Gazing at the two beast-eared girls who had been washed clean by the servants and meticulously prepared before being sent to her bed, Luwei twirled a strand of her hair around her finger.
Her heart simply could not settle down…
‘I have to ask, where are their clothes?’
‘Did they fail to load?’
Although she could understand the servants’ intentions, Luwei couldn’t help but feel a pang of annoyance.
It seemed her reputation as a “young girl lover” would likely never be cleared now.
Floxi was also tactful enough to make herself scarce… she had hurriedly slipped away using the excuse of needing to “practice her Swordsmanship.”
That left only Luwei herself and these two Frost Wolf Tribe girls, who looked dazed and were not wearing a single stitch of clothing…
‘Okay, time to get down to business.’
Staring at the purple glow hovering above their heads, Luwei focused her mind and activated the Appraisal function on her panel.
[One free Appraisal usage consumed]
[Status Window]
Name: Shuangcha
Strength: 6 (6/15)
Endurance: 4 (4/13)
Intelligence: 3
Charisma: 7
Magic: 13 (13/21)
Favorability: -12
Obedience: 100
Value: 10 Silver Coins
Trait 1: Magic Tolerance (C)
[This unit can withstand Magic far beyond that of an average person.]
Trait 2: Sense of Smell (D-)
[A Frost Wolf Tribe trait; the sense of smell is extremely keen.]
Trait 3: Rune Warrior (A-)
[This unit has high Magic Tolerance and exceptional combat talent. Can change class to Rune Warrior.]
‘Her Strength is 6, but it can reach 15 after she recovers…?’
Luwei found it difficult to imagine.
The girl, who had been so weak back in the cage that she could barely keep her eyes open, actually had a Strength stat four points higher than her own.
Only now did she realize how severe the problem with her Strength of 2 actually was… having a level of physical power that could barely beat an elementary schooler was simply not enough.
As expected, the Favorability was a negative number.
As for the most important purple trait—
Rune Warrior… that was a fairly excellent combat class.
It involved inscribing special magical patterns all over the body to achieve physical capabilities far exceeding those of an ordinary warrior.
At the later stages of development, they could even rely on their warrior physique to cast Magic.
With a dual-cultivation of physical and magical arts, even tearing a dragon apart with their bare hands would be no problem!
At this thought, a look of joy appeared on Luwei’s face.
“Hehe, looks like I’ve found someone to guard the house…”
Seeing the smile on Luwei’s face, a soft whimper echoed out.
The two Frost Wolf Tribe girls were so terrified that their fur bristled in unison…
“…Hmm?”
‘Is it because they’re not adjusted to a strange environment?’
Luwei tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled, but she spoke words of comfort anyway.
“What are you afraid of?”
“I spent so many Gold Coins to buy you back. I won’t play you to death so easily…”
The two girls’ faces turned deathly pale in an instant.
They clamped their hands over their mouths, refusing to make another sound.
Seeing this, Luwei nodded in satisfaction and turned her gaze toward the other sister…
[Ding-dong~]
[Your free Appraisal usages have been exhausted]
[Cost for further Appraisal: 10 Gold Coins]
…Luwei froze when she saw the pop-up window.
She suddenly wanted to travel back in time and deliver a vicious slap to the game designer who had come up with these exorbitant fees.
Appraising a blue trait cost one Gold Coin, a purple one cost 10 Gold Coins, and a golden one actually cost 100 Gold Coins… and repeating an appraisal still cost money!
Who came up with this predatory design to milk players for cash?
Oh, right.
It was her.
Luwei felt like she was on the verge of tears.
Every evil deed she had committed as a game designer was coming back to haunt her.
[-10 Gold Coins]
[Status Window]
Name: Shuangna
Strength: 4 (4/7)
Endurance: 5 (5/8)
Intelligence: 8
Charisma: 8
Magic: 27 (27/34)
Favorability: -1
Obedience: 95
Value: 20 Silver Coins
Trait 1: Herb Identification (D)
[This unit is well-versed in herbal pharmacology.]
Trait 2: Spiritual Scent (A-)
[A mutated Frost Wolf Tribe trait; can sniff out nearby hidden magical materials.]
Trait 3: Night Owl (D-)
[Work efficiency is slightly increased when this unit is assigned to a night shift.]
Trait 4: Negotiation Expert (B)
[Success rate is greatly increased when this unit performs negotiation or consultation tasks.]
‘Strength is 4… reaching 7 after recovery.’
Luwei noticed that Shuangna’s attribute drop seemed smaller than Shuangcha’s.
‘Tsk, is it because this little thing was always being protected by her sister?’
She glanced at the alert Shuangcha, feeling a hint of admiration.
And as for Shuangna’s purple trait—
Spiritual Scent?
Sniffing out magical materials?
Luwei pondered the small print in the description over and over.
Gradually, her eyes began to widen.
‘Wait, isn’t this a treasure-hunting trait!’
***
In the game Bonds, treasure-hunting traits were extremely special existences.
This was because they were almost exclusively useful to players in the early game.
A beautiful girl with a treasure-hunting trait could continuously produce resources.
Zero cost, zero price!
New accounts on new servers that pulled a treasure-hunting trait would even be sold for astronomical prices!
After all… who didn’t want to be a server overlord and turn into a capitalist overnight?
If one wanted to gain a massive advantage in the early game, these girls with treasure-hunting traits were absolutely essential.
In the game Bonds, the importance of an early lead was unquestionable!
Win one step, and you win every step, eventually gaining an overwhelming snowball advantage!
‘So, I actually rolled a perfect account for myself?!’
At this thought, Luwei could no longer suppress the corners of her mouth from curling up.
She climbed onto the bed with light footsteps, looking at the two obedient Frost Wolf Tribe girls like a hungry wolf…
Slurp…
“!?”
‘This noble lady just sucked back some drool, didn’t she?’
Shuangna felt a jolt of alarm in her heart and couldn’t help but huddle closer to her sister…
While they were fleeing, she and her sister had made a pact that no matter who captured them, they would pretend they couldn’t speak.
Perhaps the other party would find them boring and throw them away?
But they had been too naive…
Day after day in that cage, those hateful humans barely even gave them water.
Their injuries had worsened, and their bodies had grown weaker.
Shuangna had never felt death approaching her so clearly, step by step.
But today…
This beautiful human noble lady had bought them, paid for expensive treatments, and even given them plenty of delicious food!
She just didn’t know why this lady, despite her petite and lovely appearance, looked somewhat… terrifying when she smiled.
Regardless, Shuangna’s heart was actually filled with gratitude.
She even wondered if she should break the pact with her sister and speak up to thank the noble lady.
Until—
She and her sister were sent to the noble lady’s bed, and they were completely naked to boot…
While they were still in the cage, Shuangna had eavesdropped on the conversation between the noble lady and the slave trader.
Now, she finally understood what those words meant…
This cute-looking lady actually had such weird fetishes in private!
“My little babies~~”
“Slurp… You really are my treasures!”
Shuangna watched Luwei as she scrambled toward them using both her hands and feet.
Panic flashed through her eyes.
‘This noble lady… she seems to be coming for me!’
“Ugu!”
Shuangna only had time to let out a strange cry before she was pressed into Luwei’s embrace…
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