Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 1646: Chapter 1644: A Request from Meiyin (Doesn’t Like Kimchi Burgers)

When Fang Zheng and his team appeared, the receptionist was quite surprised.

”Sir Knight, Miss Cleric, you’re back? Where have you been all this time?”

”I found a place to train them a bit.”

”Indeed......”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s reply, the receptionist carefully observed the Cleric and others around him.

”Indeed...... You look more like adventurers now. Where did you go?”

”The deepest maze, we stayed there for a few days......”

”There?!”

Hearing this, even the receptionist was taken aback. Although she had never been there, she had heard rumors about the deepest maze. Unlike ordinary quests, the deepest maze is like a hell for adventurers. In such a place, it’s not only easy to lose direction, but it’s also impossible to get supplies.

In today’s increasingly professional adventuring world, few people still challenge themselves in such places.

After all, most people become adventurers to support their families, not to court death.

”No wonder all of you look so different in spirit.”

Muttering to herself, the receptionist carefully examined the girls around Fang Zheng. She hadn’t met Ais, so she couldn’t comment, but she knew Miss Cleric and Megumin. If they looked like rookies before, now they exude the aura of true adventurers.

It’s a pity that almost no one does this anymore.

The receptionist had heard many veteran adventurers say that long ago, when the Adventurers’ Guild was just founded, the method of veteran teaching rookies was to take a lap in the deepest maze. As long as one came out, they were qualified adventurers. However, with the guild’s rules becoming more standardized and the adventurers’ mindset changing, you can hardly see such people now.

What surprised her was that Fang Zheng, so young, actually knew such an ”old-fashioned” method.

”So are you here to accept a quest?”

”That’s right, we’re taking this quest.”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng placed a commission on the table.

”A merchant convoy...guard duty? That requires a lot of time.”

”No problem, we know.”

Fang Zheng was specifically looking for a time-consuming commission. Such commissions are actually not popular at the Adventurers’ Guild. Adventurers generally have their own areas of activity, much like animals with terri

torial boundaries. Venturing out into unknown areas is dangerous. But merchant convoys often traverse mountains and rivers, heading to far-off places.

This is something adventurers really dislike.

It’s a waste of time for little money, and no one knows what dangers might be encountered on the way. Bandits and thieves are the least of the problems; goblins are expected, but if they encounter trolls or snowmen or even sub-dragons?

That’s beyond the job description!

Such jobs, low pay, high risk, and random danger levels, are least favored by adventurers.

But for Fang Zheng, none of this mattered; he wanted to travel long distances after all!

”So, Sir Knight, will you also be going?”

”I’ll be following, but not participating.”

After training for some time, Fang Zheng felt that the three girls were ready. This quest was essentially led by the Cleric—after all, Megumin is a chunibyo, and Ais is naïve. The only one capable of communicating is the Cleric.

Fang Zheng just needed to follow from behind.

”I understand.”

The receptionist took a quill and quickly recorded the relevant information.

”Then, I wish you all a safe and speedy return.”

After accepting the quest, the Cleric took Megumin and Ais to join the merchant convoy while Fang Zheng followed alongside them—in name, he was also a member of the team, but he promised not to intervene on this journey.

The convoy’s guard duty was indeed boring; without the luck of a cursed thief, the team encountered few troubles. They only confronted a pack of wild wolves once during a camp, which Megumin promptly turned into roasted wolves with a burst magic... This greatly increased Megumin’s reputation among the convoy, but for Fang Zheng, watching Megumin’s smugness only made him sigh.

However, at this time, Fang Zheng received a communication from Meiyin.

”You want to bring your parents and sister to another world too?”

Looking at the girl in the image before him, Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow, and Meiyin nodded.

”Yes, that’s what I’m thinking......”

Compared to Fang Zheng, Meiyin’s life was filled with hardships, despite experiencing a similar time travel reincarnation. Her family, although considered urban dwellers, barely made ends meet, not even reaching the level of a moderately well-off family. Moreover, the civilization in this world wasn’t very advanced, so Meiyin, being a citizen from the lower rungs of society, could only afford wooden shoes.

That was already quite fortunate. In places like the slums, people often went barefoot with no shoes to wear at all.

