Infinite Adaptation: Starting As A Level 1 Slime-Chapter 36: Blessing

He cleared his throat.

"Ahem. Anyway, it’s good that you’re all here. I have something to tell you."

The crowd’s attention focused entirely on him.

"As your Lord, I have recognized your devotion," he began. "And so, I am going to give you all a blessing."

"A blessing?"

Murmurs rippled through the crowd. Excited whispers. Shocked gasps.

He cleared his throat again.

The crowd fell silent immediately.

"I have been watching over you," he continued. "I have seen your hard work. That is why I wish to reward you."

He paused, letting his words sink in.

"But this is not all. I want to make a change to how you show your devotion to me, your Lord."

The beastmen listened intently, hanging on his every word.

"While praying is great... I do not like lazy followers."

Some of them flinched.

"I want you to build a kingdom for me." His gaze swept across them. "Don’t you want that?"

The response was immediate.

"We want to! We want to!"

Their voices rose in unison, fervent and eager.

Lunaris smiled.

"Great."

He raised his hand.

"From now on, I will measure your devotion by how much you work for me, your Lord. You will build a kingdom where all of you - my followers - can live in prosperity."

He extended his hand toward the crowd.

"I will now give you your first blessing. But know this - there are more to come, depending on your performance."

Since this entire area was under his Spatial Dominion, he could easily load skills into the group all at once.

It’s a good thing I have this skill.

Otherwise, he would look incredibly lame having to hand out blessings one by one.

He needed to maintain his image so these people would actually listen to him.

Silver light burst forth from his palm.

It spread outward in ripples, washing over every beastman in the crowd. The light seeped into their bodies, filling them with warmth.

Then the reactions began.

Bodies started to twitch. Muscles spasmed. Some clutched their chests. Others grabbed their heads.

The sensation was overwhelming.

One by one, they began collapsing to the ground - not from pain (well, that too), but from the sheer intensity of the power flooding into them.

Within moments, nearly every beastman lay sprawled across the earth, their bodies trembling as the blessing took hold.

Only two figures remained standing.

Roselle.

And Luna.

Roselle’s expression was strained. Her eyes were wide, fixed on Lunaris with something between shock and disbelief.

"This is..."

"It can’t be... How did...?"

She glanced at the smug Lunaris standing at the front, his hand still extended, silver light fading from his fingertips.

With this, they’ll focus on working for the tribe rather than praying all day, right?

He wondered.

...

Lunaris sat atop Luna in his slime form, observing the workers below.

The beastmen moved rapidly through the clearing. They felled trees with powerful swings, then hoisted the massive logs onto their shoulders as if they weighed nothing.

This is great.

With the Moon Body "blessing", these workers had grown significantly stronger. Their enhanced physical capabilities made the work far more efficient than before.

"Luna, take me to the farm."

Luna’s body began to shift. Fur sprouted across her skin as her form expanded and contorted. Within moments, she had transformed into her wolf form.

She began running.

Lunaris landed softly on her back, settling into the rhythm of her movement.

He patted her back, "You’ve grown even more than last time."

Luna let out a proud howl.

That being said, he was actually quite worried. He wondered if this growth had a limit. Would she eventually grow so huge that she couldn’t use her wolf form anymore?

He wondered if the Moon Body skill had contributed to her accelerated growth rate.

That reminded him - after giving the skills to the rabbit beastmen, their species had changed. Each now bore the prefix "Moon," just as he had become a Moonlight Slime.

He wondered if this was because most of the skills he had added to the pile originated from Luna, which were related to the Eternal Moon. His mana was the same as well.

He paused.

This might also have something to do with how Roselle still draws power from the dead Eternal Moon.

Well, no matter. He had already set things in motion to figure out her secret.

For now...

Luna howled again.

Then, without warning, she transformed back into her human form mid-stride.

Lunaris found himself falling - but Luna caught him effortlessly in her arms.

"We’re here," she announced.

He looked at the area before them.

It was a hastily prepared farm, but the results were anything but hasty. Huge carrots jutted from the earth, their orange tops vibrant and healthy. Lush vegetation spread across the field in neat rows.

They really did grow in a single day.

The beastmen working the farm noticed their arrival. They immediately stopped what they were doing and hurried over.

"Lord Moon!"

"Young Moon!"

They bowed deeply in greeting.

Lunaris jumped from Luna’s arms, landing in his human form.

"Thank you for taking care of the farms," he said, acknowledging their greeting.

"We thank the Lord for his praise!" they responded in unison. "It is our duty!"

He looked through the group carefully, his gaze moving from face to face.

The workers grew self-conscious under his scrutiny. They shifted nervously.

"My Lord?" one of them ventured.

Lunaris pointed at one of them.

"You. What’s your name?"

The indicated beastman stepped forward, his ears twitching anxiously.

"My name is Rhen, my Lord."

"Good." Lunaris nodded. "From now on, you’ll be the head of agriculture." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Rhen blinked. "Agriculture?"

Lunaris nodded again. "Basically, you’ll be in charge of anything related to farming."

Now that he was restructuring the tribe to be more active in their work, he should probably start distributing responsibilities. He should have done this during the announcement.

Oh well.

He supposed he could just visit each department he wanted to establish and observe what people were doing to assign roles.

He turned to the others.

"From now on, you’ll listen to Rhen. Rhen will report to me personally."

They all bowed.

"As you command!"

Lunaris clapped his hands together.

"Great. Now that that’s settled, show me the crops."

The workers parted immediately, creating a clear path for him.

He walked up to the crops and pulled a carrot from the earth. Then he dug his hand deeper into the soil and pulled out an entire root filled with potatoes.

They were quite healthy.

He wondered if they would work for his plan.