What Thirteen didn't know was that when the demon corps that invaded the human world were forcefully driven back to the demon world, the entire demon world was filled with an aura of despair and madness. Their common thought was that heaven had abandoned them and would rather let them go.
They fend for themselves, and no more of the spirit of heaven and earth is given to them.
Infinite anger turned into fighting spirit. Former teammates began to rob each other and even eat their own kind to obtain spiritual power. The war was the most cruel from the beginning and lasted for a hundred years until the soul crystal mining and smelting technology became popular.
, the devil world returned to peace.
The Kingdom of Satan was the first to master the technology of mining and smelting soul crystals, but it also expanded outwards during this war. As its rich neighbor, and unfortunately lost his own life, Satan of course regarded this place as an inflatable
Take and ask for everything like a doll.
The small towns in Taotie's territory were quickly destroyed, and even the main city could not be left behind. But at the most critical moment, the other three of the four ferocious monsters came forward. Qiongqi, Yaozhu, and Chaos issued a joint statement against Satan.
, demanding that it withdraw its troops immediately, otherwise it will launch a brutal and inhumane attack.
These three and Taotie are the masters who evolved from Warcraft to founding a country, and they have the best relationship with each other. However, their kingdoms are too far away from each other, and their daily contact is not close. Although Taotie died, the three
I don't want to see my brother's city-state disappear like this, so at least I can leave something behind as a memory for everyone.
Originally, in Satan's state at that time, there was no need to worry about the warnings of these three demon gods who were far away from his own country, but now that the three people had spoken, Satan still chose to give them face.
Apart from opening up one side of the main city of Taotie, no personnel were stationed to occupy it. However, some looting was inevitable, but the outline of the main city was still preserved.
In the past, Taotie was a benevolent government compared to other demon kings. He only required regular offerings of food and had almost no pursuit of life, so all the income was used to build infrastructure, strengthen the city, and provide convenience to citizens.
At its peak, there were as many as 5 million people in the Taotie Kingdom, making it one of the largest countries. But today, the territory has withered, and almost all the small towns outside have turned into ruins. Only the dilapidated and lifeless Taotie City still has about 500,000 people.
Citizens gather here.
They left this place not because of their loyalty to Taotie, but because they had no way to survive. If you want to become a citizen of another country, you often start as a slave or a slave girl, and only if you perform well enough can you become a second-class citizen.
Citizens and owners are treated as such, and most of those left behind are old, weak, women and children. If they really go to work as slaves, they are likely to die on the way to work, or on a bed that is about to be crushed...
Just like this, a decaying city has been preserved, but the city gate can no longer be closed. Satan's tax corps will periodically come to the main city to collect exorbitant taxes and continue to squeeze the poor people of these landless lands.
More than 70% of the food they have worked hard to grow will be taken away, and only 10% of the soul crystals excavated will be left for them to use. Children are prohibited from studying, and the public is prohibited from spreading resistance. Beautiful girls will be arrested and sent to Satan.
city as a tribute. Life here is not just difficult anymore...
The huge Taotie City looked dim under the cover of night, and the scattered lights were so few that they could be ignored. Only the center of the city, on the square in front of the Overlord's Palace, was brightly lit, surrounded by a group of soldiers wearing red armor.
A big circle was formed to keep out the flat-headed people. In the center of the square, a girl was hung high on the Taotie statue. She was only wearing very simple clothes, a tube top and a pair of thongs, revealing her body.
She has a plump but muscular brown body, her feet are animal-like, and she has a pair of triangular white cat ears on the top of her short white hair.
She is not a cos cat-eared girl, but a common civet in the demon world. She is a race of people who are agile, good at assassination, and extremely alert. And she is also an acquaintance of the citizens of Taotie City - Maya. She is the member of this generation
The city lord of Taotie City took over this position after the previous city lord was killed three years ago.
Her predecessor was a squad leader in the scout team of the Taotie Corps, and she also fought in the human world. Everyone said that Maya has charming beauty and agile skills. As long as she leaves here, she will soon become a resident of other cities, but she
But he insisted on choosing to stay.
He shouldered the responsibility of asking for orders from the people and handling various matters as a miserable city lord.
A month ago, Maya went on her way to the City of Satan alone. This year, there was an insect plague around the main Taotie City, which reduced the food harvest by 50%. Not to mention leaving some for everyone to make a living, even the amount of taxes paid was reduced.
Not enough. Maya was ordered to go to the City of Satan to ask for a partial tax exemption.
There was no more news after leaving, until Satan's tax corps, a team of 0 guards, dragged the bruised Maya back.
She was hung up high, and the soldiers gathered a large number of people, but read out the will of Lord Satan...
