After passing through the book, I snatched the female villain

Zhou Lian sat in his original position, looking at Valerdis's back thoughtfully.

Valertis did not turn around after taking the gem, and also stopped his previous boring behavior towards Zhou Lian.

This was somewhat beyond Zhou Lian's expectations.

Valertis was not a female who was easily dismissed. Zhou Lian threw gems at him purely to warn him.

I didn't expect Valerdis to give up doing this kind of thing so easily.

Seeing that Valerdis had no intention of causing trouble to him again, Zhou Lian continued to lower his head and deal with the iron stone in front of him.

The iron stone in his hand quickly cracked and shattered, and the gray-black hard shell fell off, revealing the well-preserved white interior. Unlike the ugly and rough appearance of the iron stone, the gems inside were particularly intact and bright.

Zhou Lian quickly eliminated a few iron stones. He put the dug gems aside and secretly counted their number.

There are already fifty gems in the box, and Zhou Lian plans to take out another fifty gems before dinner. Only if he has enough gems can he attract those sinners who lack abilities.

The gems next to Zhou Lian were accumulating more and more. He seemed to be deliberately showing off the number of gems he had. He did not put the gems he dug out in the afternoon into the iron box or basket next to him, but casually threw them at his feet.

Almost all of the people working in the same area as Zhou Lian were elderly sinners. Their mental strength was deteriorating, and the number of gems they dug out was also infinitely less than Zhou Lian's.

They smashed the iron stones in their hands absentmindedly, and always looked at Zhou Lian's side with a vague look.

Zhou Lian pretended not to feel their gazes. The task of completing fifty gems was easier than he thought. He originally planned to spend an afternoon solving those iron stones, but in the end it only took three hours.

Valerdis was particularly honest this afternoon. Zhou Lian had always noticed Valerdis' gaze in the past, and Valerdis had never concealed his behavior. His eyes were hot, and he seemed to want to poke Zhou Lian every time. Make a hole.

But that look didn't appear again this afternoon.

Zhou Lian turned his head and looked to the side during his break. Valertis was still sitting on the boulder in the iron quarry with his back to him. His blond hair was long, messy and thick, covering his entire back.

Zhou Lian couldn't see Valerdis' movements, but Valerdis didn't focus on him now, which made it easier for Zhou Lian to do something.

Zhou Lian took a few gems that he dug out in the afternoon. He stuffed the gems into his pocket and slowly walked towards the innermost direction of the area.

His area is very close to Valerdis. Normally, Valerdis knows everything that Zhou Lian does and says.

Zhou Lian specifically went to ask Terrala for advice. Valerdis was an S-class female insect. Her hearing and vision were extremely developed, but she was not without distance limitations.

Zhou Lian pretended to be picking out iron stones. He walked into the area despite the military female's gaze, and did not stop until he reached the edge of the area.

Zhou Lian looked back and saw that the location of the regional boundary line and his starting point formed the farthest straight line, which was also beyond the range that Valletis' hearing could cover.

Zhou Lian patted his trousers, and the dust on his trousers flew everywhere.

When the surrounding females heard the noise, they all turned to look at Zhou Lian. Seeing that Zhou Lian had no intention of leaving, they immediately squeezed aside knowingly, leaving a space for Zhou Lian.

Only then did Zhou Lian sit down under the probing gazes of the surrounding females.

There are especially many elderly females at the border. Their mental power level is not high, and they usually gather together to keep warm.

After Zhou Lian sat down, he picked up an iron stone and started working.

The military females who had been following him had been staring at Zhou Lian's movements. They would pay special attention to the whereabouts of any guilty female in this prison, let alone Zhou Lian, who was designated by the prince as a key prisoner.

Zhou Lian didn't do anything unusual. He used his mental power to slowly dig out the gems in his hands.

Zhou Lian's movements were very skillful. It wasn't until he dug out nearly ten gems that the military female standing outside the area line turned around and returned to his original guarding position.

Zhou Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed the military female leaving.

He turned to look at the female insect next to him. This female insect had sagging skin, particularly thick wrinkles on her face, and already had age spots.

Zhou Lian had long noticed that the fingers of this female insect were extremely inflexible. His mental strength was weak and he could only use a hammer to smash iron and rocks. But until now, he only has less than thirty gems in the iron box.

Almost all the elderly females next to the area line are in this dejected state.

Zhou Lian lowered his head. He used the darkening sky to cover up all the expressions on his face. He said, "Do you want gems?"

His voice was not loud, but just enough to be heard by the four or five elderly sin females surrounding him.

Those sinful females were still hitting the iron stones in their hands with hammers. When they heard Zhou Lian's words, their movements of pounding the iron stones gradually slowed down.

They looked at Zhou Lian very vaguely.

Almost all the criminals in the royal prison are extremely afraid of Valertis. Valertis is not only of extremely high rank, but also has a strong sense of oppression on them in all aspects. These criminal females are particularly concerned about Valertis' every word and deed.

As Valerdis' new favorite, it is no surprise that Zhou Lian also received the same level of attention.

Zhou Lian's whole body was shrouded in shadow, and the surrounding sky became darker and darker. Zhou Lian rubbed the gems in his hands and said simply and clearly: "If you want gems, you have to exchange them with me."

These elderly criminals are between five and six hundred years old and have been in this prison for at least a hundred years.

They used to be powerful in prison, but as time goes by and a new generation rises, they have also transformed from the strong to the weak.

But there is one thing that is unique to these old sinners and the most irreplaceable.

Zhou Lian assessed their value from the first moment he saw them.

That's their experience.

Valertis hid his past deeply. Zhou Lian only read the novel. He did not understand the historical development of the Zerg, let alone what happened to the Zerg in the past.

But this is not necessarily the case for these older females. They have lived for a long time and have witnessed the rise and fall of the Zerg race over the long years.

They will more or less know some of the secrets of the Zerg.

The old female insects were silent for a while. Seeing that they were silent, Zhou Lian took out all the gems in his pocket and piled them on the ground.

Including the gems Zhou Lian had just dug out, the total number of gems he piled on the ground was about forty.

The old female insects looked at each other, and there were emotions ready to move in each other's eyes.

"What do you want?" the female closest to Zhou Lian asked.