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

"Lord Demon Shadow..."

The sound from behind made Gray turn around and look.

The speaker was a maid from the Brant household, who was using cleaning tools to clean various parts of the Brant mansion.

Cleaning is a maid's daily job. The Brant mansion is, after all, a noble mansion. Given its size, it takes many maids working together to clean their respective areas and prevent dust and debris from accumulating.

The maid approached Gray and struck up a conversation with him as he passed by the area she was responsible for cleaning.

Among the maids employed by the Brant family, there was a Shadow Court attendant, number 0099, who was disguised as a maid.

Number 0099 works as a maid in the Brant household, mainly to provide Gray with communication between Lord Shadow and the Shadow Court during his time at the Brant residence.

Before Gray embarked on his journey to freedom, he was frequently visited by Waiter 0099.

When Grey is not at Brant's mansion, 0099 is unable to contact her and works as an ordinary maid at Brant's mansion.

Now that there was no one else around, Number 0099 dared to directly address Gray as "Lord Shadow" instead of "Young Master Gray".

Even when Gray is alone with 0099, 0099 still refers to Gray as "Young Master Gray".

This is partly because there is an old saying in Liyue: "Walls have ears."

On the other hand, when No. 0099 addresses Gray as "Lord Shadow," Gray can immediately realize that there is a communication from the Shadow Court. The advantage is that he can completely distinguish between the interaction between the young master and the maid on the outside and the communication between the leader of the Shadow Court and the servant on the inside.

Gray immediately released his mental energy, and after confirming that "there are no ears on the walls," he said calmly, "What is it?"

Waiter No. 0099 respectfully said, "There is a message from Lord Ipsilon of the Kingdom of Westphalia."

We hope you will go to the Glen Chamber of Commerce branch first.

The Grand Merchant Guild branch in Bifeng Territory is, in other words, the Shadow Court's stronghold in Bifeng Territory.

“I understand, I’ll go now.” Gray nodded.

Just in time, Gray had just finished teaching Leah a math lesson and didn't have anything urgent to do. Knowing there was a call, he could head over immediately.

"Have a safe journey, Lord Shadow..."

Waitress No. 0099 lifted her maid's skirt to curtsy, and after Gray left, she returned to normal and continued cleaning the Brant mansion like any other maid...

……

Leaving the Brant residence, we headed towards the Glenn Chamber of Commerce branch building.

Upon entering the Grand Merchant Guild, Gray was immediately greeted by a servant from the Shadow Court.

"Please follow me."

Following the familiar welcoming process, Gray silently followed the attendant who led him to a door that was not open to the public.

Upon opening the door, one would see a dark tunnel leading to the basement. This wasn't Gray's first time here; he knew that the tunnel led to a secret underground room, which served as the communication room for the Shadow Court's stronghold.

A communication device is installed in the liaison room.

IoTa Technology's messaging devices, as their name suggests, can send text messages to other receiving devices.

In this technologically underdeveloped world, being able to transmit text over long distances is already quite impressive, but it's still far behind VX and QQ from my previous life.

What still needs improvement is the delay in message delivery and the types of information that the communication device can send and receive.

If Iota had focused all his efforts on developing communication devices, he might have been able to make video calls in just a few years.

However, there is no need for that. At present, it is sufficient to transmit information using only text. There is no need for things like video calls, so Iota did not continue to study it in depth.

Moreover, Eiota's research topic has now changed. Before helping Gray completely eliminate the threat from the hero, Eiota doesn't have time to devote herself to researching anything else.

"Please take a look."

After leading Gray to the liaison room, the waiter who had been responsible for escorting him took his leave, his task finished.

The liaison officer handed Gray a piece of paper containing the contents of the communication sent by Ipsilon to the Azure Peak Territory.

Gray frowned slightly as soon as he glanced at the first line of text.

However, this does not mean that the first line of the message was so serious that it would cause Gray some concern.

Gray frowned, actually because the first line of text was too loose.

"It's been so long. Even though I'm in the Kingdom of Westphalia, Ipsyron still misses Lord Shadow and can't sleep at night..."

If this were a letter, there would be no problem, but this is communication between the two strongholds of the Shadow Court. Is it really appropriate to write it like a letter?

When Gray saw that Ipsilon devoted a lot of space in his "letter"... ah, no, I mean the correspondence, to describing his longing for him, he felt a wave of dizziness.

This letter... its contents need to be read to the liaison officer before being passed on to Gray...

I flipped through the history books, but they had no dates. On each page, written crookedly, were the words "longing and yearning." I couldn't sleep, so I carefully read through the pages until I finally saw the words between the lines: the whole book was filled with the two words "love."

Does this guy not care at all if others see things like "love letters"?

Ipsylon didn't feel embarrassed at all; Gray had practically scraped together a three-bedroom apartment.

Gray patiently continued reading.

He knew that Ipsilon wouldn't send such a message intentionally; it was just a side note. The message must have been important.

Gray just wished the map of Yan were shorter. Do you know what "getting straight to the point" means? Communication requires brevity and conciseness!

After reading the message, Gray also sorted out the meaning behind Ipsilon's message.

Simply put, the situation in the Kingdom of Westphalia is too chaotic, and they hope he can help.

Gray remembered that Beta and Delta had already led their teams to help, so why did they still want him to go?

It wasn't until Ipsilon explained the specifics of the Kingdom of Westphalia that Gray realized Ipsilon wasn't making a mountain out of a molehill.

The War of the Eight Princes involved ten eighth-tier professionals from the Kingdom of Westphalia, making the situation there far more complicated than just troublesome.

Moreover, the War of the Eight Princes...

Is it true that the rulers of your Westphalian kingdom are not surnamed Sima?

If the king were to add, "Why don't they eat meat porridge?", it would be a perfect response.

Gray understood the situation. He had originally planned to visit the Kingdom of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Demiral, and the Orc Kingdom of Shad Mountain.

The Orcish Kingdom of Shadmont is too far away, and the Kingdom of Demiral is occupied by Capa, so Gray naturally prioritizes the Kingdom of Westphalia.

However, we'll have to wait until Lia finishes her vacation, which will be another two and a half weeks.

The Kingdom of Westphalia should be able to hold out for two and a half weeks, right?