"They're going to love them!" Realizing how popular such a thing would be among adventurers, she muttered to herself, tapping her fist on her open palm: "Torches are everywhere in the dungeons, but they will burn, especially if they get wet and are completely useless. ”

She went back to her room, flipping through her magic books, looking for anything that would make her potions glow. Her fingers instinctively raced across the book, turning over the damp pages until she stopped at the end of the page.

"Brewing revisions...... "Her fingers ran over the text. …… Modify the flask. ”

She tilted her head, trying to read the large words that someone had worked so hard to write underneath, but they were all smeared and illegible. She shrugged, her eyes following her fingers down to a line near the middle of the page. "Ferns...... Ferns symbolize magic, especially when it comes to the concept of enchantments. The smoke of ferns will dispel and drive away the forces of darkness! She read aloud.

She looked at it for a while, and "enchantment" sounded a bit like what she was looking for, though she wasn't sure how it would help her make the potion brighter? But this book never led her astray, Lin Meng nodded to herself, and then ran downstairs.

“…… Fern? Jubilee asked when she heard her thoughts.

"yes!"

"What ferns?"

"Huh? Oh, uh......" Lin Meng thought for a moment. Obviously, ferns are not a specific type of plant, they are a general term for a class of plants. She knows a little bit about botanical and knows this. She touched her chin, wondering which one would be the best. "Plants that don't bloom."

"What are you going to do?"

Lin Meng smiled and raised a finger: "Because I need to burn it." ”

Jubilee stared at her: "... What? ”

Lin Meng clasped his hands together: "Can you help me get it?" Please~"

Jubilee was noncommittal: "Well, I'll ask around, and if I see someone who has been to the fifteenth floor of the dungeon, I'll ask him." It's all some swampy land and there should be a lot of ferns. He nodded to her in the affirmative, "But it's a good idea." ”

He thought for a moment: "This may not be just for adventurers!" Magic lanterns are expensive magical items. But if we can make some cheap ......" Jubilee looked around the store and watched customers carefully select their goods along the shelves: "There will even be some big forces interested in them, Church!" Great Adventurer's Guild! Hell, maybe even the military! They looked up at her. That's a great idea, but why do you keep thinking about strange things that could kill us? ”

Lin Meng didn't listen, but stood there, lost in thought, thinking about what color lamps she should make for Jubilee rooms?

As the days passed, Lin Meng continued to work, and Jubilee told her where the timber was sold and asked her to buy some timber.

The man behind the store counter nodded and told her that they would be delivered in a few hours.

(Lin Meng) buy: [Building Timber] {50kg} (Normal)

Pay:

[{ 440 } Orr] !

Lin Meng was wandering around the city, intending to buy some dry food for them. She sighed, wishing they had a decent kitchen and could eat something decent, even if it was just a hot breakfast once a day. Sure, they'll buy some fast food from a vendor every now and then, but sometimes she just wants to eat some regular home-cooked food. In addition, she also hopes that Jubilee will be interested in cooking with her and can spend time together like this. The girl wonders why Jubilee never allows her to enter other rooms?

But she shook her head, this was Jubilee's home, and she had to respect his privacy, even if it confused her. But her curiosity is not strong, and she does not want to betray her friend's trust.

Walking through the stalls, the girl bought a large pile of dry bread, dried fruit and jerky. Her attention fell on a stall, the man selling all kinds of fabrics. She bought some fabrics in different colors, maybe they can start making bags in different colors? What's eye-catching, or do something seasonal?

The girl tapped her lips with her fingers as she walked, adjusting her bag with the other: "Green in spring, red in summer, yellow in autumn, maybe white in winter?" Hmmm......" she looked around, wondering if the people of this world liked this "fancy" thing.

On the way home, she stopped and looked up at the dungeon. This magnificent gate is as awe-inspiring to her now as it was on her first day here. She wondered who built it? What's the story behind it? Did people do it? Or did people find it here and then build the city around it? As far as she knew, it could be the latter. But who built that dungeon? Why was it built?

Apparently there are other dungeons and other big cities like this. Each dungeon has its own "specialty". The dungeons here are very diverse, including a wide variety of monsters and themes for each floor. Perhaps there are some particularly terrifying dungeons in the world, where the truly dark stuff churns beneath the surface and only the strongest adventuring team dares to set foot on it.

