Captured alive by the devil, I would rather die than submit

"So, you think Ze Kui killed himself."

"No, it's absolutely not like this. Zekui's death is great, but... very tragic, because I know that even if I don't study the matrix of gods, Zekui still can't live. From the day I met Zekui, I I know this." As she spoke, Yin smiled wryly and looked towards the child.

Belegia sneered.

"You mean, you knew from the beginning that what you were serving...was a dead man?"

"That's it."

How unwise, how stupid, as a descendant of the Danta Lin family, he would make such a stupid decision. Since he knew he was on the side of the dead, why did he still serve Zekui?

I'm waiting. I know that with the character of Goloy or Belegia, she will definitely question the other party in such a disdainful manner and break the other party's self-esteem. The so-called arrogance is not only her own, but also completely destroys other people's self-esteem.

Quickly ask, Belegia, quickly ask him, quickly ask him, why did he choose to serve Zekui.

Once again, Belegia's words came to an abrupt end.

Beligia, what are you avoiding, what kind of power is that beautiful boy you despise the most, so that you choose to remain silent again and again, what are you avoiding?

Is this the pride of being a demon king, or is it the sensitivity of a woman.

Chapter 186. The Nervous Crow (Goloi)

Pedeo kept shaking his big fluffy tail, and the wolf ears on the top of his head shook from time to time. This young girl who bears the honor of the family inevitably showed a little nervousness at this time, which may make people People were surprised, not to mention how supreme status and rights Pedeolo's reputation as a demon nobleman would give her. At the same time, she was the commander of the temporary border guards of the Demon King's Legion, and she was Monstein's successor. , responsible for protecting the safety of the Demon King.

From any point of view, the status may be slightly inferior to that of a family confidant like La Servier, but Pedroy can be regarded as an indispensable subject of Goloy in the Demon King's army and even the Demon King's forces. Still a little immature and innocent, but no one dares, and no one will doubt Pedeolo's ability and loyalty.

Not to mention that anyone who knows her knows that, in human terms, Pedeo is definitely the kind of heartless and dazed girl with no intentions.

But such a demon noble girl who has status and power, but has a cheerful and honest personality, looks extremely nervous at the moment, her delicate hands are constantly rubbing, her calves wrapped in boots are constantly touching the ground, her eyes are erratic, Sometimes staring at the gap between the floor tiles, sometimes looking up at the ceiling, and suddenly, her eyes didn't know where to look, but nothing really came into her consciousness.

The room was very quiet, a little over the top, the only thing that could be heard was the restless restlessness of the girl.The thick curtains were open, and the blood-red light outside the window shone into the room, adding a touch of pure black to the depression.

Pedeo was not the only one in the house, there was a man sitting on the sofa not far from her.

The man was dressed in a dark suit, which was as heavy on the chest as he himself and the urgent situation in the house.He has the head of a crow, his eyes are more permeated with blood-colored fear than the scarlet sky, and his figure is slender and slender. He looks like a person who has walked out of some absurd painting, without any sense of reality.

I hid in the shadows and observed all this. This quiet atmosphere made me a little nervous, but it also stirred my nerves. Looking at the tense Pedeolo, I was very satisfied in my heart. No wonder, in hell, it is rare to see a girl with such a pure appearance. After Lipatia is gone, some of my desires can only be found in Pedeolo.

The two of them hadn't realized that I was watching them from the darkness.

"Hey."

The man spoke first, his voice hoarse.

And when he spoke, Pedeo shuddered, and slowly raised his head to look at the man leaning on the back of the sofa with his overly slender legs crossed.

"Are you nervous?"

"A little……"

"Is it because of His Majesty? Or because of me?"

Pedeo scratched the corner of his eyes unconsciously, and whispered, "All, all."

"Can I make you nervous too? We are all colleagues. Your status is higher than mine. This also makes me a little uncomfortable."

"You, you are joking, you are my senior."

The man didn't smile, because he was just like La Servier once, with a monster's head, and he couldn't laugh at all.

"Compared to me or something, I think His Majesty is more nervous." He turned his legs alternately. "In such a tense situation, I was transferred back from Grotney, and you were... transferred back from the border. There must be something important."

"Well... yes, I'm actually quite worried. How should I put it, the woman I work with... the woman named Kumxia is a lunatic at all. If possible, I want to return to the border as soon as possible. "

"Is that so? I don't care too much. Lord Lasevier is not here. The legion stationed in Grotney is now under the command of Hagundy. I can only be regarded as a deputy."

"Is that so, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with letting you be the deputy, Master Penelado."

