I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Tonight's Blood River simulation battle was a test Mento used to assess the current state of the Demon Sons, thereby formulating the content of their combat training.

Taiwan Novel Website → ᴛ ᴡ ᴋ ᴀ ɴ . ᴄ ᴏ ᴍ

When Mento teleported back to the recreation room with Li Yue, the wall at the entrance displayed the training schedule for the next month—though no one except Yingying noticed.

In other words, the arrangement of the courses would be closely related to the Demon Sons' strength and performance, making Li Yue curious about what the first official course would be and on which day the Advancement Studies would be scheduled.

Hero Studies, History of Humanity, War Studies, Studies in the Fall of Humanity, Studies in Aberrant Biology, Advancement Studies, Death Prohibitions—the closed combat training program was set up with seven types of courses, one per night, with each course scheduled four times. The seven-night course rotated four times, constituting a closed combat training that lasted a full lunar cycle.

Focusing his mind on the "timetable" on the wall, Li Yue was stunned to find that the first lesson was actually "Death Prohibitions"—in the descriptions of the Mini Minis, Death Prohibitions were things that even demons should absolutely not do, places they should absolutely not go…

Basically, it was equivalent to demon survival studies.

Did Mento think that this year's Demon Sons… should first learn not to court death?

Recalling the entire battle in the Blood River, Li Yue defaulted to Mento's judgment, but also felt that the Iron City battle, which could have lasted at least three days, was ended in two nights because Commander Bosh was primarily responsible.

"Death Prohibitions, huh… Bosh is perhaps completely unsuitable to be a commander." Li Yue felt no sympathy for this commander who was all about charging forward, and was very satisfied that he and the Demon Wolf Prince Finley had been ridiculed by him into confinement.

"He is indeed foolish and weak." Yingying agreed with Li Yue's view, "The authority of the Expeditionary Force's commander gives these 'pure-blooded' demons a great boost, but he hasn't even touched the skin of a commander or a grand magus, he's really weak."

"When I was still a Blood Cocoon Shadow, I participated in the closed combat training of a commander who said that the highest casualty rate before had reached 57%, setting a record…"

"Whose?"

"The former City Lord, 48 years ago." Yingying didn't even need to recall.

Again, the former City Lord… the City Lord who had inscribed the Life-Stealing Spell on the desk? The City Lord who was overthrown by the current City Lord?

Li Yue silently took note.

"And the lowest casualty rate I've heard of has never been lower than 20%, so without a doubt, we are the weakest group of students." Between diffusion and contraction, Yingying revealed a trace of unwillingness.

"You did very well." Li Yue comforted Yingying, "If Bosh could fulfill the duties of a commander and formulate tactics based on different abilities… perhaps it would be better."

"Perhaps, but in that case, we would have to kill Bosh first." Yingying's judgment was still very cold, "But according to our strength… we can't be like the former City Lord, defeat the Blood River, and replace the commander of the Expeditionary Force…"

Li Yue was startled and extracted key information—the former City Lord was not a "pure-blooded demon" like Bosh who came from the Blood Cocoon, and in the simulation battle, his first choice was to defeat the commander of the Expeditionary Force, seize military power, and then lead the Expeditionary Force, causing a 57% casualty rate to Iron City, almost taking victory…

He's a ruthless person…

But how could such a ruthless person be usurped by the current City Lord?

Li Yue's thoughts drifted a little, thinking about some conflicts that were far beyond reality.

Pulling back his thoughts, Li Yue was looking forward to tomorrow night's course, and then sighed: "It's a pity that Bosh is in confinement, otherwise tomorrow's Death Prohibitions… would be very suitable for him to study."

"Are you saying he will be absent?" Yingying asked in confusion.

"Isn't he? Confinement?" Li Yue reminded Yingying.

"Although I am somewhat curious about confinement, I know that the confinement time is compressed by Mento and will not delay the progress of the closed combat training." Yingying left a faint trace of words.

Surprised, Li Yue felt it was only natural—in this way, the idea of ridiculing the enemies into confinement… seemed to be of little significance.

"You will see them again tomorrow night…" The shadow was like a prophecy, "Or perhaps sooner."

