"Sigh~ Stay calm, stay calm. My attributes and talents at the beginning are already close to hell. Although the troop is a bit lacking, it's still better than me. Getting upset and dismantling this Elf Monster Workshop is not worth it."
Qin Muye forcibly reassured himself to avoid losing his composure and dismantling the Spirites Workshop.
After the construction of the Spirites Workshop was completed, he immediately went to check. Currently, he couldn't recruit these Spirites, but he could see their attributes and introductions through the workshop.
[Troop Name: Spirites]
[Troop Tier: 1st Tier]
[Health Points: 5/5]
[Magic Points: 10/10]
[Attack: 0]
[Defense: 1]
[Skills:]
[Lucky Garden: Luck +1]
[Magic Essence: Defense +1]
[Magical Intelligence: Magic Points +10]
[Loyalty Taming: Morale never drops]
[Introduction: Spirites are the result of magical experiments on captured Garden Elves. They are smarter and more docile than Garden Elves. These creatures are the most loyal servants in the Mage Tower.]
Looking at the skills, it was extremely luxurious. However, the initial attack and defense were both 0. If it weren't for the boost from Magical Essence, the defense would have been 0 as well. As for magic points, Spirites didn't have any magic, making the magic points more like a decoration.
"It's fine. At least they are stronger than me. With these four skills, they can probably outperform me. Big brother doesn't mind being overshadowed by little brother." Qin Muye quickly calmed down and chose to recruit all 10 Spirites in the workshop.
[Recruit Spirite ×10, Cost: 300 gold coins]
Qin Muye felt a pang in his heart. One Spirite cost 30 gold coins, and he only had a total of 1000. Recruiting ten took away 30%.
With the exchange complete, ten Spirites appeared in front of Qin Muye. However, he wasn't pleased at all because they looked too much like goblins.
Wearing gray robes, with greenish skin and elf-like pointed ears, but due to magical experiments, they became ugly, short, and weak. Qin Muye could bet that their height was at most 50 centimeters, no more.
"Isn't this a goblin? Just because you put on better clothes, you change their name to Spirite? Do you take me for a fool?!"
This time, Qin Muye was genuinely upset.
"Great master, why do you compare us to the lowly species like goblins? We are your creations, born from the most beloved elves in the natural garden by the supreme magical power of the mage tower. We can't be compared to those brainless goblins at all."
One Spirite spoke.
Qin Muye couldn't help but change his expression. "Do you have intelligence?"
"Yes, great master, our wisdom is a gift from you through magic," another Spirite said.
At this moment, Qin Muye finally took a closer look at these Spirites. They were indeed different from the goblins he remembered, more like civilized goblins, appearing polite and professionally trained.
Their combat strength was probably not great.
"Well, I understand. I'll rely on you from now on." Qin Muye reluctantly accepted.
Although they might be a bit weaker, they were definitely stronger than him.
He then led the 10 Spirites out of the territory, heading towards a wooden chest he had found while waiting for the construction of the Spirite Workshop.
This wooden chest was guarded by three wolves, and he didn't dare to approach too closely. He was not just a weak fighter; going there would be akin to suicide.
He had already collected all the resources within the territory, which were not many - only 1 unit of wood, 3 units of ore, and 2 units of food. To get more, he had to venture out of his comfort zone.
Activating Basic Scout Art, Qin Muye quickly obtained data on these three wolves.
[Troop Name: Wolf]
[Troop Tier: 1st Tier]
[Health Points: 10/10]
[Attack: 5]
[Defense: 3]
[Skills:]
[Bite: 10% chance to cause bleeding when using teeth]
"No skills, but aren't these health points and attack/defense a bit outrageous?"
Qin Muye was confused; this was a challenge even for his 10 Spirites.
Although they had relatively high stats, they only had one skill, not as luxurious as the Spirites. Only the Bite skill, which had a chance to cause bleeding and was not a guaranteed effect.
"We should be able to fight, after all, I have ten Spirites, and there are only three wolves. Surrounding them should be able to defeat them."
Qin Muye wasn't very confident, but looking at the wooden chest, he couldn't resist the temptation.
"Let's go! We kill the wolves, gain experience, and get the chest." Qin Muye gave the order, and the Spirites rushed forward without hesitation, not caring that the three wolves were larger than them.
As the battle unfolded, the three wolves charged towards them.
The first encounter was far from ideal. One wolf's paw struck the leading Spirite, sending it flying. Its health points were reduced to just one.
"Oh damn, are you kidding me? One move and it's over. Retreat, retreat!"
He shouted a bit too late, and two more Spirites were attacked. Fortunately, one of them had better luck and managed to dodge, while the other suffered minor injuries to the arm, losing only 1 health point.
Fortunately, it was still within the 7-day newbie period, and the wild monsters wouldn't pursue. After Qin Muye ordered a retreat, the wolves didn't chase but went back to guard the chest.
[A disastrous failure, gaining nothing.]
One Spirite was heavily injured, and another was lightly injured.
The heavily injured Spirite was supported by two others, looking like it was on the brink of death. Luckily, it still had 1 health point left; otherwise, it would be done for.
The other one had better luck. Although it was a bit slow to dodge, it only suffered a slight injury to the arm, losing 1 health point. It was fortunate that the damage wasn't worse.
"You two, take him back to the territory. You, follow them back to recover. The rest, come with
me to collect resources." Qin Muye instructed the two Spirites supporting the heavily injured one and the lightly injured one, and then looked at the rest. He didn't dare to talk about continuing to fight monsters. At least until he found ones they could handle.
After all, these Spirites were weak.
(End of Chapter 3)