Chapter 24：

"Puff—"

The dagger pierced the heart of a black bear, then pulled it out fiercely, splashing blood all over the floor.

The black bear, whose neck was strangled by the shadow tentacles and pierced through its heart, fell to the ground and lost its breath. If you look closely, you can still find the hair on its body and the traces of it burned by lightning.

The little boy with a pacifier watched this scene indifferently, beside him, there was a silver wolf with shiny fur standing.

Jun Lu and Lan's cooperation became more and more tacit.

After he used his tentacles to remove the black bear's magic spar, one man and one wolf continued their hunting operations.

Laura watched silently not far away, and couldn't help swallowing.

She had guessed that this little boy was not easy, but she did not expect him to be so cruel.

Facing a soil-eating black bear that was more than ten times bigger than himself, he was able to keep his face unchanged, and relying on his mysterious skills that seemed to her, he strangled it in just ten minutes.

There is also the mutant wind wolf, its fighting consciousness should not be underestimated.

This also strengthened her idea of ​​following them firmly.

Must be by their side so that she can live!

What she didn't know was—in front of the game screen, Yu Xingqiao was looking at her, touching his chin with his fingers, as if thinking about something.

In fact, in the matter of saving Laura, even if there is no system to release the mission, he will be saved, but he did not expect that he would be dependent on it after the rescue?

There is no useless NPC in the game, especially in the early stage, so he is thinking about the game master setting Lara, what is the purpose?

"Xingqiao, it's dinner." The nurse girl walked in with the nutrient solution.

Yu Xingqiao nodded: "Okay."

"You can't play mobile phones after dinner."

It seemed that he was a little addicted to the new game, and the expression of the lady nurse was a little harsh.

Yu Xingqiao narrowed his mouth, but did not refute.

After receiving the nutrient solution from the nurse, he sucked slowly while looking at the phone screen.

Looking at the female NPC squatting on the side and observing in secret, he suddenly flashed a flash of inspiration and asked the system: "Can I hire a babysitter for the cub?"

So when he is not online, someone can help him take care of the three meals of the cubs.

The lady nurse on the side was obviously taken aback.

But seeing him staring at the phone screen, she naturally thought that Yu Xingqiao might be chatting with netizens she knew 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 gameplay]

[Now only spend 1000 diamonds, you can unlock one type of work and get employment position x1]

[There are many types of jobs that can be hired and fired at any time. They can protect the cubs and take care of the daily diet of the cubs, which is very convenient. 】

really!

Looking at the system description, Yu Xingqiao felt that he had guessed the usefulness of Laura, a little proud.

In the game screen, a page pops up.

The page shows the types of jobs that can be unlocked, including babysitters, bodyguards, drivers, chefs, and even animal trainers, magicians and other weird professions.

"What can a magician do?"

[Perform magic tricks and make Zubzai happy. 】

Yu Xingqiao: "..."

Okay, I'll talk about this later.

Thinking of the original purpose, Yu Xingqiao recharged and spent a thousand diamonds to unlock the job type of nanny.

After successfully unlocking, the page shrinks to the lower right corner, and next to the pet column, it becomes a hammer icon with the word hire written below.

He clicked on the icon.

A new page pops up, divided into two columns for unlocked and unlocked types of work.

Among the unlocked jobs, there is only one icon, with a picture of a woman in a maid costume, with "Nanny" written on the top of the head, and "Employment" written on the bottom.

Yu Xingqiao clicks to hire.

A box popped out.

[Please choose how to hire a babysitter]

【1. Open recruitment】

[2. Direct recruitment]

"What does open recruitment mean?" Yu Xingqiao asked suspiciously.

[Open recruitment: You can post recruitment information and wait for those who are interested to come and apply. 】

[Note: Open recruitment has a certain degree of randomness. Different remuneration may attract applicants with different attributes. You can try more.]

Yu Xingqiao took a sip of the nutrient solution, smashed his mouth.

That is, random recruitment and random attributes. This is pretty easy to understand.

"What about direct recruitment?"

[Choose the NPC you want to recruit, set the reward, and 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: Every time you recruit, regardless of success or failure, the system will charge a hard fee of 1,000 diamonds]

Wow, so expensive!

You just run the program casually, what's the hard work? One hundred yuan at a time?

Yu Xingqiao couldn't help but vomit, but it had already cost a thousand diamonds to unlock it before, so if you let it go, it's really unwilling.

He glanced at the cub who was fighting in the distance.

The little guy has a serious face, and Junxiu's little face is full of seriousness. It's so cool and cute. People can't help but want to buy him, dressed 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 charged 500, lest he always recharged, and then clicked [2, direct recruitment]

[You have chosen [2, direct recruitment]]

[Ding~Successfully deducted 1,000 diamonds, please select the NPC you want to recruit]

The system box disappeared, the game screen became whiter, and an exclamation mark appeared above Laura.

See what this means, if there are other NPCs here, you should also be able to choose.

Yu Xingqiao clicked the exclamation mark.

