From the very beginning, Bai Qi's ambition was not merely a small island, but the entire island nation.
What he said to the island nation's Prime Minister was only to trick him into saying things he shouldn't, which would then be secretly recorded as evidence.
Long before, Bai Qi had tasked Hei Yu with finding and supporting a group of completely controlled puppets, placing them in the island nation's political arena. When the time was ripe, one most suitable would be chosen and supported to become the Prime Minister.
At that time, the entire island nation's political elite would be Bai Qi's pawns and puppets. Wouldn't the entire island nation then belong to Bai Qi alone?
Currently, more than ninety percent of the political opponents collecting evidence of the current Prime Minister's crimes were puppets controlled by Hei Yu. This recording was the last straw that would crush the current Prime Minister.
Could a small island possibly satisfy Bai Qi's appetite? In no time, the entire island nation would be under Bai Qi's control.
As for whether the island nation's American Daddy would interfere and intervene.
This point could be completely assured. It would not happen.
The current America was already overwhelmed by the rapid rise of Zhonghua and the old rival, Russia. Coupled with the push from the Umbrella Corporation and the Illuminati, America had no time to concern itself with the fate of a godson.
After arranging these matters, Bai Qi instantly returned to his imperial chambers and rested well under the service of a large number of maids.
He didn't know how long he slept. When Bai Qi opened his eyes and looked at the resplendent golden ceiling, he sighed helplessly. The Earth Fiend had been packed up and sent back to hell, but there were still three demons imprisoned in hell. Thinking about the long list of matters waiting behind, truly, resting was a far-off goal.
Seeing Bai Qi awake, Rem hurriedly brought forward a water basin that was twice her size.
Bai Qi paid no attention. He sat up, making the bed creak with one hand, took the water basin from Rem, and drank its contents in one go.
"What time is it now, how long have I slept?"
"Your Majesty, it is five in the afternoon. Your Majesty has slept for over a day."
Bai Qi rubbed his head, wondering how he slept for so long.
Seeing Bai Qi groggy, Rem tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, it's already this hour, perhaps you would like to have a meal?"
Bai Qi had been busy and hadn't eaten. After he returned, he had been sleeping until now. Although as a demon he wouldn't starve to death, when Rem mentioned food, Bai Qi genuinely felt a bit hungry and instinctively nodded.
Seeing this, a smile spread across Rem's face as she lightly clapped her small hands.
The bedroom door opened, and maids in maid uniforms entered in pairs, working together to push a sizable dining cart. They entered one after another, at least twenty such carts, each with a large serving platter. The food on each platter was outrageously large.
For example, a platter of pork and leek dumplings, where each dumpling was as big as a washbasin. A braised lion's head required one and a half pigs. In addition to this, there were all sorts of seafood, with crabs already peeled.
Bai Qi didn't waste time, picking up a full plate of crab meat and devouring it.
Bai Qi ate with gusto, but the amount of crab meat on just one platter was equivalent to the harvest of several fishing boats after months at sea.
No wonder the demons in the original work primarily ate green, plump grubs. It wasn't because they were delicious, but most likely because these grubs were large enough and numerous enough.
Otherwise, with the productivity of ancient humans, just supplying the demons with food would likely have depleted resources.
However, things were different now. Bai Qi was the king of a nation and had brought advanced science and technology to the backward Kutol, increasing the entire Kutol's production efficiency by more than a hundredfold. He ate these things now with a clear conscience.
Cart after cart of delicacies was quickly devoured under Bai Qi's whirlwind consumption.
Seeing Bai Qi looking like he hadn't had enough, Rem quickly directed the bedroom maids, "Quick, quick, quickly bring more food for His Majesty."
"Hmm? Why aren't you moving?"
The maids looked at each other. Finally, an older maid stepped forward, lowered her head, and said cautiously, "M-my lord, the food is, it's already finished."
"What?!"
Rem's voice instantly rose a few decibels, then feeling it inappropriate, she immediately lowered her voice and looked at the maid with displeasure, saying, "Why didn't you prepare more? What have I told you usually? To mess up at a time like this."
Despite Rem's anger, as soon as she turned to look at Bai Qi, the anger vanished without a trace. Instead, there was more self-blame, feeling that it was her mistake that prevented His Majesty from eating to his heart's content.
Bai Qi naturally saw Rem's predicament and waved his hand helplessly, saying, "Forget it, forget it. I have matters to attend to. The meal ends here for today."
With that, he got out of bed.
Upon hearing this, Rem was greatly relieved. She then turned and said to the surrounding maids who were watching, "Are you blind? Don't you see His Majesty is leaving? Hurry and push these things out."
The maids dared not delay in the slightest, quickly pushing the carts and fleeing the bedroom as if escaping.
After the maids left, Bai Qi turned and walked into the darkness.
Once Bai Qi had left, Rem was once again alone in the bedroom.
Looking at the huge bed where Bai Qi had slept, Rem's face showed a peculiar expression.
In the Shadow Kingdom.
"What's going on? Why hasn't she transformed into the Dark Queen yet?"
Looking at Xiao Yu, who was in a coma and held in the ninja's arms, Bai Qi was greatly puzzled.
When Tru had entered the Shadow Kingdom after being branded with the Tara mark, he was soon consumed by darkness. Xiao Yu had the precedent of transforming into the Dark Queen.
Logically speaking, in this Shadow Kingdom, surrounded by dark energy, Xiao Yu should have quickly become the Dark Queen. But why, after so much time, had there been no change at all?
Seeing this, Bai Qi couldn't help but become impatient. Two dense streams of dark energy churned in Bai Qi's hands.
"Go."
With a wave of his hands, the two streams of dark energy lunged towards the unconscious Xiao Yu.
Bang!
The two streams of dark energy struck Xiao Yu. Just as they were about to invade her body, a golden light suddenly erupted.
The unconscious Xiao Yu was like an invulnerable golden body, emitting golden light all over.
This golden light was like a beacon in the dark night, instantly dispelling the darkness around Xiao Yu. The ninja holding her was instantly reduced to ashes.
"Not good."
Seeing that the golden light showed no signs of dissipating, Bai Qi dared not delay and quickly released more dark energy to counter it.
Finally, after Bai Qi released a large amount of dark energy, the golden light on Xiao Yu's body was suppressed and retreated back into her body.
No wonder she hadn't been corrupted in the Shadow Kingdom for so long; she had a protective golden light. Bai Qi cursed inwardly.