Chapter 208: The Fear of the Naga Snake, Food Problem, Dwarf Race

Tob Forest.

Tang Zheng flew over the forest, his gaze sweeping over the dense, dark jungle below.

The Twin Witches' side had already been dealt with; even if this pair of special demi-human sisters had any small thoughts before, they had now disappeared completely.

Tang Zheng had deliberately released some of his aura; his current level was 41, calculated by magic rank, placing him at the level of sixth-rank magic (36–42 levels).

That was the level humans called "Deviationists."

And the Twin Witches' strength was only around level 20; this level gap of nearly two times didn't need Tang Zheng to do anything.

Just appearing in front of the Twin Witches was enough to make these two demi-humans completely honest.

The reason Tang Zheng kept the Twin Witches was because these two demi-humans possessed decent alchemy technology.

The previous "Artificial Magical Beast · Frogman Egg" required the cooperation of the Twin Witches to be produced; now he possessed an ancient red dragon and a Solar Angler.

The value of these two corpses was too high, and Tang Zheng hadn't fully thought about how to deal with them yet, fearing that he would waste them.

And "Alchemy" was a good utilization method; he also thought of one person, and that was Enfirea.

Tang Zheng put away the various thoughts in his mind and continued to scan the jungle below.

He had too many things to do, but he understood better that many things could not be rushed and could only be done step by step.

"Wah!"

"Wah..."

"Gwah!"

Deep in the jungle, the chaotic cries of goblins came from the dense forest below from time to time.

Tang Zheng observed expressionlessly; he had already patrolled the sky above the Tob Forest, and the Naga Snake hadn't been lazy and had indeed followed his instructions to raise the goblins.

It's just that!

Judging from the situation observed currently, the number of goblins didn't seem to be many, or scattered throughout the entire Tob Forest, it was really somewhat sparse.

Swoosh!

Tang Zheng turned his direction in mid-air and flew rapidly toward the direction of the former Troll · Gu.

Forest Rift.

In the former Troll cave, it had taken on a new look.

Since becoming the only ruler of the entire Tob Forest, the Naga Snake had moved its territory here.

It wasn't that it liked this place.

But because Troll · Gu hadn't died, it needed to keep watch and guard against the opponent escaping; otherwise, it was no match for Troll · Gu.

In addition.

The Naga Snake also controlled the ordinary goblins by dominating the Big Goblin race living in this range.

Hiss hiss~

The Naga Snake moved its tail with green scales and walked out of the cave, feeling the irradiation of the sun, and a lazy expression appeared on its wrinkled face like an old human.

Outside the cave was a flat area with sparse vegetation.

Dozens of huge magical wolves and giant snakes were scattered around; these were the magical beasts brought by the Naga Snake from its original territory.

"If it weren't for that group of damn goblins, this old man would definitely live more comfortably."

The Naga Snake smelled a faint foul smell in the air and couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

It originally felt that using the condition of raising goblins to trade with that human and becoming the true "Lord of Tob Forest" was a smart decision that was sure to make a profit.

But now!

The Naga Snake suddenly discovered that it had unknowingly become a nanny for that group of lower-class creatures, the goblins.

The damn goblins were not only weak but also could reproduce!

If it were just these, it would be fine, but what the Naga Snake couldn't tolerate most was that this group of goblins had too great a demand for food.

The Naga Snake's dark yellow pupils flickered; it was currently thinking about whether to fully follow that human's meaning to raise them on a large scale.

Thinking of this.

The Naga Snake subconsciously raised its arm and pressed it on the position of its chest.

It hadn't forgotten the curse that human left on its heart; although it hadn't sensed the power of that curse again until now, the Naga Snake didn't dare to take the risk.

While contemplating.

"It seems that you have been living quite well during this time." A flat voice came from above in mid-air.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The numerous magical wolves and giant snakes that had been lying around all stood up, revealing vicious expressions, and looked at the figure that had suddenly appeared above their heads.

The Naga Snake was startled in its heart and hurriedly looked up.

Swoosh!

Tang Zheng's figure fell from the sky and stepped steadily onto the ground, and magical wolves and giant snakes from all directions surrounded him.

Facing this situation,

Tang Zheng directly ignored it and stared calmly at the Naga Snake, whose body was somewhat stiff, standing at the cave entrance.

