Over the past year or so.
Charles shuttled back and forth among the three places.
He would stay in the Abyss for a while, return to Isata for a few days, then head to his territory on the Osela Plane to show himself and handle some government affairs.
Fortunately, Erika and Molly had not stopped cultivating over the past few years. With the abundant resources supplied by the territory, they had both become second-circle wizards.
The situation in Osela was still far from optimistic, but fortunately, the Elf Kingdom showed no intention of going directly to war.
This gave Charles's territory an excellent opportunity to rest and recuperate.
With nothing happening on the Osela Plane, Charles naturally focused his energy on developing the Abyss.
When he returned to the Abyssal world once more.
This demon settlement had expanded by at least a third compared to before.
The demons' taxes alone were enough to support Charles's cultivation, while still leaving him with quite a bit of profit.
However, the taxes demons could provide were limited, nowhere near as profitable as the slave-hunting bands under Charles's command.
For the time being, Charles had no intention of further expanding the settlement.
Because if the settlement grew any larger, its leadership might no longer remain in Charles's hands.
Demons cared nothing for order. If some powerful demon launched a sneak attack or tried to seize this foundation, Charles would not even have time to cry.
Even now, Greater Demons would come every so often to challenge or ambush Charles, hoping to take his position.
After easily killing a Greater Six-Armed Serpent Demon challenger.
Charles dragged the Serpent Demon's corpse and slowly passed through the settlement, returning to his castle.
Cheers from demons rang out everywhere along the way. Some demons stared greedily at