45.About Those Days when I Became a Slave (II)
update icon Updated at 2025/1/31 8:10:12

"How was it?"

"It was cruel, but not repulsive."

Heath Relia nodded.

"Do you know why the Demon Kingdom is so similar to the Human Kingdom?"

"Because of the reforms."

"That's right."

Heath Relia spoke incessantly after a slight smile. I quietly watched as Heath Relia described with a reverent face.

At the beginning of the Demon Kingdom, the style was not like it is now. In the past, the demons would almost only fight and kill. For the demons, the best form of entertainment was fighting. However, now the entire Demon Kingdom's population lives almost the same as the human's.

All of this was attributed to the last Demon King.

The markets, architectural styles, and political systems that flourished in the Demon Kingdom were all imitated from humans.

In terms of culture, the last Demon King built a large number of schools and taught etiquette, so that the demons no longer had only fighting and killing in their eyes. The demons were also polite to others, and knew how to be humble and how to deal with the world.

In terms of economy, taxes were reduce. After a lot of disarmament the demons focused on the development of agriculture and industry. Every demon was given a share of their own land. New inventions would be awarded and prizes would be given according to the practicality of the inventions, which greatly promoted the innovative thinking of the demons. The demons were no longer arrogant and conservative.

In terms of politics, the implementation of the imperial examination system was like that of the ancient Chinese feudal society. At that time, war was no longer the only way to make demons get rich. During that time, everything was just reformed, so the Demon Kingdom needed a large number of civil officials to manage the country. Many demons began to concentrate on studying. These reforms had raised the cultural level of the entire Demon Kingdom.

The last Demon King would often visit the common demons personally and listen to their opinions, as if he was a public servant of the common demons.

"What a great and kind Demon King!"

Finally Heath Relia exclaimed, but the next instant the reverence on her face turned to loss.

"If not for the invasion of humans, those two Demon Kings would have been great and immortal monarchs in history."

Heath Relia was full of regret after describing the details to me.

"It was because of the previous demons who were too kind to sacrifice 20,000 people to create Ilotia that caused us to be unable to resist the fierce attack of the humans and end up dying tragically under the sword of the brave. At that time, we didn’t have a large number soldiers in the army."

I had witnessed the scene with my own eyes. But after hearing Heath Relia describe the glorious deeds done by the last Demon King, I began to admire the last Demon King in my heart. At the same time, I felt very sorry for their tragic death under the sword of the brave.

"They were too eager for peace. I think they were so naive and ignored the historical factors completely. Before that war, they didn't even think that humans hated us demons to that extreme extent."

Heath Relia suddenly changed the subject.

"Do you know why humans hate us so much?"

"Is is because the Demons kept waging wars against the human kingdoms before?"

Heath Relia shook her head.

"If only for this reason, humans would not be so stubborn and hateful. A peaceful relationship between the two countries would be friendly to the development of both countries, so why would humans prefer to give up the chance of peace instead of reconciliation and even wage war against our Demon Kingdom?"

"Why?"

"Do you know there isn’t any information about the destruction of the second generation of Ilotia recorded in the history books?"

I nodded my head. So did Heath Relia’s topic finally come back to Ilotia?

"Do you know how terrifying the power of the second generation of Ilotia was?"

I've shaken my head so many times.

"To be honest, the second generation of Ilotia could defeat against a human army with 50,000 soldiers by herself easily. Therefore, the second generation of Ilotia had been a legendary figure who once almost took down the human empire. So why was it almost? History books have not had the correct records about it, it was because Ilotia let the human race a way out."

"The second generation of Ilotia was so cruel and so great that those who know her true history talk about her with great fears."

"The second generation of Ilotia, as recorded in the history books, was warlike and good at killing. In the era of the second generation of Ilotia the Demon King gave her military power, so she kept waging wars. With her power, almost every time the second generation of Ilotia took a human city, she slaughtered tens of thousands of humans. But yet each time the second generation of Ilotia would give humans a hint of chance of respite, as the seed of hatred. For the second generation of Ilotia, if the humans were completely destroyed, there would be no more war. Pugnacious Ilotia did not want that. So she kept spreading the seeds of hatred, kept enjoying the war, and kept enjoying the thrilling feeling of killing. That's why I meant the second generation of Ilotia almost took the human empire down, not because we demons were not strong enough, but because the second generation of Ilotia did not want to do it."

I listened to the history said by Heath Relia silently, so the second generation of Ilotia was such a person. Indeed, little information about the second generation of Ilotia recorded in the history books.

"The second generation of Ilotia did everything to incite the hatred of humans against the demons as possible as she could. What she done just wanted to satisfy her desire for war. However, humans just felt that they were humiliated by Ilotia's moves. Humans felt it was a naked insult. Their dignity was trampled, feeling more humiliating than that of the extermination of the clan. Ilotia was in the camp of the demons, so humans naturally put the hatred on the entire demon race. So now you should know the reason why humans are not willing to reconcile."

I nodded once again.

"This is also the sin of you named Ilotia. So now you pass this kind of sin on. Think about your current situation carefully."

Heath Relia stomped on her boots and looked at me condescendingly.