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Chapter 141
Chapter 140: Subjugation, a Surge of Experience, and Half a Month
Watching the ordinary trolls who obediently followed his orders and departed, Tang Zheng couldn't help but remark, "Dealing with this group of trolls, this method is indeed much simpler and more direct."
These trolls clearly knew their leader was being controlled by him, yet they still only listened to Troll Gu's commands. This kind of "wisdom"...
I suppose it's a trait of their species.
"Looks like I'll be staying here for a while."
Tang Zheng glanced at the surrounding environment and said to Troll Gu, "Help me clear out a clean area here."
"Alright."
Troll Gu spoke, its voice rough and gruff. It nodded its head, a hint of a daze in its terrifyingly fierce eyes.
Charm-type mind control magic was different from hypnosis-type magic. In the subconscious of the controlled individual, the caster would be regarded as the most trusted and intimate person.
This form of mental manipulation wouldn't cause the controlled person's actions and consciousness to become rigid or chaotic.
As long as the controlled individual wasn't ordered to do something completely irrational like committing suicide, they could be made to do practically anything.
Troll Gu's massive physique wasn't just suited for combat; it was also quite efficient at manual labor. In just half an hour, it had cleared out a clean area.
Tang Zheng then had Troll Gu chop down a few large trees and casually build a simple wooden shelter in the cleared area.
The rest of the time was spent waiting.
He didn't know how many ogres were in the eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob, but he knew it would take some time for those few trolls to gather all the ogres in the entire area.
Taking advantage of the waiting time, Tang Zheng didn't stay idle, either. He began to restock his resources, such as magic scrolls.
His current magic power had reached 48 points, allowing him to create Fourth-Tier magic scrolls. However, Tang Zheng planned to first replenish his stock of Third-Tier 'Angel Summoning' scrolls.
When his magic power was insufficient, Tang Zheng would spar with Troll Gu. It would be a waste not to use such a strong, durable, and resilient opponent for practice.
Naturally, he didn't use Curse Power during this process.
He was well aware of his own shortcomings.
So far, all his victories in combat had been achieved by relying on the enhancements from skills and magic. To put it bluntly, he had won through clever tricks.
In terms of actual combat proficiency...
Tang Zheng was self-aware enough to know there was a huge gap between him and the experts of this world who had trained step by step.
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
It wasn't until the evening of the second day that the departed trolls returned, bringing with them ogres from all over the surrounding forest.
Seeing these returning trolls, Tang Zheng let out a small sigh of relief. There had been no sign of them for a whole day, and he had started to think the trolls had run off.
As the ogres gathered, a thick, foul stench once again filled the air, and the once-spacious area began to feel crowded.
Looking down from above, the open ground looked as if an ogre legion had assembled.
Facing the chaotic roars and shouts of this large group of ogres, Tang Zheng began to count them with an expressionless face.
With the ordinary trolls, a higher-tier species, present, he didn't need to worry about the ogres losing control. This demonstrated the suppression that a higher-tier species held over a lower-tier one.
At this moment, Tang Zheng was actually starting to appreciate the benefits of the ogre species' low wisdom.
"271 ogres?"
After counting all the ogres, a look of surprise appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
This probably wasn't even all of them.
He silently calculated in his mind. An ogre gave around 300 experience on average. If he killed all of them, he could gain about 80,000 experience points.
"Except for the outer area, have this group of ogres capture all the high-level... uh, large beasts or monsters and bring them here."
"Not dead, alive!"
A fervent glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes as he spoke to Troll Gu.
After hearing Tang Zheng's instructions, Troll Gu gathered the ordinary trolls to issue the orders, and the ordinary trolls, in turn, dispersed to give instructions to the more than two hundred ogres.
The commands were passed down layer by layer.
The two hundred-plus ogres quickly sprang into action, scattering and heading into the forest.
"Next comes the harvest season." Seeing that his plan was working, a flicker of excitement crossed Tang Zheng's eyes.
The large beasts or monsters he had the ogres capture were among the top of the food chain in the Great Forest of Tob.
As for most of the common beasts and monsters, Tang Zheng wouldn't hunt them, and he didn't even plan to interfere in the outer area, all to avoid attracting outside attention.
Moreover, the deaths of these large beasts or monsters would better advance his subsequent plans.
Even after killing Troll Gu, with the core area devoid of powerful beasts and monsters, he wouldn't need to worry about turmoil breaking out due to the absence of Troll Gu's deterrence.
Time passed day by day.
Tang Zheng became busy. Every day, besides making magic scrolls and sparring with Troll Gu, the rest of his time was spent dealing with the various large beasts or monsters brought back by the ogres.
The average Level of these beasts and monsters was in the range of Level 12 to 17.
At the beginning, in just three days, Tang Zheng gained 10,000 experience points. However, in the following days, the rate of experience gain began to gradually decrease.
