New Century Kitchen Warrior

Chapter 156: The City of Ph.D.
Angeli had never heard of this thing. He took it in his hand and tore at it, frowning deeply.

Forget it.

At least it didn't look like an evil prop that would harm the people. Angeli couldn't even feel any magic power on it. He hesitated for a moment and gave Lei Ye a thumbs up.

"Gray condoms, that's bull!"

"Good!" Lei Ye clapped his hands.

With the leader of the Pure Love Group as its spokesperson, the condoms will no longer have to worry about lack of popularity.

Maybe we can add another line like 'If you love her, you have to hold it'?

All in all, the negotiations went smoothly, so smoothly that Grady was shocked.

Back at the negotiation table, Lei Ye also sold some other gadgets to Angli at a low price, which was considered a friendly price. In exchange, Lei Ye got the right to go to the amusement park to play.

These old wooden recreational facilities would squeak when moved. The lake was a stagnant pool of water and looked a bit dirty. It was really unattractive to Lei Ye. Only Galatini, who had never seen the world, had a lot of fun like a real child.

Lei Ye's real purpose of coming to the amusement park was to think about how to transform it. In the future, a large amusement park could really be built here. There were too few entertainment facilities in the scorched earth.

"It's really strange. These facilities are obviously only suitable for people of my size. Why would the Minotaur build such facilities?" Graty, who was sitting on one side of the seesaw, pointed out the problem accurately.

Lei Ye looked down at his phone. His only current contact kept sending him harassing messages every once in a while. He turned off his phone and did not answer Greti's question.

Because it's a long story, and if it were too long he wouldn't have the patience to repeat it over and over again.

It would be better to discuss the next steps of the company with this friendly business partner in this place with great scenery and atmosphere.

"I was talking about a business trip this morning, right? Can you go on a long trip? We can be back tomorrow."

"Are you going to spend the night at the Minotaur?" Grady raised her eyebrows and looked at Lei Ye. "Even if you are not conscious of your height, you should at least consider me. I don't want the Minotaur to carry me to bed."

Lei Ye was stunned at first, then he reacted. Grady mistakenly thought that coming to Bullhead Castle was a business trip. In fact, Lei Ye came here just to take care of the condom issue. With the promise he got from the archived files in the past, Lei Ye didn't have to worry about the negotiations with Angeli at all. Not to mention shooting an advertisement, even if he was asked to go to the streets to sell the products, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Lei Ye didn't care about being criticized for his height. His height was average among humans, but it was indeed not enough among demons, especially compared with the minotaurs. Gretty must have mistakenly thought that he had to spend the night here, as Gretty couldn't even jump onto the beds of these minotaurs.

But the place where Lei Ye planned to go on a business trip was not Bullhead.

"We are going to the Frey Empire." Lei Ye said.

"Oh," Grady was at a loss for a moment, "We're going to a human city? So sudden."

It's not sudden. In Lei Ye's plan, he must open a company in human territory.

There may be a few wealthy demons in Scorched Earth, but in terms of total population, they are definitely not comparable to humans with extraordinary reproductive capacity. It will be difficult for Lei Ye to earn his target amount relying solely on Scorched Earth.

Only by making money from humans and demons together can you earn millions of gold coins.

"At present, the three most profitable things I can think of have been arranged. You can take these and try to develop the market of the Frey Empire. Don't be nervous. This time we are just going to investigate. If you think it's okay, I can take you to see the production base first. However, you may have to run back and forth when you are busy in the future, which will be a bit tiring."

"It's not a big deal to be hard-working, but are you going to make money from humans now?" Grady subconsciously covered her shoulders and turned her head. "You'd better be prepared. The merchants here in Jiaotu are not very good at doing business. With my help, you don't have to worry about business fights. However, human merchants are very cunning and cruel. If you fail by mistake, you may even become a slave and never have a chance to turn things around."

She asked in a serious tone, "Which city are you going to?"

"Hillius." Lei Ye answered immediately.

That must be Hillius. After all, it is the city that Lei Ye is most familiar with, and there is also the fame of Teacher Ohno. Moreover, as a maze city, Hillius is also rich enough, and explorers can afford to buy some new and interesting things.

"I've never been to that place," Grady shrank her neck, "If you go there, can you guarantee my personal safety?"

