Patriarch: York Smith.
Age: 24.
Strength: Official Knight (Tier One Perfection)
Potential: ★☆ (One and a Half Stars).
(Approx. 99% chance to enter Tier Two, approx. 86% chance to enter Tier Three)
Bloodline: Gale Cheetah Bloodline (Low Tier)
Growth Level: 100%
(Currently capable of Breaking Tier, 100% success rate.)
(Current success rate for Middle Tier Bloodline infusion ritual: 12%. High Tier: 0.01%)
Elemental Affinity: Wind.
Skills: 1. Basic Breathing Technique; 2. Basic Physique (Entry Tier); 3. Gale Swordsmanship (Entry Tier).
After exiting the Descent scenario mode, Lince sat in front of his computer, looking at York Smith's current status panel with a fair amount of satisfaction.
After his Bloodline was purified, York's Potential had smoothly increased by one star.
Moreover, as long as York was given a few days to adapt to the power of his Tier One Perfection Bloodline, the guy could smoothly break through to Tier Two.
'A Tier Two at 24... I wonder if that aptitude is considered good or bad in this Game World?'
'But it is a Low Tier Bloodline, after all. I guess it's probably just average?'
Lince speculated while he began maneuvering the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard toward the Giant-toothed Rat nest on the other side of the Swamp Territory.
During the 'Descent' scenario just now, Lince had taken the opportunity to mention this matter to York.
He would let his proxy handle the Giant-toothed Rats.
Afterward, York would only need to focus on developing the territory in peace.
As for how York should explain the commotion caused by the Descent, Lince hadn't given much of a response.
When Lucia had boldly asked for his Divine Title, Lince, out of caution, had not claimed an existing divine name from this world, nor had he just made one up.
He had only said that it wasn't time for them to know his name, then added that regarding this 'Miracle,' they should just act as they saw fit when explaining it to outsiders.
How they specifically handled it would depend on the extent to which York and Lucia could control the situation.
It was best to say less to avoid mistakes; he would just see how the two of them performed.
All Lince needed to do was play his role as a 'god' as best he could.
After all, whether this game could continue successfully often depended very little on the Player's own efforts. Most of the time, it came down to luck.
'A hundred-day simulation... this mechanic is so fucking ridiculous.'
Just as Lince was cursing the game's mechanics, new text suddenly popped up on his computer screen.
[Battle Scene Triggered]
[Your character has entered the range of the Giant-toothed Rat nest in the Swamp Territory.]
[Please select an option for how to proceed in the current scene.]
[Option 1: Release your Dragon Might and drive all Giant-toothed Rats out of the territory.]
[Option 2: Directly kill or devour all the Giant-toothed Rats in the nest.]
[Option 3: Enter the nest and use your Dragon Might to subjugate the 'Rat King' of the Giant-toothed Rat nest.]
???
'This can trigger an event?'
Lince was slightly stunned.
'I originally thought they were just some small fry, a quick meal for the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard. I didn't expect a pleasant surprise like this.'
Was there even a choice?
To maximize his benefits, Lince naturally had only one thing to do.
[Option Confirmed: Three.]
[Player has chosen to enter the Giant-toothed Rat nest and use Dragon Might to subjugate the 'Rat King'.]
As the notification text appeared and quickly vanished, Lince's consciousness, having just exited the 'Descent' scenario mode, was sucked back in the next moment.
This was the southern part of the Swamp Territory.
Here, a clear dividing line separated the forest and the swamp.
It was a sloped grassland with plenty of waist-high grass.
The entire grassland wasn't large, appearing to be only about a hundred thousand square meters or so.
But in this seemingly beautiful place, no small threat was hidden within the clumps of grass.
However, all of this was about to become a thing of the past.
Because, at some unknown point, the figures that had been darting through the grass all fell silent.
Then, in the next moment, a tremendous roar suddenly erupted.
Instantly, a behemoth shot out from underground.
This behemoth was none other than the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard under Lince's control.
It had to be said, the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's Drilling Ground Power was not weak in the slightest.
Digging underground was almost too easy. And by using its unique sense for Magic Power and life, Lince easily found the Giant-toothed 'Rat King' hidden in its subterranean nest.
At this moment, the Rat King was held in Lince's mouth.
Of course, Lince wasn't actually biting down.
