Chapter 180 Daily Life of the Dwarf Elf Cub
In another world, beside the abyss rift, in the territory of the dwarves.
The light of the teleportation array flickered on and off, and one dwarf elf cub after another poured out from it.
“Wow, wow…”
“Woo yo woo yo~~”
They made some high-pitched and some low-pitched cries of joy, and excitedly and eagerly pounced on their parents who were waiting beside them.
The most cubs pounced on Chief Huo Huoqi. Soon, many cubs were hanging on his body, with one climbing on his head, two squatting on his shoulders, three squeezed in his arms, two lying on his legs, and two lying on his back. He became a display rack for dwarf elf cubs, and even his glasses were crooked because of the crowd of cubs.
Huo Huoqi shook a few of the ones in his arms, then took the ones on his head, shoulders, back, legs... one by one and shook them. His beard twitched, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. "Great, they're getting stronger again."
The cries of the cubs "Ho-yo-ho-yo~" filled the entire dwarf village. To outsiders from a distance, it looked like a bunch of fluffy balls of different colors rolling on the ground.
A few human merchants passed by and, upon seeing this scene, couldn't help but peek out, "Are these dwarf pups? There are so many of them!"
"I heard they were working at Fantasy Park, and they even set up a teleportation array specifically for them."
"Look at it this way, Fantasyland is really generous!"
"To be able to produce so many bizarre props, they must be very wealthy."
"I really want to go to Fantasyland, but I heard that only missionaries from the four major churches can go there..."
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After greeting the tribe leader, the cubs went back with their parents. They were working in shifts now, so this week was their turn to have a day off, and they would go back to work at the hot springs next week.
Hohoda, the manager of the dwarf restaurant and the supervisor of the part-time working cubs, followed the chief to the village hall.
Over the past six months, thanks to the teleportation array at the door that led away the monsters, the dwarf elves' lives have gradually returned to normal. Although the growth of plants and crops is difficult due to the proximity to the Great Rift in the Abyss, this area is no longer threatened by monsters, and its previous business channels have gradually been restored.
Now more and more human merchants come here, exchanging food and coins for the delicacies produced by the dwarf elves and special foods that can restore extraordinary powers.
The frozen soup produced by the dwarves has been very popular recently.
The frozen soup mentioned here is the stew that the headmaster taught them to make. The stew is more delicious and contains purer supernatural power. It is quite popular among the supernatural community. However, since the stew is not convenient to transport and store, the dwarfs added a process to turn it into frozen soup.
Since it is frozen with supernatural power, it will not melt before unpacking. After the buyer gets it, those who are particular can heat it up before eating, while those who are not particular can just eat the ice directly. Of course, the latter will slightly affect the taste, but it will not affect the effect.
Relying on the dwarf elves' previous accumulation and this new delicacy of frozen soup, the dwarf elves gained a lot of benefits, and everyone's life improved visibly.
As the manager of the restaurant, Hohoda didn't always come back with the cubs. Hohochi saw that he had something to discuss with him, so he sat down with him in the hall.
The dwarfs live in short houses. Their shapes make it inconvenient to use tables and chairs, so they spread a soft mat on the floor and lie down like lazy cats.
His tail twitched, and Hohochi heard Hohoda say, "They're celebrating the Spring Festival over at Fantasyland these days."
Huo Huoqi's ears twitched, "Spring Festival?"
Hohoda: "It's a festival to welcome the new year. The director said that employees who work during the Spring Festival will have their wages tripled."
Huo Huoqi was immediately grateful and said, "The director is really generous."
Hohoda: "But this time the director gave me some special instructions."
Hohochi stared at it intently, only to hear Hohoda say, "The director said that the cubs are still very young and hopes that we can give them the correct guidance and teach them the right concepts."
Huo Huoqi immediately became nervous, "Could it be that a cub made a mistake in the park?"
Hohoda shook his head vigorously, his fur ruffling. "Oh! No, Chief! It's because recently one of the puffbirds on the ranch has fallen in love with the tourists there. He's been neglecting his work and has become depressed. The Chief is worried that the cubs will follow suit, affecting their work and causing trouble for the guests."
After hearing this, Huo Huoqi relaxed again. "Well, it doesn't matter. Didn't you say that the hot springs are divided by gender? Female cubs only serve female guests, and male cubs only serve male guests. There will definitely not be such a problem. Besides, how can they fall in love if they are of different races?"
Huo Huoqi thought this kind of thing was ridiculous, just as strange as the fact that humans had to wear clothes and cover their bodies even when it was very hot.
Influenced by humans, some strange races that resemble humans have started wearing clothes. Fortunately, the elves don't need to wear clothes.
Huo Huoqi had lost his focus without realizing it.
