The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 166 Entering the Advanced Succubus Zone

The days that followed revealed a lot.

First, there's this group of slimes, who take me around every day to look at things here and there.

In short, Annie felt that she had seen a lot of strange and wonderful things in the world, as well as many things that she thought were useless but were very expensive. In short, these things were gradually subverting her understanding and making her realize that such things existed.

And most importantly, this group of slimes will patiently explain to you what these things are for.

There are certain etiquettes and reasons why they are so important.

In short, during this period, Annie spent most of her time broadening her horizons and learning about different situations.

And just like that, three days passed quickly.

Over the past three days, Annie said she has seen and learned so much—things she had never seen before, things she might never have encountered before.

Of course, this wasn't without its advantages; with this knowledge, she at least felt different than before.

Before, she didn't even know what she was looking at, but now it's different. At least she can recognize some things, know their purpose, and understand what aristocratic etiquette is.

Overall, she had made great progress, although the group of slimes were not satisfied with it. However, Annie was already very content.

Finally, on the fourth day, everything changed. In fact, I had long thought about my own life. It's impossible for things to stay the same. This group of slimes will always make me achieve a certain goal.

Sure enough, the time came to complete this task, and the group of slimes went to buy a very luxurious-looking carriage.

Immediately afterwards, this group of slimes carried me, who was sitting restlessly in the carriage, towards the core area of ​​the succubus race.

She knew very well that this was only the beginning of the test.

All this preparation by this group of slimes has been for this moment, and now is the time to test the results.

Annie was extremely nervous the whole way; it would be a lie to say she wasn't.

You should know that the place they are going to is the true core area of ​​the entire race. It is inhabited by high-level succubi, and is also the core of the succubi community.

You might even meet some big names there who you've only heard rumors about.

In short, Anne is currently feeling both nervous and excited.

What makes me nervous is that if I'm exposed, everything will be over; what makes me excited is that I might get to meet the heroes I admire.

Of course, I'm more curious about what the most luxurious area must be like if the area where the mid-level succubi lived was so luxurious.

Annie felt that her knowledge was simply insufficient to imagine what the core area was like.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, we quickly arrived at the checkpoint.

Once you get through here, you'll see the thing you're most curious about.

When the carriage slowly came to a stop, she was extremely nervous.

Immediately afterwards, a slime rushed over and explained the situation. No one knew what it said, but through the gap in the carriage curtain, they saw that the slime had given the guard a large sum of gold coins.

Seeing this, Annie was very envious.

You should know that this bag of gold coins might be a fortune that you could never earn in your entire life, and yet you just gave it away to someone else.

What's even more outrageous is that the other party seems to have gotten used to it, obviously they probably receive such a large amount of gold coins all the time.

This made Annie envious and jealous; all she had to do was stand guard here and she could earn so much money.

If I could easily obtain that much money, my life wouldn't be so difficult.

However, this is obviously absolutely impossible.

And so, as the carriage slowly started moving again, Anne successfully entered the city.

Upon entering the city, the core features of the succubus race were revealed to Annie.

She could hardly believe her eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is the clean and tidy road surface, which is paved with a special kind of stone.

These stones look very expensive, and their surfaces are carved very smoothly.

This is something that has never been seen in other areas. Although the ground where I was before was also very clean and tidy, these things were not laid out there.

This alone makes it easy to see the difference between the two. Furthermore, the buildings here are basically independent manors.

Each manor has a huge courtyard, which is filled with all sorts of beautiful flowers and other things.

Furthermore, these seemingly very expensive manors are actually places where the poorest people in the entire region live.

Of course, some wealthy people have very large homes, perhaps as big as a dozen or twenty manors, and they also have beautiful castles.

There are also many guards responsible for patrolling. Putting aside everything else, the soldiers alone are a considerable expense.

Immediately afterwards, Annie saw a house not far away. A person dressed as a housekeeper brought out a piece of trash and threw it on a nearby garbage heap.

There were many things inside, and Annie was certain that they might not have survived in other areas, but here they could only be thrown away as trash.

Everything here is so new and exciting that even Annie is dazzled by it.

While Annie was still in shock about this, the players made a move.

"I'm numb, is this thing really that expensive?"

"I've been spending money pretty much these past few days. Even though I just received some gold coins, I've already spent two or three hundred without realizing it."

To be honest, the players have put in a lot of effort over the past two days.

They spent a lot of money, especially on gold coins.

All sorts of messy things happen, and nothing is free; everything costs money.

Then, when you add all these things up, it does add up to a considerable expense.

And most importantly, even in this high-consumption area, they still have to make continuous sacrifices.

Moreover, the cost of living here is naturally much higher than in other places.

So it's clear that players will need to spend an extra amount of gold coins.

"This task is quite outrageous, not only because it is difficult, but also because the investment is not low."

"That's right. Who would have thought that we'd have to put in our own money for this mission? But thinking about it, it makes sense."

"It's at least a special area for several races."

