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âNo problem.â
Sherlock took out a precious white pearl and said, âDue to time constraints, Iâll omit the background information and other nonsense. Simply put, this is called the Doppelganger Precious Pearl, and itâs what allowed Samael to walk out of the Spirit World. It isnât very useful to anyone aside from Devil Kings that want to get out of the Spirit World. However, if we use this item as an intermediary station for the Underworld, we can invade the Surface World a few hundred years in advance.â
âInvade the Surface World?â
âThatâs correct!â Sherlock said firmly.
âWithout a huge army, weâll be surrounded by humans if we invade the Surface World. With the Doppelganger Precious Pearl, we can set up a Dungeon Core on the Surface World and expand our Dungeon. The most important thing is that we can recruit the Surface Worldâs races.â
âRecruit humans and fairies?â Lilo asked. âWhat has this got to do with the conquest of the Heavenly Kingdom?â
âThe Surface World has a lot of resources that we need, and itâs all easy to obtain. Itâs not practical for the Underworld races to maneuver within the Surface World. By using the Surface World races, we can obtain the resources easily. We can plant herbs that canât be cultivated in the Underworld. We can obtain rare ores and clay that has sunshine flavor. The hot and spicy flavored clay will definitely be popular with the Underworld races.â
Sherlock spoke excitedly, but Lilo calmly responded, âIâm only hearing of a merchantâs crude plan of earning money. Itâs not what Iâm interested in, which is the conquest of the Heavenly Kingdom.â
âNo, you have a misunderstanding of the conquest of Heavenly Kingdom, Lilo.â Sherlock shook his head and said, âIf you want to conquer the Heavenly Kingdom, what do you need? Manpower and equipment. It all requires Magic Stones! Earning money is our first step towards defeating the Heavenly Kingdom.â
âYou are now making sense.â
Lilo nodded and pondered for a while.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI have another matter for you to consider,â Sherlock said solemnly.
âI intend to build the Surface World Dungeon in the near future. Iâll assign 5,000 citizens to enter the Surface World cities and work. Eternal Kingdom has to expand. With the reward from the Merchant Alliance and the compensation from the Spirit World, Iâll be busy negotiating the terms. Therefore, Iâll be unable to manage the Surface World affairs. The Dungeon Core also requires a large amount of Mana...â
âWait, I can understand what youâve said. As for the Mana supply, isnât your Mana pool sufficient? Even the most common superior Devil is able to supply Mana to a Dungeon with 100,000 citizens.â Lilo frowned as she asked.
âNo, the situation is different. The main area for supplying Mana isnât the Dungeon. When the time comes, youâll know,â Sherlock said vaguely. Lilo didnât ask any further.
For the construction of the Surface World Stronghold, Sherlock intended to spend time discussing it with Lilo. It wasnât easy to understand the details in a short time.
Sherlock had to return to the Conference Hall and continue the discussion regarding the reward and compensation.
...
Blacksmith Simba was very busy recently.
With the commissioning of the Large Furnace, he taught countless apprentices. But those green-skinned creatures preferred to approach him to repair equipment.
Also, only Simba could help to improve the equipment.
âDangâ!â
Simba hammered down violently. He looked at the repaired equipment and threw it to the Gnome in front. He shouted at the long queue outside, âItâs my rest time. Come back tomorrow!â
âAh! Itâs only one oâclock in the morning!â
âAre you closing that early today?â
âIâve just started doing my Daily Mission! Please donât do this!â
The gamers complained, but the experienced Simba was unmoved. He almost smiled with satisfaction.
Simba returned to his house, and his cousin Mufasa and Skills Trainer Moroes brought bloody chrysanthemum tea over.
It wasnât the first time they had visited Simba. They quickly found a place to sit down. Simba lit up metal sticks and passed them out.
âZi, zi, zi...â
Moroes puffed on his metal stick, and green smoke rose up.
âDid you hear about it in the meeting yesterday? The Dungeon is recruiting again. This time, itâs increasing to 5,000 creatures.â
âItâs scary. Lord Sherlock started from 100 and rose to 5,000 creatures within such a short time. How did he do it?â
Mufasa was full of admiration.
âLet him recruit. Weâll just do our jobs properly.â
Simba smoked his metal stick while he adjusted the tools in his hands in preparation for tomorrowâs work.
âYes, howâs Beast doing?â Moroes asked in a low voice.
âStill the same. But I heard that his father-in-law chased him out because he knew about Andrewâs conspiracy...â Simba whispered.
âAh? If thatâs the case, Dungeon Lord Onionhead was protecting Beast?â Mufasa also whispered.
âWho knows? According to Brainiac, a powerful creature like Samael is able to threaten Onionhead easily.â
Simba puffed out smoke and said, âRegardless, itâs not related to us.â
âAiya, the recent incidents have been scary.â Moroes shook his head. âMy wife asked if Iâm the instructor of those heroes, and Iâm embarrassed.â
âWhat? My mom asked me the same question...â Mufasa was surprised.
Simba didnât say anything. He turned his head to look out the window.
The green-skinned creatures were busy carrying bricks. They were excavating new lands in preparation for the coming of new members.
Who would have thought that these normal-looking but insane green-skinned creatures would save Winterfell three times?