"Pffff—"
The dagger pierced through the heart of a black bear, and then pulled out violently, blood spattering all over the ground.
The black bear, strangled by shadow tentacles and pierced through the heart, crashed to the ground, already out of breath. If you look carefully, you can still find the hair on its body, as well as traces of being burned by lightning.
The little boy sucking on a pacifier watched the scene indifferently. Beside him stood a shiny silver wolf.
The cooperation between Junlu and Lan became more and more tacit.
After he took off the black bear's magic spar with his tentacles, one man and one wolf continued their hunting.
Laura watched silently not far away, and couldn't help swallowing.
She had guessed that this little boy was not simple, but she didn't expect him to be so cruel.
In the face of a soil-eating black bear more than ten times bigger than himself, he was able to keep his face unchanged, and with his mysterious skills in her eyes, he strangled it in just ten minutes.
And that mutated wind wolf, its combat awareness should not be underestimated.
This also strengthened her idea of following them closely.
Must follow them so she can live!
But what she didn't know was—in front of the game screen, Yu Xingqiao was looking at her, touching her chin with her fingers, as if thinking about something.
In fact, for saving Laura, even if there is no system to issue a task, he will save it, but he didn't expect that after saving it, he would be relied on
It is impossible to have useless NPCs in the game, especially in the early stage, so he was thinking about the purpose of the game master setting up Laura.
"Xingqiao, it's time for dinner." The nurse came in with a nutrient solution.
Yu Xingqiao nodded: "Okay."
"You can't play with your phone after dinner."
Seemingly seeing that he was a little addicted to the new game, the nurse's expression was a little stern.
Yu Xingqiao pouted, but did not refute.
After receiving the nutrient solution handed over by the nurse, he sucked it slowly while looking at the phone screen.
Looking at the female NPC who was squatting aside and observing secretly, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked the system: "Can I hire a nanny for Zai Zai?"
In this way, when he is not online, someone can help him take care of Zai Zai's three meals.
The nurse at the side was visibly taken aback.
But seeing him staring at the phone screen, she naturally thought that Yu Xingqiao might be chatting with a netizen she met in the game, so she didn't say anything.
After Yu Xingqiao finished asking, the system popped up a box.
[Congratulations on successfully unlocking the employment mode]
[Now you only need to spend 1,000 diamonds to unlock a job type and get employment slot x1]
[There are various types of jobs, and they can be hired and fired at any time. They can protect the cubs and take care of the cubs' daily life and food, which is very convenient.]
really!
Looking at the system description, Yu Xingqiao felt a little complacent that he had guessed Laura's usefulness.
On the game screen, a page popped up.
The page shows the types of jobs that can be unlocked, including nannies, bodyguards, drivers, chefs, and even strange occupations such as animal trainers and magicians.
"What can a magician do?"
[Perform magic tricks to make Zai Zai happy.]
Yu Xingqiao: "..."
Well, let's talk about this later.
Thinking of the original purpose, Yu Xingqiao recharged, and spent 1,000 diamonds to unlock the job of nanny.
After the unlocking was successful, the page shrank to the lower right corner, and next to the pet column, it became a hammer icon with the word "Hire" written below it.
He clicked on the icon.
A new page pops up, divided into two columns: unlocked and unlocked jobs.
Among the unlocked jobs, there is only one icon, which depicts a woman in a maid outfit with "Nanny" written on top of her head and "Employed" written underneath.
Yu Xingqiao clicked Hire.
A box pops out.
[Please choose the way to hire a nanny]
[1. Open Recruitment]
[2. Direct Recruitment]
"What does open recruitment mean?" Yu Xingqiao asked suspiciously.
[Open Recruitment: You can publish recruitment information and wait for interested parties to apply.]
[Note: The open recruitment has a certain degree of randomness, different remuneration may attract applicants with different attributes, you can try more]
Yu Xingqiao took a mouthful of the nutrient solution, and smashed his mouth.
That is, random recruitment and random attributes, which is easy to understand.
"What about direct recruitment?"
