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Chapter 1152 Chu Chu and Shrimp

In the forbidden zone of the Heavenly Demon Realm, on the continent of gods and demons.

This is a region feared by everyone on the mainland, but it is also the area with the most abundant resources.

Nine billion years ago, a powerful being who called himself the Heavenly Demon established his territory here, and no outsider dared to enter again.

The saying "touch it and you die" refers to this place. The guards patrolling inside the restricted area alone could wipe out a powerful force if they were sent outside.

In this very place, deep within the mining area, a woman in overalls is wielding a pickaxe, her sweat pouring out in the heat of her labor…

"...What the hell—"

Chu Chu interrupted the random narration that had suddenly appeared in her mind, and threw the pickaxe to the ground. "When will this ever end?"

"Chuchu, don't be angry. Come and have something to eat. I've developed a new dessert. This cake would be great as a tea snack."

At that moment, a woman wearing a chef's apron walked in from the cave entrance; the towering peaks and steep mountains were so vast that even the large apron could not conceal them.

She was holding a plate with a small, delicious-looking cake on it, made with rare ingredients from this world.

"Shrimp, you're quite optimistic... but your treatment is indeed much better than mine."

Chu Chu said weakly, took the plate from Xia Ren, took a vicious bite of the cake, and then her expression reversed, revealing a happy look, mainly because she was conquered by the deliciousness of the cake.

By the time she came to her senses, the cake on the plate had disappeared. She couldn't help but marvel at how well the other person had managed to drug her. "Shrimp, keep up the good work. Try to use your food to knock that devil out one day. Then we can figure out how to escape."

"Chuchu...you should know that he can hear us right now, right?"

Shrimp said somewhat timidly; she had always been quite timid.

"What's there to be afraid of? If he has the guts, he can kill me. Let's see who mines for him then. Without the resource supply, someone will naturally take action against him."

Chu Chu said irritably, "Even if I die, he won't have an easy time!"

"Don't say that. I don't think it's that serious. Anyway, we don't have anything important to do when we get back. Our family will send someone to rescue us. Let's just treat this as a vacation."

Shrimp added, "Besides, the ingredients here are really good."

Chu Chu was speechless, thinking to herself that she really couldn't learn this optimistic and cheerful spirit from the other person. Could it be that the old saying is true? Only those with a broad mind can have a big heart?

Chu Chu glanced subconsciously at the shrimp's huge apron, then looked down at the field that was completely hidden from view by the oversized work clothes, and felt even more discouraged.

"Sigh, speaking of which... my family is really unreliable. If I can go back this time, I won't work here anymore. Anyway, I have no desire to stay."

Chu Chu sighed, feeling that the End Space was truly a rip-off, or rather, a rip-off for her mother.

Before they came, everything was agreed upon. The only hope was that she and Xiaren could collect some high-end resources, and the round trip might not even take three days.

However, they had only been on the ground for a short time when they were captured by the demons of this world. All the supporters who followed them died tragically. They were only allowed to live because they were now ninth-level supporters with superb skills and were considered valuable.

Originally, the shrimp was almost killed, but Chu Chu was clever and said that the dishes made with shrimp were super delicious, and that Lord Tianmo must have never tried them before. She suggested that they try them before deciding whether to kill the shrimp or not.

The shrimp dish, prepared on the spot, instantly won over the Demon King's stomach, so he was kept in the forbidden area as the 'Head Chef'.

As for Chu Chu, since she came here to mine, she will continue to be used as a miner.

After staying there for a while, she finally understood why the Heavenly Demon had detained them.

After all, if you think about it carefully, the Heavenly Demon is already close to the peak of the ninth rank. He can use any resources in this world and doesn't need these minerals for any special purpose. So, wouldn't detaining Chu Chu be completely useless?

But later Chu Chu discovered that the Heavenly Demon was actually regularly handing over various resources to one of the factions, with mineral resources being the largest component.

Mining itself depends on how it's defined. If it's just about extracting minerals, then someone with the power of a Heavenly Demon could easily wreak havoc and uproot mountains with a wave of his hand and extract everything.