The twenty-third of the Lower Fire Month, September.
Half a month passed.
Outside the wooden shelter.
"Awooo." The Impish Spirit Hound lay on the ground with a round, bulging belly, seeming to find it difficult to even move.
During this period, Tang Zheng had packed his daily schedule. Besides making magic scrolls or replenishing the 'Orb of Death' with his spare magic power, he constantly fought with Troll Gu to better integrate the power he had mastered.
The other one who was busiest was the Impish Spirit Hound. The variety of powerful beast or monster corpses was a world of difference compared to its previous monotonous diet of goblin food—like heaven and earth.
The current Impish Spirit Hound could no longer be called 'little'.
Sufficient food and nutrition caused the Impish Spirit Hound's size to soar to a height of about one meter within half a month.
Its fur was a glossy black, and especially the two horns on its head had fully grown out. Faintly, the Impish Spirit Hound now exuded a dangerous aura.
Although there were many corpses, they were consumed quickly. The Impish Spirit Hound itself couldn't eat much; the real bulk was consumed by the group of ogres. The appetites of more than two hundred ogres easily devoured the large number of captured beast corpses.
In the process, the number of ogres also decreased by more than 20.
Thump!
The corpse of a high-tier fierce tiger, over three meters long with a spotted pattern all over its body and a ferocious appearance, was tossed by Tang Zheng in front of the Impish Spirit Hound.
"Don't waste it."
Tang Zheng glanced at the Impish Spirit Hound, whose belly was so full it could barely walk, and spoke flatly.
"Wuu~" The Impish Spirit Hound swayed its body but didn't get up, letting out an aggrieved whimper.
Tang Zheng ignored the petulant hound's feigned hardship and his gaze swept over the stat panel before him.
【Experience Slot: 74122/30000】
In a little under half a month, his experience had increased by over 70,000, and the large monsters and beasts in the eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob had been mostly cleared out.
"The 'Totem Imbuement' skill is indeed not that simple." During this time, Tang Zheng had used the large number of monster corpses to experiment a little with the skill, arriving at a new understanding.
As long as a totem wasn't fixed, the 'Totem Imbuement' process could be interrupted at any time. As for whether a fixed totem could be canceled and replaced...
Since he hadn't fixed his first totem, Tang Zheng wasn't sure.
The information he had gathered so far was:
Depending on the monster or beast, the increase in base stats from the totem was not fixed, but it could increase a single base stat by a maximum of 50 points.
The stat boost wasn't much, but it was within his expectations. After all, it was only an intermediate job class.
What Tang Zheng cared about was 'talent acquisition.' For example, he had specifically experimented with the high-tier fierce tiger from just now.
This monster was born with two abilities: one was night vision, and the other was the ability to move with accelerated speed in the jungle.
If he used the high-tier fierce tiger as a totem and chose 'talent acquisition' instead of 'totem activation,' Tang Zheng could choose to fix one of the high-tier fierce tiger's two special talents.
Of course, neither of these two abilities was very useful to Tang Zheng, but what if it were a higher-level monster?
The Fighting Ogre, Zero, couldn't hunt higher-level monsters due to his strength, but he could.
At the same time!
During the half-month that Tang Zheng was focused on leveling in the Great Forest of Tob, a major event occurred in both the Baharuth Empire and the Re-Estize Kingdom!
The strongest fighter of the Imperial Arena and a symbol of the Empire, the Warrior King, Gagaran, suddenly departed.
This incident had a huge impact throughout the Imperial Capital and the Baharuth Empire, even affecting the battlefield between the two nations and causing a drop in the morale of the Empire's army.
It was said that the Blood Emperor personally sent people to persuade him to stay, and a conflict even arose where one of the Four Imperial Knights appeared. In the end, a larger conflict was averted only through the mediation of the great merchant, Osco.
As for the Warrior King, Gagaran, his whereabouts became unknown after he left the Baharuth Empire. Shortly after, the Empire issued a warrant for arrest.
The target wasn't the Warrior King, Gagaran, but an alchemist from the Re-Estize Kingdom. The title of 'Black-Haired Genius Alchemist' also spread from the Empire, attracting the attention of various factions in the Kingdom.
On the other side, Leinas, who had a large bounty on her head from the Empire and was wanted for treason, fought against Gazef in the Royal Capital.
The two ultimately fought to a draw.
King Ramposa III personally summoned the two. He bestowed upon the Warrior Captain, Gazef, a magic item, one of the five great national treasures, and at the same time, granted Leinas the noble title of 'Knight'.
This matter was naturally learned by the Baharuth Empire, making the situation on the border battlefield even more tense.
Thanks to the book friend "Chou Tang Shi" for the 500 book currency reward!
Thanks to the book friend "Xue Ying" for the 100 book currency reward!
Thanks to the book friend "2023...DE" for the 100 book currency reward!
