Reincarnated in the Alternate World, I'm A Demonic Lord as Well as a Villager

Chapter 522: Chapter 275: Understanding How to Set Up Challenges to Stop Adventure Groups

Mason’s forehead dripped with cold sweat, and he hurriedly bowed his head, making his kneeling posture more standard.

"Your subordinate doesn’t dare. Even if you gave me ten thousand heads, I wouldn’t dare do such a thing. Your Majesty, if it were just normal Skeleton Race and goblins, I could handle a thousand of them myself. But at that time, there appeared a necromancer who could summon Skeleton Warriors, and those goblins were completely unlike regular goblins..."

"Enough, General Mason, I don’t want to hear any more excuses."

Delarosa interrupted Mason’s speech.

"Goblins, no matter how special, are just goblins that collapse with one hit. As for that necromancer, could just a simple variable like that really defeat you?"

Mason, with his head lowered, began to doubt himself.

Could it be that staying in the Royal Palace too long made him forget the actual combat prowess of the demon race?

Is this really how demons are?

But the situation back then was truly bizarre, goblins like an army, an undead skeleton casually summoning Skeleton Warriors... completely different from the monsters he encountered years ago...

"Your Majesty, perhaps the monsters led by this current Demon King have already mutated, and their strength far exceeds our imagination." Mason seemed to have realized something, his throat moving as he trembled and analyzed.

"Why must you defeat yourself and boost the demon race, Mason, are you 1450?"

"Absolutely not. I firmly believe in the Esper Kingdom!"

Mason hurriedly explained.

The so-called 1450 refers to the 1450 incident.

In the history of the Esper Kingdom, the demon race once bribed dozens of ministers in the Royal Capital with 1450 gold coins to speak for them, allowing the demons to reach the Royal Capital, keeping the King in the dark, nearly resulting in their destruction.

"I know that a thousand special forces with no combat power is indeed a bit difficult for you. Without elite troops, even the strongest commander is useless. General Mason, I now allocate ten thousand official troops to you, and within a week, retake Ueldo City, and bring all those goblins and skeletons back to the Royal Capital."

Delarosa’s eyes were fierce as he looked forward. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"We must show the Demon King that our Esper Kingdom is not to be trifled with."

"At your command. I swear to complete the mission!"

Mason’s resolute voice echoed within the Royal Palace.

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Demon Realm.

Demon King Castle

[Southeast of the Demon Realm, 200 kilometers from the boundary, a mercenary group has appeared.]

[Due east of the Demon Realm, 340 kilometers from the boundary, an adventure party has appeared.]

[Southwest of the Demon Realm, 21 kilometers from the boundary, a villager team has appeared.]

[Due west of the Demon Realm, 221 kilometers from the boundary, a refugee team has appeared.]

Shami stood in the hall, looking at the Perception Shield of the Demon Realm that had just been installed, emitting various abnormal alerts, her brows tightly furrowed.

The leaves of the wisteria tree outside the window fluttered, using the Tree Spirit’s information detection capability, quickly confirming that all of this was true.

"Why are so many strange small teams suddenly appearing?"

Shami looked at these sudden occurrences, puzzled.

"The Demon Realm should be very hidden, so why are people continuously approaching this way?"

Shami was at a loss as she looked at the four Demon Envoys beside her.

"I don’t know."

The Elf Maiden was the first to shake her head.

"Recently, I wanted to open up a piece of land near the Demon King Castle, so I went out to the warehouses of various villages to borrow plant seeds, but when I returned, no one had followed me!"

The white-haired girl also proved her innocence.

"I have been collaborating on training inside the Demon Realm the whole time."

The tail of the Dragon Race Maiden behind her nodded in place of her head, clearly showing the training had been effective.

"This is a normal phenomenon. Fa-Ta noticed this miraculous phenomenon as early as the 50th Demon King."

At this time, the Magical Girl spoke, her voice a pillar of stability among the unreliable ones.

"What phenomenon?"

"After the appearance of the Demon Realm, there will be a kind of magical attraction that cannot be explained so far. Normal adventuring parties have a small chance of being attracted by this draw, unknowingly advancing toward the Demon Realm’s direction. Historically, many Demon Realms have been discovered because adventuring parties wandered into them by accident, leading to the start of a great era of Demon Realm exploration."

"There’s actually such an attraction?"

Shami looked at the Magical Girl.

"Is there any way to solve it?"

"Yes, of course. Although the Demon Realm will eventually be discovered, the Demon King can set up Underground Cities in various regions, creating cave-like adventure areas, stationing demons inside to delay the discovery time of the Demon Realm."

"So it’s about setting up dungeon checkpoints? Unexpectedly effective in this world."

"Furthermore, placing treasure chests can divert the attention of the adventure parties. After all, many adventure parties are here for the treasure."

The Magical Girl continued explaining.

The old tree spirit of the wisteria tree sent another message.

[Latest report... Southeast of the Demon Realm... 200 kilometers from the boundary... the mercenary group that appeared was attracted by a wild Slime... shouting ’Great Slime Treasure’ or something as they ran off coughing...]

"I told you so."

The Magical Girl shrugged.

Shami decided to heed the Magical Girl’s advice, setting up checkpoints outside the Demon Realm, and placing more treasure chests to divert the attention of the adventure parties.

"Speaking of treasure chests, we happen to have a Treasure Chest Monster here."

Shami remembered there was still a Treasure Chest Monster picked up from the Bichui Cave dump in the Demon King Castle.