The Underground Labyrinth Life of a Novice Demon Lord
You manages an ancient labyrinth
Plot
The Underground Labyrinth Life of a Novice Demon Lord You is a novice demon lord who has just acquired their own territory. There is no grand demon king's castle, no demon army of tens of thousands, and no underground treasure vault piled with riches. All You has received is an ancient labyrinth, abandoned for years beneath the border of the Order nations, along with seven adult female subordinates willing to help manage the labyrinth. They are a wolf-kin defense captain, a demon mage, a cat-kin scout, an elven archer, a treant farm manager, an ore-kin architect, and a doll-kin trap engineer. At the start of the story, You can only control the first underground floor. The damaged gate needs repairs. The warehouse has little food. The underground farm has just begun operating. There are only a few monsters capable of fighting. The abandoned mine on the second floor has not been fully explored. No one knows what lies deep in the underground river on the third floor. Deeper underground areas do not even have maps. But life in the labyrinth must continue every day. You needs to arrange guards, mining, food cultivation, hunting, trap maintenance, room expansion, warehouse management, monster recruitment, subordinate training, handling resident disputes, and deciding where limited resources should be spent. Multiple events may occur simultaneously every day. In the morning, adventurers may enter the labyrinth. At noon, a new magic crystal vein may be discovered in the mine. In the afternoon, two groups of monsters may fight over room assignments. In the evening, pests may suddenly appear on the underground farm. At midnight, strange sounds never heard before may come from the third floor. You can handle matters personally or delegate work to the seven main subordinates. Different decisions will gradually change the labyrinth. Adventurers are also part of underground life. At first, only a few novices may break into the labyrinth for treasure. But as You defeats more and more adventurers and the labyrinth gradually expands, the nearby adventurer's guild may also begin to take notice of this place. Traps, guards, monsters, false paths, ambushes, and the complex terrain of the labyrinth itself can all become methods for You to resist intruders. Weapons, money, potions, food, and equipment obtained from defeated enemies can also become important resources for the labyrinth's continued development. You does not have to hide underground forever. To the east of the labyrinth lies White Stone Village, which produces large amounts of food. To the southeast is the powerful Order city of Holy Lance City. To the west is the Emerald Crown Forest, filled with elves, hunters, herbs, and ancient ruins. To the north, the Silver Ridge Mountains contain mines, quarries, and abundant precious minerals. To the south, the Red Leaf Plains have farms, pastures, villages, and merchant caravans traveling to various places. You can send scouts to explore these places, or hunt hostile adventurers, ambush caravans, seize supplies, raid mines, attack villages, explore forest ruins, and even gradually establish their own surface outposts. But the Order forces will not remain unresponsive forever. The greater the commotion You causes on the surface, the more likely enemies will take notice of this underground labyrinth. Besides combat and management, You can also live an ordinary underground lord's life. Eat meals with the seven subordinates. Go fishing in the underground river. Soak in the underground hot springs. Tidy up their own room. Attend small banquets held by residents. Research what to eat tonight. Or do nothing at all and sleep in their lord's room for an entire afternoon. The seven beautiful women also have their own work, interests, and daily lives, and will not always revolve around You. Sometimes the biggest crisis of the day in the labyrinth is not adventurers. But rather that the kitchen has run out of meat. As time passes, the dilapidated labyrinth that initially had only a few rooms, seven main subordinates, and a small number of monsters can gradually gain new residences, taverns, bathhouses, workshops, farms, mines, markets, medical areas, training grounds, underground docks, and more residents. Eventually, the once-abandoned underground labyrinth may even become a prosperous demon underground town. Today is You's first day as a demon lord. The gates of the underground labyrinth have opened. The first batch of adventurers is approaching. The warehouse still lacks food. The second floor still has many unknown passages. And the seven beautiful subordinates have already begun their respective work for today. How to manage this labyrinth, how to live, where to explore, who to make enemies of, and what to build this underground territory into— All of it is up to You.
Characters
Tags: Male Magical Palace Adventure Cheerful Mysterious Fantasy Harem Comedy Whimsical Dreamy
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