The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

The cat ears atop Sarah's head twitched slightly, and she quickly turned around, her cold expression melting away in surprise and delight.

"Lord Demon King!"

She knelt on one knee, respectfully bowing her head in greeting. In her hurried movement, Taufu, who was perched in her lap, was jolted out.

"Ouch—"

The young dragon tumbled on the ground twice with a short, sharp wail, rubbing its sore behind. It shook itself off and stood up from the ground with no complaint.

Luo Yan scrutinized the little creature for a moment, nodding with satisfaction.

It seemed the Magic Potion recorded in the ancient texts had some effect.

He had Sarah brew the potion from the recipe he provided, mixing it into the meat she fed the creature daily. In just half a month, it had gained over three pounds.

At this rate of growth, perhaps in a few years it could be ridden.

Feeling uneasy under Luo Yan's gaze, Taufu didn't know what he was thinking. She thought he was still brooding over her earlier words, so she nervously swallowed and said.

"Why are you so petty... I was talking about those people, not you. And, besides... the humans left this land over a thousand years ago, why go so far back."

Before she invented the Lizardmen, humans, of course, lived here.

Although she considered denying it, the fact was it was already written in the ship's log, and unfortunately, he could understand "Dragon Language."

Thinking of this, Taufu felt a pang of regret.

If I'd known, I wouldn't have written it!

Seeing Taufu's evasive eyes and lack of confidence, Luo Yan shrugged and spoke calmly.

"I won, so I can start counting from whatever year I please... You should be thankful. I really don't care about your past; otherwise, I could easily expose the truth and have the name 'Gutaf' etched on the pillar of historical shame."

But that would bring him no benefit at all, as broken hopes wouldn't shift onto him with Gutaf's "death."

The Lizardmen of the Gana Continent would completely embrace nihilism.

Better to let them stay on their divine pedestal like a benevolent elder.

"You..." Taufu huffed, clenching her tiny claws, but eventually drooped her wings and gave in.

This caliber of human had made a Servant Demon Contract with her, and at her current growth rate, turning against him might take a hundred years.

Those who know when to retreat are the wise ones—

She chose to concede.

Luo Yan didn't continue to deal with the little dragon but turned to the kneeling Sarah and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Stand up... During my absence, has Alakdo been working diligently?"

The cat ears atop her head twitched, and Sarah obediently stood up, reporting with unwavering attention.

"According to your instructions, Alakdo and his kin have been digging a maze with a building area of about a thousand square meters beneath the Sun Step Mountain Range... Including the interconnected natural caves, the maze has already reached a considerable scale!"

"The maze is designed after the Thunder County Maze, with the shallow regions having rock traps, maze corridors, poison gas traps, and drainage concealed channels!"

"Currently, the entrance is set in the South Slope Mountain Stream, using the terrain to form a natural cover, making it less detectable unless Detection Magic is used."

Luo Yan nodded with satisfaction.

"Well done."

Embarrassed by the praise, Sarah scratched her cheek and said bashfully.

"I actually didn't do much... Alakdo did most of the work."

"It's not quite right to say that; you also hold your own value. There were no major problems during my absence, and that credit belongs to you." Luo Yan smiled and nodded, continuing in a gentle tone, "As for Alakdo, I will commend him afterward."

Speaking of which, ever since he got along well with Lady Alachinos, this Earth Cave Spider had become more adept at digging holes.

He indeed deserved praise!

Sarah glanced at Luo Yan secretly and whispered.

"Lord Demon King."

"What is it?"

"Since you've already conquered this continent... why are we building a maze here?" Looking at Luo Yan, who seemed to be in a good mood, Sarah hesitated for a moment and finally voiced her confusion.

In her understanding, the Thunder County Maze was established by Hell to resist human adventurers' invasion of the Underworld.

But here, the only threat seemed to come from the sea?

Wouldn't the best choice be to fight the Imperial colonizers alongside the Lizardmen?

Luo Yan didn't seem surprised by Sarah's confusion but didn't directly answer the question. Instead, he looked towards the brightly lit coastline in the distance, smiling faintly.

"You'll find out soon enough."