Chapter 134

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Chapter 134: Doing Unpaid Work

Soon, Kirmin and a big group of people rushed to the underground second floor.

Karoso and Kirmin exchanged a secret signal quickly and gathered together.

"Oh, my friend, we meet again." Kirmin hugged Karoso proactively, surprising her.

"Nice to see you again." Karoso patted her back and whispered, "Carrey has some profits."

Kirmin pointed at Karoso’s back with her finger, indicating that she understood.

"How did you make a deal with the Law Enforcer?" Karoso whispered.

"That man in the black long coat was interested in outsiders like us, so I told him about the mission that is not for The Favored One, and we traded." Kirmin whispered back.

Then, worried that Karoso might ask for more of her business secrets, she let go of Karoso, revealing a bright smile on her face.

She walked up to Carrey and asked, "Excuse me, are you a visitor?"

"I’d like to buy something," Carrey quickly replied.

"Everything in this dungeon is up for trade. As long as you can pay the price, whether it be for The Favored One alive or dead, I can sell it to you," Kirmin smiled.

"Huh?" Carrey was shocked. Could you really buy that kind of thing?

He was very grateful that his wise decision led him to meet two key NPCs, one being Joe who knew a lot of information and the other being the merchant in front of him.

"Boss, this merchant is really something," one of his henchmen whispered to Carrey, saying, "She told us she has all the information about this dungeon. After we told her our mission, she gave us lots of useful information, like the food we just ate is very useful, and that the Law Enforcers can randomly kill people when the mist appears, so it’s okay to attack each other during that time."

"Hmm," Carrey nodded, finding Kirmin more and more appealing.

"What kind of price do I need to pay to buy a Favored One?" Carrey asked Kirmin.

"It would require a large number of cards, as you don’t have much valuable items left on you," Kirmin said somewhat regretfully, "and I can only tell you who The Favored One is."

"So, do I still need to buy food?" Carrey frowned slightly.

"Then you need to collect more useful things in this dungeon, some places are dangerous, with traps and monsters, you will need to solve them," Kirmin shrugged.

"Okay," Carrey nodded.

Karoso looked at Kirmin in amazement.

This girl is quite something, Karoso wanted Carrey to take the lead and fight the Law Enforcer, but also wanted these people to help him find things, yet Kirmin managed to handle one of them in just a few words?

Clearly, Kirmin is very good at bargaining. She initially said everything is negotiable, raised her own value, and then mentioned what Carrey and the others are most interested in: The Favored One’s information.

This made Carrey more inclined to trade with her.

In addition, Kirmin had developed two leads while she was up there, and those two leads were Carrey’s people, which made Carrey trust Kirmin even more.

"Let’s trade food first," Carrey said, "What do you need?"

"Let me see how much you can give first, then I’ll decide how much food to give you." Kirmin waved his hand, saying, "Don’t worry, all trades in this dungeon are fair. You’ll get as much as you give."

"Alright…" Carrey gathered a group of people and took out over twenty cards, handing them to Kirmin.

After Kirmin took the cards, he set aside three for Karoso as a kickback, then went upstairs and quickly brought down a cart.

The cart was filled with food!

"Those who haven’t eaten yet, quickly have a meal first. Otherwise, your strength will drop significantly when the fog comes." Carrey hurriedly instructed.

Carrey’s people started eating upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Karoso pulled Kirmin aside and whispered, "How did you get these?"

"Using the cards…" Kirmin whispered back, "That guy in the long black coat meant that this dungeon needs many people to die. I told him that our group is very strong, so if we get extra cards, our strength will be too high for battles. If we trade the cards for food, our strength will stay strong during the next fog, but it won’t be the same after that, and it will take more time to find things. This is more beneficial for us."

"Also, he mentioned some locations with traps, but didn’t tell me what kind. I said that if we searched ourselves, we might not find rooms with traps, but he directly told us. I thought it would be good to let them take the risk."

"Wait, do you know the pattern of this dungeon?" Karoso asked in surprise, "I told Carrey that this dungeon is all about us fighting each other instead of defeating enemies directly. How did you know?"

"I asked, that guy in the black cloak seemed to know a lot, just by making some deals with him I found out everything," Kirmin scratched his head.

"How many times have you been to the dungeon?"

"This is my first time."

