Chapter 5 Employee Contract

In an instant.

The shadow beneath Mu An's feet seemed to come alive, pouncing on the scattered Goblin corpses like a ferocious beast.

In the blink of an eye, the shadow performed a live show of complete annihilation, leaving no bones behind.

It was even cleaner than if it had been dissolved by corrosive liquid!

"You devoured four Goblins. Congratulations, you have gained — [Strength +2], [Physique +1], [Passive: Fertility Breakthrough (Non-Upgradeable)]!"

[Passive: Fertility Breakthrough (Non-Upgradeable)]: From now on, your fertility has been greatly enhanced.

And there is no reproductive isolation with any race.

Yo, young man, quickly spread the seeds of pure love across all races in the myriad realms!

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Mu An: ?

Mu An was initially happy to see a skill drop.

But the effect of this skill seemed somewhat bland, not worth much but a pity to discard.

After all, he didn't really want to be a wild hero like a certain someone!

"Mm, Mama..."

Nina murmured in a daze.

At this moment, she felt warm all over.

It was like lying in her Mother's gentle embrace when she was a child, calling her pet name over and over again.

But as her vision gradually cleared, the Mother in her dream turned into a young human man with a handsome face.

"Oi, girl, wake up! No sleeping here!"

Nina: !!!

Nina's beautiful eyes widened, like a startled, bristling kitten.

She scrambled backward, using both hands and feet, instinctively clutching the dagger in her hand.

But she quickly realized something was wrong.

Her head wasn't dizzy anymore, her entire body didn't hurt, and even her broken leg seemed to have completely healed!

"It's not polite to treat your savior this way!"

Considering that the other party couldn't harm him after the contract was signed, plus her identity as a 'cash cow'.

Mu An chuckled, not annoyed.

He even pulled out a still-warm [Super Delicious Jianbing Guozi] and casually tossed it into the girl's arms.

He had no other intentions, mainly wanting to use food to lower her hostility.

And also to let her try if that thing was poisonous.

As for... what if the girl accidentally got poisoned to death?

There was still the Resurrection Coin!

"Ah?"

The girl was stunned.

Her nose twitched slightly. Looking at the fragrant food in her arms, she subconsciously swallowed.

[So... so fragrant!!]

To be honest, after fleeing and traveling, enduring wind and dew, she hadn't eaten a proper meal in a long time.

Even in the tribe, her daily food was just hard black bread. How could she have seen food like Jianbing Guozi, which had both meat and vegetables?

This must be something only those human noble lords could afford, right?

Mu An also struck while the iron was hot, counting on his fingers, starting to 'haggle'.

"Don't worry, if I really wanted to harm you, you'd be long gone by now."

"By the way, I saved your life from those ugly Goblins earlier."

"Later, I spent a hundred gold coins to treat your injuries, pulling you back from the brink of death."

"So you now owe me two lives plus one hundred gold coins. However, considering you might not be able to repay it, I took the liberty of signing an employee contract with you."

"From now on, you'll work for me for a lifetime!"

"Of course, as the most conscientious boss in this world, I will also provide you with food and lodging."

In fact, after slowly coming to her senses, Nina's hostility had significantly decreased.

And among a lot of words she didn't quite understand.

She only understood that she had probably been saved by this young man in front of her.

As a price, she would have to stay by his side and work for him from now on.

This request seemed quite reasonable.

But why would she also be provided with food and lodging?

[Could it be that he also fancies...]

The girl looked down at her dirty clothes and her somewhat meager chest due to malnutrition.

Her head felt dizzy, as if she had drunk fake alcohol.

The thought of certain embarrassing things that might happen in the future made her face instantly turn crimson.

"What, you're not willing?"

Mu An raised an eyebrow.

He felt his request was quite reasonable, appealing to both emotion and reason, without too much coercion.

Shouldn't a life-saving grace be repaid?

And the hundred gold coins 'spent' on treatment, shouldn't they be repaid too?

Unfortunately, Nina seemed to have misunderstood something.

She looked up at the handsome man with black hair and black eyes, then shyly lowered her head.

After much internal struggle, she finally plucked up the courage and stammered.

"I... I am willing!"

"My Mother told me to be grateful. I will try my best to become your concubine!"

The girl's expression was extremely serious, not like she was lying.

Mu An: ???

What the hell is a concubine?

He just wanted an employee, didn't he?

...

[So... so he didn't want me to be his concubine?]

After listening to the man's explanation, the girl felt ashamed for misunderstanding his meaning, and her pretty face couldn't help but flush slightly.

At the same time, she also felt a strange sense of disappointment.

[That's right, who would choose a lowly demi-human as a concubine!]

[Nina, stop daydreaming!!]

After a brief moment of dejection, Nina was still somewhat skeptical of Mu An's words.

She only needed to follow him and work for him to get such 'generous' conditions.

To be able to eat her fill every day was a dream she had wanted to achieve since childhood!

In this world, demi-humans were a highly discriminated race.

No matter where they went on the continent, they were bullied and often extensively captured by slave traders.

Their fate was either to be sold to gladiator arenas to fight to the death, or to be sold to those noble lords for wanton humiliation and amusement.

Or they would be caught to do hard labor, or serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield.

And to escape capture, many demi-humans hid in the dangerous Underground Labyrinth.

She was one of them.

She had followed her Mother into the Underground Labyrinth since she was a child, growing up with many hardships.

"My Lord, you only need to give me one piece, no, half a piece of black bread every day."

"I... I'm very easy to take care of. If we encounter danger, you can even leave me behind to cover your retreat..."

Nina said cautiously.

Black bread was the daily food of commoners, mixed with a bunch of sawdust, starch, and other miscellaneous stuff.

But even so, its price was not cheap.

Many people might only be able to afford one or two after a day of hard work.

Food was a precious commodity in this era.

Even the poor weren't allowed to eat their fill!

"What are you mumbling about? I don't understand!"

Mu An directly stuffed the Jianbing Guozi into the girl's mouth.

Despite such a rough action, Nina wasn't angry.

Or rather, after accidentally tasting the Jianbing Guozi, her cat ears immediately perked up, and her beautiful eyes widened slightly.

She couldn't believe there was such delicious food in the world!

She carefully took a bite. The never-before-experienced deliciousness instantly ignited her taste buds, making her deeply intoxicated, eating and crying at the same time.

Even her cute cat tail couldn't help but gently wag.

[Affection from Nina +1+1+1+1...]

"Why are you crying? It's just Jianbing Guozi?"

"As long as you work for me, you'll have plenty of this stuff!"

Mu An grandly waved his hand and took out several more identical Jianbing Guozi from his spatial ring.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nina's Affection increased sharply again, and her tail wagged even more enthusiastically.

[Affection from Nina +2+2+2...]

[Current Affection: 60. Daily Gold +60, Skill Proficiency +6000!]

Nina was happy.

Mu An was also very happy.

After all, 60 gold coins daily was equivalent to 60 draws.

If each draw could yield 500 RMB, then 60 draws would be 30,000 RMB.

Then Mu An was also a successful man earning 30,000 RMB a day!

"Due to the increase in employee Nina's Affection, you have received a random drop reward — [Lv0. Stealth], [hypnotic smoke grenade *3 (Can stun all magical creatures below Rank 30 for ten minutes after inhalation)]!"

[Lv0. Stealth (0/100)]: When entering Stealth mode, 1 Mana is consumed per second.

Speed increases by 10%, presence decreases by 10%.

(Using this skill multiple times, or consuming Skill Proficiency, can increase the skill level.)

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