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Chapter 225
chapter 211 part 2
Tang Zheng retracted his foot and looked at the Demon Snake Naga. "How long will it take to gather all these goblins?"
"With the help of the hobgoblin tribe, it will only take three days. No, two days."
The Demon Snake Naga lay on the ground, his body curled up, speaking quickly in a panic.
This human has become even more terrifying!
Tang Zheng nodded slightly. To expand the goblin population to eighty thousand in about two months was actually quite impressive.
It was just that compared to the number he had estimated in his mind, it was still far off.
Of course, he wasn't going to eliminate this number of goblins right now. After all, it had only been about two months. Even if goblins grew quickly, most of them were not yet adults at this stage.
"With the goblins' reproductive ability, in an environment without danger, their numbers shouldn't be this low."
Tang Zheng looked at the prone Demon Snake Naga and asked calmly.
"It's the food!" the Demon Snake Naga, enduring the intense pain, quickly replied.
"These goblins breed too fast, and they eat a lot. The ordinary wild beasts in the forest are basically their food."
"If we don't impose a restriction, those ordinary wild beasts will definitely be eaten to extinction by this horde of goblins."
Eighty thousand goblins spread throughout the Touv Great Forest was indeed not a large number, but the destructive power they wielded was immense.
Ordinary wild beasts couldn't reproduce as fast as goblins. If this continued, the entire ecosystem of the Touv Great Forest would be affected.
Hearing this, Tang Zheng gave the Demon Snake Naga a surprised look. He hadn't expected him to consider the ecological problem. At the same time, he realized what he had overlooked.
Goblins were omnivorous demi-humans.
Besides meat, they could eat many things; they could even survive by eating dirt.
The problem was, with meat available, goblins would obviously not eat dirt. Even if they were forced to eat dirt, it would inevitably affect their reproductive rate and growth.
As this was a method for obtaining a large amount of Experience, Tang Zheng naturally took it seriously.
"I've thought about things too simply."
Based on the experience from his previous life, the problems of raising livestock boiled down to three things: environment, food, and disease prevention.
The environment and disease prevention could be ignored. Goblins were extremely adaptable to any environment and actually preferred dirty, damp places.
So the key was food!
Once the goblin population grew, relying solely on the Touv Great Forest's ecosystem would likely be unsustainable. Food would need to be acquired from the outside.
Tang Zheng's brows furrowed slightly.
He had a few thousand gold coins on hand, which was more than enough for personal use, but it was completely insufficient to feed tens or hundreds of thousands of goblins.
In other words, relying on personal strength alone, it was impossible to support a massive demi-human tribe!
But the power of a kingdom would be sufficient.
"Eight Fingers."
A glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes.
Eight Fingers was a massive underground faction. With the power of Eight Fingers, he could easily obtain large amounts of food from the Re-Estize Kingdom.
In the otherworld, due to the existence of magic, ordinary grain was not difficult to grow or obtain.
Compared to magic items, its value was so low it could almost be ignored.
"Before the end of December, increase the number of goblins to over 100,000."
"Also, it's too troublesome to gather goblins scattered throughout the Touv Great Forest. Find a way to gather them in one place to minimize movement."
As Tang Zheng spoke to the Demon Snake Naga, he took out an alchemical potion and tossed it over.
Covered in a cold sweat, the Demon Snake Naga quickly agreed, scrambling to pick up the alchemical potion that had fallen to the ground and downing it in one gulp.
The pain from his broken snake tail rapidly healed under the effects of the alchemical potion.
When the Demon Snake Naga looked up again, he found that Tang Zheng's figure had already vanished.
Lava Zone.
The scorching temperature and crimson light reappeared.
Having returned via teleportation magic, the first thing Tang Zheng saw was the evil spirit hound. He reached out and stroked its smooth, black fur.
"The trivial matters are done. Now for the real business."
Tang Zheng murmured to himself as he petted the evil spirit hound.
The situations with the Twin Witches and the Demon Snake Naga had been stabilized again with his appearance.
He raised his arm.
The corpse of the Gray Dwarf Forging Minister appeared on the ground.
"Raise Dead!" Tang Zheng's magic power surged as he activated the fifth-tier resurrection magic.
The Forging Minister's cold corpse quickly regained a heartbeat. He shot up, gasping for air.
Before the Forging Minister's consciousness could fully return.
"Charm Species."
