Chapter 2516 - 2514: Chief Disciple
The Black Dragon King was in the middle of lighting the fire to do Alchemy, and when he saw the three of them arrive, he thought they were enemies he’d provoked.
He hurriedly jumped up, wiped the soot on his clothes, went up and shouted at the three, "Who are you, daring to trespass on our Liangshan Island?"
Bald Dog spat into his palm, tidied his exploded hairstyle, squinted at the Black Dragon King and shot back, "And who are you?"
The Black Dragon King patted his chest and said, "I am the Chief Senior Disciple under the Superior Immortal Sect, the Black Dragon King!"
The three of them burst out laughing. Seeing him wearing a straw hat and an apron, dressed like a miserable servant, they couldn’t help mocking, "You’re the Chief Senior Disciple? Since when does a Chief Senior Disciple dress like that?"
The Black Dragon King said, "What’s wrong with the way I’m dressed? I’m experiencing life, what would you know."
At this moment, the Seventy-Two Demon Kings came over gnawing on freshly caught fish, and shouted at the three of them, "What are you three up to, daring to talk to my big brother like that?"
They lay to the side sunbathing, eating fish and drinking wine, while making the Black Dragon King slave away doing Alchemy.
Compared to them, the Black Dragon King actually looked like the little brother.
The three of them chuckled lightly, then introduced themselves to these Demon Kings, "Alright then, formal introduction. We three are the Chief Disciples of the new owner of this island. From today on, all of you are under our command. Whatever you need, whatever problems you have, just come to us."
"What?"
A bunch of Demon Kings all widened their eyes.
The Black Dragon King was even more upset and said, "You lot dare call yourselves Chief Disciples?"
Bald Dog pointed at him and said, "You, come here!"
The Black Dragon King swung his arms, shook his head as he walked over and said, "I’m here, so what?"
Bald Dog raised his hand and tossed out one golden little ball after another, smashing them toward the Black Dragon King. Crackle crackle—an instant barrage of explosions.
Those golden little balls wrapped the Black Dragon King up, each one exploding like a Thunderbolt.
The Black Dragon King screamed "Mama!" nonstop, his whole body blown till his skin split and flesh burst, dancing a frantic jig inside.
In his panic, he even took out the Square Sky Halberd Long Fei had given him.
This True Immortal Magic Treasure was lifted high in the air, but before it could come down—
Da Heiniu let out a bellow in midair, thunder roared and exploded, and with a lift of his hand he drew down a bolt of Thunder and Lightning that crashed onto the Black Dragon King’s body.
His whole body shuddered, bathed in that Thunder and Lightning golden light for a moment, then thudded to the ground and began twitching.
The other Demon Kings gulped in fright and, utterly disloyal, all took a step back.
Bald Dog stared at the Black Dragon King and snorted with a laugh, "Black Loach, got it now or not?"
"You’re bullying me with numbers!"
The Black Dragon King spat a mouthful of foam, then glanced back at Roaring Sky Tiger and the others, signaling them to attack together.
The result was Roaring Sky Tiger and his crew all dropped to their knees in front of Bald Dog with a thump, clasped their fists and shouted, "Little Demons pay respect to Eldest Senior Brother!"
"Your sister!"
The Black Dragon King cursed, buried his head on the ground and fainted in anger.
The three of them took over this place and quickly had people temporarily build a few halls and houses for handling affairs.
The first thing they did was have people register all Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals under their names.
From now on, how many troops were needed for a task, how to reward them, how to distribute logistics supplies, all depended on this roster.
In just one day, the three of them had the place running in perfect order.
The Black Dragon King had deliberately lain in his room, thinking that without him, the three of them wouldn’t be able to get anything done.
Who knew that whether he was there or not made absolutely no difference.
The Seventy-Two Demon Kings brushed him off, but to these three they hung on every word and were obedient to a scary degree.
The next day, the three of them had the Demon Kings assemble their forces and began distributing supplies.
