Black Wind Castle was quiet and warm in the antique study.

The flames in the fireplace danced gently, occasionally making a crisp crackling sound, illuminating the handsome profile.

Sitting in front of the elegant wisteria wooden table, Luo Yan, with a meticulous expression, was carefully reviewing the documents in his hands.

The silver candlestick on the corner of the table flickered with candlelight, just like the towering magic crystal lamp in the distance outside the window, illuminating the never-ending chimneys and fires of Black Wind Castle.

Youyou, floating in the room, restrained herself from making any sound, for fear of disturbing the Demon King’s thoughts.

Although the Demon King is not busy very often, now is the time for him to work.

About three months ago, when Luo Yan first arrived at Black Wind Fort, he planned to build a railway connecting Black Wind Fort and Grey Stone Ridge to transport the minerals there directly to the Magic Crystal Cannon Factory, reducing the cost of logistics circulation.

This is the most economical approach.

Not only can it reduce the production costs of the magic crystal cannon factory, but it can also further strengthen the infrastructure of Black Wind Castle and increase the hardware conditions for the development of other industries.

However, he was at odds with the Dragun family at the time, and due to the obstruction of Elder Zakro, he had not had time to make time to push this matter forward, so the railway project was shelved.

Until some time ago, he entered the parliament with the help of Mr. Festing and became a respected member of parliament. The whole thing became simple all of a sudden.

He didn’t even take the initiative to push forward, the lord of Graystone Ridge took the initiative to ask someone to find him, and not only sold him the mining rights of his territory, but also gave him 50 years of railway operating rights, allowing him to do whatever he wanted, even building the railway to the local urban area.

As for the Magic City, it was even easier. The Minister of the Interior had just finished holding his hand and chatting enthusiastically when the Minister of War hurriedly snatched it away and enthusiastically invited him to build a military route from Black Wind Fort to the Magic City to see if it was as efficient as he said. As for the expenses, of course, the Logistics Department would pay for it.

In fact, Luo Yan understood how quickly their expressions changed and was not surprised at all.

Of course he knew that whether the railway was easy to use was not the most important thing. The key was whether the technology could be advanced to the end.

If he was not strong enough and the plan failed halfway through, it would be the biggest loss for Hell. It would be an even bigger mess for the high-level demons in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They could only wait for the next Elder Zakro to step forward.

Hell and the Os Empire have been fighting for a thousand years without a clear winner, so there is no need to rush for another year or two.

It is not only the railway infrastructure plan in the area around Black Wind Castle that has made significant progress, but also the expansion plan of the Goblin community, the street renovation project, the new production line that will be added to the Magic Crystal Cannon Factory, and the No. 2 experimental equipment improvement plan, etc.

These are all jobs related to production or generating supporting equipment.

Luo Yan likes to accumulate a bunch of work of the same type together, then connect them together and finish them all at once.

This is much more efficient than hitting the target here and there.

After finally reviewing the last document, Luo Yan signed his name at the end of the document, then threw it into the drawer on the right. He also threw a letter he had just written to Xiao Hei No. 5 and asked it to deliver it to his parliamentary office.

The little fellow hanging upside down on the standing stick squeaked, then flew happily out of the window with the letter in its mouth, and disappeared into the darkness in the distance after a while.

Luo Yan leaned back in his chair and stretched.

Seeing that he was finally done with his work, Youyou, who had been bored for a while, came up to him excitedly as if she had been released from prison, and surrounded him, chattering.

“My Lord Demon, My Lord Demon, something terrible has happened!”

Looking at the milky white fog floating in the glass window, Luo Yan spoke casually and leisurely.

“What happened again?”

He guessed that it was definitely not a big deal, otherwise Youyou would never have remained calm until now, so he picked up the teacup on the table, but he almost spit it out after taking a sip.

“You’re served!”

Trying hard to digest this shocking statement, Luo Yan coughed and put the teacup back on the tray, and only after a moment did he regain his dignified demeanor.

“…What the hell is that on the table?”

Youyou excitedly turned around in the sky and said in a happy voice.

“It means exactly what it says! ‘Devil’s Pot’ is very popular in the Magic City now!”

