Chapter 121 No One Can Eat Free Rice
Hearing the Demon King asking him to choose a reward, Xu Zhenfeng turned his head to look at his master and saw that he was also looking at him.
Xu Zhenfeng bowed again and said, "I thank your majesty for the reward. Everything is up to my master. I am extremely grateful for your majesty's kindness. How can I dare to make any rash choices?"
Although His Majesty the Demon King has been the Demon King for nearly a thousand years, it was only today that he knew what it felt like to be treated with utmost respect and fear by his subjects.
Even though the fox tribe always flattered him for his profound demonic power and exquisite magic, none of them made him feel happy as Xu Zhenfeng responded today.
This is the fun of being a demon king!
The demon king was delighted. Who said that the little demons from outside were ignorant? This little guy was even more sensible than the foxes.
The Great Elder thought for a moment and saw that the Demon King was laughing so hard that the corners of his mouth were split to his ears.
It seems that His Majesty the Demon King really likes my Zhenfeng. This is an opportunity that cannot be missed!
"Your Majesty, Zhenfeng came from outside the Monster Mountain. He has no foundation, let alone any resources for cultivation. Although my wolf tribe wants to cultivate him with all its strength, there are many monsters in the wolf tribe, and we cannot give all the resources to him alone. Since this child is favored by your majesty, please reward him with some spiritual stones for human cultivation, so that he can improve his realm as soon as possible and contribute to my Monster Mountain in the future."
The demon king's laughter stopped abruptly.
The spiritual stones used by humans for cultivation?
He himself didn't have much of this stuff, and it hurt to distribute it to his sons, so how could he use it to reward a little demon from the demon tribe?
The wolf clan's chief elder is really a little ignorant.
Seeing the strange look on the demon king's face, Xu Zhenfeng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Several masters have high hopes for me and want me to succeed in my cultivation as soon as possible.
But the masters didn't know that the lower demon only wanted to rely on his own hard work to cultivate, and consolidating the foundation of his realm was the most important thing. The lower demon didn't want to use the spirit stones used by humans to quickly improve his realm.
That kind of treasure is extremely precious. It should be used to help the big monsters quickly restore their power when fighting against enemies. Your Majesty, please give me the rest. As for the spirit stone, please forgive me for not daring to accept it. "
Xu Zhenfeng's words of rescue finally restored the Demon King's embarrassed expression.
When the Great Elder saw that the Demon King was reluctant to reward him with spirit stones, he felt a little disdainful. When he saw Xu Zhenfeng busy trying to smooth things over for the Demon King, he turned his face black and stopped talking.
There's nothing we can do, the demon race is just so straightforward.
The demon king's expression improved, and he pondered for a moment, thinking that this little guy was indeed sensible. He was not as shameless as that old guy Lang Qingtian, who asked for spirit stones as soon as he opened his mouth.
Since the little guy is so sensible and doesn't want the spirit stones, I have to spend some money to reward him with something else.
Otherwise, I would really be looked down upon by a little demon, and he would mutter in his heart that I, a dignified demon king, cannot afford this or that reward, which would not be good either.
The demon king thought about it for a while before saying to Xu Zhenfeng, "Since you are willing to work hard on your cultivation, I should also help you achieve your ambition of hard work and progress. How about this? I will reward you with a piece of my dragon scale and let your masters make you a set of demon-proof armor."
Before Xu Zhenfeng could react, the Great Elder was already smiling happily, and he kept bowing and saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. Your Majesty, may you live a long... long life."
The demon king saw Lang Qingtian's eyes narrowed with laughter. He felt contempt in his heart. MMP, when he said he would not give him spirit stones just now, this old man's face turned wooden on the spot, but now when he said he would give him a piece of his dragon scale, he immediately smiled.
What a traitor, not even as sensible as this little demon.
Xu Zhenfeng also bowed and thanked, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for the reward, but this reward is too precious, it really makes me feel overwhelmed.
But I have never contributed anything to the Demon Mountain. How can I dare to accept such a precious reward from Your Majesty?"
The demon king was happy when he heard Xu Zhenfeng's words. He waved his hand and said, "You are extremely talented. My demon mountain should train a talented demon like you. There is no need to refuse."
