Ed smiled and replied, "I think they'll be happy too, and it's cheap." You must know that food is the most expensive in this world, and one meal of food can employ them for a whole day. ”

Meng Yuan couldn't help but muttered to himself after hearing this. "Human life in this world is really worthless."

In fact, there is a reason for this, because of the invasion of hell demons, most of the species in this world have become extinct, and some of the remaining ones have also been affected by the evil aura and mutated into terrifying monsters, and porcupines are the most typical of them. And it's not just the animals that have been affected, the plants have also become more weird and dangerous, and the weather has also been affected and unpredictable. In short, everything in this world has been affected, and it is no longer suitable for normal people.

Because of the change of living environment, it will also lead to the lack of basic materials for survival, so the food in this world will become extremely expensive. That's why a piece of black bread worth a brick is worth a few hundred gold coins.

It is precisely because of this that human life in this world has become the least valuable, and the people living in the city, although they seem to be safe, but in these difficult conditions, often a day's salary is only a small piece of black bread.

Therefore, as long as Meng Yuan was willing to provide a sumptuous meal, it would be enough for them to work for Meng Yuan for a day, maybe longer.

Under the expectant gaze of Ed and those mercenaries, Meng Yuan said slowly: "Three meals a day, and take care of your fill, if you do well, I will give you more food instead of gold coins, how about it?" ”

In fact, when he said this, Meng Yuan was also a little nervous, because Meng Yuan was reluctant to use gold coins, so he had to use food as money. And it was the first time for Meng Yuan to do such a tricky thing, so it was inevitable that he would be a little nervous.

However, Meng Yuan still underestimated the importance of food to this world, because they didn't show any disdain, but instead became extremely excited. Obviously, in their eyes, food is much more valuable than gold coins. If you have food, you can exchange it for gold. But gold coins don't necessarily buy food, especially in this vast desert.

After the excitement passed, Ed asked, "So honorable lord, what do you need us to do?" ”

Meng Yuan nodded and said, "Just follow me." Tell me about the inside of the hive and how to deal with bugs. ”

Ed and the others saluted: "Do as you command." ”

Seeing this, Meng Yuan couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, "This thug is really cheap~~"

Now that the matter has been finalized, then Meng Yuan doesn't have to rush in to find trouble with the big female worm, so Meng Yuan greeted everyone very generously.

"Come on, come on~ first raise enough physical strength to start work, and this meal will be your salary from the beginning."

After finishing speaking, Meng Yuan took out a large amount of food and placed it on the blanket. Of course, for Meng Yuan, these things are just ordinary foods that can't be used in ordinary food, but for Ed and the others. This is food, food that they have never tasted before.

Therefore, after receiving Meng Yuan's promise, the mercenaries began to chew on large pieces.

Beef? There are also in this world, but only the nobles have one or two cows, so even the nobles are reluctant to eat such precious beef. And those all kinds of vegetables, these are only found in the magic barrier, and they are the kind of plants that can only be grown normally in the barrier that blocks the evil aura. So in the eyes of these mercenaries, these vegetables are also very valuable, because their cost is too high. So high that only a king could afford to eat.

As for ordinary people? They can only eat the black bread that is comparable to bricks, and even black bread is very precious in the eyes of ordinary people, because the wheat has been eroded because of the invasion of evil. Although wheat does not produce toxins like other plants, the yield is getting lower and lower as evil invades, and the wheat itself is affected, so the flour obtained from processing becomes difficult to swallow. When baked into bread, it becomes as hard as a brick.

However, some of them are already very good to eat. Therefore, people in this world have slowly adapted to the current living environment, so they don't care about the taste of food, as long as they can eat enough. Although the taste is a little worse, it is better than starving to death.

And at this moment, the food that Meng Yuan took out became priceless in the eyes of these mercenaries, not only did it taste good, but also the workmanship was very exquisite. In their minds, it is estimated that even the king will not be able to eat such good food.

They ate quickly, but they were also very careful, and they were not willing to waste even a piece of scrap, and this scene was so poignant to watch. But~~~

"That's it! When you're full, get up and work, and when you're old, it'll be dark! Meng Yuan, who was like a slave owner, roared beside him~~~

Everyone didn't complain, but felt that this was the way it should be, after all, it was Meng Yuan who provided them with such a sumptuous food, so they felt that they should give their strength and even their lives in return.

Therefore, whether it was Ed or the mercenaries, they were very careful to put away the food that had not yet been eaten, and then quickly gathered to Meng Yuan's side, after all, Meng Yuan was now the employer, so they had to stay by Meng Yuan's side at all times, waiting for Meng Yuan's order.

When everything was ready, the mercenaries consciously stood at the front, ready to act as the vanguard into the cave. However, Meng Yuan stopped them and pulled them to his side. Although these mercenaries are ready to sacrifice, Meng Yuan doesn't plan to let them sacrifice in vain, after all, the food has been given to them, and they just die, Meng Yuan feels very worthless~~~ At least before blowing up all their value, they can't be allowed to die like this.

Although Meng Yuan felt that his thoughts were a little darker, but this was not another kind of protection? After all, if they follow Meng Yuan's side, they will have a better chance of survival, in fact, this can be regarded as some of Meng Yuan's compassion, I think their life is really not easy. They have families and children, so what Meng Yuan hopes more is that they can survive and return to their families alive.

The cave is very dark, and it is like a big labyrinth as Ed said, and no matter where you go, there will be several forks in the road waiting for you to choose. And Meng Yuan kept dividing his troops, and some people would be sent out at every intersection to investigate.

There was also a reason why Meng Yuan did this, because Meng Yuan didn't come here to kill any sandworm queen, but to catch insects. Therefore, every time the teams were separated, they carried a large amount of anesthetics and related equipment, and those teams that were separated would gather in one place with the captured insects according to Ke'er's guidance, waiting for Meng Yuan to collect them.

In addition, there is another advantage of dividing troops, that is, to find the second layer of the hive as soon as possible, because according to the strategy, there are three layers here. So the agreed location is the entrance to the second floor.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (To be continued.) )