New Erim, City of Stars.

Hao Ren hadn't visited this planet in a long time. The Erim elves had gained a foothold on this planet, and the Demon King's City, with the help of their elven allies, had smoothly started production and living in their new home. Due to the protection afforded by the title of Inspector, this planet, still in the "new civilization protection period," was known to many, but for the time being, there was no need to worry about threats from the outside world. With everything on track, it didn't need much attention from Hao Ren.

The Giant Tortoise Rock smoothly landed at the Royal Airport of Erim's royal city. Compared to the last time he was here, this new city had undergone earth-shattering changes. The old facilities and modular factories and houses brought from the old homeland were being replaced by various new constructions. Things that had been in disrepair for years were being re-smelted in batches and converted into new materials for urban construction. Two newly discovered mines in the vicinity provided a more abundant supply of raw materials for the construction work, allowing the elves to quickly reproduce those ancient things that once existed only in blueprints.

It was indeed a wise move to bring all the industrial mother machines here and repair and install them as soon as possible.

Of course, although development was booming, many old shadows could still be seen in this city: new projects were concentrated in basic industries and the production of essential necessities, and the remaining productivity was used to build as many ordinary houses as possible to improve people's living environment. Apart from these survival-related projects, the Erim elves still had no spare capacity to start projects such as entertainment, luxury goods, and city appearance renovation. Many unimportant facilities in the city were still antiques brought from old Erim. These old buildings full of historical vicissitudes were surrounded by newly built factories, residences, and more construction sites, as if symbolizing the end of an old era and the arrival of a more hopeful new era.

Although there was still a distance from the goal of prosperity, the Erim elves were extremely satisfied with their current life. At least now they could eat nutritious, delicious, and sweet fruits instead of bland synthetic foods, and live in spacious and bright new houses instead of cramped hovels that felt like cages. In Hao Ren's view, the Erim royal family had managed to let the people live such a life in less than three years, and without any civilian deaths or injuries due to insufficient food or living environment, which was quite an incredible achievement.

It could only be said that the Erim elves were too experienced in the field of "maintaining survival."

The Erim royal family led a group of key ministers to solemnly welcome Hao Ren and his party. The welcoming ceremony was solemn but not grand—this was what Hao Ren had requested in advance because he knew that although the elves had gained a foothold, they did not have any spare resources to waste.

Moreover, the entire welcoming ceremony lasted for a short time. The key ministers quickly left the scene: each of them had endless official duties to deal with. These ministers, who bravely shouldered heavy responsibilities during the pioneering period, were not pleasure-seeking nobles of prosperous times. They received resource allocations that were only slightly more than ordinary civilians, but their working hours were almost scheduled from morning to night. It was already very difficult to find time to participate in the welcoming ceremony.

In the end, only Hilda led the attendants and two foreign affairs officials to follow Hao Ren. After two years of handover and transition, the Elf Queen had completely retired from her original position and now continued to protect her beloved people as a royal advisor and a spiritual leader. Since her life form had been transformed into a "holy spirit" between the living and the dead, Hilda looked like a holy being constantly emitting soft holy light. She looked into the distance at the city that had extended into the depths of the forest, with several tall spires protruding between the giant trees, and said with relief in her tone: "Vim is completely independent now, and several old ministers are also helping him wholeheartedly. I am now more like a mascot sitting in the royal city, and I am more idle than everyone else."

"But without you as a mascot, I am afraid that the elves would not have such high cohesion and work enthusiasm," Hao Ren looked at the transport airships shuttling back and forth in the low sky and said with a smile, "Vim is young after all. Although the people support him, they don't trust this new Elf King as much as they trust their Queen."

Hilda smiled lightly and did not continue to dwell on this topic: "Several new mines have been discovered recently, and the mining department is extremely busy. None of them have any experience. In fact, the entire department was established only after arriving on this planet. A group of scholars compared the drawings and regulations they found in history books and studied them all night, but they haven't had any problems so far. It's really hard for them."

"The plant samples and seed bank originally preserved in the ecological dome are still being tested. Our natural magic is still useful on this planet. Half of the plants have successfully taken root and sprouted on this planet and have achieved successful symbiosis with the original environment here. We plan to use the Golden Flame Flower as the symbol of Erim. It is a plant from our homeland world that has been extinct for several millennia. Due to a negligence in the preservation work, only ten seeds survived. Unexpectedly, all ten seeds survived in this world. In the subsequent proliferation, they have maintained a 100% survival rate. Their vitality and adaptability are simply unbelievably tenacious. Vim thinks it's like the Erim elves."

