As a merchant, Clarice apparently understood one thing very well: if you want to do business, never waste time with things the customer doesn't need. In this regard, Clarice did very well, and the "gifts" she brought fully illustrated this point.

  But like all products, you can never get everything for free.

  "This is really interesting."

  He put down the intelligence in his hand, and Zan Yan narrowed his eyes. According to the intelligence provided by Clarice, the situation was more complicated than he had imagined. At first, relying on the news from Enya, Zan Yan thought it was a temple organization's purge action against the Dark Territory. However, the actual situation was not so. On the contrary, the adventure boom in the Dark Territory originated from the folk, and then the Holy Church began this action against the Dark Territory. Only all parts were vague, saying that they went to the Dark Territory to strike evil, but what kind of evil it was, the Holy Church did not explicitly state, and the people did not care about it either.

  However, Zhan knew that within the Holy Church, it was not explicitly stated, at least before they killed that Alex Touring Bishop who was also completely unaware of this. Moreover, this time's situation was very strange, because the ones leading this action were actually the Temple of War, the Emerald Temple and the Silver White Temple, while the other four temple forces were responsible for assisting them.

  This situation has become interesting, according to general logic, this kind of alliance is usually led by the most powerful temple, and other forces are responsible for cheering and assisting. However, now it's good that they found the three weakest temples among the nine saints to take the lead, the implication of which cannot be said to be thought-provoking. It is worth noting that in these three temples, the domain controlled by the emerald goddess Aida is serenity, springs, and healing, while the silver saint Selene controls navigation, moon, and semi-beast. The two temples are not suitable for combat, only the war god Maka is barely qualified - but after Maka's fall, this is just a lame temple.

  It's just like how the Demon King in the demon tribe has varying strengths and weaknesses, the gods in the Sky God Kingdom also have differences in their powers. Among the Nine Saints, the strongest are the Sun God Amun-Ra, the True God Tom, and the War God Maka, and their temples on the Klayne continent are also the most numerous. After all, Amun-Ra illuminates the darkness, Tom seeks truth, and Maka protects war. Isn't it true that these three existences are indispensable in this world?

  Secondly, there are the goddess of water, Llewellyn, the forest goddess, Melicar, and the god of harvest, Mona. The goddess of water has control over all bodies of water, so her power is naturally immense. The forest goddess Melicar protects the elves and all natural things, as well as the beliefs of the druids, which is also a considerable force. As for the god of harvest, Mona, who wouldn't worship him if they didn't want to go hungry?

  As for the Silver Saint Serene, the Great Mother Chati and the Emerald Goddess Eidas... To put it bluntly, they are just subordinate gods. Serene is in charge of navigation, to put it bluntly, she is under the goddess of water, Revini, making a living. The Great Mother Chati is in charge of grains, she is also a subordinate of the harvest god Mona. As for the Emerald Goddess Eidas, there's no need to mention her - in the demon world, she and Meriky's yuri novels are really too numerous.

  After figuring out the strength and status of the nine saints, this combination feels very strange. The God of War Makka is indeed one of the three strongest original gods, but after being dragged to the demon world to whip the corpse, his temple is basically in name only. In this case, a setting sun that has already died, plus two followers who are errand boys... what kind of combination is this?

  Zhan En, although he had never been to the surface, was also well-read in the library of the Demon Realm. He had a certain level of common knowledge. So when he saw the intelligence brought by Clarice, he immediately felt that something was off.

  To put it metaphorically, this is like the Earth being invaded by aliens. If the United Nations issues a statement saying that China, Britain, France, Russia and the US will jointly lead the resistance against the alien invasion, then everyone would naturally feel at ease. But on the other hand, if the United Nations says that Australia, Canada and Iceland will jointly organize to resist the alien invasion, while the five permanent members provide support in terms of supplies and personnel training... doesn't this sound a bit off no matter how you look at it?

  But after seeing Clarice's intelligence, Jain's inner thoughts were not much different from this.

  "Clarice, what do you think?"

  "There must be something fishy about this matter!"

  This is nonsense.

  Facing Clarice's response, Zhen rolled his eyes. He didn't expect Clarice to say anything useful to him either; after all, she was a merchant, and merchants were always cunning, just like how you had to spend money to enjoy special services in online games.

  "Alright."

  Thinking of this, Zhan En coughed and stared at Clarice in front of him, stretching out a finger.

  "One sentence, one question."

  “……………”

  Upon hearing Zane's words, Clarice raised an eyebrow, rolled her eyes, and then stretched out her right hand with five fingers spread apart. Seeing Clarice's response, Zane shook his head and held up one finger. Dissatisfied with Zane's reply, Clarice slightly curled her pinky, winking at him. Zane, however, puckered his lips and made a "V" shape with his hands. But Clarice waved her hand again and bent her ring finger. Still unsatisfied, Zane once more made the "V" gesture, showing no intention of backing down.

  The two parties were at a stalemate for a moment, and then Clarice reluctantly nodded.

  "Alright, Your Highness, one sentence, one question."

  "I want to know what situations Klein Liricia Vivian and Nabellius have encountered in the past thirty days and what countermeasures they have taken."

  Just as Clarice's voice had fallen, Zane quickly spoke up, his speech so rapid that there was not even a pause between the punctuation marks.

  But when she heard Zhan En's words, Clarice was shocked and stared with wide eyes. After a while, she shook her head with a bitter smile.

  "Your Highness, this is more than just one problem."

  "One sentence, one question."

  Zhan En spread out his hands and revealed a rather innocent expression.

  "Please answer, Miss Clarice."

