New Century Kitchen Warrior

Chapter 6 Underground Maze
It's indeed a bit too low.
A puppy passed by his feet, and Lei Ye turned his head to take a look.

Intelligence: 2.

Most small animals are about this level.

He turned around again and glanced at the girl through the identification mirror.

Name: Ai Er Jie Jie

Occupation: Alchemist

The name is weird, but it's smooth. In addition, the profession of alchemist surprised Lei Ye a little. Like engineer, alchemist is also a secondary profession, but the social status of this secondary profession is much higher.

In addition, this profession has very high requirements for intelligence, so Lei Ye is a little confused as to why such a smart and socially prominent person would fall into such a cheap slave and even become mentally retarded.

After taking a look at the other attributes on the panel, I found that it was much stronger than ordinary slaves. Although the intelligence was below the bottom, at least most of the other attributes were at an average level, and the magic power was particularly high.

"Hello." Lei Ye extended his hand to Jiejie.

The response I got was just——

“Aa ...

Such a strange sound.

His eyes were dull and he showed no reaction to Lei Ye's poking. Only when he got annoyed would he open his mouth to bite Lei Ye's fingers, revealing a sense of idiocy that he would drool even if he was cured.

"Buyadi, what do you think?"

While playing with Jiejie's teeth, Lei Ye asked Buyadi beside him. Buyadi touched her chin and nodded, then shook her head.

"I'm really sorry about this kid. Are you sure you want to buy this stupid slave? Intelligence is the most difficult attribute to improve. No matter how much you raise him, he won't become smarter."

They all said it had nothing to do with that kind of thing.

Lei Ye, who had asked Buyadi but didn't get a reliable answer, realized his own thoughts. This was a different world, and he was buying slaves. Why didn't he obey his own XP? He just liked the pair of jade feet, so he bought it. What's wrong with that! ?

Is there anything wrong with liking feet?

Lei Ye pressed the big gold coin into the slave trader's hand.

"It's her."

In this way, Lei Ye bought the first slave in his life for three small gold coins.

Lei Ye was very satisfied, and the slave trader was also happy to have sold the difficult goods. He performed the magic of transferring the slave mark sovereignty for Lei Ye on the spot.

While Lei Ye was going through the formalities, Buyadi quietly approached Lei Ye.

"By the way, what do you want to do with the slave, Mr. Lei Ye? I understand that you are in a bad mood because you were cheated on, but I also said before that this girl has erythema, right? She can't be used for that kind of thing at all."

"Ahhhhh." This was the sound made by Jiejie who was being untied.

She was brought to Lei Ye and seemed unable to understand what was happening, nor could she speak properly. She just squatted on all fours and made strange noises. The hem of her skirt rubbed against the ground and became even dirtier as she moved.

If you only look at her face, she might be a cute girl, but looking at the way she acts, she looks more like a child with an underdeveloped brain.

Generally speaking, I'm afraid only those perverted nobles would trust such a thing.

"I'm just keeping it for fun, why do you care about me?" Lei Ye observed for a moment without further explanation. He weighed the remaining gold coins in his hand and pointed at the stone girl who had just appeared. "Give me a small discount and sell that one to me, too. How about that?"

"Okay, okay, your XP is truly amazing."

In this way, Lei Ye quickly bought the second slave in his life for two large gold coins and seven small gold coins.

Underground maze, first floor.

The real estate issue might not be dealt with until the afternoon, so after leaving the dark alley, Lei Ye took the newly purchased slave directly into the underground maze.

Hillius is called the labyrinth city because of the unique underground labyrinth in the center of the city. Unlike the general wild areas where monsters are lurking, this place is like a dungeon in a game, with a special mechanism almost like that of an online game. It is said that there are a total of one hundred floors, and each floor has regularly refreshed monsters. The deeper you go, the stronger they are. The monsters here will not leave corpses after death, but will turn into light particle special effects and disappear, and random loot will be left in place.

The spoils may be magic stones, or monster materials produced by this monster, or rare magic items or even treasure chests. In short, this place is full of great opportunities to make a fortune, and countless explorers gather here for the spoils.

This city's underground maze is so convenient and magical, so magical that Lei Ye wonders if he will really have a chance to go home if he clears the 100th floor.

However, the current highest record is only about fifty floors, so the idea is still a bit unrealistic. But if you want to make a small fortune through this maze, it is more than enough to pass the first ten floors.

