Chapter 281: Again Visiting the Dwarven Tribe, I Want It All!

Airen Buluo.

Upon learning that Su Hao had arrived, Tie Huzzi and Tie Gedua, along with the high-ranking members of the Airen tribe, came over one after another.

"Boss, you just need to give an order; there's no need for you to personally make the trip."

Tie Gedua stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and spoke sincerely.

After truly experiencing the benefits Su Hao brought, the Airen grew increasingly loyal to him; if not hindered by his status as chieftain of the Airen tribe, Tie Huzzi would have liked to come over and flatter him properly.

With the protection of the undead creatures left by Su Hao, plus Su Hao's army continuously conquering the Dark Forest, the Airen Buluo basically encountered no danger.

Even if fallen creatures came to attack, they were easily dealt with by the pale undead guardians stationed here.

Sometimes these Airen didn't even see the enemy appear before the battle ended.

Whether they were the Airen of Tie Gedua's tribe or the capital Airen brought by Tie Huzzi, in this new capital they felt no danger at all.

If not for the surrounding ominous curses, they would almost have thought the apocalypse had not arrived.

Once they no longer had to worry about safety, they could better do what they wanted—namely, mining ores and forging supernatural weapons.

Moreover, with the purple-gold coiling dragon bamboo and blazing fire dragon fruit given by Su Hao, many ordinary Airen's physiques reached the First Rank Supernatural level.

Together with the solar furnace and forging techniques left by the various iron mountain goats, the Airen who originally could not participate in major forging could now pick up hammers and join in forging supernatural weapons.

With First Rank Supernatural physiques, plus various mechanical vehicles and robotic assistance, the Airen's speed in mining energy crystal ore also saw considerable improvement.

Su Hao's purpose in coming here today was to confirm these two situations; he did not exchange pleasantries with Tie Gedua and the others, but went straight to the point:

"How are the mining of energy crystal ore and the forging of supernatural weapons going?"

Upon hearing Su Hao's question, Tie Gedua's people were not surprised.

They were very clear that the Airen's greatest—and currently only—value to Su Hao was mining various supernatural ores and forging supernatural weapons.

Su Hao specially came over; the most likely reason was to learn about these two matters.

Therefore, when they learned Su Hao was preparing to come, they had already organized the relevant information about these two matters.

Tie Gedua nodded and reported: "Boss, as more Airen join, our mining speed for energy crystal ore has increased; we have already mined about 150,000 energy crystals, and over six hundred First Rank Supernatural weapons have been forged."

"When more Airen move over and their physiques improve, our mining speed and forging equipment speed can still be improved; this is not our limit."

After saying that, Tie Gedua and the other Airen all looked at Su Hao with uneasy expressions.

Since the Airen from the capital had just moved over, their number was several times that of Tie Huzzi's tribe.

To solve housing issues and also to build the Airen's new capital, they had not dispatched all their manpower to participate in mining energy crystal ore; they worried this might dissatisfy Su Hao.

To be frank, the Airen's mining speed is very fast; being able to mine 150,000 energy crystals in such a short time can be called a huge harvest.

However, Su Hao's demand for energy crystals is truly enormous; this mining speed is still too slow for him.

Su Hao shook his head, took out a Storage Bag and handed it over, saying softly: "Inside are all blazing fire dragon fruit and purple-gold coiling dragon bamboo; you don't need to be stingy—quickly raise your Supernatural Grade, for this speed is too slow and will affect the development of the territory."

"Boss, rest assured, we will definitely reduce the number of people involved in capital construction, increase manpower to speed up the mining of energy crystal ore and the forging of supernatural weapons."

Tie Gedua took the Storage Bag from Su Hao's hand, nodded hastily in promise, and even broke out a little sweat on his forehead.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to go from extravagance to frugality.

After experiencing the convenience Su Hao brought, including Tie Huzzi and others, none wish to return to their former life.

Now they don't even need to worry about safety or food problems; each day they do what they like—mining ores, forging weapons, building houses—and their life is simply too comfortable.

