The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 171: Salamanda
“I want money!”

In the guild, Sato Kazuma's hysterical roar caused everyone in the guild to look at him in surprise.

Baruta is indeed an upright knight. After the blind date, the charges of subversion against Sato Kazuma disappeared and he was freed.

But compensation for the mansion still needs to be paid.

no matter what.

He was the one who blew up the mansion.

Not only him, but also Aqua, Darkness, Megumin and Yunyun were indirectly accomplices in the bombing of the mansion, so the responsibility of repaying the debt was not only on Sato Kazuma alone, but all the members of the team became debtors.

Zun Zun pouted and said, "If I sell the skill point potions I put in Wiz's shop, I can pay off my debt in an instant."

"How can anyone afford something so expensive?"

Sato Kazuma didn't understand why a bottle of skill point potion was worth 2000W Eris.

But he also knew that no one could afford to buy this potion for Axel, who was just a novice adventurer.

It is even more impossible to pay off debts with potions.

The lord said that since he didn't need it, he would only charge 500 million Eris, and if you don't agree, forget it.

Only a ghost would agree to that!

"Then let's go on a mission! I haven't had a chance to use my explosion magic recently, and I'm itching to do it! This time, let's deal with super S-level monsters like the Griffin or Chimera! With our strength, there will be no problem!"

Huihui was a little excited.

After she experienced fighting against the Demon King's army cadres and intercepting the Mobile Fortress Destroyer, she no longer cared about ordinary trash.

Obviously, he couldn't even handle two giant toads.

"No, Huihui, we can't deal with such a powerful monster."

Youyou still has self-awareness.

"Winter... Speaking of winter, there's only that one thing, the one we talk about every year..."

"Wait, wait! Your Excellency, you are not talking about General Dong, are you?"

Sato Kazuma's face suddenly changed.

When Zun Zun traveled through time, Huihui and Youyou returned to the Crimson Demon Clan, and Darkness returned to her hometown, he and Aqua also went to fight the snow elves for their livelihood.

Because they are weak and the bounty is high.

I thought it was an easy task, but who would have thought that I would meet General Winter in the end, be beheaded with a single blow, and then go to meet the goddess Eris, completing the virgin death of this world.

Seeing him like this, Zun Zun was stunned.

"Oh, you've met General Winter? It seems that was not a pleasant experience. But this time it's not that. It's another thing that is very popular in winter and can almost be said to be a common thing in the house."

"Is that what you are talking about?"

Darkness seemed to have thought of something.

Sato Kazuma hated the riddler the most, so he quickly asked what it was. Zun Zun did not keep him in suspense and explained slowly:
"Kazuma, do you know Salamanda?"

"Salamanda?"

“Although it sounds like a fire elf like a snow elf, it is actually neither an elf nor a ferocious monster, but a very common reptile similar to a lizard.

But its characteristic is that it can release heat, which is a very good cold-proof 'equipment'. Many nobles would keep such creatures in their rooms during the winter, and in fact, Darkness also kept one at home."

"Is that so?"

Sato Kazuma was not quite clear about this matter. After all, he was too overwhelmed by Darkness's blind date at that time to pay attention to these trivial matters.

"It's harmless and useful, so it's very popular among the nobles. A salamander costs about 10 Eris. The temperature this year is a bit too low, so the price will probably increase a lot."

"real or fake!?"

"Besides being a favorite hand warmer for the nobles, Salamander is also the main material for the advanced magic item, HeatRing. As it happens, I can make it."

"Okay! Let's go now!"

Hearing this, Sato Kazuma slammed the table and stood up, preparing to walk out of the town.

Because Zun Zun said that salamanders are harmless.

The winter in this world is still terrible. The weak monsters go into hibernation and only the strong monsters are active. However, all of them are extremely difficult to deal with.

For example, defeating a pack of wolves that are attacking a ranch, defeating or driving away a bear, or killing a griffin or chimera that is still fighting, etc.

The bounty for the mission was a long string of zeros that made people jealous, but he was too weak to complete any of these missions, so a weak and harmless creature like the Salamander...

"Let me ask beforehand. If I capture too many, it won't be like the snow elves summoning a being as strong as General Winter, right?"

"will not."

"Isn't it going to summon something weird?"

“…No way! If it was the same as the snow elves, would the Darkness family still raise them?”

Zun Zun rolled his eyes in annoyance.

After confirming it again and again, Sato Kazuma nodded with relief. He was really scared of being cheated.

So everyone walked out of the city.

Huihui wasn't very interested in catching salamanders, as she preferred to defeat powerful monsters. However, when they decided to catch a few more to make the mansion warmer, she reluctantly agreed.

