562 Glory Dimension Part 1 (1/2)
Saleen was curious to know how the devil controlled his army. Although the demon dimension also had language and words and even cities, generally it was still desolated and uncivilized. Since they possessed so much power, demons had no interest in building fanciful cities. In the demon dimension, creatures that possessed the demon bloodline always ruled.
Supreme demons, demons, imps, demonic spirits; these demon bloodlines would always have an overwhelming advantage over magic bugs and beasts.
Since they were so strong and powerful, there was no need for fortresses. Armies did exist in the demon dimension, which made Saleen wonder what they were for. Mages did not have much records on this.
”My Lord…,” Erbai was very careful. Although he had signed a soul bond with Saleen, he still called him 'Lord' rather than 'Master'. He learned this from the four demons. Nailisi was the only one who could call him 'Master'. If he said 'Master' as well, that would be directly challenging Nailisi.
”I am the only one who can call him 'Master'!” This was what Nailisi once said. She only had to say it once for the demons and demonic spirit to remember it by heart. Nailisi could be extremely vicious and that was something Erbai never doubted. If he were to vie with Nailisi for Saleen's favor, no bonds in this world would be able to save his life.
”My Lord, the Myers Mainland dimension is rather stable, but in comparison, the demon dimension is not. There are many unstable passageways between other dimensions and the demon dimension. Although these passageways do not usually appear for very long, it is long enough for big armies of more than one-hundred-thousand from other dimensions to pass through.”
”I see!”
”So, after every supreme demon advances into a devil, they will build a big city to secure the dimension's passageway. Battling with creatures from other dimensions is actually a good way to reduce the number of demons.” There was no tinge of sorrow when Erbai said these. For the past one-hundred-thousand years, things had always been this way for the demons.
For a demonic spirit like him, the average lifespan was about one-hundred years. If there were no wars, he could easily live to three-hundred or five-hundred years old.
”A devil's ability is equivalent to that of a human golden grand swordmaster, or even stronger. Advancing into a devil will also allow it to use some false god techniques or cast some spells. Even if they were of the same grade, a human would not be a devil's match. They will stand a chance only if there are four to five of them against one devil. One devil can control twelve supreme demons as his generals. These twelve supreme demons are all grade-9 and have signed life bonds with the devil. Even if the devil was to lose its powers or even if it was on the brink of death, the supreme demon generals still will not betray it.”
”Life bond?!” Saleen felt incredulous. Life bonds were not as effective as slave bonds and there might even be some loopholes.
”Once a life bond is signed, the supreme demon will have a chance to advance into a devil.”
”You haven't told me how a devil controls his army.”
”The devil's city will contain a population of about a million. All the inhabitants possess fighting abilities. The devil's twelve generals will control twelve demon armies and each army consist of thirty-six-thousand soldiers. Every army is like a gigantic family.”
”Family?”
”Yes. Under the devil's rule will be twelve armies so that is equivalent to twelve families. In the devil's city, the children of the demons do not meet with any accidents unless they are on the battlefield. High-ranking officers in the army are all as strong as Cuisi. Once the supreme demons have had their fill, they can go about a month without eating again. The demon armies usually have an easy time in terms of logistics. We don't have many soldiers in support roles, at most we make the imps and demonic spirits do it…”
”I understand.” Saleen thought to himself, ”This is no different from how humans always ask their slaves to do the most dangerous things in a battle.”
”If there is an outcome to the battle between devils, then it will stop there and then. If it is an invasion by other dimensions, the mages among the demons will order countless magic bugs into battle.”
Saleen was a little disappointed upon hearing this. So, it turned out that the demon armies were maintained through blood ties. This was the same in human armies too. Many of the private armies of noble families were actually part of an extensive family tree as well. These soldiers were treated well and were also very loyal. Saleen did not have so many relatives, and even if he did, he had no intentions of acknowledging them.
When he was still very young, those people took away all the family fortune that was left behind by his parents for him. To Sikenqinyans, blood ties were not always reliable. This demonic spirit definitely had his own ulterior motives for voluntarily signing a soul bond with Saleen.
Saleen started, ”Didn't you say that you know the secrets of the devils?”
”Oh, so this fellow knows the secrets of the devils! Master, I am curious to know too. Please ask him to tell us quickly.” No one knew when Nailisi entered the barrack. The demonic spirit's back was facing the entrance so he had no clue at all. Nailisi's voice was not loud, yet Erbai was already trembling.
”Hmm, you have already signed the bond. Just speak quietly.” Saleen frowned. The demonic spirit put on a display of immense fear towards Nailisi in front of him. He must have intentions other than pure fear.
”Master, Lex is worried so she asked her grand swordmaster to keep guard for the night. I might as well take a break.” Nailisi grinned and bypassed the demonic spirit to sit beside Saleen's bed.
Erbai was flustered and dared not look at Nailisi. He only spoke with his head down, ”I wonder what my Lord would like to hear?”