"We will resolve the matter of handing over equipment and materials through negotiation, and he will not come forward." Gavin directly left the matter of Shantong to Zalanda and Bloodclaw.
"Okay." The two of them responded.
After sending the two out of Misnoel one after another, Gavin did not return directly, but said loudly: "Come east!"
That sound travels far and wide through special soul vibrations, and only a handful of beings can hear it.
roar!
Along with a dragon roar, a red figure descended from the sky.
That's a red dragon that's as big as a four-wheeled carriage.
The legendary red dragon was arrogant, greedy, and extremely violent. In front of Gavin, it was like a puppy wagging its tail begging for mercy. The dragon's face had a flattering smile and said: "Rodrick has met the lord."
"I did a good job, so as a reward for that mission, from now on, I don't need to follow the Blood Claw Legion anymore. I have a new mission to do in the east." Gavin carried a box of gold coins and threw it to the young man Hong.
dragon.
The person in front of me is the insurance Gavin arranged for the Blood Claw Legion.
If Blood Claw doesn't keep up with the appointment, it will naturally not start.
Once he finds another place and takes root in another place, Gavin can rely on the soul connection between the mother dragon oak tree and the young red dragon to find their location.
That insurance can now be removed.
"Thank you, Lord, for the reward. I am always at your disposal, Lord." The smile on the young red dragon's face became even more flattering. He took the gold coin box and held it firmly, refusing to let go.
He knew that the gold coin treasure chests given by Gavin were all standard boxes of 10,000 yuan, not one more, not less, and they were all heavy enough.
Even if you are free, ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount, let alone being a slave, it is an out-and-out reward.
Especially when I felt the powerful dragon aura remaining on those gold coins, I couldn't help but be a little more careful.
It seems that the legend is true. The master in front of me just killed a red dragon that was two years older than him not long ago, so it is part of the treasure.
Gavin didn't care about the young red dragon's little thoughts, so he took him directly to Amphiel Village.
Bring him here, and naturally you will kill the kobolds in the surrounding hills and wilderness.
A giant dragon, even if it is an underage dragon, is the easiest way to defeat a kobold. If you add a kobold with a role model, it will be more effective.
And that exemplary kobold is not them, but Goth.
After receiving Gavin's new mission, Goss, who had always felt that his life was a bit dim recently, suddenly became high-spirited and felt that he had found the direction of his life.
My talent and ability are indeed not very good, and my brain is not very smart. The lord's development pace is too fast, and I can't keep up.
But if I am loyal enough and enthusiastic enough, I can help the lord to convince those uncivilized kobolds who have little sense of the lord's sacred glory, so that they can invest in the construction of the Dragon Oak Territory and into the arms of the lord.
Come in.
At that point, he was familiar with the road and could capture it with his legs.
Relying on his innate ability and sensitive nose, Goss quickly found the first nest of kobolds in Stone Bridge Hills.
Goss looked at the young red dragon with a flattering look and said: "Lord Roderick, please go to the entrance of the cave and roar, and then send a dragon's breath across the open space. It is best to hit it not far from the entrance of the cave, so as not to sweep into the cave."
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"What a shame!" the young red dragon roared impatiently, and swooped eastward, missing the group of kobolds who were huddled in the cave and refused to come out and kneel to greet him.
Although he did not take Goss seriously, but after all, if that man arranged for his assistant, what he did would be spread to his ears through that shameless bastard.
Therefore, I didn't dare to go too far. The flame dragon's breath swept close to the entrance of the kobold's den.
No matter what happened, dogs barked inside.
At that time, Goss loosened his legs and landed gracefully. Then he walked to the cave not far away and said loudly: "His left leg is for friendship and food, and his right leg is for swords and magic. We are ready."
Which one to choose..."
Before Goss could finish speaking, a barking sound came from the cave: "They chose the left leg barking."
Then, no more than twenty kobolds at most came out, all of them thin and short.
Goss, who was a little dissatisfied at first, whispered in surprise: "How did we get into such a mess? When were we last fed?"
"Have you eaten enough?" The leader of the kobolds looked at Goss in shock and said, "Sir, do I know what it feels like to be full?"
That invincible rhetorical question immediately made Goss's brain freeze, and he didn't know how to answer for a long time.
I have seen kobolds who have been miserable, but I have never seen kobolds who have been miserable.
Goss couldn't help but speak in an experienced voice: "In the wilderness, there is food everywhere, so please be more diligent. It's such a hot summer, so we won't go hungry, right?"
"There are many people in the red sky and many monsters in the morning. They dare not go far." The kobold leader barked in response.
"Then pack up and go with him. He promises that we will feel full after a while." Goss said in a tone full of temptation.
Seeing the slight hesitation on the faces of those kobolds, Goss said with disdain: "We have become so miserable, what is there for them to plot? Even if it is used to eat, we don't have a few ounces of meat.
, Don’t worry, the one outside is just a puppet. They follow and serve a greater and more benevolent lord. He can not only keep us full, but also give us more powerful power, the power of the dragon."
