In this world, there is only one kind of illness—the illness of poverty.
Although the man who said this was quite detestable, what he said was probably not wrong.
Let’s turn back the clock to the day before the “wedding snatch” plan was to be executed.
According to the information provided by Eveleel, Prince Valenrion’s Royal Guard numbered over five hundred.
That vain and pretentious man would surely, at the very first opportunity, lead his Royal Guard and chase after the mark on Sylvie.
Eveleel’s judgment was spot on. Even if she wasn’t so familiar with her own brother, Su Yao himself wouldn’t give criminals much time to escape, either.
There would definitely be pursuers. The only thing they needed to do—defeat them and protect Sylvie.
When the plan had gotten to this point, Chlorel and Sofia could barely contain their excitement.
Unfortunately, no matter how detestable that man was, he was still Eveleel’s brother.
The princess had pleaded for him.
Su Yao also understood this. She convinced Chlorel and Sofia by saying that if an enemy prince died in Moravia or her dungeon, it would be nothing but trouble.
The two promised to only attack the Royal Guard brought by the prince.
As for that scoundrel of a prince, he’d be left to Eveleel.
Her Highness swore that not a single word would leak from that fellow’s mouth.
Although a certain loli believed that only the dead would never spill information, Eveleel and the others were all in the same boat. Handing Valenrion over to her shouldn’t be a problem.
According to the plan, Su Yao would bring Chlorel and Sofia to launch an ambush along the forested dirt road from Moravia to her dungeon.
As for why they wouldn’t intercept the enemy inside the dungeon like last time, the reason was simple.
The arrival of a whole army would throw all normal operations inside and outside the dungeon into chaos—especially with “Labyrinth Town” still under construction.
That said, just the three of them challenging five hundred men wasn’t exactly wise.
In terms of strength, Su Yao alone could probably take on all five hundred, but if the battlefield got too messy, it would be inevitable that some would escape.
In that case, the three of them simply wouldn’t be enough…
As always, when manpower ran short, she’d have to rely on “Monster Hand.”
However, after making the “Magic Phone” and summoning enough “Mobile Armors,” she was almost out of DP.
To completely encircle the prince’s five hundred-man Royal Guard without letting anyone escape, she’d need a lot of manpower—no, “monster power.”
So, Su Yao found herself afflicted with the illness called “poverty.”
The golden-haired loli rolled back and forth on her bed, racking her brain for a way to save money while also encircling and annihilating the prince’s Royal Guard.
Once again, as she rolled from the head to the foot of the bed, she was pinned down by a chestnut-haired girl who had suddenly appeared at her bedside.
Chlorel pressed her arms down with both hands, looking down at her with gentle, concerned emerald eyes.
“Gold coins can always be earned again. Money should be spent on things that matter, shouldn’t it?”
The fact that Su Yao could use gold coins to summon all sorts of items or monsters was already well known to her, Sofia, and the twin sisters.
Though she too was reluctant to part with these coins, now wasn’t the time to be stingy.
“Chlorel, how much does it cost to fund a five-hundred-man army for one day of war?”
“If you don’t count equipment losses, about thirty to fifty coins, I’d say. If it’s a temporarily gathered five-hundred-man army, around five hundred gold coins.”
Five hundred gold coins—about fifty thousand DP. Su Yao currently had less than thirty thousand DP left.
The soldiers in the Vichy Royal Guard ranged from level twenty to thirty.
To surround and annihilate them with enough “monster power,” she’d need at least three hundred minotaurs.
Monsters had certain advantages over humans in combat.
Usually, it took two adventurers of around level twenty-five working together to handle a single minotaur.
Of course, Su Yao could also try summoning other monsters.
But for monsters that could be used for encirclement, weren’t easily broken through, and could kill level twenty-five enemies… Considering all these requirements, minotaurs were the most cost-effective.
No, actually, minotaurs’ bodies were too big and would be easily exposed during an ambush, so they weren’t the best choice after all.
But she simply couldn’t figure out how to annihilate the prince’s Royal Guard without exceeding five hundred gold coins in military expenses.
“That’s the Vichy Royal Family’s Royal Guard you know. If you count recruitment and training costs, it could be thousands of gold coins. Don’t keep stressing over money, okay?”
If only Chlorel could be so considerate when bullying her.
Even so, Su Yao still didn’t want to spend too many coins.
Rather than wasting money on that idiot prince, she’d rather use it on her and the other beautiful girls’ grand house.
“Not good… Mmph~”
What’s Chlorel up to now, a sudden attack?
Even so, Su Yao’s lips were completely sealed by the other’s soft lips, making it impossible to say a word.
“Mmph, now’s not the time for this.”
“Sorry, you were just too cute. I couldn’t help myself…”
Hmph, she wouldn’t be happy just because she was called cute!
Besides, Chlorel’s small hands still hadn’t let go of her forearms.
After being praised like that, surely there’d be some follow-up combo.
“What do you think our child would be like if we had one?”
Huh? What was she saying all of a sudden? Ch-… child?
She couldn’t imagine it—couldn’t even begin to. Actually, wasn’t it completely out of the question?
At least, by normal logic…
But then again, maybe this world didn’t follow the logic she used to know…
The loli’s brain was overloaded, steam almost visibly rising from her head.
She shook her head and replied in a mosquito-like whisper, “I don’t know.”
“Is that so? Come to think of it, you rarely ever see ‘infant’ monsters. I wonder if their cries are as cursed as a ‘Siren’s’ voice.”
Cry? Curse? Come to think of it, there really was a monster like that…
What was it called again? Right—Mandrake! She remembered seeing one in that movie where the protagonist had a scar on his forehead!
If… There’s a way!
“Chlorel, let’s set this topic aside for now. Let’s get back to business, okay?”
“Business? Right, I can hardly hold back anymore.”
Su Yao: “???”
It seemed that their understanding of “business” wasn’t quite the same…
……
———
Thanks to a certain pervy imperial princess, Su Yao finally came up with a plan to ambush the prince’s Royal Guard.
She arrived in the soundproofed Boss Room on the second basement floor.
[Mandrake Seedling]: A magical plant with human-shaped roots. When pulled from the soil, it emits a piercing scream like that of a human baby, extremely penetrating and cursed. Creatures within range who hear it fall into a stupor or even die (effects depend on curse resistance).
“Spend 60 DP to summon [Mandrake Seedling]?”
“Yes!”
As the DP number decreased, a shrill, grating cry erupted in the Boss Room.
Even after drinking the Anticurse Potion in advance, Su Yao was still annoyed out of her mind by the sound.
“Spend 20 DP to summon [Slime—Water]?”
“Yes!”
……
The experiment was a success. Su Yao ordered the Water Slime to wrap around the Mandrake, leaving its leaves exposed—just like a certain game’s “Grass Slime.”
These slimes with grass sprouting from their heads seemed harmless, but when attacked or destroyed, the Mandrake’s roots would be exposed.
In that instant, a perfect “Slime Sonic Bomb” was complete.
Of course, those alone weren’t enough. Su Yao summoned a large number of Goblins as well.
Late at night, with Lilith’s help, the Goblins quietly carried slimes with grass on their heads out of the dungeon and made their way into the North Forest of Moravia…
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