The moment the door of the room was pushed open and my words came into the room, both Penilado and Pedroio stood up immediately, and both of them greeted me in a military-standard standing posture.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, I have absolutely no intention of that."

"Okay, okay, don't be nervous." I took off my gloves and turned around to close the door. Due to the special situation, I even sent away the guards, so I had to do such trivial things as closing the door myself. "I can understand if you are dissatisfied. Once Lasevier leaves, who will manage the corps stationed in Grotteni? In the eyes of outsiders, the temporary leader is the person who can succeed Lasevier in the future, right? That's what I thought too."

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean that." Penilado repeated again.

Penilado is also a demon nobleman, Penilado Harpas, ranked No. 72 and eighth among the 30 demon nobles, and he is also one of my capable generals. Like Hagendi, he also once He participated in the battle of Belial Peak with Lipatia, and is the best at using cannons. He is a mysterious and cautious demon nobleman.

"So, it's normal to have this meaning. Demons are always greedy. If a demon noble like you has no desire at all and can satisfy everything, then I'm worried." I waved my hand and motioned for them to relax and sit down.

"How are you doing recently? How are you doing? Ah...I'm too stupid to ask. It's nothing good or bad. You two are fighting on the front line. Thank you for your hard work."

The two nodded to me politely.

"Speaking of which, you haven't eaten yet, why don't you go eat something first?"

"No need, Your Majesty, you must have something urgent to talk about when you called me and Lord Maxias back to the Demon King's Palace in such a hurry." Then, Penilado looked at Pedeolo, and then again He looked at me once.

This crow is really easy to make people nervous. I can somewhat understand Pedeolo's mood.

"Well... that's right, but it's hard to say something when you're hungry, Pedeolo, don't you want to eat something?"

"I am not hungry, Your Majesty."

Ah... Even Pedeo is not hungry anymore. Isn't this little she-wolf very good at eating? I really like to see her eating. She is very cute and well-behaved, just like a puppy.

"Your Majesty... what do you... have, but it's okay to say." Penilado seemed to have noticed something, narrowing his eyes and said slowly.

Yes, I transferred Pedeolo from the Border Force and Penilado from the Grotney Legion back to the Demon King's Palace. I do have some very important things to say...but it's really not that easy to say.

"Well...forget it, then I'll tell you directly, you've been waiting for me here for a long time, let's talk about the past, let's talk about it after we finish talking about the business." I cleared my throat, sat on the single sofa near the door, and said with my head down. "Actually, the reason why I called you back is because this king plans to implement a new policy recently... Ah, whether it is a policy or a reform, in a word, I want to talk to you about the issue of your demonic aristocratic lordship..."

Before the words fell, Penilado said immediately: "What Your Majesty wants to talk to us about is our territory..."

Tsk tsk tsk, this crow is really too sensitive, Pedeolo, I can quite understand your nervous feeling just now, it is really uncomfortable to be stared at by such a guy.

Chapter 187. Matters of the Demon Nobility (Goloi)

There are 72 demon nobles in hell. I heard from Dante that humans will call these demon nobles as 72 demon gods. Demons with different strengths and powers have signed a contract and let them use them for themselves.

If so, it would be too ironic.Because the Holy Son once claimed to be the descendant of the king's father. From this point of view, no matter how pure the bloodline is, there is the possibility of corruption and defilement.These words may make Lipatia furious, after all, she was once one of the angels kneeling at the feet of the Holy Son, but I think, if the Holy Son is absolutely firm and incorruptible, why would Satan still tempt him? To set off and show the world how noble the Son of God is through his own evilness?No, no, no, I don’t think the devil has such a good heart. It must be that Satan saw the possibility in the Son of God. Even if it was only for a moment, I also think that Satan saw the evil and depravity in the blood of the purest God. .

But all in all, the 72 demon nobles have an inseparable relationship with the world, human culture, and heaven. Many of them are even fallen angels, such as Pedro, and the Maxisia family she comes from is the fallen angel family. , It’s just that his family is different from the fallen angels that people traditionally think of. It’s not so much a “fallen angel” but a “soul that was once an angel that fell into a demon.”

Due to various historical reasons, these 72 demon nobles have become existences whose status and power are second only to the seven great sin demon families. No matter who becomes the demon king, generally speaking, they will not and dare not touch the 72 demon nobles.

Because this kind of thing affects the whole body, there are 72 such demon nobles in the whole hell, each of them has their own independent territory, independent privileges, and a legion that is only under their own control. The degree of territorial confrontation, but once these demon nobles unite, they will definitely be a force that cannot be underestimated by anyone.

