Looking at the Fang Wolf Tribe bowing in submission, Mò Lí sighed inwardly.
“Indeed, anyone could have done this matter.”
To be honest, since arriving in this world, Mò Lí had always wanted to verify one thing: whether the World Will of this world was paying attention to Rimuru. But after this incident, Mò Lí finally understood. The World Will, that is, the Heavenly Dao of this world, had been paying attention to Rimuru. Just now, when Mò Lí wanted to kill all the Fang Wolves, he actually felt a chill. Although no one in this area could defeat Mò Lí except Rimuru, Mò Lí still felt this way. According to Mò Lí's guess, this was a warning from the World Will of this world. The Fang Wolf Tribe and Lán Yá were subjects arranged by this world for Rimuru, and Mò Lí could not kill them, at least not Lán Yá. Lán Yá was quite a significant supporting character. Therefore, Mò Lí could not do anything that would harm Rimuru, because Mò Lí was not supposed to exist in this world's worldview; he was an anomaly. Mò Lí could do anything, kill any living being, do anything, but he absolutely could not do anything that would harm Rimuru. This was not only because Rimuru was the protagonist of this world and the Child of Fortune who carried most of this world's luck, but also because she was the reincarnation of Star King Dragon, the creator of this world. This world protected Rimuru even more than it protected the Child of Fortune. Furthermore, Rimuru's subjects would, to varying degrees, receive the protection of Rimuru's luck, let alone Lán Yá, the Star Wolf King, who would later become one of the Twelve Divine Demons. Mò Lí could kill those Fang Wolves but not Lán Yá; this was the importance of luck.
However, the World Will had indeed misunderstood Mò Lí. Mò Lí had no intention of harming Rimuru from the very beginning. The Moe King held a top-tier position in the 2D world, and her personality was exceptionally good. Moreover, Rimuru's past life was a girl. Mò Lí cherished such an adorable and pampered Rimuru, just as Old Master Zhong cherished Hu Tao and the ever-present Immortal Lord.
Besides, Mò Lí came to this world to avert tragedy and to retire. Why would he deliberately become enemies with Rimuru and make trouble for himself? Wasn't that purely foolish behavior? However, being threatened by the World Will really didn't feel good.
Mò Lí felt a bit awkward.
“I've got it. As long as I befriend Rimuru and cultivate her to be on my side, then Mò Lí can cooperate with Rimuru to control the World Will. Do whatever we want. I don't believe you, World Will, would dare to trick your own Child of Fortune or your own father, would you?”
Having figured it out, Mò Lí breathed a sigh of relief, and even his breathing felt more comfortable. Although Mò Lí appeared to have everything under control since arriving in this world, he had actually been on edge, constantly worried that the World Will would eliminate him as an anomaly. If Mò Lí had some system, cheat, or bug, it would be fine, but only having Old Master Zhong's skills was not enough to make Mò Lí feel at ease. This was because Mò Lí knew that these skills were bestowed upon him by the World Will. Mò Lí guessed that the World Will hadn't eliminated him because of Rimuru. After all, Rimuru was very reliant on him now. So, as long as he continued to help Rimuru well in the future, once Rimuru grew up, Mò Lí could start his afterlife in another world. Mò Lí greatly envied Old Master Zhong's retirement life. He wanted to drink the best tea, listen to the best music, and walk the most expensive birds. Mò Lí had longed for this for a long time.
However, Mò Lí didn't know that while he intended to raise Rimuru like a daughter, Rimuru didn't think that way. Later on, Mò Lí would suffer a lot because of this.
“A Li, A Li…”
Just then, Mò Lí heard a call. He looked down and saw Rimuru looking at him with a worried expression.
“Rimuru, is something wrong?”
Mò Lí asked gently.
“It’s nothing. I was just a bit worried seeing you quiet for so long,”
Rimuru said with some concern.
“It’s fine, I was just thinking about some things.”
Mò Lí felt gratified inwardly seeing Rimuru's worried expression. The child was finally starting to grow.
“Then, A Li, what should we do with these Fang Wolves?”
Rimuru asked Mò Lí.
Mò Lí finally reacted. He had been so lost in thought about the World Will that he had forgotten about this matter.
Mò Lí pondered for a moment.
“Since they have all agreed to submit, we should naturally take them as our subjects,”
Mò Lí replied.
“Rimuru, have you thought about what you want to do after coming to this world?”
At this moment, Mò Lí asked Rimuru. Because of his influence, Rimuru still appeared carefree. In her view, whatever he did, she would follow. Mò Lí wanted to change this way of thinking, to make her have her own ideas. After all, she was destined to become the ruler of Tempest (Demon Country Federation), the leader of all monsters in the Zhenla Great Forest, and one of the Eight-Star Demon Lords of this world. It wouldn't do for her to always be like this.
“What I want to do in the future?”
Rimuru seemed stumped by the question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
“Yes, what do you want to do in the future?”
Mò Lí asked gently.
Honestly, Rimuru really didn't know what to do. Ever since she came to this world, she had only slept and eaten in the cave sealing Veldora. Even after meeting Mò Lí, she had never thought about anything. The only thing she had thought about was getting the Goblins to submit just now. As for the future, she had never considered it.
Seeing Rimuru's bewildered expression, Mò Lí knew that this girl had never thought about this matter. If Mò Lí hadn't asked, Rimuru would probably just follow whatever Mò Lí did.
This won’t do. I’ll be relying on you to support me in my old age. If you slack off, won't I have to work? That can't happen.
“Rimuru, look at these Goblins and Fang Wolves. Have you thought about what to do with them in the future?”
Mò Lí pointed to the Goblins and Fang Wolves kneeling on the ground.
“I don’t know,”
Rimuru replied with some confusion.
“Rimuru, they have submitted to you. They are your subjects, your people. What should you do for your subjects?”
Mò Lí explained earnestly to Rimuru.
“Protect them.”
Rimuru blurted out the answer.
“That’s right, you must protect your subjects and be responsible for them, so they can entrust their lives to you with peace of mind. Do you understand?”
Mò Lí said with a slightly stern tone.
“I understand.”
Rimuru replied loudly.