After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 97 - 96: Demon Worm

Chapter 97: Chapter 96: Demon Worm

"During the production process of ’Bee Flower Snow Moon,’ many useless limbs of the giant bees, such as heads and chests, were left behind. These limbs would be collected and used as materials for nurturing little demons.

It’s a pity that giant bees weren’t humanoid creatures; otherwise, they could be used to form Black Knights.

Along the production line, pairs of little demons were in charge, pushing small wooden carts used for transportation, delivering buckets of blood and meat chunks, which were stored like rum, toward the direction of the Demon Pool.

This production line was situated close to the Demon Pool, ensuring the distance was minimal, while also being as close as possible to the goblins’ farming and planting areas. This arrangement ensured production convenience and took care of the goblins’ attendance issues.

Yila observed the bumpy wooden carts and watched as the little demons struggled to control them. Although the little demons couldn’t participate in the manufacturing process due to their limb structure, they could still handle deliveries.

*It was still considered part of the production process...*

"Does controlling the direction seem difficult?"

Yila said this, looking at the road condition ahead, which was quite thought-provoking. Without waiting for the little demons to say anything, he directly made a judgment, saying, "We need to start leveling the road soon."

He wasn’t referring to something like cobblestone roads, of course. Even within Demon King City, the roads used were extremely bumpy cobblestones, and the roads of the Empire were the same... but gravel roads were friendlier to carriages.

Moreover, the roads within the Imperial Capital were different; those roads were polished marbles, built with significant manpower and resources, and required a lot of time and expense for maintenance.

What was needed within the Demon King Territory wasn’t those kinds of roads. When Yila spoke of "leveling," he simply meant ordinary leveling— just using a hammer to flatten the dirt roads would suffice.

It was something the Mechanical Bodies could accomplish in one night with fists the size of a hammer.

After walking continuously for more than ten minutes, he could see the little demons’ residences, which were large patches of grass huts densely distributed. The term "grass hut" might be more accurate, as they were merely rooms.

Describing them as grass rooms would be better, and because of the density, they could even be referred to as "concentration camps" or similar places. Frequently, the sounds of chickens and geese could be heard from the rooms.

In this aspect, the little demons were quite similar to the Empire’s peasants; their living conditions were very poor, and they had to live with animals, sustaining themselves while also keeping animals for the Territory.

However, since they could ensure enough food, their conditions were obviously better than civilians’, the atmosphere was better, and their enthusiasm for life was greater— this was the power of good food.

*Regarding this, Yila had no good way to change it. After all, productivity was a constraint, and he wasn’t skilled in scientific research. This world couldn’t efficiently convert electricity and magnetism, and his previous world didn’t have Mana Technology.*

*He was really in the dark.*

*Where should productivity reform start?*

Thinking this, Yila followed the little demons transporting the giant bee corpses, bypassing the residences, and watching as two little demons cooperated to lift the buckets of blood and meat, pouring them into the massive pool in front of them.

The pool was as large as a bathhouse, but the liquid inside was red-black viscous blood, with many different limbs and food scraps floating on the surface. Many giant worms were scavenging for food scraps and blood inside the pool.

Since most edible items could also serve as nutrients, this place had become a garbage bin for kitchen waste too. Even leftover blue mushrooms were thrown inside.

Aside from the little demons transporting the giant bee corpses, there were also some slimes disposing of garbage... The slimes’ soft bodies jumped around, spitting all the stored garbage into the Demon Pool.

A slime seemed to notice Yila and stretched out its short, sticky hand, waving at Yila. After seeing Yila nod in acknowledgment, the slime jumped back to the food distribution point.

Since it was impossible to equip hot water and hot food facilities in every little demon’s residence, slimes stayed at the distribution point, waiting for magical creatures to bring food ingredients for heating or preparation.

If it were the Empire, peasants were only entitled to eat cold beans and black bread; civilians had stoves at home, but each time they wanted to bake bread or boil some hot water, they had to pay the local Lord.

Although it was just a few copper coins, it was still quite a sum for civilians.

"Glurp?"

Hearing the sound behind him, Yila turned around and saw a plump white worm close to him, nearly as long as his leg.

Right now, this worm was looking curiously at Yila.

Yila couldn’t help but take a step back, moving slightly farther from the pool. Then he felt he was being rude and returned to the edge of the pool, staring at the demon worm inside.

This super big worm, almost as large as a lying little demon, had small black horns on its head, looking like a small demon turned into a worm. This was the precursor to little demons— demon worms.

After absorbing enough blood and meat, the white skin of the demon worm would turn red and gradually harden into a cocoon. Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, little demons would also break free from the cocoon.

"Whew... Yila... Master."

"We... wheeze... are done."

Listening to the little demons’ voices, Yila turned and saw the pair of panting little demons reminding him it was time to return. He nodded, estimating the time... It had taken a long time to pour the four buckets of giant bee corpses.

Was it still too heavy? Designing a structure that would allow the barrels on the cart to be directly poured into the Demon Pool might be better.

"You can go back first. Leave the tools; you can use the spare buckets and carts for work. I’ll see if I can modify the structure to make your work here easier."

Yila said this while mentally noting the height of the small cart, estimating the height, and signaling the little demons to return... throughout this process, the curious white plump demon worm kept watching.

"Understood, Master Yila!"

"Wahoo! Master Yila is invincible!"

"We’ll be going then..."

*Wait, I only said I’d see if I could modify it; I didn’t say I definitely could change it!*

"By the way, Master Yila, demon worms don’t have much intelligence right now; they might bite you, so please show mercy."

Listening to the little demon’s explanation, Yila waved his hand casually, responding, "If I were to be bitten, we could deploy demon worms to the battlefield. Rest assured~"

"..."

*Hmm, maybe I could design a sloped platform leading up to the Demon Pool, but...*

Yila raised his head, mentally sketching the structure, and then saw the short-handed demon worm at the pool’s edge, chewing on the giant bee’s body, blocking the area he intended to plan.

"Move aside~"

At Yila’s gentle reminder, the curious demon worm obediently returned to the pool, splashing toward another place... Low-level creatures seemed to have an intuition; they could feel—

The extreme suppression from the ’species,’ stronger than the difference between ’mortal’ and ’god.’

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