After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 140 - 9 The Persistence of the Insignificant Character (?)

Chapter 140: Chapter 9 The Persistence of the Insignificant Character (?)

"Knock, knock, knock~"

Yila lightly knocked on the door. Tipcapu had already gone to inform the other leaders to keep the secret, and now Yila came to personally inform Vera. A voice came from behind the door, "Who’s there?"

As the door opened, Vera stood there with her arms crossed, recognizing instantly that Yila needed her help again. She asked with a playful smile, "Yila, what do you need me for?"

"Do you have time? Come with me out of the Demon King Territory."

Yila did not explain much, only gestured for Vera to follow him. As Vera followed, still confused, Yila said briefly, "Yesterday at the morning meeting, I talked about something related to cement. Keep it as confidential as possible."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Vera, who was accustomed to living in a treacherous environment in the former empire, instantly understood what Yila meant. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? What you mentioned yesterday, is it that important?"

Vera could clearly understand what Yila was talking about, as if it were like the process of making fertilizer.

"So, some little demons went with you to find that kind of stone, right?"

Vera said knowingly, feeling she might already know why Yila came to her. She added, "You want to secretly get rid of them, right? Your mentor has praised my talent in this area."

Yila was unaware of this fact. During their time at the Pure White Tower, they hadn’t interacted much, or rather, in the Mage Tower packed with so many people from the empire, Vera’s talent wasn’t outstanding enough for Yila to remember her.

But Yila himself was a star, having earned the title of *Cruel Blood Witch* as a top new student.

Vera, being a standard Imperial, thought they should deal with any little demons who knew the secret. She believed Yila thought the same. However, that wasn’t the case.

"It was my mistake to inform them of confidential information. They don’t need to pay for my error... After all, the situation hasn’t escalated to that point."

Yila said, indicating he had a better plan. As he nodded to the demons on the roadside who were respectfully greeting him, he said, "We will need a lot of labor for the cement manufacturing. They can work as cement craftsmen later."

This meant Vera wouldn’t need to go on a killing spree.

"Hmm, so you just wanted to tell me to keep it secret? Do the other leaders know as well?"

Vera said this but quickly realized something, saying, "You must have informed them already. So why did you come to me this time?"

Before Yila could answer, Vera had already understood. She said first, "You want to add Forbidden Magic Stone powder to another material to block detection, hoping I can provide the best mixing ratio, right?"

"..."

Yila said nothing, only nodding slightly to confirm Vera’s guess. Seeing Vera’s delightful mood because of his nod, he couldn’t help but say, "I always feel working with you is so easy."

As he said that, seeing Vera’s beaming smile, he added leisurely, "Of course, only when you’re not being mischievous. You should understand that."

Although his addition dampened her spirits somewhat, Vera still looked pleased. She spread her hands and said, "I’ll take it as a compliment. So, where are you taking me now?"

Yila turned his head and looked at the blonde-haired, blue-eyed lich, feeling that something was off about Vera’s attitude. He said, "To an abandoned mine. The materials I need are produced there."

An abandoned mine?

Vera blinked, realizing why the route seemed familiar. She couldn’t help but laugh and said, "That already collapsed mine? How coincidental... I caused that collapse because I hid my Soul Box there."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yila immediately stopped in his tracks. He turned his head, shocked, to look at Vera. Then he turned back understandingly, saying, "You want to change its location?"

It wasn’t surprising that Yila was shocked. The Soul Box was essentially Vera’s second life as a lich... If her current body was destroyed, her soul would return to the Soul Box for a weakened resurrection.

Since the period after resurrection would be very weak, the location of the Soul Box needed to be confidential. It was strange for Vera to mention it so casually, but... she must be planning to move it.

That’s what Yila thought, but Vera’s response was unexpected—

"Yes, I’ve decided to put it in your room."

"..."

"???"

Seeing Yila’s puzzled expression, Vera casually kicked a stone on the ground and said with a smile, "What’s the matter? There’s no need for that look. Isn’t your room a pretty safe place?"

Well, it indeed was, but...

"Aren’t you trusting me a bit too much?"

Yila couldn’t help but ask. If Vera’s Soul Box was in his room, he could easily crush it with one hand and then kill her outright if he wanted to.

But Vera seemed quite carefree about it. She looked at Yila with a slightly amused expression and said, "If you sincerely want to kill me, even if my Soul Box is hidden in another plane and I do manage to resurrect there, that wouldn’t stop you, right?"

If Yila was determined to kill her, a mere planar barrier wouldn’t stop him.

"..."

"Your logic surprisingly makes sense."

Yila said, unable to find a reason to refute her. After shaking his head lightly, he sighed, "Should I be grateful for the trust born from your strange logic?"

In response, Vera said concisely, "You should be grateful, indeed. Just thank me like Zhuo Ai would! My body, it’s very fresh! Very delicious!"

"...Huh?"

Seeing Yila’s *Do you have some kind of illness?* puzzled expression, Vera turned her head aside awkwardly, smiling and saying, "Ah, of course, I was joking. I hope... you can find a chance to mutate my Mana. I’m a bit envious of Tipcapu."

Mutate your Mana? That means transferring your soul into my body? She’s aiming for eternal life, but...

"However, from my perspective, living as Yila Elkaras’s vassal isn’t truly living, especially if your physical body perishes."

Yila warned, but Vera didn’t mind in the slightest. With dreamy eyes, she said, "I consider it eternal life. As long as you don’t die, my soul can always exist. That’s what I yearn for..."

"Yila, you are an incredible person with your own dreams, but... as a small person, I have my own persistence."

Vera said this, closing her eyes and showing an excited smile of *My dream will come true*; she seemed truly eager to have her soul live eternally within Yila. She said, "I don’t crave life."

"I just fear death."

She said this seriously, gripping Yila’s hand with such determination that he couldn’t refuse.