So i got my first review which was awesome ! Many thanks for that. But it also seems someone put a 0,5 in the ratings. If you do that at least have the balls to give a reason why my story is that bad. Or i guess it could be just a griever, no idea.

For the others that do enjoy my sotry so far have fun reading !

Creation of the Avatar is completed

You can now enter the Avatar by using

‘Avatar’

Finally damn it !

As soon as I awoke from my slumber i was greeted by the screen with a delightful message. Right away I turned to look at the crystal that had emerged previously.

Well that thing has gotten huge !

The crystal had grown into a large tank. The transparent material let me take a gaze at my new body. For now it seemed to float inside the crystal until i realized that it really was floating.

Ah the inside must be liquid to grow the body. An artificial womb so to say. Quite impressive what you can do with magic. It should be magic right? Oh who cares right now ! Body !

Zooming in closer I was able to make out some more details though they were distorted through the crystal. It looked like a normal male goblins, well fed but not overweight and there seemed to be plenty of muscles.

All in all a pretty neutral body build that could become anything.

I was pretty satisfied with that. I had no intention of becoming a frontline fighter but having no endurance at all would be annoying as hell. The face was a bit rough looking, intimidating even.

Slightly looks like a neanderthal? Not quite a mix of neanderthal and early humans if my memory of history books does not betray me. Anyway time to start this thing up ! ‘Avatar’

It was a strange sensation. I didn't not black out like i had expected. It was more as if my consciousness was sucked into a drain by strong current. I felt disoriented and hazy, my sight blurred completely. This took a while before the transition was completely done. I blinked reflexively and twitched which sent a rush of euphoria down my spine.

Hell yeah ! I can blink, I never thought I would miss blinking so much! So how do i get out of this thing ?

The liquid itself did not hinder my breathing which was a really creepy sensation. It took a moment but then a loud crack shook the crystal and me, the whole thing seemed to split right upwards along the edges and the liquid drained out from the openings.

Here we go !

I was eager to start, but the beginning was not as pleasant. Once the liquid was low enough for me to take a first breath i was wrecked with a coughing fit. My lungs needed to be cleaned out and that was by no means a nice experience.

God damn that is how heavy smokers must feel, why do they put up with this ?!

Once everything was over I was on all fours on a small crystal platform, the split halves lay neatly on the floor and seemed like they could close up again without problem.

Transition to avatar complete.

Dungeon functions are limited for the time being.

You can switch back at any time but it is highly

advised to store the avatar body inside the tank

during longer absence.

Yeah yeah I thought as much but that is not important right now. I want food ! Sun!

I carefully raised myself. I was still quite wobbly on my feet as I was not used to having a body and not at all a goblin body.

Everything looks so huge !

I looked around the crystal cave. It was a lot darker then when i was seeing it out of the dungeons perspective but i had been told about that. This cave was only illuminated by the shifting colors of my core, which gave ti quite the mysterious aura. But i didn't want to spend too much time here. I turned around and started to go towards the exit with slightly unsure steps. But it turned better and better with every step.

Now that i think about it how can i even walk this thing? I think usually i would need to get acclimated to it first.

Basic motor functions are directly transmitted

to your subconsciousness.

Ah that explains. Guess it would be rather useless without it otherwise.

I slowly walked through the tunnel. It was lit only by some sparse mushrooms but it was enough for me. Which made me realize that goblins indeed had a good night vision. If i still had my human body i would be helplessly stumbling about right now. I finally reached the end of the tunnel and emerged into the goblin home.

“Huh? who are you and how did you get in there ?!”(Goblin)

A startled goblin looked suspiciously at me with his stone knife in hand. It seems they had posted sentries in here by themselves which was quite commendable in the effort.

“Why would your Lord not be inside his own cave?”(Me)

The goblin's eyes grew round at my words and he immediately fell to his knees.

“I apologize for my rudeness, Lord!”(Goblin)

I waved off in leisure and took a look around the dimly lit cavern. There were some goblins already preparing for the day while some others were still in the process of waking up.

