The Warrior of Love

young……

It's not about age, but in spirit, this boy has an overly innocent soul. Although it is a beautiful thing, to be honest, he is not suitable to be an adventurer.

However, if you can maintain this innocence all the way... perhaps you will bloom with a unique brilliance.

After all, heroes are always special individuals.

"As for Bell, he should go for the agility and skill route."

"Agile?"

"After all, this skill increases the fastest, and—"

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "No matter how much I train, you still don't look like you have any muscles."

"Ah this..."

Bell's face immediately turned red, and he retorted unconvincedly.

"No! I have become much stronger in the past two days, but I can't see it because I'm wearing clothes. On the contrary, Hercules, you don't look much stronger than me."

"Oh? You are very confident." Jiang Liu raised his lips, "After you go back, take off your clothes and compare them. Oh, you are blushing, haha! Let's see if your body is that strong later."

The unscrupulous Jiang Liu was still here teasing the innocent boy, and the waiter of the tavern had already walked over.

"Have the two guests made up their minds?"

The pretty waitress with short light grey hair asked with a big smile on her face.

"You two look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here? Would you like to try our signature dishes?"

"Ok?"

Jiang Liu raised his head and looked at her, a hint of doubt flashed between his brows, but it quickly disappeared.

It's an illusion... He really looks like an ordinary person.

"Would you like to order food, Bell-kun?"

"Oh, me? I can do anything."

"Then I recommend the special honey roast chicken and the refreshing mixed salad. As for soup, we have fresh mushroom chicken soup today."

The waitress bent down enthusiastically and approached Bell, recommending items on the menu to him, while Bell smelled the fragrance of gardenia and blushed.

"You really blush easily, Bell." Jiang Liu shook his head. "As a man, it's better to be thick-skinned and strong. You need more exercise."

"No, this guest is quite biased."

Bell didn't say anything, but the gray-haired waitress straightened up and retorted.

"The pure and innocent beautiful boy is the best. The fact that he blushes easily can be considered a kind of charm."

She turned back to look at Bell again and smiled: "This guest looks very good now."

"Um...thank you."

"Uh... Is this the so-called 'female perspective'?" Jiang Liu raised his hands in surrender. "Forget it, there's nothing to argue about, even if you're right. By the way, please help us decide on the content of dinner."

The waitress immediately became happy: "Thank you very much for your patronage... this, this, and this! Okay, please wait a moment, I'll go to the kitchen now."

After watching the lively waitress leave, Jiang Liu turned back and looked at Bell.

"You're quite popular, Bell-kun."

"Huh?" The boy was stunned. "Me?"

"That's no wonder. After all, you were born with a look that would attract peach blossoms."

Bell blinked: "What do you mean?"

"Bell-kun, you are too young. You should know that there are many people in this world who are loyal to their own desires. A weak and handsome type like you can easily attract trouble."

In Jiang Liu's memory, Bell seemed to be very popular, especially his killing power towards older women, almost like an older killer.

It seems that I have unconsciously conquered a certain bad goddess... By the way, speaking of this tavern - the rich hostess.

It seems to have something to do with Freya's family, and there are many suspicious things in the animation.

Jiang Liu calmly glanced around the tavern, taking in each diners and waiters shuttling back and forth, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Sure enough…there aren’t many ordinary people working here, and the lady boss is a master.”

The middle-aged woman standing behind the bar doing the bill had a rather sturdy build. Although she looked more like a peasant woman than an adventurer, Jiang Liu could sense a heavy aura emanating from her.

There are many adventurers who frequent this tavern, but none of them can match the proprietress. It seems that they are at least at level 5, or even level 6. I don't know why they retired from the front line and gave up their identities as adventurers to start a business.

As for the other shop assistants, most of them are also extraordinary. Most of them are retired adventurers, giving people a feeling that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers... They retired at such a young age, so there must be some hidden reasons.

But the gray maid who came just now was not like that. Her ability was just at the level of an ordinary person. She was the "weakest" among them - but she attracted Jiang Liu's special attention.