Even they shared their current living situation with other Airen elsewhere, yet no one would believe it.

After all, this is the apocalypse; if not experienced firsthand, who could believe such a pure land exists?

However, the Airen tribe's manpower is limited after all, and moreover, the number of Airen whose physiques have reached First Rank Supernatural is still too few; we still need to expand the scale of mining energy crystal ore and forging First Rank Supernatural weapons, which is not easy.

If there were more Airen whose physiques could reach First Rank Supernatural, or even obtain some Supernatural sequence, then whether mining energy crystal ore or forging supernatural weapons, their speed could be improved to some extent.

Afterwards, Tie Gedua followed Su Hao's given method, opened the Storage Bag in his hand; upon seeing the items inside, he instantly widened his eyes and couldn't help exclaiming:

"This… this many?!"

He never imagined that this entire Storage Bag would be filled with blazing fire dragon fruit and purple-gold coiling dragon bamboo.

Moreover, this is not an ordinary Storage Bag; its internal space is very large, with a storage capacity of thirty meters by thirty meters by thirty meters.

Such a huge storage space, completely filled with blazing fire dragon fruit and purple-gold coiling dragon bamboo—this quantity…

Seeing Tie Gedua's reaction so great, Tie Huzzi curiously moved closer, glanced at the Storage Bag, and also widened his eyes.

He could not count exactly how many purple-gold coiling dragon bamboo and blazing fire dragon fruit were inside this Storage Bag.

But he could be sure that if all these supernatural fruits were digested, then at least one-tenth of the Airen here could achieve First Rank Supernatural physiques.

One-tenth of the Airen achieving First Rank Supernatural physiques—who would believe that if said aloud?

The items inside this Storage Bag are truly too precious; Tie Gedua felt holding it was somewhat scalding, so he handed it over to the barber.

Tie Huzzi: ……

You feel it's scalding; does that mean I don't feel scalding?

Tie Huzzi felt rather helpless; he naturally understood the value of these things—even if they sold all these Airen, it wouldn't match this value, making him doubt Su Hao's purpose.

Su Hao took out so many supernatural fruits; what exactly is his purpose? Does he need the Airen to perform some dangerous tasks? Surely he couldn't just pull out this many supernatural fruits that could let one-tenth of the Airen reach First Rank Supernatural physiques merely to speed up energy crystal mining and supernatural weapon forging, could he?

Overthinking is useless; after silently cooperating, Tie Huzzi asked with a solemn expression: "Su Hao Boss, may I ask what you need us to do?"

Upon hearing this, Su Hao slightly startled, then naturally said: "What do you need to do? Naturally, it's mining energy crystal ore and forging supernatural weapons—these are advance payments for your wages……"

Saying this, Su Hao glanced at the two faces full of disbelief and worry—Tie Huzzi and Tie Gedua—his voice paused slightly, then he laughed and shook his head.

"Of course, these things are not an interest-free advance for you; you can repay the principal without hurry, but you need to pay ten percent interest each month."

"I think, in the long time ahead, we will all have to work hard for me."

Upon hearing this, Tie Gedua and Tie Huzzi actually breathed a sigh of relief.

It's like an ordinary person picking up five yuan on the road—might think it's luck, then add two sausages to their instant noodles.

But if one walks on a major road and picks up several million in cash, plus dozens of kilograms of gold, probably no one would feel delighted about it.

Instead, they might start suspecting they've fallen into some major event; in some hidden corner, could someone already be aiming a sniper rifle at them?

Tie Huzi and Tie Geda felt the same way—being able to raise the physiques of just one-tenth of the dwarves to Transcendent First Rank represented enormous wealth, and giving it to them for free in advance left them uneasy.

But if these Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo and Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit were lent to me at a high interest of ten percent per month, then it would be different.

Although ten percent interest is not a small amount, once they accept this Storage Bag, they will bear a huge debt for a long time to come.

Even within the next few months, they might not even be able to repay the principal.

But it is precisely because of the existence of high interest that they breathed a sigh of relief.

