Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 89 Strong Acid Gem
"You...really don't want it?"

When the Hill Giant sent Ron and others to the fourth floor, he seemed at a loss when faced with the people who wanted to "return the items to their original owners."

"I'll say it again: We really didn't steal!"

Ron gritted his teeth, while Sera stood aside like a child who had done something wrong.

"Didn't you see those dead ghouls when you came? They stole your food, and we are here to wipe them out!"

Ghouls lurk on the fringes of hill giant lairs, and they are more cunning than common scavengers and monsters—especially if they are led by a ghast, and can steal a giant's food with simple deception, such as a whole corpse or even a group of them.

"But," said the elf, looking puzzled, "he was the one who killed the ghouls."

"He's lying to you!" Ivy said, "He's a liar!"

"Liar? Cheating?" the hill giant asked in a muffled voice, seeming that he still didn't quite believe it.

"He cheated a lot of people, abandoned a lot of people, and killed a lot of people to achieve his goals," Ron thought for a moment, "He said you and he were partners. What did you cooperate on?"

"He helped me find food." The hill giant thought for a moment, "I gave him a glass ball."

Glass ball?
"It's a glass ball to him," Victoria said. "Maybe it's another gem."

"Do you know where he is now?" Ron asked the giant quickly.

"Right...there?" The hill giant turned around subconsciously, but there was no sign of Mindatis over there.

"He's stealing from your lair!" Driver jumped onto the hill giant's shoulder and yelled, "You idiot! He tricked you away and is going to rob your house!"

"If you don't believe me, let's go and see if he's there!"

"That... is good!" Upon hearing this, the hill giant quickly got up and ran out, with Ron and the others following closely.

The hill giant's lair was not too far from here. When they arrived, they saw Questor sneaking around and trying to run away.

"Quest! Stop!" Ron shouted, "Where is Mindatis? Leave the gem to me!"

"Don't even think about it!" Quest sneered, turned around and ran away, flipping his hand and throwing a bunch of various glass balls at Ron and the others, "Do you want this? Here I give it to you!"

"Don't let him get away!"

Ron yelled at the top of his lungs, but the team was chasing very slowly. Although the hill giant had huge strides, he moved slowly and had a poor vision. After only chasing for a few dozen steps, he completely lost track of Quest.

"Damn it, he got away! The thing you want must be very important, right?"

Sylvia stamped her feet and said angrily, "It's a pity that I don't have any magic anymore, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to let them escape by using the levitation spell - what's wrong with you?"

The vampire looked at Ron and the others in confusion. They didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. Instead, they started to pick up the glass balls that the tieflings used as a cover. "What are you doing? Chase him!"

"Who are you chasing?" Ivy glanced at her with a smile. "That guy Quest is still as careless as ever. Look, he used the real thing as a decoy!"

As she spoke, Ivy held up a gemstone sphere for Sylvia to see. Even without the need for detection magic, Sylvia could feel the tremendous power inside: "Is this it?" "That's it. We got one before," Ron nodded with a smile. "He's loyal, but he lacks the ability. This is probably what people like Quest are like."

"There's nothing we can do. Who made him end up with such a 'good' master?" Sera put her arms behind her head and whistled. "He ran away before we even got the things - do you value your life so much?"

"Perhaps it's because his master won't revive him again?" Victoria snorted. "He is quite self-aware of this."

"Big guy, we'll take this as our reward. Any objections?" Ron weighed the gemstone ball that Ivy handed over and looked up at the hill giant. "Are the others useful? If not, we'll take them away too."

"It's useless," the hill giant shook his big head, "I can't eat it. It makes my teeth ache."

Giants are not dragons and are not as keen on treasures, and their digestive systems are not strong enough for them to digest glass and gems.

"By the way, now do you know who that elf is?"

"Thief, liar!" The Hill Giant waved his fist angrily. "If I see you again, I'll eat you to the bone!"

"Very good," Ron nodded with satisfaction. "By the way, if you see any humanoid creatures other than that elf in the future, don't eat them. Do you understand?"

"That way we'll have a reason not to kill you."

He had to talk to the hill giant in advance to avoid any psychological burden later.

"Wear clothes and don't eat, except for male elves." The hill giant shuddered slightly and repeated Ron's words.

The place where Sera had just hit him was still aching, and he didn't want to be beaten again.

After getting the assurance from the hill giant, Ron and the others left. However, they were not in a hurry to go back. Instead, they were going to meet a friend and ally deep in the Land of Delusion and take something out of his treasure house.

Specifically, it is the amethyst slab that is placed in the Xuri Treasury.

You led the way in front, while Ron fell behind. He opened the preface of the weaving method and used the identification technique in the spell book to identify the new gem.

This gem is different from the bluish-purple lightning gem inlaid on Evita's shield. Instead, it is a bright turquoise color, reflecting a complex light of varying depths under the reflection of the sunlight.

Just as the Lightning Gem can store up to six lightning bolts and make the carrier immune to electric shock, this gem also has the function of a magic item.

"How is it?" Sylvia rubbed her hands and looked at the gem with some anticipation.

She already knew that Ron's spell book was a relic of the Hailan Empire, and it would be hypocritical for her to say that she didn't want one.

If only this gem key could also open a spell book—

"Elemental weapons, three times a day, lasting a full eight hours, but..." Ron looked up with a strange expression, "but only strong acid."

"In addition, it can be enchanted on armor to make it resistant to strong acid."

The elemental weapon spell generally allows you to choose one of multiple elements to enchant a non-magical weapon and turn it into a magical weapon, but it can only last for one hour and requires the caster to maintain concentration.

(End of this chapter)