MC's career as foreign lord

“Neutral Good? Me?” Zhou Ren couldn't help but chuckle; he hadn't really noticed that ball.

But looking at Henry's expression, he probably knew something?

Henry was quite perceptive, and after meeting Zhou Ren's gaze, he said, “Lord, this is a Level 0 Detect Evil spell; it can see everyone's alignment!”

Zhou Ren nodded; he seemed to have some memory of such a spell, but now it was rather vague.

“What alignments are there?” he continued to ask, “Can Good and Neutral be in the same alignment?”

“Yes, Lord, there are nine alignments, starting with Lawful Good and ending with Chaotic Evil, roughly divided into three types, which are Good, Neutral, and Evil; most people are Lawful types.”

Although Henry spoke somewhat incoherently, Zhou Ren roughly understood; that is to say, this world can actually distinguish between good and evil through magic, which, in that sense, is purer than the real world?

Thinking this, he had a bit of a headache about the little girl's whereabouts. Zhou Ren waved his hand, “Henry, you can go back now! Help me pay attention to that stall; if anyone comes back, tell her that the little girl is here with me!”

Henry respectfully left, and Zhou Ren led the little elf inside, “Liya, have you eaten?”

Liya shook her head, “No, Liya is so hungry; last night, Little Bear got up and ate all my fruits…”

Zhou Ren curiously asked, “What about the bread I gave you?”

Liya blushed, “That bread was so delicious… I couldn't resist, and I finished it yesterday!”

Her bright eyes looked at Zhou Ren, “Big brother, can we eat such delicious bread today too?”

Seeing Zhou Ren not speak, she said cautiously, “If there isn't any, it doesn't matter; I can go to the forest and pick some fruits to fill my tummy!”

Zhou Ren chuckled, “It's okay; there will be bread to eat soon. Did you get up and wash up?”

Liya nodded, “Yes, I wiped my face with elf grass, otherwise my face would be dirty and not look good!”

“What a clean little girl!” Zhou Ren praised, taking her little hand and walking into the territory.

If all else fails, he would ask the new neighbor from yesterday; they were both elves, so they might have something in common!

Walking on the road, the little girl murmured to herself, holding Little Bear, “Bear, we're in someone else's house, don't cause trouble, or you won't have anything to eat!”

Her childish posture was truly adorable; no wonder her teacher was so confident in running off, but now it seemed like she had gone too far!

Soon, they passed through the path full of saplings and arrived at the house. After arranging for the little girl to sit on a chair, Zhou Ren went into the kitchen and brought out some of his food.

First, of course, was the wheat he had just harvested last night. He synthesized bread at the workbench and cut it into slices with a metal knife, placing it in a bowl.

Then came the apples and lemons. This lemon was very sweet, unlike the sour ones; it could even be eaten directly as a drink, with a very special flavor.

Compared to the not-so-sufficient food resources, the amount of fruit was increasing. He had accumulated almost a stack of fruit, and that was because Zhou Ren had been consuming it all along.

Finally, of course, was meat. A large steak and a grilled fish were placed on the table at the same time, making the little bear's eyes light up!

“Okay!” Zhou Ren said, noticing that both Liya and the bear were very restrained, but they still waited for him to come to the table before their eyes lit up and they prepared to dig in!

Zhou Ren smiled and took her little hand, washing it in the sink, “Wash your hands before eating!”

Then he made a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Liya, “Don't use your hands, use these!”

The little girl clumsily held the two wooden sticks, picking up the food, looking a little sulky as she watched Little Bear hug a piece of meat and eat heartily.

However, she seemed very clever; after realizing that she couldn't use chopsticks, she immediately changed tactics, completely using the chopsticks as wooden sticks, which was much more comfortable!

She had a chopstick in each hand, one with bread and one with an apple, taking bites from the left and right, looking very happy!

Zhou Ren silently gnawed on the fish on the side, thinking about the little girl's whereabouts.

