Gensokyo Population Revitalization Plan

Loki's teeth chattered with fear, making a sharp sound. She managed a smile that was more beautiful than crying: "Um... I'm a good child. Hitting people is wrong."

Livilia's dull eyes held no trace of a smile. "I never hit anyone, I only use magic to blast them."

“No, no, no…Ah! Ahhhhhhhh!!!”

Hearing the wailing that resounded throughout the entire Loki clan, Finn stood at the edge of the training ground and silently made a cross in his heart.

Loki, I will drink up all the wine you have collected, so you can go without worry.

At the same time, Hestia had just told him Mu Huai's title of [Knight of the Lolita God].

27

Chapter 27 The misunderstood elf lady.

"I'm sorry I couldn't get you a cool title."

"It's okay, it's just a title. I'll have the chance to change it when I reach Lv.4. The exclusive weapon you gave me is much more valuable than a title."

"You don't blame me?"

"Then I'll punish you by making you scrub my back today!"

"Yeah, I love you the most!"

Mu Huai's two words made Hestia burst into laughter. After watching her run back to her room to change clothes, Xiaonin complained in the shadow space: "Master, you are actually very satisfied with this title, right?"

[Facts are facts, but if you ask me to publicly acknowledge this title, I definitely won't do it.]

【why? 】

"Think about it, I used to be a knight. Kamen Rider! Race Knight! Scarlet Knight! Any of those would have made me look powerful, but here I've become the Knight of the Lolita God. If someone doesn't know me, they'd probably think I only target lolis!"

[In fact, I think that Hestia's family currently fits the situation you described.]

[…Let’s talk about exploring the dungeon.]

[Wow! Such a lame way of changing the subject!]

Ignoring Xiaonin's playful teasing, Mu Huai returned to his room and listed the things he needed to do after being promoted to Lv.3. The most important task was to go to the 20th floor to see what Uranus wanted him to do.

After all, if he wanted to take Hestia away, he had to complete the task he assigned him. As for secretly taking people away without telling the strongest of the gods, he had never considered it.

It's not like the mission is so difficult that it cannot be completed, so why act like a flower thief?

As for the other two tasks entrusted by Uranus, Mu Huai chose to put them aside. After completing the first task, he would slowly think about these two tasks that would obviously take a lot of time.

The second is to improve the ability value, and then continue to kill the deeper floor masters alone to build [great achievements] to make yourself stronger.

Currently, there are four weapons in the Phantom Sword, namely: Red Blade Sword, Ebony and Ivory, Demon Sword Heart Crossing, and Hestia's Blade, which successfully unlocked the Phantom Sword's enhanced attack mode.

As long as Mu Huai continues to attack, he can accumulate sword intent. When the sword-shaped emblem on his right hand glows, it means that the sword intent is fully accumulated, and he can activate the Phantom Sword Link and Phantom Sword Finishing Skill.

The former can increase Mu Huai's speed, allowing all weapons' attacks to be accompanied by additional attacks from the Phantom Sword, while the latter summons all weapons in the Phantom Sword and launches a continuous attack with maximum firepower on the enemy at the same time.

As far as he was concerned, although he was a Lv.3 adventurer on the surface, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to tie with an average Lv.5 adventurer under normal circumstances. After all, he hadn't used the two plug-ins, Faiz transformation and acceleration mode.

After Mu Huai told Hestia and Lily his plan, they both fell silent. Not long after, Lily stood up from the sofa, with some kind of flame dancing in her pupils.

"Master Mu Huai, rest assured. Lily will be able to memorize the entire Orario Labyrinth Encyclopedia and Monster Manual in just a little while. When the time comes, please let Lily become your supporter again and provide you with all kinds of convenient assistance!"

"Don't overwork yourself. I'll be angry if you get sick from overworking yourself."

Feeling Mu Huai's warm hands stroking her head back and forth, Lily squinted her eyes in satisfaction: "Yes, I will pay attention to combining work and rest!"

He tilted his head to look at Hestia, who met his gaze with a sweet smile. "If you want to explore deeper, go ahead. You are already the pride of Hestia's Familia and me. I cannot let my selfish desires hold you back."