Luo Yan: “……?”

What is the Devil’s Pot?

Luo Yan was about to ask where he heard it from, but soon realized that this was also a kind of belief in a sense.

Youyou may not know who started the rumor, but knowing the incident itself is not surprising.

as predicted.

He opened the system interface and took a look. The daily growth of faith and other things had jumped from just over 5 to 6!
You know, this is when there is no temple in the local area! Most of the demons who worship me worship me as the chosen one of the Demon God!

If there were temples and acolytes here like in Beifeng City, the increase in the power of faith would probably have to be increased by zero!

“This thing… was made by the players?” Luo Yan subconsciously thought of his players with great imaginations, and it would be them who would come up with the work in the future.

But Youyou shook her head and continued with interest.

“No, no! This time it’s not entirely because of the players, although it has something to do with the players…”

As he spoke, Youyou excitedly told Luo Yan the story of “Fendilao” that he had learned from the official website forum, including the efforts and attempts made by the three players to open up the Black Wind Fort catering market, including how they cleverly completed the localization of the product, and their next plans.

After listening to this, Luo Yan had a confused expression and didn’t know what to say.

Youyou continued excitedly.

“Later, a goblin merchant brought this delicacy that was said to come from the cemetery back to the Magic City! He probably felt that the name “hot pot” was not domineering enough, so he changed it to “Devil King Pot”, and it immediately became a big hit in the Magic City! Both the citizens and nobles of Black Wind Castle liked it very much, and I heard that it was very expensive!”

“These guys,” Luo Yan rubbed his temples and sighed helplessly, “are really idle… They might as well do a few missions with that time.”

He originally thought that he had seen all kinds of outrageous behavior from players and that it couldn’t get any more outrageous, but he didn’t expect that this time it would once again surprise him and he was directly brought to the dining table.

However, considering that they did not cause much trouble, he did not intend to bother with them.

The demons in the Magic City like to hear it, that’s their business, he is not that petty.

Besides, he is not the only demon king.

Youyou covered her mouth with her abstract palm and said with a gloating look.

“How about it? Lord Demon, do you want to punish them? After all, they are doing business under your name without your permission.”

“Who should be punished? Those goblins who opened a hot pot restaurant in the Magic City without permission?” Luo Yan smiled and shook his head, saying, “They made the Demon King Hot Pot, not the Luo Yan Hot Pot… But you reminded me that it would be better for us to register a trademark.”

Promoting the culture of the cemetery is not a bad thing. In the short term, it can increase the power of faith, and in the long term, it can help to gain the support of His Majesty the Demon.

However, if this trend is allowed to continue to grow wildly, it is hard to guarantee that it will not become a situation where “success is due to goblins, and failure is also due to goblins.”

Luo Yan thought for a moment, then waved his wand, causing the floating feather pen to write on the notebook.

“It is up to the major chambers of commerce in the Demon City to decide how to package the Demon King Pot, but the Demon King Pot with the seal of the Lord’s Mansion of Black Wind Castle is another matter… I require you to register a trademark in the name of the Lord’s Mansion and declare that only products with this mark are truly recognized by the Demon King. To gain the Demon King’s recognition, products must pass the quality inspection standards set by the Demon King. As for products without this mark, they have nothing to do with the Great Cemetery.”

After a pause, he continued his narration.

“Since you are using my name, you are not allowed to add strange things to the pot, and you are not allowed to make the guests sick!”

After the feather pen finished writing, it fell quietly into the pen holder.

Luo Yan stamped his seal on the paper and planned to hand it to the steward of the lord’s mansion and let the latter move forward with the matter.

After it is confirmed, he will tell Miss Elsabel, the “gold medal reporter” of the Abyss Times, and announce the matter in the newspaper.

This guy has been doing very well in the newspaper recently, and it seems that he is about to become a shareholder of the newspaper. Asking her to do some small things is just a matter of saying hello for him.

At this time, there was a gentle knock on the office door, and the old housekeeper’s voice came from outside the door in a steady voice: “Your Majesty, Miss Mia is here and hopes to see you.”

