Chapter 82 Comfortable harvest, the first mine, treasure hunting (4700 words)
The caveman continued to climb out of the mud pit for more than twenty minutes before stopping.

Looking around, there were people standing all around, more than 300 in number!

Lear was in a good mood when he saw this.

300 people means 300 laborers!
Moreover, he is born to be suitable for mining and is a natural mining holy body.

They are all treasures, take them.

Looking around, he immediately found a caveman who was taller and stronger than the others.

The moment I stared at the other person, his attribute panel appeared in my mind.

Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a heroic unit.

The level has also reached level 3.

Its hero talent is also very interesting——

Caveman Expertise - When leading cavemen, all cavemen's stamina recovery speed increases by 30% and their digging speed increases by 20%.

This is absolutely amazing!
If we don't use them to mine, it would be considered a waste of resources!
As Lear pondered, he looked towards the caveman hero.

The mental power surged away, and the man with a somewhat pale face left a mark in his soul.

The soul strength of a level 3 caveman hero is not as strong as that of a wetland lizardman warrior.

But even so, after branding the other party, I still felt a little overwhelmed.

There was a bit of dizziness in my eyes.

It took a while to recover.

Take a deep breath and wave your hand to stop the swamp banshee.

The singing disappeared, and the dazed cave dwellers woke up one by one.

But the next second, I felt a chill all over my body and my legs were trembling.

From the corner of his eye, he saw hundreds of ferocious lizardmen looking at them coldly.

Those cruel, cold eyes without any emotion were like a pack of wolves on the hunt.

Many cave dwellers could not bear the pressure and collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.

Some even knelt down and kowtowed, with their heads resting on the ground, in an extremely humble posture.

“Please spare us”

"My dear lord, I am willing to serve you, please don't kill me."

"Merciful and great being, my life is worthless, I beg you to forgive our sins"

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The voices of begging for mercy were heard one after another.

The fear in his words could not be concealed at all.

So timid?

The corners of Lear's mouth twitched, but he felt relieved in his heart.

He doesn't need these cave dwellers as warriors. Cowardly ones are easier to control. But being as stubborn and fearless as the lizardmen would be a headache.

While thinking, he looked at the caveman hero in the middle, whose forehead was covered with sweat and whose face was full of fear.

Noticing his gaze, the other party felt something and immediately knelt on the ground with a firm tone.

"Great Lord, I obey your orders."

"All the cavemen are willing to work for you!"

Lear nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good. I like dealing with smart people."

As he spoke, he stared at the caveman hero.

"tell me your name."

The other party raised his head slightly and spoke loudly.

"Torn, I salute you!"

"Torn? Get up, come here I have something to ask you."

The caveman hero then carefully stood up and walked quickly towards them.

"Great Lord, please give your orders."

Lear gestured to the ground beneath his feet.

"I need to mine the iron ore beneath my feet. Can you do it?"

The caveman hero nodded.

"Master, digging is our talent!"

"No matter how hard the ore is, it can't stop our sharp claws!"

There was a hint of pride in his tone.

Lear took a look at the other party's exceptionally strong arms and strangely shaped claws that were specially designed for digging.

Smile happily.

That's the way it should be.

After thinking for a while, he continued.

"What do you usually eat?"

This place is not very close to the City of Wei Lu, and it is a bit difficult to feed them with the resources of the territory.

It would be best if he could be like the Delsa people, relying on plant roots and rhizomes for food, bringing his own dry food, and not having to worry about anything.

Thorn said immediately.

"There are many bugs growing underground, as well as some unique underground plants"

"And no one is competing with us!"

The tone was very excited.

Lear found it quite interesting. There was less competition underground, so you guys went underground. This is considered opening up a new path, right?
Theory of evolution of life.

"Can this area support all the cave dwellers?"

"Yes, you can. Just one to two hours of hunting a day is enough."

Lear felt much better.

If he can support himself, then there is no need for him to provide logistics.

This can save a lot of energy and resources.

“How much ore can you mine every day?”

"We have tried to dig holes and build nests in it before. Although the iron ore is hard, each of us can mine at least 300 kilograms a day!"

Lear has never mined, has no comparison, and doesn't know whether this data is high or low.

But the other party has more than 300 people, so if we calculate based on 300 kilograms, we can produce 9 kilograms a day, which is - 90 tons of ore? !

This data should be pretty good.

Go back and ask Bane, this swampman hero should know.

"Torn, can you control your people?"

"Great Lord, half of them are my descendants and will absolutely obey your orders!"

Half of them are your descendants?
Lear glanced at the dark mass of cave dwellers.

The corners of his mouth twitched.

You are really fertile.

"Okay, I appoint you as the CEO of the Wei Lu City Mine. You lead the good cavemen to mine iron ore."

"The mined ore is piled up on the surface, and I come to transport it once a week."