Lin Meng sighed, turned around and prepared to go home. Maybe one day she'll be strong enough to stand up to Mr. Mushroom alone. It's not worth thinking about this kind of thing right now. When she turned, her vision reflected a figure in robes, standing outside the dungeon, she looked at the Red Wizard and watched her walk into the dungeon with a full tote bag in her hand.

When she walked home again, Lin Meng felt relieved. She didn't have to worry about that red wizard anymore. Especially after hearing the news of the murder, her brain couldn't help but subconsciously make bad associations.

"I'm back!"

"Oh, your wood is here!" Jubilee looked up from the ledger in front of him: "You also missed your favorite customer. ”

"It's okay! I saw her. Did she buy potions again? ”

"As always!" Jubilee said as she looked at the ledger: "She also said something about going out to work. ”

"Oh......" Lin Meng also breathed a sigh of relief.

Going upstairs, she unloaded the fabric and food into the pantry, and with a strange suspicion in her heart, she bent down and stared at the small hole in the leg of the shelf. Lin Meng put down her empty bag, knelt on the ground, and grabbed the glowing potion bottle so that she could see more clearly.

"It's gone!"

Her heart beat fast as she pressed her face close to the hole. The cursed necklace is gone. The girl looked around the pantry in horror, her legs trembling beneath her. It should be here. It has to be here too.

She hasn't moved, is it...... Has the Jubilee been found? Did you use it for the Jubilee?! Her eyes widened as she jumped up and ran downstairs.

"Jubilee~"

Jubilee was not in the slightest deterred by her screams, and looked up at the girl who rushed down the stairs with godless eyes.

"What are you doing? Yes! Let go! ”

Lin Meng grabbed Jubilee and ripped off the fabric around his neck to see if he was wearing a necklace.

Jubilee put one hand on her face and the other on her shoulder, pushing her back hard: "I told you not to ......"

"Jubilee~" Lin Meng covered his face and shouted. "I'm sorry~"

Jubilee also relaxed, but his eyes narrowed with some suspicion: "What did you do again?" ”

Lin Meng's lips trembled with her moist eyes, and the girl got up to see if the store was empty, and then whispered, "You...... Have you ever seen a necklace in the upstairs pantry? ”

Jubilee thought about it. "Uh...... What? He shook his head: "No, I don't." ”

He looked at her and wondered, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Lin Meng's fingers were clenched together: "Do you promise that you won't get angry when you hear it?" ”

"No!" Jubilee Road.

She asked again, "Can you ...... Can you promise you won't yell at me......? ”

"No!" Jubilee said vigilantly to the girl who was about to shed tears.

“… Can you ......."

"Hurry up!" Jubilee finally couldn't help it.

Lin Meng trembled and whispered in Jubilee's ear. Hearing the girl tell her about it, his eyes grew bigger and bigger under the mask.

"What did you do?!"

They hung up a sign and closed the store early, and after rummaging through the garbage bins, Lin Meng looked upstairs again, searching on the floor of the storage room, just as she was lying on the ground looking for the Jubilee to come in.

"Did you find it?"

"Not yet!" Lin Meng climbed forward to the bottom of a shelf: "I'm sure I put it here!" She turned and pointed to the hole.

"Why?!" Jubilee asked.

Lin Meng raised his head and said weakly, "I don't want you to be angry!" ”

"But I'm angry now! If you don't want to make me angry, you shouldn't do such a stupid thing! ”

"I'm sorry! I just wanted to try my abilities! Lin Meng explained.

"I told you not to mess around!" Jubilee lowered his voice, turned around, and grabbed his hood in frustration: "What a kid you're in! ”

He turned around and continued to ask, "What the hell did you do!?" ”

"Curse! Uh, I think it should be...... Doom? ”

"Damn, if we throw it away as garbage and it happens to be picked up by someone else, then we're out of luck!"

"But I put it here! I'm sure! Lin Meng grabbed the floor and pulled it away. As soon as she pulled, the wood cracked: "I can't sell it!" ”

"Well, if it's not here, it's not downstairs, where is it going to be? Once someone finds out it's cursed, they trace it directly back to us. We're the only store in town that sells those weird necklaces! ”

Jubilee crossed Lin Meng's shoulders and looked at the small space under the wood, where there was nothing but some dust and old, dry straw to insulate the heat.

Lin Meng thought for a while: "No one will know." ”

"Huh?"

