Rosen can allow others to insult him, but he won't tolerate them involving his family; otherwise, he'll draw a turtle on their face when they least expect it.
Just after finishing the makeup for the corpses, an old employee asked him to fetch a new body.
Upon arrival, Rosen discovered it was his own class teacher. The beautiful teacher before him was unrecognizable, almost impossible to find any intact part.
This teacher had often mocked his family in the past, and after he awakened a D-level template, she had kicked him away. Rosen had long despised her.
However, Rosen was truly grateful that the teacher had kicked him out of the class; otherwise, in such a perilous setting, he might have been assassinated at any time.
Rosen moved his teacher's body back to the makeup room, needing to piece it back together, and through this process, discovered some things he did not understand.
For instance, something long and mushroom-like, soft and bendy, resembling rubber?
Unexpectedly, the beautiful teacher carried such a thing on her person...
Rosen stopped overthinking, transported the bodies by the rules to the incinerator for processing.
The school group chat on his phone vibrated, Rosen saw the principal had been sending messages over several days, the first of which read:
"Obituary: Multiple students from our elite class have been assassinated by foreign black hands. Elite class teacher XX was killed by the infamously vicious foreign tier-one assassin Robert while protecting the students. All teachers and students, please heed this lesson and enhance precautions against foreign forces' assassination activities!"
After reading this message, Rosen felt immediately glad that he had left early.
A month later.
Rosen successfully obtained a monthly salary of thirty thousand RMB, and on that day, he quit his job at the crematorium.
Lord Mall.
Rosen spent the thirty thousand RMB to purchase an Awakened Lord Crystal Core.
"With this crystal core, I can awaken my own territory, and then I can bring my parents to live there together!"
Having a territory, at least, greatly enhances safety, and his parents' status can be elevated to nobility.
As for himself, he will become a lord, admired by common folk.
Eagerly, Rosen used the Lord Crystal Stone, and a screen appeared before him.
[You have successfully used the Lord Crystal Stone, randomly unlocking a territory!]
[Unlock successful, current territory: Magic Beast Continent!]
A vast world unfolded before Rosen, filled with various Beastmen and beast riders. The world had a backdrop of blue skies and forests, instantly reminding Rosen of the Warcraft maps he played.
Upon thorough exploration, he found the settings were almost identical to those in the Warcraft maps.
He had heard that different lords would awaken different territories, his hero template was the Golden Slime, and the awakened territory was related to the Western fantasy style.
The majestic world compresses into a fountain-sized Teleportation Gate, appearing near the town in his awakened territory. In case of Demon Race invasions, surrounding lords can lead armies through the gate to resist foreign invaders.
The Teleportation Gate in Rosen's awakened territory appeared red, naturally forming in a clearing near the town.
Rosen promptly delivered this good news to his parents, who were tearfully joyful upon learning he had acquired the Crystal Stone with his month's salary and unlocked territory successfully.
"Our son can become an awakened lord and obtain territory without relying on school, unlike those trolls online."
"Rosen, you say our territory is the World of Warcraft; specifically, what advantages does it have?"
Rosen had just been reviewing the world attributes and quickly reconciled the territory rules, then said:
"I looked into it, the rules are the same as the World of Warcraft. It's like an idle game; whatever buildings you need, just unlock and install them on the ground. Moreover, this Magic Beast World territory initially unlocked the Beast Race, and I believe other races can be unlocked later. Although the Beast Race seems rough, their endurance far surpasses that of the Human Race."
"Can we go inside now?" Rosen's parents asked eagerly.
In the town, they were treated poorly and constantly subjected to disdain, but owning a territory would put humiliation in the past.
"With just a thought, everything in our home can be transferred there. Let me first take you into the main city."
With a thought, the three of them vanished on the spot, reappearing in the control room of a grand castle.
It was also Rosen's first time being in the castle within the territory, feeling novel about everything around.
As he led his parents through the castle based on the mental map, Rosen explained according to the prompts on the map.
The main city is the initial building of the territory, with attributes as follows:
[Main City]
[Defense: 258]
[Health: 3600]
[Influence Range: 5 kilometers]
The influence range determines where buildings can be placed; upgrading the main city can expand defense, health, and influence range.
Rosen condensed a projection of the Golden Slime in his hand; this is a rare special hero for millennia, currently D-level, with a skill called "Transformation," implying the mastery of more abilities after upgrades.
This is one of the advantages of upgradable heroes; as for those unupgradable ones, they will only ever have one ability their entire life.
Rosen was still uncertain about the meaning of "transformation," and would only understand after fusing with this hero template to become a hero.
"Fuse!"
At this moment, under the witness of his parents, Rosen fused with the Golden Slime template.
Immediately, he transformed into a golden jelly-like creature.
His parents were dumbfounded at the sight.
Rosen promptly returned to his human form, explaining: "This is what it means to fuse with a hero template, no need to be too nervous."
Transforming back into a Slime, Rosen explored the transformation ability.
Soon, he understood what transformation was!
In an instant, Rosen altered his form to become his father.
His father watched Rosen, extending a hand, and Rosen followed suit. Their movements were perfectly coordinated.
This transformation ability allows a change to any form and possesses the abilities of that form.
Simply put, it's akin to the Pokémon character Ditto.
Under the astonished gazes of his parents, Rosen transformed into various objects, like tables, chairs, and brooms...
Quickly, Rosen realized that things nonexistent in the World of Warcraft territory could not be transformed, such as Angels, Pikachu, or Dark Mages—it was beyond the scope of the Lord World, so Rosen couldn't imitate them.
This limited his ability to a certain range.
So the transformation must be of something existing within the territory. But what if I bring something from outside? Would it transform as well?
The initial Golden Slime had no attack or defense power. His strength depended largely on his transformed shape.
If units from the World of Warcraft could indeed transform, it would mean that Rosen could possess formidable strength in the initial stage.
"How about finding an excuse to invite a powerful hero to the territory for some tea?"
This thought suddenly struck Rosen, and naturally, the person he thought of was the protected school beauty, Tang Xichen.
"I haven't had a chance to thank her for last time; this is just the opportunity, killing two birds with one stone."