After getting up from the ground, Sun Wukong remained silent, his head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.
Let's go.
The three of them wandered aimlessly around the tunnel like headless flies.
The Time Machine and Sixth Brother, who had been waiting outside for a long time, were now bored and catching grasshoppers to play with.
"It's been so long, why haven't they come out yet? Could something have happened to them?"
"Pah! Pah! You jinx, don't talk nonsense."
The Time Machine glared at Six-Wa; he was still counting on Hao Yun to lead them to Little King Kong.
Six-man realized he had said the wrong thing, so he stopped talking and focused on catching grasshoppers.
As it grew darker, Time Machine and Sixth Brother lit a campfire.
The time machine strung grasshoppers together with twigs and squatted by the fire to roast them.
"I'm so hungry. Why haven't they come back yet? Could they have gotten lost inside?"
Liuwa was right; Hao Yun and his two companions were indeed lost.
Goblin lairs are incredibly complex, like a spider web with interconnected paths, so leaving marks along the way is of little use.
The three exhausted people were now sitting on the ground to rest.
"Continuing like this isn't a solution. Why don't we dig an exit?"
Hao Yun refused to believe that they couldn't get out by digging diagonally upwards.
"What are you going to use to dig? You're not going to use your hands, are you?"
The woman questioned whether she would rather continue searching for a way out if she had to dig with her hands.
"Of course not."
Hao Yun turned his gaze to the woman's back. The woman then realized what was happening, took off her shield which had broken in two, and hugged it tightly to her chest.
"What are you trying to do! If you're going to use my shield, I absolutely disagree!"
Do you still want to go out?
The woman hesitated when Hao Yun asked her question.
"Since it's unusable anyway, we can use it as a digging tool. It's a good way to make use of waste. Besides, I already paid you back for your shield, so it's mine now, right?"
"Oh well."
The woman reluctantly handed the shield to Hao Yun, then turned her head away, refusing to look at it again.
“Sun Wukong, let’s each take a piece and start digging.”
This shield, which is over a meter tall, was quite suitable as a shovel after being broken in two. Plus, the soil was relatively loose, so digging it out wasn't too difficult.
The two of them worked together, one digging and the other carrying soil, and their work efficiency was surprisingly high.
It took Hao Yun about an hour to successfully dig the exit.
"Phew~ We're finally out."
Looking up at the starlight overhead, Hao Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The woman looked at Hao Yun and said fiercely.
"I will follow you until you pay me back."
With a light cough, Hao Yun hid the shield fragments behind his back, almost forgetting that he still owed her eight hundred gold coins.
"Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back. After we get back to the city, I will pay you back half first, and I will make up the rest as soon as possible."
"Hmph! I won't leave unless you return all the money to me."
Hao Yun nodded helplessly, indicating that there was no problem.
"Come on, I'll take you to meet my other two teammates."
After walking a short distance across the grassland, Hao Yun saw the firelight, as well as the time machine and Liuwa.
"Back to the city."
Upon returning to the Adventurers' Guild in the city, Hao Yun submitted the quest and handed in the Goblin Ear as well.
The people who had just finished their mission nearby exclaimed in surprise when they saw the goblin ears that Hao Yun had taken out.
Wow! This squad killed so many goblins!
The staff member behind the counter carefully checked the number of goblin ears and said with a smile.
"Hello, esteemed adventurer, here are eighty-six tokens in total, one goblin and one gold coin, for a total of eighty-six gold coins. Please keep them safe."
The glittering gold coins made the adventurers around them green with envy.
Normally, these adventurers earn less than one gold coin a day; very few people can earn that many gold coins in a single day.
The goblin hunting quest may seem simple and rewarding, but it is actually quite difficult.
A single goblin is weak, but a group of goblins gathered together is formidable. They have archers in the back and spearmen in the front, and they can also throw grappling hooks.
For any adventure team of less than ten people, encountering this is basically suicide.
Goblins aren't stupid; if they encounter a large number of enemies, they will retreat underground. Therefore, few people usually go to kill goblins.
Hao Yun exchanged the two gold bricks for gold coins and gave the woman four hundred.
"Here are four hundred gold coins. I will return the rest to you as soon as possible. By the way, I still don't know your name."
"leaf."
After casually replying to Hao Yun, the busty loli Ye Zi began to concentrate on counting her gold coins.
The time machine tugged at Hao Yun quietly and whispered something.
“Hey, four hundred gold coins is too expensive. I heard them say that you can only spend three or five gold coins a night in the red-light district.”
Hao Yun raised an eyebrow and coughed softly.
The time machine clearly hadn't received Hao Yun's signal and was still talking to itself.
"Ouch! Who dares to hit me?"
"It's me! What's wrong with you?"
Ye Zi looked down at the time machine, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
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"No objection, no objection."
The time machine quickly smiled apologetically, indicating that it had no objection whatsoever.
After dismissing Ye Zi, Time Machine approached Hao Yun and cautiously inquired.
"Who is this woman?"
"I encountered her by chance in a goblin's lair. I accidentally broke her shield, and now she's our creditor."
Hao Yun shrugged and turned to walk towards the Adventurers' Guild's food ordering area.
"What do you all want to eat? Order yourselves."
As soon as the four sat down, Ye Zi joined them and sat down next to Hao Yun.
"Give me a serving of their secret-recipe roast meat, a bottle of ale, and a vegetable salad."
Ye Zi ordered a dish without any hesitation, and when she saw Hao Yun and the others looking at her again, she snorted.
"What are you looking at? This meal is on me."
As she spoke, she patted the money bag that Hao Yungang had given her, indicating that she was very rich.
Hao Yun was instantly speechless. "You're using my money to treat me to dinner?"
With a free dinner, Time Machine and Six-Wa were overjoyed and ordered a ton of food without hesitation, spending over twenty silver coins.
All the food was served, and Time Machine ate heartily, while Six-Wa sitting next to him did the same, the two of them wolfing down their food.
At this moment, Hao Yun noticed that Sun Wukong had been very silent since he returned, and he hadn't even said a word when the Time Machine Gun had shot his roasted meat.
"Sun Wukong, what's wrong?"
In response to Hao Yun's question, Sun Wukong raised his head and grinned.
"Could you give me some gold coins? I want to learn some skills."
What happened today touched Sun Wukong, the fearless and mischievous demon king.
It turns out I'm so weak in this world, I can't even beat a goblin, a mere monster.
"Okay, let's go together later."
After killing dozens of goblins, Hao Yun's level increased again, which was a good opportunity to learn some useful skills for self-defense.
"I want to go too! I have the skills now... Waaah..."
The time machine mumbled something, then choked on its food and started whimpering, clutching its throat with both hands.
Liuwa, who was sitting next to him, hurriedly patted his back.
"Cough, cough..."
After swallowing the food, Time Machine breathed a sigh of relief; he had almost choked to death.
"Take me with you when you learn a skill later. I have two skill points now, so I can learn a skill."
The Time Machine also gained some experience in the Goblin Nest, and is currently level 3.
Hao Yun nodded, then looked at Liuwa.
"Sixth Brother, you should have skill points by now, right?"
“There are two.”
Ye Zi, who was elegantly enjoying her dinner, suddenly interrupted.