Luo Yan was just about to hand over the registration and certification of the trademark to him, but the sudden visitor made him slightly stunned.

Before he could respond, the door was pushed open hurriedly, and then a familiar figure slipped in briskly, looking at him with a smirk on his face, with a confident arc at the corner of his mouth.

“… Hehehe, you didn’t expect that, Luo Yan, I would come to your office in person to check your work.”

The old housekeeper looked back at the little ancestor in surprise, he didn’t expect that she would follow him. Then he looked at the devil with a smile and tears, until the latter nodded, he breathed a sigh of relief and left, closing the door.

“It’s not that I didn’t expect it. This isn’t your first time here,” Luo Yan smiled gently and gestured for you to sit down. “Please sit anywhere.”

Mia didn’t hesitate to sit down on the sofa next to the bookshelf, with her long white legs resting on her knees. She looked at the blazing fireplace and fanned herself with her palms.

“Don’t you feel hot turning on the fireplace in broad daylight?”

“Is there any difference between day and night in hell? I just think the light is better. It doesn’t matter whether it’s hot or not.” Luo Yan said casually, gently waving his wand, making the silver teapot float up, and elegantly poured a cup of tea for Miss Mia.

Mia took a sip from the teacup, then put it aside and mumbled something for fun.

“By the way, why aren’t you in your office in the Capitol? I went there several times and you weren’t there…”

Luo Yan couldn’t help but smile when he heard that.

“Who has nothing to do there… Didn’t you ask your dad before you left?”

Mia pouted and looked away.

“Who knows where that guy went… He was so secretive all day and didn’t even tell me.”

Luo Yan: “Then…where is Madam Serena?”

“They always disappear together…” Mia suddenly showed a pitiful expression and looked at Luo Yan, “Don’t you think it’s too much? It’s been like this since I was a child. Every day when I wake up, I’m the only one left in the main building of the manor…”

Ok.

They are truly a loving couple.

Luo Yan tried to think about it, but couldn’t find any other reason. He did feel sorry for this guy for a second… although it was only a second.

After all, waking up in a manor is definitely better than waking up in a temple, so he really couldn’t empathize with her.

Mia rolled her eyes, suddenly jumped up from the sofa, and said on a whim.

“Let’s go! Let’s not just sit here, let’s go out for a walk!”

“where to?”

“Of course, we’re going to go for a walk on the street! This is your territory, shouldn’t you inspect your own territory yourself?” Mia raised her eyebrows and said as a matter of course.

“Black Wind Castle…what’s there to see? This is just an industrial area. There are only factories and goblins everywhere.” Luo Yan said helplessly, but still stood up from the chair.

“But, but this is the result of your hard work after all!” Mia crossed her arms, raised her head, and said proudly, “As a cadre of the Demon King Management Department, of course I have to personally inspect the Demon King’s achievements!”

She deliberately emphasized the words “cadres of the Demon King Management Department”, and there was a hint of guilt in her proud expression, as if she was afraid that Luo Yan would refute her authority.

Luo Yan couldn’t help but smile as he looked at her arrogant yet lacking confidence.

He knew what she was worried about.

She was simply worried that after becoming a member of parliament, she would look down on the position of “Devil King” and would no longer be “afraid” of her.

But then again, this guy probably misunderstood. I was never afraid of her when I was in the class before. It was occasionally that I could make her cry with my bronze body… although it was not something to be proud of.

In short, he didn’t care about her just because of the Padrich family, and he always remembered her company and care, and was always grateful.

Seeing her cute and worried look, he couldn’t help but smile and patted her head gently. “Okay, my lady, I will accompany you for a walk.”

Hearing that doting voice, Mia’s face immediately broke into a happy smile.

But soon, she realized that her emotions were exposed, and she coughed lightly, trying to hide the joy that she could not hide with her upturned nose and chin.

“Ahem! Then… Luo, classmate Luo Yan, please take your superior to have a look. Let me see how your reconstruction work is going!” She puffed out her chest and tried to give orders in a majestic tone.

Seeing how into the role she was, Luo Yan couldn’t help but make a joke with interest.

“So… dear Miss Mia, where would you like to start inspecting my work?”

