Fantasies are always beautiful.
Just like a down-and-out youth can fantasize about becoming royalty, or an awkward girl can fantasize about being as graceful as a beauty.
Fantasy.
It requires no price.
As long as you merely shift your thoughts, all impracticalities will be yours. In your fantasy world, you can even become the master of all creation.
The problem is—
Fantasy is false.
Humans, ultimately, must face reality.
Even Chen Yu, after fantasizing about the kings of various countries bowing before him, begging for food, equipment, and resources, felt a sense of elation.
However, fantasy is not necessarily impossible to achieve.
As long as you work hard enough, just move towards your fantasy goals. Humans, as the overlords of the primate species, lack the strength of lions and tigers, the speed of cheetahs, and the physique of elephants and black bears, yet they still stand at the top of the food chain.
Why?
It is because humans possess creativity that other animals do not. They use their wisdom to turn all their daydreams into reality.
This is the advantage of humanity!
Everything Chen Yu is doing now is constantly moving him toward his goal.
Right now,
this is an important link in the realization of his ideal.
The little demon's wager.
To attack a city, one needs to defend it; he needs siege weapons to defend his city.
As for the foot washing.
Consider it earning some interest.
After all, the little demon still owes him a warm bed, having lost herself to Chen Yu in their last wager, and has yet to fulfill her promise.
Chen Yu winning some siege weapons and having her wash his feet now.
Is that too much?
"My Demon King, snap out of it." Chen Yu waved his hands in front of the little demon's eyes and said, "Are you going to acknowledge this trump card or not? We can't go back on our word."
"Who's going back on their word!"
The little demon immediately became displeased upon hearing that.
Truth be told!
She had actually entertained that thought just now.
Losing again.
She was truly unwilling to accept it.
Most importantly, she was a Great Demon King; why should she wash the feet of a mere foreigner? Even the humans in the caves, if they were her slaves, she would find their physiques too weak for heavy labor.
But—
Since Chen Yu had brought up her cheating, she definitely wouldn't do it.
〖You lost again~〗
〖I told you not to gamble, but you wouldn't listen. Since Chen Yu dared to gamble with you, do you think he would do so without a sure-fire way to win?〗
〖So clueless〗
〖Back then, when the Judgement Council came after you, if you had been smarter and refused to negotiate, or if you had brought your generals with you during the negotiation, you wouldn't have lost so miserably〗
"Pfft!"
Seeing these messages, the little demon became enraged.
"It's all your fault."
〖Huh?!〗
〖What does this have to do with me? I wasn't involved. You should thank me. If I hadn't chosen to perish with you in the end, and nourished your soul with my own, you would have been gone long ago.〗
"Who told you to be so close to me."
The little demon glared, hands on her hips, and said, "I never interacted with your kind before, and I thought they were all like you. Who knew they were all hypocritical beasts."
〖~〗
Hiss!
Chen Yu gasped, witnessing this scene.
He felt the story was quite convoluted.
It seemed the version he heard a few days ago was vastly different from this one. Now, it appeared there were many hidden details between this little demon, Sona, her Demon King’s Castle, and the hero who attacked her.
That's not important!
Chen Yu couldn't be bothered to delve into their grievances; what he wanted now was—
Victory!
"Ahem~"
Chen Yu coughed lightly, interrupting the conversation between Sona and the little demon.
"Demon King?"
"Oh, oh, don't rush me! Are you trying to hurry me to my death!" The little demon, having lost, shouted in frustration, gripping her trident as if she wanted to stab a thousand holes through Chen Yu.
"Then..."
Chen Yu probed softly. The little demon frowned, then her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Eh?"
It was as if the situation had taken a turn. The little demon, who had been looking crestfallen, now wore a smile.
"Yes, I almost forgot about this." The little demon muttered to herself, then raised her head to look at Chen Yu, extending her hands. "Sorry, I haven't lost yet."
Stubbornness?
It shouldn't be like that.
In his mind, the little demon was someone who admitted defeat when she lost, although fulfilling the bet was difficult. But she was definitely not someone who refused to admit it when she had lost.
"What do you mean?"
"The magic cloak has a special skill. The disguised state is indeed a divine skill for siege warfare." The little demon crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows slightly. "However, there are conditions for triggering the special skill. You used it once. Who knows if you can refresh the special skill after changing equipment."
Whoa!
This was indeed a problem.
Even Chen Yu subconsciously felt a jolt upon hearing this. If the special skill truly didn't refresh, or if it couldn't be triggered again even after changing equipment,
then his magic cloak would become useless again.
"What do you want then?"
"You disguise yourself in front of me for ten minutes. As long as you can maintain the disguise for ten minutes, I'll consider you the winner."
The little demon was full of confidence.
Although she wasn't entirely sure, based on her years of experience, the caves probably wouldn't allow skills that seemed like loopholes to exist.
However, half an hour later—
"Heh~"
"Demon King, what do you say now?"
In front of the main camp, the little demon floated in the air. Chen Yu's voice was occasionally heard from around the camp, yet he couldn't be seen.
Let alone ten minutes.
Chen Yu had been disguised for half an hour. Most absurdly, he hadn't revealed his whereabouts even during equipment changes.
The little demon was completely desperate.
"Is that enough? How about I hide for another half hour? Anyway, I have plenty of equipment, 300 pieces, enough for me to hide for about five hours." Chen Yu's voice came again.
"N-no need!"
The little demon floating in the air bit her lip tightly and said with determination.
"You win!"
At this moment, the little demon's voice had a hint of a sob, yet she still clenched her fists stubbornly, her lips pursed but no tears falling.
Learning of his victory, Chen Yu deactivated his disguise.
He sat down on his throne.
"Hey, you know, this disguise skill is really useful. As long as the skill is active, changing equipment won't reveal the target. This skill is definitely divine!" Chen Yu grinned, looking at the little demon who looked on the verge of tears, and raised an eyebrow. "I'm truly sorry, Demon King, I've outdone you again."
The little demon floated in the air, baring her small white teeth, and said nothing.
Chen Yu stretched lazily.
He then smiled and extended his hand.
"So, thank you for your patronage?"