Chapter 410: Robbery

Luo De watched the two girls depart.

Compared to Kali's blunt, unlooking departure, the Mouse Girl No. 3 seemed far more reluctant.

She turned back every three steps, glancing at Luo De, then at her own elf master.

Even without speech, the confusion on her face asked one question: why not leave with Luo De?

She bounced and skipped along, never serious.

Only after Kali scolded her twice did No. 3 droop her head and silently follow behind.

"Watching scenic spots is completely meaningless—the meaningful part is always who you watch them with~"

Tally suddenly mimicked Luo De's tone in a sarcastic voice, huffing in annoyance.

"When will you ever say something so refined to me, Master? What's so special about that elf? I can transform too!"

"Tally, personality matters too. Imagine a woman who normally looks down on you, speaks cruelly to you—yet in bed, she bows humbly, whimpers like a dog, begging you to torment her. Isn't that thrilling?"

"Ssshh—maybe it is! Then when will you start whining like a dog and beg me to torment you? I'll squeeze you dry for sure!"

"Heh, wait until you beat me in Gao Chao's competition. This morning, when you finished for the second time, I'd just begun releasing."

This competition was Tally's first personal forest bed war.

Though she had never won once to date.

"Hmph! I'll win eventually!"

The two walked along the wide shoulder of the trade road.

They chatted as they walked.

Perhaps because they were close to Deepwater City.

This stretch of road was paved with carefully laid stones and solid earth, capable of bearing heavy wagons and caravans, equipped with drainage ditches, pedestrian shoulders, milestone markers, and road signs.

Even ahead, Luo De spotted an empty, half-open rest station, where a caravan was drinking water and resting.

He couldn't help but marvel: Deepwater City really had money.

The Hilly Mound also had such trade roads.

Last year, when Luo De traveled to Emerald City for his promotion, he took the trade road—but that stretch was almost entirely compacted dirt, essentially worn down by cart wheels.

Cities like Hot City, clearly GDP-deficient, needn't be mentioned.

Even wealthy Emerald City only paved stone roads for the last three or four kilometers before the city gates.

Maintaining such stone roads, constantly trodden by pedestrians and vehicles, was tedious and required frequent repairs—even with mages' help—and cost a fortune.

Also, the various races on this continent couldn't be said to have culture—only a complete lack of decency.

Why waste a perfectly good large stone buried in the ground?

Dig it out and use it to build my house—it's perfect!

So, to build a trade road stretching all the way to Axe Bay, the people living nearby must at least have some personal integrity, right?

?

"Robbery!!"

As he thought this,

a roar erupted from the small forest ahead!

"Huh?"

Immediately came the rustling of bushes and weeds, the clashing of metal weapons, mixed with a hissing—sound.

He looked closely.

A group of terrestrial naga, half-human, half-snake, emerged from the forest—thirty or forty of them—surrounding the caravan at the rest station tightly.

Instantly, shouts, curses, and screams erupted in chaos.

The caravan's guards were mostly humans, with two half-orcs mixed in.

They all drew weapons, tense, forming a tight circle to shield the caravan's master at the center.

The caravan master was an old man and a young man, likely father and son, both now pale with fear.

"Terrestrial naga are robbing, Master."

Tally said beside him.

Her tone was as calm as if commenting on clear stream water.

No wonder.

After all, everyone ahead—guards and robbers combined—couldn't muster a single fifth-rank.

"Typical. Terrestrial naga rob caravans, oceanic naga hijack ships—naga are all like this."

"Should we help? Tally wants to see you fight. Last time you fought the Black Dragon, I didn't even see it—I just listened to your story and got all mushy~"

"No."

"Hah—I knew you'd say that. Because there's no girl in the caravan, right? You big pervert~"

"No. Lions hunt rabbits, old wolves catch sheep—all for survival, natural law. Besides, this is someone else's land. As an outsider, it's better to mind my own business and avoid karmic entanglements."

"What does karmic entanglement mean?"

Luo De smiled, slipping his arm around her shoulder.

Then, through her clothes, he lightly squeezed that thick, soft mound.

"Ahh~~ Master, you're naughty~~"

Tally said "naughty," yet pressed herself against him, cuddling into his arm with a blush.

Then she lifted her head and kissed Luo De, lips flushed red.

Don't mistake the blush for shyness—it's just basic shape-shifting magic of a succubus.

"Shall we go into the little forest and have a quick one? Just while we wait for them to finish."

"No. We'll go around. You've already had your daytime ration."

Luo De rejected her suggestion.

The succubus was now on a fixed feeding schedule, like training a dog.

"Ahh—don't be mean~~ Tally wants a snack~~~"

As she pouted,

"Captain! There's another pair of lovebirds behind us!"

The terrestrial naga ahead suddenly shouted, spotting them.

The so-called captain was a female terrestrial naga in half-armor, her face slightly rugged. She initially ignored them.

Just a pair of lovebirds—what did they matter compared to the small caravan ahead?

"Lovebirds? So what, who cares—"

She glanced over casually, then turned back.

Then immediately looked again, stunned.

Seeing Luo De's tall, muscular frame and handsome, rugged face,

she froze, her eyes filled with pink hearts.

Then came greed and lust.

I want to fuck him.

That was the only thought in the robber captain's mind.

Luo De naturally noticed her gaze—it was the same look Vivian gave him after a week of suppressed 【Desire Mark】.

Tally didn't need mentioning—she looked at him like that all the time.

But Luo De hadn't expected it.

That one day, he'd be the target of a kidnapping-for-marriage plot.

"He's my new husband! Grab him! Kill that bitch beside him!!!"

The terrestrial naga captain roared.

"Captain, the priest told us not to kill anyone."

"What about the caravan?"

"Leave a few to distract them—just drive off that bitch! My new husband matters more! Oh my god! He's right in my sweet spot! I can't take it! I'm going to take him right here and now!!"

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Several terrestrial naga bandits dared not disobey their captain, so they slithered forward with their tails, pitying glances fixed on Luo De.

This man was dead.

The captain, nicknamed "Earth Sucker," held the record for fastest husband turnover in the clan.

A mere human's body? He'd be drained dry within five days.

Luo De couldn't help laughing at her excited tone.

But Tally in his arms was displeased, frowning angrily: "Master, can I kill them?"

"Just teach them a lesson." Since they showed no intent to kill, Luo De had no desire to act.

"No, I want to kill them!"

"Do as you like."

Tally suddenly lifted her head, grinning with a silly, pleading smile:

"Never mind—I'll listen to you. Today I'm Dog Tally. Woof woof—Master, am I cute?"

"Meh. A bit overdone."

"Meh means yes, right? Then can you fill me up tonight? I woke up hungry last night."

(End of chapter)