After putting the last cards inside my inventory, I release a sigh and open the shop. The sun is going down, and I need to take a bath before going to sleep. Today is a long day for me. Getting into this world, killing monsters, and now thinking of a way to make sure my territory flourishes to survive.
A good soak is something that I need.
I sell everything that needs to be sold, including the [Magic] grade goods. With new points in hand, I search for the items I need and buy them all.
A second later, I got six cards from the shop.
"Soap, Shampoo, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Bucket and Bathtub. Perfect."
I make sure to buy a scentless soap, shampoo, and toothpaste as I don't want the monster to notice my scent. I rip the bathtub and then fill it by ripping the water card. I use the bucket to take some of the water and pour it into my body.
I can feel the cold water wash away the tiredness from my body. I use soap and shampoo to clean my body from all the dust and sand that latch on my body and hair. After cleaning my body, I buy a towel and a new set of clothes.
While putting on my clothes, I look at the shop in front of me and buy all the necessities for my future citizens. First thing first, I buy everything that will help them on the farm. I wince a little when I see that it costs me a lot of points, but I decide to buy the good ones as they boost the growth of the plant and increase the quality of the fruits, vegetables, and grains planted on the farm. Not only that, I also buy vegetables and grain seeds for them.
After spending all of my points, I release a sigh and enter my house. Tomorrow, I will summon my first souls. I only hope that they are not troublesome people. I don't mind if they cannot fight. As long as they can do some farming, I am good.
I will summon the first batch of people after I build the wall.
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I take a deep breath and press the Y button. I can see the archway shine for a moment before, suddenly, three people come out of the archway. I blink for a second when I see that they look like a family instead of an individual person.
There is a man, a woman, and a small girl.
The man looks at me and bows his head.
"Thank you for receiving us, my lord. My name is Richard, and my family is here. This is my wife, Felicia, and our daughter, Nikea. Please take care of us. We did not have much, but we are willing to work for you."
I nod my head and say.
"Please follow me. I will show you the house for your family."
I take them to the shack near my house and let them enter the house.
"This is not much. However, I will make sure you are comfortable. That will be your family bed. It should be enough for the three of you. Do you need another one for your daughter?"
They quickly shake their heads, and Richard says.
"You did not need to do that, my lord! We are happy to sleep together."
"Very well. At the moment, we do not have too much food, but I have already put two dozen food cards in the kitchen. I hope you know how to use them."
"I know, my lord."
"Good. I will also give you a card with drinking water inside. Make sure to use the bathtub and bucket I already prepared."
"I understand, my lord."
I nod and say.
"Can you do some farming?"
"Ah, I am a farmer, my lord. As long as there is a tool for me to farm, I can do it."
"Perfect! Come. I will show you the farm."
Richard nods and asks his family to stay home while he accompanies me. We walk to the edge of my territory and hear him say,
"You already made a wall, my lord."
"I did, yes."
"That is impressive. My precious lord did not have any wall around his territory before he summoned my family."
"Previous lord? What do you mean?"
"You did not expect that this would be the first purge for humanity, did you? This is the third time it has happened. I come from the first timeline of the purge. In the second timeline, I get summoned by a lord whose territory is in the middle of the ocean. Sadly, we did not last long as aquatic monsters killed us all."
I look at him in surprise before saying.
"You say that as if you are already used to that kind of thing."
"Getting killed terribly? You will get used to it after your first death."
Damn. These people are insane.
"I will make sure not to get your family killed by the monsters."
"And you are already walking in the right direction, my lord. I will work hard to support you. As long as I can spend my time with my family peacefully and happily, we are more than content."
I nod and say.
"I promise you. Anyway, we are here."
We stand in front of a small patch of farm inside the wall, and I take him inside the shack. I showed him all the tools I bought for him and the fertilizer and seeds he needed to plant.
"Oh my! Steel tool. Not only that, it is enchanted. Just how many points do you spend for us, my lord?"
"Thousands. However, I think it is a good investment."
"And you are right. We can get our first harvest in a week with these tools, fertilizer, and seeds."
I look at him in surprise and say.
"How do you know that?"
"Ah, look at my name above my head and mentally click it. A panel will appear and show you my blessing and skill."
I nod and mentally click the name above his head.
[Name: Richard]
[Blessing: None]
[Skill: Farming (Red)]
"Richard, what does this red mean? The one next to your farming skill."
"Ah, that is the grade of a skill, my lord. It starts with Black – Red – Purple – Blue – Green – Yellow – White as the highest grade."
"What does your skill do?"
"It increases my ability when I do something related to farming. That means I was not easily tired from farming. Lastly, it also slightly boosts the quality of plants I grow."
"That is perfect."
Richard smiles at me and says.
"Thank you for saying that."
"Eh? Why? Having someone that can do farming is great!"
"My previous lord said the opposite."
"Then he is an idiot."
He laughs for a second before saying.
"My wife has sewing skills. It is a Black-Grade skill, but please ask her if you need to repair something."
"I will. What about your daughter?"
"She has a skill called puppeteer. She can control an inanimate object that is made of something non-organic and in the shape of a humanoid."
I blink at those words because she might be the best person I can get at the moment. I only need a few more cores from the Sand Golem to summon one. I don't know if I need to control it all the time or if I can tell them what to do, and they will do it automatically.
However, if this is the former instead of the latter, I can ask her to control my golem in case a monster manages to breach the wall.
"That is great, Richard. Your daughter has great potential for me."
"Eh?"
"Don't worry about it. If my plan comes together, she will command an army."
"Eh?"
I ignore him as I am thinking of the future of my territory.