Naturally, he didn't need to be too wary of her, but he wasn't comfortable with letting her play around here while he was working. Maybe he should find something for her to do…

Thinking this, Zhou Ren suddenly had some ideas in his mind, smiling as he looked at Liya, making her feel uncomfortable. She touched her little face, alas, there was nothing on it!

Liya carefully said, “Is… is there something on Liya's face?”

“No!” Zhou Ren smiled and asked, “Does Liya like fishing?”

“Big brother, what is fishing?” Liya asked, taking the time to gnaw on an apple after speaking, squinting her eyes, looking very content.

“I'll teach you after you finish eating!” Zhou Ren said, “If you catch fish, you can give it to your Little Bear to eat, so he won't steal your things!”

“Yay!” Liya jumped up excitedly, “Then Liya wants to learn how to fish, learn and feed it to Bear!”

She rubbed Little Bear's chubby belly. Just now, this bear had eaten a large piece of meat several times its size, which looked particularly exaggerated.

Soon, the little elf also rubbed her little belly, stretched, ate the last small piece of bread, and then held Little Bear and put it back on her head.

“Big brother, let's go fishing!” she said happily, “Feed Bear until he's full, so he won't steal my fruits!”

Zhou Ren led her out and came to the back of the house, tidying up the fishing platform again.

First, to prevent the little girl from falling into the pool, he completely surrounded the pool with a fence, and then raised the fishing platform, making it easier to cast the fishing rod into the pool and preventing her from falling in.

Then he upgraded the wooden steps from one to three, so the little girl could sit here and put the bear aside to fish.

Then Zhou Ren put down a wooden box, watching the little girl open the wooden box with a crackling sound, and he was also happy in his heart.

This was a small experiment he was doing; could others use the power of the MC system when he was willing to grant permission? The answer now was—yes.

Especially after Liya directly threw the fishing rod out and was able to catch a fish, he was very happy, which meant that his plan to find two helpers had suddenly become possible.

However, according to Liya's explanation, he also basically understood that she actually only had a little item manipulation and usage permissions, but no backpack, only nine item slots.

Even so, it was enough. After Zhou Ren confirmed that he could withdraw such abilities at any time through the book of territory permissions, he was relieved and boldly let the little girl do it.

Meanwhile, he circled around to the small pond where he kept the benthic moray eel. After two days of incessant calls, the eel had finally lost the strength to continue its cries and began to swim weakly in the pond.

Zhou Ren dropped a fish into the pond from the opening above. The already weak benthic moray eel suddenly leaped up, its tentacles grabbing the fish and stuffing it into its large abdominal mouth.

"It can eat normal fish!" Zhou Ren nodded and threw in a pufferfish. The yellow pufferfish seemed to sense the danger and immediately inflated into a yellow balloon, only to be captured by the benthic moray eel once more.

This time, it was different from before. It didn't swallow the pufferfish directly, as if sensing its toxins. Instead, it enveloped the fish in a mass of mucus and slowly began to absorb it.

"This type of fish can indeed deal with toxins…" Zhou Ren's words were cut short when he saw the benthic moray eel suddenly thrashing about before sinking to the bottom, motionless…

"Huh… It's dead?" Zhou Ren was stunned, unsure if it was playing dead. "I'll leave it for a couple of days, just in case."

He had thought these ancient creatures would have more resistance. It seems they can still be poisoned!

Since the fish died, he decided to do something else. Zhou Ren returned to the house. Now that the second floor was repaired, he could partition off a room facing the backyard to use as a workshop.

The glass in this workshop was quite interesting. He had specifically designed it with a cross pattern, allowing for a better view of the scenery outside and the little sprite already sitting on a chair, playing with the teddy bear.

He wasn't too concerned with that at the moment. He opened the chest in the workshop, revealing various tools, weapons, and shields. The bow he had made previously was also inside.

He took out the bow and drew it back, finding the feel quite good. Zhou Ren then took out some wooden planks and combined them all into wooden sticks, followed by feathers and flint.

