Chapter 23
Chapter 23: This Reward Is Too Tempting!
After reading Shelldor’s report, Lolth felt completely puzzled.
What is she talking about? What signs? What ambush?
How did everything match up perfectly?
It seems like she made it all up randomly!
Excited, Lolth even stood up from the ground and blurted out involuntarily.
“What in the world is this all about?”
However, the demon king didn’t say anything about this behavior. Maybe it was because Lolth had done so well. The demon king, who was always known for being mysterious and stern, actually smiled.
“Hahaha!”
The loud laughter echoed inside the Abyssal Hall, causing the chandeliers on the ceiling to sway slightly.
“It seems like Dear Lolth is a bit unhappy about General Shelldor letting the enemy go – indeed, Dear Lolth’s intelligence is so accurate, and yet she missed the Northman Knight Order!”
As the demon king spoke, the giant armor head nodded gently up and down, as if nodding in agreement.
“I am fortunate to have such excellent and dedicated talent like Dear Lolth in my Demon Army! It is truly a great pleasure to have promoted you to be the head of the Interrogation Department!”
Lolth couldn’t help but twitch her mouth when she heard the demon king’s voice.
Excellent? Dedicated?
She couldn’t believe that these words could ever be associated with her!
This still originates from the mouth of the Demon Lord!
And her own title has changed from “Lolth Lin Da” to “Dear Lolth”!
It is obvious that the Demon Lord is not only very happy but also very satisfied with herself.
Any member of the Demon Army would be excitedly filled with magic power!
If a fanatic Demon Lord worshipper showed up, they might faint on the spot.
For Lolth, it doesn’t have that kind of effect.
She is a nobody, it’s useless to seek the Demon Lord’s approval.
In fact, for her, being overlooked is the best—it makes it easier to slack off!
However, the Demon Lord’s words did remind Lolth to some extent.
Although things did not go as she expected, she had to act like she had everything under control!
Otherwise, if her made-up information was exposed, she would definitely be in big trouble!
Even if the Demon King spared her life out of kindness, the punishment waiting for her would surely be the harshest!
So, Lolth cleared her throat, gave a slight bow to the Demon King, and continued speaking.
“Thanks to Demon King’s good judgment of people and the efforts of the generals on the western front, who captured the Elf Princess, I had the opportunity to extract information through interrogation!”
Lolth modestly remarked.
She sincerely wanted to share the credit.
But she definitely didn’t want any promotion, or for the Demon King to realize the importance of her information and give her more tasks, valuing her work even more!
Although, when she thought about it carefully, it wasn’t right to deceive and not show any concrete achievements after using so much funding…
But the problem is that the first results that were shown were really amazing!
What does it mean when they say, “If it weren’t for the valuable information provided by the interrogator, we would have suffered heavy losses in this battle”?
Shelldor, what are you up to?
No, it doesn’t seem like it’s Shelldor’s fault…
We should blame the Holy Alliance!
Is your flanking maneuver really that easy to understand?
Can’t you pick a different location? It’s always the same, attacking wherever we draw the map!
Lolth couldn’t help but criticize the unfamiliar commander of the Northman Knight Order in her heart!
“If I catch that incompetent person, I will have to teach her a lesson on what true military strategy is! The Northman Knight Order claims to be the greatest knight order on the continent, invincible… I think they are just a bunch of hot air!”
But no matter what Lolth thought secretly in her heart, what had to happen would still happen.
“Dear Lolth, even though the battles in the west have not completely settled, I have decided to reward you and the Interrogation Department greatly – I will reward you with a thousand top-quality Abyssal Crystals, and after conquering the west, Abyssal Demons will establish a new rule there – you can choose a territory ten times the size of the torture tower for the Interrogation Department!”
With a wave of the demon king’s hand, a pitch-black bag suddenly appeared in the air in front of Lolth.
Lolth reached out her hand and the bag fell neatly into her grasp.
Although it was only the size of two palms, and very plain in style, Lolth knew that just the value of this bag was already worth three or four interrogation rooms!
Just like the storage rings in cultivation novels, this bag was a magical bag with added space magic, of top quality!
Being able to hold a thousand Abyssal Crystals meant that its interior space was at least as big as a warehouse, with functions like preventing magic loss, reducing weight, and auto-retrieval!
It could even withstand a magical attack of Superlative Level!
Despite her worries about gaining the demon king’s attention in the future, seeing this bag made Lolth feel a lot better!
And Abyssal Crystal is the most valuable currency of the abyss!
Inside the Demon Army, there are Abyssal Sovereigns who were recruited by the Demon King herself. With different factions and a variety of demon creatures living there, a tradition of sharing half of the loot and keeping half privately among different races and legions has been in place. Although logistical supplies are distributed by the Demon King Castle, each Abyssal Sovereign also contributes resources from their own territory.
For example, the Second Legion of Shelldor receives support from the Red Dragon clan and some demon dragon clans still residing in the abyss, providing various abyss-produced foods and minerals for the Dragon race.
Therefore, it is inevitable that there is currency circulation throughout the Demon King Castle.
The currency in circulation is the Abyssal Crystal!
This is the hardest currency in most of the abyss territories!
Because it contains the purest abyss magic, for every abyss creature, it is essential to enhance strength, quickly replenish magic, and produce Magic Potions or magical devices!
With a bunch of Abyssal Crystals, Lolth can do many things!
Although the ecological chambers that were planned have been mostly built, and simple farms and pastures have been established in an orderly manner.
But when Abyssal Demon no longer liked its food, Lolth’s dream of getting rich by selling human food at Demon King Castle was shattered.
Many future plans were also put on hold.
After all, this lazy woman would abandon plans at the slightest setback!
Plus, those fancy plans were not necessary for a better life, they were just extra.
Especially when the Demon King not only sent magic crystals but also said she had prepared a territory for her!
A territory ten times the size of the torture tower, almost like a small town!
After receiving the rewards, realizing she could now proceed with the plans she had put aside, Lolth’s mind was filled with just two words.
“So cool!”