Chapter 180 Distribution of Remuneration
Farm's chubby little paw moved quickly and stuffed the remaining half of the fruit into his mouth to destroy the evidence.
A smile flashed across Ace's green eyes, and he calmly asked the boy who was hesitant to speak.
"Is it your contracted beast?"
Shu Li was stunned for a moment, then immediately echoed his words, "Yes! It's my contracted beast."
He quickly walked over to Farm, knelt down, picked it up with one hand, and rubbed it vigorously in his palm. He introduced it, "Its name is Farm, it's a young animal with a docile personality. Look, it doesn't get angry even when I rub it like this."
The little red monster was rubbed by him until it was dizzy and waved its fat and short front legs unhappily, without any killing power.
Ace approached, knelt on one knee, and reached out to touch the horns on the little monster's head. "Is this a baby Fire Dragon Lizard?"
Farm, who was twisting and turning, was touched on the corner. He suddenly stopped moving and stared at the blond man who was close to him with wide eyes.
What...what does it mean?
It was warned.
Why?
It slept in the Fire God Seal for the whole day, and when it woke up, it popped its head out to ask the little goblin for food. When it heard a knock on the door, its strong perception told it that there was someone outside the door who was familiar, so it did not hide at all, but squatted on the carpet and ate the fruit.
When it saw a familiar face appear with a strange face, it was startled. Then, after listening to the conversation between the goblin and the blond man, the monster beyond the tenth level looked confused.
What are these two guys doing?
Then the Elf King touched its horn with his finger and issued a warning, and it was completely stunned.
"Yes." Shu Li stroked the scales on the little beast's back, his eyes soft and his tone sad. "It was abandoned by its mother right after it was born. It lay dying in the grass. Luckily, I passed by and picked it up to raise it. Later, it signed a contract with me and became my contracted beast. Aside from its ability to eat, it has no other problems."
Farm: ...
Ace pinched the red monster's short and fat forelimbs and said, "When it grows up, it will be a powerful monster."
"Thanks for your words." Shu Li chuckled, put Farm to the ground, and urged the blond boy, "Go take a shower! When the others come, we'll divide the reward."
Ace glanced at the pile of gold coins at his feet and nodded: "Okay."
He stood up and untied his hood, revealing a gorgeous but slightly damaged magic robe with a lot of dust on the hem.
Shu Li pondered.
No wonder the robbers robbed him. Just looking at this magic robe, you can tell it is very expensive.
"There's clean water in the bucket in the bathroom," he asked enthusiastically. "Do you need me to use magic to get you some hot water?"
Ace said, "I'll just take a cold shower."
Shu Li frowned slightly. "Taking a cold shower can easily lead to catching a cold and getting sick."
Ace hesitated for a moment, then agreed. "Thank you for your help, Sperian."
"No trouble, hehe." Shu Li quickly stood up, picked up the magic wand leaning against the wall, walked to the bathroom door, and recited two spells.
After a while, a ball of water and fire were suspended in the bathroom.
"Once you've taken off your clothes, call me and I'll let the water ball pour water down, and then you can take a bath."
"Thank you." Ace walked into the bathroom and closed the door politely.
Shu Li stood outside the door holding the magic wand and waited for a minute or two. Ace's voice came from inside. He shook the magic wand and turned the water ball into a shower.
Soon, the sound of water running was heard in the bathroom.
Shu Li put the magic wand back in the corner, sat on the carpet and looked at Farm.
Farm looked at him strangely.
"That was a close call!" Shu Li whispered, poking its round belly with her finger. "All you know is eating, eating, eating."
Farm turned his head to look at the bathroom, then at the little goblin who was kept in the dark.
Okay, it just pretends it knows nothing.
"Give me another fruit." The little monster was getting more and more demanding. If you want to shut it up, you have to give it some benefits!
Shu Li glanced towards the bathroom and quickly took out a Kuku fruit and handed it to the dog. "Eat it quickly."
Farm hugged the fruit and began to chew it happily.
Shu Li sat cross-legged and began to sort out the 100 gold coins. When he finished sorting the coins, there was a knock on the door.
The people coming this time must be other friends.
Shu Li immediately got up and opened the door.
Sure enough, the five little friends had all finished taking a shower and stood in front of him, looking refreshed.
"We've got it done, Sperian!" Budno said cheerfully.
"Ace is back?" Angel saw boots covered with grass at the entrance.
"Yes." Shu Li stepped aside to let the others in. "He's still taking a shower. Let's wait a while."
Desio gestured. "No problem."
Kumandi was slightly startled when he saw the little red monster squatting on the carpet and licking its paws. "Why did it come out?"
Shu Li sat cross-legged on the carpet again and poked Farm's belly with his finger. "Contracted beasts are like this. When they're full of sleep, they come out to ask for food."
Kumandi understood his hint and asked no more questions.
When Desio and Budno saw Farm, they rushed to hug him.
Farm was in the hands of this little elf for a while, and then in the hands of that little elf, and was stroked from head to toe.
It swung its tail in despair, and when they had enough fun, it flapped its wings and flew to the top of the cabinet.
Angel sat next to Shu Li and saw that the one hundred gold coins were divided into ten piles, with ten gold coins neatly stacked in each pile.
Amanda burped and rubbed her bloated stomach. After returning to her room, she not only took a bath but also ate a foot-long sea fish, which finally made her feel full.
