Gensokyo Population Revitalization Plan

“Hehehe~ It’s delicious!”

"As long as you like it, what would you like to eat tonight?"

"Potato pancakes! Mu Huaijun, you made them yourself!"

"Row."

He nodded in agreement, then picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped the honey from the corners of Hestia's mouth, then continued to cut the muffin with a knife and fork and feed it to her.

Xiaonin, who was observing the outside through the shadow space, couldn't help but complain: [Why do I feel like you are going to turn this god into a useless person? ]

【Have it? 】

[You don't even have any awareness of your own actions!?]

Seeing Hestia's happy smile, Mu Huai's eyes deepened, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It seems quite good to be able to make her unable to live alone without me."

[This idea of ​​yours is very dangerous, Master...]

……

Hephaestus felt something was wrong. Ever since she helped Hestia establish a family and registered them with the Adventurer's Guild, she hadn't heard of Mu Huai, a highly promising adventurer, being active in the dungeon.

Even the front desk of the Adventurer's Guild had never seen him again, as if he had left Orario with Hestia and flew away.

Because she was worried about Hestia, Hephaestus asked her family members to inquire and look for news about the two people. Finally, she learned from Demeter's family that Mu Huai lived near the bustling street and had been buying golden honey from them during this period.

After learning the address, Hephaestus rushed to their residence without stopping, and then, in front of Mu Huai's puzzled gaze, she angrily dragged Hestia, who was still sleeping, into the guest room.

"Hestia, what's with this luxurious villa and those expensive ingredients? You're not going to let your child borrow money to improve their quality of life, are you?"

"No, these were all bought by Mu Huaijun himself."

Hephaestus was a little skeptical. Housing prices near a busy street weren't cheap, let alone a detached villa like this. "Are you sure he didn't secretly borrow money to cover up his wealth?"

Hearing Mu Huai being questioned, Hestia, who had been cowering under the weight of her friend's powerful aura, immediately jumped up and retorted: "Impossible! Mu Huai is definitely not that kind of person. Hephaestus, take that back!"

"Sorry, I said the wrong thing."

"That's pretty much it~"

Seeing that her friend was willing to stand up for the family member who questioned her, Hephaestus's ugly expression eased a little, and then she asked about the recent life of the two. However, the more she listened, the darker her face became until it almost turned as black as coal.

"You mean you've been doing nothing like a parasite during this time, and Mu Huai is responsible for taking care of you every day?"

"I'm not a parasite. Mu Huaijun said that taking care of me is what he wants to do most right now, so I... uh, fulfilled his wish. It's definitely not because I want to be lazy!"

Hephaestus never expected that her friend would still be lazy and greedy. She clenched her fists, a "well" shape appeared on her forehead, and she shouted angrily: "Hestia! Sit down!"

"Yes Yes!"

Hestia trembled, and was then scolded by her best friend for three hours.

6

Chapter 6: First entry into the dungeon.

After Hephaestus left, Hestia came to Mu Huai who was cutting vegetables in the kitchen.

"Mu Huai, how about you go on an adventure in the dungeon starting tomorrow?"

"why?"

"Well……"

Hestia bit her lip in embarrassment. After being severely taught by Hephaestus, she realized that continuing to be a mascot at home and living off the family's wealth would not only be detrimental to the development of the clan, but would also bury Mu Huai, a genius who could become a hero.

But she didn't want Mu Huai to do something against his will because of the order. She didn't know what reason to use to persuade him. She had no choice but to abandon the dignity of being a god, squeezed her delicate body into his warm arms, raised her head, blinked her big eyes pitifully, and said nothing.

Malicious cuteness is shameful, but effective.

Mu Huai sighed softly, put down the kitchen knife in his hand, and gently stroked Hestia's head: "I understand. Just carry on with the adventurer activities normally, right?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

She nodded, and her twin ponytails tied with blue silk ribbons danced happily with her nods.

"Actually, if you have any thoughts, just say it directly. You don't have to keep it in your heart. You should know that the reason why many heroes embark on adventures in the first place is simply because of the girls they like."

"Speaking of which, that's true. I, I won't disturb you while you're cooking!"

Hestia escaped from his arms like a frightened bird. She ran barefoot into the bedroom and pounced on the bed. She bounced twice in the middle of the soft bed, then picked up the pillow and rolled around happily.

"Mu Huai-jun said he would become a hero for me! Hehehe~"

Hestia felt nothing when she was pursued by countless male gods in the divine realm, but when she came to the underworld, she was often excited by Mu Huai's straightforward confession. However, even her good friend Hephaestus could not give her any advice on how to deal with this kind of relationship.

