Chapter 584: A qualified demon king should exploit monsters
Hattel area, West Hattel.
On the eastern platform, near the miasma cave.
After the strange changes in heaven and earth occurred, the earth was shaking, and a bottomless hole appeared on the ground. From this cracked hole, a strange haze emerged.
Once in contact with it, one's vitality will be taken away. If a weapon is entangled in the haze, it will also decay. Therefore, this strange haze is called "miasma".
This is the miasma released by the Demon King. There are deep miasma pits everywhere in Hyrule.
The miasma cave on the eastern platform is just northeast of Kakariko Village, and one of Xia Yu’s research institutes is located here.
After all, to study the miasma, one naturally has to get close to the miasma pit, and this place is not far from Kakariko Village, which makes it convenient for him to go back and get the research equipment at any time.
The name of the research institute is Eastern Gaotai Miasma Research Institute. Many people know about it. However, there was no one in the institute at that time.
As the blue light condensed, Xia Yu and Ganondorf appeared from here.
After returning to his research institute, Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Even though his plan was successful, he still felt nervous when he thought about it now.
After all, not everything can go as smoothly as it did for him, and luck still plays a large part in his current success.
Now all that was left was to completely absorb the magic power of Demon Lord Ganondorf.
Ganondorf, who was held in his hand, had completely lost the strength to resist and could only look at Xia Yu with hatred.
Xia Yu didn't care about this gaze. The Demon King was going to be dead soon anyway, and being stared at wouldn't cost him anything.
After placing Ganondorf on the table beside him, Xia Yu took out the magic extraction and output device from the secret compartment beside him.
The extraction device is used to extract the magic power of the demon king and then transfer the magic power to oneself.
He had modified this thing when he went to the basement of Hyrule Castle, just for this moment.
Ignoring the Demon King who was staring at him, Xia Yu placed the extraction device on the black hole on Ganondorf's forehead and couldn't help but shook his head: "Tsk tsk, Demon King, Demon King, how does it feel to fall into the hands of an unknown little guy?"
"Hehe... a small person?"
Ganondorf sneered and looked at Xia Yu, who was debugging the device, with malicious arrogance : "The new Demon King? Ahahaha! I look forward to you dragging this world into the end of darkness!"
"Tsk, a reckless man with a brain full of muscles. He can obviously create and control monsters, but he only wants to drag the world into darkness. Sure enough, he will fail."
After debugging the device, Xia Yu put the output device on himself and looked at Ganondorf with disdain: "A qualified demon king should exploit the surplus value of monsters and control them to become the bottom labor force. After all, monsters have low IQs, but their physical strength and power far exceed those of humans. They are simply born cheap labor."
"With countless laborers, are you still worried that you can't rule the world? After all, monsters don't need to be paid. As long as you give them something to eat, they will keep working."
Just like the pigs in the underground world who gathered together to mine, if he became the devil, he would order all monsters to mine.
Only rely on the weakest pigs? It's a waste. Go mining! Even the strongest Silver Lionel has to go mining!
Golems also need Zonau energy as a power source, while monsters only need food. In comparison, monsters are obviously more cost-effective.
He can even produce and sell it himself, letting monsters eat monsters. When the number of monsters decreases, he can use the power of the devil to continue creating, highlighting the cleanliness, hygiene and pollution-free environment.
But doing so would make him seem a little inhuman, so Xia Yu just thought about it and didn't intend to do it.
But the idea of mining is real, all the monsters should become mine slaves!
Hearing this, Ganondorf was stunned. He really didn't expect Xia Yu to think this way.
Aren't monsters supposed to be an army that floods the world? Labor? Monsters with such great power are described as cheap labor? What's going on in his mind?
Xia Yu ignored Ganondorf's shock and continued to chatter: "Of course, others can't stop working. After all, monsters can't do delicate work."
"But the humans will work three days a week and six hours a day, with all kinds of benefits and holidays. This is the meaning of the monsters' existence."
"In this case..."
Xia Yu suddenly grinned, and with his evil appearance, the smile seemed a little bit evil: "Then we can destroy the entire Hyrule without bloodshed, and make everyone unwilling to resist and accept the rule of the Demon King from the bottom of their hearts!"
