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Is it based on one's own life and death?!
"But Lady said she would miss me too, and even if I couldn't go back, I should write to her occasionally so she could..."
At this point, Layton suddenly stopped, his lips twitching.
She only feels her husband's presence when he occasionally writes her a letter.
Otherwise, it would be no different from her husband dying.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that Lady is also basing her actions on life and death?
After thinking for a moment, An Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
However, writing a letter before setting out on a campaign might lead to unforeseen problems.
Layton: "What's wrong?"
Annie: "The letter you wrote may become your last keepsake for your family."
This is what is known as a death flag.
Upon hearing this, all the heroes present turned pale.
Licorina hurriedly covered An's mouth with her hand: "Ptooey! An's, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak!"
An Yi: "...Okay."
"Ahem, some strange jokes really shouldn't be made." Blazer coughed dryly beside him.
But they also had to admit... Annie was telling the truth.
The task for all heroes from now on is to level up as quickly as possible.
Future actions—
Life or death is uncertain!
Chapter 209 Establishing a Stronghold, Pre-Battle Preparations (4k)
The first thing the group did upon arriving in the Demon Realm was not to immediately plan a route to conquer the Demons, but rather to establish a base within the Demon Realm as originally planned.
This stronghold doesn't need to be so mysterious that no demon can find it. Their encounters with the demons made them realize that there are countless organizations and gangs of all sizes among them.
In short, they only need to buy a residence, just like normal demons, and then use it as a base.
The choice of outpost was not the small city closest to human territory, but the viscount city located deeper in the interior.
It should be said that it is the Viscount City that the small city is backing onto.
The lowest-ranking demons in Viscount City are all at least level seven, and the number of demons far exceeds that of ordinary baron territories. Small groups like theirs are insignificant in comparison.
Carrying a large amount of demon gold coins that they had previously hidden in the small city, the group headed to the Viscount City deep within the city.
[Rank B Dungeon: Golden Lantern City]
Mission objective: Capture the city (0/1)
Kill the Golden Lantern (0/1)
Recommended by: 100+
Recommended level: Lv100~Lv300
The system notified the heroes that they had arrived in the city, and now they no longer needed to conceal their magic.
The strongest group of demons, only at level seven or eight, wasn't considered strong in the city, so they encountered some obstacles when entering.
The guards outside wanted to loot some gold coins from them, but the heroes were very "well-behaved" and gave the guards a small bag of wine money before letting them pass.
Buying a place to live doesn't take much time; as long as the money is there, everything is negotiable.
So the heroes, having spent almost all their money, bought a relatively decent house.
This money was given to them by the "black devils," and they've already spent most of it.
then……
It means using counterfeit currency brought from human territory.
Of course, they won't use it in this city, otherwise they might be traced. Naturally, they'll save it for use in other cities.
Lycorina also asked An'i why they were making counterfeit coins; wouldn't it have been better to get them from other demons?
And An's answer was;
Using counterfeit money can solve the problem of heroes not having money, and at the same time reduce the chances of them having to make a move.
Aside from necessary upgrades, avoid unnecessary actions as much as possible; the fewer demons who know of their existence, the better.
Perhaps robbery happens millions of times a day in the Demon Realm, but it's always best not to easily provoke trouble.
On the fourth night after entering the demon realm, the heroes moved into their new stronghold.
The first thing they did was not to buy furniture, but to immediately remove the flooring from the first floor.
Then, the [Sand Warrior] and the [Mind Warrior] worked together to dig on the ground.
The heroes sat scattered around as if watching a spectacle, observing the piles of dirt flying upwards.
Both heroes were doing the same thing: digging up the soil, compressing it with magic, and finally piling it aside.
The compressed soil was piled up like stones, quickly filling most of the first floor.
Then the other heroes stepped in, carrying the heavy soil in their backpacks and taking a long detour to dump it into the river.
Demons also need water, so cities are built around water, and naturally there are rivers.
While other demons saw the mud being thrown into the river under the cover of night, most of them didn't care.
