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    After a week of trepidation, suspicion, fear, and panic, as time entered the second week, seeing that the demons did not do anything to them, the humans in the upied zone gradually regained their activity.


    Now, the square was densely packed with possibly tens of thousands of residents.


    In the buildings on both sides, there were also many people stretching out their bodies and looking towards the center of the square.


    A grand speech was being held here.


    The middle-aged man in a suit and leather cor was resolute and passionate on the main stage, full of convincing trustworthiness.


    Every sentence he spoke could bring bursts of agreement from the ordinary citizens who came to listen in the square.


    "The cruelty and tyranny of the empire, the ipetence and mediocrity of that emperor, we have all seen it. The empire, up to now, has not mobilized a single soldier, because they have never regarded us as allies! If it weren''t for the appearance of the demons, revealing the truth, all of us, up to now, would still be kept in the dark by the hypocritical empire!"


    "The demons are indeed different from us, but they rescued us from the hands of the empire, gave us potions to purify the insect eggs in our bodies, so they are our friends! Not enemies! Only with the help of the demons can we defeat the empire together, drag that tyrannical emperor from the throne, and jointly usher in our victory!"


    "Of course, I also understand, yes, many of us have lost our jobs because of the demons, unemployed at home, and some people don''t even dare to leave their homes, afraid of those patrolling demon soldiers on the streets. I understand, I empathize, I also have a daughter who cries all night out of fear, suffering from insomnia."


    "Undoubtedly, this is the most difficult moment for us humans, but it is precisely because of this that you, me, and millions of others need to unite at this most important moment. As long as we are united as one, any difficulty can be ovee!"


    "As for the issue that everyone is most worried about..."


    The man in the suit paused, then straightened his back, turned up the amplification magic a little more, and then said forcefully:


    "Please rest assured, our negotiators are preparing materials day and night, many people have been working continuously for five or six days, staying up all night."


    "All our efforts are to be able to fullymunicate effectively with the demons. We will definitely ensure everyone''s safety! We will strive for the benefits that we humans deserve from the demons, so that everyone can return to their previous lives as soon as possible!"


    "Hereby, I, Shaquille, as the president of the Upper Senate of the Mage Nation, promise to all of you that as long as I am alive, I will never allow the demons to harm humans!"


    The cheers and apuse of the people surrounded Shaquille.


    Shaquille waved to the people below, indicating that at this time, as nobles, they shoulde out and speak for humans, this was their responsibility.


    However... With a turn of words, Shaquille, with a worried look and a sigh, expressed the current predicament. Even as nobles, they had few resources avable, and urgently needed everyone''s assistance, including but not limited to funds, manpower, intelligence, etc.


    Under Shaquille''s previous "unity", almost all the people who came to listen were hot-headed and didn''t think much before rushing to support.


    Those with money gave money, those without money had to contribute a little food from home, preferring to starve themselves so that those nobles fighting on the front line could eat their fill.


    This way, the negotiators could be energetic, not have to worry about food and drink, and could concentrate on preparing materials to fight for a better future for them in the subsequent negotiations with the demons.


    Of course, there were even more people who were attracted by Shaquille''s speech and shared the same ideals.


    They were willing to join the "Human Community" organization founded by Shaquille, work for the organization, and fight for humanity.


    Those with strong bodies would do all kinds of dirty and hard work without pay, while those with knowledge and culture would also actively participate in the negotiation team without pay, gathering the wisdom of the masses, trying to find the weaknesses of the demons as bargaining chips, etc.


    In no time, the Human Community quickly became thergest organization in the upied zone.


    Led by Shaquille, the president of the Upper Senate of the Mage Nation, along with many nobles from the Court of Judgment and elites from many other small countries.


    This group of negotiators, who were responsible for going to negotiate with the demons, gathered the hopes of countless civilians and set off towards the Demon King''s Tower amidst the expectations of the humans in the upied zone.


    Azi was a prominent civilian representative in this negotiation team.


    She was deeply attracted by President Shaquille''s speech and resolutely gave up the safety of the rear, choosing to join the nobles as a volunteer to fight for the future of humanity.


    Now, on Azi''s beautiful face, there was a hint of haggardness, which was the result of her high-intensity work in the past few days.


    But it didn''t matter. After drinking a few sips of coffee, Azi cheered herself up, then took a stack of sorted materials and boarded President Shaquille''s carriage.


    "You''re here, you''ve been working too hard recently, Azi."


    Shaquille received Azi very enthusiastically, without any airs of a noble, and personally brewed a cup of hot tea for this female representative.


    Azi shook her head, indicating that she was fine. The one who was truly working hard and under pressure was still Shaquille, who bore the burden and hope of millions of humans in the upied zone.


    Thinking of this, Azi stopped making any polite remarks, spread out the stack of materials in front of Shaquille, and began to report very attentively and seriously:


    "President, in the past few days, I visited many ancient studies professors and collected those mythological legends from a thousand years ago. Although a lot of information is fragmentary, iplete, and even erroneous, after my piecing together, I still restored a lot."


    "The demons are definitely not invading our human world for the first time. A thousand years ago, they ughtered many humans, triggering a brutal human-demon war, nearly destroying the entire world. I think this is their true face. What they are showing us now is a false appearance, to deceive and blind us, and more likely to deal with the empire!"


    "So President, although the demons are powerful, it can also be seen that they still have weaknesses. They are also afraid of something. From ancient history, I specte that what they fear is most likely the heroes! And those relics from a thousand years ago! If we can find these, it may be the hope of turning the tables!"


    "Also, President, look at this. It can also be found from the ancient historical data that the demons do not develop. Although they are powerful, they only know how to destroy. Therefore, I reasonably guess that another major reason why they are not killing us now is that they want to use us to learn the development capabilities of us humans. And this is also our bargaining chip!


    We can trade our development technology with the demons in exchange for their magic cultivation and various spell secrets."


    "This way, we can secretly umte strength, poprize these cultivation methods to all humans, so that one day, the strength of us humans will catch up with the demons, no longer bing so desperate, and even give birth to the legendary heroes, leading us, just like a thousand years ago, to defeat the demons and evenpletely eliminate them! Protect our world!"


    From Azi''s analysis, it was not difficult to see that this was a great n that wouldst for ten years, decades, or even hundreds of years.


    The current humans had to endure and hide, try their best to use their wisdom, use the chips in their hands to deal with the demons, try to absorb the knowledge of the demons and pass it on to themselves, thus umting strength and entrusting hope to future generations.


    The female representative was very excited at the end, her eyes shing with the light of courage and dedication.


    Undoubtedly, she was wholeheartedly for humans, a true elite talent that humans needed to rise up.


    But... Azi overlooked another most important point.


    Not every human hoped to "rise up". On the contrary, what they least wanted to see was... rising up.