EBE Chapter 588 Demon King Banquet
Chapter 588 Demon King Banquet
Finally, under Bai Hao's instruction, Chonglou chose Kurad. No one in the entire auction hall had any doubts about this decision. Even the demon kings who had participated in the bidding before remained silent.
No treasure can compare to the ten-year slavery of a third-level primordial demon!
Not to mention that most demon kings are not as strong as Kurad, no one dares to match his aura of mortgaging himself.
Although all the demon kings in the entire Demon City participated in the bidding, the ownership of this blood-stained robe had actually been basically determined long before the auction began. Only three demon kings had the possibility of obtaining this supreme treasure.
One of them is the Demon King Manion. He is the only ancestor of the Fire Demon Clan in the Demon City. He is extremely wealthy and has properties all over the Demon City. He is the Demon King with the most financial resources and can offer a price that would suffocate all the other Demon Kings.
The second is the Demon King Lamia. As a second-order primordial demon who also desires a breakthrough, the Blood Clan's treasure, the Blood Ming Pearl, can make him a strong competitor. After all, except for the foreign Demon King, almost all demons have concerns about their lifespan.
The last one is Kurad, who is completely different from other demon kings. He is alone and has no property in the Demon City. He is a loner and never forms cliques with other demon kings.
But at the same time, Kurad is also gifted, and he has been a third-order primordial demon for thousands of years.
Kurad's desire for a breakthrough is much stronger than any other demon king. There is no fourth-order original demon in the Demon City yet, and he is bound to become the first one.
Almost everyone in the Demon City knows that Kurad is the purest devil. He is only focused on climbing higher mountains. He has always disdained fame, wealth, women and other things that people pursue. Kurad will give everything to break through the fourth level!
When Kurade heard about Chonglou's blood-stained robe, he immediately decided to get this treasure that could help the Demon King break through at all costs. If Chonglou's current identity was not the foreign third-order original demon Kenquil, Kurade might have robbed it long ago.
The demon king formed by the local demons' step-by-step training is still just a demon, but the demon king born from the mortal world can be called a demon god.
One is a mortal and the other is a god. Even if they are at the same level, the difference in strength is huge because the demon god is immortal.
After the auction, there was an exclusive banquet for the Demon King circle. It was held in a large banquet hall next to the Champs Elysees Auction House. Both the interior and exterior decorations as well as the food and drinks provided were the best in the Magic City, but they were not at all to Bai Hao's taste, and he even felt it was a bit abstract.
First of all, let’s take a look at the appearance of the banquet hall, which is made up of three thick circular rings stacked up. The radius becomes smaller as it goes up, and the top is a winding tip.
According to Chonglou, the inspiration for its construction came from the sleeping posture of the abyss demon dragon, which is a terrifying giant beast with the strength of a demon lord.
But in Bai Hao's opinion, this was simply a pile of standard brown poop, and it happened to be built next to the Champs Elysees auction house, so from a distance it looked like a bird's nest and bird droppings.
The food inside is even stranger, with centipedes, poisonous scorpions, caterpillars, magic snakes, ghost frogs...all kinds of weird ingredients cooked in various ways, and then arranged into bizarre shapes. This is the delicacy sought after by the upper-class demon nobles in the Magic City.
The wine is thick and sweet. It is said that the blood of creatures from the mortal world is added during the brewing process. It is an absolute high-end luxury product. It is difficult for ordinary demons to even smell it. It is usually only sold in the upper circles of the Demon City, and the price is extremely high.
Chonglou was holding a glass of sweet wine and shaking it gently. He was the only protagonist of the whole banquet. Most of the demon kings would gather around him, chatting and laughing, or eavesdropping on various information, or laughing and talking about various interesting things, and even discussing some dirty and cheap topics.
Chonglou's limited experience naturally made it impossible for him to cope with such a situation. Fortunately, he had the help of the old nobleman Bai Hao. Although the topics of the demon kings were always a bit strange, everything went smoothly thanks to Bai Hao's extremely strong social adaptability.
In the eyes of other demon kings, Chonglou is just a demon god with a somewhat arrogant personality, but he is still easy to talk to. At least he is not as crazy as other foreign demon gods who kill people at the slightest disagreement. It is impossible to guess his code of conduct, let alone communicate with him.
Chonglou's performance made the other demon kings feel comfortable. It seemed that the interests they had already controlled would not be shaken, and they could even form a cooperative alliance to a certain extent.
A third-order primordial demon, and an alien demon god at that, is definitely worth all forces to win over at all costs.
Although this is a banquet for the demon king circle, the participants are not only the demon king, but also many demon nobles who are related to the demon king. After all, except for Kurad who is a lone man, the other demon kings have an extremely large family behind them.
What surprised Bai Hao was that Kurad, the only one who won the final treasure of the auction, did not attend the banquet. He just made an appointment with Bai Hao to sign the master-servant contract and left without even waiting for the end of the auction.
However, after chatting with other demon kings for a long time, Bai Hao also understood Kurad's eccentric personality, so he didn't mind his behavior, but he still had to show his displeasure.
He couldn't let Chonglou act too easy to talk to, because he was playing the role of a proud demon king, and this banquet was a good opportunity to establish his prestige.
"Hehe, Lord Kurad has always been like this. He basically never participates in any banquet in the Demon City, big or small. He always practices alone in a cave in the northern suburbs of the Demon City. Anyone who goes to see him will be turned away, even the Demon King himself..."
Shelby followed Chonglou and introduced Kurade in a friendly manner. Since he had made up his mind to cling to Chonglou's thigh, Kurade, as Chonglou's slave for the next ten years, would naturally also be his thigh.
But there must be no quarrel between the thighs, they must be in harmony so that they can better protect him.
"Humph, Kurad can treat you like this, but if you treat me with the same attitude, it would be extremely rude..."
Chonglou's voice is cold and clear, perfectly interpreting the aloof personality that Bai Hao has given him, but he can't be too cold and heartless. It's best to have a moderate voice and not be so capricious.
This is a huge test of Chonglou's acting skills, because the people he is facing are old foxes who have lived for thousands of years. Fortunately, in order to cope with today's social life, Bai Hao has set aside an entire day to teach Chonglou one-on-one throughout the whole process, striving to make every detail perfect.
"Dear Lord Kenquil, I am Milio Beilei from the Central Education Department of the Magic City. It is my great honor to be able to admire your majestic appearance on this evening of the banquet..."
A female demon in a beige evening gown walked up to Chonglou and saluted slowly. She was extremely beautiful and had a plump figure. Behind her was a short-haired girl who looked only in her teens. At this moment, she also imitated Milio and saluted by lifting her long skirt.
This was not something worthy of attention, and Bai Hao had no plans to infiltrate the education sector in the Magic City for the time being, so he did not pay much attention to Milio and left it to Chonglou to deal with.
Bai Hao would only intervene when Chonglou was chatting with the Demon King or talking with some demons in important positions.
However, this time, Chonglou was inexplicably stunned for a moment. Although he immediately returned to his usual cold appearance, the change in expression in less than a second was still noticed by Bai Hao. This was a very serious and low-level mistake.
Bai Hao keenly sensed something was wrong and immediately asked, "What's going on? You can remain calm when facing the Demon King, but you lose focus when facing an ordinary demon noble. Is there something special about Milio?"