Not surprisingly, her defense was as low as ever. The moment she heard the word “dear”, a blush spread along her fair ears, even though it was just a written word of humility.

Although she tried to hide her shame with a proud expression, the subtle change in her facial expression betrayed her, and she could no longer suppress the upward curve of her lips.

“… Hum, hehe… smooth talk is useless to me, commander.”

Luo Yan smiled, a cunning light flashing in his eyes.

“is it?”

“Yes!” Mia answered immediately and firmly.

——But there is no doubt that her earlobes became even redder, even to her cheeks.

Instead of continuing to tease the lovely Miss Mia, Luo Yan thought for a while and looked out the window.

“I can think of a good place…Speaking of which, can you handle spicy food?”

“Spicy? It’s, it’s okay.” Mia’s eyes were slightly vague, she swallowed, and there was a hint of barely perceptible nervousness in her voice.

It seems that it is not going to work.

Luo Yan was just thinking of changing places.

Suddenly, a light laugh came from outside the window, with a hint of mischief.

“Hehehe… You can’t even eat chili peppers, you are worthy of being a small fish succubus… Children, go home quickly, night is for adults, understand?”

Luo Yan was slightly stunned and turned back subconsciously.

He saw a familiar figure sitting on the windowsill – a girl in a dark purple dress, looking at him with a smile.

He recognized the dress; he had bought it the last time he went shopping.

“Vivian?!”

Mia’s eyes widened as she stared at the girl on the windowsill in amazement, with an awkward expression as if she had eaten a fly.

When did this guy come?!

“Why are you sitting on the windowsill? Come down quickly.” Luo Yan coughed, his voice sounding a little stern.

Vivian was very obedient. Her shoulders trembled and she immediately jumped down from the windowsill. Then she ran up “bang bang bang” amid the housekeeper’s exclamation.

The wooden door was blown open by a gust of wind, and she seized Luo Yan’s arm in a lightning speed, and spoke coquettishly in a voice so sweet that it gave people goose bumps.

“Gege! Vivian is not picky about food. She can eat both hot peppers and green peppers! Let a certain picky succubus pick up garbage to eat. Can you take me with you?”

“…” Luo Yan looked at her silently, unable to respond to her words for a moment.

Mia was completely stunned, and the next second, her heart-shaped tail stood up like an antenna.

“Hey! Why are you occupying his arm?!”

Vivian blinked, not only clenched her fingers, but also pushed forward: “Of course I’m acting like a spoiled child, what else can I do? After all, I’m his beloved sister, isn’t it normal for us to have a good relationship? It’s not like someone who only knows how to steal other people’s brothers.”

“you you you–!”

Dear Miss Mia has probably met her nemesis this time. She is so angry that she is waving her arms and stamping her feet, but there is nothing she can do.

A fight?
It seems like we can’t win.

Reasonable?
This guy has no logic.

Complain?

The people who had reported this little ancestor could line up from the Magic City to the Black Wind Castle. Every time Prince Colin heard them, he would just laugh and say, “This kid is like me,” and the person who had reported him would be speechless.

Looking at Vivian who was making faces and Miss Mia who was grimacing in anger, Luo Yan scolded in a low voice.

“Vivian, speak properly.”

“Woo…”

Hearing the scolding voice, Vivian felt as if she was shot in the chest. The smug little face a second ago instantly revealed an expression of grievance, her eyes slightly moistened, she shrank her body, squeezed her knees together, and her pitiful appearance made it difficult to say anything harsh.

Even though he knew she was pretending.

To be honest, Luo Yan would occasionally reflect on whether he was being too harsh on a little girl who was in her rebellious period.
Perhaps a softer tone would be better.

However, just before he thought of this for half a second, Vivian suddenly raised her pretty face, which looked as if she was about to cry. The corners of her sad mouth rose slightly, and a cunning light flashed in her moist eyes.

Whenever she was about to play a prank, she would unconsciously reveal that smug smile.

“Oh hehe… dear brother, although I don’t want to use this trick, but… you forced me to do it!”

Luo Yan: “……?”