But for someone like Chu Chu, who acts as a supporter in mining, the key lies in the meticulous processing of the minerals. After her processing, these minerals can be revitalized and given additional active properties, becoming rare materials of the Great Dao level, with a value that is different from those mined directly.

After thousands of years of investigation, Chu Chu discovered that the Heavenly Demons would hand over a batch of supplies every year, and the recipients of these supplies were actually related to the space itself, namely the Paradise outside of the Nine Great Spaces.

It turns out that, because this world was rich in resources, coincidentally, on the very day the two of them arrived, a powerful being from Paradise broke through this world.

Chu Chu and Xia Ren saw a burst of sword energy erupt from the Heavenly Demon Forbidden Zone in the world, but it quieted down afterwards. They didn't pay much attention at the time, thinking it was just a powerful figure in the Forbidden Zone performing magic. Who knew that the legendary Heavenly Demon of this world would be so pathetic, kneeling down after just one strike.

Therefore, this world is now under the jurisdiction of Paradise, and the Heavenly Demon, as the highest level in the world, is naturally responsible for managing the tribute of resources to Paradise.

Despite his formidable presence on the continent of gods and demons, where he is a supreme powerhouse feared by all, it's conceivable that since this world has already been ravaged, even that Heavenly Demon once knelt at the feet of a certain bigwig from Paradise.

Chu Chu and the others originally had no intention of entering the Heavenly Demon Forbidden Zone. She and Xia Ren had already discussed it and found some other resource locations on the continent. They planned to collect a little bit to get by and then return to their space after submitting the mission.

However, because the Paradise's system and the nine spaces were not interconnected, they were unaware at the time that this world had been incorporated into the Paradise. After that, powerful figures from the Heavenly Demon Forbidden Zone went out and hunted down reinforcements and explorers of the End Space.

They were escorted on this mission, but the late-stage ninth-tier explorer was killed after only two moves against the Heavenly Demon.

That's why Chu Chu said the End Space was a trap for her mother. At first, their actions weren't a big deal, but after Paradise broke through this world, they were essentially stealing from Paradise's home, so it's not surprising that they were detained.

To be honest, although she came from a family with a long history of learning and knew a lot, she didn't know much about Paradise. She only knew that when the space split, a Paradise was specially separated out. Paradise's system was not connected to the space, and its operation was quite mysterious, so she didn't know the principle behind how the other party was holding her and Shrimp.

But based on her observations, the park's operation was, to some extent, quite primitive.

For example, if a space contains a world, there is no need to send anyone to manage it. The space can automatically absorb the world's source or directly mobilize certain resources.

The Paradise allows the Heavenly Demons to continue managing the area and periodically launch attacks against them. In Chu Chu's view, this management method involving people is rather outdated.

The key point is that it was precisely because the amusement park had such a backward management system that they were detained by the Heavenly Demon.

Because the Heavenly Demon, as a native of this world, even though he was subdued by the bigwigs of Paradise, didn't really understand the space. He only knew that Shrimp and Chu Chu were not from this world, nor were they his 'boss's' people, so of course he could do whatever he wanted.

Seeing that the two had some ability and could help him achieve his performance targets, he kept Chu Chu with him and made Xia Ren the head chef in the restricted area.

In reality, this world is less about being incorporated into the park and more about it still floating in its original position within the Sea of ​​Worlds; the park has never established any special connection with this world.

It can only be said that the park's operation is more primitive and crude. They are more like colonial bandits in the world's ocean. Wherever the strong go, they make a world pay tribute. The park is only responsible for collecting resources periodically and does not care about these worlds otherwise.

And so, by sheer coincidence, Chuchu and Xiaren were detained.

As for why they cannot be forcibly returned, the reason is simple: because they are in the restricted area, they are under constant surveillance and are not in a state of disengagement, so the End Space cannot perform the normal revival.

The frustrating thing is that, since Chu Chu and Xia Ren are supporters, and supporters' permissions are reduced by 1 by default, they cannot trigger the space's protection mechanism. In an emergency, the strongest teleportation power pulls them out of the world.

