Are you so sad? So sad that you can't even speak
A small head covered with scales sticks out from behind the column: "My king, my father and a few adults want to see you..."
This scaly girl is the daughter of a scaly scholar and the new chamberlain of the Demon King. When she walks, her tail flutters, crackles, and it is difficult to control, so she can never steal anything, which is much more credible than the former chamberlain. .
"They have something to do with me? It's okay..." The Demon King thought, maybe it's a good thing to chat with the counselors, maybe someone will understand the emotions of human Alette.
The Demon King walked into the main hall and sat on the throne. The five ministers below kept exchanging glances. They had been planning for this meeting for a long time, but no one wanted to be the first to speak.
"You said you wanted to see me, what's the matter?" the Demon King urged.
Under the silent pressure of other demons, the scaly scholar stepped forward and bowed: "My king, we have an important matter that we want to discuss with you, but this matter may make you angry, so we are very frightened. , dare not speak lightly.”
The Demon King frowned: "Aren't you trying to make me want to say this? Why don't you tell me what it's about first, and then I'll decide whether to listen or not."
"Yes... it's about the human mage of the other plane..."
"What's up with him?"
The scale man bowed again: "If we say it, you can't be angry."
The devil sneered: "So, if you say it, one-third of me will be angry, one-third may be indifferent, and one-third may praise you for doing a good job. But if you Don't tell me, I'm starting to get angry now."
So the ministers hurriedly saluted several times and respectfully expressed their long-standing worries: "My king, with the help of otherworldly human mages, the magic city's military strength has been stable, its economic strength has grown, court life has become increasingly extravagant, and civilian productivity has also been reduced. The festival is climbing, and now the demons in the magic city are full of fighting spirit and full of confidence, everyone believes that the days will get better and better, and the entire cave layer will become stronger and stronger..."
"Talk about the point."
"My king, don't worry. The demons think that all this is thanks to the otherworldly mage. We trust him and love him, but... But we can't rely too much on him. In fact, my king, the present magic city and you They rely too much on him, and it may not hurt in the short term, but in the long run..."
"Be blunt, don't let me make up my mind."
After several ministers exchanged glances again, the scale man said: "My king, please... don't just focus on cooperating with that mage, please summon some new human mage."
"What?" The Demon King slapped the armrest of the throne, and the ministers below the steps shook.
The Demon King originally thought that his courtiers would question Arlette, thinking that Arlette was a liar or something. He was ready to refute them with facts, and asked them to return the automatic heating furnace designed by Arlette... However, they said they should call more some mages? what is this
Seeing that the demon king did not continue to attack, the scale man said: "It's like this... Now the demon city is very dependent on human mages, so the group of demons also love you who made this decision and brought benefits to them in the future. , once there are no more new products, and the old products are gradually damaged and no one guides repair After enjoying the self-heating shower head, they will never want to go back to the state of burning wood and boiling water. If they are required to go back to the past, the cave floor will inevitably be in chaos, and it may even shake your rule... ”
An idea vaguely formed in his mind, the Demon King vaguely understood what his minister was referring to, but he was not quite sure... He had half the answer in his heart, and he muttered inadvertently: "The cooperation between Alette and me will not be possible. Easily terminated... He was happy with what I was getting paid, and he never did anything against me..."
"But, my king," the scaly scholar shook his head slowly, "it is estimated that the lifespan of human beings is only fifty to one hundred years, and most people do not live to be seventy years old at all..."
The words seemed to have turned into thorns, piercing the Demon King's heart one by one.
"Your mage may die soon."
Summon some more mages? In fact, the Demon King can do it. Although he can't open a complete summoning door to the human world, he can continue to make semi-finished products that only allow one hand to pass through.
He doesn't want to do it. He doesn't want to communicate with any otherworldly spellcasters except Arlette. Only Arlette is credible, only Arlette is cute, and Arlette's contract states that he will serve the Demon City until his death... The Demon King thought it would be a very long process, but in fact he also knows that human lifespan is short, but not too short. To the point of life and death, he thought that many things could be discussed in the long run...
