Chapter 13 Clearing the labyrinth caves (Part 4)

` Two new system features. An (Evolution system) and a (Troops and Land management system). Very interesting. `

Yukikaze looked at the two new options in her system.

` I want to look at the new features my system has but I have to do something first. `

She sat herself on the throne which now belonged to her. For anyone else it would be something very strange since she still is only a tiny fox and the throne was made for a humanoid making her seem even smaller than she actually is.

Yukikaze opened the (Troops and Land management system) and it opened her map. But it had additional options. The first and most obvious thing is that her map has the entire cave that she had explored mapped out. The second thing was that the castle was marked with a small green star symbol.

She tapped on it and got a list with every resource, weapon, item as well as a list of all her skeleton soldiers.

Around the marker of her castle where 5 more green small dots which were small detachments of skeleton soldiers on patrol.

Even though it sounds impressive it was actually way less. Each of the small patrols only contained 3 skeletons and she had another 20 in her castle. That is barely enough to garrison the castle. She wouldn`t be able to start attacks on everything in her way and is right now just a guarded home were she could store some things.

The resources were even worse. She had a total of 20 Iron Swords, 6 Crossbows, 12 Bows, 300 Arrows, 100 Bolts, 6 Iron Shields, and only 3 full sets of Iron armor. There were no other things in the castle.

The next thing on her to do list is to look at the (Evolution system). When she opened it she saw a small window stating the following:

Evolution Requirements:

Reach Level 10 (10/10)

5 Beast cores (2/5)

Reach Intelligence 150 (90/150)

Can only evolve under a full moon

` Well that will still take some time. `

Yukikaze closed her system and locked at two doors at the side of the throne room she hadn`t noticed yet. On lead to a balcony which would than looked over a small courtyard while the other door lead to a bedroom that was noticeably larger than all the others she looked at.

Yukikaze looked for any trap within the room not entirely trusting that skeleton which owned the place before. She didn`t find anything. In the room was large bed on one side. A wardrobe on the left side of the bed and a door that lead to a large private bath on the right side of it.

At the wall in front of the bed was the door she entered through. To the right of said door was a small acrylic sword stand on which Yukikaze put her (Enchanted Katana) because she thinks it looks good and she has no uses for it right now anyway. On the left side on the door she came through was a chest where she could store a few things.

Yukikaze felt quiet tired so she went into the bathroom and took a bath which again looked a bit strange since she was still in her fox form. After she was done she dried herself on a towel that she found inside the bathroom.

She took one of the white rabbits she had hunted before out of her (System inventory) and ate it. Afterwards she jumped on the large and surprisingly comfortable bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day started with her jumping of the bed and entering the throne room where she found the butler Albert. She moved towards him and as soon as the skeleton Butler Albert saw her looked at the fox awaiting orders. Yukikaze pointed at her and than through the window in hope that Albert would understand that she would continue to explore the rest of the cave.

" You want me to throw you out of the window? " Albert asked Yukikaze while looking confused.

` God no. I don`t wanna die. ` Yukikaze thought while furiously shaking her head. The skeleton Butler Albert only laughed at that and continued talking.

" I think you are heading out. If I am correct your came in this cave to explore it. A good place would be to the west from here. You entrance of the cave is to the south from here while in the west are old mines were some treasures might be. I wish you good luck madam. I shall supervise everything here until your return. " The skeleton Butler Albert than turned around and continued his work after Yukikaze gave a approving nod.

` Mines to the west from here. There could be valuable metals there I could let my skeleton mine. But I would have to clear them out first and knew what equipment is needed there. I would also need to get said equipment as well as sufficient manpower since I right now only have a total of 35 skeletons and a butler. `

Yukikaze thought while she left her new castle.

` I also haven`t tested my punji stick traps yet. Maybe I can find a use for them in these mines since they most likely are long narrow corridors. Well I better hurry there is no food in the castle which means that I have to return to the surface in 2 days if you include all the emergency food. `

After walking for a while towards the direction in which the mines should be she stopped and pulled out a dead white rabbit from her system.

` I forgot to eat breakfast. Better hurry since I have a lot to do and only two days left. `

After Yukikaze was done eating the white rabbit she continued her way and soon saw a giant valley. On it`s sides were smaller entrances. Some had support from wooden structures and some even had rails for mine carts.

Yukikaze arrived at the mines.