Xavier didn't sleep that night, not because of fear that Mickey was gonna steal his fruits, but because, even after crossing space and time. He couldn't run away from the guilt, so he continued to mess around with the Stigma Window to see what else it could do.
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"So, to conclude the reports. To the north are slimes, and you encountered three variants. The blue ones, which are called Acid Slime F-, the green slimes which are called Sticky Slimes F- and the brown ones called Earth Slimes F+. To the South, are the Savage Wolves F+. To the East, are the little green humanoids called Goblins F+. And finally, to the West, the bat winged, red devils called Imps E- that almost wiped out all the prisoners and our own men. Additionally, we have found out that the fruits that grow here are edible, which is the only good thing we have so far." The Warden said, looking at the summerized version of the Exploration Report that he has written down on the paper. He massaged his greying black beard in frustration, as the complete lack of advanced technology was making this difficult. The only real technology from Earth that actually worked in this realm are their guns.
"Now, for the finer bits. We have managed to collect a hundred and six monster stones, thirty five of which came from Nova's team. So tell me Nova, how did you collect so many monster stone, while using so little ammunition." The Warden said, looking at the guard that was responsible for Xavier's team, a tall, red haired man with blue eyes.
"Well, sir, to be honest. I cannot claim the credit myself." Nova said, deciding that answering honestly was better than lying. Afterall, he has seen what the Warden does to those who lie to earn more merits.
"Oh, then who does the credit belong to?" The Warden asked curiously
"A prisoner sir, after the first prisoner died, he figured out how to kill the Acid Slimes using stones, which allowed us to kill thirty-five of them sir." Nova answered
"And what is this prisoners name?" He asked intrigued, but Nova started to sweat, because he didn't know his name, but then he remembered an 'incident' that took place earlier in the morning.
"Sir, it's the same prisoner that asked you about the Stigma Window earlier in the morning." He said and Xavier's face instantly popped up in his mind.
"He certainly did look like an intelligent fellow. Hmm, Leo, take him with you to the West gate tomorrow, maybe he can find a way to deal with these imps." The Warden said, looking over the thirty five other guards in the room, before settling on one with blue hair and a bandage over his right eye. He was one of the guards who were sent to the West gate, and almost his entire group was killed by the imps. Five of the guards died and only one of the prisoners survived. The other nine groups that went west faced similar losses, with four of them being completely wiped out. They all knew the deal before they got here, they all knew they wouldn't return and they most likely wouldn't survive the first year, and that they would never be able to return. Not that it mattered as the government gave them no choice in the matter, except for the Warden who came voluntarily, not willing to leave them on an unknown rock, which earned respect from the guards.
"Happily sir." Leo replied vigorously, while clutching his gun against his chest, and the Warden nodded his head.
"Now then, the objectives for tomorrow. The prisoners will be collecting their own food, the fruits that grow in the forest. Also, you no longer need to spare any ammunition, we need to press as far as we can and see what lies deep in the forest. Also, tomorrow, we will be testing the crystals to see how many points we get for them using the Orb of Eldara and see what kind of items we can trade the points for. We will also be allowing the prisoners to purchase items using the orb." The Warden said, and the guards became nervous.
"Sir, are you sure that is wise?" A guard asked, but started to sweat buckets as he realized his mistake
"I understand your concern, but if we are going to survive this, we are going to need the prisoners to be armed, even if they are expendable. Besides, if I understand this Stigma Window, then as long as we monopolize the monster stones, they will be forever under our control." The Warden said
"But sir, what about them killing each other?" Nova said and everyone understood his concern
"Don't worry, within a week, all the prisoners will have no more points. So even if they start killing each other, they will not earn any points. And by the time we bring in new prisoners, they will not have enough attributes to contest with us." The Warden said confidently, but the guards didn't share his confidence.