The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

"Didn't expect this group of sand sculptures to be quite capable."

Queen Street of Beifeng City, Embrace of Dawn Grand Hotel.

While enjoying afternoon tea, Luo Yan just learned from Youyou about the envoy sent by Catastrophe Castle. Surprisingly, the issue resolved itself before finishing his tea.

According to the agreement reached between the Life Professional Players from the Great Graveyard and the dwarves of Catastrophe Castle, led by [Dead So Aren't Afraid of Ghosts], several Life Professional Players agreed to help Catastrophe Castle build a freight railroad to the Great Graveyard and improve its mines.

Of course, this is not without compensation.

Both parties will jointly operate the mines near Shattered Rock Peak in the Ten Thousand Ridges Mountain Range, each holding half of the shares. The players provide the technology, while Catastrophe Castle funds and manpower.

As for the current food crisis, Catastrophe Castle presented a full ton of gold, exchanged it in Beifeng City for a billion joss paper, and ordered a batch of wheat at ten joss paper per kilogram, to be delivered in installments over six months, one batch per month.

The remaining money will be used to purchase high-manganese steel rails and power locomotives for the railroad construction.

This ton of gold is enough for Luo Yan to print another ten thousand gold coins.

As for the food procured by Catastrophe Castle, it requires at most ten thousand gold coins, equivalent to Princess Erin's pocket watch.

Of course, money is actually secondary. The main thing is that this billion joss paper order can stimulate the economy of the Great Graveyard, boost the production enthusiasm of Life Professional Players, and inspire them to come up with more creative ideas.

This is the most crucial.

As for money itself, Luo Yan isn't much interested. That artifact is just a tool he uses to buy souls.

For example, right now, he has secretly bought off the Andes Family and is gradually purchasing the stocks of Colin Mining Company to buy the entire citizenry of Thunder City...

Many people think auctioning stock tickets is crazy enough, but actually, they haven't realized that everything has just begun.

Soon, they'll witness what true madness is.

Although these events once happened on Earth, for people living in this world, it is their first experience.

Just like placing a steam engine on tracks.

Unlike Lord Demon King, who is strategizing for the future of the Great Graveyard, Youyou floating beside him is worried about the threats from afar.

"...It seems the issue at Brass Pass is more serious than imagined. Not only humans, but even dwarves are beginning to flee."

"Hmm." Luo Yan nodded slightly, not saying much.

Youyou looked at Luo Yan curiously and said.

"Aren't you worried at all?"

Luo Yan casually replied.

"It's impossible to say I'm not worried at all, but since it's beyond our control, worrying won't change anything, we can only wait and see."

Moreover——

This may not be a bad thing for the Great Graveyard.

After all, he is the Demon King, and can't really be expected to worry about things that an Imperial noble should be concerned with...

...

[Dear Mr. Colin,

Since that banquet, time seems to flow a bit faster. The snow outside the window is turning into sparkling droplets, and Thunder City is gradually awakening to the breath of spring—at most, in another month, the Campbell Duchy will enter its most beautiful time.

Recently, for some reason, whenever I stand before the sunshine-filled window, I always think of that green diamond you offered that night.

After that day, Mr. Yang Andes presented it to my brother, Edward Campbell, the Duke, and now it's the most beautiful gem on the Campbell Duchy crown.

You once said it resembled my eyes, and others say the same. Perhaps because of this reason, my relationship with my brother has eased somewhat recently; he even wrote to enquire about my situation.

If that's truly the case, I really don't know how to thank you. Since our father passed away, he seemed like a changed person, sometimes even making me feel afraid...

But please don't worry about me, after all, he is my brother. I believe we might have some misunderstandings, but I trust he'll understand me, understand father, for we are family, aren't we?

Anyway, let's talk about something happy.

Lately, I followed my plan and invested the raised funds in refugee settlement work, successfully establishing shelter for tens of thousands of families with everyone's effort.

I still remember when I first passed by there, it was as cold as a graveyard; hungry people were too weak to speak, like sitting corpses waiting for death. But now, when I pass by again, everything has changed; wooden houses replaced the shaky shacks, and the laughter of children echoes in the camp... It all makes me feel gratified.

Yet sometimes, I also feel powerless. My subordinates don't always understand the things I do, and the increasing land disputes have drawn conflicts between City Hall and the Governor's Mansion; even with all my efforts, I can't satisfy everyone.

Whenever this happens, I always unconsciously think of your calm elegance at the banquet. Maybe I should learn more from you, to tackle these challenges with wisdom and decision rather than relying purely on emotion.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to listen to my complaints and respond earnestly to every letter I write.