Chapter 7

In the high peaks of the Yanode Mountains, what was once a lifeless禁区 has now lost its usual desolation. Apart from the constant wind and snow, many small blue-skinned creatures are working busily, digging through the rocks and clearing paths. One cart after another of crushed stones is being dumped off the cliff.

At this moment, Yalin is directing these small blue creatures in an orderly manner, or more accurately, a large group of frost goblins, to clear the ruins of the entire mountain. Yalin is very clear about the current situation. The territory of the White Dragon King was once vast, encompassing almost the entire Yanode Mountain range and the surrounding large forests during its heyday. After the Great Dragon War, this place was almost completely destroyed. Yalin estimates that it will take a considerable amount of time just to clear the mountain he is currently on.

Under Nemo's guidance, Yalin directly searched for all the summonable creatures in the summoning system. After a comprehensive comparison, Yalin chose the goblins, which are cost-effective, to serve as the basic construction workers. To ensure that these weak creatures would not die on the cold snowy mountain, Yalin specially added a special bloodline to adapt to the severe cold, transforming them into frost goblins. Of course, the summoning cost for each goblin increased slightly to 20 soul energy, which made Yalin somewhat heartbroken.

Frost Goblin Worker: Summoning requires 20 soul energy

Strength 23 Agility 28 Spirit 12 Intelligence 18 Constitution 14

Special Skills: Frost Bloodline, Hive Mind, Cowardly

Description: Goblins adapted to the cold, with some resistance to frost spells but fear fire. Their cowardice is a common trait, but their efficiency can be improved through large groups. They are skilled in digging tunnels and simple construction work.

It must be said that these frost goblins indeed inherited their pitiful ability values. Although a large group of goblins is working hard, the progress of the project is extremely slow. The main reason is that these goblins' brains are too stupid. The passage collapsed several times because the goblins did not know how to reinforce it. After losing over ten goblins, Yalin had to assign four white dragon guards to lead and command the goblins. Some of the fallen debris from the ruins were too large for the weak frost goblins to move, so Yalin and the white dragon guards had to break the rocks and let the goblins clear them away bit by bit.

"Summon 50 frost goblins!"

<System Prompt: Summon 50 frost goblin workers, requiring 1000 soul energy! Confirm? >

"Confirm! Summon them quickly!"

Yalin lifted a truck-sized piece of building debris and threw it off the cliff. Watching the debris disappear into the mist, Yalin turned to look at the goblins gathered, waiting for his orders. So far, he has summoned 200 frost goblins. Excluding the 14 goblins lost due to the collapse, there are now 186 frost goblin workers in the territory. When these goblins were summoned, Yalin realized that this was completely different from the rapid troop deployment in real-time strategy games. Each summoned goblin, apart from the animal skin clothes on their bodies, had nothing else. To have them perform the cleaning work, Yalin had to use material energy to exchange for various construction tools, such as shovels, hoes, crowbars, and wheelbarrows. Each goblin also needed food to survive, making Yalin carefully calculate the allocation of energy for the territory's construction progress.

A leading frost goblin knelt before Yalin and asked mechanically, "Great Master, what do you need us to do?"

Yalin exchanged a large number of tools and placed them in front of the goblins, giving a stern order, "Take these tools and start clearing the area over there immediately."

The goblins swarmed forward, and within five minutes, all the tools were taken. Watching the goblins rush to the construction site, Yalin's consciousness returned to the inside of the temple and opened the summoning system again.

"Summon 10 mountain giants!"

<System Prompt: Summon 10 mountain giants, requiring 2450 soul energy! Confirm? >

"Confirm! Nemo, turn off the system confirmation prompt. It's too troublesome to confirm every time."

"Understood, my respected master... The system confirmation prompt has been turned off."

Mountain Giant: Summoning requires 245 soul energy

Strength 316 Agility 47 Spirit 38 Intelligence 9 Constitution 194

Description: A sub-species of giants with a very small amount of Titan blood, they have strong regenerative abilities. They are naturally very strong but have low intelligence and can only perform simple tasks. In battle, they easily become frenzied and may attack friend and foe alike.

Special Skills: Great Strength, Resilient Life, Petrified Skin

The mountain giants, who could barely speak, knelt on the ground and pledged their loyalty to Yalin. These simple-minded strongmen quickly joined the work and significantly improved the efficiency of the project. Large rocks blocking the passage were moved one by one, and the goblins quickly entered the passage and cleared it under the command of the white dragon guards.

