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

Just as she was regretting saying the wrong thing and reminded Ron, Ron had an indifferent expression.

"It's okay. We can still hire 14 level 20 monsters. We can focus on those monsters. Besides, I'll be playing the role of the boss this time. It won't be easy for them to get past me."

Seeing Ron's firm resolve, Lilith was overjoyed.

"Okay, after the equipment is sold, I'll give you a total of 30000 gold coins for the cost."

Before long, the monsters brought back the equipment and gold coins left behind by the dead adventurers.

Take the items to the familiar kobold boss.

Ron specifically kept the two legendary items inside: the Anubis Resurrection Stone and the Betrayer's Ring. These two artifacts could not be sold.

The dog-headed man calculated the total amount.

"The total income is 74222 gold coins."

Lilith received the money, plus the gold coins she picked up, for a total income of 85611 gold coins.

This income level is already the absolute maximum for an E-rank dungeon.

The problem is that if the "slack off and get a rebate" system works, with the help of the "pioneering order," I could earn 100 million gold coins.

Compared to that, we'd be losing money hand over fist.

Lilith reminded Ron as he took the two legendary pieces of equipment.

"The two pieces of equipment you took are priceless, so..."

Ron understood what the other person meant and immediately explained.

"Well, actually I planned to keep these two pieces of equipment in the dungeon as a reward for clearing it. That way, more adventurers will come to the dungeon, and I'll earn more."

Two legendary-level equipment items will be given as rewards for completing the game.

It can indeed attract a large number of adventurers to come and explore.

The more adventurers there are, the higher the chance of clearing the game.

In that case, there's no need to deduct it from Ron's account. Lilith took 20% of the gold coins, which is 17000 gold coins, and gave it to Ron.

Finally, the income was distributed to the level 7 monsters.

Each level 7 monster costs 250 gold, which is 25000 gold coins. In the end, my income is more than 43000 gold coins.

She then gave Ron another 30000 of the remaining money.

"This is the cost of building the dungeon. As usual, the other monsters will have a three-day break, and you will be in charge of building the D-level dungeon. Good luck."

After finishing his explanation, Lilith was in a good mood and turned to leave.

Other monsters also went there.

Ron wasn't in a hurry to design the dungeon.

"We need to help Carolina improve the heretic prison first; it's been dragging on for too long."

……

"Father, what should we do if we offend the Balrog Lagos?"

Elodis has been living in constant fear ever since the anti-testing mechanism ended.

It's clear that this matter not only failed to resolve Ron's problem, but also offended Duke Cedric and Earl Martel.

There is also Lagos, the great lord of the underworld.

Even Carolina refuses to see him now.

Elodis finally couldn't help but approach her father with a worried expression and ask him questions.

Compared to his foolish son, Count Bacchus had clearly calmed down.

"It's time for the underworld to have a new great lord."

He muttered to himself.

Elodis looked terrified upon hearing her father's words.

"Father, are you joking?"

Count Bacchus gave a cold laugh.

“I’m not kidding, it’s time to put the plan on the agenda.”

After saying this, Count Bacchus stepped into the Count's bedroom in the castle, felt around on the wall for a while, and then gently pushed it.

A hidden door in the wall opened.

Behind the hidden door was a pitch-black passage.

Following the dark passage, a hidden door closed after a moment, and light appeared in the dark passage.

The candlesticks on the wall were lit together.

The endless staircases inside the passage lead all the way down into the depths of the underground.

Following this endless passage until it reached its end, a weathered iron gate came into view.

Bacchus inserted the key into the lock on the iron gate, and with a turn, the gate creaked open.

Pushing open the iron gate, a vast space came into view.

Inside the space was a pool of magma, and hanging above the scalding lava was a person whose body was covered in festering sores, a truly gruesome sight.

"Father, who is this?"

Elodis, who followed, looked surprised, her face filled with fear.

Bacchus looked smug.

"A person who harbors hatred for the underworld and intends to destroy the entire underworld order is also someone who can help us control the underworld."

Chapter 79 Mills and Belin's Choice

The Adventurer's Continent, Emerald Town.

Emerald Town was bustling with activity at that moment.

The anti-testing mechanism, like a sudden hurricane, finally subsided, and the road from the town entrance to the Black Whisper Caves was crowded with eagerly awaiting adventurers.

They were all level 20.

Their eyes burned with fierce determination, their fighting spirit soaring.

Once upon a time, Black Whisper Caves was just a rising E-rank dungeon, a paradise for low-level adventurers.

These LV20 experts could only become spectators, coldly observing the "minor skirmishes" within.

Now that the anti-testing mechanism has ended, the dormant grotto is about to reopen in a brand new D-level form.

This was undoubtedly a feast tailor-made for them.

What drives them, besides the loosening of the power threshold brought about by the upgrade, is a deep-seated arrogance.

After watching the entire visual record of the counter-test, they reached a dismissive consensus:

It's not that the caves are difficult, it's that those LV10 idiots were too incompetent!

The same traps, the same monsters—they will never repeat the same mistakes.

The allure of fame and fortune is even harder to resist.

Whoever can conquer this cave, where even top teams have failed, will become famous overnight and a rising star in the adventurer community.

Gold, equipment, reputation... everything will be within easy reach.

Even Veronica, the assistant to the guild master of the Emerald Town Adventurers' Guild, was no exception.

She sat gracefully in a corner of the bustling pub, her knuckles tapping elegantly on the table, communicating with an old friend via a communication crystal.

In her view, those so-called traps were nothing more than clumsy mistakes due to a lack of experience, and she would be able to easily resolve them if she were in charge.

Suddenly, the heavy wooden door of the tavern was pushed open. A lonely figure stepped in, and the cacophony around him seemed to freeze instantly.

Veronica caught a glimpse of the person, her pupils contracted slightly, and she whispered a few words into the communication crystal before cutting off the connection.

She gestured for her companion to wait a moment, then got up and walked over.

"Commander Viser..."

The person who arrived was none other than Viser, the former leader of the First Adventurer's Guild who had fallen from grace.

His top-tier equipment was long gone, replaced by the simplest leather armor, its level clearly displayed as: LV1.

He didn't even lift his eyelids, his voice as cold and hard as iron:

"The title of guild leader has long since vanished along with my rank. Call me Viser."

He walked straight to the bar, tossed down a few coins, and said, "A glass of ale."

He then turned to the bartender, his voice carrying a barely suppressed urgency:

Have you seen Mills, Belin, Lambert, or Jill?

For several days, he searched every street and alley, looking for any possible hiding places of his former companions, but to no avail.

This noisy tavern became the place where he would try his luck one last time.

The bartender looked at this once-powerful figure, shook his head silently, and handed over the cloudy ale.

Viser tilted his head back and drank it all down; the bitterness in the glass seemed stronger than he had expected.

He slammed the empty glass down on the stage and turned to leave.

"and many more."

Veronica called out to him, quickly walked a few steps to his side, and held a heavy leather bag in her palm:

“I know all the whereabouts of Mills, Belin, Lambert, and Jill.”

She pushed the purse forward again:

"The location tells you, and these 100 gold coins are a small token of my appreciation from a friend to help you start over."

The light from the 100 gold coins was somewhat dazzling.