In the valley where the goblin tribe lives.

Horse-drawn carts loaded with materials slowly drove into the valley, and the coachmen in charge of transporting supplies couldn't help but turn pale at the sight of the bloody stumps on the ground.

"Master, we found something in the crypt. Agan came running quickly, knelt down in front of Rhodes and said.

Following Agan, Rod led Akron to a filthy, dark, foul-smelling crypt.

Two Shanyue people stood at the door and hurriedly made way to open the way.

A dungeon.

There are wooden stakes nailed inside, and a dull-eyed human woman is chained to it.

Everyone was like walking corpses, and no one looked up at Rhodes as he entered.

A group of humans raised by goblins.

They have been tormented by goblins and have no will to live.

"Akron, get some water and wash them off. Give them a piece of clothing, those who are willing to stay alive, and those who are unwilling, let them die without pain. With that, Rod exited the dungeon.

"Agan, gather all the Shanyue people. ”

In the valley, a group of Shanyue people soon lined up, and this was the first lesson they learned in the slave camp.

In the first battle with the goblins, nearly a thousand Shanyue people were lost.

One in five people.

"Each man took a bucket of oil and a bundle of straw and firewood and set fire to the cave. ”

"The idle Shanyue people went to cut down the bushes. ”

"Watch out for the smoking holes around the valley, and keep an eye on them, for all the goblins who have escaped will leave no one alive. ”

Under Agan's interpretation, a group of Shanyue people led the order to leave.

Soon, smoke rose everywhere, and under the guidance of the smoke column, the intersection where the goblins were hiding was exposed.

The people of Shanyue guarded the entrance of the cave with weapons in hand, and bundles of bushes were cut down and thrown into the burning cave.

It didn't take long for a goblin to scream from the smoke and rush out of the cave.

The knife fell, and soon there were corpses piled up at the edge of the hole.

Three hours later, an old goblin who had been burned black fell to his knees and begged for mercy loudly in non-standard mainland language.

"Honorable Lord, we are willing to surrender!

"We are willing to pledge our allegiance to you, offering food and money. ”

Rhodes walked over to the old goblin and looked at the guy who behaved like a human.

"Tell your people to lay down their arms and all come out of the cave and surrender. I'll only give you half an hour, after which I'll pour oil into the cave and burn the mountain down. ”

The old goblin's face changed for a moment, and finally he nodded reluctantly, and ran into the cave with a cloth covering his nostrils.

Compared with his own life and possessions, he cares more about whether he can live or not.

Soon, grizzled goblins squatted in the valley with their heads in their hands, mostly female goblins and juvenile goblins.

Goblins rarely have the day to die, and are often eaten by their own people at the sign of death.

Only three thousand goblins survived this war.

It was just the amount that the Shanyue people under Rhodes could control.

As soon as half an hour arrived, a famous Shanyue man carried barrels of fire oil and poured it in.

Soon, a scorching heat wave came, and the rocks near the mouth of the cave were burned red.

Rhodes took one look at it and turned away, listening to Akron report on the gains and losses of the battle.

The goblin tribe was richer than Rhodes had imagined, and in addition to weapons and a small amount of gold and silver, they also stockpiled a lot of food.

With the help of the statistics of the lord template, Rhodes received 1,500 gold coins and 2,000 units of grain in this battle.

Counting the expenses such as buying oil and hiring caravans, this battle did not make the slightest profit, and even lost a lot.

After listening to Akron's report, Rhodes nodded his head to indicate that he knew.

"What about the women? How many are willing to survive. Rod asked.

"Only three people are willing to survive, and the rest are all buried in dignity according to your orders. Akron replied.

"Call them all. ”

It didn't take long for three resolute-eyed women to come up to Rhodes.

He is not very old, around twenty years old.

After experiencing those inhuman tortures, their spiritual will is extremely strong.

"I don't have idlers here, and in exchange, I have one thing I need you to do. Rodt paused and looked at the three of them, without the slightest emotion in his tone.

"These surviving goblins will be slaves, and when the flames in the cave are extinguished, I will arrange for them to dig the cave. ”

"Your job is to watch over these goblins. ”

"I don't want any goblins to make it out of this cave alive. ”

After listening to Rod's words, the three women raised their heads violently, not hiding the hatred in their eyes at all.

"Thank you, sir. ”

The three of them fell to their knees and kissed the ground with their heads.

Rod waved his hand and motioned for Akron to take the three of them away.

There are 4,000 Shanyue people and 3,000 goblins, and they need to consume a lot of food every day.

Now he still has 25,000 gold coins and 3,000 units of food.

In about ten days, his food reserves will be depleted.

Without food, these Shanyue people and goblins are bound to mutiny.

Rhodes looked at the burning valley in front of him.

Attacking this valley was certainly not without a purpose.

In Rhodes' memory, the cave where the goblin tribe lived contained a huge vein of hematite.

The vein would not be discovered until six years later.

Around this giant vein, a number of rare metal veins have also been derived.

After the emergence of this vein, the barren land ushered in a wave of extremely rapid development, known as the "gold rush".

Countless people have reaped great wealth here.

Many more people have lost their lives here.

This vein is not something that Rhodes can touch and control with his current strength.

It can only be drawn slowly.

After the fire, the rock of the cave becomes crunchy, and the hematite ore in this valley can be easily mined.

The actual size of this vein cannot be discovered until it has sufficient strength.

The flame burned for two days and two nights before it was extinguished.

During this time, Rhodes sold everything in the goblin tribe except food for a small sum of money.

The accompanying caravans were puzzled by the demon's decision to attack the Barrens.

Many people even secretly ridiculed, thinking that this demon descendant was intellectually deficient.

Relying on a group of Shanyue people and goblins, is there a more outrageous pioneer knight than this?

After paying a deposit of 3,000 to buy grain worth nearly 20,000 gold coins, after watching the caravan leave, Rhodes gathered the Shanyue people and goblins.

All the goblins were arranged to start digging caves, and the Shanyue people were responsible for guarding them in turn.

From among the Shanyue people, Rhodes selected four commanders to lead the remaining 4,000 Shanyue people.

Under the Centurion, Rhodes also set up the Centurion and the Centurion.

They have higher status, shelter, food, and clothing.

Except for the Shanyue people who took care of the goblin mining, the other Shanyue people began to train under the leadership of their respective ten-division commanders.

Because of Luoyan's previous unreasonable actions, Man Shan and Luoyan were deprived of all their combat exploits, and the two are now each under the command of a ten-master.