Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Shui Li almost patted his chest and assured Shuangshuang and Yan Ming, ”The stones made from the mucus of the Slime Worms are definitely strong enough for construction, and these worms are abundant, easy to acquire.

If the two elders are willing to trust me, you can come with me to our Fishman Clan’s residence to observe these stones, and then decide whether to use this method to make stones for building Hope City.”

Shuangshuang and Yan Ming pondered for a moment and went with Shui Li to the Fishman Clan’s settlement, as the issue of obtaining large stones for construction couldn’t be solved immediately.

If the stones made from the mucus of the Slime Worms were indeed as sturdy as Shui Li claimed, it would solve a major problem for both of them, also providing materials for the construction of other parts of Hope City in the future.

Upon reaching the Fishman Clan’s settlement, Shuangshuang and Yan Ming couldn’t enter the water, so they waited on the rocks while Shui Li went underwater to fetch the stone made from the Slime Worm’s mucus.

However, Shui Li not only brought a stone but also caught a Slime Worm. Although it’s called a worm, its size was far from what you’d expect, as thick as a grown man’s thigh and no less than a meter long.

The entire Slime Worm was semi-translucent white, resembling a giant earthworm, carried ashore in a net made from water grass by Shui Li.

Placing the Slime Worm in front of Shuangshuang and Yan Ming, Shui Li explained, ”I thought it best to catch a Slime Worm for the Great Elder and Fourth Elder to see firsthand.

But you can’t grab these Slime Worms with your hands. As soon as you touch them, they secrete a lot of mucus and become too slippery to hold, and they swiftly escape.

Only by using this net made from water grass can you unexpectedly capture the Slime Worm and keep it in the net.”

The water grass-woven net looked excellently crafted, and Shuangshuang realized the Fishman Clan members were indeed very adept at using tools creatively, quite clever too.

While the Silver Tiger Clan only learned weaving after Shuangshuang taught them, the Fishman Clan developed their weaving skills all on their own.

The Fishman Clan even knows how to build houses, and they use the Slime Worm’s mucus to make stones. Their intelligence far exceeds that of other Beastmen.

Perhaps it’s because they’re too smart that their combat strength is so weak. After all, a tribe both strong and exceedingly intelligent is very dangerous to other tribes.

This is the way of natural balance, granting intelligence at the expense of strength, yet wisdom is actually a power stronger than strength.

Shuangshuang even felt that if things continued this way for a few hundred more years, the Fishman Clan might indeed use their intelligence to dominate this world.

Besides the Slime Worm, Shui Li also hauled over a rectangular stone, which had been submerged for quite some time, its entire surface was black-brown.

Shuangshuang and Yan Ming both tried to split this stone, finding it incredibly hard—Shuangshuang had to use two-tenths of her witch power to break it.

Once split, Shuangshuang discovered the stone was golden inside, indicating it was made purely from the Slime Worm’s mucus and sand from the seaside, sourced right there.

It contained no soil components inside, only the fine sand from the seaside, hence appearing gold in color.

The stone was formed by combining fine sand with the Slime Worm’s mucus, and it was surprising that such simply and crudely made stones could be so durable.

Shuangshuang showed a satisfied smile, examining the piece she had split apart: ”This is truly a good thing, but I wonder if it will dry well if made into larger blocks?”

”There’s no need to worry, Great Elder. The Slime Worm’s mucus dries easily. For a stone as large as the one in your hand, it takes just half a day in the sun to dry completely.

If particularly large stones are made, on sunny days, three to four days would be ample time to dry them thoroughly,” Shui Li, experienced in making these stones, explained.

Then Shuangshuang and Yan Ming experimented with how much mucus the Slime Worm could produce, finding that these worms truly had an enormous output.

Fittingly called a worm, its actual body isn’t very large. Although it appears huge, its body is mostly transparent mucus, and as it accumulates, it expands the body.

When touched, the Slime Worm rapidly secretes mucus, and when drained, it shrinks to a finger-sized white worm.

Once returned to the water without mucus, it regenerates and stores more mucus inside, the more it stores, the larger it grows.

The largest of these worms becomes fully transparent, like a giant python slithering through the sea, unseen unless touched.

To catch such a Slime Worm, one must rely on tracks it leaves to identify its position and use experience to capture it; only the Fishman Clan can do this.

Fortunately, even when these Slime Worms grow massive, they pose no threat, consuming only plankton.

Given the sufficient supply of worms and readily available sand and soil, the stone problem was entirely solved.

Enthusiastic about building Hope City’s affiliate cities, Shui Li and the Fishman Clan assured Shuangshuang that they could handle breeding the Slime Worms and collecting mucus. Shuangshuang readily agreed.

With the stone issue settled, Shuangshuang left the affiliate city’s construction to Yan Ming while she returned to Hope City to continue building there.

Hope City and its affiliate were constructed in tandem, one covering an entire valley, the other a city no smaller than the main city.

Shuangshuang intended for Hope City’s main city to become the national capital in the future, while the Fishman Clan’s affiliate would be the largest seafood trade center.

The passage of time was swift, flowers bloomed and withered, unnoticed.

At the entrance bathhouse to Hope City, many Beastmen queued to bathe, including Su Jinghao, tired from travel, alongside three handsome Beastmen.

This marked Su Jinghao’s third visit to Hope City, so she knew the rules: Beastmen had to bathe before entering, maintaining personal hygiene.

Moreover, Beastmen were not allowed to relieve themselves or spit anywhere inside, or they’d be expelled by patrolling guards.

This rule suited Su Jinghao perfectly. Since crossing into this Primitive Beastman world, she found the pervasive smell of excrement hard to bear.

Su Jinghao had tried to change this but, despite her popularity in the tribe and her men’s status as Clan Leaders,

Su Jinghao herself held no authority among the Beastmen and relied entirely on her men, making it impossible to change their habits of relieving themselves anywhere.

Even if her men commanded it, the Beastmen would comply in appearance only, continuing as before once out of sight.

Frustrated, Su Jinghao’s repeated outbursts earned her resentment from the Beastmen, and in the end, she reluctantly accepted it, only ensuring her own place was clean.