The Entire Demon World is Fighting for My Favor: A Shura Field 108

Chapter 108

The Demon World was also bustling with excitement.

In a sense, this issue of the magazine had directly become a hard currency in “Demon World.”

Countless fluffy demons who had managed to snag a copy of the first batch of magazines were practically huddled together, carefully admiring it.

For example, the black fluffy balls of the Luna Clan were currently crowded in front of several magazines, usually with the most respected elder in charge of turning the pages.

Every time a new page was turned, these fluffy balls would widen their eyes and chirp excitedly for a long time, staring at the various styles of A-Ran with starry eyes.

A-Ran was so handsome!

Especially the special cub section at the end, which completely melted the hearts of the fluffy creatures.

“Cheep cheep cheep!”

But why wasn’t their Young Master Nemo in it!?

Although as they happily read to the last page, these Luna Clan fluffy creatures quickly felt a bit of regret. Why weren’t any of their fluffy creatures selected!

“Cheep cheep…”

Because there were no animals of this form in the human world, it would look strange if they were included in the photoshoot.

Ms. Oni, the clan leader, tried to comfort the disappointed fluffy creatures, after all, this was an objective fact.

They couldn’t have A-Ran take photos with some demons that only existed in the Demon World and then publish them worldwide, right? This would be challenging the bottom line of the Human Monitoring Bureau.

“Cheep cheep cheep cheep!”

But a Luna Clan demon quickly had a bright idea: Why not kidnap this photographer and demand that he take photos of the Luna Clan and A-Ran exclusively!

After all, after reading this issue of “Global Garden,” Klein, this internationally renowned photographer, had received the approval of all demons, who unanimously agreed that he had successfully captured 30% of A-Ran’s cuteness and handsomeness.

As soon as this proposal was made, it instantly received the approval of all the Luna Clan fluffy creatures.

If they kidnapped him and had him take photos exclusively for them, they could take as many photos as they wanted!

And they didn’t have to compete with other races for space!

At the same time, Klein sneezed fiercely, unaware that he had almost provoked a group of extremely terrifying beings because of his excellent photography skills.

“Cheep cheep cheep!”

Sootball immediately jumped out, shaking his head frantically, saying absolutely not.

If they secretly kidnapped the photographer and forced him to take photos, A-Ran would definitely be angry if he found out.

“Cheep…”

All the Luna Clan members instantly sighed in disappointment.

This was so unfair.

Then wouldn’t they be unable to get the exclusive reward?

As for the Feather Clan, they were overjoyed, after all, they had been selected!

For several days, Pepe’s favorite thing to do was to flip through the photos with her friends and choose the most handsome A-Ran.

In this photo, A-Ran’s clothes were a bit gorgeous, like a little prince in the forest. In that photo, A-Ran looked like a spirit of nature, his loose silk clothes having a retro feel.

One of A-Ran’s haute couture outfits even had a backless design. Lin Ran was a little embarrassed during the shoot, but the stylists kept saying that it was absolutely stunning!

Sure enough, after the magazine was released, this photo became extremely popular, having a fresh and unique appeal.

But Pepe thought A-Ran looked good no matter what he wore.

And the different makeup and styles of A-Ran in the magazine photos left a deep impression on Pepe.

The little girl stared at the new terms on the back cover, such as makeup artist, costume designer, styling supervisor, etc., for a long time.

“Want… want to be design-er!”

After stammering and explaining to her grandpa for a long time, Elder Gu Li finally understood what his granddaughter meant.

She wanted to be a designer? ?

“Make clothes for A-Ran!”

Pepe had such a clear goal for the first time.

The Feather Clan elders didn’t know whether this was right or wrong after hearing Pepe’s idea.

A demon’s dream was actually to become a fashion designer?

It sounded like she lacked ambition, something like destroying the world sounded much cooler.

But it also seemed like a very happy dream.

If only they could buy a few more copies of the magazine!

[Yeah, if only we could buy a few more copies——]

The same sentiment appeared almost everywhere on the forum. Everyone’s biggest complaint was that the print run was too small.

[And there are humans competing with us for it! This is unforgivable, I traveled to four countries before finding a store with stock, but the last copy was bought by a human [Wailing]]

[Me too, those damn humans are also A-Ran’s fans? It made me feel embarrassed to snatch it from them.]

Many demons were especially troubled by the fact that not only were there other demons competing with them, but the reason this issue of the magazine sold out so quickly was also inseparable from the many human A-Ran fans.

