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

"I will dedicate all my time and wealth to the supreme Demon King!"

After saying that, as if he had made a huge decision, he gritted his teeth and pulled out a heavy box directly from his storage ring.

The box crashed to the ground with a loud, dull, yet alluring thud. The lid wobbled slightly, revealing a gleaming stack of gold coins inside.

This was his last personal savings, a full one million gold coins!

Originally, this was the start-up capital he had planned for a life of extravagance and enjoyment after escaping the abyss.

But at this moment, Lem Lem felt that the time for enjoyment had not yet arrived!

He wants to endure hardship before he can enjoy the sweetness!

All one million gold coins have been donated!

They're all given to the Demon King!

He planned not to keep a single penny for himself!

Lyme even began to reflect on his own actions.

What is the value of his existence?

Has he built an irreplaceable barrier, formed a unique core competitiveness, and made the Demon King indispensable to him?

What differentiates his actions from those of other demons? Why him, and not other demons?

After much deliberation, Rem realized with horror that his greatest advantage might be that he could go without eating, drinking, sleeping, or enjoying himself, and could dedicate all his time and energy to the Demon King without reservation!

While other demons were resting, he was working!

While other demons were enjoying themselves, he was making money for the Demon King!

Light rain means a little dry work, heavy rain means a lot of hard work, torrential rain means finding a gap to work, and no rain means working like crazy. Keep working, keep working, keep working!

Once the Demon King conquers the land, given his personality, he will surely not keep this glory to himself and will certainly not treat such a meritorious subject unfairly!

Then he will be able to live the wonderful life he has always dreamed of, drinking human blood to his heart's content!

Thinking of this, Lym seemed to be injected with boundless energy. He respectfully picked up the heavy box of gold coins, bowed deeply into the void before him, and said loudly in the most humble tone:

"Lady Lilith! This is the first gift I'm offering to the Demon Lord! Please pass it on to him!"

"There's no need to mention my name to the Demon King! As long as you place this sentiment in your manor, I believe the Demon King will understand my sincerity!"

Ripples spread across the void.

A girl dressed in a black dress, with long, snow-white hair and crimson eyes, quietly stepped out.

Her indifferent, beautiful eyes swept over the box of gold coins, and with a gentle lift of her slender, jade-like hand, the heavy box vanished without a trace.

"Ah."

“I have already seen your awareness.”

"I will present this loyalty intact to the Demon King's manor."

Upon hearing Lilith's promise, Rem straightened up abruptly, and his jelly-like face revealed immense joy and excitement.

He struggled to raise a tentacle-like limb, mimicking some kind of military salute, and roared at the top of his lungs into the void, his voice slightly distorted with excitement:

"loyalty!"

Chapter Ninety-One: Sleeping with Vera and Fiona and...

As the last rays of the setting sun sank completely beneath the distant mountain ridges, night fell like a giant velvet curtain, quickly enveloping the entire wilderness.

The temperature dropped noticeably, and the chilly evening breeze rustled the withered grass on both sides of the road.

After the sun set, Mu Qiu and his two companions continued their journey by the faint starlight, and finally, on the distant horizon, they saw the huge but blurry outline of the City of the Earth.

"finally reached."

Mu Qiu gazed at the city of Earth not far away and exhaled.

The closer you get, the more you can feel the grandeur of this city.

The city wall, which is twenty meters high, seems to blend into the surrounding mountains and can't be seen at all.

As you get closer and look up, you feel a sense of oppression, as if you were facing a giant beast.

When the dragon stopped in the open space in front of the city gate, illuminated by torches, Mu Qiu couldn't help but frown.

"The city gates are closed?"

"It's too late, isn't it? The curfew has already started."

Vera peeked out from Mu Qiu's arms, her pointed ears trembling in the cold wind. She looked at the tightly closed city gate and sighed softly.

"It should only be around seven or eight o'clock now. Your curfew is really early. In our capital, the curfew doesn't start until at least nine o'clock at night, and it only applies when monsters are more active and during the cold winter."

"Curfew..."

Mu Qiu touched his chin.

Having lived a noble life, he had almost forgotten that there was such a thing as a curfew in the Middle Ages.

Although the monsters are confined to the dungeons, occasionally some monsters leave due to riots. There are also elemental monsters in the wild that may attack human dwellings at night. Therefore, towns in various places usually close their gates at night...

Fiona also peered out from behind Mu Qiu, her brows furrowed slightly.

"So we'll have to find somewhere to sleep outside the city again tonight?"

She didn't mind sleeping outdoors, but if nothing unexpected happened, Vera would probably go back into the tent with her master, leaving her alone outside to keep watch in the cold wind...

They're both slaves, so why can Miss Vera get a good night's sleep while she has to stand guard outside?

"Master, I have a suggestion..."

Fiona coughed lightly, preparing to suggest to her master that Miss Vera keep watch with her.

If we're going to suffer, we should suffer together. How can we let her suffer alone?

"I suggest you don't offer any suggestions."

Vera saw through Fiona's little scheme at a glance and interrupted her directly: "You lewd little knight, you wouldn't happen to be thinking of staying in your master's tent at night and secretly becoming a dragon knight, would you?"

"How could that be! You shameless little devil! Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?!"

Fiona, her face flushed, shouted, "I swear in the name of a knight, I will never step into my master's tent tonight!"

"Is that so? Then I misunderstood you, Miss Fiona."