"This is their luck, to study the Death Prohibitions." Li Yue stabilized his mind and replied leisurely.

Yingying didn't expect Li Yue to be so calm, unable to fathom how the Skeleton Prince "Scorlekreek"… would deal with the pure-blooded demon Bosh and the Demon Wolf Prince Finley.

And Li Yue refocused his mind on the timetable of the closed combat training, thinking about what to do tomorrow night, and… which courses to focus on.

For this term's Demon Sons, the course schedule for the closed combat training is Death Prohibitions, War Studies, Advancement Studies, Hero Studies, History of Humanity, Studies in the Fall of Humanity, and Studies in Aberrant Biology.

Li Yue felt that it would be best to attend all the first seven nights, no matter what the teachers taught, he should at least use the blessing of "Absorption" to quickly absorb the translation results of the Brain Spirits over the past few centuries.

For the current Li Yue, this was undoubtedly the most efficient training method.

While training, it would be best to include all the Demon Sons and mentors in the Demon Illustrated Handbook—this would not only allow him to design a targeted mode of interaction with them, but also make it easier to unlock the subsequent functions of the Demon Illustrated Handbook.

It's just that for someone like Mento… four lessons might not be enough—the Demon Illustrated Handbook can save three records. Currently, Li Yue has saved the current City Lord, the Lord of the Brain Spirits Budibog, and the Demon King Mentor Mento. The remaining six mentors are obviously also powerful beings, and there are too many targets, making it difficult to distinguish the priority for the time being.

In the end, Li Yue decided to keep the records of these three, and at the same time, start from the easy and gradually move to the difficult, starting with recording the Demon Sons.

The knowledge accumulated in the library, the Brain Spirits' advancement methods, the recording of the Demon Illustrated Handbook… If there was no "Absorption", Li Yue felt more and more that this was an impossible task; but now with Mento's blessing, it seemed that he could advance on all fronts, carefully dismantling this mess and drawing out the thread of fate.

The premise was to endure the "hatred" of other demons, avoid the gaze of those powerful beings, and mediate between the obviously malicious Bosh and his gang and the Demon Wolf Prince Finley…

Fortunately, Yingying seemed to have goodwill towards him—Li Yue lowered his head, his hollow eyes looking at his shadow on the ground.

After thinking about it, Li Yue couldn't wait to return to the library, taking advantage of Green Time and Blue Time to first feel the efficiency of "Absorption"—the books in the library that were not selected by the Book Demon were also treasures. At this critical juncture, Li Yue didn't want to waste a single second.

"I need to go out, so… see you tonight?" Li Yue chuckled.

The Demon Sons were only confined within the library, and entering and leaving the Chaos Gate was not restricted.

"Aren't you afraid? If you go out, you will be killed by Bosh and the others outside?" Yingying still couldn't quite figure out Li Yue's strength, but this didn't affect his blunt remarks.

After fighting alongside Li Yue in the Blood River for so long, Yingying could only judge based on his own observations—in a head-on battle, Li Yue should not be a match for Bosh or Finley… right?

"The library doesn't have Mento's protection, and there are no Bone Mages to help you." Yingying added.

"I have my own way." Li Yue thought that once he left this door, there would be no "Scorlekreek" anymore.

Saying that, Li Yue telepathically told Mini to bring the lute from the pile of clutter in the corner of the wall, and walked to the entrance of the recreation room together; however, just before stepping out of that door, Li Yue was triggered by "Completion" and looked down at his shadow.

"Want to come together?" Li Yue asked Yingying back.

"No, I'm not strong enough in Green Time and Blue Time. I choose to rest here."

Yingying listed a line of rather philosophical words, and Li Yue thought of the Demon Wolf Prince Finley's gaze towards him under Blood River City, and looking at the changing handwriting, he even felt that what Yingying was about to write… might be able to make it to the first lesson of "Death Prohibitions".

"Weakness is equivalent to sin." Yingying listed a line of wriggling words.

Li Yue put his arm around Mini and stepped into the Chaos Gate, sensing the shadow separating from him, sensing the undisguised trembling of the weak soul in his arms.