Karoso felt like his dungeon experience was all for nothing. Kirmin, who seemed to know how to communicate with NPCs, fit right in, "Aren’t you worried that he’ll figure out the right strategy after you get information from him, and attack directly?"

"It’s a trade secret!" Kirmin said seriously, "Sir, I really can’t say more."

"Understood."

[Hahaha… Master Karoso was stunned by the merchant’s cunning.]

[To be a cunning merchant in Ideal Homeland, can one be just an ordinary trader? Even we can fall victim to them.]

[Just ask the Card God, who hasn’t been fooled by Kirmin before?]

"Alright!" Kirmin clapped his hands. "Everyone, it’s time for the next step. I know some secret places with traps. If you want more food, information about The Favored One, or even The Favored One’s body, you can get those things from there and trade with me!"

Karoso wanted to trick them into going to those places, while Kirmin was more straightforward, informing them of the risks. How they obtain the items is up to them.

Carrey gathered those people and started discussing with them.

Karoso had many cards in hand now, enough for this battle. Using even half of them would deplete his magic.

Karoso had never fought such a wealthy battle before and was unsure how to proceed.

"Young master, it seems like we can leave the searching and fighting to them." Kirmin leaned in close to Karoso and whispered, "What should we do? Can we conquer this dungeon?"

"We’ll see."

……

Carrey and others followed Kirmin’s instructions and began to activate the mechanisms in the dungeon.

As mentioned before, the second floor of this dungeon is twice the size of the One layer, it is twice the size of Karoso’s family dungeon. There are many mechanisms that even Karoso does not know about, but Kirmin does know.

Carrey is good at organizing, he quickly recruited over ten NPCs as assistants through coercion and temptation.

Click, click…

A secret room gradually appeared in everyone’s sight.

This secret room is the size of a regular room. Carrey ordered, "Go, take out the things inside. We will each send two people, two warriors, one Nature Mage, and one Pastor from our side and your side."

Upon hearing this, the over ten prisoners, one warrior and one Pastor, stepped forward.

The four of them cautiously entered the room.

Buzz!

They had just stepped inside when a green mist sprayed towards them.

Seeing this, the Pastor quickly used a dispelling spell.

*Tssss…*

The divine light collided with the green mist, making the mist disappear.

"Oh!"

The Nature Mage gasped, clutching their body and crouching down.

Their clothes were corroded in an instant, leaving their bodies burnt red!

"So toxic…" Carrey frowned.

The two warriors were somewhat better off as their armor protected them, while the Pastor and Nature Mage’s clothes were completely burned.

That Nature Mage is actually a girl…

"Go fetch something," Carrey ordered. "We allocate based on merits. If you want to switch now, your merit points will decrease!"

The Nature Mage and the Pastor decisively stepped back, they were not ones to seek benefits at the cost of their lives.

The Nature Mage girl’s hair was quite burnt, looking a bit disheveled.

Seeing this, Carrey quickly took off his own prison shirt and put it around her shoulders. She looked grateful.

And the man…

Was left unattended.

Following that, another Pastor and Nature Mage entered.

Soon, the four of them brought out the things inside, which were three boxes.

Carrey told a few people to open the box. One box had a dull gray stone, one had a bottle of magic potion, and one had a golden card in it.

"Boss…"

Suddenly, the equipment on one of the warriors shattered. He sat on the ground, gasping heavily, "I feel like I’ve used up all my energy, and my magic is gone…"

"What kind of trap is this?" Carrey frowned.

"It seems to be a magic circle that drains magic." The new Nature Mage also looked weak.

"Can these be exchanged for The Favored One?" Carrey asked Kirmin.

"Not enough…" Kirmin disdainfully collected these things, handed a bottle of magic potion to Karoso as compensation.

Karoso casually kicked up the magic potion and continued working on his small mechanism, gathering valuable items.

Most of the valuable things here are documents, and there are even card recipes.

The idea of reusing cards… Karoso glanced at the information, had a netizen take a picture of it, and remembered it.

Many ancient spells have been lost, or in other words, ancient ways of fighting are different from modern ones.

In ancient battles, people would learn various kinds of magic instead of using cards.

By sealing magic in cards, it becomes more convenient to cast spells and seems simpler, but some things are also lost.

For example, some spells that cannot be sealed in cards and are more obscure may be lost over time.

