Vassals and Subject Races are possessed by every boss.
Just like Goblin General Grog's subordinates—the Goblin Priest, Goblin Centurion—and the Goblin species itself.
The strength of a boss's vassals and subject races also partly determines that boss's status in the game world.
Of course, every boss can freely decide whether or not to develop their vassals and subject races.
In other words, Su Bai would definitely choose to abandon vassals and subject races.
Eating and killing alone, constantly evolving through Devour Evolution to strengthen oneself—wouldn't that be better?
Why bother developing vassals and subject races?
But this is a game world!
What is the most terrifying thing in a game world? Players!
When the game begins and tens of thousands of players descend, it will be the apocalypse for many bosses in the world.
Not to mention Su Bai, a newly ascended newbie village boss—even higher-level bosses won't be able to withstand the overwhelming attacks of the players.
Su Bai couldn't hope that these vassals and subject races could block player attacks, but at the very least… when players appear, he would have expendable cannon fodder to use, who could help buy him time in battle.
Moreover…
If he could truly develop his vassals and subject races, he might not be able to turn the tide against players, but at least he would have a foothold in this world.
Therefore, developing vassals and subject races was very necessary.
As for the choice of vassals and subject races…
Su Bai had already made up his mind.
...
Two days later, Su Bai returned from the depths of Gloomy Jungle to its outskirts—his birthplace, the ant nest.
After multiple evolutions and upgrades, Su Bai's size had grown to over one meter long and more than thirty centimeters tall.
At this size, it was naturally impossible for him to enter the ant nest.
Appearing beneath a low mountain cliff, Su Bai extended a sharp claw and easily shattered the rock, enlarging the nest's entrance several times.
Countless ants poured out of the nest.
Under the effect of Su Bai's Lord Aura, these almost mindless little creatures immediately lost control over their bodies and obediently lay on the ground as Su Bai repeatedly destroyed their home.
Half an hour later, the huge ant nest was nearly completely excavated by Su Bai.
At the very depths of the nest, a fat, white, five-centimeter-long Queen Ant lay in the middle of a cavern.
Sensing the faint fear emitted by the Queen Ant, Su Bai expressionlessly lifted her out and placed her among the ants on the ground.
Then…
Following the vague memories in his mind, Su Bai continued digging.
This time, his movements were much gentler, as if afraid of causing harm.
Half an hour passed again.
Before Su Bai stood a small cave that looked tiny compared to him.
Inside, a black ant about three centimeters long—Little Worker Ant—was dazedly feeding, continually stuffing round larva food into its mouth.
That same Little Worker Ant who had once cared for the larvae.
Su Bai didn't know why it had changed so much in just over ten days, but somehow he knew this was the very same Little Worker Ant he had been thinking of!
When Su Bai appeared, Little Worker Ant stopped eating, looked up blankly at him for a moment, then crawled over to place a small round pellet before Su Bai, its black antennae slightly trembling as it released several different scents.
"Eat…"
"… I also … eat…"
"… grow…"
When Su Bai recognized the meaning conveyed by Little Worker Ant's scent, tears welled up in his eyes.
It was like a wanderer finally returning home.
Since rebirth into this world, Su Bai had always been fearful.
Even with three extremely powerful innate talents, even after crossing gaps impossible for most monsters in a lifetime within just a few days, this feeling never lessened.
No one could communicate with him.
He didn't know when players would descend and, like before, turn him into mere experience and levels.
In this despairing world, only Little Worker Ant gave him warmth.
Especially…
When he succeeded in killing Grog and became overlord of Gloomy Jungle, returning victorious, he found Little Worker Ant was still striving.
It was trying hard to eat, to grow.
It was following his footsteps.
Even though its progress was pitifully small compared to Su Bai's, it was still trying.
Su Bai clearly felt that Little Worker Ant had evolved from Dim Level to Tiny Level.
In the entire nest, except for the original Tiny Level Queen Ant, Little Worker Ant was the only one to have evolved.
Moreover, during this evolution, Little Worker Ant still hadn't forgotten Su Bai.
When he appeared, it immediately recognized him and, as before, placed larva food before him.
Though at his current size, that food was barely enough to fill his teeth gaps.
A warmth flooded Su Bai's heart.
Two warm light spheres appeared between his sharp claws without him noticing.
He lightly moved, and the two spheres flew respectively toward Little Worker Ant and Queen Ant.
At the next moment, clear system prompt sounds rang one after another.
"Ding! You have chosen the ant species as your Subject Race. Confirm?"
"Ding! You have chosen the Queen Ant as your Vassal. Confirm?"
"Ding! You have chosen the Little Worker Ant as your Vassal. Confirm?"
That's right!
Little Worker Ant and Queen Ant were the vassals Su Bai chose for himself, and the ant species he came from was the subject race he selected!
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