The relationship between me and these demon nobles, whether it's Pedeo, Leakin, or Penelado, we are all purely contractual employment relationships. I promise to give them any benefits, and they are willing to be loyal to me.Allegiance to me and not to other demon lords is simply because they feel they can benefit more from me than from other family lords.

Once a demon king asked these demon nobles who signed a contract with him to offer something beyond the content of the contract, it was obvious that they would immediately tear up the contract and join forces to fight against the demon king who made such rude demands, because in the eyes of these demon nobles, no matter who became the demon king, their rights should not be affected.

What a naive but unstoppable unity and delusion, I have known for a long time that I will deal with these demon nobles sooner or later, but according to my original idea, I will deal with these demon nobles slowly after I have unified hell , if the seven major families become my possessions, whether it is Dipalona or the Mammon sisters, if I even conquer them, can the 72 demon nobles still be my opponents?

However... I didn't realize until now that my thinking was too simple.

Penelado came up and asked me if I wanted to talk about the territory. It seems that for these demon nobles, the issue of territory and special nobility rights is also a sensitive issue that they have been worried about. Now that hell is tending to be unified, these The demon nobles are not fools, it is impossible that they have not considered this issue.

I bit my lip, held my breath and nodded slowly, then looked nervously at Penilado. The crow's head was really uncomfortable, as if it wanted to bite the soul of a person into pieces.

"Is there a territorial issue?"

On the contrary, Pedeo still looks like a simple girl, even though she is wearing the armor uniform that marks the status of a senior general, her delicate face is still so cute and simple.

"I don't quite understand, Your Majesty." Pedeo's ears on the top of his head would start to vibrate as soon as he was puzzled.

"To put it simply, the power of the devil king is now at a critical point. If we do nothing, we can only perish. Before... I have been thinking about why every devil king can't last long, why some demons just Not long after becoming the Demon King, he was wiped out by other families... Now it seems that it is not just because of a balance problem, but because the Demon King's power has a inherent inferiority, that is, it needs to rely too much on other people's territories to live. If you can't change If the demon king’s power survives, then the demon king’s power will always perish, and what will perish is not external power, but internal power.”

To put it simply, I have always regarded the power of the demon king's power as a reason, for example, because of the attack of a certain family, it was not strong enough to cause its demise, but now it seems that this is quite stupid. It is only the process and result of the contradiction, not the cause.

The real reason comes from the internal contradictions of the Demon King's forces.

"So, what His Majesty means is to annex our land and transfer all production matters in our territory to the Demon King's forces... Is that what you mean?"

I put my hands on my thighs with my fingers crossed, and stared at my boots with my head down. Even I would feel some feelings similar to "guilt". If you want to fight, in this room, Pedro and Penilado combined are not my opponents, but, I know, I am not only facing these two people, but the entire 72 demon nobles. .

Together, they are no less powerful and financial than any family territory.

"Hey, does Your Majesty mean that?" Pedeo looked at Penilado who was explaining, and then turned his head to look at me.

"Let's say... that's what it means, but it's not complete. In fact, it's not aimed at you. On the contrary, I think it is necessary to break the situation where the entire Demon King's power is supported by commerce and speculation. But this break is not just a matter of words. On the contrary, we need to suppress each other from a certain economic situation. If food, land, and everything that people need are intervened by these guys, then it is useless for me to kill all the merchants in the Demon King's territory."

"But Your Majesty, since this is the case, can it be said that the failure of the entire Demon King's forces is only at the moment when the territory of us demon nobles is handed over or not?"

"No, of course not." I waved my hand. "As I said, my plan is not just to face the demon aristocrats. On the contrary, the matter of the demon aristocrats is just an episode, a part of my plan. Therefore, I come to talk to you now, not to talk about how the overall macro is determined by you, but to talk about how things related to you can play a role in the overall situation."

"Is that so?" Every word in Penelado's hoarse voice sounded like it was accusing me. "But before that, Your Majesty, I have a question. Why did you only call me and Pedeolue? The demon nobles under your command should be more than the two of us. Many of my friends are your subordinates."

I smiled, turned sideways and said to him, "This is because the two of you have very important positions in the future power of the Demon King."

Chapter 188. Purchasing benefits with benefits (Goloy)

Conferring an official to make a wish, this may be the most common method used by the demon lords in various family territories. After all, for the demon nobles, they are the lords of a small place, and there are people living in their territory, and they have an army , have certain privileges, so what else do they want from other great lords?Obviously, more rights, more wealth, higher status.

This is a business deal, it’s ugly, maybe it’s very ugly, I will never give my life and status to the people I bought to protect, no one has the guts, I know Lipatia hates equating life and money, I quite agree with her on this point, those who oppose it can give their lives to people who bought to protect, at least I don’t have the guts.

