It's none of my business. I'm just a lunch box seller.

Wendy and Zhongli looked up at their boss who was standing upside down at the top of the cave, and felt that things seemed to be going in a direction they could not have predicted.

The boss jumped lightly and stood on the same ground as everyone else. Then he asked, "Why are all the buildings here built upside down? And why was I able to stand upside down on top of our heads just now? I don't remember learning any ninjutsu myself.

Don’t you find it strange? If these buildings were really built upside down on top of us, given the weight of these stone buildings, what we should see now are all kinds of stones and piles of rocks, instead of standing upright like they are now. "

Although Zhongli and Wendy did not answer Boss Cheng's question, they had discussed it quietly when the boss walked to the roof just now. As for Boss Cheng's sudden disregard for the laws of planetary physics, the two could only attribute it to the reason that "he really has nothing to do with this world."

The well-informed boss, however, used common sense to see this as an area of ​​​​gravity disorder. After all, this problem is very common on spaceships or asteroids with problems with the artificial gravity system. Almost every contestant who has competed in the spaceship map has encountered this "small problem".

On planets, this kind of gravity disturbance caused by space interference or damage to the transmission device is not uncommon. At least in hell, the boss and his group encountered such problems from time to time.

As for the inverted building issue...

Boss Cheng was walking on the top of the cave when his pants fell off. The stones and rubble he just mentioned appeared exactly where he fell. This is enough to prove that these inverted buildings are also affected by the gravity disturbance that only the boss can perceive.

“What a weird world.”

From then on, the boss chose to walk on the ground like everyone else. Until they came to the Hilliard camp in the underground cave. Wendy and Zhongli looked at the camp cave and saw that the number of Hilliards gathered here was close to 100. And among them, there were Hilliards similar to the Hilliard Rangers who were traveling with them, taking care of their companions who were lying on the ground and losing their vitality.

"I never thought that the always noisy Hill people could be so quiet at times."

Zhongli frowned with a cold face and told Wendy: "The wear and tear of their souls has reached its limit."

“I don’t know whether they will completely forget themselves first, or perish before forgetting themselves.”

Suddenly, Boss Cheng spoke up: "The Hill Ranger said that they would recall the happy times of the past in their final moments, and then quietly blend into the darkness and welcome extinction."

But with the arrival of Boss Cheng, these hillbillies who were supposed to be quietly waiting to die seemed to regain some vitality. Zhongli and Venti once again felt the same feeling as when they were in the boss's shop, where the wear and tear quickly weakened.

"The power of the curse here has weakened."

"If the boss opens a store here..." Wendy asked Zhongli, "Do you think there will really be a small piece of paradise where the wear and tear can be stopped?"

"Maybe."

The hillbillies, noticing that the power of the curse had been weakened again, also recovered some energy from lying down and waiting to die. They stood up and watched several tall companions and a bald man set up several large pots. Several begging rangers also helped pour clean water into the pots.

Then, they saw the bald man conjure up many cardboard boxes out of thin air like a magic trick. Zhongli and Wendy had to join the labor team, helping to tear open the packaging of spicy instant noodles and pour the noodles, dried vegetables and other things in the seasoning bags into the big soup pot.

Boss Cheng was frying eggs on the electric stove. As the two people with rich experience in cooking instant noodles put the noodles into the soup pot, the boss also poured the fried eggs into the soup pot.

"The fried eggs cooked over high heat have many sponge-like holes on them. Putting such fried eggs into the instant noodle soup pot and cooking them together will allow the fried eggs to absorb the instant noodle soup. The protein full of holes also makes it easier to release glutamate, making the instant noodle soup more flavorful. When the instant noodles are out of the pot, the fried eggs have the salty taste of the soup, and the soup also has the umami taste of the fried eggs. I guarantee that you will have a bite..."

"Crack!"

The electric stove was turned off. The boss held a spatula in one hand and a frying pan in the other, knocking and shouting: "The midnight snack is ready, line up in an orderly manner and take your food in a civilized manner!"

Wendy said to the boss while helping the "waiting team" of the hillbillies to get noodles: "So you brought instant noodles. I thought you didn't bring any."

"You're the one who said that. How could I not bring such a high-quality emergency food as instant noodles? But compared to dinner, instant noodles are more suitable for this situation."

“But why is there only spicy instant noodles from Nanjie Village?” Wendy said seriously, “I think the sauerkraut noodles with the smell of stinky feet taste better.”

