The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#123 - Dingdangzun's four-dimensional pocket

The three of them sneaked into the Schneider estate without a hitch.

It was probably around three in the morning, the time when people sleep the deepest. However, it wasn't that they specifically chose this time, but rather that it happened to be this time when they finally arrived at their destination after dawdling for quite a while.

The lights in the mansion were already off, indicating that everyone was sound asleep.

Chris whispered to the two of them, "I'll lead the way from here. I'll slowly feel our way forward, and you two follow behind me."

"Okay."

"No problem."

The two nodded.

They were currently in the backyard of the mansion. According to Chris, the magic tool was probably underground. To be honest, Zun Zun was relieved to hear that, since it would be difficult for them to slip away if it were on the top floor.

Following the path in the backyard, past the small pavilion in the garden, they encountered their first obstacle.

"Boss, the door is locked."

"Don't call me boss! ... Leave it to me. I learned the lock-picking skill just for moments like this."

"No, no, no, you learned it so you could open treasure chests in the dungeon, right?"

Amidst Zun Zun's吐槽, Chris crouched in front of the door and took out two small tools that looked like the ones locksmiths used back in the last century, fiddling with the keyhole a few times.

Soon after, the lock clicked softly.

The door was opened just like that.

As expected of someone who makes a living doing this, her technique is quite skilled. Such an exaggerated lock-picking skill would have to be reported to the police department in modern society.

But do you have to learn this with skill points? With a little practice, anyone can easily learn it.

The three successfully sneaked in and continued to move forward in the dark.

It was not completely dark, as there were things like fluorescent stones on the walls, emitting a dim light.

This long corridor probably led straight to the interior of the mansion, and the exquisite murals every five steps and the antiques with a long history every ten steps showed how wealthy Viscount Schneider was.

Zun Zun had never been to the royal palace in his life, but from Alice's eyes, he could tell that Schneider's mansion was no worse than the royal palace.

It was really big and luxurious here.

Zun Zun and Alice looked around, stopping from time to time to comment on the exquisite murals and antiques.

One was an elegant young master, the other a delicate lady. They didn't look like thieves sneaking in at night, but more like distinguished guests invited by the host. If they were brought to a banquet, they would definitely start dancing.

At this moment, an anxious voice urged from ahead.

"This way, this way, hurry up!"

"Look at you, always in a hurry."

The two quickly caught up with her.

Chris whispered angrily, "You two are really something. Can't you be a little more nervous? Is this your home? You're too relaxed!"

Her feet were on the smooth floor, and her frustrated look, wanting to stomp but afraid of being discovered, was really funny.

Zun Zun and Alice probably also felt that they were going too far, so they restrained themselves a little.

This mansion was not without patrols, but the manpower was very small, with shifts changing almost every thirty minutes, leaving a gap of about five minutes.

"Hmm, it's just like the information we investigated beforehand."

Chris's mouth curled into a smug smile. She had put in a lot of effort to explore this mansion.

Then, Zun Zun and Alice followed her steps and walked through the vast mansion for a while, arriving at the stairs leading to the underground.

Just as Chris was about to walk down without warning, she was pulled back by the arm.

"Wait."

"What's wrong, Zun Zun?"

"There's a barrier set up here."

"Barrier?"

Hearing Zun Zun say this, Chris was first confused and puzzled, but soon realized.

Although Schneider was a fallen viscount, he used to be a noble before, so it was normal to set up a barrier to prevent people from stealing things.

"Zun Zun, you're a Crimson Demon, you can sense magic, right? Great, it wasn't a waste bringing you here." Chris patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.

But now another problem arose.

How to break through the barrier and enter?

Chris scratched her head and said, "It seems like there's really no way to sneak in silently. Damn it, are we just going to give up like this?"

"No, no, no, there's still a way. Didn't I say that first-class thieves have to be well-prepared?"

Zun Zun, like a certain earless robot cat, took out a magic tool from his four-dimensional pocket.

"Ta-da—, a barrier breaker!"

"Barrier breaker?"

"This is a magic tool originally used only by demons, called the barrier breaker, because the Crimson Demons were often attacked by the Demon King's army. Later, everyone thought, since the Demon King's army can use this thing to break into the Crimson Demons, can't we use the same method to break into the Demon King's castle? So they copied this magic tool."

"Really?"

Chris opened her mouth.

This was true. Unfortunately, the Demon King's army's barrier was connected to the life force of the Demon King's army's executives. If they wanted to break into the Demon King's castle, they really had to kill the Demon King's army's executives. The people of the Crimson Demons gave up when they saw that it didn't work.

