Strategy game? Then I'll have to control you properly.

"Although I noticed it when the watchtower was built."

Lin Miao, who brought the food directly to the computer, stared blankly at the enlarged desktop background while eating.

In the video, next to the busy villagers scattered around, a few people are wriggling around on the edge of the village doing something.

The Porter trait is the ability to bring game items into reality, and the villagers have long been using this trait to build things in their village.

Therefore, it was only natural for them to want to build walls to protect themselves.

It's ridiculously slow.

Maureen, a porter, and several helpers were building a temporary wall along the pre-marked locations on the edge of the village.

But unlike game characters who can build giant walls with countless blocks in a few hours, she is limited by her physical strength in reality and has to sit down and rest after every two or three blocks.

Although construction began this morning, the three-block-high wall that Maureen built is only slightly taller than herself, and its total length is only about six blocks, roughly estimated to be about six meters.

"Seeing how exhausted she was, she still had to stand up..."

People around them cast worried glances their way.

The most anyone could help with was marking the location or handing over the bricks that Maureen had moved beforehand.

After all, no one in the tribe has yet possessed the potential to be a porter.

"There's nothing I can do to help you like this."

After finishing her meal, Lin Miao started checking the two games that were running.

One of them is Attila, Lillie, and Rose, whom Lin Miao just deployed. They have already completed the first chapter and are currently training by fighting against a constant stream of monsters in the hunting mode.

The other is other tribe members who are working hard to gather resources.

Lin Miao really wanted to use the game character she controlled to help build facilities for their village, but only these tribal members could travel through the game.

"Let's prepare the ingredients first today."

Although he was supposed to complete Chapter 2 with Lillie, Lin Miao decided to postpone it for a day, since he felt that the village, which was exposed to various threats, should indeed prioritize the construction of the city wall.

While I can't directly help Maureen right now, I can at least make some building materials other than basic stone bricks. For example, glass bricks, stepped or half-sized stone bricks.

Lin Miao logged into Minecraft and began controlling her character.

Of course, the monitor also simultaneously displayed the second game window where Lillie and her group were, as well as the villagers busily wriggling on the enlarged desktop.

Although it looked like multiple games were running simultaneously, Lin Miao didn't pay much attention.

"—!"

Whenever Lin Miao logs into the game, her character will pop up with a snap.

The villagers who were working nearby were startled when they saw Lin Miao, and then they all bowed respectfully.

She used to feel pressured by such actions, but now she's used to it. After all, Lin Miao had long realized that the abilities her character displayed were quite impressive in their eyes.

As a return gift, Lin Miao had the character jump around a few times before starting to work.

It's really not a big deal. It's just about processing the resources that the villagers have gathered into products, or going out into the wild to collect scarce resources yourself—basically, it's just playing a game.

[Roger: Off work? What are you doing?]

[Lin Miao: Playing video games.]

When asked in a private message by a friend what she was doing, Lin Miao answered truthfully.

Anyway, it wasn't exactly lying, and friends who knew Lin Miao loved games said they had expected it. Of course, he also complained about having to work overtime.

"After refreshing for so long, I still haven't gotten anything."

Before we knew it, it was already late at night, and the game had already gone through day and night cycles several times.

Lin Miao, who had stuffed her backpack full of various resources and materials, finally gave up the idea of ​​searching for rare ores.

It seems that minerals above iron ore level are indeed not so easy to obtain.

When Lin Miao returned to the stone house with the teleportation portal and poured out all her spoils, Maureen showed a confused yet subtle expression.

I don't know whether to be happy about having a large amount of usable resources or sad about the endless labor that lies ahead.

"Will new residents join? Or should we try to improve Maureen's abilities?"

Looking at her like this, anyone would have this thought.

A larger population leads to a greater pool of talent, which in turn improves efficiency.

Even the porter, Maureen, was a migrant worker who joined later.

Attila, who once led the village as a tribal chief, also attacked a convoy to rescue residents from the same problem. Now, Lin Miao, concerned about their growth, has also had a similar thought.

[Level 3 fault detected]

"Oh, this..."

But the residents who were supposed to come didn't show up; instead, an annoying notification popped up.

The source of all evil, those unidentified monsters, have reappeared after many days.

"Doesn't seem that strong."