She could only take things one step at a time. At least until the clan developed, Mu Huai would belong to her alone.

……

The next morning, Mu Huai bid farewell to Hestia, who was reluctant to leave, and followed countless adventurers into the center of the labyrinth city of Orario - the Tower of Babel.

The Adventurer's Guild is located on the first floor of the Tower of Babel, and the entrance to the dungeon is also here.

Not long after Mu Huai joined Hestia's family, he took the time to visit the Adventurer's Guild to register as an adventurer. His adventurer advisor was a dignified half-elf girl with glasses named Aegina.

The moment he stepped into the union hall, an extremely powerful aura immediately locked onto him. Aina walked out from the front desk with a dark face. Her angry look scared the originally noisy hall into silence.

"Mr. Mu Huai, please come with me!"

After saying this, she forcefully dragged Mu Huai into the small soundproof room used for negotiation. The two of them disappeared into the hall, and the adventurers then continued their communication.

"That new guy seems familiar. What did he do to make Miss Aina so angry?"

"I don't know, but I also want to be pulled into a room by Miss Aina and scolded harshly."

"?"

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

In the soundproof room, Aina folded her arms and looked at Mu Huai through her glasses with a cold face: "Why haven't you ever explored a dungeon since becoming an adventurer? If you delay any longer, your qualification will be revoked."

"Because the deity of the family needs my care. Without her, I can't even brush my teeth."

"you are lying."

Mu Huai pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled awkwardly: "Do I look so bad at lying?"

"How many adventurers do you think I meet every day? They're much better at lying than you are."

"Well, it's my fault for being a little lazy about dungeon exploration. I hope Miss Aegina can give me some beginner's advice."

Aina nodded and handed the booklet, which carried a faint scent, to Mu Huai. "This is the beginner's guide to the first five floors of the dungeon compiled by the Adventurer's Guild. Most level 1 adventurers team up on floors 1 to 3."

"I know that Mr. Mu Huai was incredibly powerful even before he became an adventurer, but when you go exploring the dungeon, please find a few reliable teammates to form a team. This is much safer than adventuring alone.

Also, never put yourself in danger for the sake of short-term gain; surviving in the dungeon and returning to the surface is the most important thing."

Mu Huai solemnly accepted the beginner's guide, then took out a bottle of golden honey wrapped in an expensive gift box from his dimensional backpack and placed it on the table: "Thank you for your concern, Miss Aina. This is a small thank you gift."

"Golden honey!? This is too valuable. I can't accept it!"

Aegina heard two days ago that this honey, which was as valuable as gold, was sold out and was now in a state of being unsalable. However, she did not expect that Mu Huai would actually give it to her.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm the one who bought out all the honey. I still have a lot here. Just take it."

Seeing Mu Huai take out a few more bottles of golden honey, Aina finally believed his words and accepted this precious thank-you gift.

"Then I'll follow the beginner's guide to go to the shopping street to replenish some necessities, and then head to the dungeon to adventure."

"Okay, I wish you good luck in martial arts."

They are said to be necessities for dungeon adventures, but in fact, they are water, torches, and food, which must be prepared no matter where you go on an adventure. Other additional supplies such as ropes, potions, etc. are more for increasing the survival rate of new adventurers when facing accidents.

Because Mu Huai had a very convenient storage space in his four-dimensional backpack, he bought enough supplies at one time to live alone in the dungeon for a month. He didn't really plan to stay in the dungeon for that long, but he felt it was too troublesome to go back and forth to purchase things.

Anyway, if you throw things into the four-dimensional backpack, they will not deteriorate or rot due to the influence of time. You can do it as conveniently as you like.

In order to avoid being stopped by the guards at the dungeon entrance, Mu Huai symbolically bought a piece of light armor, a long sword, and a gray cloak to disguise himself as a new adventurer, and then headed to the dungeon entrance.

Walking down the spiral staircase lined with phantom blue magic stone lamps, Mu Huai finally officially entered the underground city that exuded a gloomy atmosphere. Floors 1 to 5 were all very common maze cave terrains.

The monsters on the first floor are mostly small minions like goblins. With Mu Huai's current physical fitness, he can remain unharmed even if he stands still and lets them attack him.

He sheathed his ordinary longsword and drew a giant ebony pistol from the void. He smiled at the goblins attacking with clubs and pitchforks. "Do you know what it means when a Trisolaran assaults a primitive man?"

