bookbashuk Chapter 190 What did you lose?
Chapter 190 What did you lose?
Chapter 190 What did you lose?
The Crimson Devil Village is located in a basin. Standing on the slope and looking down, you can see a beautiful village surrounded by paddy fields with crisscrossing paths.
"That's the village of the Crimson Demon Clan."
"She's quite pretty."
"It looks like a very wealthy village."
Darkness offers her assessment of the Crimson Village from a noble's perspective.
"Because there are no nobles here, and the Crimson Demon Clan doesn't need to pay taxes to anyone, they are wealthy."
Wiz offered an explanation.
"Haha, this statement is simply saying that nobles like you, Darkness, are like bloodsuckers clinging to the people."
Aqua took the opportunity to make a joke.
"I am not a bloodsucker. Nobles protect commoners, and commoners support nobles. This is the exchange of rights and obligations between nobles and commoners."
Darkness offered a rebuttal, but ultimately agreed with Aqua's point, because there were not many nobles in the world who upheld the noble code; most nobles were truly just bloodsuckers who swaggered over commoners.
"Almost all adult Crimson Demons are Grand Mages. The villagers here don't need the protection of nobles; they can protect themselves. They even often go in groups to cause trouble for the Demon King, such as throwing various high-level spells at the Demon King's castle..."
"Hmm, the elite of humanity resisting the Demon King's army?"
Aqua suddenly perked up.
"Well, from what I understand, if the Crimson Demon Clan didn't bombard the Demon King's castle from time to time, the Demon King's army probably wouldn't take the initiative to attack humans."
"Ha, how could that be? The Demon King's army is evil!"
Wiz didn't respond. It was only after becoming a cadre in the Demon King's army that she realized how tough it was for the old Demon Kings of this era.
As an elderly Demon Lord, he is constantly bombarded with various high-level spells by the Crimson Demons who come to hold picnics near the Demon Lord's Castle. It's similar to having stones thrown at his house and windows smashed from time to time.
"Ah, unknown travelers, who are you, and what is your purpose in peering into this ancient, sealed land?"
Just then, a figure whose body was wrapped in bandages and who was wearing a black cloak suddenly appeared in front of Broly and his companions.
Judging from the voice, the other person was a young man. He was leaning to the side and using an operatic aria to question Broly and his companions about their identities and purposes.
"Ah, we are..."
Just as Wiz was about to explain their identities, he was interrupted by the bandaged monster raising his hand.
"Don't speak yet, let me introduce myself. I am the gatekeeper of the sealed land, the guardian hidden beneath the white, the hound of the dark night..."
"You must be Papato. I'm Wiz. We met when we were kids. By the way, doesn't your father work as a gatekeeper anymore?"
Wiz recognized the bandaged man and started catching up with him before the man could even finish introducing himself.
"Oh, it's Wiz..."
Before Papato could even utter the name of Wiz, the Lich Lady's Undying Grip caught his mouth.
"Please call me Sister Wiz or Miss Wiz, thank you~"
The Lich Lady leaned closer, smiling, and spoke in a low voice.
Papato: "..."
"Miss Wiz, my father has retired. Now I am the first gatekeeper of the Crimson Demon Clan."
"What are the guardians and hounds?"
Darkness asked out of curiosity.
"When I'm guarding the gate, I'm also responsible for keeping watch. Sometimes I have to repel monsters that accidentally get too close to the village. I guess you could call me a guardian?"
If a powerful monster approaches our village, or if the Demon King's army attacks our village again, I will issue a warning in advance.
Isn't this similar to a guard dog? But calling it a dog directly sounds too harsh, so I gave it the nickname "hunting dog".
By the way, "pitch black night" is an adjective; I'm only responsible for guarding the village gate during the day. The night shift is handled by someone else.
The young man from the Crimson Demon Clan explained the meaning of his nickname, looking at Darkness, the girl from another village, with a hint of anticipation, as if to say, "Am I really good at choosing nicknames?"
Darkness: "..."
It was a little awkward, but the other person was staring straight at me, as if if I didn't say anything, they wouldn't take any further action.
"What an impressive nickname!"
Papato was very satisfied.
