Chapter 288 Underground Factory
"Thank you...thank you..." Shenhong felt the magic heart in his chest beat twice more. It always lost control when he was alone with his master.

Shenhong knew that she was the least mature of the three sisters, and her only good housekeeping skill was cooking, so she worked harder than Shenlan and Shenhuang to improve her cooking skills. Even during her breaks, she was studying various recipes, which was how she was able to make such exquisite and delicious dishes.

Whenever her master praises the food she cooks, it is the happiest moment for Crimson.

Shenhong has been struggling over whether she should tell her master what happened this morning. Is it worth making her master worry about such a small matter? The role of a maid is to help her master solve all difficulties.

What's more, she was the cause of the incident, so she should handle it personally.

"Did something happen today? I think your mental state is a little bit unwell." Luo Qiu picked a small red flower and played with it in his hand, and asked casually.

"No... a little thing happened, but it's okay, I can handle it."

Crimson hesitated, but didn't lie.

"Really?" Luo Qiu looked down at her, not knowing what he was thinking. Then he nodded and said, "I believe you. If you really need my help, just tell me. I don't want anything to happen to our cutest chef."

"I understand, Master!" Shenhong was very happy about Luo Qiu's trust. She bowed deeply to Luo Qiu and walked out of the manor.

When Shen Hong left, Luo Qiu looked to his left and said unhappily, "They've all left."

"Crimson is hiding something from us." Meng Li lifted the 'transparency' magic, revealing her figure. She brushed off the dust on the hem of her skirt, without the slightest awareness of being a peeping Tom, and said, "She has used some power, although it was very little, but I can see it."

Luo Qiu pretended to glare at the vampire progenitor, raised his eyebrows and said, "Since Shenhong doesn't want to say it, forget it. I believe she can handle it. Our children are not the ones to be bullied by outsiders."

When the last sentence was spoken, an inexplicable chill filled the air.

"Luo Qiu thinks highly of Shen Hong." Meng Li put his hands behind his back, kicked the stones under his feet, and said, "Shen Hong is an important family member of ours now. No one has the right to bully her."

"So I just notified Deep Blue to follow her. With her around, I think nothing in the human kingdom can pose a threat to them."

"Deep Blue... I see. Then I feel relieved." Meng Li seemed to have suddenly realized something.

After the three combat dolls were transformed by Luo Qiu, Shenlan's strength is now the strongest among the three, and his combat power is second only to Mengli in the manor. He is definitely superior to human glory-level adventurers and rule-breakers, and is almost at the same level as the reincarnated angel Aiqier.

With her around, they can hold on until Luo Qiu or Meng Li arrive even in the most dangerous situation. What's more, Deep Red's own strength is not much different from Deep Blue's.

"Wherever there are people, there are disputes. Although there are only three countries in the human kingdom, the waters here are extremely deep." Luo Qiu seemed to be speaking from his heart.

"Only a race as populous as humans would engage in boring power struggles. The vast majority of races believe in 'the strong are king, and the weak are preyed upon by the strong.'" Meng Li seemed disdainful.

Luo Qiu smiled and did not argue. He looked toward the distant sky and sighed softly, "It looks like a storm is about to come."

The Starlight Trading Company's underground research factory in the imperial capital, even Emperor Clarence VI would probably not have thought that on his territory, the Starlight Trading Company had built a huge factory underground that was as large as half of the imperial palace and looked like a maze.

The situation in the underground research factory can be described as "complex and complicated", filled with the smell of rust and magic stone. Hundreds of researchers in work clothes fiddled with various props in their hands and conducted tests again and again. There were also a large group of craftsmen and forgers isolated in the furnace-like foundry room, who were constantly fiddling with some templates similar to human specimens.

"What did you say? Those two dwarves have been absent from work for two days?"

Sitting in the most luxurious office, Magnus was tasting the fragrant wine bought from the distant Sea People. After receiving the report from his subordinates, he immediately lost his composure.

"What's going on? What are those two dwarfs doing?"

"I heard that he was researching a magic sword."

"What a bullshit research! What kind of magic sword is this? Is it more important than the 'puppet man'? Go and tell them quickly. If they don't come, I'll go to the dwarves to find their chief!" Magnus was so angry that he smashed the wine glass in his hand to pieces.

At this critical juncture, they were finally about to make great progress, but such an accident happened. Without the help of dwarven technology, it would be difficult for the blacksmiths of Starlight Trading Company to carry out the plan.

"Yes"

"Wait!" Magnus suddenly called his men again. He grabbed a new pair of white gloves and put them on his hands. He took a simple-looking cane from the shelf full of canes and walked out of the room.

"I want to go and see for myself what those two guys are up to."

"Tsk, arrogant human. If our tribe had not lacked the funds to mine the magic source this time, we would not have cooperated with them. It's just a delay of a few days. What's the big deal? Why are you so angry?" Rivasi kept muttering on the way to the underground research factory of Starlight Trading Company.

"After all, we were wrong. We should have given them notice in advance." Steklin waved his hand and said.

"Really? What's the point of a few broken puppets? I've always said that humans are just a group of boring creatures. How can the greatness of life be replaced by mere puppets? Compared with the master's magic sword, they are nothing. Ah!!! That is the supreme and perfect masterpiece!!!" Rivasi shouted with his head in his hands.

"The master is also a human being," Steklin reminded.

"It's different, it's different. Don't compare the master with those mortals. The master is a god, the god of forging." Rivasi said with a look of longing: "I really hope that one day I can reach the master's realm."

"Before that day comes, let's finish the work first. This is a special order from the clan leader. We must complete it seriously. We can't be lazy any longer."

"I understand. Um, who are you?"

The two dwarves hated the feeling of being watched on the street, so they basically chose remote paths with few people. In front of them appeared a girl with crimson hair and a maid outfit.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the girl happened to be blocking their way.

"Excuse me, could you please make way?" Steklin asked politely. He did not think that the girl would pose a threat to the two of them. After all, she was such a lovely girl. Judging from her white and tender hands, she did not look like a maid who did rough work at all. Instead, she looked more like a daughter of a noble family.

"Come with me," said the red-haired maid.

(End of this chapter)