Their purchasing power couldn’t be underestimated, and they also had much more experience in online shopping on various apps. In a sense, many demons were indeed no match for them.

And the demons’ frantic search for this magazine, with some even traveling across several continents overnight for it, naturally didn’t go unnoticed by the Monitoring Bureau.

To be honest, these demons hiding among humans were finally no longer as quiet as before and seemed to be planning something, which actually made everyone in the Monitoring Bureau relieved.

“I knew that the previous peace was just a disguise! We should carefully analyze the purpose behind this unusual activity.”

A staff member seriously proposed this work objective.

While the meeting was in progress, a young plainclothes officer from the Monitoring Bureau, Hank, who had just joined, was preparing for his patrol shift.

But Hank looked a little nervous. Because as he walked into this deserted alley, only Hank knew that the magic detection meter inside his clothes had exploded.

This meant that the demonic aura here was so dense that it was undetectable.

There were very likely vicious demons hiding here.

Hank touched his gun, thought of his younger sister and brother at home, and his expression became serious.

As expected, when Hank quickly turned around with his gun, he saw the demon that had been following him at the end of the alley.

It seemed to be a dark purple shadow, and as it rapidly approached, Hank tried to dodge and counterattack.

“What do you want, following me… I didn’t intend to attack you, hiss!”

But after a cry of pain, Hank, who thought he would die here, unexpectedly escaped because his backpack was torn open.

A bunch of things fell out of his backpack.

He was supposed to pick up his younger siblings from school after his patrol duty, so the things inside were all prepared for them.

But Hank watched as the mysterious demon, which had been about to pounce on him, stopped beside his backpack and seemed to be looking at a magazine inside, letting out a confused cry: “Chibi…?”

This cry even sounded a bit cute, making Hank freeze, unable to react.

The next second, a small paw reached out from the indistinct shadow, grabbed the magazine tightly, and suddenly disappeared.

It just left?

It didn’t hurt him?

Hank, as if waking up from a dream, stood up from the ground and found that his back was covered in cold sweat.

“Eh——wh-what are you doing back here!?”

But just as Hank was about to leave, he found that the demon had returned.

It threw down a few banknotes and coins, hitting Hank in the face.

Hank covered his nose and looked down, finding that the money given was exactly the same as the price of the magazine he had finally managed bought for his sister!?

No way, these demons even knew to pay for things they snatched?

Hank was stunned, feeling that this was even more terrifying than the fact that the demon hadn’t hurt him.

And the black shadow holding the magazine quickly jumped into a deserted attic, looking rather lively.

A-Ran said… he had to pay for things.

This way, it wasn’t robbery.

The little guy couldn’t wait to carefully place the magazine on a piece of cloth, then finally revealed its true form.

It was actually a rare two-headed dog!

[Why did you let that human go!?]

[Want to read magazine.]

One of the heads was fierce, incredulous about its own actions just now.

But the other head, being scolded, was quiet, just staring at the book.

[That’s a hateful human! You even paid him!?]

[Anyway, also, found.]

No matter how irritable one head was, the other was always a bit slow, making the irritable one even more irritable, and the slow one even more confused.

But as its little paw turned the first page, the arguing suddenly stopped.

Both heads looked at the photos in the magazine.

It really was A-Ran!

Since he couldn’t enter Demon World, even the forum often disconnected and he couldn’t log in, and even if he did, he couldn’t post.

He didn’t know how long it would be before he completely disappeared.

But unexpectedly, he had actually found a magazine with A-Ran!

As they continued looking, both heads’ eyes were filled with envy.

He really wanted a photo with A-Ran…

[Don’t even think about it, ugly monster will only scare A-Ran!]

[…Very ugly?]

The irritable head directly mocked him, and the slow head felt a little hurt.

So it ran to the dusty mirror in this abandoned attic. The abyssal two-headed dog in the mirror did seem a bit ugly.

“Boktor? Are you still there?”

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a voice came from outside the attic.

And the person looking for the demon was actually an acquaintance of Lin Ran, Xiao Mingfei, the student council president of S University, who had frequently tried to get close to Lin Ran but failed.

In fact, Lin Ran hadn’t heard from Xiao Mingfei for a long time since the school anniversary incident, so much so that he had almost forgotten about this slightly strange student council president.

Moreover, Little Feather had always been hostile towards him, so Lin Ran had never intended to interact with him.

However, Xiao Mingfei’s image now was completely different from his previous suave appearance. The young man’s veins were faintly flowing with purplish-blue blood, looking a bit terrifying.

