Chapter 85

A low mining hill could be seen nearby.

Five goblins were mining with a clanging, clattering rhythm.

Wang Lie was also holding a pickaxe, digging hard at the iron ore.

Wang Lie's territory had only three buildings: the Lord's House, a wooden cabin, and a blacksmith's shop.

It seemed he was going for a forging route.

"Zhao Chi, you're here? You've got quite a lot of goblins."

Wang Lie came up to greet him.

"Yes, the rope is yours, but converting a large number of captives will be rather dangerous. Don't let them overrun your territory—take it slow."

"Mm, I understand. But why are all your goblins so dirty?"

Wang Lie looked at them with distaste.

"They're all from the wilderness camps, so they really are quite a bit dirtier than refugees, but it's fine—just give them a wash."

Wang Lie nodded: "Mm, no big deal. Huh? What's up with this old goblin? His stats are a bit high."

"He's the Goblin Chieftain, of course he'd be a bit higher."

"Not bad, not bad, there's even a chieftain. I can train him up."

Zhao Chi smiled: "How about it? Satisfied?"

Wang Lie nodded: "Satisfied. This is basically giving me three days' worth of refugees in one go, and there's even a high-stat chieftain. Awesome!"

Zhao Chi said: "Glad you're satisfied, then let's move on to the trade process."

"Alright."

Instantly, a trade interface appeared before both of them.

Zhao Chi placed the ownership of 21 goblins on it, while Wang Lie put up an Improved Silk Stockings Fashion Design.

Both sides confirmed.

Trade successful.

This was the official trade process.

As long as the trade went through the system, the officials could see it and collect taxes.

This was the safest way.

It was also possible to trade privately without going through the system.

But then there was no guarantee.

If you ran into swindlers, you could only consider yourself unlucky.

If you reported it to the authorities, both parties would be guilty of tax evasion and face punishment.

So most people traded honestly and paid their taxes honestly.

The trade was successfully completed.

Zhao Chi waved his hand: "I'll head off first. Good luck developing."

Wang Lie was very happy: "Hehe, thanks for the goblins. My manpower jumped up all at once. See you next time—next time you have something good, we'll trade again."

"Sure, no problem."

Zhao Chi instantly returned to his territory.

The moment he returned, it was exactly 6 o'clock.

Gu Qing smiled when she saw him: "My lord, your timing is impeccable. Are you here to watch them in the nude?"

Zhao Chi denied it: "Not at all, just a coincidence."

The moment the words fell, a crack rang out from the ground.

Twenty pale-white arms broke through the soil.

Crack, crash.

Palms pressed hard against the ground.

They climbed out with effort.

Soon, 10 new female villagers appeared.

Zhao Chi already had seen this kind of scene.

But watching it today, he still felt the visual impact was strong.

Gu Qing and Tang Ruan, however, felt no such thing and watched them quite normally.

Those women patted the dirt off their bodies.

They were all young women between 18 and 25 years old.

Their figures had some subtle differences.

But none were too extreme—their proportions were all quite nice.

Their hair also varied in length.

Their bust-waist-hip measurements each had their own characteristics.

But without exception—

They were all fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged.

They were all naturally beautiful women.