And Azhdaha poked Veldora who looked like a "dead fish" and murmured to himself with some curiosity.
"You can't really die!"
Faced with Azhdaha's teasing, Veldora didn't dare to move, for fear that the crazy woman was using the skill that would make him 'pain like hell'.
In this way, the 'grand' banquet gradually came to an end amidst the noise of everyone.
After the banquet, Luminas also left Tempest with Hinata Sakaguchi, the remaining six paladins, and Holy Knight Order.
As for the compensation and ransom, they need to wait until they return to Holy Imperial Nation before they can send it over. After all, the amount is too huge, and even Luminas will need some time to prepare.
"Oops! Luminas are they gone?!"
Looking at Luminas leaving with his subordinates, a certain red devil said something with great interest.
"Yes! Luminas has left. When will you leave? After all, you should know the burden on your shoulders! And as the devil, the influence of you staying at Demon Country Federation is not good."
Mo Li looked at Qi Yi who had no intention of leaving, and asked calmly.
"What? Li, are you giving me an eviction order?! This makes me so sad."
Qi Yi looked at Mo Li who had given him the eviction order and said, "I'm very sad." But how could Mo Li fall for him?
"You came uninvited, so why do you need me to issue an eviction order?! If you don't want to leave, then just stay! I can still afford a freeloader here, no, damn it!"
Mo Li's tone was calm and did not change at all because of Qi Yi's pretentiousness.
"Oh! You are so boring! You don't have such a good face for nothing!"
Qi Yi looked at Mo Li, who was as handsome as a god, and complained a little "boringly".
"Leave now! I just came here to remind you that I have a feeling that the empire's eastward departure plan is not far away, and 'War of Heavens and Demons' should be coming soon. Your Demon Country Federation is right next to that guy's empire. I'm afraid the first stop of the eastward departure will be here."
"And Demon Country Federation is developing so rapidly now, those "angels" may also be eyeing this place, huh!? Thinking about it this way,... you have quite a lot of enemies!"
It's okay if Qi Yi doesn't say it, but if he mentions it, the Demon Kingdom is really "in danger" now!
Then he looked at Mo Li, who had a calm face, and kicked out his "ridiculous" idea.
"Forget it, you have Tempest's fighting power! The empire and those angels are here, and there will be no return. Why should I be worried!"
Qi Yi seemed to feel pity for his old friend of the Empire or for those angels, and shook his head regretfully.
"Okay, it's time for me to leave! I've been away from the White Ice Palace for so long, and if I don't go back, those two guys will probably blame me in their hearts!"
Qi Yi stood up and said something to Mo Li who was still drinking tea as if he was reluctant to leave.
"I thought you would stay with me for a while?!"
Mo Li was a little surprised. He had already prepared for Qiyi to stay here for a few days, but he didn't expect that he would actually leave!
"Hey! Why can't you let me go? If you really ask, I will be happy to stay."
After hearing what Mo Li said, Qi Yi's eyes lit up and he asked with some surprise.
"... No, I just think that with your temperament, you should be "shameless" and stay for a few days!"
When Qi Yi heard this, his charming face suddenly darkened, and he knew that she didn't have a few good comments from here.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it! Talking to you will make me depressed to death! It's you. If other people dare to mess with me like this, I have to..."
Qi Yi complained full of resentment, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Mo Li.
"What? You still want to beat me up!"
Mo Li asked lightly.
"... I'm leaving! Let's meet again later when we have time!"
Qi Yi was so "choked" by Mo Li that he could not speak. Finally, he directly cast a magic circle and left the place.
Looking at Qi Yi leaving, Mo Li shook his head helplessly, and then continued to drink tea.
Not long after Luminas and others left Jura Great Forest, a rumor spread on the road.
It is said that 'Ten Great Saints', who is 'Guardian of Humanity', marched into Jura Great Forest to defeat 'Demon King' Rimuru, but not only failed, but also lost three saint-level experts.
And even 'Strongest Human' was defeated at the hands of 'Demon King' Rimuru. If Lord Goddess Luminas hadn't appeared during the crusade, Hinata Sakaguchi would have died at the hands of 'Demon King' Rimuru.
As the party concerned, the director Holy Knight Order "Guardian of Humanity" Hinata Sakaguchi did not clarify the falsehood of this matter, as if he acquiesced, causing this rumor to intensify on the road.
