I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Entering, Li Yue ordered a glass of yellow beer, pouring it down his throat, for Dandan and Yingying on the Giant Cannon to drink.

"What the hell is this... I want ice cold..." Dandan, unusually, wasn't very interested in his new food, refusing to drink it. Li Yue quickly used the Weirdo Puzzle to suck it up, lest it ruin the Magic Cannon.

"Are you okay?" This was the first time Li Yue had seen Dandan not gleefully eating.

"I feel a little sleepy, I'm okay, I'll go back to sleep..." Dandan relaxed a bit, but immediately tensed up again, not wanting to miss the excitement in the tavern.

Li Yue sat quietly at the bar, not getting ice-cold yellow beer as Dandan wanted—adding ice cost two gold coins, practically robbery.

Although he was no longer a Grandet, he would save where he could.

The customers in the tavern, seeing such a large figure as Li Yue enter, naturally focused their eyes on him, lingering for a long time. Li Yue didn't want to give them more opportunities to understand, silently pouring his drink.

Besides half-demons, there were humans in the tavern, and among the humans were several guys with knives and arrows, seemingly a team, complete with warriors and archers, loudly discussing in the center of the tavern.

The talk about "Black Slope" earlier came from their mouths. It was unknown whether they were heroes, mercenaries, or bandits, or perhaps all of the above.

There were also two mages draped in long robes, sitting far away in the corner, vaguely muttering something, but with a layer of magic blocking it, Li Yue couldn't hear clearly.

This was the first time Li Yue had come to a place dominated by humans. He felt a sense of novelty in his heart, but also realized that he didn't seem to know how to get along with humans anymore.

Fortunately, with the help of his telepathic perception and the Demon Illustrated Handbook, Li Yue could gather information without speaking—after listening for a moment, Li Yue finally pieced together the whole picture of "Black Slope" from the mercenaries' conversation and thoughts.

Black Slope was a forest slope on the outskirts of Desolate Town, with two forks in the road, one leading to the main road outside the town, and the other leading to the Demon King's City, almost a necessary route for the Demon Market.

Of course, leaving the tavern, according to the direction the cannonball was fired... you could also leave Desolate Town, but outside was a vast, continuous forest.

Generally speaking, if there was a choice, normal humans or demons would still leave from Black Slope, which created the prosperity of Black Slope—the two roads leaving the town, the one leading to the main road existed before Desolate Town became a town of death, and was the only passage in and out of the town. For thousands of years, countless thieves and bandits had been hiding in the woods, robbing passing merchants and goods.

After Desolate Town became a town of death, Black Slope became even more lively—some people robbed demons, some robbed people, some fell here, and some demons robbed demons...

In short, as long as it wasn't a merchant caravan officially escorted by Desolate Town, it was possible to lose everything here.

At this moment, the group in the center of the tavern were fiercely discussing... whether to make a fortune in the Demon King's City, or just rob at Black Slope.

Obviously, those who originally came to participate in the Demon Market had already discovered the "opening" of the Demon King's City, which was why they were wavering here.

After a rough perception, Li Yue found that this group was not very strong. The leader with the knife was only at the fourth or fifth rank, at best a low-level demon, so it was no wonder that his companions didn't look favorably on his plan to make a fortune in the city.

Perhaps their combat power could be improved a bit if the few of them cooperated, but it was only a little bit, and it would be difficult to cope with the endless situations in the Demon King's City.

Taking the Library as an example, Li Yue didn't even need to take action, it would be enough to wipe them out.

Just as Li Yue was thinking, the group also argued to the point of intensity.

"It's too unambitious to just rob on the road at Black Slope!" the leader with the knife said, "With steam-powered soldiers and clockwork warriors running rampant, we can only make a living here in the Sea of ​​Death. If this continues, we might as well retire!"

"That's right, just retire and make a fortune," another archer said. "Do you still expect to get magic materials and be promoted to a fifth-level knight?"

