Richard watched Molly remain silent for quite a while before speaking.
He glanced at Molly and said, "What, haven't you decided what you can offer in exchange for my help? Fine, let me lay it out.
You just told me that you wanted me to send you to the Mid-section of the Ruins, but you didn't want to split the things inside the ruins with me. It seems the things in the ruins are very important to you. I don't want to simply seize them by force, but principles still matter. Whatever is in the ruins, I want half a tenth—if what we obtain truly means nothing to me, I can give it to you, but it must belong to me first.
Besides that, didn't you say that you would stop after exploring the middle section, because the latter half is too dangerous to explore? You may not want to explore it, but I am interested. For that, I want you to provide me with all the relevant information you have. In addition, you must assist me.
When danger arises, you may leave early and let me explore alone. But before danger arises, you must provide whatever help you can. Of course, since you have no interest in the gains from the latter half, they will all belong to me. After all, nearly all the gains from the first half belong to you. Compared to that, this is only fair."
Richard paused there. He was very clear about what he wanted. He was not particularly interested in whatever Molly could offer. After all, he was not a traditional Wizard and had little need for magical items, unless they were technical materials of some kind.
Thus, the reason he was helping them was mainly because he valued the location and intelligence