"It's true that you can make money, but no matter what, this is an extremely dangerous place that has swallowed up countless explorers. Are you sure you want to work with me?"

"Yes, I'm sure! Please take me with you to make money!"

Behind her is Buyadi.

Damn Bu Yadi is still chasing me.

Lei Ye couldn't help but sigh. According to the agreement, he and Buyadi should have parted ways at the slave trader, but Buyadi seemed to have no money to rent the dragon cart, so she followed him all the way to the underground maze.

I heard that it is faster to make money here, so I followed here happily and strongly expressed my desire to team up with Lei Ye to go into the maze together.

Lei Ye was actually not very willing. The Demon King might still be immersed in his powerful past, but she was just an ordinary demon girl now. It was difficult for her to be of any use in this battle. It was an exaggeration to say that she was a drag.

In order to make her face the reality, it would be better to let her suffer a little.

"Then go ahead. Nuo, this is a beginner's longsword that is hot-selling among grassroots explorers. I'll give it to you. There is a treasure chest at the end of the corridor, right? Go get the treasure inside and give it to me. I will consider you to have passed the assessment and allow you to join the team."

"Oh, what a bad sword! Thank you. I feel so excited. Is this what it feels like to be ordered around? Is this what it feels like to team up to fight monsters, level up, and go on adventures? This is much more interesting than being a demon king! Okay, just watch me slaughter everyone!"

As he spoke, Buyadi happily picked up the sword and ran towards a small monster in the distance.

Lei Ye reached out and held her down.

Then he took out a set of armor from his newly bought storage bag and put it on her piece by piece.

Only after he estimated that he could handle the attacks of the monsters on this level did he pat her on the shoulder and signal her to go ahead.

During this process, Buyadi's eyes were always bright, and she adjusted the position of her armor a little shyly.

He hesitated for a long time and finally uttered only one sentence.

"you are nice."

This good guy card was sent out for no apparent reason. Maybe she thought I cared about her.

Lei Ye was just worried that she would be killed by a low-level monster with one blow, which would be too stupid.

While Buyadi was shouting in a gentle voice and rushing towards the small monster in the distance, Lei Ye turned around and looked at the Stoneman girl beside him.

I can only say that I can barely recognize a human figure. Her appearance is really not in line with the word "girl". "My name is Lei Ye. I didn't see your name in the identification mirror just now. What's your name?"

Considering that we will be spending a long time together, let's start by introducing ourselves and getting to know each other.

"Name? Stone men don't need names—"

"NONONO, the stonemen need names! Let me think," Maybe the stonemen really don't need names, but this would be quite inconvenient. Lei Ye pondered for a moment and then used his fist to hammer his hand. "How about this, I'll call you Murphy. Have you heard of Murphy's Law? It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, because it has nothing to do with it. It's just that this name will make you sound two-thirds smarter than the Great Smart."

"Murphy?" Stone Girl stood there for a while, thinking, and then nodded vigorously, "Okay! Murphy - okay!"

Lei Ye clapped his hands to celebrate the little stone man who had a name for the first time. The other party also imitated Lei Ye's actions and clapped.

"So Murphy, I have something I want to discuss briefly with you. First, what is our current relationship?"

"You are Murphy's master, and Murphy is your slave—"

"Very good, it seems that you have a clear understanding of your position. As your master, I hope that you can maintain this clear understanding and listen to my arrangements. Generally speaking, I don't want to order you to do something through the slave mark. If you are unhappy, I will not be happy either. Of course, I will not order you to do anything too difficult or challenge enemies beyond your ability. How about it? Can we reach a consensus?"

Perhaps because this passage was spoken too quickly and read too long, Shi Tou Mei stood there in a daze, her computer was offline for a moment.

Then, he nodded, not quite understanding.

"OK--"

Just assume she understood.

After hesitating for a moment, she stared at Lei Ye for a long time with her eyes of different sizes. It seemed that she thought this man could be given a little trust, so she asked weakly.

"Master, I am willing to do anything, but teaching and training - no -"

Why would this stone say such a thing? Where does she get her confidence from?

"Don't worry. I don't have a bed that big at home."

The communication with Shitou Mei went smoothly. He turned his head to look at Jiejie who was held under his armpit, "oi, then you, you."

"Ah wow wow wow!"