"Why do I feel like you imagine the human country to be a very scary place? You are a big criminal after all, don't be afraid, don't worry, they are only afraid of you, you can just call out a griffin and it will be enough for you to stir up a bloody storm in any city."

Lei Ye paused and added, "Just kidding. When you reach a human city, you must not summon monsters. Most humans are very fragile and could die if you touch them twice."

"You're a little funny. How could I be scared? I'm the Dark Emperor, the ruler of the dark world of scorched earth! It's just that I'm suddenly asked to go to a place outside of my territory, so I have to be mentally prepared, right?" Grady adjusted her posture, hugged her chest and looked down at Lei Ye. "And don't worry, I'm not a fool nor a cruel demon. I will definitely abide by the rules when I'm away on business."

After a moment of silence, Lei Ye raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded to her, then raised his butt and put Greti down on the other side of the seesaw.

"I don't think you're stupid, nor do I think you're a cruel demon. Miss Grady is a gentle and kind person. I just want to remind you that when you go out, the title of Dark Emperor will be ineffective. You might run into some bad people who want to cause you trouble. If you encounter such a situation, I hope you can let me handle it and don't make a big deal out of it. I will protect you."

Grady was shaken to a low position, raised his head and looked at Lei Ye in the sun, and fell silent.

Lei Ye's words made her feel weird, not because of the sentence "I will protect you", she was not the kind of little girl who could be easily deceived by sweet words, but because of what Lei Ye said about "a gentle and good person". Grady realized that Lei Ye's impression of her was seriously wrong, because he had only seen the scorched earth side of her and had never seen the Dark Emperor.

A gentle and kind person? What a bad word. Grady remembered that she tried to be a good person in the past, but almost became a slave again. She decided to fight those people to get her things back, and she earned the high fare for the trip back to the scorched earth bit by bit.

I always hear some high-level demons sighing and saying that they haven't done anything bad, but they are slandered by humans as eating children, so they don't even have the interest to sneak into human cities to play. In fact, it is true. The high-level demons that Greti has known really have no interest in attacking humans, especially after Buyadi's grandfather succeeded the Demon King, he was very strict in this regard, and all the high-level demons were very well-behaved.

But Grady knew she was different and that she had done bad things.

It is necessary to show this side of yourself to your competitors.

"I have a suggestion," she said suddenly, "how about we go to Bologna first?"

"You actually know Bologna? It's a small third-tier city. When I was in Hillius, I only heard of explorers coming from there, but never heard of explorers going there. It feels like a not-so-good place. Are you sure there's money to be made there?"

"I'm sure. Besides, you said you want to expand into the Frey Empire market. You can't just focus on one city. My suggestion is to start with Bologna."

Lei Ye scratched his head, unable to understand why Greti was so obsessed with such a small place. He had never been to Bologna, and had only heard that it was a gambling capital. Because he was disgusted by that word, Lei Ye had no desire to go there to take a look.

But after racking his brains to recall, Lei Ye found a clue. Grati's past was closely related to a human city, which must be Bologna. Just as Lei Ye's first thought was Hillius, Grati's first thought must be the city she was most familiar with.

After thinking about it, Lei Ye sighed and nodded in agreement. In a completely unfamiliar city, Mr. Ohno's reputation would be useless, but he was still confident in his own cuisine. He could do the same as he did in Jiaotu, selling food first to make others familiar with him. Moreover, he now had the funds and could open a store directly.

However, the commercials shot before can no longer be used, so we need to find a few local S-class explorers.

He thought about these and felt that it was not a big problem. This plan also had another advantage. Going to an unfamiliar city might break Loya's 100% participation rate. Lei Ye was too lazy to listen to her nagging about every key save.

"Okay, that's settled. We'll leave in the afternoon and arrive in the evening. We'll spend a day and two nights in Bologna before coming back. Any problem?"

"It's just one day and two nights." "Well, I said I was just going to investigate. Although some products sell well in Scorched Earth, they may not be accepted by humans. The pricing here is definitely different. Let's go and investigate the situation first, and then we can discuss it when we return to Scorched Earth."

"Okay, then there's no need to pack. We can leave right away, but what about the horn problem?"

As she spoke, Grady adjusted her hair, revealing her two burgundy horns. Although they were small, they were enough to confirm her identity as a demon.

"Transformation magic," Lei Ye was stunned, "Isn't this magic quite simple? I learned it right away."

