The sky was filled with drifting clouds, shimmering with a dazzling, holy light.
"Yawn~"
In the cemetery, a fox with small fangs peeking out from its mouth covered its mouth, wrapped itself tightly in a blanket, revealing only two small black fox ears, and curled up beside a coffin, taking a nap.
Then, as if sensing something, the little fox suddenly threw off the blanket, sat up halfway, and raised its hands.
"Today is another day of poverty!"
With a cross-shaped gleam in its blood-red pupils, the little fox made a six with one hand as a gesture of self-encouragement.
But amidst the surrounding cluster of tombstones, a deep sense of incongruity pervades the space.
"Your Highness, Little Fox! We've come to visit you."
"Boss! I, I miss you so much! Waaah~~"
"We implore our leader to once again lead us into battle, so that the battlefield may be filled with the Little Fox's banners!"
A group of people wearing familiar vegetable armor, led by a vegetable-headed man with eyes that seemed to be "awaiting the hero's return," looked at Xiao Han. Meanwhile, a bear-man, bruised and battered with bandages on one side, scrambled to his feet and grabbed Xiao Han's exposed white leg, crying and sobbing, with blood trickling from his nose, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.
"Don't get your blood on my sheets!"
Xiao Han's pretty face turned cold, looking as if she had been bitten by a dog, her disgust undisguised. She kicked the bear-man away violently and roared angrily.
"Waaah~ Even the boss doesn't want me anymore! I'm still the number one warrior under Little Fox!"
The burly bear-man, with his rear end sticking out, rolled to a tombstone, tears of weakness welling in his eyes.
"Boss, don't mind him. There have been some changes in Titan City recently, which has led to... Uh, I'm not asking you to go back and kill him, my brother has been keeping a close eye on you lately."
Under Xiao Han's righteous gaze, which seemed to hate evil, Cai Guatou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and his lips twitched.
Although the little fox has retired from the martial arts world, stories of him riding a horse and dominating his way through the land still circulate, with various versions emerging like mushrooms after rain.
After the battle in the eastern district, Xiao Han's figure caught the attention of many forces, who planned to recruit him or befriend him.
The mystery, the unknown, and the uncanny confidence behind their boastful words all suggest that they are no ordinary person.
This was the first impression many forces had of Xiao Han. He seemed to have an unusual identity and a powerful background, such as being the illegitimate son of a holy knight or the offspring of a marquis's mistress. These speculations were entirely reasonable.
As for the current eastern district, after the Gubang family forcefully dismantled Xiao Han's power, it returned to the original situation. The one who replaced Simba the Lion King was the weasel who had negotiated with Xiao Han before. Because he was punched by Xiao Han, he was wearing an eye patch and was ridiculed by the oppressed bear people as "one-eyed wolf".
"The eastern district was taken over by that damned weasel, and then the kobold betrayed us, taking some of his men with him and beating him up before he left."
Cai Gua Tou pointed at the weeping bear-man, whose burly body trembled as he wiped away tears, creating a strangely comical scene.
"I see?"
Xiao Han sat on the floor, unusually calm, seemingly unconcerned about the situation.
With one hand raised, her fair palm faced the sunlight, radiating warmth.
"Yes, boss, I heard they've been planning something big lately, probably targeting you."
Cai Guatou responded, then remembered the instructions from his superiors.
"By the way, boss, my brother asked me to pass on a message to you."
At this point, Cai Guatou's expression changed slightly: "Boss, do you know about the Tulip family, one of the three giants of Titan City? My brother guarantees that as long as you join them, with your Silver Rank strength, you will definitely be able to get a deacon position. At that time, the Gubang family will not make things difficult for you."
"The Tulip Family?"
Xiao Han then remembered that Captain Hanmo had a tulip badge on his shoulder, which he touched from time to time and gave him a few passionate glances.
That's an implication, isn't it?
"Um, how are the butlers' salaries calculated in the Tulip Family?"
"Monthly salary of three silver coins, weekends off, and afternoon tea."
"That's pretty good. So, are there any benefits for newbies? There should be a newbie gift pack, right?"
"Um, a free month of training and guidance?"
"..."
As Xiao Han sorted out the benefits of joining the Tulip Family, a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.
The relationship between the Gubang and Tulip families was as bad as he had imagined.
Afterwards, Cai Gua Tou waved his hand, and his subordinate took out a flag and presented it to Xiao Han. He said that all the old subordinates were waiting for the little fox to return to the world and kill the weasel. At that time, they would hang this flag, which everyone had carefully made, at the top of the eastern district and give the Gu Bang family a good slap in the face.
The flag has a blood-red background, and a cute little white fox is grinning, raising a six in each hand to show its approval.
"Sizzle!"
A cluster of flickering flames engulfed the banner that marked the Demon King's dark history, burning most of it in the blink of an eye.
"Aaaaaah! What's going on, boss? We worked so hard to draw this!"
Cai Guatou stepped on the flames and hurriedly put out the fire.
Xiao Han declined Cai Guatou's invitation, put on his tight-fitting clothes, and a small seagull that had been sleeping on a dead branch and chasing away a flock of crows landed on his shoulder. Equipped with his obsidian sword, he embarked on an adventure to earn money.
Working for someone else is nowhere near as fun as leveling up and getting loot from monsters.
Today's goal: 300 slimes!
"Um, Your Highness the Demon King..."
The awakened necromancer revealed a cross-patterned coffin, clutched his staff, yawned, and watched the departing novice demon king as the soul fire flickered in his eye sockets.
"You forgot to bring your skeleton guards."
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