Slime Immortal.

Chapter 136 The Mutsai Project
The road to the main mine was completely blocked by that strange, dark brown metallic boulder, forcing Chen Yu's exploration to end abruptly.

However, this might be considered good news.

This at least means that if the goblin army wants to make a comeback and reclaim this mining area, they will have to deal with this obstacle first.

By the time the legion finally managed to dig through this place, he had already mined enough gray gravel and made his escape.

The next time we meet, it won't be a small skirmish, but a real "cannon-spraying" welcome ceremony.

After returning to the original mining area, Iron Anvil volunteered to stay and guard the newly reclaimed homeland. Along with him, a portion of the monster army and the two "Goblin Ripper" magic circles also stayed behind.

With these forces, even if that cunning earthworm returns, we can easily deal with it.

So, Chen Yu got on his small truck and set off on his journey home with peace of mind.

Compared to when they arrived, the team carried much more supplies. Peggy's broad back and the beetles' tough shells were laden with heavy ore and fine equipment scavenged from the goblin armory.

This time, it can be said that they returned with a full harvest.

……

Eastern swamp, swamp fortress.

Even before the demonic tide arrived, the monsters in the swamp were already restless.

Outside the walls of the territory's fortress, a group of undead, revived by an unusual magical force, were the first to break into the area. They varied in appearance; some were as small as dwarfs, staggering along, while others were several meters tall with grotesque skeletons.

Driven by instinctive desire, ignoring the dangers of the swamp, they only wanted to cross this body of water and reach the more alluring "paradise" on the other side of the river.

However, this chaotic intrusion alerted a silent guardian within the fortress.

He said nothing, but silently raised his massive lance, like a statue blending into the shadows, and walked alone out of the fortified fortress to face the undead army that was staggering toward them through the rain.

The rain grew heavier and heavier, the icy raindrops pounding against the armor with a dull thud.

In the darkness, the creaking of bones grinding together and the unconscious howls of the dead rose and fell.

But after an unknown period of time, these eerie noises gradually thinned out and eventually disappeared completely.

Arthur remained standing in the pouring rain, letting the rain wash away the grime from his armor.

The fire of his soul burned steadily in his eyes, unwavering. He gripped his lance tightly, faithfully fulfilling the king's dying wish to protect the fortress's peace.

Beneath his feet lay a chaotic mass of bones, crisscrossed and covering the muddy ground.

He had been as still as a mountain, but suddenly he noticed something unusual mixed in with the sound of the rain.

It was a rustling sound, like countless arthropods crawling in the mud, coming from deep within the rain curtain.

He silently pulled the lance from the ground, took steady steps, and stepped forward to meet what seemed to be a larger enemy force.

Just then, a faint complaint came from behind the rain curtain, piercing through the sound of the rain.

"This damned weather again! It's soaked my finest feathers! How awful!"

Count Bran?

The soul fire in Arthur's eye sockets flickered slightly, and his tense posture relaxed a little.

Soon, the figures of the monster army broke through the misty rain.

First to emerge was Peggy, huffing and puffing, followed by Chen Yu riding on Little Car's back, and Count Bran fluttering his wings beside him, trying to shake off the water droplets.

Behind them was the returning army of monsters, laden with spoils.

Count Bran spotted Arthur standing in the rain at a glance, immediately flapped his wet wings, and skillfully landed on his cold shoulder armor.

"Oh ho ho, so it's my loyal squire, who even braved the rain to welcome my return and His Majesty's. You're very thoughtful."

It tapped Arthur's helmet with the tip of its wing. "What are you standing there for? Go back now. This Earl's noble body is about to catch a cold."

"Yes, Count."

Arthur responded in a low voice, and like the most reliable shadow, he silently walked behind Chen Yu and Xiao Ka, guarding the team, and slowly walked back to the warm and dry fortress.

……

The next day, the rain continued to pour down, and the world was shrouded in gray.

The demonic tide arrived as scheduled.

A large number of monsters poured out of the western swamp, and some of them followed the forest path and finally arrived at the outer perimeter of the fortress in the eastern swamp.

However, instead of cheers and screams, they were met with terrifying firepower.

The beetle logistics force had already rearranged the recovered talismans and jade tokens, activating a brand new "Goblin Ripper" magic circle.

In the sky, the suicide bee soldiers, like a highly efficient bomber formation, precisely dropped deadly explosive stingers.

The sounds of explosions and silver beams of energy intertwined in the rain, forming a desperate line of death, making it nearly impossible for any monster to get close to the fortress's walls.

What should have been a fierce battle against the demonic tide was thus passed almost hastily.

In Chen Yu's words afterward, "The intensity was still insufficient, and it could not test the territory's true strength."

Seeing that the defense system was functioning well and that he didn't need to worry about it too much, Chen Yu felt a long-lost sense of relaxation.

