Taking Stock of the Monsters' Harvest

Chapter 71 Taking Stock of the Monsters' Harvest

"We'll discuss this after you've completed your wall-building task."

"As for the others, there will be appropriate division of labor arrangements at that time."

"Everyone was unable to rest yesterday. After we finish the personnel count, we'll go back and get a good night's sleep to recharge our energy before coming back."

Shen Yi briefly explained a few points to them before stopping and turning his gaze to Wang Shaohui, whom he recognized somewhat in the crowd.

"Wang Shaohui, you're in charge of collecting information on each of them. You need to register the details of every household."

"yes!"

Wang Shaohui quickly agreed.

Shen Yi then waved his hand, signaling them to leave on their own.

Everyone was still immersed in his words, their faces still somewhat dazed.

Soon after, everyone completed their registration and went back to rest.

It's daytime now, so there's no need to worry about spirits; they've all returned to their homes to rest for the time being.

I'll also tidy up my things at home and bring them over here after I wake up.

Wang Shaohui then took a scroll of bamboo slips, approached Shen Yi, and handed it over.

"Shen Yi, apart from you and your siblings, Guan Yue, and Huang Dahu and the others who guided the people of Jiangchuan Town and weren't recorded, all the villagers' information is currently on this page."

"You've worked hard, go back and get some rest."

Shen Yi patted him on the shoulder, telling him to go back and rest early.

"Brother Shen, with the help of the healing pills, our black horned horse's injuries have stabilized and have not worsened."

Tang Jing and his group carefully cared for the severely injured black wildebeest for a long time. After confirming that they were out of danger, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and came to say goodbye to Shen Yi.

"We need to hurry back. As agreed, I've left a stallion with Aning, and she knows that."

Liao Ning nodded quickly, "Shen Yi, I've followed your instructions and left the three black horned horses with me for now. I'll bring them over tonight."

Shen Yi nodded slightly.

Tang Jing then spoke again, cupping his hands in a solemn gesture, "Brother Shen, we can't talk for too long this time. I hope we can have a proper get-together next time we meet. I wish you all the best, and we'll meet again!"

"Alright, until we meet again."

Then, the five of them hurriedly left.

Shen Yi turned to look at Liao Ning beside him and waved his hand, "You don't need to stay here anymore, you should go back and get some rest."

After saying this, he took the bamboo slips and turned to leave.

Liao Ning watched his retreating figure, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to say it.

But thinking that Shen Yi's attitude towards her hadn't shown any resistance, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and her steps became a little lighter as she left.

Shen Yi returned to the manor, where Shen Kun and the other two were still busy dealing with the remains of the spirits.

However, the lantern ghost's spirit wood had been completely dismantled and set aside, and most of the other types of spirits had also been dealt with.

It looks like it will be finished soon.

"Shen Yi, I've had those people move the medicinal herbs and medicine pots they brought to my old room."

When Guan Yue saw him come in, she wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and said.

"Okay, I understand."

Shen Yi nodded, picked up the bamboo slip, unfolded it, and began to examine the information about the villagers recorded on it.

"Besides the four of us here, and the four people who went to Daguan Mountain together, including Huang Dahu, there are 61 other people recorded here."

The village currently has a total population of 69 people.

The bamboo slips record that there were three people aged sixty or older, thirty people aged thirty to fifty-nine, and nineteen people aged twelve to twenty-nine.

There are nine children under the age of twelve.

They are all capable of making their own decisions.

Those who were too old or physically disabled perished in yesterday's monster tide.

"Brother, is this all the people in our village right now?"

Shen Yuan got up and walked over, looking at the mere sixty-one names on the list, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes, these are all that's left."

Shen Yuan clenched her fists and frowned, saying, "I never imagined so many people would die in our village! Those monsters are truly wicked!"

Shen Yi looked at Shen Yuan, couldn't help but smile, and nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, spirits are really annoying!"

The two made no mention of the massacre they had wreaked in the village.

"So, what are you going to do with these people, brother?"

"Let them build a wall first, and expand our territory outwards."

"Brother, you don't want them to know you have the ability to build walls out of thin air, do you?"

Shen Yuan tilted her head and guessed, then chuckled.

"That's one reason, but the bigger reason is that I want to see how they've performed during this period."

Shen Yi put down the bamboo slips he had finished examining, his gaze deep: "I don't intend to fully accept them immediately. This wall-building incident is a good opportunity to conduct an investigation into them."

"So that's how it is—" Shen Yuan hugged her older brother tightly, her eyes crinkling with laughter, her small head rubbing against him. "Big brother is so wise!"

Wise —

Shen Yi's lips twitched, then he pretended to be disgusted and pushed her away, "You smell like sweat. Go take a shower. You should go to bed after dinner."

"My brother won't mind that I smell bad, hehe, I'm going to take a shower now."

Shen Yuan stuck out her tongue and chuckled, but didn't continue to pester him. She turned and ran off to fetch water for a bath.

"Big brother, it's all taken care of."

Shen Kun and Guan Yue took notes and came over to report.

"We hunted too many lantern ghosts this time; we didn't keep track. As for the other monsters, there were several types I didn't recognize: 132 mist shadow monsters and 279 mud monsters!"

Quite a harvest!

With enough Shadow Stones, he was finally able to upgrade the Shadow Binding Cage.

The Shadow Cage is a powerful artifact. In crucial moments, a mere instant of control can buy them the opportunity to kill their target!

Shen Yi attaches great importance to the Shadow Binding Cage; he used it to successfully kill the Lantern Ghost last time.

This time, the Shadow Binding Cage once again played a significant role in the killing of Huang Liuniang.

He plans to use all the Fogstones he obtained this time to upgrade the Shadow Binding Cage.

Besides the Fog Shadow Monster and the Swamp Monster, there were three other types of monsters that had never been seen before among this pile of monster corpses.

The first type is a monster whose entire body is made up of long, brown-black leaves and is only a little over a meter tall.

The second type was the red-flame monster they saw last night. Its ghastly red flames had long since died out, and inside was a mass of dark red rotting flesh. Shen Kun and the others had already cut it open and taken out what was inside.

The third type, whose exact name is unknown, was completely soaked, with its skin covered in fine, long black hair. Its head consisted only of two eyeballs and a mouth full of serrated teeth.

hiss-

Even in broad daylight, this thing feels incredibly creepy.