Octopus Lady raised a brow, immediately guessing the implication behind the insect race Mother Queen's words.
She gave an emotionless smile and countered, "So, Mother Queen, you also need to make a trip to the Demon Domain?"
"Just call me Daenerys." A faint, eerie gleam flickered in the insect race Mother Queen's eight compound eyes as she replied in an even tone, "There's someone in the Demon Domain who interests me, so I'm planning to take a look."
"Who? Someone capable of catching your interest?" Octopus Lady's curiosity was clearly piqued.
"Sorry, that's classified." The insect race Mother Queen let out another chilling laugh. The two pairs of limbs folded across her chest spread apart, as though she were shrugging. "Let's discuss payment instead."
At that, Octopus and Rimewind's expressions immediately stiffened.
After half a second of silence, Octopus broke the tension with a teasing retort: "You were already planning to go to the Demon Domain anyway. Do you really need to be paid?"
"If I hadn't come to find you today, you would've gone on your own, right?"
"Exactly!" Rimewind King added from the side. "Never mind why you're going to the Demon Domain to find someone. Going in alone would definitely be dangerous."
"Now that Octopus and I are going with you, how much risk are we reducing for you without you even noticing?"
"We're not charging you anything, so you shouldn't charge us either..."
"We'll form a party, head into the Demon Domain happily, and come back out safely together. Wouldn't that be nice?"
"Indeed." The insect race Mother Queen nodded in agreement. "But you came to me this time, not the other way around."
"Therefore, I believe that as long as my own needs won't affect your upcoming trip into the Demon Domain, they shouldn't be