The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

In addition to the demon army beginning to enter the northern border, the demon supply troops also began to roam freely in the northern border.

Although Doug was responsible for part of the demons' supplies, the demons still had their own supply units.

Doug had no objection to this, since it would reduce his supply pressure, and since he had already granted the demon army access, he wouldn't be short of a few supply troops.

Many people ran away as soon as they saw the demon's supply troops, not because the demon's supply troops were so terrifying, but because the smell of the supply troops was so unbearable that it caused physical discomfort.

Upon seeing the supply troops, Noam not only didn't find the smell offensive, but instead took a deep breath and asked, "Did something happen on the way?"

"No, we took a long detour to avoid being discovered. This time, the Demon King asked us to send everything over at once."

"Good, very good, excellent! Open it quickly!"

At Noam's command, the demons unloaded the boxes from the carriage and opened them while covering their noses.

The moment the lid of the box was opened, a piece of black flesh twitched and sprang out, but Noam caught it with lightning speed.

Inside the box, there were many similar black pieces of flesh, constantly twitching and spurting out dark gray liquid. The pieces of flesh also had many tiny tentacles, like the flesh's limbs, wriggling wildly. It was these tentacles that made the pieces of flesh look like wriggling maggots.

These pieces of meat exuded the aura of death, yet they struggled and trembled as if they were still alive.

Even many of the demons responsible for escorting the goods felt nauseous at the sight, turning their eyes away and covering their noses.

But Noam paid no attention. He was about to grab the piece of meat that had popped out of the box and start eating it when he remembered something. He put the meat back in the box and began to pray devoutly.

After finishing his prayers, Noam's mouth watered, and he immediately grabbed the meat slices again.

"grown ups..."

The demons in charge of escorting the remains objected, saying, "The Demon King said that these sacred remains can only be used during the final battle."

"What's the harm in eating just one piece? The Demon God's holy remains will grow back on their own anyway, and the final battle is probably coming soon, so it's fine, it's fine."

Noam nonchalantly started gnawing on it.

“You have already consumed a lot of holy remains. The Demon King is mainly worried that you will awaken before the final battle.”

The demons in charge of escorting the body were still trying to persuade him, but Noam ignored them and ate a large piece of the so-called holy remains whole.

Then, Noam said to the guards beside him, "Go and gather all the soldiers here. Everyone needs to eat something, understand?"

The guards around him were also a little envious of this so-called holy remains, but they immediately carried out the order.

The demon in charge of escorting the goods sighed deeply, and finally left obediently with the other demons, watching from afar as his companions devoured the Demon God's flesh and blood.

The demons responsible for escorting the body had mixed feelings when they looked at the so-called holy remains. On the one hand, they found the remains hard to swallow, but on the other hand, they envied these people for being able to share the flesh and blood of the Demon God.

Because consuming the sacred remains will completely transform one into its slave, making one addicted to its flesh and blood, and ultimately turning one into a servant of the Demon God, the demons responsible for escorting the remains must never have eaten the sacred remains, otherwise they might eat them before even reaching their destination.

The flesh and blood of the holy remains were quickly distributed, but it did not cause any chaos. This was because Noam had eaten the most of the holy remains' flesh and blood, so even if the demon soldiers were addicted, they would obediently follow Noam's orders.

Noam knew that the decisive battle was indeed approaching, which was why he made these soldiers eat flesh and blood first.

Although the Gray Collars have been sending cavalry to harass us recently, seemingly intending to start a war, the Demon Clan is still deploying its troops according to its own plan and is not in a hurry. In any case, it is Doug's army that is suffering losses, and once the enemy reaches the Golden Harvest Plain, Noam's goal will have been achieved.

However, the gray-collar workers were more cautious than Noam had anticipated. They had expected the enemy to launch a full-scale attack soon after autumn arrived, just like before, but they did not expect the enemy to keep using small groups of troops to attack until the cold winds of the permafrost were about to completely cover the land.

Although Doug had the highest command authority, he couldn't launch a full-scale attack without the demons' approval. Moreover, Doug, who came from the Lars family, could tell that the enemy was using a small force to fish out their strength and weaknesses, while the real main force was still behind. If they took the initiative to start the battle, they would fall into a trap.

Therefore, contrary to the expectations of all the nobles, the Gray Collar and Doug were deadlocked for a long time on the Golden Harvest Plain.

Consuming the flesh and blood of the Holy Remains would not make these demon soldiers immune to artillery fire, but Noam also knew that the main force of the final battle was not these demon soldiers, but the ordinary humans who were constantly being sent to the Golden Harvest Plains under the orders of His Majesty the Demon King.

At that time, those humans will become the perfect sacrifice for the resurrection of the holy remains.

When evening came, Noam, who had eaten and drunk his fill, was summoned to Doug's command room. As soon as Noam stepped into the command room, Doug couldn't help but cover his nose.

"Why do you smell so bad? What did you eat?"

Although Noam wanted to rebuke Doug for disrespecting the relics of the Demon God, he changed the subject and asked, "What? What brings you here, Governor?"

"If we don't launch a full-scale offensive soon, our men will be wiped out!"

Doug slammed his fist on the table in anger. These demons did nothing but drive people to the Golden Harvest Plains every day. Even if Doug turned a blind eye, it was impossible to stop them now.

If this continues, the next attack by gray and white-collar workers will not be a feint, but a real decisive battle.

"Have the enemy completely entered the Golden Harvest Plain?"

Noam wasn't in a hurry; instead, he asked Doug a question in return.

"of course."

Doug pulled out a newspaper that introduced the Magic Train. It was hard to imagine that his clumsy niece had created such a monster. That was why Doug was so anxious before. The other side had been probing and refusing to start a war, waiting for the railway behind them to be almost finished so that they could continuously resupply through the railway before launching a decisive battle.

Doug now admits that the other side is indeed the true Lars, and this conservative, turtle-like playing style is worthy of the Lars family name.

The railway started extending from Heitie City in early autumn. Although it hasn't been built to the Jinsui Plain yet, there aren't many sections left, and it's ready to be put into use.

The Grey and White Collar army's offensive became even more ferocious as the railway progressed, and now, it seems that the enemy has realized they can't get anything out of him, so they are preparing to launch a decisive battle to annihilate Doug in one fell swoop.

"That's good, Your Excellency. Starting tomorrow, those people can be deployed to the battlefield. We should prepare for battle."