Hyeonu placed his hand into his inventory and pulled something out. It was the bead he had previously received from the emperor. Hyeonu politely presented the bead, and the emperor reached out for it, slowly sucking it into his grasp.

[Handed the emperor the glass bead 1/1.]

The emperor held the glass bead for a long time before saying, "Hrmm... It is a good thing you stopped at five.”

He checked the information stored in the glass bead. It was as Hyeonu said. The distance between the cities of the demon world was several times further compared to those in the middle world. This meant it would take at least a month or two if he had to move with a large army.

“I should praise you for going around these five places so quickly. Don’t you think so, Marquis Hyeonu?” the emperor said. 

Hyeonu bowed silently. He had nothing to say. He couldn’t decide if the emperor’s words were sincere or sarcastic. At such a time, silence was the best response.

[Demon World Map Creation has been cleared.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

[20, 382 imperial contributions have been acquired.] 

‘The reward is really...’

The reward made Hyeonu feel as salty as the Dead Sea. It was too shabby for all the time he...