"Some of our border cities have already started trading activities with the Demon Empire. Although there are still vast primeval forests separating us, further contact is inevitable. Considering that both Erim and the Demon Empire are in the pioneering stage and have their own shortcomings, this contact and cooperation should be done as soon as possible. We have opened up several roads in the jungle and set up a town for trading in a place called 'Nightsong Forest.' The elves can provide ample agricultural products and medical services, while the Demon Empire has many incredible technologies, and they also know how to survive on the land, and know how to mine and explore. Both sides have sufficient trading needs."

Hao Ren listened carefully to the current living conditions of the Erim elves on this planet. At the end, he suddenly turned his head to look at Izhaks: "I say, Old Wang, don't you plan to change your country's name or something? Whether it's Demon King's City or Demon Empire, it feels like you have to be raided by a group of twenty-five footmen every week..."

Lily also nodded with a "woof woof": "That's right, especially on such a magical planet, maybe a hero will pop up in the elves in a few hundred years, and start an international dispute if they don't agree... Elizabeth will have to take the blame for you then."

Little Elizabeth: "Eeh?"

Izhaks scratched his big bald head: "Your imaginations are too rich. The real world won't follow that kind of soap opera script. And don't you think it's cool to set the story of the Elven Kingdom and the Demon Empire being friends for generations in a magical setting?"

Lily stared blankly at Izhaks, and after a long while, she squeezed out a sentence: "Big guy... you've gone bad."

Izhaks smiled: "I think it's not bad this way. By the way, Landlord, I haven't been back to see it for a long time. Since I'm here this time, I'll take Elizabeth back to the Demon King's City for two days. Anyway, I can't help you with the Red Moon experiment."

"No problem, no problem," Hao Ren waved his hand, "You two should have gone back to see it a long time ago. You left such a large family business to your goddaughter and an old steward who is about to die. I've never seen such irresponsible demon kings."

The "goddaughter" and "old steward who is about to die" that Hao Ren mentioned refer to the succubus Lanina and the old demon steward Gadamore, respectively. After Izhaks took his daughter on a long vacation on Earth, the Demon King's City was basically run by these two loyal old subordinates, who were also very hardworking.

Izhaks was a little embarrassed when he heard Hao Ren's words: "This... actually, we didn't just leave it alone. Elizabeth and I have been in contact with the Demon King's City, and we can still remotely direct it if something really happens—it's just that nothing has happened."

Hao Ren curled his lips and didn't say anything. He thought that the regent was really tragic, especially the loyal ones were even more tragic. The retired emperor threw down the burden and spent all day in the sanatorium drinking tea and reading newspapers, and the young emperor was addicted to playing with scrap household appliances and lost his ambition, and didn't plan to manage the government until he was six hundred years old—if this script was thrown into a normal-style hegemony novel, the courtiers would have usurped the throne and the rebels would have risen up...

However, family matters are family matters. Izhaks is the most talented demon king in history, and his daughter once turned the tide when the building was about to collapse, maintaining the foundation of the kingdom for more than half a year. These two people (demons) definitely know what to do, so there is no need for others to worry about them. Hao Ren quickly skipped this topic and turned to Hilda: "I want to conduct an experiment on this planet. You should already know about this."

"Of course, we have already made arrangements in advance," Hilda nodded, "All patrol ships in space will stay in the starport for the next two days, and the notification work to the public has also been done, so there will be no panic or other problems. Of course, there will probably be a lot of people who come out to see the 'celestial spectacle'."

Hao Ren smacked his lips: "Tsk... the Red Moon, every time that thing appears in Earth's history, it means a major natural disaster. The demon hunters and other races on Earth avoid it like the plague. You guys are so open-minded that you can watch the fun."

"Didn't you already confirm the safety of the experiment?" Hilda looked at Hao Ren with a smile, "The Erims have unconditional trust in their 'Sun King'. If you say it's safe, then it's safe."

Hao Ren was very moved when he heard this, and then confirmed the controllability of the Red Moon with Vivian several times...

He had to ensure that the experiment was 100% safe. Although the new Erim star is sparsely populated now, what Vivian wants to summon is the Red Moon after all... if that thing gets out of control, it's no joke!

The experiment was scheduled to take place on the evening of the next day, and the place to start the summoning ceremony was at the top of the magic tower in the royal district of the City of Stars.