Usually, free things are the most frightening, while things with clear pricing actually put people at ease.

Even though the interest is high, Tie Geda and the others had no intention of refusing, and moreover, Su Hao gave them no room to refuse.

They clearly understood that if the dwarves wanted Su Hao's protection, they had to create enough value.

And the dwarves' greatest value now lies in mining ore and forging weapons; Su Hao has made it clear that their current mining speed is still too slow.

If they refuse to accept this Storage Bag of Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo and Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, to take on interest as high as ten percent, to boost the Dwarf tribe's strength, and to speed up the mining of Transcendent ore and the forging of Transcendent weapons.

Then they would have to pay a greater price in order to continue receiving Su Hao's protection.

The dwarves are just straightforward in character, disliking to beat around the bush in speech and action, but they are not fools; naturally they know how to choose.

Tie Huzi put the Storage Bag into his bosom, nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice:

"Boss Su Hao, please rest assured; we will quickly use up these Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo beads and Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, so that more dwarves' physiques reach First Rank and join the ore mining and equipment forging..."

"But he hadn't finished speaking when Su Hao interrupted him."

"The dwarves are also a major race; the survivors shouldn't be just this few, right?"

"Yes, only a small portion have migrated here so far, but our remaining tribesmen are quite far from the Dark Forest, and moving over will take a considerable amount of time."

"You want them to migrate on their own?"

Su Hao stared for a moment; this place is the apocalypse, everywhere there are some fallen creatures, and moreover, as long as there is enough profit, even normal living beings become a deadly threat.

Those dwarves would have to cross who-knows-how-many kilometers to reach this side of the Dark Forest—wouldn't eighty or ninety percent of them die? Tie Huzi naturally understands this as well, but he feels that Su Hao letting the dwarves settle here is already a great favor.

As for how many dwarves will ultimately survive to reach the Dark Forest, that can only be left to their fate.

Furthermore, in his view, even if Su Hao's strength were infinitely great and his supplies abundantly rich, it would still be difficult to protect the entire Dwarf tribe.

As the Dwarf King, Tie Huzi has sufficient resolve and responsibility; he clearly knows that if the dwarves continue to live scattered, over ninety percent of them worldwide will not survive a year.

Even after a year, those fewer than ten percent of dwarves will absolutely not last much longer; they will either die at the hands of fallen creatures or be killed by other survivors due to lack of supplies.

Perhaps in less than two years, only a few scattered dwarves will remain in the world.

But as long as they come to this side of the Dark Forest and have Su Hao's protection, the outcome is different—basic survival is no problem.

But in his view, it's also impossible to protect all the dwarves completely, so this migration has become a kind of survivor selection.

"It won't provoke Su Hao's displeasure, and it can let more dwarves survive—two birds with one stone; why not?"

"However, he is clearly underestimating Su Hao's appetite."

After hearing that Tie Geda had already ordered the other dwarves to prepare for migration, Su Hao's expression turned grave as he shook his head and said in a deep voice, "You must immediately have the other dwarves pack their belongings, find a safe place to hide, and not run around recklessly."

"Then, go to the territory, where Ling Xue'er will allocate ten mechanical troop transport flying ships for you, and assign to each ship an elite squad equipped with energy weapons and demon weapons."

"These twenty flying ships and their corresponding elite squads are temporarily at your disposal for moving the dwarves; the Dark Forest and its surrounding areas are vast enough to accommodate your entire Dwarf tribe!"

Joking aside, these dwarves are all workers earmarked by Su Hao; could he possibly let eighty or ninety percent of them die on the way to relocation?

Su Hao wants to expand his territory, but he cannot do without these dwarves mining ore and forging equipment for him.

Tie Huzi and the others also understand that Su Hao values the dwarves' worth, yet his approach still moves them deeply.

If possible, they also do not want their tribe to suffer too many losses.

Tie Huzi's eyes flickered; after a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth, took out a piece of parchment from the Storage Bag, and handed it over.

(End of Chapter)