While Prince Dai Li was away from the Blood Snail Palace, Liu Wenjian had already led over a hundred demons back to his residence.
Though nominally, his residence was merely a "single dormitory."
It was still outfitted for a demon prince.
Accommodating a mere hundred or so demons was no problem.
Liu Wenjian knew very well that these hundred-odd demons were the first batch of "assistance" Brother Lu Li had brought him.
He also knew that they had all signed Servant Contracts.
Their minds were clear, they obeyed orders completely, and they could be put to great use.
Yet Liu Wenjian was in no hurry to communicate with them.
Instead, he followed the usual methods upper-ranking demons used to control lower-ranking demons, as he had learned from Vladimir recently, and gave the hundred-odd demons the cold shoulder.
After settling them in simply, he ignored them and focused on absorbing demonic energy to raise his level.
By the time Vladimir and the other two came to visit, nearly half a day had passed.
There was no alternation between day and night within the Demon Domain, nor was there any clear concept of time.
However, giant architectural Demon Domain symbiotes such as the Blood Snail Palace had their own routines.
The most basic of these were activity and sleep.
Over time, the demons of the Demon Domain divided a day into active periods and resting periods.
When Vladimir and the others arrived, the Blood Snail Palace had just stopped moving, completing its transition from the active period to the resting period.
"Brother Wenjian, are you raising your experience level by absorbing demonic energy?"
After receiving permission from his master, Liu Wenjian, Vladimir stepped through the doorway and asked as though he were perfectly at home.
Liu Wenjian gave a slight nod in