This child is still happy!
Heidou, gnawing on honey-glazed roasted meat, couldn't help but mutter.
Chen A Niu had already said it.
Did you still want to be well?
Glancing at Kuka.
Kuka, chewing on the roasted meat, looked up as Heidou's gaze fell upon him. They locked eyes, and both silently shifted their attention to Roy.
Chen Song!
Chen Da Zhuang!
When had anyone who heard that name ever met a good end?
And now there's another Chen A Niu.
A dinner.
Roy ate with great enjoyment, lying on the ground and constantly belching, patting his round belly.
It was too fragrant.
If he hadn't tasted it himself, he wouldn't have believed such delicious food could exist in this world.
"Da Niu, if you can go to the city-states in the future, with your skills, opening a restaurant in the city-states would surely make you a fortune," Roy said, glancing sideways. "You wouldn't need to venture into the wilderness at all."
The diligent Bee Girl took her tableware to the kitchen to wash.
Lion Jack and Rusi went for a walk outside. Kuka, carrying a pickaxe and shovel, waved his arm and led his kobold subordinates to mine and chop trees.
"How was the meal?" Chen Yu asked with a smile.
"Superb!"
Roy gave a thumbs-up.
"With your excellent cooking skills, the Mermaid Palace should have invited you to be their head chef. Why didn't you accept? The conditions there are very good."
"How did you know?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Irina and I were classmates at the magic academy," Roy said.
Magic academy!
It seemed Roy was also a mage.
Chen Yu's heart tightened.
Fortunately, he hadn't considered kidnapping. If he had, he might not have been able to defeat this mage.
Irina!
That name sounded a bit familiar.
"What's her relationship with Illya?" Chen Yu asked.
"Illya?" Roy blinked. "Oh, so you know Princess Illya from the Mermaid Palace. Irina is her third sister, the one who looks so cold."
"Got it."
Chen Yu clapped his hands. The mermaid princess who had wanted to recruit him as a chef immediately came to mind.
They were classmates.
That woman didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
"Yes, she's a glutton," Roy said with a smile. "When we were at the magic academy, she used to steal food every day, and she wore a bracelet... This bracelet, the one on your hand."
Roy stared at Chen Yu's wrist in surprise, his smile freezing on his face, and his expression suddenly became displeased.
"Why do you have Irina's bracelet?"
"Buddy, look closely, this is Illya's bracelet." Chen Yu extended his hand, letting Roy see it clearly.
Once Roy confirmed it was Illya's bracelet, he gave a dry chuckle.
Chen Yu sized him up carefully.
He rested his chin on his hand.
"Roy, are you harboring ill intentions towards Irina?"
"This, this, this..." Roy's face immediately turned red, and he swallowed, stammering, "How can you say that? I, I, I have absolutely no improper thoughts about Irina."
"Everyone has an appreciation for beauty, I understand."
Chen Yu put his arm around Roy's shoulders and leaned in to whisper.
"Do you want me to help you?"
"Boss, boss!" With a whoosh, Heidou shot over like lightning in the dark night. "That old dog has woken up."
"Awake?"
The moment before, Chen Yu had a suggestive expression, about to help Roy conquer Irina. Now, his face was instantly filled with annoyance.
"Let's go take a look."
Employee Training Area.
The Dog King, who had been hit by Chen Yu's Rising Dragon Strike until he foamed at the mouth and fainted, was tied securely to a torture device.
He struggled desperately after waking up but couldn't break free.
Lion Jack and Rusi stared intently at him, and the Bee Girl also glared at the Dog King indignantly.
"Where's Kuka?"
"Black Donkey went to find him," Heidou whispered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kuka, carrying a shovel and pickaxe, returned with the rest of the kobolds and Black Donkey.
"How's it going, Er Gou, what do you have to say now?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. "Look where you are, does it look familiar? Your kobold camp has now been incorporated by me."
"Damn foreigner!"
The bound Dog King bared his teeth ferociously.
"I won't say I didn't give you a chance. Submit to me, or die," Chen Yu said in a low voice. "You have 30 seconds to consider."
