Sovereign Skill — Eye of the Overlord
It was a passive skill that allows me to observe the basic status of any citizen under my rule.
And now, I could finally see it. Clear as day, the status windows of my first two citizens appeared before my eyes.
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[Citizen Status]
Name: Unnamed (Designation required)
Race: Forest Goblin
Sex: Male
Rank: ★
Level: 8
Vital Status
- HP: 25 / 110 ⚠
- MP: 10 / 10
- Stamina: 12 / 100 ⚠
Core Attributes
- Attack: 8
- Defense: 3
- Magic Attack: 0
- Magic Defense: 0
- Magic Capacity: 0
- Speed: 2
Recovery Rates
- HP Regen: 0.25 / min
- Mana Regen: 0.1 / min
- Stamina Regen: 1 / min
Skill List
- Hunting Lv.1
- Fishing Lv.1
- Boosted Sex Drive Lv.MAX
- Carnivorism Lv.1
- Regeneration Lv.1
Active Status Effects
- Bleeding Lv.1
- Fatigue
- Cold
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[Citizen Status]
Name: Unnamed (Designation required)
Race: Forest Goblin
Sex: Female
Rank: ★
Level: 6
Vital Status
- HP: 70 / 90
- MP: 10 / 10
- Stamina: 23 / 100 ⚠
Core Attributes
- Attack: 6
- Defense: 2
- Magic Attack: 0
- Magic Defense: 0
- Magic Capacity: 0
- Speed: 1
Recovery Rates
- HP Regen: 0.25 / min
- Mana Regen: 0.1 / min
- Stamina Regen: 1 / min
Skill List
- Cooking Lv.1
- Boosted Sex Drive Lv.MAX
- Carnivorism Lv.1
- Regeneration Lv.1
Active Status Effects
- Fatigue
- Broken Bone
- Cold
The first thing that caught my eye was… oh god! Boosted sex drive level max? What the hell is with these guys?
But then, I remembered that they were goblins.
Of course goblins were sex maniacs. Alongside their greed, lust was their most famous trait. In all the anime and manga I'd read, they always had this great urge to reproduce and often kidnapped females of other races to breed!
That's a little terrifying to think about.
Imagine having goblins kidnap young human girls, lock them up in my castle basement, then torture and breed them every day?
Oh hell fucking no!
But well, I can't just assume these goblins are like that. Maybe they only mate within their own kin? After all, female goblins exist, and they have this sex drive skill too!
I guess I will need to watch them closely now that they are my citizens to make sure they don't do such monstrous things. As long as there is no non-consensual sex inside my castle, I'm cool. And not to mention, I could make rules, couldn't I? I literally have a skill for it!
That aside, there was an urgent problem I needed to deal with now.
That guy's negative status.
Bleeding Lv 1: Causes the victim to continuously lose HP. The amount depends on the level.
Effect: -3 HP/minute.
Duration: 1 hour
He only had 25 HP left.
Worse, he had very weak HP regeneration to offset the bleeding, only recovering a tiny 0.25 HP a minute. If this wasn't treated soon, he would be dead in less than ten minutes!
As I watched, his HP ticked down again.
24 HP.
Blood had already pooled beneath him, soaking into the ground and mixing with the rain until the two were indistinguishable. His eyes were dull, unfocused, as if his strength were slipping away with every breath. He looked like he might collapse at any moment.
Alright. First things first.
I needed to get them inside.
I dropped a piece of meat just beyond the entrance of my hall.
The goblins hesitated only briefly before understanding my intent. The little sister hurried to her brother's side, helping him to his feet and guiding him into the castle, where it was warmer and mercifully dry.
Once inside, she picked up the meat.
She didn't eat it.
Instead, she handed it to her brother.
Thankfully, he could still chew. Despite the pain and despite the blood still flowing, he devoured the entire steak in moments!
I dropped two more pieces of meat.
This time, both of them ate.
While they did, I pulled up their status windows again, scanning every description line by line, searching for anythingthat could stop the bleeding before it was too late.
****
And then, I found it.
There were still a few things that could save him.
First—his skill.
[Regeneration Lv.1]
It restored 0.5% of his maximum HP per minute. With a max HP of 110, that should have meant 0.55 HP per minute.
Normally.
But the problem was the debuff weighing him down.
[Fatigue]
Once stamina dropped below 25, it halved speed, HP recovery, and MP recovery. Damage output was reduced, while all incoming damage and negative status effects were amplified by fifty percent.
Needless to say, it was brutal.
Worse still, it strengthened the bleeding effect, accelerating his death instead of slowing it.
So the priority was clear.
The fatigue had to go.
But waiting for his stamina to recover naturally wasn't an option. At this rate, he would be dead long before crossing the threshold.
Fortunately… I had already taken action.
By giving him the steak earlier, I had unknowingly triggered another one of his skills.
[Carnivorism Lv.1]
After consuming meat, it granted a significant boost to stamina recovery and HP regeneration. The duration depended on the type and amount of meat consumed.
Effect:(Beef Steak, 500g)
Stamina Regeneration: +1 per second
HP Regeneration: +1 per minute
Duration: 20 minutes
And just like that, everything changed.
Within half a minute of activating Carnivorism, his stamina surged past the danger line. The fatigue debuff faded away, and with it, the penalties that had been dragging him toward death.
Freed from fatigue—and combined with his Regeneration skill—his HP recovery climbed to 1.5 HP per minute.
Better.
But not enough.
Even without fatigue amplifying it, Bleeding was still draining 2 HP per minute. That left him with a net loss of 0.5 HP per minute. With nearly an hour remaining on the bleeding effect, the outcome was still the same.
Death. Just slower.
Giving him another steak didn't help either. It only extended Carnivorism's duration, not its effect.
Which meant there was only one option left.
The final push.
Level up.
I spent another 20 points and purchased [Lord's Blessing Lv.1]
Now… let's see if this is enough to tip the scales!