Simulator: Starting as a Green Snake and Transforming into a Dragon

The Black Shark Demon King's sudden attack caught Gu Yuchuan off guard for a moment, but he had actually anticipated this scenario, so he wasn't overly panicked. He had no legs, only a tail, so he couldn't kneel down.

"Azure Scale Demon General, you are just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet you dare to stir up trouble like this. Do you know that if this matter is not handled properly, it will cause internal strife in Yunhai Marsh? If the Demon Lord gets angry, your fate will be miserable. Not only you, but we in charge, and even the internal Demon Emperors will be blamed. Do you know your crime?"

In fact, Gu Yuchuan had already considered this point when he decided to wage a war of public opinion: public opinion could get out of control. In his previous life, many celebrities and internet influencers had died from the backlash of public opinion. If you manipulate and play with public opinion for a long time, you will inevitably be devoured by it in the end.

“Your Highness, I know that what I did was indeed detrimental to the demon race, but I had no choice. A demon king wanted to scheme against me and kill me, so I could only use such a weapon to protect myself. But wrong is wrong, and I am willing to admit my guilt and accept punishment.”

This attitude pleased the Black Shark Demon King considerably. If Gu Yuchuan continued to try to shirk responsibility, he would definitely punish him severely. This made him feel a little better.

"I know you are a member of the Xuan Turtle, and a genius with the Earthly Fiend Dao Foundation, so you can be considered as my subordinate. In the future, if you encounter something like this, you can come to me first. Do you know how long I have been scolded by the Demon King above because of this? If this matter is not handled properly, I will lose my position as the chief demon king of the outer area of ​​Yunhai Marsh. Tell me, how can I not be angry?"

Gu Yuchuan's mind raced, and he came up with a good idea.

"Your Highness has been so kind to me, so of course I must repay you. I am now a level two weapon refiner, and my shop will be opening soon. Why don't I use Your Highness's name to pay you a tax? Consider this money my tribute to Your Highness."

This is definitely a win-win situation. He knows very well that weapon crafting can be very profitable. There is only one level-two weapon crafter in the outer area of ​​Yunhai Marsh, so he must be able to sell very well. Even if he only earns 10%, he can still make a lot of money. The key is that he doesn't have to do anything. He just needs to establish his own reputation. His tone softened considerably.

"It's good that you have such good intentions. Let's put this matter behind us and calm down the aftermath. As for your shop, let me know before it opens, and I will go there in person on the day of the opening. I believe that no one will dare to lay a hand on you in the entire outskirts of Yunhaize."

This is exactly what Gu Yuchuan wanted. He had already seen in the simulation that his shop would arouse people's covetousness. Now that he had the Demon King's backing, he could greatly reduce this danger, which made him very happy.

"Alright, thank you very much, Your Majesty. I will go back and deal with this public opinion immediately, and I guarantee that nothing will happen."

He returned to the Dragon Palace and began recording a new image. This time, the main purpose was to resolve the issue of public anger. He used his magic to make his face pale and look extremely haggard, and then the image was recorded.

He looked at the memorial stone and began to speak: "First of all, I want to apologize to all the friends who are concerned about this matter. Because of my personal affairs, I have taken up public resources and made everyone pay attention to this matter recently. It is my fault. I should not have let my private affairs disturb everyone's cultivation. I sincerely apologize to everyone here."

He bowed respectfully and continued, "Next, I want to apologize to the Demon King of the Other Shore. I made unfounded accusations and believed rumors, which caused you a great deal of harm. Please forgive me. This was done by the Crocodile Demon King. He is a spy planted by the Yellow Springs Sect in our demon race. He came out this time to incite internal strife in our demon race. I was stupid and foolish to let the human race succeed."

At this point, he pretended to shed two tears and bowed again in apology: "Please, everyone, don't follow my old path and be tricked by humans. Humans are really too cunning. Even I, a demon who has been on the battlefield, couldn't escape their trap. I hope that when you encounter similar situations in the future, you can have a little more trust in each other's demon brethren. Let's not fall for humans' tricks again. Let's put this matter to rest. Thank you all for your support."

Having said that, he considered it finished. He read it over and thought it was good, so he had someone spread the news. The next day, he came to the Tide Palace again and met the Demon King of the Other Shore.

The Demon King of the Other Shore tossed him a storage bag, his tone extremely unpleasant: "Everything you wanted is here. Take a look."

As soon as he opened it, he saw countless rays of light. What he valued most were the crafting diagrams for these ten spiritual weapons. His spear was called the Profound Water Purple Lightning Spear. He was very satisfied with the mid-grade spiritual weapon. Of the remaining nine, only the Taiji Purple Smoke defensive magic weapon was a mid-grade spiritual weapon; the rest were all low-grade, including four offensive spiritual weapons, four defensive spiritual weapons, and two flying spiritual weapons.

The materials they needed to refine the pills were plentiful, each worth over five thousand spirit stones. Following that were bottles and jars of pills: ten bottles of Jade Flower Pills and ten bottles of Purple Bamboo Pills, both commonly used pills in the Foundation Establishment stage. All of these things combined were worth over ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. Even a Golden Core cultivator would be somewhat traumatized by this; at the very least, the Demon King of the Other Shore was bleeding inside.

"Thank you, Demon King. The matter of public opinion has been resolved, and we are now even. However, please remember your Heavenly Oath and do not do such sneaky things again. I will take my leave now, as I have many things to attend to at home."

He got up and left. The Demon King of the Other Shore was so angry that his face turned pale. However, this was the Tide Palace of the Black Demon King, whose strength and status were greater than his. He really couldn't say anything and could only leave without saying a word.

Only then was this matter truly over. Due to the restrictions of the Heavenly Oath, the Demon King of the Other Shore could no longer do anything to her. The outcome was excellent, bringing both fame and fortune—a truly wonderful result.

He returned to the Flood Dragon Palace and began preparing to forge the artifacts. At the very least, he needed to forge two of each of these spiritual artifacts so that he could sell them when the store opened. By then, having more than twenty spiritual artifacts wouldn't be considered stingy. Combined with some magic artifacts, the Linglang Pavilion would be established, and its reputation would naturally be good.

He tidied himself up and then entered the weapon refiner's area, where he would be in seclusion for a period of time.