The destructive power of fire magic is very unfriendly to smelting and monster drops, but there is an advantage of focusing fire magic, which is that it kills quickly and dissipates quickly, and basically will not affect the drops of projected monsters.

Whether it is magic that can cause devastating damage over a large area in a short period of time, or trying to evolve Monday into Cerberus, these are the deterrents that Mu Hua wants to show to the outside world.

It is a deterrent, but not a trump card, because he has been constantly strengthening his own capabilities and growing rapidly.

Mu Hua was not afraid that someone would try to restrain the abilities he demonstrated, because even he himself didn't know what abilities he would come up with tomorrow.

The all-pervasive concentrated fire burned almost everything in the city, except for the castle that was not created by magic. On the high platform of the charred castle, Mu Hua overlooked the city. A large number of summoned skeleton followers were collecting the post-war drops inside and outside the city.

"You are really lucky." Mu Hua withdrew his gaze from the distance and said to Zambak who was pressed behind him on the platform of the castle.

This demon always brings surprises to Mu Hua. He was doomed to death by Doris, but after the flames, he actually relied on his well-trained magic shield to survive tenaciously.

With both horns broken and in a mess, Zhambak was held at knifepoint by two Dragonfang Soldiers. Although the Dragonfang Soldiers' blades could cause damage to him, if he really wanted to resist, it would be difficult for the two Dragonfang Soldiers to suppress him.

At this moment, in front of Mu Hua, Zhambak seemed to have lost the will to resist. Frustrated, annoyed, jealous, and afraid, Zhambak lowered his head. He knew very well that he did not need to resist, as he might die faster if he did.

"You...what do you want? I am a projection, let me go, I promise I will never be your enemy again, I can even provide you with some information you need." Zamback said uneasily.

"Let you go? Your demon horns are gone, and the city is destroyed. What kind of punishment will you receive this time?" Mu Hua said with a smile.

"No, this time is different. The city lord here is the dragon. I have been punished enough. I am not responsible for the loss this time."

Zambak shook his head and tried to get up, but the sharp blade pressed by the Dragon Tooth Soldier cut the skin on his neck, and a trickle of dark purple blood flowed down his neck. Mu Hua's frowning eyes made him quiet down again.

Mu Hua hesitated for a moment. It turned out that Zambak was not the city lord here. After being killed by him twice, this guy was demoted?
"You are not even the city lord, so what do you have to be my enemy? Tell me your value, otherwise I can only accept your drops." Mu Hua shook his head.

"You... you don't need my sacrifices now. The dragon lost the city without any resistance to you. Believe me, I can regain power. I definitely can."

"We can cooperate. In the future, you can establish a base in my territory, we can agree on a non-aggression zone, and you can even build a human city in my territory." Zamback said to Mu Hua.

"Is this okay? Krypnos doesn't care?" Mu Hua questioned.

"No, no, we are different from those bastards wandering in the wild. The courtyard needs to be developed, and we only need to obey the wartime dispatch. In normal times, the commander, or even the lord, will not ask how we develop the territory."

"We don't mind coexisting with humans. Keeping me alive can bring you more benefits. Later, let me go, and I will give you more compensation than the sacrifice." As if seeing the hope of survival, Zambak said to Mu Hua.

"Heh, coexistence? You should be asking me if I want to coexist with you now, right?"

"And the wartime dispatch, that is to say, as long as Krypnos asks you to attack me, you still have to obey. I have fought for coexistence myself, so your words are meaningless." Mu Hua frowned.

There are indeed humans in the courtyard who have built cities and established countries in the monster territory. This kind of coexistence is actually similar to that between human countries. If it is profitable, they will destroy you. If it is not profitable, they will not invade each other. If they cannot provide benefits to the other party, they basically have to rely on strength.

"No, that's different. There are too few humans in this courtyard. The lord does not want to start a war against humans. Moreover, you can gain prestige among humans, which will help you develop your own power, right?"

"With time, you will have more time for stable development. You will be praised and worshipped by humans, and more people will come to your side. That will definitely be safer and longer-lasting than wandering among the demons alone." Zambak retorted.

Although what he said were all general principles, Zhambak seemed to know something about Mu Hua's situation, which was probably due to the work of some demon followers.

"This is Death Canyon. Most humans would not like to live here." Mu Hua sneered.

"Don't mention prestige to me anymore. I'm a necromancer, you know. I can let you go, and I won't even bother you in the future."

"No, I can even help you find trouble with other monsters. I guess you monsters aren't always so harmonious with each other, right?"

"But..." Mu Hua paused.

"You say." Zambak asked wisely.

"I want some monsters, golems, thunderbirds, flying dragons, behemoths, various low-level monsters, can you get them?" Mu Hua asked, and Zhambak was stunned. A wildfire burned a monster city, high-level magic stones (basically all low-level magic stones were burned), tens of thousands of demon gold coins, scattered equipment, magic materials, and a lot of suspended stones.

