An invincible journey starting from a different race

"What's wrong, Aesop?" Bruce was a little confused.

Aesop didn't answer him. Instead, he turned to look at the cat girl beside him and asked, "Does your coffee have a name?"

"Yes, sir," the cat girl replied, "it's called 'cat poop coffee'."

"……puff."

381 Who can replace the evaluation guide?

"Preface: The Road of Beasts! The nightmares on the roadside are beasts, and we on the road are beasts!

A review guide to the orcs' sacred place, Beast Road (also known as: Fury Street)

"This time we're visiting the famous orc sanctuary, the Beast Road. The street's greatest feature is just like its name: all the nightmares are orcs. The deeper you go, the higher the degree of bestialization, or the so-called Fury degree. Orc nightmares, rarely seen outside, are practically everywhere here. It's definitely an eye-opener. But for tribes less receptive to Fury, the deeper you go, the more daunting it becomes. Beginners are advised not to walk all the way to the bottom, as it's an abyss... At most, try the area between 20 and 40 percent Fury degree. Overall, it's still okay, except for the expense..."

Stank looked at his wallet, which was as dry as his face, and couldn't help but sigh heavily, then wrote the number seven on the guide with a pen.

"Although I've heard of it many times, this is my first time going. How should I put it, it's much better than I imagined, especially the little rabbit, jumping around so cutely, hehehe. But that's not the point. The point is that the little rabbit perfectly matches my combat power. This is the first time I've seen a nightmare disarm faster than me. It was effortless to defeat it. The sense of accomplishment is overwhelming... Of course, I'm not saying I'm fast myself, I'm just giving some advice to those friends who are faster. Don't overthink it!"

Gan Qiu smiled with satisfaction as he recalled the happy occasion a week ago, and then wrote the number nine on the parchment.

"How should I put it? I went there once a long time ago, but there were only a few shops there then, and it wasn't open at all, so naturally there weren't that many varieties. It should be considered a pretty good place, but for an immortal like me who has lived for hundreds of years, I've seen too many orcs, so this street isn't particularly new to me. Because I value the novelty of Tata more than the variety of my nightmares, but overall it's still pretty good, especially when people are paying."

Jair leisurely wrote the same number seven as Stank on the parchment.

"The Beast Road... For an orc like me, it's nothing special. We're all the same, after all, just like any other human strolling through a normal Nightmare Street. So, I usually try the less expensive Nightmare shops near the entrance, like the Cat Girl's Coffee House. I wanted to recommend their specialty coffee; it's delicious, after all, but after learning its name, I still feel a bit queasy. Even though the cat girls repeatedly assure me that the coffee is made with ordinary cats, not them, I can't help but overthink it. Every time their butts sway in front of me, I wonder if this is where the coffee is produced... Damn, it's too strong."

Recalling the coffee that day and the cat girls' serious explanation of "This is not my shit, it's the shit of my kind, so you don't need to worry too much", Bruce's face turned extremely pale, and then he couldn't stop shaking his head, and then drew a six on the parchment.

Finally, there's Aesop, on which he proudly wrote, "I give it a seven, but for the specific reasons, please buy and pay attention to the latest volume of Aesop's Fables. Thank you for your support."

……

Medori raised an eyebrow as she looked at the five review guides in her hand. Of course, her focus was on Aesop's. She stared at it for a long time, and then finally couldn't help but said to Aesop, "Hey, hey, hey, Aesop, this is not a review guide at all, it's just an advertisement for your Aesop's Fables!"

"Yes." Aesop asked, "Is there any problem?"

"Of course there's a problem," Medori said. "We're going to put this up on the bulletin board. Is this how you advertise yourself?"

Aesop was a little confused, so he asked, "Shouldn't advertisements be hung on notice boards?"

"What you said is fine...but the problem is that I didn't ask you to put up an advertisement!" Medori said angrily, "Who would put up a small advertisement on the bulletin board?"

"me."