The girl lifted her dusty head and looked back at Jubilee: "No one can see the curse except me. ”

Jubilee crossed his arms and shook his head: "I can see the curse too, remember?" You can't guarantee that no one else will be able to see it! He sighed: "Maybe we'll get away with it...... But you, you may have just killed someone! I don't know what Doom means, but I don't want to bring that thing into the dungeon. ”

Lin Meng's eyes widened, she pulled the floor higher, and kept rummaging underneath, hoping that it was somewhere.

Hours passed, and she turned over every inch of the pantry a dozen times, but no one could find it. Jubilee had long since left, saying that he needed some fresh air to calm down.

After such a very disturbing night, the next day came. The money they made yesterday was noticeably less, because they had to close their doors early, and Jubilee didn't speak and didn't bother to show her the books. Somehow, this silence made Lin Meng feel worse than Jubilee losing his temper with him. She stood downstairs awkwardly because it was still early and she couldn't open the door yet. She wanted to ask Jubilee if he would like to have breakfast together, but she thought he wouldn't say yes. So she didn't ask, just stood there quietly, for fear of being scolded again.

A series of loud noises came from outside, breaking the silence in the air, and the two of them looked out the window at the same time, looking at the car parked outside.

"Ah,. I forgot about it! Jubilee came to his senses and said, "Go upstairs and start taking down the soul potion." We have to deliver to the church. ”

Lin Meng nodded and started working without any complaints. As she came downstairs with the first box of potions, she saw a familiar figure, "Hey, Basil! ”

Basil looked back at her, her face was very haggard and tired, and she nodded with a weak smile: "Good morning." I'm here to pick up the medicine. ”

Lin Meng nodded, glad to see the priestess, however, her spirit looked tired, and there were deep dark circles around her eyes.

She tilted her head and asked, "Have you eaten it?" You look a little tired. Xi Nian stabbed her beside her, and Lin Meng immediately realized: "Ah, I'm sorry! I'm just about you! ”

Basil didn't say anything, just shook his head. "It doesn't matter. It's been a tough few days. She looked at the potion, "Do you want me to carry the rest downstairs for you?" ”

"It's okay!" Jubilee glared at Lin Meng: "She can do it alone." ”

Lin Meng rubbed the sore spot while running upstairs to get another box. Jubilee was mean to her, but at least he could still speak to her.

Early in the morning, Lin Meng went back and forth on the stairs a few times, sweating profusely, took out a few boxes from the storage room, and then looked at Basil and nodded with satisfaction after counting them, and the priestess gave Jubilee a silver coin: "Thank you for your contribution!" She looked at Jubilee, and then at Lin Meng. Greetings from the Cardinals! Basil said. He is very pleased with your work and appreciates your contribution to the church! She said as if she was reciting some pre-choreographed polite words.

"We're just doing what we can!" Jubilee replied with a blank face.

Lin Meng also pretended to smile and echoed: "We're happy to help!" She felt a little uncomfortable lying to Basil, but they had to. Obviously, their strategy to win the favor of the church worked well, and Lin Meng couldn't help but feel a little proud of it.

Lin Meng helped the priestess load the box into the back of the car, and the car was pulled by a strange-looking creature tied to the front. A bipedal bird with white feathers and a long neck. It has a strand of brightly colored feathers hanging loosely from its back, hanging down like a tail. She couldn't help but notice that it was staring at her with a rather vicious gaze.

She'd never seen it before.

"Never seen Ankka before?" Basil asked as he loaded the first box into the car.

Lin Meng shook his head and stared at the beautiful feathers of the imperial creature with some awe: "No, I've never seen it!" ”

Basil smiled and walked over to pat the big horse-sized bird, "They're from the East, they're strong and docile, they're good companions, you know?" ”

Basil's eyes glowed slightly as she stroked its massive feathers, and the birds cooed in response and lowered its neck. Lin Meng still couldn't help but feel that it was looking at her, and never closed its big eyes that seemed to be looking at her with deep suspicion and hostility. She waved her hand at it in a friendly manner, but never dared to approach the beast.

"Whew!" Ankka screamed and reached out to bite her hard.

"Ahh Lin Meng screamed and jumped to the side.

"Wow! No! Basil grabbed the creature's head, not at all worried about the beak as big as her own face, and pushed it away: "I'm sorry, he's usually friendly"

Lin Meng smiled: "It's okay...... Belch...... I'm going to get a box. ”

A little nervous, she hurried back to the store, Basil following her. Lin Meng looked at Xi Nian who was standing at the counter and suddenly said, "Basil? Jubilee and I are about to have breakfast, are you together?

