On the other side, Zhou Bai and his team were on their way to the rendezvous.
Compared to Lucas and his team's "waves", Zhou Bai and his team were much smoother, so their progress was very fast, and the whole team also used this opportunity to practice speed skills.
In a nutshell, they can be described as being as unrestrained as can be.
Of course, the monsters that targeted them on the road basically became their prey, which did not affect their advancement speed at all.
Many people who followed were driven by this atmosphere.
After all, is there anything more exciting than having someone better than you who works harder than you?
Of course, the most important thing is that everyone realized one thing.
That is, with their efforts, they seem to have the capital to gain a foothold in this world.
"How far is it?" After finding a small forest to rest, Zhou Bai asked Baoli who was leading the way.
Paulie said as he took out a simple map from his arms.
...
...
There is a circled area above, which is the meeting place initially "agreed" by both parties. This is estimated based on their speed. Whoever arrives first will stay there for a while.
"If we go at our current speed, we'll be there in another day," Paulie said excitedly.
Since we came out with a mission, we naturally hope that it can be completed as quickly as possible.
When he returned, the territory had already settled his contribution points.
This time he came out to lead the way, he believed that there would still be someone there.
What a joy! Such a hopeful day!
Zhou Bai silently counted the time and had an idea in his mind. This way, when they turned back, they would still have time to prepare for the territory war.
"Then everyone rest here, and get up early tomorrow morning to continue their journey." Zhou Bai said, and then he designated people to be on night duty, dividing them into several groups to take turns, so that everyone has enough time to rest and will not affect tomorrow's journey.
"Yes." Everyone listened, stopped, and began to prepare the food needed for the entire team.
Zhou Bai also took out his sleeping bag and other items and began to build the place where he would sleep.
Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng are naturally
"Dad, I can do it myself." Zhou Bai looked at Zhou Zhengping who took over, with a helpless look on his face.
"You can do it yourself. There is no conflict with your father taking care of his daughter." Zhou Zhengping said without thinking.
He had rarely paid attention to his daughter in the territory because he was busy with his own affairs. Now that she was outside, how could he let her do it on her own!
Moreover, when he came out, his wife specifically told him to take good care of their daughter.
Zhou Bai was silent for a moment, "Okay then! I'll go get you some food."
"No, no, I'll do it." Li Xingteng quickly spoke up and rushed to build a pot and start a fire.
"Sit down and take a rest. You must be tired today." Zhou Zhengping said quickly.
Zhou Bai listened and took a look at his own stamina value.
Indeed, after a long journey, everyone will consume a lot of physical strength and magic points.
She has a dual profession, and while on the road, she basically only uses a single professional skill. One is to exercise, and the other is to conserve her strength to avoid encountering sudden accidents when she is exhausted.
At this time, the benefits of dual careers are revealed.
Since she was not allowed to do anything, she could only take a rest.
Afterwards, he found a flat place and took out some tables and chairs that he had prepared.
She had enough stuff in her backpack, so in order to make her life better, she was naturally willing to bring these things out.
Since you can't just sit back and relax when it comes to territory construction and personal upgrades, you have to treat yourself well in your life.
And this time, she didn't bring her own copy.
As the leader of the team, it is her responsibility to make her subordinates live more comfortably outside!
After the tables and chairs came out, it wasn't long before all kinds of snacks filled the tables. All kinds of torches were lit near the tables and chairs, directly illuminating the area.
"Everyone, just rest here when you're on night duty." After doing all this, Zhou Bai said.
"Thank you, village chief." Everyone looked at Zhou Bai and thanked him.
Now, I have a place to kill time in the evening.
Seeing this, Zhou Bai didn't say much and found his seat and sat down.
After a while, Li Xingteng came back with the food.
It's just a bowl of instant noodles with lots of meat.
Although simple, it is convenient.
While the whole team was feasting here, there was a pair of eyes secretly keeping an eye on this team.
After realizing that they were really just passing by, he left with peace of mind and secretly climbed back up the mountain.
The night passed peacefully.
After they left, someone else came to where they lived and took away all the things they had left behind in their makeshift structure yesterday.
All this happened silently.
After another day of traveling, Zhou Bai and his party arrived at the location agreed upon by both parties.
After they arrived, they searched around but saw no signs that Lucas, O'Neal and the others had stayed, so they took a temporary rest by the lake.
Looking at this natural lake, the people in the team who had been running around for two days couldn't help it anymore, and they packed up one by one and prepared to take a bath.
Many of them were shirtless.
When they did this, Zhou Zhengping directly blocked Zhou Bai's way and said, "Don't look, it's a dirty eye."
