Chapter 117: Chapter 117

The meal cost nearly 30 silver coins.

But for Alden, who had earned quite a bit from these recent adventures, it was nothing significant.

After dinner, a maid from the city lord's residence came to take Finnie home.

The visitor wore a standard black and white maid uniform, had practical ivory-colored short hair, a cool expression, and moved with crisp efficiency.

She didn't speak, merely nodded slightly in greeting before supporting Finnie and leaving the hotel.

Alden was taken away by Bella, who also brought along Solan's family members to collect him as well.

Carson hadn't drunk much, so he conveniently took Rick, who stayed at the same inn, with him.

Soon, only Lin Mo, Lena, and the heavily intoxicated Ellie remained in the hotel.

"Ellie, you're drunk, you shouldn't drink anymore..."

Lin Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment, so he could only step forward and help Lena support her as they walked toward the inn.

Ellie mumbled the whole way, still holding a wine bottle, occasionally taking swigs from it.

"You... you drink too..."

As she spoke, she pushed the wine bottle toward Lin Mo's mouth.

"Alright, alright, you drink it yourself."

Lin Mo shook his head somewhat helplessly - drunk people were indeed troublesome.

After considerable effort getting her back to the inn, Lin Mo first opened his own door to put his things down, then came over to help Lena press her onto the bed.

The wine bottle was empty by now, casually tossed aside by her. Ellie hummed indistinctly, still clutching Lin Mo's pants and refusing to let go.

"Sorry, Mr. Lin Mo, I can handle the rest, you should go rest first..."

Lena looked utterly embarrassed as she poured water while speaking.

Lin Mo had drunk quite a bit himself. Although a professional's body was different from ordinary people's, combined with the fatigue accumulated from missions over the past two days, he was quite tired now. So he nodded, turned back to his room, closed the door, and rested.

Meanwhile, Lena fed Ellie a cup of water and asked concernedly: "How do you feel, Ellie? Do you want more water?"

Ellie shook her head: "I'm not drunk..."

"Okay, okay, I know you're not drunk."

Lena spoke as if coaxing a child: "Then rest early, alright?"

Ellie nodded and obediently lay down.

Lena breathed a sigh of relief, and after simple washing up, she also lay down on the bed.

Ellie and Lin Mo were adventurers, relatively free, and likely wouldn't take missions tomorrow, but she still had to work.

Within a minute or two, the cat-eared girl closed her eyes, emitting even breathing sounds.

Moonlight shone through the window into the room. Ellie, lying on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes and sat up in the moonlight.

One of her hands was clenched in a fist, slowly opening to reveal a bluish-yellow key resting quietly in her palm.

The summer night weather was still somewhat hot.

Lin Mo didn't sleep soundly, perhaps feeling uncomfortable from drinking, always sensing some chest tightness...

This stuffy, hot feeling gradually cleared his consciousness. Just as he prepared to use ice elements to cool down, the distinct damp warmth on his chest made him suddenly open his eyes wide.

In the faint moonlight, a figure was lying on top of him, her tail raised high behind her, making dazed humming sounds from her nose.

Lin Mo was immediately stunned, "How did you get into my room?"

He remembered locking the door...

And her condition was clearly abnormal, right?

Ellie's breathing became increasingly rapid as she tightly hugged his waist, preventing him from getting up.

Was she drunk and letting her beastly nature take over?

Lin Mo forcefully pushed her away, his gaze meeting the little wolf girl's before him.

"Didn't I say it... I'm not drunk~"

Her eyes were exceptionally clear at this moment, then turned hazy again as she lay on his chest.

Was she drunk or not?

Lin Mo couldn't quite tell. He remembered before leaving Ellie and Lena's room, she had been tugging at his pants.

So that's when she secretly took the key...

Then this current situation was premeditated?!

That damp, warm feeling gradually moved downward, touching his well-defined abdominal muscles, and didn't seem to intend to stop.

By the time Lin Mo regained his senses, Ellie already had a piece of fabric in her mouth, slowly pulling it away.

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He retaliated by grabbing Ellie's ears. Those pointed ears weren't as soft as imagined but had substantial feel, seemingly pulsating and struggling in his palm.

Since things had already reached this point, what was there to hesitate about?

Some alcohol effects surged to his head at this moment, and Lin Mo's breathing also became heavy.

Next door, Lena frowned in her sleep, emitting light dream murmurs, as if dreaming about something unpleasant.

A flock of birds passed by outside the window, two perching on a branch, singing softly. Fortunately, the inn's soundproofing was quite good and wouldn't disturb the guests' sleep.

Night receded like tidewater, gentle sunlight spilling over the bedsheet.

Lena rubbed her sleepy eyes and turned to look at Ellie.

