The Demon King Nisar was a sixty-level ruler.
He was one of the oldest demons and was one of the twenty first who swore allegiance to Lord Inmir.
Unlike the king of the fallen, Nisar's army was distributed over different floors of the underground pyramid country, which, although it caused some difficulties, was generally not burdensome, because the ten demonic commanders who served the king could well keep track of all significant changes in his army .
In addition, the main strength of his military forces was precisely on the sixtieth floor, under his own strict guidance.
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The three-meter-high demon sitting behind his throne examined his staff.
His face was hidden by a natural bone mask from which three pairs of horns sprouted.
The first pair, the largest, went vertically upward under a slight bend. Another, growing approximately from the temporal regions, curled and curved, going to the side and up.
The latter, sprouting from the lower jaw, somewhat resembled mandibles.
Also, in this mask, right in the forehead, there was a magic stone that performed the function of a teleporter.
The demon itself was dressed in a kind of robe, with a great artifact on the back in the form of a piece of dorsal armor, from which came six lizard-like arms, each of which held a crystal ball.
No one knew what the demon equipped with absolute mental protection was thinking while sitting in his palace. But, anyway, his thoughts were interrupted by a young maiden.
The girl who entered his abode bowed:
"Greetings to King Nisar, may the eternal glory of the original kind of demons be with him."
- Tiara! Your beauty, like the radiance of the moon, illuminates this dark world! Why did you come? Do you need something?
"The unrivaled Lord Inmir wants you to present yourself to his eyes, Lord Nisar.
The demon immediately stood up.
"So be it, I am going, my Lord."
Nisar raised his staff, which contained the same magic stone as in his forehead, over his head: "[Instant teleportation]" - and at the same moment, he disappeared.
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Teleporting to the exact center of the throne room, Nisar knelt.
He did not pay attention at all to the roots of the tree monster rushing towards him, which, in an attempt to protect its owner, rushed to tear to pieces a stranger who suddenly appeared in the room.
But, at the last moment, feeling a familiar aura, the tree stopped its roots a few centimeters from him.
"O strongest of the living, your faithful warrior appeared at your first call… Please, great one, tell me what you crave, and I Nisar will turn the whole world upside down for this.
"I am glad to see you, my trusty sword that cuts my enemies on countless battlefields. There is a task for you.
"Just tell me, and I will do it," kneeling, the mighty demon expressed his sincere feelings to his esteemed master.
"There is a possibility that in this new and unknown world we will be attacked. And I want my faithful son to call on his army and defend our empire, pulverizing its enemies.
Nisar knew that the great Sovereign considered his subjects to be his children, but he also knew that the Sovereign said this directly to only a select few. Therefore, the word "son" incredibly inspired him.
"My legions will wipe out any enemy of the empire from the face of the earth!" In the name of Lord of Life Inmir, we will fight to the last drop of blood!
"Excellent, I didn't expect less from you, my sword.
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At this very time, life on the first three levels was in full swing.
A lot of monsters: beetles, ants and bees were doing their simple, but at the same time important business.
The first level, the so-called floor of beetles, was engaged in the processing of various kinds of fossils. Passing them through their digestive system, the beetles secreted a special liquid concentrate, which, after cleaning and some processing, could be taken as an elixir for physical healing.
The second level, the level of ants, was engaged in growing giant plantations of a mushroom monster, which, in terms of its nutritional properties, was many times superior to meat, vegetables, and fruits combined. He simultaneously had a huge percentage of protein, vitamins and minerals, not to mention the incredible calorie content.
Demonic bees and living flowers lived on the third level and collaborated to produce honey, with incredible properties to restore lost energy reserves.
Contributing thereby to a much faster restoration of the internal forces of a particular organism.
These three levels listed above were the most densely populated, the total number of creatures located on them was equal to all the other 74 levels.
And this was quite normal, because it was these three levels that, in fact, in which case they had to feed everyone else.
Of course, there was also a fourth level, where striped worms and tree gardeners lived, who also worked together.
Worms, processing the earth, created soil suitable for sowing, and gardening trees living there planted many edible crops.
But still, the fourth level was only an addition to the first three, because it produced much less useful products. And this could not be considered its disadvantage, rather it was the insurmountable pluses of the first three "floors".
Perhaps someone will say why it was necessary to create a deliberately weak level, wouldn't it be easier to just create another one the same as the first three?
And he will be fundamentally wrong!
The bottom line was that the fourth level was originally created as an addition to the previous three, its main goal was to purify all those poisonous miasms that were created by beetles, ants, bees and fresh flowers.
The first three floors, although they were the basis of the medical and food industry of the empire, produced a whole bunch of waste. Starting from the poisoning of the soil, which was disinfected by worms, and ending with the air purified by gardening trees and the plants they planted.
And as for the products produced at the fourth level, this is just a big and pleasant bonus.