Chapter 7: Golden Finger Arrives! But What an Unbelievable Achievement
Grrr...
That's how stomachs are.
If you don't think about it, it's fine, but once you feel you should eat, it starts acting up.
Lilith clutched her shrunken belly, feeling the stomach acid churn in her empty stomach. It was the primal instinct called "hunger," and for her, who had just reincarnated and hadn't yet adapted to her new body, it was sheer torture!
"Demon... Demon Lord..."
To survive, Lilith took a deep breath, deciding to go all out.
She suppressed her male dignity and humiliation, gently tugged Asmodeus's sleeve with two fingers, and looked up at him with pitiful, watery eyes:
"You see... in this wilderness, in the dark... where am I supposed to find food..."
Lilith gritted her teeth, strained her voice, and said in a sickly sweet tone:
"And you just said that I'm your 'Little Meow'... As the master, isn't it natural to feed your pet? If you don't feed me, I'll die... So..."
"About food! Can't you think of a way?!"
"This..."
Hearing Lilith's logically sound "feeding theory," Asmodeus frowned slightly, feeling there might be some truth to it.
Since he had a pet, he was indeed responsible for feeding it.
However, he stroked his chin, looked at the dark rock wall on one side, then the bottomless passage on the other, and after a moment of thought, sighed helplessly:
"It's not that I don't want to give you food, but..."
Asmodeus raised his head, gesturing for Lilith to look at the oppressive surroundings, and explained in a deep voice:
"You must know, this is the underground great labyrinth of the Demon Realm's Abyss City. The entire labyrinth is divided into nine layers, and each layer imprisons monsters capable of destroying the world."
"And our current location is the very bottom of the labyrinth—the Ninth Underground Layer."
"This is where the sealing power of the entire Ragnarok is strongest. Apart from the Abyssal Watcher condensed from resentment just now, no living creature can reach the Ninth Layer."
At this, Asmodeus sighed, putting on an "I'm helpless too" expression:
"To find food, we must break the seal of the Ninth Layer and ascend to the Eighth or Seventh Layer, where the ecological environment is slightly better."
"But the problem is, I haven't even found the core of that sealing array... let alone how to break it."
"..."
After hearing this, Lilith fell silent.
She used the faint glow of the ghost fire to carefully examine her surroundings.
Only then did she realize that this was not just a dungeon, but a super labyrinth with intricate, interconnected paths leading in all directions! Countless diverging paths led into unknown darkness, each emanating a desperate aura.
"Oh my god..."
Realizing her current predicament, Lilith's legs weakened, and she almost knelt on the ground.
"Why on earth... Is this the price of transmigrating to the peak?"
"Even a Demon Lord who has been sealed for hundreds of years can't find a way out, so how could I find one in a short while?"
"No way out, no food. No food, I'll starve to death."
"Goddess, oh Goddess! Do you have some misunderstanding about 'a little setback'? How am I supposed to play this game with this start?!"
The hunger grew stronger, and Lilith felt like she was about to faint from low blood sugar.
"Is there no other way... Hmm?"
Just as despair set in, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck her.
Wait!
Did the Goddess say something when she sent me here?
—"The mobile phone has been transformed into a divine artifact, capable of infinite-distance communication and purchasing items from Earth's system mall."
System Mall!
Earth items!
Lilith's eyes instantly lit up, as if she had seen the light of a savior in the darkness.
She spun around abruptly and extended her fair, delicate hand towards Asmodeus.
"What?"
Asmodeus looked at her with some confusion.
Lilith took a deep breath and said earnestly and righteously:
"My mobile phone, give it to me."
"mobile phone? That Magical Artifact?"
Asmodeus instinctively pressed his chest, frowning deeply, displeased by Lilith's demanding tone:
"Didn't I say that to let you focus on your pregnancy, I'd return it to you after you give birth?"
"No!"
Lilith stamped her foot in frustration, pointing at her belly and protesting loudly:
"Now only that Magical Artifact might be able to conjure food! If you don't give it to me, I'll starve to death! One corpse, two lives, do you understand?!"
"Can you bear to watch your servant... and your unborn 'offspring' die together?!"
"Hiss? This..."
It must be said that the words "servant" and "offspring" indeed precisely hit Asmodeus's soft spot.
As a former Demon Lord who controlled all things, how could he allow his woman to starve to death?
And judging by Lilith's serious expression, she didn't seem to be lying—Asmodeus hesitated for a moment, then finally reached into his embrace and pulled out the black mobile phone.