Meiyin’s parents and sister were born and raised in such a world, so they naturally felt it was normal. However, for a girl from a modern society, who had enough to eat and wear, played with phones, watched computers, and could dine at restaurants anytime, it was completely unacceptable.

This world had no toilets, not even toilet paper, and books weren’t something an average person could afford. The social status of commoners was low, even lower than that of merchants, and the nobility could bully them at will. To Meiyin, this world was simply hell...

Of course, if she had to endure living like this, she would have gritted her teeth and persevered. But the appearance of Fang Zheng offered her a second choice, which stirred her emotions immediately.

”I don’t want to leave my parents behind like Princess Kaguya. Although... I’m not very familiar with them, I can feel that they truly love me...”

”So you plan to take them to the moon with you?”

Hearing Meiyin’s words, Fang Zheng chuckled. He had heard of the story of Princess Kaguya, where an elderly couple found a baby in a bamboo stalk and raised her into a rare beauty in the vicinity. As a result, many nobles came to propose, but in the end, Princess Kaguya was taken back by emissaries from the moon... Hmm, her parents remained on Earth.

Indeed, this was somewhat similar to Meiyin’s situation.

”Is that possible?”

”I don’t see a problem with it, but how do you plan to explain it to them?”

Staring at Meiyin, Fang Zheng spread his hands. His reincarnation and time travel left him alone, with no need to worry about such affairs, but Meiyin was evidently different.

”Based on what you said before, isn’t this akin to possession? How are you going to tell them? Actually, their daughter is already dead, and you’re a soul from another world occupying her body?”

”Well...”

Hearing this, Meiyin hesitated.

”Also, you should be aware that the modern world is different from this one. If your parents were to go to that world, how would they survive? They can’t understand the modern language or know the rules and laws, right? How would they live? Earn a living? Did you think of these?”

”This... I really haven’t thought of it...”

Listening to Fang Zheng’s questions, Meiyin lowered her head a bit dejectedly. But it’s understandable; before her rebirth, she was just a female college student, the kind who spent all day in the library. In other words, she hadn’t experienced the hardships of job hunting and the beatings from society after graduation, so naturally, her thinking might be simpler.

”It’s okay, there’s plenty of time, consider it slowly.”

After a few more words with Meiyin, Fang Zheng ended the conversation. Recently, Meiyin had been seeking him out for chats every day. After all, as two transmigrators, they shared some common ground... But at least Fang Zheng was better off than Meiyin. At least he wasn’t transmigrated into a little girl who was weak and frail by nature.

That would really be unfortunate.

If I were to transmigrate into such a little girl... Tsk tsk tsk, just thinking about it sent a chill down Fang Zheng’s spine.

Even though cultists could be a bit of a trouble, they were still better than a little girl, after all.

”Sir Knight.”

While Fang Zheng was lost in thought, Miss Cleric came running up hurriedly.

”What’s up?”

”It’s like this, we just met a caravan ahead and got some information... They said... the front is not very safe.”

”Oh?”

Hearing this, Fang Zheng squinted his eyes.

”What’s the specific situation?”

”I’ve heard that there are vampires rampaging ahead, terrifying creatures with silver-white hair and bloody mouths... Quite a few people have already fallen victim to that vampire... The caravan owner hopes we can continue to escort them and is even willing to double the payment...”

This was quite normal; putting Miss Cleric and Ais aside for a moment, Megumin’s Burst Magic was truly at the Golden Class level, and an ordinary vampire would probably be blown to bits with just one shot.

”So what are you planning to do?”

”Um... I want to continue the mission. After all, this is our first mission since forming a team; we can’t afford to fail again...”

At this point, Miss Cleric couldn’t help but feel somewhat unwilling. After becoming an adventurer, her first two mission attempts had ended in failure. The first mission wiped out the team; the second was botched thanks to Lina Inverse’s meddling. Now, finally having her own team, Miss Cleric yearned for success in her initial task.

If this mission fails again, Miss Cleric feared she’d develop a psychological shadow.

”But if the opponent is really too strong, I hope Sir Knight can lend a hand... As compensation, we can offer you half the reward.”

”Hmm...”

Listening to Miss Cleric, Fang Zheng paused for a moment, extended his hand, and patted her shoulder.

”Though a bit immature in negotiating terms, it’s somewhat acceptable. Rest assured, if that vampire really is troublesome... let me handle it personally.”