After all, whether it's dumping garbage, excrement, or even disposing of corpses, the demons don't care what they're emptying into their backpacks.
After spending most of the night, the heroes dug a huge basement in the stronghold.
With a thought, the brave warrior covered the entrance above the basement with the soil he had left for camouflage, and the floor was perfectly sealed off, as if there had never been any construction work.
“Perfect.” He nodded in satisfaction.
"Thank you for your hard work, David," Lana, the Dragon Warrior, nodded.
The name of the "Hero of Thoughts" is Palik David. Perhaps because David is a common surname, his teammates always call him by his surname.
After he became a hero, his eyes, including the whites of his eyes, turned into a deep, dark black.
And his abilities, just like the title of hero, are those of a hero who uses [psychic power].
In this world's concept, it's more like directly outputting magic to manipulate something.
However, [psychic power] is stronger than pure magic power and is very stable, making it easier for him to control than magic power.
Elni, the "Sand Warrior" who had also consumed a lot of magic, sat casually on the ground, leaning against the wall behind her.
He is a member of the Halberd Hero Squad and the youngest boy in the squad. The only change he underwent after becoming a hero was that his hair turned tan.
Elni can not only manipulate yellow sand, but also turn soil into sand, and she also has the ability to use other earth magic.
Both of them used a lot of magic, mainly because they needed to compress the soil, which required far more magic than simply using soil for defense or attack.
The Halberd Warrior took out some dry rations from his backpack and handed them to Elni: "Take a good rest, you've worked hard."
Elni returned a hearty laugh: "Thank you, Captain!"
The hero of thought, Paric, reopened the entrance, and An Yi and the hero of the sun, Cyrus, jumped inside with several backpacks in their hands.
The other seven warriors began to throw down the bags and packages they had left on the first floor.
There were also several boxes containing counterfeit coins minted by the Hero Alliance.
A gust of wind blew out from the entrance and rushed in again, and An Yi simply dispelled the turbid air in the dark cave.
The hero of the sun, Sele, emitted a faint light, illuminating the entire basement.
This place is almost the size of one and a half classrooms; it's a very large basement.
Using the light from Seiler, the two arranged the bags and boxes below.
An Yi pressed her hand against the cave wall, and the soil there was compressed and very hard.
The heroes created this space immediately, not to hide these things.
Rather, it was to stockpile supplies.
This dry, not damp, earthen cave is just right.
After securing a base, the highly agile warriors, including An Yi, left the city overnight and traveled all the way back to the supply depot.
They hurriedly grabbed the supplies and rushed back to their base in Golden Lantern City.
The Holy Hero was born on the first day of the first week of the tenth month.
Over the course of a week, the heroes were busy improving their base.
The highly agile warriors were responsible for transporting supplies, while the other warriors reinforced the stronghold and used the remaining real money to purchase a certain amount of furniture to disguise it as an ordinary house.
They also killed a group of thieves who suddenly appeared, hung signs on their bodies that read "Thieves," and then stuck them on wooden stakes in the alley outside the gate.
Other petty thieves with similar ideas were all wary of the new owner of the house, thinking that he was not someone to be trifled with.
One punch lands, then a hundred punches follow.
If you want to survive in this neighborhood, you have to show your strength.
Otherwise, even petty thieves would come and test the waters.
After several days of continuous transport, the underground cave was filled with the dry rations prepared by the Hero Alliance.
This way, they wouldn't have to worry about bringing back a limited amount of food each time they went to the supply depot; this food alone would be enough to last them for a long time.
When returning to the supply depot to report intelligence, you only need to bring enough to replenish your inventory.
The earthen cave wasn't actually completely blocked off from the entrance; rather, it was piled up on both sides at the bottom, with a passageway in the middle that people could pass through.
Besides the dry rations on the left and right sides, the empty space in front and behind is used to store gold coins.
Not only counterfeit coins, but also real gold coins obtained by the demons through other means can be stored here.
With this, the preparations are now complete.
After leisurely establishing their base, the next step in the plan immediately followed—