The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

As soon as the salted fish finished speaking, Lilith's expression froze instantly, after she had just felt much better after venting her frustrations.

"What...what do you mean?" Lilith stammered.

At this moment, Lilith realized that she seemed to have been tricked.

She even had the illusion that, in front of this group of pats, she, the superior succubus, was as pure as a little lamb.

"Hmph, Miss Lilith, I suppose the thing you negotiated with our leader was to get us to help you take back the surface, right?"

As it spoke, the round, chubby salted fish hopped and spun around Lilith.

For Paradox Interactive players, exploring the storyline is just basic stuff.

The attacking salted fish hadn't expected to dig it out so easily.

It can only be said that the child is still too young and has not experienced the harsh realities of society.

"Yes...so what...your leader gave the order himself..."

"Hmph, Miss Lilith, you're right, but so what? Haven't you considered what if we just put in the effort?"

"What if we outwardly comply but inwardly defy us?"

"How long will it take you to reach that level, ten or twenty years?"

"You're going to attack it? Isn't it an earth dragon?" Lilith asked instinctively.

"Earth dragon?"

The attacking salted fish was also taken aback.

"That can't be right, that earth dragon would never listen to its leader."

As soon as he finished speaking, the aggressive salted fish realized, "Damn, this NPC is also trying to fool people."

If the attacking salted fish could think of it, Lilith naturally thought of it immediately as well.

At that moment, she understood.

No wonder the other party signed the contract without hesitation, even though there were so many problems with it.

Oh no, that's really bad!

Those Pata are so mean!

How could such an adorable appearance conceal such an evil heart!

"It seems you've figured something out," the aggressive salted fish's voice came again.

"Don't count on the earth dragon; no one can rouse it."

At that moment, Lilith was filled with despair.

Without the help of the earth dragons, how could this bunch of patters possibly make it up?

But just then, the devil's voice came.

"Miss Lilith, are you thinking that we simply can't advance?"

"Wrong, absolutely wrong."

"Don't underestimate us."

"We are a group of patters who have mastered science."

"Science?" Lilith asked, puzzled. It was another word she had never heard before.

"Science is the key to unlocking the treasure trove of knowledge. When you master science, all obscurity will disappear, and all the fog of mystery will be dispelled!"

Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west? Why does the moon hang high in the night sky? Why do stones thrown from a height always land on the ground? Why do injuries heal on their own?

Why is our lifespan finite? Why must we all eventually die? And what is the end of death?

"You will understand all of this once you master science."

The salted fish that was attacking at this moment seemed like a wise man.

"When you master the power of science, when you are able to use the power of science, then any enemy will be no match for you."

"And we are a group of Pata who have mastered the power of science, which is why we are able to defeat powerful monsters."

"So, Miss Lilith, if you want to fight back, only we can help you!"

As the attacking salted fish continued to add to the story.

"But Miss Lilith, you must understand that without our full support, if we slack off in the battle, I guarantee you, it will take you at least ten or eight years to climb up the ranks."

"By then, your dad's grave will be overgrown with weeds!"

"You, you, you..." Lilith pointed at the attacking salted fish, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

At this moment, Lilith understood perfectly well what this wretched Pata wanted.

"What...what do you want?"

"Gold coins! Magic gold coins! Your family must have a lot of them!"

Hearing what the salted fish said, Lilith took a deep breath. Although this Pata was nasty, paying a little magic coins wasn't unacceptable.

It's much better than Jiang Chen asking for magic books right off the bat.

How many do you want?

"Not much, just one hundred million."

"Damn...damn? A hundred million? Do I look like I'm worth a hundred million?" Lilith was also shocked by this outrageous demand.

You should know that in their succubus territory, the annual expenses are only a few hundred thousand magic coins, but these Pata people are asking for a hundred million.

With the succubus clan incurring expenses for hundreds of years, how can they possibly continue living like this?

"Impossible! Do you even know how much a hundred million is?"

"Don't even mention our succubus race, even the human empire doesn't have this many!"

Seeing Lilith's somewhat agitated state, the attacking salted fish naturally knew that it was impossible for her to know so much.

"Don't rush, aren't we negotiating? Only by negotiating can it be called negotiation. If not a hundred million, ten million will do."

"Not even ten million! Do you know that the entire succubus race only spends a few hundred thousand a year!"

"Look how impatient you are. One million, one million is fine, right? You know we're all risking our lives to work for you."

"Waistband, head?" Lilith looked at the round, chubby body in front of her with some confusion.

However, she immediately shook her head.

"I can't come up with a million. I'm not a succubus lord, so I don't have that kind of money. I only have some pocket money."

Upon hearing this, Salty Fish immediately seized on the key phrase, "I'm not a succubus lord, so I can't afford that much money."

Does that mean she can take it out as long as she's a succubus lord?

However, Salty Fish quickly shook his head and dismissed the idea, deciding to focus on the immediate matter first.

We'll consider other things later.

"How much can you give me?" Salted Fish asked.

"One thousand, one thousand at most!"

"A thousand? Are you trying to fob me off?" To be honest, I was already quite excited when I heard that it was a thousand salted fish.

You should know that Jiang Chen used to give them dozens of silver coins as rewards for their tasks.

However, this is not Jiang Chen's fault.

There was no other way; where would Jiang Chen get gold and silver coins in this dungeon? He had acquired them from the Earth Dragon at a great cost.

If it weren't for the need for a currency system to motivate players to complete quests and fight monsters more actively, Jiang Chen wouldn't have bothered to exchange currency.

Even if they were to exchange for it, the money-grubbing Earth Dragon wouldn't be willing to exchange much, so Jiang Chen always gave very stingy rewards for each mission he issued.

Therefore, one thousand gold coins is definitely a huge sum of money for players.

However, the advancing salted fish felt that it could still control the situation.

"One hundred thousand! At least one hundred thousand!"

"Impossible! I don't have that many!" Lilith refused decisively.

"Hmph... It's alright, I'm not in a hurry."

"Anyway... it's not like my father is about to kick the bucket."

Why does this sound so familiar?

Much later...

"Okay... alright... 100,000! Let's sign the contract!" Lilith finally gave in.

but....

Since you are so heartless, don't blame me for being unjust.

Lilith thought viciously to herself.

That's right, Lilith is once again planning to tamper with the contract.

To be on the safe side, Lilith decided to use her intelligence to create a contract that would allow them to give their all without her having to pay any price, leaving her with no worries and no chance of failure.

However, just as she was pondering how to write the content, she saw the nasty Pata in front of her beckoning to Pata in the distance.

"Hey you...yes! It's you, Bubble Dragon. Didn't you say you were a lawyer? Come here right now and get a contract...uh...no, a deed."

"A lawyer? What's that? Why bring him?"

Lilith was somewhat puzzled.