I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"Why is your time limited? Do you have a meeting?" Li Yue saw that Mento's smile wasn't a good one, seeming to have a hint of schadenfreude. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what his problem was.

Six blessings, three of which had turned into cards hidden in Li Yue's hair. The number of "Concealment" uses had been exhausted, leaving only "Absorption" and "Completion," which would expire tonight. Logically, under the effect of "Completion," there shouldn't be any issues.

As if seeing through Li Yue's thoughts, Mento smiled even more happily and said something meaningful: "'Completion' works according to your will. It can only exert a small effect on your original plan. If you haven't detected some hidden danger or made a calculation error, it won't have much effect..."

Mento's words made Li Yue want to go to the Colosseum to see what was happening—could it be that Budi Boge had brought back some trouble? Li Yue was most afraid of Budi Boge attracting some big shots.

"Since your time is limited, ask your questions quickly..." Mento's main body walked up to Li Yue and sat down in front of him for the first time.

There were several questions that Li Yue could only find answers to from Mento. He didn't hesitate any longer and asked first: "Are you not coming back?"

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Li Yue had originally made a domino engraved with a worm, but he doubted that he could use this method to contact Mento.

"I will return to Chaos, but I will come back to check on that egg from time to time." Mento also had something to tell Li Yue: "That egg still needs to absorb a lot of specific materials before it matures. I will bring these to it..."

Li Yue once again lamented who was the real biological son of the demon.

"You need to ensure... that it is not discovered by the City Lord." Before Li Yue could ask for too much information, Mento gave Li Yue a task.

"City Lord...?" Li Yue guessed that the egg must be very nutritious, so it couldn't be discovered by the current City Lord?

"Understood." Li Yue agreed and hurried to ask questions: "The closed-door war training is about to end. How will you report to the City Lord?"

Li Yue wanted to ask if Demon King City would "open the city." If the city opened, there might be an abundance of heroes within the city, and the development route of the library would also be changed accordingly.

"The City Lord will launch the Demon Expeditionary Army, which has nothing to do with how I report." Mento knew what Li Yue really wanted to ask, and this was also why he forced Isaac to give Lamont's relic—Mento had already predicted the decision of the new City Lord.

"Is the war really about to start?" Li Yue confirmed this and suddenly felt much more relaxed, also glad that he had made preparations early.

"After tonight, the City Lord will ignore the opinions of several Lords of Authority and announce this news." Mento said faintly, his tone very firm.

"Lords of Authority?" Li Yue directly extended his second question: "Does the owner of the library count as a Lord of Authority?"

"You saw it, didn't you? Heroology?" Mento chuckled, happy to see Li Yue waste time, "The library hasn't been the core area of Demon King City for hundreds of years, so it doesn't count as a real pillar. The City Lord won't seek the library's opinion..."

"There were eight candlesticks in the Throne Room back then. Were those the eight Lords of Authority?" Li Yue recalled those vague emblems, double swords, altar...

"Yes, the high candlesticks in the Throne Room are the great pillars of Demon King City. Under the great pillars, there are countless small pillars. The library is just a small one." Mento no longer spoke so obscurely about Demon King City, his speed very fast, as if he was in a hurry. "The great pillars have more magic to nourish them and will also receive more benefits from the expeditionary army..."

"Great pillars and small pillars can be converted and merged with each other... based on the size of their respective forces and influence." Mento glanced at Li Yue, the implication being that "library" wasn't a significant force yet.

"What about now? Which areas are great pillars, and which are small?" Li Yue thought of Oogibugi's arrogant appearance, combined with the gambling demon's attitude towards the Brain Spirit Lord, and could guess that the Colosseum was a "great pillar."

"Today, Demon King City has 8 great pillars and 9 small pillars..." Mento raised his finger, and magic condensed 17 large and small emblems in the air. "The great pillars are the Forbidden Forest, the Hall of Pleasure, the Colosseum, the Great Altar, Humans, the Casino, the Abyssal Maw, and the Treasury..."