Ganondorf: "..."
"I...why didn't I think of that?"
Ganondorf was a little shocked when he heard Xia Yu’s previous outrageous remarks, but when he heard Xia Yu’s last words, he instantly realized that Xia Yu, like him, wanted to rule the entire Hyrule.
If you think about it carefully, Xia Yu's method is actually more powerful than his violent conquest. If everyone is allowed to indulge in the gentleness of the land, will there be any rebels?
"There are many things you haven't expected."
At the last moment of activating the device, Xia Yu smiled at Ganondorf: "For example, I just lied to you. I don't want to rule the world. You don't know how troublesome it is to be a ruler."
"Are you stupid, Demon King? Okay, goodbye."
After saying that, Xia Yu ignored Ganondorf's sad and angry look and pressed the start button of the device.
In an instant, all the magic power in the demon king's body was sucked away. It felt just like when Lao Lu took away his magic power ten thousand years ago.
But the difference is that at that time, Lao Lu could only take away his magic power, bind his heart, and seal him for ten thousand years.
But at this time, he was seriously injured and without the secret stone, and could only die as his magic power drained away.
"ah--!"
"I……"
"Okay, shut up, no one wants to hear what you have to say."
Xia Yu slapped back the words Ganondorf was about to say, and then magic power burst out, and Ganondorf's body instantly began to crack like porcelain.
Immediately afterwards, thick black and red miasma burst out from the crack, but before the miasma could spread out, it was grasped by Xia Yu.
As the miasma at the scene completely disappeared, Ganondorf also disappeared.
At this point, the Demon Lord Ganondorf, who had wreaked havoc on two eras, finally disappeared in Hyrule, in this small research institute.
"Hiss—ha!"
After absorbing all of Ganondorf's magic power, Xia Yu took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
He only absorbed the remaining magic power of Ganondorf, but he could feel a power in his body that seemed to be able to destroy the world. This was enough to show how powerful Ganondorf was at his peak.
However, such a powerful Ganondorf eventually lost to Link in the game. He was completely destroyed, and even his secret stone was shattered.
Therefore, no matter what you do, you must not become an enemy of Link, otherwise no one will be able to save you and you will die instantly.
Only a funny character like Mr. Kegai can successfully escape every time.
After getting familiar with the magic power in his body, Xia Yu opened his eyes, sighed and shook his head: "Tsk, this Ganondorf, he left me such a mess even after his death, he is indeed an evil guy."
Since he has become the new generation of Demon King, he has to clean up the mess left by the previous generation of Demon King.
For example, those miasma-filled deep caves and the underground world filled with miasma, these are all problems caused by Ganondorf, including the Hyrule Castle floating in the sky , which has to be put down.
"Never mind, I'll just take this as a chance to get familiar with the power, and by the way, let Purya and the others know my attitude."
Although he became the new Demon King, Xia Yu never thought of being like Ganondorf, otherwise Link might turn around and attack him.
He still wants to live. The title of Calamity Link is not for nothing.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu stayed in the institute for another day and left only after finishing all the chores.
Then he came to the miasma pit on the eastern platform and jumped down, trying to make the miasma coming out of the deep pit disappear. As expected, he had to go to the underground world.
As for the white dragon, let her continue flying in the sky. After all, a dragon has no consciousness. For Zelda, ten thousand years is just a blink of an eye, so these last few days don't matter.
…
Time passed slowly, and just a few days after Xia Yu jumped into the deep hole, someone suddenly came to his research institute.
"The Eastern High Platform Miasma Research Institute is ahead. Lord Xia Yu usually studies the formation and causes of miasma there."
"It's just that after discovering the traces of the Demon King, the institute has never been open."
On the path leading to the research institute, a white-haired girl wearing Shika ethnic costume and a conical hat was leading Link towards the research institute.
The girl walked with a dignified step, and there was a red eye pattern painted on her forehead, which was the symbol of the Shika tribe.
The girl's name is Paya. She is the chief of Kakariko Village and the granddaughter of Impa, the former chief of the Shika tribe. She is a gentle woman who is timid and conservative, but also reliable.
After Paya led Link to the door of the research institute, she hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to ask, "Master Link, has Master Xia Yu really become the new Demon King?"
