Chapter 573: Invitation From the Duke's Son

The Hades Devil army finally conceded.

To be precise, it was Devil King Mammon who yielded.

Sherlock possessed pieces of evidence that would implicate Mammon.

Sherlock wouldn't give up the Ancient Gods' Dungeon Core, informing Mammon that it had been assimilated into his Dungeon Core.

If possible, Devil King Mammon would have liked to use the Hades Devil army to destroy Eternal Kingdom. Though the aftermath would be very troublesome for him, it wouldn't put him in danger. At most, he would suffer some losses.

Times were different, but Mammon was still powerful.

However, he didn't have the power to destroy Eternal Kingdom.

The Vanguard of the Hades Devil army was unable to break out of the siege at the farm, so attacking Eternal Kingdom was out of the question. Everyone could see that Eternal Kingdom had been deploying only Goblins. It was like taunting Devil King Mammon.

"Take a look at how my Goblins defeated your Devils. My Orcs and higher-level races weren't deployed."

The Merchant Alliance was worried about Sherlock initially, but they were relieved after watching the developments unfold. However, they were aggrieved by the deaths of the Goblins. Even the media was watching the astonishing casualty rate.

The peace lovers were condemning both Lord Sherlock and Lord Mammon for starting the war.

After that, they quieted down.

The agreement between Lord Sherlock and Mammon was simple. Lord Sherlock didn't obtain any material benefits or Magic Stones from Lord Mammon.

Lord Mammon was to provide a comprehensive Instance Dungeon for Eternal Kingdom.

"I'm very interested in the Hades Devil army. They are very good training targets for my citizens. There isn't much of a use for the Hades Devil army during peaceful times. It's better for them to train with my warriors from Eternal Kingdom."

Lord Mammon got an unexpected response from Lord Sherlock. He thought he would have to pay hefty compensation to Sherlock.

Was it sufficient to have a training exercise with Eternal Kingdom? That wasn't a big problem since Lord Mammon didn't have to pay with his money. To the money-minded Devil King, it was a good thing if he didn't have to pay a single cent.

He didn't have to worry about the training exercises. According to Lord Sherlock, Lord Mammon only had to provide combatants and a training ground.

However, there were many script versions and complex lighting and sound effect requirements that filled up hundreds of pages.

The end-stage treasure chest had to be filled with equipment or other treasures.

The requirements were very detailed. There was nothing that Devil King Mammon couldn't understand. Though it was troublesome, he was glad that he didn't have to compensate using his Magic Stones.

This was beneficial to Lord Sherlock. Though he didn't receive Magic Stones as compensation from Devil King Mammon, he got Mammon to set up a new Instance Dungeon. The Plots and rules of the new Instance Dungeon were similar to previous Instance Dungeons. The main purpose was to let the gamers become world saviors and defeat the Ancient Gods army in order to save the pitiful world.

However, these trivial matters shouldn't be discussed now.

The farm was finally awarded to the Pioneer Alliance, who contributed the most to the war with the Hades Devil army.

Their casualty rate was the lowest while they defeated the greatest number of soldiers from the Hades Devil army. In the entire war campaign, they defeated three Devil soldiers and salvaged five pieces of armor.

The salvaged armor became their latest equipment stockpile.

The Pioneer Alliance didn't have to pay for the farm. However, the Guild had to pay the handling fees, Guild maintenance fees, and the expenses for related levies.

However, the fees were considered small sums to the rich and powerful Pioneer Alliance.

The Hades Devil army dropped their weapons and equipment before returning to Hades via the Teleport Portal.

The Teleport Portal was destroyed after all of the Devils had returned to Hades. The development of the farm was immediately scheduled. Lord Sherlock received applications for the construction of buildings that were to be used by the Pioneer Alliance and other Guilds. The other Guilds wanted to join the Pioneer Alliance as vassals. That would put the Pioneer Alliance in the position of a Noble, while the members of the other Guilds would become Knights.

In the land-scarce Eternal Kingdom, this operating model was popular with the gamers. They couldn't wait for a month working and saving Magic Stones to have their own land. They were envious of the Victorians, who had their own territories.

The first building to be constructed was the Overseer Main Hall that was modeled after the Dungeon Lord Main Hall in Eternal Kingdom. Then the other necessary buildings were constructed.

Sherlock made a profit that wasn't very substantial.

Sherlock didn't spend much effort investigating Devil King Mammon's excavation of the Dungeon Core belonging to the Ancient Gods. He suspected that the Dungeon Core must be related to a powerful treasure or artifact. That was why Lord Mammon was interested in it in the first place.

What was the use of an investigation? Was Sherlock going to kill Devil King Mammon? Sherlock was a superior Devil, not an Angel.

When Sherlock thought that he was going to enjoy some peaceful times, he received an unexpected invitation.

It was from the son of the Duke, Alexandria.

When Sherlock first started his career as a Dungeon Lord, Alexandria visited Winterfell and had some interaction with him. However, Sherlock didn't have a deep impression of him.

Sherlock only knew that Alexandria was involved with a lot of things behind the scenes.

Sherlock hadn't investigated the true identity of the Duke's son.

As for the invitation, Sherlock wouldn't decline. Though it was troublesome, the benefit of the meeting was attractive.

Sherlock would obtain two boxes of the highest grade bloody chrysanthemum tea as a present. He had no reason to decline such a gift.