Chapter 104

A small child entered the parlor. The child looked at Ming Hu and opened his mouth to speak.
“What are you?”
Ming Hu smirked at the kid’s question.
“Is he a white knight?
The half-speech was so natural; the boy was clearly the child of a count.
“What are you?”
When Ming Hu didn’t say anything, the little boy shouted out. It was then. A boy with a similar appearance to the little boy walked into the parlor.
“This guy!”
Boom!
“Ouch!”
Entering the parlor, the boy smacked the kid on the head with a honeycomb and continued.
“How many times have you told an adult that you don’t talk like that?”
“Hmm… well.”
The boy’s words upset the little boy. But the boy’s expression was resolute, and the little boy looked at Ming Hu and gave him a belly rub.
“Sorry.”
Ming Hu smiled wryly at the boy’s behavior. Then the boy next to him bowed his head slightly and opened his mouth to speak.
“Hello, my name is Pensy Dremen. My younger brother is not yet of age and has made a mistake, so I hope you’ll bear with me.”
“Oh. Right.”
At Fenshi’s words, Ming Hu smiled and nodded. In response, Fenshi patted the little boy’s head and said, “I’m sorry.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes!”
The little boy smiled broadly as Penshi patted his head and followed her out of the parlor. A short time later, Lu Yin came into the parlor. In her hand was a small box, and Ming Hu knew instantly that it was a case for him.
“Thank you so much for bringing me the letter.”
Luo Yin handed the box he was carrying to Ming Hu and continued.
“This is for bringing in the letter.”
“Ugh, what the hell.”
Ming Hu took the box from Lu Yin and put it in his inventory.
“I wonder what’s in there…
I wondered what was in the box. I couldn’t wait to get outside and check it out.
“The meal will be out soon.”
However, Lu Yin’s next words left Ming Hu puzzled. What does he mean by a meal?
Jumbled
As if waiting for him to speak, the servants began to bring food into the parlor. As they entered, Luin sat down in a chair and said, “I’m sorry.
“Put it here.”
“Yes.”
Swoosh swoosh swoosh
The servants began to set the food they had brought down on the table.
“If you’re standing, I’m a little embarrassed. Please sit down, haha.”
When Ming Hu was still standing, Lu Yin smiled and said.
“Ah…yes.”
At Lu Yin’s words, Ming Hu sat down and began to watch the food being served.
“Wow, that’s a great appetizer.
Each dish was appetizing. Ming Hu looked at the food on the table and thought.
“Please eat.”
After a while, when the food was finished, Louin opened his mouth and said.
“I will eat well.”
At Lu Yin’s words, Ming Hu sliced the steak and popped it into his mouth.
“Huh?
After eating the steak, Ming Hu paused for a moment, then sliced the steak once more and popped it into his mouth.
“…”
Ming Hu ate his steak and said nothing. He quickly picked up his cutlery and scooped up some soup.
“This is ridiculous!
Ming Hu couldn’t believe it.
“How could it taste like this?
Until now, Ming Hu had never eaten anything resembling food while playing games. The only food he’s ever eaten has been stale bread to fill him up.
‘I didn’t think we could have implemented flavors like this…’
I’ve heard it tastes good, but this is a game. Ming Hu realized that no matter how realistic they made it, they wouldn’t be able to replicate the taste of the food.
“Huh. I can’t believe I can taste this.
But he was wrong. Ming Hu began to taste things. Lu Yin smiled at the sight of him and opened his mouth.
“Sounds like you like it, that’s great, but…”
When Lu Yin trailed off, Ming Hu stopped tasting for a moment and looked at Lu Yin. When Ming Hu saw him, Lu Yin opened his mouth to speak.
“May I know where you found your brother’s letter and how you found it?”
Ming Hu said, slicing a steak at Lu Yin’s words.
“I found it in a dense green area.”
“You mean that place near the capital?”
“Yes, I went to catch the Red Kobold and found the letter.”
When he finished, Lu Yin’s expression changed slightly as he looked at Ming Hu, but not in a bad way.