I vaguely remember that there seemed to be a secret behind this girl's life experience... But so much time had passed since her previous life, and Jiang Liu didn't remember much, so he didn't have a deep impression of her.

"I think Hercules is handsome, too."

Just as Jiang Liu was daydreaming, Bell lowered his head, blushed and muttered softly.

"Especially during the battle... I couldn't take my eyes away."

"Um, thank you so much for the compliment." Jiang Liu smiled indifferently.

The atmosphere seems to have become a little strange... Is it an illusion?

"Here are your orders, my dear guests."

The person who brought the food was not the gray-haired waitress from before, but an elf with short green hair.

"Oh, thank you." Jiang Liu said politely.

As they passed by each other, Jiang Liu seemed to sense something and glanced at her quietly, taking in her slender back that was as straight and upright as a sword.

"interesting……"

I feel like a bound hawk. If I let go, maybe I would be stronger than the lady boss... No, no, no, the difference in level is still insurmountable, but my skills might be better.

Among the adventurers I met after coming to this world, except for the reclusive Chiron, this female elf and the proprietress should be the strongest.

"What's going on, Ryu? Didn't we agree that I'm responsible for that table? Really!"

"I'm sorry, Xi'er...but it's better if you don't get too close to there."

The women's whispers reached Jiang Liu's ears, and his sensitive hearing made the whispers extremely clear.

"Is your name Ryu?"

Such a sharp person as a knife actually works as a waitress in a tavern... It's really an interesting shop, I'll come more often in the future.

"By the way, Bell-kun."

While enjoying the delicious food, Jiang Liu suddenly thought of something.

"Would you like to try to go a few levels deeper tomorrow? You are now quite skilled, so you can try to challenge a higher level of difficulty."

Although the upper floors are all filled with first-level monsters, as the depth increases, the number of enemies that need to be dealt with at the same time will also increase, which places a very high demand on the adventurer's ability to respond, which is just right for Bell now.

"Can I...?" Bell still looked guilty.

Jiang Liu nodded when he saw this: "Of course, you have to have confidence in yourself."

However, he frowned secretly, and a trace of gloom flashed through his heart.

Even though his strength has increased, his mind has not improved accordingly. What Bell needs now is not only to improve his ability, but also a spiritual transformation...

But in the final analysis, Jiang Liu only gave him some pointers out of kindness and he is not his guardian or babysitter. How Bell will develop in the end depends on himself.

Chapter 168: The Journey of Ishtar's Familia

On this day, after saying goodbye to Hebe and Hestia, Jiang Liu and Bell arrived at the entrance of the dungeon early in the morning, planning to start a full day of adventure.

For Jiang Liu, there are two types of adventures. One is to play with Bell-kun and just wander around the upper level. The other is to go to the lower level and deeper places alone and constantly challenge one's own limits.

In the lower level, there are not only high-level monsters, but they often appear in groups. New monsters are born at an alarming rate, and even if Jiang Liu wants to face them alone, it is difficult. He uses this method to improve his ability value.

However, up to now, he has never used the Demon Armor and the Undead Slash in the dungeon, proving that he always has some strength left. In a sense, he has never gone on a real "adventure".

(I’m so strong, blame me—Jiang Liu spread his hands helplessly…)

But before entering today, there was a commotion among the crowd and the entrance became crowded, forcing Jiang Liu to stop.

"What's going on?" Bell stood on tiptoe but couldn't see what was going on inside, so he had to ask the adventurer next to him.

"Huh? Who is it?" The tall adventurer lowered his head and saw Bell.

"Ha, you're so inconspicuous... There's a big family marching into the dungeon ahead, and everyone's watching the excitement. After all, this has never happened before. The ruler of the Pleasure Street has also started an expedition."

"Happy Street?"

"Why, don't you know?"

The adventurer showed a very surprised expression, but when he saw Bell's confused look, he immediately understood.

