The moment Ellie killed the Little Girl, Arute angrily charged at Ellie.
But he was blocked by a black figure, and what happened next made Arute understand Ellie's purpose in doing so.
"If I hadn't stopped you, you would have messed things up." Sir Xia Na glanced at Arute indifferently, while Arute scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"I didn't expect Miss Bai Xia to suddenly do something like that... So, so..." As Arute said this, Ellie instantly understood what he was referring to.
"I also don't understand how I could have done such a thing at the time... If it were in reality, I definitely wouldn't be able to be so ruthless to that Little Girl, even though she can be revived... But doing so would surely leave her with a considerable psychological shadow!"
Ellie immediately put on an act, looking as if she couldn't believe herself, full of self-reproach.
Although Ellie pretended to be guilty, she didn't think that way in her heart. While directly attacking the Little Girl at that time was indeed a bit out of line, doing so also allowed her to establish her ruthless image in front of those commoners.
It's just that by doing this, it seems she can't whitewash herself. Besides, she didn't expect Arute to follow along. Could it be that he also suspects her of having ulterior motives?
"But Miss Bai Xia, please don't continue doing such things in the future. If it's really necessary, please discuss it with us. This kind of thing shouldn't be borne by you alone. We are all companions now, and we can also help." Arute continued.
"Okay... Okay." Ellie replied with a guilty expression, but in her heart, she was completely dismissive of Arute's words. If you guys could be more capable, I wouldn't have to step forward and play the role of the bad guy! How dare you say that?
However, after this incident... it wasn't without benefits. Those who were rescued earlier, upon seeing Ellie, all showed expressions of fear and dread. Now that Ellie's ability to resurrect the dead has spread among the crowd, those people look at Ellie with an attitude of reverence, as if she were a god.
It was as if at first, seeing Ellie would make them jump and then hide far away, looking as if they were about to be devoured by Ellie. However, now... seeing Ellie, they directly kneel and worship.
Awe is a good thing, but being directly worshipped as a god, isn't that a bit too much?
On the other hand, the others, Arute and the uncle, were very popular among those people because they often helped others with various tasks.
Sir Xia Na, due to her skeletal appearance and the fact that she often brought Undead or Death Knights to maintain order, has now become the most feared presence among those people.
"The God of Death! That must be the God of Death!"
Ellie, with her excellent hearing, heard the commoners make this conclusion about Sir Xia Na.
Sir Xia Na clearly hadn't killed anyone, these commoners... Then for several consecutive days, things started to look up. After all, with many people, work efficiency is quite fast, and with the assistance of a few invincible players, it only took a few days. It was also the result of everyone's concerted efforts, and they created a large living area here.
Although it was just small shacks, it was better than being out in the open. At least it could ensure that these tens of thousands of people had a place to sleep well.
They had a place to shelter from the wind and rain, didn't they? Ellie no longer needed to sneak out every night, while everyone was asleep, to secretly cast Sky Transformation to maintain clear weather so they wouldn't get wet and sick.
Since the housing problem among food, clothing, and shelter was temporarily solved, then it was clothing and food... These two points were indeed the most difficult to solve.
Relying solely on the fertility basket to solve the food problem was not a long-term solution. So, on the night the residential area was built, the uncle brought out all the Nine-Headed Serpent meat that had been annihilated in the Wetland earlier.
Everyone celebrated for a night, and then a large group of men who looked like they had warrior qualities were selected and taught combat skills. Livia-san, using her knowledge from the real world, began planting crops in the cleared land in the forest near the settlement.
Since it was planting... where did the seeds come from?
According to Sir Xia Na's explanation, the game Yggdrasil originally had a planting system, which allowed players to cultivate and plant crops for food, to be used as raw materials for production professions.
The seeds Livia-san had were bought from other players before she transmigrated. She originally intended to plant some to use as ingredients for dishes that would give her buffs.
The result, of course, was that they weren't used. However, it was said that in the game, crops only took three days from planting to maturity, but in this world, it certainly wouldn't be that convenient.
Moreover, the number of seeds Livia-san brought was not large to begin with, so they definitely needed to be properly multiplied and cycled before they could be used as food. Therefore, the main source of food at this stage still had to rely on the fertility basket.
On a side note, the large cleared area in the forest was made by Ellie. In front of those commoners, she cast an Explosion Magic, which also caused a forest fire that burned for several days. Fortunately, this was in another world, and there were no police uncles.
Although she helped a little, these were not things Ellie cared about. These guys all had their own areas of expertise, and Ellie... was currently lying on her side, propping her head with her hand, looking very lazy as she listened to the report.
Ellie's posture was learned from a certain bald emperor. As for those who were reporting to Ellie, they were the representatives previously chosen by the commoners at Ellie's command.
They believed that these few could represent their opinions, and any problems should just be conveyed to her by these few. The commoners themselves, after that incident, held Ellie in awe, so even if they saw Ellie directly, they wouldn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone have any problems.
This indirect approach was slightly better, and besides... dealing with a messy crowd was annoying. Moreover, she was just putting on a show. If it came to actually governing or anything, she simply didn't understand any of it.
If it was about playing little schemes and tricks, that was fine, but if she was really handed a country to manage, that wouldn't work.
Ellie also clearly understood that she was not cut out for this. Fortunately, Ellie never intended to stay here for too long; she was just waiting for an opportunity.
After things here stabilized, Ellie also planned to go out and stir up some trouble, exploring this world and so on.
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