I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"Huh?" Lee Read was too focused on the main entrance of the library, even neglecting to observe the interior.

Red-robed Bishop Redcoat stood leisurely behind Lee Read, gazing at a pile of bones and sea butterflies, his expression calm with a hint of delight.

"Oh, class is over…" Lee Read glanced at the moonlight, feeling that the graduation class of the closed-door battle training ended a bit early—the red hour wasn't over yet, and everyone was already out?

Where are Yingying and Dandan? Did they gain anything from the graduation class?

As for me… I dismantled a sneak attack by Oogie Boogie targeting the library's authority.

"What did you just say? Tonight, no demons will bother me?" Seeing that Redcoat might know something, Lee Read hastily arranged a skeleton to kneel and form a chair, inviting him to sit down.

"News from the Great Altar, the Lords of Authority have just finished discussing with the Demon King, and the Demon Expeditionary Force is about to set off." Redcoat didn't stand on ceremony and sat down—having experienced the fourth round of the Slaughter Cup and an entire closed-door battle training, this red-robe felt that the distance between him and Lee Read had narrowed.

Lee Read's heart trembled—no earth-shattering revelations, just an expedition when it's time for one?

Of course, it's also possible that the library's position of authority isn't high enough, so it couldn't get the news in the first place.

"And I… can also go to the Chaos Continent… to find my believers." Redcoat was in a bloody corridor on the first floor, but his gaze was directed towards the windows of the hall.

"You can go out to find believers… the city's open?" Even though Lee Read had some guesses, he still felt uneasy when it was confirmed, "What do you need believers for? Advancement? Is this what you just learned in 'Advancement Studies'?"

"It doesn't matter to tell you, after a red-robed priest advances to a red-robed bishop, they must preach and spread their believers." Redcoat's mood was obviously very good—he had just completed the ceremony of advancing to red-robed bishop the night before, and the next day he could go out of the city to find believers, a very steady pace.

"And the number of believers… also determines whether we can advance to red-robed archbishop." Redcoat looked into the distance, seemingly already seeing a crowd of believers.

"What about after archbishop? Will you have to establish your own new religion?" Lee Read asked casually.

"Yes, and no." Redcoat had a strong desire to express himself tonight, "After successfully establishing a new religion… there is still one step away from becoming an archbishop."

"That is to distort the doctrine into the current Demon King City's doctrine, so that it can be recognized by the Red-robed Pope and occupy a seat on the Great Altar…" Redcoat adjusted his sleeves, and the scarlet color on his body was the most vivid among the skeletons.

First create heresy, then integrate heresy.

"So… the news is from the Great Altar… the Red-robed Pope gave it to you?" Lee Read ended the small talk and returned to the main topic—the source of information is, of course, an important guarantee of credibility.

"Yes, several great pillars… are formulating strategies in the Abyssal Maw, and it will take at least seven days to discuss the complete content." Redcoat could see that Lee Read was preparing to defend against the enemy, reminding him not to do useless work, "Once the Demon Expeditionary Force takes shape, the power distribution of Demon King City will definitely undergo major changes, and your grievances with Oogie Boogie… will no longer be the most important thing to this King of the Arena."

"Will the Arena be conscripted?" Lee Read keenly grasped a trace of detail.

"Of course, perhaps the library will too…" Redcoat was actually in such a good mood that he started joking, "In short, the early preparations are a huge workload, and everything will serve the Demon Expeditionary Force… This time, I advise you… not to provoke pure-blooded demons."

"Well, it depends on their performance." Lee Read said lightly, but what he was thinking was… the Abyssal Maw will inevitably take advantage of the momentum of this wave of the Demon Expeditionary Force, but their enemy is the skeleton "Scorrick", at worst, kill this identity and be done with it.

Anyway, even Redcoat has to go out of the city to find believers, so it's normal for a skeleton to get lost in the city—what does their feud between the Abyssal Maw and the Skeleton race have to do with my library?

"Be prepared, great changes are coming." Redcoat stood up, shook Lee Read's bone card, "Looking forward to our next meeting."

