“Bai... kui!!”
A sudden, tragic shriek echoed from the inner hall of the Tree Court.
Qimeng was sitting on the white-feathered cushion of her throne, listening to Morona and Xiaomi share the strange and interesting events that had occurred in the forest recently.
As they spoke, the Necro Magic Book happened to receive a battle report sent over by the Corpse Princess, Camilla.
After scanning the contents of the letter, Qimeng sprang right off her cushion, slamming her small hand onto the armrest of the throne with the letter.
“T-This kid... is he really that bold?! He went and snatched an entire Demon Marquis's territory right out from under them?!”
No, she had clearly only wanted to pick a place with nice scenery to move her home!
How did this kid go behind her back and completely take down an entire massive demon territory?!
Qimeng held her forehead and sighed repeatedly.
Become a demon lord?
Just thinking about having to review piles of demon government affairs and handle all kinds of racial disputes every single day made her scalp go numb!
“Absolutely not! Becoming the Black Bone Lord is basically the same as being a beast of burden for the demons! I'm not doing such a grueling job!”
Qimeng puffed out her cheeks and immediately grabbed an ink pen, writing a reply on the letter paper.
【Baikui! I am not becoming this Lord! Have Camilla take the throne formally instead! Do you hear me?!】
Smack!
The letter was transmitted to Black Bone City through the magic book.
Baikui was sitting in the Chief Steward's office, organizing the accounts. Upon receiving the letter from Camilla, he hurriedly held it up with both hands.
After reading the contents clearly, Baikui was stunned for a moment, but then, a look of realization burst from his narrow eyes!
“I-I see...! As expected of my supreme Master! Her level of thinking has actually reached such heights!”
Baikui trembled all over, pressing the letter tightly against his chest.
“Master wants... to control everything from behind the scenes! A mere Black Bone Lord? How could such a low-level title be worthy of my great Master! Master intends to become the mastermind ruling the Demon Realm from the shadows!”
Having understood his Master's deep intent, Baikui did not dare delay for even a second. He immediately pushed open the door and rushed out!
The next day, a sensational new announcement was released throughout Black Bone City.
“As of today, Camilla formally removes the word 'Acting' from her title and succeeds as the Lord of this territory!”
The former Third Miss's prestige was well-established, so she was naturally the popular choice. The demons of the entire city accepted it tacitly without any objections.
But as a death guard who only took orders from Qimeng, the Corpse Princess, Camilla, was actually just a figurehead.
Once she finished tidying up the trivial matters at hand, she was ready to slip back to the Tree Court at any moment to serve as Qimeng's personal bodyguard.
Therefore, the actual power naturally fell into the hands of the Chief Steward, Baikui.
“And one more thing...”
Baikui stood atop the towering city gates and waved his hand grandly.
“The name Black Bone Territory is far too gloomy! It doesn't match Master's elegant taste at all! From this day forth, this territory is renamed to the 【Eternal Tree Court: Flourishing Forest Southern Vassal Territory】!”
As soon as the announcement was made, the entire city fell into an uproar.
Baikui looked up at the sky with reverence in his eyes.
“The title of Lord is far too small. How could it ever be worthy of my great Master? This land is merely a trivial stepping stone beneath Master's feet.”
As for Qimeng, who was far away in the Tree Court and thought she had successfully shrugged off the burden to laze around in peace, she was once again framed by Baikui as the mastermind behind it all.
“Wait! What on earth is going on?!”
In the inner hall of the Tree Court, Morona saw Qimeng's frantic expression and casually snatched the letter from the armrest.
This demon mushroom loli wore a large mushroom hat, with glowing spores scattering from the edges of its brim.
She quickly scanned the entire text, her little face suddenly darkening as she crumpled the letter paper in her hand!
“Curse him! Where did this stray dog Baikui come from?! How dare he have the exact same idea as me?!”
Morona stamped her feet in frustration.
“Someone actually dares to compete with me for the credit of helping Mother become the great Demon King?! In his dreams! Just you wait, Baikui! I will push Mother onto the throne faster than you can!!”
Baikui probably never would have guessed that he had just been targeted for no reason by Morona, who proudly claimed to be the eldest daughter of the main household.
As for Xiaomi next to them, her mind was much more straightforward.
She couldn't understand these complex schemes, so she merely whispered her confusion.
“Um... My Lord, you seem very unhappy?”
Qimeng let out a soft sigh and slumped onto her throne, pointing weakly toward the center of the hall.
“Xiaomi... if you were in my shoes and saw the surprise Morona brought back, you wouldn't be happy either.”
Right in the center of the hall.
Stood two rows of foreign girls emitting a fierce, menacing aura.
The row on the left was the 【Snake Girl Clan】. Their upper bodies possessed the gorgeous countenances of young girls, while their lower bodies were snake tails wrapped in deep green scales. Each of them held a short blade coated in a purple, glowing poison.
The row on the right was the 【Red Hammer Clan】. They had healthy, light-red skin and the appearance of young girls, but their bodies were packed with athletic muscles. Each of them carried a massive hammer of monstrous strength that was as tall as two people on one shoulder!
Qimeng's lips twitched slightly as she pointed at this group of fierce girls.
“Morona... is this the 'extremely adorable and cute' race you patted your chest and guaranteed to me?!”
“Yes, yes!”
The mushroom hat on Morona's head swayed along with the rhythm of her joy.
“Look, Mother! These muscles! This snake tail! And this fierce aura that can smash anything to pieces! Aren't they adorable?! Aren't they cute?!”
Qimeng: “...”
If knocking down a giant tree with one hammer blow and poisoning a magical beast to death with one bite counted as cute traits, then they indeed... were quite cute.
However... Qimeng frowned.
Morona had only just advanced to the 【High-tier Intermediate】 rank recently, whereas the strengths of the leaders of these foreign clans were generally at the 【High-tier Advanced】 rank!
Just how did she manage to recruit these powerful clans?
“Wait, Morona, why were they willing to come with you? You're just a little girl, how could they possibly listen to you?”
“Reporting to the great Lord!”
The leader of the Snake Girl Clan bowed respectfully.
“We were won over by the Demon King candidate whom Lady Morona spoke of, and we have come to offer our allegiance!”
Qimeng was taken aback. She turned her head to look at Morona.
“Morona...”
“Present! Mother!”
Morona gave a sweet smile.
“The Demon King candidate you mentioned... couldn't possibly refer to...”
“Of course it is you, my greatest and most loving Mother!”
Morona stretched out her small hand and pointed at Qimeng.
“I knew it!!”
Qimeng covered her face, then pinched Morona's soft cheeks, pulling and squeezing them.
“You little brat! Are you out there advertising these weird titles for me every single day?!”
“Waaaah... Mother, that hurts! I was only trying to establish great achievements for you! I shared the magic fruits you gave me with them and even showed them the Tree Court leaf vein! They were half-believing and half-doubting, which is why they followed me back to meet you in person!”
Morona held her head and begged for mercy with tears in her eyes, her mushroom hat drooping dejectedly in self-pity.
Qimeng let go of her.
My goodness, this girl was out there using her name to draw empty promises and fool people!
But combined with the battle report from the Black Bone Territory that Baikui had sent back just now, she actually did have the confidence to back it up in a sense.
“So they came to test me?”
Qimeng picked up her teacup, tilting her head toward her side.
“Yinzhi, test their combat strength for me.”
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