Vera's tone suddenly became kind again, and Fiona had just shown a suspicious expression when she heard Vera continue:

"Master, you heard it too, right? Fiona said she doesn't want to rest in the tent tonight; she wants to keep watch for us!"

Fiona: "!!!"

Mu Qiu looked at Fiona with an appreciative gaze and nodded with a smile.

“Not bad, Fiona, you have a lot of awareness. As a knight, it seems you understand the virtue of selflessness. In that case, the task of keeping watch will be entrusted to you.”

"Master, I actually think Miss Vera is also suitable..."

At this moment, Fiona was anxiously wanting Lavira to stand guard with her in the cold wind, while Mu Qiu was also about to turn around and find a suitable campsite.

Just then, from the shadows at the foot of the city wall, a petite figure suddenly moved and timidly walked towards them.

It was a girl wrapped in a tattered gray cloak, the hood pulled low, almost covering most of her face, leaving only a pointed chin and slightly pale lips visible.

She looked very thin and seemed to be shivering in the night wind.

When Mu Qiu saw the figure in the distance, he stopped the earth dragon and raised his hand to stop Fiona from speaking.

Fiona: "..."

Mu Qiu looked ahead and saw the girl stop a few steps in front of the earth dragon and look up.

By the light of the torches at the city gate, Mu Qiu could see a pair of clear, golden eyes beneath the hood, eyes filled with a pleading look.

"Um, um... excuse me..."

Her voice was soft, with a barely perceptible tremor, as if she had mustered immense courage, "E-adventurers...are you heading into the city?"

Mu Qiu pulled on the reins, looked down at the uninvited guest, and did not answer immediately.

He tentatively sent a detection function over, and when it failed, he realized that the other party was not the slave he had imagined.

If not slaves, then they must be commoners? Refugees? Or something else?

Vera and Fiona also eyed the suddenly appearing girl warily, without uttering a word.

Their attitude is their master's attitude; since their master doesn't speak, they won't rashly agree.

Seeing that Mu Qiu did not respond, the girl seemed even more nervous, clutching the edge of her tattered cloak tightly with both hands, and continued timidly, "According to the rules of the Earth City, after the sun sets, the city gates... will not be opened."

"But... but... if it's a noble lord of high status, or... or an adventurer like you, the city guards sometimes... sometimes they can be lenient..."

Her words were broken and her voice was low, sounding very humble.

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow.

That's right, if the city gates are closed, can't they be opened again?

It's because I wasn't a noble in my previous life; I almost forgot that commoners and nobles in the Middle Ages didn't receive the same treatment.

The city gates were closed to prevent commoners from entering, but not to prevent nobles.

Just as Mu Qiu was pondering, the girl seemed to remember something, hurriedly rummaged in a tattered little pocket inside her cloak, and finally pulled out a few things, spread them out in her palm, and handed them to Mu Qiu.

There were two dirty silver coins and seven or eight equally dirty copper coins, with some dirt still clinging to them, shimmering faintly in the torchlight.

This is probably all she can offer.

"I...I only have this much...I'll give it all to you..."

The girl's voice was choked with sobs, her eyes brimming with tears, filled with helplessness and pleading.

"Please... could you... could you take me in with you? I... I promise I won't cause you any trouble! I'll leave as soon as we get into the city! Really!"

Her gaze shifted between Mu Qiu, Vera, and Fiona, finally settling on Mu Qiu, who was clearly in charge. Her eyes resembled those of a small animal abandoned in the rain, pitiful, weak, and helpless.

Vera leaned close to Mu Qiu's ear and whispered, "Master, it's best to be careful around people of unknown origin."

Fiona looked at the girl's frail body and pleading eyes, and the knight's compassion was somewhat touched, but she did not speak. She just looked at Mu Qiu and waited for his decision.

"..."

Mu Qiu silently looked at the girl's eyes, which were about to burst into tears, and then glanced at the few meager silver coins in her hand.

He wasn't short of money; bringing someone into the city was just a small favor for him.

But the girl's appearance was indeed a bit abrupt, and... for people from the lower classes, two silver coins would be enough for them to live on for a long time, so why give him the money to take into the city?

If this girl's identity is questionable, it might implicate him.

With these thoughts in mind, Mu Qiu slowly asked, "The City of Earth... doesn't it allow commoners to spend the night at the city gate?"

The girl shook her head.

"My lord, as you can see, those noble lords cannot bear to see poor people, nor do they want us poor people to tarnish Her Majesty's eyes, so they drive away those who stay overnight at the city gate..."

As she spoke, her small body trembled, revealing a frightened expression.

"And... I think I heard the sound of monsters today. I wonder if the nearby dungeon has rioted. If I leave Earth City, I'm afraid..."

Monster riot...

Mu Qiu pursed her lips.

In fact, they are highly likely to be able to penetrate deep into the dungeon and deal with the culprits who caused the riot. As long as the leader of the riot is not the final boss, he is no match for Vera and her group.

After a moment's thought, Mu Qiu's heart still leaned towards goodwill.

It's just one more person being brought into the city, so there shouldn't be any problems. Even if there's something wrong with her identity, given his status as a hero, how could it really implicate him?

He nodded, his voice calm: "Keep the silver coins safe and follow me. I'll give it a try."

Upon hearing this, the girl's tears vanished instantly, replaced by unbelievable surprise and gratitude.

She quickly stuffed the silver coin back into her pocket and bowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you! Thank you so much! Adventurer! Thank you! You're such a kind person!"

"You don't need to give me the 'good guy' card..."