"By the way, Miss Wiz, are you here to shop for goods?"
"Um."
"Then I'll take you to the village entrance."
The bandaged youth snapped his fingers as he spoke, and a teleportation magic circle, similar to the one he used to bring him here, reappeared.
Wiz and the others, who were on the edge of the basin, were teleported to the village entrance by the other party.
"Welcome to the village of the Crimson Demon Clan, esteemed guests, please come in."
The gatekeeper bowed slightly, and as he spoke, the imposing village gate behind him slowly opened, revealing the road leading into the village.
"The village's welcome was very formal, but why does it feel a little strange?"
After entering the village, Darkness spoke her mind.
"Because the Crimson Demon Clan members really like to act cool and stylish in front of outsiders, as if they feel uncomfortable if they don't do so, this leads many Crimson Demon Clan members to force themselves to do some strange things in front of outsiders."
Wiz pinpointed the reason Darkness felt strange: it was a sense of incongruity.
"Furthermore, the Crimson Demon Clan members almost never speak in a normal tone."
Wizko explained, and her prediction was soon proven true.
. . . .
"They're from another village."
"It's been a long time since I've seen anyone from another village."
"It seems it's time to let the people from other villages know of my fame."
Upon entering the village, we encountered some envious villagers.
Upon seeing the unfamiliar faces in the village, the villagers became somewhat eager to try their luck.
A male villager wearing a straw hat and carrying a fish basket approached first.
As he approached, he suddenly fell to the ground.
The fish basket on his back fell over as he stumbled, spilling two large fish out.
Are you alright?
Darkness looked at the person who had fallen in front of her and quickly asked a question.
"I'm fine, thank you. Oh dear, I only fished for half an hour and caught two big fish..."
As if checking if the big fish was injured, the man deliberately displayed the large fish, whose eyes had already rolled back, to the outsider.
"The fish was already dead before it fell out."
Broly gave the other person a reminder.
"Haha, kid, you love to joke. Hmm, you must want to know how I caught such a big fish, right?"
"No problem, let my future King of Rivers and Oceans, the Crimson Demon Clan's First Fisherman, and the Archmage Xikobei who has mastered superior magic, teach you the art of fishing!"
Broly: "???"
Did he say anything just now?
"No need, your fish are too small. The fish I can catch with my hands are bigger than your two fish combined."
Broly quickly waved his hand.
Although he hadn't caught many fish in this world, he had caught quite a few big fish in the previous world.
"Wow, you're actually an expert?"
Upon hearing this, the Crimson Demon Clan's number one angler immediately knelt down and clutched his chest, as if he had encountered some unknown attack.
"Ah, our Crimson Demon Clan's number one angler has actually been defeated. The hidden power within that child from outside the village is not to be underestimated. Let me have a go at him~"
Another middle-aged man with red eyes approached and introduced himself: "I am the First Earth Lord of the Red Demon Clan, a Grand Mage who has mastered advanced Earth and Rock magic..."
The First Land Lord is the villager who owns the most land in the Crimson Demon Village. However, as long as one is willing to cultivate the land and take care of it, the Crimson Demon Clan does not care about the villagers and will cultivate more private land.
Therefore, this person should be described as a Crimson Demon Archmage who is willing to cultivate the most land and take care of it.
The other party was also putting on a show, but being able to take care of so many fields was quite impressive in this world.
"I have a lot of land. Do you have that much land?"
After the introduction, the middle-aged man looked at the boy with a provocative gaze.
Wiz had a bit of a headache.
Aqua and Darkness were speechless.
What exactly is this person here for?
"I am Broly, a Saiyan from Planet Vampa. Planet Vampa is very large, and there are many lands on it, which should all be considered my lands."
Broly answered the man's question, mimicking the way the Crimson Demons spoke.
What is Vampax?
The middle-aged man asked, puzzled.
"This is it."
Broly pointed to the ground.
"Um?"
The middle-aged man was puzzled.
"It means a planet, a world!"
Aqua helped explain.
"What? You own the land of an entire world?"
The man clutched his chest and knelt down as well.
"I lost!"
"So, what exactly did you lose?"
Aqua and Darkness couldn't help but complain.
(End of this chapter)