This time, I won't be the devil.

"Gah~mi!"

The two spiny monkeys surrounded Frey and saluted him.

Combined with the portrait on the back wall of the tomb, Frey roughly understood the whole story.

During the period after entering the second level, he had rescued the two-thorn ape many times.

Since this is the gathering place of the two-horned monkeys, Frey's deeds have naturally spread, and he is now regarded as a hero who saves people from suffering by this group of two-horned monkeys.

As for the "Ga~Mi" sound, it should be a respectful term in the language of the two-spined monkeys.

Frey stretched out his arm and waved to the two spiny apes.

The next second, the entire tomb was boiling with excitement. The two spiny apes, having received the response, began waving their hands rhythmically, tears welling in their eyes, and cheered in unison:

“Ga~miπoπ/, ga~miπoπ/, ga~miπoπ/…”

Seeing this scene in front of him, Frey's mind automatically played a powerful music called "The General's Song" - "You Are Three Winters DJ Version".

Looking at the group of grateful primates in front of him, Frey began to make plans.

There were 80 spiny monkeys in the tomb, which means 80 monkey skins, which is 16 rupees.

If all these spiny monkeys were killed, Frey could directly enter a well-off life.

But Frey soon realized that if the two spiny monkeys were really willing to repay him, he could use them to create more value.

For example, the plan Frey had just thought of, which was to use the juice of the inspiration mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) to make happy water. The most difficult part was that the inspiration mushrooms mostly grew in the cracks of the maze rock walls. If adventurers were hired to collect them, not only would the cost be high, but the efficiency would also be low, which would not meet the needs of large-scale production.

But these spiny monkeys, who are good at climbing, are natural mushroom pickers. If they are trained, they may be able to collect raw materials in bulk.

Not only that, as one of the most intelligent species in the entire maze, Frey can also let the two-spined monkeys help him collect intelligence and find resources.

Therefore, rather than killing the chicken to get the eggs all at once, keeping these two-spined monkeys and letting them drop gold coins continuously is a more cost-effective option.

Those short-sighted capitalists and adventurers only saw the monkey skins of the two-spined monkeys, but did not realize the value they contained.

You should know that the monsters in the maze are directly bred by the maze. Their physical fitness is far superior to that of humans of the same level. They don’t need to eat or sleep, and new ones will be refreshed when they die. They are simply the most ideal labor force.

In fact, as early as the half month when he became the Demon Lord, Frey had envisioned using various monsters for large-scale production, but he was busy dealing with the heroes at that time and had no time to conduct experiments.

Now it seems that since Petrarch was able to make the one-eyed stone man the guardian of his tomb, there may really be some way to control the monster of the labyrinth.

Thinking of this, Frey became even more curious about what was in Petrarch's coffin.

After a while, the two spiny monkeys gradually separated into two lines, leaving a passage, and an older two spiny monkey slowly walked over.

Unlike other spiny apes, this old ape has snow-white hair, extremely long arms that hang down past the knees, and the two bone spurs on its shoulders are obviously longer and thicker than those of other apes.

[White Ape (Old Two Thorny Ape), Rank Three]

This old white ape is probably the evolved form of the two-spined ape, and it is the leader of this group of two-spined apes.

The old ape's eyes are much more lively than those of other two-spined apes, and his intelligence is also higher.

It walked up to Frey and made a rhythmic call, as if wanting to talk to him.

But since Frey and the Second Thorny Ape really had no common language, he couldn't understand what the Second Thorny Ape was saying.

It would be nice if Didoris could come with me to the maze.

The bard has a C-level skill called Speak with Animals, but in order to save skill points, Frey did not learn it.

If Dido were here, she could act as a translator between Frey and the two apes.

Due to language barriers, Frey and the old ape could only use gestures to each other.

After gesturing for a long time, the old ape understood that Frey was coming to the cemetery to look for something, so it took Frey to the corner of the tomb and pointed at the stone wall in front of it.

Frey put his hand on the stone wall, and with the help of his shadow perception, he quickly found a slightly raised stone brick, which was obviously another mechanism.

I have to say, Petrarch's coffin is quite good at hiding things.

With the previous experience as a lesson, Frey did not press it directly with his hands this time. Instead, he stepped back for a distance and hit the stone bricks with rock bullets.

As the mechanism was triggered, the stone wall of the tomb opened again, revealing a new passage.

The two spiny monkeys saw this scene and immediately applauded excitedly. One of them shouted:

"Guga, gugaga! (What are you standing there for? Hurry up and write it down)"

I saw another two-thorn ape picked up a stone and carved some crooked symbols on the stone wall.

Frey later learned that the symbols meant: "The guardian angel uses stones to open the hidden path."

After the stone wall opened, Frey felt a surge of magical power.

Looking ahead, at the end of the road is a stone gate protected by a powerful magic barrier.

The defensive power of the magic barrier is at the same level as that on Qis's medal cabinet, but the area is much larger, probably covering the gate and the entire room behind it.

