The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 164 Little Annie's Shock

"So the biggest problem now is that this guy needs to have the aura of a high-level succubus."

Looking at the timid and hesitant little Annie, the players couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

This thing sounds simple, but it's difficult to do.

This reminds players of Lilith, but to be honest, Lilith doesn't possess this quality either.

Although Lilith has always intentionally disguised herself as a rich young lady, in reality she is just that, all show and no substance.

On the contrary, the aura displayed by that dragon girl was completely different from that of Lilith. This is the difference between being carefully nurtured from childhood and not being nurtured from childhood.

Lilith's situation is actually similar to that of Anne; both were born into the lowest social class.

However, there are still significant differences between the two, because Lilith is essentially a high-level succubus, and the inherent advantages of the bloodline of high-level succubi are simply incomparable to those of low-level succubi.

No matter how bad the place of birth is, some of the things you are born with will always remain. This is why Lilith was able to gradually transform herself after returning to her biological father's side.

The problem now is that little Annie doesn't have these qualities.

"So the current situation is difficult to manage."

"Regardless of how easy or difficult it is to operate, we must find a way. In short, we should train her slowly first, using the simplest and most direct method so that she can get away with it."

Ultimately, this was the only thing the players could do. Otherwise, if they were to teach him from beginning to end, it would take forever before he could learn, and by then they wouldn't be able to do any quests.

Players' demands are very simple: they just want a quick and easy way to complete the game.

The key is to teach this little guy these basic aristocratic etiquette rules as quickly as possible, and then get him to project an imposing aura. That will be enough.

With the plan finalized, the players immediately began to take action.

For little Annie, the days that followed were probably the last thing she ever wanted to experience in her life.

The group of slimes began to give themselves special training. Little Annie didn't know what the purpose of this training was.

So, after asking Annie, she quickly learned what the slimes were planning. And when she heard their scheme, Annie was almost scared to death.

Little Annie never expected that these slimes would be so bold as to try to disguise themselves as high-ranking succubi.

Then they sneaked into the core area of ​​the succubus race. Although I don't know what they're going to do there, Little Annie is sure they're not up to any good.

This terrified Annie, because if this were discovered, she would be finished.

Impersonating a high succubus is an unforgivable crime.

But it was clear that these strangely-looking slimes had no intention of listening to him.

So, despite Annie's reluctance, they began to give her special training, teaching her walking posture and all sorts of aristocratic etiquette—a complete mess. Annie felt utterly dumbfounded; she simply couldn't fathom how these slimes knew any of this.

This is very strange. If a human had taught her these things, Annie wouldn't have thought anything of it. But the ones teaching her these things were a group of weak monsters who were said to have no intelligence and knew nothing.

All in all, Annie found it quite magical.

However, if you really want to learn it, it's not difficult, because it's a magical world after all, and everything, from memory to other things, is fundamentally different from the real world. These kinds of movements and postures can be learned quite easily, but the biggest problem is that little Annie simply can't maintain the composure in the face of adversity that the slimes talked about, or that occasional air of an aristocratic young lady.

This is something you simply can't learn on your own. It's not something you can master through learning; it's innate, something you're born with because of living in privileged conditions. How could you possibly master it easily through learning later in life?

This drove Annie a little crazy.

I spent two whole days learning, but only half a day learning some basic etiquette. The problem lies in learning the demeanor later on. I spent a day and a half learning, but made no progress at all.

Seeing the slimes getting more and more impatient, Annie became afraid. She was really afraid that because she couldn't learn the skill, the slimes would kill her.

Fortunately, what I was worried about didn't happen in the end.

It wasn't because these slimes had suddenly become kind; rather, they simply decided to make do with them as they were.

"No... what do you mean by 'just make do'?"

"Are you sure there won't be any problems with what you're doing? It's bound to be exposed, it's definitely going to be exposed, what if it is?"

"There are many powerful magical beasts in the core area. If we are exposed, we will all be doomed."

Hearing what the slimes were saying, little Annie tried to make them realize the seriousness of the situation and to get them to give up this terrible idea.

However, it was clear that these slimes had no intention of listening to him.

"How could we not have thought of what you said? We know it's risky, but the problem is you can't learn it. Look at you, you've been studying for so long and haven't made any progress."

"We can't stay here with you for long. We need to resolve this as quickly as possible. If you're not willing, that's fine too. We can just find someone else."

Ultimately, these slimes uttered such heartless words, and the reason why Annie found them heartless was quite simple.

Just by looking into the eyes of the slime that had spoken to her, Annie was certain that if she dared not cooperate, they would really replace her.

As for the consequences of replacing him, there's no need to elaborate; he'd most likely not survive.

So little Annie didn't dare to disobey these hateful slimes.

In the end, she gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement to this outrageous request. And so, the players set off with a somewhat apprehensive Annie.

Throughout the journey, Annie felt extremely anxious.

They soon arrived near the city walls of the mid-level succubus area.

Looking at the guards protecting the city, little Annie was terrified.

However, things seemed to be going much more smoothly than he had imagined, especially the aura that these slimes exuded, which convinced the soldiers guarding the city of what the slimes were saying.

He was simply and easily placed in the area where the intermediate succubus was located.

This struck Annie as utterly absurd.