Medori: “…”

If the person who said this to her was Stank or Jel, Medori would have grabbed them with her claws, but it was Aesop. No matter how angry she was, she could only grit her teeth and bear it. She left angrily after saying "I don't want to bother with you".

Yes, after wandering outside for half a year, the group of escorts finally returned to the Food and Wine Pavilion, and Aesop naturally wrote down his experiences during this period in "Aesop's Fables" and published it.

Aesop would not receive the power of faith if it was written in the review guide. It could only be received if it was written in "Aesop's Fables". Moreover, Aesop also needed to spread the method of prayer in the latest volume of "Aesop's Fables". Naturally, he needed more people to buy "Aesop's Fables". So Aesop saw no problem in using the review guide to advertise.

But Medori obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Finally I'm back." Stank looked at his completely deflated wallet, almost empty, with a bitter expression. "I really can't survive this... Hey, Kelim, can you give me the share of the review guides you've earned over the past few months?"

"Here I am." After hearing Stank's words, Kelim immediately flew over with a small bag of money. "Here it is."

Stank weighed the purse in his hand, wondering, "Why does it feel like there's less money than before?"

"Yeah." Jer glanced at it, and then asked Klim, "What about mine?"

"Uh... actually there are more than a few." Klim scratched his head and said, "This one is for the four of you."

Stank, Jer, Ganqiu, and Bruce's eyes widened immediately: "What did you say?!"

"are you joking around with me?"

"It's not as simple as shrinking this little bit of money, is it? You guys wouldn't steal our share, would you?"

The foursome, who were short of money, almost jumped up in anger.

Before Lim could explain, the store manager, Zita, came over and said slowly, "Of course I won't be greedy for your share of the profits. It's just that your review guides have been selling poorly lately. No one is buying them."

"How could this happen?!" Stank's face was filled with disbelief. "Who could possibly steal our business?"

Before Zita could answer Stank, Medori came over pushing a cart filled with gold coins.

The huge amount of gold coins almost blinded several people.

"Here, Aesop, this is your royalty."

382 You and I... share life and death!

When they saw the heavy cart of gold, they finally knew who had taken all their money.

"This is outrageous!" Stank slammed the table and stood up. "Why does this guy get so much more than us? We only get a fraction of what he makes... not even that!"

"And four of us combined can't beat him alone!" Gan Qiu pointed at Aesop, trembling all over, and then turned to look at Mei Duoli, "Mei Duoli, did you take kickbacks from the rewards my readers gave me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Medori swung a tray over, and Gan Qiu almost flew away.

"Why would I take your kickbacks?" Mei Duoli said angrily. "If you don't know how to speak, don't imitate others. If you spread rumors again, I'll kill you!"

Although Medori warned them like this, everyone still found it hard to accept the meager reward in their hands and the thought that the life of partying they had been looking forward to for months after receiving the money was shattered.

Bruce couldn't help but say, "Even if there's a slight difference, it can't be this big, right?"

Seeing that everyone still didn't believe him, Zita had no choice but to explain, "That's all... Although it may sound a bit cruel, Aesop's Fables was extremely popular in its first issue. In its second issue, it already outsold you, the previous bestsellers. And in its third issue... you couldn't even begin to see the light of day. Hey, you've been drifting around all the time, completely unaware of the true impact of Aesop's Fables. Everyone used to like to gather around the notice board over dinner and drinks to read your review guide, but now, almost everyone has a copy of Aesop's Fables."

The foursome looked at each other.

Although they had long known that Aesop's Fables was a bestseller, after all, they could meet fans of the book everywhere, even Stank's father, Old.

But they still didn't expect it to be so popular.

Remember, they've been working on the review guide for years to build their reputation! To ensure this series sells well, they've toiled tirelessly, bravely venturing into dangerous situations, and bravely exploring new territory.

Only then can we establish an unshakable position in the field of evaluation guides.

But now, their position has been shaken... No, it can't even be said to be shaken.

This thing was blown up to the point that not even a trace of it was left!