"It's not difficult, but my magic power doesn't support me to maintain it for a long time," Grady said with a bit of shame, "My total magic power is very little, almost equivalent to nothing."

It is hard to imagine that a demon clan's great sinner would not have the magic power to maintain the transformation magic.
Lei Ye sighed, took out a hairpin from his storage bag and threw it over.

When worn on the head, it can just cover the horns and turn them into two animal ears.

Grady fiddled with the little jewelry, turned around to look at Gratini, and questioned Lei Ye with her eyes, as if asking, "Then why are you taking care of such a child?"

"Bodyguard." Lei Ye said casually.

Bulecha was foaming at the mouth, probably because he hadn't eaten properly recently, and he couldn't vomit anything. He could only spit out a few mouthfuls of white foam. This miserable appearance did not arouse the man's sympathy. The other party stepped on his skinny hand, pulled his hair and made him raise his head. After looking at him three or two times, he threw Bulecha away like garbage. Bulecha curled up to one side and leaned against the trash can.

"It should be him, Brecha, a B-rank explorer who was very active three months ago. I have some impression of him." The man in the hood looked at the dirty marks on his hands with disgust and kicked Brecha again. "You are quite good at running. This place is just right for dealing with people like you."

"Okay, now that we've found the person, let's get to work. This time, use a bigger fire to burn it cleanly and leave no traces, otherwise the guild will take the opportunity to blackmail us. What the hell is this smell that's so disgusting?" He frowned and glanced at the trash can next to him, and spat at the charred bones inside. "What bad luck! What did I say? Burn it cleanly, and there can't be such big pieces of bones left!"

"The greater the firepower, the more magic power is consumed. The higher-ups won't give me magic potions. What can I do?" Another person in the hood complained. From the sound of her voice, it sounded like a woman who was not very young.

She raised her hand and pointed at Brecha, and the fire element in the basic magic gushed out and enveloped Brecha.

The high temperature flame instantly ignited Brecha's tattered clothes. He rolled on the ground in pain. The people in the big casino were so cruel. When they dealt with the corpse, it was very likely that it was not even a corpse. Through the firelight, Brecha vaguely saw the two men grinning crazily, as if they were very satisfied with his expression at the moment.

Blecha, 22 years old, a B-class explorer, is about to be promoted to A-class. He is considered a promising young man in the guild. His income is rising as he works harder and harder on commissions. He has also recently hooked up with the counter girl in the guild. He is in the best moment of his life.

The lady at the counter once advised him to move to another city. The security in this city is very strange. It's not that it's bad. If you live honestly, it's no different from other cities. But sometimes people disappear inexplicably. It's really... You can't find them suddenly, and even the law enforcement officers never investigate such situations. Sometimes Blecha feels that the law enforcement officers in this city may all be robots, with dull eyes and stiff movements, and they are never useful when they are needed.

Some people disappear for no apparent reason, usually after offending someone in a big casino. In a situation like this, unless you have a wealthy friend to back you up, you can only watch that person wither away like a spider being spun, and eventually disappear from everyone's sight one day.

Brecha knew all of this, but he also had his own plans. In the Bologna Explorers Guild, the levels were very watered down. If it were Hillius, a quasi-A-level explorer might not even be as good as a C-level explorer. He would not be able to enjoy the reputation or get the rewards here, so it would definitely be better for him to stay here. As long as he didn't mess with the big casinos, he could live a comfortable life.

Until his sister was diagnosed with a strange disease that required very expensive medicine to relieve the symptoms, Bulecha could not bear to see the sister he raised alone die, so he insisted on treating her.

However, no matter how hard he tried to take on commissions, the money he earned was far less than the medical expenses. One day, a strange man knocked on his door and said that he had heard about Bulecha's difficulties and was willing to lend him a helping hand. That day, Bulecha was led by the strange man into a casino that was so luxurious that it frightened him, and sat down at the gambling table.

Some extremely ominous premonition made him want to escape, but the man said he just needed to sit back and watch him perform.

The chips belonged to the man, so he couldn't lose anything. So Brecha suppressed the discomfort and fear in his heart and watched the chips on the table go back and forth, and finally piled up into a small mountain. The man gave half of the chips he had won in half an hour to Brecha, and the two large gold coins he exchanged at the exchange office blinded Brecha's eyes.

For the next two days, Brecha followed the man to the casino every day.