It caused terror in all human countries, especially in the Western countries. People couldn't help but think that another "natural disaster" that humans could not match had appeared on the continent, and Rimuru's reputation as the Demon King was directly pushed to its peak.
It is even vaguely comparable to the 'ancient' demon king Milim Nava and Guy Kurimthorn.
Human nations have directly raised the danger level of Demon Country Federation to a level that cannot be provoked.
And just when the entire human race was feeling extremely panicked, Holy Imperial Nation, who was the center of the Western countries, established diplomatic relations with the power of 'Demon King' Rimuru and Demon Country Federation in an "incredible" way.
This has also caused public opinion in human society to become increasingly turbid. Some major countries even directly sent envoys to Western Saint's Church in Holy Imperial Nation for "forced questioning", but they were all suppressed by Holy Knight Order.
In the end, Western Saint's Church directly brought out that this was the oracle of Goddess Luminas, and stopped the world's mouths.
After all, everyone in the world knows that Western Saint's Church believes in Goddess Luminas, so although they remain skeptical about this reason, they have to be convinced.
At this point, the attitudes of human nations towards Demon Country Federation have become more and more subtle.
While human society is in turmoil, Demon Country Federation, as the center of public opinion, has entered a state of rapid development.
After all, Founding Festival is around the corner, and all the monsters are investing in the construction, just to make the Demon Kingdom more prosperous and powerful.
Not long after Luminas and others returned to Holy Imperial Nation, they sent over the compensation and ransom from the "contract". This "astronomical" amount of wealth directly filled Demon Country Federation's treasury.
As the Demon King, Rimuru also went to other countries in order to send invitations to some allies with whom he could talk. For example:
Kingdom of Blumund, Armed Kingdom Dovagon, Magic Dynasty... etc.
Preparation also takes a certain amount of time, and many interesting things happened during this time.
Among them, the most representative one and worth mentioning is the fellow demon king 'Nine Heavens Governing the World' 'Labyrinth Fairy' Ramiris got With the consent of 'Demon King' Rimuru and Demon King Morax, he moved into Tempest, which was considered an alliance with 'Demon King' Rimuru and Morax.
Subsequently, under the suggestion of Rimuru, and with the assistance of Ramiris, Great Underground Labyrinth, the arena in the original book and the famous "Strangulated Millions of Empire's Army", also started to be founded.
The operation of the dungeon is the same as in the original work, and is directly handed over to Ramiris, the "maze creator" Labyrinth Master.
And 'Veldora' also needs a space to release its aura. In this way, Rimuru is going to place [Storm Dragon] Veldora directly on the last layer of Great Underground Labyrinth. This will not only allow Veldora to release its long-suppressed aura, but also ensure the safety of the maze.
The only difference is that after Azhdaha heard that Veldora had such a good job, he quit and directly protested to Rimuru.
Sitting on the last floor of the big maze,
The ultimate boss of the maze,
How could such a good opportunity to show off be given to that idiot Veldora? Only he "Azhdaha" is worthy of such a powerful identity.
After hearing Azhdaha's strong "request", Rimuru also felt a headache.
Rimuru proposed that Azhdaha be the guardian of the '99' floor of the maze, but Azhdaha rejected it 'without a doubt'.
When Veldora, who was supposed to be on the '100th floor', heard that Azhdaha was going to take his job, he was so angry that he ran to Azhdaha and confronted him.
"Azhdaha" was not afraid at all, and the scene intensified in the end. Seeing the two "Dragon Kings" Rimuru trying to use "force" to solve the problem, he also panicked. If Veldora and Azhdaha really got into a fight, I don't know what impact it would have.
In order to avoid the "Double Dragon War", Rimuru had no choice but to expand the scope of the last level of Great Underground Labyrinth by two to three times, with the two bosses [Storm Dragon]Veldora and 'Ancient Rock Dragon King' Azhdaha personally in charge.
After hearing Rimuru's compromise proposal, Azhdaha and Veldora also reluctantly agreed.
In this way, the guardian of the last level of Great Underground Labyrinth changed from the original Veldora dragon to the two dragon kings [Storm Dragon]Veldora and 'Ancient Rock Dragon King' Azhdaha. These two Tempest's 'Calamity-class' are different.