She lay quietly in bed, wrapped in blankets, sleeping soundly.

She slept deeply, her pretty face with some heroic qualities now full of weariness, yet her brows and eyes were completely relaxed.

Perhaps being an adventurer was truly exhausting - unable to rest properly outside, only able to sleep well when returning to the city.

Afraid of disturbing her, Lena got up quietly, and after washing up, prepared to go to work.

Passing by Lin Mo's room, looking at the closed door, she thought to herself: Mr. Lin Mo works as hard as Ellie, probably sleeping until nearly noon today.

Compared to them, the association reception work was already quite easy.

Thus seemingly gaining motivation all at once, she clenched her fist, cheered up, and went to work.

When Lin Mo opened his eyes, it was indeed almost noon.

He slowly sat up, stretching his somewhat stiff body.

Some scenes subsequently flickered through his mind again.

Supporting his forehead with one hand, he rubbed his temples. The half-orc... or rather Ellie's initiative far exceeded his imagination.

Although their relationship was almost explicitly acknowledged, in Lin Mo's expectations, they should have a period of ambiguity, gradually growing closer, showing some intimate actions, and finally only then...

But he suddenly got ambushed.

Recalling the scene of Ellie looking down from above, Lin Mo could only describe it with two words.

No technique or skill whatsoever, only pure stats.

Dealing with this kind of stats monster, even with Lin Mo's current strength, he nearly couldn't keep up.

Could only say fortunately his raw strength was sufficient, ultimately holding out, and he unceremoniously launched a counterattack to regain face.

Hunger made him rub his stomach. The slightly sticky feeling made his mouth twitch, so he quickly got up to take a shower.

Changing into casual clothes, completely refreshed, Lin Mo left his room, preparing to find food.

The neighboring door happened to open at that moment. Ellie, wearing a light-colored dress, peeked out her head. Their eyes met, and some awkwardness naturally arose.

But Ellie wasn't the shy, introverted type after all, soon actively greeting him, her tail gently swaying behind her, making Lin Mo unconsciously make a grasping motion with his hand.

When gripping more forcefully, there would be changes, especially with sudden force...

Well, better think about what to eat later.

Having just visited the grand hotel last night, today's lunch would be at a regular small restaurant, but the meal still needed to be plentiful to replenish energy.

Alden and the others seemed to need at least one or two months of rest, possibly even longer, so they couldn't adventure together anymore.

Finnie still wanted to continue though - when drunk and dazed yesterday, she said to find her when there were missions.

Besides that, of course there was Ellie...

A three-person team, though small in number, was just right.

While eating roast chicken, Lin Mo considered future plans.

Originally he intended to set out tomorrow, but thinking carefully, he hadn't really rested properly during this period. When Alden and the others weren't working, he still took missions alone and went out.

Even occasional rest was just one day - wasn't that turning him back into a corporate slave?

Glancing at Ellie beside him, the little wolf girl blinked, smiling as she looked at him.

The day before a mission wasn't suitable for intense exercise, so he'd rest one more day and take missions the day after tomorrow.

The entire afternoon, Lin Mo accompanied Ellie shopping everywhere. She bought many everyday clothes.

Previously, Ellie rarely bought such clothes, always wearing armor when going out. But now, it seemed she needed to prepare some.

Although she bought quite a lot, more than she could wear, these clothes weren't expensive, totaling less than 1 gold coin, which meant nothing to Ellie.

By the way, after Rick and Carson received their mission rewards yesterday, they repaid all the money they previously borrowed from Ellie, totaling about 3 gold coins.

In the evening, they went together to pick up Lena from work, then went to eat.

Previously, to save money, Lena often cooked for herself or simply ate a piece of black bread to get by. Now with more financial flexibility, she ate out every meal like Lin Mo and the others.

Since they took turns treating and only had this one good dinner daily, the pressure on Lena's wallet wasn't too great.

After eating and returning to the inn, it wasn't very late yet, but Ellie eagerly urged Lena to go to bed.

Though somewhat puzzled, Lena thought perhaps one night wasn't enough to fully recover from adventure fatigue, and yesterday's drinking might have affected sleep quality, so she turned off the light and quickly fell asleep.

Hearing Lena's breathing become even, Ellie quietly got up and took the key from under her pillow.

—Lin Mo hadn't actually taken the key back, but told the innkeeper he lost it and got another one.

Ellie pushed the door open and entered. Lin Mo hadn't turned off the light yet, currently wearing pajamas while leaning against the bedside, holding the newly purchased "Mainland Common Low-Level Magical Creatures Illustrated Guide," pretending to flip through it.

Hearing the door open, he immediately looked up. When their eyes met, it was like matching a secret code.

Ellie casually closed the door and directly pounced over...