The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 187: "The scenario drawn by the Demon Lord"

The inside of the cave was dim, but surprisingly spacious.

"In the past, there was probably more water, right? It might have expanded back then, I think."

"I see. That could be possible."

As the walls gradually narrowed towards the ceiling, the cave itself seemed to resemble a crack of some sort.

Since it was a cave stretching along an underground waterway, Blanc seemed to believe that it was originally all a waterway. However, it seemed more natural to think that a crack formed somehow, causing water to flow and turning it into a waterway due to some incident.

Considering the significant mass of land rising as if uplifted, there must have been some cause for the formation of cracks.

However, this contradicts the hypothesis that Lizardmen couldn't come out due to tectonic shifts. Before the tectonic shift, there were probably no cracks, so where did the Lizardmen originally live?

Combining both speculations, it would be reasonable to assume that the cave, originally serving as a waterway, expanded due to tectonic shifts.

"And you know, at first, Lizardmen would turn into zombies, but if you reject the system message, they become skeletons."

"Oh, really? So, if you left them like that, would they have become Lizardman zombies? If you combined them, it might have turned into a Dragon Zombie or something."

"Dragon Zombie! Well, but it's still a zombie... We already have Burgundy in the dragon category, so it's fine."

"[Death Aroma]."

"Stop it already!"

During their trivial conversation, they reached an open area. This seemed to be the underground lake that Blanc mentioned. While there was an underground lake in the first cave of the Liebe Great Forest, this one was incomparably larger.

Near the underground lake, there were several structures built on raised ground. It seemed to be a Lizardman settlement.

"Should we check each one individually?"

"Isn't it dangerous?"

"Then, you guys, bring a few companions with you."

Although it was unlikely that Rare and Blanc would be in danger of a surprise attack by Lizardmen at this point, it was better to be cautious to avoid falling into such complacency. They decided to send the Lizardmen they had tamed earlier to investigate. There weren't many adults, but there seemed to be quite a few children.

"Let's leave the children alone. Bring only those that have grown to a certain extent. And let's leave a few adults... No, forget it. Let's turn all the adults into subordinates. We can leave some here to protect the children."

This could be called the Lizardman farm.

"That would have been a good idea. I usually take care of them when I see them."

"No, Blanc, if you turn them into subordinates, won't they become skeletons? Raising Lizardman children under the care of skeletons leaves some concerns in terms of moral education."

If Rare planned to make them the commander of the Demon Lord Army in the future, that might be acceptable, but...

"They can become zombies too, you know?"

"If you really think that's a solution, then you've come full circle."

Anyway, they had managed to acquire as many Lizardmen as they could for now. They also got quite a number of Hiers Newts. Both were left without much intervention, so they were expected to multiply again. The growth cycle for humanoid-sized creatures was too short for them to reproduce as a game, but without such limitations, the game wouldn't work. Looking at examples like treants, it seemed that the system restricted the number of creatures within a certain range and set the limit for reproduction speed until they reached the stage of being able to reproduce.