Slime Immortal.

Chapter 205 Construction of the Royal City
Regarding Nili's idea, Chen Yu said that with the right compensation, he would dig not only a tunnel, but even the entire Dark Land.

After some discussion, they reached a preliminary agreement—the Belmont family would provide funding and some rare materials as compensation, while the Slime Kingdom would be responsible for investing in Slime Engineers to jointly develop an exploration passage leading to the depths of Gol.

As for the secret of the Gargoyle Legion, there's no point in keeping it a secret. After all, even the Stoneborn don't know what the secret is. It's better to bring it out as one of the "sincere" gestures for cooperation.

Chen Yu's idea was also very simple.

He wanted to take this opportunity to gradually infiltrate the influence of the Slime Kingdom into the Underdark, slowly incorporating this vast and mysterious world into the kingdom's future plans.

Now that the Stoneborn have been dealt with most of the way, the next step... is for the vampires.

Chen Yu was planning his future strategy.

With Arno gone, he had nothing to do at the Stone Fortress for the time being, and feeling somewhat idle, his consciousness returned to the swamp.

Riding his little truck out of the lush tree spirit territory, Chen Yu thought for a moment and decided to visit Iron Anvil, who had unexpectedly become a father, in the mining area.

As a benevolent lord, it is essential to be mindful of the emotions of your subordinates.

"call out……"

Little Ka flapped its wings and glided nimbly through the winding, dark underground passages.

Along the way, they encountered a giant burrow worm that tried to block their path. It opened its mouth and spewed out scorching flames, instantly roasting the plump worm until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, emitting a delicious aroma.

Then Chen Yu ate it for breakfast.

Before long, the familiar fortress gate and the slime guards patrolling on the ramparts appeared before them.

After a few days of silence, the hammering sound resumed, as if the anvil had adjusted its mindset and returned to its daily forging routine.

As soon as Chen Yu entered the mining area, the first thing he saw was Xiao Eileen sitting outside the mining area.

At this moment, the half-elf girl was sitting quietly on the ground, holding a slime in her arms and playing with a few small earth elementals.

She seemed to treat these hard little things like building blocks, trying to stack them up in various ways and having a great time.

The little earth elementals, who were proudly showing off the sparkling mineral decorations embedded in their bodies to Eileen, immediately jumped out of Eileen's hands as if they had seen an idol when they saw Chen Yu coming over.

"Boss! Boss!!"

"Boss! I'm here!"

"I'm going to be the first one there, don't try to take it from me!"

The little ones rolled over noisily, jumping and hopping around him, creating quite a lively scene.

Amidst the enthusiastic support of the little earth elements, Chen Yu jumped off the back of the little card and landed on the ground, then bounced and hopped to Little Eileen's side.

He had originally intended to project some lordly authority and say a few serious words.

To everyone's surprise, the little guy wasn't afraid of him at all. Instead, he blinked his bright blue eyes curiously, put down the slime in his arms, and reached out his little hands to pick it up.

As soon as Iron Anvil stepped out of the workshop, he was startled by the offensive scene and quickly picked up little Eileen.

“Little fellow, you mustn’t be rude. This is His Majesty,” Iron Anvil said, suppressing his impatience.

"His Majesty?"

Little Eileen tilted her head, her face full of confusion, "What is Your Majesty?"

The anvil clearly had little experience dealing with children, and was immediately speechless when asked the question. After stammering for a while, it could only vaguely explain:
"In short, it means it's very powerful. Thanks to His Majesty, we are all able to live here in peace, with food to eat and houses to live in."

"Your Majesty, you are very capable."

Little Eileen seemed to understand, and whispered a repeat, her eyes brightening slightly.

Iron Anvil scratched his messy hair helplessly, then gently put little Eileen back on the ground and instructed, "Stay here obediently, you hear me? I'll be back in a bit."

"Oh."

She seemed to understand, and was soon drawn to the "building blocks" on the ground. She picked up two small earthen elements that were arguing about which was brighter, pieced them together, and immersed herself in her own little world.

After Tiezhen accompanied Chen Yu a little further away, he breathed a sigh of relief, glanced back at Xiao Eileen who was engrossed in her own world not far away, and said to Chen Yu in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, I...I suspect this child might not be very bright."

