Lucy was still immersed in the joy of obtaining the golden key.
Upon hearing this, her smile immediately froze on her face, and she retreated, clutching the small pouch at her waist.
"But he chose me," Lucy said.
Aux shook his head, "The ownership of the key shouldn't be decided this way. It should be first come, first served..."
"If Miss Lucy thinks it's unfair, then we can decide through battle!"
Lucy's entire face fell.
This handsome guy looked like bad news, and seeing Taros's miserable state didn't help.
She believed she absolutely couldn't beat this person.
But she didn't want to give up, so what should she do to get Taros?
"Handsome big brother, you're not a Celestial Mage anyway, so the key is useless to you. Just generously give it to me!" Lucy whined, her voice syrupy.
Aux smiled and refused, "No, that won't do. Zodiac Twelve keys are extremely rare. Even if I don't use it, just selling it would fetch at least 800,000 gold."
Lucy was very conflicted.
She wanted to say, 'I'll give you 800,000 then,' but she had run away from home without permission and didn't have that much money!
Her big eyes darted around, and finally, biting her pearly teeth, she pinched the corner of her clothes and proposed, "If you give me the key, I'll give you a chance to pursue me!"
Heh... Aux sneered inwardly, his gaze sweeping contemptuously over Lucy's entire body.
He decided, "You owe me a debt of one million gold. I can give you time to pay it back slowly, but until then, you will obey my commands."
Lucy was incredibly conflicted; this condition was already very good.
But to obey his arrangements... who knew if this person was a bad guy? What if he made her do something bad?
"The commands can't be too excessive," Lucy conceded.
She'd pretend to agree for now. Once they parted ways, it would be hard to meet again, and then any commands would just be for show.
"Alright!"
Aux had no idea what Lucy was thinking.
Even if he did know...
He would only say, 'How naive!' How could a little monkey escape the Five Finger Mountain?
"First, let's hand over the mission, then accompany me to see the once-in-a-century aurora!" Aux commanded.
Lucy was overjoyed, "You're also here to see the aurora! Me too, I didn't expect such a coincidence."
The two walked and talked, and soon found the client to explain the situation.
The client was half-skeptical.
Finally, he followed Aux back to the ranch, and after confirming that the Cow Demon was no longer seen.
He personally went to check if the cows had recovered.
After confirming everything was in order, he handed over the mission reward, thus completing the task.
"Big Brother Aux, what kind of magic did you use? Those cows beat Taros so badly."
On the way to the best spot to view the aurora, Lucy, bored, tried to make conversation.
"Enchantment Magic," Aux replied.
Lucy thought for a moment but hadn't heard of this type of magic.
"It attaches attributes like strength, speed, defense, etc., to objects. It's a support-type magic!" Aux explained.
Lucy still didn't understand.
But that didn't stop her from pretending to understand, nodding thoughtfully and feigning comprehension.
The aurora viewing spot wasn't far.
They hadn't walked long when they saw a crowd of people on the hillside ahead.
This was a higher slope, and many people were currently there to watch the aurora.
Men and women, old and young, the infirm and the sick.
There were couples, families, strangers, and so on, all unwilling to miss this once-in-a-century aurora.
It was clear that Aux and Lucy had arrived late.
There were already many tents here, presumably a campsite set up by those who had arrived earlier.
"Handsome guy, pretty lady, do you need safety measures?"
As the two were about to find a place to rest, a middle-aged man walked over, winking and flashing a lewd smile.
Aux was stunned.
He hadn't expected to be marketed that kind of thing; he could only say, 'Truly a merchant!'
"Does it sell well?" Aux asked curiously.
The boss replied with a wicked smile, "A few hundred packs, at least..."
Good gracious.
Aux was surprised.
He scanned the people present, not expecting so many to enjoy 'wild sex.'
"This hillside isn't steep, so why would we need to buy any safety measures?"
Lucy looked at the gently sloping hillside.
She mumbled, perplexed, 'This boss must have a problem with his brain.'
Selling safety measures on such a gentle slope, it would be a huge loss... Upon hearing Lucy's words.
Aux and the boss both looked at her strangely.
"Brother, you're quite lucky with women."
The lewd boss looked at Lucy's forehead and her face, judging that she was still a virgin.
He expressed his congratulations to Aux with envy.
"No need for that," Aux looked up and refused.
The boss also smiled wickedly, indicating understanding, "Understood! The first time should always be enjoyed to the fullest, hehehe..."
The boss walked towards other men and women to continue his sales pitch.
Meanwhile, Lucy still couldn't understand, feeling that the previous conversation seemed to have some deeper meaning.
"What did you two mean by what you just said?" Lucy asked.
Aux pondered... how to explain such a thing? At Lucy's current age, perhaps she could be exposed to this kind of knowledge.
"Under the beautiful, once-in-a-century aurora, ambiguous men and women will romantically confess their feelings, and in a moment of emotion, embrace and kiss."
"When passion runs deep, they will express their love through mating, with the sky as their blanket and the earth as their bed."
"Because they are still young, they will take safety measures beforehand to prevent premature pregnancy," Aux explained.
Lucy listened very intently.
After listening, she froze, then briefly stared blankly. Her face went from confusion to strangeness, then flushed red, and she showed an expression of disgust and revulsion.
Finally, she fell silent, her face turning ashen, having understood the meaning of 'safety measures.'
"This is knowledge you'll encounter sooner or later," Aux reminded her.
Lucy immediately gave him a dirty look, clearly still in an awkward state.
"How can he sell that here?" Lucy spat.
The lewd boss clearly didn't know how to do business.
How could that sell here? Everyone was just here to see the aurora!
"Look at these couples, married or not, tonight is destined to be a cruel battle!" Aux gestured.
Lucy understood this time.
Her gaze casually swept over the nearby couples, and she noticed that even though it wasn't dark yet, some people were already getting handsy!
Disgusting!!!
How could they do that in a place like this? Don't they have any shame?
"That's called 'passion,'" Aux chuckled.
Lucy was speechless.
Recalling the lewd boss, she realized he had mistaken her and Aux for a couple.
Thinking about it... two people traveling together really did look the part.
"There's still some time until dark, let's find a place to sit and wait," Aux said.
The hillside was quite large, with enough space for people to rest.
Aux found a spot near the front, sat down on the ground, and waited for night to fall.
Lucy had originally intended to sit elsewhere.
But seeing the couples around, she shivered and walked over to sit beside Aux.
She had already decided to leave as soon as she finished watching the aurora.
To avoid hearing too many nauseating strange noises, and to try not to come to such places in the future.
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