He returned to his comfortable treehouse and slept in late, only slowly waking up the next day when the sunlight streamed through the window and bathed him in its warmth. Pushing open the treehouse window, the fresh air after the rain rushed in, and the bright sunshine dispelled the gloom of the past few days.

Standing at the highest point of the territory and looking down, there were still a few monsters charging unwillingly outside the fortress, but they posed no threat to the patrolling Stinger Bee soldiers.

Inside the fortress, a vibrant and bustling scene unfolded—worker bees tended to the moss monster farm and mushroom farm, and carefully sowed elven crop seeds traded from the tree spirit territory on the newly cultivated farmland to the north.

Inside the Tree Hall, the little slimes are diligently learning the basics of Common Language and talisman drawing under the guidance of their substitute teacher, Arthur.

Meanwhile, their "court tutor," Earl Bran, was excitedly jumping around at the entrance of the treasury, counting the spoils of their expedition with Little Flower.

Chen Yu descended the winding slime slide and curiously approached it.

"Your Majesty, you have come at the perfect time."

As soon as Count Bran saw him, he pounced on him, his voice becoming shrill with excitement.

"Good news! The Earl and Princess Flower have completed a preliminary inventory of our spoils. Here is the list, please take a look."

Chen Yu took the list from Xiao Hua, glanced at it, and immediately understood why Count Bran had lost his composure.

This expedition yielded a total of 245 gray gravel crystals.

Among them are eight large gray gravel crystals of extremely high quality.

In addition, the goblin armory was filled with mountains of copper ore and standard weapons and equipment.

Many of the equipment pieces are well-preserved; even if the kingdom itself doesn't use them, they would still be a huge treasure if taken out.

Chen Yu shook the gel with satisfaction.

With these abundant resources and the obsidian mines under its temporary control, the Slime Kingdom is undoubtedly poised for a golden age of rapid development.

If enough "Goblin Rippers" are deployed, even if the main force of the goblin army comes next time, they will have to taste the effects of cannon fire first.

He then inquired about the situation in the mining area and the movements of the goblin army.

Count Bran tilted his head, looking somewhat puzzled: "It's unusually quiet over there at the mine. The information from the outpost says that those green-skinned guys seem to have vanished completely overnight, with no sign of ever trying to return to the mine."

"That's strange. Could it be that the dimensional rift swallowed them all?"

Chen Yu couldn't figure it out either, but now that the threat was temporarily lifted, he was happy to relax and was now focused on realizing his "mass production plan for cannons" as soon as possible.

After returning to the tree hall with Xiaohua in his arms, Chen Yu spread out a piece of paper and began to devise the kingdom's summer development plan.

Although the goblins were temporarily repelled and the mining area was seized, this operation also exposed many of the kingdom's weaknesses.

Resources, manpower, defense, production... there are many problems that urgently need to be solved one by one.

Moreover, with a sufficient supply of gray gravel, many plans that could only remain in the conceptual stage before can finally be put on the agenda.

However, to roll out the plan, the territory needs a large number of talented people.

Or rather, Mu Cai.

Ideally, slimes should be able to have a social division of labor, and acquire different identities through learning.

The first professional identity that came to mind was "slime agronomist".

Food security in our territory is always a top priority; we cannot rely on imports and hunting forever.

The fertile land in the north needs to be fully utilized, and those high-yielding, nutrient-rich tubers are the perfect choice.

He plans to select a group of slimes who enjoy contact with plants and try to teach them agronomic knowledge and methods for cultivating medicinal herbs. They will be specifically responsible for agricultural research, guiding the poisonous bees in farming, and solving the food shortage.

The second is "Slime Engineer".

In fact, the territory of the Slime Kingdom has already expanded to the underground city, and continued construction would be a massive undertaking.

Even if he and his clone worked hard, it would take them a year and a half to finish.

He needs to train a professional "engineering team" to be responsible for tasks such as the future third phase expansion of the fortress, reinforcement of the mine tunnels, and road leveling.

The third is the "Slime Mage".

The kingdom's flagship product, "Magic Leaf," is currently facing a severe shortage of production capacity.

He needs to establish a formal "magic workshop" to systematically train a group of slime mages who specialize in talisman drawing and enchanting.

This is not only to expand production, but also to systematize cultivation and magic, and to cultivate more outstanding mages in the future.

Finally, there's the "Slime Gunner".

This is the key to solving the weakness of "Goblin Ripper".

Select a group of slimes who love fighting, give them special training, and turn them into artillery operators.

Equipped with "energy storage," it can recharge the magic array, enhancing the artillery array's continuous combat capability and flexibility.

There are also slime craftsmen, slime alchemists...

He dipped his brush in ink and began to sketch out the MuCai Plan for the Slime Kingdom on the paper.

In the past, slimes may have been a symbol of weakness, but now they will become the pillars of the kingdom, supporting the grand blueprint of the Pom-Pom Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)