"Mr. Fang Zheng, Mai Lu hasn't gone out for several days. Do you know what happened?"

Maine found Fang Zheng and raised her doubts anxiously. It was no wonder. Ever since returning from this adventure, Mai Lu and the others had locked themselves in their rooms and would not respond no matter how they were called. If Maine hadn't occasionally gone to deliver food, I would have thought they were all dead...

"It's simple. It's just seeing the gap between ideal and reality."

Fang Zheng put down the pen in his hand, glanced at Mei Yin, and spoke with a smile.

"Ideal and...reality?"

"That's right."

Fang Zheng nodded, and then he thought of something else.

"Maine, what do you think an adventurous life is like?"

"Um……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Maine was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

“The heroes adventure in the dungeon, explore, defeat monsters, save the princess, and obtain treasure?”

“Is it romantic?”

"Of course!"

Maine nodded vigorously. Her favorite adventure novels contained many fantasy stories about this. The protagonist and his party adventured in the dungeon, defeated the dragon, rescued the princess, and then married the princess. This is the romantic foundation of fantasy!

"But the reality is not so romantic."

Looking at Mei Yin's shining eyes, Fang Zheng chuckled.

"I just need to tell you a few points and you will understand."

"Um?"

"First of all, it's about convenience. People need to excrete, but there are no toilets in the dungeon. How do you think those adventurers will relieve themselves?"

“Woo…”

Hearing this, Maine's expression suddenly changed.

"There is also hygiene. The heroes have been adventuring in the dungeon for ten days or half a month. If they are unlucky, they can't even find water, let alone wash clothes and take a shower. In addition, they have been fighting all the way, so their clothes must be covered with blood. What do you think these heroes will smell like after such a period of time?"

“Woo…”

Hearing this, Maine's expression changed again.

"Also, what is the dragon going to do after capturing the princess? According to the kingly way, if the dragon captures the princess, it either wants to marry her or eat her. So why is it foolishly waiting for the heroes to rescue her? Moreover, since it has already captured her, can you still expect the dragon to treat the princess with courtesy? Maybe by the time the heroes get to the dragon, the princess has already turned into a pile of bones and the dragon is using it to pick its teeth, or she is pregnant and about to give birth..."

"Ahhhhh, I don't want to listen ...!!"

Maine immediately covered her ears and shook her head desperately, interrupting Fang Zheng's words.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, you're going too far. Don't destroy a girl's dream like this!"

"That's right."

Having said this, Fang Zheng's expression turned serious.

"If it's just a dream, no matter how romantic it is, it doesn't matter, but reality and dreams are different. If you don't take risks, you can still enjoy listening to adventure stories, but it's different for Mai Lu and the others. If they treat dreams as reality, they will die sooner or later."

“…”

"It's the same with you. Are the novels you read the same as the reality you are experiencing now?"

“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Mei Yin remained silent. This was normal, just like a teenager who had read too many online novels and felt that he was going to travel back to the Middle Ages, and would definitely rule the world, embrace all kinds of noble beauties, and open a large harem.

But what is the reality?

Let’s not talk about whether your ambitions can be achieved. Even if you really get an elite army and become a local lord, you will find that the cities of that era didn’t even have a sewage system, and people just poured their feces and urine out of the windows.

The eldest lady, who represents the embodiment of nobility, does not take a bath once a year, but only sprays perfume on herself.

The so-called aristocratic castles are dim all year round, with poor lighting, small windows no bigger than a fist, cold in winter and hot in summer, and no heating. They are as simple as rough houses, and are not decorated. They only need a table and chairs. As for the Baroque style or pastoral style, forget it.

This is the reality.

By that time, I wonder how many people will miss the life in modern society with air conditioning, computers and drinking fat otaku happy water.

The life in a five-star hotel like Fang Zheng's current castle is something that even the kings of this world cannot match.

Even the orphans and maids lived much better than the high-ranking nobles.

“Boom boom boom.”

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by Mai Lu's voice from outside the door.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, I'm Mai Lu..."

"Come in."

Fang Zheng gave Mei Yin a look that said, "See, I was right," and then he spoke. Then the door opened, and Mei Lu walked in. But at this moment, she had lost her usual energy, her face was pale, and she looked as if she had been locked up in a room by a dozen big men for more than ten days, and she looked extremely haggard.

"Ms. Mylu, are you okay?"

Seeing this, Maine was also shocked.

"Should we call a doctor..."

"I'm fine, I just haven't slept well these days."

In response to Maine's concern, Mai Lu gave a wry smile - seeing her companions here, she probably felt a little more at ease.

"Well, sit down and have a cup of tea."

Fang Zheng made a gesture, and Myne quickly made a cup of tea and placed it in front of Mai Lu.

"How is it? Have you experienced the life of an ordinary adventurer now?"

“…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Mai Lu lowered her head and clenched the teacup in her hand. After a moment, she spoke.

"That...Mr. Fang Zheng, I still don't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

"Goblins...are weak monsters, right? Why are they...so..."

