After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

[Attack motivation: Low]

[Will to retaliate: Medium]

[Will to escape: Extremely high]

[Will to yield: Extremely low]

[Comment: He scales walls and rooftops with ease, moving through halls and rooms like a ghost. Yet, his wild nature remains untamed, his feline instincts unchanged. Though he possesses legendary abilities, he lacks legendary virtues! Truly: My heart and actions are as black as ink; all my deeds are those of a master thief!]

[This Kimi already has the legendary Hagen. If you defeat him, it is recommended to immediately attack Das; enslaving him is not advised.]

"Is he really a legend?"

Mu Qiu was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised.

In his memory, those who participated in the auction seemed to be all human legends. If there were any legendary cat-like professionals, he would definitely remember them.

Unless... this cat-like being disguised at the auction, or she didn't attend the auction at all, but instead heard about it and came to stake out and steal the treasure.

"A legendary professional, how could he be so shameless... Is this what a legendary old man is like?"

Mu Qiu was somewhat astonished when he looked at the information about the phantom thief, Kimi.

This isn't a place they usually frequent; this is clearly a burglary spot!

Scouting locations by day and stealing by night, you've got some serious skills!

but……

Mu Qiu's heart stirred slightly.

As a legendary professional, and a legendary old man specializing in theft, she certainly wouldn't just steal the treasures she needed, but would steal any treasures she encountered.

It's unclear whether this legendary old man will go to another city to dispose of the stolen goods, or whether he plans to sell them here.

Mu Qiu didn't mind buying pirated potions from this legendary old man.

Although they were stolen potions, they were all stolen from large chain merchants, making them much more reliable than the dubious potions sold on the black market.

Hmm, I'll go check out the black market tomorrow morning.

The phantom thief Kimi's daytime activity is mainly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.... If she were to sell these stolen goods, she should appear in the black market around noon.

In fact, the information detected by these non-slave units is different from that detected by slaves.

Without the risks of escape and betrayal, there is instead an offensive will to take the initiative, a counterattack will to be forced to retaliate, a will to escape in the face of various situations, and a will to submit after defeat.

Based on these four willingness indices, this phantom thief named Misty Kimi is probably the type who rarely attacks others and will immediately run away if he senses anything amiss...

Moreover, Mu Qiu now finally knows the system's rating criteria.

"Legendary-level strength, is it only rated A-level by the system?"

Mu Qiu remembered that even Luna's evaluation seemed to be A-level.

So, even Luna, this elderly cat, has a legendary status?

Fiona and Vera have potential ratings of SS and SS+ respectively.

In other words, under normal circumstances, they all have the potential to reach the ninth-tier legendary level.

Adele and the witch named Sophia, on the other hand, only have S+ potential. Under normal circumstances, their potential is probably at the peak of the eighth-tier epic level...

However, Mu Qiu still hasn't seen any difference in their potential.

Even the strongest beings on Earth are using dragon potions to rapidly improve their strength. As long as enough potions are used and sufficient resources are provided, anyone, even a useless person, should be able to rise to the level of a legend, right?

However, it seems that the worse the aptitude, the more resources are needed, and the lower the combat power will be compared to others of the same level.

Thinking of the strongest being on Earth, Mu Qiu couldn't help but rub his temples. Medicia's breathtaking figure and cold, arrogant face involuntarily surfaced in his mind once again.

"I couldn't even find out where the potion came from, and instead she mistook me for someone confessing their love?"

Mu Qiu sighed.

"Has no one taught her anything since she was a child... Hmm, it seems quite possible that no one has."

Mu Qiu suddenly remembered the book he had seen in the library of Radiant City, which contained biographies of one hundred influential figures from the Star Council and the Truth Association.

Among them was a mention of... Medicia, a god-like being who had returned to her ancestral form. In just a few decades, she advanced all the way to the Saint Realm and defeated the combined forces of the last few seats of the Truth Association, becoming the leader of the Truth Association with an unparalleled crushing force!

With her talent and ability, plus her background and bloodline as a superhuman, who would dare to teach her how to do things?

If we disregard the gods high above, as the strongest being on Earth, she is essentially a native of another world, and she can do whatever she wants!

"Lord Brave."

Just then, a soft voice suddenly rang out.

Mu Qiu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lilith sitting on the edge of the bed, her legs, covered in white stockings, dangling in the air.

"Lily, you're here?"

Mu Qiu closed the window, drew the curtains again, and sat back down on the bed.

Fiona and Vera were still fast asleep and had not yet woken up.

"Everything has been taken care of."

Lilith nodded gently. In the past two days, she had helped Lem Lem resolve some identity issues, allowing Lem Lem to smoothly integrate into the capital. At the same time, she also noticed new activity in the surrounding dungeons. It seemed that the greedy old ghost wanted to do something here.

Are they planning to conquer the City of Earth?

Lilith's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. Although conquering the City of Earth was simple, with that old ghost's strength as the Lord of Greed, he could easily do it even without personally taking action, by simply sending out an epic-level demon commander.

But the Demon King is still inside the City of Earth. If the City of Earth were to fall at this time, it would likely cause the Demon King considerable trouble...

On one hand, the network of relationships that the Demon King has built here will be severed; on the other hand, the Abyss has not launched a large-scale invasion of the surface for a long time, and there has not been a case of a large city falling in hundreds of years.

Once Earth City falls, the attention of the Orion Empire, the Star Council, and the Truth Society will all be focused on Earth City, and even the temples and the sow goddesses in the sky will take notice.

This is definitely not a good thing for the Demon King!