As he thought about it, he waved his hand, and a dozen swamp wasps fell from the sky.

"These are swamp wasps. You can weave a cage and raise them with insects later."

"If they encounter danger, release them and they will go back to report it on their own."

"I will lead the army to rescue!"

There is no need to worry about the safety of the lives hidden underground.

If it wasn't the swamp banshee, it might not be possible for him to enslave the other party.

The other party noticed the threat and burrowed underground. Unless you could follow them and burrow underground, you could only stare blankly.

The earth is the best shield.

Thorne looked at the Swamp Wasp like a baby and shouted excitedly.

"Yes, great Lord! Your will is supreme!!"

This is a life-saving straw.

His chest subconsciously straightened a little. From now on, these lowly underground creatures like them will be accepted by someone and have a backer! !
Praise the goddess!!
Li Er smiled and turned to look at the ground.

The only thing that bothered him was that the City of Wei Lu currently did not have the ability to smelt steel.

Even if we mine the ore, it may be difficult to use it in ten days or half a month.

After returning, we will start building the blacksmith shop.

At this moment, Thorne whispered.

"Great Lord, can you allow me to tell our people the good news that you are willing to accept our surrender?"

Lear laughed.

So, I'm so happy to let you mine for me?
The innate holy body of cattle and horses?

"Go."

After getting the approval, Thorn immediately turned around and came to the front of the caveman with trembling legs who was being stared at indifferently by the wetland lizardman.

Loudly.

"The great master has just accepted our surrender."

"In the future, we will be blessed by the Lord and be safe, and protected by the warriors around us!"

"My people, we are no longer alone!!"

The cavemen below suddenly became agitated, and looked at the caveman hero in disbelief.

Would there be anyone willing to accept these lowly creatures who live in caves and dare not even look at the sun?

And it is a force that possesses so many powerful wetland lizardmen warriors?
All of them stared at the caveman hero, and at the same time, they carefully glanced at Lear, as if they wanted to get confirmation from him. Noticing the caveman's gaze, Lear strode forward, stood behind Thorn, and scanned the area with a majestic gaze.

Endless divine power surged out from the body.

The caveman only felt his body go cold and his blood solidified.

Plop! They all collapsed to the ground uncontrollably, trembling.

It was the pressure that came from deep within the blood, the great terror that went straight to the soul. Even dragons had to bow their heads. These humble lives simply could not resist.

Under the majestic momentum, a voice calm yet heavy as a mountain slowly sounded.

"I accept your allegiance in the name of the Lord of the Silt Swamp and the Lord of the City of Dew. From today on, all the cave dwellers will become my people and work for me."

"I will provide you with food and clean water and keep you safe."

"This swamp is under the rule of the City of Dew. Work hard for me and no one will bully you anymore."

"In addition, every other week, I will reward some hard-working people by sending them to the City of Dew for a vacation to watch a great drama."

The cave dwellers were suddenly excited and in an uproar.

Feeling the surging pressure, I was filled with excitement amidst the panic!

Really, this powerful human lord is willing to accept their allegiance and protect them! !
For the weak cave dwellers, even living underground they still feel seriously insecure.

Being able to receive the protection of a strong person is like injecting a shot of adrenaline into your heart.

The sense of security has increased.

Seeing this, Lear slowly withdrew his pressure.

The purpose was to support this caveman hero, and he would be the one to take charge of these subordinates in the future.

Ignoring the still excited underground life, he looked at the equally excited caveman hero beside him.

"Torn, is there any powerful being nearby?"

The other party shook his head, somewhat ashamed.

"Master, we have been living underground and don't know much about our surroundings."

When they encounter an enemy, the first thing they think of is to hide deep underground. How could they possibly come out to see who it is?

The earth is their best shelter!

Lear wasn't surprised, this was very caveman.

Let’s get back to the topic.

"Do you need tools to mine the mineral veins?"

"Our claws are the best tools!"

The caveman heroes are a little proud, and this may be the only thing they can show off.

Lear smiled and said nothing more.

Just let Thorn arrange for the cavemen to go down and start mining.

In this way, he occupied the first mine in the City of Wisdom and also had enough miners.

And the price he paid was almost zero. These cave dwellers didn't even need him to provide food.

It’s comfortable for workers to bring their own dry food.

Now that we have finished this, it is time for our second goal for today——

The body of the monster buried underground 30 kilometers west of the territory can increase Haggs' potential to 3 stars!
Lear thought about it, waved his hand and called 100 cave dwellers to follow the army.

When it comes to digging holes, no one is better than them.

The cave dweller followed with some excitement and some fear.

After letting Thorne take charge of the arrangements here, Lear did not stay and left with his army.

Keep marching.

With the guidance of the magic map, it is easy to find the direction.

After walking for about half an hour, the wetland lizardmen ahead sent back news - they encountered enemies ahead.