As she spoke, Hestia even patted her chubby white legs and opened her arms to Mu Huai, winking playfully at her right eye: "If you feel tired, you can always ask me for a hug and a lap pillow~"

"Then I have to look forward to the back rub tonight."

"What? I want to rub Master Mu Huai's back, too! Don't leave Lily alone!"

"It's just a normal back rub. You can come if you want, but you can't come in without anything on!"

"Mistress Hestia, what's the point of a back rub if you're wearing clothes?"

"Huh? How do you want to rub his back?"

Lily faced Hestia's questioning gaze, raised her chin proudly and said as a matter of course: "Of course, with my body!"

"Very good. From now on, you are forbidden to rub Mu Huai's back."

“No ah ah ah!!!”

……

An hour before the opening of the shop, the hostess of Fengraoqian and the staff polished the tables and chairs until they sparkled, waiting for the opening time to arrive.

"Ryu! Big news! Mr. Mu Huai..."

"You've jumped two levels in a row and advanced to Level 3, right? This news has spread everywhere. I know everything you need to say."

"What a shame! I wanted to see your surprised look."

The cat-eared girl Chloe's playful tail drooped. Then her eyes whirled, a sly glint flashing within them. She walked towards the rest of her companions, muttering softly, "So you knew he was exploring the dungeon today? I wonder where you got that information..."

"and many more!"

Liu put his hand on Chloe's shoulder and asked hurriedly, "You said he went to the dungeon today?"

"Eh~ Don't you know, Miss Liu~?"

"Chloe, stop joking with me. Is this news true or false?"

"Meow~ Of course it's true. He told me so himself on the way to the store."

Hearing this, Liu Lie turned around and walked towards the locker room: "Please ask Manager Mia for leave for me. I have to go out for something!"

The others looked at each other, confused by her strange behavior. All the clerks working here had extraordinary identities, and they all knew that Liu was the "Hayate Rion" wanted by the union.

Chloe held the wooden tray in her hands and smiled confidently, as if she saw through everything: "Ryu is definitely in love!"

"real or fake?"

"I admit that Mu Huai is very handsome, but... aren't elves usually very proud? Could Liu really fall in love with a human so easily?"

"You don't understand, meow~ In adventure novels, many elves like humans who look younger than them. Maybe Liu is one of those elves who likes to eat young girls!

And have you noticed, every time Mr. Mu Huai comes to eat, Liu always hides quietly, working and peeking at him from an angle where he can't see, iron crush! "

Her confident expression convinced the other companions, who then suggested, "Should we secretly help her and create an opportunity for them to get along?"

"I thought so too, meow~ If Mr. Mu Huai comes to eat again in the future, I'll let Liu entertain him!"

"I can have Ryu deliver the food when it's time to serve!"

"I can too……"

"Ah!"

Liu, who was disguised and heading to the dungeon to seek revenge on Mu Huai, sneezed loudly. She didn't know that because of some small misunderstandings, her companions would trick her and make her cry out in pain.

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Chapter 28: First meeting with heretic.

After using the mine elevator to instantly reach the 15th floor, Mu Huai headed non-stop towards the 18th floor. According to the information provided by Lily, the 18th floor is a safe floor known as the "Maze Paradise."

The number of monsters here is far less than that of other floors, and they do not spawn frequently. In this place where nature and crystals coexist, adventurers built a street called Rivera on the small island in the west.

Most of the supplies sold on the ground are sold on the streets, but the prices are no different from extortion. Even at such high prices, there are still adventurers who buy them. After all, supplies are the lifeline that cannot be cut off in the dungeon.

Walking out of the 18th floor entrance, what comes into view is a simple town built around a huge crystal. The shouts of the vendors in the town can even reach Mu Huai's ears who is still at the entrance above.

He did not choose to stay here, but walked straight to another big tree in the town. The entrance to the 19th floor was under this big tree.

Starting from the 19th floor, the dungeon changed from the original cave maze to a lush forest maze, and its area is already half the size of Orario.

Bad news: There are more monsters and traps that use poison attacks.

