Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Handing over the final duplicate page to the bartender robot, it emitted a sound:

”Sorting complete.

No duplicate pages remaining.

Would you like to extract?”

”Extract.” Yang Yu did not hesitate in the slightest.

The lights on the bartender robot’s face flashed continuously, the door on its chest slowly opened, and it pulled out a thick book wrapped in ancient sheepskin, placing it in front of Yang Yu.

Gently flipping through the book, the pages written in ancient scripts changed rapidly in Yang Yu’s eyes.

After much effort, they finally collected all the pages.

”We’ve collected the entire book. You said there would be a grand gift, can you tell me now what the gift is?”

The bartender robot moved a few steps closer to Yang Yu and suddenly bowed:

”Congratulations on collecting all the pages.

If you hand over this book to me, you will receive one million Points.

The prize exchange pool will also be temporarily sealed until you have selected all the items you need.”

One million, enough for Yang Yu to sweep up the remaining Legendary Equipment and most of the Skill Scrolls.

However... this looks like an obvious trap, even if the robot really offers one million Points for the collected pages, Yang Yu wouldn’t give up this book.

”I refuse.” Yang Yu stated decisively.

”Won’t you reconsider? The text on this book is known to almost no one now.

Even if you take the book out, you might not be able to decipher the contents.

Even if you can decipher it, there’s no guarantee that it contains what you’ve been looking for.

Even if...”

”No need for your concern. We’ve already found a way to decode the book.”

”It’s the Nine-Life Cat Demon, isn’t it?”

The bartender robot’s voice was equally resolute, and the place instantly fell silent.

Yang Yu nodded,

”Unaware of Hero Lox, but knows about the Nine-Life Cat Demon? I also haven’t asked about that yet...”

”I don’t know...” Before Yang Yu could finish, the bartender robot replied, ”But I do know that you’re correct in seeking out the Nine-Life Cat Demon. Here, take this!”

The bartender robot opened its mouth and brought out a strange object glowing with orange light from its throat, resembling a thumb-sized USB stick.

”Is this the grand gift you mentioned?” Yang Yu asked.

”Both are. Whether it’s the one million or this object, both are the grand gift I mentioned. What you actually receive depends on your choice.

By choosing not to hand over the book to me, you get this item.”

Yang Yu took the peculiar object from the robot, finding its surface uneven. Bringing it closer to his eyes, he noted that it was etched with some kind of text,

”What is this for?”

The bartender robot, as if having finished its duties, picked up a glass and started to meticulously polish it:

”You’re right in seeking the Nine-Life Cat Demon.

But not all Nine-Life Cat Demons will cooperate with you in accessing the network and entering their world.

The fewer lives a Nine-Life Cat Demon has, the less likely it’ll cooperate.

By letting a Nine-Life Cat Demon consume this, it will temporarily obey you.

Once the remaining conditions are met, you can use that Nine-Life Cat Demon as a medium to travel to the Nine-Life Cat Demon Kingdom.

You’ll meet their Queen, who will interpret the text for you.”

”What are the remaining conditions?”

”The items you possess have the instructions written on them, although they might be a bit hard to read. I don’t have a magnifying glass here, but I can explain how one works...”

”Thanks, I have one right here.”

With that, Yang Yu took out a magnifying glass from the System, carefully examining the content on the object, then solemnly stored everything into his System.

”Truly a grand gift. If I were to investigate otherwise, who knows how long it would take to unravel the method to the Nine-Life Cat Demon Kingdom.”

Yang Yu browsed through the exchange list on the table, converting the remaining Points into some needed materials, before completely closing the interface and rising to bid the bartender robot farewell.

”Thank you for all your help, I sincerely appreciate it.”

The bartender robot’s head, flickering with light, shifted to a smiling face,

”You’re welcome. If ever you return here, let’s meet again.”

This might be the last meeting.

Taking his companions outside the bar, Yang Yu stretched lazily, casually moved his body, and then proceeded swiftly along the street towards where the bartender robot spoke of a giant robot.

Egg-shaped robots still patrolled through the air incessantly on the street, showing no blood or attribute information, remaining mere NPCs.

Unable to confirm whether these robots wouldn’t suddenly materialize into enemies, Yang Yu imagined their attack modes while approaching the city center.

A massive circular building stood like an overturned bowl at the city’s heart, just slightly taller than the surrounding structures, making it hard to discern from a distance.

Following the flashing directional arrows along the road, Yang Yu and his companions pushed open the door into the bowl.

Inside the bowl were numerous arrows, directing Yang Yu and his companions forward, seemingly leading straight to the giant robot’s location.

They encountered no robots along the way, with the empty passageway only illuminated by bright lighting and guiding arrows.

Descending spirally down the passage, suddenly, Yang Yu’s vision broadened.

Blue lights illuminated the dark space; a giant sphere with transparent round windows stood in the center. Through the windows, Yang Yu and his companions saw pages layering like a rose, forming a black core.

Yang Yu found a pathway, taking steps closer to the giant sphere.

As they approached, Yang Yu realized just how enormous the sphere was.

How to describe it...

Standing beside the sphere, Yang Yu was like an ant standing next to an egg.

Beside this massive sphere was a display screen.

As soon as Yang Yu and his companions neared, the display screen lit up, automatically showing a video:

”Magic is an incredibly miraculous thing. It is our proudest creation.

With magic, many things previously impossible can now be done.

For example, flying in the sky using just a specific Array, without any mechanical aid.

Another example is what I want to demonstrate to you now...

This is the shared romantic dream of countless men in our civilization.

All it takes is to insert this Key Stone and key in the right position, and an unbelievable scene will unfold.

This Core will actively summon other objects, forming an unprecedentedly powerful humanoid robot!

And today, the honor of awakening the giant robot is passed to you!”