Great, we're doomed now!

So we have to keep looking for new foods and new stimuli, again and again, but in less than three days at most, even the most delicious food tastes like cardboard in our mouths!

So naturally, one would go back to trying things that ordinary people would avoid: herbs, poisons, monsters… even humans, dwarves, goblins, elves… and finally, oneself.

"!"

"!"

The halfling and the elf shivered and leaned back, moving away from Ye Shou.

Seeing this, Ye Shou could only smile wryly: "I'm not that bad... although I have indeed seen capitalists who were 'swallowed up by themselves'."

This is just one example. Besides appetite, sexual desire and the urge to kill are themes that have plagued us for generations.

In short, the 'curse of capital' will ultimately destroy itself; you just need to understand this and learn from it.

Never make a deal with the 'devil'!

After speaking, Ye Shou let out a long breath, stretched his neck, and waited for everyone to slowly digest this huge amount of information.

"So, Ye Shou, you embarked on this journey to break the curse?" Leos, as expected of the team leader, was the first to react and ask the question.

“You could say that,” Ye Shou nodded. “According to an ancient book, these demons that appear all over the world are essentially clones of the same source… I don’t know how credible that is, but if we search through each labyrinth one by one, we’ll eventually run into the one who released the curse.”

What do you plan to do after encountering this?

"I don't know... I've made quite a few preparations, but to be honest, I have absolutely no confidence in defeating the demon." Ye Shou smiled. "I'll just do my best."

"Wow, amazing!"

Marushir covered her mouth, her cheeks flushing slightly with excitement: "This plot is just like something out of a popular novel!"

—Looks like a useless elf with a girlish heart.

But upon closer reflection, Marushir, being only twelve or thirteen years old according to the elves' psychological age, is indeed at an age where she enjoys reading fairy tales and picture books.

It seems that Ye Shou's heroic tragedy of "bearing the curse of his family and embarking on a journey alone" is very touching to these sentimental girls.

"You're not very old, but you bear a heavy responsibility." Senxi came over and patted Ye Shou on the waist. "You're much stronger than I was at my age. Keep up the good work!"

"Okay, thank you~"

"that……"

"Leos? Is there any other question?"

Ye Shou smiled faintly, his face showing relief after being frank: "Don't be shy, just ask whatever you want to ask."

"Well, I just want to know... how did your ancestor prepare demi-human flesh?"

"..."

Leos asked with great interest, "Are there any leftover notes that I can borrow to take a look?"

"……what?"

Ye Shou blinked: "Cooking method?"

After hearing so much, is this the only thing I remember?

—Marshiel and Chilchak looked at their captain with what could be described as "horrified" eyes.

Farin then struck her brother on the head with a mace, causing Leo to immediately shut his mouth in pain.

"You can't ask that, Brother Leos!"

Why?

"Because it's very inappropriate!" Marushir shouted at him. "Besides, this kind of question is completely meaningless!"

"How could it be meaningless!"

Leos leaped to his feet and shouted righteously, "The cooking method is very important!"

"Ugh?"

"Listen carefully, cannibalism is not uncommon in nature, but humans are not wild animals. Normal humans will process their food before eating!"

Therefore, whether Ye Shou's ancestors ate raw food or fried, steamed, or boiled food, the different choices indicated different mental states at the time!

Eating it raw means completely degenerating into a beast, while cooking it properly simply means having a distorted worldview, choosing a different way of life, and even feeling guilty...

"Ye Shou, if you can find their recipes in your ancestors' diaries, you can deduce the time needed for complete degeneration and the stages of transformation based on the changes in cooking methods—then when you explore the world later, you can compare them and know your own state, and you'll have more confidence!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The room was completely silent!

Ye Shou opened his mouth slightly, then closed it again, opening it once more and muttering incoherently. He repeated this three times without managing to form a coherent sentence.

Finally, with great difficulty but sincerity, he said, "Thank you!"

"You are welcome."

Leos sat down intimately next to Ye Shou. After learning that Ye Shou was a "cursed being," he seemed to be surrounded by an inhuman halo in his eyes, making him even more charming.

"We're best friends!"

"……Um."

Ye Shou looked at the large hand on his shoulder and suddenly realized that the devil of capital was nothing more than that; in the end, he couldn't scare the real demon.

"That's right... my dearest friend."

What should I do? I'm worried he'll say something like "friend" or "delicious" in the future!

Chapter 72 Gold Doesn't Lie

Compared to long-running manga, the plot of *Delicious in Dungeon* is neither complex nor drawn-out, with the main storyline concluding within a month. Despite their seemingly leisurely lifestyle of eating and drinking along the way, their daily progress is actually extremely tight.

For Ye Shou, this is even more of a race against time!

Leios, Farin, and Marusir are the core characters and the focus of the "force of destiny." The biggest turning point in their lives is "Falin's resurrection."

