During the few days the Slime was unconscious, Little Tsukasa and Shiro led the Goblins and Tempest Wolves in building the village. Because she really looked down on the Goblins' craftsmanship, Little Tsukasa couldn't help but step in to build a simple wooden house. She then had the Goblins build according to this house. As for the eyesore straw huts they had built before, they were all to be torn down. She felt it was time for that Slime to get up and work; recruiting relevant talent was a matter of urgency.
When Rimuru woke up, he found himself enshrined in a room, looking like one of those gods and buddhas placed in the center of a hall. Well... dead people were also enshrined like this. Although he could probably guess that the Goblins did this to show respect for him as their leader, Rimuru had been careless. The person who actually placed him there was Little Tsukasa, with the goal of making his subordinates more motivated to work, even setting aside time for Rimuru's subordinates to come and pay their respects, utilizing his value to the limit.
However, Rimuru would likely never know about such things. As for the Great Sage inside him, she perhaps thought this was beneficial for the development of their forces, and since she couldn't analyze Angel Tsukasa, she chose to remain silent. As long as Rimuru didn't take the initiative to ask, no one would likely tell him. And Rimuru himself was particularly careless about these matters; besides, even if he knew, he would probably just laugh it off.
"Heave-ho."
The awakened Rimuru walked out of that room that resembled a funeral hall and came outside. He then saw a brand-new village. Although they were all relatively simple and primitive wooden houses, compared to the original straw huts, it was like evolving from the age of savages to an ancient civilization. There was great progress, and the Goblins' appearances seemed to have undergone a major evolution as well.
"Uh... are these really Goblins?"
The evolved appearance of the Goblins made Rimuru somewhat unable to believe his eyes.
If it weren't for the familiar look in their eyes when they saw him, he would never have believed that these monsters, who looked not much different from humans, were the Goblins from before. Although the Great Sage gave a prompt saying this was the evolved race of Goblins, the shock he received was still not small. It felt like he woke up from a nap and the whole world had undergone a drastic change without him knowing.
"Lord Rimuru!!!"
Accompanied by a gust of wild wind...
...a burly man with a great physique appeared before Rimuru. This Goblin, who looked like he excelled at fitness, was currently kneeling before Rimuru with a moved expression, his face covered in tears of joy. However, although the Goblin's face looked somewhat familiar, Rimuru couldn't recall who he was for a moment. In Rimuru's memory, there were no burly men with such powerful physiques among the Goblins. But this familiar feeling made Rimuru unable to stop staring at him.
Finally, a face from his memory was forced together with this Goblin's face, and Rimuru cried out in shock, "C-Could you be that Village Chief?!"
The original Goblin Village Chief was an old Goblin, looking so frail that he seemed like he had to be careful not to fall while walking. If not for the features being somewhat similar, Rimuru wouldn't have recognized that this burly man, who looked like he could carry a cow, was actually the Goblin Village Chief who previously had to walk with care.
"Yes! This humble one is Rigurd! Lord Rimuru's most loyal subordinate!" Rigurd was delighted that Lord Rimuru could recognize him, and then explained to Lord Rimuru why he had become like this. "Because we Goblins received names bestowed by Lord Rimuru, we have all completed our evolution and gained even greater power!"
The Great Sage had already told him about this immediately, but he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes. Especially you, Rigurd! This change is just too big; compared to before, it's like you've become a different person. You're the one with the most exaggerated change in art style here, Rimuru complained in his heart.
"While I was asleep, everyone didn't encounter any dangerous situations, right?"
"Yes! Because everyone's strength increased greatly after evolving, the monsters in the surrounding area are no longer our match. In the construction of the village, with Lord Si's guidance, we encountered no problems at all!"
"Oh, that guy actually helped..."
Rimuru was surprised that Little Tsukasa Astrea would help. No wonder these houses were built well, completely different from the crude huts he had expected. If Little Tsukasa Astrea had guided them, it would make sense.
As Rimuru was deep in thought, his body suddenly lost gravity. He then saw Rigurd at a great distance, his face filled with tension.
This feeling... "You're awake. Counting the time, it is indeed about time for you to wake up. But now that you're awake, it's time for you to start working."
Little Tsukasa Astrea's voice came from behind him.
"Yo... Good morning."
"Hehe."
The Slime tremblingly mimicked small hands to greet, but Miss Angel's response was only a smile full of "benevolence." Although the smile was pure and beautiful, it was backed by an demonic aura.
"Mr. Slime, listen closely. Your next task is to go out and find talented individuals who can help build the village, specifically those skilled in construction and forging. Although I'd love to teach these Goblins relevant skills, unfortunately, I master magic, which has nothing to do with ordinary construction skills. And even if I were to teach my skills to these Goblins, it would probably take a while for them to apply them. Moreover, this type of talent will always be needed eventually."
"I understand the reasoning, but Miss Little Tsukasa, such talents aren't easy to find, are they? Do you have any leads?" Rimuru didn't struggle, and he indeed had nothing to do at the moment. If it was for the village's construction needs, then it wasn't impossible for him to do it.
"Hmm, Mr. Slime, from now on, with your current status, you no longer need to use honorifics with me and Shiro. After this period of observation, I tentatively judge you to be qualified and permit you to become a companion to me and Shiro."
Little Tsukasa Astrea heard Rimuru's address to her and thought that this naive Slime would become the King of the Monster Nation later. Honorifics should be dropped. After all, if they kept using honorifics, their relationship would gradually grow distant, and then establishing a church in his country might become troublesome.
"Alright, then Little Tsukasa, you can also just call me Rimuru from now on." Rimuru didn't understand politeness at all and immediately became familiar.
Little Tsukasa Astrea: "..."
"Hmm, Rimuru, your next task is to travel to the Dwarf King's country, establish diplomatic relations with that country, and recruit relevant talents from there. Understood?"
"Oh! Dwarves? I understand."
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