The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

"Holy crap... a curse? I feel like this is very important information."

"What is the source of the curse? Why were those magical items cursed? And now that we've defeated Victor, will these curses affect us?"

"No... it's not as simple as everyone thinks. I feel that this curse is related to some later plot developments or the boss."

"Is it possible that if we obtain these cursed items, we'll also be targeted by that boss, and the subsequent plot might revolve around this boss?"

......

Immediately, players began to discuss the curse.

Lilith, who had just been helped up by Chuangfei and was looking annoyed, stared blankly at the group of idiots.

"You bunch of idiots, there's no curse, you've all been tricked!"

"Jiang Chen is lying to you; he wants to keep your things for himself."

Thinking this, Lilith walked angrily toward the players, wanting to tell them the truth.

Then, just as she was halfway there, she saw that familiar black figure blocking her way.

"What do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Lilith's expression stiffened.

At that moment, poor Lilith suddenly realized that this black-hearted Pata was no good.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.

Lilith could foresee her future fate by cutting off his source of income.

I clearly acted impulsively just now. I was thinking of getting justice for those little bastards, but I forgot about this rotten, oozing big bastard.

"Um... I just went to check if the Pata were injured."

"real?"

Lilith nodded quickly.

"Alright... but Lilith, you need to know that there are some things you can say, and some things you can't."

Seeing this, Lilith quickly nodded.

After giving Lilith a small warning, Jiang Chen began to happily tally up his gains.

As Lilith walked towards the group of little Pata, she also kept glancing at Jiang Chen behind her.

Realizing that Jiang Chen wasn't paying attention to her, Lilith made a decision at that moment.

"Lilith, how could you bow down to power!"

"Lilith, you must hold fast to your convictions!"

"Lilith, you can do it! You're a high succubus! How can you succumb to the tyranny of a mere little succubus?"

As she spoke, Lilith clenched her little fists, as if cheering herself on.

Perhaps Lilith wouldn't have gone to such lengths before.

But things are different now, especially before.

Lilith clearly remembered what those little Pata had done to protect her, and she couldn't let those dead Pata feel disheartened.

"Bubble Dragon, and Wind Howl... I'll protect your companions!"

"I won't let your companions be bullied by that evil Pata anymore!"

At this moment, Lilith finally understood a sentence her adoptive parents had once told her: if you think something is right, then do it.

Even if we fail, it will still be meaningful.

After confirming once again that Jiang Chen hadn't noticed them, Lilith quietly approached the group of players.

"Everyone, I have something to tell you..."

Lilith has begun to act.

She's going to expose it!

We must expose them thoroughly!

And then... huh?

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the unfriendly looks the players were giving her.

For some reason, Lilith felt that the scene before her was familiar.

"No... I'm telling the truth."

"You've really been fooled by him!"

Seeing the Pata men surrounding her, ready to tie her up and take her to see Jiang Chen, Lilith panicked.

How could you be so stupid? You all deserve to be played by Jiang Chen!

"You think I'd listen to your explanation? Do you think you don't know whether there's a curse on the main quest NPCs?"

"This NPC is always trying to cause trouble. Honestly, we might as well just delete him; he's completely useless."

"Damn, you can't say that! He still owes us over 100,000 gold coins. If we don't pay it back, we won't be able to delete him even if we want to."

No!

What are you discussing? Is this the important point?

And whatever Jiang Chen says is the truth, don't you guys even bother to verify it?

Clearly, Lilith is unaware of an important fact: throughout gaming history, the probability of a core NPC in the main storyline being someone who deceives others is extremely low.

On the contrary, some less important NPCs like to cause trouble.

Therefore, in the players' subconscious, Jiang Chen's words were true, and this eccentric NPC was always trying to cause trouble.

The final result is self-evident.

"Fellow Pata warriors, you did a great job! This is how we Pata should be: united against external threats! Anyone who tries to disrupt our internal harmony will be severely punished!"

As he spoke, Jiang Chen's gaze would occasionally sweep over Lilith, who was lying on the ground and tightly bound.

"I am glad that you have contributed to our people. Of course, I will not let you down; each of you will receive a reward of 10 silver coins."

And so, under Lilith's despairing gaze, each of the Pata received 10 silver coins and then left happily.

"They sold me for 10 silver coins...???"

Lilith felt extremely wronged at this moment. She risked her life to inform others, only to be worth ten silver coins.

"Heh... these patacas..."

Lilith felt as if she had been betrayed.

"Can we stop grinding grain?" As if noticing the gaze behind her, Lilith indicated that she was already used to it.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen asked in return.

And so...

Jiang Chen moved to a different location to begin taking inventory of the post-war supplies.

As for the players, Jiang Chen had them clean up the battlefield and also had them work with Fenrir to eliminate other monsters in the area.

no way.

We don't have enough summons left; we can't fill all our player squads.

Without even looking at Jiang Chen, I'm sure the forum is already in an uproar.

Jiang Chen was still thinking about what excuse he should use to get out of this situation.

Seeing Lilith's displeased expression as she pulled the millstone, Jiang Chen suddenly realized something.

"Do you succubi have high incomes?"

Hearing this, Lilith, who was grinding grain, was also a little puzzled as to why Jiang Chen was suddenly asking this.

"This Vitok is so rich. I counted, and there are at least 100 million magic coins in his ring."

Upon hearing this, Lilith immediately stopped.

"One million? How is that possible!"

Seeing Lilith's shocked expression, Jiang Chen immediately understood what was going on.

"It seems like the small amount wasn't embezzled, so the hundred sets of mithril armor inside must have been embezzled as well?"

"One hundred sets!" Lilith was shocked by the number again, but she quickly remembered something.

"How is that possible? The mithril armor is completely controlled by the human empire; it's impossible for it to have ended up with the demons."

"So, this Victor, or rather his group, should have some connection with the Human Empire." Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then added, "You mentioned before that the Human Empire doesn't have many of these?"

"Judging from this situation, there are probably quite a few on the human empire side, you just don't know it."

After all, there is a big difference between saying how many sets you own and actually owning how many sets.

"However, I must say, your succubus clan has a good family tradition. If Victor hadn't been so greedy, I wouldn't have become so rich all of a sudden."

This Victor not only has high-level magical artifacts, but also an astonishing number of mithril armors.