He was just holding the large creature in place, preventing it from struggling wildly and escaping.
However, looking at the situation, it seemed the creature wasn't going to run anyway.
After all, the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's Dragon Might seemed much more effective than Lince had imagined.
Once the Dragon Might was released, not only did the smaller rats around the Rat King not dare to move, but the Rat King itself was huddled in a trembling ball.
After reaching the surface, Lince casually spat the Rat King out onto the ground.
Only then did he discover that the Rat King had already been frightened into fainting.
He didn't know if the creature was really dead or just playing dead. In any case, the not-so-small creature was now lying stiff as a board on the grass.
Lince had nothing to say about this.
'I've already dragged the Rat King out from underground, so what gives? Still no subjugation prompt?'
Lince was a little speechless.
After all, the Master-Servant Contract with York had been established the moment he made the choice.
Just as Lince had that thought, the thing he was waiting for finally arrived.
[Dragon Might Subjugation of Rat King Mission Complete.]
[As the Rat King was frightened into a faint by the Dragon Might, the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard projected its power into the dreamscape, threatening the Rat King in a deep dream and establishing a Soul Contract with it.]
[Congratulations, Player, you have triggered the 'Magic Pet' function.]
(Magic Pet: A Demon Beast servant contracted to the player. Based on its strength and intelligence, it can carry out player commands of varying complexity.)
...
Magic Pet: Giant-toothed Rat King.
Lifespan: 38/124.
Strength: Edge of Entry Tier (Tierless)
Growth Level: 94.6%
Potential: ★
Bloodline: Giant-toothed Mountain Rat (Low Tier Bloodline, inactive)
Attribute Affinity: Earth
Skills: 1. Drilling Ground; 2. Biting
Clan Members: 134
(Females, adults, and pups included)
...
'A Demon Beast is a Demon Beast, after all,' Lince thought. 'This Rat King's unawakened Bloodline Potential is even stronger than York's was before his was purified.'
However, in this world, although a Demon Beast's Potential was high, its growth speed was many times slower than that of the Human Race.
But this Tierless rat's Lifespan was certainly long enough.
But no matter how long its Lifespan, it would still die if it were killed.
What was the use of a Demon Beast's high Potential if it never grew up?
Still, it couldn't be denied that the Demon Beast faction was definitely one of the strongest in this world.
It was no wonder they could control vast Primitive Mountains and Jungles, an area no smaller than the territory of the Human Race.
After exiting the scenario mode, the first thing Lince did was lift his face off the keyboard. Then he began to take stock of his gains.
'One Rat King on the verge of reaching Entry Tier.'
'Plus one hundred and thirty-four rat underlings.'
'Hmm, the Giant-toothed Rat nest actually had over three hundred Low Tier Magic Crystals?'
'Damn, did they steal these from the Low Tier Magic Crystal Vein beneath the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's nest?'
Lince was speechless.
The Low Tier Magic Crystal Vein under the swamp was the greatest guarantee for the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's smooth growth.
He definitely couldn't let other Demon Beasts mess with it. Lince had never even planned to have York send people to mine it.
After all, while mining a Low Tier Magic Crystal Vein could bring huge short-term profits, it would destroy the Magic Well beneath the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's nest.
This wasn't something Lince needed to guess or ponder.
Because by maneuvering the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard back to its nest, Lince could directly see the data panel for the Magic Well on his computer screen.
[Magic Well: High-Grade Low Tier]
Description: This is a Magic Well created by a Low Tier Magic Crystal Vein. Completely absorbing the Magic Power it produces daily is equivalent to consuming approximately twenty-eight Low Tier Magic Crystals each day.
Effect: Currently provides a +15% bonus to the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's growth speed, greatly accelerating its development. The effect will gradually diminish as its strength increases. It is expected to meet the basic requirements for the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard to reach Tier Five.
Vein: This vein can currently be mined for approximately 130,000 Low Tier Magic Crystals and over 1,200 Middle Tier Magic Crystals. After mining 10% of the Low Tier Magic Crystals, the Magic Well's effect will disappear, and the vein's growth speed will be reduced by 50%.
Upgrade: If the vein remains intact, it is estimated to take 153 years to naturally upgrade the entire vein's quality to Middle Tier by accumulating Magic Power on its own.