Chương 196: A Request from the Tree Spirit

"Slime—could this demon be—"

"Yang Cheng, it's been a long time. I thought you had left the Jura Great Forest. Are these great demons people you know?"

Rimuru, upon seeing Yangcheng, removed his mask and greeted him, indirectly answering the questions that Shuna and the others had.

"They are the Great Demon Clan from the Jura Forest. Because their village was attacked and destroyed by the Pig-Headed Clan, I brought them here in the hope that you can take them in."

After all, you're involved in urban development or something, which requires talented people, right?

"You noticed during the battle just now, right? Their abilities are quite outstanding. If you give them names and turn them into named monsters, you'll have several more capable allies in the future."

Yang Cheng didn't step in to stop the fight earlier because fighting was the fastest way to understand each other than talking.

Benimaru and the others had always doubted Rimuru's strength as a slime, hadn't they?

Now that they've all been easily defeated, will they still doubt Rimuru's strength?

After being reincarnated into this other world, Rimuru did indeed want to live a quiet, secluded life, and in order to better enjoy life, he did indeed renovate the goblin village.

The Oni clan members that Yang Cheng brought were indeed exceptionally strong. If they were to become Named Monsters, Rimuru believed they would become his most powerful subordinates.

But Rimuru was also worried that they were troublemakers who would cause him trouble everywhere.

"I just want to make the goblins a comfort zone, and I don't want to expand my territory or anything, so there's really no need for that—" Before Rimuru could finish speaking, Yosei reached out and hooked his shoulder.

"Brother Lao, your idea is too naive. We have visited quite a few other goblin villages before."

The news of your helping the goblins defeat the Fanged Wolf Clan and your generous bestowing names upon everyone has now spread throughout the entire Jura Forest.

"Your fame is far greater than mine, a mere jungler. And as the saying goes, the taller the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. As a successful person, having a few capable bodyguards is quite necessary, isn't it?"

Before his reincarnation, Rimuru was a miserable corporate slave. Now, hearing Yu Cheng call him a successful person, he couldn't help but smile because of Yu Cheng's flattery.

Seeing Rimuru's smug satisfaction, Yoshinari chimed in, "Furthermore, there are other benefits to bringing these great oni clans under Mo's control."

Recently, some suspicious demons seem to have appeared in the Jura Forest.

As the masterminds behind the scenes, they secretly instigate the orc tribe to attack various monster villages in the Jura Forest. Now that your village is growing larger, it will become one of their targets sooner or later.

In other words, even if you want to protect yourself, you need sufficient strength; otherwise, even if you can protect yourself, your subordinates will become food for the pig-headed army.

No sooner had Yang Cheng finished speaking than Rimuru, before he could fully absorb the massive amount of information in Yang Cheng's words, appeared the tree spirit Treny, who was the forest's manager.

Dryads are able to become the guardians of the Jura Forest because the plants there are their eyes and ears.

So when he heard Yang Cheng and Rimuru's conversation, he also revealed himself.

Most of the monsters in the forest knew of the existence of tree spirits, but had never seen one in person.

"Does Lord Yangcheng know the origins of those unknown demons?"

The various events that have occurred in the Jura Forest over this period of time have left the tree spirits physically and mentally exhausted.

First, the Storm Dragon's magic essence vanished into thin air. Then, unknown demons began to appear frequently. After that, a suspected Pig King appeared among the Pig-Headed Tribe and began leading his tribe to attack various monster villages.

Historically, every appearance of a pig-headed king has caused a huge disaster.

Because the hungry army of pig-headed people will multiply and grow rapidly during the birth of the pig-headed king, and like a locust swarm, they will devour everything edible!

As the manager of the Jura Forest, Torene's duty is to protect the forest, but based on her previous observations, both the Orc King and those demons are beyond her capabilities.

She is here today with the intention of seeking help from Rimuru.

After all, just as Yang Cheng said, Rimuru's reputation is quite well-known in the Jura Forest.

Of course, Rimuru wasn't the only person Treyne wanted to ask for help; Yoshinari was also one of those she sought assistance from.

As for why they believed Yang Cheng and Rimuru, the reason is quite simple.

Although they were both demons, Treyne knew that Yoshinari and Rimuru were demons born in the Jura Forest, unlike the demons from other places.

In other words, the Jura Forest can also be considered their home.

Moreover, as the manager, Treyne had seen what Yang Cheng and Rimuru had done and knew that they were not evil people.

"Those two masked demons from before must have come from the same organization."

As for Krumit, who bestowed names upon various monster villages, he should only be a minor character. After all, according to Shuna and the others, Krumit's strength is incomparable to that of the previous Masked Clown.

Therefore, it can be roughly determined that Krumit's superior or master is probably someone from the Masked Clown organization, or that they are cooperating with each other.

The two masked clowns from before were almost at the level of a demon king. I suspect that the mastermind behind all this, who can make them work, is also a demon king's force.

After Yang Cheng's analysis, everyone around him was stunned, while Zhu Cai and Shion looked on with admiration.

Even Torene was surprised. She had thought Yang Cheng was a pure battle maniac after seeing him hunt powerful magical beasts everywhere, but now she realized that he was actually quite intelligent.

"In the past, because of the Storm Dragon, those demon king forces did not dare to extend their reach here."

Now that the Storm Dragon's magic power has disappeared, some strange and monstrous things have emerged.

If the Storm Dragon's magic essence were still intact, the Pig-Headed King might not have appeared, and the Great Demon Clan's village might not have been destroyed.

As Yang Cheng spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Rimuru.

The latter was clearly somewhat guilty when he heard Yang Cheng's words.

The middle-aged man who was reincarnated as the adorable king may be a bit averse to trouble, but he has a strong sense of responsibility.

Realizing that the current situation in the Jura Forest was indirectly caused by himself, Rimuru took on Treyne's request with a strong sense of responsibility.

Furthermore, Rimuru, feeling somewhat guilty about the destruction of the Oogiri Village, readily gave names to Benimaru and the others without hesitation.

After learning the names Yang Cheng gave to Shuna and Shion, Rimuru looked at the hair color of Benimaru and the others, and immediately came up with four names: Benimaru, Souei, Hakuro, and Kurobei.

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