[Choose the NPC you want to recruit, set the reward, the system will try to communicate with it, there is a certain success rate, the higher the reward, the more in line with the actual needs of the NPC, the easier it will be to succeed]
[Note: For each recruitment, whether successful or not, the system will charge 1,000 diamonds for hard work]
Wow, so expensive!
You just run the program casually, what's so hard about it? One hundred dollars at a time
Yu Xingqiao couldn't help complaining, but it cost a thousand diamonds to unlock it earlier, so it's really not reconciled to forget it like this.
He glanced at the cubs who were fighting in the distance.
The little guy has a serious face, and his handsome face is full of seriousness. He is really cool and cute. People can't help but want to buy him and dress him up beautifully.
Yu Xingqiao sighed in his heart.
Hey, forget it, it's just a thousand diamonds, it's a trivial matter.
Yu Xingqiao clicked to recharge, this time he simply recharged 500, so as not to always recharge, and then clicked [2, direct recruitment]
[You chose [2, direct recruitment]]
[Ding~ 1000 diamonds have been deducted successfully, please choose the NPC you want to recruit]
The system box disappeared, the game screen turned white, and an exclamation mark appeared above Laura.
From what this means, if there are other NPCs here, they should also be able to choose.
Yu Xingqiao clicked on the exclamation point.
name: laura
Gender: Female
Identity: Research Institute Sample Collector
Strength: Intermediate martial arts
Status: healthy
Can be recruited as: nanny, bodyguard, driver
On the new page that pops up, only the word [Nanny] is bright white, and the other two are dark gray, probably because he only unlocked the position of hiring a nanny.
[You chose to recruit [Laura] as a nanny, are you sure?]
[1. OK][2. Let me think about it]
After Yu Xingqiao clicked OK, a new page popped up, asking him to fill in the recruitment conditions, and there were some options for him to check, including salary, board and lodging, personal safety, etc.
After he checked a few at random, the system box disappeared, and on the screen, a word [Negotiating...] appeared above Laura's head.
Yu Xingqiao waited quietly.
The nursing lady on the side watched him covetously, and confiscated his mobile phone only after he finished dinner.
Yu Xingqiao ate very slowly, taking a sip of the nutrient solution for a long time.
Finally, the system box popped up.
[Ding~ Recruitment successful!]
[Ding~ Congratulations for completing the side mission [Recruit a nanny], gold coins +100, number of lucky draws +1]
[Number of lottery draws: 3, please use it as soon as possible]
[[Laura] said to you: Thank you very much for your rescue. I am willing to help you take care of the little master. I don’t need any reward, as long as I can guarantee my safety.]
Yu Xingqiao couldn't help being startled.
He thought he was about to bleed heavily, but he didn't expect that Laura didn't want money, and thanked him for saving her!
This is very embarrassing.
[You can operate the hired NPC in the [Employment] column]
Another prompt popped up in the system box, so he clicked on the employment column, and found that the icon of the nanny, the woman in the maid outfit had changed into the image of Laura.
But she looks heroic, with short hair, and looks a little strange with a maid outfit. Yu Xingqiao clicked on her icon, and a page popped up with her detailed information. In addition to the dismissal operation, there was even an option for a salary increase.
It is impossible to raise salary, don't try to cheat him out of money!
Yu Xingqiao turned off the employment function, and looked at the female NPC in the game screen, the more he looked at it, the more pleasing it was.
Seeing that she was covered in mud, he hurriedly opened the system mall.
There is really everything in the mall, and the clothing column also has various categories and age groups.
He didn't understand why there were women's clothes for sale before, but now he understands that they can be bought for hired NPCs.
When buying clothes for Laura, Yu Xingqiao didn't care that much, and he didn't pursue styles. He just wanted to wear them anyway. In the end, he spent 100 gold coins and bought a set of sports-style long shirts and trousers in the discount area.
It was only when he was about to change into her that Yu Xingqiao realized that at some point, there was an extra set of maid outfit in his backpack.
Yu Xingqiao looked at the clothes he just bought, and then at the maid outfit, he couldn't help but get into trouble.
"Can I return it?"
[Products in the discounted area, once sold, will not be returned.]
