[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te":3,"chapter-i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-37":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm in Warhammer, Please Don't Praise the Doraemon Machine God",{"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},2264860,4422,"Chapter 37: The Best Price for Family","i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>The Spear Inn, at the counter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were robbed by the Hot Thief yesterday?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye said, greatly astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, that little thief was slicker than an eel—he slipped right out of my grip,” Zhou Yun muttered, drinking the crimson liquid in his cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lower nest thief had escaped from his hands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which left Zhou Yun frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Leina’s mind was flawed, her psychic ability still had some merit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Zhou Yun could match her in combat yet still failed to catch a thief,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>suggesting the lower nest of Asford might be getting overly competitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What shocks me is that you actually caught the Hot Thief red-handed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye’s tone remained full of astonishment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some say the Hot Thief possesses a form of precognition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can sense in advance when victims will return home, when theft will go undetected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one has ever seen the Hot Thief in the act of stealing—victims are left only with iron doors melted clean through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun frowned at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hot Thief’s precognition sounded quite powerful,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>able to precisely avoid danger and choose the perfect time to strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at least sounding more reliable than Leina’s unreliable prophetic dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun glanced at the winged figure in the white light and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oi! Buddy,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any findings? Is it chaos corruption?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not entirely sure,” the winged figure in the white light replied, his tone uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not sure.” That answer was deeply suggestive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun rubbed his chin and temporarily set the puzzle aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to play cat-and-mouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun turned to Old One-eye and tapped the table: “What did your superiors say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can be done,” Old One-eye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Zhou Yun could ask the price, Old One-eye changed the subject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My superior can provide you with two access passes to the upper nest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These passes will be very useful—more useful than you imagine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go straight to the checkpoint gate; the PDF there will hand them to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhou Yun’s brow twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PDF—the Planetary Defense Force will hand us the passes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun sized up Old One-eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His superior must be high-ranking indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden guess flashed through Zhou Yun’s mind, but he kept it silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the catch?” Zhou Yun tapped the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He wants to meet you—in the upper nest,” Old One-eye said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does he have that much nerve?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun couldn’t help laughing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you afraid I’m a servant of the Worm of the Underworld?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhou Yun uttered the name “Worm of the Underworld,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he noticed Old One-eye’s body stiffen slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if the name carried some curse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and after a deep breath, he continued: “You even know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye leaned closer to Zhou Yun, lowering his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t speak its name aloud—the Worm of the Underworld will hear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun’s eye twitched slightly—he confirmed his suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye was a man of Viceroy Augustus Flax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was wondering if you were an Inquisition spy—turns out you’re the Viceroy’s man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yes, I was once a guard in the Viceroy’s palace in the upper nest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye nodded gently, stroking his single eye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I was an unfit guard. Under the Viceroy’s command, we sought to kill the Worm of the Underworld.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet when we faced it—back then it was still young—we still trembled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that moment, I saw a monster embodying every evil of the mortal world—we all shuddered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes seemed to reflect the terrifying form of the Worm of the Underworld,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the young Gene-Stealer chieftain crouched within the palace, extending its claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That single instant of trembling—the Worm of the Underworld used its claws to take my eye, then fled through the pipes into the lower nest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything I am now is my past mistake—I betrayed all the Emperor taught me, letting loose a blasphemous alien.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Viceroy gave me a chance to atone. Almost all of our original guards descended into the lower nest to hunt the Worm of the Underworld.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But my old comrades have since been mostly eradicated—I am one of the few survivors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye fell silent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if the fear of the past had swallowed him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun watched Old One-eye, waiting for him to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you also have conflict with the Worm of the Underworld.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye suddenly smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh—even if you had no conflict, just knowing what the Worm of the Underworld is would be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can cooperate, Zhou Yun,” he said. “The Viceroy wishes to discuss cooperation with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We both want to fight the Worm of the Underworld, don’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These passes are the beginning of our cooperation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much? How much for two passes?” Zhou Yun waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Viceroy doesn’t care about such petty money,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good. Name a price!” Zhou Yun said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye paused, then signaled a price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nope. Add more. Make it higher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are two passes to the upper nest—you can’t sell them cheap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun declared solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old One-eye hesitated, then signaled a higher price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two legitimate, compliant passes to the upper nest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun gestured a price to Leina—twice what Old One-eye had offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leina stared, astonished, unable to believe Zhou Yun’s price for the two upper nest passes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two upper nest passes... are legitimately compliant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leina’s gaze wavered, as if she couldn’t believe it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this price—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush. This price took me hours of haggling to secure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The best deal for family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun pointed at the price on the table, his expression earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself felt a twinge of doubt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had no clear idea of the actual price of upper nest passes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and doubling it to sell to Leina at 100% profit—was that too steep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your haggling skills are insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leina exclaimed in disbelief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even smugglers charge me less than this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are these passes even reliable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Leina’s hesitant words, Zhou Yun’s eye twitched—he felt a pang of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, I should’ve charged more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough, cough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun quickly cleared his throat and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m talking about the price of a single pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since there are two of us, it doubles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doubt in Leina’s eyes vanished at once, and a smile appeared on her face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she said cheerfully: “That’s more like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join the group, why won’t any of you join the group!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-19T20:02:14.192Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bf07af6ea48a7cafee775856a4c804529aa1fa1db5231e3136da866e45c4df46","i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-38","i-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-dora-te-chapter-36",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-warhammer-please-don-t-praise-the-doraemo-cover.jpg"]