This wouldn't normally be a problem; it's common for adventurers to be resurrected. However, due to limitations in the original story, Marusir could only use the flesh of a fire dragon to resurrect Farin, resulting in a portion of the dragon's soul being inserted into the girl's body.

Later, she encountered the Lord of the Labyrinth (a mad magician), who activated Farin's dragon soul, turning her into a chimera!

This led to a series of chain reactions, preventing the main characters from returning to their daily lives.

In the end, Leos cleverly banished the demon, fulfilling the prophecy, and became the new king of the island, thus protecting Marushir and Farin, who were associated with black magic.

Now that Ye Shou has removed the initial trigger and Farin has been resurrected, the fates of these three have been significantly reversed, but it's far from being completely changed:

Their connection with black magic and labyrinths has not been severed!

What Ye Shou needs to do is to eliminate the crazed magician in the days leading up to the arrival of the [Canary], thus extinguishing Leos's future as king!

Although this might sound like a bad thing for Leos, it's actually a good thing for him:

Leos himself was neither suited for nor had the ambition to become king. In the original story, he was also unable to come into contact with monsters due to a curse, which became a lifelong regret.

—This guy is a monster fanatic!

If he were to choose for himself, he would definitely be happy to follow the path provided by Ye Shou.

The biggest problem now is time, because it won't be long before [Canary] arrives, and Ye Shou didn't pay attention to dates when reading the original work, so he has no way of knowing. At most, it will be about a week, and maybe they'll arrive in two or three days.

If that's the case, he won't be able to deal with the "Lord of the Labyrinth," and at most he can only get ownership of the island.

After all, that's the Canary, the most elite and most insane force in a magical superpower, led by a ruthless character—and the key is that they're not easily fooled!

These people are disciplined, purposeful, and have no attachments. The captain is literally "desireless," having no motivation to live except for his hatred of the devil.

Ye Shou can use all sorts of methods to manipulate people's hearts, but it's useless against the captain of [Canary]!

Once they land on the island, given Ye Shou's current strength, even with the addition of the Leos squad, it will be impossible for him to control the course of the entire event. It will evolve into a negotiation and compromise between him and [Canary].

To avoid this situation, he prepared more than one contingency plan, but without a doubt, the more time he saved, the more room he had to maneuver!

Therefore, he led the Leos team to this deserted island far from the maze today.

"...Why choose this place?"

"Because the distance is just right, adventurers can rent a small boat to get here, but it's not so far that they can travel back and forth at will."

Senxi didn't seem to understand, so Ye Shou patiently explained it to him.

"Now, the adventurers on the island are immersed in the dream of getting rich quick and will not let go of any opportunity. But they do not know the ins and outs of this matter and can only assume that the labyrinth itself has great potential value that has not been discovered before."

"I don't understand complicated things, but basically you're trying to lure all the adventurers to this island, right?"

"Yes."

Ye Shou said with a smile, "Tonight, a rumor will circulate among the adventurers:

The labyrinth on the island is merely the ruins of the ancient kingdom of 'Golden Land'. The capital and royal palace are located deep underground, guarded by powerful monsters along the way. Moreover, it is too far away, and considering the burden of carrying heavy loads, even if one could reach it, it would be impossible to bring the treasure back.

However, an adventurer once arrived there, but got lost and was trapped for a long time. When he finally escaped, he found that he had left the island and appeared on another deserted island in the northeast sea!

Originally, a piece of the ancient Golden Land split off and became this desolate island, whose underground is still connected to the labyrinth. Unlike the entrance on the main island, this entrance leads directly to the eighth underground level, where the Golden Land's royal palace is located!

The adventurers were rescued by a passing noble cargo ship. They formed a small team and re-entered the labyrinth, eventually emerging from the large island and confirming their theory.

So, this nobleman saw the potential of the Golden City labyrinth and decided to buy the island's ownership for a large sum of money... but somehow the news was leaked to the island's owner, and the two sides couldn't agree on a price, so the meeting ended badly.

"The story is a bit convoluted... but the question is, why would such important information be leaked to the island lord, or even the adventurers?"

Senxi pondered for a moment and said, "Shouldn't someone notice the problem?"

“Theoretically, it should exist.” Ye Shou laughed sarcastically. “My story was made up on the spot, with little preparation beforehand. I didn’t even have a witness, and there was no time to fake the ruins on the deserted island. To be honest, it’s full of loopholes—but it makes people believe it without a doubt.”

"why?"

“Because gold doesn’t lie!” Ye Shou’s expression turned serious.

He gave away real money!

Everything else may be fake, but the treasure the adventurers obtain is real!

A group of people risking their lives to enter the maze don't consider whether it's a scam; they only expect to gain as much profit as possible from it.

Even if Ye Shou told them now that it was fake, they wouldn't give up even the slightest possibility and would still come to this deserted island to try their luck!

So what if I got scammed? What can I possibly lose with my worthless life?