I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 113 New Ideas and Corpse Disposal

"It's not necessary to use the [Space Confinement Spell]."

The witch Demia patted Sharon's hand and sat up gently.

Her complexion is much better.

Because of a witch's inherent structure, magic circulates much faster than that of ordinary people, and spells such as healing take effect more quickly.

"I've seen in some manuals that there are quite a few spell rituals that can strengthen spatial walls. More importantly, the difficulty of casting these spells is much lower than the [Space Confinement Spell]."

"Something like [Barrier Weaving]?"

Calliste immediately knew what she was talking about, and when she saw the other party nod, she said:

"But most spells of this type require continuous casting, and they need to be rebuilt every once in a while. This is like engaging in a war of attrition with the opponent."

Sharon flipped through the pages.

It was soon settled on a certain page.

She said, "Although the material cost of this ritual is indeed much less than the [Space Confinement Spell], from the perspective of the Magic Control Union, it takes too long and is not cost-effective, especially for Commissioner Ophelia. She rarely approves such plans."

"Benefits? That sounds like a business. I thought the Magic Control Alliance was an organization dedicated to saving the world."

Terry laughed.

"That's true - although our ideals are grand, reality doesn't allow it." Sharon said bitterly. Her expression reminded Rhodes of the golden retriever he had seen in his previous life.

She continued:

"Preventing magical disasters costs far more than you might imagine. Through years of experience, our plans are particularly rigorous in their review of funding."

Rhodes raised a question at this time.

So how does Magic Control Alliance make money?

"Official state funding, private donations, cooperation with foundations and charitable organizations, mining and management of magical resources, income from research and development, sales of magical items and services, etc."

"Even great nations like Eselon and the Heavenly Flower Kingdom would invite us to deal with them together. On the one hand, they don't have as much experience as we do in dealing with various magical disasters. On the other hand, you know, high-level mages in particular are all selfish. They only take action on things that interest them."

Rod realized that the topic had gone off topic.

Pull it back quickly.

"[Barrier Construction] can be considered Plan B. Is there anything else?"

He looked mainly at Callister, after all, she was the most knowledgeable person present.

Noticing Rhodes' overly expectant look, the elf pondered for a moment.

"Actually, our tribe once dealt with a crisis involving an alien space passage." She shook her head. "Back then, we used the maze near the Green Courtyard to block the expansion of the void. We can't replicate that here."

"Maze? Why can a maze block the space passage?"

"We elves possess an ancient technology for stabilizing mazes, usually used to prevent nascent mazes from transforming into mature ones. We later discovered that this technology can stabilize the entire space. Combined with the complex nature of the maze itself, it can indeed block alien space passages to a certain extent."

Finished speaking.

The effect of [Backlight Sky Curtain] dissipated.

No more anti-hidden.

Rhodes was afraid that Shadow Weaver was lurking, so he began to strengthen Sand Willow.

Perhaps due to the characteristics of the tamarisk tree species, they are particularly prone to skills such as [Invisibility Detection], [Energy Barrier], and [Turning Sand into Soil].

"Perhaps we can create a maze beneath the Dark Whirlpool Rift."

He said as he checked Shaliu's condition.

"You really can say anything big, human."

The elf scoffed.

But then she frowned, as if seriously considering the feasibility of this matter.

Even Sharon and Demia fell into deep thought.

Rhodes knew that he could not help at this moment, so he clicked on a row of [Invisibility Detection] skills in succession.

He came to the other side of the forest.

There is also the problem of ratmen on this side.

Obviously, the battle was over at this point.

Bond and Vivian probably found a place to stand in the back row and didn't see it.

More than twenty ratmen lay dead on the ground. Rhode immediately spotted the ghoul Penny, who was bent over with her hands on her knees.

She was examining the body on the ground.

Because he bent down, the wide collar revealed a large area of ​​scenery, and his eight characters swayed in the air.

"Ah, Master."

"What's going on now?"

Rhodes kicked the rat-man corpse at his feet.

They were the size of halflings, covered in dark brown hair, and had disgustingly pointed beaks and rodent teeth.

He was wearing a layer of ill-fitting leather armor, and it was obvious where it was picked up from.

Rhodes could feel his poison resistance taking effect.

"There are over fifty of them, led by a fifth-level ratman. They carry germs, so the two seniors didn't come."

Ghouls are naturally very resistant to poison, so Penny dared to get close to them.

"Have they declared their organization?"

There are many races and organizations on the continent. Some unknown ones often want to make a name for themselves and often brag about the names of their organizations during attacks and robberies.

But Penny shook her head.

"Is this so"

"Master, can I deal with these corpses? I have too few ghouls."

Glancing at the pitiful ghoul.

indeed.

Since the battle with the Brotherhood of Ruin, Penny has only three ghouls left, and their number has not been expanded.

Moreover, after being under the control of the slavery curse for nearly two months, they were all so hungry that their faces were pale and thin. It should be said that there was no flesh on their faces.

It's almost turned into a skeleton.

There's no way they can become a fighting force like this.

"Yes, but it must be controlled. If I find out that corpses have been stolen in this town or that anyone has become sick from the germs on them."

Penny was overjoyed.

He immediately knelt down and promised loudly.

[Penny's obedience +5, current obedience: 40]

To be honest, Rod wasn't very interested in Penny's skills.

It's a ghoul after all.

Speaking of which, what are the ghouls' original spiritual arts?

He recalled the contents of [Research on the Native Spiritual Arts of Alien Races].

There are definitely things like [Ghoul Fever] and [Summon Ghouls].

But the ghoul skills that impressed him most in this book were [Feast] and [Sporeization].

These two skills are quite powerful!
【Feast】Can absorb the opponent's vitality through attack.

[Sporeization] transforms into spores, merges into the opponent's body, and can attack the enemy's internal organs while sucking blood and flesh.

However, Penny is obviously not going to take this warrior route.

Her advancement path is Lich.

"I'm sorry, Master. I don't know these two spiritual arts yet."

After being asked, Penny replied.

Rhodes lifted her chin.

Looking at her chapped lips and pale mature face.

The ghoul understood and automatically lowered his collar, lowered his head and gently kissed his master's thumb, then slowly held it in his mouth.

"I have 43 points of spiritual growth left. I'll need it in the Sand Willow area later, so maybe next time."

Looking at Penny's regretful and lost eyes, Rhodes withdrew his hand.

(End of this chapter)