"Spicy instant noodles are delicious if you crush them and chew them dry." Zhongli told Wendy while distributing poached eggs.

"It turns out you can really chew it dry!" Wendy exclaimed, "I've only seen Klee and other kids eat instant noodles like this. I thought only crisp noodles could be crushed and chewed dry."

"In fact, the inspiration for crispy noodles comes from this way of eating instant noodles. Some crispy noodles even insist on crushing the seasoning packet instead of melting the seasoning into the noodles."

At this time, a dozen or so big men, who were 3 meters tall and holding knight spears and giant swords, appeared here. However, the boss and his friends were not nervous at all when they saw these big men, because they had put down their weapons when they appeared. Seeing this, Boss Cheng also waved at them and asked them to come over and eat together.

Nanjiecun spicy instant noodles, if the minimum order is 32 boxes, the purchase price of each box has just increased from 5 yuan to less than 34 yuan this year. So the boss can still afford the expense of cooking 5 boxes of noodles for this midnight snack. Even if more than 100 poached eggs and 3 kilograms of cooking oil are added, it is still affordable.

After eating a midnight snack from the boss, these giants, known as the Black Snake Knights, became much smaller. Some of the Black Snakes were even unable to lift their oversized weapons because of the huge change.

But the most important thing is that after eating the noodles, they are no longer empty shells without emotions. Their worn-out souls seem to be glittering with a faint glow again.

"Wow, your weapon looks powerful!" The boss patted the knight's giant sword and said as if chatting, "I have two friends who are also willing to use such ridiculously large weapons. However, one of their weapons is still within the acceptable range of normal people's 'usability', while the other's giant sword is as heavy as a lump of iron. If I hadn't exchanged weapons with him, he would probably still be swinging the lump of iron!"

Boss Cheng picked up a knight's Wind-Severing Sword and praised the weapon's excellent quality.

"The weapon design is very creative and well balanced. It's just that your armor has shrunk with you, but why haven't your weapons shrunk with you?"

The greatsword knight, whose soul was shining, shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

"Then do you think this will work?" Boss Cheng conjured up a dwarven giant sword and said to the knight, "I plan to find a place deep in this pit that is spacious enough to accommodate a restaurant.

You are all locals, and you usually hang out in this area, right? Then can you help me choose a place? After the task is completed, this great sword forged by a dwarf craftsman will be a reward.

As for your weapons, I will help you collect them first...Okay, I will give you your rewards now, and after you help me find a place, I will give you the weapons I collected for you, how about that?"

Several knights nodded. The boss also took out the corresponding dwarven weapons from his battle warehouse according to the types and quantities of their original weapons. After receiving the new weapons, these shrunken knights also showed joy and excitement similar to that of ordinary people.

As for the hillbillies who had just finished eating Boss Cheng's instant noodles, they also became full of energy. Although they were still in a daze, with the help of a group of hillbilly rangers, such a large group of hillbillies also joined Boss Cheng's team.

So, in the ruins near the bottom of the Layered Abyss, a strange team consisting of the Black Snake Knight as the vanguard, Boss Cheng as the core, and more than a hundred Hillilks in the rear, began to wander around inside the ruins.

As the group got closer to the core of the ruins, the hillbillies felt more relaxed. Some of them even returned to their noisy ways.

However, these hillbillies have also become more and more like normal people without realizing it. And the hillbilly ranger who first came into contact with Boss Cheng can now communicate fluently and coherently with Wendy and Zhongli who are wearing translators.

At the same time, a four-headed emergency food flying in the air and her "owner" also appeared somewhere in the nameless ruins.

In fact, compared to Boss Cheng and his team, travelers Kong and Paimon obviously came down earlier. But because the travelers' purpose was not as clear as the bosses, and they had to run around in the meteorite crater for various strange commissions, so when they arrived at the ruins, their exploration progress had already lagged far behind the bosses.

There were benefits to falling behind the boss, at least they had not encountered any enemies along the way. The traveler and Paimon had no idea that the black snake knights they were supposed to meet were all forming a group to lead the way for Boss Cheng!

That’s right, they are the legendary guides!

This way, sir!

0309 Underground Shelter

"I don't care what grudges you have, just put them aside for now!"

The girl named Ying looked at the bald boss, then looked at the abyss apostles kneeling by the wall, then raised her head to look at her brother who was at a loss not far away, and her former companion Dainsleb.

