Option two perfectly suited Shami’s preference.
Originally, he planned to cultivate the Sli Jelly into the core king of the Sli Tribe, using it to maintain contact with the tribe in the future. Although Slis increase their intelligence gradually after reaching level 40, which sowhat overlaps with this reward, he still chose option 2. Intelligence is a valuable asset, and any increase is a rare opportunity.
As for reproduction speed, other slis could take care of that.
Regarding the Sli Ninja... Such a unique Sli would only attract more attention from the Hero, thinking it’s a special demon that drops great treasures when killed, thus getting hunted down by more adventuring parties and dying even faster...
[The intelligence of Sli Jelly has been enhanced.]
[Demon King Shami: ...]
Shami was montarily stunned, was it his turn now?
He felt delighted.
Waiting for rewards is just like drawing cards, it’s the most exciting part!
[Demon King Shami: Reputation within the Sli group has greatly increased.]
"..."
That’s it.
That’s all?
After all this effort, everyone got sothing, and he just drew a blank card?
Shami couldn’t help but feel a bit down.
What a lousy Demon King.
Just then, there was a great commotion in the spiritual domain.
[The ability upgrade of Demon Envoy Lureya has accumulated to a level that can be repaid. Based on loyalty, corresponding attribute abilities will be fed back to the Demon King without affecting the Demon Envoy’s capabilities.]
[Demon Envoy Contract · Feedback: Demon King’s Natural Affinity 1]
[Demon Envoy Contract · Feedback: Demon King’s All Attributes 1: Stamina 1; Physical Strength 1; Skill Points 1; Health Points 1; Shield Points 1; Comprehension Ability 1...]
Shami stood there in shock, looking at Lureya with astonishnt.
Holy crap! All attributes 1!
Isn’t this an overall panel attribute boost?!
Health points, shield points, physical strength aside, but attributes like stamina and skill points usually require completing tasks or leveling up to obtain. A single point of stamina was enough to make Shami drool. What’s more, he gained an extra skill point!
Also, what is this ’Natural Affinity’ that never appeared on the Demon King’s attribute panel?
[Natural Affinity: The Elf Race is deeply sheltered by the sun, moon, sky, earth, forest, and lakes, enabling them to be closer to nature than any other race.]
Hmm. Shami started pondering.
It seems that Natural Affinity is an attribute exclusive to Elves.
Is this the Demon Envoy Contract?
It provides different attribute feedback based on the contract object.
Shami felt touched, for the first ti wanting to reward that flat-chested blonde generously.
So even you aren’t completely useless, huh.
"W-What... Why are you suddenly looking at with a teary expression... Alright, I won’t do it next ti, okay..."
Beside him, Lureya, who was unaware of the truth, frowned lightly, still fearing Shami would punish her for fabricating the scene.
"No. You did well, Lureya."
"?"
"Everything is getting better now."
Shami was in a great mood.
Lureya had no clue what Shami was talking about; she just saw that he wasn’t angry.
[Spirit Contract: The contract object’s trust in the contract master increases, and the power of the contract is growing.]
The blonde-haired girl suddenly felt feedback appearing in her mind and blinked puzzledly.
Oh, you’re here, that whatever Spirit Contract, never thought you’d actually have a function, always assud you were just a costic skill.
What does ’power growing’ an when, up to this point, it hasn’t done anything at all.
Uncomprehendingly, the blonde girl dismissed it with a smile and continued to slack off.
...
After settling the skeletons and slis, Shami and Lureya returned to the village at dusk, coincidentally running into Lina, who was returning from outside the village.
"Lina, what’s up?"
Lureya blinked her embarrassed eyes, nervously half-hiding beside Shami.
"I originally went to hand scissors to the shepherd villagers, but ended up getting lost. Along the way, I encountered a Sli invasion in a village. After protecting the village, I was invited by the villagers for a al, and just found the way back now."
The white-haired girl hung her head dejectedly, feeling like she hadn’t accomplished anything today.
"Getting lost inexplicably and then inexplicably finding your way back to the village is, in a way, a special skill, Lina."
Shami consoled her.
After probing Lina for a while, they concluded that the white-haired girl hadn’t discovered their identities.
Seeing Lina’s low morale, the cheerful Shami couldn’t resist making a suggestion.
"How about this, let’s have a barbecue by the lakeside tonight."
"Yay! Shami’s barbecue!"
The Elf raised her hands first, then realizing it wasn’t appropriate, slowly lowered them, tilting her little face to one side.
"I’ll just eat fruits and vegetables at that ti. Barbecue doesn’t interest elves..."
The last couple of words certainly were hard to say for the blonde.
"Sorry, I still have to work at the tavern tonight. Boss Deal promised to let work as a waitress there, earning 5 silver coins per hour. Although I’d love to go with you, I won’t be able to pay you back if it stays like this..."
The white-haired girl apologized to the two and jogged into the village.
Watching her lonely figure stretch in the sunset, Shami seed to see a reflection of his past self.
The Hero had completely surrendered to life.
If he were a bad person, he could entirely ignore the debt and live carefree, as no one could do anything to him.
But being a Hero with a good character, good people always get bullied wherever they are.
"Alright, rest well when we get back."
"What about the barbecue?"
"Didn’t you say you’d eat fruits? Another day."
"Eh?!"
...
The following days, no main quests appeared, and life in Yili Village returned to peace.
Through researching the Demons Atlas, Shami discovered so fresh intelligence.
The tribes ford by demons have special functions, including so collection abilities.
For instance, in the Sli Tribe, when invading villages and being vanquished by the Hero, there’s a chance they might pick up so dropped items. The Demon Envoy and Demon King can regularly visit various Sli Tribes to check and collect those dropped items.
It indicated one thing: Slis were not rely small creatures for the Hero and adventuring groups to grind experience from; they were also resource packs for the Demon King.
This is a double-edged impact. If defeated, they’ll grant experience to Heroes and drop previously picked up items.
However, if they defeat the villagers, invade a village, or even defeat adventurers, they not only gain experience and level up but can also collect gold coins, equipnt, and resources, which beco resources for the Demon King.
With this intelligence, Shami pondered whether to mutate the Slis into more aggressive types or leave them as ordinary but procreative Slis.
If opting for the latter, he could teleport them across the continent through teleportation gates, allowing them to form Sli Tribes and collect resources, and subsequently, he would retrieve these resources using teleportation gates.
After contemplating for a while, Shami indeed leaned towards the latter due to his current lack of resources.
Reflecting on this, Shami’s thoughts returned to himself.
Since becoming the Demon King, Shami noticed sothing amiss with his body.
Despite daily exercises, there wasn’t any muscle soreness; although he constantly contemplated the demons’ future, it was definitely not due to nerve strain either.
What exactly was the problem?
Feeling troubled, Shami leafed through the Demons Atlas, finding no relevant information about Demon Kings.
In the Demon King Ring, the collection of books on demons that should have existed were all gone thanks to Luwaka, leaving no trace of any related explanations.
Shami bowed his head in discomfort.
This unease originated from within, as if swelling from the blood, coursing through his entire body.
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