Goss didn't waste any time and directly used his Dragon Vein Power on himself. His body grew in size at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a huge kobold with a height of more than two meters.
Giant transformation.
A useless dragon vein is useless. After all, kobolds are not small creatures. After becoming giant, they are not even medium-sized creatures. It is not as good as the shrinking spell, which can strengthen its own advantages.
But if it can be used to scare those ignorant and poor kobolds, it is really very useful.
All the kobolds couldn't help but breathe quickly and their eyes shone.
Is it the power of the dragon, the power from the kobold blood, they can feel it.
"They are willing to follow the adults." The kobolds said one after another.
With coercion and inducement, the kobolds were immediately succumbed and followed behind Goss.
"Hey, take him to the nearest kobold den. They must bring more tribesmen to see the lord." Goss waved his leg vigorously and said energetically.
The kobold following Goss was very timid at first, ready to turn around and run back to his den when he saw that his posture was not good.
But soon they discovered the advantage of following a red dragon above their heads. The hunters who originally used them as snacks all fled with their tails between their legs.
Especially when their number continued to increase like a snowball, each of them couldn't help but puff up their thin chests.
Empowering people with numbers is not only a characteristic of goblins, it is also true of most small monster races, and kobolds are no exception.
By the time they arrived at their destination, it was already slightly dark. There was an abandoned stone factory in the open space, and a dozen hanging pots had been set up, and the coals inside were blazing hot.
To deal with those monster races incorrectly, Gavin still uses the same old trick that has been tried and tested, carrot and stick.
Now that the heavy stick has been smashed, it is necessary to give them some sweetness and a good meal. This is the biggest temptation for those monsters who are hungry for a good meal.
When he saw Goss leading the group of kobolds, he was also shocked.
Although they were not too thin to look good, there were only a few of them with two ounces of meat, and the number of them made Gavin frown. There were all of them, barely over a hundred.
Is it possible to have a giant dragon that fully cooperates with the situation to harvest the next day? The harvest will be smaller every day. It will not take more than ten months to complete the search. According to the number tomorrow, it will not exceed a thousand by then.
It's hard to say.
Unexpectedly, when Gavin opened his mouth, the kobold Gos made a sound, knelt down in front of Gavin, and cried: "I beg your lord to punish him. He has embarrassed your lord. He lived for just one day, and it was enough."
There are more than that number of kobolds in a pack, if they are not in a rocky area, they can just find a hilltop and howl at random..."
"Get out of here, who did I learn that from?" Gavin kicked him away and scolded him with a smile, "I also know if it is in the rocky land. Although the terrain there is somewhat similar to the rocky land, it is not surrounded by all the rocks.
They belong to human territory and are increasingly expanding into it. Looking at their appearance, you will know how narrow their living space is squeezed. It would be good if they are not completely extinct. Mosquitoes, no matter how small they are, are still flesh, so they can be squeezed in a little bit.
, but there are thousands, which is enough for that mining farm."
Goss climbed up from the ground and loudly promised: "No, Lord, he will work harder tomorrow."
"Leave those kobolds to me to reorganize. Do you know what to do?" Gavin asked.
"I know." Goss replied nonchalantly, "First of all, classify them professionally and divide their work according to their abilities. They are divided into cook teams, mining teams, guard teams, and collection teams."
This is completely based on the professional division of labor in Dragon Oak, and it cannot be compared with the early template.
What Goss was involved with at the beginning was only to that extent. No matter how professional it was, he couldn't participate in it. It was just suitable for the current situation.
That's why Gavin transferred him here. There's no need for professionals there at the moment, so it's just a waste. Goss's half-baked job is just right.
"We don't need a gathering team or a guard team. We can just divide it into a cook team and a mining team. The security aspect will be left to Roderick, and he will send people to deliver the food directly." Gavin directly rejected two of the teams.
Kobold collection efficiency is higher than human cultivation efficiency.
Not to mention that there is a large granary, Golden Fields, nearby. Amphiel Village's own production alone is enough to support thousands of kobolds.
As for the guards, what can they do with their little arms and legs? They are very clever at stuffing gaps in monsters' teeth.
"It's clear that their mission is to mine the quarry with all their strength." Little Goss was very clever.
"Before that, let's find out for him all the entrances to the quarry, save the eastern one, and blow them all up for him to seal. Will he ask to see if they can do it?"
How long can you hide?" Gavin sneered as he looked at the dark Didong Quarry Cave in the depths of the abandoned quarry.
The quarry is not purely open-air, but half open-air and half deep into the mountain.
After Gavin arrived here, he did not see the deformed monster Gowther's mother said.
But can we be 100% sure that there are indeed living things living there?
Not only from the sense of peeking outside the cave, but also because of the animal remains and traces of life accumulated in the quarry.
Those traces of life are not those of beasts, but of intelligent creatures.
If he had been an ordinary adventurer, he would have probably started packing his bags, prepared his sword and magic, and headed straight into the cave to see what was hidden inside.
