The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

When the caravan was attacked, Gamma's anger flared up, and she showed no trace of her usual gentleness and composure.

It's important to know that her father was attacked, resulting in the loss of all his goods, leaving him with huge debts and abandoning his wife and daughter.

Under pressure from creditors, she worked desperately to earn money to pay off her debts, but all her efforts were just a drop in the ocean compared to the huge amount of debt she owed. She still vividly remembers that dark and hopeless time, even though she could never fall into that situation again.

The scumbag father who abandoned her and her daughter is dead. Gamma has put aside this hatred and is now wholeheartedly devoted to the affairs of the Shadow Court, hoping to contribute to the lord who saved her from suffering.

Is it really that hard to overcome such a small setback?

Gamma roused himself to think of a solution, and just as he was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.

Another report? Hopefully, it's not bad news again.

"Come in."

A mature, purple-haired woman's voice rang out, followed by the sound of a door opening.

"Lord Gamma." The newcomer gave a slight bow, and Gamma's beautiful eyes lit up when she recognized him.

"Isn't this Lyra (0486)? What brings her here?" Gamma asked eagerly, his furrowed brows easing slightly.

"Reporting to Lord Gamma, the infiltration mission at Astraea Magic Academy has been completed. Lord Alpha has sent me to assist you," Lyra said respectfully.

Lyra, a fanatical follower of Lord Shadow, held the Ten Shadow Attendants, who had joined the Shadow Court years before her and made outstanding contributions to the cause of the Shadow Warriors, in the highest esteem.

Fortunately, the level of respect was relatively normal, unlike when Lyra faced Grey, when her face would flush, her body would twist unnaturally, and she would easily fall asleep immediately.

Gamma was overjoyed. She had just felt that she didn't have enough manpower and was even thinking of asking Alpha for help. The boss was really capable. She must have known about her predicament before sending Lyra.

Why is Gamma so happy with Lyra's help? What impact would sending an ordinary waiter have on the situation?

If asked this question, Gamma would definitely answer it.

"Don't underestimate Lyra."

The members of the Shadow Court can be divided into three levels.

The supreme and unparalleled Shadow Lord, Grey Brandt, that much is undeniable; without him, the Shadow Court would never have existed.

The second level consists of the Ten Shadow Attendants. They were all rescued by Gray in the very early days and voluntarily joined the Shadow Court. They were given codenames by Lord Shadow. The Ten Shadow Attendants have made an indispensable contribution to the Shadow Court's development to its current scale.

The final level is the ordinary waiter, but the range of ordinary waiter levels is quite large, and the strength of each member varies greatly.

Those who are newly joined to the Shadow Court, or those who have been involved in the Shadow Court's operations for many years, can only be classified as ordinary servants, at most with the title of captain.

The management of the Shadow Court's servants is hierarchical: the ten Shadow servants obey the Shadow Lord, and Alpha, as the leader, also has the power to command the other ten Shadows.

Ordinary waiters will form small teams of at least three people, and a team leader will be selected from among them. The team leader will take direct orders from the Ten Shadow Waitstaff and will be responsible for managing the team.

Lyra, on the other hand, is special in both her status and strength.

She is not affiliated with any squad; only Alpha has direct command over her. The other Ten Shadow Attendants, though superiors to Lyra, have no right to order her around.

However, as long as it's a request from one of the Ten Shadow Attendants that can contribute to the Shadow Court, Lyra will accept it without hesitation.

Lyra was personally endowed with magic by Gray, making her almost on par with the Ten Shadow Attendants.

Among ordinary waiters, it is extremely rare to receive the honor of being personally bestowed with magical power by Lord Shadow.

The magic of the Ten Shadow Attendants is far stronger than that of ordinary attendants. This is because the Ten Shadow Attendants are personally endowed with magic by the Shadow Lord, while most ordinary attendants are endowed with magic by the Ten Shadow Attendants, so naturally they are much weaker.

Leila, on the other hand, clearly did not have this problem.

In addition, she is naturally intelligent and has an extremely keen sense of magic. Lyra's overall abilities are by no means inferior to those of the Ten Shadow Attendants.

Gamma: I'm in Lyra, I'm in my element.

Lyra is skilled in both literature and martial arts. Gamma is currently lacking someone with sufficient physical strength. After all, her physical abilities are poor. Despite possessing high-level magic power, she struggles to fight even those who have just entered the same level. At most, she can only bully lower-level professionals.

This prevented Gamma from personally addressing the caravan's attack.

The simplest and most violent solution to a caravan attack is to kill all the attackers until no one dares to attack anymore.

Even if the Golden Weasel Merchant Guild was behind it, I doubt that many people would risk their lives just to harass them.

Leila alone is not enough to take care of all the chambers of commerce in various places, but making an example of her is enough.

In short, we'll have to ask Leila to run around everywhere. There's no other good solution at the moment. If we could get some more manpower, it would alleviate the problem...

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“We’re back again.” Gray looked at the scenery of Bifeng Territory and felt a sense of emotion.

He came back this time solely to find Iota; he didn't plan to visit Brant's house, since he had only been home a short while ago.

On the surface, Gray is still the adopted son of the Brant family and is currently gaining experience outside.

“It’s a place I really miss, Lord Shadow.” Beta chuckled softly, naturally taking Gray’s arm.

Perhaps due to several days of in-depth contact and familiarity, Beta considered herself and Gray to be an old married couple, and the shyness of a pure young girl had disappeared.

Anyway, we'll be doing something even more exciting tonight, so hugging and cuddling won't be a big deal anymore.

The three (one demon, one elf, one succubus, and the poet Meige) were currently in the grove that Grey had used as a base before he gained his freedom.

Bifengling is truly a wondrous place.

Here, Gray saves Alpha from the cultists' massacre of the village, who is captured by thieves; Beta, the elven princess who escaped marriage and was captured by a slave team and taken to a dungeon; Gamma, whose scumbag father abandoned her and her mother after incurring debts; Delta, the blonde vampire being hunted by vampire hunters; Ipsilon, who was forced into exile due to constant war in her country and was captured by cultists; Zeta, the dog, and Eta, the catgirl, whose village fell to slave traders; and another one (who is currently in the orc kingdom and will not appear in the scene for a while). The demon girl Sita takes the initiative to come to him; Eota, the "Newton of another world"; and the young succubus Kappa, who accidentally became an auction item through a spatial channel, but is no longer young.

In total, there is one elf, one vampire, one demon, one succubus, two demi-humans, and four humans.

This is one of the Ten Shadows of the Shadow Court, Gray's capable assistant.

Um... Kappa should be supporting the Fiji Cup, right?

"Let's go, to the orchard."