I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Li Yue's gluttony could taste the flavors.

Li Yue ate with Ruiven Ruson.

It had to be said, this was the most peaceful meal Li Yue had eaten since transmigrating.

Even Ying'er pounced on the food, unable to stop eating, until Li Yue noticed the group of children outside the house, peering through the door, desperately swallowing saliva, and stopped Ying'er.

A large bucket of locusts was sent outside, and the children burst into laughter.

Li Yue became even more puzzled.

While eating, Li Yue had been observing Ruiven Ruson with his Aberrant Eyes, and found that his body was no different from ordinary people; he was not a hero, nor any other strange thing.

To ensure this, Li Yue even had Ying'er run into Ruiven Ruson's shadow to dissect him, confirming that he was just an ordinary human.

That is to say, if Li Yue had malicious intentions, a piece of binding thread, a fragment of shadow… could kill him.

Not only Ruiven Ruson—Xiao, the children outside the door, and the villagers, were all ordinary people.

How could they still chat and laugh with him?

"People grow."

"And so they waited for him." Du Cheng Li Yue smiled.

"Has he seen it? Ruson's life?" Du Cheng Li Yue asked Ruiven a question.

Before the desolated city changed greatly, the diplomats were detained, the imperial army advanced, and Slave Li Yue and Xiao eked out a living in those few villages.

Li Yue desperately needed this information.

Under the effects of the sandstorm and the curse, even if they had no ability to protect themselves, they lived quite comfortably.

Just feeling a little stricter.

"Originally it was with the Sand Kingdom and the Empire, but now it seems… there may not be that necessity anymore." Slave Li Yue was also aware of the problem, "The Empire has not withdrawn, and the diplomats may not be able to return…"

"And the monsters and demons that appeared here have all become locust fodder, so no one will threaten this place."

Could someone truly be trying to save humanity without relying on faith sources or cults?

It's a pity I can't hear his inner thoughts.

Apart from Du Cheng, whose life and death were controlled by the chieftain, there were also slaves who had fallen into the Snow Country, and people who lived in the frozen lands, yet had to dedicate everything to the Snow Country.

With so many behemoths, cults, and demons outside, this group of people were better off staying near the Desolate City, at least protected by Ni'er's curse…

"Huh?" Du Cheng didn't expect the answer to be this.

Slave Du Cheng narrated slowly, talking about how he and Xiao were accompanying staff in the diplomatic team, and before that, he was a librarian in the Snow Country's grand library, accompanying the team to the Desolate City as an unsalaried member.

"What do you mean? Can you start from the beginning?" Du Cheng didn't understand.

"Yes, saving the world requires power." Slave Li Yue knew what Ruiven wanted to say, "Not weapons, but the determination to overcome all difficulties and realize one's belief."

"That thing is too dangerous; it's magic. Although it reflects the deepest desires, it's not the right path."

"To be able to eat such a special meal with a demon, it seems my idea was right." Slave Li Yue patted his thigh.

"So after obtaining power, we can only wait."

"You say they are unbelievers?" Du Cheng had the urge to rush into the New Church.

"What's your idea?" Du Cheng was even more confused, even suspecting whether the Dice of Fate was playing tricks again.

"Surviving isn't difficult; the Sand Folk are also alive. I believe you've already seen that." Ruiven Ruson seemed to know what was happening near the Desolate City.

"However, those are unrelated to us; we have already left the team."

"We came from the Snow Country. The team used to have diplomats from the Snow Country, so they could reside in the Desolate City and investigate the surrounding area…"

Sad, desperate, and hazy feelings collided in Ruiven's mind.

"Of course, it's people." Du Cheng Li Yue didn't hesitate at all about this idea.

"From their definition, they are indeed unbelievers." Slave Du Cheng shook his head, "But I think we should have a belief, and we need to have a belief."

The Desolate City was a trade city-state, and originally there were many commodities and goods needed by all eight countries, involving large commodity transactions, so it was understandable that diplomats and his team were stationed there.

And the villagers gathered around them simply admired Du Cheng Li Yue and Xiao, accepted their ideas, and were happy to be educated.

Judging from the changes in Slave Du Cheng's heart, what he just said was actually true!?

【In such a world, humans can only rely on themselves.】

"Fortunately, at least the current us are willing to seek that belief together." Slave Li Yue pointed to Xiao and the children in the house.

This led to these Rusons not becoming eight-headed, seven-legged monsters because of Ni'er's curse, but living here normally.

"Now tell me, what help do you need?" Slave Li Yue asked Ruiven.

If they went out, they wouldn't even know how they died.

But that shouldn't be the case; after all, that great pillar still hasn't remembered himself.

"But isn't there a faith source? If you want faith, wouldn't it be good to eat some?" Ruiven still remembered the rain that the Old Mountain Goat, Torsos, and Sistolum had brought down a few days ago.

Ruiven didn't know he would meet an idealist in the Sand Kingdom.

The 'us' in Du Cheng Li Yue's heart were even more miserable than the townspeople Ruiven had seen in Riftgold Mountain and Red Oil Town.

The suffering that Ruiven had ignored from the demon's perspective was now gradually being filled in.

"I haven't seen it, but I can probably imagine it." Ruiven suddenly realized that when sitting opposite Du Cheng Li Yue, the filling in of imagery was greatly enriched.

And without hope.

"Heroes, demons, believers, heretics… are all powers that we can split." Slave Li Yue continued to smile.

And Ruiven didn't need him to explain too much; in Slave Li Yue's heart, he saw everything he remembered.

Ruiven Ruson spoke up, his tone somewhat sighing.

But with such a large locust lying here, how could they conduct diplomacy?

Having arrived in the Desolate City, the diplomat and his guards took up residence, and Slave Li Yue and Xiao left the team and came to the Sand Folk villages outside to investigate.

"I want to save humanity." Slave Du Cheng, when asked this question again, scratched his head, answering somewhat embarrassed.

"So we survived."

Du Cheng understood Slave Du Cheng's logic but greatly hoped that Slave Li Yue would speak more clearly.

At this time, Ruiven glanced again at the iron box on Slave Li Yue's bedside, remembering the stacked books inside, and finally knew why he couldn't let them go.

"People? Do you mean those villagers who used to be Rusons? And children?"

Is that all that Slave Li Yue is thinking about?

In other words, these villagers, originally from Du Cheng, gathered around Slave Li Yue based on this idea?

Giving lessons, reading books, roasting locusts, like being forgotten in this small, safe haven on the verge of danger.

"What's your idea?" After listening to Slave Li Yue's introduction, Ruiven brought up this question again, wanting to clarify Slave Li Yue's purpose.

"But if you want to save humanity, it's not enough to just have an idea and people…" Ruiven had never chatted with an idealist; he himself had always followed the path of pragmatism.

"Came here to be a diplomat? With the Sand Kingdom?" Ruiven asked.

And the diplomat's team was so shabby, without any guards, only Ruson, even their weapons were buried in the sand?

An idealist?

"Me? Are you waiting for me? I'm a demon! Aren't you afraid?" Ruiven heard a hint of Jiang Ziya in his tone.

"It's just… I haven't figured out the specific shape of that belief yet." Du Cheng Li Yue scratched his head, "Maybe I need to read more books."

"Then what is the right path?"

"The curse of the sandstorm affects the Sand Folk, but the diplomats have received Ni'er's pardon, so the locusts and the curse will not attack you."

"How did you survive?" Li Yue really couldn't understand.