This was actually why he hadn't made any arrows in the past few days. Without feathers and flint, he couldn't very well just sharpen wooden sticks into arrowheads, could he? Now that he had all the necessary materials, he could stock up properly.

Henry was a trustworthy person. This bag contained hundreds of pieces of flint and nearly a thousand feathers. They didn't seem to be chicken feathers, but it didn't matter. As long as the MC system recognized them, they would work.

Soon, Zhou Ren had crafted hundreds of arrows. It had to be said that the crafting system was quite absurd. Even though the work itself could be tiring, crafting only required placing the materials in the crafting table.

Crafting was not only effortless but also relaxing and enjoyable. He directly threw group after group of arrows into the chest, as these items would be his future offensive tools.

He took the bow and arrows downstairs and found a relatively flat area to practice shooting.

In the original game, archery wasn't particularly difficult. All you needed to do was control the direction and lead. But in reality, of course, it wouldn't be so simple.

Zhou Ren familiarized himself a little. This bow was quite interesting. It didn't require much effort to draw, but the range was affected by the environment. Of course, the other aspects were acceptable. The biggest problem was that the arrows didn't disappear!

"Ah… What am I going to do about this!" Zhou Ren rubbed his head, feeling troubled. He stood in front of a pile of stones, looking at the ground where the arrow had struck.

An arrow was sticking out of the ground, with only half of the fletching remaining. The rest of the arrow had completely sunk into the soil and couldn't be pulled out.

The soil seemed to have changed color, becoming dark and dull, as if it had died.

"Hmm…" In the end, Zhou Ren had no choice but to dig up the entire clod of soil, completely separating the arrow from the earth. However, the soil was useless, turning into a pile of unrecognizable fragments, and the arrow, while still intact, could no longer be used.

It was as if the soil and the arrow had both "died" the moment they collided.

This was truly the first time Zhou Ren had encountered such a situation. However, when he shot other arrows, this didn't happen again. Those arrows could be easily retrieved…

"Could it really be a coincidence?" Zhou Ren wondered, watching the fragments of soil turn to ashes, as if they had never existed.

The arrow had also lost all its vitality, no longer possessing its original luster or the characteristics of an MC item, becoming an ordinary object.

He had no choice but to casually stick the arrow into a nearby stone. Since the area had already been cleared, it could serve as a simple training ground in the future.

Now it was time to get down to business. Zhou Ren returned to the house with the bow and arrows. He glanced at the field and saw that it was almost ready. The plants would likely be fully mature by the afternoon, and he could unveil their mysteries!

Zhou Ren retrieved all the saplings and a shovel from the house. As he was about to leave, he saw Leah standing happily by the fence, looking at him. "Big brother, are you going to plant trees? Leah wants to go too!"

"Planting trees is very tiring!" Zhou Ren said. Developing a tree farm required leveling the land, which was already a difficult task. He himself found it tiring, let alone a little girl.

"Leah is very strong!" The little girl raised her arms as if to shout "Power!"

Zhou Ren then asked, "Are you done fishing?"

"Yes! I not only caught fish but also some strange things!" The little girl said, holding up a book almost as big as her head. "It's this one, and it's glowing!"

Zhou Ren took the book. Aside from the glowing edges, it didn't seem to have anything special about it. However, in his hands, it was quite extraordinary. Four words appeared on the book's surface: [Fortune].

"You caught this?" Zhou Ren smiled and stroked Leah's head. "You truly are my lucky charm!"

He had also fished a lot yesterday, but aside from a golden horse armor, the other items weren't very good. They were mostly junk or fish.

But this little sprite seemed to have particularly good luck!

He ran to look at the chest. Wow! He was shocked to see a diamond chestplate!

There was also a lot of junk: leather, bones, string, and nether quartz? You can fish that up too?

Is this what it means to be a lucky person?

There were also some enchanted books, fishing rods, and bows. Other than that, it was all fish. Thinking about it that way, it didn't seem so bad.

"Okay!" Zhou Ren was happy now and didn't mind the little girl going with him. "Then let's go plant trees together!"