Chapter 456: Chapter 245: The Demon King on a Business Trip, Accompanied by the White-Haired One_2
"After this divination art, all the kingdoms will become very wary of our development, they might even mobilize forces to attack us, hindering our progress."
Shami spoke as she glanced at her four demon envoys.
"Hence, I’ve decided to resign from my teaching position at the school in a while and focus on developing the demon forces. The current strength of the demons is far from what the divination art describes. The Magic Goddess is sowing discord between demons and humans."
"What about us?"
"You will continue to stay at Saint Karno School, there are still some specific tasks you need to complete. Now is no longer the time for laziness."
Shami looked sternly at the several maidens.
"Guaranteed to complete the task!"
Shami currently doesn’t have a true demon realm, and this divination art has significantly accelerated the pace of his steady development. Urgently, he must build the Demon King Castle and purposefully and systematically foster the demon forces.
However, this journey to Saint Karno City has not been without any gains for Shami.
During the months Shami was in Saint Karno City, the probability of books being stolen from major bookstores and libraries increased by 10%, museums and art exhibitions were robbed of antique and art instruments weekly, incidents of scholars in different fields being knocked out and having their notes stolen became everyday occurrences...
In short, with Shami’s help, the theft rate and the number of various illegal activities in Saint Karno City surged by 200%.
"I’ve grown a lot since coming here."
In the living room, Shami recalled his time here and turned to look deeply at Saint Karno City outside the balcony.
"But before I focus on developing the demon forces, I need to go to the Esper Kingdom."
A moment later, Shami shifted back to the main topic.
In the past two days, he’s been pondering why the far northeastern Esper Kingdom was invaded by demons, when the Demon King and demon envoys are all in the campus Chapter, why suddenly open a war Chapter?
He decided to investigate in person what the yellow Demon Slaying Order was all about.
"They have already initiated the yellow Demon Slaying Order against the demons there; the situation might be complicated. I plan to take a demon envoy with me. You all volunteer yourself."
Shami looked at the four maidens before him.
The four maidens exchanged glances, and each raised a hand.
Although it was said differently, isn’t this just a duo travel plan?!
"The identity of the Elf Race is universally accepted across the continent; there won’t be anyone making things difficult for the Elf Race. Let me go with you, Shami!"
Everyone was present, the elf maiden dared not openly use elf tricks on the Demon King. The elf maiden winked at Shami, pleadingly pouting.
"How about I go with you? I have the ability to become invisible, can easily gather intel from the front, and can foresee danger ahead."
The Dragon Race Maiden pinched her chin, seriously considering.
"I don’t wish to go to too many places, though. However, if there’s actual combat, shield magic can keep those inside completely unharmed."
The Magical Girl swung her slender pretty legs, glancing at Shami.
"Esper...I seem to have been to this country in my memory..."
The white-haired maiden touched her forehead, muttering softly.
"Alright, then it’s Lina."
Shami chose the self-talking white-haired maiden on the side, catching her unexpectedly before her race started but she was already selected.
"Huh? Shami, the Elf Race identity is obviously more important!"
"At crucial moments I can invisibly escape, Shami won’t have to worry about being dragged down..."
"Actually, after being elected as the Saintess, there’s a long vacation where I can freely choose to go out, I’ve been quite available lately."
The three maidens quickly added.
Shami waved his hand.
"It’s still Lina, since none of the four demon envoys have offensive attributes, Lina’s overall strength is relatively strong."
The meeting concluded, and the white-haired maiden gained the opportunity to accompany the Demon King.
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The next day.
Shami and the white-haired maiden together went to the Esper Kingdom.
After leaving Saint Karno City, the two used a long-distance teleportation gate to transport themselves to an unfamiliar place.
The two appeared on a plain under sunny skies, the sun was shining, gusty winds blowing occasionally, and in the distance lay a vast stretch of mountains, with traces of snow visible at the peaks.
The white-haired maiden wearing a white beret quickly pressed her hat with her hand.
The white-haired maiden stood on tiptoe, gazing ahead.
"Is this the place?"
"No, there’s still a distance to go."
Shami shut down the teleportation gate, which entered its cooldown time.
For short-distance teleportation, the gate cools almost instantly, but for long distances, there still exists a cooldown period starting at the hour mark.
Shami looked at the map in his hand.
The Esper Kingdom is a kingdom in the northeast of the Aireland Continent, with Fess Kingdom to its south.
Geographically, the Esper Kingdom is quite remote, even neighboring the Fess Kingdom; there’s still a large amount of unclaimed land between them, varying from plains to plateaus, dense forests to swamps.
Currently, Shami and Lina landed on the eastern border of Esper Kingdom.
"We’re still some distance from the largest city in the east of Esper Kingdom. Let’s go this way, gradually gathering information."
Shami put away the map.
The divination art reported demons invading the largest city in the east of Esper Kingdom.
Directly landing in the largest eastern city is clearly not a wise choice. As newcomers, information is the most critical thing.
"Mm."
The white-haired maiden followed Shami, her little hand wrapped around his arm, her short white skirt swaying below, with two slender legs with skin so snowy white they seemed to reflect sunlight.
Shami glanced at it with the corner of his eye.
"Where’s your battle outfit, Lina? This isn’t sightseeing time."
"I’m wearing it properly, it’s just you didn’t notice..."
The white-haired maiden muttered.
"Shoes?"
Shami looked down at the white-haired’s shoes, a pair of delicate flower-patterned sandals, revealing the air-bathed feet were elegantly dainty.
"No, it’s panties...already wearing combat panties ahead of time~"
"What exactly is the use of such panties?!"
Along the way, they encountered several small villages, all were quite desolate with hardly any young people, mainly composed of elders.
As they moved further from the border, they gradually encountered small towns.
Unlike the small towns Shami saw in other kingdoms.
Shami found the small towns lacked any vitality.
Many strange sights caught Shami’s attention.
Before long, Shami and the white-haired approached Uldo, the largest city at the eastern part of Esper Kingdom.
There on the roads, traces of combat gradually appeared.
"Wait a moment."
Seeming to pick up the scent of blood, the white-haired maiden released Shami’s hand and ran to a nearby tree.
"Let me change into my battle outfit outside too."
A moment later, the white-haired maiden in a swordsman outfit walked out from behind the tree.
Although her upper body appeared to have protective armor, yet not much, her lower body still wore a short skirt, revealing her rounded thighs, and a pair of good-looking knee-high boots without much seeming defense.
But that’s the swordsman armor of this world!
"Let’s go~"
The white-haired maiden jogged back to Shami’s side.
Shami returned his gaze from her exposed thighs and bosom.
Wearing armor, it seemed even more alluring.
Not long after, the two arrived at the mountain near Uldo, looking out from the bushes, Shami indeed spotted a camp attacking Uldo—a camp of a certain scale with flags waving in the wind, armored human soldiers patrolling.
This should be it.
Shami squinted his eyes, unable to see any trace of demons.
It seemed entirely like an internal war between humans.
How was it related to the demons?
At this point, troops slowly began to march out from the camp, starting to organize formations.
Shami and the white-haired stood at a distance, quietly observing the imminent battle.