Zhou Bai was silent.
Her father must have forgotten that this can be seen everywhere on the blue planet.
But there was really nothing to see, so Zhou Bai calmly withdrew his gaze.
It was also at this time that the crowd who jumped into the lake began to shout one by one.
"Fuck, why is it so salty?"
"Oh my god! The stones under my feet are also very sharp. My feet must have been cut."
"Don't jump down yet, let's take a look at the situation."
As he spoke, a man sank into the water again. When he surfaced again, he had many shells in his hands.
"This is actually a saltwater lake! There are a lot of shell residues in it. No matter how they were formed, these shells are limestone." This person is Chang Xiangming. He is a novel lover. He has read time-travel novels before. He also went out of his way to learn about cement formulas, gunpowder formulas, glass formulas and other things that were easy to make a fortune in ancient times. Therefore, he clearly understands that the most critical raw material in cement is limestone.
Moreover, Hope Village had previously planned to build a road between Glasgow Village and had posted a notice on the territory notice board to collect limestone.
The local residents didn’t know what this was and were confused for a long time.
But there is not a single resident of Blue Star who doesn’t know this.
Even though they knew about it, there was nothing they could do!
Even though they knew there were definitely shells on the seashore, most of the human territories were inland. Although there were some by the sea, that was the territory of the dragon clan. Faced with such overwhelming strength, not many caravans dared to go to the seashore to hang out. If there were, their target would not be shells.
As a result, their raw materials are still scarce, oh no, there is no chance at all.
But now it's different! They found shells in this place.
Although there may not be as many shells in this lake as in the sea, but considering the area of this lake, as long as there are some, it will definitely be enough in a short period of time. As for the future, we can keep looking!
Zhou Bai naturally knew this, and couldn't help but feel happy. He quickly passed Zhou Zhengping and came to the lake. He took the shells from him and looked at them carefully. Then he said, "In that case, let's salvage these shells together!"
After that, he paused, "The territory is buying shells, 10 copper coins per pound, 1 contribution point for every 10 pounds."
Everyone listened, thought about it, and their eyes lit up.
This data may not seem like much, but when accumulated it is a huge number. The most important thing is that this is free money. It is not easy to earn some money and contribute points in daily life!
Immediately, many people who had not originally planned to go into the water jumped into the water.
Among them, the orcs who followed were the bravest.
There was only one thought left in their heads.
Lots of shells = lots of coins.
For a moment, the only sound in the entire lake was the sound of splashing water.
As for Zhou Bai, he was naturally just a spectator.
Then he looked at the increasing number of shells accumulating on the shore, his face full of joy.
When Lucas, O'Neal and his party arrived here, they saw this bustling scene.
I was a little confused for a moment.
The sheep-headed man and fox-beast man who followed behind were even more confused, and even a little worried. How come they suddenly met people?
Unexpectedly, their leaders Lucas and O'Neill had already saluted Zhou Bai, "Village Chief!"
After hearing these four words, Dean, Gran and other new orcs realized that this seemingly weak woman was actually the leader of this group of humans.
Lucas and O'Neill, two orcs who were stronger than her, were actually very respectful to her.
Awesome!
Dean, the leader of the sheep-headed people, and Gran, the leader of the fox-beast people, couldn't help but observe Zhou Bai, especially Gran.
In fact, the Orc Kingdom respects strength. Regardless of gender, as long as one is strong enough, he or she can become the core of a team.
However, there is a natural gap between male and female orcs, and it is extremely difficult to make up for this gap. Therefore, in the Orc Kingdom, among so many races, only a few races are dominated by female orcs.
They, the fox tribe, do not rely on military force to gain a foothold in the human kingdom, but on intelligence. Therefore, who will be the master depends on who can lead the territory to prosperity.
She has been smart since she was a child, and has been valued by her family. She also wholeheartedly wants to revitalize the territory.
But such ideals are insignificant in the face of powerful strength.
But the moment she saw Zhou Bai, she felt that perhaps this disaster could also be her opportunity.
Zhou Bai can stand higher than anyone else in the human territory where strength speaks with his weak strength, and he can also conquer orcs like Lucas and O'Neal. His personal ability must be very strong.
Enter the other person's territory and learn from her. Maybe just learning a little bit would be enough for her to benefit for the rest of her life.
Although all races on the Stan continent are now hostile to the human race and have united their voices against the human kingdom to suppress its arrogance, everyone still remembers that the earliest history was the human kingdom's crushing of other races.
The human race is definitely the most gifted among all races in terms of intelligence.
Thinking of this, Gran looked at Zhou Bai with sparkling eyes.