Good news: Monsters have started to drop some basic materials in Stardew Valley, including materials for building signal base stations [Bat Wings]

Mu Huai immediately gave up the idea of ​​speedrunning through the 19th floor and started exploring this strange underground forest while killing monsters.

……

"Roar--"

The tapir, which has the appearance of a black bear but is much larger and faster than a black bear, appears on Mu Huai's route together with the Minotaur, a permanent guest after the 15th floor.

Excited by the sight of prey, he drew out the magic sword Xindu from the void and chopped it towards the tapir bear's hardest skull. His ghostly speed left the opponent with no chance to defend. The blade penetrated into its skull about half a centimeter deep and was stuck firmly, unable to be retracted.

The tapir bear roared and swung its sharp claws at Mu Huai's thin body, but he never expected that he would let go of the weapon that the adventurer regarded as his life, kicked the tapir bear's nose, and used a backflip to create distance.

Before he could land and stand firmly, the steel axe blade whistling from behind was already aimed at his neck. This was an attack from the Minotaur.

The shadow under Mu Huai's feet suddenly lengthened. The shadow held the magic sword Xindu and used only one sword to deflect the swift attack of the giant axe.

"clang!"

In a flash, Mu Huai held the ebony and ivory pistols, and pointed the black muzzles at the tapir and the Minotaur on the left and right. As the triggers were pulled, flames roared and bullets poured out.

The upper bodies of the two monsters were riddled with bullets, and then their remains fell to the ground with a bang, raising a large amount of dust. Soon they turned into black smoke and dissipated, leaving only the magic stone.

[Master, there is a monster watching you at seven o'clock.]

[Surveillance? Didn't you just come and fight me?]

[Hmm... This certainly doesn't align with the logic of a dungeon monster's behavior, but it's definitely keeping a certain distance from you, as if it's aware of the danger here.]

[Since it's not actively causing trouble, let's leave it alone for now. I've already gained over 30 Bat Wings, so it's time to head to the 20th floor.]

Mu Huai was very much looking forward to the 20th floor where he could fish and find a treasure chest. When he actually entered the 20th floor, a figure wrapped in black clothes immediately appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Mu Huai, my name is Fels, and I am waiting here on the orders of the god Uranus."

"So what does He want me to do on the 20th floor?"

"Please follow me."

"Ah."

Fels led the way by floating in front. Actually, Uranus originally wanted Mu Huai to see the special race living on the 20th floor in person, but the noise and rumors caused by the other party in recent days made the two of them very suspicious whether he would draw his weapon and chop down this special race the moment he saw it.

So Fels had to take on the role of guide and take Mu Huai to a place that had not yet been explored by adventurers, to ensure that he would not harm the target of the mission due to misunderstanding.

Mu Huai followed Fels for about four hours. Just when he thought that the other party was going to lure him into an unknown area and kill him, he suddenly stopped in mid-air.

"Here we are."

"Hmm? What is this place?"

Looking around, Mu Huai found that he had been brought by Fels to a forest near a lake with pretty scenery.

The other party did not reply, but made some strange melody. Soon, the bushes made rustling sounds, and a slender red lizardman wearing light warrior armor walked out of the dense forest.

When it saw Mu Huai, a hint of nervousness flashed in its yellow vertical pupils: "Fels... why did you bring a human here?"

"Mr. Mu Huai, this is what you need to solve. Help these rational races called "heretics" to understand and coexist with humans."

Mu Huai looked at the lizard man and then at Fels with a strange expression, and immediately shook his head and refused: "You are giving me an impossible task. I can't do such a thing."

"You won't even try?"

Fels's voice was a little disappointed.

"Answer me a question first. Are there absolutely no conflicts between humans and other races?"

"Of course this is impossible."

"Isn't it clear to you? Anyone who is not of my kind must be an alien, not to mention these heretics whose appearance is not much different from the monsters in the dungeon."

"That's also the reason why I'm entrusting you to handle this matter."

Mu Huai rubbed his aching temple and stopped arguing with Fels. Instead, he asked the red lizard man, "Mr. Lizard Man? Do you have a name?"

"Just call me Reid."

"Reed, how many compatriots are there in a similar situation as you?"

Reed thought for a moment and replied, "There are about 30 of us at the moment."

“Only 30…”