"Oh, it's Hina who hasn't been there... The Ishtar Familia, they are the big Familia that dominates the Pleasure Street, but they haven't had any special interest in exploring dungeons before, and have never organized a large-scale expedition, so everyone is very curious - but I'm here to admire the beauties."

"what?"

"Most of the members of Ishtar's Familia are women, and most of them are Amazons. They are all dressed so revealingly, it would be a shame not to see them! This is in the daytime, it's very rare to see them in the daytime!"

The adventurer gave Bell a thumbs up, as if encouraging something, leaving the innocent boy at a loss.

After all, he had never been to Happy Street and had no idea where the Ishtar clan came from. The same went for Jiang Liu next to him.

"The Ishtar clan... I have no impression." Jiang Liu didn't care much. He just waited for the crowd to disperse and took Bell in. As for which clan it was and what they did, it had nothing to do with him.

After all, for him who has only watched the first season of the animation, apart from the main characters, the ones he can remember are Loki, Freya, and Hermes who have a relatively high presence.

Ishtar? What is that?

She's not some useless goddess who failed to deliver, Jiang Liu doesn't care at all.

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"Hey, Jiang Liujun, look, they are actually carrying a box into the dungeon."

This time, they chose the same route as the Ishtar clan to enter the dungeon. As a result, Bell pointed ahead and shouted in surprise.

As for "Jiang Liujun", Jiang Liu thought "Hercules" was difficult to pronounce, so he let the people around him decide for themselves which name to call him.

Anyway, according to the naming convention of this world, he should be called "Hercules Jiang Liu". No matter what name he is called, it is not wrong.

Hearing Bell's words, Jiang Liu nodded, then curled his lips and said, "That's not a box, it's a sedan chair."

"Sedan?" It seemed like this was the first time Bell had heard of this thing.

"Just think of it as a human-powered carriage, generally used to transport people." Jiang Liu touched his chin, "Judging from the style, it's from the Far East... It's really rare in Orario."

Although Japanese families appeared in the original work, Orario as a whole is undoubtedly Western in style. This kind of sedan chair is at least the first time that Jiang Liu has seen it.

But curiosity aside, this was the other person's family's own problem, and Jiang Liu didn't want to meddle in it.

Then they went deeper into the dungeon, the two of them following the footsteps of the Ishtar clan from a distance until they separated in the open terrain of the tenth floor.

There was no other way. There were as many as forty or fifty people in this group, and most of them were warlike Amazons. All the monsters along the way had been dealt with. Jiang Liu and his companions didn't encounter any monsters along the way, so they could only go deeper.

The tenth floor is an open area filled with fog all year round. There are sparse trees and the area is quite large. Even a large clan cannot clear it out. Only here do Jiang Liu and his friends have the opportunity to hunt.

Let’s not talk about the fact that Jiang Liu will select a suitable opponent for Bell on the tenth floor, while Ishtar’s people will continue to go down.

They didn't bring too many supplies, so it didn't seem like they were going on an "expedition (to refresh the clan's previous exploration record)", but the number of people was too exaggerated compared to an ordinary dungeon exploration.

The mystery was solved when they reached the fifteenth floor. It turned out that this group of people did not want to go to the lower or deeper levels, but were looking for an independent space hidden in the middle level.

After driving away the nearby adventurers and defeating the monsters here, the de facto commander, the Amazon warrior Aisha known as "Lijie", began to command the members to make preparations.

Following the survivor's instructions, they soon arrived at that place: they found nothing.

This is as it should be, because the dungeon will recover automatically. The entrance that was accidentally discovered by the group of adventurers when they broke the rock wall has now healed again.

"Humph, get out of the way!"

A bloated and huge figure pushed through the crowd and walked arrogantly to the front.

Although she is a woman, she has no feminine charm and is extremely ugly compared to the Amazon warriors in Ishtar's family.

But this guy has the most powerful fighting power among everyone present!

Even Aisha at the peak of level 3 was no match for her. Although she was unwilling to accept it, she still chose to give in.