The look was too scorching, and Zhou Bai also noticed it.
"Are they the orcs you rescued?" Zhou Bai asked.
"Yes, this is Dean, the chief of the sheep-headed people, and this is Gran, the fox orc." Lucas introduced to Zhou Bai.
"Welcome to join our territory." Zhou Bai said directly, and then looked at Dean, the patriarch.
The patriarch is not the same as the lord, but his position in the tribe is also unique. If one wants to gather this group of sheep-headed people, the patriarch is crucial.
Dean noticed Zhou Bai's gaze and became a little nervous. He moved his lips and said, "Please take care of me in the future, Village Chief."
The moment he said it, Dean suddenly realized that this sentence didn't seem that difficult.
Anyway, they didn't suffer any malicious intent along the way.
Their brains don’t know how to escape, so they just obey.
If you're obedient, you won't bully us, right?
When Zhou Bai looked at Dean, he thought of Baker and Ina who were doing their job well in the territory.
Sure enough, sheep-headed people seem to be quite cute!
"We also have your people in our territory. You can find them when you get there. You like planting and breeding, so we have arranged for you to live near the farmland and breeding farm." Zhou Bai said.
Dean was stunned for a moment as he listened.
Their people, the sheep-headed people?
Are there any of their people in this human territory?
For some reason, Dean suddenly felt a lot more at ease.
After saying that, Zhou Bai looked at Gran who was standing beside him, "You are also welcome to join us."
"...Yeah." Gran nodded.
It also suppressed the excitement that had just risen up.
There are plenty of opportunities when you go to human territory.
At this time, Lucas continued, "Gran and his men have a very keen sense of smell. They helped us to deal with the monsters that were tracking us..."
Then, Lucas explained the whole story and also emphasized the situation in the city of Delisha.
While listening, Gran could feel as if his heart was being grasped by something.
Will the village chief of this human territory blame them?
"Well done!" The next moment, Gran was stunned when he heard Zhou Bai's praise.
The other party seemed to agree.
When Lucas heard this, he glanced at Gran, as if to say, See! Their village chief will not blame them at all.
Gran was silent, but there was another emotion dominating his heart.
Looking at the expressions on their faces, Zhou Bai knew very well that there must be something going on between them, but she did not ask further questions. She just asked some detailed questions directly. She was also making some preparations for the future of the territory.
Come to think of it, it seems that Hope Village has already provoked quite a few territories now, so adding more mercenary teams and high-level professionals doesn't seem to matter.
This is the end of the explanation for this matter.
At this time, O'Neal, who was standing by, looked at the people fishing for shells in the lake and couldn't help asking, "What are they doing?"
He saw orcs inside, each of them happily fishing out the loot, as if they were picking up money.
The most likely reason why these orcs are so happy to do things is money.
When it comes to good things with money, how can O'Neal be missing?
Zhou Bai looked at O'Neill who was eager to make a move, and instantly understood his idea. He smiled and said, "Shells are an important raw material. If you salvage them here, the territory will use copper coins and contribution points to settle the bill."
After that, he added, "If you want to go, go now! We'll head back to the territory after we're done fishing."
"Okay!" O'Neill agreed immediately and turned to find his old father, wife and children. "Father, Laura, Ruth, Jasmine, Penny... Woolley, Enoch, Ford, Chad... follow me!"
Then, O'Neill brought them to Zhou Bai's side, "Village Chief, these are my family members, saying hello to you."
Zhou Bai looked at the series of female tiger-headed people and tiger-headed cubs behind O'Neill and paused. "These are..."
"This is my father Fokker, these are my wives..., these are my cubs..."
Zhou Bai: “…”
How can one man marry so many wives???
"Village chief? What's wrong?" Looking at Zhou Bai's changing expression, O'Neill asked cautiously.
"It's okay, go and get busy!" Zhou Bai said directly.
Respect other people’s national conditions!
No wonder O'Neal attaches so much importance to money. Others may raise a few, but he raises dozens.
O'Neal chuckled, then went out to make money with his family.
Not only him, other orcs also couldn't wait to enter the lake.
Even the newly arrived sheep-headed people and fox beastmen did not react when they saw Zhou Bai and his group, and those who could go into the water did so.
There is strength in numbers.
Thanks to the efforts of six or seven hundred people, all the shells in the lake were cleared out.
Moreover, many people became addicted to the fish and even did not let go of the stones inside.
Anyway, there are many people in the territory who want these pebbles.
After everyone had finished fishing, they all came to Zhou Bai to settle their accounts.
By the time Dean and other new orcs finished their settlement and received a lot of silver coins, their hearts were really pounding.
