"I am not sure if you have been told, but the world runs on strange stuff called MP or Monster Points. You can earn them from killing monsters that have marks be a quest given by myself or someone else, but you can also gain them from exploring new places and even developing new areas," Mex explained.
"Developing? So you mean if I made a city or a town? Or maybe if I took one over and made it better?" I asked with interest.
"Yes, that is how we Demons do it, but you would have to collect a large number of monsters to make a city and prevent them from eating each other. For us demons, it's different; we don't eat our own kind that often. You don't have to build something so big as a town, but if you even created a business that helped monsters, you could earn points," Mex explained to me.
That was some helpful information, but I wasn't sure if I could make a business out of taking care of monster girls. Still, other things could be done, but I wasn't sure if that
Mex pointed to the left corner of the second level when we reached the top of the stairs."Down there is Nushi's room, but I am going to retire for a bit, and I will see you when you return. Don't worry about bringing back proof or anything like that; you can just show me your MP total when you get back, and I will show you how to do that as well," Mex said with a smile and then turned to the right, and head to the room in the opposite corner of his daughters."Thanks," I said before turning to go to the next room, but I took my time.I was partially worried that the girls would just forget me, but another part of me told me I was an idiot for thinking something like that. I reached the door faster than I wanted, but there was no waiting around; I still had to run to the village and deal with the Sahuagin before it got dark and got back.I knocked at the door, and I heard Jilly call to come in, so I lifted the latch and entered. The room was all books, th
I turned back to Nushi after the other two settled down."Don't listen to Jilly; I just want to help you. The way that your horns grow must make life hard for you," I said to Nushi.She was looking at her hands that were fidgeting in her lap. Nushi looked like she was deciding on something, so I grabbed my Loose Leaf Dagger and held it out from me.I glared at the blade because I knew it was going to try and make some kind of protest when I asked it to cut her horns off if she would let me. I didn't want to have to fight with the blade in front of the girl I was offering to cut part of her head off.I didn't feel any resistance from the knife as I held it in my hands. Last time the knife had felt hostile when I had tried to cut the branch, but I knew that wasn't a job for a sharp knife.Maybe the blade worked on intuition or something like that. I knew that I should be using a tool like that for that job.This time it was different. This job
That was more than strange, the old woman had just vanished, and that was disconcerting. If she could just appear and disappear without warning, then I would have to be a lot more cautious about the things I said about her.It would probably just be best to get in the habit of not talking bad about anyone in this world. I was a little fish in the ocean right now, just waiting to be swallowed up by whatever came along next, so I don't want to make any early enemies.I walked down the walkway and back to the stairs. The grass carpet was nice to walk on, almost like a padded floor, and the whole place seemed to have a permanent wood stain smell.I hadn't really had a chance to look around or really take in everything. Since I had come to the world, I constantly moved and met new people, and it was still only the first day.The railings and everything was all a dark color, and the sounds of the fountain made me feel a bit more centered as I walked down and ou
"Hey! What's the big idea? Why do you want to fight me all of a sudden, I said, backing away from him.While Mex Himself didn't bother me, the massive black blade in his hand was a different story. I clicked the button on my lighter, and my flame blade extended out, and I held it with two hands and prepared to fight.Mex drew back the sword quickly but let it go behind him, sending it through two trees before it disappeared back into the black how that it had come from. The hole had just appeared out of nowhere, and he had been able to get the weapon out reasonably fast, maybe even faster if he wanted to."Interesting, I am sorry about that, but I needed to test some things, and I am still not done, but the rest can be done on the way. Now, about Nixi, You can see how easily I can wield that massive blade and the power I can put behind it?" Mex asked as he shrunk back down and the two trees crashed down behind him."Yeah, that's wild how strong you are, a
I watched as the pile of dirt and rocks slowly rose up from the ground and in the shape of an overweight man that was almost three meters tall. Not a titan, but then, he was still a lot bigger than me."Grogvel! You still look as fat and out of shape as ever! You know, for a creature that doesn't eat, you sure do put on a lot of weight!" Mex joked as he walked forward towards the rock man."And you're still hiding from your grandmother! Who is the skin bag you have with you? Not like you to bring people around," Grogvel said as he was looking me over."You would hide from her as well if you have to live with her! You are lucky that she can't reach you right now! This is Kazz, and I think that he might be able to help me with my problems, but he came to the world with a support system, not a fighting one," Mex explained, and that made Grogvel walked over to me.I had to put my arms out as he walked; the ground shook that bad. Even as big as he was, there i
The roar of the waterfall was very relaxing, and it helped me center my thoughts a bit. I was fortunate that Mex had taken a liking to me and that he was showing me around.I was starting to gather small bits of the puzzle with the clues that I was being left. Each one of them slowly made me more confident in the choice that I had made at the start."Wataluga, I have brought a Guest to meet you, and I would like you to do some work with him," Mex called out to the pool of water, but It wasn't the pool that started to talk."Oh, Yeah, brought me a little bean? Pink skin? What do you want me to do?! He will just be the red stuff under the pink if you let me at him!"The voice came from the center of the roaring waterfall where the face of an old wizardly looking face and a beard that was defined in the waterfall. The face was huge, and the voice was booming, but then it disappeared, and a little old wizard-shaped form of water rose up at the edge of the wat
The crater had to be over a thousand meters wide and almost as deep. It was like looking into a whole other world down there and one that was hard to comprehend.I could see serpents and other monsters swimming in the hot pools of lava below, but there was also a small town that I could just barely see in the far-off distance. Many creatures were moving down below, but it was nearly impossible to make them all out from this distance."Pretty interesting place? This is actually the smallest fire lake on the island, but the other two are controlled by the other two Demon lords, and the last one is controlled by a Fire Wurm. This one contains the more timid monsters, and it also houses Fireden, who watches over the area," Mex explained as we walked up to the edge of the crater."You said that there was a Magma Spider that was causing trouble here; where is she, and what is a Magma Spider?" I asked curiously.I didn't see anything in the crater that looked li
We both had to stand back from the massive face of churning molten lava. My skin started to steam, and Fireden, the giant Fire Elemental, started to laugh, but it was only loud.It was nothing like the body vibrating experience that I had got when Grovel started to laugh, but the heat that poured off this guy was no joke! Even Mex was forced to step back with me, and now I was leaking steam like I had just hopped out of a hot tub at the Banff Ski resort in the Rockies."Where did you find this one? Soaking in the ocean for a week, and decided to bring him for a little story?" Fireden asked in a surprisingly weaselly sounding voice, not what I expected after the hearty laugh."I am just bringing him to visit, but tomorrow he will be coming to see you with Nushi and some girls," Mex explained as he fanned himself with his hand."Oh? I get to tell stories to little Nushi? She loves my stories, and maybe now that she is older, she will be able to stay longer!