Name: Laura

Gender: Female

Identity: Research Institute sample collector

Strength: Intermediate martial arts

Status: Healthy

Can be recruited as: nanny, bodyguard, driver

In the new page that pops up, only the two words [nanny] are bright white, and the other two are dark gray, probably because he only unlocked the employment position of the nanny.

[You choose to recruit [Laura] as a babysitter, are you sure]

[1, OK] [2, I will think about it again]

After Yu Xingqiao clicked OK, a new page appeared, asking him to fill in the recruitment conditions. There are some options below for him to check, including salary, board and lodging, personal safety, etc.

After he ticked a few randomly, the system box disappeared, and in the screen, a message "Negotiating..." appeared on the top of Laura's head.

Yu Xingqiao waited quietly.

The lady nurse on the side stared at him, waiting for him to finish dinner before confiscating his mobile phone.

Yu Xingqiao ate slowly, taking a bite of the nutrient solution for a long time.

Finally, the system box popped up.

[Ding~Recruitment is successful! 】

[Ding~Congratulations on completing the side task [Recruitment of Nanny], gold coins +100, number of draws +1]

[Number of draws: 3, please use as soon as possible]

[[Laura] said to you: Thank you very much for your help. I am willing to help you take care of the little master without any remuneration, as long as I can ensure my safety. 】

Yu Xingqiao couldn't help being startled.

He thought he was going to bleed heavily, but he didn't expect Laura to ask for money and thank himself for saving her!

This is very embarrassing.

[You can operate the hired NPC in the [Employment] column]

A prompt popped up again in the system box, and he clicked on the employment column and found that the icon of the nanny, the woman in the maid costume had become the image of Laura.

But she looks heroic, has short hair, and looks 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 an option for a salary increase.

It is impossible to raise a salary, so don't lie to him!

Yu Xingqiao turned off the employment function and looked at the female NPCs in the game screen. The more he looked at it, the more pleasing he felt.

Seeing her muddy, he quickly opened the system mall.

There are really everything in the mall, and there are also various categories and ages in the clothing section.

He didn't understand why there are women's clothing for sale before, but now he understands it, and he can buy it for hired NPCs.

When buying clothes for Laura, Yu Xingqiao didn't care about it, and didn't pursue style. Anyway, he could wear it. In the end, he spent 100 gold coins to buy a set of sports long gowns and trousers in the discount area.

Only when he was about to put it on for her, Yu Xingqiao discovered that he didn't know when he had an extra set of maid outfits in his backpack.

Yu Xingqiao looked at the clothes he had just bought, and then at the maid outfit, he couldn't help getting into entanglement.

"Can I return it?"

【Products in the discount area, once sold, will not be returned. 】

Yu Xingqiao curled his mouth, then rolled his eyes, thinking of something, he asked: "That means the products in the non-discount area can be returned?"

[Can be returned according to the degree of wear and tear]

Yu Xingqiao nodded. He didn't expect it to be quite humane. He asked again, "How much money can I change if I return the clothes on the cubs?"

The system was quiet for a while and seemed to be calculating.

[Five Thousand Diamonds Bar]

After only wearing it for a day, it was discounted by half! This game is too dark, right?

Yu Xingqiao was about to break with the system, but listened to the lady nurse next to him, coughing slightly.

He immediately persuaded.

Hey, forget it, there is no need to waste precious time on this kind of thing, anyway, he is not going to undress the cub now.

Yu Xingqiao clicked and used those long gowns and trousers.

According to Laura's modeling, wearing a maid costume is too unconventional, and in the wild, with the freedom of this game, it is difficult to guarantee that it will cause any trouble, so he still bought this suit.

Unlike the dazzling white light when Zai Zai changed clothes, Laura was much more low-key when changing clothes.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the mud on her body disappeared, and the clothes that had been torn apart were replaced with a clean and loose sweatshirt.

Except for her body, even the silt on her hair and face disappeared, revealing her original reddish brown hair color and powerful facial features.

After the change of outfit, the female NPC who seemed to be very savvy and capable turned into a sluggish expression, seeming to be shocked by the changes in her body.

Yu Xingqiao once again lamented the awesomeness of this game.

Although it may be a pre-determined reaction, it does so to make each NPC's expression different.

For example, the big tiger, although it was shocked to see the cubs dress up, its expression details were completely different from Laura's, as if they were not NPCs, but real existences with souls.

However, the NPCs he has encountered so far are still too few. Maybe in the future, as there are more characters and the plot is complicated, the bug will come out.

Yu Xingqiao pulled back his thoughts and continued to purchase items for Laura.

As a nanny, she certainly needs some daily necessities, which are indispensable, and she also needs self-protection equipment in the wild.

Otherwise, is it necessary to rely on cubs to protect her? This is turning the cart before the horse.

Yu Xingqiao walked around in the mall, so he didn't see that the plot in the game had changed.

I saw that three or four-year-old black-haired little boy suddenly stopped fighting.

He glanced at Lan, and Lan knew it, and walked over to lie 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 Li's gaze fell on Laura coldly.

He had already noticed the situation on Laura's side, but when he approached, his face became colder when he saw her brand-new clothes and a new look like a shower.

This scene was so familiar, it reminded him of the experience last night.

This is the host who helped her change her clothes.