The Forging Minister's breathing hitched. With a dazed look in his eyes, he rose from the ground and stood respectfully before Tang Zheng.
"What are the requirements to replicate those four highest-tier runes?" Tang Zheng asked the Forging Minister.
"Only Rune Craftsmen have the ability to inscribe runes. To replicate that great technology, the more Rune Craftsmen, the better," the Forging Minister replied slowly.
Tang Zheng nodded thoughtfully and then asked about the other requirements.
After learning all the conditions, Tang Zheng felt a little more certain. It seemed that while the success rate wasn't high, it was still worth a try.
"Indeed, it seems a trip to the Dwarf Race is inevitable sooner or later," Tang Zheng turned, his gaze drifting toward the mountain range south of the Lava Zone.
Among the Dwarf Race, the only thing Tang Zheng valued was their rune technology; nothing else was worth his attention.
Even the Dwarf Race's treasure was no longer in the hands of the dwarves, but occupied by those few frost dragons. In particular, the Dwarf Race's treasury was protected by protection magic constructed with rune technology.
Even the Bone King had to use a high-grade item to break through it. Tang Zheng had no such ideas. Rather than focusing on the Dwarf Race's treasury, he might as well set his sights on the treasure possessed by the frost dragons.
Speaking of which, the ancient fire dragon's cave should also contain a large amount of treasure.
However!
Tang Zheng currently didn't know the location of the ancient fire dragon's cave and would need to search for it.
"For now, it's probably best not to make direct contact with the Dwarf Race," Tang Zheng's figure moved, soaring into the air and flying away from the Lava Zone.
The Dwarf Race had a total of four great cities.
The old royal capital, Feoh Belkan; the southern city, Fieo Lezo; the eastern city, Fieo Jura; and the western city, Feoh Tiwaz.
These four cities had witnessed the glory and decline of the Dwarf Race. Currently, aside from the eastern city where the Dwarf Race resided, the other cities were either abandoned or no longer in dwarf hands.
And the distance between the current eastern city and the former old royal capital was not only vast but also extremely dangerous.
Between them lay a region known as the Three Great Obstacles.
The Great Rift, the Lava Zone, and the Labyrinth of Wandering!
(end of chapter)
Tang Zheng retracted his foot and looked at the Demon Snake Naga. "How long will it take to gather all these goblins?"
"With the help of the hobgoblin tribe, it will only take three days. No, two days."
The Demon Snake Naga lay on the ground, his body curled up, speaking quickly in a panic.
This human has become even more terrifying!
Tang Zheng nodded slightly. To expand the goblin population to eighty thousand in about two months was actually quite impressive.
It was just that compared to the number he had estimated in his mind, it was still far off.
Of course, he wasn't going to eliminate this number of goblins right now. After all, it had only been about two months. Even if goblins grew quickly, most of them were not yet adults at this stage.
"With the goblins' reproductive ability, in an environment without danger, their numbers shouldn't be this low."
Tang Zheng looked at the prone Demon Snake Naga and asked calmly.
"It's the food!" the Demon Snake Naga, enduring the intense pain, quickly replied.
"These goblins breed too fast, and they eat a lot. The ordinary wild beasts in the forest are basically their food."
"If we don't impose a restriction, those ordinary wild beasts will definitely be eaten to extinction by this horde of goblins."
Eighty thousand goblins spread throughout the Touv Great Forest was indeed not a large number, but the destructive power they wielded was immense.
Ordinary wild beasts couldn't reproduce as fast as goblins. If this continued, the entire ecosystem of the Touv Great Forest would be affected.
Hearing this, Tang Zheng gave the Demon Snake Naga a surprised look. He hadn't expected him to consider the ecological problem. At the same time, he realized what he had overlooked.
Goblins were omnivorous demi-humans.
Besides meat, they could eat many things; they could even survive by eating dirt.
The problem was, with meat available, goblins would obviously not eat dirt. Even if they were forced to eat dirt, it would inevitably affect their reproductive rate and growth.
As this was a method for obtaining a large amount of Experience, Tang Zheng naturally took it seriously.
"I've thought about things too simply."
Based on the experience from his previous life, the problems of raising livestock boiled down to three things: environment, food, and disease prevention.
The environment and disease prevention could be ignored. Goblins were extremely adaptable to any environment and actually preferred dirty, damp places.
So the key was food!
