You promised to wreak havoc on the dungeon, but instead you've got Dragon Slime!

This is what makes the "Starfall" team stand out from its peers!

"Michael, stop drinking! We have important business to attend to!"

A familiar voice broke through the noise of the tavern.

Michael turned around, his eyes blurry with drunkenness, and saw his equally proud sister, Veronica.

He gave a playful smile.

"Veronica?"

He swirled the wine in his glass:

"What, you want me to 'take care' of that Black Language Cave?"

Veronica nodded.

"what!"

Michael chuckled and downed the remaining wine in his glass in one gulp.

"Are you kidding me? We're regulars in D-rank dungeons now! Why would we bother going to E-rank dungeons and wasting our time on those measly experience points and copper coins?"

The contempt in his tone was exactly the same as his sister's.

Veronica remained expressionless, her crimson eyes fixed on her brother.

"What if... the reward is 5000 gold coins, plus five pieces of purple epic equipment?"

Veronica had previously glimpsed that the raiding order stated 1 gold coins and 5 pieces of purple equipment, so her promised "half" was naturally 5000 gold coins.

……

A pale purple light screen hovered in front of Ron, its cold runes flowing, reflecting the latest data:

Total number of adventurers entering the Black Whisper Caves: 2955

Number of Dead Adventurers: 2791

[Experience Reward: 3699]

[Rank of E-level dungeon: 1704]

The "clearance rate" column, like a curse, still stubbornly displays: 0%.

There's less than a week left until the monthly settlement.

Lilith had just looked again at the azure magic crystal ball that reflected her "failure," and at this moment, she no longer harbored any illusions about the illusory "system rebate."

Instead, the challenge became figuring out how to get rid of this overly "outstanding" vampire designer.

Only in this way can she recruit a truly mediocre dungeon builder who meets her standards for "dodging the mess".

Let's revitalize her "Retreat and Rebate System"!

"but……"

Lilith's slender fingers fidgeted with a strand of hair:

"The dungeon he built was perfect, exceeding the mission requirements... I can't exactly say something like 'because it's too perfect, it doesn't meet my expectations,' can I?"

She frowned and paced back and forth on the moonshine carpet, trying to find even the slightest loophole in the contract terms.

After a long while, she sighed in frustration.

Finding fault with the quality of the dungeons doesn't seem to work.

"Then... we'll have no choice but to pay the penalty for breach of contract and forcibly dismiss them!"

She gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

One hundred million gold coins!

This number is like a heavy shackle.

But Lilith quickly calculated:

After firing Ron and replacing him with a "retreat-type" designer, the huge penalty fee should be earned back quickly thanks to the magical power of the [retreat rebate system]!

But... how about letting her ask her father for this huge sum of money, enough to buy several floating cities?

Although her father doted on her, one hundred million gold coins was no small sum, and she simply couldn't bring herself to do it.

She pushed open the office door and immediately saw Alyssa, who looked worried and even had a few anxious red pimples on her cheeks.

“Elisa…”

Upon hearing the sound, Alyssa immediately sprang to her feet, like a startled rabbit.

The more dazzling Ron's performance, the more worried she became, fearing that the Duke's precious daughter would be kidnapped.

But those damn dungeon stats are getting better every day, it's like adding fuel to the fire!

"Miss……"

Alyssa's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Lilith walked to the floating azure crystal ball, glanced at the glaring data on it, took a deep breath, and tried to make her tone sound relaxed and casual:

"Alyssa, I'm giving you a... well, a relatively easy task."

Alyssa stared wide-eyed in confusion, wondering what this duke's daughter with her erratic thinking was up to now.

“Go and find my father,”

Lilith tried to make her voice sound nonchalant:

"Please ask him... to pay the penalty for my breach of contract and fire Ron."

Fired? !

Alyssa's heart skipped a beat!

Miss Lilith is actually going to fire that amazing vampire boy?

This means... the young lady doesn't like him at all!

Otherwise, why would he make such a decision when his career was at its peak?

But... why?

Alyssa's mind was a complete mess.

Isn't it a good thing to create such an excellent dungeon?

Why did you cut off your own arm, Miss?

Forget it! If I can't figure it out, I'll stop thinking about it!

Alyssa immediately saw this hot potato as a godsend—

Once Ron is fired, her biggest worry will be solved!

As for the reason?

Let the Duke worry about it!

"Don't worry, Miss!"

Alyssa's voice instantly filled with energy:

"I'll do it right now!"

Watching Alyssa walk away with a sigh of relief, Lilith also breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a huge burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

That's just how straightforward the young lady's thinking is:

Once the problem is thrown out, it's solved!

The Starfall Squad is about to clear Chapter 22.

The Flame Duke's Castle, the Melting Heart Study.

Alyssa jogged up and knocked on the door of the study on the top floor of the castle, which was engraved with an ancient fire emblem.

"Your Majesty the Duke!"

After bowing, Alyssa spoke with unprecedented certainty:

"I can confirm that Miss Lilith has absolutely no feelings of affection for Mr. Ron!"

She then went on to reveal that Lilith had demanded Ron be fired and that he pay a penalty for breach of contract.

That's it!

Lilith definitely doesn't like that kid!

Cedric the Flame Duke's tense nerves finally relaxed, and a hint of relief flashed in his lava-like eyes.

A false alarm!

But then, a new wave of confusion washed over me:

If it's not a relationship issue, then why would Lilith fire a dungeon designer who performed so well?

This is tantamount to self-destruction!

Without this kid, what kind of "career" would her E-level dungeon even have?

Should we just give up and let things fall apart?

No! The Duke resolutely rejected the idea.

This kid has to stay!

He is Lilith's hope for becoming an excellent lord!

The problem is... how do we get Lilith to change her mind?

Cedric knows his daughter all too well.

She was spoiled since childhood, and once she made up her mind, not even the Nine-Headed Abyss Dragon could pull her back!

As a father, he had virtually no persuasive power in front of her.

It's all his own fault!