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of gunfire, like the roar of a monster, echoed in the cave. The bodies of the goblins killed by the guns turned into black smoke and dissipated, leaving behind purple magic stones the size of a fingernail on the ground.

7

Chapter 7: Ingots and Mine Elevators.

The biggest feature of the dungeon is that the floor area becomes larger as you go down. When Mu Huai arrived at the third floor, the cave space was already large enough for adventurers to fight with long-handled weapons.

Unlike the first level, using a long sword to fight will restrict your hands and feet, and you also have to be careful not to hit the rock wall when swinging, causing the attack to be stuck.

It is said that at a certain level, the area of ​​the dungeon is even comparable to the maze city of Orario.

On the way to the third floor, Mu Huai met several teams of adventurers. There was no communication between the two sides. Being vigilant against strangers in the dungeon is also one of the important conditions for survival.

Where there are people, there will be struggles, not to mention in the dungeon, a gray area where neither the law nor the gods can interfere. It is not uncommon for adventurers to fight for their own interests and for hostile clans to kill each other.

After a quick tour of the third floor and clearing out some small monsters, Mu Huai deduced from the food he had consumed that it was almost evening in Orario, so he counted the magic stones and headed home.

Although he only briefly explored the first three floors of the dungeon, Mu Huai still made many discoveries and gains.

First of all, the dungeon contained the same ore as the one in the Stardew Valley mines, and he saw adventurers dressed as blacksmiths mining it.

Secondly, Mu Huai saw the mine elevator in the Stardew Valley game at the entrance to the first floor of the dungeon, and he was the only one who could see it. It is not yet confirmed whether he can bring others to use it.

He exchanged magic stones for fari at the Adventurer's Guild, and then went to the Hephaestus clan, where he saw copper ingots that could be used to make sap collectors. Unfortunately, as a forging clan, they would not sell these metal raw materials.

If Mu Huai wants to buy metal ingots, he can only do so through the black market or through the Adventurer's Guild, or by organizing an expedition and bringing a blacksmith to mine ore.

"The ingot issue is resolved. Next up are the three tasks Uranus has given me. Let's start with the simplest one, reaching the 20th floor of the dungeon!"

Among the three tasks Uranus gave to Mu Huai, only reaching the 20th floor sounded relatively simple. The other two were either to kill the black dragon or to deal with the evil god.

It can be said that it was extremely difficult to bring Hestia, the blue-ribbon big-breasted loli goddess, home, but all these difficulties and obstacles disappeared after he returned home.

When Hestia heard the door open, she ran to the entrance. Her kitchen apron was lifted high by her big white rabbits, trembling with her breathing. In her hand, she was holding a pair of long chopsticks covered with flour.

Her pure blue eyes lit up the moment she saw Mu Huai, and a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, like a virtuous wife waiting for her husband to come home: "Mu Huai, you're back, dinner can be served soon!"

"Well, I'm back. Here's the Farley I earned today. I'll give it to you to keep."

"Really, really!?"

"certainly……"

Mu Huai sniffed the tip of his nose, frowning slightly: "Why do I smell something burning?"

"Ahhhhh!!"

Hestia recovered from her surprise and rushed back to the kitchen screaming, "I finally made these potato pancakes!!!"

Half an hour later, she sat at the dining table with her head down, her twin ponytails hanging listlessly, and more than a dozen dark brown potato pancakes piled on her plate.

"Mu Huaijun, I'm sorry... I ruined dinner again."

"It was just a little over-fried. At least it didn't turn into coals, so it wasn't bad."

Mu Huai grabbed a potato cake and put it into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound.

Hestia was anxious. She quickly jumped off the chair and ran to him, trying to grab the food. "Why are you eating this when it's clearly a failure? It'll make you sick!"

"This is the dinner you prepared for me, how can I waste it!"

"Oh, why bother with these things at a time like this?"

Seeing that she had no chance of getting the potato pancakes, Hestia simply climbed onto Mu Huai's lap and sat face to face with him. She grabbed his shoulders with both hands and shook him vigorously: "Spit it out quickly!"

"I reject!"

In a hurry, Hestia had to tell Mu Huai the reward in advance and threaten him: "If you do this again, I won't help you rub your back!"

"You gonna rub my back!?"

Mu Huai's gaze became extremely hot. Hestia turned her head away shyly and nodded slightly in response.

He immediately spat out the food in his mouth: "What are you waiting for? Let's go take a shower now!"