He had fallen asleep soundly. Chen Yu, after a relaxing bath, was sound asleep the moment he hit the bed. Since entering the underground cave, he hadn't had such a comfortable sleep in a long time. Previously, even though the bed was of a high grade and sleeping was comfortable, he always felt something was missing. The moment he lazily got out of the bathtub, he felt that regret had been filled. Lying on the camp bed, Chen Yu had sweet dreams, completely unaware that at this moment, in the cave city.
"Mr. Roy!"
"Mr. Roy, you're back."
Roy, with goat horns on his head, walked through the city streets with a beaming smile. He was in a great mood. His trip to the underground cave had been very fruitful, and he had even made a friend. All along the way, people in the city greeted him warmly as he passed, and he would smile and nod in return before heading back to a luxurious mansion in the city.
The moment he entered the mansion, the servants exclaimed in surprise. "Mr. Roy, you're back. Miss Shana just returned too."
"My sister is back?" Roy raised an eyebrow and hurried into the room. He saw a woman in a long dress and a veil standing in the living room.
"Sis!" Roy called out with a smile. The woman turned her head upon hearing his voice and smiled slightly when she saw him. "You're back too, what a coincidence."
"Sis, why did you buy so much bread?" Roy pointed to the pile of bread on the floor.
"This is for the ratman camp," Shana said softly. "The earthworm camp has been short-handed lately, and their food production is a bit insufficient. They asked me to collect a batch of supplies for them. I happened to meet an outsider in the wilderness, and he had surplus bread, so I bought some. How was your trip to the wilderness?"
"Hey, I made a huge profit this time." Roy said with a smile, throwing out two barrels of pure ice spring water.
"2 liters of pure ice spring water!"
"Oh? It seems your harvest is quite significant." Shana smiled, while Roy narrowed his eyes and chuckled. "There's more, take a look."
Clang!
Instantly, hundreds of complete earthworm hides were thrown onto the ground.
"Look, these are all intact earthworm hides, and they are of superior quality. If sold well, these hides can fetch several gold coins."
Unexpectedly, Shana, who had been smiling, suddenly frowned.
"Where… where did you get these?"
Roy was stunned. He was a little intimidated by Shana's gaze.
"I, I bought them in the underground cave." Roy blinked nervously. Shana's frown deepened upon hearing this. "Were they bought in bulk or in batches? From whom did you buy them?"
"An outsider." Roy frowned and murmured.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
"Where is that outsider now?" Shana pressed, her voice serious. "Do you know why the ratman camp has had many earthworms stolen recently? There's already a bounty posted!"
City bulletin board.
A group of beastmen were gathered here. There were catwomen with alluring figures, foxwomen with enchanting eyes, powerful bull-men warriors, and snake-people with sinister glints in their eyes. They were all gathered here for a bounty posted on this bulletin board.
Bounty content:
The ratman camp has been experiencing frequent losses of field mice recently. A reward is hereby offered. Anyone who can capture the thief will receive a generous reward from the Ratman Association.
Reward: 50 gold coins.
For specific details, please consult the Ratman Association.
For the citizens of the city, 50 gold coins was an astronomical sum, not an exaggeration to say that it was wealth that some beastmen might earn in their lifetime. With this bounty posted, the city immediately erupted. Countless beastmen were sharpening their weapons, eager to pocket this substantial commission.
"Such a large bounty."
"50 gold coins, for the city to offer such a large bounty is indeed terrifying."
"Is it worth stealing a few earthworms? Field mice are just food, and no life has been lost. Why is the Ratman Association making such a fuss?"
"Why worry about so much? It's a good thing to make money."
"It's probably not that simple!"
"Offering this amount of reward means the task will surely be difficult. I'd better stay in the city and be a couch potato. The plane fluctuations outside are so frequent, who knows if I'll encounter monsters when I go out."
As soon as this was said, the surrounding beastman warriors echoed in agreement. They all seemed to have had second thoughts. Although there were always bounties in the city's reward area, a bounty of 50 gold coins was something that might not be encountered even once a year. Vaguely, he remembered that the last time a bounty was offered at this level, it was for dealing with monsters outside the city. Monsters! Even relatively low-level monsters would require at least Silver-tier strength, and several Silver-tiers cooperating, to defeat. Silver-tier individuals were already considered elites in this small city. Warriors standing here, most of their strength was still at Black Iron and Bronze tiers. With their strength, they could only get by in the wild, and sometimes, when encountering particularly strong wild beasts, they might not even be a match!
There had been great changes in the underground cave recently. Plane fluctuations! The planes outside the city were in disarray, and no one knew whether they would encounter flat grasslands or a nest teeming with beasts when they went out. It was best to be cautious. It would be better to go out when the situation outside stabilized a bit. No one would joke with their own life.
"50 gold coins, if anyone can get 50 gold coins, I will marry him." The alluring catwoman whispered. Immediately, her words seemed to ignite the surrounding beastmen like chicken blood. Those who were about to give up had their eyes wide open.
"Miss Los, wait for me!"
"I, Tiger Head, will definitely get this 50 gold coins. I'll marry you when I get back."
"Bullshit, it's me!"
"It's me!"
The beastmen argued incessantly, glaring at each other and rushing towards the ratman camp. Only the catwoman named Los muttered, "This 1 gold coin is really easy to earn." She had said that sentence intentionally. To put it simply, she was the tout. Before the Ratman Association posted the bounty, they had already contacted her. Those shrewd ratmen had already anticipated this outcome of posting a bounty. They had asked her to say that sentence when other beastmen were hesitant. Her commission was 1 gold coin. She had seized the opportunity to say that sentence. This also meant that her commission was secured. Watching the beastmen warriors leave, brandishing their clubs, the catwoman Los pouted and took out another flyer from her pocket, posting it on the bulletin board.
Sisterhood Beauty Salon Grand Opening Celebration.
From now on, anyone who spends 50 silver coins in the store will be invited to have a candlelight dinner with our staff. After posting the flyer, the catwoman Los swayed her hips and left.
Author's Note: Good evening, don't eat anymore!