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The underground labyrinth, level 23.

When the group arrived, all they could see was a misty fog. The torches in their hands could not dispel the thick fog, and the grassland beneath their feet was waist-deep.

Vivi's description was indeed correct; it was somewhat like the atmosphere that lingered in the room after a battle between the Superman protagonist and the lonely young woman next door in a novel.

Although it's a classic storyline, Hua Zhen, a connoisseur with over 5,000 doujinshi in his collection on Bilibili, believes that the art style of doujinshi with this kind of storyline is often the best.

"Holy crap, I can't see the road ahead at all..." Tia said.

"Please follow me, everyone," Vivi said. "Although the visibility is only a few meters, the situation is not bad. As long as we follow the footprints on the grass, we can rejoin the others smoothly. In addition, most of the monsters on the 23rd floor have been eliminated by the main force, so there is no need to worry too much about the risk of being ambushed by monsters. However, it is useless in the area where the fog is thicker, where you can't see your hand in front of your face at all."

As she spoke, she and several adventurers led the way.

While bending down to look for traces of where he came from, he didn't forget to remind the people behind him.

"Please stay close, everyone. Getting lost will be a big problem."

"Don't worry," Tia said, "the three of us are tied together by a rope. Even if we die, we'll all die together!"

"Hey, that's a great idea!" Vivi's eyes lit up.

"We've never seen anything like this in the underground labyrinth before," another adventurer complained. "My back is killing me. Hopefully, the guild will send someone down to fix it soon. We've paid so much tax on this! If this can't be resolved, as a taxpayer, I'll really have to give the guild a good talking-to!"

Another adventurer chuckled: "Grinning, huh? You think you can complain when they cancel your adventurer card?"

"What else is there to say? I'll just tell the guild. Our Big Dog Warband's Warband skill, 'Big Dog Howl,' isn't just for show!"

"Hmm?" Hua Zhen noticed the blind spot. "Excuse me, were you talking about battle group skills?"

"Yes," Vivi said, "you haven't joined an adventurer's guild yet, so it's normal that you don't know anything about it, but... you should at least know what skills are, right?"

Hua Zhen and Tia Ge nodded.

As adventurers, they understand many of the intricacies involved.

For example, inherent skills.

Take, for example, general skills.

Although both are skills, they are actually worlds apart.

In addition, the Adventurers' Guild sells skill books.

However, even a basic book costs several thousand, and Hua Zhen feels that the bouncy bomb is more convenient to use, as the fruit is large and has a strong impact.

As for Tia, although money is also an issue, there's no skill that's more useful to her than her "world".

"We know some things, but we're still newcomers, and there are still some things we don't understand."

"Newbies?" one adventurer asked suspiciously. "Then why did you say you could handle this?"

"She said it, not the two of us," Tia said, pointing at Jinjin.

"Stop talking nonsense, just take me downstairs. These guys are just my servants." Jin Jin said casually, with an air of superiority that made people suspicious but dare not question him.

"Servants, huh..." Tia muttered, "I think you're planning to pay the residents of Farlands a huge sum of money..."

Jin Jin's expression changed, and she quickly covered Tia Ge's mouth, whispering harsh words.

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want, or I'll stab you with a bone..."

"Heh, it's not cement anymore?" Tia sneered.

"You're kidding, how could I not have thought of that?" Jin Jin sneered. "That's why I filled the bone with spare cement."

"Alright, alright, can you two stop fooling around?" Hua Zhen whispered. "We're in a very serious situation right now. If you want to fight, I'll be your witness when we get back."

"Damn it, you want to watch the show too? Beat you up too!" Tia and Miss Jin Jin said in unison.

The people in front didn't hear Hua Zhen and the others whispering.

"Adventurers rely mainly on four things to travel the world," Vivi said. "First, experience and combat skills; second, equipment; and third, skills."

"The so-called skills are originally techniques that a person can master through diligent practice and a certain amount of talent. Because everyone has magical energy circuits within their body, some techniques can unleash extraordinary power under the influence of magic."