He had never seen such a fast way to make money, and he didn't need to risk his life fighting monsters. He only needed to sit there gracefully, and when he moved his hands, beautiful girls in bunny girl costumes would move the chips. Huge amounts of money flowed on the table, making Brecha feel an unprecedented excitement. When his heart beat at a very fast speed, the hill collapsed towards him, and a huge pleasure exploded in his heart.

The man said that big casinos are not that scary, and as long as you are lucky, you can make a lot of money from here. Brecha agreed with him. When the man waved his hand to choose numbers, he also silently chose numbers in his mind and found that his chance of winning was very high. Although his winning rate was not as high as the man's, he still made some money.

On the day of separation, the man said with a kind smile, "I'll help you here." Blecha bowed gratefully and sent him away, and decided to earn money for his sister's medical expenses himself. Explorer? Bullshit explorer.

Three months later, at this moment, Bulecha's heart was full of regret. He did not regret that he chose to go into the casino after parting with the man that day. That was his only way to save his sister. He just regretted that he chose the wrong number. If he had better luck, he would not have ended up like this.

As for the people in front of him, he had nothing but hatred, because they had no mercy, no negotiation, no nonsense, and when they kicked the door to collect the debt, they went straight to their sick sister and ignored Brecha's begging without any mercy.

Bulecha said, "My sister only has a few months to live, please let her go." The man smiled and said, "Don't worry, I promise to let your sister use these few months to earn back the money you owe." At that time, Bulecha knew that there was nothing to talk about with these people. As a B-level explorer who was inflated with knowledge, he chose to risk his life with them.

Although he managed to escape with his sister, the law enforcement officers could not help him because he owed money to the big casino. Going to the counter girl would only get her into trouble. The isolated and helpless Brecha knew that his end was to be played to death like a dead dog and then burned to ashes, just like the moment he was finally caught.

During this period, he was physically and mentally exhausted and no longer cared about life or death. He just felt sorry for his sister, because she did not die of illness in the end, but of starvation.

Didn't these people ask him where he hid his sister? Bulecha thought he was going to face torture. His consciousness began to blur and he heard the two people talking casually.

"I don't know where that girl is hiding. I have to work overtime today to find her."

"She can't be too far away from this guy. Just look for her nearby. I also found a pretty girl nearby. When I go back, ask the pharmacist to give me another dose of medicine, as well as the antidote for his sister."

"Hey, now."

A huge sense of fear exploded in Brecha's heart. He was burned so hard that he could feel his skin melting in a trance. His thinking ability also dropped drastically. He couldn't figure out what he was afraid of for the time being, but his instinct drove him to roll to the mud pit on the side, and then try to crawl towards the two people. Perhaps the last thing he could do for his sister was to bite their calves hard.

At this time, a third person appeared and kicked him, sending him flying.

"Time to call it a day." said the tall new man.

The two people in the hoods looked at each other. Although their expressions could not be seen, they both felt each other's displeasure.

"Hey, hey, hey. I was just about to turn up the heat. You came out and told us to go back just when the fun was about to begin? No matter how urgent the work was, you had to let the two of us finish the work at hand first."

"It's the little princess. Her fiancé wants to move here ahead of time. After all, he is a prince of the Gadru Empire. You should ask your subordinates to be more restrained recently and put these tasks aside. We can't let any bad rumors appear on the streets."

The owner of the Bologna Casino calls himself the Little Emperor, so his daughter is called the Little Princess. It is said that the little emperor had finally secured this marriage for his daughter, and the other party is a highly educated and cultured person. Therefore, the little emperor has been very restrained in recent times and has seldom killed anyone.

When the little emperor was mentioned, both of them became dispirited, but the woman was still a little unconvinced and pointed at Bulecha who was lying on the ground like a dead dog.

"If I kill him, won't there be no bad rumors about him?"

"He was a well-known explorer in the guild before. That would have a very bad impact." The tall man walked up to Brecha and stared at him coldly. "Your debt will be forgiven, and the casino will cover your sister's medical expenses for three months. But don't gossip about what happened during this period. Do you understand?"

The tone was light but full of threats. Brecha was filled with anger and humiliation, but in the end he gritted his teeth and nodded. Only if he survived first could his sister survive.

The other party nodded with satisfaction, stood up, and said, "Call it a day."

(End of this chapter)