(end of chapter )
Watching the ordinary trolls who obediently followed his orders and departed, Tang Zheng couldn't help but remark, "Dealing with this group of trolls, this method is indeed much simpler and more direct."
These trolls clearly knew their leader was being controlled by him, yet they still only listened to Troll Gu's commands. This kind of "wisdom"...
I suppose it's a trait of their species.
"Looks like I'll be staying here for a while."
Tang Zheng glanced at the surrounding environment and said to Troll Gu, "Help me clear out a clean area here."
"Alright."
Troll Gu spoke, its voice rough and gruff. It nodded its head, a hint of a daze in its terrifyingly fierce eyes.
Charm-type mind control magic was different from hypnosis-type magic. In the subconscious of the controlled individual, the caster would be regarded as the most trusted and intimate person.
This form of mental manipulation wouldn't cause the controlled person's actions and consciousness to become rigid or chaotic.
As long as the controlled individual wasn't ordered to do something completely irrational like committing suicide, they could be made to do practically anything.
Troll Gu's massive physique wasn't just suited for combat; it was also quite efficient at manual labor. In just half an hour, it had cleared out a clean area.
Tang Zheng then had Troll Gu chop down a few large trees and casually build a simple wooden shelter in the cleared area.
The rest of the time was spent waiting.
He didn't know how many ogres were in the eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob, but he knew it would take some time for those few trolls to gather all the ogres in the entire area.
Taking advantage of the waiting time, Tang Zheng didn't stay idle, either. He began to restock his resources, such as magic scrolls.
His current magic power had reached 48 points, allowing him to create Fourth-Tier magic scrolls. However, Tang Zheng planned to first replenish his stock of Third-Tier 'Angel Summoning' scrolls.
When his magic power was insufficient, Tang Zheng would spar with Troll Gu. It would be a waste not to use such a strong, durable, and resilient opponent for practice.
Naturally, he didn't use Curse Power during this process.
He was well aware of his own shortcomings.
So far, all his victories in combat had been achieved by relying on the enhancements from skills and magic. To put it bluntly, he had won through clever tricks.
In terms of actual combat proficiency...
Tang Zheng was self-aware enough to know there was a huge gap between him and the experts of this world who had trained step by step.
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
It wasn't until the evening of the second day that the departed trolls returned, bringing with them ogres from all over the surrounding forest.
Seeing these returning trolls, Tang Zheng let out a small sigh of relief. There had been no sign of them for a whole day, and he had started to think the trolls had run off.
As the ogres gathered, a thick, foul stench once again filled the air, and the once-spacious area began to feel crowded.
Looking down from above, the open ground looked as if an ogre legion had assembled.
Facing the chaotic roars and shouts of this large group of ogres, Tang Zheng began to count them with an expressionless face.
With the ordinary trolls, a higher-tier species, present, he didn't need to worry about the ogres losing control. This demonstrated the suppression that a higher-tier species held over a lower-tier one.
At this moment, Tang Zheng was actually starting to appreciate the benefits of the ogre species' low wisdom.
"271 ogres?"
After counting all the ogres, a look of surprise appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
This probably wasn't even all of them.
He silently calculated in his mind. An ogre gave around 300 experience on average. If he killed all of them, he could gain about 80,000 experience points.
"Except for the outer area, have this group of ogres capture all the high-level... uh, large beasts or monsters and bring them here."
"Not dead, alive!"
A fervent glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes as he spoke to Troll Gu.
After hearing Tang Zheng's instructions, Troll Gu gathered the ordinary trolls to issue the orders, and the ordinary trolls, in turn, dispersed to give instructions to the more than two hundred ogres.
The commands were passed down layer by layer.
The two hundred-plus ogres quickly sprang into action, scattering and heading into the forest.
"Next comes the harvest season." Seeing that his plan was working, a flicker of excitement crossed Tang Zheng's eyes.
The large beasts or monsters he had the ogres capture were among the top of the food chain in the Great Forest of Tob.
As for most of the common beasts and monsters, Tang Zheng wouldn't hunt them, and he didn't even plan to interfere in the outer area, all to avoid attracting outside attention.
Moreover, the deaths of these large beasts or monsters would better advance his subsequent plans.
Even after killing Troll Gu, with the core area devoid of powerful beasts and monsters, he wouldn't need to worry about turmoil breaking out due to the absence of Troll Gu's deterrence.
Time passed day by day.
Tang Zheng became busy. Every day, besides making magic scrolls and sparring with Troll Gu, the rest of his time was spent dealing with the various large beasts or monsters brought back by the ogres.
The average Level of these beasts and monsters was in the range of Level 12 to 17.
At the beginning, in just three days, Tang Zheng gained 10,000 experience points. However, in the following days, the rate of experience gain began to gradually decrease.
The twenty-third of the Lower Fire Month, September.
