Chapter 172

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Chapter 172: Sweating Profusely (Part 1)

Feeling nervous, very nervous.

Lin Lin never thought she would really be able to sit on Safir’s back one day.

Even though Lin Lin had previously said to herself that "she would eventually become the cool character who controls the Dragon race," those were just thoughts in her mind.

Now that her previous wish had come true, Lin Lin felt a sense of worry, thinking, "It’s over; according to the law of luck, something bad is about to happen."

"We should hire an accountant for Demon King Castle," Lin Lin seriously suggested to the two officials of Demon King Castle.

What if, what if in two hundred years this world has another "Lin Lin"? She didn’t want to remember how hard it was to sort out the old accounts.

Unexpectedly, Bulwo had really been busy hiring staff for Demon King Castle recently.

Lin Lin’s suggestion was put on hold because there were bigger problems that needed attention at Demon King Castle.

Currently, the three living people in the Demon King Castle are having a meeting about the survival of the castle.

"It’s hard to find suitable companions," Bulwo said, resting his chin on his hand. At the round table meeting, he looked so relaxed that he almost fell asleep, while the whale’s right fingers gently tapped on the table. "After the demon realm was defeated, many residents fled. It’s not just suitable leaders for the Demon King Castle; even finding living people is very difficult."

It is indeed quite tragic.

Lin Lin nodded in agreement; the people they encountered at the foot of Brass Dragon Mountain were all dead.

The books Lin Lin read only mentioned that the God of Darkness did not appear in this war, and while gods are very important, having only gods is clearly not enough.

"What if we look more carefully?" Lin Lin suggested, thinking from her own experience. The other leaders might not have been born yet, but the Demon King should definitely be there. "Is there a tall figure with long black curly hair, purple eyes, and who likes to wear a fur-collared cloak from the demon race? Let’s look again."

"You described it quite specifically," Sapphire Dragon said, raising his chin slightly. "Do you have someone in mind?"

Lin Lin had not found the right moment to tell Safir about the time travel information because this dragon really disliked time-related spells and was very suspicious. When that familiar critical gaze turned toward her, Lin Lin began to hesitate.

Moreover, Lin Lin was interested in the "Demon King’s father’s room" because it contained the spell that brought her there. If she understood the full story, Safir would likely interfere with her plans.

"I dreamed of a person like that," Lin Lin replied, "and my dreams are usually right."

Lin Lin told a lie with no proof.

Safir showed a look of doubt, but he didn’t say anything more.

"If it doesn’t work, let’s grab some strong people from outside," Bulwo instructed Safir. The orca loved to pass the tough tasks to others, "You can use magic to give them some kind of potion."

Safir said calmly, "Is the plan to have them directly defect from Light Camp when the spell wears off, and give a map to the Sanctuary Demon King Castle?"

Bulwo shrugged and looked back at Lin Lin, "We can place Lin Lin in the demon realm and see if anyone attacks her, then we can catch the attacker."

Alright, using a fishing technique, right?

Lin Lin could accept this and was getting ready to gain some benefit from Bulwo when Safir interrupted Bulwo’s words.

"Denied," Safir said, "it’s too dangerous."

Lin Lin silently swallowed her words as she saw Bulwo making funny faces at her, then secretly sneering at Safir.

Well, at that moment, Bulwo’s lightheartedness reminded her of his brother, the orca, Allen.

After all, Allen was the kind of guy who would splash water on a Flame Slime, so was it really a good idea to trust the careless Bulwo with finding someone?

"What about Safir?" Lin Lin asked.

Both officials turned their gaze to Lin Lin.

"What is Safir doing? He looks very busy," Lin Lin inquired, "Sometimes he is hard to find."

Lin Lin secretly suspected that Safir was hibernating, but when she saw him busy with his studies upon returning to Demon King Castle, her guess of hibernation felt very unkind.

Lin Lin still cared a lot about her conscience.

"Oh? Didn’t Teacher Safir tell you?" Bulwo’s tone was clearly provocative, even sarcastically referring to Safir as "teacher."

Bulwo, "He is studying how to restore the demon realm to its former appearance."

Lin Lin was silent for two seconds, "Wasn’t it a desert before?"

Although there are many green plants two hundred years later, Lin Lin thought it was a good recovery after the disaster in the demon realm.

"Of course not," Bulwo shrugged, "It used to be quite beautiful, and it wasn’t always in eternal night. After the war, the ‘order’ here became completely chaotic."

"Eternal night itself is a problem, isn’t it? It feels like two different worlds," Lin Lin complained. "Did the demon realm really create a Red Moon to hang in the sky?"

Lin Lin thought her cold joke was quite funny, but after laughing twice, she saw the two people sitting across the round table looking very calm.

Lin Lin pulled back her smile, "Really?"

–

As soon as the meeting ended, Bulwo bent down and wrapped his arms around Lin Lin’s neck. The stiff fabric of his suit brushed against Lin Lin’s chin and lips, making her feel like a large dog had encircled her, completely leading her forward.

"Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat something delicious," Bulwo said lazily.

Lin Lin struggled a few times but could not move the other person at all.