And Guizhong, who was watching Rimuru govern the country prosperously, was extremely unwilling to do so. Wanting to prove himself, a tea-drinking old man simply sent Guizhong directly, thinking that the territory he obtained from a certain clown had not yet been integrated.
Many Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Immortals such as Zai Yue, Li Shui and Cloud Retainer were sent to Guizhong's side. Even the 'Great Sage of Demon Subjugation' mandrills under Mo Li were sent out by Mo Li to let them protect their safety and prevent the other party from encountering any unexpected events.
With the protection of "Immortal Assembly", no one can endanger Guizhong's life unless he is a strong person of Awakened Demon King level with "Ultimate Skill".
Just like that, everything is developing in a good direction.
Magic Dynasty Capital
In a white pavilion
A very beautiful woman with a tall figure was sitting lazily on a chair in the pavilion.
Her appearance is exquisite and beautiful, and her figure seems to be a gift from God, as perfect as a work of art.
Her silver hair, which is as white as snow, contrasts with her blue eyes, which adds to her charm.
Her temperament is not the gentleness and virtuousness of an ordinary woman, but the aura of an emperor who is aloof and domineering.
If this is not the most amazing thing, the most amazing thing is that her extremely powerful aura is not weaker than 'Awakened Demon King'.
This person is none other than the queen of the Magic Dynasty Sallion, Emilia·Elliu·Sallion, who has the title of 'Emperor of Heaven'.
The High-level Elf clan is thousands of years old, and they are also the absolute rulers of the Magic Dynasty.
And sitting opposite him was the father of Elaine, the noble Magic Dynasty, Elado, who had gone to negotiate with Demon Country Federation and Rimuru.
At this time, Elado looked at the invitation letter on the table in front of him with some distress. There was so much to do!
Compared with Elado's distress, Emilia, as the "Emperor of Heaven", seemed particularly relaxed. While curling his silver hair, he looked at the junior in front of him with a smile.
"Alas! Lord Heavenly Emperor, the invitation sent by 'Demon King' Rimuru says that we are invited to attend Founding Festival, so should we go or not!"
The difference from the original work is that this time due to Mo Li's "suspended death", Magic Dynasty did not establish cooperation or alliance with Demon Country Federation.
Therefore, Elado also had a 'hesitant' attitude when faced with the invitation from this 'mighty' demon king.
"Oh! Elado, you have met 'Demon King' Rimuru, what kind of person do you think he is!"
Emesia asked Elado curiously.
"Huh!? I don't know, but she shouldn't be an easy person to get along with. After all, anyone who can become the "awakened" Demon King is probably not an ordinary person, not to mention she is the ruler of the Demon Kingdom!"
Recalling the last time he went to Tempest and was rejected, Elado made a slightly 'serious' comment.
"Oh! Elado, your evaluation is completely opposite to Elaine's evaluation! Sure enough, as father and daughter, you are completely different!"
Emesia said something "surprised".
"What? Your Majesty, my daughter and I have completely opposite opinions? Impossible, how could this happen?!"
As soon as Elado heard Emesia's comment, he felt as if the sky had fallen and he began to doubt his life as an elf.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore! After all, you have only met 'Demon King' Rimuru once, so it is understandable that he is a bit 'strange'. It just so happens that Elaine is also in the capital. When Elaine comes later, let's discuss whether to go to the Demon Kingdom!"
Emesia chuckled lightly and said something with interest.
"After all, our Magic Dynasty is adjacent to Jura Great Forest of 'Demon King' Rimuru. Relying on your own judgment, it is not too rigorous to "refuse"."
Emesia just finished speaking, seeming to sense something, and chuckled.
"Okay, speaking of Elaine, here comes Elaine!"
At this time, a familiar female voice came from not far away.
"Your Majesty! I'm coming."
Looking at Elaine and Emesia walking towards him, their eyes were full of love and doting.
"What is your name? Your Majesty! Call my cousin. Come! Elaine, come to my cousin!"
Not only Elado, as a father, dotes on Elaine, but Emesia, as the Emperor of Heaven, also likes his little cousin very much.
"Hehe! Cousin."
Elaine didn't care and sat down directly next to Emesia.
Only then did Elaine see Elado, whom she had ignored for a long time.
"Huh!? Dad, why are you here!?"
At this time, Elado, who was a daughter slave, was directly stabbed in the heart by Elaine's words, and she felt bad all over.
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