The Scourge of the Undead: Starting with Building Monster Farms

Chapter 21 Drowned Zombie Farm and Iron Golems

"Yes, yes, put this kind of block here, and that kind of block there."

It was another sunny morning. In the days since leaving the mine, Su He had been preoccupied with the infrastructure issues in his territory.

After the beacon upgrade, all aspects of the territory will need to be optimized again.

For example, expanding the ranch and vegetable garden, because he had personally built these facilities before, so they were not very large in scale.

Now, with the help of a large number of monsters, expanding and optimizing these buildings has become very easy.

Su He never imagined that one day he would be able to experience what it's like to be a construction foreman in another world.

The monsters, wearing iron hats, made a significant contribution to the construction of the base.

"Drowned corpses, spiders..."

After the expansion was completed, Su He's tasks regarding the monster-hunting area were reduced to just the last two types of monsters to kill.

To this end, he also used the game mechanics to build a monster-slaying tower that was not part of the system.

However, the mob farm didn't look very good.

On one hand, there's the issue of monsters of level three or higher destroying blocks; on the other hand, the number of monsters spawning hasn't reached the scale he envisioned.

So, after trying it out, Su He still felt that following the system's tasks was the safest option.

"Number One, is the sand ready yet?"

After calling out Number One's name, a figure quickly appeared before him with nimble steps.

Zombie Number One was wearing an iron suit, had a backpack on his back, and was holding a freshly fired glass cube in his hand.

All the equipment it carried was given to it by Su He after it came out of the mine.

Upon examination with the qualification assessment glasses, No. 1's qualifications are of the same level as Xiao Lü's.

Level 4 zombies are the only ones that can use backpacks.

After receiving all the glass blocks fired by number one, he led the entire monster crew to a pre-arranged location.

The idea of ​​building a monster-slaying tower, which was mentioned earlier, ultimately failed, but it gave Su He other inspirations.

Drowned, monsters that only spawn in water, can be effectively exploited to create a spawn location for them.

As for the specific construction process, it doesn't need to be too complicated. Su He's main purpose in creating this setting is to refresh some high-level, high-quality monsters.

The structure is complete once a large pool for storing water is enclosed by glass and then sealed off, with a watertight passage built at the bottom for drowned corpses to enter and exit.

Then he would send some monsters to guard the area, and he would come over from time to time to check on the situation.

Kill the low-quality drowned zombies and form a contract with the high-quality ones. This way, you can kill two birds with one stone and save yourself a lot of time.

Some monsters wearing iron suits and fully armed were brought in. To be on the safe side, Su He also made two iron golems out of iron blocks and pumpkins.

No contract is needed; these iron lumps possess the utmost loyalty to their master from the moment they are manufactured.

Iron Golem

[Level: 5]

[Health Volume: 500/500]

[Qualification: General (Standard)]

Loyalty: Absolute Loyalty

It's a natural level 5 monster, and its health is half that of the fused monster Su He encountered earlier.

These iron golems have stats that would leave most monsters facing them alone in despair.

Iron golems won't attack monsters they've contracted. With these two stat-boosting monsters guarding the area, there shouldn't be any major problems with the drowned area.

Not long after the site was completed, the first drowned corpse was successfully spawned.

Because there was a passable path, the drowned corpse did not choose to destroy the blocks, but instead walked out through the passage designed by Su He.

And so, the drowned corpse, barely born, was about to face the downfall of its monstrous life.

The iron golem was probably annoyed because it stepped out of the monster spawning area with its right foot first.

Unlike the Iron Golem in the game, which simply knocks people away, the Iron Golem created by Su He has a much more brutal attack method.

The closest iron golem grabbed the drowned corpse's right foot, slammed it to the ground, and swung its right arm down hard on the drowned corpse's head, ending the battle in two blows.

"Is that really so exaggerated?"

The iron golem's combat power was completely beyond Su He's expectations; he had never seen such a flexible iron golem before.

Such a rapid kill rate might affect one's own mission progress.

To avoid this situation, Su He gave the two iron golems an order: as long as he was present, they were not allowed to kill the drowned corpses on their own initiative.

The iron golems were quite intelligent; they nodded to their master, indicating their agreement with the command.

Having witnessed the power of the iron golems, Su He even considered forming an entire iron golem army, but unfortunately, the iron resources in his territory were still limited.

One's own wallet cannot support the ideas of its owner.

But making a few more to guard the base shouldn't be a problem.

After dealing with the locations where the drowned corpses spawned, the short day in the Dark Forest was about to end.

He returned to his cabin with Zombie Number One, where Little Green, whom he hadn't seen all day, was now inside.

At that moment, Little Green was staring intently at the newly hung Creeper portrait on the wall. As soon as Su He entered the room, its attention immediately shifted from the painting to him.

"Shouldn't my house be renovated too?"

After scanning his small, square space, Su He had a new idea pop into his mind, but he wasn't in a hurry to put it into practice.

We've spent enough time on infrastructure these past few days; it's time to get back to the plan of going out to search for new creatures. Once we've finished all the current tasks, we can slowly renovate our little nest.

Su He walked to his bedside, took out ten shields from the box next to him, and handed them to Zombie Number One.

"I was planning to give you these shields, but I forgot them in the box when I left. It's your turn to patrol tonight, so distributing these shields to your squad will greatly enhance your strength."

Zombie Number One nodded, picked up his shield, and went outside to carry out his work.

Most of the time, Su He genuinely admired his nuclear-powered oxen and horses.

The monsters worked tirelessly for him day and night, and this ease and effortlessness often made him feel lazy and complacent.

"The monster-farming area construction needs to be completed as soon as possible. While it's still relatively safe, I must develop it at full speed. Who knows when that guy named Eris will attack again?"

Su He picked up the iron sword from his backpack, went to the beginner monster-hunting area, and began his daily pre-sleep warm-up routine.

Even though the experience gained from grinding in the beginner stages is now negligible, every little bit helps. Maintaining a good habit will only make you stronger.