I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"You turned the Colosseum into a Minor Pillar."

Shadow morphed into the form of Oogie Boogie, pacing back and forth in the side tent, occasionally dropping dead flies from his body, which shrank into the ground like mud.

"I only realized it today…" Li Yue scratched his head, recalling the candlestick that stood forlornly in the cave after Beelzebub Wong's death, and then understood that it was the manifestation of the Colosseum's authority.

If the candle was extinguished, would the Colosseum be like a vegetable garden, with only facilities left, no longer a Minor Pillar?

Speaking of which, how is the state of the Library's candle?

"Minor Pillar? Are you saying I'm a Minor Pillar? Like the Preservation Chamber, the Pitcher Plant, the Dungeon, and the Library?" Oogie Boogie was furious.

Because a Minor Pillar not only represents the facility's status in the Demon King's City, but also the magical power it can obtain.

Oogie Boogie saw that Damon Cock's intention was to discuss whether he could obtain more magical power, but instead, his authority was diminished.

"It doesn't matter, I estimate that before long, the Forbidden Forest will become a Minor Pillar like you," Damon Cock said, as the quartermaster of the expeditionary force, he knew the situation on all battlefields like the back of his hand.

And this conversation between Oogie Boogie and Damon Cock took place before the Holy City Banquet—it turned out that at that time, the Demon Wolf King Fenterius's Second Army was already in dire straits.

"So, Hou Zhaodaqi needs to find a replacement for Oogie Wong while spreading the influence of the Small Plague, absorbing Li Yue while closely monitoring the situation in the Forbidden Forest, looking for an opportunity to annex it," Shadow summarized.

"Yes, it must be one of the Eight: the Realm of Delight, the Casino, or the Vault," Source concluded.

"The small areas outside the city are easy to move around, and distance needs to be considered, unless Damon Cock has retreated to the Throne Room, but that's impossible," Shadow shook his head in denial. "On the contrary, absorbing Li Yue requires a small amount of magical power, since the Colosseum has been reduced to a Major Pillar, Damon Cock needs to steal magical power from others…"

"The remaining Minor Pillars in the Demon King's City are: the Forbidden Forest, the Realm of Delight, the Small Altar, Humanity, the Casino, the Abyssal Maw, and the Vault… Among them, Fenterius Hou controls the Forbidden Forest, Old Goat controls the Small Altar, Nier controls Humanity, Memphis has returned to the Abyssal Maw, and there aren't even seven occupied yet, so are there only those eight left to leech from?" Hou Zhao explained to Dandan.

"Suspect you, you understand," Source had the same entanglement when dealing with Abaddon.

The source of that information is very normal.

"It doesn't have many choices now, either ask Beelzebub Cook to increase the supply of magic power to restore the Colosseum's status, or ask it to tamper with some of Fenterius Damon Cock's numbers to make it die sooner… The eighth choice is related to the banquet… Damon Cock values the banquet more," Shadow was still analyzing.

"The Forbidden Forest…" Oogie Boogie smacked his lips and asked Damon Cock, "How much longer?"

That's right, this was a Minor Pillar during the tenure of the 15th Demon King.

"Huh? How did you know?" Source and Shadow looked at each other in confusion.

"If Damon Cock successfully absorbs Li Yue, and Fenterius Damon Cock's authority is stable, I will find a way to annex the Forbidden Forest and become a Minor Pillar again," Shadow gave his answer.

"So… Damon Cock should still be hiding outside the Demon King's City, very close to the Forbidden Forest?" Source thought, the Colosseum hasn't even bordered the Forbidden Forest yet, could it be that the Gambling Demon knows that the safest place is the most dangerous, even with the curse and the gladiators, he dares to hide outside?

From this, it cannot be inferred… the demon scribe does not have the same material value as the demon merchant.

"Why?" Dandan didn't understand at all.

"How much longer? How do you know? You only look at numbers, look at their current situation, look at the benefits they can bring to the Demon King's City…" Beelzebub Cook tapped the parchment with his chain.

