The Minotaurs are a staple race of the Undercity.
When humans on the surface first discovered Minotaurs, they were initially quite apprehensive due to their sinister appearance.
But later, they were truly amazed by them.
Of course, this is not some peculiar kind of literature.
The reason humans found Minotaurs “amazing” was because of their simple nature, straightforward mind, and disproportionately immense strength.
This is practically a natural—”slave”!
Consequently, the Undercity was once “overloaded” by kidnappers.
The streets were flooded with recruitment scams targeting Minotaurs, promising free meals and accommodations, easy work, a monthly income of 100 gold coins, and after three years, the chance to marry a beautiful cow and reach the pinnacle of their bovine life…
Faced with such “enthusiasm” from humans, it was hard for Minotaurs in the Undercity to avoid becoming a “high-risk species.”
Over time, the quality of food on the tables of the major City Lords of the Undercity was affected.
Upon inquiry, they found out that the Minotaurs they had oppressed (just kidding) and hired at low wages were actually “scooped up” by humans.
The City Lords were enraged and thus intervened.
From then on, the sale of Minotaur slaves was banned on the surface.
Those who had been trafficked to the surface were forcibly returned to the Undercity.
To this day, there are permanent bounties at several entrances to the Undercity.
The general idea is that if you are hiding or trafficking Minotaur slaves, please report to the five major City Lords of the Undercity.
If the report is verified, the informant will receive 1 gold coin as a reward.
So, given such a troublesome race, does she deserve it?
Ellie Miller pushed open the door, and the Minotaur sitting awkwardly on the sofa sprang up straight like a spring, “whoosh.”
Ellie Miller was slightly startled by the Minotaur in front of her, at most 1.9 meters tall, and instinctively said, “I don’t hire child labor.”
The shortest male Minotaurs are over 2.5 meters tall.
Female Minotaurs range from two meters to two and a half meters.
This one, under two meters, is a juvenile among Minotaurs.
“No, no, no, you’ve misunderstood.
I’m already an adult.
It’s just that, due to natural reasons, I’m relatively short.”
“Ah, I see.
Then please introduce yourself.” Ellie Miller said, picking a sofa and sitting down.
“Honorable Duchess, my name is Bakin Cowhoof, and I’ve come from a rural part of the Undercity to seek my fortune.”
And a “bubble” appeared above his head:
[Ah, I just don’t understand, what’s wrong with using my brains to trick the other cows in the village into working for me?]
[The village chief actually exiled me.]
Ellie Miller: “…”
“Then, I once ventured to the great Brimstone City, where, by virtue of my exceptional individual abilities, I became a steward directly under the City Lord of Brimstone City.”
[And then, because of taking kickbacks and privately reselling the City Lord’s minerals, I was permanently exiled from the Undercity.]
Ellie Miller: “……”
“I’ve finally reached the surface world, trying to make my mark and change everyone’s perception of Minotaurs through my efforts!”
[People on the surface are even dumber than the bumpkins of the Undercity; seeing I’m a Minotaur, they practically believe anything I say!]
[Ah, the other day I sold fake goods to Alice’s new boyfriend, who looks like quite a tough guy, better lay low for a while.]
Ellie Miller: “…………”
Unable to hold back, she asked a question, “Are you really a Minotaur?”
She saw the Minotaur in front grin foolishly, scratching the back of his head with his hoof, exuding an aura of clumsiness and dumbness.
“Yes, ma’am.”
[Hey, another ‘Big Fool’ judging by appearance.]
Ellie ‘Big Fool’ Miller smiled and stood up, “You’ve made it to the second interview; I’ll go and get your test soon.
If you successfully complete it, you’ll be hired.”
With that, Ellie Miller left the living room.
Moments later, she instructed a maid to bring in over a hundred bottles of “Failure Potions,” all failures from yesterday when trying to create ‘Smooth Potion’ and ‘Hair Growth Potion.’
Among them were many things that seemed unsellable, like “Mad Laugh Potion,” which can make a person laugh hysterically for 3 days without pause.
Ellie Miller decided to give this ‘disguised’ guy a lesson and said:
“Ah, you just need to sell all these potions by sunset today.”
“And you will get the job.”
“Of course, the selling price must not be lower than their cost price, which I’ve labeled on the bottles.”
“Oh, by the way, you can read, right?”
The Minotaur nodded sincerely and then curiously picked up a bottle to carefully read the text on it.
Ellie Miller stood up and left, putting the matter out of her mind.
Anyway, they were a pile of rubbish, even if the Minotaur stole them all, she considered it dealing with waste.
Having dealt with the Minotaur introduced by The Flower Pixie, Ellie Miller hurried with Joanna to The Coldcrest Knights’ training ground.
What she saw as she arrived at the Wall of Ice and Fire was rather ‘harmonious.’
Jupis, Lord of the Red Tower sat like a ‘statue,’ rigidly in front of the ‘Wall of Ice and Fire,’ completely motionless.
The sun was blazing.
Edward Martin thoughtfully brought the old man a sunshade.
Ellie Miller and Joanna sat silently in the carriage witnessing this scene.
Joanna blushed, “Edward’s just such a considerate good man.”
Ellie Miller nodded slowly, “But I’m more worried about my ‘First Disciple.'”
“How about bringing him back to the castle to recuperate?”
Joanna shook her head, “It’s useless.
Edward tried this morning, but if you attempt to remove him, he acts crazy.”
“He would crawl back here to continue watching.”
Ellie Miller: “…”
“Uh, is it easy to take care of the Master of the Mage Tower?”
Joanna: “You mean?”
Ellie Miller had to be straightforward, “I mean, these Great Mages, are they likely to die easily?”
Joanna uncertainly replied, “I heard the Master of the Mage Tower has a lifespan of three hundred years; I suppose they’re not likely to die easily.”
Ellie Miller was relieved.
“Alright, then let’s leave him here for now; just let Knight Edward feed and hydrate him daily.”
People inevitably experience major setbacks in life, you have to give them time to recover by themselves.
So, Ellie Miller returned to Kostanyn, went into the Alchemy House, and harvested The Rear Garden’s magical plants that grew today.
Discovered 3 new types of magical plants.
After recording the three new magical plants in the atlas, it was already sunset time.
As soon as Ellie Miller exited the Alchemy House, she noticed the Duke sitting in her room casually flipping through a book.
This had happened for two consecutive days, and Ellie Miller was somewhat puzzled, so she asked, “How about giving you a 5% discount next time?”
Upon Ellie Miller’s abrupt arrival, the Duke simply snapped the book shut with a “crack.”
His cool blue eyes glanced at her, “You didn’t come for lunch today.”
Ellie Miller said, “Yes, alchemy is fascinating, and when I immerse myself in it, I don’t feel hungry.”
“Come on, let’s go eat now, though I feel like I could eat an entire cow.”
Artor Coldcrest tapped the sofa armrest with his fingers, “That’s no good; next time wear this when you go in.”
After speaking, he produced a velvet satin jewelry box.
Ellie Miller curiously accepted it, just about to open it when she heard a steady knock at the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Ah, it must be Conrad,” Ellie Miller said, “Come in.”
The silver-haired steward gracefully entered the room, “Ma’am, you need to go downstairs and check; the Minotaur you interviewed this morning brought back a full wagon of gold coins.”
Ellie Miller: “???”