"Here. But you'd better not play any tricks."
"Hmph!"
Lilith snatched the mobile phone, as quick as a cat grabbing food.
The screen lit up.
No password, it went straight to the desktop.
Lilith quickly swiped across the screen and indeed saw rows of strange APP icons she had never seen before:
[omniscient and omnipotent ai solver]
[Myriad Realms System Mall]
[Otherworld Encyclopedia]
[achievement system]
[Infinite Storage]
[Personal Attribute Panel]
[Tomato Free Novels]
"..."
Looking at the bright red icon in the last row, Lilith's mouth twitched.
"Why is there a novel app..."
"I've already transmigrated to another world to be the protagonist, do I still need to read novels? Did the Goddess slip in some private goods?"
"Never mind, finding food is more important!"
She quickly tapped on [Myriad Realms System Mall].
The interface was simple, so Lilith quickly typed "food" into the search bar.
Whoosh—
A dazzling array of goods instantly popped up on the screen:
Master Kang Braised Beef Noodles (cup): 5 system coins
Happy Otaku Water (500ml): 3 system coins
KFC Crazy Thursday: 50 system coins
Manchu Han Imperial Feast (simplified version): 1000 system coins
..."Wow—it really has them!"
Lilith was so excited that tears almost fell!
These familiar products, these familiar names, they were all the taste of home!
She trembled as she clicked on the instant noodles that only cost 5 yuan and selected "Purchase."
[Ding! Insufficient balance.]
[Current account balance: 0 system coins.]
The cold system prompt sounded like a bucket of cold water poured over her head.
"Huh? It actually costs money?"
Lilith was frantic.
She looked at the enticing picture of instant noodles, but could only look and not eat, which was even more unbearable than just being hungry!
"Calm down... Calm down... There must be a way to earn these coins."
She exited the mall, tapped on [omniscient and omnipotent ai solver], and quickly typed in her question:
"How can I get system coins?"
A line of text immediately appeared on the screen:
[Answer: The Host can obtain system coins through the following three methods:]
[1. Complete tasks in the otherworld issued by the system.]
[2. Upload high-value currency commonly used in this world (such as gold coins, magic crystals, etc.) for exchange.]
[3. Achieve special accomplishments and receive one-time rewards.]
"So that's how it is?"
Lilith nodded thoughtfully.
She first tapped on [Task List].
[Newbie Task: Just Starting Out]
[Content: Kill 3 Horned Rabbits.]
[Reward: 10 system coins.]
Seeing the only task description, Lilith was so angry she almost threw her mobile phone:
"Horned Rabbit my ass!"
"This is the Ninth Layer of the Abyssal Labyrinth! There are only black blobs and the Demon Lord, where would rabbits come from?!"
Task, PASS!
Then, she turned her head to look at her "master" beside her:
"Hey, Demon Lord, do you have any money on you? gold coins? magic crystals? Anything valuable will do!"
"Hmm?"
Asmodeus heard this, felt the black ornate robes on his body, then shrugged, looking completely unconcerned:
"I've been asleep for three hundred years; any valuables I carried have long since demonized and dissipated. Besides, as a Demon Lord, my subjects would directly give me anything I wanted, so why would I need to carry money?"
"Uh, that's true..."
Lilith desperately held her forehead.
"I knew it, it wouldn't be that simple..."
There was no other way, only the last path remained.
She took a deep breath and asked the AI again:
"What achievements can I complete immediately? Please list them for me, urgent!"
[Scanning host's current environment and interpersonal relationships...]
[Scan complete.]
[Based on your current situation, it is recommended to attempt the following achievements:]
Lilith looked on with anticipation, thinking that surely completing just one would give her enough money for instant noodles, right?
However.
When she saw the list of achievements displayed on the screen, her entire being almost shattered.
[Achievement: Forbidden Kiss]Condition: Engage in a passionate kiss with Abyssal Demon King Asmodeus (lasting more than 5 seconds). Reward: 500 system coins.
[Achievement: Abyss Matriarch]Condition: Truly conceive the offspring of the most powerful demon. Reward: 10,000 system coins + a set of divine prenatal education music.
[Achievement: Abyss Bride]Condition: Make Abyssal Demon King Asmodeus, actively propose to you and officially become his fiancée. Reward: 5,000 system coins.
[Achievement: Succubus Instinct]Condition: Engage in 100 acts of procreation. Reward: 50 system coins.
[Achievement: Lament of the Watcher]Condition: Defeat the Abyssal Watcher. Reward: 1,000 system coins.
"..."