Chapter 1849 - 510: Left Hand, Right Hand—Both Are the Demon King’s Guns (Part 4)

The Demon King's reach is not limited to the economy; infiltration into the information domain has already begun.

The Holy Light Council will soon discover the small workshops for printing newspapers in the Gray Swamp Territory.

Because what the Campbell people packed and sent to Twilight Province wasn't just printed versions of the "New Testament"; even the printing press from Beifeng City was sent over.

By then, they could simply allocate one to the Judicial Court.

The Holy Light Council will hold the heretical books printed by the Demon King to accuse the King's knights of desecrating the faith and use this as a means to appease the sacred Judicial Court, exchanging it for the power to check royal authority.

In this closed loop chain, there's only one loser, and that is the King of the Ryan Kingdom.

"...The only thing to worry about now is if His Majesty the King suddenly flips the table. Although the Radiant Knights don't have this ability, the King of Ryan does."

Sarah respectfully spoke as she looked at the back of Lord Demon King.

"You can rest assured about that; we have our eyes in the Governor's Mansion. Our awareness of Governor Elaric's whereabouts comes from having him under our protection."

After a pause, she continued.

"In fact, it's not just our people; the nobles in Twilight Province and the Duke of Campbell have also made thorough preparations... They know the King's tactics well, and thus have placed their pieces in Twilight City long ago to guard against any move the King might make against them."

"That's good," Luo Yan smiled and nodded gently, saying in a warm tone, "Keep a close watch on the movements of the Lion Heart Knight Order for me. Though Mr. Heigmer is politically as dull as a rock, he is still a demigod level powerhouse. Don't let him detect the strings behind Governor Elaric. If anything unexpected happens, remember to report to me."

"As you command, my lord."

Sarah bowed deeply, her right hand pressed against her chest.

When she raised her head again, the place was already empty, with only a pale blue butterfly fluttering by, disappearing into the shadows of this old warehouse...

...

Nights at Colin Manor always felt exceptionally long, with both Mr. Colin and Miss Colin quite busy.

Unfortunately, Vivian came up empty-handed again this time.

The "accident" she meticulously orchestrated did nothing but scare the maid on night patrol in the corridor and Taufu, who was snoring, without causing harm to anyone else in the manor.

Afterwards, this mischievous little imp naturally was reprimanded and knelt on a small stool to reflect.

Yet the stubborn look in her eyes and the fangs biting her lip suggested that she dared again next time.

Actually, Vivian didn't want it like this.

But with the start of school drawing closer, her adventure into the human world this time achieved none of the objectives on her wish list.

Returning in disgrace like this, how could she boast to that certain enchanting demon who stole her heart?

Seeing the Patridge family's increasing interest in the Demon King, she's becoming anxious.

Maybe...

Ask Grandfather?

Vivian seriously considered this issue for the first time, as with Prince Caesar's support, Roxey wouldn't dare speak.

At Colin Manor's morning, breakfast today consisted of foie gras, beef sausages, plus oatmeal porridge and bread.

Plus Minotaur blood.

Luo Yan eventually found a way to get some Minotaur blood from the adventurer's guild.

Under the generous reward offered by the Demon King... no, Prince Colin, young men with dreams in Thunder City rushed to the southeastern coast of the Vortex Sea, heading into the Beastman active territories to procure alchemy materials for Prince Colin to study magical scholarship.

It's worth mentioning that although the Horror Demon is a Hell creature, the Taurens are not, but are a branch of the Beastmen.

In the distant First Epoch, Beastmen, alongside Elves, Dwarves, and goblins, were the main races of the Aus Continent and once controlled the most prosperous northern coast of the Vortex Sea.

However, with the rise of humans and Holy Light, and the Lizardmen's colonization of the Vortex Sea coast during the Dragon God Era, Beastmen have now vanished from the northern coast of the Vortex Sea, their activity range shrinking to the relatively barren southern and eastern coasts.

The method to distinguish Beastmen from Demons is simple; those that look more like beasts are the former, such as the Blood Blade Demon General Glak, whereas those with only tails or ears that differ from humans are the latter, such as Sarah.

The status of Demons in human society is roughly akin to "untouchables," with Saint Sis neither opposing nor recognizing them, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Beastmen are mostly the same.

To differentiate from truly evil Hell Demons, some people refer to those hornless ones as Sub-demons or choose to overlook their inconspicuous biological traits, simply not discussing race and faith issues.

For instance, when Sarah wears a hood or headpiece, no one pays attention to her ears, nor do they cast strange looks at her, likely drawn more to her black hair.

On the Aus Continent, gold symbolizes holiness, silver symbolizes aging, while black symbolizes mystery and desire.

Incidentally, with Vivian and Nathan not leaving, Luo Yan also dared not employ human servants, thus he arranged for a batch of Demons from Hell, whose demonic traits were not apparent.

The maid frightened by Vivian last night was not human but a girl with fox ears.

Most of them are Temple orphans, with clean backgrounds and relatively simple minds, introduced by Luo Yan's godfather, Priest Geoffrey.

And being able to work for the "hot" Luo Yan councilman, these young Demons were very excited; upon learning about this opportunity, they cheerfully brought their luggage to work.