Inherit the estate! Then raise monster girls!

Chapter 5.1 Everything for the Better Development of "Us"

This time, Seraya did not insist on repairing the ship herself.

She agreed that Su Lan would send some low-level craftsmen and farmers to assist with some repair work.

The parts involving magic and pollution were handled by the ship's craftsmen.

After the two reached an agreement, Seraya took a leather bag from the bedroom.

"This is the 'child support' plus the money for materials and craftsmen, totaling 118 gold coins. This is all the cash on the ship. I'll get you some more next time you come."

The clinking sound of the gold coins reassured Su Lan.

However, the bloodstains on the bag suggest that the money did not come from a simple source.

How suspicious...

They gave it to you so readily, did they just steal it from somewhere?

In her past life, Su Lan had read a story that said merchant ships during the Age of Exploration were basically involved in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, and could transform into pirates simply by changing their flag...

Never mind.

Su Lan didn't bother to investigate further.

After all, he has already taken sides and made his stance clear; he can't get off this pirate ship now.

It's most cost-effective to get the gold coins first!

"I'll arrange for a craftsman to come up later. How about we work together?" Su Lan stood up and extended her right hand.

Seraya looked at Su Lan in confusion, then at his hand, and suddenly realized.

"It's a pleasure working with you." She extended her hand, mimicking the gesture.

Seraya's hands were very cold, which was quite different from her personality.

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"Su Lan, is this your home?"

Tia huddled in her black robe, looking around nervously.

Her tail was curled around her waist, and her ears were completely covered by her hood, making her look furtive, like a low-level assassin apprentice.

"It's quite dilapidated, isn't it? I hired someone to clean it up." Su Lan said with a smile.

Since the disappearance of several lords, no nobles have been willing to come to Black Reef Fjord. It has been deserted for several years and overgrown with weeds.

"No, it's just that I feel it's nice to have a place to stay."

Tia suddenly jumped to Su Lan's side and poked his arm: "Hey! How about we wait until tonight when no one's around, and I'll secretly modify you a bit?"

"Sure!" Su Lan also wanted to see how capable her new assistant was.

Tia's disrespectful behavior made the butler, Jia De, frown and hesitate to speak.

Su Lan noticed this and waved to Reed, indicating that it was nothing to worry about.

The group arrived at the entrance of the city lord's mansion.

Registration for boat repair work has begun, and several fishermen are queuing up, while some onlookers are standing nearby.

A commotion suddenly broke out.

"Aaron, you've kept this a secret from your brother for so long! You're actually a blacksmith?"

"I go out to sea to fish every day, so what if I know a little something? What are you yelling about? Didn't you say even dogs wouldn't come here? How come you're a carpenter?"

"Then...can they be the same?"

"Look, you're in such a hurry again!"

Su Lan chuckled, stepped forward, and picked up the registration list.

Just as Bode was about to reprimand him, he looked up and realized it was the lord, so he quickly bowed.

"Three new craftsmen have appeared in just one morning. Is our territory full of hidden talents?" Su Lan said with a smile.

Bode was furious: "These cunning... fishermen, they like to hide their skills, afraid of doing anything for the adults."

He originally wanted to curse them as "troublemakers," but remembering the lord's special emphasis, he quickly changed his words.

Su Lan casually flipped through the list and felt that, judging from the current trend, the number of people should be sufficient by the afternoon.

"Let's close this afternoon. Come find me then."

"Yes, ma'am!" Bode bowed deeply.

The lord's manor doesn't have many buildings, but it covers a considerable area.

Su Lan led Tia for more than ten minutes before returning to her residence.

"I live on the second floor, and you live on the first floor... never mind, just live next door to me."

The black robe Tia wore was a magical item; when used with a special potion, it could seal away the pollution within the robe.

But Su Lan always felt that this ferret was like a time bomb, so she felt more at ease keeping it by her side.

In case of a pollution outbreak someday, he also has the items Seraya gave him to deal with it.

Besides, ferrets are more sensitive to environmental changes, so they might be useful in preventing assassination attempts.

After settling Tia in, Su Lan returned to her room.

He closed the door and placed the new suicide note on the table.

He vividly remembers the time he almost suffered acute heavy metal poisoning that morning.

Given the coincidence of the location and timing of inheriting the estate, Su Lan strongly suspects that "Su Lan who ran away" did it on purpose.

Su Lan probably wanted to turn him into a box too, ship him out together, so they could keep each other company!

"Let me see how I write 'I'."

[If you can see this letter, does that mean you've actually gotten your hands on the magic cannon?]

And it successfully fused with the scales without mutating?

I didn't succeed, but I'm really awesome!

It seems that both of my guesses were correct.

The scales are the key to the extraordinary, and Seraya is a good person; she wouldn't easily kill someone to cover it up.

"That's pretty impressive, even scheming against yourself." Su Lan had something to say that she couldn't hold back.

But that was indeed his personality, and Su Lan couldn't say much. She even had to carefully consider her words before scolding him, lest she accidentally hurt herself.

Becoming a superhuman is already a huge step forward for us.

Next, I'll teach you how to use the Relic Box.

Its main function is extraction and inheritance; it can extract everything from you and save it.

I am not a superhuman, so I can only leave behind one special item and two miscellaneous items.

If it were you, you could probably leave behind more, perhaps even unique traits and legacies?

But you must remember that any gift of inheritance must be tested, even if it's just a conjecture, even if the chances of success are slim.

Su Lan initially thought "Runaway Su Lan" was about the hidden function of the relic box, but the more she looked, the more something seemed off.

This... doesn't it sound more like it's about how to leave an inheritance to your other selves after you die?!

Setting up challenges is understandable; it's to ensure progress doesn't fall behind and to concentrate resources.

Very reasonable.

Wait... I almost got dragged into a ditch!

Su Lan's lips twitched, and she continued reading.

Let's be frank: powerful items always come with risks.

The Scale of the Tide has a side effect that even Seria is unaware of.

For a period of time after complete fusion, it will passively attract nearby monsters.

I only discovered this after I died, thanks to my special vision.

Perhaps you could take some time to think about how to set up the test?

Keep going! Another version of myself.

Remember, everything is for the better development of "us".

The suicide note ends here.

Su Lan suddenly jumped up from her chair: "Why the hell didn't you say so earlier?"

He didn't want to die at all, and he certainly didn't want to start thinking about how to design a test right now!

I took two steps at a time and pushed open the door to the next room.

"Tia, help me out! Hmm? Where's the mink...?"

"I'm here," Tia said, stepping out of the cabinet, her tail fur dusty and grimy. "Su Lan, what's wrong?"

"You said your racial ability allows you to sense nearby 'magic flow' and 'life fluctuations,' right? Help me check if there's anything unusual around here!"

Tia could sense that Su Lan was very anxious, so she stopped asking questions, put on her black robe, and ran downstairs.

"I need to stay close to the ground, wait for me!"

"Wait, I'm going too!"