It turns out it appeared in the forest near the village. Although it was only a level 3 malfunction, it looked like a larval creature with tentacles, and its overall appearance resembled a caterpillar.

The villagers didn't seem to notice that Lin Miao went back and used the mouse to pick up Attila, who was eating his late dinner, and brought him to the monster.

"Ugh!? Ugh!"

Attila, whose mouth was stuffed with food, was suddenly caught off guard by this unexpected turn of events. He frantically flailed his limbs in the air, but his eyes changed drastically when he saw the monster that appeared before him.

After confirming this, Lin Miao sent Attila back to the village to observe their response.

When the elusive malfunction suddenly appeared, the villagers naturally erupted in chaos, especially those who had fought against such monsters.

The panicked and agitated state of the people who had just joined and were seeing the malfunction for the first time was in stark contrast to the situation.

Of course, Lin Miao was equally nervous, after all, the eroded entity evolved from the faulty entity was the main enemy that could directly harm Lin Miao in reality.

I wonder if a gun could easily solve this.

Lin Miao stared intently at the villagers who had rushed out to fight the malfunctioning creatures on horseback, secretly wondering what would happen if these monsters crawled into reality.

"Although I'm the only one here now, if other players join in the future and they fail to defend, it means those monsters will appear in reality."

The malfunctioning creature can be dealt with by arrows or spears fired by ordinary residents, while Lillie's skill, which flashes with a cold light, can even cut its body in two.

However, in Lin Miao's memory, the only thing that could cause effective damage to the evolved eroded entity was Lillie's super-powerful attack, which could learn and execute game skills exactly as they were.

If monsters of this magnitude appear in reality, and even the military can't handle them, who will step in to deal with them?

"..."

Lin Miao stared blankly at her hands. The reward the residents had given for eliminating the malfunctioning creatures had granted Lin Miao the ability to be a powerful warrior.

Thanks to this, his body, which was originally just tall but weak, became more sturdy.

The rate of fatigue accumulation has slowed significantly, and strength has increased. If we continue to nurture these villagers, we will eventually gain even more.

But even if I become stronger in this way, can I really face those monsters like Lillie and those residents?

"Let's think about it later."

Lin Miao shook her head, forcibly shaking off her thoughts; there was no need to dwell on this now.

Hunting the malfunctioning creatures that appeared, making those jubilant residents stronger, is what I should be doing now.

"Fortunately, there was almost no damage, before I even had a chance to make a move..."

The faulty component appeared, but was quickly eliminated.

Attila, who arrived later, stared into deep thought as the monster's corpse gradually turned into black ash and dissipated.

Rather than saying he arrived late, it's more accurate to say that Lillie, who arrived early, cleaved the enemy in two with a single stroke.

"He's gotten much stronger; he might have already surpassed that child's master."

Attila watched Lillie adjust her breathing, remembering her elder who was both her mentor and a tribal warrior.

That man was indeed the tribe's most outstanding warrior, and the strongest person Attila knew. Naturally, the responsibility of teaching the chieftain's daughter, Lillie, also fell on his shoulders.

But Lillie has long since transcended the realm of mere martial arts training. By absorbing game skills, she is now peering into the mental techniques and internal energy used by those powerful individuals.

Although this is a path never before trodden, she is willing to embrace any force in order to grow.

"Chieftain, there seems to be nothing around us."

"We've only focused our reconnaissance on the west side recently. Does anyone know what's to the east and north?"

Attila surveyed the dark forest and asked the newly joined tribe members, who had just finished their scouting, about the situation further afield.

"We've lived around here, but further east..."

However, the tribe members shook their heads.

Moreover, none of the other villagers really knew what was to the east of the village.

Although there is a forest to the east of the village, no one knows what is happening on the other side of the forest.

"According to our village legend, the land to the east is a cursed place. In fact, this grassland is a similar place, and we rarely even go there to hunt."

"A curse? Even if such a thing truly exists—"

Attila scoffed after hearing the testimony.

The mysterious monster that just appeared is indeed a curse, but this land is not only infested with curses.

The sacredness, as recognized by Attila, also coexists with this land.

"We must also investigate the eastern side."

Attila glanced at the village with its newly built, rudimentary walls and made up his mind.

They are very likely to settle down and live here, and even more likely to fight to protect this place.

Therefore, for safety reasons, it is imperative to investigate the surrounding environment.