They really didn't expect that they could actually get money from humans.
It has to be said that this action instantly won the hearts of these new orcs.
No matter how much the other orcs say, it is not as real as the money they get from humans.
This really proves a point.
Humans have rules for orcs. As long as there are rules, they won’t be bullied for nothing!
After the settlement was completed, Zhou Bai reorganized the team and walked back.
Compared with the previous self-reliance, after Zhou Bai took the lead of the entire team, the whole team ate from a big pot.
Among them are sheep-headed people and fox-beast people.
They also tasted the scent that lingered in their souls along the way.
It really is...excellent!
"Gran, I feel that this human territory is really good." After carefully observing the entire team, the fox orc Thomas couldn't help but speak to Gran.
Because some subconscious behaviors cannot be hidden.
For example, those human professionals are subconsciously gentle to the goat-headed cubs and even give them snacks. Of course, the scene of them stroking their heads with enjoyment can be ignored.
From this point, it can be seen that these people are really treating the orcs well.
Gran nodded to show that he understood.
In fact, after seeing Lucas and the others being praised after explaining the situation to Zhou Bai, she felt that this human territory was really different from what she knew.
But reason also told her to take another look and learn more.
All fox beastmen have this feeling, and the favored sheep-headed people are even more so.
Following behind the team, they seemed less resistant to heading to this human territory!
Just like that, at the next point in time, the entire team began their crazy journey again.
A day later, they returned to the small forest where they had camped the day before just as night fell.
When they came back, they found something strange.
"Hey, some of the tools we made yesterday for overnight use are gone. Someone must have been here." One of the professionals couldn't help but say.
Of course it's useless if the thing is lost, he just didn't expect that someone would want such a small thing.
"It's the same thing here! The hammock that I left on the book is gone."
“…”
Zhou Bai paused after listening, and then said: "Be more vigilant at night."
If someone took something away, it means there might be other people moving around here. They are just passing by, so there is really no need to have too many conflicts with others.
Especially as Lucas and the others mentioned, if they offended the people of Delisha City, what if their whereabouts were accidentally caught by others and the news reached the people of Delisha City in the future?
As for the enemy, the later he is found, the better.
"yes."
Compared to the vigilance of Zhou Bai and his team, Gran led the fox beastmen in the team to sniff around, and finally went straight to Zhou Bai.
"Village chief, there is definitely a tribe living nearby." Gran said confidently. They smelled a unique smell, and this smell could not be caused by a single person. There must be a small gathering place of considerable size nearby.
"Is it a human?" Zhou Bai asked.
Gran shook his head firmly, "It's not a human! It's not an orc! It's not a monster, it's just a certain species. I've never smelled anything like it."
Hearing what Gran said, Zhou Bai paused, then looked at Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng, "Dad, Uncle Li, shall we go take a look?"
"Okay." Both Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng agreed.
Knowing that there are many people nearby, they feel uneasy until they figure out their purpose!
Afterwards, taking advantage of the night, the group put on dark suits and, led by Gran, walked towards a hill not far from the grove.
After a while, they crossed the hill and arrived at the top of a mountain.
But I didn't expect that when I looked down from the top of the mountain, I would see one simple house after another.
When Zhou Bai saw these figures, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Because these figures look really familiar.
It’s not any other race, it’s the goblins!
This group of goblins actually built a temporary gathering place of their own on human territory? It seems to be really amazing.
The geographical location is also very advantageous. If it weren't for Gran's nose, they might not know it even if they passed by.
"It's the goblins." Zhou Zhengping also whispered in Zhou Bai's ear, "Should we take them away?"
The goblins are also very useful to Hope Village.
Take the iron mine for example, it is now in the charge of the two goblins. With them, the territory’s iron ore output is stable, and there is no shortage of raw materials for weapons!
If we can take this group of goblins into our possession, perhaps we can get more ores in our territory.
The goblins' fearful life outside is indeed not as good as the stable life in Hope Village.
Zhou Bai pondered for a moment, then said: "Remember this place, and come back later! We are not suitable now, and their tribesmen are the most suitable."
There are goblins in their territory. Wouldn't it be better to let them find their people and tell them about the good life they are living now?
After making the decision, the group left silently.
But even after leaving, Zhou Bai still left a lot of things there.
Not long after they left, a group of goblins sneaked here again. When they saw the things left in the camp, they were ecstatic.
These humans are really wasteful! But it’s a bargain for them!
Afterwards, the goblin chief, who had received so many things, felt a little nervous.
At the same time, I also remembered the three words displayed on the packaging of the things I left behind.
Village of Hope!
Three in one big fat chapter, muah~
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