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It weakly rolled its eyes at Wang Licui, squeaking twice to express "if you can, do it yourself, I really can't dig anymore."

Do you know how terrifying this demonic steel layer is?

With such a thick layer of demonic steel, even the Demonic King himself can't break it open in a short time.

"Alright then." Wang Licui nodded in understanding, "So, you're useless now. Rest assured, I'll cherish you properly."

"Squeak squeak?" The Big Fat Rat immediately felt something was wrong.

Speaking of which, Wang Licui started to eye its body up and down, muttering to herself, "This belly part can be stewed, it's lean and fatty yet resilient. The strip of plum blossom meat on the spine can be stir-fried, smooth and fragrant. The hind leg can be minced for dumplings, the front leg can be cut into chunks for skewers, and the brain... it's best for a spicy hotpot."

As she spoke, Wang Licui was almost drooling.

Her gaze swept over the Big Fat Rat's entire body, and wherever it fell, the meat in that area trembled slightly.

It immediately scrambled up, pounded its chest, and patted its cheeks, indicating it could still work.

"Crunch crunch!"

Without waiting for Wang Licui's urging, the Big Fat Rat worked enthusiastically again, tearing and gnawing at the demonic steel layer bit by bit, occasionally howling to show off its vigorous energy.

"Indeed, life blooms under pressure." Wang Licui nodded in satisfaction, then took out a demonic beast leg and happily gnawed on it, acting as a supervisor to urge the Big Fat Rat to work hard.

Time passed bit by bit.

With the relentless efforts of the pair, the thick demonic steel layer of over ten meters was finally dug through little by little by the Big Fat Rat, forming a tiny passage only big enough for one person to pass through.

It immediately led Wang Licui, sneaking into the Gluttonous Demon King's treasure trove.

As soon as they entered.

The pair was stunned.

The treasure trove contained countless rare and exotic treasures, with ordinary demon crystals piled up like mountains, not to mention the many large cold crystal boxes storing high-end rare ingredients.

Staring at those boxes of demon crystals, the Big Fat Rat's eyes lit up, and even drool started dripping uncontrollably.

For these alone, all the previous hardships were totally worth it.

"Show some ambition. Since I promised you ten percent, you won't get a penny less." Wang Licui patted the Big Fat Rat's head, secretly wiped her own drool, and righteously said, "These treasures are locked with formation restrictions, triggering them will surely set off alarms. We can't touch them now."

As she spoke, she took out a small notebook to start making notes, preparing to categorize and clear out all the good stuff here later.

Then, Wang Licui relied on her keen intuition to discover another demon crystal vault next to the treasury.

But the demon crystals stored there were specially processed [Unstable Magic Crystals]. These crystals were usually shaped into balls to be used in magic crystal cannons for warfare.

Wang Licui had witnessed the explosive power of these unstable magic crystals firsthand, and it was quite extraordinary.

She entered that demon crystal vault and discovered it stocked with a large number of [Unstable Magic Crystals].

She felt a chill down her spine.

Is the Gluttonous Demon King crazy?

With so many unstable magic crystals, is he planning to launch an assault on human race bases?

The number of these unstable magic crystals is really too large. If they explode, this treasure trove will likely be obliterated, and her precious treasures along with Wang Licui might be reduced to dust.

She examined the demon crystal vault carefully but found no anti-theft formation.

However, this makes sense. The reason [Unstable Magic Crystals] are called unstable is because their state is extremely unstable, and even minor energy fluctuations can set them off.

Therefore, unstable magic crystals are typically isolated and can't be stored with other energy weapons.

Since the energy fluctuations of an anti-theft formation are considerable, the Gluttonous Demon King likely feared triggering the unstable magic crystals, so he didn't dare to set one up.

Based on this, Wang Licui decided to tidy up the unstable magic crystal vault to prevent accidental damage to her treasures.

Then, she packed her Storage Ring full of them.

Not only that, but she also ordered the Big Fat Rat to fill its spatial pouch in its cheeks with unstable magic crystals.

The Big Fat Rat was frightened out of its wits, but under Wang Licui's intimidation, it had no choice but to comply.

Very soon, its cheeks were bulging, filled with unstable magic crystals. It followed Wang Licui tremblingly, transporting these unstable magic crystals to a "safe place" and hiding them.

Like under the barracks of the Gluttonous Demonic King's Castle.

Safe enough, right?

The pair made numerous trips back and forth before they finally sorted out most of the terrifying amount of unstable magic crystals. Only a thin layer of magic crystals outside was left in the vault, at least to conceal its emptiness for a short while.

After sweeping away the "dangerous items," Wang Licui wandered around the treasure trove again and soon found a well-hidden secret chamber within the vault.

Compared to the previous demon crystal vault, this chamber was tightly encased and surrounded by restrictions, making it quite troublesome to handle.

Luckily, the Big Fat Rat sensed the wall thickness of the secret chamber, found it not thick, then used its talent to distort space and directly space-time shuttled into the chamber with Wang Licui.