Chapter 24
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Chapter 24: Breaking Free From Chains Is Just a Minor Matter!
After receiving a thousand high-quality Abyssal Crystals as a reward, Lolth’s purse suddenly felt much heavier.
You see, aside from budgeting, Lolth had never come across so many Abyssal Crystals before!
Even though the Abyssal Crystals allocated as budget funds were obtained deceitfully, their usage was restricted to building ecological chambers.
These thousand high-quality Abyssal Crystals were completely under her control!
Lolth immediately floated up in excitement.
She decided to go to the Trading Square on the outskirts of the Demon King Castle!
Despite Abyssal Demons being generally aggressive and straightforward, contrary to the Holy Alliance’s propaganda, the Demon King Castle not only had currency but also a designated trading area.
However, the trading area wasn’t controlled by any official department; instead, it was an arrangement made by all the Abyssal Demons with the silent consent of the Demon King—an agreed-upon space outside the city walls, within the defense lines of the Demon King Castle.
Lolth had visited a few times before, mainly to purchase items for decorating ecological chambers—items like tree species and everyday goods, which were relatively inexpensive among the spoils of war acquired by the Demon Army.
But this time, Lolth wasn’t here to pick up trash and scraps!
She wanted to buy some good stuff for real!
Not just loot, she could also buy special supplies brought from the depths by various tribes!
Moreover, after much thought, Lolth decided to bring Tina along too!
“Show this elven lady the real-life appearance of an Abyssal Demon, maybe then she can understand that we are not completely as evil and chaotic as described!”
With this thought in mind, Lolth first returned to the torture tower and saw Tina still hanging out in the storeroom.
The other party was still daydreaming, mumbling to herself.
“About to fall, about to fall…”
“About to be offered to the demon king as a plaything…”
As soon as Lolth heard the other person muttering as she walked in, she couldn’t help but start complaining.
“Don’t worry, the demon king didn’t mention you at all… In fact, if the demon king summoned me for you, that would be a good thing!”
Even though she received a reward and felt “really good,” Lolth still believed that being noticed by the demon king in the Interrogation Department was not a good thing in the long run!
After all, things like magic crystals and territories being abundant are fake—what Lolth really seeks is the spiritual fulfillment of slacking off all day!
Of course, when she can’t change anything, she won’t miss out on material enjoyment either.
Hearing Lolth’s words, Tina was once again interrupted by her thoughts and shuddered.
“You… You’re back, mistress!”
Lolth looked at Tina, only then realizing that the issue of addressing each other had not been resolved yet.
She coughed lightly and said, “Just call me Miss Lolth.”
“Do you really enjoy being called by your name… I understand now, Miss Lolth.”
Tina once again found herself imagining things.
However, the titles eventually switched, and for Tina herself, found it much easier to say than ‘master.’
Lolth nodded, looking at Tina and saying, “Great, then come with me now, I need to go to the Trading Square outside the Demon King Castle.”
Saying this, Tina, who had long been exposed to Holy Alliance propaganda, showed a puzzled expression.
“Trading… Square?”
“It’s a place for buying and selling things,” Lolth shrugged, “You don’t really think the demon race acquires everything through plunder… Different legions of the Demon Army also trade resources and spoils with each other!”
Hearing Lolth’s explanation, Tina also realized her biases.
“I see…”
However, Tina suddenly thought of a question.
Why would she need to follow them?
“Trade spoils…”
Chewing on the words Lolth had just said, Tina’s thoughts wandered again.
“Am I… Am I going to be sold?”
“To be sold to another demon race! To become a traded plaything!”
Tina immediately recalled the various demon races she had seen on the frontline!
The burning Balrog, the tall and even gigantic troll, the Barbarian Demon with a strange smell…
Thinking about it this way, although succubus are the most cunning, deceitful demon race, she found them the most acceptable!
If those guys get hold of you, you’ll definitely be in big trouble!
“No way,” Lolth interrupted Tina’s fantasy helplessly, “I’m not going to sell you. Instead, I’ll take you for a walk—to show you what the real demon race is like so you won’t be biased anymore!”
Saying this, Lolth made Tina feel relieved.
“So I’m not going to be sold after all!”
Tina felt a bit relieved.
What happened just now made her realize something…
Compared to having her body ruined, it seemed more suitable for her to be soul-played with.
After all, if her body was ruined, her mind would probably have been wrecked as well long ago!
At least this succubus is very clean, and her food is delicious too!
Tina was too busy to even think about whether these were her own thoughts or not.
“Let’s go, it’s time to leave.”
As Lolth said this, she glanced at the anti-magic shackles on Tina’s neck and hands.
Although these new-style shackles were not connected by chains, they were mainly meant to limit the flow of magic for this person, making it somewhat inconvenient to bring them along.
After all, being a prisoner could easily attract trouble—if someone thought they were being sold, this elven girl would surely scream in fright.
So, Lolth walked towards Tina.
“You must have realized by now that there’s no way for you to escape, right?”
Lolth said this while placing her hand on the anti-magic shackles on Tina’s wrists.
“This is the Demon King Castle, and being caught trying to escape and brought back will lead to a very tragic end, you know?”
Even though she didn’t think the girl dared to escape from the bottom of her heart, and all her preparations were confiscated, she couldn’t escape.
Most importantly… even if she managed to escape, even if she had already reached the defense line, she could still catch her back!
But Lolth still scared her with a couple of words.
After all, better safe than sorry.
In the moment when Tina was trembling with fear again, Lolth destroyed the anti-magic runes on Mithril.
“Crack, crack…”
Tiny cracks appeared on the mithril, soon it shattered into pieces and fell off Tina’s wrist.
The ones on her neck were also removed in the same way.
Tina felt her magic power returning after a long time.
However, she couldn’t find the courage to run away at all.
She just had a thought.
“Indeed, my soul is completely controlled, this woman doesn’t care if I have any magical energy anymore!”