Chapter 216 Licaris

Before leaving the Migurd Tribe village, Chen Nuo left behind several advanced-level clay daemons as guards, and then the group set off.

Although she was a young lady of status, Eris loved this kind of adventure journey too much.

Seeing magic wolves appearing ahead, she grabbed her sword and charged up to kill them.

These intermediate-level magic beasts were naturally no match for Eris, but having inherited and learned the wild swordsmanship from Ghislaine, she ended up covered in blood.

However, the young lady didn't care about that; stepping on the piles of magic wolf corpses, she immersed herself in a world of "I am indeed very strong."

"Bean Sprout! Look at how strong I am!!"

Eris said, pouncing on Chen Nuo.

"Cleanliness spell!"

Seeing this, Chen Nuo waved his hand, casting a spell to remove the bloodstains from Eris, and only then did he reach out to catch her.

"Found something good."

Ruijerd said, pointing to a rotting animal carcass.

These magic wolves were carrion-eating magic beasts, and they probably gathered here after smelling this rotting corpse.

Of course, the "good thing" Ruijerd pointed to was not the rotting corpse, but the snow-white maggots squirming on it, each as big as a thumb.

If you string these up and roast them over a fire, they are crunchy in one bite, tasting like chicken.

They are a beloved crunchy snack on the Demon Continent.

"Whoa~, is this edible?"

Eris's curiosity was piqued.

"If you dare to take a bite, don't kiss me for at least three days."

Chen Nuo warned from the side.

"Who, who wants to kiss you, so noisy!"

Eris crossed her arms, turned her head away, and looked tsundere, but clearly gave up the idea of trying it.

Ruijerd, on the other hand, didn't miss a single one, stuffing the maggots into his pocket as spare rations.

On this barren yellow land, such high-protein food could not be wasted.

Licalis.

One of the three major metropolises of the Demon Continent.

It is said that during the Human-Demon War, this town was used as a base by the Demon World Emperor Kishirika Kishirisu, making it a very important strategic location.

The entire town was protected by natural barriers.

To arrive, one must either climb over steep, precipitous cliffs or honestly pass through the heavily guarded checkpoint.

There were many demon races waiting in line to enter.

Most of these demon races looked strange and bizarre, far different from human appearance, belonging to the lower classes of the demon race.

The Migurd Tribe and the Superd Tribe were considered middle-to-high-ranking races among the demon race, born with special talents and closer in appearance to humans.

However, no matter what kind of demon race they were, it seems there was no reproductive isolation with humans.

Because someone recently witnessed the existence of "DEAD END" nearby, the town's entry and exit checks had become much stricter.

As for the "DEAD END" in the mouths of the demon races, it actually referred to Ruijerd; every region had a different name for the Superd Tribe, but that feeling of fear was common.

"Do you need me to help you with a disguise?"

Chen Nuo looked at Ruijerd and said.

"A disguise? Actually, I can just climb over the cliff."

Ruijerd was long used to avoiding crowds.

"No need for such trouble, just for a moment."

Chen Nuo smiled, raising the corners of his mouth. He flicked his finger, and a Wind Blade burst from his fingertip, sweeping away every single strand of Ruijerd's emerald green hair.

"Congratulations, you are now bald, but you have also become stronger."

"...Have I become stronger?"

Ruijerd was an honest man, doubtfully clenching his fists. He didn't feel that way?

"At least when you fight with women, the opponent won't be able to grab your hair anymore."

Chen Nuo's serious expression left Ruijerd speechless. After sighing, he took out a bandage from his pocket to cover the conspicuous gem on his forehead.

Now, he looked no different from an ordinary human.

The demon soldiers in charge of inspection were not suspicious; in their subconscious, they didn't think the Superd Tribe would enter the town, plus they were influenced by Chen Nuo's minor psychological suggestion magic.

Humans appearing in demon towns was not a rare thing; many humans lived here, all descendants left over from the Human-Demon War.

"Noah, I want to go shopping over there!"

Eris noticed the lively commercial street not far away and quickly grabbed Chen Nuo's hand, saying excitedly.

What girl doesn't like shopping? The young lady was no exception.

"Let's agree first, I don't have much money, and I need to save some for tonight's accommodation."

