"That means?!"
Tia's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Takumi nodded.
"That's great! Thank you, Hubby."
Tia jumped up with joy and kissed Takumi.
Takumi just smiled and then looked at Daga. However, he really couldn't tell who these Lizardmen were. It was only when Daga stood at the front of the team that he knew he was Daga.
If Daga returned to the group, it would be really difficult for Takumi to find him.
After all, in the eyes of humans, Lizardmen look almost the same; even if there were some differences in details, it was difficult to tell them apart at a glance.
"Thank you for your willingness to take us in!"
Seeing Takumi looking over, Daga quickly knelt down.
"Thank you for your willingness to take us in!"
Following Daga's lead, the other Lizardmen behind him also knelt down. As Tia's subordinates, and with Tia recognizing Takumi as her leader, Takumi was naturally the one they should be loyal to.
Therefore, the Lizardmen knelt down without any psychological pressure.
Takumi did not let them get up immediately. Seeing that some of them had injuries on their bodies, he raised his hand and cast wide-area healing magic.
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Particles of light rained down on the Lizardmen, and their wounds healed quickly.
"Thank you for saving us, my lord."
Daga kowtowed and thanked him again.
"Alright, everyone, get up."
"Yes, my lord."
Afterward, Takumi asked Gran Maria and the others to help the people set up camp.
He himself took the Lizardmen to the river and used magic to create a safe pool more than ten meters away from the shore—as there were ferocious monster fish in the river, it was not safe—to let them clean themselves.
Because the previous encounter made it difficult for these Lizardmen to survive, they had no time or opportunity to wash up, so everyone was quite dirty and it was impossible not to wash them.
While they were cleaning, the first batch of supplies was brought in.
They were clothes. Takumi asked them to put on new clothes after washing because their previous ones were too rudimentary and torn. If they didn't change, they might expose some eye-catching things.
Moreover, the Lizardmen originally did not have the habit of wearing clothes, and this also needed to be changed.
Although their whole bodies were covered with scales and there was basically nothing to see, it was still a bit indecent and gave off a wild feeling, which might give visitors from other worlds a bad impression of Dimension City.
After the Lizardmen cleaned up and changed their clothes, likely feeling safe, their tense nerves gradually began to relax, and their spirits improved a lot.
Takumi took them back to the South Gate of the Inner City. Inui Hinako and the other cooks had already prepared the food, which consisted of noodles, rice, and a few simple dishes. The important thing was that the quantity was large; there were more than two hundred people, and the portion was enough for the Lizardmen to eat to their fullest.
Takumi did not stand on ceremony and just waved his hand to let them eat as they pleased.
The Lizardmen, who had been starving for a long time, had their eyes glow green when they saw so much food, and they immediately couldn't wait to rush forward.
However, their behavior was relatively restrained. Under Daga's organization, they queued up to eat in an orderly manner.
Although, they still looked like they were gobbling it up.
Firstly, it was because they were really hungry, and secondly, it tasted really good!
Although it was made simply to save time, the high level of the chefs shone through.
Many Lizardmen wept as they ate, saying that this was the best food they had ever eaten in their lives.
While they were eating, Takumi was also discussing with Riveria about their resettlement. It was definitely too late to build houses today. Although Takumi could directly materialize them out of thin air, he didn't want to do that.
Because the current situation of these Lizardmen was almost equivalent to that of refugees.
For refugees, you can save them, but you must be careful.
Excessive charity will harm them.
After all, if they got everything by just reaching out their hands, once they got used to it, they would become useless.
Moreover, Dimension City did not take them in to raise parasites, but to let them contribute to the construction of the city.
So...
"Let's provide them with work-for-relief, give them the basic necessities for survival, and let them build their own houses to improve their lives."
Tia, who was listening on the side, had no objection to this.
Then, after the Lizardmen finished eating and took a rest, Takumi asked Daga to organize them to start registration.
Each registered Lizardman would receive a Magic Card with identification functions, a tent, a set of sleeping bags, daily necessities, a change of clothes, some food, and the Divine Path System.
This Magic Card was similar to a name tag and was usually worn on the outside to easily distinguish them. At the same time, like normal Magic Cards, they were used to collect wages and make payments.
The tent was their temporary residence, used to camp in the open space covered by the barrier outside the Inner City.
There were various types, including single-person, two-person, and three-person styles, allowing multiple people to receive a corresponding large tent together so that families could live together. The food was for them to build a fire and cook by themselves, but it was only enough for a few days; after that, they would need to participate in work and receive daily wages to buy more.
Of course, the canteen also set up a stall here to sell fast food. If they didn't want to cook, they could just buy fast food, but it was more expensive than buying ingredients to cook themselves.
As for the Divine Path System.
This was also given to them, mainly to let them learn the basic skill of "Mage Hand," which could greatly increase their production capacity.
And, as mentioned before, for the current version of the Divine Path System, the more people who had it, the better.
The exclusive skills awakened by everyone with the Divine Path System were included in the skill library of the system.
Not only could Takumi use the skills in the library at will, but others could also gain them through upgrading and spending skill points.
So, naturally, the more users, the better.
"You guys should settle down today and have a rest, and then start building houses tomorrow."
After registration, Takumi said this and dismissed them.
"Yes, sir."
Daga agreed repeatedly, not dissatisfied with this arrangement at all; he even felt that the treatment was incredibly good!
Although this world had magic, its agricultural production technology was backward, and there had been wars for years. Refugees were everywhere, and many people in safe areas didn't even have enough to eat.
Being able to have a safe place to stay and enough to eat was already a luxury in Daga's eyes.
You know, when they were in their original habitat, they also needed to ration food from time to time.
Open eating like today was only available on very important festivals.
Sometimes, even on festivals, they might not be able to eat enough; it depended on the harvest at that time.
For them, a life with enough food, clothing, warmth, and peace of mind, which could be achieved just by working hard, was simply something that could only be dreamed of.