"Yes, I will also pay attention to the situation outside." Lee Read's eyes were bright, pointing to the bone card in Redcoat's hand—with such a demon wandering the Chaos Continent, it is really convenient to learn about the situation on the continent.

"By the way, your eyes are good, but they look a bit… stupid." Sensing Lee Read's gaze, Redcoat rubbed his eye sockets.

"Oh, they're crooked." Lee Read spun his mutated eyes around, adjusted their position, "Goodbye."

Redcoat bid farewell, leaving the library with a touch of scarlet; while Lee Read was not in a hurry to "call back the troops", he continued to wait at the gate of the library, waiting for the other Demon Sons to come out.

One was to confirm the news of the Demon Expeditionary Force, and the other was to understand the dynamics of the various Demon Sons—people like Damon Benben must be as well-informed as Redcoat, so it's worth waiting for them.

And the second to leave was Damon Benben—this demon secretary was in a hurry, probably being urged by his old man, and only left Lee Read with one sentence before leaving.

"The deal is still on, don't die."

Lee Read also took out a skull of Scorrick and handed it to him as a symbol of friendship. Damon Benben immediately ate it and praised the taste.

The demon merchant Maimei and Nate Mei'er left hand in hand, but left in different directions—Nate Mei'er naturally returned to the Pleasure Interlude, waiting for Bao'er's news; Maimei went directly to the city and hurried to participate in the Demon Market that started tonight.

But there was one Demon Son who didn't want to leave and stayed in the library.

"I… don't want to go back to the Demon Kitchen." Pigge, in front of a group of Mini Minis, took out a lot of Chaos Cuisine and shared it with them, "Can I stay here with you? It's very quiet here, and I can also hide from my dad."

"Brother! I vouch for him!" As Pigge spoke, Lulu and Feifei also patted their chests.

Pigge's "action prediction success rate" is only a little over 30%, and Lee Read dared not fully believe it, but seeing that this six-handed pig had no malice, he thought for a long time before slowly opening his mouth.

"Did you know that the Demon Expeditionary Force is about to set off?"

"I know, my dad said it, the city is open. So I don't want to go even more, I don't want to cook for those pure-blooded demons…" Pigge was indeed evading the conscription of the Expeditionary Force.

"Then I can't help you with this. If the Head Chef agrees, I'll let you stay here." Although Lee Read originally planned to open a small kitchen in the library, even if the Chaos Cuisine's effect was amazing, he couldn't leave Pigge without authorization—Oogie Boogie was coveting the library's authority, and offending the Demon Kitchen again was obviously not a good thing.

"This…" Pigge wasn't very confident in facing his worrying father, "Then… can you go and talk to him with me?"

"No, this is your own problem." Lee Read left Pigge's growth to himself.

"We'll go with you!" Lulu and Feifei jumped up.

Pigge showed a grateful expression, the two small sweet potatoes seemed to be his saviors.

"You two sit down for me." Lee Read had even imagined… the two little guys rushing into the Demon Kitchen, and then being served on the table.

Seeing Lulu and Feifei looking expectantly, Lee Read had no choice but to add to Pigge: "Or you can say this… the library is preparing to hire you as a chef, with bones as remuneration."

"Hire… hiring is good." Pigge's eyes lit up, sharpening his knives, preparing to negotiate terms with the Demon Head Chef.

Lulu and Feifei patted Pigge's pig head, cheering for this Demon Son.

Lee Read didn't expect that the Demon Chef would actually be subdued by the Mini Minis, which was also a pleasant surprise—temporarily keeping the Head Chef's stomach, promising to return it to the Demon Kitchen tomorrow night, Lee Read sent Pigge away, and also sent away the idlers of the library.

The closed-door battle training was finally over, and there was also news of the Demon Expeditionary Force. Lee Read couldn't stop for a moment. When Pigge walked out of the library, he also figured out what to do next.

The Demon Market must be visited, but before that… a warning mechanism must be left in the library.

Thinking of this, Lee Read looked at the trembling Budi Bogg beside him and winked at him.