Xu Zhenfeng bowed again respectfully, "I, the demon, thank your majesty for the reward. When I succeed in my cultivation in the future, I will protect my demon mountain with my life. May my king live forever."
The demon king looked at Xu Zhenfeng with a smile, and felt that the little demon was pleasing to the eye.
After returning to the hall from the palace, the great elder asked the guards to carry the dragon scale given by the demon king back to Xu Zhenfeng's yard.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, the great elder said joyfully, "Even though you didn't get the spiritual stone, having a piece of your majesty's dragon scale is not bad. This piece of dragon scale can be used to make a complete set of demon-protecting armor for you."
Xu Zhenfeng thought about how his master’s face immediately turned wooden when his master failed to get the spirit stones in the royal palace. He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart that the demons were actually more humane than humans.
If Master had behaved like that in the human race, his head would probably be hanging on the city wall by now, right?
What about the demon king? He hurriedly made up for it. He was afraid that the master's face would remain dull until he left the palace.
Xu Zhenfeng secretly felt fortunate in his heart. With such a demon clan and such a demon king, it was actually quite good to be a demon.
"Master, is this dragon scale really the dragon scale of His Majesty the Demon King?"
Xu Zhenfeng looked at the piece of black and purple dragon scale that the guard was holding in his hands. The scale was about the size of a round tea table.
"This dragon scale is indeed from His Majesty the Demon King."
The master also looked at Long Lin and couldn't help but smile.
"Did the demon king pull it off himself?"
When the Great Elder heard Xu Zhenfeng's childish question, he couldn't help laughing.
"How can you possibly pluck your own dragon scales? Dragons replace their entire body scales every thousand years, and can only regrow their reverse scales once every hundred years."
"Reverse scales? They can be replaced every hundred years. There are so many dragons in the palace. How many reverse scales would there be in these tens of thousands of years?"
The Great Elder looked at Xu Zhenfeng with a doting look on his face and shook his head, "The reverse scales are not replaced, they are plucked out by the dragons themselves once every hundred years, and then they grow back again in a hundred years."
Xu Zhenfeng opened his eyes wide, "Can't the dragon scales be plucked once every hundred years?"
"No, once a dragon scale is plucked, it will take a thousand years for it to grow back. No dragon will pluck its own scales unless it is absolutely necessary. Dragon scales are the armor of the dragon clan. If one dragon scale is missing, there is less protection."
"Oh, that's it."
Xu Zhenfeng nodded thoughtfully, "Master, I heard from Master Five that the Dragon King Secret Realm was created by the dragon race using their reverse scales? How many reverse scales of the dragon race are needed to create a secret realm?"
The great elder stopped smiling at this time, sat at the stone table in the yard, stroked his beard, and said seriously: "The dragon clan is the only demon clan that possesses space magic. The reason why they can possess space magic is because of the reverse scale. For tens of thousands of years, all sub-dragons will pluck out their dragon scales once a hundred years to protect the secret realm of the Dragon King."
"What about the natural dragons? Don't they need to be pulled out?"
"If there is no war, even the natural dragons will have to give up a reverse scale every two or three hundred years. The demon king will use it to fill the Dragon King Secret Realm, or make it into a magical tool to reward the demon clan. Not only the reverse scale, but also the dragon scales that they replace every thousand years must be handed over to make armor for the generals and soldiers guarding the border city."
Xu Zhenfeng seemed to understand something, "So, no monster in Monster Mountain can eat for free, even if they are born as dragons."
The Great Elder nodded and said, “Although our wolf tribe is a superior demon tribe, we can only guarantee that the demons in our tribe will not become slave demons or labor demons, and will not be oppressed and sold at will.
But the monsters in our monster race also have to work for the Monster Mountain. The talented ones can be soldiers, generals, or even cooks, guarding border towns.
Those with no talent will manage the mines, farm and raise livestock. Even the worst ones will pluck their own hair out to contribute, even if it means they can only contribute wolf hair, and after death they will contribute their bones and fur.”
Xu Zhenfeng couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, and then asked in confusion: "What's the point of contributing the bones and fur of a wolf demon with no talent?"
The elder's eyes were dark. "Use it to exchange with the human race for any resources that can be exchanged."
After hearing this, Xu Zhenfeng was confused for a moment and didn't know what to say.