Lin Lin heard Safir calling Bulwo’s name behind them, sounding a bit like a warning.

Lin Lin wanted to look back at Safir’s expression, but Bulwo’s other arm wrapped around her head, blocking her view.

Lin Lin bumped into Bulwo’s chest, and even through the clothes, she could feel the strong outline of his muscles.

"Safir," Lin Lin heard Bulwo’s lightweight words and remembered how Arthur and the others compared Bulwo to a jellyfish, drifting with the waves and difficult to catch, "I did not make a deal with a god."

Without giving Lin Lin a chance to respond, she was once again dizzily pulled forward.

Bulwo really brought something good.

A three-layer transparent container, with chocolate sauce continuously swirling in the center.

"It’s a chocolate waterfall!" Bulwo said with delight, showing Lin Lin how to dip the candy into the chocolate to cover it with a chocolate shell.

Very obvious magical products.

"You really love these flashy magical products," Lin Lin said with a sigh.

"Because I don’t have any magic myself," Bulwo smiled, resting his chin on his hand and watching Lin Lin eat.

After Lin Lin finished the third candy, the lazy orca leaning back in the chair said, "The demon realm is doomed."

The candy got stuck in Lin Lin’s throat, and she quietly handed a glass of juice to help it down.

"I really agree with your opinion," Lin Lin gathered her hair back and focused even more than in class, "can you tell me the reason?"

A heart full of gratitude, thankful for having you.

Since Bulwo would become a traitor to the Demon King Castle in the future, he really didn’t mind sharing some secrets.

For example, the demon realm is indeed, as Lin Lin said, two different worlds from the outside.

The demon realm is a world occupied by the God of Darkness, where the deity has changed and fixed many things.

Similar to the God of Light, the deity should not be able to directly influence the world. However, the God of Darkness used some clever tricks; He split His own body, and one part descended into the demon realm, becoming the "Shadow of the God of Darkness" that others can see.

Before this, the "Shadow of the God of Darkness" wandered in the dark room that Lin Lin entered, which was the so-called room of the "Demon King father."

Even if a deity is merely a fragment, it is incredibly powerful, which makes the residents of the demon realm believe more strongly in the power of the God of Darkness. However, the downside is that His fragments gradually disappear, so He needs to keep splitting pieces.

"Isn’t that similar to slow death?" Lin Lin frowned.

"I cannot deny your point," Bulwo spread his hands, "It’s kind of like Safir, who knows he will lose but still plays chess with the deity. The deity itself also faces irresistible temptations, such as expanding the demon realm."

This is indeed a story often depicted in books: the forces of darkness expanding, facing the judgment of the Light Camp.

The God of Darkness is no longer a complete deity and is at a huge disadvantage in this battle.

"Is that god still alive?" Lin Lin asked.

"Probably resting," Bulwo shrugged as he handed Lin Lin a napkin to clean the chocolate from the corner of her mouth. "Anyway, their shadow hasn’t appeared since that war."

"But I have heard a possible rumor," Bulwo said, "He might have entered an object, and it would greatly reduce the loss when coming into this world."

Lin Lin blinked, "You mean…?"

Bulwo thought Lin Lin usually looked quite clever, but now she seemed a bit dense.

Bulwo used candy as an example, "If this candy goes straight into my mouth, I will eat the candy right away. But if it has a layer of chocolate covering it, the chocolate gets digested first, and then comes the candy."

Oh, so you need a medium from outside this world to enter this world?

Lin Lin: I’m all sweaty, brother.

–

[Dear Demon King, hello. I hope this letter finds you well. By the time you read this letter, I may have become your official father.]

Even though it’s the truth, it feels a bit like a challenge.

After listening to Teacher Bulwo’s lecture, Lin Lin couldn’t sleep at night and started to write a letter.

On the desk lit by candlelight, the Small Coal Ball was placed at the beginning of the letter, used by Lin Lin as a paperweight.

The coal ball had a bow hairpin pinning its chest, which helped Lin Lin tell the front from the back.

"Looking at the coal ball moving close to the letter, Lin Lin asked, ‘Can you understand it?’"

Of course, the Small Coal Ball couldn’t understand; it had started to play with its tail out of boredom.

A big pile of chocolate candies brought by Bulwo went into its mouth, and Lin Lin realized this little thing really liked to eat sweets.

Lin Lin didn’t know if monsters could get diabetes, but she felt that eating like this couldn’t be good for its health.

Melancholy, the melancholy of the deep night.

Halfway through her letter, Lin Lin reached up to touch her neck.

"Damn it," Lin Lin thought of a possibility, "Could he have summoned me from another world on purpose? Just to bring in the fragment of the God of Darkness?"

I underestimated it; I thought I was a traveling frog for the Demon King, but now, I’ve turned into a chocolate bean.

Lin Lin felt complicated emotions, and suddenly she heard a crunch; it was Small Coal Ball chewing on a chocolate bean.

Lin Lin coldly pushed the chocolate bean away.

Small Coal Ball looked at her with teary eyes, holding the tip of its tail in its mouth.