Ying didn't dare to move.

She already regretted giving the order to attack when she saw the bald man and the two demons behind him. After all, Ying never thought that this ordinary-looking, even a little ugly bald man could be so strong.

The bald man attacked with a powerful blow, knocking down several Abyss Apostles who were always guarding her. Fortunately, the boss did not intend to kill anyone, otherwise several backbones of the Abyss Cult would have died in the ruins of the Layered Rock Abyss.

As for why Boss Cheng met the girl named Ying...

The main reason was that the place where they met was quite spacious. The leader of the Black Snake Knights followed the agreement and brought Boss Cheng to the most spacious hall in the ruins. However, before the boss could inspect, the girl with two flowers in her hair came here with a group of Abyss Cult's men.

The girl seemed to have a grudge against Wendy and Zhongli behind Boss Cheng, so the two sides did not even say hello when they met, and the members of the Abyss Cult attacked Wendy and Zhongli under Ying's order. Boss Cheng, who was standing between the two sides, naturally became the target of the other side's attack.

However, just before arriving here, Boss Cheng had just unlocked all restrictions and moved a collapsed relic weighing more than 100 tons. In other words, when the Abyss Apostles rushed towards Boss Cheng, Boss Cheng was in a % state of liberation.

Then, these guys were beaten to their knees by Boss Cheng's continuous big slaps. Boss Cheng was in a good mood and had no intention of killing them. However, the boss's attitude was also very clear. He would beat anyone who dared to show his teeth and stick out his butt. As a result, the abyss apostles who had just been beaten down were still not convinced, but just as they stood up, they were beaten to the ground again by Boss Cheng's big slaps.

So, when the travelers Kong and Paimon heard the sound of fighting and rushed to the hall...

"Try to move me again?" Boss Cheng grabbed the helmet of an Abyss Apostle and shook it violently while threatening him, "Do you believe that I can pull out all your teeth through your helmet?"

Do you ask the Apostle of the Abyss whether he believes it or not?

Of course they believed it because several of their teeth had been pulled out.

When the Abyss Apostles regained their composure, they and Ying noticed the changes that had taken place in the "people of the old country", especially the Black Snake Knights, who had once become an empty shell. They were not only cursed by heaven, but also eroded by the abyss.

Now, however, not only has the curse on them been greatly weakened, even the influence of the abyss on them has been suppressed, and they are more like normal humans than at any time in the past 500 years.

This made Ying and the other Abyss Apostles focus their attention on the bald man, Boss Cheng. But they didn't understand why such a saint who possessed the magical power to turn corruption into magic was willing to go along with the minions of Heaven's Law, the Seven Consuls.

"fluorescent!"

The traveler, whose eyes were full of his sister, yelled, and this yell made the girl's heart tremble violently.

The traveler wanted to catch up with his sister and ask her in person about everything that had happened in the past 500 miles. But before he could take two steps, he was stopped by Dain.

"your Highness!"

One of the Abyss Apostles was about to move when he was glared at by Boss Cheng. These Apostles were really scared by the boss's big mouth, so they could only retract their heads and continue to kneel on the ground obediently.

Dain, who was traveling with the Traveler and Paimon, stepped forward and questioned the Apostles of the Abyss: "What conspiracy do you have? This is their final resting place! Although..."

Dain glanced at the more than 100 hillbillies hiding behind his boss. He really wanted to say that these hillbillies didn't look like they were dying at all. But he knew that once he said this, the atmosphere of confrontation in the square would disappear.

Dai Yin looked at his former travel companion, but Ying Shi remained silent.

However, just as the atmosphere on the scene fell into an eerie silence, Paimon's stomach began to growl.

"Although I may ruin the atmosphere by saying this, but Paimon is really a little hungry."

Boss Cheng looked up and saw that the number on his watch No. 19 had changed to 5:20 AM. So he shook his head in anger and laughter, and warned everyone: "I don't care what grudges you have, just put them aside now!"

Ying and her Abyss Apostles did not dare to express any objection, because in their eyes, Boss Cheng was too evil.

Dain also realized that both Sora and Paimon knew the fierce-looking bald man, and that the bald man was accompanied by two governors. He also knew that today's fight would not happen again. So Dain also stated that he would not argue with anyone again.