The tax collector is only 1.4 meters tall, not even as good as "Xiao Ming". He is such a short guy with a mustache, but he is dressed in fine clothes and looks arrogant. A silver horn grows out of his forehead, which is a symbol of identity and bloodline.
Symbolically, the Silver-Horned Demons are the nobles in the Kingdom of Satan. They are generally shrewd, good at business, ruthless, and despicable.
Not all Silver-Horned Demons are as "strong" as the "Xiao Ming" in front of him. He belongs to a small number of deformed aliens, so he is only qualified to follow the sweaty expeditionary corps to collect taxes on the farthest shore of the country.
His name is Edward, and everyone likes to call him Shorty Hua behind his back. He has been responsible for collecting taxes in Taotie City for 100 years. He is despicable, shameless, and lustful. No girl from any family who has good looks can escape his evil eye.
For 100 years, he has dominated the common people. He is the "heaven" here. Although the sky is a little shorter this time, it is the boulder that Satan presses on the heads of all citizens.
Facing this tax collector, everyone is fearful from the bottom of their hearts, because he always has a way to make people who can't pay taxes pay their taxes, and that kind of method is definitely something that citizens don't like to see.
While the onlookers were sizing each other up, Chao Zihua stepped onto the stone platform that was taller than his height, and said arrogantly, "Listen to me, you bunch of parasites who have no ambition to make progress and have made no contribution.
For so many years, the Kingdom of Satan has been using its intimidation to prevent you from being annexed by neighboring kingdoms, preventing your women from becoming forbidden animals, preventing your children from becoming food, and preventing you from dying without a burial place.
But look what you gave in return to King Satan? Greedy demands for tax exemptions? Do you know how far we have to travel through mountains and rivers to come to this remote country? It took a whole month of traveling and traveling, but you made it impossible for the vehicle I brought to be full.
Don’t you feel ashamed?”
"We don't have that much food to hand over at all. Insects are rampant. Even if I give it to you, it won't be enough. Everyone needs to eat. Only by staying alive can we create more benefits and contribute to King Satan..." Maya, who was hung in the air, struggled.
said.
"Shut up!" Chaozihua jumped off the stone platform and walked in front of Maya. He straddled a soldier's shoulders and was as tall as Maya. He slapped her in the face, causing blood to spray out.
, "You are not qualified to be called the King of Satan. You are not even second-class citizens or even animals in the shed.
King Satan was kind enough to spare you your life, not for you to be sophistical and ungrateful.
If there is not enough food, you can go hunting monsters in the wild and look for meat to fill it up. King Satan has never been an unreasonable person, and you have absolutely ways to resolve conflicts."
"Don't kill monsters unless the situation is desperate... This is the rule set by the Taotie Overlord back then. We are the people of the Taotie country and we must not violate this iron law." With blood on the corner of Maya's mouth, the words "Glutton Overlord" made the people outside the square feel in their hearts.
surge.
Yes, Taotie is brainless, and his management of the political power can be described as loose, but his strength and the kindness he reveals inadvertently make the people below him follow him sincerely.
"Shut up!" Chaozihua slapped Maya's body swaying again, "Your overlord is dead! You are just a group of ownerless wandering ghosts, poor people who can't even protect their home and family.
.Now all you need to abide by is the order of King Satan, which is to pay tax every year, not even a penny less! When you dare to say the name of that bullshit overlord, you will no longer be able to live."
Chai Zihua signaled the remaining guards to leave. A group of crossbowmen were already standing 10 meters away. They raised the black crossbows in their hands. On the bow strings were bone-eating worms, black arthropod-like worms.
, once it bites the prey, it will never come off until the bones are eaten away. Fifteen crossbowmen prepared more than 300 of these bugs for Maya. The entire execution time is likely to last more than a week, and Maya will die in severe pain.
Corpse, there is no more cruel execution than this.
"Overlord... I can only protect Taotie City so far, please forgive me for my incompetence..." Maya closed her eyes, and a tear slipped down her face, hanging on her pointed chin.
"It's really lively down there, let me go and play alone first!" Shisan smiled and jumped from Kunpeng Tianze's neck, like a sharp black arrow gliding across the black night sky.
"Oh, such a beautiful girl, it's a pity that she's the wrong size, otherwise she could have had fun first and then killed her." Chao Zihua's sigh made the guards under him almost burst out laughing. You know, Chao Zihua's
Size...Only a female the size of a Chihuahua is suitable for him...
"Let go!" Chaizi Hua gave the order, and fifteen crossbowmen pulled the triggers at the same time. The long bone-eating insects opened their big mouths and flew towards Maya at the same time.
But at this moment, there was a loud bang, and Thirteen fell on the square in front of Maya. When the wind pressure shook the fifteen insects on the spot, the smoke was stirred up, and Thirteen's pupils dilated like a monster.