Chapter 6: Loot after night and a new day
After the dogs retreated with the alpha glaring at her and then also retreating, finally a new day dawned. Xhemile was so exhausted she walked straight to her castle through the living space into the tower up to the first floor. Of course, not before giving her subject a task.
“Please dismantle all the bodies and store them, but also rest a bit. I don't want you to pass out due to overwork”
“Yes, my lady. Please go rest.”: Nane said softly.
She entered her room and passed out before she even touched the bed, falling straight onto it.
She woke up after 5 hours of rest, confirming it through the system. She then concentrated on her notifications of this night.
{[Notifications]
[You have slain 31 [desert dogs] of Rank 0]
[You have slain 7 [desert dogs] of Rank 1]
[Your subjects have slain 132 [desert dogs] of Rank 0]
[Your subjects have slain 27 [desert dogs] of Rank 1]
[Gained Lord Power.]
[Gained 3 unknown blueprints.]
[You leveled to level 4. 15 undistributed stat points gained]
[Your subjects (Nane, Nanu, Nour) have leveled up to level 5]
She opened her status do distribute her points.
{[Status]
Name: Xhemile Sanders (Queen of the forsaken deserts)
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Class: Lady
Territory: Karomama Castle
Level: 4
Stats:
Unallocated: 16 -> 10
Strength (Str): 6 -> 8
Constitution (Con): 6 -> 8
Dexterity (Dex): 6 -> 8
Intelligence (Int): 9
Wisdom (Wis): 5
Charisma (Cha): 4
(Average Human Male Stats :10, Female: 8 (Except Int, Wis, Cha))
[Skills]:
(Apprentice Desert adaptability Rank 1-> 4) (Apprentice Desert maneuvering Rank 1-> 4) (Apprentice Spearmanship Rank 0-> 5)
[Structures]:
(Derelict Mudbrick Outpost Rank 0)
(Summoning Circle Rank 0)
[Subjects]:
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[Rank 0
Workers: Nane, Nanu, Nour]}
She then opened her storage to look at the gained materials.
{[Storage]
[10 Liters of water] [1680 units of desert dog meat Rank 0] [350 units of desert dog meat Rank 1] [60 units of desert dog bones] [522 units of desert dog fur Rank 0] [105 units of desert dog fur Rank 1] [418 units of desert dog teeth] [209 units of desert dog intestines] [150 units of wood] [209 units of desert dog tendon] [150 units of wood] [35 earth crystals] [3 unknown blueprints]}
Wait, blueprint? How the hell does a dog carry something like that?
{[Monsters have a chance of dropping blueprints, when killed by castle lords or their subjects]}
Ah, yes. Magic.
She summoned these blueprints and a message popped before her.
[Do you want to appraise these blueprints?]
With a mental yes, the blueprints started glowing for five seconds, after that a screen showed her results.
[1 common blueprint: Tanning Rack Rank 0
Used to dry leather and fur to process it further.
Cost:
20 units of wood.]
[1 uncommon blueprint: Water storage tower Rank 0
Upgrades the system storage with an extra storage for water, can also store other liquids but requires then storage vessels like amphoras, barrels or bottles.
Cost:
Water storage Rank 0:
100 units of stone
10 units of wood
Barrels:
10 units of wood
5 units of refined iron]
These blueprints didn't disappoint but also didn't fill her with euphoria, the last blueprint however gave her hope to look forward.
[Legendary unique blueprint: Bathhouse of the Karomama Tribe Rank 0
This special bathhouse build by the Karomama Tribe, heals wounds and lifts stress from the body. It also helps to rejuvenate the skin and keep the body healthy. It is one of the reasons why these tribeswomen are still very attractive when older. Every woman ever known would kill to enter this bath even once.
Costs
1000 units of stone
1000 units of wood
1000 liters of water from the desert beetle
100 units of leather
250 earth crystals]}
Ok that's doable I only need the tanning rack, collect more bug water and buy stone and wood in exchange for meat. She left her room and walked to the living area greeted with the smell of cooked meat. Her stomach started to rumble very loudly and the three women inside looked at Xhemile with a knowing smile. Her head immediately rivaled an overripe tomato. Sitting fast at the table, Nour placed a wooden plate filled with meat in front of her, she didn't think fast and shoved it all down. Surprisingly the dog tasted a bit like chicken. She ate so fast she almost chocked on it, receiving a cup from Nane quickly gulping it down. After burping audible and receiving even more stares from her subordinates, her head again had the color of a tomato. She hid her face behind her hands.
“My Lady, as I heard, the meat was delicious.”: Nane teased.
“UGH!!!Why...me...”
Xhemile looked between her fingers and saw Nour standing next to the lying Nane clasping her stomach, cracking her fists and staring down at her. Xhemile suddenly heard a distant bell ring three times.
“Well, my Lady, today is a new day let's see what we can do.”: Nanu said suddenly.
Xhemile nodded. She then thought of something and walked towards her summoning circle.
[Would you like to summon three subordinates?]
With a silent yes, the circle lit up again and summoned three new subordinates.
[Summoned 2 Tribeswomen (Rank 0) and 1 Tribeswoman (Rank 1)]
The stats of the Rank 0 Tribeswomen were the same as her first subordinates, but she was pleasantly surprised by the Rank 1 Tribeswoman.
{[Tribeswoman of the Karomama Tribe]
Name: (Unnamed)
Age: 30
Level: 1
Rank: 1
Class: Leatherworker
Loyalty: 75
Stats:
Strength (Str): 16
Constitution (Con): 17
Dexterity (Dex): 15
Intelligence (Int): 10
Wisdom (Wis): 6
Charisma (Cha): 9
[Skills]:
(Desert adaptably Rank 2) (Desert maneuvering Rank 2) (Leatherworking Rank 2) (Trained Knifemanship Rank 2) (Leather Craftsmanship Rank 1)}
She then started to name her new members and gave the leatherworker the name Neeth. She then concentrated on the Tanning rack blueprint and placed it in front of the castle but not in a way that it can cast a shadow on it, she placed it in a way she thought it would receive the most of the sunlight. Xhemile then greeted her newest subjects and gave then the task to craft more bone spears as well as a bone knife for Neeth. She then turned to Neeth and asked:
“Neeth, can you make leather out of hides of the desert dog?”
“My Lady, I can make leather with it, but I need more water to process it. The leather of the desert dog is very rough it's not good for your soft skin to wear it as armor, I would need cloth to make comfortable armor and this would require a Tailor.”: Neeth responded. Xhemile thought for a while about this.