The boss nodded in satisfaction. Paimon also floated to the boss's side at this time, stretched out his hand and touched the boss's bald head, and said with emotion: "Oh my, are all middle-aged men bald so suddenly? It's only been less than a year since we last met, how come it's all gone?"

"Snapped!"

"oops!"

Paimon was hit lightly on the forehead, and the boss immediately emphasized: "I got burned, my hair is burned bald!"

But I don't know whether Paimon did it on purpose or really heard it wrongly. She pretended to be thoughtful and said confidently: "It is said that once men become coquettish, women have nothing to do. But I never thought that men can become bald when they become coquettish! Traveler, you must be a boy with manly virtues in the future!"

then……

"Snapped!"

"oops!"

Paimon and the boss are quite familiar with each other, and he is also quite naughty. After being flicked on the forehead by the boss, Paimon somersaulted in the air, then flew back to the boss and asked, "Boss, boss! Your former employee wants to confirm with you, are you going to serve breakfast?"

"Yeah, I have to cook again, so what do you want to eat?"

"Paimon wants to eat instant noodles! He wants the little corn kernels in the golden beef soup noodles the most!"

"I said, can you be more ambitious? You haven't seen me for several months, and when you see me, you just want to eat instant noodles?"

At this time, Paimon suddenly put his hands behind his back and said with a little disappointment: "But Paimon and the Traveler haven't eaten instant noodles for several months."

On the other side, after a brief exchange with her brother, Ying walked quickly but extremely carefully to Boss Cheng.

"Excuse me for disturbing you, sir."

"Eh?" The boss turned around and asked with a smile: "Ying, right? You really are Kong's sister!"

However, Ying did not answer the boss's question, but asked the boss: "Excuse me, can you really remove the curse from the hill people?"

But what Ling Ying didn't expect was that the boss actually answered her with a confused look on his face: "I don't know!"

Fortunately, Wendy, who was standing by, answered confidently for Boss Cheng: "Of course it can be done. Even if it can't be done in this world, it can be done in other worlds!"

"The boss will open a restaurant somewhere in the Abyss." Zhongli also spoke on behalf of the boss.

"Oh, yes! My restaurant was originally running well on the ground, but I was bothered by Yin'er accidentally. In order to avoid being bothered by others, I had to find a place far away from Yin'er and continue to run my restaurant. I came down to the bottom of the pit this time just to choose a location for the restaurant.

But to be honest, although the ruins look spacious, there is not much usable space. In comparison, I prefer the glowing mushrooms. Such a big mushroom can glow without radiation, and it makes people feel comfortable just looking at it. "

Even the Traveler, Paimon, and even Ying agreed with the boss's comment that the big mushroom "makes people feel comfortable just by looking at it."

After getting the answer she wanted, Ying asked Boss Cheng again: "I beg you to help more people of Kanreya escape from the curse. I can never repay you for your kindness. I hope we won't have any unpleasant experiences next time we meet."

"Have you ever had any unpleasant experiences?" Boss Cheng smiled domineeringly, "I'm having a lot of fun smoking!"

"Thank you for your generosity."

After saying that, a portal suddenly appeared not far behind Ying. The Abyss Apostles protected Ying in the middle and disappeared into the hall through the portal. If it weren't for a tooth of some unlucky guy left on the floor of the hall, it would be as if the Abyss Apostles had never appeared.

"Just leaving like that?" The boss glanced at the stunned traveler and scratched his bald head.

Dain also shook his head and sighed. But as soon as he finished sighing, he went to find Boss Cheng and asked him why he could weaken the curse of heaven.

The boss shook his head again, indicating that he didn't know either.

"But after I open the store, I can help you ask."

After a simple breakfast of instant noodles, the hill people who had been following the boss had even recovered to the height of normal humans. And the "beast-like" features on their bodies were gradually receding, and they were becoming more and more "human".

The Black Snake Knights who had been protecting the Hill people also became smaller again, and many of them had returned to the height and weight of normal strong men. However, their armor did not change again with their body shapes, so many members of the Black Snake Knights had to take off the armor that did not fit them and temporarily handed it over to the boss for safekeeping.

Then you can see a group of strong men wearing ill-fitting outerwear, holding their pants in one hand and weapons in the other, stumbling in the front wearing ill-fitting shoes. The hillbillies and Dain who saw this scene also threw good-natured sneers at them.

"Boss, boss!" Paimon, who was floating around after eating, asked the boss: "Are you really going to move the store next to the glowing mushroom?"

"why not?"