Li Ke never liked to indulge those who begged to be kept. They talked a big game, but when it came to actually paying, they all became hesitant and timid.
"This, I, um, I…"
Lottie's eyes were a little dizzy, her eyes looking somewhat swollen, her face flushed red, and her red hair was constantly emitting white steam. She looked like a well-behaved child.
But Li Ke only smiled coldly and launched a further attack.
"If you're willing, I can keep supporting you, as long as you're willing. And you'll get a five-gold-coin reward for each bite. And if you go a step further, I can give you ten gold coins each time."
The enormous temptation kept replaying in Lottie's mind. Although her already muddled brain had crashed, her remaining resources still helped her automatically convert the gold coins into images of bread, chicken legs, stewed meat, and various pies and rice, which kept echoing in her mind.
Countless foods—just one act with your mouth, and you could get countless chicken legs and rice!
This temptation gradually eroded Lottie's rationality, and her will began to waver. She opened her mouth, unsure whether to refuse or agree, so her stagnant mind kept repeating the same word.
"I...I...I...I..."
Her nervous yet adorable appearance delighted Li Ke, so he shook a gold coin near Lottie's ear again and whispered once more.
"Five gold coins per time, and if you only do this kind of thing, you'll still retain your chastity."
Li Ke was just joking with Lottie; after all, although Lottie claimed to be an adult, her physique and personality were hard to believe.
Even if he were incredibly thirsty, he wouldn't make a move on Lottie.
With that figure, there was absolutely nothing arousing about her!
Just as he was about to stop his teasing—
"If you don't stop, I'll call the guards."
A crisp voice rang in Li Ke's ears. Li Ke and Lottie simultaneously looked towards the source of the voice and saw a female fighter dressed in the same fighting uniform as Galina and Tanjie. Her figure was much more proportionate than the two, even bordering on perfect.
However, her face was far more heroic. Although she possessed feminine grace, her stern demeanor made it difficult to truly perceive her as a woman.
"You…"
Li Ke pointed a finger at the female fighter in front of him, then pointed towards Tanjie's territory.
The female fighter stood there casually, arms crossed, coldly watching Li Ke. She gave the answer Li Ke wanted to hear.
"I'm Lucia. You're the newbie adventurer Tanjie asked me to mentor, right? Let me make this clear: although Tanjie hired me for 15 gold coins, if you're truly a scumbag, I won't care about those 15 gold coins."
So it really is?
Li Ke covered his face speechlessly, ruffled Lottie's hair again, and then helped her stand up.
"Don't let her small size fool you, she's an adult. And I was just joking with her."
Li Ke chuckled, then ruffled Lottie's hair again.
"After all, I have absolutely no interest in someone as short and stocky as her!"
His serious words immediately snapped Lottie out of her daze. She shoved Li Ke's hand away and glared at him fiercely.
"You bastard! You know I'm short and you still pressed my head down, huh! I'm going to bite you to death today!"
No sooner said than done, before Li Ke could react, Lottie grabbed Li Ke's hand and bit down, the pain instantly making Li Ke scream.
The tearing pain made Li Ke instinctively raise his hand, but surprisingly, Lottie was much lighter than Li Ke had expected! He lifted Lottie, who was clinging to his arm and biting him, almost instantly.
"Are you a dog?!"
Li Ke couldn't help but question, grabbing Lottie's hair, trying to pull Lottie off his arm.
"..."
He doesn't seem like a bad person.
The female fighter watched this comical scene and couldn't help but shake her head.
Although it seemed a bit unreliable, their relationship was so good that it shouldn't be the kind of relationship she thought.
However, letting them continue to fool around wasn't a good idea, so after watching Li Ke and Lottie fool around for a while, Lucia waved her hand at the two of them. "Let's go, we still need to follow the caravan."
"A caravan?"
"Yes, since Tanjie asked me to bring you into this line of work, it's only natural that I need to let you understand how adventurers live. Otherwise, do you really think it's just about going straight into the forest with weapons? That kind of adventure is just courting death."
Li Ke and Lottie exchanged a glance and chose to follow this articulate older sister.
Lucia wasn't stingy either, leading the two towards the main street while explaining the life of adventurers to Li Ke.
"Although they're called adventurers, most adventurers don't adventure to achieve any specific goal. Most are trying to become rich, or their families can't support them anymore, so they take on adventures. Therefore, most adventurers are relatively poor, and there are quite a few who fight over a few gold coins."
Lucia continued explaining as they walked.
"Because of the large number of monsters, especially goblins, villages are frequently attacked, robbed, and even slaughtered by goblins. Therefore, villagers often issue quests to clear out goblin lairs. These quests offer low rewards, but since the strongest opponents are only one or two minotaurs, this is the main source of income for most adventurers."
"Furthermore, because many caravans can't afford professional warriors, they hire adventurers on a large scale. New adventurers often come here to broaden their horizons and earn commissions."
She paused after speaking, then pointed to a fully loaded caravan.
"That's the caravan we're escorting."
However, Li Ke still asked curiously.
"What about those adventurers who don't clear out goblins and are escorting a caravans?"
He saw Lucia's body tremble, as if she had thought of something bad, and then she sighed helplessly.
"Those people are either dead, or—"
She pointed to all the adventurers behind the last caravan. These adventurers were all women, but the only difference was—
They were very scantily clad.