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After listening to the demons' drunken ramblings for a while, Milu left the tavern somewhat disappointed.
They were either gossiping about their friends, discussing which female demon was sexy, or talking about their work troubles.
There are also stories about small gangs beating up other small gangs and deciding to ask other small gangs for help, or brothers getting beaten up and having to get revenge, all about "brotherhood."
To be honest, they were all very boring.
Its value is far less than those few bounty notices.
Milu quickly returned to the inn, and as soon as she opened the door, a strange medicinal smell wafted out.
"Oh? Miluko's back?" Lycorina said with a smile. "Did you find out anything?"
It had actually been almost four and a half hours since Milu was allowed to leave the house. ♂^《×】｝∪∏〖
It took us nearly two hours to search for a tavern on the road, and then we stayed at the tavern for more than an hour, plus the time it took to return the way we came.
"Okay." Milu responded and then began to report on what had just happened.
From observing the demons to finding the tavern, to entering the tavern and discovering the bounty poster.
Finally, the question arose: why were these relatively low-level demons wanted with bounties, yet they hadn't been killed by higher-level demons?
Is there really some kind of order among the demon race, which restrains the higher-level demons?
For example...
The lord will forbid high-ranking demons from killing low-ranking demons.
An Yi, who had finished preparing all the medicines, was organizing them, separating the different medicine bottles according to a certain ratio, seemingly dividing the amount to carry for each battle.
After hearing Miluko's question, An Yi spoke up;
"I think it's probably just that the reward has only been posted for a short time."
If I'm not mistaken, the demons established this organization to seize resources from the demon race.
Level 7 demons have resources that level 7 demons can obtain, and level 8 demons have resources that level 8 demons can obtain.
However, these resources are limited in a city, and they cannot share the spoils of the stronger demon race.
Therefore, in the process of seizing resources, the enemy will offer a bounty on their own leader in order to defeat the enemy.
"However, the demon race has no shortage of fighters."
Even if two small organizations are destroyed, another small organization will quickly take their place.
The demons on the bounty posters you see may soon be killed, but these organizations will quickly push new demons onto the list, or new organizations will emerge.
"Huh? Then isn't this leader just asking for death?" Lycorina exclaimed in surprise.
Annie: "They'll run away if they feel threatened."
Lycorina: "?"
Milu understood what An Yi meant.
There are too many places to hide in this city, and different organizations have different intelligence networks.
In the fiercely competitive demon race, those who want to make a living naturally have to protect the leader who can acquire and distribute resources.
Trying to bypass these underlings and cause trouble for those minor leaders won't be so easy.
In short, if a stronger demon comes looking for them, these minor leaders will know beforehand and escape before they are killed.
It's not difficult to do this.
All you need to do is plant spies along all the necessary routes to a certain location, and report back immediately if you spot any unfamiliar high-level demons passing by aggressively.
This is just the simplest way; information can also be obtained through other intelligence sources.
Even a minor leader is not someone anyone can kill.
Of course, different demon races have different assassination methods, and it was only a matter of time before these minor leaders were killed.
When An Yi said that "the bounty period is not long," she was actually referring to a period of years.
Unlike humans, the demons don't only have nine years left; they have plenty of time to squander and make plans.
Moreover...
An Yi: "Also, if high-ranking demons want money, they don't need to collect rewards; they can just rob them."
one"?!!"
Milu suddenly realized her mistake!
Uncle, yeah! Why not just rob them?!
Since they are all low-level demons anyway, it doesn't matter whether they are the ones who issued the bounty or the ones who were wanted. High-level demons can wipe out a whole group of them, so why bother listening to them?
Qi Mi Lu suddenly realized that these little leaders were eating a few grains of rice from between the fingers of countless high-level demons in this kind of environment.
She had organized the answers.
Why are these low-ranking leaders still alive despite having bounties on their heads?
The conclusion based on analysis from all aspects is:
First, the deaths of these minor leaders are only a matter of time, but after they die, they will be replaced, and there will always be such bounty posters on the bounty board.
Then, the high-level demons didn't take action because they had more efficient methods.
Finally, the resources that higher-level demons can obtain are simply not on the same level as those of these minor leaders.
It's similar to how a wealthy merchant wouldn't steal a porter's job.
"What was the name of that demon you just saw?" An Yi suddenly asked.
“Red Tiger is the leader of the Red Tiger Hall, and his race is Red-Eyed Tiger,” Milu quickly replied.
"Okay, you're the first one to see its bounty, which means you're destined to have it."
"Let's start our campaign against it." An Yi nodded.
Layton grinned from the side.
The other person probably doesn't want this kind of relationship, right?
"When are we going?" Lycorina asked.
Annie: "Tonight."
Lycorina: "That's too fast! We don't even know where that place called Red Tiger Hall is!"
Annie: "Go ask on the street."
"Ah good."
Lycorina nodded with a forced smile.
Her plan was to "gather intelligence, survey the terrain, assess the enemy's strength, lay traps, create an environment conducive to attack, and finally launch an attack."
And An Yi...
Go ask on the street.
After asking all the questions, are we going to launch a campaign that night?
It doesn't feel like the demon-slaying expedition she imagined!
Have too many details been omitted?
What An Yi didn't mention was that this was precisely the benefit of having a powerful, zero-level barrier magic item. ∥∷Six★〕←:
Several "demons" with almost no magic power can enter each other's territory without being noticed.
Soon, the four of them put their own medicine in their pockets, took some dry food with them, and left the inn.
On the way, An Yi also went to buy a waist pack that could be tied around her waist to prevent the glass bottles from affecting the battle.
Incidentally, An Yi left most of the remaining potions on the rooftop of a building, while the gold coins and dry rations were left in the room.
It's just a bunch of counterfeit money. After we finish defeating the so-called "Red Tigers," wouldn't it be easy to get some money from them?
If all else fails, take the other person's head to the bounty office, collect the money, and leave.
Those counterfeit coins were just seed money.
Once the campaign begins, we can sustain the war effort entirely through warfare, without worrying about money at all.
After buying the waist bag, An Yi started walking around with a map, asking different beast-headed demons one by one.
Do you know where the Red Tiger Hall is?
Do you know where the Red Tiger Hall is located on the map?
"Where is the Red Tiger Hall?"
After asking more than a dozen demons who all said they didn't know, one demon finally responded.
"Red Tiger Hall, what are you looking for there?" A wolf-headed demon frowned in confusion.
It was a full three meters tall, with a robust build, and looked down at the group of dwarfs, asking.
An Yi: "To seek refuge."
The wolf-headed man was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha—come to our side? You guys?"
The Red Tiger Hall is right here! Watch out, don't get trampled to death! Hahahaha—!
The wolf-headed man poked a hole in the map that An Yi had raised with his finger.
It laughed and left without saying anything more.
When I first heard that some demons were inquiring about the Crimson Tiger Hall, I wondered what was going on.
In the end, it turned out to be just a few low-level demons who heard of the Crimson Tiger Hall's reputation and thought they could go there to make a living.
Moreover, the location of the Crimson Tiger Hall is basically known to all the demons in the circle. These people are obviously from out of town, so what's the point of telling them?
“Okay, we’ve found the location, let’s go.” An Yi held up the map with a hole punched in it to the three of them.
"Doesn't it even question what we're doing here?" Even Layton couldn't help but complain.
“We’re too small and we don’t have any magic.” Lycorina shrugged.
This conclusion was reached as early as [Sword Demon City].