She suddenly loosened her hand that was holding Luo Yan’s arm, turned around gracefully, flew up and down like a fluttering butterfly, and sat lightly on the edge of the desk.

Mia looked at her blankly, not knowing what she was going to do next.

Luo Yan was also confused by her and didn’t understand what this little girl was going to do, but his toes had already been clenched in advance.

Vivian said nothing, but just put her legs on her knees, then made a Madonna expression, stretched out her hands slightly, and behaved in a dignified manner.

“Squat down—”

“Kiss my little finger.” After saying that, she playfully raised her little finger.

The air was silent for a moment, with only the occasional crackle from the fireplace as the only sound.

Mia was completely stunned. She looked at Luo Yan with confusion, and the latter looked at her with the same confusion.

——What is this guy crazy about?

Vivian, with her eyes closed, frowned and her cheeks flushed slightly. She then shook her right hand and then shook it vigorously, as if she was shaking an empty piggy bank.

The elegant aristocratic demeanor gradually could not be maintained, the reddish green apple gradually ripened into a burning lantern, and the trembling eyelashes revealed the frustration and confusion in her heart.

The next second—

She could no longer hold it in any longer, and her legs kicked wildly and she cried out in a whimpering manner.

“No! No, how is this possible? Why is this happening?!”

He looked so frustrated, like a kid who had secretly stuffed a box of cookies into his pocket in the supermarket and was caught on the spot.

Luo Yan looked at her second-year expression in silence, with only one question left in his mind –

Is this guy confused because of the fever?

However, Mia came back to her senses, touched her chin, and said solemnly.

“Come to think of it… I have heard a rumor that if a vampire grants a person the First Embrace, they will grant the person a complete bloodline and make the person their dependent.”

“Family members?” Luo Yan raised his eyebrows.

“It means kinship… After receiving the First Embrace from the other party, you can use the other party’s surname and become a member of the other party’s family. It seems that the soul level will also be improved. In exchange, the ‘clan leader’ can give orders to the followers, but the more times the orders are used, the weaker the constraints will be, and finally they will disappear completely.”

“Some nobles in the blood clan think that it is not elegant to use orders to restrain their followers. Besides, the followers are usually the closest people to them, so there is no need to use orders, so they almost never do it… You should not have any, right?”

Mia looked at Luo Yan cautiously, confirming the expression on his face, as if she was afraid to hear an answer that was beyond her expectations.

Vivian’s shoulders trembled, her red face gradually lost its color, her flapping legs stopped struggling, and she trembled like a lamb being stared at by a hungry wolf.

Of course, Luo Yan couldn’t stare at his sister like a hungry wolf, but he knew exactly what was in her mind.

Order?

Against you!
With a gentle smile on his face, he looked into Vivian’s eyes, his tone gentle and elegant.

“So… Miss Vivian, is there something you should explain to me?”

Vivian, who tried to get away with it, turned pale, as if she had recalled a horrible memory.

She swallowed, but perhaps because she was too nervous, she ended up hiccuping.

“Chirp—”

Vivian suppressed the words in her mouth and looked frustrated. She climbed down the wisteria wooden table tremblingly without saying a word, walked obediently to the sofa, took off her black leather shoes, and suddenly prostrated herself on the ground as if in surrender.

“I wuwu, I… was wrong! I won’t dare to do it again. Please… punish me.”

After saying that, she couldn’t help but let out a “chi” sound, then she quietly raised her head and glanced at Luo Yan nervously.

“Easy…be gentle.”

——So this is the kind of relationship you have?

Mia looked at Luo Yan, her pair of talking heart-shaped pupils had lost their luster, as if even her soul had become empty.

Youyou was rolling on the ground laughing not far away, and her reflection in the mirror looked like a swollen jellyfish.

“Hahahahaha!”

The room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

“Well, it’s not what you think…it’s complicated.”

Luo Yan explained awkwardly, then glared at Vivian fiercely.

He thought this guy would restrain himself, but unexpectedly, his shoulders trembled and his eyes became moist.

Luo Yan took a deep breath and calmed down.

“Okay, I don’t mean to blame you…”

“Anyway, you come down first.”

(End of this chapter)