Li Yue took the opportunity to memorize the emblems of each area.

"Humans?" Li Yue was a little confused.

"During times of fewer conflicts with humans, those fallen nobles are also a great pillar, supporting the resources of Demon King City." Mento explained, "That's why areas with entertainment properties, like the Hall of Pleasure, the Colosseum, the Great Altar, and the Casino... have an increased status and become great pillars."

"It can be foreseen that once the Demon Expeditionary Army is launched, the status of the 'Human' great pillar will inevitably decline, and the status of the Pig Cage and the Preservation Chamber will also increase... You can figure it out for yourself."

Li Yue took advantage of Mento's cooperation and tried to understand the "trends" of Demon King City.

"The small ones... are your library, research room, and Dreamland." Mento highlighted three small emblems with magic as a special reminder. "There are also some areas that are indifferent to the world, or have declined for some reason, such as the Demon Kitchen, the Tomb of Light, and Dragon Mountain..."

The emblems of the pig, the bone, and the dragon's wings were lit up, and Li Yue was thoughtful—the demon chefs are obsessed with making chaotic cuisine, so being indifferent to the world is understandable... Isn't the Tomb of Light the lair of the skeletons? Has it also declined? Could it be related to the Skeleton King Liddick sleeping in "Dreamland"?

Then is Dragon Mountain the same? The Dragon Clan has declined?

"Great pillars merge with small pillars to improve their status in Demon King City and get more supplies... This is also a way to become the City Lord, to become the Demon King..." Mento seemed to be hinting at something to Li Yue. "For example, Oogibugi, who came from the Casino, has a good relationship with humans. If he can steal a few more authorities and occupy a few pillars, he has the possibility of becoming the Demon King."

"What about the current City Lord? Which authority did he come from?" Involving the operation of Demon King City, Li Yue was very interested and silently conceived which ones to invade.

"The current Demon King killed the previous one and directly seized power... This is the second way to become the Demon King, which is more orthodox." Mento looked at Li Yue meaningfully.

Li Yue suddenly understood—Mento asked himself which path to take early on, wasn't he talking about the current Demon King's way of ascending... which is the reckless one? Hateful, Noteworthy, Rebellious...

The second is to be low-key, stirring up trouble behind the scenes, like Oogibugi?

"Understood, so once the war with humans starts, the Demon Expeditionary Army is dispatched, there will be a larger range of authority changes within Demon King City..." Li Yue thought of the Abyssal Maw and the 977th son of the Demon Commander.

"In times of war, the Abyssal Maw is always the strongest pillar of Demon King City, there is no doubt about that." Mento said with a smile, seeming to look forward to the collision between the library and the Abyssal Maw.

When Li Yue thought of those terrifying siege beasts, he immediately felt that the library was far from being impregnable and had a great sense of crisis.

Thinking deeper—even if the current City Lord is seriously injured, he still wants to launch the Demon Expeditionary Army, is it because he has discovered that internal contradictions have reached the edge of eruption and must take the opportunity to weaken several great pillars?

Forcing the Abyssal Maw and the Colosseum to fight the humans until their brains fly out, so that he can recover his strength more calmly?

The more Li Yue thought about it, the more reliable it seemed, but he didn't dwell on this issue too much, letting his thoughts return to the present—how can the library take advantage of this trend to grow?

Build an army, develop silently, and also invade a few authorities?

Almost, but first, we need to solve a few internal problems—there are two mysteries that Li Yue has not solved. At this moment, he can't care so much and asked again.

"What's going on with the Thirteenth Library Room?"

"What is that cloak?"

"Hehe... that cloak... aren't you about to drill into it?" Mento was actually watching Li Yue's every move. "When you drill into it, you will naturally know..."

"As for the timing of opening the Thirteenth Library Room, there is nothing wrong with your idea..." Mento put his hands into his sleeves, "Wait until you can freely deal with the challenges of other Lords of Authority, and then go and play that broken song."

Hearing "the challenges of other Lords of Authority," Li Yue suddenly understood the problem.