Thinking of this, Lilith asked softly, "Hero, how long do you plan to stay here?"

"Hmm...it should be in three to five days."

Mu Qiu thought for a moment and then said.

Tomorrow he plans to go to the black market to look for that phantom thief, Kimi.

I'll probably stay in the City of Earth for three or four days afterward to experience the local customs and culture.

Then, I'll go to the temple and call the saintess. She just mentioned that she wanted to check out the dungeon near Blackrock Town...

This is Mu Qiu's plan.

Three to five days?

Hearing this, Lilith finally felt relieved.

That's good.

If the Demon King plans to stay here for ten days, half a month, or even a month, then things will get complicated.

Since that's the case, let's first calm down the group of demons under Old Ghost's command.

Let them wait outside the city for ten days before attacking the Earth City.

By then, the Demon King will have already left the City of Earth, and those legendary human professionals will also be leaving.

As long as those legendary professionals are still alive, the network of relationships that the Demon King built at the auction will remain intact.

In Lilith's view, the Demon King's attendance at the auction that day was clearly intended to leave a deep impression on the legendary professionals there, so that these legendary professionals would take the initiative to come and befriend him.

And so, today a legendary alchemist has come to befriend the Demon King.

In this way, the Demon King's reputation will soon spread among the legendary professionals of humanity.

If all these legendary professionals die here, wouldn't all the work that Lord Demon King has done here be in vain?

After talking with Lilith for a while, Mu Qiu lay back down on the bed.

He closed his eyes, and the image of Medicia's aloof figure and the fleeting glimpse of the phantom thief cat flashed through his mind. Before long, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains.

Mu Qiu was awakened by a slight noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Fiona was already dressed and was trying to dig Vera, who was still lying in bed, out of the covers.

"Miss Vera, wake up! It's already daylight!"

As Fiona spoke, she vigorously shook the elf, who was wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon.

"Ugh... just five more minutes... just five more minutes..."

Vera buried her head even deeper, mumbling incoherently, while trying to pull Mu Qiu, who was trying to get up, back up with one hand.

Mu Qiu sat up and yawned: "Fiona, let her sleep a little longer, let's go have breakfast first."

Upon hearing that she could enjoy breakfast for two with her master, the red-haired female knight immediately stopped shaking Vera.

During the meal, Mu Qiu briefly mentioned to Fiona what he had seen and heard the previous night and his plans for the day. He intended to try his luck at the black market to see if he could find any clues about where the phantom thief Kimi might have sold his stolen goods.

"A phantom thief? A legendary cat-like being?"

Fiona's eyes widened.

"A legendary expert actually did such a thing?! It's an insult to the name of a legend!"

"Everyone has their own ambitions; perhaps stealing is her way of pursuing a legendary path?"

Mu Qiu didn't take it seriously. He had originally planned to buy things from the Chamber of Commerce, but since the Chamber of Commerce had been robbed, there probably wouldn't be many good items left.

If a legendary expert personally steals something, what treasures could he possibly leave behind?

He does not mean that.

Upon hearing this, Fiona blinked, a thought suddenly popping into her mind.

Speaking of which, her master bought her so many magic potions. Once she becomes a legend, will she be able to do something for her master?

These top-tier merchant guilds seem unable to prevent legendary professionals from stealing. If she were to steal something too... no, no, she's the future Red Dragon Knight, how could she do something so depraved?

Mu Qiu was completely unaware of Fiona's thoughts. After breakfast, Mu Qiu packed a shrimp and crab set meal and brought it back to Vera's room, who had finally struggled to get out of bed.

By the time Miss Elf finished her leisurely brunch, it was nearly noon.

"Ha... the seafood at this hotel is really bad, it's not even as good as this bowl of rice."

Vera pouted and muttered.

"Isn't seafood from non-coastal towns usually not very good? Besides, I think the seafood here is pretty good."

Fiona, on the other hand, thought the food at the hotel was pretty good; perhaps it was because she had a good appetite and wasn't a picky eater.

Vera brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and chuckled softly, "Our elven kingdom has plenty of delicious seafood, you know? Master, would you like to try some of our elven seafood?"

Mu Qiu asked in surprise, "You elves eat both meat and seafood, don't you have any vegetarians?"

"Yes, I have."

Vera nodded and said seriously, "We call monster meat 'vegetarian meat' because they are monsters that grow in natural environments. We don't eat farmed animals."

Mu Qiu's lips twitched slightly.

So you elves only eat wild animals?!

I think nature has been destroyed by you elves! You don't eat farmed animals, you only eat wild beasts, and you elves have ruined the ecological environment!

Seeing that Vera hadn't finished eating and had left some, Fiona picked up a crab stick made from the crab meat that Vera hadn't finished and asked in confusion, "Forget about the shrimp, this crab stick is really delicious. I finished my portion of crab sticks and Master's portion."

"You do not understand."

Vera shook her head and said, "This crab stick made of crab meat isn't made of real crab meat. It feels like I've eaten half of it and suddenly realized the 'crab' character was just pasted on."

As she spoke, her gaze drifted almost imperceptibly between Mu Qiu's legs.

Fiona looked over as well, and subconsciously licked her lips.

Does the owner's taste like crab sticks?

Mu Qiuzha: "..."

What's with that lip-licking reaction of yours?! Fiona, wake up! Don't let this lewd elf lead you astray! This is just a crab stick with some magical enhancements!

"Alright, let's go. Today we're not going to the Chamber of Commerce, we're going to the black market."

Mu Qiu interrupted their increasingly strange conversation and announced.