Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 49: The Prop Shop Opens!

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: The Prop Shop Opens!

What happens when a person’s thought speed exceeds their physical reaction speed?

Mr. Bucciarati, who prefers to remain anonymous, has a deep understanding of this.

The body Gong Qiying inherited also retained its original stats, with the increased Intelligence attribute significantly boosting his thought speed, but his frail body couldn’t keep up with the brain’s commands.

"Thud—"

With a muffled sound, people’s imaginations must have already started conjuring up suggestive plots, right? A mysterious girl throws herself at the boy, thereby beginning a wonderful encounter...

However, Elsa did not tackle him. She steadied herself skillfully, while, on the other hand, Gong Qiying was so startled that he fell over himself.

Utterly embarrassing...

Just as he was about to lose his temper, he caught sight of the greatsword on her back.

Calling it a sword seems almost an understatement—it’s way too big—okay, I’ve admired it enough, take it away now.

"Uh, what brings the swordswoman here?" He decided to go with the flow from the heart.

"I’m sorry," Elsa leaned down and offered her hand to him, an apologetic look on her face.

"?"

What’s this all about?

Gong Qiying chose to take the girl’s hand, noticing it was not soft at all, calloused from serious workouts, so firm it felt like she could crush his delicate fingers.

He thought Elsa would gently help him up, but once again things didn’t go as expected.

Elsa suddenly pulled with force, yanking him close—their faces almost collided!

Damn it, I’m really angry now, Gong Qiying thought, glaring furiously. It’s not fair to mock me like this; even if I get flattened by that greatsword, I still have to scold your entire family.

Unfortunately, he didn’t know that Elsa shared the exact same harmonious family relationship as Batman.

"Sniff sniff..."

"...What are you doing?"

Elsa suddenly leaned in close, standing on tiptoes, sniffing around Gong Qiying’s neck as her black hair brushed against his skin, causing a tingling sensation. The warmth of her breath was quite suggestive, but it made Gong Qiying feel like there were green-haired worms crawling on him, which was extremely uncomfortable.

She wanted to explore the scents higher up, but no matter how much she tiptoed, she couldn’t quite reach above the neck area; the scene was somewhat awkward.

Gong Qiying grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away, saying, "Lady, please, no inappropriate advances under the broad daylight. Hugging and cuddling—what kind of behavior is that? If you’re really desperate, I know a great Dungeon with some very interesting Monsters in it."

Elsa looked at him and said:

"The scent of Monsters."

"What?"

Gong Qiying changed his expression, smiling and asking, "I’m an adventurer, so it’s normal to have the scent of Monsters on me, right?"

Strange, this body hadn’t been in contact with any Monsters for several days.

"Not that kind," Elsa shook her head, her expression again showing confusion as if unsure how to properly describe it.

She sensed that the Monster scent on Gong Qiying was not the usual stench talked about, but a deeper aroma that permeated the soul, an odor that could not be on someone unless they had spent a long time with Monsters or even lived with them.

She had seen people who tamed equine Monsters, and they had a similar scent, but...

The scent on Gong Qiying was much stronger, as different as the spice levels between Guangdong and Sichuan cuisine.

Moreover, the Monster scent he had picked up was far more dangerous!

Up until now, Elsa only knew she had the unique ability to smell the "scent" of the Demon Clan and Monsters, sometimes this special ability was even more useful than magic.

This was her first time seeing someone coexisting with dangerous monsters, and curiosity prompted her to act irrationally.

Gong Qiying looked at the girl in front of him and felt an indescribable aversion in his heart, wanting to get away from her as quickly as possible.

Just as he was about to ask what kind of scent it was, a voice interrupted them.

"Elsa, what are you doing," Sali panted as he caught up, it wasn’t easy for his small frame to keep up with Elsa.

"Sali, I....."

Coming in front of Gong Qiying, Sali bowed slightly and said, "I’m terribly sorry, sir. This child must have scared you,"

Is this the third young master of the Bed Family? So polite.

Gong Qiying had heard the name Sali before, reputed to be a beautiful boy. Now that he saw him, he realized this was exactly the kind of trap Miyazaki the old thief liked.

No no, I can’t judge a book by its cover, who knows if he might turn into a muscular hunk in the Second Stage.

He shook his head, smiled, and said, "It’s fine. It’s good to be lively. No worries, I’ll be off now, you go ahead with your business,"

Having said that, he left in a hurry.

Sali watched Gong Qiying leave, then slowly turned his head to look at Elsa with a dark expression and asked, "What were you just doing?"

Elsa, sensing a killing intent, silently took two steps back and said, "He smelled of dangerous monsters,"

"That might be from the Dungeon. I checked his file; he’s an adventurer, and adventurers who’ve been around the Dungeon often have a certain smell. Don’t be too nervous. I’ll have someone check his background properly, how about that?"

While Sali was talking, he suddenly paused.

He had only glanced briefly at Gong Qiying’s background, and the guards had gathered the information in a short time, not very detailed, and it didn’t even fill half a page.

But upon reflection, one piece of information stood out.

[Madar, Bronze level adventurer, registration time...]

Registration time was four days ago!

There’s something strange...

He thought about it, and still decided it’s better to have the guards investigate thoroughly.

When Gong Qiying returned to White Whale Street, the workers were sitting in front of his shop, each with gloomy faces.

"Why aren’t you continuing with the work?" he walked over and asked.

"Bo-boss!?"

The workers had looks of shock on their faces and said, "We heard you got taken away by the guards and thought you got into some trouble. We were really worried,"

"Are you worried about not getting paid if the work is only half done?" Gong Qiying touched his neck, feeling as though there were still strands of hair on it, itching. "Don’t worry, I was just called in for questioning. Just carry on with the work as normal. The salary is secured,"

After somewhat calming the workers down, he didn’t stay in the shop, but instead wandered outside while pondering what Elsa meant by the monster’s scent.

Could it be that staying with monsters for a long time would leave some characteristics? No, that’s not right; the veteran adventurers didn’t exhibit any peculiar scents.

Moreover, the instinctive thought that arose within him to stay away from Elsa puzzled him even more, as if his instinct was telling him not to get close to her.

"Better to limit my contact with her in the future," Gong Qiying muttered to himself.

A few days later, a piece of news was published in the newspaper.

"Madar Magic Tool Store officially opens today, specializing in Dungeon products, we have everything you need, welcome to visit!"

Gong Qiying’s shop was finally ready after the renovation.

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