Starting with the defeated female knight

I am very interested in the human world.

If you don't mind, you can put it somewhere suitable.

Of course, if you mind, you can keep it locked in the box all the time.

After all, I was just curious, nothing more.

Looking at the curved tentacles in front of her, and then at the dark green inside the box, Edith pondered for a moment, closed the box, and put it in her pocket.

"I'll see how it goes."

To be honest, it's hard not to think of scenes of evil gods deceiving humans.

First, take them in, then bestow favors, pretending to be kind and benevolent, and finally ask humans for a small favor, such as getting out of trouble or sending away the seeds of destruction.

But putting aside trust, Edith thought again that even if Green had bad intentions, such as blowing up the capital, massacring nobles, or severely damaging the church and the magicians' association, it didn't seem like a bad thing to her.

If they could also send her family away, that would be a good thing; it wouldn't be a loss either way.

So she accepted the box and placed it in the place where she felt most at ease.

"Then let's go."

Edith gave a slight bow.

See you later.

"Lord Green."

【goodbye】

Its tentacles waved slightly, watching them leave.

【Bon Voyage】

[Little girl]

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P.S.: Here's a joke: We've reduced the difficulty of 3v3 this season.

Volume 1: Chapter 14: An Interlude

Edith left, along with the church's investigation team.

Green didn't consider himself a particularly nostalgic or sentimental person.

But the day after Edith left, he truly missed the girl with the flowing blonde hair and green eyes.

—Because these damn bastards are just too difficult to manage!

The culture is backward, the thinking is sluggish, communication is ineffective, and the habits are primitive.

Calling them uncivilized savages is a bit of an exaggeration, but calling them Homo sapiens is an insult to Homo sapiens. They're stuck in the middle, unable to go up or down, which is the most painful situation.

[They already couldn't communicate verbally, and their organizational skills were practically nonexistent; no matter what they were told to do, they always ended up in complete chaos.]

[Going hunting can result in accidentally injuring teammates, gathering supplies only to find none of them are correct, and one person even got lost 800 miles away. If it weren't for a tentacle spotting him, his corpse would be covered in grass by now!]

Is it really that hard to understand not to litter? Is it really that hard to prohibit urinating or defecating in public and to collect and dispose of all household waste in one place?

[And those who can't cook, can they please stop cooking? You, the one who cooked a pot of poisonous mushroom soup and knocked out half the camp, you step forward, I promise I won't beat you to death.]

This was the first time Green had been this angry since he had traveled through time.

Yes, he understood. Based on previous observations, the level of civilization in this world didn't seem to be very high; it would be good if it reached the level of the Middle Ages.

The people in front of him, even in a place where civilization was comparable to that of the Middle Ages, were considered remote and barbaric.

On top of all this, this group of people are survivors of the demonic tide from different regions, and they are not familiar with each other. There are also many differences and even conflicts between them.

The reason it hadn't erupted before was partly because they were all facing a common threat. Under the shadow of being swallowed up by the demonic tide at any moment, no one had the mind to care about such trivial matters.

On the other hand, it was also thanks to Edith and the church's investigation team's management.

As a legitimate church organization, setting aside its flaws such as greed, corruption, and sexual orientation, the church's organizational capacity is still quite high, and Cecilia and the knights she led are among the best.

Previously, Cecilia and Edith had been the ones taking the lead in both combat and management, while the other members of the investigation team seemed to have disappeared.

In reality, the members of the investigation team were actually more responsible than the women during the entire management process.

Because the refugees who were suddenly received had no sense of organization, even if they were survivors of the demonic tide, although they were probably skilled, they could fight alone. If they cooperated, it would be a success if they didn't interfere with each other or even have a negative effect.

Edith's solution to this situation was quite simple: she assigned the knights to take charge of different numbers of refugees, based on their abilities.

It doesn't matter if the refugees and survivors don't understand the orders, as long as the knights do. This way, even if the refugees don't understand the commands, they can still complete the mission under the knights' guidance.

It sounds simple, but in practice it's far from easy.

To play like this, you need a mature and reliable team that can not only understand and execute missions, but also be backward compatible. It needs to be able to lead a small team and have a certain level of strength, mutual familiarity, and good teamwork.

Edith couldn't do any of these things. Although she issued most of the instructions, this team was actually built up little by little by Cecilia through her words and actions in the past.

Perhaps in time, Edith could gather some followers in the church, or even form a faction, but that's not now.

As for Green, needless to say.

Not to mention his team, all his tentacles are himself. Although they look numerous and complex, he actually handles them all by himself.

On top of that, there are language differences, cultural differences, and all sorts of other miscellaneous factors...

When he first agreed to leave these humans behind, Green thought he could just leave them alone and observe them, just like before.

But after the demonic tide ended and Edith and Cecilia left, he gradually realized the true level of this group. He originally intended to observe them quietly, but the more he looked, the higher his blood pressure became.

It was an attempt made for the sake of my blood pressure, and also for some other purpose.

He finally decided to take matters into his own hands, not necessarily to transform them into something great, but at least to turn them into Homo sapiens.

The only consolation is that, although their cultural and skill levels need improvement, this group of people have great respect and gratitude for Green and are willing to listen to him.

And this is the main reason why Green was willing to lend them a hand.

Let's start with something small.

Through this period of observation, Green had at least gained a general understanding of everyone in the camp, if not a complete picture of their backgrounds, including their general abilities and strengths.

First, gather everyone together, assign tasks based on their abilities and strengths, and clarify responsibilities to ensure the camp can operate normally and prevent incidents like the poisonous mushroom soup from happening again before starting the next step of the plan.

Find a tailor, provide the raw materials, make a batch of uniform clothing, and distribute them as a reward for the first stage, while also enhancing unity and a sense of belonging.