It was a surprise to Mu Hua that Zambak survived, but to be honest, Mu Hua was not in such a hurry to stab the kidney of the Baran demon.

Zambak is not the Demon of Original Sin. Killing it can at most melt out a Death Breathing Skill Stone. Mu Hua is thinking about how to make better use of it.

"You want me to catch monsters for you?" Zampak seemed to resist.

"If you want peace, you have to pay some price. You don't have to catch them. Just find a way to send some here from hell." Mu Hua's expression became more and more indifferent. If he couldn't do this, then he would just stab them.

"Then we still have to drive them away and capture them. You... I can try." Zhambak was about to refute, but when he sensed Mu Hua's murderous intent, he shuddered and said in a conflicted manner.

Zambak is now very wary of Mu Hua. It’s not that Mu Hua can kill it now, but it is more worried that Mu Hua will kill it repeatedly in the future.

It was originally a leader under Krepnos, but it had failed miserably in several missions. Now it was neither a leader nor a soldier. It was punished by Krepnos and could be used again at any time. Unless it stopped coming to the courtyard in the future, it could not guarantee that it would not run into Mu Hua again.

"Try your best. Strength is not important. Get me two golems first. Now, I need to see your sincerity. If you do a good job, I will not attack you again even if I go to find Krypnos." Seeing Zamback's agreement, Mu Hua said with a smile.

It's all nonsense, Mu Hua made such a promise without thinking. Anyway, saying such things to the devil is just like some politicians' speeches, and basically there is no need to be responsible. I think when it comes to stabbing each other in the back, both sides will not show mercy.

Mu Hua had seen the giant golem that exceeded the standard during the star patrol meeting, and thought that there should be a tribe of golems in this courtyard. Mu Hua released Zamback. Regardless of whether it was stealing or cheating, Mu Hua asked it to get him two golems in their original form right away.

Zambak agreed to leave. As for whether it would really follow the agreement with Mu Hua, Mu Hua didn't care. If it had, that would be the best. If not, he would just kill it every time he saw it in the future. It was just an idea that came to his mind at the last minute.

After Zambak was released, a large amount of collected property was piled up under the castle.

The headless knights didn't leave a single corpse here. Among the more than 400 headless knights, the only magic stones left were two low-level impact immunity. The rest were soul-specific weapons, various low- and medium-level combat skills, and even a lot of skeleton summons. Mu Hua regarded them all as harvesting the hundred-refined secret stones.

There were a number of miscellaneous equipment, and the armor left by nearly three hundred Baran demons was quite complete. The upper body armor was barely wearable by humans, but the lower body leg guards and combat boots were not suitable for the human body structure.

Although it seems that some monsters can be communicated with if one's own strength is strong enough, perhaps these armors should also be sold to demons, but Mu Hua does not really want to make this kind of money.

Let some skeleton warriors put on armored skirts, and the leg components include gauntlets. Mu Hua is ready to use the Creation of All Elements to refine magic metal.

When 'opening up' monsters, the amount of demon gold dropped by them is quite large. If you die a few more times, their sacrificial items will probably become more varied.

The pile of demon gold coins was probably worth at least 100,000, so he collected them all at once and asked Tina to sort them out slowly.

As a specialty of the Kanes Courtyard, Mu Hua also harvested a lot of suspended stones of different sizes. Although these suspended stones cannot be fused with each other, Mu Hua discovered that the Creation of All Things can integrate multiple suspended stones into other substances.

For example, if you want to make a giant rock on a mountain, as long as you have enough suspended stones, no matter their quality, you can melt them into the rock all at once. There is no need for complicated transformation or coordination to create a giant floating rock.

This is also the fundamental reason why Mu Hua was interested in building a city in the sky. It's not just about the floating rocks. Since he was going to build it, Mu Hua was going to incorporate some magic metal into it as well.

He wants to build a solid and durable foundation, but at this stage, he is still in the conceptual stage of stockpiling resources.

After collecting the spoils and sending the undead followers back to the Island of Abyss, Mu Hua rested for a while on the ruins of the city, but he did not receive the encirclement and attack he had imagined.

The previous attack on the city was swift and violent, but it consumed a lot of magic power. Taking into account the Purgatory Armaments he had accumulated, Mu Hua was able to release four or five waves of that attack in succession.

Although that kind of attack was exhilarating, Mu Hua didn't want to consume his own Purgatory Armor in this way for the time being.

However, among the many drops here, Mu Hua also harvested six or seven magic storage crystals. Under the attraction of the touch of jealousy, the seven magic storage crystals floated around Mu Hua.

Since the undead here don't bother him, he can only take the initiative to go to them.

Summoning the dragon, Mu Hua headed west to find another place where monsters gather, such as a castle or city. For regular magic storage, the Purgatory Armor would be enough. However, Mu Hua did not plan to keep the magic storage crystals he harvested. (End of this chapter)