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

"Ah."

Gray nodded slightly.

Then comes the ritual of transforming into a family.

I remember the last time I personally recruited waiters was the last time.

They were vampires rescued from the dungeon, right? It was number 0712 back then.

"Aliceville, come here for a second."

Although she didn't know Gray's intentions, Alice naturally obeyed his orders since she had already acknowledged him as her boss.

As Alice approached Gray, Gray pressed her head down with one hand.

Then, magic was inputted.

Aliceville's fourth-tier magic gave up the moment it came into contact with the Demon King's magic. She had no ability to resist and obediently let him do as he pleased.

The domineering demon king's magic instantly invaded Aliceville's body, but it did not display its unparalleled destructive power. Instead, it flowed throughout her body under precise control, serving a cleansing effect.

This seems somewhat similar to the marrow cleansing process in cultivation, but in this world, it seems only the Demon King's magic can achieve this. In addition, Gray, the Demon King, is more powerful than ever before, so the cleansing effect is naturally excellent.

While this refining effect is powerful, it can at least transform ordinary people into professionals. However, subsequent promotions still depend on individual talent. While hard work can be somewhat helpful, the results are minimal.

Aliceville has a good foundation, as she is already a fourth-tier professional. However, she is a bit old, and the condition of her body has largely taken shape. The effects of refining are best achieved when she is still growing.

(Aliceville hasn't been an adult for long, so she's not old! She's just a bit older than her growth period.)

Gray estimated that Aliceville's potential wouldn't reach the level of the Ten Shadow Attendants or Lyra, but given time, she would definitely grow to be below the Ten Shadow Attendants... the Ten Shadow Attendants, Lyra... the number one person below the Ten Shadow Attendants, Lyra, and White Scale!

This is already ranked thirteenth or lower...

It seems like I've changed my tune a bit too much, but this is just a minor detail.

Aliceville is of Westphalian royal blood. If she can train to the same level as the current... previous king, she will be able to rule the Kingdom of Westphalia, provided that the Shadow Court eliminates all eighth-level professionals within the Kingdom of Westphalia.

Bishops and archbishops of the Eight Kings, the Demonic Order, and the Warring States Faction.

Then there's the issue of numbering.

After the magic refinement was completed, Aliceville felt that the magic power in her body had become much thicker, and the bottleneck had loosened. Given half a month, she should be able to break through to the fifth rank.

However, it's still not much.

What kind of magic is this... that it has such an effect just from washing the body with magic?

Aliceville had never heard of such a simple, direct, and highly effective way to increase magic power.

Alice Violet finally understood how the Shadow Court's servants all became professionals.

However, Gray became increasingly mysterious in Aliceville's eyes.

Lord Shadow... who exactly is he...?

"720 now."

Gray used his mental power to scan the connection between magic and the waiters, and found that there were now 720 waiters.

In other words, the vampires have hardly recruited any more servants since the last time.

Of course, it's possible that he's been focusing all his energy on defeating the demon cult lately.

"From now on, you will be my Shadow Court's No. 0721 waiter."

0721, has a kind of Onani beauty.

"Yes, Lord Shadow Demon!"

Now that the formalities are complete, let's get back to the main topic.

The rebellion of the Eight Princes was quelled... the Seven Princes were eliminated, and the war against the Demonic Order and the conflicting factions was quelled.

"The cleanup work won't be finished until noon tomorrow, right?" Gray asked.

Aliceville shook her head: "Actually, everything has been arranged. I just want to show my face more to stabilize the people's support. I'll just announce the start of the campaign to the people tomorrow morning."

Grey glanced at Alice Violet.

It seems that Edmund Celestio's death has greatly affected her, and she appears unable to calm down to continue dealing with the aftermath.

“Okay.” Gray added, “Then we’ll set off tomorrow morning.”

The army doesn't need them, and ordinary people aren't very useful on the battlefield. Just bring Aliceville, Beta, Delta, and Ipsilon.

The main issue is deciding the direction. I prefer to prioritize defeating the Demonic Cult, while quelling the Rebellion of the Eight Princes can be postponed.

"Seconded."

Alice Villanelle had no objections whatsoever; in fact, she preferred to kill Ravend Black as soon as possible to avenge her father.

"The problem is where to find Revander Black." Gray felt that as long as he killed all the high-ranking professionals, his mission in Westphalia would be over: "The best way to carry out the decapitation operation is to kill only Revander Black, a few bishops, and the eight kings. The ordinary people and low-ranking professionals can be incorporated into the army to help Aliceville build up her power."

"Ravend Black should still be in the capital, right?"

“Lord Shadow…” Ipsilon raised his hand to speak.

"You said."

Only Irisviel and Ipsilon are truly aware of the situation in Westphalia, so it's best to leave the decision-making to them. Gray can just focus on the fighting.

"I believe that the remaining seven kings will not let go of the good opportunity that Edmund Celestio's death and the chaos that has thrown Westphalia into, and they will take this opportunity to lead their armies to conquer more territory."

And Ravend Black certainly thought of that too.

Those feudal lords were unaware that Revend Black possessed the strength of four eighth-tier professionals, including himself.

One of them was critically wounded by Edmund Celestio's last-ditch attack and will be unable to return to the battlefield for a short period of time.

Even so, Ravend Black's power was far greater than that of a single fiefdom.

Ravend Black will likely take advantage of this information gap to immediately launch an expedition, concentrate his forces to take down one king first, and then repeat the process.

As long as the news that Revend Black's forces possessed multiple high-level professionals remained undisclosed until only four of the eight kings remained, his victory was essentially assured.

Gray understood what Ipsyron meant.

"The eight kings are a disorganized mess. Ravend Black is only afraid of a situation where four or more fiefdom kings unite against him. Therefore, he will choose to make a quick victory and reduce the eight kings to five or less. At that time, even if the remaining four kings unite, they will no longer be a match for Ravend Black."

Moreover, the Demon Order is empowered by demonic power, making them far superior to ordinary professionals of the same rank in terms of combat strength.

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Revend Black will choose the first fiefdom king to stand out, and with the advantage of three eighth-tier professionals against one eighth-tier professional, he will quickly eliminate the nail that sticks out before moving on to the other fiefdom kings."

Gray analyzed, "Whichever territory is the first to be invaded by a feudal lord, Ravend Black will send troops in that direction!"