After talking with the ministers, the Demon King went to the study to read a lot of literature about human beings by himself. Only then did he realize that what he thinks of 'longevity' and the 'longevity' in the eyes of human beings are probably not the same concept at all.
Suddenly, he understood why Arlette was upset that time.
They will part ways one day. Human beings are walking on the road to return to silence step by step. Every time the sun rises and sets, it is an increasingly urgent bell for Arlette; and the Demon King is unaware of all this. He looked at the aging hands of human beings, and what he saw was only a little different, not the helpless vicissitudes.
The Demon King returned to the sandbox force field. He could no longer waste time.
Of course, there are births, old age, sickness and death in the Purgatory of the Hundred Caves, as well as the natural death of the devil, but their death is due to the fading of power, not due to the aging of the body's organs. In purgatory, the weak may only be consumed for a few decades, and the strong may be consumed for a hundred thousand years. If a devil can continuously make himself stronger and never break, then he may be able to approach eternity.
The Demon King has a unique advantage in this regard. He has an ancient bloodline, strong power, and also possesses a dragon's blood gem, which can repair the scars on the body and soul of living beings. However, because the dragon bones are buried in this cave layer, Therefore, gems can only play a role in purgatory. The farther away from this cave layer, the effect of gems will gradually decrease. If you leave the purgatory plane, it is just a beautiful stone.
Therefore, the Demon King must bring Alet over as soon as possible, so that they will never have to be separated again.
There are many timers in the Demon Lord's sandbox field. Mechanical watches, pendulum clocks, water clocks, hourglasses... They fill every corner, filling the Demon King's field of vision, reminding him of the passage of time at any time. His research can be said to be very smooth, there is a certain amount of progress every day, but it is not enough, even if it is not enough, this kind of speed is a miracle for purgatory, but what about human beings? Can Arlette wait for the moment when the Demon King succeeds
One day later, the Demon King moved the full-length mirror to the bedside, and he would hold Arlette's hand for a while before resting every day.
It's early summer in this world, and Arlette handed over a small scented medicine packet: "It's lavender, which can soothe the nerves. I heard that you haven't slept very well recently."
"Yeah," said the demon king, "insomnia is really annoying." His lower left hand took Alette's hand, and his upper right hand picked up the small medicine bag and looked at it for a long time. After a while, he asked, "Alette... this isn't a magic item, is it?"
"of course not."
"I remember you said that only magic items can be delivered across planes, ordinary items will be damaged... I don't mean to question you! I believe in everything you do, I just... "
Arlette smiled: "Yes, what 'ordinary items will be damaged', I lied to you."
"It's okay to lie to me," the Demon King said immediately, "I'm just curious... why?"
"I lied to you a lot." The mage's hands tightened. "When I was young, I lived without dignity, but my self-esteem was strong... I don't want to tell you the truth."
What does this have to do with self-esteem? The Demon King didn't understand, so he quietly listened to the mage.
Just now, Arlette said "when he was young"... Maybe he is really old, and now he has to stop every few words, either take a deep breath or drink some water to moisten his throat. In the past, he had chatted with the Demon King all night, and the Demon King had mistakenly thought that it was the physical strength of a human being in a healthy state.
"My lord, I remember that you were going to give me the literature on the Dragon's Blood Gem," Arlette said. "I found a reason to deceive you and let you read it to me."
"Well, I remember."
"It's not because the book is damaged, it's because... I can't read it at all."
"What? Don't you know the common language of purgatory?" The Demon King thought it was very strange, obviously their conversation was using common language of purgatory.
Arlette smiled again: "It's not that I don't know it, it's that I can't see it. My lord, I can't see it."
"Can't you see?" The Demon King was shocked. "When did it happen? Have you been treated?"
"I've never been able to see. I was blind before you called me. I can only read Braille, and purgatory texts don't have Braille."
The Demon King couldn't recover for a long time in shock: "But... this shouldn't be... The magic items you make are so good, so fast... "
"This is another thing I lied to you about," Arlette said, "actually, at the beginning, I made magic items that were terrible and very slow... Only in terms of purgatory's time concept, would think I was fast. It got better in the next few years, I became more skilled, and also… richer, I could hire servants to help me with chores, and also