Rules were established, such as not killing excessively during hunting, releasing young animals whenever possible, cooking food thoroughly before eating, and boiling water whenever possible.

Furthermore, while establishing the rules, Green also gradually established a reward and punishment system. Those who performed well would be rewarded and encouraged, while those who performed poorly would be criticized and punished. However, because these people were too obedient, the punishment mechanism, although established, was currently ineffective.

Moreover, Green did not only focus on individual development but also on collective character building, such as setting group goals and rewarding everyone who achieved them.

With the camp running smoothly and everyone focused on their work, Green used his tentacles to dig a bathtub for them.

It's not just about letting them relax while washing, but also about further cultivating good hygiene habits.

Then, as the camp's operations became more stable, the atmosphere more harmonious, habits gradually improved, and hygiene improved, Green began to assign them more tasks, trying to get them to assist his tentacles with things he wasn't very good at.

For example, identifying and testing tentacles' abilities, performing some sophisticated manufacturing or processing, or going out to areas he can't easily access to help him collect various supplies and materials, etc.

After they reached a certain level of cooperation, Green allocated several plots of land to them, gave them seeds, and sent some powerful tentacles to help manage the land.

Meanwhile, the camp renovation work also began. After confirming that they would settle here permanently, the temporary camp that had been set up earlier was clearly not enough.

However, since the living conditions in the past were not very good, the people in the camp did not plan to make it too nice. They just planned to make a small hut out of wood and thatch, just like before.

But Green rejected the proposal.

What are you saying? If the foreign neighbors hear this, they'll think we can't afford a place to live!

Everyone get moving, let's do something big!

This was not only for the humans in the camp, but also an experiment undertaken by Green.

Because he had never done anything related to it before, and Green didn't actually know how to build, but that was exactly what he wanted.

Wearing a small yellow hat and pretending to be a foreman, I found the blacksmith and other experienced builders in the camp and learned from them little by little.

They mobilized the tentacles within the mountain to transport various minerals and rocks outwards, seeking help to identify and test them. While searching for building materials, they also expanded their knowledge base, continuously climbing the technological tree of architecture and materials science.

In addition to building the new community, he also allocated a large open space for the professionals in the camp, provided them with materials, and helped them create a training ground.

By observing their daily training and sparring, he learned various power generation and combat techniques. Although he couldn't directly apply them to his tentacles, the observation and learning over a period of time gave him a lot of inspiration and ideas.

This not only made him more flexible in manipulating the tentacles, but also significantly improved his combat power.

The construction of the new community is in full swing, and the cohesion among the people in the camp and their faith in Green is growing day by day.

But just when everything was going smoothly and things were running more and more calmly.

When the team that went out to explore and collect returned once again, it brought Green a little 'accident'.

"We found this child outside. She looks like she came back from the Empire. She was probably starving and ate something she shouldn't have. By the time we found her, she was already like this..."

As she spoke, the female warrior placed the girl in her arms in front of the tentacles.

The tentacles bent slightly, looking at the girl's thin body and haggard face as she lay unconscious.

And there were two black wolf ears on its head, and four paws that had replaced its hands and feet, and its eyes were slightly narrowed.

Book 1: Chapter 15: Ella

Ella, the girl the female warrior picked up, is a half-orc.

Orcs, like orcs in other works, are children born from the union of humans and orcs.

Yes, the world is not just home to the human race. Beyond the empire, on those distant lands where the boundaries are nowhere in sight, live all sorts of races, including numerous tribes or ethnic groups with their own cultures and even civilizations.

But within the empire, even near the border, you rarely see them, let alone interact with them.

The reason is also very simple.

That human empire in this world not only places extreme importance on the purity of human bloodlines, but also discriminates against every non-human race equally.

Forget about orcs or elves, even if you were a dragon, in the eyes of a respectable emperor in the capital, you'd just be a flying, two-legged beast.

Human supremacy? Extreme xenophobic militarism?

No, no, no, these are all too advanced.

The empire developed this culture not out of any ideology or anything else, but based on a more primitive and simple reason.

That means the humans of this world do indeed possess power within their bloodline.

Nobles, the Papacy, and the Magicians' Guild.

The stable triangle within the capital city is also one of the three cornerstones of the human empire.

It's not surprising that the latter two could become the cornerstone, after all, one governs faith and miracles, and the other possesses magic and technology, and their respective powers are obvious.

But the question is, in a world where magical powers truly exist and magical beings can appear at any time, what makes the nobles stand up to these two families, or even become one of the three cornerstones?

Could this be the legendary aristocracy of mysticism?

Edith shook her head in response to Green's question.

“I don’t know what kind of nobility you’re talking about, and I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, but I do know that the source of power for the nobility in the capital is… their ‘bloodline’.”

The union of strong individuals gives birth to strong individuals, and the union of geniuses gives birth to geniuses. This phenomenon is not necessarily stable, but the probability is indeed higher than other phenomena, and it is more pronounced among humans in this world.

After discovering this pattern, repeating it several times led to the formation of 'families' and 'powers'.

After that, through some operations, the best of the best were selected, targeted mating was carried out, and even inbreeding was used to continuously eliminate 'impurities'.

Ultimately, this led to the formation of the 'nobility' as we know it today.

They are born with strong physiques and do not need any training. As long as they grow up normally, they can rival several or even dozens of ordinary humans.

With a little training, they become top-quality warriors, easily breaking through battle formations of hundreds of people.

In the distant, ignorant era, when magicians were still called scholars and the church still believed in gods, nobles used this to tear away the gloom overhead and establish an empire.

The most recognized and superior bloodline became the 'royal family'.