adventurers in the sewers

Louis: "..."

No, it seems we're the ones who came here.

You tried to steal the hero's corpse but were caught red-handed. In the end, the hero spared your life, so why did you kick his neck and cut the stitches?

My sister Nuo is so genuine! So very genuine!

After kicking the corpse, Nora squatted down again, took out a needle and thread from her cloak, and sewed up the parts of the corpse's neck where the skin and flesh had separated.

The girl's craftsmanship was superb; the stitched areas showed no signs of damage whatsoever.

After sewing it up, she cut off the loose thread. She then inserted the eyeball from the skeletal rifle into the corpse's empty eye socket, and touched the corpse again and again, as if she was reluctant to give away the treasure, but had no choice but to.

After crouching down and examining the corpse for a while, Nora suddenly turned to look at Louis:

"My backyard is quite big, so why don't we bury him there? At least he won't be dug up and eaten by stray dogs."

Louis was silent for a few seconds, then tentatively asked:

Are you sure there aren't any stray dogs in your backyard?

Nora: "No!"

Do you think I'd believe your nonsense? What's the difference between burying a hero's corpse in a necromancer's backyard and throwing a rat into a rice barn?

Seeing the growing suspicion on Louis's face, Nora had no choice but to explain:

"In fact, orthodox necromancers are the group that respects corpses the most. If a corpse clearly stated before death that it did not want to be destroyed, we will respect their wishes."

"I buried the hero's body in the backyard, and at most I used his special necromantic aura, which helped me with my job change. I won't do anything else."

After listening to the girl's earnest explanation, Louis nodded in relief.

To be honest, the task of burying the hero's body really needs to be left to Nora.

He lived in a small slum, and there was nowhere to bury his body. Paying money to bury the hero in the cemetery would also increase the risk of exposure.

"By the way, how are we going to get the hero's body out of here?"

Louis then thought of another crucial question.

Nora didn't say anything, but skillfully took out a sack from her cloak, put the body inside, and tied the sack tightly.

This young woman, with her long, off-white hair and gothic aristocratic air, carried the sack on her shoulder without a care for her image.

She shrugged, and after confirming that the sack wouldn't slide down, she turned to Louis and said:

"Go back and retrieve those three Black Scorpion Gang corpses. I don't want to make two trips."

Louis was somewhat surprised:

"Is this all you need?"

Nora: "I often bring corpses home. If my neighbors come across a corpse, they will bring it to me, and I will give them money."

"After a while, people got used to me carrying corpses home."

Louis nodded in realization.

It's dark under the lamp.

He stopped worrying about it and went back with Nora to pack up the three bodies. Then, the two of them carried a sack each back to the street.

Before climbing out of the sewer, the girl put her hood back on, and Louis also hid some of his private equipment in the sewer.

Ignoring the strange looks from those around them, Louis followed Nora to a residential area, to a two-story building hidden deep in an alley with very poor lighting.

Nora took out a key from her cloak and opened the door.

"Come in."

Louis was pleased to see the girl step aside and clear the doorway.

It wasn't for nothing that I saved this girl; her attitude towards me is noticeably better than before.

But after thinking about it, he shook his head:

"I'm too dirty to go in. I'll come back another time when I have more time."

As Louis spoke, he placed the sack he was carrying on his shoulder at the doorway, and then said:

"Miss Nora, I'll be going to do a city-building commission in a while. If you're not busy then, could you be my temporary teammate?"

Nora tilted her head and thought for a while, then slowly nodded.

"I will be staying at home for the next month."

Not leaving the house for a month? What a seasoned homebody!

After saying goodbye to Nora, Louis quickly went to a nearby bathhouse and took a thorough bath, washing himself clean from head to toe, and then soaked in the pool for a good soak.

The stress and fatigue that had accumulated over the past few days were swept away.

He also borrowed a basin from the shopkeeper, soaked and washed the clothes thoroughly, and then used his extraordinary strength to wring them until they were half-dry.

"Phew, I should bring Merry here for a bath next time. That little guy seems to really enjoy taking baths."

After leaving the bathhouse, Louis went to the guild again to deposit his waterproof boots.

"Mr. Louis, you finished work quite early today. How did your collaboration with Ms. Nora go?"

The red-haired receptionist asked with a smile.

Louis casually remarked:

"It went smoothly, and Miss Nora was very generous with the money."

As he spoke, he laid out twenty copper coins and said:

"Liv, bring me a guild barbecue set meal, I've been craving it for ages."

Having visited the guild so many times, Louis had become quite familiar with the receptionist and even knew her name.

The receptionist smiled gently and turned to speak to the kitchen staff.

Louis arrived at the dining area, rubbed his hands together in a slightly lewd manner, and looked around at the food on other tables.

To be honest, the taste of the barbecue in this other world is far inferior to that of my previous life, and the meat used is definitely not good meat either.

Just by smelling the meat on other people's tables, Louis could faintly detect a fishy smell, let alone the seasonings like MSG and cumin, or spices like garlic and rosemary.

But everything is relative. Compared to what Merry makes every day, the barbecue set meal is definitely a delicacy.

A moment later, Liv brought a tray to Louis.

On the tray was a slice of roasted meat, about half a pound, with a crispy outer layer and a tender pink inside, with juices flowing out, and a sauce made from stewed meat broth.

Next to the grilled meat, there was a pile of shredded vegetables resembling cabbage, which looked refreshing and appetizing.

Paired with a large piece of dark bread and a large glass of beer with thick bubbles, this completes the indulgent meal that most adventurers love.

Louis tore the dark bread into several large pieces, soaked them in the gravy, then used a fork to pick up a large piece of roast meat, opened his mouth as wide as possible, and stuffed it into his mouth in one bite.

The rich juices and succulent fat burst in Louis's mouth, making him squint his eyes in bliss.

The freshly baked meat was very hot. Louis opened his mouth, inhaled the cool air, picked up the glass of beer, and took a big gulp.

Before he could swallow everything in his mouth, Louis ate a forkful of vegetables to warm his mouth, then began to devour large mouthfuls of meat, occasionally stuffing his mouth full with a large piece of dark bread soaked in sauce and oil along with the roasted meat.

In less than ten minutes, Louis had finished the entire meal.

But when he touched his stomach, he was still a little hungry.

He has reached the standards for changing to certain extraordinary professions, his physique is more than twice as strong as that of ordinary people, and his appetite has naturally increased to an astonishing level.

"Give me two more barbecue set meals!"

"Mr. Louis, that will cost quite a bit of money."

"It's alright, Miss Nora gave me enough money to have a good meal."

After eating the three meals, Louis was finally nine-tenths full and very satisfied.

He glanced at the clock on the guild wall; it was only one o'clock in the afternoon.

Today I took down three high-ranking members of the Black Scorpion Gang, looted the hero's corpse, and fused with the hero's class secret manual. These things sound like a lot, but in reality, it only took me less than three hours.

"Let's go home for now, have a good rest for half a day, and get ready for a new life."

Louis thought to himself with a sense of relief.

He wasn't one to eat alone, so he packed two more barbecue sets and headed home.

Of course, since neither of the two people in the family could drink alcohol, Louis happily accepted the two beers from the meal.