"Hello, um, we are, uh, traveling."

I don't know if my smile is visible, but I've already put it on.

The huge scavenger creature opened its mouth and let out a loud burp. Hey, I've been wanting to tell you, the smell in your stomach is really unpleasant.

"Rrrroaaaar... This is..."

"Here... take... it..."

The black merchant emblem suddenly spat out from somewhere in its body, and instinctively, I caught it with my hand. The sticky fluid on the emblem reminded me of something really disgusting...

"Thank you, thank you..."

"Are you... black merchants?"

"Ah, no, we're not."

"Then... who are you?"

Its slow and deep voice made it sound like a wise being that had slept for a thousand years. But the appearance of this scavenger creature had nothing to do with that wise image.

"We are a married couple..."

"Married... ah..."

"Yes, we are traveling..."

"Huh? Roar! Who are you calling a couple?"

Hey, do we not look like a married couple? We even have rings!

"Yes, we are. Look, we have rings."

"Is that so?"

As soon as the words were spoken, two tentacle-like objects emerged from the creature's body and slowly reached out towards us. I hurriedly hugged my wife, pulled out my gun, and said let's talk about business instead of getting handsy...

"Human... guns can't harm me..."

"As for me... I can't see you... I can only touch you..."

Who are you trying to fool? How can I know that I'm holding a gun if I can't see it?

But there didn't seem to be any other choice now. Seeing the two tentacles making cute waving motions, I tentatively believed that this scavenger creature was a monster with human emotions. But thinking about those white bones, it might not be a good idea to let this creature touch our bodies.

"Please... let me touch you..."

My wife and I were like braised pork in a dish, coquettishly saying to the diner, "Please enjoy me~" This feeling was not good at all, especially when the green tongue wrapped around my wrist, this creature seemed to want to suck every strand of my body hair. Let's end this quickly, or this situation will turn into a hentai plot in no time.

What I found really unfair was that after the tentacles touched my wife just twice, they stopped and turned their full attention to me. On one hand, I was glad that my wife didn't have to suffer. On the other hand, I wanted to see what expression my wife would have when the tentacles wrapped around her.

Wait, why are you taking off my pants!

I forcefully pulled my hand out, wanting to grab my pants, but the tendrils wrapped around my left hand, and a large mass of green translucent material turned into a woman's head, sensually sucking on my fingers.

"Get lost!"

"You damn bastard!"

I couldn't hold it in anymore and cursed in Chinese.

Trying to push away the green woman's head, my arm got stuck, and magically, the scavenger creature's body turned into a half-bodied woman, holding onto my arm and using its tongue to lick and tease like a cat.

I couldn't take it anymore. If this creature doesn't stop, I'll go crazy.

I looked at my wife with pleading eyes, and she was covering her mouth and laughing!

What the hell are you laughing at! Your husband is about to be... you know what! The rings were pointless!

"Can... you stop now?"

"Touch... me... more..."

I surrendered completely. Regardless of which world, there are always perverts like this.

After moistening the last dry patch of skin on the sole of my foot, the scavenger creature finally contentedly closed its mouth and withdrew the green gelatinous substance that had been entangling me. I never want to experience something like this again.

"Oh... you two... are truly..."

"What do you want to say?"

"It's been a long time since I've seen... something like this~"

The creature splashed the mudwater around with its body, seeming very happy. I really don't know what expression to make. I feel like no matter who we encounter, they would say, "A couple consisting of a monster and a human, it's been a long time since I've seen that~"

"Do you... have any food..."

"What? Food?"

"August... hungry..."

"Are you called August?"

"Ah... hungry... so hungry..."

The scavenger creature rambled on, completely ignoring my words. It seemed like we should give it some food, or else it might mistake us for food. But I didn't bring any, so I had to ask my wife to get some. Medusa, being one of the most skilled predators on the road, proved her reputation by bringing back two squirrels pierced by arrows within five minutes.