Hearing Xiao Mingfei’s voice, the little beast that was quietly reading the magazine instantly stood up, wanting to attack him, but also a little hesitant.

Boktor was no longer the name he liked.

And this accidental “attack” incident also brought this magazine to the attention of the Monitoring Bureau.

“You’re saying that those demons seem to be very interested in this magazine? And after you handed over the magazine, the other party had no intention of attacking?”

Zou Zhenyuan looked at the electronic version of the magazine and couldn’t make up his mind for a moment.

“Yes, although it’s indeed very strange.”

Hank even wanted to suggest that everyone on duty carry a copy with them, perhaps it could act as a protective amulet?

But if he really said that, it would seem like he was being too whimsical.

“In any case, the once-a-decade demon census is coming again. As long as they don’t continue to attack humans, perhaps we should be more cautious in maintaining the current balance.”

Otherwise, who knew what terrifying consequences there would be if those demons went berserk?

At least, there had been almost no reports of demons going berserk and hurting people recently.

“Maybe they simply have hobbies now? I also think this magazine is very good-looking.”

Qiu Ying, who had always been on the friendly side, couldn’t help but voice this possibility after the meeting ended.

This issue of “Global Garden” had just become a hot topic online.

Since humans liked it, why couldn’t demons like it?

Everyone looked at each other after hearing this guess from Qiu Ying, this young comrade.

Demons also had hobbies?

“This sounds a bit ridiculous. Does this mean that if I invite this human to mediate, those usually bad-tempered demons will enthusiastically communicate with us humans?”

After someone voiced their objection, even Qiu Ying couldn’t imagine that scene.

And Lin Ran, after receiving the call from “Global Garden,” was a bit amused and exasperated.

“Editor Lu Yun, don’t worry about these, I probably know what’s going on.”

Editor Lu Yun on the other end of the phone was still a little apprehensive. After all, as the magazine’s popularity exploded, various reader suggestions also poured in, making the entire editorial department a bit indecisive, so she wanted to ask for Lin Ran’s opinion.

Unexpectedly, after hearing about the incident, Lin Ran was silent for a while, then briefly asked a few key questions, and immediately said that it was okay and there was no need to pay attention to those “strange requests” or even threats?

“Yes, don’t worry, things will calm down in a few days.”

After hanging up the phone, Lin Ran looked at Shao Mian.

“You’re not one of them, are you? The ones asking the magazine office to publish separate volumes and compare sales?”

Lin Ran was a little suspicious, although his slightly frowning appearance was still very good-looking.

“…I’m not.”

The cover was already him, why would he need a separate volume, heh.

Shao Mian simply felt that it was unreasonable that his photos didn’t occupy 50% of the magazine.

“You better not be, Yuanbao.”

Lin Ran’s tone was a bit light, but it gave Shao Mian a bad feeling.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, “Demon World” officially announced the full ranking of contribution points for the sales stage and started distributing the final rewards.

However, the final ranking was unexpected for everyone.

It was completely different from the unofficial ranking on the forum, which was based on the number of copies bought!

[This ranking has deducted corresponding contribution points for demons who engaged in violations during the process, including but not limited to privately demanding purchasing rights from the magazine office through threats and intimidation / rolling around and making a fuss, demanding more photos of specific species / maliciously hoarding a large number of copies…]

Reading to the end, all the demons widened their eyes and found this damned note.

All violations were actually deducted points——!

The entire forum exploded. Some races were previously smug, and now they were sad.

The Luna Clan, on the other hand, jumped to first place, winning the final competition after a long time.

Oni didn’t expect that her habitual restraint of her subordinates as the chairman of the Abyssal Monitoring Committee would actually allow the Luna Clan to overtake others.

Sootball and the other Luna Clan demons happily found that a chibi image of themselves had really appeared beside A-Ran on their screens.

And the impact of this ranking was far more than that. After all, besides envying those at the top, there were countless demons who were shocked speechless by the violating IDs at the bottom of the list.

Deducting tens of thousands of points was one thing, but how did he manage to lose 1.8 million points?

[Holy crap, 1.8 million points deducted… Boss, what did you do? I’m kneeling]

[As expected of the Demon King, unmatched in this aspect.]

[Indeed, since we’re all demons, how can we not be first in last place? And I only sent a few “friendly greetings” to the editorial department for several days in a row and lost almost 300,000 points (Sunglasses, tears, smile)]

Shao Mian looked at his mailbox with an expressionless face, not receiving any reward notifications, only a [You have violated the rules] system prompt.

