Chapter 107: The Demon King's Appearance

Zhai Guangyi took the black Magic Mirror. At that moment, he overheard the maids downstairs whispering. Elves have sensitive ears, so Zhai Guangyi easily caught their conversation.

“Is she our new master? She seems so weak. How are we supposed to advance under her?”

“There’s no choice. I’ve been transferred here for months now, and I don’t even dare return to the Family.”

“Keep your voices down. Don’t let her hear you.”

Zhai Guangyi glanced at the group of maids. They had been huddled together, whispering, but when they noticed Zhai Guangyi looking over, they quickly scattered and resumed cleaning the mansion.

Zhai Guangyi smiled awkwardly. After all, he had been cared for by others for two months, though Lanni was usually the one attending to him personally. These maids were mostly responsible for simple guard duties and cleaning.

Picking up the Magic Mirror, he channeled Magic Power into it. The Demon King’s Magic Mirror wasn’t as restricted and had relatively simpler functions. Once connected to Lvqi’s Magic Mirror, an aged voice soon came through.

“You’re finally awake! Good, good. Otherwise, I would’ve lost several Demigod-Rank Magic Crystals. Wait there for me. I’ll come right away.”

Lvqi’s voice was filled with excitement. Zhai Guangyi wondered what he meant by “several Demigod-Rank Magic Crystals.”

“Report: Lvqi infused three Demigod-Rank Magic Crystals into the master’s Primordial Spirit Body. They have been fully converted into three Demigod blessings, along with corresponding Spiritual Power and Skill Points.”

Zhai Guangyi nodded inwardly. He decided to use the Spiritual Power from those Magic Crystals to Level Up this Elven Body, lest its low Level raise Lvqi’s suspicions. After all, three Demigod-Rank Magic Crystals could provide a substantial amount of Spiritual Power.

Besides Leveling Up the Elven Body, Zhai Guangyi decided to use some Skill Points to upgrade other Skills. The requirements for ‘World’ were too high to meet quickly, so upgrading other Skills might make him stronger in the meantime.

Especially the rare Skills—rare Skills could evolve into Special Skills, while ordinary Skills could not.

Zhai Guangyi checked his Elven Body’s status panel and felt much more at ease. It was a relief for his obsessive tendencies.

Race: Primordial Spirit (Zhai Guangyi)

Level: 50—10,000 Spiritual Power required for next Level

Life Value: 100

Magic Power: 100,000

Attack Power: 100

Defense Power: 100

Speed: 50

Available Spiritual Power: 70,000

Skill Points: 15,000

Skills: ‘World’ Advanced System—Level 8, Photosynthesis—Level 10, Fruit-bearing—Level 10, Appraisal—Level 10, Heal—Level 10, Spirit Magic—Level 10, Wind Control—Level 10, Stealth—Level 10, Magic-Defying Spirit Body—Level 10, King Tree Domain—Level 5

Upgradable Skills:

‘World’ Advanced System—Level 9 (5,000 points)

King Tree Domain—Level 6 (3,000 points)

Evolvable Skills:

Spirit Magic → Primordial Magic (2,000 points)

Heal → Healing Domain (2,000 points)

Magic-Defying Spirit Body → Demon Spirit Avatar (2,000 points)

The evolvable Skills were rare Skills that could evolve into Special Skills. However, facing the steep costs, Zhai Guangyi felt reluctant. Alternatively, they could be evolved by spending System Currency.

However, to grant one hundred and twenty Blessings to his Followers would consume 30,000 points of System Currency—a truly enormous expenditure. To sustain the operation of the Skill ‘World,’ Zhai Guangyi felt he could not deplete his System Currency entirely.

If he encountered a powerful enemy, ‘World’ would be his final reliance, so keeping some System Currency in reserve was necessary.

Next were Skill Points. Zhai Guangyi had just allocated 5,000 Skill Points as rewards to his Followers who had completed tasks, which were also essential expenses.

After all, being strong alone was not enough. He did not believe that individual power could contend with collective strength. Perhaps in this world, there were indeed individuals whose power could rival that of the entire world, but he was certainly not one of them—that was what Zhai Guangyi believed.

After all, there were always people beyond people, skies beyond skies. For example, the Elven Divine Tree—just a single encounter was something he could not resist. It was better to keep a low profile and develop together.

As for the excess Spiritual Power, most of it actually came from his True Body, so naturally, it could not be used on his Elven Body. If not for fear of Lvqi noticing, he would have even wanted to transfer the Spiritual Power from his Elven Body to his True Body, as only by strengthening his True Body could he ensure better survival.

Zhai Guangyi once again looked at Lanni beside him. He wondered if this Maid shared the same thoughts as the others. After all, serving him by his side might be a waste of her youth—but did the undead even have something like youth?

The two stood silently in the corridor for a few minutes before Zhai Guangyi awkwardly broke the silence.

“Who is the person in this painting?”

“This is our great Demon King, Your Majesty, Honored One Mephistopheles.”

Unlike the other Maids, Lanni was not afraid of Zhai Guangyi. Instead, she introduced the painting hanging on the wall of the spiral staircase with ease.

According to Lanni’s explanation, the painting of Mephistopheles was created by a Demigod, which was why it could capture his true appearance. As for why his appearance had so many variations, with every age depicted in the painting, it was because the Demon King’s appearance was exactly like that.

The Demon King Mephistopheles’s appearance and age could change at any time. To avoid mistaking him in daily life, everyone could see Mephistopheles at various ages in the painting. Of course, not just anyone could hang this painting in their home.

Moreover, this entire Castle was a gift from the Demon King to Zhai Guangyi, including the authority over the lives of these Maids, all now under Zhai Guangyi’s name.

However, because Zhai Guangyi had been unconscious for too long, the entire Castle had become somewhat desolate—meaning no wages were paid, no benefits were provided, no military achievements were recognized, and servants had no opportunities for promotion. Over time, many servants had grown resentful, as most of them had been transferred from other Demon King officials or directly from the Demon King’s own subordinates.

In fact, most newly appointed Demon King officials were like this. Many subordinates were transferred from other Demon King officials, with one important reason being surveillance—though that was only a minority, and most transfers were routine.

Even Magical Beasts fight for the honor and strength of their Family, and though there may be internal conflicts, they would never resort to backstabbing. They merely probe each other’s depths, for Demon Humans value personal power and the strength of their descendants above all.

Of course, only by earning honor through slaying enemies on the battlefield can one gain the recognition of Demon Humans. Someone like Zhai Guangyi, a sudden and unproven official, is indeed hard to trust, and those Maids naturally look down on him.

Lanni naturally shared all these matters with Zhai Guangyi, even revealing that she was the only Maid personally dispatched by the Demon King, holding nothing back from him.