Chapter 79: Monster Girl Training Manual

To be honest, if this book wasn’t bigger than a door and a foot thick, he would have suspected it was something the Crown Prince secretly read under the covers at night.

There was no helping it, the translated title alone was suggestive, and the illustrations inside gave him the feeling of browsing through a monster girl doujinshi.

“Notes on the Fusion and Transformation of Magical Creatures and Human Bloodlines? Isn’t this a Monster Girl Training Manual?!”

“It must be from a previous transmigrator, right?! Could it be that Tragic Wind transmigrated?!”

“Biological form modification, human-like evolution, intelligence activation, removal of reproductive isolation, it all sounds quite impressive. You can tell it’s cutting-edge bio-black technology, but why choose such an inefficient method for bloodline modification? Could it be purely because the author is an LSB?”

Owen couldn’t help but complain, but now he understood how non-human bloodlines like warlocks and witches came to be. It really was through simple and crude breeding, and both females and males were involved. The people in this world really knew how to play.

With admiration for the senior gentleman, Owen put away the book, planning to take it back and savor it slowly, with a critical eye.

Don’t misunderstand, although both his women have non-human bloodlines, his moral compass is strong. He has always had a purely appreciative eye for females other than humans. His bottom line is very firm. Let alone cat girls, even centaur girls with four long legs wouldn’t make him cross his bottom line. He’s just that confident.

After confirming there was nothing else of value to loot, the demolition work resumed, but this time it was quieter and more professional, to prevent another similar incident. However, this would definitely slow down the progress, so Owen decided to create a batch of engineering puppet golems specifically for the goblins to speed things up.

After this experience, Owen wouldn’t ignore any potential dangers that might exist in the ruins, so the best way was to have everything under his control. For this reason, he decided to increase his investment in the goblin tribe.

First, the goblin tribe was officially renamed Green Shade Town. The necessary buildings were not a problem for the increasingly mechanized goblins and could be completed while maintaining the progress of the ruins’ exploration.

In addition, the town’s defenses needed to be strengthened, because both the hidden threats within the ruins and the many mutated creatures in Magic Horn Forest were threats that the newly established town had to face. Under these circumstances, Owen not only couldn’t deploy the Goblin Mobile Armored Force, but also had to find ways to strengthen them.

Green Shade Town had over 800 goblins. Excluding the over 300 young goblins born in the past two years, the number of adult goblins was around 500. Among them, 150 were Goblin Shock Troopers, and the rest were the mechanical golem pilots and engineers that Owen had planned for. Therefore, they could no longer be simply classified as cannon fodder, so he decided to have the Goblin General capture and convert the mutated Magic Horn Goblins to fill this gap.

Due to excessive mutation, the converted Magic Horn Goblins did not possess the intelligence of the town goblins, and instead preferred close combat. Therefore, Owen did not force them to equip plant weapons, but instead converted them into longswordsmen, serving as the town’s essential melee unit, as well as a way to fill the gap.

Even though the Goblin Mobile Armored Force had achieved good results in the ruins and looked impressive, Owen was not blinded by this and didn’t really think they were as powerful as their name suggested.

In fact, the range and ammunition issues alone made them incapable of sustained independent combat. Once they ran out of ammunition, the time it took to regenerate would be enough for the enemy to tear them to pieces. Therefore, the most suitable role for them was to be backed by the town’s ample logistics, specializing in clearing the underground ruins and engaging in passive defense.

Now, with the fearless Magic Horn Goblin Longswordsmen, some of the shortcomings were remedied, but it was still not enough. Coupled with the increasing importance of this place, Owen decided not to deploy the troops from here.

However, this was only temporary. Although goblins had the disadvantage of a short lifespan, it also meant they reproduced and matured quickly. With three births per year and the ability to reproduce at the age of three, they could expand their population to an astonishing degree within a decade, if not for limitations on food and external enemies.

Even with the current population limit of 5,000, Owen didn’t dare to let the goblins reproduce freely, otherwise this limit wouldn’t last a few years. Once the population limit was exceeded, newborn goblins would no longer have the system conversion characteristic and would become a hidden danger to the territory. Therefore, Owen wasn’t worried about not having enough goblins in the future.

“Jialun, pack up, we should go back.” As soon as Owen finished speaking, a bubbly voice came from beside him. A short creature with large bat-like ears and protruding, tennis ball-like eyes appeared beside him, bowing slightly. Its demeanor perfectly matched the miniature tailcoat it was wearing. It was a house elf.

“As you command, my esteemed master.” Jialun was a house elf that Owen had exchanged for while at the goblin tribe. He mainly acquired it because Charle, who came from a background as a serving maid, was no longer suitable for daily service, especially when she wanted to share his bed. Owen was truly frightened.

Although Charle had long, black, straight hair and a very voluptuous figure, with curves in all the right places, how could flesh and blood compare to stone? So, fearing that she might get hurt, Owen decisively exchanged for a house elf, allowing Charle to focus on her guard duties.

The elves in Hogwarts were all dressed like beggars, which Owen couldn’t stand, especially since giving them clothes was equivalent to granting them freedom. So, using the excuse of a master’s dignity, he had the house elf, whom he named Jialun, make a tailcoat for itself, like a butler, and gave it some butler books he had exchanged for.

After receiving these books, the house elf, wholeheartedly dedicated to serving its master, felt like it had discovered a new world. It no longer resisted changing its appearance and swore to become its master’s all-around butler, believing this to be the highest honor for a house elf.

From then on, Jialun willingly wore its tailcoat and behaved like a well-mannered gentleman.

Owen was happy to see this. If the results were good, he would exchange for a few more house elves to assist Jialun. After all, these house elves were not only loyal and capable in housework, but also excellent helpers. Their racial talent for elf magic was in some aspects no less impressive than Hogwarts spells, and even surpassed them in certain areas. If they hadn’t been defeated back then, perhaps the treatment of both sides would be reversed.

And this was also a crisis that Owen had to face. He knew that concentrating his forces was the best option, but before he had a fist big enough to shut everyone up, he had to be mindful of the impact and conceal himself well.

Simply put, he had to develop and grow stronger within a scope that others could understand and accept. Otherwise, there would be people trying to pry into his secrets. If the attraction was great enough to draw the attention of powerful figures, Owen didn’t know what kind of fate awaited him. This was the reason he tried to hide everything underground.

Amassing troops and steamrolling everything was satisfying, but the consequence would be being targeted from all sides, and he would definitely die a miserable death in the end. After all, using cheats also consumed Progress Value.