Knowing oneself and the enemy, one can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
Since deciding to attack the city, it was imperative to gather intelligence on its specific conditions. For this mission, Chen Yu had prepared an ample supply of magic cloaks.
He wouldn't dare to boast too much.
Ten hours.
Absolutely no problem whatsoever.
To avoid any mistakes during costume changes, he specifically left the magic cloaks he had already used at the camp. After giving a few instructions to Kailin and the others, Chen Yu took out a return scroll.
Crush!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone at the camp, Chen Yu and Hei Dou vanished from the scene.
Just as everyone was preparing to return to their tasks—
"Huh?!"
Su Bei, wearing her new floral dress, let out a soft sound. Feng Nu Nuoya followed her gaze and looked down at her.
"What's wrong?"
"Uh..." Su Bei pouted, rubbed her eyes, and shook her head slightly. "Nothing."
Nuoya smiled gently and ruffled her little head.
As she led Su Bei to the planting area by the hand, Su Bei kept looking out towards the camp. Just now, she thought she saw something flash outside.
It was just—
She noticed that everyone else seemed not to have noticed it, so she instinctively suspected she might have been mistaken and didn't dare to mention it.
So many people were around just now, and no one saw anything.
It must have been her imagination.
Walsh City-State.
The city plaque on the gate was still as dilapidated and precarious as ever, looking as if a gust of wind might dislodge it from the archway.
At the arch, two old men, with only six teeth between them, were gathered around a square table, drinking.
The air was thick with the scent of alcohol.
They were clearly two drunks.
It just seemed that these two drunks were not the same ones they encountered last time. It appeared the gatekeepers of this city-state also took shifts.
"Boss~"
"Why did we end up here again using a scroll?"
Outside the city, in the grass.
Chen Yu lay on the ground, poking his head out to peek, while Hei Dou lay beside him, glancing at him and whispering.
"It's probably the scroll's issue."
As he spoke, Chen Yu took out two scrolls from his embrace.
These two scrolls appeared identical. Even when viewed on his wristband, they both displayed the words "Return Scroll." The only difference was that the scroll that brought him to Black City was one he had taken from a necromancer.
The one that took him to Turner City-State was taken from someone else.
The problem might lie here.
"This scroll is likely a directional scroll," a faint whisper came to his ears. Chen Yu tilted his head slightly and saw the little demon float out, staring at the scrolls as she spoke.
Just as he suspected!
Chen Yu had thought she couldn't stay in his wristband for too long. He had just overestimated the little demon; it wasn't even 30 minutes, let alone three hours.
"What does a directional scroll do?"
Even though Chen Yu had confidently declared earlier that he would strip the little demon if she appeared, he didn't go through with it. With curiosity in his eyes, he asked.
"It's for designated jumps."
The little demon crossed her arms and spoke with concentration.
"This type of scroll is one that has recorded coordinate points. Using it allows you to jump directly to the designated coordinates. For example, if you set the coordinates to your camp, using it will take you directly back to your camp."
Oh.
That sounded pretty good.
If he were to set up camp in the future and go out exploring, he could just crush a directional scroll to return to his camp.
No need for tedious travel, which would save a lot of trouble.
"How do you get these directional scrolls?" Chen Yu whispered in a low voice. The little demon frowned. "You need a coordinate engraver. An engraver can record coordinates onto return scrolls. However, this item is quite rare. Even ordinary cities don't have them, let alone city-states. Even in my Demon King's Fortress, I only had a mere sixty of them."
Chen Yu: ヾ(-_-;)
Don't even start.
The overwhelming feeling of Versailles emanated from her.
Cities don't have them.
City-states, even less likely.
Yet, she used the words 'only' and 'mere' when referring to her Demon King's Fortress, followed by the number sixty.
Chen Yu now seriously suspected that the little demon's Demon King's Fortress was attacked by heroes.
It was because she was too Versailles.
The heroes got so annoyed by her showing off that anger welled up in their hearts. They incited the ambitious, or those who had been put off by the little demon's Versailles, to attack her stronghold.
"Huh?"
After a moment of speechless silence, Chen Yu frowned.
"Right, you say since coordinate engravers are so rare, why do these scrolls have directional jump coordinates? Could it be—"
Chen Yu grinned.
Seeing his expression, the little demon knew what he was thinking.
"Don't even think about it."
A bucket of cold water was thrown down.
"There are only a few coordinate engravers in the Royal City. Why would this dilapidated city-state have an engraver?" the little demon pouted. "You've been dreaming too much and your mind is starting to go a bit haywire. You dare to dream anything. If there's an engraver here, I'll perform a live consumption of a slime for you."
"Really?!"
Although the little demon's words were meant as a taunt, Chen Yu surprisingly became excited.
"Want to bet?"
The little demon's luck was terrible.
Not to mention the two times she lost to Chen Yu, even with a fortress as magnificent as hers, countless elite soldiers and generals, and being the undisputed Great Demon King of the Underworld, she could still be defeated.
One could imagine how bad her luck was?!
Chen Yu didn't dare to say much.
If he possessed the scale of the little demon's Demon King's Fortress, even if he didn't claim to be victorious in every battle, his castle would certainly not have been destroyed, and he wouldn't have lost his life, turning a wristband into a permanent home.
Furthermore—
Recalling all the things the little demon had said, almost everything she went against turned out to be true.
Reverse poisoning, yyds!
Chen Yu really wished she would go against him on this matter, perhaps then it would truly come true.
"Bet?"
The little demon clicked her tongue.
Another bet.
She had already lost twice and learned her lesson. Moreover, she had just lost a bet not long ago. No matter how foolish she was, she wouldn't be so foolish.
However, she honestly didn't believe that a city-state like this would have an engraver.
The ones in her Demon King's Fortress were obtained by looting the national treasuries after she had annihilated countless kingdoms. They were very difficult to buy on the market.
"Let's make a bet. We don't need to bet too much, just—"
"How about 100 Fire Fruits?"
Chen Yu raised a finger, and the little demon immediately spat.
"You're dreaming! Where am I going to get 100 Fire Fruits for you? Besides, you don't have 100 Fire Fruits in your hand either."
"I won't lose."
"Pah!"
The little demon furrowed her delicate nose, glared, and looked disgusted.
"You're truly shameless."
"Then what do you want to bet? You actually have a higher chance of winning this round. Since we've come this far, let's bet. Both of us will have some anticipation, won't that be nice?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. "It's like watching a game; if you buy a lottery ticket or not, your emotions are different."
"Hiss!"
The little demon floating in the air pondered for a long time.
"Then, shall we bet?"
"Bet what?"
"Let's bet on those two siege engines and a month of foot washing. If I win, I won't give you the engines, and I won't wash your feet. If I lose, it'll be doubled," the little demon raised an eyebrow. "How about that?"
"No problem!"
Chen Yu immediately agreed, and then saw a message appear on his wristband.
〖You are truly hopeless~〗
〖Don't say we know each other when you go out from now on. Goodbye without shaking hands, see you~ (¬_¬)ﾉ〗