Once the goblin population grew, relying solely on the Touv Great Forest's ecosystem would likely be unsustainable. Food would need to be acquired from the outside.
Tang Zheng's brows furrowed slightly.
He had a few thousand gold coins on hand, which was more than enough for personal use, but it was completely insufficient to feed tens or hundreds of thousands of goblins.
In other words, relying on personal strength alone, it was impossible to support a massive demi-human tribe!
But the power of a kingdom would be sufficient.
"Eight Fingers."
A glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes.
Eight Fingers was a massive underground faction. With the power of Eight Fingers, he could easily obtain large amounts of food from the Re-Estize Kingdom.
In the otherworld, due to the existence of magic, ordinary grain was not difficult to grow or obtain.
Compared to magic items, its value was so low it could almost be ignored.
"Before the end of December, increase the number of goblins to over 100,000."
"Also, it's too troublesome to gather goblins scattered throughout the Touv Great Forest. Find a way to gather them in one place to minimize movement."
As Tang Zheng spoke to the Demon Snake Naga, he took out an alchemical potion and tossed it over.
Covered in a cold sweat, the Demon Snake Naga quickly agreed, scrambling to pick up the alchemical potion that had fallen to the ground and downing it in one gulp.
The pain from his broken snake tail rapidly healed under the effects of the alchemical potion.
When the Demon Snake Naga looked up again, he found that Tang Zheng's figure had already vanished.
Lava Zone.
The scorching temperature and crimson light reappeared.
Having returned via teleportation magic, the first thing Tang Zheng saw was the evil spirit hound. He reached out and stroked its smooth, black fur.
"The trivial matters are done. Now for the real business."
Tang Zheng murmured to himself as he petted the evil spirit hound.
The situations with the Twin Witches and the Demon Snake Naga had been stabilized again with his appearance.
He raised his arm.
The corpse of the Gray Dwarf Forging Minister appeared on the ground.
"Raise Dead!" Tang Zheng's magic power surged as he activated the fifth-tier resurrection magic.
The Forging Minister's cold corpse quickly regained a heartbeat. He shot up, gasping for air.
Before the Forging Minister's consciousness could fully return.
"Charm Species."
The Forging Minister's breathing hitched. With a dazed look in his eyes, he rose from the ground and stood respectfully before Tang Zheng.
"What are the requirements to replicate those four highest-tier runes?" Tang Zheng asked the Forging Minister.
"Only Rune Craftsmen have the ability to inscribe runes. To replicate that great technology, the more Rune Craftsmen, the better," the Forging Minister replied slowly.
Tang Zheng nodded thoughtfully and then asked about the other requirements.
After learning all the conditions, Tang Zheng felt a little more certain. It seemed that while the success rate wasn't high, it was still worth a try.
"Indeed, it seems a trip to the Dwarf Race is inevitable sooner or later," Tang Zheng turned, his gaze drifting toward the mountain range south of the Lava Zone.
Among the Dwarf Race, the only thing Tang Zheng valued was their rune technology; nothing else was worth his attention.
Even the Dwarf Race's treasure was no longer in the hands of the dwarves, but occupied by those few frost dragons. In particular, the Dwarf Race's treasury was protected by protection magic constructed with rune technology.
Even the Bone King had to use a high-grade item to break through it. Tang Zheng had no such ideas. Rather than focusing on the Dwarf Race's treasury, he might as well set his sights on the treasure possessed by the frost dragons.
Speaking of which, the ancient fire dragon's cave should also contain a large amount of treasure.
However!
Tang Zheng currently didn't know the location of the ancient fire dragon's cave and would need to search for it.
"For now, it's probably best not to make direct contact with the Dwarf Race," Tang Zheng's figure moved, soaring into the air and flying away from the Lava Zone.
The Dwarf Race had a total of four great cities.
The old royal capital, Feoh Belkan; the southern city, Fieo Lezo; the eastern city, Fieo Jura; and the western city, Feoh Tiwaz.
These four cities had witnessed the glory and decline of the Dwarf Race. Currently, aside from the eastern city where the Dwarf Race resided, the other cities were either abandoned or no longer in dwarf hands.
And the distance between the current eastern city and the former old royal capital was not only vast but also extremely dangerous.
Between them lay a region known as the Three Great Obstacles.
The Great Rift, the Lava Zone, and the Labyrinth of Wandering!
(end of chapter)