Hohoda said gravely, "Although that's the case, there must be a deeper meaning to what the director said. We just can't see it with our current intelligence. Furthermore, the guests in the park are truly the most cultured, polite, and gentle people I've ever met. They treat the cubs with even more patience than their parents. Many of them are already reluctant to return."
Huo Huoqi stood up immediately, his eyes very serious. "You're right. The director would never say something without basis. He must have foreseen something."
The two dwarfs discussed for a long time, and the next day, the cubs who were on vacation were collectively called to a large open space.
Because it was too early, the cubs were yawning non-stop, and some were staggering and could hardly open their eyes.
When Huo Huoqi walked over with a serious face, he saw one of the blue and white cubs suddenly fall to the ground. Its chubby body trembled like jelly, and then a small snoring sound was heard.
"Get up!" Chief Hohochi roared, heartbroken. "You've become lazy! You used to be so energetic at this time!"
The cubs were startled and tried to stand up quickly, but soon their eyelids started fighting again.
In fact, the cubs didn't want to be like this. In the past, there was a shortage of food and the threat of monsters, so their lives were hard. They had to worry about monsters rushing in when they slept at night. They had to get up before six in the morning and follow their parents into the mountains to hunt. Even if they were injured, they would not show it for fear of attracting the attention of monsters. They would be happy for a long time if they found a half-eaten fruit in the mountains.
At that time, their nerves were always tense. Although they were a strange race, they had already developed the vigilance and alertness of wild beasts early on.
But after working at the park, they only need to play with guests and rub their backs every day, and they can eat countless foods. There will also be guests who gently pick them up, play with them, comb their hair, sharpen their nails, and feed them...
I sleep in a warm and clean dormitory at night, and wake up at nine in the morning. Every day, many guests praise me...
The cubs have long been spoiled.
Now that I’m back in my hometown, I suddenly can’t adapt to the daily life there.
Huo Huoqi had a whip wrapped in his claws. Whenever he saw a cub falling down, he would gently whip it. He had whipped it dozens of times along the way. Seeing the cubs trying hard to stay awake, he sighed and ordered them to sleep where they were.
Papapapapa…
Boom boom boom…
The cubs didn't hesitate and immediately lay down and fell into a deep sleep. Some of them were drooling and talking in their sleep.
Chief Hohochi shook his head and sighed.
When the sun rose completely and the earth was covered in golden light, the cubs, their fur warmed by the sun, crawled up one after another with sleepy eyes.
Huo Huoqi also cheered up again and began to give the cubs their first love education.
"Next, you must memorize the key points I emphasized today," Chief Hohochi said sternly, "First, you must not fall in love with humans."
"Wow!" one of the cubs asked, "What does it mean to be in love?"
Huo Huoqi took a quick glance and saw that it was a five-year-old cub. He said kindly, "It just can't marry a human."
"Wow, what is marriage?" another cub asked with its head raised.
Huo Huoqi continued to explain, "Well, you can't be curious about the human body, and you can't even think about mating with humans."
"Wow wow wow, what is a delicious body?"
Huo Huoqi emphasized, "It's out of curiosity, not because it tastes good!"
"Wow, what is mating?"
Huo Huoqi said with difficulty: "It is a sport for reproduction."
"What kind of sport?"
"What is reproduction?"
“Why do we need exercise to reproduce?”
"Wow, reproduction means falling in love with humans?"
The cubs' cries merged into one, completely drowning out Huo Huoqi's voice. Huo Huoqi had no choice but to yell, "Quiet!"
Seeing the cubs slowly quiet down, Huo Huo adjusted his glasses and decided to solve the problem simply and rudely. "In short, if you want to see that human every day and want to be with that human every day, then you have fallen in love with that human. This is absolutely not allowed and is extremely dangerous. If you fall in love with a human, you will be torn apart and eaten by monsters at night. It will be useless no matter where you hide!"
Huo Huoqi's threat worked. The cubs trembled with fear when they heard the terrible consequences of falling in love with humans.
Seeing that it finally worked, Huo Huoqi nodded in satisfaction, "Very good. So remember, you must never fall in love..."
Before he could finish his words, a loud cry erupted from the pile of cubs.
"Wow wow, there's a human who combs and massages my hair every day and gives me delicious food every day. I must have fallen in love with him. Wow wow wow wow, I'm going to be killed by the monster..."
"Wow wow wow I'm going to die too. I want that human to play with me every day..."
A few cubs started crying, which led to the whole group of cubs crying. Each cub began to become suspicious and suspected that they were going to die.
Ho Ho Chi: ...
Oops!
Later, when his vacation was over, Hohoda never knew how the chief coaxed the group of crying cubs back that day. He only knew that the chief's mouth was swollen and broken from licking the cubs' fur.
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