Yu Xingqiao curled his lips, then rolled his eyes, thinking of something, he asked: "So the products in the non-discounted area can be returned?"
[You can return the product at a discount according to the degree of wear and tear]
Yu Xingqiao nodded, he didn't expect it to be quite humane, and he asked again: "The suit that Zai Zai is wearing, how much can I exchange for it if I return it?"
The system was quiet for a while, seeming to be calculating.
[Five Thousand Diamond Bar]
After only wearing it for a day, it's already half the price! This game is too dark, right
Yu Xingqiao was about to talk to the system, but he heard the lady nurse next to her cough lightly.
He immediately became cowardly.
Hey, forget it, there is no need to waste precious time on this kind of thing, anyway, he is not going to return Zai Zai's clothes now.
Yu Xingqiao clicked to use the long shirt and trousers.
According to Laura's modeling, wearing a maid outfit is too unsuitable, and in the wild, with the degree of freedom of this game, there is no guarantee that it will cause any trouble, so he bought this suit.
Unlike the dazzling white light when Zai Zai changed her clothes, Laura was much more low-key when she changed her clothes.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the mud on her body disappeared, and the torn clothes were replaced with a clean and loose sweatshirt.
Apart from her body, even the mud on her hair and face disappeared, revealing her original brown-red hair color and her heroic facial features.
After the change of clothes, the female NPC who looked very smart and capable had a dull expression, as if shocked by the changes in her body.
Yu Xingqiao once again lamented how awesome this game is.
Although it may be a preset reaction, it just makes the expression of each NPC different.
For example, the big tiger, although it was shocked to see the cubs changing clothes, the details of its expression are completely different from Laura's, as if they are not NPCs, but real existences with souls.
However, he has encountered too few NPCs so far. Maybe in the future, when there are more characters and the plot becomes more complicated, bugs will come out.
Yu Xingqiao pulled back his thoughts and continued to purchase items for Laura.
As a babysitter, of course she needs some daily necessities, which are essential, and in the wild, she also needs equipment for self-protection.
Otherwise, do you have to rely on Zai Zai to protect her? This puts the cart before the horse.
Yu Xingqiao wandered around the mall, so he didn't see any changes in the plot of the game.
I saw that three or four-year-old black-haired boy suddenly stopped fighting.
He glanced at Lan, and Lan understood, walked over and lay down in front of him, so that he could ride on his back.
Driven by the little boy, the white wolf walked towards Laura step by step.
Jun Lu's eyes fell on Laura coldly.
He had already noticed the situation on Laura's side, but when he got closer and saw her brand new clothes and a brand new image as if she had taken a bath, his face was still a bit colder.
This scene was so familiar that it reminded him of what happened last night.
It was the master who helped her change her clothes.
So, did his demon master also sign a contract with her after saving this human being
Apart from the mid-level martial arts strength, he really couldn't see anything special about this human being. He might have been afraid of such a strength two days ago, but now, it is no longer enough for him.
Maybe she still has potential, but whose potential can compare to him who is a member of the Light Clan
What value is there in her that can make the master look at her differently and take away the master's attention from him
These thoughts flashed through my mind, so fast that even Jun Lv himself didn't catch them.
He just felt that he was unhappy with Laura because of Sal, because they were all human beings.
More because, as former subjects, they all betrayed themselves.
Laura caught the little boy's gaze.
She hurriedly came back to her senses, what happened just now was really shocking.
Although I know that there are many mysterious existences in this world, and they can do many miraculous things, but when it really happens to me, it is still difficult to accept it lightly.
But soon, she remembered the "big master" who asked her to be the little boy's nanny.
In order to survive in this cruel wilderness, she must hug this thick thigh.
Just when she was about to speak to ease the atmosphere...
"thump-"
A grass-green backpack fell in front of her, making Laura startled.
Then there are hot water bottles, purified water, tents and other miscellaneous things. The most conspicuous ones are probably a can of milk powder and a feeding bottle.
These things appeared in front of Laura one by one out of thin air.
It was as if a hole had been cut in mid-air, and someone was constantly throwing things here.