"All disperse!"

The Naga Snake regained its focus, hurriedly opened its mouth nervously, forced a smile on its wrinkled cheeks, and moved its snake tail forward.

The surrounding magical wolves and giant snakes, hearing the Naga Snake's order, dispersed again, making way for a path.

"Respected friend, you haven't appeared in the Great Forest for nearly two months." The Naga Snake let out a laugh, opening its arms like an old friend, and walked toward Tang Zheng.

However!

When the Naga Snake arrived in front of Tang Zheng and found that Tang Zheng still had an expressionless look, it put down its opened arms somewhat awkwardly.

"What is the number of goblins currently?" Tang Zheng didn't have any nonsense and spoke straight to the point.

The Naga Snake was stunned for a short time, and its voice was somewhat wavering: "There are already about 80,000; this old man feels that this number should be enough."

Hearing these words.

Tang Zheng seriously sized up the Naga Snake, which was over two meters tall when it stood up, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he took a step forward.

The next moment.

With a "bang" sound!

A kick was kicked out, landing on the Naga Snake's long, green-scaled snake tail.

"Ah!" The Naga Snake let out a miserable scream, the snake tail made a crisp bone-breaking sound, and its body uncontrollably lay on the ground.

Tang Zheng raised his foot and stepped on the Naga Snake's head, his expression unchanged: "You don't seem to have understood the matter I explained before."

"My only requirement is to raise goblins in large quantities."

The intense pain coming from the tail.

Made a panicked expression appear on the Naga Snake's face; the foot stepping on its head made the Naga Snake, no matter how it struggled, be pressed firmly to the ground.

"Strong adult, I know, I know!"

The Naga Snake howled in pain, scaring the numerous magical wolves and giant snakes around into shrinking their heads and trembling.

Tang Zheng retracted his foot and looked at the Naga Snake: "How long will it take to gather all these goblins?"

"With the people from the Big Goblin tribe, it only takes three days, no, two days." The Naga Snake lay on the ground, curled up its body, and hurriedly opened its mouth in panic.

This human had become even more terrifying!

Tang Zheng nodded lightly; in about two months, expanding the number of goblins to 80,000 was actually considered not bad.

It's just that compared to the number he speculated in his heart, it was still far behind.

He naturally wouldn't solve these numbers of goblins now; after all, it had only been about two months, and even if goblins grew fast, most goblins at the current stage were not adults.

"With the reproductive ability of goblins, in an environment without danger, the number shouldn't be just this."

Tang Zheng looked at the Naga Snake lying on the ground and asked faintly.

"It's food!" The Naga Snake endured the intense pain and hurriedly opened its mouth:

"These goblins can reproduce too much, and they can also eat very much; the ordinary wild beasts in the forest are basically the food for this group of goblins."

"If not restricted, those ordinary wild beasts will definitely be eaten up by this group of goblins."

More than 80,000 goblins distributed in the Tob Forest, the number was indeed not many, but the destructive power caused was very huge.

Please... you.... collect 6... 9... book....!

And ordinary wild beasts didn't reproduce as fast as goblins; if this continued for a long time, the ecology of the entire Tob Forest would be affected.

Hearing these words.

Tang Zheng looked at the Naga Snake somewhat unexpectedly; he didn't expect the opponent to actually consider the ecological problem, and at the same time, he realized the place he had ignored.

Goblins were omnivorous demi-humans.

Besides meat, many things could be eaten, and even eating dirt could survive.

The problem was, in the case of having meat, goblins clearly wouldn't eat dirt; even if forced to feed on dirt, it would inevitably affect the goblin's reproductive number and growth situation.

Concerning a path to acquire a large amount of experience, Tang Zheng naturally attached importance to it.

"Things were thought of somewhat simply."

According to the experience of the previous life, the problem of raising, in the final analysis, was nothing more than three: environment, food, and epidemic prevention.

These two problems of environment and epidemic prevention could be ignored; goblins had an extremely strong adaptability to any environment, and they themselves liked dirty and humid places.

So the key point lay in food!

When the number of goblins increased, relying solely on the ecological system of the Tob Forest probably couldn't maintain it, so it needed to acquire food from the outside world.

Tang Zheng's brows frowned slightly.

He had several thousand gold coins on hand, which was completely enough for an individual, but if used to raise tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of goblins, it was not enough.

