Adventurer, did you revive today by watching the ads too?

Tia's expression and tone were gentle, like a female health teacher patiently guiding adolescents through their physiological conditions in the infirmary.

"Besides... I don't think you're that stingy. You're probably just too stressed and that's why you don't have enough money. Tell me, how many do you want to order at once? I still have two thousand Sola left after sending money to my dad. I can give you some if necessary..."

As she spoke, Tia took out the wad of crumpled money and began counting it.

It's clear that Tia misunderstood.

She thought that Hua Zhen probably wanted to play a multiplayer ranked game before he died, so she decided to help the young virgin fulfill his dream.

"No, no..." Hua Zhen's guilt grew stronger, and he couldn't help but grab her hand that was counting money. "I wasn't going to do that..."

"Then what do you want to do?" Tia asked, taken aback.

"Actually... I once delivered goods to a beautiful woman in the upper district," Hua Zhen said somewhat embarrassedly, "and she had a pretty good impression of me..."

Upon hearing this, Tia glanced at Hua Zhen.

This guy is indeed quite good-looking, with the qualities of a pretty boy.

However, Tia is not the kind of person who is obsessed with appearances.

She knows perfectly well that people who like you because of your appearance will eventually leave you as your looks fade.

"Oh, so you want to be a mistress?" she asked.

"It's not accurate to call her a mistress, since her husband has been dead for several years. She said she would give me 7 Sola a month if I went there, but I didn't accept it at the time."

"How much... seventy thousand?" Tia was stunned. "No, that much? You actually resisted this temptation!"

"A man shouldn't sell himself, no matter how poor he is, didn't you say that?" Hua Zhen muttered. "Besides, I had some pride back then, okay?"

It's not really about having any pride or anything like that.

However, being new to the place, Hua Zhen still had beautiful fantasies about encountering a sweet love in another world, and also felt that she could make a fortune and have both love and career success.

"A man can't be sold, no matter how poor he is; if the price is right, that's love!" Tia said seriously.

"Easy for you to say. If a man offered you 70,000 a month to keep you as a mistress, would you accept?"

"Uh..." Tia thought about it carefully for a moment, "I would refuse, and my dad would be disappointed in me if he found out. If they insist on doing this, I'll most likely run away with the money... But why did you suddenly think of this? Are you that desperate for money?"

Hua Zhen sighed and took out the newspaper: "The latest energy amethyst magic detector can accurately locate mineral deposits, but it costs 3.3 million."

Tia took the newspaper and read it, and then she understood why Hua Zhen had been behaving this way since earlier.

Holy crap, so this guy was serious after all!

I thought you were joking with me, bro!

Three million three hundred thousand Sola—this is an astronomical figure for them… no, for the vast majority of people; they probably wouldn't earn that much money in a lifetime.

Even a diamond-level adventurer would have a hard time coming up with that much cash all at once.

So this kid started thinking, trying to improve his finger dexterity in preparation for serving rich women.

The fastest way to make money is to serve those rich women in the upper city who are lonely both physically and emotionally after their husbands have died!

If you can improve your hand skills, you might be able to avoid being tortured by steel wool.

But before that, as an inexperienced virgin, Hua Zhen really needs to find someone to practice his feel and skills.

As a lady, she naturally became Hua Zhen's practice target.

"Alright, I have an idea." Tia Ge stroked her chin thoughtfully.

"What?"

"You want someone to practice with, but you don't have enough money to keep going after women on Round Corner Street, so you've set your sights on me, right?"

Tia was right after all.

7 Sola a month, that's 84 Sola a year.

With commission fees and his own cheat software, he might be able to save up enough money in just two years.

"Hmm... Actually, when I was blinded by greed, I even thought that if you agreed, I would share half with you."

"You're quite kind-hearted, but I definitely can't, and Karula is even less likely to succeed," Tia patted Hua Zhen on the shoulder, "but don't forget... you still have Shiva!"

"Siva?"

"Yes, isn't it female too?"

Hua Zhen silently turned her gaze to the Thunder Hyena at the corner of the bed.