The poor squirrels really had a tough time. Being accustomed to shooting at the head, my wife practically turned their heads into a pulp with her arrows. Although pitiful, I still threw the squirrel corpses into the scavenger creature's big mouth. It was like feeding dolphins at the aquarium, except dolphins wouldn't turn the squirrel into a skeleton right away. The scavenger creature, despite its sluggish appearance and lack of attack power, would instantly dissolve any flesh within its jelly-like body, leaving only the skeleton. Overall, it was a relatively dangerous monster, after all, the scavenger creature lacked pursuit ability. Just as long as we didn't provoke it, we would be fine.

It was only much later that I learned that when the scavenger creature was truly in danger, it would spit out a part of its body as a long-range attack...

"Oh...burp~~ thank you... August... not hungry anymore..."

"Good, good, not hungry is good, hahaha..."

"You... are you... traveling?"

"Yes, we are."

"Oh... then... why are you traveling..."

"We just want to see the world together, that's all..."

"Rumble~~"

The scavenger creature laughed, and its green gel-like body trembled.

"That... I want... to join you..."

August said these words, seemingly not joking. But brother, it's not that I don't want to take you with us, you're so huge that my cart can't fit you, and I can't pull you like a cow...

The scavenger creature wriggled its body, opened its big mouth, and seemed to want to say something, but couldn't express it well.

"I've been here... for who knows how long..."

"I've always wanted... to see the outside..."

"So... let me take a look... you two... creatures and humans... as a couple..."

"Please... take my... body with you... and move forward..."

As if using all the strength in its body, August squeezed out a small scavenger creature from its body. The football-sized green gel-like creature tumbled a few times on the ground, bumped into my feet, and made a purring sound.

"Go... go help me... see this world..."

Although August didn't have eyes, I could still feel that sincere gaze that only appears when hope is visible.

This creature could only ever live in this swamp, perhaps it had been attacked by soldiers from the kingdom, or maybe no one had ever been willing to talk to it, or maybe it just wanted to see the world outside the forest. This was probably its biggest wish in its lifetime.

I picked up the little scavenger creature. Maybe because it was too small, it couldn't imitate the human throat and vocal cords, and could only make purring sounds by compressing air in its body.

"I, Chen Laowu, will take you to see the world. I promise."

"August... heard, August... thank you... you two, this... kind couple."

Although being called a kind couple by a monster felt a bit strange, it was the first time someone (or monster) praised us for being kind.

As for whether we were truly kind or not, who knows, but since we made the promise, I must fulfill it. I used to break my promises all the time, but in this world, I will keep every promise I make.

August stretched out its body, the sun had risen to the treetops. The bright and transparent green mixed with the sunlight to create a dream-like entity. The bones were no longer scary. The sunlight shining through the scavenger creature's body tore into shiny fragments, falling on me and my wife. The giant scavenger creature slowly submerged into the swamp, like a mountain made of gemstones.

"Goodbye, August."

*Gurgle gurgle*

With the little guy leading the way, my wife and I easily found the cart.

Speaking of which, we should give this little scavenger a name. I wonder if he can understand us when we talk. Well, let's give it a try. How about calling him Xiao Ao~?

"Hey, little thing."

*Pupu?*

"From now on, I'll call you Xia Ao. How does that sound?"

*Gurgle gurgle~*

"Then I'll call you Xia Ao."

*Gurgle gurgle gurgle~*

"So silly."

My wife was right, I was actually having such a happy interaction with this scavenger.

"He must understand."

"No, he's just dumb."

"Hmph, just watch."

I got off the cart and walked a little further away from Xia Ao, then started calling his name.

"Xia Ao, come here~"

*Pupu~*

The little guy actually hopped and "ran" towards me!

"Huh? No way!!!"

My wife clearly didn't believe it and tried calling Xia Ao's name as well.

"Xia Ao, come over~"

Then, this heartless little creature ran straight towards my wife...

No matter how I called, it was useless.

Do monsters prefer monsters after all?

With the little guy in tow, I continued driving the cart forward. Because the scavenger's territory was impassable for the cart, we had to choose a detour. However, the detour would take us through a very complicated area, where, according to the map, there were two types of monsters...