Even Lin Ran looked at Yuanbao in silence.

“What did you secretly do?”

Lin Ran had expected Yuanbao to be dishonest and be exposed when “Demon World” settled the scores, but he didn’t expect him to lose so many points.

“I didn’t do anything.”

Shao Mian even looked a bit wronged and couldn’t help but transform into a big lion and lie down beside Lin Ran.

He had only tried to bribe “Global Garden” and have all the single-species issues use the big lion photo as the cover.

How was giving them money a violation?

This was clearly an investment!

“You’re too bad, Yuanbao.”

Lin Ran, after learning the truth, looked at the dejected big cat beside him, amused and exasperated.

He even had the nerve to act wronged?

If Yuanbao had succeeded, Lin Ran could imagine how devastated those demons who received their respective single-species issues would be.

However, Lin Ran, looking at the wailing demons, felt that the magazine could package the other unpublished photos and make a special electronic edition for “Demon World,” couldn’t they?

This way, everyone could also see them in “Demon World.”

And “Demon World,” after fairly and justly distributing the rewards, said with satisfaction that given the good feedback from this limited-time event, they would hold more similar events in the future.

So that everyone could get more Affection points and corresponding rewards!

[Wow, does this mean there will be more real-world interaction activities with A-Ran in the future!?]

[Ahhh, can it be sooner? I really want it! I missed the first batch and didn’t get a photo together, I’m so sad.]

[This is the first time I’ve wanted to grind in a game so much…(Humble)]

However, after seeing Yuanbao’s huge point deduction, Lin Ran scrolled through the leaderboard and saw an unexpected “1 point.”

Many demons only managed to get one copy, which wasn’t surprising. But the reason why this one was particularly conspicuous was that its race and information were displayed as “Offline.”

“What does offline mean?”

[It means that the demon has, to a certain extent, left the Demon World.]

“Left the Demon World? Then where are they?”

[Wandering in the human world, they will completely disappear after a while, usually because they have lost their core.]

Lin Ran knew that all demons had a core, which was similar to a human’s heart, this wasn’t surprising.

But how could a demon lose their core?

[There are many reasons, but these demons are no longer under the jurisdiction of “Demon World.”]

“Demon World” always answered Lin Ran’s questions in detail, but this time, it said that it couldn’t know the specific situation.

It had only briefly detected that the other party had a copy of the magazine and gave him 1 point.

This was still because the magic power was gradually recovering and it had the extra capacity to detect it.

“So that’s how it is.”

Lin Ran planned to ask Yuanbao again.

Unexpectedly, Shao Mian’s attitude towards this was even more subtle: “There’s usually only one reason for this.”

“What reason?”

Lin Ran was curious.

“It’s related to some humans who accidentally discovered the existence of demons. Usually, these demons are tempted to trade voluntarily, otherwise it’s very difficult for humans to forcibly take a demon’s core.”

So the previously overwhelmed “Demon World” naturally wouldn’t manage these demons who voluntarily gave up their abilities.

After hearing Shao Mian’s words, Lin Ran seriously thought for a while: “Then what if some demons were deceived by humans?”

“It’s not impossible, but it’s meaningless.”

Shao Mian wagged his tail.

“Those humans who traded with them won’t end well either. A very small number might have their lifespan extended or awaken abilities, but most will face very serious backlash.”

After hearing all this, Lin Ran looked at the small “1 point” again and suddenly wanted to know why this demon did this?

He even liked to read his magazine.

“Want to find him and see what’s going on?”

Shao Mian easily guessed Lin Ran’s thoughts, seeing his contemplative look.

Lin Ran, whose thoughts were easily guessed, was a little embarrassed, feeling that Yuanbao was almost like a worm in his stomach.

Did he write his thoughts all over his face?

What Shao Mian didn’t say was that he simply knew Lin Ran’s personality, he would always care about these injured little guys.

“I just feel that everyone in the Demon World is having a lot of fun now, but there seem to be a few who are lost.”

Lin Ran seriously described his feelings.

“Maybe I’m being nosy?”

Of course, Lin Ran was also a little unsure if this was necessary.

“No, because this should indeed be something that ‘Demon World’ is responsible for, but it didn’t have the capacity to investigate and deal with it before.”

Lost demons?

Shao Mian felt that many of Lin Ran’s descriptions always made him feel strangely apt.

However, after listening attentively, Little Feather flapped his wings.

He hadn’t seen any stray demons, but he had indeed encountered a human with demonic aura.