Volume One: Hell-Level Lord World Chapter 129: Synthesis and Arrangements

Unlike a harvester, a tiller is a smaller piece of machinery that resembles the head of a boring worm attached to a plow. It typically requires two people to push, and as it moves, it turns over even the most compacted soil. While it is slightly more effective than a standard plow, its utility is limited. For this reason, such agricultural machinery is not particularly useful on the battlefield, where there is rarely a need to plow the ground. Consequently, Pan had initially dismissed it.

However, seeing the impressive 91% success rate, Pan excitedly agreed with Chen Gu’s approach and brought out several other pieces of farm equipment, wondering if they might have other uses. Chen Gu, however, was not looking at those; as he began synthesizing the mice with the tillers, he discovered something unexpected.

At first, Chen Gu only combined a single cat-sized mouse with a tiller. But as the process began, many more mice jumped out on their own. They leaped into the tillers, their bodies shredded into pulp. Observing this, Chen Gu did not intervene but watched intently. After about four or five minutes, several mice with iron plow-heads for snouts charged out. More and more mice continued to jump in, undergoing constant mechanical transformation.

[Pet Attributes]
Name: Plow-Mouse
Quality: Green
Type: Mechanical Creature
Trait: Burrowing
Level: 1
Stats: Attack 3, Defense 2, HP 80
Initial Skills: Burrowing Level 1, Impact Level 1, Bite Level 1, Stealth Level 1
Description: A mechanical entity formed by combining a tiller and a mouse. Each tiller can convert 100 mice.

By the time Chen Gu checked the information, all the mice had completed their synthesis. These newly created Plow-Mice quickly blended into the swarm, never to be seen again. Chen Gu looked closely but found it impossible to distinguish them from the others.

"My lord, let's synthesize more. I have plenty of tillers here."
"No need. Find me an architectural stone, and I will help you synthesize a nest instead."

Chen Gu stopped Pan. With his current tillers, he could only synthesize a hundred mice at a time. No matter how many tillers Pan had, once the process was done, he would only have a few thousand Plow-Mice. Could Pan truly rely on these to fight? That was impossible. Pan would surely want more and would go out searching for more mice. And then what? Pan lacked the ability to synthesize Plow-Mice himself; he couldn't expect Chen Gu to stay here and do it for him forever. That would blur the lines between who was the player and who was the hero.

Therefore, Chen Gu directly rejected Pan’s idea. If Pan wanted this troop type, that was fine—bring an architectural stone, and he would synthesize a nest for him. But as for Chen Gu working for Pan? Sorry, he needed to understand the hierarchy. Seeing Chen Gu’s reaction, Pan finally remembered his own station.

"My lord, my apologies."
"It's fine. It is best that you understand. If you don't, others will remind you. I will tell you only one thing now: this Lord’s World is mine. I can assign cities to you for management, and I can reclaim them. Changfeng City is here, and who serves as its lord is, in truth, unimportant to me. Do not let your ambitions sour my mood. As for the architectural stones, go find them yourself; once you do, I will help you synthesize them. As for the crows, there is no suitable mechanical synthesis direction unless you can procure flying machinery. My plan is to synthesize them all into Fire-Spirit Crows."

"My lord, as I said before, the Fire-Spirit Crows do not fit the style of the crows," Pan argued loudly.
"That is your opinion. Whatever I decide, you will accept it."

Chen Gu retorted sharply. Pan lowered his head, realizing that Chen Gu was serious. Chen Gu was proving who was the boss.

"By the way, wolves and harvesters can also be synthesized. As for the farms you occupy outside, I will handle them for you. In the future, whenever you need scarecrows, mice, crows, or wolves, you can recruit them there."

With that, Chen Gu pointed at a wild wolf. The wolf walked over to a harvester on its own. The next moment, the harvester unfolded and swallowed the wolf. A 40% success rate was not particularly high, but since Pan refused to use scarecrows for synthesis, Chen Gu had no other choice. Once the harvester and the wolf merged, a row of harvester blades appeared on the wolf's back. When the wolf ran, the blades spun rapidly. Additionally, a layer of metal plating appeared on the wolf's hide, noticeably increasing its defensive capabilities.

[Pet Attributes]
Name: Blade-Wolf
Quality: Green
Type: Canine Creature
Trait: Mechanical Body
Level: 1
Stats: Attack 6, Defense 2, HP 90
Initial Skills: Bite Level 1, Mincing Level 1, Charge Level 1
Description: A mechanized wild wolf. When they charge, they can ignore enemies in their path, using the blades on their backs to slice them into shreds.

After synthesizing the Blade-Wolf, Chen Gu turned his attention to the scarecrows. "Do you need me to help you synthesize these?" Chen Gu asked, gesturing toward the scarecrows.

Pan shook his head quickly. He understood that the conflict between him and Chen Gu stemmed from how the scarecrows were used. Chen Gu’s "Scarecrow Murderer" approach treated the scarecrows as mere assassins, which truly wasted their potential. Initially, he had wanted to turn the scarecrows into mechanical entities, but the available agricultural machinery only offered a 50% success rate for them, and the results were not necessarily what Pan desired. In the end, Pan decisively refused Chen Gu’s offer.

"Very well, then it is settled. You are responsible for Changfeng City. I will arrange for heroes to manage the surrounding cities that belong to Changfeng. Consider the farms along the road as your barracks. You had best strive to improve your own strength; at the very least, you need to reach Level 5. I don't want your subordinates to be stronger than you. Finally, I will not concern myself with Changfeng City, but I will leave a hero here. He will be responsible for recruiting troops in Changfeng and the surrounding villages and towns. A region this large must provide me with a B-tier legion. You are responsible for the logistics and manpower for this legion."

"You are sending a hero here to recruit a legion?"
"Yes. Don't even think about claiming this legion for yourself. I have already inquired; a B-tier legion commander must be of Blue quality and at least Level 10. Furthermore, a B-tier legion must be ready for deployment at all times. You wanted to guard Changfeng City, didn't you? Then content yourself with being a city lord."