But Gaiwen is not an ordinary adventurer, so he naturally doesn't take the ordinary path.
Just let the kobolds use a closing tactic.
Did he want to see how long they could last without water and food?
Of course, those caves have direct dark areas, which is not impossible, but it is very small.
If it is a cave, it can be connected to the Underdark. If it is really connected to the Underdark, the traces of the activities of those creatures on the ground will not be so frequent.
After Goss really gathered the kobolds in Stone Bridge Hills, Gavin quickly discovered a new problem - it was not smooth for his legs.
Not to mention that they are incomparable to the carefully selected dragon-blooded kobolds, even compared to the ordinary kobolds in the dragon oak collar, they are still a step behind.
It’s not just about their physique, it’s also about their professionalism.
It's definitely not worth sending them back to Dragon Oak Territory for training after traveling thousands of miles away.
If it wasn't that easy, he wouldn't have the idea of recruiting locally.
You can just make do with it for now. Anyway, it's used for quarrying, and it's not a technical job. When the time comes, you'll need to rely on shock bombs - of course the kobold alchemist will need to be transferred from the territory.
After struggling for a long time, the situation there became a little embarrassing. Yuanji did not meet Gavin's original expectations. The only remaining thing left to look at was Jipeng. Is there anything unique about the kobolds it gathered?
Bring a little surprise.
The kobolds in Stone Bridge Hills were not able to do anything, but there was movement again at the Stone Pony Hotel, which had been silent for several mornings.
Just that time, the Weeping Witch stopped crying, and turned into a silent phantom that ordinary people could see, wearing a black robe, bare feet, and long hair completely covering her face, like a ghost
Same, floating around in the hotel.
As soon as she saw her Yongxuan, Anna ordered all maintenance personnel to withdraw and notified Gavin.
After meeting Gavin, a line of foggy characters appeared above her head for the first time, "Take all my people and leave there, otherwise when Dongci meets, he will have to kill me and all of us."
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The characters are not only large, but also bold, showing the owner's anger.
Gavin did not answer the Weeping Witch's question directly, but instead walked around the hotel to observe the progress of the restoration there.
The anger of the wrong party shows one problem - they are close to their goal.
As expected.
The rubble on the first floor has been cleared away, revealing the stairway leading to the east, but it was also destroyed by the explosion and blocked by several large rocks.
The female phantom followed Gavin step by step. When it reached the entrance of the basement, the mist phantom rippled uncontrollably. Although it was very slight, it could not hide from Gavin's perception.
Obviously, her secret lies to the east.
Gavin sensed something. There was not much gravel left to clear, and there was no way he could stop himself. He could flash in with a fairy step.
But he didn't do that. Since Didong Room and Didong City would inevitably involve traps and the like.
If he went in hastily, he was afraid of being hit in the head.
Anyway, success is imminent, not more than a day and a half away.
Gavin spent his prayer energy on the misty phantom, trying to get more useful information out of her.
Unfortunately, after finding that there was no way to scare Gavin and the others away, the Mist Phantom refused to communicate.
But otherwise she was just a phantom. Apart from using her vision to scare people, she could not cause any real harm to Gai Wen. When the sun rose, she disappeared.
That is very similar to ghosts, no wonder they mistake them for ghosts.
As soon as the mist phantom disappeared, Gavin called in all the construction workers and worked hard. It took only two hours to clear the entrance to the basement room.
The exploration process was also extremely smooth.
Because it went so smoothly, Gavin frowned. It was just like the basement of an ordinary hotel. There were no traps set up. It was completely used as a utility room and storage room, filled with all kinds of messy things.
Sundries and vegetable grains.
Except for a small amount of storable grain that was well preserved, vegetables and the like had long since completely rotted, leaving only dry rotten matter like mud stains.
Most of the debris consisted of damaged tables, chairs, beds and other furniture. Since it was on the ground floor, the fire could not reach there. When the time comes, it would be repaired and most of it could be used.
"Clear that place." Anna waved her legs, ready to let the kobolds move all the debris out.
"Wait a minute, he'll clean it up, and we'll move it." Gavin prepared to go through everything there himself.
Can he open the eyes of reality, and the magic disguise will be invisible to him?
A broken chair.
A broken table with no hidden compartments and no suspicious-looking books or sundries.
A broken bed with no hidden compartments.
A broken locker with hidden compartments and several silver coins and copper plates.
It was a broken bed with a hidden compartment and a poor-quality silver necklace.
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Gavin checked very carefully, even the worn-out furniture. Many of them were directly dismantled and chopped into firewood. He also made sure that there were no hidden compartments or places where things could be hidden.
Compared with the small amount of money saved by repairing and reusing, he wanted to do something more important.
But it's a pity that they are just a bunch of old furniture that was bought from a former hotel. What they found out are all a bunch of broken little things. They don't even have magic aura. They are all ordinary items. They add up to hundreds of dollars.
There is no gold.
The so-called treasure of the former hotel owner has not been seen either.