Jubilee narrowed her eyes, while Lin Meng showed a sly smile and mischievously stuck out her tongue at Jubilee, who concluded that Jubilee would not refuse her request in front of the priestess.

Basil hesitated, "It's not appropriate, and besides, I still owe you two a lot of money." ”

"It's okay!" Lin Meng said and picked up the next box, "It's very interesting to eat together, just some bread and some jerky." We had enough food! ”

The priestess looked around uncertainly, her gaze drifting towards the Jubilee. Jubilee straightened up and cleared his throat. Lin Meng wasn't sure if Basil had noticed, but she saw that Jubilee was squinting his eyes and looking at her fiercely.

"Let's do it together!" Jubilee eventually joined in.

Basil seemed convinced, nodding in agreement.

As they ate breakfast and discussed the anecdotes of the experience, Lin Meng couldn't help but notice the big bird's eyes, staring into the room all the time, focusing on her every movement.

Basil saw a huge bird's face on the window glass and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I don't know what happened to it, it usually behaves very well." ”

Lin Meng had always felt a little irritable, and the big bird kept squinting at her.

Soon, they stopped chatting after breakfast. Basil thanked them for their hospitality and got into a carriage and headed straight for the church.

"Goodbye, Basil!" Lin Meng waved goodbye behind her.

The girl returned to the house, and the anxiety of losing the necklace was almost completely suppressed by the pleasant and warm feeling of the morning. She closed the door and looked back at Jubilee leaning against the counter, who crossed his arms and looked at her very seriously.

"You know?"

"Huh?" Lin Meng looked at the figure with his hand on the chin of the mask suspiciously.

"Sometimes I even wonder if you're just pretending to be a 'stupid idiot' as a cover. But then I remember what your data was, and even you can't fake those. ”

“…… Well? Lin Meng wasn't sure what Jubilee meant, they just looked at each other. The girl rubbed her arms, was Jubilee angry at her trick of letting everyone eat breakfast together? Or is it because of the necklace?

"I'm sorry about the necklace. Please don't be mad at me......"

"But I'm already angry! You shouldn't be so close to that priestess, something will go wrong! ”

"I think it's a sensible thing to do, she's a mess and fragile right now. We should not be foolish enough to pass up this opportunity. ”

"Jubilee, I don't know what you're talking about! Am I doing something wrong? The girl fiddled with her fingers while looking at Jubilee: "...... I just wanted to have breakfast with you because you're my friend. And she's also very nice. ”

Jubilee looked up at her: "You really don't understand? He sighed, his attitude softened a little: "Why do you always take wrong things for granted? ”

Lin Meng's lips trembled, and she shook her head, feeling as if she was about to be scolded again.

"Jubilee~" she began to complain.

Jubilee raised her hand and interrupted her.

"The orc was killed the day before yesterday."

Lin Meng's eyes widened: "... What? ”

Jubilee nodded, "Yes, there's obviously something truly terrifying!" ”

Lin Meng covered her mouth, tears rolling in her eyes: "How can this be!" ”

Her friend shrugged and walked behind the counter: "That's it. She was now alone, tired, desperate, and vulnerable. ”

Lin Meng tossed and turned on the bed, uneasily pulling the quilt over herself, unable to sleep at all. It was the middle of the night, and she had rolled over again, and she couldn't remember how many positions she had tried to fall asleep.

She buried her head in the pillow and opened her eyes, staring out into the pitch-black room outside, faintly lit by the glowing potions she had scattered around. Her eyes were fixed on a blank wall separating her room from Jubilee's room.

She sighed, lifted the blanket and sat up straight, she couldn't sleep. In the mind kept towards the friendly orcs, lying in a pool of blood. She didn't ask for any more details about Jubilee, but her own brain was happy to fill in the blanks for her, and the horrible images of flesh and blood filled her mind, and no matter how much she dispelled them by forcing herself to think of something else, they always returned, haunting her like a devil's smile.

Lin Meng turned around and stood up, she hadn't known the orcs for long, but somehow, it made her sad. This is not the first time she has encountered death in this new world. She's been dealing with it since the first day she's been here. But...

That should be a rumor! Is there really a human murderer?

Mr. Mushroom and the Goblin ...... They're all monsters. If she tried hard enough, she could defeat them with her own strength, and as for Donata, the old woman had dug her own grave after all.