Among the five rewards, Su Bai could choose two.
He carefully read through the five options listed by the system and couldn't help but marvel at the richness of this mission's rewards.
Of the five options, the one with the least value to Su Bai was the fourth—30 free attribute points.
Even so, this reward could greatly enhance one of his attributes, making a certain stat stronger or compensating for a weakness.
The remaining four options were all extremely valuable.
The first option, to replace Grog as the overlord of Gloomy Jungle, clearly implied that with Grog dead, Su Bai could take his place and become the next newbie village boss!
Moreover, as the overlord of Gloomy Jungle, he could freely choose his vassals and subject races!
"Vassals" meant those like the Goblin Priest and Goblin Centurion under Grog's command; "Subject Race" referred to the Goblin species Grog came from!
The second option allowed Su Bai to instantly acquire a powerful skill.
If applied to [Sharp Claws], his attack power would increase dramatically; if applied to [Armored Carapace], his defense would greatly improve.
Either choice would instantly boost Su Bai's strength.
The third option enhanced his next evolution.
Although the exact effect of Mimic Evolution was unknown, this reward would undoubtedly greatly increase his future power.
As for the last option… equipment!
And equipment he could use, of no less than gold quality!
This was a game world—leveling up, defeating monsters, and obtaining loot was the mainstream.
But Su Bai was a monster, a creature that couldn't equip gear!
In previous hunts, he had acquired many magical items, but they could only serve as food, converting into Evolution Points on his status panel instead of usable gear.
Choosing this option would immediately make up for that regret.
Plus, a gold-tier item would likely raise his strength by another tier!
How to choose?
Su Bai pondered deeply.
After a long time, he exhaled slowly.
"Equipment is ultimately external. Even if it temporarily boosts strength, its effect will diminish as I grow."
He silently crossed out the fifth option and looked at the remaining three.
Mimic Evolution was a definite pick.
No one would turn down greater potential, and this rare opportunity to greatly boost his next evolution might never come again.
That left becoming overlord of Gloomy Jungle or acquiring an instant skill upgrade.
"Goblins are no longer a threat, and players won't appear for now. Being overlord means no one within Gloomy Jungle can threaten me."
"Since my strength is sufficient for now…"
Having made his decision, Su Bai muttered, "I choose options one and three as mission rewards!"
"Ding! You have become the overlord of Gloomy Jungle and automatically gain the Lord Aura. You may freely select your vassals and subject races. If you relinquish your overlord status, the Lord Aura, vassals, and subject races will disappear. When your template advances to Lord rank, these will become permanently fixed."
"Ding! You may use Mimic Evolution on your next evolution to greatly enhance its strength."
Accompanied by a crisp system prompt, an invisible pressure radiated from Su Bai.
This aura—Lord Aura—affected all creatures in Gloomy Jungle.
Even enemies under its suppression would struggle to perform at full strength.
Only those with templates of Lord rank could resist it.
The top line on Su Bai's status panel quietly changed from [Name] to [Identity].
[Identity]: Lord of Gloomy Jungle—Su Bai.
"Identity…"
Looking at his status panel, Su Bai felt mixed emotions.
"From now on, I'm the newbie village's big boss!"
Across the entire game world, the newbie village boss was just the entry-level boss, but it was a perfect start.
He had evolved from a Dim Level ant into the newbie village boss within just a few dozen days.
In the future, he might become an unrivaled Great Demon God, ruling above all beings!
After glancing once more at his status panel, Su Bai closed it and began to handle the rest of his spoils.
One Lord-level, one Warrior-level, four Elite-level, and numerous advanced and normal Goblin corpses represented a huge amount of experience, Evolution Points, and Gene Points.
As for the other Goblins…
When Su Bai killed Grog, those cowardly and foolish Goblins scattered and fled in all directions.
Spending an hour devouring countless Goblin corpses, Su Bai's level increased to 10, and he gained a large number of Evolution and Gene Points.
After biting and swallowing the last two-handed greatsword, Su Bai stored Grog's dropped longsword and black armor into his storage space and prepared to leave.
Yes, storage space.
Upon becoming the overlord of Gloomy Jungle, Su Bai gained a 5×5×5 storage space.
Being the big boss, of course there were dropped items.
From now on, any item Su Bai stores could become his loot drops.
As for why he didn't consume Grog's dropped gear…
Su Bai guessed these two items were probably gold-tier.
Given the current sharpness of his Pincer Fang, he simply couldn't bite through that tier of equipment yet.
Next…
It was time to find vassals and develop his subject races!
Only by growing his vassals and subject races could Su Bai truly claim his status as the undisputed lord of Gloomy Jungle and the newbie village's big boss!
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