“Red kobolds are supposed to be quite strong… you’re quite strong!”
At Lu Yin’s words, Ming Hu smiled wordlessly. Then Lu Yin continued.
“I’m sorry for the initial response, but…”
Ming Hu looked from his steak to Lu Yin as Lu Yin trailed off.
“Can I ask you a favor?”
“Please?”
At Lu Yin’s words, Ming Hu realized that this was a quest.
“Yes, I don’t know if you know this, but our estate is very close to the Opranian Mountains. There are several orc tribes in the mountains, including the Steel Orcs, and lately they’ve been coming down and raiding nearby villages. I’m guessing it’s due to their growing numbers, but the Knights are currently away on the frontier, so I was wondering if you could help us reduce their numbers?”
<Slay the Orcs!
Count Dremen has mobilized his knights to rout the orcs on a regular basis, but now the knights have left for the frontier, and the orcs have increased in number and have begun to descend from the mountains and attack the surrounding villages. Without the knights, however, it is impossible to rout the orcs, and you must defend yourself with your remaining soldiers. Luin Dremen, the Count of Dremen's vassal, knows of your strength against the Red Kobolds and wants you to reduce their numbers. Travel to the mountains of Oprania and slay the orcs!
[steel orc: 0 / ?]
[red orc: 0 / ?]
Time remaining: 24 days
Difficulty Level: C
Quest Reward: Increased Friendship with Count Dremen, Helioca Merit ??? (Depending on the number of catches).
As expected, the feeling was right. Ming Hu read the quest and saw the reward.
"That's a lot of question marks.
It was the most questionable quest I've ever received.
"It's long enough. I'll save it for when there's no quest.
There were 24 days left to complete the quest. I figured I could kill the orcs at the forge on a non-quest day like today.
"Yes, I'll do that."
[You have accepted the quest].
"Thank you."
Lu Yin smiled as he accepted the quest. Ming Hu and Lu Yin began to eat again, and some time later, when the meal was over, Ming Hu looked at Lu Yin and said, "I'm sorry.
"I ate well."
Sigh
Ming Hu rose from his seat and continued.
"Let's go now."
"Oh, okay. See you later."
With that, Luin walked her to the entrance of the mansion.
'There's a nobleman like that…'
Seeing Lu Yin like that, Ming Hu's opinion of the nobility changed slightly.
Jumbled
After leaving the mansion, Ming Hu walked straight to the warp gate.
"Where are you going?"
"Go to the capital nexus."
"It's 5 gold."
After arriving at the Warp Gate, Ming Hu traveled to the Nexus via the Wizard NPC. Upon arriving at the Nexus, Ming Hu walked straight to the forge, opened his inventory, and took out the small box from Luo Yin.
"I wonder what's in it.
I was excited.
Sigh
Ming Hu opened the box with a look of anticipation, and with a smile on his face, he saw what was inside.
"…huh?
And after checking inside the box, Ming Hu had a puzzled look on his face.
"…"
Ming Hu was speechless. He squinted, rubbed his eyes, and looked again, wondering if he had seen the wrong thing. But the contents of the box had not changed. Ming Hu stared blankly at the contents of the box.
"One, two, three, four, five.
The chest contained five gems, and that was it. While gems are expensive, the gems in the chest were not the kind of gems that sell for hundreds or thousands of gold a piece. Judging by their condition, I doubted that selling all five would bring me more than 50 gold.
"Well, that's a lot for bringing me a letter.
In retrospect, he realized he was just delivering a letter. I was stupid to expect a huge reward for that.
Sigh
As Ming Hu walked along, staring at the jewels in the box, he felt someone standing in front of him and turned slightly.
Juggle Swoon
However, someone blocking the path matched Ming Hu's stride and blocked his way. Ming Hu changed direction once again. But this time, the same thing happened.
"What is it?
Ming Hu frowned slightly as he closed the box, lifting his head to look at the person blocking his path.
"Huh?"
When Ming Hu saw who was in his way, he was astonished.
"Hi!"
Someone in Ming Hu's path smiled broadly at him and greeted him.