Of course, the reason why it went so smoothly was mainly because the players asked Lilith about many details before setting off.

Although Lilith is rather useless, her status is undeniable, and she always knows many things that others don't.

And this is the most crucial point.

Simply put, there are some things that others don't know unless you reach a certain level of status.

By exploiting these information gaps, it becomes very easy to convince the other party that you come from a high-level succubus region. At least in this matter, the other party would rather believe it than not, as the consequences of truly offending a high-level succubus would be unimaginable.

Then there will be very serious consequences.

As for letting in a troublemaker, it doesn't really have a big impact, because even if you let her in, what can she do?

At least that's what the succubus soldiers on guard thought: even if someone is terrible, she's still a succubus.

Besides, who would bother to disguise themselves as a high-end face mask and enter these areas to cause trouble? Even if they did, a low-level succubus couldn't possibly cause anything significant. So, rather than risking verifying the succubus's identity, it's better to just let it go and save yourself a lot of trouble.

Thus, despite the somewhat suspicious circumstances surrounding her identity, Annie smoothly entered the intermediate succubus zone.

When she first arrived here, Annie was a little dazed.

Because everything here was very new and exciting for Anne.

First of all, the architecture here is completely different from the area I used to live in. Most importantly, there are no unpleasant smells around.

The streets were spotless, and tall buildings lined the streets. This was the first time Annie had ever seen such a bustling place.

There are some food stalls on the street.

The aroma wafting out made Annie swallow hard. It was the first time Annie had ever smelled something so fragrant.

This area was incredibly new and fascinating to a succubus like Annie, who had lived in the lowest rungs of society since childhood. Many of the things there were things she had never even heard of before.

Annie had once fantasized that one day she might be noticed by some important person and enter a higher-level area, but she never imagined that she would enter here in this way.

"I wish I could live in such a wonderful place forever."

Little Annie thought to herself.

In Annie's small world, it was clear that living in such a good place was already her life's pursuit.

However, it was clear that Annie was also well aware that this was just her imagination. The group of slimes would not stay here for long. For her, coming here was just to broaden her horizons and see things she had never seen before.

The central region is very large, and it takes several days to travel to the area where the higher succubi reside.

Therefore, the most crucial issue going forward is housing.

Just as Anne was pondering where to stay that night, she saw something.

The group of Pata led her to a very luxurious hotel. Actually, Annie only learned the word "hotel" from the slimes.

In short, this is a place to spend the night. Of course, if you want to stay here overnight, you have to pay a certain fee. When the group of slimes took out a shiny gold coin, Annie's eyes widened.

Anne swore she had never seen a gold coin; for her, even having silver coins was a luxury.

Anne clearly remembers how happy she was when she earned her first silver coin.

So Anne couldn't imagine that staying here for one night would cost such an exorbitant price as a gold coin.

Annie felt she could make do for the night in any underpass, tree hollow, or alleyway.

There's absolutely no need to spend so much money here; I wish I could just keep the money for myself.

Although somewhat reluctant, Annie was led to the room. When she saw the exquisitely decorated room and the soft, large bed, Annie's perception was completely overturned.

There were many things that Anne had only heard about from others.

At this moment, Annie was also looking around the room.

Of course, the story isn't over yet.

Because one of the slimes went out, it didn't take long for it to return with a dress. It was a very pretty pink dress.

Actually, they had already bought themselves a set of clothes before entering this area, but in their words, it was too low-end, even though it was the best they could buy in that area.

Now they brought an even better one, and looking at the exquisite dress, Annie said she simply couldn't bear to wear it.

But that's not up to her.

So when Anne put on the dress that cost a full 10 gold coins, she felt like she didn't even recognize herself.

Annie looked so beautiful in the mirror, and most importantly, she felt like she was a completely different person now than she used to be.

Although the dress is very beautiful, if Annie were really rich, she still wouldn't be willing to buy it, because it's a dress worth a full 10 gold coins.

What does 10 gold coins mean? It's enough for Annie to live on for a very long time, and she won't have to worry about food and drink every day.

At the same time, a big question arose in Annie's mind: these are clearly just a bunch of slimes, so why are they all so rich?

These slimes spent money far faster than Ellie could have imagined, because they took Annie to buy all sorts of cosmetics, even though Annie knew absolutely nothing about cosmetics.

Later, the slimes told her that this stuff was applied to the face to make one look better. Annie initially thought these things wouldn't be very expensive, but when she heard the price, she was stunned.

When Annie left the cosmetics store, she was carrying a delicate little handbag filled with various cosmetics.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that this little crossbody bag doesn't contain much stuff, but the total value of these items exceeds 100 gold coins.

At this moment, Annie felt that the world was so crazy. What did 100 gold coins mean? She couldn't even be worth that much money if she sold herself.

But with so many gold coins, it was only enough to buy such a small amount of things. Annie felt it was outrageous and not worth it at all.

How could any normal person spend so much money to buy something like this? It's outrageous.

And that thing called perfume, such a small bottle, actually costs 40 gold coins. What is this thing?

Why can it be sold at such a high price?

Thinking about how she usually risks her life to collect herbs, only to end up selling them for a few dozen copper coins, and then looking at the contents of this little satchel, the impact on Annie was enormous.