It's worth noting that the Imperial General from Saint Yil Castle seems determined to meet with me, staying at Withered Wood Port for the time being without leaving.

Clearly, the fleet stationed at the port has created considerable pressure for Egger, who has completely lost his composure.

Luo Yan pondered for a moment and decided it was better to first reassure young Egger, as there wasn't as much urgency with General Hamoldon.

Hasn't the port construction already begun?

Well, just let it continue!

Moreover—

He needs to apply a little bit of pressure on the fleet from Saint Yil Castle through Egger and also make General Hamoldon aware of his "difficulties."

He would never admit that it was because he felt a bit weak and needed some time to recover.

"Take me over to have a look."

Understanding Lord Demon King's intent, the acolyte nodded respectfully and said.

"As you command."

...

Deep within the Sun Step Mountain Range.

In a not yet fully completed maze passage, the stone walls still bore the marks of being scorched by flames and chiseled by hammers, with crooked magic crystal lamps hanging on the damp rock walls, flickering on and off in the cavern.

Egger was standing on a temporarily set-up command platform, pacing back and forth with a tense expression.

While wiping his sweat with one hand, he occasionally glanced at the densely packed schedule in his hand, surrounded by incessant complaints and calls for help.

"Lord Egger! A section of the transport passage has collapsed, and my Oka and Oger brothers are stuck inside and can't move!"

"Report! The goblins in the western zone mistook the trap mechanism for a door, now two beastman sappers and a little demon are seriously injured! Damn it—I knew those little guys couldn't be trusted!"

"Bullshit! Clearly, it was you beastmen who did it!"

"Say that again, you motherf—!"

"Eek—!!!"

"Y-you all stop fighting! I-I'll deal with it right away!"

Seeing the beastmen and goblins about to come to blows, Egger hurriedly rushed over to separate them, so anxious that his voice almost cracked.

The acolyte assisting him couldn't bear to watch any longer, finally turned away with a sigh, and called Alakdo's descendants to come and clean up after this rookie Demon King's subordinates.

In any case—

First, they needed to dig out the trapped beastmen.

As for the transport passage, it wasn't as urgent; once Alakdo finished excavating the second layer, the entire maze's logistics route would have to be redesigned.

As for those demons in the western zone—

Let's just consider them foolish and dead.

Not worth pitying.

"Ahhhhh!"

Watching his subordinates in chaos, Egger clutched his head in agony, unable to hold back a groan, "By the Demon God above, why did you choose me for such a task... I'm really not suited for this Demon King job!"

Until a month ago, he was still serving on the front lines, a loyal foot soldier under the Demon God's command.

Usually, he went wherever his superior sent him, and although he had commanded a few soldiers, it was mostly following orders.

Now, being suddenly tasked to oversee and construct a whole new Demon King Territory from scratch, he was not so much at a loss as he was utterly clueless on where to even start.

And his trusted companions were just the same, embodying both incompetence and diligence—often, their energetic efforts only made things worse.

Currently, Lord Alakdo has already banned his subordinates from entering the second layer of the maze, even threatening to eat anyone who dared enter.

He had no temper whatsoever when faced with the much weaker Earth Cave Spiders.

After all, he also realized that since arriving here, aside from placing the Demon King Territory core correctly, he hadn't accomplished a single positive thing.

On the contrary, if he hadn't done anything from the start, perhaps the situation would actually be better now!

Seeing goblins rolling all over the ground, little demons darting around below the ceiling, and the group of slimes exploding together after accidentally triggering a curse talisman, Egger began to question the meaning of his life, his vacant eyes emitting a sense of malfunction.

However, his despair did not last long.

Just as the beastmen and goblins were about to collapse another tunnel, clear footsteps suddenly echoed from the entrance of the maze.

Accompanied by an overwhelming presence, even the swirling dust seemed to pause.

All the quarreling demons, beastmen, and goblins fell silent almost instinctively, like they were hitting the pause button, and turned collectively towards the maze entrance.

It was—

Luoyan?!

"Lo-Luo Yan, senior!!"

Seeing that familiar face, Egger was stunned for a moment, then his heart surged with genuine joy, and his face lit up as though he'd been saved.

With a swift motion, he jumped off the command platform and practically sprinted towards Luo Yan, his eyes trembling with excitement, almost shimmering with tears.

"You're finally here! I-I'm sorry! I've let you down... But I really don't know what to do anymore!"

"Don't panic."

Seeing his old classmate at a loss, Luo Yan first reached out and patted his shoulder, then spoke in a gentle tone of comfort.

"I've already heard about the situation here from my subordinates; it's not a big problem. Just take a deep breath, and don't lose your head."

Listening to this, Egger took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his racing heart, finally no longer resembling a headless fly.

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