Chen Nuo patted the money bag at his waist, which was a gift from the village chief to express his gratitude.

The Migurd Tribe village was not wealthy, and this was basically all their funds.

Without money, it was difficult to move an inch on the Demon Continent; just entering the city cost a lot of money.

Chen Nuo hadn't had to worry about money for a long time.

The displacement happened too suddenly, otherwise, bringing some gems or precious metals would have been enough.

The resources of the Demon Continent were indeed too scarce; along the way, not even a single rare metal vein could be found.

"Mm-hmm!"

Eris nodded vigorously.

"Sandrone, do you want to come along?"

Chen Nuo asked Sandrone behind him.

"No need, accompanying the Master is enough."

"Really? Don't you want to try the tea and desserts here?"

"...Master is right, the inventory at Pronia is indeed running low, and supplies need to be purchased."

Sandrone nodded seriously.

Afternoon tea was one of her few hobbies.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Chen Nuo gave the money bag to Sandrone.

"What the, why didn't you give it to me!"

Eris stomped her feet, angry at Chen Nuo's lack of trust.

"We'll talk when you learn multiplication."

Chen Nuo glanced at Eris; she hadn't even graduated from elementary school math, who would dare to put money in her hands.

"Damn it, I will definitely learn it next year!"

Eris said confidently.

Last year, she had made the same statement.

But as a math idiot who couldn't even memorize the multiplication table, Chen Nuo was deeply skeptical.

People have limits in all aspects, and obviously, Eris had long ago reached her ceiling in math.

"Let's go, Miss Eris."

Sandrone couldn't wait any longer.

"Noah, Noah, what do you think of this cloak?"

Eris held up a cloak with cat ears, unable to put it down; she really couldn't resist these things with beast tribe elements, a beast-tribe-lover inherited in her blood.

"It's very cute."

Chen Nuo nodded as he looked at Eris.

"Right?"

Eris fluttered happily.

Since she likes dressing up as a beast person so much, it seems I'll have to prepare more sets of rabbit ears, cat ears, dog ears, and so on in the future.

Chen Nuo couldn't help but think so.

Imagining it slightly, it was quite exciting.

"What bad ideas are you thinking about again?"

Eris sensed something and looked at Chen Nuo suspiciously.

When she was ten, she accidentally fell for a huge trick, and even now, her ears would turn red thinking about it.

At that time, Eris almost thought she was going to be a mother; it wasn't until she took a few physiology classes later that she realized she had made a fool of herself.

"I'm thinking about how to make money, do you have any ideas?"

Chen Nuo looked at Eris openly.

"Let's become Adventurers!!"

Eris's attention was instantly diverted, and she expressed excitedly that she had wanted to do this for a long time.

Back in Roa City, Philip would never allow the young lady to do such an unseemly thing.

Becoming an Adventurer had no hard requirements, which led to this group being a mixed bag and not very well-regarded.

After finishing the purchase, Chen Nuo found out the location of the Adventurer guild and took Eris and the others there.

Before entering the door, they could hear the noise coming from inside.

Chen Nuo pushed the door and walked in. Their unfamiliar faces instantly attracted the attention of the Adventurers present.

For newbie rookies, don't expect these old hands to have any goodwill; teasing and mocking newbies was their usual way of having fun.

The person in charge of the front desk was a gorgeous female demon, and what was most eye-catching were the three prominent breasts on her chest.

While admiring such a strange sight, Chen Nuo said.

"We want to register as Adventurers."

"Adventurer is not a game for children, human child, you'd better go home and find your mother."

"Hahahaha—!"

Mocking laughter came from behind.

Chen Nuo looked back, and an invisible mental pressure burst forth, instantly crushing the spirits of these Adventurers to the dust, and their bodies fell down along with it.

(Mental Magic: Dragon's Might Simulation!)

Although this was just a magic spell Chen Nuo had created not long ago, it could only simulate 50% of Smaug's Dragon's Might, but it was not something these Adventurers, who hadn't even reached advanced-level professions, could resist.

"Can we continue with the processing now?"

Chen Nuo turned to the front desk and said.

His control over magic was unimaginable to ordinary people; even in the same room, he could ensure it wouldn't affect the innocent.

"Ye-yes."

