Me? A slime? A villain who destroys a nation? Fine!

"New skin, new look, what's wrong? Didn't you recognize me?" Lin Ming shook the little green leaf on his head.

That's when Bella recognized that familiar feeling. "Speaking of which, what's new?" Bella's expression was subtle; the atmosphere was terrifying, okay? And she was covered in so much blood.

Even though the new green little goo looked cute, Millie didn't dare to hug it; the sight of it covered in blood was still quite frightening.

Lin Ming had just conducted a major purge. The guards weren't some kind of mage squad or anything like that; they were just a bunch of ordinary meat shields, no different from ordinary people except for their iron armor.

Therefore, for Lin Ming, killing them was as easy as crushing an ant.

But it wasn't without its advantages; at least they gained a few more guards who could be used, which was one of the reasons Lin Ming didn't kill them.

Miral quickly bound the captured soldiers' hands and led them in a line to Lin Ming.

"My lady, what should we do with these guards?"

"There's even a carriage!" Little Fatty happily led the horse over.

"My Fairy, this carriage looks so luxurious, what should we do with it?" The chubby boy's face was beaming with joy; he seemed to really like the carriage.

Although the carriage was of little use to Lin Ming, it was indeed a good tool for the villagers.

"Just take out anything useful and give it to the villagers to use; you can distribute it yourselves."

"Thank you, Fairy! You are so kind!" Little Fatty immediately climbed into the carriage and began rummaging through the things inside.

"I knew the fairy would come to save us!" Miral clenched her hands, her eyes filled with even more adoration.

"Anyway, lock the guards in the small house where I put the human cocoons. As for the rest, distribute them to the villagers. You can decide for yourselves." With Lin Ming's brief instructions, Miral bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir."

The guards' extensive armor and weapons represented a significant leap forward for the villagers.

Previously, thieves' equipment was quite scattered, mostly consisting of light armor and curved swords.

But now it's different. Now they have a large number of guards in armor, which can organize a force to resist external forces for the village.

Miral was getting more and more excited. If things continued to develop like this, with the protection of the fairy, their village would prosper again, and they would definitely become a small country, growing stronger and stronger, and no longer having to be exploited by those beastly nobles!

"Sigh... Why... Son, why didn't you witness this scene with your old man...?" Miral felt a void in his heart as he thought about it.

If his son hadn't been kidnapped by thieves, he probably would have become one of them too.

Soon, Lin Ming pushed open the door to the room where the guards were imprisoned and jumped in with a splash.

However, Lin Ming did not let anyone in. Instead, he closed the door himself and hopped over to the guard.

The guards turned pale when they saw the slime, their eyes filled with fear, afraid that the slime would eat them.

In previous battles, they had witnessed firsthand just how ferocious this slime was; it could kill a guard with a single swipe of its claws, and its iron armor was as fragile as paper in front of it.

"Do you want to live?" Lin Ming asked.

After understanding, the guards exchanged glances, some nodding repeatedly, while others remained silent.

The guard who immediately nodded was then confronted by Lin Ming alone.

"Aren't the nobles these days all exploiting you? How much commission do they even pay you? You're just laborers, why risk your life? Is it worth it? For those beasts in human skin?"

As Lin Ming countered with his question, the surrounding soldiers were unable to find any rebuttal.

After all, everyone basically knows what kind of people nobles are. Although we can't rule out the existence of good nobles, in the current harsh environment, almost all sorts of monsters and demons have been revealed.

"See that? Firas, the one you're looking for." Lin Ming pointed at the terracotta warrior, and the surrounding soldiers immediately trembled in fright, as if to tell them: if you don't cooperate, you'll end up like this too.

"Don't worry, he's still alive. I don't plan to get rid of him anytime soon. But if you insist on being their dogs, I will kill you without hesitation. Now I'm giving you a choice: choose to be their dogs, or choose to be my man?"

"I'll treat you no worse than they do, and you'll still get your commissions. How about it?"

"No problem at all, Fairy Lady, I'm willing to do it!" The first guard to nod immediately shouted.

And the other guards, following suit, began to accept the order one after another, once one of them started. Some, however, still couldn't trust a monster at all, even if it could speak.

"Alright, get up first. What's your name?" Lin Ming revealed his bird claws and easily cut the rope binding the guard's hands with a light stroke.

"Thank you, thank you, Fairy! My name is... my name is Simino. I'm just a lowly mercenary, only trying to earn some commission. I absolutely had no intention of offending the village. It's just that nobleman is used to bullying others and dared to offend your territory like this right from the start."

Cimino wisely removed his helmet, revealing his slightly immature, short-haired youthful appearance, and offered his utmost respect as he explained to Lin Ming.

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Ming wouldn't kill guards who lacked fighting spirit. Some of them were forced into becoming guards by circumstances.

Some people are just dogs for the sake of being dogs. But for Lin Ming, if you're not his dog, then you're someone else's dog, and he won't show any mercy when he takes you down.

Because other owners' dogs are also one of their weapons.

Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Conversely, if the dog and its owner are in cahoots, there's no reason to say the dog is innocent once a conflict breaks out.

"Then those who are willing to join me, come along." Lin Ming simply said this before leading Simino through the door.

The guards whispered amongst themselves; some hadn't recovered yet, while others stood up shakily and followed.

Two guards followed, but they were both limping as they had been affected by the aftershocks.

Simino, on the other hand, was unharmed, since he held his longsword the entire time and hardly ever approached the battlefield.

"Sorry, I was just acting in self-defense. After all, you guys are no different from intruders and thieves. Otherwise, I'll just have to find a better master in my next life." As Lin Ming spoke, he waved his slimy little hand and threw two healing slime balls into the hands of the two guards.

"Eat it; it's made from a superior healing herb."

The two guards exchanged a glance. Since they had already followed them, there was no reason for them to harm them, right? So they swallowed their phlegm.

In no time, the two of them opened their eyes wide in surprise, twisted their feet, and one of the guards even jumped up and down.

"My God... what an amazing healing effect! It healed so quickly?"

"Is this really something low-ranking guards like us should be eating?"

The two guards were deeply moved.

"We are extremely grateful! You've gone to so much trouble, sir. We are the intruders, after all."

"Good to know."

"I have a task for you. Turn your backs first."

As the three guards turned their backs, Lin Ming stuck to the back of their heads and began infiltrating them one by one, quickly implanting a small slime into their brains.

"Sir, what is this? My head feels cold, like it's been opened up, and I can feel something inside..."

"Next, I will assign you a task. Its important task is to safeguard the safety of the village, which is similar to the work you are currently doing, right?"

Then, a guard needs to help me deliver a message to your kingdom.

"Go back? Can we go back?" Simino asked excitedly.

"Yes, the three of you discuss who should go back." Lin Ming jumped away with his back to them, then reminded them from behind:

"However, you need to think this through. Even if you go back, you'll still be my people. If you betray me, the red crystal I just implanted in your brains will just explode with a 'bang'."

At that moment, the three guards turned pale with fright.

"Of course, if you don't do such things, you'll be safe for life. I won't order you to do anything bad. I'm just going back to deliver a message—"

As he spoke, Lin Ming's voice began to grow terrifying, as if declaring war:

"Pass on the earth fairy's warning to your little kingdom."