This is why Chu Chu complains and curses every day. She believes that the rules of the End Space still have unreasonable loopholes, and the service to supporters is quite perfunctory and inhumane.

She knew that the End Space always provided impeccable service to pioneers, answering all questions and, if they encountered any extraordinary danger, it would be eager to immediately send down a thick purple teleportation beam to take them away.

It's different for the supporters. They're like stepchildren. Although they take the usual protection seriously, when special situations arise, the End Space's processing speed becomes terribly slow.

In the current situation, Chu Chu felt that the End Space might send people, but there weren't many ninth-tier peak experts in the End Space, and those people probably had more priority tasks to carry out.

If a schedule had to be arranged, the two of them might have to wait another ten thousand years before the arrival of the ultimate powerhouse from the End Space.

In short, they have low priority and no human rights.

"Sigh... If only that bastard were still alive..."

At this moment, Chu Chu sighed again, "They say that evil people live for a thousand years, how come you died so easily?"

At this point, she couldn't help but shake her head, feeling that what she said might not be right either.

One hundred million years ago, she returned to the Origin Space and asked her elders, learning the terrible truth.

It turns out that Lu Li was at the center of the vortex during the great battle that shook the world sea on the Divine Martial Continent, and was ultimately killed by the legendary tenth-tier powerhouse.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Li didn't die so easily, but Chu Chu still felt a little uneasy.

"Boss Lu..."

When Xia Ren heard Chu Chu's words, she lowered her head, her eyes filled with tears. She had cried bitterly when she saw Lu Li's avatar marked with an X in her friend list. But she was just a cook who could cook, and she couldn't even go to the 'crime scene' in the World Ocean.

"Damn it, why are you talking about dead people at a time like this? Let's get to work!"

Chu Chu perked herself up and picked up her pickaxe again, ready to start mining, trying to relieve her emotions through work.

However, many scenes still lingered in her mind. She remembered that she hadn't given Lu Li a kind look when they parted last time, never imagining that it would be the last time they would see each other.

If she had known this would happen, she should have said goodbye to him properly back then.

"If only Boss Lu were still here..."

However, Xia Ren was more sentimental than Chu Chu. Chu Chu's words stirred his thoughts, and he kept muttering, "We won't be trapped here anymore."

She said this because she believed that if Lu Li were still alive, he would definitely cancel other missions to prioritize saving the two of them, who were not so important to others.

Actually, Shrimp thinks Chu Chu is alright, which is the exact opposite of their stance here. The Heavenly Demon here thinks she cooks well and gives her good treatment as head chef. Everyone in the forbidden area treats her with respect (mainly because their stomachs have been conquered).
While Chu Chu was merely used as a mining tool within the restricted area, her actual value to the space was far greater, as her forging skills were among the best in the nine major spaces.

So Shrimp was always puzzled as to why the reinforcements from the End Space were arriving so slowly.

Actually, the two women misunderstood. The End Space had indeed sent out a peak ninth-tier expert, but before that expert even entered the God and Demon Continent, he encountered a powerful expert from Paradise in the World Sea outside. After a battle, the expert from the End Space was no match for him and had to return defeated.

How could the End Space possibly broadcast such a shameful matter to the two women using a notification sound?
So they assumed that the End Space had ignored them. In reality, someone had arrived immediately after the incident, but they hadn't managed to resolve the situation.

While there are a few at the peak of the ninth tier in the End Space, finding higher-level powerhouses, like Manjusaka, is not so easy.

In terms of priority, Chu Chu and Xia Ren are indeed not in the top tier, and this matter also involves diplomatic issues, since nominally, the Divine Demon Continent is already Paradise's territory.

Paradise is notorious for its arrogant and unreasonable behavior. Although the Divine Demon Continent had not yet been conquered when the End Space descended, it became Paradise's territory on the same day. If Paradise decides to clear out the area, then those who supported it will truly be unlucky.

If the End Space really sends out a powerful expert like Manjusaka, then Paradise will also send out experts of the same forbidden level. This has nothing to do with right or wrong; it's just that the lunatics in Paradise don't want to lose face.

(End of this chapter)