Cards like the Death Knight have almost been lost to history.

There are many lost spells in this dungeon, materialized through the Card God Domain, which is very valuable for research.

For Karoso, some cards have extremely high research value because as long as he provides the right direction, someone can conduct experiments for him indefinitely without wasting materials.

"Speaking of which… there are so many thief cards." Karoso triggered another mechanism and picked up a card.

[Name: Bludgeon]

[Category: Spell]

[Star Level: 2]

[Quality: Blue Rare]

[Occupational Restriction: Thief]

[Description: Force a minion below 4 stars to turn back into a card.]

This 2-star thief spell turns a 4-star creature back into a card, meaning that if the opponent wants to summon it again, they need to spend four Star Level mana again.

……

At the same time, Carrey set up a trap room, and someone’s hand got stuck inside.

The person held their hand and could still connect it after leaving.

If it can’t connect, then they will have to change to a mechanical hand.

Carrey rewarded Kirmin with many things, and Kirmin managed to find out Carrey’s bottom line, thus completing a deal.

Kirmin took Carrey aside, took out a document from his clothes, and whispered, "Confirmed, this person is The Favored One."

"Hmm, I see." Carrey’s eyes lit up, quickly opened the document bag, and looked at the name and appearance.

"Go and bring this The Favored One here!" Carrey ordered.

Not long after, The Favored One was brought before Carrey.

Clearly, they had a fight, and The Favored One looked at Carrey with a face full of unwillingness, angrily saying, "I am not The Favored One!"

"Whether you are The Favored One or not, you will find out after I kill you," Carrey said coldly while looking at the person.

"Everyone, I am not The Favored One, they are evil spirits from outside. Do you believe in them or in me? Do you realize you are being manipulated!" The captured person looked anxiously at the prisoners with Carrey.

They frowned slightly as they watched the fate of their own people.

Carrey offered them benefits so they could cooperate, but they were not fully committed to cooperating.

"Just kidding, even if you are truly The Favored One, we won’t kill you." Carrey suddenly laughed a little, and said to The Favored One, "They are trying to make us fight each other, there is a big conspiracy at work! This dungeon seems to have a problem…"

Soon, Carrey repeated the words that Karoso had told him to the people before him.

"What do we rely on to get out? Unity!" Carrey said to everyone, "I, Carrey, cannot promise anything else, but I will not harm any of my comrades. And all of you are my comrades!"

"Whether we are evil spirits from outside, or everyone here, or The Favored One, we all have the same goal!"

"We are all people persecuted by this church! If we don’t unite now, when will we?"

"If you don’t believe it, then when the Law Enforcers show up next time, we are willing to take the lead and protect our brother, The Favored One!"

Kirmin moved closer to Karoso and said, "Almost done."

"Hmm," Karoso also finished searching around. Working together pays off, as they realized at that moment.

Meanwhile, Carrey had been helping Karoso and Kirmin for quite some time.

Many of the items he contributed could be taken out.

……

Soon, Karoso led Kirmin to the third floor.

The rooms here were similar to the dungeons in Karoso’s house, consisting of three rooms.

Even Karoso was not very familiar with the situation on the third floor of his own dungeon.

Here, he felt a slight sense of unease.

The dungeon was about twice the size of their own dungeon, so the three levels shouldn’t be exactly the same.

Karoso saw many people already moving around in confusion, so he started moving around casually too.

Just then, a faint voice sounded.

"It’s time for the Law Enforcer’s patrol! If you suspect someone is The Favored One, you can ask the Law Enforcer for help with the cleanup. But beware, there will be consequences if you report incorrectly!"

As expected, as soon as the voice appeared, the entire dungeon was once again enveloped in mist.

Seeing this, Kirmin instinctively moved closer to Karoso, knowing that Karoso’s side was the only safe place at that moment.

She had just exposed so much, so someone must have ill intentions towards her. Touching her earlier would have been a challenge to everyone who wanted to buy goods, but now, things were different. All order would collapse with the arrival of darkness.

At that moment, being by Karoso’s side was the safest place to be.

She dared to be so conspicuous precisely because she had Karoso as her backing.

She used all the available conditions for her business.

Clang, clang, clang…

The footsteps of the Law Enforcer echoed on the third floor.

Karoso threw out a card.