Shiva is licking Karula's hair.

Perhaps sensing the malicious gaze, it turned its head and fearfully curled up its tail to protect its rear end.

"This actually works?!"

"How will you know if you don't try?!" Tia's eyes were fixed on Hua Zhen.

"Tia, you don't know this, do you?" Hua Zhen said with a melancholy expression, "Even female hyenas... have style."

"What? You mean... you've already secretly seen it?"

Tia was shocked.

She could even imagine the shock she would feel when Hua Zhen secretly pried open Shiva's thighs while she was asleep and saw Gediao.

"Bullshit, it was shown in this episode of 'Animal World'!" Hua Zhen said irritably. "It's a symbol of their evolution. Besides, animals aren't people, how can you compare them?"

"Yes, that's right." Tia nodded in satisfaction.

"W-what's right?" Hua Zhen was completely baffled.

"Since you're unwilling to experiment on Shiva, it means you still have a bottom line. But bottom lines are something that can be crossed. Last time you sold your butt mold, this time you became a gigolo, and next time it might be even worse."

As she spoke, Tia Ge cupped Hua Zhen's face in her hands and looked at him intently.

"Is it really necessary to do this? We're adventurers, you know. If we're serious enough, we can accumulate combat experience and make money, right? You don't have to be crawling between that old woman's legs like a miserable miner!"

"I'm afraid that by the time we've made enough money... the amethyst mines will probably have been completely exploited."

"So what?"

"what?"

"So..." Tia loosened her grip on Hua Zhen's face, crossed her arms, "So what? Even without the energy amethyst mine, didn't we still earn enough money back then? We could buy a house, deposit the extra money in the bank to earn interest, and then just do some less dangerous commissions or open a shop, wouldn't that achieve personal freedom?"

"Most importantly... this is money we earned ourselves! My dad always said that a person should earn their own living. Even though you're serving rich women, that's not money you earned. At best, you're just someone else's personal toy. They bought the right to use you, you know?"

At this moment, Tia was like a life mentor, radiating a glorious and righteous light.

"Have confidence in yourself, my friend!" Tia said, enunciating each word clearly. "I also want to stand at the top of this society, but I will not sell myself. I, Tia, would rather be bitten to death by monsters in the wild than kneel at some man's feet to earn money someday."

After saying that, Tia stood up and grabbed the backpack that was hooked on the wall.

"I'm going downstairs to buy some water. Remember to bring what you need when you come back to me. Think it over carefully!"

The door closed behind me.

Instead of going downstairs, Tia Goe climbed the stairs to the hotel's rooftop.

There were many brightly colored sheets and blankets hanging out to dry, swaying slightly in the night breeze.

She moved through the flowers with her hands behind her back, as light as a butterfly flitting among them.

"call……"

Tia Goh crossed the sheets and walked to the edge of the rooftop, where she leaned against it.

She looked at the city, her emerald eyes reflecting the brightly lit Upper East Side. She took out a crumpled wad of banknotes from her pocket, watching the edges sway in the night breeze, and then let out a long sigh.

"That's right, I can't be tempted, I won't sell myself out..."

Ultimately, I was still tempted.

Seventy thousand soras!

How long would it take me to earn that amount at my current earning rate?

Hua Zhen was actually willing to share half of himself?

My good brother!

Maybe if I work for a few months, I can pay off my father's debts.

Most importantly... after two days of getting to know him, Hua Zhen isn't that annoying.

Perhaps it's because the frequency and vocabulary of their insults are very similar.

Tia didn't seem to have any aversion to that guy; on the contrary, she felt a sense of kinship with him.

The women on Round Corner Street all know how to make money by prostituting themselves on the street, and those succubi have shamelessly opened nightclubs over there. It doesn't seem like a bad idea for me to cooperate with Hua Zhen and practice on the small beds in the capsule hotel to pay off my father's debts, does it?

All you need to do is contribute your little white tiger charm.

But it still didn't work.

No means no.

Tia shook her head.

He wanted to dominate the world, stand at the top of society, and make those who looked down on him, bullied him and his father pay the price, instead of being tamed by the world.