This kind of magic barrier is enough to withstand magic attacks below level 5, and it is also the highest level barrier that ordinary humans can set up at present.

In front of the door, there is a large stone platform, which seems to be the switch that controls the gate.

When he walked to the edge of the stone platform, Frey discovered that this stone platform was not a traditional mechanical device, but a magical facility.

In the center of the stone platform, there is a rectangular stone keyboard with 26 letters arranged on it. Each letter key is an independent square stone, and there are two buttons for confirmation and cancellation next to it.

There are nine crystal boxes above the keyboard. Every time a key is pressed, the corresponding letter will be displayed in the box.

At the top of the stone platform, there is a sentence written:

What am I looking forward to?

Observing the stone platform, Frey believed that this was a device that activated the gate by entering a password on the keyboard.

When Petrarch died, Labyrinth City was still under the rule of the Terra Federation, so it was not surprising that he could install such a magical device in the cemetery.

Behind this door should be Petrarch's coffin, and to open the door, you must enter a password.

Considering the letter keyboard and 9 boxes on the stone platform, the correct answer should be composed of nine letters.

It can be said that he is worthy of being a poet, even the door lock of the tomb is designed in such an artistic way.

With the information currently available to Efrey, he couldn't determine the correct answer. Since he didn't know if there would be any punishment for entering the wrong answer, he didn't dare to try rashly.

Frey began to look for clues nearby, and he soon found a small compartment under the stone platform with a small locked box inside.

There was nothing special about the box itself, and as for the copper lock on it, it naturally did not pose a problem for Frey.

Long before he crossed over, he was already the lock picking king of Harlan.

Frey took out two pieces of wire from his waist bag. With the help of [Poet's Grip], he now had [Lock Picking Lv1].

"Noelle, stay away from me."

After Noelle stepped back, Frey fiddled with the wire and opened the lock.

Frey kept one hand on the lid and the other at the ready with the grappling hook launcher.

The moment he opened the box, he used the grappling hook to pull himself away. After confirming that there were no bombs, traps, or treasure chest monsters in the box, he walked back carefully.

It seems that this is really just an ordinary box, not a wonderful box with unexpected surprises.

Inside the box was a tattered notebook, which was Petrarch's diary.

"No buddy, who in their right mind would write a diary?"

Although he complained like that, this diary was clearly the key clue to finding the password.

After shaking off the dust from the diary, Frey gently turned the pages and began to read.

[December 905, 12 Aiden Calendar. Laura has been gone for a month. Starting today, I decided to write a diary.]

December 905, 12. I still don't understand why Laura made such a request. How could I possibly earn 20 billion rupees?

January 906, 1. Two months have passed, but the sadness in my heart remains undimmed. I long to return to the past, to those beautiful days.

February 906, 2. I dreamed of the day we parted again. It hurts, it hurts so much. Laura, why, why did you do this?

【…】

The first half of the diary is mostly vague text, which seems to be just venting one's emotions. Although it is called a diary, on average only one paragraph is written once a month, and there is not much useful information at all.

What is known so far is that Petrarch and the elf Laura seem to have spent some intimate time together.

But in November 905 Aydın, Laura left him after making a request for 11 billion rupees.

Petrarch was depressed for a long time because of this, during which time he wrote poetry and became a poet.

The turning point happened five years later. From then on, the diary was frequently altered, as if trying to cover up something.

[October 910, Laura, I still can't forget you. I decided to start making money. You promised me that you would come back to me when I made 10 billion rupees. I will do it no matter what.]

In December 910, I didn't expect (Tumu) to sell so well. I guess everyone has their own regrets.

[In April 911, I improved the formula again, and this time it should be complete]

【…】

According to the records in the diary, starting from the end of 910, Petrarch made money by selling something and gradually became a rich man. The frequency of writing diaries also decreased rapidly. After another 10 years, the content and style of the diary suddenly changed.

[You liar, you are such a selfish person! ]

"You just want to take advantage of my feelings. In your eyes, I'm just a short-lived fool!"

From here, nearly half of the pages of the diary were suddenly torn off, and the next record was in 930.

June 930, Laura, I understand everything now, but it doesn't matter. I've figured it out. I will definitely fulfill my promise, even if it means selling my soul.

In November 930, I wrote a fairy tale book based on the story of the friend you once told me. I wonder if you will read it.

[March 933. The gold has been found, but my health is getting worse. I don’t know if there is enough time. Laura, why don’t you want to reply to my letter?]

In January 935, those money-obsessed members of the Hayek consortium were truly vulgar, especially Grandet, who was simply disgusting... However, I have no right to criticize them now.

September 938, Laura, when I am tired of everything, I will think of you, thinking that you are living and existing somewhere in the world, and I am willing to endure everything. I have no regrets for making this choice.

[In March 940, it will take another 3 years to save enough gold. I won't be able to wait until that day, but for you, Laura, it should only be a short time.]

In November 940, the cemetery was finally completed. I'm leaving now.

The diary ended here. At the bottom of the page, there was a line of words scribbled:

[May the Golden Rule help me realize my long-cherished wish]