After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

As a newcomer, how could she possibly gain the other party's recognition and be called "teacher"?

"not yet."

Melinda walked to the door, opened it, and saw the silver-haired elf standing outside in the corridor, handing her several books.

"Miss Melinda, I don't quite understand the contents of these books. Could you please explain them to me tomorrow?"

Vera's tone was flat, revealing no emotion.

Melinda didn't look at it carefully, and took it from her hand with a faint smile on her face: "Well, you haven't studied in the Moon Capital before, have you? The contents of these books are still too profound for you. Tomorrow morning, I will personally demonstrate and explain them to you."

Vera said nothing more, and after delivering the book, she turned and left, her silver hair drawing a graceful arc in the air.

Melinda closed the door, took the books, and walked to the desk, intending to read the contents first.

It should be a Gold-tier magic book, right?

Or perhaps the other party has exceptional comprehension and is currently studying a copper-level magic book; with her legendary peak magical knowledge, she is confident she can answer any magical question below the legendary level.

With that thought in mind, Melinda gracefully lowered her head.

However, the book cover that caught her eye made her freeze on the spot—

An elven woman, as voluptuous as she was, with a heavy, proud bosom and long, pointed ears, was striking an almost wanton pose. Her face was flushed with a seductive blush, and she stared intently at the petite and delicate human boy in the corner of the cover with a dreamy and longing gaze.

"..."

Melinda's composed smile froze instantly, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

What... what kind of book is this?

Although she had a vague intuition that this book wasn't a magic book, the style of the cover... it was very familiar to her!

That traveling merchant once sold her a batch of comics depicting how monsters invaded the earth and conquered noble and aloof elven women one by one.

There are also comics about powerful elf professionals who, after venturing deep into dungeons, underestimated their enemies and fell into traps, were defeated and imprisoned by terrifying monsters, and ultimately became their playthings...

The cover art of these books in front of her seemed to be the same style as the elf and monster comics she had read before, so they should be from the same author!

This sparked an irrepressible curiosity in her about the contents of these books.

Anyway, the moon elf lady wanted her to explain the contents of these books properly, so... it's only right that she flips through them and studies them in depth, isn't it?

Just...just take a look!

……

Half an hour later.

"That reminds me."

Melinda stared intently at the human boy in the comic, muttering to herself as she took out a purple mood charm from her storage ring.

About half an hour later.

Melinda lay limp on the ground, her clothes disheveled, her full breasts heaving violently, a lingering blush on her face, and her eyes glazed over, seemingly still immersed in the sensations of the moment.

And just then.

dong dong!

A dull knock sounded on the door, followed by Mu Qiu's cheerful voice from outside.

“Miss Melinda, you’re still awake, aren’t you? I had the maid prepare some fruit. Our local specialty, large bananas, taste quite good. Would you like to try some of the large bananas I specially prepared for you? We can eat while we talk about payment.”

Chapter Sixty-Three: Once you leave the sixth ring of Moon City, isn't that just the countryside?

Mu Qiu knocked heavily on the door from the outside.

Seeing that there was no response from inside for a while, he raised his voice and called out in confusion, "Miss Melinda, are you inside? Is it inconvenient for you to come out now?"

Of course it's inconvenient!

At this point, the room was in complete disarray.

The mage's body was almost torn apart by the stretching fabric, which outlined an astonishing curve. Her plump thighs, tightly wrapped in black lace stockings, were trembling slightly. One hand covered her mouth, her instep arched, and her delicate toes were taut. An uncontrollable sound came from deep in her throat.

"snore……!"

Fortunately, she had the foresight to set up a soundproofing array in advance; otherwise, the sound she was making at that moment would have been enough to alarm all the maids in the manor, causing her aloof image to collapse instantly.

After a while, her breathing gradually calmed down.

She barely managed to raise her slightly trembling hand, gathering cool water elements at her fingertips, and splashed them onto her burning cheeks, trying to clear her mind.

When Mu Qiu entered the room, it was already fifteen minutes later.

He placed a fruit platter on the coffee table, sat up straight on the sofa, looked at the aloof and haughty elfin woman opposite him, and smiled as he said, "Miss Melinda, are you resting well here?"

Mu Qiu was just being polite when he noticed that Melinda's gaze seemed to wander. She first looked at the most conspicuous and thick banana in the center of the platter, then glanced at him very quickly as if she had thought of something, before quickly looking away as if startled, a faint blush creeping onto her fair ears.

"Ah."

Melinda tried her best to remain calm, only humming a single word through her nose, her chin slightly raised, making her appear even more unapproachable.

Mu Qiu twitched his nose. There was no strange smell in the room, but he felt that the air here was much more humid, as if it had been washed by water elements a dozen times.

This noble and elegant elf lady is truly a clean person.

Mu Qiu sighed inwardly.

She looks like a clean freak, very fastidious, and would never think of anything vulgar. She's a pure and innocent little sprite!

Vera should learn a lot from her!

Mu Qiu asked with a kind smile, "I wonder if Miss Melinda would be willing to serve as our maid's tutor long-term? What are your requirements for compensation?"

He also hoped to keep Melinda so that she could teach other slaves about knowledge later.

Then I can justifiably pay Miss Melinda a higher salary, and losing all ten million gold coins will be just around the corner!

Upon hearing this, Melinda's slender fingers unconsciously curled up, and she pursed her luscious lips, revealing a thoughtful expression.

She doesn't want to live here forever.

the reason is simple.

First, this is the countryside.