Tia carefully unwrapped the bandages from her arms, revealing bruises and tiny wounds on her skin.

She was granted the ability to stop time.

However, her physical condition and fitness have always been poor.

The vast majority of these wounds were not inflicted by monsters, but rather by her own actions.

Even a simple slip and fall in the wild could leave her injured.

When Karula kicked her in the chest earlier, she already felt her ribs crack.

She just didn't show it. She took Hua Zhen, who had been in the alley after the explosion, to the hotel, and then bought some cheap pain relief ointment to apply herself.

Tia felt that the suffering she had endured was not meaningless.

She didn't want these wounds, which she had earned through hard work, to become worthless.

"Dad... don't worry about me," Tia said softly, "I'll make something of myself in this bastard place someday."

……

……

Only Karula, Shiva, and Huazhen remained inside.

Hua Zhen stared at the closed door for a long time, then let out a long sigh.

He knew Tia was right.

I was too eager for quick success.

With the cheat already in place, further improvements are only a matter of time.

But the amount of money still made me sensitive.

Hua Zhen, oh Hua Zhen...

Your awareness is still not high enough.

Spider-Man, now with the ability to climb walls, wants to use it to punish evil and promote good.

You've gained the ability to climb over walls, but all you're thinking about is how to exploit rich women and make money off them.

Isn't that shameful?

In fact, Hua Zhen had already figured this out while Tia was talking eloquently.

However, he did not try to persuade Tia to stay.

On the one hand, he could tell that Tia might be somewhat disappointed in him.

On the other hand, Hua Zhen didn't dare to say that the underlying reason she wanted to do this was not only because the amount of money she needed to save was too huge, but also because looking at Tia Ge's breasts all afternoon made her feel depressed.

Given Tia's fierce temperament, she might kick him in the crotch after hearing this.

What did Niu Niu do wrong this time?

It simply longs for a warm home.

However, Tia Go was not wrong.

Taking a rich woman's money to serve her is just being treated like a toy.

That's the most important thing.

At that time, both he and Tia will just be a link in the rich woman's toy production line.

They have absolutely no human dignity.

But then again...

A thought suddenly popped into Hua Zhen's mind.

"Since accepting money would change the nature of the incident, why don't I just not take the rich woman's money and become her running buddy?"

……

……

One hour later.

A carriage was traveling on the road outside the city of Farlands.

The people in the car were naturally Hua Zhen and Tia Ge, as well as the mother and daughter couple, Karula and Shiva.

This entrusted task is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly.

To keep his physical strength at its peak, Hua Zhen spent several hundred dollars to rent a horse-drawn carriage. Apart from essential weapons, equipment, food, and water, he planned to travel light, without bringing any outdoor supplies such as tents.

After all, it's just a trip to the cemetery to clear out the skeleton soldiers; barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be back before dawn.

This horse seems to be quite old.

In the quiet night, it made a panting, laborious sound as it pulled the cart.

Hua Zhen sighed inwardly.

Sure enough, you get what you pay for.

"Haha, Huazhen, look at my watermelon belly!"

At this moment, Tia patted her round belly with a cheerful pat, making a dull sound.

It's not actually a watermelon belly.

During the day, he and Tia bought four iron pots for self-defense. First, they placed one pot on their chest and stomach, wrapped it with tape several times, and then tied another pot to their backs.

There's only Carura, no pot.

Her physical condition was already incredibly good.

Hua Zhen felt that even her meticulously crafted short sword couldn't harm her, let alone the broken copper and scrap iron in the hands of the skeleton soldiers.

As for Shiva... it has no need for it.

Hyenas are very fast runners, and bringing them along was purely to soothe Karula's emotions; otherwise, the little guy might have run into trouble without his mother by his side.

"I think you're more like a combination of a glutton and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle..." Hua Zhen said, "And you're still laughing about it!"

"They're just skeleton soldiers, let's take them down!"

Tia seemed to be in a good mood at the moment.

She didn't use her time-stop ability even once today, so dealing with the skeleton soldiers should be a piece of cake.