"If morale is low, it's hard to lead the team."

As soon as Wu Yu entered the room, he lay down on the wooden bed and sighed.

As he quoted Uncle Li's classic lines, Wu Yu thought it would be even better if he could smoke and had a cigarette with him.

“We’ve only known each other for a month, so it’s inevitable that there will be friction between us. Be patient, you’ll get used to it,” Layton said as he arranged the luggage.

Wu Yu had all his clothes in Violet's storage ring, so he could travel easily without any burden. However, Layton and the other person carried their own luggage, and Layton had to reorganize it every time they stopped to rest.

"Hmm." Wu Yu didn't try to explain too much to Layton, but instead closed his eyes and began to rest on the bed.

Wu Yu's position in the team is awkward. Although he seems to be the leader of the team, no one actually listens to him.

Ella was Layton's shadow, and Wu Yu had never tried to get her to obey his orders. Although he had found Layton, Layton's client was actually Violet, so he had no right to restrain him. Moreover, Layton was now teaching him fighting spirit, so he couldn't afford to offend him.

Layton is a seasoned adventurer, battle-hardened and experienced, and rarely makes mistakes. However, Layton has a fatal flaw: he cares too much about Violet's thoughts. Whenever Wu Yu and Violet have conflicts, he usually takes sides, which leads to his misjudgments.

This time, Layton also discovered that the village chief had a problem, but when Violet suggested going to see the dragon, he didn't stand up to object, which shows his true intentions.

As for Violet, she was the one who gave Wu Yu the most trouble. Although she was obedient in the places arranged in Jack's will, she was surprisingly stubborn in some places. Since the day of Jack's funeral, Wu Yu thought that Violet had emerged from the shadow of Jack's death, but little did he know that this was only the beginning of trouble.

After spending the past few days together, Wu Yu has discovered the problem.

If Jack was Violet's only support in her past life, then she had already developed a desire to die after Jack's death.

Of course, she hadn't reached the point of wanting to commit suicide, but Wu Yu couldn't sense any care for her own life. Just a few days ago, when she passed by the cliff, she even laughed and told herself that she wanted to jump down and experience the feeling of flying. Couldn't she have a little more respect for life?

Wu Yu felt that if he wasn't careful, this little girl might very well go and do something dangerous.

In any case, I have to take Violet away by kidnapping her first thing tomorrow morning. Although I have a responsibility to take good care of her, I have no obligation to risk my life with her.

After making the decision, Wu Yu felt a little tired, so he lay down on the bed to relax and soon fell asleep.

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"Wu Yu, wake up! Good news!" Wu Yu was shaken awake in a daze.

The only person who would wake herself up in such a brutal way is probably that young lady who has never interacted with outsiders.

Wu Yu didn't even need to open his eyes to know who was disturbing his peaceful sleep. After opening his eyes and confirming that it was Violet's excited little face, Wu Yu had to swallow the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.

Looking out the window, the sun was almost setting. Feeling his stomach rumbling with hunger, Wu Yu promptly got out of bed and casually asked, "Is it time to eat? Let's hurry over."

"Wu Yu, if the first thing a person thinks about when they wake up is eating, they're likely to degenerate into a pig." Violet was a little dissatisfied with Wu Yu's lack of motivation.

"Sorry, you woke me up, so even if you come up with a twisted logic, it doesn't apply to me," Wu Yu retorted weakly.

"Hmph, why would I personally come to call you for something as trivial as a meal? Come with me, I'll introduce you to my new friend," Violet said, pouting and pretending to be fierce.

But after taking a few steps forward and seeing that Wu Yu didn't move, she turned around, grabbed Wu Yu's right hand, and dragged him out.

Hey, hey, hey, I'm not used to you holding my hand so casually. Even if your hand feels smooth and delicate and I love it, you can't break my principle of "distance makes the heart grow fonder." As a good man who has never even reached second base, I'm at a loss if you take the initiative like this.

When Wu Yu panicked, he tended to overthink, but he still asked the question he needed to ask: "Who are these new friends you mentioned?"

"The Dragon Slayer Squad! How lucky! Now we can go see the dragon with them!" Violet exclaimed happily.

However, Wu Yu felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, as if a chill had flowed from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, giving his whole body a significant drop in temperature.

"System, tell me, is this your doing?" Wu Yu angrily questioned in his mind.

"What are you thinking? You're trying to pin all the blame on this system. Haven't I already told you about all my abilities?" the system protested.

"Heh," Wu Yu sneered inwardly.

"It's like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. Do you think there's such a coincidence in the world? We just arrived, and a dragon-slaying team suddenly appeared. If there's nothing fishy going on here, I'll change my name today. In my knowledge, the only thing that can do something so illogical is you, the system. You wouldn't be deliberately setting up some hardships for me to amuse yourself, would you?"

"Although I'm too lazy to investigate what kind of existence you are right now, your intentions this time are too deliberate. Wouldn't it be better if you just let me foolishly treat you as the protagonist's cheat code?" Wu Yu said unhappily.

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