"A long time ago, during the process of strengthening magic circuits, magicians accidentally developed the function of 'sealing'. As a result, this experience can be sealed as magic and imprinted on skill books. As long as you read the skill book, you can quickly learn the skill through magic circuits."

Why does this feel a bit like one of those online games where you can deal 999 damage with a single hit? Hua Zhen couldn't help but complain inwardly.

"Wait a minute," Tia asked seriously, "I have a very important question. If some woman on Rounded Corner Street develops a technique that turns her into a sex machine in ten seconds, wouldn't many women be able to learn it?"

Before Vivi could answer, Tia began to panic and mutter to herself.

"This is outrageous! At the market price of 800 sola per session, a guy is done in ten seconds. How much do those sluts make in a day? Is there no way for good women like me to survive? This is practically forcing people into prostitution!"

"Uh..." Miss Vivi smiled wryly, "That being said, skill books also have their flaws. First of all, there are very few powerful skills, and you can't encapsulate them without meeting the requirements. If what you said, Miss Tiago, were to get those roast chickens to the point where they could be upgraded to skills, you'd have to do at least a 'Ten Thousand Chicken Slaughter,' right? That's obviously impossible."

"Secondly, this thing is not like magic. Everyone's magic circuit has a limit to the number of skills it can hold. And because it is something 'unearned,' you have to pay a corresponding price, such as the power of the skill or physical discomfort... It's not your own thing, so it will always be a bit awkward to use. Therefore, you have to practice diligently to make it your own. However, the skills imprinted in the magic circuit will not disappear, so you must be careful when choosing skill books in the future."

Wow, awesome! It even has skill slots?

But I wish I could learn a skill someday.

Although Hua Zhen wanted money more, he was willing to take care of ten lolis every day if he could learn some cool things along the way!

Incidentally, the skill books sold by the Adventurers' Guild are also divided into two types.

One type is a theoretical book, which is like a textbook that teaches you how to use some skills. Then you practice on your own every day, and whether you can master them depends on your comprehension and effort.

Another type is skill books, which allow you to quickly learn skills simply by reading them.

"Hmm... I understand," Tia nodded. "It's like using the pink mood mode. At first, you might not be sure which mode to use. For example, some people are suited to the boyfriend mode, while others are suited to the goblin mode. You have to get used to it slowly to find the vibration that suits you."

"Uh...the words may be crude, but the meaning is sound?" Miss Vivi smiled wryly.

"Speaking of the fourth one, what about the fourth one?" Jin Jin asked at this moment. "You just said that adventurers rely on four things to travel the world, but you only mentioned three of them."

"The fourth one, of course, is... connections!" Vivi said. "As long as you have a wide and deep enough network, you can solve a lot of troubles. For example, our Big Dog Squad and the Bull Hunting Squad have a very good relationship. Even if we meet in the underground labyrinth, we can trust each other with our backs."

"Why?" Hua Zhen couldn't help but ask.

"That's because... well, it's not really a secret anyway," Miss Vivi said. "It happened a few years ago. Our captain's wife came out as gay, and the captain of the Bull Hunting Brigade caught them red-handed. He immediately set up a scene where the two of them were made to look ridiculous. Our captain was furious and whipped them half to death. Then he locked them in a wooden cage and threw them into the water. He tortured them several times. It was a huge scandal back then. The woman couldn't make it anymore and left with nothing. I don't know where she's living now."

"I knew Nius and his band were good guys!" Tia said with great satisfaction.

Despite having been told some very offensive things before, the other party is going all out in their pursuit of bull hunting and upholding pure love.

About four hours later.

The group arrived at the base camp.

Although it was called the headquarters, it was actually just a large encampment.

Because they didn't want to abandon their companions trapped in the deep fog, as well as the vanguard of the 24th floor, adventurers from all fifteen warbands stayed behind.

It's safe to say they're a logistics team; you can see many lights through the fog.

Next to each firelight was a portable folding tent.

Supplies and similar items were neatly stacked together.

The cart was filled with a lot of valuable materials.

Although they seemed to have gained a lot, everyone looked rather grim.

"You can rest here for a bit," Vivi said. "I'll go find the others."