Except for the area around the sixth ring of Moon City, it's all in the countryside!

Not to mention, this isn't even the capital of any country; it's just the countryside!

Secondly, starting her daily Happy Beans journey here is not very convenient, as she needs to set up a soundproof array and a restriction each time, and then cancel them.

She has to set things up here at least six or seven times a day, it's too much trouble.

In the past, even when she was tutoring that young lady of the winged race, she would never stay overnight at her manor.

The only reason she stayed here tonight was because this place was too far from the Moon Capital, and she had no choice but to spend the night here.

Thinking this, Melinda shook her head slightly and said in a cold voice, "I never serve as anyone's long-term tutor."

“I can teach her for a week, and then if you come to the City of the Moon, I can give her a six-month course.”

Mu Qiu frowned slightly, feeling as if the other party was just making empty promises to him.

A million for a course in the first half of the year is indeed not expensive for a legendary professional.

The problem is that you have to study in the Lunar Capital.

If he doesn't go to the Moon Capital, wouldn't that be equivalent to him spending a million gold coins to only get the other party to give Vera a week's worth of lessons?

Even an eighth-tier epic-level professional wouldn't be this expensive!

He was just about to formulate his words when he heard the voice of intelligent guidance in his mind.

[Oh no, host! The career mentor you hired is too arrogant; she won't stay!]

【Here's a plan: I have two career investment options. Option A is for you to invest three million gold coins to give her more money; Option B is for you to invest another two million gold coins and also receive two hundred one-time teleportation scrolls.】

Which one will you choose this time? Are you going to go all in again?

[Option A / Option B]

Oh?

Mu Qiu quickly weighed the options in his mind.

Plan A would cost him three million gold coins, but only if Melinda agreed to it. If she didn't, he wouldn't lose a single penny.

Option B would cost him two million gold coins, but he would also give Miss Melinda two hundred teleportation scrolls for traveling between the manor and Moon City, and hire her as a tutor for three months.

Although Miss Melinda is short of money, she also looks down on people and rural areas, so Plan A may not necessarily succeed at a loss.

On the other hand, Option B, even though Miss Melinda is a legendary peak professional, only one step away from epic, would be more than enough to hire her with a monthly salary of one million gold coins.

This price certainly won't get you a legendary bodyguard who'd fight to the death for you, but normally, a top-tier legendary professional mentor's fee for a single lesson is usually around 10,000 gold coins.

For newly promoted legendary professionals, even a private lesson might cost less than three thousand gold coins.

It sounds expensive, but sometimes you might just need a little bit of the experience of those who came before you to break through your current limitations.

For Miss Melinda, Option B should be a condition she couldn't refuse.

Moreover, he had just been tricked after going all in; instead of decreasing, the system's funds increased, and Mu Qiu didn't want to go all in again.

"I choose Option B!"

Mu Qiu made a decision in his heart without hesitation.

[Host, you've chosen Plan B!]

Oh, I forgot to tell you earlier, this time you're the recipient of the investment!

[I invested two million gold coins in you and also gave you two hundred one-time teleportation scrolls. Hey, my investment was a success!]

"?"

What does it mean to say "I was the one who received investment this time"?

You actually succeeded in your investment?!

Mu Qiuyuan thought he could predict all the system's operations.

Unexpectedly, the system still managed to come up with some new tricks for him.

With the slave-owning system of the ditch, how long will it take him to spend those ten million gold coins?

Mu Qiu took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

Don't worry, the reason he can't spend all his money right now is because he hasn't been able to make a large purchase of more than ten million gold coins at once.

Once Vera and the others reach a higher professional rank, the amount of money he can invest will increase. At that time, he might be able to spend tens of millions of gold coins with just a small investment.

He glanced at the elven woman sitting on the sofa opposite him, his gaze lingering for a moment on her almost overflowing breasts before quickly looking away and saying seriously, "Miss Melinda, I have two hundred teleportation scrolls here."

"I can pay you another two million gold coins, with a monthly salary of one and a half million gold coins, to hire you as a career mentor in our manor, how about that?"

"You only need to attend a maximum of four hours of classes each day. After class, you can use a teleportation scroll to return to your home, or you can continue to stay in our manor. This room will be reserved for you forever."

As Mu Qiu spoke, he placed another magic crystal card, along with a bag of teleportation scrolls, on the coffee table, speaking earnestly.

He originally wanted to say one million a month, but he remembered that when he spent money on slaves, he could only quote up to twice the market price. So he tested the waters in his mind and finally came up with this highest price.

Teleportation scroll?

Melinda had a sudden inspiration. Based on all the elf and monster comics she had read over the years, she instantly thought of how to use the teleportation scroll.

Besides the classic scene in the comics where she uses a teleportation scroll to appear in the human boy's bathroom, she thought of even more uses for it.

For example, this teleportation scroll can actually connect to another teleportation scroll, allowing a part of the body to be teleported to the other side of the other scroll.

If the other person puts the teleportation scroll in their crotch, and she holds it across her chest, maybe...

Melinda's plump thighs couldn't help but clench slightly, and she felt a tingling sensation throughout her body.

Could this human employer be trying to take advantage of her?

Directional teleportation scrolls that span tens of thousands of kilometers are quite expensive; two hundred of these scrolls would fetch no less than 500,000 gold coins on the market.

Even the young lady of the winged race only paid her 750,000 gold coins a month for six months.

A monthly salary of 1.5 million gold coins is several times higher than that of an ordinary legendary professional mentor.