After everything was ready, Li Yalin and Carmel set off. Although they were only going to the outer city to take a look, Carmel had carefully selected three female guards to be her bodyguards.
With Carmel's subordinates around, the inner castle was naturally safe, but the outer city was not necessarily the case.
The situation in the outer city was complicated. All the forces must have planted spies here. Once someone found out Li Yalin's identity, they would probably kill him immediately. This was not a fantasy, but reality.
Putting aside the other races, just the ten nobles were not to be trifled with. What did they not dare to do? Although there was no evidence, according to secret reports, at least two Demon Kings died directly or indirectly because of the conspiracy of the ten nobles. This was not a joke.
After arriving at the outer city, Carmel introduced the situation of the outer city to Li Yalin as she walked. There were about 300,000 people living in the outer city of the Blood Alliance. Most of them were ordinary civilians. Of course, there were also a small number of nobles living here. However, the area where the nobles lived had long been separated from the civilian area.
No matter where they were, the gap between the rich and the poor would never disappear. Having power and money in their hands meant better enjoyment. Moreover, the hierarchy of the demon race was very strict. Ordinary civilians could never compare to pure-blooded nobles.
Li Yalin was very disgusted by this. Although he was not a saint who advocated equality, he hated to divide people into different classes.
They were all born by their mothers, ate their meals, and pooped…Cough, cough, I won't say too many indecent words. In short, Li Yalin felt that no one was worse than others. It was just that the environment they were exposed to was different, which led to the difference today.
He would not treat ordinary civilians as lowly beings, nor would he discriminate against them. This was the difference between Li Yalin and the so-called 'aristocrats'.
Li Yalin was quite touched by this trip to the outer city. The nobles could walk on the streets with their heads held high and their chests puffed out. They looked at the commoners who could only walk on the streets with contempt. This feeling made Li Yalin very unhappy.
"Carmel, do the nobles in Blood Oath City have a lot of power?”
"This…"
Carmel was having a hard time answering Li Yalin's question. The answer to this question was inevitable. Since they were nobles, they naturally had power that ordinary people did not have. However, why did the Demon King ask this question? Carmel was puzzled.
"If I want to overthrow the power of the nobles, what do you think?”Li Yalin asked another question when he didn't get an answer from Carmel.
"I'm afraid that will be very difficult."
Li Yalin's words shocked Carmel. What was this demon king trying to do? Could it be that he wanted to overthrow the long-standing aristocratic rule and let the ordinary civilians become the masters?
If that was the case, even if they succeeded, the price they had to pay would be extremely high. At the very least, the current Blood Alliance City could not afford it.
How should he persuade the Demon King to give up on this idea?
Camille was a smart girl. From Li Yalin's tone, she could guess what he meant. Change often meant sacrifice. Although the current situation in Blood Alliance City was not satisfactory, at least everyone was used to the current life. Once it changed, the consequences were unimaginable.
"Don't take it to heart. I was just casually saying.”
Li Yalin saw the hesitation on Carmel's face and smiled helplessly. He wasn't a fool. He knew better than Carmel the consequences of change in China's 5,000 years of history.
However, it was precisely because of this that Li Yalin understood the importance of change. The key was how to change.
Although Li Yalin was indeed the successor personally chosen by the previous Demon King and was recognized by some demons, there were still many demons who refused to acknowledge Li Yalin.
Just like Chesia, wasn't she one of them?
Besides, Chesya was considered a gentle person. Li Yalin did not think that there would not be any radical demons among the demons.
When he was in the SAO world, managing a small guild was already a headache for Li Yalin. The operation of the guild and the conflicts between the members needed Li Yalin to mediate and deal with them.
Now, Li Yalin was about to manage a city with a population of 300,000. In the future, he would rule the entire demon race and the entire True Demon Kingdom! In this case, Li Yalin had no choice but to think for himself.
People always grew faster in adversity. There were too many crises in front of Li Yalin now, but it was also because of these crises that Li Yalin had to be more vigilant and work harder.
Li Yalin told himself in his heart that everything he did was to go home. However, at the same time, the road home was very long. Not only did he have to improve his strength, but he also had to build his own force. Before he went home, he had to make sure that he lived a better life.
However, Li Yalin's thoughts were shaken by what he saw next.
Although the gap between nobles and commoners on the main road was very annoying and felt that this was a cold world, after leaving the main road and entering the commoner district, Li Yalin saw a happy scene.
There were no nobles here, so there would be no mocking gazes. On the road, the surrounding shops would greet you warmly, and from time to time, there would be a few children laughing and passing by. This made Li Yalin feel very good.
If he were to say it, this would be true happiness. And his current responsibility was to protect this happiness?
Li Yalin wanted to go home. This was a fact that could never be changed. He had been working hard for this, but everything that he saw at this moment made Li Yalin feel a sense of responsibility.
All along, Li Yalin felt that the only thing his title as the demon king could bring him was not to worry about food and drink, to be able to sleep on a warm and comfortable bed, to enjoy the service of the maids, and to get everything he wanted.
However, he rarely thought about what kind of heavy burden he would have to shoulder after inheriting the name of the Demon King.
Prior to this, Li Yalin had only considered the issue of reform so that he could live a better life, whether it was life or survival.
But now, could he still be righteous and do it for himself?
No, Li Yalin couldn't. At least, he couldn't say that now.
Did he really have to shoulder the responsibility of being the Demon King?
Li Yalin was confused. Go home? Or responsibility? This question made Li Yalin very conflicted.
No…wait! Was there no way to get the best of both worlds?
There was! Of course! He had to return home, but in the process of returning home, he only had to shoulder this responsibility and protect this happiness. Wasn't that enough?
Although this way, he might have to put in double the effort, but this effort was worth it!
"Let's go, Carmel. We should go back.”
"Yes, sir! Your Majesty."
Li Yalin stood by the street and pondered for a long time. He finally untied the knot in his heart. At this moment, he did not feel any pressure, only a sense of relief. Since he had made up his mind, he would work harder for the future!
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