Laura swallowed, forcing herself to calm down.
This is no surprise.
I heard from people in the research institute that a small space jumper has been developed now, which can send people to long distances at a fixed point with a shuttle.
Now it's just a simple delivery of items, it's not that magical, she doesn't need to be so shocked, as if she has never seen the world.
Laura reached out to pick up the bottle.
However, before her fingertips touched it, a black shadow flashed in front of her eyes—
The shadow tentacles wrapped around the feeding bottle and quickly retracted.
Laura raised her head involuntarily, and saw the little boy reaching out to hug the bottle.
The boy is thin and small, and the bottle is too big for him, so he needs both hands to hold it.
He sat on the wolf's back, looking down at her condescendingly, the surging anger and hostility in the blood-colored pupils seemed to turn into substance, sweeping towards her.
[Ding ~ blackening value +1]
[Warning warning, when the blackening value increases by 10 points, 0.1% of the progress of the main task will be deducted]
Yu Xingqiao: "!!!"
What's the situation? He only bought equipment and nanny skills for Laura, why did Zai Zai become black
He quickly turned off the backpack and the shopping mall, and his eyes fell on the game. He saw Zai Zai holding the bottle and staring at Laura with a protective face.
It's just... very cute.
Yu Xingqiao felt that he had completely transformed into an old father, and his cubs were cute no matter what.
But still can't let him blacken, otherwise it will cause very serious consequences——
If the main task is reduced by 1%, all his assets will be deducted. If the reduction is 0.1%, according to the urine nature of the system, it will definitely not be deducted by only one-tenth.
He just recharged 500 yuan just now, and now he has 4,000 diamonds left! Wouldn't it be nice to buy candy for Zai Zai with four thousand diamonds? Used to buckle the system? Yu Xingqiao thought a lot in an instant.
But why is Zai Zai unhappy
Did he not like Laura? But just now I saw that the two got along very harmoniously.
Or because Laura took his bottle
Seeing the little boy holding the bottle tightly in his arms, with a defensive and angry look on his face, Yu Xingqiao nodded, feeling that he had guessed the reason.
Some people don't like others touching their things.
Moreover, Zai Zai can be said to have lost everything.
There are so few things that belong to him, so Zai Zai clings to what he already has, right
Thinking about it this way made Yu Xingqiao feel bad.
He quickly stretched out his fingers, trying to touch Xiao Junlu's head to comfort him, but the little guy suddenly let go of his hand and returned the bottle to Laura.
Yu Xingqiao: "?"
What's the situation
After snatching the bottle back, Jun Lu opened his mouth to scold Laura, but suddenly froze.
Only now did he belatedly realize what he had done—the milk bottle, given to this human woman by the master.
Jun Lu pursed his lips.
Anger and anxiety surged in his heart, he clearly knew why he could see the hope of revenge, but he couldn't control his emotions.
probably because...
That demon master must have indulged him too much.
He was so indulgent that he forgot to be vigilant and measured.
He is also a person who has been a superior, so how could he not understand the psychology of a superior? What's more, his master is still a demon.
His behavior just now was provocative, it was... questioning and challenging the authority of the master.
And his hostility and anger towards the woman in front of him may not be because she is human, but because... his status is threatened.
Realizing this, Jun Lu couldn't help but smile wryly.
In just two days, he actually... already cared so much about the "love" of that demon master? The body regresses back to the infantile ecology, does the mind also go back
They were just a transactional relationship, and he couldn't forget that.
He looked down at Laura condescendingly, rolled the tentacles of the shadow, and sent the milk bottle in his arms back to Laura.
It is still necessary to win the master's "favor", because he needs more resources, he needs more chips, and grows faster.
But definitely not in such a low-level way.
With a cold face, Jun Lu lightly patted the top of the white wolf's head, and Lan turned around knowingly, carrying him away majestically from Laura.
In front of the phone screen, Yu Xingqiao was breathing a sigh of relief at the resolution of the conflict, when he saw—
[Ding ~ blackening value +5]
The author has something to say: Yu Xingqiao: I am too difficult!