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"No need. Let's go back and investigate him thoroughly, then cater to his preferences and win him over."
"Yes, Demon King."
Then the two flew directly into the air, heading towards the direction of the demon race.
Meanwhile, on the way to the food and wine pavilion, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy. Kong Yang's demeanor just now was completely different from his usual self; they were like two completely different people.
"Kong Yang, who exactly are you? Judging from your posture just now, you're even more powerful than the Demon King."
"What does it matter? Here, I'm just the shopkeeper of the Warcraft store."
"That's true, we're good comrades."
"Get out of the way, I like beautiful women, not old men."
"Who's the old man? I'm a handsome young man in my prime."
Do you believe it yourself?
"As expected, you bastard, I still want to beat you up."
As the two spoke, the previously serious atmosphere vanished without a trace.
Stak and Jell laughed too. Maybe that's what friendship is all about. It has nothing to do with status or strength. It's just that people who are like-minded can get along well.
Laura was puzzled; what was so special about this ordinary human and elf that Kong Yang was so interested in?
With no power, no background, and just a lecherous lecher who spends his days browsing succubus shops, why would someone like that be so important to His Highness, even to the point of speaking to him like that?
It's likely that no one knows that the reason for this was simply because when he first arrived here, Staktan treated him to a prostitute.
Yes, it's that simple, that absurd.
The two were comrades who had frequented brothels together, so they were friends.
The group soon arrived at the food and wine pavilion, while Laura returned to the shop.
Today, the food and sake pavilion is crowded, but unlike others, Medori is not so busy.
Because a new person has joined this place, namely Laknera. Early this morning, she found the tree spirit landlady and became one of the members here.
With her joining, things became much easier in the store.
At the same time, because Laknera is an Arakne, many people who are curious about the Arakne also come here to dine, just to see the Arakne people.
It was somewhat of an unintended consequence, but because of Laknera, the reputation of the Arakne people in this small town began to improve.
Originally, the Arakne tribe was unpopular in many places because they were spider girls, but things have improved a lot now.
Chapter 47 Growth Rate 10%! (Bonus Chapter)
As time went by, three months later, and more than four months after arriving in this world, Kong Yang finally achieved his first small goal, which gave him a big surprise.
【Name: World Tree (Sapling)】
Owner: Kong Yang
[Growth Stage: Emerging Phase (10.001%)]
[Innate Skills: Space, Elements, Devour, Plunder (Can be used to plunder the essence of other worlds by establishing a foothold there)]
Today, after three months, the World Tree Sapling has finally reached 10% growth.
This made Kong Yang extremely excited. In the past three months, Kong Yang had spent an unknown amount of gold coins, with the daily expenditure being a huge number.
Despite possessing the King's Treasury, the constant hunting of magical beasts has led to a decrease in their numbers.
Especially near human towns, magical beasts have almost disappeared. After all, wealth is a powerful motivator, and gold coins are simply too tempting.
Furthermore, because there are fewer and fewer monsters, the price of acquiring monsters once rose to 1.2 gold coins per kilogram. Although it seems like a lot has increased, if you really calculate it, it is not a small amount.
Finally, today, my growth rate reached 10%, and I unlocked a new talent skill.
The emergence of this skill delighted Kong Yang, as it allowed him to plunder the essence of other worlds by establishing a foothold there.
This is the true way the World Tree grows. What is the World Tree? It is a sacred tree that can support the world and also devour it. This is the World Tree.
In most worlds, even those in lower dimensions, the World Tree could grow to this extent.
Unfortunately, Kong Yang's small world, although it is a 'world', is essentially just a space. It has no rules, laws, structure, system, etc., so it can only rely on Kong Yang to feed it.
'Daddy, thank you! Baby has finally grown up!'
Looking at the World Tree sapling with its tender new shoots swaying slightly in front of him, Kong Yang was also very happy, knowing that his efforts had not been in vain.
The fact that the World Tree Sapling has grown to this point is thanks to his own help, which finally brings Kong Yang, the 'father', some joy and pride.
"Baby, you've taken root in this world and seized its essence. What impact will this have on it?"
'As the source diminishes, the power of this world will naturally weaken little by little. The most direct manifestation of this is that the mana within the world becomes increasingly scarce until it disappears completely, ultimately reducing it to a lower-level world.'
"Um, will it cause the complete annihilation of a world's mystery?"
"There's no standard, Dad. As long as too much of the source energy isn't taken, it will only weaken this world a little. If the source energy is exhausted, then this world will also perish."
"I see. So, in this world, how much essence can you seize in eight months?"
'I don't know, Dad~'
"Alright, then start now. Take as much as you can."
'Okay, Daddy~'
Under Kong Yang's gaze, a tree root extended from the void and pierced directly into the earth.
And it continues to extend downwards, and then the rhizome begins to expand continuously.
To be honest, this gave Kong Yang a sense of déjà vu, like seeing the Divine Tree in the Naruto world. The Divine Tree was planted, then devoured the essence of a planet and bore fruit.
In addition, there is the Spirit Tree in Dragon Ball, which is in a similar situation.
However, compared to these, his own little darling was naturally even greater, taking root directly in the world and devouring and seizing the world's origin.
Kong Yang didn't care what would happen to the world, even if it was completely destroyed after he left.
