After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 154 - 23: The Empire Abounds with Idiots and Goofballs

Chapter 154: Chapter 23: The Empire Abounds with Idiots and Goofballs

The Demon Control Area, which hadn’t welcomed an official merchant caravan for a long time, had finally received its first batch of merchant caravans... The previous ones from the Silver Moon Tree Court and those expensive war traders couldn’t be counted as official caravans.

This caravan from the empire had formally submitted documents to enter the Demon Country, although the documents still didn’t use the more formal term "Demon Control Area" and instead chose "Demon Country."

But it still didn’t prevent the Demon King’s territory from selling blue qing mushrooms to these caravans.

As of now, the specialty of the Demon King’s territory was the blue qing mushroom. This quite special crop was indeed very popular in various countries around the world... although Yila hadn’t eaten much of it before.

It could also be that he hadn’t paid much attention to it.

Of course, even if the main purpose of these caravans was to purchase blue qing mushrooms, the Demon King’s territory still needed to replenish some basic supplies... such as frequently consumed clay bowls and clay pots.

"So smooth..."

The man leading the caravan said this. Besides the coachman, he was the first to notice that the ground seemed a little different. While the others were trading, he squatted down first and started studying the special bricks on the ground.

It looked like huge stone slabs cut from rather large rocks covered the ground.

The man, who had never seen anything like "cement," made the incorrect judgment that "this is a huge slab" because of the construction batch lines between the cement sections.

"Have they already had the leisure to build something like this in the Demon King’s Territory?"

The man muttered to himself, then thought of another possibility. He speculated, "Or maybe Lord Yila, who has always lived in the empire, didn’t like dirt roads, so he forced the Demon King to build the road?"

After all, people in the empire already knew that Yila had arrived in the Demon King’s territory, and Yila, who had always lived within the empire, certainly didn’t like the feeling of stepping in the mud. With his great power, it was plausible.

Moreover, according to highly credible information, Lord Yila hated monsters very much. Thus, he would naturally hold no good attitude towards them, and it’s also reasonable for someone so arrogant to demand walking on a better road.

The more he thought about it, the more the man believed his speculation was correct. He confidently nodded, secretly laughing, feeling fortunate... This way, it benefited their caravan.

"..."

"Do you have seeds for pasture? Alfalfa or chicory?"

"..."

The caravan leader suddenly heard a familiar voice and turned his head incredulously. He then saw the man who seemed never to have undergone any image change. He shouted in surprise, "Lord Yila?"

Because of his loud shout, others in the caravan also looked over and saw Yila standing there, arms crossed, with a calm face. For many people from the empire, it was their first time seeing Yila this close.

And Yila’s reputation in the empire was also very good. Or should we say... after Yose’s death, if he hadn’t immediately supported Isabella to succeed to the throne to show his stance, he would have certainly been placed in that position.

And once on the throne, or even becoming the crownless king as the regent, many things could not have been done... So such a future was never in Yila’s consideration.

Especially, though the imperial throne was appealing, if Satan Ye now begged him to become the Demon King, he would not know what to do either... After all, the Demon King’s territory and the empire were different.

"I need pasture seeds, do you have any or not?"

Yila had no intention of chatting with these people. He spoke very simply... In response, the lead merchant also suppressed his excitement and waved his hand to signal the other merchants to continue trading.

"We naturally have alfalfa and chicory."

This male merchant said, smiling as he talked to Yila. He personally returned to the carriage, lifting down two huge sacks, one in each hand. It was hard to imagine his slender body could lift such heavy sacks.

However, this was a feature of the "merchant" profession. Although not specialized in fighting, it was not possible for non-professionals like mountain bandits to defeat them either.

Therefore, in many cases, those who couldn’t survive in this world wouldn’t even have the ability for the last desperate struggle—an emperor’s anger could knock someone out with one punch; a commoner’s anger would leave them half-dead from the beating.

Should this be called interesting, or should it be called sad?

"Is one bag of each enough? Or say..."

Before the merchant finished speaking, Yila straightforwardly nodded and said, "One bag of each is enough. How much? Sell it at the normal market price?"

Although he said this, Yila himself actually didn’t know the market price of these seeds, nor was he very concerned about the exact price. He just didn’t want to be ripped off.

"I’ll give them to you as a gift, they don’t cost much."

This merchant said, smiling as he placed the seeds at Yila’s feet. He continued, "By the way, before the caravan set off, Lord Gurela said she wanted to join us, but she never showed up at the agreed time."

It’s worth noting that Yila was very annoyed by phrases like "I must pay," "no need to pay," and "I insist on paying." So he just nodded to accept it.

As for Gurela...

*Yila could still hear the chattering voices by his ear, like "Dearest Yila! Check out the miracle medicine I made!" Of course... followed by curious Yose.*

*The familiar voice even echoed in his mind, "Oh oh oh! This is a super potent aphrodisiac! Lord Yila, run! Gurela, you scoundrel, again with your designs on Lord Yila... slurp (sips loudly)~ I’m confiscating all of it!"*

*Those two jokers... No, to be accurate, there were very few people Yila could truly call friends in the empire who were not jokers. Even Yila himself seemed quite serious.*

*However, Yose himself remained unexpectedly pure. After the death of his wife, Igrain, he never sought out another woman. He also kicked the bucket not long after Igrain passed.*

*If Yose could have held on for ten more years, the aristocratic problem might have been solved... What a pity.*

*But for the Demon King’s territory, it was indeed "fortunate."*

...

"Did Gurela leave any message for me with you?"

Yila asked then immediately realized that guy wouldn’t think to do so. He continued, "So, when you go back, please pass a message to Gurela for me—"

Merchant: "Yes, sir."

...

"Tell her to stay in the empire obediently... If she comes to the Demon King’s territory, I’ll beat her to a pulp."