I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 105

After finishing up at the guild, I came back to the village as promised with our bidaily return-and-report agreement.

I made a detour to buy a bunch of clothes and underwear, so now I’m broke, with just one silver coin left for the city entry fee.

I don’t regret it. Besides, I’ve got a way to make money, so it should be fine.

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There are eleven of us in total gathered in my room at the fortress in the village center—Mika’s group of four and Mia’s group of six. Since everyone’s in slime form, it would look quite strange to outsiders.

“Mika, did anything happen in the village while I was away?”

To get a sense of the state of the village and dungeon, I first listen to Michael’s report.

“We built the third defensive wall 300 meters beyond the second one. That gives the village a 1-kilometer square perimeter. Also, we’ve laid bronze wire throughout the insides of the first and second walls. It should make them sturdier than ever.”

I’m amazed they pulled that off in just two days, and I ask for more details.

“By wire, you mean that grid of metal rods like in reinforced concrete?”

“Yes, exactly.”

“Then, the purpose of the third wall is to let the villagers work the southeastern farmland?”

“Yes, under normal conditions, we can manage it ourselves, so there’s no need for villagers. But in a full-scale battle like against the Snow Woman, it’s better to have someone who can take over.”

Unbelievable he got all this done in just two days.

“No other noteworthy events. Oh, Alfred left the village yesterday, just as scheduled.”

(Oh yeah, that merchant who brought up Spada. He handed over 80 silver coins without hesitation. Decent guy.)

“Impressive work in less than two days. I knew putting Mika in charge was the right call.”

I should’ve brought back a souvenir or something. I’ll make sure to pick something up next time.

“Now Gabe, anything odd or worth noting for the dungeon?”

“Nothing in particular. We’ve added more Monster Houses and stocked materials for 400 monsters per floor from the 1st to 10th.”

“That helps a lot. You really planned ahead, didn’t you?”

“I sent Dice over there yesterday and asked Kouga what you might need, so I made preparations… I hope I didn’t overstep.”

“No, it’s a big help. I didn’t expect you to go that far. Thank you.”

Now I won’t have to bother diving into other dungeons. The material quality is the same between our dungeon and Spada’s anyway.

After finishing my own report, I shifted the topic to our next steps in town.

“I think our pace is pretty fast, but I plan to keep it that way. Normally, with how crowded it is, it takes three days per floor, but we can’t afford to spend three months getting to floor 30.”

“No, we could go even faster. If you let Kouga clear floors at night, we could do 3–4 floors a day. According to Dice, it’s just wide-open space, and the enemies are similar to ours, right? There’s no need for you to waste time, Father.”

“Still, wouldn’t that kind of speed look suspicious? I also feel bad making Kouga do all the legwork…”

“Come on, old man! Let me handle it! The enemies are a joke with just the four of us, we’re dying of boredom!”

(I see… I was bored too, so I guess everyone else was as well…)

“Alright. But take Uri with you. It’s too risky to go alone, and having someone in wolf form makes fast travel in the dungeon look less suspicious.”

“Awesome! Thanks, old man!”

“Thank you very much, Father-sama. I’ll fulfill my role properly.”

“I’m counting on you. Just don’t do anything reckless.”

Looks like Uri was bored too… Seeing the two of them so happy, I felt a bit guilty about the two I left tucked away in my armor.

“By the way, is there a reason to go at such a fast pace? Wouldn’t it be safer to slow things down?”

“Rather than standing out halfway, it’s better to go all in. If the guild sees your worth, Father, gaining their backing would help us defeat the Snow Woman faster.”

I see. If I don’t want to waste three days per floor, then gaining their support outright might be the smarter move.

“On top of that, let’s deepen our ties with the guild by leveraging the staff members we’ve impregnated. Promising them that half their offspring will become adventurers capable of reaching floor 30 should draw their interest.

We can take care of them here for three to six months after birth, train them, and then send them out. If the guild can get 200 mid-level adventurers every year, they’ll benefit too. According to Dice, only about 20% of their current adventurers match our strength.

Giving the guild staff around 10% of what their children earn should be enough. I heard they were happy even with just a silver coin.”

“As for Natalie, I’d gotten her pregnant in the heat of the moment, so this helps me out. I hope things go smoothly, but I guess we’ll use the fact that we advance 3 to 4 floors a day as a bargaining chip.”

For now, the plan is to descend quickly through the floors and show the guild how useful we are.

“Alright then, we’re heading back to Spada to keep pushing through the dungeon!”

“Yeah, that’s everything from my side, so feel free to leave. I’m really looking forward to what kind of intel you’ll get after the 5th floor.”

After Michael finished speaking, Uriel and Kouga took off for the city of Spada.

・Michael learned the doctrine of the D Church through Dice, so he’s confident that their plan to align with the guild will work.

He mistakenly believes Cruz already knows, which is why he hasn’t told him.

Chapter length 2343 characters.