After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King Chapter 231 - 107: Researcher’s Paradise

"So that’s it. Even Little Demons and goblins can use magic wands..."

Youyou, leading the way, nodded in understanding and said, "It seems that both Mr. Yila and Mr. Topps are doing remarkable things."

Yila naturally nodded at that, admitting that they were indeed doing big things... Yila always had a certain frankness and openness, seldom responding to complints with humility.

Sighing in resignation or avoiding trouble was common for him, but it was rare to see him respond to complints like "Yila is so strong!" with a humble "No, no." response.

"Well...maybe not..."

Topps, on the other hand, responded sowhat awkwardly. He never really had the awareness of "I am doing big things." He said, "I’m just interested in this field... plus, I am weak in power, and without using so unorthodox thods, I wouldn’t manage at all."

Undoubtedly. At least in terms of Mana Adaptability... that is, in the profession path, Topps was a diocre talent. If one had to explain, his strength was probably at the level of "Sun Shan."

Yes, the very "Sun Shan" who fell behind others, slightly better than a failure. On a hundred-point scale, he would score 60... not 60.1 or 60.2, but exactly 60.00, just enough to gain entry into the Three Towers for study.

His mage rating relied entirely on theoretical knowledge boosting his score.

"Strength?"

Youyou shrugged noncommittally. Walking down the increasingly familiar path with Yila, she said, "Originally, strength was highly valued in the Demon King Territory, but then we realized... strength doesn’t matter that much; stable personality and intelligence are more important."

(Favignano: "Hey, hey, hey! Here I co!")

Topps blinked, not fully understanding the implication behind Youyou’s words.

However, looking at their surroundings, Yila couldn’t help but ask, "Is the place where mithril is stored near my room? Or is it actually near the kitchen?"

Youyou gave Yila a puzzled look at his question, then realized he was unaware of this. She laughed and said, "The warehouse in the Demon King Territory is connected to the kitchen through a half-plane..."

"..."

"???"

Setting up warehouses in a half-plane was not uncommon in this world. In fact, it could be said... as long as one had the ability, general supplies were usually stored in a half-plane.

However, if the half-plane warehouse for precious materials was the sa as the one for storing food, that indeed was quite an unusual situation.

Not afraid of the cooks stealing, huh...?

Perhaps only in the Demon King Territory could such a thing be done so openly, placing ingredients and rare materials together this way... but it surprisingly made sense.

Speaking of which, when I applied for the Forbidden Magic Stone powder last ti, Youyou also brought it up from downstairs. I thought it was near the basent... but it turned out to be by the kitchen.

No wonder when I saw Youyou rushing to the back kitchen during als, I thought it was due to another food shortage issue. It was just picking up materials, huh?

With this in mind, Yila, along with Topps, followed behind Youyou, nodded a greeting to Tipcapu who was eating, and then directly entered the back kitchen. After greeting Mr. Li, they walked straight through one of the kitchen’s doors.

Previously, there were many doors here; Yila had wondered if they contained various ingredients. Now, he thought they might hold significant assets of the Demon King Territory.

As they walked through one door of the back kitchen, what ca into view was a spacious corridor...no, calling it rely spacious was an understatent; the corridor’s sides were lined with dense arrays of "spacious" hallways.

The corridor itself stretched an enormous length... the far end seed to be several kiloters away, even farther than it appeared to be—this was an enormous warehouse.

"No matter how many tis I see it, this is always wondrous..."

Topps couldn’t help but say; the wonder he referred to wasn’t the half-plane technology, which he had seen enough of in the Three Towers, but he said, "Mr. Li’s interest lies in being a chef... I don’t look down on chefs, just find it peculiar."

Indeed, the status of chefs in this world wasn’t high... because often, the position of a chef was handled part-ti by kitchen maids or bakery maids. Only acknowledged "chefs" or "Great Chefs" had decent social standing.

Although still considered servants, that level exceeded the vast majority of civilians...

"Is it very strange?"

Yila replied casually.

"Sowhat, yes. Considering Mr. Li is ’Cerentio (Silent, Solemn, Quiet),’ right? I am confident in my knowledge... the only slis capable of transforming into human form are solemn slis."

Saying this, Topps pointed to his throat and said, "After unfolding a silent domain... even a legendary mage would be helpless, and he could hold his own against remarkable foes."

Indeed, the "Silent Species (Solemn Species)" wasn’t exactly a race... actually, it could be considered a race, but many different creatures possessed the "Silent Species" trait, primarily including slis, puddings, elentals—organisms with indeterminate forms, comprising 99% of them.

It was generally accepted that "Silent Species" symbolized a bloodline, carrying a diluted heritage of "Silence God·Wak." In other words, Mr. Li was actually of divine descent.

And the Silent Species’ ability was pulling designated areas or individuals into a state of inaudibility... unlike the Elf’s profession releasing magic or warriors executing Battle Skills, both required vocalization for chanting (Battle Roaring).

Mr. Li was a born warrior who was inherently strong.

"So, do you think it’s a waste?"

Yila said this, and seeing Topps nodding, continued, "What about then? As a Governor, should I not be engaged in research or building the Demon King Territory... should I seek the battlefield and continuously slaughter?"

"..."

Topps didn’t an it that way, but he began to understand Yila’s point.

"Because Mr. Li desires it, and the Demon King Territory does indeed need a Great Chef. But if necessary, Mr. Li wouldn’t hesitate to join a battle for the Demon King Territory,"

Yila said, implying as he patted Topps on the shoulder, "This isn’t about obligation; it is about trust. It’s the sa for you... for instance, do you think you need to pay so price to obtain mithril?"

"..."

Topps was silent for a mont. He looked at Youyou, who brought them to the precious tals warehouse, and tried saying, "Since you said that, maybe no report is needed? Perhaps then... a deadline? To quickly produce results?"

If that’s the case, the Demon King Territory truly was a paradise for researchers.

"Hmph~"

At this, Youyou chuckled lightly. She easily moved two or three boxes of mithril—mithril being very light, so she did it effortlessly—placing them in front of Yila and Topps, saying, "How much do you need? Just register it."

"..."

Topps: "?"