Link thought for a second, nodded heavily, then reached out and pushed open the door of the research institute and walked in.
Seeing this, Paya, who was one step behind, had many questions in her mind, but she knew that now was not the time to worry, so she followed.
There was no one in the institute, but there were signs of cleaning, and there was no dust on the table or on the floor.
“Someone has been here before.”
Paya looked at the clean research institute and the scratches on the table and guessed, "Master Xia Yu usually likes cleanliness. Maybe he came back once and cleaned the research institute. I don't know when he left."
Just when Paya was about to look for more clues, Link suddenly picked up a diary and shook it at Paya.
"Research diary?"
When Paya walked in, she saw these four words written on the surface of the diary. The next second, Paya reacted.
"This should be Master Xia Yu's research diary...ah! It is not good to peek at other people's diaries, Master Link."
But Link didn't care about that and opened the first page directly. He couldn't bear to read any diary, let alone research diaries. He had even read the diary of Paya's tribe leader.
Of course, Paya didn't know about this.
[I started writing a diary. I don’t have the habit of writing a diary, but I still need to record my research occasionally, so I will start writing from today. ]
Link started reading from the beginning. Although Paya felt embarrassed to read someone else's diary, she couldn't help but glance over.
A research diary is not a diary of one’s inner thoughts, so it should be okay to take a look at it…
[The research on miasma is just as I expected. It contains the magic power of the devil. It is really amazing. I don’t know if it can be extracted. Well... Anyway, it takes a long time, so let’s do it step by step.]
[The former leader of the Impa tribe has left. I don't know if a little girl like Paya can bear the huge responsibility and pressure alone. I should help her. After all, she has lived here for so long, and she has provided a lot of help for my research.]
[You can even blush, so cute, wait! This is a research diary, forget it, I've already written it, no one will be interested in a research diary anyway. ]
“Hmm…”
Seeing this, Paya covered her face shyly. If she had known, she would not have watched it...
Although Paya covered her eyes, there were slight gaps between her hands.
Take another look.
[Princess Zelda is here. Hmm... The device can sense the Demon King's magic power. Sure enough, this Princess Zelda is the Demon King's puppet . ]
After seeing this sentence, Paya understood a little. No wonder when Princess Zelda came to the village in person, she felt that Princess Zelda was like a soulless puppet.
Moreover, that Princess Zelda ignored the tragic situation of the village and did not say a word to comfort the villagers. She was indeed not the real Princess Zelda.
[The village is starting to come back to life. Paya is doing a pretty good job as the chief. It's always more lively with more people. I feel like the boredom of research has dissipated a lot.]
[It’s almost successful. Link has solved three of the four regions’ anomalies. It’s almost there.]
[Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing! 】
…
[Everything is done. I didn't expect that I would actually become the Demon King. Although everything went as planned. But it was so successful that it made me feel a little unreal.]
[Wait… This is clearly a research diary. Never mind. I’ve already written it.]
"Ah... these handwritings are still fresh. They were written in the last few days."
Looking at this new page, Paya exclaimed, the handwriting on it was very new, it should have been written recently, and the content on it...
I didn’t expect that Lord Xia Yu really became the new demon king.
Paya felt a little disappointed . Link, who was standing beside her, saw that there seemed to be a clue and quickly turned to the next page.
[It's decided, let's start by purifying the world. Who said the devil would definitely destroy the world! The miasma hole on the eastern platform leads directly to the ground, let's go to the underground world from there. ]
This was the last page of the diary. After making sure there was no new content, Link closed the diary.
He had already gotten a clue from the diary, which was the miasma cave on the eastern platform.
"Lord Link, the diary writes about the miasma pit on the eastern platform. Do you want to go there?" Paya asked with her hands clasped together on her chest as she watched Link close the diary.
Link nodded with a determined look. Seeing this, Paya paused for a moment, mustered up the courage to say, "Then could you please not hurt Master Xia Yu, Link? The diary says that Master Xia Yu became the Demon King in order to purify the world. I... would like to ask Master Link to bring Master Xia Yu back!"
In response to Paya's request, Link nodded heavily and gave her a gentle and firm look.