The World Tree Sapling is now on the right track, and from today onwards, there's no need to continue hunting monsters.
In other words, hunting monsters no longer provides much 'nutrients' for the World Tree Sapling, and since it has already taken root in this world, there is naturally no need to continue.
The roots of this World Tree, which are deeply embedded in this world, are located dozens of meters underground in the monster shop opened by Kong Yang. This is a location that Kong Yang specifically created.
Upon returning to the town, the first thing Kong Yang did was go to the shop.
"Your Highness, we only have this many magical beasts today. I'm truly sorry."
Laura said slowly, "This isn't the first time. For the past month, the number of monsters has been decreasing day by day."
At that time, the number of sea creatures will not decrease, but will actually increase significantly, since the sea is much more vast and boundless than the land.
Of course, this is also because most people hunt monsters based on proximity. If it's a little further away, few people are willing to carry the monster's corpse around, as it's too time-consuming and the rewards are disproportionate.
In this world, there are still many magical beasts, but they have become very rare around towns.
"Laura, inform everyone that from today, from this moment on, we will no longer collect monsters and sea monsters."
"Hmm? Your Highness, what happened?"
"The reason is simple: the little one doesn't need it anymore. The nutrients she needs from now on can no longer be provided by ordinary magical beasts and sea monsters."
"Yes, Your Highness, I understand. I will go and inform them immediately."
The maids are currently scattered throughout the brother's town, so it's necessary to contact them.
"Okay, go ahead,"
"do not worry."
After saying that, Lara summoned a teleportation array and then disappeared.
Kong Yang went up to the second floor, where Lily was sitting on the sofa reading a book. Although she was a dairy cow, she loved reading.
Previously, due to family reasons, I had to work hard every day and help my parents take care of my younger siblings. I simply didn't have the time or the spare money.
Now that I'm one of Kong Yang's people, none of this is a problem anymore.
My family's hardships have finally come to an end, and I now have my own time.
"You're back. I'll go prepare some snacks and tea right away."
Upon seeing Kong Yang arrive, Lily's first reaction was to prepare food and drinks.
"No need, come here."
"Ok?"
Lily was very puzzled, but she still obediently came over.
Despite her stunning figure, which arouses men's fantasies simply by standing there, Lily is still a very simple and honest woman.
Now that she has Kong Yang, even though she was merely "sold" into marriage, she still considers herself a "concubine," not to gain status, but to serve her husband wholeheartedly, and to do everything according to Kong Yang's wishes.
It's just like women in ancient China. When a woman marries into her husband's family, her husband is everything to her.
[P.S.: One bonus chapter still owed!]
Chapter 48 The Tragedy of the Tank Trio! (Second Bonus Chapter)
After being intimate with Lily, Kong Yang left the store.
Upon arriving at the food and wine pavilion, everyone nodded to Kong Yang, as he was now a big celebrity in the town.
Not only the monster shop that costs a huge amount of gold coins every day, but also the group of monster girls in Kong Yang's house, plus the fact that even the Demon King of the Demon Clan couldn't be suppressed three months ago.
In the town, Kong Yang is now an extremely mysterious figure, and countless people are curious about his true identity.
"Master, have you come to see me?"
As soon as he entered, Laknera rushed over, grabbed Kong Yang, and pulled him into her arms.
Such a scene immediately made all the men extremely envious.
Laknera is now the second most beautiful woman in the food and wine pavilion, and because of her, more and more people know that the Arakne people are not monsters, so their interpersonal relationships have improved a lot.
"Laknera, let me go first."
"Alright, Master."
Lakneira released Kong Yang, but she still held him tightly, even though she was much taller than him and had to bend down to hug him.
"Laknera, you're still working, so tone it down a bit."
"What does it matter, Medori-chan? Are you perhaps envious of me?"
"Who envies you? That's laughable."
"Really? I wonder who it was the night before last~"
"Hey~, shut up!"
Medoli flew straight over and covered Lakner's mouth with her hand, her face flushed red.
Yes, the winged woman Medori has already been completely taken advantage of by Kong Yang.
After all, Laknera's arrival gave her a sense of urgency. In addition, there were more and more beautiful women around Kong Yang. Although she had her own ideas, she had already been taken advantage of by Kong Yang. In the end, she reluctantly handed herself over to Kong Yang.
"Kong Yang, I heard your shop has closed down?"
At this moment, a bearded dwarf standing nearby said with a smile that he was the most famous dwarf blacksmith in the area.
"Yes, we've finally collected enough, and the inheritance from our ancestors has been almost squandered, so we're closing down."
"To be honest, I really admire you, old man. For nearly four months, you've been acquiring Warcraft in so many cities, and your daily expenses must have been astronomical. You've been doing this for so long. You must be really rich."
"Well, it was passed down from above, they're lucky."
"Hahaha, I'm not stupid. Good luck? If it were just good luck, you would have gone bankrupt long ago."
Looking at the dwarf old man whose hair was already gray but whose eyes were still bright, Kong Yang smiled, neither refuting nor admitting it.
This person is one of the few intelligent people Kong Yang has ever met in this world.
"By the way, where are Stak and the others? I haven't seen them, and Lim isn't here either. Could they have gone out again?"
"No, not at all. It was just a week ago. Stank, Jer, and Bruz went to a succubus shop and got seriously injured. They haven't recovered yet, even after a week."