"A mission?"
Death and Set snorted at the same time. A mere Demon actually dared assign them a mission, even knowing their identities? How utterly audacious.
"Although our statuses are exalted, demons are still the priority for now."
Chthon smiled. "After all, he is our benefactor."
"Our benefactor?"
Upon hearing that term, Death and Set could not help laughing. Indeed, the Demon was their benefactor. They had suffered considerable losses before and needed the Demon to provide vast resources for their recovery.
Money talked in every world. Set asked, "What mission?"
"Fuse a new Hell."
Chthon said, "New Worlds will keep appearing from now on. Setting aside those that merge into the Main World, Affiliated Worlds generally have corresponding Hells.
"The Demon wants us to go to the Affiliated Worlds, find their New Hells, and figure out a way to merge them into Main World Hell.
"On one hand, we can win allies and compete with them for the position of Lord of Hell. The Hells of Affiliated Worlds will certainly have powerful beings, perhaps even Lords of Hell similar to the Demon.
"On the other hand, we can please the Hell Will. The more Hells that are fused, the more the Hell Will favors the Demon. I need not explain how important the Hell Will's favor is."
Death asked, "There are indeed many benefits for the Demon, but what do we get out of it?"
"Of course we benefit as well. The Demon will pay us, provided we succeed. Otherwise, we only get an advance."
Chthon said, "Furthermore, the more Hells we recruit, the greater our chances of defeating the Mechanical Demon King. Those powerful beings we recruit will all become the Mechanical Demon King's mortal enemies.
"Besides, when we visit the Hells of other worlds, we might be