"So what? Does he need you to help him force Fenterius Damon Cock to his death? Or increase the magic power supply to the Colosseum?" Beelzebub Cook heard Damon Cock's implication.

"It wants the demon scribe to help it tamper with the numbers, but it's too embarrassed to ask," Shadow was like a commentator, interpreting Damon Cock's emotions.

"That doesn't conflict with my advancement," Shadow shook his head, still in Damon Cock's form, shaking out a lot of dead flies, "The Small Plague is about to spread… or perhaps it's already spreading, the gladiators are dying in droves, and you already know that Fenterius Damon Cock's condition is not good…"

"That's right, Fenterius Damon Cock hasn't returned to the Forbidden Forest, so it's impossible for Damon Cock to hide there directly," Shadow helped Source pick up the Forbidden Forest that had been excluded.

"Oogie Boogie is considering whether to annex the Forbidden Forest to increase his authority," Shadow was helping to analyze Damon Cock's thoughts.

"You…" Damon Cock also realized that he had to lower his stance, and his tone became more stern, "You hope he…"

"Isn't there a way for me to seal off the Colosseum?" Hou Zhao wasn't too sure.

"It wants to choose the last one, but it really doesn't want to owe Beelzebub Cook anything," Shadow said Damon Cock's inner thoughts.

Moreover, various magical creatures inhabit the Forbidden Forest, making it easier to find a replacement for Oogie Wong.

"Let's sign the contract then, he doesn't dare not sign with me, does he?" Hou Zhaodake unfolded the parchment, already prepared, as if he had done this countless times.

"It probably won't be in the Colosseum…" Shadow understood Hou Zhaodaqi's thoughts, "According to his description, the Hero can set up a teleportation gate in the Colosseum, the Hero's behavior is controllable, it's not convenient to absorb Hou Zhao."

At that time, the candlestick was like the Small Altar, the Tomb of Light, the Abyssal Maw…

Damon Cock succumbed, pressing a dead fly under Beelzebub Cook's parchment, but the content of the contract was vague, and Steele Baby's remaining magic power was not enough to fully reproduce everything that happened at that time.

Source sorted out Damon Cock's thoughts—if he wanted to restore his status, he could either start with the magic power supply of the Minor Pillars, or weaken other Major Pillars through annexation…

"Wait a minute, how do you know that Old Goat is the Lord of Authority of the Small Altar, and Nier is the Lord of Authority of 'Humanity'?" Dandan still didn't understand, "You said those things I've never heard of."

"But he can't distort the numbers…" Damon Cock bit down on a few flies near his mouth.

This proves that the Snow Country Knight Order is still very capable.

"Okay, that's seven," Source thought for a moment, and realized that Damon Cock really might be hiding outside the Forbidden Forest, so that as long as Fenterius Damon Cock had some accident, the Oogie Boogie could immediately take over.

"Will he choose to advance first, or annex the authority of the Forbidden Forest first?"

"How do you know?" Hou Zhao and Shadow asked again in unison.

"The banquet is coming soon, I hope to have more chips…" Damon Cock still chose to focus on devouring the Sky Spine.

But with the banquet approaching, if he can rely on devouring the flesh and blood of the Sky Spine to increase his strength, he can do it himself, whether it's restoring his status or annexing other Major Pillars.

"Speak! Where exactly will it hide?" Dandan watched helplessly as the scene reproduced by Steele Baby disappeared, and didn't hear Source and Shadow reach a consensus.

"Isn't it in 'Heroology'…" Source vaguely remembered going to the Throne Room during the graduation class of Heroology.

"In the Demon King's City, but not in the Colosseum, nor in the territory of other Lords of Authority who also need to absorb Hou Zhao, because when absorbing Li Yue, the Lords of Authority need absolute safety…" Shadow speculated, "So the range is already very clear."

"Wait a minute, did you know it first or did I know it first?"