  "Alright..."

  Seeing Jen's reaction, Clarice sighed.

  "Your Highness, I truly believe you should come and be a merchant. Our Curisgaine Chamber of Commerce has always hoped to have someone with your talents..."

  "When I really can't mix it up anymore, I'll consider it, but for now, I still hope to get an answer."

  "I understand."

  Upon hearing Zane's response, Clarice let out a genuine sigh. To be honest, her previous invitation for Zane to join the merchant guild wasn't entirely a joke, but rather a sincere hope that he would accept. Having clashed with Zane for so many years, Clarice understood his business acumen better than anyone else; in this regard, he was even more cunning than the devil himself. Without mentioning anything else, just the fact that the Kulis Gain merchant guild had been dealing with Zane for so long and hadn't managed to get him to reveal any more information than necessary was a testament to his shrewdness. Those who understand you best are often your enemies; someone like Zane would have no problem becoming a successful demon realm merchant if he were to change his identity.

  Clarice couldn't understand why Jain didn't want to accept her invitation. His identity in the demon world wasn't a secret, and although he was clever, it had saved his life so far. But if some demon king really wanted to kill him, there wouldn't be much cost. Clarice thought Jain should know this, and on the other hand, as the largest merchant guild in the demon world, Kulis Gain's power wasn't inferior to that of some mid-level demon kings. Even the ones from the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons would have to give face. If Jain joined the guild, with his abilities, he would definitely become a top figure. At that time, even if Jain had no strength to bind a chicken, wouldn't he still have power and wealth? Even a great demon lord might only be able to serve under him.

  In this world, isn't money the only thing that can get you anything?

  Is it possible that Zhen is planning to marry one of his two sisters? Thinking about this, Clarice shook her head secretly. In the demon clan, such situations are not uncommon, and she was also very clear that those two sisters had deep feelings for Zhen, but Zhen seemed to have no intention of doing so, otherwise he wouldn't have run to this ghostly place alone... ...Really don't know what kind of idea this prince has.

  Since Zan didn't want to, Clarice had no choice but to wait and talk about it another day. So she quickly gathered her emotions and began to explain the situation in front of them to Zan.

  "In recent days, other regions where others are located have also been invaded to varying degrees by the Children of Light. However, Your Highness is also aware of their strength, and this degree of invasion is basically useless for them."

  "That's right."

  Upon hearing this, Zhan En nodded in agreement. What Clarice said was true. He himself had come out with a clean slate and even now, the total number of people under him didn't add up to fifty. How could he compare to someone who led a regular army?

  "Lord Klein is a sight-to-kill, basically anyone who dares to venture into the underground city is killed and transformed into an undead creature to supplement the legion's strength. I've had the fortune of meeting him a few times, and I have to admit that some of these children of light do have some power."

  Upon hearing this, Zhan En curled his lip. His older brother, Klayin, was a human who had been transformed into a demon, and to make matters worse, he had been stabbed in the back by humans. It was precisely because of this that Klayin's hatred for humans knew no bounds; for him, wiping out all humans and unifying the continent was his lifelong ambition. After all, Klayin had even built his underground city near the Lost Swamp, which was close to a densely populated area on the surface, indicating that he was prepared for a massacre. These people were asking for their own deaths, so it wasn't anyone else's fault.

  "As for your second sister Cecilia, she is still hiding in her underground castle and has not shown up, but with the help of those dark elves, those invaders are not having a good time either."

  This was also Cecilia's method, she was best at borrowing a knife to kill someone, and would not take action herself if possible. Zhan could be certain that his second sister was probably now thinking of ways to surround Wei to rescue Zhao.

  "It's quite lively on Vivian's side... but it has nothing to do with the dungeon."

  "Oh?"

  Having heard this, Zhan En couldn't help but feel a spark of interest.

  "What did you say?"

  "It's like this, after Vivian Your Highness finished building the underground city, she returned to her original form and went around the surrounding area, demanding that humans offer sacrifices to her. If not, she would flatten all those human towns, so..."

  At this point, Clarice made a gesture, and Jan also understood what she meant.

  Her fourth sister, Vivian, was a dragon breed. According to Clarice's words, Vivian had apparently transformed into a dragon and gone out to show off her might. And the attitude of humans on the ground towards a dragon and a demon was vastly different. Who knows how happy they were now that they had such a mighty dragon in their own territory, it was a kind of nuclear deterrent after all. Of course, there would probably be no shortage of "dragon-slaying heroes" either.

  "As for Nabellius-sama's side... Your Highness the Prince also knows, but there were originally no people on that side, so it was not affected at all."

  "This I am very clear about."

  Upon hearing this, Zhan En couldn't help but laugh. Nabellius' personality was similar to Iris', both of whom preferred quiet and disliked commotion. This youngest sister liked to stick close to herself. When she came to the material plane to build an underground city, she chose a place relatively close to her own location - the desolate No Return Gorge. The area was uninhabited, with no signs of life above or below ground. Humans wouldn't go looking for trouble there, and Nabellius wouldn't go looking for others' troubles either; it was a peaceful, almost boring place.

  Thinking of this, Zhan En bowed his head in contemplation for a moment, then stretched out his hand to grab a pouch and tossed it over. Meanwhile, Clarice silently reached out her hand to take the pouch, made a respectful gesture of farewell towards Zhan En, and turned around to leave. As for Zhan En, he didn't say a word until Clarice left, then let out a soft sigh, and muttered to himself.

  "It seems that for justice and brightness, we really need to take good care of our peaceful and stable living environment."