"Look at her, she doesn't cry or make a fuss, she plays with whatever you give her, she's so quiet... What normal child is like that?"

"When I was three years old, if I couldn't find my mother, I would cry for half a day, making the whole mine vibrate."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but take a closer look at Little Eileen, who was not far away.

She was indeed unusually quiet, with clear eyes, but lacking the boundless curiosity and emotional fluctuations typical of children.

"Hmm... Perhaps this is just how elves or half-elves are by nature, rather quiet and reserved."

Iron Anvil sighed, a troubled look on his face. He rubbed his hands awkwardly and pleaded with Chen Yu, "Your Majesty, could you please find a way to send her back to the Swamp Lord's Fortress?"

“At least there I can learn something from Princess Flower, and the environment is much better.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the mountains of ore piled up around him, the scattered slag, and the river of molten lava flowing not far away.

"Look at this place, there are ores, slag, and boiling lava... cough cough... This is really not the kind of environment an elf should grow up in."

Chen Yu jumped up and down and asked, "So, she agreed to leave here and live in the fortress?"

"Forehead……"

Iron Anvil's expression instantly fell. "No, whenever I mention it, she either clings to my leg or hides..."

He was truly out of options.

Seeing this, Chen Yu patted the anvil with his gel-like hand and comforted it, "It's okay, try to think positively."

“Isn’t your Copperfire Clan currently experiencing a revival? Look, we’ve already had a second member, even though he was adopted…”

He changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of which, have you found her biological parents?"

Anvil shook his head, his face even more dejected: "That kid Turk has been helping to scout around Ironboot Town recently, and he's asked all the few half-elf adventurers in town, but no one knows her and no one claims her."

He scratched his beard in frustration: "That's strange. Did this little guy just pop out of the fireplace chimney?"

"Of course, it's also possible that it's because Turck is a lizardman, and the half-elves are wary of him, so they didn't tell the truth."

"But no matter what, the situation is terrible right now."

Tiezhen looked rather dejected, much like a wilted potato that had lost its moisture.

Chen Yu expressed his sympathy.

Poor Anvil, he hadn't even touched the dwarf woman's hand before experiencing the troubles of fatherhood. To cheer Anvil up, Chen Yu steered the conversation to his favorite area: "So, how's the forging of the Goblin Ripper II going?"

Upon hearing this, the previously listless anvil perked up immediately.

"Your Majesty, good news! With the help of enchanted mining equipment and mining beetles, we are finally able to extract a fist-sized, complete black gold ore from that huge exotic metal mine."

"Although the speed is a bit slow, we can still reliably mine more than a dozen blocks a day."

"Then, after softening them at high temperatures with magma and spending some time, we can mold them into any shape we want. Their hardness, toughness, and magical conductivity far surpass those of ordinary steel."

He patted his chest vigorously and confidently assured, "Give me three more days, and I guarantee I'll finish ahead of schedule and forge the core structural components of the 'Goblin Ripper II' for you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu felt gratified.

It seems that the money I "earned" from the vampires wasn't wasted.

"Very good, keep up the good work," Chen Yu encouraged.

"Once this is all done, I'll have Turk help me post a few recruitment notices at the Adventurers' Guild in Ironboot Town."

"Write down the name of the Master Forging Anvil of the Bronzefire Clan, and you'll be completely captivated by those dwarf women who yearn for skill."

Upon hearing this, Tiezhen's dark face instantly turned bright red. He waved his hands repeatedly, stammering, "No, Your Majesty, it's not necessary. I'm doing quite well on my own..."

Chen Yu, however, stuck out his belly, adopted a serious posture, and lectured, "How can this be? You bear the responsibility of the great revival of the Copperfire Clan. This matter is settled."

He knew that although Iron Anvil seemed carefree, he was actually quite shy inside.

As the slime's parent, if he doesn't give him a push, this guy will probably spend his whole life stuck in the mines with his hammer.

Of course, Chen Yu also had his own ulterior motives.

There are still too few professional blacksmiths in the kingdom.

If we can use this opportunity to attract some dwarven artisans, it will be a huge boon to the kingdom's development.