Hua Zhen and the others were arranged to rest by a campfire.

Looking around, although the light source was plentiful, the flames could not dispel the fog in the air.

"Miss Jin Jin," Hua Zhen said, "is it really Ghost Grass?"

"It's pretty close," Jin Jin nodded. "We were lucky. I was originally planning to try my luck on the 26th floor."

"Speaking of which, Jinjin, you helped an adventurer named Fitia break a curse before, right?" Tia asked curiously. "So, for us, it should be like a punk meeting a good girl—we're absolutely confident we can win her over, right?"

"I can't say for sure then."

"Hey?" Tia asked in surprise.

"I need to clarify something," Jin Jin said with a malicious smile, "It wasn't me who saved Fitya back then, it was my father."

"What?"

"I was just watching from the side. After my dad finished, he went to buy some alcohol and told me to keep watch. I think it's probably because when that girl woke up, she saw me and mistakenly thought I was the one who saved her."

"That guy deserves to die! Doesn't he even know who saved him?" Tia slapped her thigh.

"By the way, since you beat up my dad in the cemetery, and given his current state—just a skeleton with no magical circulation—he can't help you." Jin Jin snorted. "In other words... the only one who can save you now is me, who watched the whole thing from the beginning."

"Miss Jin Jin..." Hua Zhen eagerly grasped her hand, "Can we reconcile? I'm willing to buy your father lace panties!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, it's your fault for catching me red-handed." Jin Jin rubbed her sore legs. "Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to help you, right? Also, forget about the lace panties. I don't want those old geezers' weird fetishes to get stronger and stronger and cause me some strange trouble..."

"Miss Jin Jin, you are truly amazing! My admiration for you is as boundless as the succubus's waters!"

Hua Zhen tightened her grip even more.

"If there's anything we can do for you in the future, just let us know... Oh right, Darou, do you want to have one first... Tia, what are you standing there for? Can't you see Miss Jin's legs hurt? Hurry up and rub them, I'll massage this side and you massage that side!"

"I...I..."

Tia was taken aback; she had originally intended to retort.

Given her personality, she might say a few nice words at most, but how could she possibly squat down to massage Jin Jin's legs? Before, in the cemetery, Tia clearly remembered that she and Hua Zhen were chased around like dogs by the skeleton army summoned by Jin Jin. Besides... don't we all have something on her?

Tia is quite vengeful.

But when she saw Hua Zhen squatting down next to Jin Jin and massaging her legs, the words she was about to say changed.

"My legs hurt too..."

"Hey, fw Hakitty, I'll massage her first and then you can massage yours."

Hua Zhen's physical strength is still quite good.

Because I knew I wasn't anything special when I first became an adventurer, I would exercise whenever I had free time. Even after walking for so long, I only felt a little soreness in my legs.

The saying goes well.

A man can bend and stretch.

When you're about to strike, be as brave as blondie and take down the innocent girl.

When things are going wrong... well, the priority is to be in the district first.

If you ask Hua Zhen, she should take good care of Jin Jin at this time, so that she doesn't do anything strange when she's performing the ritual, like secretly pouring cement or something... that would be too unpleasant.

Although they had their share of disagreements, it wasn't to the point of a life-or-death struggle.

Taking a step back can open up a whole new world!

Moreover, Hua Zhen could tell that Jin Jin hadn't come along out of kindness.

While in the guild, that guy was definitely up to something; when he stormed off, he practically slapped the words "Please stop me!" on his forehead.

Therefore, we still need to be cautious.

Even if I were to be given something, I hope it would at least be a mature woman like Carula playing with me!

Jin Jin was enjoying Hua Zhen's leg massage service.

After all, you have to admit this guy's technique was pretty good, and he was genuinely giving a massage, not trying anything underhanded...

However, putting Hua Zhen aside, she herself had her own little scheme in mind.

Having gone to such great lengths, besides obtaining the Ghost Grass, she also wanted to take revenge on Hua Zhen and Tia Ge.

The best way is to pour some cement into them while you're casting the curse on them.

This also means not forgetting one's original intention.