After hunting more often, the army has now developed a skilled response mode.

Once the enemy is discovered, we will do our best to find out their specific number and strength.

If the enemy is strong, they will retreat immediately and report the news to avoid alerting the enemy.

Then all the information will be gathered to Lear as quickly as possible, and he will make a decision based on the intelligence.

The whole process is efficient and direct, smooth and silky.

When Lear arrived in front, he immediately saw giant insects that were four meters long, more than one meter tall, with gray-black hard shell skin and covered with moss.

These life forms, which look like vegetable worms, are gnawing on the water plants below in the muddy water.

Seeing these frowning lives, he immediately thought of the ancient swamp life that was still gnawing on the mud in the City of Dew, given to him by Philena, the Flower of the North.

Mudworm.

The little guy has grown from the size of a thumb to the thickness of an arm. He either eats mud or sleeps every day.

It has completely lost its presence during this period. According to the current progress, it will take a long time for the other party to recover.

Looking carefully, the attributes of those bugs appeared in his mind - swamp bugs, level 6, potential 2 stars.

The level was not high, with a number of about fifty or sixty, but seeing such large insects wriggling in the mud looked a bit disgusting.

Lear subconsciously looked at the swamp witch.

"Do it."

Hmm~Hmm~
A soft song sounded, as the cave dwellers in the background looked on in amazement.

The terrifying swamp worms seemed to have been deprived of their souls, and their bodies were stiffly wriggling in this direction.

My heart was filled with horror.

No wonder they crawled out from the ground for no reason. It turns out that it was the power of these banshees.

Fortunately, the master accepted them, otherwise they would have shivered.

The swamp bugs approached quickly, but the bubble beast's bubbles could not contain them because they were too big.

It cannot be executed silently like other lives.

Lear is sharp and unambiguous.

He ordered four or five wetland lizardmen to stand beside each head, and when they were ready, he waved his hand and ordered the execution.

The steel knives and sharp claws were swung together.

A terrible pain came over them, and the insects were suddenly awakened from their singing and were about to resist.

But the next moment, the head was chopped off and the brain was torn apart.

Blood spurted out
Two or three who were not executed directly also died in the second round of attack.

There was no time to resist.

Lear glanced again at the Swamp-Witch.

These banshees are so useful.

With them around, the efficiency of the battle is increased to an incredible level.

The real harvest of flesh and blood is faster than harvesting wheat.

We must cultivate, cultivate vigorously.

After the battle, Bubblemon skillfully blew bubbles and put all the swamp bugs into them.

Two or three swamp worms can completely fill up a bubble, leaving no space at all between their fat bodies.

Each of these level 8 magical beings controls more than 5 bubbles.

They turned into a transport convoy, collecting all the spoils.

Continuing forward, we encountered a gathering place of wild monsters, a group of dirty wild boars.

The number exceeded two squadrons.

But unexpectedly, these boar people were immune to the singing of the swamp banshees.

When the singing started, the wild boar man didn't move, as if he was playing the lute to a cow.

These swamp monsters are also quite novel.

Lear was also unambiguous when he saw this.

He directly ordered the three squadrons of wetland lizardman warriors to launch an attack.

Haggs took the lead.

Under the advantage of numbers and rank.

Soon, all the enemies were slaughtered.

But the wild boar people were indeed ferocious. No matter how heavy the casualties were, they never retreated a single step.

After all of them were killed, the number of bubbles of Bubble Beast increased to 80, with each person controlling 10 bubbles on average.
His expression was no longer relaxed.

The bubbles no longer flew high into the sky, but fell directly to the ground and began to roll forward.

Bubblemon can control up to 30 bubbles, but empty bubbles and bubbles filled with things are two completely different concepts.

But looking at the full trophies, Lear felt quite happy.

The saying "killing people and setting fires to gain gold belts" does make some sense. Plundering other countries can accumulate a lot of wealth in a short period of time.

However, this is not a sustainable development. These wild monsters cannot reappear out of thin air the next day after being killed. They need time to reproduce.

As the size of the territory gradually expands, it is unrealistic to rely solely on hunting to meet the needs. Ultimately, farming is still necessary to solve the problem of territory development.

But this did not prevent him from making a fortune first.

Finally, at two o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the area full of red flowers, the burial place of Warcraft, as indicated by the intelligence.

After confirming that there was no mistake in the area, he did not hesitate and directly asked the cavemen to start digging and searching.

This area covers an area of ​​two to three hundred meters in diameter.

It is not easy to find a body of unknown size at an unknown depth underground.

Let the wetland lizardmen warriors dig, it will be difficult to find it in three to five days.

But now, he has cavemen.

All we have to do is wait for these humanoid excavators to start working.
Looking at the busy crowd, Lear's mood became very bright.

Being a lord, it's really good. With just a word, your subordinates will do the hard work for you.

(End of this chapter)