"Pah, submit to you, dream on!"
Chen Yu gently wiped his lips, let out a slight breath, and gestured to Heidou and the others.
"Feel free to do as you please."
In the dark night, the groans gradually turned into screams, piercing the long night.
Chen Yu didn't even spare a second glance.
He returned to the main courtyard.
At this moment, Roy was twitching uncontrollably, watching the bound Dog King, keeping pace with Kuka's shovel.
"Sorry for the wait."
Chen Yu walked over with a smile.
Hearing the call, Roy also snapped back to attention and swallowed with a dry chuckle.
"I didn't even notice when I arrived, you guys... still have someone tied up?" Roy asked with an awkward smile, not daring to touch the fruit plate.
"Don't mind him."
Chen Yu snorted lightly and said.
"He threatened the Bee Girl to plant wheat for him and even attacked a woman. I couldn't stand by and watch, so I went to say a few words. And he ended up beating up all my subordinates. How could I let him off?"
"So that's how it is," Roy said, finally understanding.
No wonder those people were hitting him with such satisfaction. It turned out this kobold had caused trouble first.
"Well done. People who bully others like this deserve a harsh lesson," Roy's hand suddenly erupted in a ball of flame. "Do you want me to finish him off?"
Fire mage!
Chen Yu's expression slightly trembled, and he instinctively touched his chest, taking out the fire resistance gem he had obtained from the Dog King.
"You're a fire mage."
"Yes."
"What's your fire strength?"
"Around 30 something."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive," the little demoness Barbara suddenly whispered into Chen Yu's ear. "A fire strength of over 30 means a magic attack amplification of over 30 times. One fire spell like that will burn your head bald."
What?
Fire strength is amplification?
"What about fire resistance?"
"It's just resistance to fire, nothing special," Barbara shrugged. "Otherwise, why would the Flame-Flame Fruit bear fruit only once every 30 years, while the Magma-Magma Fruit bears fruit every year?"
It seemed he had to use strategy.
Chen Yu rubbed his nose and patted Roy's shoulder.
"No, if you use a fire spell, you'll burn him to ashes. Let's talk about important matters. Do you or do you not want my help?"
"Ah?"
Roy's face turned red again.
"Buddy, see this bracelet on my wrist?" Chen Yu dangled the bracelet. "To be honest, this is the token of love between Illya and me."
"Oh?"
"We've already secretly pledged ourselves to each other."
"Really?"
"Would I lie to you about this? I, Chen A Niu, swear to the heavens, I swear on my soul, if a single word I just said was false, may I, Chen A Niu, choke to death while drinking water."
"A Niu, A Niu, no need to swear so severely."
Roy stretched out his hand in a panic, whispering with a wry smile.
"The mermaid race cannot be with outsiders..."
"Love can transcend everything," Chen Yu sighed sadly. "As long as there is love in the heart, race and class are no longer obstacles."
"That's true."
Roy couldn't help but nod as he listened, looking at the bracelet on Chen Yu's wrist.
Such a personal item.
Given to someone of the opposite sex.
It was clearly a symbol of love.
"I feel a sense of kinship with you," Chen Yu said, looking intently at Roy. "If I'm going to have a brother-in-law, I hope it's you."
"You, you, you, what are you saying..."
"I'm serious."
Chen Yu's expression was full of seriousness, and he said solemnly.
"Roy, don't you want to marry Irina?"
"Da Niu, then why didn't you stay with the mermaid tribe?" Roy asked, not answering Chen Yu's question.
Chen Yu shook his head and sighed upon hearing this.
"I am an outsider, and Illya is a princess of the mermaid tribe. Although she loves me, I still want to achieve some status so that I can grandly escort Illya and let the mermaid tribe know that Illya chose correctly."
"Good ambition!" Roy gave a thumbs-up.
"What good ambition? I'm already starting to regret it."
"How so?"
"I lack resources," Chen Yu said with a dejected look. "I don't have many scarce resources. If it continues like this, when will I be able to marry Illya grandly?"
"I have them!"
Roy stood up, patting his chest.
"If I have them, why wouldn't I give them to you?!"