Married to the Demon King, she took the throne via infrastructure.

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The Queen herself spoke, and many parents who had concerns began to understand. Having lived in the city for a long time, they had forgotten how harsh the outside environment was. When they were young, they had also dreamed of seeing what lay beyond the city walls, but they were always brushed off by adults with the same excuses.

By the time they grew up and had the chance to go outside the city, they no longer had the curiosity and anticipation they had as children. They also avoided the lower demons at all costs.

Very few city-dwelling demons had seen the lower demons outside the city. However, the entire demon race was held back by the lower demons, leading those unfamiliar with demons to believe that all demons looked like the lower demons.

The fact that their children could meet the Queen, not only to gain knowledge but also to practice outside the city, was something many of them had once hoped for.

Yin Jixue's words awakened them. They were demons, and demon children were naturally skilled in combat—no weaklings were among them. Overprotecting their children would only harm them.

This extracurricular activity was led by Mr. Nan, and the children elected Lian Rui as their class monitor. Lian Rui wore a wooden whistle around her neck, made by Yin Jixue's order.

She blew the whistle and led the group: "Everyone, keep up, don't fall behind. If anyone disobeys this time, they won't be brought out next time..."

As soon as they left the city, the children saw a row of tall buildings in the distance—the employee dormitories and family housing for the lower demons working in the mines.

"Mr. Nan, what are those buildings for?"

The last time Nan Lü had been outside the city was when he sought refuge in Black Dragon City. He was equally puzzled.

So he asked the demon guide: "Who lives in those houses?"

The guide replied, "These are the new residences for the demons outside the city. They work in the mines, and this is the employee dormitory and family housing built by the construction team under Her Majesty's orders."

He didn't refer to them as "lower demons" but as "demons outside the city," indicating that under the subtle influence, they now considered the lower demons as their equals, without distinction of high or low status.

Nan Lü pondered: "Her Majesty is truly kind and benevolent."

The children, innocent and curious, looked up and asked:

"Mr. Nan, can we live here?"

Nan Lü didn't have the authority to decide, and these were someone else's houses, so there might not be any available rooms.

He was also very interested in the three-story buildings and wanted to know what they looked like inside. If he weren't responsible for the children, he would have gone in to take a look.

"This would require Her Majesty's permission, and even then, there might not be any available rooms. Don't get your hopes up too soon."

The guide joked, "If you ask Her Majesty, she will surely agree. There are plenty of empty rooms."

The children looked at Nan Lü with hope,

"Mr. Nan, we want to live here."

Lian Rui was also curious about these beautiful buildings and looked at Nan Lü with eager eyes.

Nan Lü pretended to be troubled: "Please help me request Her Majesty's permission. These little ones want to stay outside the city."

Originally, the extracurricular activity was planned so that the children could return home every night after spending seven consecutive days harvesting crops outside the city. But as soon as they left the city gates, both Mr. Nan and the students wanted to stay outside.

The soldier had no choice but to return and seek the Queen's permission.

Yin Jixue was quite surprised when she heard the news, but she quickly approved the use of Building 12 as the children's activity base.

"Have the soldiers notify the parents that they can visit their children in the evening, but they cannot take them home. They must return before the city gates close."

The adults never expected that, having just accepted their children going out for extracurricular activities, their children would now be staying outside the city overnight.

When the soldier's notification reached Zhong Shang, he was puzzled. What could be so good outside that Nan Lü would request to stay out there?

No, he had to go with Qinghe to see for himself!