Half a month passed.
Outside the wooden shelter.
"Awooo." The Impish Spirit Hound lay on the ground with a round, bulging belly, seeming to find it difficult to even move.
During this period, Tang Zheng had packed his daily schedule. Besides making magic scrolls or replenishing the 'Orb of Death' with his spare magic power, he constantly fought with Troll Gu to better integrate the power he had mastered.
The other one who was busiest was the Impish Spirit Hound. The variety of powerful beast or monster corpses was a world of difference compared to its previous monotonous diet of goblin food—like heaven and earth.
The current Impish Spirit Hound could no longer be called 'little'.
Sufficient food and nutrition caused the Impish Spirit Hound's size to soar to a height of about one meter within half a month.
Its fur was a glossy black, and especially the two horns on its head had fully grown out. Faintly, the Impish Spirit Hound now exuded a dangerous aura.
Although there were many corpses, they were consumed quickly. The Impish Spirit Hound itself couldn't eat much; the real bulk was consumed by the group of ogres. The appetites of more than two hundred ogres easily devoured the large number of captured beast corpses.
In the process, the number of ogres also decreased by more than 20.
Thump!
The corpse of a high-tier fierce tiger, over three meters long with a spotted pattern all over its body and a ferocious appearance, was tossed by Tang Zheng in front of the Impish Spirit Hound.
"Don't waste it."
Tang Zheng glanced at the Impish Spirit Hound, whose belly was so full it could barely walk, and spoke flatly.
"Wuu~" The Impish Spirit Hound swayed its body but didn't get up, letting out an aggrieved whimper.
Tang Zheng ignored the petulant hound's feigned hardship and his gaze swept over the stat panel before him.
【Experience Slot: 74122/30000】
In a little under half a month, his experience had increased by over 70,000, and the large monsters and beasts in the eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob had been mostly cleared out.
"The 'Totem Imbuement' skill is indeed not that simple." During this time, Tang Zheng had used the large number of monster corpses to experiment a little with the skill, arriving at a new understanding.
As long as a totem wasn't fixed, the 'Totem Imbuement' process could be interrupted at any time. As for whether a fixed totem could be canceled and replaced...
Since he hadn't fixed his first totem, Tang Zheng wasn't sure.
The information he had gathered so far was:
Depending on the monster or beast, the increase in base stats from the totem was not fixed, but it could increase a single base stat by a maximum of 50 points.
The stat boost wasn't much, but it was within his expectations. After all, it was only an intermediate job class.
What Tang Zheng cared about was 'talent acquisition.' For example, he had specifically experimented with the high-tier fierce tiger from just now.
This monster was born with two abilities: one was night vision, and the other was the ability to move with accelerated speed in the jungle.
If he used the high-tier fierce tiger as a totem and chose 'talent acquisition' instead of 'totem activation,' Tang Zheng could choose to fix one of the high-tier fierce tiger's two special talents.
Of course, neither of these two abilities was very useful to Tang Zheng, but what if it were a higher-level monster?
The Fighting Ogre, Zero, couldn't hunt higher-level monsters due to his strength, but he could.
At the same time!
During the half-month that Tang Zheng was focused on leveling in the Great Forest of Tob, a major event occurred in both the Baharuth Empire and the Re-Estize Kingdom!
The strongest fighter of the Imperial Arena and a symbol of the Empire, the Warrior King, Gagaran, suddenly departed.
This incident had a huge impact throughout the Imperial Capital and the Baharuth Empire, even affecting the battlefield between the two nations and causing a drop in the morale of the Empire's army.
It was said that the Blood Emperor personally sent people to persuade him to stay, and a conflict even arose where one of the Four Imperial Knights appeared. In the end, a larger conflict was averted only through the mediation of the great merchant, Osco.
As for the Warrior King, Gagaran, his whereabouts became unknown after he left the Baharuth Empire. Shortly after, the Empire issued a warrant for arrest.
The target wasn't the Warrior King, Gagaran, but an alchemist from the Re-Estize Kingdom. The title of 'Black-Haired Genius Alchemist' also spread from the Empire, attracting the attention of various factions in the Kingdom.
On the other side, Leinas, who had a large bounty on her head from the Empire and was wanted for treason, fought against Gazef in the Royal Capital.
The two ultimately fought to a draw.
King Ramposa III personally summoned the two. He bestowed upon the Warrior Captain, Gazef, a magic item, one of the five great national treasures, and at the same time, granted Leinas the noble title of 'Knight'.
This matter was naturally learned by the Baharuth Empire, making the situation on the border battlefield even more tense.
Thanks to the book friend "Chou Tang Shi" for the 500 book currency reward!
Thanks to the book friend "Xue Ying" for the 100 book currency reward!
Thanks to the book friend "2023...DE" for the 100 book currency reward!
(end of chapter )