Far away from the town, the plains are covered in white.

"Salamanders, like other weak animals, hibernate in the winter, so you must move gently. Also, you are not allowed to use weapons or magic. After all, if you are dead, you can't emit heat. Darkness, you are not allowed to attack either... Never mind, it's none of your business."

“What do you mean? Are you trying to tell me that I’m a clumsy sow who can only strip naked in the snow to emit a feminine odor that would make salamanders horny? That kind of thing… ugh!”

"I didn't say that."

Zun Zun was completely speechless about Darkness.

Sato Kazuma also moved a little further away from her and looked at Aqua who was holding a bug net and a cage beside her.

"You're dressed like this again."

"You're so stupid, Kazuma. I'm going to use this to catch a salamander and put it in this cage. I'll hug it when I sleep so it won't be cold at night."

He seemed to have heard what Aqua said!
……Wait a moment.

Sato Kazuma suddenly had an idea, as if something was about to break through the fog and appear in his mind.

Sudden--

“That’s it!!!”

“Wow! Kazuma, why are you suddenly going crazy?!”

"That's it! The heat source and the futon combined together, Aqua, have you figured out anything!?"

"That... electric blanket?"

"It's a kotatsu, idiot!"

Sato Kazuma spit at her angrily, more fiercely than the goddess of water.

Yes, that's it!

Kotatsu (also known as heated table) is a unique daily item used in winter. It is used to warm the lower body. A heat source such as charcoal fire or electrical appliances is fixed under the table. In order to prevent the heat from escaping, a quilt is covered on the wooden frame. People sit around it in winter, and a few oranges are placed on top...

Forget about the oranges, after all, you never know when they will run away like a vibrator.

However, if such a product is developed, it will definitely be very popular!
"Okay! Catch a few more!"

“I don’t know why Kazuma is so excited all of a sudden, but it’s right to catch more. After all, a high-level magic item, HeatRing, is worth 100 Eris, and it’s very popular among nobles and adventurers alike.”

"oh oh……!"

Suddenly I feel that the kotatsu is not that important.

"Speaking of which, how do we catch a salamander? It's all white here, and we have no idea where it is hibernating."

"Um, um... I read in the library of the Crimson Demons that when salamanders hibernate, they seek out hollows in tree trunks because this helps preserve the heat they emit."

"As expected of an excellent student, Youyou is right."

"Hey hey hey-"

Zun Zun praised her.

Because tree trunks are very easy to find warming facilities in the wild and are also excellent protective umbrellas, weak creatures like salamanders basically hide in such places.

“But be careful. Salamanders aren’t the only ones hiding in places like this. Bloody flying squirrels, young slimes, and striped snakes also hide in tree trunks. They’re easy to get bitten…Darkness, are you excited?”

"No, no... Every time I explore, I can feel different damage. It's like opening Pandora's box... It's great!"

Do you think this is opening a blind box?
Zun Zun didn't want to comment too much on Darkness's special hobby, as long as she was happy.

So everyone dispersed.

To be honest, working in winter is very hard. In addition to enduring the unbearable low temperatures, you also have to be vigilant against monsters around you at all times to prevent being attacked.

The most difficult thing to accept is that every exploration may not necessarily reveal a salamander, but may be other monsters.

Moreover, the fire salamander is not as easy to be slaughtered as the snow elves. It hides very well, but it will be scared away by the slightest noise, so it is easy to catch it in the back.

Anyway, they got nothing on the first day.

"So, so tired... I didn't catch anything all day. Not to mention a salamander, I didn't even see the word fire."

"Why, do you think it's hard? Why don't we go and defeat the snow elves..."

"Forget it!"

Hearing what Zun Zun said, Sato Kazuma's face instantly became ugly, and he covered his neck, as if he was still immersed in the fear of being beheaded by a knife.

"Speaking of which..."

Sato Kazuma looked at Huihui, who had the strongest firepower in the team, and asked curiously: "If we use explosion magic on General Dong..."

"No hope. Although General Dong is in human form, he is actually an illusion, an elf formed by the gathering of magic power. As a being that looks like the king of elves, his magic defense is incredibly high. Although the explosion magic can cause damage, it is still difficult to kill him with one blow."

"Rather, I don't want to use explosion magic on such a terrifying opponent."

Huihui added this sentence right after Zunzun finished his explanation.

Sato Kazuma curled the corners of his mouth.

He also didn't expect that Huihui, who had always been angry with everyone, would one day give in. Of course, he also clearly understood from the side how powerful General Dong was.

It seems I still have to work harder tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)