Chapter 44: You Scam Goblin—So You Were Here All Along |
After learning the truth, Lilith looked at her with admiration.
“So that means you just made four times the profit!”
“That’s amazing, Vivian!”
Jiang Chen was quite pleased with Lilith’s admiring gaze.
He waved his hand. “Low profile, low profile. Basic operation, nothing worth bragging about.”
“Um, Vivian, what are you planning to do next?” As if thinking of something, Lilith asked again.
Looking at the extra thousand-plus Gold Coins, Jiang Chen immediately had an idea.
“Of course—go spend it!”
With that, Vivian headed toward the marketplace. Earlier, she had no money.
Now that she had money, she naturally planned to stock up on everything.
Once everything was prepared, Jiang Chen intended to explore the ruins he had previously discovered.
Seeing Vivian leave, Lilith quickly followed after her.
……
Meanwhile, somewhere in the deep sea.
The Deep Sea Witch, Fiona, was completely bewildered.
Just moments ago, her consciousness had descended, intending to take revenge on Vivian.
And what happened?
Before she could even make a move, the other side had already thrown out a barrage of skills.
Before she could take her next step, she was instantly gone.
This made Fiona furious, as if she had punched into cotton.
She had finally gotten a chance for revenge, yet before she could even display her strength, it was already over.
“Damn it! Damn it! I’m so mad! Vivian, you just wait!”
“No, wait...”
“Where did my massive amount of faith power go?”
Fiona suddenly realized in horror that her faith power seemed to have decreased.
In an instant, she seemed to understand something!
“You damned bastard! You actually stole my faith power!”
“You thief! You despicable thief!”
The Deep Sea Witch felt extremely aggrieved.
This was outright bullying!
She had been mocked for no reason, then summoned and instantly killed, lost a magical item, and even had her faith stolen.
What she did not know was that without that faith power, it would have taken Vivian who knows how long to reach Two-Ring.
…
Of course, aside from Fiona, there was another person whose mood was no better.
Connor Watson.
At this moment, he was inside a meticulously arranged room.
Just earlier, he had sent his men to bring Vivian back, but bad news had arrived instead.
“I told you to bring someone back—how did it turn into such a big commotion?”
Hearing this, the butler beside him looked somewhat helpless.
“Young Master, we underestimated Vivian’s strength. Our men didn’t even have time to use the drug before she made her move. She didn’t give us any chance at all!”
“Who would have thought that Vivian, who looks so naive, would act so decisively!”
Hearing the butler’s explanation, Connor’s expression darkened.
He had been waiting in this room for Vivian to be brought in.
For this, he had made thorough preparations. To enhance the sense of oppression, he had even spent 50 Gold Coins decorating the room.
In his plan, once Vivian—brought in with a hood over her head—arrived, the first thing she would see in the dim room was:
Only him, seated on a throne, bathed in dazzling light from above.
Below the throne would be piles of Gold Coins stacked like a small mountain, while mysterious figures in black robes stood neatly at the sides.
Then he would speak in an imposing tone:
Swear loyalty to me, and you shall obtain wealth, status, and riches.
Although the throne was fake—just painted wood.
And the pile of Gold Coins only had a surface layer of real coins glued onto stones to make it look like a mountain of gold.
But with the atmosphere set like this, who would bother verifying the authenticity?
Connor had used this method to deceive quite a few people and build his own foundation.
Who would have thought that this perfectly planned setup would fail?
“So, Young Master, what should we do next?”
Hearing the butler’s question, Connor—already in a bad mood—became even more irritated.
“What status do you have to question me?”
He casually grabbed a cup and threw it at the butler.
But in the next moment, the cup was caught steadily.
“Connor, have you gotten full of yourself? You dare raise a hand against me?”
“At most, we are in a cooperative relationship.”
“I’ve been playing along with you for a while, and you actually think you’re some Young Master now?”
Connor froze. Realizing what just happened, his expression instantly turned flattering.
He had gotten too immersed in the act just now.
“Well, I was just anxious.”
“Vivian is a talent, and she has also gained the attention of that old Principal.”
“If we can sign a master-servant contract with her, wouldn’t that be a great help in completing our plan?”
Of course, if he could also...
Just thinking about Vivian’s body made Connor subconsciously swallow.
But he naturally would not say such things out loud.
Hearing his explanation, the butler’s expression softened slightly.
“There’s no need to rush this. This time was just a minor mistake, and during the day, it’s indeed difficult for our people to act.”
“However, I’ve already bribed the apartment’s security. Tonight, when we send people again, we’ll definitely be able to capture her.”
“She’s on guard during the day, but at night...”
The butler revealed a cold smile.
Then he quickly returned to his respectful demeanor, clearly preparing to continue playing the role of a proper butler.
Seeing this, Connor also resumed his previous arrogant attitude.
“I won’t hold it against you this time. If you mess up again, you know the consequences.” After speaking, Connor snorted coldly and left.
Watching Connor leave, the butler rolled his eyes, then mimicked his tone mockingly.
“I won’t hold it against you this time... pfft! What are you even worth!”
“If you weren’t still useful to the Master, I would’ve killed you long ago, you self-righteous idiot!”
……
Back on Vivian’s side.
At the familiar Alchemy House Shop.
As soon as Jiang Chen entered with Lilith, he noticed that beside the dwarf Glendo, there was now another figure—a goblin about the same height as him, with a pointed nose, large ears, a thin body, and brown skin.
“Why is there an extra NPC?” Jiang Chen wondered as he looked at the chatting dwarf and goblin.
He was not particularly interested in NPCs that did not trigger quests.
However, just as he was about to buy potions, he suddenly noticed something off about Lilith’s expression beside him.
“What’s wrong with Lilith?”
Jiang Chen was puzzled.
Unbeknownst to him, at the moment she saw the goblin, Vivian’s reaction was no better than Lilith’s.
“So it’s you, you disgusting goblin!”
“All those rumors spreading across Silvermoon City—it was you, you damned goblin who started them!”
“And you still dare to show your face!”
Vivian shouted furiously in her mind.
Every time she recalled how rumors had flooded Silvermoon City recently, forcing her to hide in her apartment and not dare to go out, she wished she could beat this scammer goblin to vent her anger.
Yet she never expected to run into him here.