Perhaps there will be a chance in the future to try and create a magical artifact from the Void Profound Heaven.

Alternatively, we could consider finding a dwarf mother for little Irene to take care of her instead of Anvil.

He didn't chat with the anvil for long before the guy said he suddenly had an inspiration and excitedly ran back to the workshop.

Chen Yu carefully inspected the mining area and saw that the slime alchemists were refining the Spirit Opening Pill according to the new formula.

Before long, once a large number of slimes have consumed the pills and gained sentience, the kingdom's slime population may experience an explosive growth in the near future.

It's even possible that slime adventurers of various classes, such as warriors, assassins, and mages, will appear.

It's quite interesting to think that the footprints of slime adventurers will eventually spread across the continent.

After leaving the bustling and busy mining area, Chen Yu rode his small truck and leisurely began to inspect his ever-expanding swamp territory.

Now, Graymist Lake Fortress, Splitstone Fortress, and Treant Territory Fortress have all been fully completed.

A group of slime engineers, escorted by the Blood Legion, will travel to Gol to begin tunnel excavation work in cooperation with the Stoneborn.

Meanwhile, most of the remaining slime engineers are converging on the center of the swamp.

Indeed, an even grander plan has been put on the agenda.

The Slime Kingdom is about to officially begin construction!
Their first phase of the project was to completely level the dense and dangerous swamp forest, and then harden and level the ground to lay a solid and reliable foundation for the future construction of the royal city.

Chen Yu had already thought it through: as the capital of the Slime Kingdom, this city must be magnificent and sturdy enough.

In his vision, this royal city would be at least dozens of times larger than the Riftstone Fortress, easily accommodating hundreds of thousands of slimes living inside at the same time.

Therefore, at least twenty defensive formations of the "Kingdom Shield" level would be needed to protect the royal city walls.

But Chen Yu always felt... it wasn't enough.

"If only we could bring over the protective array of the Sanyuan Sect..." Chen Yu thought about the array that covered the entire Sanyuan Sect's mountain gate, and the more he thought about it, the more envious he became.

However, he could only dream about it. Not only did he not have access to that level of array knowledge, but even if he did, who could help him modify the array?

Perhaps we could reserve underground tunnels for burying the base of a large magic array, just in case we have the strength to build a real city-protecting array ourselves in the future.

You have to have dreams, otherwise, what's the difference between a slime and a salted fish?

Looking down at the busy transport routes carved out by the swamp slimes and beetles, and at the nascent city taking shape, Chen Yu felt a surge of emotion.

He seemed to sense that a true kingdom was rising from the depths of this untouched swamp.

Of course, he was also well aware that the potential threat was never far away.

The shadows of those demons still loom over us.

If a powerful demon of the Gold Rank were to suddenly appear one day, no matter how grand or fortified the royal city was, in the face of absolute power, it would probably have to slink away and flee in disgrace.

We must find the Crown of Ignis as soon as possible.

Breaking through the foundational stage and enhancing one's own strength is the fundamental way to deal with all crises.

Thinking of this, a part of his consciousness drifted into the distance again, focusing on Bat Slime No. 1, which was deep within the territory of the White Horse Kingdom.

……

Consciousness is cast away.

What comes into view is a sparse oak forest.

The little guy seemed tired from flying, and like an owl, he was perched on a branch, cautiously observing the movements on a rammed earth road outside the forest.

Soon, it saw a horse-drawn carriage creaking past, loaded with bulging sacks.

With the help of several stinging wasps, Bat Slime No. 1 silently slid down from the tree and precisely slipped into a pile of soft hay on the wagon, hiding in the gaps of the grain sacks.

However, these were all grains grown by farmers with great effort, and it couldn't bear to eat them. It could only go hungry as the carriage bumped along the way, eventually entering a seemingly prosperous human village.

Through the gaps in the carriage, it saw the wooden sign at the entrance to the village, which read in Common: Grandale, the town of Grain Ear.

A name that sounds like it's full of the feeling of a bountiful harvest.

It was at this time that the missing slime, who had followed Arthur and his companions deep into the territory of the White Horse Kingdom, sent intermittent messages.

They seemed to have already reached their final destination—

Allenbridge Fort.

(End of this chapter)