So, when his demon master saved this human being, did he also sign a contract with her?

Except for the mid-level martial arts strength, he really couldn't see anything special in this human being. With such strength, he might have been afraid of it two days ago, but now, he hasn't seen enough in front of him.

Maybe she still has potential, but who has the potential that can be compared to him as a Clan of Light?

What value is there in her that can make her master look different and divert her attention from him?

These thoughts flashed in my mind, and the speed was so fast that even Jun Li himself did not catch it.

He just felt that he was unhappy with Laura because of Thrall, because they were all humans.

Even more because, as former subjects, they all betrayed themselves.

Laura caught the boy's sight.

She hurriedly recovered, what had just happened was really shocking.

Although they know that there are many mysterious existences in this world and they can do many magical things, it is still difficult to accept them indifferently when they really happen to them.

But soon, she remembered the "big master" who asked her to be the little boy's nanny.

In order to survive in this cruel wild, she must hug this thick thigh.

Just when she was about to speak to ease the atmosphere...

"thump-"

A grass-green marching bag fell in front of her, making Laura stunned.

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 milk bottle.

These things appeared in front of Laura out of thin air one by one.

It was like a cut in mid-air, and someone kept throwing things here.

Laura swallowed and forced herself to calm down.

This is no surprise.

I heard from the people in the research institute that a small space jumper has now been developed, which can be used to send people with a shuttle to a fixed point and send it to a long distance.

Now it's just the delivery of items, it's not that magical, she doesn't need to be so shocked, as if she had never seen the world.

Lao stretched out his hand, trying to pick up the bottle.

But before her fingertips touched her, a black shadow flashed before her eyes—

The shadow tentacles wrapped around the bottle and quickly shrank back.

Laura couldn't help but raised her head, and saw the little boy reaching out and hugging the bottle.

The boy is thin and small, and the bottle is a bit big for him, and he needs his hands to hold it.

He sat on the wolf's back, looking down at her condescendingly, the raging anger and hostility in his blood-colored eyes, as if it had turned into substance, swept over like her.

【Ding~Blackening value +1】

[Warning, when the blackening value is increased by 10 points, the main task will deduct 0.1% of the progress]

Yu Xingqiao: "!!!"

What's the situation? He just bought Laura the equipment and the skill of babysitter, how come the cubs are blackened?

He quickly turned off the backpack and the mall, his eyes fell into the game, and he saw Cub holding the milk bottle, staring at Laura with a look of food protection.

Just... very cute.

Yu Xingqiao felt that he had completely transformed into an old father, and his cubs felt cute no matter what.

However, he should not be allowed to go black, otherwise it will cause serious consequences—

If the main task is reduced by 1%, all his assets will be deducted. If it is reduced by 0.1%, according to the urine performance of the system, it will definitely not be deducted by only one-tenth.

He just charged five hundred yuan, and now there are four thousand diamonds left! Wouldn't it be fragrant to buy sugar with four thousand diamonds? Use it to deduct the system? Yu Xingqiao thought a lot for a moment.

But what is the reason for being unhappy?

Doesn't he like Laura? But just now I watched the two get along very harmoniously.

Or was it because Laura took his bottle?

Seeing the little boy holding the baby bottle tightly in his arms, with a look of precautionary irritation, Yu Xingqiao nodded, feeling that he had guessed the reason.

Some people don't like others to touch their own things.

Moreover, Zai Zai can be said to have lost everything.

There are so few things that belong to him, so Cub Cub will hold on to what he already has, right?

Thinking of this, Yu Xingqiao was heartbroken.

He quickly stretched out his fingers, trying to touch Xiao Junli's head to comfort him, but saw that the little guy suddenly released his hand and returned the bottle to Laura.

Yu Xingqiao: "?"

What's the situation?

After snatching the bottle, Jun Lu opened his mouth to scold Laura, but suddenly froze.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized with hindsight what he had done—the milk bottle was given to this human woman by the owner.

Jun Lu tightened her lips.

Anger and anxiety are raging in his heart. He clearly knows why he can see the hope of revenge, but he can't control his emotions every time.

Probably because...

That demon master was too indulgent to him.

The indulgence made him forget his vigilance and measure.

He is also a person who has been a superior, how could he not understand the psychology of the superior? What's more, his master is still a demon.

His behavior just now was a provocation, 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 a human being, but because... his status is threatened.

Realizing this, Jun Lu couldn't help but smile.

In just two days, has he actually... already cared so much about the demon master's "favoring"? When the body regresses back to its infancy, does the mind follow it?

They are just a transactional relationship, and he can't forget this.

He looked down at Laura condescendingly, the shadow tentacles rolled, and the bottle he was holding in his arms returned to Laura.

It is still necessary to fight for the owner's "favor", because he needs more resources, he needs more chips, and grows faster.

But it is definitely not such a low-level way.

With a cold face, Jun Lu patted the top of White Wolf's head lightly, Lan turned around knowingly, and left Laura with his majesty.

In front of the phone screen, Yu Xingqiao was relieved to resolve the contradiction, and he saw—

【Ding~Blackening value +5】

The author has something to say: Yu Xingqiao: I am too difficult!