At this point, Mai Lu seemed to be at a loss as to how to describe it.

"...So...evil?"

"There is no necessary connection between weakness and evil. In fact, sometimes weakness makes one more evil."

"Yes, is that so?"

"That's right."

Fang Zheng took a sip of tea and looked at Mai Lu.

“For example, if a wizard of my level… never mind, let’s not talk about me, let’s talk about Megumin. If a wizard like Megumin wanted to destroy a town, what do you think he would do? An explosion magic, or summoning a fire meteor, or a similar spell, can easily blow the entire town into ashes, and the people inside - no matter men, women, old people or children, will die without leaving any body, right?”

“Ah… um…”

Hearing this, Maine's expression became a little unnatural, while Mailu nodded.

"What about the goblins? Let's assume that the goblins want to destroy a town. What do you think they will do?"

“…”

Milu did not answer. In fact, she didn't want to think about the scene she saw in the goblin's nest anymore.

"They kill men and children, chop off their heads and kick them like balls, and then they toy with women and use them as surrogate mothers to give birth to more goblins... Which side do you think is more evil?"

"...I think the latter is more excessive..."

Mai Lu didn't say anything, but Maine timidly raised her hand to speak. Indeed, since they were all going to die, then being blown to death instantly seemed a little better. Just hearing what Fang Zheng described later was enough to make Maine's hair stand on end.

"...Is this the fate of ordinary adventurers?"

Hearing this, Mai Lu thought of the adventure team they rescued. They were physically and mentally injured, and their spirits were almost completely destroyed. When they were rescued, they were even unresponsive like puppets. Bolin's magic could heal their physical injuries, but it was powerless to heal the mental trauma they suffered.

Not only that, after that, Mai Lu also heard Bolin and Reina tell their stories. After she rushed forward in anger, they were surrounded and attacked by goblins, and then they were almost knocked down. If the priestess and others had not intervened in time, her companions might have suffered the same fate.

Because of this, Mai Lu has not slept well these days. She dreams every night and remembers what happened at that time. But the ending is different every time. There was a time when Mai Lu successfully killed the big goblin, but when she came back, she found that her companions had been toyed with by other goblins, dismembered, and died screaming.

There is also an ending where in order to save her companions, Milu and others were captured, humiliated, and then killed by the goblins.

So scary.

No matter which one it was, Mailu felt it was horrible. She had woken up from her dreams screaming more than once, but when she thought back to those dreams, Mailu could not let it go.

"That's about right."

Compared to Mai Lu's gloomy expression, Fang Zheng seemed very calm.

"Goblins are indeed very weak, and they mostly attack villages with little money. Because the rewards are low, high-level adventurers will not accept missions to attack goblin nests, except for some weirdos. Therefore, those who are willing to attack goblin nests are basically new adventurers, just like you, who have encountered goblins in the wild and think that goblins are nothing special, so they accept the mission and enter the goblin nest - then it all depends on luck and strength. If you are lucky and careful enough, you may be able to come back alive. If you are unlucky... you have seen the consequences."

“…”

Every time Fang Zheng spoke, Mai Lu trembled. Indeed, if they had not followed the priestess and the others this time, perhaps in the future, they would also go to attack the goblin nest with the same mentality. At that time...if they had not seen these things, then what would be their ending?

"There is one thing that the new adventurers misunderstand. That is, the reason why senior adventurers are unwilling to subjugate goblins is not because they think that goblins are easy to deal with and will reduce their reputation, but because even adventurers who can slay dragons may die in a goblin's lair."

Having said this, Fang Zheng chuckled.

“So, Huihui’s existence is very important.”

"Well……"

After hearing these words, Maine hadn't reacted yet, but Mailu's expression suddenly changed.

"Do they do that often?"

“This is safer when dealing with goblins. Otherwise, why do you think they let Huihui go with them?”

That’s right, that day, faced with the siege of goblins, the priestess and her companions used a move that Milu could never have imagined.

That is to try his best to increase his defense, and then let Huihui cast explosive magic directly on his head.

This can almost be considered a "mutual destruction" tactic. After all, although Huihui doesn't know any other spells, only her explosion magic is truly gold-level.

But this is also a good thing.

Because goblin nests are basically in tunnels or mountains, if Huihui releases this move, there will be two effects.

First, everything within the explosion magic will be destroyed, and secondly, the surrounding goblins will also be killed.

In this way, if the defense is strong enough, they can still crawl out of the ruins - this is the experience they gained in the deepest labyrinth. After all, they were buried because of Huihui’s explosion magic more than once or twice.

If the defense is not strong enough and you are killed directly by the explosion, it is better than falling into the hands of the goblins.

This is why every time the priestess and Ais go to the goblin nest, they always bring Huihui with them.

For them, Huihui is their "ultimate insurance".

"So now you understand."

Fang Zheng chuckled and looked at Mai Lu.

"So, do you still want to be an ordinary adventurer now?"