I hope that the demon nobles can truly be loyal to me. I hope that they can see the extraordinary charm of being a demon from me. I hope that after serving me for a period of time, their inflated desires will be moved by some noble behavior of mine, so that they will completely worship at my feet.

Sound stupid?But I don't think it's completely impossible. I'm not afraid of being ridiculed. I still have a glimmer of hope for these demon nobles.If these demon nobles were a little smarter, like Mamen, and realized that the unification of hell is the general trend, I would not worry about their loyalty.

Although I hope and think that many of these demon nobles will be willing to serve me in the future, they are not mercenaries, they are nobles among demons, and they must know what is "noble" for demons , but now, I can't take this risk, I have to make an offer to them to appease their dissatisfaction.

"There are various reasons why I said these words to you at the beginning. It may be troublesome to expand on them. I can't recall some demon nobles for the time being. To tell you the truth, Penilardo, such as Leakin, I can't recall him because he is currently acting as the general of the legion of Lasevier, so I called you back first, and as for Pedro..."

"Huh?" Pedeo clasped his hands between his thighs, full of pure girlishness.

"Well, Pedroio...that's the one..."

"I don't understand, Your Majesty." She shook her head and asked curiously.

"You'll understand later."

I waved my hand casually. I don’t know why, but I don’t think it’s that troublesome to deal with Pedeo. This child doesn’t seem to care about noble lordship at all. He just stares at the sky in a daze most of the day, so it shouldn’t take much thought to deal with her.

"Your Majesty probably wants to say that Pedeo is the successor of Lord Monstein." Penilado turned his head and said to Pedeo. "After all... After the death of Master Monstein, the post of the chief guard of the Demon King's Guard was held by Pedeolo, and the newly established border guards were also headed by Pedeolo. It shows how much His Majesty attaches importance to this man. Young demon nobleman."

"Is that so? Your Majesty."

"Ahem...uh, sort of."

How embarrassing, asking me to say how much I value her in front of such a girl, is Penilado trying to embarrass me on purpose.

"What, Penelado, are you jealous?"

"How could it be, Your Majesty, Master Pedeolo has enough strength. If I were jealous, wouldn't it appear that I... am like scum, and I can only talk big words."

"Don't worry, you are both demon nobles and my subordinates who have fought with me for many years. No matter what happens in the future, I will not treat you badly. However, there are some things that I have to discuss with you first. As I said just now, I came to you two first because of all factors considered. You two are the most suitable candidates. I think this just proves my trust in you, but it does not mean that this plan is only aimed at you two."

"Is that aimed at all the demon nobles?" Penelado asked.

"Not at all."

"Then what is..."

"Aiming at the Demon Lord's territory—all those who own private territories, including Praed and Envi."

Although Pinelado didn't make any expression, he was very surprised in his heart, and the few seconds of silence told me the truth of this.After a while, he closed his pointed beak, looked at me with a slight frown and asked, "Your Majesty, you mean to ban all private lordships...is that so?"

"Yes, from now on, private lordship, including fiefdom rights, and private army rights will be gradually abolished across the board."

"But Your Majesty, is it really okay to do this? I can't say how much I contradict your intentions, but... I'm sure that your intentions will definitely be contradicted by those who have private lordships. Now that the current situation is tense, why do you want to do this?"

"You said it the wrong way. It is precisely because of the current situation that if you continue to be timid, you will really not even know how you died."

"Is it only because of the food problem? Your Majesty, if it's just because of the food problem, you can ask people with private lordship to pay food taxes. Wouldn't the conflicts caused by this be smaller?"

Too young, even the battle-tested Penelado is too young, and there is no long-term vision that a ruler should have.

"It's not just about food, Pinelado, it's not just about food, it's about our creation of a new magical industrial system."

"I still don't understand, Your Majesty, what does this have to do with the magic industry system."

"You think, hell is the same as the human world. The economic situation is basically based on food production. After all, eating is a very important thing, and our other living needs, such as we learn human clothing art, sculpture art, and all of these are actually vassals of agricultural production. It is definitely not the dominant production. In this way, food and any commodity can actually realize the simple principle of equivalent exchange.

"But once the new magic industry system is established, just like Grady, if we really get to that point, then our life will no longer be dominated by agricultural production. At that time, the magic industry will penetrate Into our every aspect, whether it is construction, clothing, or everything we need, they will no longer be just appendages of agricultural production. Then you say, by that time, the isolated agricultural production and production will still maintain a closed form. What ratio should be exchanged between the things produced by the magic industry?"