The Villainess With A Heroine Harem



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Whether it was the fear brought forth by those against the 'changes' brought by Arcadia, or the excitement from all the offers from certain organizations, most players who logged into the next session simply no longer cared so much about the newly released 'event'.

After all, since it would supposedly last for thirty 'days', instead of rushing to finish it now, there seemed to be nothing wrong with taking some time. Not to mention that they probably couldn't get too far ahead of the top teams anyway, but the opportunity to make so much money may also never come to their door again.

Hundreds of thousands just for a few days of 'boosting' certain teams? That was simply no different from gold raining from the sky while they were just farming as usual.

Of course, such 'short-sighted' behavior was rarely observed in the top teams, and whether it was Emilia's 'Crimson Witches' or the hero's 'Radiant Light', they remained fully focused on making their way to the dungeon's second floor.

That being said, it didn't stop Danielle from making some quick bank on the side.

"It's a pity to let go of so much money that was being thrown our way for boosting teams and all, but I don't regret it." Danielle smirked. "We're still making a fortune just by selling our useless junk."

Although the 'Trading Hub' had been unlocked for the players quite a while ago, not many had been able to use it because of the scarcity of resources. After all, even if it was cheaper to 'forge' some beginner gear instead of buying it outright from the shops, it was still terribly expensive for most players.

Just for sponsoring a partially equipped player, a team would probably have to sacrifice weeks' worth of their farming time. How could it be considered worth it?

But even with the absence of an in-game 'mall' in Arcadia, with enough money being thrown around, such matters soon became trivial.

Need 1000 pieces of [Boar Tusks] for something? 500 Silver? 10,000 [Rabbit Fur]?

Simply pay ten professional teams to gather the resources full-time with a handsome salary, and suddenly the matter becomes trivial. No need to grind for weeks or months. As long as the 'tasks' could be distributed properly, there was no limit to what could be achieved with proper compensation.

Even in-game currency could be purchased from others, as most would happily jump at the opportunity to exchange their 'useless' copper and silver coins in the game for cold hard cash.

And once their coffers were inflated enough, the 'rich' obviously didn't care so much about how much they were spending to acquire 'rare' goods from the 'Trading Hub'.

"I'm really glad that I didn't agree to sell our stock privately." Danielle sighed happily. "If I had… we wouldn't be making dozens of times more money now."

Disregarding all their other offerings, just the 'Earthen Demonic Cores' were going for nearly three gold coins per piece! Although it was true that most teams wouldn't be able to take the [Minor Tentacled Plant Demon] down for a while, that was still a ridiculously inflated price.

With the rate at which they could then sell their 'copper and silver', to say that they would be winning a lottery every day would be an understatement.

But their good fortune outside, unfortunately, didn't carry over to their dungeon run, and it only continued to get more gritty as they progressed further.

The gangs of goblins that they had to face didn't seem to get any stronger, but their numbers were slowly reaching a point where they were starting to overwhelm Emilia even when she was trying her best.

After another gruesome battle with a 'horde' that left Emilia badly bruised and scratched, Danielle finally couldn't help but call for a temporary halt to their exploration.

"I think we've hit a major roadblock here, and if we just keep brute forcing our way in further, the ratio of our gains and losses will probably be reversed."

Emilia frowned. "I can still go on. Just focus on keeping them a little scattered with your attacks if possible. It's not like they can lose their aggro with me around."

Unfortunately, even if her team wanted to believe in her words, not many could do so. After all, even Emilia's short skirt had been partially torn by the goblins in the previous attack, lowering its attack speed bonus from three percent to just one.

They hadn't even known that was possible.

The crimson-haired elf was the most exposed and vulnerable to the goblin's assault in their team thanks to both her role and skills, and by then, they all understood very well just how 'perverted' things in this game could get.

Even that tentacle monster from before had tried to 'molest' the poor girl when it got the chance, and these goblins made no 'secret' of their disgusting goals. Now that Emilia was even 'weaker' than before, how could they continue to gamble with her dignity?

The drill-haired girl sighed. "Why don't we take a break? Let's just go out and upgrade our gear a little, then we can return and kick these monsters' butts, how about it?"

Since everyone else agreed with Danielle, even Emilia had no choice but to concede. "… Alright."

In fact, if she really tried, she could have probably convinced them to follow her idea anyway. But Emilia also realized that something wasn't right when she started being overwhelmed by the goblin hordes.

The 'boss' of this dungeon was clearly not only paying 'special attention' to them, but was also toying with her personally.

It couldn't be just because of her exceptional performance, since even Darryl was quite 'terrifying', and a lot more flashy thanks to the 'Hero's Might', even at his current level.

"Considering this is the boss of the 'Pillar of Greed', it's actually not that hard to figure it out." Cynthia chuckled. "You just don't want to admit it, do you?"

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