Budno yawned constantly. If it weren't for the reward, he would have fallen asleep on the bed.
By the way, why not distribute the gold coins tomorrow?
According to Desio, he was so excited about earning money for his first mission in the human world that he couldn't sleep.
Budno had nothing to say, so he cheered up and held on until now.
Ten minutes later, Ace finished his shower and came out of the bathroom.
His luggage was robbed by bandits and he was penniless and had no money to buy new clothes, so after taking a shower, he scrubbed the dirty clothes and then used wind magic to blow the wet clothes dry.
The washed magic robe regained its original color, and if the hem of the robe was not a little torn, it would be no different from a new one.
It must be said that he was a truly remarkable man, with silky blond hair, skin as white as snow, distinct features, a sharp outline, and a pair of deep, emerald eyes. He exuded an aristocratic elegance, and even when sitting among the fairies, he stood out.
Shu Li guessed that he must be from an aristocratic family in the Izerafa Empire. If he was a commoner, it would be difficult for him to possess such unique nobility.
It's not that he looks down on civilians, but none of the civilians he has come into contact with are as different as Ace.
"Ace, come here quickly." Shu Li patted the empty space next to him.
"Okay." Ace went over and imitated his movements, sitting cross-legged.
Shu Li glanced at his legs, secretly envious. Being tall is good, with long legs.
After calming himself down, he said, "The reward is one hundred gold coins, but there are seven of us, so it's hard to split it evenly. So I'm thinking of this...each of us gets ten gold coins."
Shu Li placed seven stacks of gold coins in front of each person. There were three stacks left in the middle. He took one stack and placed it in front of Ace.
"If Ace hadn't mentioned it, we wouldn't have even thought about earning rewards by completing missions. Is it okay to give him another ten gold coins?"
Information is an important basis for decision-making.
After Ace joined, their journey became more interesting and they were able to better integrate into the human world.
It was only natural that he got ten more gold coins.
The goblins and dragons nodded in unison.
However, Ace declined. "No, I'll just do the same as you guys."
Shu Li puffed out her cheeks and resolutely placed the gold coin in front of him. "If you don't accept it, you're looking down on us."
"Yes, look down on us!"
Disio, Angel, and Budno all supported their boss. Kumandi didn't say anything, just stared at him. Amanda was a beat slower to react, and nodded and repeated.
"Yes, look down on us!"
Being stared at by six pairs of innocent yet persistent eyes, Ace had no choice but to accept the gold coins.
Shu Li raised her eyebrows, smiled, and patted his shoulder. "This is our good brother."
Ace glanced sideways at the spot where he was photographed and asked doubtfully, "Brother?"
Shu Li said seriously, "Team Light is a small team that works together and shares honor and disgrace. We are like family, inseparable, good friends and brothers who work together to make progress. Ace, are you willing to officially join us?"
He extended an inviting hand to the blond boy.
At noon, they needed a team to take on a task, so they temporarily added Ace. After a day of getting along, he and his friends all recognized Ace's character and strength.
Ace didn't hesitate and shook his hand. "My pleasure."
"Great!" Shu Li smiled happily, "From now on, we are good brothers!"
"Clap, clap, clap—" Angel started the applause. "Ace, welcome to join us!"
"Hehe, I told you Ace would agree." Budno rubbed his nose.
Although Kumandi is still wary of humans, Ace currently does not see anything unusual and temporarily accepts him as a member of Team Light.
After everyone was excited, Shu Li continued to deal with the remaining twenty gold coins.
"I want to use these gold coins as the team's shared funds."
This place is quite a distance from the atrium, and travel expenses, meal expenses, accommodation expenses, etc. are all deducted from the shared funds for easy accounting.
No one else objected, and the proposal passed smoothly.
After distributing the remuneration, the friends who had already felt sleepy said good night to each other, took their money, and left one after another.
Shu Li put the thirty gold coins into his backpack. As the captain, he was in charge of the shared funds.
After stretching, he said to Ace, "Let's go to bed!"
If you don't sleep now, it will be dawn soon.
After saying that, without waiting for Ace's response, he lifted the quilt, patted the pillow, and lay down on the bed naturally.
Ace sat on the carpet without moving.
Shu Li had already gotten into a sleeping position, but found that her "roommate" hadn't moved yet. Turning around, she saw a blond boy sitting cross-legged on the carpet, as if he was about to enter a meditative state.
"Ace, aren't you going to bed?" Shu Li asked in confusion, lying on his side and propping up his head.
The bed is big, more than enough for two people.
Farm, who was dozing on the cabinet, opened his eyes, spread his wings behind him, flew to the carpet, walked over to Ace with his short and fat limbs, and rubbed his toes with his tail.
Ace reached out and touched the horns on its head, and said gently to Shu Li on the bed, "I can just meditate."
"How can that be possible?" Shu Li sat up in surprise. "How can meditation be as comfortable as lying in bed?"
The quilt slipped off, and the dyed black hair scattered softly. The clothes were loose and the neckline was wide open, revealing the delicate collarbone.
The little goblin is defenseless against the good brother who recognizes him.
In other words, he often slept with Angel and the others, and didn't think there was anything strange about two people sleeping in the same bed.
Ace was silent for a moment, and at his urging, he slowly stood up and unbuttoned his magic robe with his slender fingers, revealing the snow-white lining underneath.
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