The only response she got was her resistance by waving her slender hands and feet wildly.

She has been like this since just now.

This is normal. Considering her intelligence of -10, she probably cannot understand the fact that she was bought as a slave. What she can understand is that she was suddenly held under the armpit by a stranger and walked for a long time. It is not very comfortable for the ribs of both of them to rub against each other, so of course she will resist hard.

Does she really have a chance to grow into a maid? Or is this the end of her life? Although Lei Ye is mentally prepared to keep her as a jade foot for viewing for the rest of her life, Lei Ye is still a little disappointed if she continues to be so mentally retarded. Even if she really has the intelligence of a puppy, it would be fine.

At this moment, a scream was heard not far away.

Lei Ye turned his head and saw that Buyadi was being ridden and beaten by a small goblin.

“But, damn it! How dare you, a lowly, inferior monster, launch a sneak attack! The one in front of you now is the noble Demon King Buyadhi! Ugh!”

Demon King, Goblin, Lei Ye couldn't help but think of a certain small fry of Asanagi-sensei.

Fortunately, the armor that Lei Ye had put on Buyadi in advance was quite reliable and blocked the attack of the goblin that ran out from the corner.

Although Buyadi's attack was weak, the opponent was after all just an ordinary goblin of the first level. Therefore, after a few simple rounds of pecking, Buyadi successfully pierced the goblin's throat with one sword.

"Haha. That's all."

Although he said this while panting, Buyadi seemed to realize that it was unbecoming for a demon king to be so smug about killing a goblin, so he picked up the sword again and moved towards the treasure chest.

The next second, a goblin hanging on the stone wall fell from the sky, landed on top of Buyadi's head, pinned her down, and hit her on the head.

“Aaaaaaah! Another sneak attack! Damn it, stop looking down on me!”

Thanks to the armor, Buyadi didn't suffer any injuries this time and quickly killed the goblin.

But being beaten by the goblins twice in a row seemed to make her feel very ashamed. She glanced at Lei Ye, coughed lightly, pretended to be relaxed and continued on her way.

This time she walked very carefully, looking around carefully every few steps.

Then she screamed and fell into the pit.

This time, Lei Ye did not watch the fun from afar. Instead, he ran over hurriedly with a shout, grabbed Buyadi's arm and dragged her upwards.

“Wuwuwuaaaaaah! This is so embarrassing! Why is this happening? This is just the shallowest level of the maze, and these are just the lowest level monsters. I…I…! Let me go, please at least let me crawl out of here by myself!”

"If you don't want to be a mother, just hold my hand!"

Upon hearing this, Buyadi's body trembled and her face showed fear.

The suction of the trap was quite terrifying, so it took Lei Ye more than ten seconds to barely drag Buyadi out of the trap.

When she crawled out of the cave, Buyadi's pants, which had been intact just now, had become tattered. There were several soft, wrist-sized pink tentacles wrapped around her legs, leaving fishy mucus on her legs.

"What the hell is this? It's so disgusting!"

The two of them looked towards the cave entrance together.

There were a lot of pink tentacles entangled in that dark place, like dozens of tangled poisonous earthworms. These tentacles kept stabbing towards Buyadi, trying to pull her back into the trap.

"You have bad luck. You encountered one of the most notorious traps in the underground maze right after you came up. Your thighs are numb now, right? If you were a little later, your lower body would have completely lost consciousness due to the toxins. If you continue to be trapped here in this state, by the time the rescuers find you, there might be a bunch of maze monster babies below you!"

These words are not sensational at all; they are real events that have occurred to local grassroots adventurers.

So when he saw Buyadi's face full of fear and she started crying in fear, Lei Ye just patted her on the back silently and didn't say much.

Being afraid is a good thing.

There is no easy money in this world. You should be in awe of any way that can reasonably make money, and don't easily think that you can easily embark on a certain path.

But then again, this is the devil. A devil, would he cry over such a small setback?

What's going on? After spending these days together, I always feel that Miss Buyadi is becoming more and more lovable.
Lei Ye shook his head, getting rid of the inexplicable thoughts, and watched Buyadi crying and saying she wanted to go home as she walked towards an iron gate next to her.

She pulled at the door but it budged.

Looking closely, there was a line of small words on it.

[Cannot be opened from this side]

So the devastated Buyadi cried even louder.

(End of this chapter)