"It would be strange if there were really no places to spend money. We'll encounter this kind of thing often after we leave the dungeon."

The players now have a general understanding of the situation here, and they also have some knowledge of the prices in the outside world.

The most outrageous thing is that the map of the outside world has been developed to this extent. According to the players' estimates, once they come out, the war here alone will last for a long time.

And not to mention other places, in short, they don't need to worry about whether the map has been developed.

Of course, there are many other things besides this one.

For example, the approximate cost of living outside, the comparison of the purchasing power of currencies between the two, and so on.

If I had to put it bluntly, foreign currencies aren't as valuable as one might imagine.

Although the currency here isn't very valuable, it's barely acceptable. And most importantly, this is just one map; there are other maps, and the situation in each area should be different.

I kept thinking about it.

The players quickly found another place to stay, where the cost of accommodation alone was a considerable expense.

Although it's expensive, players can barely afford it, and the reason is quite simple.

Once they arrive here, they can begin their mission. First, they need to understand the surrounding area, the presence of various factions, how to enter, and other similar questions before proceeding with their next steps.

After all, the place they were trying to get was heavily guarded, and it wouldn't be easy to succeed in such a place.

However, just as the players were preparing to take action, something happened that caught them somewhat off guard.

Because they saw a very luxurious carriage in the distance and heard the surrounding people talking, the players also understood the situation.

First of all, the person living inside the carriage was the lord's daughter.

That's not the main point. The main point is that the players are all too familiar with this identity. You know, Lilith on their side is in the same situation. And now that the person inside is also the lord's daughter, then her identity is obvious, which makes the players quite curious.

Players were also curious about what this person, who had even more power and means than Lilith, looked like.

Furthermore, the players also wanted to try and see if they could deal with this guy in advance. If they had the chance, then it would naturally be worthwhile, but if they didn't have the chance, it wouldn't matter. At least they would know roughly what the other party was like.

However, when Lilith's sister stepped out of the carriage, the players were all stunned.

In fact, the players had thought about what the other person looked like, but they didn't think about it in this way at all. She was indeed very beautiful, and her temperament was definitely not something Lilith could compare to.

Of course, that's not the main point. The main point is that this face bears some resemblance to Lilith's, although the resemblance is not very strong.

According to Lilith's understanding, her adopted sister has no blood relation to her whatsoever.

However, based on what players are seeing now, there's probably more or less something going on here.

"Putting everything else aside, just looking at his appearance, this guy definitely has an inseparable relationship with Lilith, so the real situation is probably not what Lilith thinks."

"As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. That's probably the situation right now. The way I look at this girl, she seems to be some kind of illegitimate child."

"If you think about it this way, you'll find that the whole thing makes perfect sense."

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"Why wasn't Lilith's father worried after Lilith went missing? Why did he adopt this daughter? And most importantly, even after Lilith was found, he took such good care of this adopted daughter."

There is only one possibility here.

That means both of them are related to him by blood. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that this happened. However, what makes players even more confused is the question that follows.

If both sides are related by blood, then they can absolutely raise each other from childhood to adulthood, which is definitely achievable given the family's financial resources.

"So Lilith must be quite special, there must be a lot going on inside, but that's not important."

Players don't care at all about Lilith's background. First, it's difficult to investigate, and second, even if they did find out, what would be the point?

This thing is of no help to me at all, and I can't even get any reward.

Since there are no rewards, why did they bother to study this matter so thoroughly? It's a waste of time and energy, and it's thankless work.

They quickly looked away and quietly left the crowd. It has to be said, Lilith's sister is incredibly popular; wherever she appears, she attracts a large crowd.

"I wonder what's going on with Lilith. Anyone who's not stupid should be able to see something's up. I wonder if Lilith has noticed anything yet."

On the way back, the players discussed the situation in Innis. Although they didn't want to delve into the real reasons, it didn't stop them from speculating and gossiping.

After all, compared to other things, this is definitely much more interesting, and it's what players want to see and love to watch.

After another period of conversation, the players returned to their living area for the day, where the daily fee was a full 30 gold coins.

Although the players were spending money like water, they were still very distressed. On the surface, it didn't seem like much, but this thing represented almost a day's income for them.

When income is high, you can earn 20 to 30 gold coins a day; when income is low, you can earn no gold coins at all.

This shows that the cost of living here has become ridiculously high.

If it weren't for several people pooling their money, no one would be willing to spend this money.

However, the problem is that even if a few people pool their money, it's not a long-term solution; at least, it takes too long, and they're still not happy about it.

This is simply a bottomless pit of expenses, which they definitely cannot afford with their income.

Moreover, players are naturally unhappy that they haven't even enjoyed any good things yet, and have already spent their money on these messy things. However, this move has paid off.

Players have discovered an important piece of information: in a week, the succubus race will celebrate a very special festival where all the succubi will gather together.

For players, this is naturally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get their hands dirty.

After some discussion, the players decided to make their move secretly on that day.