Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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[Unit]: Mud Monster (Rank 1 Soldier)

[Race]: Slime

[Grade]: Ordinary

[Level]: 1

[Health]: 15

[Damage]: 0-1

[Hire Cost]: 1 silver coin per week

[Racial Talent]: Healing (Slime Body: upon receiving damage, it will quickly heal. Even if a part is cut off, it can grow back after swallowing soil or mud.)

[Skill]: Mud Shot

[Description]: The Slime that lives in the mud gradually mutated due to the change in environment. It can spit out some smelly mud. Although its attack is weak, it will make the enemy feel disgusted.

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Just like the slime, the stats of the Mud Monster were extremely pitiful.

However, when he saw its racial talent, Rene had a special thought.

Since it was made of mud, then what was split from its body would also be mud?

It was a critical question that determined the value of the ten silver coins Rene had spent.

With this in mind, Rene took out the initial equipment from the territory’s warehouse—the wooden axe.

He then slashed at the Mud Monster.

Slash!

Without any obstruction, the axe easily sliced apart its body.

After leaving the body, the mud immediately lost its vitality and turned into a pile of black mud.

Rene stepped forward to check the mud.

The result surprised him.

“There really are nutrients inside!”

Just as Rene thought, the body part that fell from the Mud Monster was indeed soil rich in nutrients.

It was no different from most of the soil in the forest, but it was of value to Rene.

After all, this world was so huge, it was definitely possible for any kind of geological environment to exist. Billions of people were assigned to various places on the continent, and some of them would definitely be assigned to barren land.

If that was the case, the Mud Monster was very useful.

After all, territories that relied solely on hunting were very low-level.

In the future, large-scale territories would definitely develop agricultural productions.

To sustain such a large food expenditure, hunting wild beasts alone was not enough.

Therefore, fertile land would be a concern for all the Overlords in the future.

The Mud Monster that could turn the barren land into black fertile soil would definitely become a creature that all the Overlords of the world would fight over.

At that thought, the way he looked at the Mud Monster changed.

The ugly, foul-smelling creature was no longer repulsive to him. Instead, it was a lovely, golden goose in his eyes. However, he still did not like to be near it.

“It seems that the law of conservation of energy still exists.”

At this moment, the injured Mud Monster was devouring the soil on the ground, slowly recovering its body.

This process would take some time.

As for how long, it would require continuous observation.

In addition, there was also the question of whether the Mud Monster had to eat a certain kind of dirt to recover. It also required Rene’s deep study.

If there were conditions that required them to eat specific dirt, then the Mud Monster could not be sold widely.

For example, in the desert, the sand there could not allow the Mud Monster to recover its body. The Mud Monster that was bought back would be a one-time use item. Its overall value would be hit hard.

For example, in rocky terrain, if the stones could not allow the Mud Monster to recover its body, then its value would be much lower as well.

However, these things would require some time to figure out the answer.

There was no hurry.

After all, [Agriculture] was something that could only be considered when a territory developed to a certain size.

There was still time.

The most important thing now was to find a helper who could help him build his territory as soon as possible.

At this point, Rene faced a problem.

“I don’t think any Slimes can do that.”

It took him a long time but he could not figure out what a slime could help him build.

Nothing was going to work.

This was because the slime had no limbs and its strength was very low. Building things was not something it could do.

Unable to come up with an answer after much thought, Rene sighed, “I’ll do it myself.”

He had to do something, anyway.

He could not waste time sitting here and fantasizing.

Holding the wooden axe, Rene stood in front of the clearing, then retrieved 100 units of wood from the storage.

This was the initial resource given by the system. It was just enough to construct a building.

As for what to make…

Rene was adamant on building a [Guild].

As the newbie Overlord was protected for seven days, during this period of time, there was no need for the [Barracks].

Instead, the current [Guild] was very important.

This was because only guilds could recruit technicians to increase the efficiency of resource extraction in the territory and improve the construction of the territory faster.

With that in mind, Rene began to work.

He grabbed the wooden axe and swung it down.

It was different from what he had imagined.

Clearing the wood felt rather easy, and the effects were quite obvious.

It was only an axe, but there was a V-shaped gap in the wood.

It seemed that after coming to this world, his physique had been greatly improved. Although the interface data did not seem ideal, he was at least much stronger than ordinary humans.

He relished the moment and stopped complaining about the circumstances.

The axe chopped the wood rhythmically with high efficiency.

Building the most basic [Elementary Guild] was relatively simple, he only needed to cut a fixed notch in the wood and build it at the chosen location.

However, it would still take a long time for a person to complete such a huge project.

Fortunately, Rene was quite skillful. By four in the afternoon, he had completed most of the work and was expected to finish his first building before nightfall.

Rene put away the wooden axe and took a break to eat something to recover his stamina.

While resting, he thought of the other players. He wondered how they were progressing.

Then, he opened the system’s chat channel.

“Has anyone left the house?”

“We can find useful tools in the tree holes near the territory.”

“There’s a cave near my territory. I found some clean water and some cloth inside.”

“It seems that there are no monsters in the areas near the territory.”

“Does anyone have a fire going? I can exchange food for it.”

“Don’t waste your effort. Fire can’t be used for trading.”

“What are your lair soldiers like? My slime is completely useless.”

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After a period of time, some of them finally began to act after calming down.

Moreover, many people chose to explore the surroundings of their territory.

Among them, there were a few lucky ones who discovered many pleasant surprises around the territory, allowing them to obtain some useful resources.

However, most of them still came up empty-handed. In the end, they could only pick up their wooden axes and start working.

The first building might have been designed by the system to adjust everyone’s mentality. After all, nearly 99% of the people got Slimes in their first lair.

Rene watched for a moment, then learned something.

Any place in the wild, especially in the caves, might have unexpected surprises.

Especially the caves around the territory, there was almost no danger.

This information was very important.

Still, he had no intention of taking the risk.

If he wanted to explore the surrounding caves, he had to wait until the [Barracks] was built. It was safer that way.

There was also another piece of information.

It turned out that fire could not be directly traded here.

Even if it was a burning piece of wood, it would be extinguished when the other party obtained it.

Noticing this, Rene immediately looked at the bouncing slimes.