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"The development of Ailache's wasteland reclamation seems a bit slow, go and lend a hand," said the demon-hunting layman slowly.
"Thank you, my Lord," the devil hero's eyes gleamed with a hint of sharpness. For him, power struggles were trivial; what mattered was the delegation of powers to him.
"Are Ancient Gods really that powerful?" the True Dragon Emperor murmured to himself.
"Perhaps... If I kill Wang Junzi and the demon-hunting layman, and then take over their territories, will I then have enough strength?" Zhu Ming's expression was gloomy.
"What a pity, without enough instance scrolls. If I had them and received another X-level evaluation reward, maybe I could break the stalemate."
"If only that Lord of the Red Wind Territory would serve me, my Ministry of Industry is still in need of a Chief of Staff," Zhu Ming sighed.