Moreover, the latest issue of Aesop's Fables has not been released yet. You know, his latest issue contains records of believers praying. If it is released, won't it take off immediately?

The thought of Aesop sitting on the mountain of gold coins that was dozens of meters high, with the dream girls climbing up the mountainside, and at the foot of the mountain, they were gritting their teeth.

"No! I absolutely cannot agree to such a result!" Stank immediately pointed at Aesop and said through gritted teeth, "Aesop, don't think you've won just like this!"

Aesop scratched his head and said, "I haven't said anything yet."

"Don't say anything, we already know what you want to say!" Gan Qiu crossed his arms and was very angry. "I never thought you would backstab our brothers!"

Aesop asked, "What did I do to backstab you?"

"You've become rich behind your brothers' backs!" Gan Qiu clenched his fists tightly. "Isn't this the biggest backstab in the world?! Damn it! I'm so angry! Can this world ever be better? Can a world where only brothers get rich..."

"Alright, alright, you guys," Zita sighed, then took a copy of Aesop's Fables and unfolded it for everyone to see. "Don't be so unconvinced. Look at this. Judging from the quality alone, you're not as good as Aesop. Look at these exquisite illustrations, look at these detailed descriptions... Of course, the most important thing is these illustrations. You guys have been through so much, you should know that the power of words is far less intuitive than pictures, not to mention erotic pictures. For this reason alone, you can't compare to Aesop. In fact, we could see this even before Aesop wrote his book. Back then, when you were working together on the review guide, Aesop's was the more popular."

As soon as the pornographic pictures were mentioned, several people immediately lost their temper.

Yes, they can feel dissatisfied in any area... except pornographic pictures.

The only thing they cannot refute or reach is the Setu.

No matter how vivid their words are, no matter how confident their process is, it is not as intuitive as Aesop's rough drawings.

It's like when they are drinking in a food and wine pavilion, when the bodyguards hear them telling stories from the past, they will say things like "Wow, that's awesome", but once Aesop takes out the pornographic pictures, everyone will have only two reactions, either reach out and say "Give me one too", or be more direct and say "Where is this store? Let me go check it out too".

There is no way, this is the only thing that cannot be won, really cannot be won.

…But why do review guides need pornographic pictures? It’s obvious that before, no one needed them; just reading the text and the ratings was enough!

It’s all because of Aesop, it’s all because of Aesop.

Why are you so professional? Why are you painting so beautifully?

Everyone fell into the state of eating lemons.

"And that's not all," Zita said. "Anywhere a nightmare shop appears in Aesop's Fables, business will increase manyfold overnight. Not to mention the few nightmare shops you often go to in Dream Town, even the volcanoes, the Yor Forest, and even the snowfields are attracting more people. It's like a pilgrimage."

Stank turned to look at Zita, "How did you know?"

"Of course, people in the same profession are the most informed." Zita shrugged and said, "Besides, everyone knows that Aesop lives here, so naturally, people who ask for help find their way here. Here, look."

As he spoke, Zita pulled a thick stack of Dream Demon business cards from his pocket and said with a hint of resignation, "They asked me to pass them on to you. They told you to definitely go to them and tell you that all fees are free, and they can even pay you."

After hearing this, Stank and the others were instantly defeated: "Pay him to escort?!"

Zita nodded. "Yes, because in their opinion, as long as they can hire Aesop, their business will naturally increase several times over, and their reputation will also be raised, so it is worth it. Right now, they just don't know you're back. If they knew, they would definitely come to you by now."

This...these people no longer knew what to say.

Aesop asked, "Then the food and wine pavilion has no impact?"

"Of course... yes." Zita smiled slightly. "I was just about to tell you, because our store's customer base has increased several times, some of our supplies are running low. So, starting a week ago, all our drinks will be marked up by 50%... Of course, Aesop will be free."

Zita was naturally speaking to Stank and the others.

Stank watched Medori smilingly hand over the new menu, then looked at his own royalties which had decreased several times, and suddenly felt like crying.

...Fuck it, why are you crying?

All this is because of Aesop!

