Chapter 760 - Embezzlement (1/2)

Greater Rat Underground Kingdom, in a spacious courtyard outside the city.

The fire in the courtyard was red. A strong man with a tough and stocky build was bending his head to smelt a strange piece of metal. From time to time, a ‘clang clang’ sound was heard.

In the courtyard, a row of iron tanks was placed against the wall. If not for the light yellow logo saying ‘Concentrated Vitality Tank No. 97’ printed on it, uninformed people would have thought that it was a gas tank.

While working, the man looked up from time to time and sighed.

Before long, the stone gate of the courtyard was pushed open, and a young man entered.

The hammering sound stopped immediately.

The strong man straightened up, took one look, and quickly greeted him.

“Lord Nie? Your presence here brings light to my humble dwelling. Is there anything I can help you with?” The strong man was extremely courteous.

“Haha, Brother Hu Fen, you don’t have to be so polite. We used to work together under Cang Lang, we have camaraderie.” Nie Yuan said amiably.

“Ah, the times have changed. You’re now a Lord with ten thousand square kilometers of underground land, while I’m just an ordinary blacksmith. I can only rely on my workmanship to put food in my mouth and drag out an ignoble existence in this Greater Rat Kingdom. I can’t compare to you…” Hu Fen’s tone concealed a trace of jealousy and envy.

“That’s just charity from others, and can be withdrawn at any time. What’s there to be envious of?” Nie Yuan shook his head.

“Hm, you’re right. Ever since Lord Cang Lang went missing, we lost our backer. Some people said it was suppressed by Vigilante A in the Draconic Realm, but they don’t know if it’s true or not. It had been several months since we lost contact with it, and the Demon Alliance has also been torn apart.” Hu Fen shook his head and sighed.

Nie Yuan smiled, “Brother Hu sure is modest. You’re now the capable person under King Bai. You’re highly valued and responsible for creating weapons. It’s not a job that ordinary demons can do.”

“Hmph, what’s so important about that? I’m just doing labor. That King Bai only believes in those rats beneath him and let them serve as ministers. He’ll only use demons like ourselves.” A trace of dissatisfaction flashed past his face before he suddenly realized something and apologized, “I’m sorry, Lord Nie, I forgot that you came from the Rat Demons.”

Nie Yuan was not embarrassed at all and continued smiling, “No worries. My relationship with that person broke down long ago, and we’ve never come into contact with each other for a long time. He schemed with that person to usurp the position of the Elder Ancestor, but he bowed to the human race. He’s truly a vile demon.”

“Hiss…” Hu Fen looked around and hurriedly said, “Please guard your tongue, Brother. This is the Kingdom. Who knows if there are any monitoring networks put up for that hypocritical King?”

“Haha, don’t worry, Brother Hu. I’ve already completely blocked this place off before entering. Not a single sound will escape.” Nie Yuan waved his hand.

“That’s good. However, Lord Nie, let’s go inside and talk more instead.” Hu Fen relaxed and warmly invited.

The two people walked in tandem into the living room to talk.

Nie Yuan glanced around and saw that the decorations were quite simple. There were only a few pieces of furniture. It was clear that life was obviously not that good.

Ordinarily, it would seem that this Brother Hu usually spent too much.

He immediately knew what was going on, and a pocket that was glittering inside appeared in his hand.

“Hiss… Lord Nie, what’s the meaning of this?” Hu Fen’s eyes brightened.

“Haha, it’s just some Elemental Sand. I just happened to come across it, and it can be used to refine weapons. It’s not much, but it’s a little gift for visiting for the first time. Please accept it, Brother Hu.” Nie Yuan said faintly.

“Oh, how do you use this?” Although that was what he said, Hu Fan grabbed it and said fervently, “Lord Nie is too passionate, I truly feel unworthy. Please, take a seat. I’ll get some wine and dishes right away. We’ll talk over drinks.”

“Very well.” Nie Yuan nodded. This tiger demon was indeed a small person who would forget morality when seeing a profit. He could be bought over with just a little treasure.

However, humans were the same as well. Humans could buy votes with money, so he could also buy people with treasures, as well as a ticket to a certain person.