Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 552 - 327 Just Want Thoughts Not to Slip (5K, Extra - s 116, 117)_2

Chapter 552: 327 Just Want Thoughts Not to Slip (5K, Extra Chapters 116, 117)_2

Herbert thought for a while and then put Steven aside, his gaze sweeping around the carriage.

Then, he couldn’t help but smack his lips.

"You never realize until you count it, but wow, there are so many women in this carriage!"

There are six people in the carriage, and he’s the only man.

"And the human ratio is so low!"

Vampire, Elf, Fungus Person, Hybrids... Among the remaining five women, only Quinna is a pure human.

Quinna is reporting back to Mist Monastery with them, resting in the carriage due to previous exhaustion.

The mushroom merchant, on the other hand, was coaxed by Herbert to open new lands in the Elda Territory.

Regarding Miser, Herbert offered favorable conditions and didn’t deliberately squeeze her.

The two signed a contract.

Miser would work for him in the Elda Territory for ten years, and Herbert would provide her with corresponding rewards.

After ten years, if she wishes to leave, she can do so on her own.

But during this period, she cannot voluntarily go out.

Miser agreed to Herbert’s conditions after some contemplation.

Ten years might seem long, but for a Legendary Fungus Person, it’s no real restriction.

She even suspected that Herbert might have some plot with such a short time frame—such as planning to send her to some very dangerous place.

Strictly speaking, Miser’s thoughts weren’t entirely wrong, as the Misty Mountains are indeed not such a safe place.

But now that the contract is signed, she can’t regret it afterward.

As a competent Lord (capitalist), Herbert is not so merciful.

In fact, ten years is a goal Herbert set for himself.

If the Elda Territory doesn’t have the attraction to make Miser stay voluntarily after ten years, then his efforts could be considered a failure.

Herbert remains optimistic and confident.

Transforming the whole world is hard, and he doesn’t want to challenge that; let those destined Heroes do such things.

But transforming a territory and establishing his own Pure Land shouldn’t be too challenging.

Holding hands with so many Monster Girls, with their assistance, failing to achieve it would be hard to rationalize, right?

"New settlers, new lands, the Elda Territory should start to prosper."

Herbert mused, but beneath his optimism, he wasn’t blindly confident.

He’s confident but not arrogant.

The biggest limitation in developing the Elda Territory—actually lies within himself.

Herbert is only one person, even if he can multitask, he’s physically constrained.

Territory construction isn’t a passive game where you issue commands remotely and wait for the harvest.

In reality, as the Prison Warden, he is still confined to the monastery and cannot go out for extended periods.

He could choose to relinquish his Prison Warden identity and take a task as an excuse to leave the monastery.

But that has little significance.

He may walk away easily, but what about Valentina and the others?

Can Herbert leave them here and leave by himself?

That’s certainly impossible.

Herbert absolutely wouldn’t consider it.

So then...

"Learn the Flesh Avatar method from Svanni?"

It’s a backup method, but Herbert is somewhat resistant to this approach internally.

He hates losing himself.

According to Svanni, when she first mastered the Flesh Avatar ability, she had a long period of self-loss.

She couldn’t discern which one was her true self.

If the avatar shares the same bloodline, power, soul as the original... is it still an avatar?

At that time, who was the real entity?

Svanni eventually figured it out, but it took her nearly a hundred years to confirm her true heart.

One reason she was lost for so long was due to the interference of Sinful Desire, another showing the danger of the Flesh Avatar ability.

Herbert has the confidence to ultimately recognize his true heart, but he lacks confidence in how long he might be lost.

Unlike others, Herbert has a significant flaw.

Because, in some sense, he could indeed be considered two people.

The past life, the present life.

Although both people are him, the reincarnated him contains only a single soul.

But the vastly different life experiences make it easy to create a sense of disconnect.

Even now, Herbert sometimes experiences fleeting moments of confusion, wondering if he’s just having a long dream.

Though he knows deep down these are merely the results of fatigue, he still harbors some hesitation.

Herbert is unsure if these small flaws in his mind might be inadvertently amplified by the avatar—any accident wouldn’t be funny.

Herbert, always cautious, doesn’t intend to risk something unnecessarily.

"And if he doesn’t divide himself, then there are two paths laid before him."

"Either entrust the territory to a trustworthy person to manage and regularly check progress."

Herbert pondered it for a while and ultimately had to helplessly deny it.

"...Sigh."

No one to handle it!

There’s a Centaur Heroic Spirit Sophia, but she’s not management material.

As for those Priests from the Ice and Snow Goddess Church... hmm, but better still prepare a defense.

"Or, come up with a method to take them to Elda... suitable for long-term residence." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"But doing so will definitely require a reasonable explanation to the Archbishop."

Herbert is unsure of his relationship with the Archbishop.

Old Deng seems to know nothing, like a muddle-headed old man.