Stank slammed the table and stood up again, shouting at Aesop: "Aesop, listen carefully, from now on, you and I..."

"Let's divide this money together," Aesop said, pointing to the cart of gold coins. "After all, you all played a role in this book, so it belongs to everyone."

"...I will live and die with you!"

383 Let’s go to the Wine Fairy tonight!

"Fuck, Stank, you change your expression so quickly!" Gan Qiu widened his eyes.

"That's more than just a face change! That's a complete kneeling." Bruce also shouted, "And it happened instantly, with a 'thump' he knelt down! Hey! Kneeling so cleanly, don't your knees hurt?"

"What bullshit are you talking about? How did I kneel?" Stank glared at Ganqiu and Bruce behind him, "I'm standing perfectly fine!!"

"You're only standing on the surface, but you're actually kneeling, and you're kneeling without any dignity!" Bruce said. "With your behavior like this, can you still be called a qualified adventurer? Do you still have the dignity of an adventurer? Think about it carefully!"

Stank was a little moved by Bruce's words: "If you put it that way, it seems to be true..."

"I'm not an adventurer." Bruce's tone suddenly changed, and he quickly pushed Stank away with his big butt. Then he said to Aesop with a beaming face, "I don't need the dignity of an adventurer, so you should give me Stank's share."

"Bru! Lu! Z! How can you still say that to me?!" Stank was so angry that his face turned pale. "Aren't you also a lickspittle?"

"Why? I'm a dog after all." Bruce said as a matter of course, "Then why do you care who I lick? Besides, licking a dog sounds so bad. I'm obviously Aesop's most sincere and loyal dog! I was already one when he rescued me from those low-level nightmares! So my relationship with Aesop is definitely closer than you, the guy who provokes him every day!"

A cart of gold instantly shattered the seemingly strong friendship between the few people.

This scene made Mei Duoli snort involuntarily: "Oh, this is what a man is like. Can you be bribed with just this little money?"

Faced with Medori's ridicule, the three people who were fighting among themselves instantly hugged each other, forming an unbreakable alliance, arm in arm, and looked at Medori with provocative eyes.

"Oh? Medori-chan, are you jealous?" Stank raised his eyebrows and said, "If you're jealous, just say it."

"Yeah, yeah. Seeing that we have so much money, are you feeling dissatisfied?" Gan Qiu said with a smile, "Actually, there's no need to be like that. Although we have so much money and are no longer from the same class as you, we can still be good friends. Don't worry, we won't look down on you, a small waiter, just because we have money."

"That's what I mean, indeed." Bruce nodded and said, "And we won't be shy about tips. We can even give you a little more in the future. Please rest assured."

After hearing what the three people said, Medori's mouth twitched wildly, and the blue veins on the back of her hands popped out one after another, squeezing the tray in her hand out of shape.

This swirling dominance reminded the three of the fear they once felt at the mercy of Medori. They all took a step back, then said a bit timidly, "Hey, hey, hey, Medori, don't mess around. I'm warning you, even big dogs have to look after their masters!"

"Do you think you are this guy's dogs?" Medori pointed at Aesop with the tray.

"Yeah, so what?" Bruce said, "Being Aesop's dog is such a happy thing. How many people want to be Aesop's dog but can't do it. I really want to be Aesop's dog, don't you think?"

"Uh." Stank scratched his head and said, "As much as I want to agree with you, your ideas are still a bit beyond my scope."

"Fuck, what are you talking about?" Gan Qiu misunderstood what Stank said and said in surprise, "Stank, is your sacrifice really that great?"

"You fucking..."

Seeing the three people's jokes getting more and more excessive, Jer couldn't stand it anymore. After a slight sigh, he stood up and asked Aesop: "Is it okay?"

"Nothing?"

"I mean, this is a lot of money, right?" Jer said, pointing to the cart full of gold coins behind Aesop. "With this money, you can spend the rest of your life happily and without worries, right? Even a hundred years wouldn't be a problem. Are you just going to give it to us?"