These supplies were given by Long Fei. For food they’d rely on Pills for now, distributed according to Demon Clan rank.
Demonic Beasts got First Grade Elixirs, Demon Soldiers got Second Grade, Demon Generals got Third Grade, and the Seventy-Two Demon Kings all got Fourth-grade Pills.
The Demon Clan didn’t do production; in the Cultivation World they’d always been famous for being dirt poor.
No Magical Treasures, no Pills—that was perfectly normal.
Now to suddenly receive Fourth-grade Pills, the Demon Kings were moved to tears with gratitude, practically wanting to kneel to Bald Dog and the others and kowtow.
The Black Dragon King watched, swallowing drool over and over. In the end he couldn’t hold it back, shamelessly went over, tried to curry favor with Bald Dog and asked, "Senior Brother, is there a share for me?"
Bald Dog grinned, then waved him off to the side.
The Black Dragon King felt a sour sting in his heart, turned and went alone to the lakeside, and after a while he was crying from sheer grievance.
This damn thing—ever since Bald Dog and the others came ashore, there was basically nothing in it for him.
He’d worked his butt off, running around doing everything, taking on the hardest, roughest jobs.
He’d contributed so much, yet didn’t get a single benefit.
The more he thought about it, the more wronged he felt, and he started bawling outright.
Just then, someone behind him chuckled and called out, "Whoa now, who’s over here wiping their eyes?"
The Black Dragon King turned around and saw it was Bald Dog.
He hurriedly wiped away his tears and forced himself to sound tough, "Who—who’s wiping their eyes, huh? The wind just blew into them."
Bald Dog smiled and tossed him a porcelain bottle, telling him, "This is specially for you from the Master. He said you’ve been working hard these days, and you should keep it up."
"The Master, he still thinks about me?"
The Black Dragon King took the porcelain bottle, instantly flipping from grief to joy, and quickly opened it to take a look.
He froze for a moment, then poured out the Pill inside, staring at it over and over in disbelief.
On the surface of that Pill, there was actually a coiled golden stripe.
His throat went dry and itchy, and he looked at Bald Dog in utter disbelief, "Th-this is an Immortal Pill?"
"Yup."
Bald Dog nodded, then took out a candy-sized one from his own Storage Ring and popped it straight into his mouth, saying, "The Master said you’ve got good talent, you just lack cultivation resources, so you’ve been stuck short of the Immortal Realm. Eat more of these Immortal Pills and you’ll make it through the great tribulation sooner or later."
The Black Dragon King stared, thinking to himself that comparing people will really piss you off!
He’d planned to slowly refine the Essential Qi from this Immortal Pill, not wasting even a trace of its nutrients.
Who knew this guy would just toss one into his mouth in a single bite.
Bald Dog told him, "Don’t be jealous, that Pill is my own. You’re all working demons making spirit stones, we work for free."
"How come you have Immortal Pills?"
The Black Dragon King didn’t buy it.
Bald Dog said, "What’s so strange about that? We just came from Jade Isle, dug up a bunch of caves there. Those caves are packed with Immortal Pills and Magical Treasures. Once we’re done here, I’ll take you over so we can strike it rich together."
As he spoke he specially took out one Immortal Pill and tossed it to the Black Dragon King, "This one’s from me personally, think of it as me making it up to you."
"You guys went to Jade Isle to dig up people’s caves?"
The Black Dragon King smacked his tongue, catching the Immortal Pill Bald Dog threw over, almost scared out of his wits.
He thought to himself that this bunch was really fierce—Jade Isle was the territory of the Sect of Severance.
If the Saints found out, they’d skin them alive for sure.
Having taken Bald Dog’s gift, he felt genuinely grateful for a moment. After chatting with the three of them, he quickly became familiar with them; he’d never felt this kind of warmth before.
It wasn’t that helpless submission to someone above, but a genuine happiness at being part of this group.