In front of Zhou Bai, the shadow slowly took shape, turning into a dwarf about 1.4 meters tall. Short as he was, his build was incredibly sturdy, draped in a magic robe with a war axe and warhammer crossed on his back.
But after his figure appeared, his body remained translucent.
"Is this the talent you summoned?" Ding Qiurou couldn't help but whisper to Zhou Bai beside her, full of uncertainty in her tone.
Not only is he not human, he doesn't even look alive?
Can we really use such a talent?
Zhou Zhengping also looked at Zhou Bai. He felt this didn't seem all that reliable either.
"He's an undead from the Dwarf Clan, profession is Undead Mage and Blacksmith, Level 15, surpassing everyone in our territory. He's definitely a talent." Zhou Bai was thinking of the info he saw just now, and replied quietly.
Ding Qiurou listened and paused for a moment, "Dwarf? Undead?"
"He should be a native character from Doomsday Game," Zhou Bai said, his gaze burning as he stared at the shadow before him, "Maybe through them, we can learn more about this world and prepare for the future development of our territory."
At this moment, after the summoning was finished, the system sent a new notification.
[Do you want to spend 1 Gold Coin per month to hire Undead Mage · Blacksmith · Harrison?]
"Yes."
As soon as Zhou Bai finished speaking, Undead Mage · Blacksmith · Harrison appeared before Zhou Bai.
Looking at Zhou Bai, he couldn't help but furrow his brow, "Human Lord?"
There was obvious disdain in his tone.
Zhou Bai noticed his attitude and immediately guessed: is it because of the difference in race that he despises the Human Territory, or because humans have such a low status in this Doomsday Game...?
"Is there a problem with a Human Lord? If you don't want to, we can terminate the employment." Zhou Bai said directly, glancing at the control panel. It clearly stated that if summoned Heroic Spirits don't perform responsibly, the employment contract could be terminated.
She spent her money; no reason to make herself suffer.
Besides, if his situation was so great, he wouldn't have been summoned here so easily by her Spirit Temple.
Hearing Zhou Bai's words, Harrison was clearly choked, "I'll stay for now, we can talk about it later."
At least a period of freedom—it wasn't bad to stay here.
This human territory is only a Level 1 village, probably won't last long.
"What do you want me to do?" Harrison continued to ask.
"Our territory's Basic Blacksmith Shop still needs a blacksmith. Go work there. On a daily basis, you need to repair residents' weapons. If you want to forge any new weapons, ask me for materials. For every weapon sold, I'll give you a 20% profit share." Zhou Bai made a quick decision.
Hearing Zhou Bai's terms, Harrison's expression eased a bit. Letting him do his old job—he was indeed willing.
He thought about it and responded immediately, "Alright! It's settled."
With that, Harrison prepared to leave for the Blacksmith Shop.
"By the way, I haven't announced my Lord Identity in the territory, so just pretend you don't know." Zhou Bai quickly explained.
"Okay." Harrison nodded.
Once Harrison left, Zhou Bai continued summoning another spot.
This Harrison may be disdainful of their territory, but he's a Master Blacksmith—useful for the territory, and that's what matters.
Soon, the second summoning began.
With the experience from the first time, when the second shadow appeared, the three of them weren't surprised anymore.
Zhou Bai immediately checked out the newcomer's information.
[Name: Diana]
[Race: Undead (Human)]
[Level: lv.13]
[Identity: Resident of Undead Kingdom]
[Profession: tailor]
[Life Value: 1300/1300]
[Physical Value: 1300/1300]
[Attributes: Constitution (13/20), Intelligence (20/20), agility (10/20), Defense (15/20)]
[Talent: Master Tailor]
[Price: 1 Gold Coin / month]
This time, it's a human. Zhou Bai felt a bit more hopeful.
[Do you want to spend 1 Gold Coin per month to hire tailor · Diana?]
"Yes."
Once her form materialized, the new undead Diana walked up to Zhou Bai, giving a polite greeting, "Diana pays respects to the Lord."
Compared with the last Harrison, this one made Zhou Bai and the others feel much more at ease.
Civil people are always welcome, no matter where.
"No need for formalities," Zhou Bai said quickly.
Diana saw Zhou Bai's attitude and her expression softened as well. "Lord, what do you need me to do?"
"Our territory has a tailor shop, can you work there? When residents need help, you can repair their clothes. You can also create new products—if anything new sells, you get a 20% profit share." Zhou Bai said, granting her the same treatment as Harrison.
Diana was a little overwhelmed by the favor, "Thank you, Lord."
Their drastically different attitudes made Zhou Bai ponder, and she spoke up while she had the chance, "Before you, I hired an undead from the Dwarf Clan. He seems to look down on Human Territory."
Diana heard and gave a bitter laugh, "Human Territory is on the weak side in Stan Continent. Many Human Territories were conquered by other territories, many humans became refugees and slaves to other races, so of course they look down on us. But what I know is all from a long time ago. I died and entered the Undead Kingdom, lingered there a long time. The Undead Kingdom is cut off from the world. I don't even know how much time has passed or what happened outside. I imagine Human Territory's status isn't so easy... to turn around."
After speaking, Diana looked at Zhou Bai in surprise, "These things, Lord should know! Otherwise, how did you establish a Human Territory?"
Zhou Bai listened, heart pounding, seeing Diana's confused gaze, replied directly: "Our territory is a bit special. You'll understand after some time."
Diana blinked—after so long out of touch, her knowledge of Human Territory was pitifully small. She decided to stay here for now!
In her heart, she really hoped this territory could last a bit longer!
"If Lord needs to know anything, you can ask me," Diana said sincerely. She could see Zhou Bai's level wasn't high, obviously a newborn territory.
"Mm." Zhou Bai nodded. "Also, you don't have to call me Lord; I've hidden my Lord identity in the territory."
"Alright," Diana agreed meekly.
Just as Zhou Bai was about to ask more questions, she suddenly heard a commotion outside and quickly said, "I'll come find you when I have time to ask questions."
No sooner had she said it, a crowd rushed right in.
"There's another undead here!"
"It's a human NPC!"
"This Spirit Temple is actually used by the territory to summon undead."
"Great, these NPCs must know something."
"Will they answer all our questions?"
"Not necessarily! That dwarf undead who just left—he was so arrogant!"
"But this one's human, just like us. Must be different!"
"..."
A group of people swarmed over, surrounding Diana, all talking at once, their eyes darting back and forth over her.
Diana: "..."
—Not only is this territory special, humans seem… special too?