Sure enough, he was at the fourth level, following the path of a knight.

Li Yue mourned for the brave man with the knife—let's call him a brave man for now.

"Even if you are promoted two more levels, so what? Can you beat those steam-powered soldiers equipped with magic cannons? Tsk..." The archer babbled, cracking open the Demon Melon Seeds, a specialty of Desolate Town, turning one into two, constantly cracking them, a small hill already piled up in front of the table.

"You know nothing, heroes need to cooperate, cooperate!" the leader slapped the table, "Can those mechanical heads be the same as us?"

"Cooperate with what... it's better to leave quickly and tell the Imperials or the Snow Country people that the Demon King's City has reappeared in the world," the archer said, cracking melon seeds.

"Do you think the news hasn't spread? After the market opened, I saw a lot of crows flying out," another female archer shook her head, "We're still too late."

"It's better to be late than to get nothing, right?" The archer spat out the Demon Melon Seed shell, spitting it near the leader's hand.

"Forget it, how about this, let's gather some people first, and then take a look at Black Slope..." The female archer acted as a peacemaker, "If the demons are weak, we'll go to the gate of the Demon King's City and wander around. It'll look better on our resume. If there's no chance... let's just rob those poor merchants..."

The leader snorted and sat back in his seat, drinking a gulp of yellow beer in the tavern: "You all heard! Anyone who's breathing, want to join our Sea of ​​Death Rangers?"

The tavern was as quiet as a chicken.

"Hey, you, seeing how big you are, how about joining our Sea of ​​Death Rangers?" The leader finally approached Li Yue, reporting their casually made-up team name.

【If we provoke a demon... a big guy is useful... demons eat big guys first...】

"No... want..." Li Yue spoke human language a little awkwardly, but it matched his appearance at the moment.

"Damn, how can you be so ugly?" Li Yue turned his head, and the leader saw the strange face, exclaiming and taking a step back.

"Hehe... they don't understand beauty at all," Yingying wrote in Li Yue's head.

"Are you a human or a demon?" The leader picked up his knife and pointed it at Li Yue, and his companions behind him also put their hands on their weapons.

"This guest... you are in Desolate Town, the Sea of ​​Death, so it's normal to encounter demons," the half-demon bartender raised a rag and wiped the table, "Everyone is here to make money, come on, I'll treat you all to a drink. If you want to fight, go outside this door and fight."

Seeing Li Yue's strong and powerful appearance, the leader of the brave turned his eyes, feeling that he wouldn't get any advantage, snorted, picked up the yellow beer, and left the bar.

"I... want ice..." Li Yue could of course slap the entire "Sea of ​​Death Rangers" team to death, but there was no need. He also ordered a glass of ice-cold yellow beer for Dandan, to test his appetite again.

The leader of the brave carried the beer back, let Li Yue go, and instead stared at the two mages in the corner of the tavern.

But before he could speak, the old mage's body radiated magic, and a toad was stuffed into the brave man's mouth.

"Woo woo..." The brave man retreated while digging, busy for a long time before spitting out the toad in his mouth, leaning against the table and breathing heavily, not daring to take another step forward.

"Those two mages... are very strong." Like Li Yue, Yingying also noticed the strangeness of the two robed guests in the corner.

"What I want... is different from you, ribbit." Among the two mages, the older-looking one waved his hand to the brave man, declining his invitation.

Also, when the mages cast their magic, the magic barrier weakened, and Li Yue heard a little more clearly.

【What we want... is the Cerebrospinal gland... Since we've caught up with the opening of the Demon King's City... then we can... go in and look for it...】

【Strange... why is the Cerebrospinal gland so scarce at this Demon Market...】

【Could it be that the Cerebrospinal has become extinct...】

【Let me think... where does the Cerebrospinal live in the Demon King's City...】

【The Library...?】

【Yes, it's the Library...】