Chapter 5 : Supply Crate
Chapter 5: Supply Crate
“Let’s go back and recruit first.”
The more population there was, the more things could be done.
He told Barlow to stay where he was for the moment, while he himself quickly returned to the Bitter Cold Wooden Hut.
【Convert 20 units of Energy into 1 Basic Recruitment Protocol and proceed with recruitment?】
“Yes!”
Before long, the second Exiled Sinner appeared on site.
He looked younger than Barlow.
His name was Cade, and his Loyalty was 36 (+2).
The +2 came from Pure Resonance, so the actual value should be 38.
Su Wen noticed that the moment this guy saw Eluan, his Loyalty actually jumped up twice again, becoming 41 (+2).
“…Seeing a pretty girl makes him more loyal?” Su Wen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Young people.
The girl stood quietly not far away, saying nothing. Yet she gave off a timid aura. Cade, who looked at most in his early twenties, seemed somewhat embarrassed and didn’t even dare to look directly at her.
This slightly anime-style gothic dress, paired with her appearance, seemed to form a kind of aesthetic dimensional suppression against this otherworldly visitor.
Without a doubt, this was an innocent young man.
Thus, in this extremely short period of time, his Loyalty rose again to 43 (+2).
Su Wen: “……”
Bro, you…
For some reason, even Su Wen himself felt a bit nervous.
You’d better not get any ideas about my clone.
He muttered inwardly, then cleared his throat. “Do you know Barlow, who arrived earlier?”
“Barlow?” Cade froze for a moment, then nodded. “I know him, but we’re not familiar.”
“I see?”
Su Wen keenly grasped a key point.
That was, the total population of a group was limited.
If he had enough resources but used them all to recruit Exiled Sinners, he would inevitably hit their population cap.
And if he still tried to recruit at that point, what would happen?
Would it pull unfamiliar Exiled Sinners from another spacetime, or would recruitment simply fail?
It wouldn’t summon infants and elderly people too, right?
“Pfft, why am I even thinking about this? It’s only just begun.”
Shaking his head, he told Cade to follow, and they quickly arrived back at Barlow’s location.
The wilderness was dangerous, but fortunately they hadn’t encountered a second gray wolf yet.
Su Wen realized that fighting beasts with only stone axes wasn’t very effective, because Farmers had very low defense. Once a vital point was hit or an artery was severed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, armor was necessary.
Even a small wooden shield—even one that could be penetrated—could provide some protection. At the very least, it would be much easier to block a wolf’s claws with it than with an axe.
Thinking of this, Eluan smiled slightly and said, “Mr. Cade, please cut down some trees and make a few simple shields.”
The young man immediately perked up and straightened himself. “No problem!”
Seeing him spring into action with great enthusiasm, Eluan’s lips twitched slightly.
“As expected, it’s different when the clone gives orders.”
Her charm was simply too strong.
Although he felt somewhat resistant inside, for the sake of Loyalty, he decided to let Eluan speak occasionally.
The wooden shields were made quickly.
They were essentially just thin slices cut from wood, with a handle carved out at the front—barely usable.
Su Wen’s only requirement was that they could block a single attack.
At the very least, having the shield pierced was better than having the body directly clawed.
Before long, all four people on site had a small wooden shield each.
Barlow felt fortunate that his artery hadn’t been severed. He could still endure the discomfort and continue fighting.
After walking around for a while, they soon encountered another wolf-like creature.
This time, Barlow successfully blocked the target.
The claws viciously pierced through the wooden shield and even cut into his arm.
But at least his vital areas were protected.
While taking that hit, he swung his stone axe in retaliation. Cade immediately followed up, and together they killed the opponent.
Su Wen was very satisfied with the outcome of the battle.
This proved that the fragile wooden shield had indeed provided protection.
With this successful experience, he ordered his subordinates to continue fighting.
Barlow, even while injured, forcibly continued for over half an hour until the fourth creature was killed.
His face pale and growing weaker, he inevitably lost 2 points of Loyalty.
“Rest.”
Su Wen also felt they couldn’t continue like this, so he let him rest for a while, while he himself went back to recruit the third Exiled Sinner.
“The snowball effect is finally about to begin.”
They had basically explored the entire area within 300 meters around the territory.
After another two hours of effort, and after taking down a creature that looked like a pangolin, the number of Exiled Sinners recruited by Su Wen had reached five.
Barlow was still required by Su Wen to continue fighting.
Unexpectedly, his Loyalty no longer dropped afterward.
He seemed to have regarded this recruitment ability as Su Wen’s personal power, developing a sense of awe.
Su Wen was quite pleased with this.
Just as evening was about to arrive, the team came to a clear lake.
【Discovered small lake】
【Natural resources detected.】
【Status: Occupiable (unowned)】
【Collectible: Elemental Agate (White), Elemental Pearl (White)】
“Agate, pearl?”
It was the first time he had seen something with the word “elemental” attached.
He briefly checked the description:
【Elemental Agate (White): A gemstone with extremely low yield. Ordinary agate mutated after absorbing free magical energy in the air. Can be used for hero recruitment.】
【Elemental Pearl (White): A gemstone with extremely low yield. Ordinary pearl mutated after absorbing free magical energy in the air. Can be used for hero recruitment.】
“Hero recruitment?”
He quickly understood what that meant.
In essence, heroes referred to commanders or generals in certain games.
“Unfortunately, we’re short on manpower right now. We can only set this aside for now.”
Even if these gems were collected now, they wouldn’t be very useful.
Looking back at the five people he currently had, Su Wen couldn’t help but sigh.
The development speed still felt a bit slow.
“Forget it, it’s getting dark. Let’s head back first.”
It would be better to use the remaining time to quickly build a temporary wooden house for them to live in.
Just as they were about to return, Cade, who was at the edge of the team, suddenly let out a cry of surprise.
“My lord, I found a box!”
“A box?” Hearing this, Su Wen immediately looked over.
Sure enough, in an inconspicuous corner, there was a rectangular metal box with a slight technological feel.
The box was entirely white, with an exquisite appearance.
As he approached, a corresponding prompt immediately appeared above it:
【Discovered: Basic Supply Protocol Crate】
【Level: White】
【Description: Empire wilderness supply crate, active.】