blogombal Chapter 375 Open Source and Cost Reduction
Chapter 375 Open Source and Cost Reduction
Chapter 375 Open Source and Cost Reduction
"You rude wretch! Even if you are Princess Alice's friend, you cannot treat her like this."
Claire drew her longsword and angrily rebuked the girl who was shaking her princess.
"Ha, you bastard, don't you understand the situation? It's your country that needs a great Red Devil like me to save you from a future of war and suffering. And now you dare to talk to me like that?!"
However, Huihui was not afraid at all, ignored the threat of the blade, and went over to spit at Claire.
The guard knight was forced back by the spray, his forehead veins throbbing as if he was on the verge of exploding, which made Broly look at him warily.
"Claire, put the sword down."
"But Your Highness..."
"I'm fine, Huihui won't hurt me."
Hearing her princess's words, Claire had no choice but to sheathe her sword, and Broly also withdrew his wary gaze from her.
"Huihui, I would also like to help in this regard, but I am just a princess, and the national finances are not something I can interfere with."
Princess Alice first offered an explanation, and then added, "However, I can contribute my personal property."
How many?
Huihui asked directly.
"Two estates and a piece of land."
Princess Alice answered.
"How much is that?"
Huihui was puzzled.
"It's probably worth over thirty million Eris."
Rein, a female mage who was also a guard, answered the question.
"Huh, is that all?"
Huihui frowned.
"What do you mean 'only this much'? This is already quite a lot!"
Claire was very dissatisfied.
"Cute Alice is the princess of the kingdom!"
Huihui couldn't believe that a princess of the kingdom would only have so little wealth.
"So what if she's a princess? My princess doesn't have any spare food either. Don't you know that the kingdom's military budget has been greatly reduced?"
Now, my princess has even canceled her daily training, and even her favorite weapon, the Dragon Slayer Greatsword, has been reduced in its maintenance level.
The best rust-preventing oil was replaced with a second-rate one, and the monthly Magic Craftsman's care program was also canceled.
His aim was to help his father and brother reduce the country's military spending.
"Well, even so, doesn't Alice only eat high-level, expensive monster meat?"
Huihui asked again.
"Expensive, that's in terms of market price, but the market simply can't consume that much high-level monster meat."
High-level monster meat that is hunted but cannot be sold is nothing more than some rotten meat.
What, you don't think that the monster meat my princess eats is all bought with money from the market, do you?
No, those were monsters hunted by the kingdom's army during their daily training; the cost was only the kingdom's army's manpower.
Only a small portion of the hunted monster meat could be exchanged for Eris, not even enough to cover the kingdom's army's training expenses!
Claire said sarcastically.
"In addition, the two manors of my princess are also the inheritance left to her by her mother. The land was given to her by His Majesty the King as a reward for her many years ago when she risked her life to fight the dragon that broke into the capital. It will be my princess's dowry in the future."
Because of your words, my lord has already given up everything he can, but you still think it's not enough. What more do you want?
Should I make my princess sell all her weapons, armor, and equipment, or should she sell herself to raise money for you to become the Demon King?
As Lei Yin spoke, she glared angrily at Hui Hui.
"Oh, that's not what I meant."
Huihui felt a little flustered.
"Well, just kidding, just kidding. No matter what, Huihui wouldn't ask her friend to donate her mother's inheritance and her own dowry."
Darkness then stepped forward, removed Megumin's hand from Princess Alice's collar, and said this to Claire and Rein.
The Belzegu royal family is a model of a monarch guarding the nation's borders. The capital city is very close to the front-line fortress, and when the royal family was facing the Demon King's army head-on, they tried their best to spend every penny wisely.
Even though the Demon King's army has been disbanded for more than two years, this practice has become a habit of the Belzegu royal family.
Therefore, even though Alice was the kingdom's little princess, she didn't have much extra wealth.
"No, Darkness, I don't mind. This is for the sake of the world, and for the future of countless people in our country!"
Princess Alice stepped forward and continued, "I don't think even my late mother would blame me for donating what she left me to Huihui. It's all for the sake of peace."
"Hey, what made me have to wear sunglasses?"
After Princess Alice finished speaking, Aqua pulled out a pair of sunglasses from somewhere and put them on her nose.
