[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary":3,"chapter-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","An Improper Monster Girl's Transformation Diary",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2311997,4517,"Chapter 68: My Treasure (13)","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>“Believe me, this is truly a good thing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at the design, look at the material, look at the pattern… absolutely perfect for opening!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert persistently persuaded, trying to make Valentina accept this gift filled with sincere intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just take it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop tearing it! It’s for the child!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valentina, who had already grown wary, showed little interest; after one glance, she turned her gaze away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a soft hum and continued chewing the food in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Chew chew chew)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think this kind of thing can buy me over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmmmm!” (“I don’t want it!”)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chewed contentedly, completely unaware that she had already been won over by the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Chew chew chew chew chew)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert pleaded for a long time, but seeing she still refused, he could only sigh and shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, helplessly picking up the Ring of Austerity and stroking the large gem embedded in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget everything else—just tell me, isn’t this gem here absolutely top-tier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valentina’s chewing paused sharply; her gaze involuntarily drifted toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was a gem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a high-purity, exquisitely cut sapphire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because she had never possessed a proper dragon hoard of her own, her fondness for treasure wasn’t as strong as other dragons’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those things over there might be beautiful, but they couldn’t be carried on one’s person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet if you asked whether her dragon blood truly liked them, she probably still did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pretended to be discreet as she swallowed, then painfully turned her head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had already thrown down her ultimatum—Valentina would never lower her proud head now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragons never bow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint sound made Valentina’s ears twitch; she stole a glance back and saw Herbert placing the Ring of Austerity before the bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I said I don’t want it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valentina hesitated, then muttered unhappily: “Take it away. Take it away quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly take it away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, I… I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she looked, the more her heart felt like it was bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t take it. If you want to throw it away, do it yourself, haha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert chuckled, turned, and walked away without looking back: “I gave it to you—I won’t take it back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, eat first. I’ll go check on the other prisoners.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valentina was certain—he was gone; his scent had vanished from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced around furtively, then slowly, inch by inch, shifted her hips over to the Ring of Austerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively reached out to grab it, then suddenly remembered something—her hand froze mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s hesitation, Valentina blew gently on her palm, exhaling a small flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame vanished; her fair skin suffered no harm, and the grease clinging to it was instantly burned clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Herbert saw this, he would be moved to tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family, my dog finally learned to wash her paws after eating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After washing her hands, Valentina moved with extreme care, gently lifting the Ring of Austerity with her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gazed at the magical artifact and its sapphire, her smile gradually softening as she rubbed her cheek against the gem, grinning foolishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a solitary dragon, rejected by her own kind, this was the first time she had truly owned something of her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, this treasure wasn’t stolen from someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was given to her—voluntarily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, she had never received a gift from anyone—of course, the offerings from lowly demons she had enslaved with her dragon aura didn’t count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never expected anyone to give her anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valentina had always been alone, and would always remain alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had accepted this truth, and had no intention of fighting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong are always alone—it’s normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her most wretched, pitiful moment, a man appeared before her, hoping to become her friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought her food, chatted with her, joked and played with her, gave her a gift…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will I still remain alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valentina didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this moment, she hoped her future… wouldn’t be as lonely as her past!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could, Valentina wished she would never lose this annoying yet always joyful… friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, by the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Valentina suddenly remembered what her former female sorcerer subordinate had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you accept a gift, you have to… pay back? No, that’s not quite it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her uncorrupted mind, untouched by formal education, grew confused; she strained to recall what the woman had told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An eye for an eye? A tooth for a tooth? That doesn’t sound right either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch! What was it again…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Herbert had indeed left the Infinite Labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he didn’t enter the Deep Water Prison; instead, he wandered longer within the labyrinth until he stood before an unfamiliar door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s hesitation, Herbert pushed the door open and stepped into a pitch-black space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, Herbert smiled silently, nodding in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, I was right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Law’s Domain, Third Zone: The Prison of No Light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the Infinite Labyrinth isn’t just about changing scenery on the surface…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the Grand Archbishop’s permission, Herbert gained the abilities of the demon maidens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wasn’t merely a single upgrade—it was a direct unlocking of higher permissions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert’s Warden permissions had significantly increased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If total permissions were ranked nine levels, he had risen from level three to approximately level five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power just over half—enough to make discretionary decisions, but not enough to cause major disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Promotion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a lowly laborer to a mid-level manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level-five permission granted him not only the ability to easily alter prison cell specifications, but also additional functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most other abilities still needed exploration, but this one was the most direct and practical—he could now enter any of the first five zones directly from the Infinite Labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, this ability is…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gate of Anywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to patrons 20220906201059036 and EvilWhisper for their support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1012,"2026-06-20T12:31:06.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","91c25f3d596684c8e13ab3830f1989b4c1fe785025dee8817af81f5cc7b0de03","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-69","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-67",453,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fan-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-cover.jpg"]