Or rather!

Relying solely on individual power, raising a demi-human race with a huge number was impossible!

And the power of a kingdom would have no problem.

"Eight Fingers."

Tang Zheng's eyes flashed.

"Eight Fingers" was a huge underground force; relying on the power of Eight Fingers, it could easily acquire a large amount of food from the Re-Estize Kingdom.

In the other world, due to the existence of magic, the difficulty of planting or acquiring ordinary grain was not high.

Especially compared to magic items, the value could even be ignored as cheap.

"Before the end of December, break the number of goblins to 100,000."

"In addition, it's too troublesome for goblins to be scattered throughout the entire Tob Forest; find a way to gather them in one place, minimizing movement as much as possible."

Tang Zheng spoke to the Naga Snake while taking out alchemical potions and throwing them over.

The Naga Snake responded hurriedly with cold sweat on its head, and hurriedly picked up the alchemical potion that fell on the ground and drank it in one gulp.

The pain of the broken snake tail recovered rapidly following the treatment of the alchemical potion.

When the Naga Snake raised its head again, it found that Tang Zheng's figure had already disappeared.

Lava zone.

Hot temperature and red light appeared.

Tang Zheng, who had returned using teleportation magic, saw the Evil Spirit Dog at the first glance and raised his hand to rub the Evil Spirit Dog's smooth black fur.

"The miscellaneous matters are done; next, it should be the main business."

Tang Zheng whispered to himself while stroking the Evil Spirit Dog.

The situation on both sides of the Twin Witches and the Naga Snake had stabilized again following his appearance.

He raised his arm.

The corpse of the Gray Dwarf Forging Minister appeared on the ground.

"Resurrection of the Dead!" Tang Zheng's magic power vibrated, and he activated the fifth-rank resurrection magic.

The Forging Minister's cold corpse recovered its heartbeat rapidly, suddenly opened its mouth, and sat up gasping for breath.

Before the Forging Minister's consciousness was completely clear.

"Charm All Races."

The Forging Minister's breathing paused, and it stood up from the ground with a dull gaze, standing respectfully in front of Tang Zheng.

"Wanting to replicate those four highest-rank Lu En characters, what requirements are there?" Tang Zheng looked at the Forging Minister and asked.

"Only Lu En craftsmen possess the ability to inscribe Lu En characters; wanting to replicate that great technology again, the more Lu En craftsmen, the better."

The Forging Minister spoke slowly.

Tang Zheng nodded thoughtfully, and then asked about other requirements.

After learning the various conditions, Tang Zheng felt slightly determined in his heart; it seemed that the success rate was not high, but he had to try it.

"Sure enough, I have to make a trip to the dwarf race sooner or later." Tang Zheng turned around, his gaze looking far toward the direction of the mountain range south of the lava zone.

Besides Lu En technology, there was indeed nothing in the dwarf race that was worth Tang Zheng's attention.

Even the treasures of the dwarf race were not in the hands of the dwarves now, but occupied by those few frost dragons, especially the treasury of the dwarf race, which was protected by guardian magic constructed by Lu En technology.

Even Ainz used high-level items to break it open; Tang Zheng had no thoughts at all. Rather than focusing on the treasury of the dwarf race, it was better to have ideas about the treasures possessed by the frost dragons.

Speaking of which, there should also be a large amount of treasures in the ancient fire dragon's cave.

It's just that!

Tang Zheng didn't know where the ancient fire dragon's cave was located currently, so he needed to find it.

"Currently, it might be better not to have direct contact with the dwarf race." Tang Zheng's figure moved, and he had already soared into the air, flying toward the direction outside the lava zone.

The dwarf race had a total of four major cities.

Old Royal Capital "Fei Ao · Bu Ka Na," Southern City "Fei Ao · Lai Zuo," Eastern City "Fei Ao · Zhu La," Western City "Fei Ao · Tai Hua Zi."

These four major cities witnessed the glory and decline of the dwarf race; currently, besides the Eastern City where the dwarf race lived, the other cities were either abandoned or no longer in the hands of the dwarves.

And the distance between the current Eastern City and the former Old Royal Capital was not only far but also very dangerous.

Between the two were the zones known as the three major barriers.

Great Rift Valley, Lava Zone, Pathless Realm!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 209 =====