The front desk demon lady hurriedly processed the procedures.

"May I ask what the name of the Adventurer team is?"

"Chili Stir-fried Bean Sprout!"

Eris took over the conversation; this was the perfect name she had thought of long ago.

"..."

The receptionist lady looked at Chen Nuo subconsciously.

"...Let's go with that."

Chen Nuo covered his forehead with his hand, his expression a bit helpless.

What else can you do with your own fiancée, you can only spoil her.

"The rank of a new Adventurer is F, you can accept requests one level higher, all task requests are over there."

The receptionist lady handed over a metal card engraved with the Adventurer team information and pointed to the wall on the side.

Hearing this, Eris excitedly grabbed Chen Nuo, stepped on a demon that looked like a frog lying on the ground, and leaped over him.

"Ribbit!"

"I can't read any of it! Noah, is there any request to slay a wicked dragon on this?"

Eris scanned it up and down and asked Chen Nuo righteously.

"At most, there are requests to slay Earth Dragons."

"What the, when will I be able to become a dragon-slaying hero."

Eris muttered dissatisfiedly.

"With your current strength, even if you really encounter a wicked dragon, you have no ability to slay it, and even a subspecies would be tough."

Chen Nuo spread his hands and said.

Even dragon subspecies mostly have Saint-level strength, and not just ordinary Saint-level.

"Master said, dragons also have weaknesses on their bodies, where dragon scales cannot cover, extremely fragile, as long as you seize the opportunity, a sliding shovel attack..."

Eris kept Ghislaine's teachings in mind and repeated them in her tone and manner.

"Then you slide into the dragon's belly and become a lump of hot stuff three minutes later."

Chen Nuo interrupted.

"Aaaah, annoying Bean Sprout!"

The beautiful imagination was punctured, and Eris stomped her feet in anger.

There were not many tasks suitable for F-rank Adventurer teams, most of them were just finding items and collecting low-level materials, which were not profitable, and accepting these was purely a waste of time.

"May I ask, who among you has the highest Adventurer team rank?"

Chen Nuo looked at the group of "seniors" still lying on the ground.

In the "aftertaste" of the Dragon's Might, they struggled to focus their eyes on a horse-headed person.

"It's you, you seemed to be the one laughing the loudest just now."

Chen Nuo squatted down, his tone flat.

The horse's voice was indeed harsh and loud, and this demon obviously inherited this point.

"I-I'm sorry, it was my fault, please forgive me."

The horse-headed person said, trembling.

This was a kind of instinct for life survival; the fear and pressure brought by a superior life were enough to overwhelm a person's reason.

"I ask and you answer, don't say anything extra."

"U-understood."

"What is your Adventurer team rank?"

"C-rank."

"Then is there any way to transfer your Adventurer rank to our team?"

"Th-this..."

"Hmm?"

Chen Nuo slightly increased his magic output.

"Just merge the teams!"

The horse-headed person shouted, almost crying.

Half was from being scared by the Dragon's Might, and the other half was crying for his own Adventurer career.

Once merged and the team rank is lost, it means he has to start all over again.

Of course, this kind of thing has to be voluntary by both parties, but the problem is that being "forced voluntarily" is still voluntary; under the Dragon's Might, the horse-headed person couldn't say "no" at all.

"He is right, isn't he? Big sister?"

Chen Nuo looked at the receptionist lady and asked with a smile.

"Uh, that's right."

The receptionist lady nodded.

Like the Adventurer guild, a gray organization, there is no strict promotion review system, as long as it looks okay on the surface, it's fine. Anyway, if the strength is not enough and they accept high-level requests, the unlucky one can only be the Adventurer himself.

A few minutes later, Eris held her B-rank magic beast subjugation request and ran out of the guild happily. If it weren't for the late hour, she would have wanted to go out and complete the request now.

"Don't pull a long horse face, I will give you some financial compensation."

Chen Nuo followed closely and said to the horse-headed person who looked like he had lost his mother.

"...Thank you, my lord."

What else could the horse-headed person say.

Others in the guild saw Chen Nuo and the others leave, and only then dared to speak again. For the horse-headed person's encounter, they all gloated.

This guy was not a good thing; he had bullied and exploited newbies many times, so it could be considered his retribution.