"It is a radiant light, a light of responsibility and awareness!"
Eris then answered her question.
"I must say, they truly live up to their reputation as members of the Belzegu royal family!"
The old Demon King sighed somewhat, for as a former rival and enemy, he still held the royal family of the Belzeg Kingdom in high regard.
Because the leader of this country is not the type to talk big behind the scenes while his subordinates work hard on the front lines and he enjoys the benefits in the back.
Instead, they would don heavy armor, shoulder greatswords, and go to the battlefield, leading their soldiers to fight the Demon King's army in a real battle.
If you count back, there are quite a few members of the Belzegu royal family who died on the battlefield to resist the invasion of the Demon King's army.
During the time when the old Demon King was in charge of the Demon King's army, the previous king and the king before him of the Belze Kingdom died on the battlefield.
The old Demon King's impression of the Belzeg royal family was that they were tough and unyielding, and perhaps it was precisely because they were too tough that war and chaos were about to break out.
Otherwise, if the Belzegu royal family had been able to harden their hearts and carry out a forceful disarmament, it would have been difficult for war to break out in the future.
The old demon king was right. The political pressure from the other two kingdoms was only half the reason for the future war. The other half was due to the royal family of the Belzegu Kingdom, because His Majesty the King and his successor were too inflexible.
Asking them to make the decision to sacrifice themselves and their soldiers to live and die together is less desirable than simply flipping the table and leading their own army to war against the other two kingdoms.
War, however, can easily spiral out of control once it begins.
Once upon a time, the old Demon King didn't really want to invade the human world, but the problem was that his demon army didn't think so, and the heroes who kept coming to this world didn't think so either. He was also being held back by his subordinates and coerced by external forces, playing the role of the wise and powerful strongest Demon King under the general trend.
Megumin, the future demon king who resembles a Yakuza, was reduced to a scoundrel state by Princess Alice's radiant speech.
She blushed and apologized to Princess Alice, but Princess Alice wouldn't let it go and even wanted to donate start-up funds for her new Demon King's army.
Fortunately, Youyou persuaded them that the establishment of the new Demon King's army required a stable source of funding, which could not be supported by one or two donations.
"To build a new Demon King's army, we need to make money, and to make money, we can only consider two aspects."
First, we need to open up new sources of revenue and find stable sources of income.
Secondly, we need to cut costs and reduce the financial expenditure required to maintain the new Demon King's army...
The group sat down to discuss the issue again, and soon came up with two useful methods regarding open source.
"We can learn from the old Demon King's methods and recruit a group of intelligent demons to cultivate land, engage in animal husbandry, and perform production-related work."
Darkness said.
"But I'm not familiar with monsters. When I encountered them before, my only diplomatic method was to use explosion magic to blast them into a crisp..."
Huihui was somewhat embarrassed.
"You may not be familiar with him, but some people are, like this old demon king."
Sokat pointed to the white-bearded old man next to him and said.
The Old Demon King: "..."
He really didn't want to be rehired by the new Demon King's army!
"For example, the Archbishop of the Aqua Church, whose sect has a unique and exquisite technique for mating, cough cough, and getting along with monsters, which directly reveals one's true nature."
After clearing her throat twice, the fortune teller quickly corrected herself.
"Hey, you're talking about mating, right? I heard you. That's not exactly respectable stuff, is it?!"
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Huihui asked with a dark expression.
"While it may be unorthodox, in my prophecy, Axisism only became the world's leading religion in a chaotic world because of the development of the other side."
Alright, the new Demon King's army has already chosen a demon diplomat. As for whether the other party is willing, with Aqua, the water goddess worshipped, there shouldn't be any problem. Given the fanaticism of the Axis Cult, a single divine decree should suffice.
"Besides recruiting monsters to do production, I think it's also a good idea for you, Huihui, to ask the people of the kingdom for money."
Darkness said again.
"Hey, didn't they say they wouldn't force donations?"
Huihui was somewhat taken aback.
"I'm not saying you should ask Alice for money, I'm saying you should ask the three kingdoms for money."
Darkness quickly began to explain.
"Oh, how could we possibly get that?"
Youyou's eyes widened.
"No, I want it."
Huihui's eyes lit up.
"If the threat level of the new Demon King's army is terrifying enough, then we must obtain it."