“Spread the word that I am here with my new body now. Also get me some clothing.”(Me)

The goblin nodded and sprinted off, screeching for the goblins to wake up and what was going on. I chuckled at his enthusiasm and paced towards the geode half in the center of the cave. It was comfortably warm there and I sat down right next to it. The goblins meanwhile gathered up in a frenzy, sitting or kneeling down in a half circle before me. Some looked scared, others had a revering gaze and some didn't even dare to look up which was pretty amusing all in all. Finally i could hear the familiar clanking of Gobar´s staff coming closer.

“You took your time getting here Gobar”(Me)

“My deepest apology, Lord. I came as quickly as I could.”(Gobar)

“Well no matter, come here and sit down. We should care of the pressing matters before I can explore this new body to its fullest.”(Me)

I patted the place to my right and with a delighted smile the old goblin took his place there while his apprentices went to the other goblins. It was obvious like that that i intended to keep the old goblin in a high position. After all he done good services and had a good head on his shoulders.

“Now then were the scouts chosen that will find our enemy ?”(Me)

“Yes, Lord. Come forth you 5”(Gobar)

On his call 5 people stepped out and came closer before the kneeled down again and remained silent.

“Those 5 are currently the best in stealth and detection. Gobtar Was the one to unlock high stealth. ”(Gobar)

The old goblin had pointed at the goblin that was kneeling in the middle of the group and I nodded pleased.

“Very good, take whatever you need. Your dispatch has absolute priority over anything else. Head out as soon are done with the preparations. Get to it right away.”(Me)

“Yes Lord!”(Goblin x5 )

The five of them raised at once and left to do as they were told. Meanwhile i gazed over the other goblins and nodded.

“As for the rest of you, go back to your usual duties. Those on sentry duty are to remain twice as vigilant for the time being. Anyone that is caught slacking off on this will be punished. Thoroughly.”(Me)

I made sure that my voice was as stern and intimidating as possible. Which was probably not all too much but there was still a shiver running through the gathered goblins and they looked quite determined to do as told.

Hey I might be better at this whole king and dungeon lord thing then i thought. Even while naked.

“All of you may leave now, i have things to discuss with Gobar and someone bring me food !”(Me)

There was a little commotion as the goblins got up and swiftly returned to their duties. Though there were of course a lot of curious gaze towards the two of us.

“Well then Gobar, how do you assess our current situation. Tell me your thoughts without holding back.”(Me)

“Lord, it is a little precarious. As you already told the younger ones we have too few informations. The insects and magic crystals will hopefully soon be refilled but it depends on the enemy's forces how much use that will be. If we are hit by even more or better coordinated troops we will be in danger.”(Gobar)

I nodded slightly and scratched my chin as i listened to the old goblins musings.

“Yes that is so, i do hope that the scouts do not bring back bad news. While we wait make preparations. I didn't like that the crystals were transported in pottery. That is too fragile if someone trips you have no chance to pick everything up again without losing a lot of time. ”(Me)

“I have already ordered the goblinas to make pouches with the new threads as well as weaving pouches from grasses.”(Gobar)

I could not help myself but laugh pleased at his answer. The old goblin certainly was useful in many ways. It was no wonder how he survived this long. Which actually made me doubt well up inside.

“There was one thing I am curious about, why have you not evolved yet? When i looked at your status in the past you were already at 99”(Me)

Gobar sighed sadly and shook his head.

“That is not so easy, Lord. We do not know exactly how it works but it is much harder for beings to evolve without a dungeon to help their growth. Even then it is a challenge because one of us needs to get through the evolution first. This is also why the numbers of evolving insects shot up after the first one got through. It is also the reason why they keep evolving in the same direction.”(Gobar)

Huh? Hey screen didn't you say they need just max level ?

Max level is the basic requirement for a upgrading evolution.

The other conditions are classified and not to be shared.

The conditions will indeed be lighter for dungeon creatures

who have had one of their own already evolve.

Hmpf, well i guess a tutorial cannot tell you every single thing.

