CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 99: THE FIRST EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE DEMON CLAN’S HIGH COUNCIL_2

Shami tenderly rubbed the tree trunk.

"When you’re old, don’t say such cheesy things, it’s gross. The only lullaby you might know is your coughing sound."

Although the Tree Spirit had joined recently, Shami’s fondness for this Wisteria Tree Spirit had already reached a high level.

"I’ll leave the Slime to you then."

[Rest assured and leave it to this old man...]

Shami opened a Teleportation Gate and returned to the village.

In the quiet Maple Forest Clearing, the lush leaves of the wisteria tree swayed gently in the breeze.

...

Yili Village.

If Shami went out, when returning, he would usually open the Teleportation Gate in the small grove behind the village and then walk back to the village, creating the illusion of going out and returning.

If he didn’t go out, the Teleportation Gate would open directly in his little hut.

Tonight.

By the time he returned to the village, it was already 11 PM.

Shami walked from the small grove behind the village into the village and returned to his home.

He had just finished bathing, got dressed, and planned to read the Demons Atlas for a while before going to rest.

A Teleportation Gate appeared in his room, connecting to the Elf Maiden’s room on the other side.

The Elf Maiden emerged from the Teleportation Gate with an anxious expression on her face.

"I gave you a Teleportation Gate, but it’s clearly not meant to be used like this."

Shami looked at the appearing Lureya and spread his hands speechlessly.

The Teleportation Gate was a highly advanced and rare skill, with individual mastery of it limited to only the top experts on the continent.

This Teleportation Gate, actively initiated by the Elf Maiden, was of course crafted by Shami himself.

A little over half a month ago, after completing [Atlas Task 2: Cultivate a level 30 Slime and propagate 100 ordinary Slimes], Shami obtained the [lv.1 One-Time Teleportation Gate Crafting Technique].

As the name suggests, it’s a craft for creating one-time use Teleportation Gates.

Through this skill, the Demon King’s special teleportation could be manufactured into a one-time Teleportation Gate that others could use.

Of course, the effects of such one-time Teleportation Gates could not compare to the ones Shami used personally.

Under the lv.1 one-time Teleportation Gate Crafting Technique, the crafted Teleportation Gate could only be used for short distances, and its duration was a brief ten seconds.

Both in terms of quality and efficiency, it couldn’t match Shami’s own direct Teleportation Gates.

Moreover, because it was only lv.1, there was a long cooldown for crafting one-time Teleportation Gates.

In the past half month, Shami managed to craft three lv.1 one-time Teleportation Gates, giving two to Golden Fur and one to White Fur.

This was to make it easy for White Fur and Golden Fur to use them when he wasn’t around.

"This skill is indeed handy," Shami thought, looking at the one-time Teleportation Gate before him and nodding with satisfaction, planning to allocate some skill points to upgrade it.

"This isn’t the time to talk about this, get over to my room, quick!"

The flat-chested Golden Fur tossed this message before dashing back to her room before the Teleportation Gate vanished.

As the time of the one-time Teleportation Gate was limited, this message was rather cryptic.

Shami opened his own Teleportation Gate and easily entered the flat-chested Golden Fur’s room, knocking on the bathroom door.

"You’re surprisingly committed during critical times!"

The flat-chested Golden Fur quickly pulled Shami out of the bathroom.

In the brightly lit room, not only was the flat-chested Golden Fur present, but the white-haired girl was also there, sitting in a corner of the large bed, wearing a loose white shirt and white shorts, revealing her slender white legs. Her small white feet pressed against the quilt as she sat duck-style, looking at Shami with a tense expression.

The entire room exuded a faint scent of orchid.

The curtains on the balcony were tightly drawn, obscuring the outside view. The Elf Maiden was at the door checking the Spirit Protection Array, while the white-haired girl huddled her shoulders nervously on the bed, eager to speak but hesitating.

Shami quickly understood the situation as he looked at the two of them, furrowing his brow and shaking his hand.

"Good children should sleep now. If you want to have a party, let’s talk about it later."

"It’s not that kind of thing."

The Elf Maiden paced back and forth in the room.

Even though the Magical Girl was in a far-off room on the same floor, she instinctively lowered her voice significantly.

Lureya paused, exchanging a glance with Lina.

After today’s afternoon tea ended, the two girls returned to their rooms and hadn’t gone out since.

During such times, having too much interaction with a villager might seem peculiar.

They didn’t summon Shami over until late at night.

In the room.

The two girls sat on the bed, while Shami sat on a chair beside the bed, quietly listening to what happened that afternoon.

"So, the content of a girl’s tea party is this thrilling."

"Don’t be so carefree, it’s about you! It feels like it will be exposed soon!"

The blond Elf crossed her legs, resting her small hands on her smooth, tender calves, leaning forward to complain to Shami.

"What should we do now..." the white-haired Hero mumbled softly.

"What else can be done?"

Shami sat upright.

"It’s time for a meeting!"

The first urgent high-level meeting of the Demon Clan, commence!

Participants: Demon King Shami, Demon Envoy Lureya, Pre-Demon Envoy Lina.

Main issue to resolve: The impending exposure of the Demon King’s identity.

"Currently, the situation is that the Magical Girl Saili from Fata came with concrete intelligence, knowing that the real Demon King is hiding in the village. And now, after observation, she believes Theo is the Demon King."

"Mhm, mhm."

Shami thought, stroking his chin.

He never expected the Magical Girl was targeting him, as the goal had been well hidden until now. There was no sign that he was the target.

What new technology emerged from Fata? They could even pinpoint his location.

Shami pondered, gradually frowning.

If that’s the case, then his current address is fully exposed, leaving the Demon King’s safety in a dire situation.

But from the current situation, ever since the Magical Girl appeared here, no Heroes or adventure parties have arrived in the village.

This most likely indicates that this information is only known to the Magical Girl alone.

Discarding some baseless speculations from his head, Shami went back to the most important issue.

"Indeed. To be honest, if I were in her place, I would also think Theo is the strangest person in the village."

"Mhm, mhm."

"Even though she mistook Theo for the Demon King, this kind of misunderstanding can’t last long. The Magical Girl is smart, she’ll surely handle it quietly. Once she notices something amiss, she’ll follow the clues and, sooner or later, discover something new."

"Mhm, mhm."

"However, the current situation isn’t too bad. At least we now know the Magical Girl’s purpose."

"Mhm, mhm."

The persistent "mhm, mhm" sound came from the white-haired girl.

Lina looked at Shami, and her previously very tense mood inexplicably calmed down.

Shami sat close to the bed, and since he had bathed, there was a faint scent of shower gel on him. Unwittingly, Lina’s thoughts about her identity being exposed drifted to Shami’s face.

If her identity was exposed, things would get dangerous... Maybe she would have to go on the run with Shami... If she went on the run with Shami... she would have to live a life on the run... Shami had thin lips... If he got sunburned often, they would definitely be dry... But even if they were dry, kissing would surely still be pleasant... Using the tongue to lick, you could use saliva to eliminate dryness... At that time, even a French kiss would be unavoidable...

"Are you spacing out, Lina? What’s with the constant ’mhm, mhm’? We don’t need your agreement right now. At this life-and-death moment, what’s going through your mind, snap out of it?"

Lureya noticed the white-haired girl’s wandering gaze beside her and quickly used the double-hand shoulder-shake technique.

The white-haired girl’s eyes sparkled again after being swayed back and forth, her small face blushing with shame as she earnestly nodded.

"I, I have been listening attentively."

"Lies!"

"Given the situation, dear councilors, what thoughts do you currently have?"

Shami looked at both Golden Fur and White Fur.