After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1116

A/N: Belated Happy Lunar New Year everyone!

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First of all, there were hundreds of monsters they were used to and therefore knew a lot. For example, after months of trial and error (and a lot of serendipity), they found unexpected uses for some body parts of common monsters. _{freёwebnoѵel.com}

For example, the ubiquitous gnomos, which were large green rodent-like critters with short tails. They were weak, yes, but their fecundity dwarfed that of the goblins’.

First of all, the Gnomos’ tails moved a lot even after death—like decapitated worms—and they could be used as distractions when they were fighting humans.

They were also excellent fishing baits…

Then… at some point, someone accidentally found a special fungus in the monster’s skin. After some study, they found that it seemed to have a symbiotic relationship with the gnomos’ body.

After a bit more research, these spores were found to enhance the effects of the Beast Attracting potion—particularly in terms of its effectivity with a wider variety of monsters. Perhaps it had something to do with the gnomos’ presence everywhere. Who knew…

As for how the Research Center figured this out, they had no idea—nor did they want to know.

Anyway, anything the Research Center would use could sell for a LOT of money and points. If they figured out the special use themselves, then they’d make even more!

This fostered an atmosphere of exploration in the population that would amaze the aborigines for years to come.

Anyway, starting with the Gnomos, more and more discoveries were made in the months that followed.

For instance, the Stormdoer, which was one of the first ’strong’ beasts they encountered. It was a monster as huge as a bear but had the head of a long-nosed lion. It was a weak monster to them now but, when they started, a lot of people were killed by this particular monster.

Anyway, let alone its sturdy pelt, their manes made for very sturdy threads, which would create interesting bags, shoes, and so on that (if made properly) would not be easily destroyed by level 10 monsters.

There was also the Heather Rabbit, which was an alien and ugly version of the rabbit they knew. This one they found out through Taho, their new Beast master. The heather rabbit apparently had a special bone in its body that Beast masters used for their whistles.

Because it was a trade secret (lest the price for the material increased) and was registered and patented in the system, this use was not indicated when experts used their [Assesment Skills].

Next was the Tanto rat, which was similar to the bamboo rat except they were blood-thirsty. It had special stomach acid that created another type of fertilizer that was useful to grass-type plants like bamboo, wheat, and the flute plant.

Finally, there was the Juju Toad, which was the common blue frog-like creature as tall as their waists. It had acidic stomach bile which really helped increase the flexibility of hides without reducing its durability.