“I see, well hopefully that will be the case soon. I think I should take my time for now to get used to this body. How about you help me along with the important parts. “(Me)

“Of course, then you should start with the status. ”(Gobar)

True enough. Let's see what I got there. ‘Status’

Name: -

Rank: F Species: Avatar Goblin Level: 1 Class: - Mana: 100 Mana recovery: 3 M/s

Trait:

Intimidating

Titles:

Cruel Overlord

Sadistic Researcher

Mmmh well as expected, no skills and the trait that came with the title.

“Looks pretty empty so far. So what is first? Get some skills and level up ?”(Me)

Gobar frowned at that and shook his head before he answered with a very serious tone.

“That is not a good decision, Lord. The skills you can buy for yourself and us are the same as those bought by skill points and they are a dangerous commodity. But i think you should experience it for yourself once. How about you invest in some skills that you do not intend to use much ?”(Gobar)

Hmm ? What is he on about. Well let's try that out. What skill should i get. Hmmm low sewing it will be.

You are in the process to buy

low sewing

for yourself

It will cost 100 M

Y/N

Huh? It is that cheap ? Even for a low skill that is not much. ‘Y’

After I confirmed the purchase I felt a little prick of pain in the head but nothing else changed. Just to be sure it worked I checked the status screen once more but the skill was there properly displayed.

“I bought low sewing. But is kind of strange.”(Me)

“That was a good choice Lord, we should call for some leather and thread to be brought here then. ”(Gobar)

“Speaking of which I wonder when my clothing will arrive. ”(Me)

Gobar called out to one of the goblins and ordered some materials to be brought to us. After a while one of the goblins came and delivered not only a small piece of leather but also a Bone needle, thread and my clothing! It was made mostly from some of the new leather that had been procured on the hunts and the spiders threads. There was a simple vest, one of those kilt like things and a short cloak with food that was made from woven grass. The goblina waited nervously as I tried them on but I simply thanked her and she was dismissed again. Of course the clothes didn't fit perfectly and the feel was pretty rough, but there was nothing else expected.

“Well then let's see, try to sew something with that, Lord”(Gobar)

“You can drop the Lord while it is just the two of us. But do not let that get to your head.”(Me)

The old goblin smiled slightly while I grabbed the materials. My hands moved almost by themselves, putting the thread through the needle's hole and then beginning to sew the folded leather´s edges together. After a while it suddenly dawned on me.

Ah shit, this… my hands really move by themselves more or less. It's almost like an automated process. Those bought skills come as a blackbox.

“This… they hinder development more than they do good, don't they?”(Me)

“Haha, yes. I was sure you would see the hook soon. Skills advance by practice and understanding the process. A bought skill makes it harder to reach it´s higher levels and they are normally weaker than those that were gained through work. Especially for those beyond the High phase because those need additional things. But sadly very few of our goblins have reached that part yet in any area. It is advised to progress the skills, that you focus on, by putting work into it. ”(Gobar)

Crap, this is really a downside. Saying it plainly you get handed a blackbox when you buy a skill. Not only is that skill weaker because you only have basic knowledge but you also have to reverse-engineer the black box that you were handed if you want to progress to the better things. This will really only be useful if I need some skills really quick without looking at the quality.

I was pretty bummed out by those news. I had hoped to simply buy the magics skills that were unlocked so far. But that would likely not work out well. Just that moment one of the goblinas arrived with various foods. There were a lot of insects but also some dried meat from the previous hunts. For now we took a break and talked between us about various things that needed attention and…. gossip. Surprisingly the old goblin was very informed about gossip and chatted with the cook while i was surprised that there even WAS gossip here. Then the food was finally done. Hesitant at first I grabbed and ate without holding back.

Oh god ! I totally forgot how good things taste. Even those snails and other things. Good god I am nearly getting a foodgasm here.

The overwhelming sensation of finally tasting something cooked again was overwhelming and i totally overate myself so that any other progress had to be put on hold.

A few hours later:

Your scouts have returned

Map data updated

No spoils

Another dungeon was discovered

It is hostile against you