Yalin sat on a rock, using the holographic map in the summoning system to observe the progress of the project. Damn! If only he hadn't used up so much energy at the beginning, he wouldn't have to personally work as the White Dragon King! Suddenly, a large amount of dust and a loud noise burst out of the passage being cleared. Thinking it was another collapse, Yalin quickly stood up and ran to the scene.

Klafelrig descended from the sky in front of Yalin and said, "Master, we have cleared the entrance to the passage."

After confirming that it was not a collapse, Yalin breathed a sigh of relief and gestured for Klafelrig to lead him to the site. Just a few steps in, the system prompt in his mind sounded again.

<System Prompt: The Great Library has been activated. Task completed, reward: 30,000 soul energy, 50,000 material energy! Random special summon character 1, custom white dragon bloodline 1 (special summon character potential up to D grade)! Territory basic construction task initiated.>

What? Yalin stopped in his tracks, extremely excited by the rewards displayed on the system. The rewards of the two types of energy were understandable, but the last two rewards were confusing.

"Nemo! Please explain to me!"

"Yes, my respected master."

A few minutes later...

On the display of the summoning system, countless icons from anime and games were flashing by. Yalin was watching these icons with a tense expression, as if his life depended on it. According to Nemo's explanation, special summoning involves bringing characters from anime and games into this world. Custom bloodlines are even more interesting, as summoned anime characters can be strengthened and their abilities modified (but not their personalities). The main consideration for customizing anime characters is that many original characters have negative conditions such as diseases, curses, or possession. For example, Uchiha Itachi from "Naruto" has a terminal illness and could die at any moment after being summoned. Saber from "Fate/Stay Night" is a spirit and would disappear if her magic supply is cut off. Higurashi Yuka from "Shikabane Hime" was implanted with a killing stone and became a monster. Deneve from "Claymore" has demon blood that could make her an Awakened Being at any time.

The custom ability in the summoning system can remove these negative conditions and even modify the character's bloodline, but each modification consumes a large amount of soul energy.

The random special summon character is a chance for Yalin to get lucky. After indicating to stop, the summoning system screen displayed the icon of "Fullmetal Alchemist," meaning the character would be chosen from this work.

Seeing the icons flash again, Yalin was surprised to find that, apart from familiar characters like the Elric brothers, Colonel Roy Mustang, President King Bradley, and Scar, there were also many minor characters, including Lieutenant Yukimura, who appeared throughout the series.

No way! Please don't choose those completely powerless minor characters. Even a water alchemist who was killed by the President in the anime would be better. Yalin silently prayed and then decided to stop the system.

"Huh!! This is... "

Looking at the character icon on the screen, Yalin was somewhat amused, but then thought it was a decent character, at least better than those minor characters.

With a flash of white light, a tall man in blue military uniform stood before Yalin and introduced himself loudly, "State Alchemist Alex Louis Armstrong reporting for duty."

Alex Louis Armstrong is a very interesting character from "Fullmetal Alchemist." Known as the "Strong Arm Alchemist," he is a national alchemist with a compassionate and passionate nature. His hobbies include physical training and showing off his muscles at lightning speed. His specialties include the Armstrong family's artistic alchemy, portrait painting, tracking, and sketching...

"Welcome to this new world, Major Armstrong!" Yalin excitedly saluted and said happily.

Alex stood straight and said, "I have just arrived. Please let me know if there is anything I can help with, sir."

Under Yalin's command, the summoning system displayed Major Armstrong's attribute data:

Name: Alex Louis Armstrong

Race: Human

Occupation: Alchemist

Level: LV1

Experience: 0/2000

Mana: 150/150

Strength: 287

Agility: 123

Spirit: 494

Intelligence: 185

Constitution: 216

Affinity: Intimate (Note 1) 56/100

Special Abilities: Soul Link (linked to Yalin's soul), Alchemy Acceleration (50% faster alchemy), Artistic Taste (improved appreciation of art), Robust Body (5% increase in strength and constitution)

Growth Potential: B

Special Summon Resurrection Cost: 8400 soul energy

After reviewing Alex's data, Yalin was surprised to find that this big guy was quite smart, with an intelligence of 185. However, considering that alchemy requires a deep understanding of material structures and chemical principles, it makes sense that a stupid person couldn't be an alchemist.

"Your alchemy can help a lot. Let's go check it out." Yalin excitedly gestured for Alex to follow him, and they quickly headed to the construction site where the smoke had not yet cleared, led by Klafelrig.

On the way, Yalin listened to Nemo's basic explanation about special summon characters...

"Characters summoned