[Name: Regicide Blade]

[Category: Equipment]

[Star Level: 3]

[Grade: Golden Legend]

[Occupational Restriction: Warriors, Thieves]

[Introduction: What is an assassin? Assassins eliminate witnesses or assassinate in secrecy, ensuring no one sees them! This dagger is suitable for different styles of assassination. When a person is killed, their body dies, but their spirit lives on. Similarly, the spirit embodied by this weapon is eternal!]

[Note: This card can only be used in this dungeon.]

Holding the dagger, Karoso felt a slight sense of unease, but the power of the God of War still enhanced it.

In this dungeon, among the outsiders, only Karoso could wield this weapon because he is the Card Maker and can use thief cards.

"Phew…" Karoso breathed out and threw out two cards.

[Name: Poisoning]

[Category: Spell]

[Star Level: 3]

[Rarity: Blue Rare]

[Job Limitation: Thief]

[Description: Enhance the damage of your weapon]

[Name: Assassin’s Sharpening Stone]

[Category: Magic]

[Star Level: 3]

[Quality: Purple Epic]

[Job Limitation: Thief]

[Description: Make your weapon sharper, increasing a lot of damage]

Karoso used nine points in one breath, the sharpness and power of the weapon made Karoso a bit shiver.

Such a frightening weapon!

I must figure out how to make this weapon once I leave.

[Here comes the Blade Thief!]

[I never expected to encounter a Blade Thief deck in this dungeon.]

[Master Karoso’s fighting style is quite aggressive. I wonder if it suits this one-hit-kill strategy.]

In Karoso’s deck now, there are two Greedy Hands, one Wow, one Thank You, two Raining Blades, and two Blade Dances left.

Karoso is not wielding a weapon to harm anyone at the moment, but for self-defense. It’s not time for killing yet.

At that moment, Karoso sensed a slight chill nearby.

Swish!

A cloud of mist rushed towards Kirmin.

Even without using his eyes, Karoso’s fighting instinct kicked in, and he decisively waved his dagger.

Plop!

The cloud of mist was cut open by Karoso.

"What’s that?"

"Ouch, something is attacking me!"

"Stay back!"

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"I don’t care!"

Brush, brush…

Just then, two sword lights slashed towards Karoso, who quickly wielded his dagger to defend himself.

Puchi, puchi…

Vines wrapped around Karoso’s feet, and he swiftly cut them off.

"What’s going on? Why are they attacking randomly?" Kirmin panicked, "This isn’t what we planned!"

"Did he tell you that there are monsters in the smoke?" Karoso said with a serious tone.

"No, are there monsters here?" Kirmin quickly shook his head.

Karoso took a deep breath and threw out a card.

[Name: Enhanced Perception]

[Category: Magic]

[Star Level: 2]

[Rarity: Blue Rare]

[Job Restriction: Thief]

[Description: The shadow dancer, not hurt by shadows]

Kirmin just bought this card in a trade and it’s not part of Karoso’s deck range.

Karoso’s visibility increased significantly, with shadows everywhere.

The shadows filled the entire third floor, wildly attacking people on the floor. The chaotic attacks earlier were traces of the shadows fighting others.

These shadows are attacking not only the criminals but also the Law Enforcers.

However, Karoso is now blocking Kirmin firmly, so these monsters are not attacking Karoso.

Karoso looks around.

Why aren’t they attacking me? Do I have something special?

Looking at this situation, it seems like the ritual in this dungeon is reaching the next stage.

……

At the same time, on the third floor underground, in another area.

Neymar is sitting in front of a statue, sweat running down her body.

The statue is emitting a dazzling blue light, flickering as if trying to convey something.

Neymar ended up here purely by luck. She was just searching for evidence normally, but then she accidentally triggered something and ended up here.

"Child, there is an indescribable potential within you, and its name is wisdom."

Neymar heard these words in her ears.

"Wisdom…" Neymar said in confusion, "Where am I wise?"

"Child, do not doubt yourself."

"You can hear my voice, something others cannot do."

"My brother can definitely do it!" Neymar’s eyes showed determination.

"Your brother… um, your memories tell me he is a very capable person."

"Yes, my brother is the most capable." Neymar said proudly.

"With your brother being so capable, can you keep up with his pace?"

"Catch up… with her brother’s pace…" Neymar was struck by a thought.

"Do you want power? The power to fight alongside him."

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