I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

"So, you mean you want to discuss cooperation with us, help us out, and by the way, have me find you a Heart of Purgatory?"

Li Yue tried his best to interpret Winnie's meaning, trying to soothe Yingying.

"Oh~ Nolramore is very angry~ You really are special~" Winnie naturally saw Yingying's actions, "Are you two a couple?"

"Are you three, or just you two?" Winnie understood Yingying's emotions, but wasn't sure about Dandan's position among the three Demon Sons.

"Just us two," Li Yue blurted out, unexpectedly making their relationship official.

"I see~ Seems like I need to try harder to please you~" Winnie winked at Yingying.

"What can you offer us?" Li Yue finally defined this conversation as a transaction, making it much easier to talk.

"If it's just cooperation for the opening battle, then don't bother," Li Yue felt that Winnie's cooperation wouldn't fundamentally change the output of Carnage Craving, so he wasn't very interested.

It would be nice to have, but it's not essential.

On the other hand, the knowledge and technology of the laboratory… might be able to supplement some of the Library's weaknesses.

For example, the Library's collection mainly focuses on history and miscellaneous studies, with very few books on magic, mostly relying on Scholar Tom's "speculation" to barely make use of them.

However, even if the Library only had magic-related knowledge, it wouldn't be that appealing to Li Yue.

After all, in Li Yue's blueprint, the Library's operation needs to minimize its dependence on magic.

And magic is the source of magic, so the path of magical creations is not within Li Yue's plans.

"Now we're getting to the point~ You really are a very pragmatic demon~ That's very in line with the nature of a skeleton~" Winnie was constantly deepening her understanding of Li Yue.

【Is she mocking you for being as simple as a skeleton?】

Dandan wondered in his heart.

【No need to care, her opinion is not important.】

On this point, Li Yue and Yingying were in agreement.

【However, although the laboratory is only a small pillar, it may have knowledge that our Library hasn't explored…】

Li Yue tried his best to make Yingying and Dandan understand that this transaction might be necessary.

"I can provide knowledge to the Library," Winnie accurately stated Li Yue's needs, her tone somewhat more serious.

Li Yue wasn't sure if this came from her observational skills or the "speculation" trait of the Scholar path.

Maybe she also had a part of "Scholar"?

"In exchange for a Heart of Purgatory?" Although Li Yue didn't even know where to refine the Heart of Purgatory, he thought that the laboratory might be able to provide valuable knowledge, so he felt that this deal wasn't a loss.

"Yes~" Winnie generously admitted, "I am now a Heartless Demoness~ I miss my heart~"

Li Yue found it difficult to understand why Winnie was so insistent on obtaining the Heart of Purgatory from him…

"Can't you get it yourself? The Heart of Purgatory?" Li Yue thought that even a Scholar in the Library could obtain Hellfire, so why couldn't a Myriad Flower Demoness obtain a Heart of Purgatory?

Where did all the knowledge go?

"Well~ Let's just say, it's a type of karma-based magic…"

Winnie also understood that in order to get Li Yue to agree to this deal, she needed to explain the origin of the Heart of Purgatory.

【Karma-based?】

Li Yue felt a strange sense of familiarity when he heard this term.

"I saw my heart here with you, so only you can return it to me~" What Winnie said was difficult for Li Yue to understand from a logical point of view, but he also saw through that this Heartless Demoness must have some connection with the Abyssal Maw.

"What is your relationship with the Red-skinned Devil?" Li Yue asked directly—Bosh had originally obtained this demonic relic from his father, Memphisto.

After killing Bosh, did this debt fall on his head?

"Just a simple cooperative relationship~" Winnie's smile proved that it wasn't that simple, "The Abyssal Maw gives me fire, and I give them a heart."

"So the Heart of Purgatory is in the Abyssal Maw?" Li Yue recalled that the Heart of Valor also came from the Abyssal Maw, and wondered if they mass-produced hearts there?

It was a pity that Akha didn't respond, otherwise he could have asked him to dig up a few more hearts.

"Correct~" Winnie smiled, "I can't enter the Abyssal Maw, so this task can only be entrusted to you~"

Li Yue clarified the content of the transaction—Winnie provides the knowledge of the laboratory in exchange for a Heart of Purgatory.

"Then you bring some knowledge over first, let me sample it," Li Yue decided to inspect the goods first.

"That's not difficult~ Leave me a contact method~ After the opening battle, I'll send it over~" Winnie's hair fell down, obviously very satisfied with the progress of the negotiations.

Li Yue wasn't in a hurry to take out the Soul Contract, deciding to inspect the goods first, then sign the contract.

Of course, Li Yue wasn't sure if the knowledge Winnie sent would be dangerous, so he needed to pick a Brain Spirit to sample it first, before putting it into Scholar Tom's brain for collation.

"Then we'll see you tomorrow night at Red Hour~" Winnie folded the Wall Hanging Man into a bed, "This place is not bad~ I'll rest here today…"

"During tomorrow's opening battle, can I appear directly from here? It will be very fun," Winnie wiggled her fingers, and a small flame shot straight upwards.

【I'm watching her.】

Yingying decided to accompany Winnie for the night to monitor her.

This way, Li Yue would feel more at ease.

【Okay, eat more Brain Pulp Walnuts and Mind Elixirs…】

Li Yue instructed Yingying—Winnie was associated with the Abyssal Maw, so of course she had to be careful of assimilation or mental magic.

【Yes, if she dares to mess around, I'll kill her.】

【Okay.】

"Whatever," Li Yue quickly exchanged thoughts with Yingying, then waved goodbye to Winnie.

"See you tomorrow night, Skeleton Prince~" Winnie said goodbye sweetly.

The Forest Keeper had already replied, saying that he could offer a set of Mimic Flowers, but kindly reminded Li Yue that they were a bit noisy.

Li Yue didn't care, anyway, he'd just meet them, hear a buzz, and then burn them with his Lava Right Hand to collect the materials.

In addition, Li Yue also had two things to do.

One, of course, was to contact Akha.

This time, the opening battle would not only have 150 viewers brought by Damon Benben, but also Winnie, the Heartless Demoness of the Myriad Flowers, so having a Demon King level person sitting in town would be considered stable.

The other thing was that Li Yue also had to design some clever ideas to further ignite the audience's Carnage Craving during the opening battle livestream.

These were all very important.

If he could meet the Demon King City's and the Treasury's demands for Carnage Craving, Li Yue would feel at ease continuing to stay here.

If he couldn't, he might have to hurry to the casino, export the Arena, and then start running away…

Li Yue thought clearly, but felt that it would be best to manage the Arena with peace of mind—that would represent more magic nourishment, making it easier to nourish his body and raise soldiers.

Being in the Demon King City would also make it easier to obtain various materials…

Putting Dandan next to the small pavilion to keep watch, Li Yue's main body swam to the bone room living room of the Library, to receive the Forest Keeper's offering, while also frantically sending bone cards to Akha.

But there was no response.

Through Xin Xin's analysis, Li Yue knew that Akha's bone card had been destroyed.

Li Yue accepted that things wouldn't always go according to his expectations, and was prepared to bury everything in the opening battle…

And when the time came to Red Hour the next day, as Damon Benben's "guests" entered the Arena, Li Yue still shrunk his brain grooves.

Who are these people…

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