"Is there even any question?"

Liu Zheng smiled.

"Of course we keep delivering takeout."

Free room and board without having to work—where would such a good deal exist?

Anyone who says this is either running a pyramid scheme or a cult.

Chanting toward the starry sky every day—after all that chanting, would he still be himself?

Dungeon completion required him to initiate the request himself.

If he lost his self-identity and stayed in this dungeon world day after day,

would he actually be dead or alive?

"In that case, we have nothing more to say."

Garcia shook his head and prepared to leave with his followers.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Liu Zheng said.

"Your Bullhorse can't stop us, and as for you, sir—you're just a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

Garcia looked at him disdainfully.

Just a vessel containing the Gospel—did he really think he was somebody important?

Liu Zheng looked toward Bullhorse.

"I didn't expect this birdman to come personally."

Bullhorse shook his head.

Generally, for this kind of transaction, the Circle God Sect would at most send a priest to lead the team.

Garcia was originally a priest, with three quarter-circles on his mask.

Liu Zheng then looked toward the Calico Cat.

"The head chef said I can't help you fight, meow."

The Calico Cat also indicated it was beyond its ability to help.

"Then there's no choice. You all can leave."

He sighed.

If even the kitchen's own people weren't motivated, why should a delivery guy bother worrying?

"We will meet again, sir."

Garcia drew a quarter-circle toward Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly—this guy seemed to be threatening him.

Just as he was considering whether to issue some threats, a voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz entered his ear.

"Save me, please."

"Hmm?"

Liu Zheng subtly shifted his gaze without revealing any change, looking toward the ice block.

"Save me, please, save me."

The voice grew slightly louder.

Liu Zheng looked at Bullhorse and the Calico Cat—they didn't seem to notice anything.

"You're that mermaid?"

He tried responding in his thoughts.

"Yes, I am Mermaid Princess Kova. I'm communicating with you telepathically."

The mermaid replied.

Telepathy—had she also eaten Garlic Rice·Go Brain Flower?

Liu Zheng thought with a strange expression.

"I haven't eaten Mi-Go brain flower. This is my innate ability as a daughter of the sea."

The mermaid princess answered.

"You can even hear that? That's kind of disgusting."

He frowned.

"I'm sorry, but I can't control it."

The mermaid princess immediately apologized.

"Forget it. Let's keep it short—what's in it for me if I save you?"

The mermaid princess was still a fish—his kindness hadn't reached cross-species levels yet.

"Send me back to the sea, and my father will give you endless rewards."

The mermaid princess said.

"Not interested."

Never mind whether the mermaid princess would keep her promise—the precondition alone was impossible.

Sending her back to the sea? Without delivering takeout, he couldn't even leave this street.

"Then I can transform into human form and marry you."

The mermaid princess said somewhat shyly.

"Even less interested."

He wasn't Deng Chao.

"Then... I can give you this."

After struggling with several thoughts, the mermaid princess said.

A faint light suddenly flickered within the ice block, falling into Liu Zheng's eyes.

It was the pendant on the mermaid princess's chest—a blue heart-shaped gem.

"Name: Heart of the Ocean (Replica)"

"Type: Equipment"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect: Movement speed increased by 50% in water, can breathe freely underwater"

"Note: You jump, I keep"

"Can be taken out of dungeon: Yes"

This was actually a pretty good item.

Liu Zheng felt somewhat tempted.

Thinking from another angle, this was actually a life-saving item.

If things got too dangerous on land, he could jump into water to hide.

However, to obtain this item, he didn't necessarily need to save the mermaid.

"The Heart of the Ocean is connected to my life. If I die, it will shatter too."

The mermaid princess quickly added.

Dammit, he forgot this creature could hear his thoughts.

"Even if I snatch you from the Circle God Sect, you'll still be turned into a dish by the Bloody Restaurant."

Liu Zheng thought of another problem.

"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to buy me."

The mermaid princess replied.

"Besides the Heart of the Ocean, I have another gift, but I can't tell you about it yet."

"Fine then."

He shrugged.

Originally, Liu Zheng wanted the mermaid princess to first cancel the Mermaid's Tears so he could inspect the goods.

But then he thought—inspecting goods wasn't his job anyway, so he dropped it.

"Hey, we're buying this fish."

Liu Zheng shouted.

"Oh?"

Garcia, who had been watching his followers pack the boxes, turned his head. A strange light flickered across his iron mask.

"Sir, you're too late. The Black Market people have already confirmed their purchase of this item with me."

He took out his phone and waved it.

"You don't even understand first-come-first-served? How do you do business?"

Liu Zheng said discontentedly.

"If I recall correctly, didn't you just tell us to leave, sir?"

Garcia laughed.

"Yeah, I told you to leave, not the merchandise."

He said righteously.

"Word games are meaningless. Sir, it's better for everyone to part on good terms."

Garcia shook his head.

"What if I insist on buying?"

Liu Zheng reversed his grip on the chef's knife.

Garcia looked at Gluttony, a trace of fear appearing in his eyes, but he still spoke firmly.

"Then we'll have to see how much weight you carry, sir."

"Good! Bullhorse, Salmon, attack!"

He took a big step back, placing the two in front of him as protection.

"Who the hell gave you the right to order me around?"

Bullhorse cursed loudly.

"The head chef won't let me fight, you know."

The Calico Cat also said.

"Then I have no choice."

Liu Zheng shrugged, then pulled out Tindalos' Chew Toy.

"Then I'll just have to close the door and release the dog."

He raised the bone high, like holding a grenade. Follow current novels on novel⸺fire.net

"Holy shit!"

Bullhorse was so scared his eyes went crooked and mouth twisted.

"Meow meow meow!!!"

The Calico Cat was even more terrified, all its fur standing on end, its body arched almost in half.

"What are you trying to do?!"

The Calico Cat's owner also showed his face.

"Sir... is this really necessary?"

Garcia spoke with difficulty.

The patterns on his mask had squeezed together into a ball, clearly also terrified.

Was the Hound of Tindalos really this frightening?

Even Liu Zheng was startled by their reactions.

"Yeah, it's just helping in the kitchen—is it really worth this, you bastard? Is Napoleon your biological father or something?"

Bullhorse also cursed.

"Big shot, you know me. Whatever I do, I have to do it to the best of my ability."

Liu Zheng said with complete seriousness.

"You won't let me inspect the goods, and you won't sell to me—you're making this very difficult for me."

He turned to Garcia, his smile carrying threads of coldness.

"It's just a transaction. I don't believe you'd risk mutual destruction with us."

Garcia gradually calmed down, his intelligence reclaiming the high ground.

"You can tell I've heard the Gospel—can't you see I'm already crazy?"

Liu Zheng said leisurely.

Then suddenly, he stabbed toward Garcia with the knife.

Garcia's body swayed, about to avoid the blade.

"Don't move now. If you move again, I might just throw this bone."

Liu Zheng shook the chew toy.

Facing his threat, Garcia's eyes turned cold, but he still stopped his movement.

Gluttony plunged into Garcia's shoulder, immediately devouring a large chunk of his flesh.

"I'll take this cut as settlement. If you continue to press relentlessly, we'll have no choice but to fight to the death."

Garcia said, enduring the pain.

"Settlement? How could that be?"

Liu Zheng grinned.

Garcia's gaze turned sinister, the four quarter-circles on his mask gathering toward the center, about to form a complete circle.

"This is just the beginning."

Liu Zheng let out a wild laugh and plunged Gluttony into his own chest.

Straight to the hilt.