And this barrier breaker was classified as one of the advanced magic tools, and Zun Zun learned it and made it.

"Watch me."

Zun Zun operated the magic tool on the barrier, and the barrier was easily removed with a shattering sound.

"—Amazing!"

Chris praised in a low voice, then looked at it with some envy and said, "Zun Zun, this magic tool..."

"Thank you for your patronage, 3 million Eris."

"3 million, why don't you just rob someone?!"

"I don't like hearing that. How can robbing money be as fast as this? And Chris, you have to know that the only problem with good things is that they're expensive, that's all."

Zun Zun had the face of a profiteer.

Chris thought the price was expensive, but she had to admit that the effect was outstanding. If it were her, she would be helpless against that barrier, but that magic tool opened it with just a touch.

If she had this thing in the future, she would definitely be able to go to other people's houses freely, just like returning to her own home.

But she doesn't have any money now...

Eh, wait!

Doesn't she have money?

I misspoke, it's not that she has money, but that Viscount Schneider's house has money! This greedy, arrogant, and treacherous noble, she wouldn't feel sorry for stealing any amount of money from him. She'll just use his money to buy the barrier breaker.

Zun Zun seemed to have thought of this as well.

"Ahem, assistant, I think we should go to the treasure vault first."

"I think boss is right."

The two looked at each other and showed sinister smiles with great understanding.

Alice only felt that some bad transaction was happening in front of her, but she didn't ask and watched the two with interest.

"Boss, do you know where the treasure vault is?"

"...I don't know, but I guess it should be on the second floor, because most nobles like to hide their treasures in hidden rooms on the second floor."

"Boss, you're very knowledgeable."

"Just kidding, I'm super knowledgeable!"

Zun Zun didn't understand why Chris, a goddess, was so proud of being a thief, but considering that another idiot goddess was once happy even working as a wall builder, he didn't say anything more.

"Alice, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm actually okay."

Alice said weakly, but she didn't look tired at all. As expected of a royal family that has been introducing the bloodline of heroes for generations, her talent and potential are really strong.

Zun Zun came to the corridor, gently pushed open the window, and stepped on the vertical wall. Alice used a princess carry, while Chris hung on Zun Zun's waist with a lifeless expression, being brought up like swinging on a swing.

They quickly found the treasure vault, opened the window, and sneaked in.

Chris took out a magic stone to light up the treasure vault, and saw the many treasures neatly arranged inside, which could be described in four words.

—A dazzling array of treasures!

Zun Zun grinned and said, "Hehehe, they were careless."

"Indeed." Alice said noncommittally, "Because the treasure vault is hidden, I think they set up many traps to prevent thieves from sneaking in from inside the mansion, but they neglected the outside path."

She looked thoughtful.

Damn it, is Alice going to have people set up traps around the royal palace after she goes back? If Chris goes to steal Alice's necklace again, the difficulty will definitely skyrocket.

...No, no, no, that shouldn't happen.

Anyway, it's none of my business. I was already asleep last night.

Chris looked around and said, "In that case, we just have to be careful of the traps."

"That's right. But boss, you need to put in more effort, after all, Alice and I don't have the skills to sense and disarm traps."

"Leave it to me!"

Hearing Zun Zun say this, she slammed her tablet loudly.

At some point, Chris had accepted Zun Zun calling her boss, instead of correcting him one by one. Eh, could it be that she saw her role and recognized herself before accepting it? She's too realistic.

Soon all the traps were removed.

"Phew—, then, to prevent accidents, let's just take a small amount of treasure. Here, 3 million Eris."

She threw 30 high-denomination coins at Zun Zun, the same denomination as when Alice bought cotton candy.

"Okay, let's go."

"Wait, Chris, you can't not let us take some treasure after you've taken it."

"I..."

"I want this!"

Before Chris could say anything, Zun Zun unhesitatingly reached out his hand to a small statue placed on the cabinet.

He didn't know what kind of magic tool it was, but the huge amount of magic power it contained indicated that the statue was a good thing.

He picked it up!

"...Ah?"

Zun Zun couldn't pick it up, and no matter how he lifted it, it wouldn't move. Just as he didn't know what was going on, his hands subconsciously twisted to the side.

"...Eh?"

"Ah..."

"We're done for."

The floor around the statue where the three of them were standing instantly opened, and they fell down.

"Waaaaah——————!"X3