Huihui had many thoughts at that moment.
"Let's talk about cutting costs, but you'll have to talk to the people in your village who are willing to help you build the Red Demon Army. As long as they're willing to spend less money, cutting costs won't be a problem."
After the meeting, Broly and the others approached the village chief of Crimson Demon Village, who was also Yu-Yu's father.
"What? This world is destined for war, and Megumin, in order to stop the war, you want to become the Demon King and build a new Demon King army?"
"It's the Red Devils. I need the villagers' help. Of course, it's paid help, but I hope everyone can ask for less, or even less if possible."
Listening to Huihui's words, Youyou's father stroked his chin.
"I really can't make that decision, but I can help you gather the villagers together, and you can talk to them yourself."
evening.
"Hey, when are you taking us back?"
The Demon King's daughter complained that their boat had been stranded in someone else's yard for most of the day.
"Go back? Go back to what? You've already been incorporated into our ranks."
Alright, enough talk, hurry up and unload the fish from your boat.
Tonight, we're having a grilled fish feast in this courtyard!
Aqua loves parties so much; she just hosted one last night, and she's going to host another one tonight.
The old demon king and his daughter: "..."
They wanted to argue, but then they saw the Saiyan boy working and carrying fish, so they could only helplessly accept that they were temporarily being dragged into this situation.
"Gentlemen..."
In the evening, a group of Crimson Demons came to Huihui's courtyard. Huihui was not afraid to go aboard and speak, and what she said was nothing more than that she wanted to become the Crimson Demon King for the greater good.
Therefore, she hopes to gain the support of her fellow villagers and hopes that they can come to her place and serve as her slaves for the future Red Devil Army, preferably those who bring their own food and labor.
As Miss Sokatter predicted, apart from the younger Red Demon children who were not yet burdened by the realities of life, the other adults all showed signs of distress.
"Megumin, although we really want to support your Demon King career, we also need to make a living. We hope you can understand us."
"Yes, yes, it's fine to lend a hand occasionally, but it's a big problem if you always do it."
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, the reason we are not paying salaries now, or only paying a small amount of salary, is because the Red Devil Army has not yet started. But once the Red Devil Army starts operating and has enough earning power, we will definitely pay everyone a salary."
Huihui drew a big, round cake, but unfortunately, the Crimson Demon Clan doesn't really like cakes.
"Huihui, I don't think you can handle the identity of the Red Demon King. Why don't you let your uncle handle it for you? I am quite wealthy and the number one landowner in the Red Demon Clan. I can even give you money."
Oh, no, it's not that I don't like pancakes, but that I like bigger pancakes.
Rather than becoming lowly soldiers in the future, yet unformed, Crimson Demon Army, some wealthy Crimson Demon lords aspire to be the ultimate villain and enemy of humanity, the Crimson Demon King.
They all tried to persuade Huihui to step down and let them, the adults, take on the heavy responsibility of being the Crimson Demon King and dedicate themselves to the future peace of the world.
"You bunch of bastards, you'll never take the title of Crimson Demon King from me!"
Huihui, of course, did not want to give in to this.
"Well, there's nothing we can do then. We can only do this officially. You'll have to pay your full salary before we can help you."
The adults of the Crimson Demon Clan shrugged, indicating their helplessness.
Of course, these adults didn't really want to make things difficult for Huihui. It's just that the position of Red Demon King is actually dangerous. Rather than letting the younger generation like Huihui take the risk, it's better to hand it over to these adults.
After all, most of the adults in the Crimson Demon Clan know teleportation magic and can run away if they are assassinated, unlike Megumin.
Huihui was very distressed by this situation. What kind of money-saving measures were these? It would be better if these bastards didn't take the opportunity to raise their own commission rates.
"Huihui, you want to save money, right? Well, I have an idea."
Just when Huihui was troubled, Yougou took the initiative to come to her door.
"Wow, that's clever. What's your idea?"
"Anyway, you just want to scare the three kingdoms in order to ensure future peace, and you don't really intend to go to war with the three kingdoms."
Instead of building a real, combat-capable demon army, it would be better to build a fake, more intimidating demon army.
You can hire villagers to host a massive, world-themed murder mystery game!
That's quite something.
(End of this chapter)