Chapter 113: The Ingenious Use of Illusion Doppelganger

  No matter their size, every ogre is a big eater.

  Fortunately, they aren't picky; eveions the soldiers carried with them were eaten with great joy.

  Their faces showed expressions of happiness and smiles, and everyone could feel their genuine delight.

  However, the violent appearance of the ogres in battle still served as a remio everyone.

  No matter how gehey are during a meal, one should never fet their ferocious side.

  What everyone found iing was how the female ogres took meticulous care of their young.

  They gave the food to them first, and ohe young were full, they gathered them in the safest middle, eating themselves only after.

  Then, the female ogres started fighting each other over food, astonishing everyone once again.

  Lazy yet violent creatures, a plex tradi!

  Matthew naturally uood what was going on; the care for their young was engraved in the ogres' genes and instincts.

  The other two behaviors were more influenced by their intelligence, which averaged below 5 points.

  For a smart little fellow like Yagron to exist, it was uhat even 100,000 ogres would produe like him.

  Yagron widened his eyes, curiously staring at Jifan in front of him.

  The tter wore a faint smile on his face, holding a small dried fish that Yagron loved!

  Why did Yagron love it?

  Because he had just tasted it!

  "Fish!"

  Jifan poio the dried fish in his hand, slowly pronoung the word.

  Smag his lips lightly, sav the delicious sweetness of the dried fish, Yagron tried hard to open his mouth and utter the clumsy on nguage:

  "Fff…"

  "Fish!"

  "Fff…"

  "Fish!"

  "Fish!"

  Under Yagron's delighted gaze, Jifan happily handed him the dried fish.

  Watg him eat it ie and chew carefully, Jifaook out a piece of bck bread from his backpack.

  He wasn't doing this for fun but rather because it was a task assigned by the mysterious are master!

  Jifan, ever meticulous, was determio seize this opportunity!

  Not just for himself but for his sister!

  Although the hope was slim, Jifan absolutely would not give up easily!

  "Iigate he this devil’s root patch is and arrange for people to patrol it."

  "Especially keep an eye on the dire of the troll camp; if anything major happens, report to me immediately."

  Matthew instructed Alice with a few words before entering the tent they had set up, quickly sitting down cross-legged.

  He began to meditate!

  The method for rest mana through illusion doppelgangers was almost the same as with the inal body; in the absence of bat threats, meditation was the best way to restore mana.

  This is why the path of the are master was developed.

  Are masters rely ohods of mana recranting them far greater sustained bat ability than wizards and other spellcasters, no longer limited by the number of spell slots!

  What delighted Matthew was that the feeling of meditating with the illusion doppelganger was no different from that of the main body.

  While rest mana, it also improved the experieneditation skills.

  Thus, an "absurd" idea fshed through Matthew's mind:

  "When I'm not using scious proje, the illusion doppelganger a its own..."

  "So, if I give the illusion doppelganger a and to meditate before g scious proje, would it..."

  The more he thought about it, the more pusible it seemed. Matthew decisively gave the illusion doppelgahe and to meditate and then withdrew his scious proje.

  Passing through a moment of darkness, Matthew felt his body again, and his sciousness returo his inal self.

  Just as he was about to check the status of the illusion doppelgahe data dispy responded.

  "Illusion Doppelganger:

  Status: Meditating, rest 2.4 mana points per minute.

  Health: 33/33, Mana: 45/270."

  It actually worked!

  Mattheily rubbed his hands together, immediately realizing the bes of having the illusion doppelganger meditate to restore mana on its own!

  Double mana, training spellcasting in cycles, with proficy growth naturally doubling as well!

  The illusion doppelganger in Troll Valley, while Matthew oversaw his territory.

  Dual operation, double the fun!

  By noon, the time had e.

  Matthew first had lunch, checked Leanna's homework, cleared up some of her doubts, and assigned her asks.

  Just then, Steward Ralph arrived to report, and when Matthew mentiohe situation in Troll Valley, Ralph excimed with joy:

  "You took down an ogre camp? And captured some ogre cubs as prisoners? That's fantastic!"

  "If possible, we could establish a logging camp-like outpost there and try to tame those ogres…"

  Ralph's joy was uandable; the kobolds tamed by Yaya had pyed a huge role in the development of Bay Vilge!

  The stone roads were built by them, the irrigation ditches were dug by them, and even the sewer system was set up by them. The quality was quite good, and the speed was fast.

  They saved Bay Vilge a lot of manpower, materials, and money.

  Moreover, under Matthew's dire, the kobolds had already begun digging a kobold mine.

  The kobolds were secretly transp the ores they mio the warehouse via underground tunnels.

  These ores had not yet been turned into ons but were being used to craft a wide variety of agricultural tools, which were in increasing demand.

  The kobolds were insignifit yet incredibly important!

  The kobolds' only real weakness was their poor bat ability; only a very few could bee dragonborn.

  And now, the lord had captured ogres.

  Ogres were exceptionally powerful creatures, perfect for addressing the shortfall in Bay Territory's bat strength!

  How could Ralph not be excited?

  Matthew, however, wasn't as optimistic; he khe fws of the ogres all too well, and g their ziness and votility wouldn't be an easy task.

  However, pared to the chaotid violent, moon-worshipping gnolls, ogres were indeed easier to deal with.

  They just needed a good "instructor"!

  Thinking about this, Matthew suddenly remembered something and asked:

  "How is Adam Smith doing?"

  Taking down the ogre camp only reduced the luck value from -3 to -2; the crisis was irely over.

  However, Matthew had already prepared and had a target in mind. With so many days having passed, he naturally wao know about Adam Smith's situation.

  Ralph frowned slightly, hesitating before answering:

  "Adam Smith replied a couple of days ago. He had a flict with some merts, but no danger was entered. The and soldiers pyed a signifit role."

  "However, Adam Smith suspects that the other side may not give up easily."

  "He sent me a message; the supplies have been gathered. Should we take the risk of transp them back?"

  Not give up?

  They will definitely un attack!

  A battle was iable!

  "The fish has taken the bait!"

  Various thoughts fshed through Matthew's mind, his dark eyes showing a glimmer of ess. He smirked and said:

  "Notify Adam Smith to wait five days before leaving."

  "We'll prepare properly and give them a nice surprise!"

  FAL