Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Ye Ge nodded in agreement.

"So, approximately how long does it take to conceive a demon warrior?"

"very soon."

Hongkou closed her heterochromatic eyes, sensed for a moment, and then said, "Master, please follow me."

Yege followed Hongkou to another forest.

A tall, red-patterned tree stood before them.

This giant tree was naturally born from the Demon Realm Tree. In just a few days, it had grown to over fifty meters tall, with large black fruits hanging on its branches, like faintly beating hearts.

After a while, a black fruit fell from the tree and landed on the ground.

The nut shell shattered on the ground, and the life inside wriggled and slowly crawled out from the pulp. Its fur was as dark as black smoke, and it was about the size of an adult medium-sized dog, like a young monster.

Hongkou said, "This is a first-tier Demon Tooth Beast. It hasn't grown up yet. It will probably take about a day for it to grow from its juvenile stage to its mature stage."

Ye Ge looked at the small demon-toothed beast. It looked somewhat like a large beast such as a lion, tiger, or bear. Its eyes were not fully open yet, but its pair of sharp fangs were already as long as an adult's finger.

“Very good,” Ye Ge said. “Approximately how many of these Demon-Toothed Beasts can the Demon Realm produce now?”

Hong Kou said, "It depends on the number of soul points stored in the Demon Realm Tree and its current energy. Currently, the Demon Realm Tree has a total of 306 soul points, which means that without considering the gestation of other demon realm life forms, it can gestate 306 Demon Tooth Beasts."

Hongkou paused for a moment, then asked, "Master, are you asking this because there's some battle coming up that requires these magical beast warriors to serve you?"

Ye Ge paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Yes, there might be."

......

Back at the Ye family home.

Ye Ge rested on the bedside for a while, then took out a cat toy and a bottle of milk and played with Bai Xueling for a while.

The little cat meowed incessantly as she was being played with. She kept trying to snatch the milk from Ye Ge's left hand, but Ye Ge always managed to hold her down with the cat toy in his right hand, and then vigorously brush her belly...

Just then, Ye Ge's watch suddenly beeped twice.

Ye Ge glanced at it, then said calmly, "Come in."

"Squeak-"

A small figure vaulted in through the window and landed nimbly.

"Hey, hello boss." Song Jie chuckled sheepishly and tugged at the backpack on his back.

Ye Ge gave him a long, wistful look and said helplessly, "Why did you have to climb through the window when there was a front door? If I hadn't told my family beforehand, weren't you afraid of being mistaken for a wolf and attacked?"

Song Jie paused for a moment, then scratched his head sheepishly: "Uh... sorry, it's just a habit."

Night Song: "..."

Song Jie said, "But this time, I have brought you quite a bit of information!"

Ye Ge continued to fondle the little spirit cat in his arms: "What information? Tell me."

"Wanjian City is mobilizing its army!" Song Jie said earnestly, "and they have recalled all the extraordinary warriors who were scattered across various resource points in the myriad races' regions!"

Ye Ge paused for a moment, stopped what she was doing, and looked at him: "Where did you get this information from?"

Song Jie chuckled: "In the wilderness, scavengers and adventurers from all walks of life are often the most well-informed, and they can even find out things that you noble spies can't."

Ye Ge smiled.

No wonder he became the most famous intelligence broker in later versions; he showed such strong diplomatic negotiation skills at such a young age.

"Oh, right, you said you wanted me to find those homeless people in the wilderness who have contracted demonic pollution and want to survive, I've found them for you."

Song Jie added, "They said they would do anything for them as long as you could let them live and show them a way to survive."

Ye Ge said calmly, "Send them to the battlefield, do you dare?"

"Battlefield? Of course we dare!" Song Jie rubbed his nose. "Boss, don't underestimate these guys who live in the wilderness. The wilderness is another battlefield. These people can live in the border area between humans and other races all year round, surviving on the garbage they find and the scarce food. They've grown up entirely by fighting to the death with their fists against other wanderers! They're savage!"

At this point, Song Jie paused, then added, "But speaking of which, boss, I have to warn you, these guys are daring and willing to risk their lives. They'll do anything to survive, but they might not be easy to manage... Several of them have a history of theft and petty thievery. I reckon even if you recruit them, they might not behave themselves here..."

Ye Ge glanced at him: "Did you do less?"

"Uh... well, hehehe..." Song Jie scratched his head and laughed sheepishly, "I was forced by life to do this..."

Ye Ge said, "Do you know why unruly people often come from poor and remote areas?"

“…Huh?” Song Jie was taken aback.

"They originally lived in a place beyond the reach of the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, in the Black Wilderness where dark races often roamed. The law of the jungle was the only way to survive. If they had been moral, polite, and courteous, they would have died long ago and wouldn't be alive now."

Ye Ge looked at him calmly: "In fact, even outside the wilderness, in Night City, in Asen City, within this steel jungle, without the constraints of law, how many people would be willing to consciously abide by the bottom line of morality?"

"..." Song Jie was completely dumbfounded.

He was only ten years old; he couldn't understand, but he was deeply moved...

Ye Ge certainly didn't expect him to understand.

"Take these two things."

Night Song placed a black card and a bottle of purple potion on the table.

Song Jie picked up the two items curiously: "What are these?"

“One is a Night City ID card. With it, you can freely enter Night City and prove that you are a member of my Night family,” Night Song said. “The other bottle is a potion that can help you awaken a ‘reconnaissance’ type of ability and become an ability user.”