Mice dominate the dungeon

This was the first time Raymond had ever received such praise in all his years as a human being.

He was momentarily at a loss for words to respond to Ezio's praise.

Looking at Raymond, who stood there speechless, the smiling man pointed at the rusty monster being carried by the cows, horses, and rats and said:

"So you want the tentacles of these rust monsters?"

"Hmm! Is that okay?" Raymond asked tentatively.

The rust monsters on each floor vary in color and size due to environmental influences.

For Uftar, the dwarf who had long loathed the Rust Monster, such subtle differences were naturally discernible.

Raymond wasn't planning on fooling Uftar either...

Raymond then added, "Of course we won't take the Rust Monster's tentacles for free. We can trade; after all, they're your spoils."

Upon hearing this, Ai Xiao nodded and said, "Then you'll have to wait a moment."

Raymond then saw Isiso in front of him, his head slightly tilted and his ears perked up, as if listening to something!

Seeing this, Raymond had many guesses in his mind...

After a while.

"Sorry to keep you waiting~" Ai Xiao snapped out of her daze and smiled at Raymond, "You can have the rust monster's tentacles."

As Ai Xiao finished speaking, the giant soldier rats waiting at the cave entrance began to pluck out the rust monster's tentacles one by one.

Raymond looked away and asked, "So, what do we need to pay you in exchange?"

"Gold coins? Food? Or something else?!"

Faced with Raymond's barrage of questions, Ai Xiao seemed to have anticipated it, shaking her little head and saying:

"I'll owe you for now."

"Huh?!" Upon hearing this, Raymond was stunned.

"There is ample time."

The mouse in front of him suddenly uttered a word that puzzled Raymond.

Then he heard Aisio say to him, "There's a long road ahead, and we'll meet again. You can pay the corresponding reward then."

"Mainly because you guys are all dressed in rags, the boss doesn't think there's anything worth taking..." Ai Xiao said, then added a sentence in her mind.

Twitch had just learned of the Gray Rat Squad's existence, and Ai Xiao's response was something he had asked him to repeat.

Having understood what Aisio meant, Raymond didn't say anything more.

At this moment, the giant soldier rat had already delivered the tentacles of the rusted monsters it had hunted that day to Raymond.

"Thank you!" Raymond said politely.

See you later!

Ai Xiao waved her hand, then led the other mice toward the hole.

Halfway there, Ai Xiao suddenly stretched out a paw and patted the giant soldier rat next to him.

The giant soldier rat was patted by Ai Xiao and immediately remembered that there was one more thing he hadn't done.

He then turned around and returned to Raymond's side.

Just as Raymond was about to ask a question.

Then they saw the giant soldier rat pull up the wooden sign that read "Construction in progress! Do not disturb!" and carry it away on its shoulder.

"..."

Watching the gray rats gradually disappear into the mine, Raymond fell into deep thought for a long time.

The other team members wanted to ask about the next step, but the elf Elana waved them off.

Fifteen minutes later.

Raymond withdrew his gaze from the depths of the mine, but what followed was an uncontrollable chill.

He had just briefly reviewed in his mind his encounter and conversation with Isiah.

It turned out that he was being led by the nose by a smiling gray rat the whole time.

Even though he consciously tried to regain the initiative, Aiseo still managed to take it back, putting him on the defensive once again.

Raymond now had a feeling that Asio knew them very well, a level of knowledge that was clearly beyond what a normal gray rat could possess...

Raymond has serious suspicions about these gray rats...

They are either being manipulated by a high-ranking figure and used as mouthpieces.

Either these gray rats are the retinue of some deity.

Raymond could deduce some clues from the former: the high-ranking figure might be a non-mainstream "Druid" or a "ratman priest" hiding in the dungeon.

As for the latter, Raymond had absolutely no clue.

He had only heard that some "chaotic deities" liked to randomly throw strange creatures into the world, letting them crawl, fight, and multiply.

But regardless of the possibility, neither is something Raymond can easily provoke.

Fortunately, George gave a reminder at a crucial moment, which at least left a good impression on him in front of Essie.

It must be said that Old George provided a great deal of help to the Gray Rat Squad on this "pest control" mission.

Perhaps I can deepen my cooperation with old George.

After all, who knows, I might actually return to the Nine-Layer Mine and meet the Gray Rat again...

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Ding ding ding~~ Dong dong dong~~

Big Ears stood on the steps, covering his ears, surrounded by a constant stream of noise that annoyed the rat.

Behind it, two construction worker mice were vigorously swinging hammers.

They're reportedly renovating and upgrading the park's "base camp"!

Big Ears looked down at Tucci, who was sitting on the steps beside him, and asked loudly, "Boss! When will this headquarters be ready?!"

Twitch turned around and glanced at the base camp. Based on the current progress of the two worker rats, it would probably take another two days to upgrade to a "level four base camp".

He was genuinely looking forward to seeing what kind of improvement the "Level 4 Base Camp" would bring him.

"It'll be ready soon," Tucci replied.

Every time the boss said it would be almost done, he would have to wait a few more days... Big Ears calculated in his mind that he would have to listen to the noise for at least two more days.

Just as Big Ears was muttering to himself, a blue-gray figure arrived in front of Twitch with the corpse of the Rust Monster.

"Why did it take you so long to get back?" Twitch remembered that the Rust Monster's residence was relatively close to the park.

"I took a detour twice before returning to the park." To avoid being followed by adventurers, Ai Xiao deliberately took a longer route.

"How was your first encounter with adventurers?" Twitch asked with a smile.

"It's much easier than I expected." Ai Xiao flashed her signature smile and said, "They're quite easy to get along with."

Upon hearing this, Big Ears scratched his head, immediately recalling the awkwardness he felt when he first spoke to George.

"That's good." Twitch nodded slowly and said to Ai Xiao, "You will be in full charge of the projects regarding further contact with adventurers."

"Big Ears, you'll assist Smiley, but George needs to keep an eye on things too."

Nod twice.

Twitch chose to lead the project of contacting adventurers because of its character panel.

Name: Loves to Smile

Unit Type: Thief Rat

[Troop Level: LV15]

[Health volume: 110]

【Strength: 9】

[Agility: 14]

【Intelligence: 15】

【技能：急行LV2、闪现LV3、动作预判LV3、黑暗视觉LV3、危险感知LV3、杀意感知LV3、恶意感知LV3.....】

[Talents: Vomeronasal organ LV2, Allure LV3, Emotional resonance LV3]

[Fixed state: Optimistic mindset (adapts to all external pressures), smiling physique (100% increased affinity with living things)]

The Smiling Rat is a variant of the Thief Soldier Rat. Its charm and emotional resonance talents alone make it the best choice for approaching adventurers.

Not to mention the gift of the "vonosaurus"!

The Love-Smiling creature can use its vomeronasal organ to smell the scents and pheromones emitted by other creatures, thus making a preliminary judgment about their current state and general personality!

This is equivalent to coming with a youth version of the "box weapon"!!

Combined with other talents and fixed status effects, a single well-timed combo is enough to overwhelm most adventurers...