[Special area discovered: Snow Mountain Predator Prison...]

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing understood something.

After the looters robbed the Chamber of Commerce and captured the merchants, they locked them up here.

At this moment, the prison was empty, without a single person in sight.

As for where the people inside went, it goes without saying.

At this moment, Liu Muxue seemed to sense something, and she threw a magic torch forward.

With the help of the blue light from the torches, everyone saw a curled up figure in the corner of the prison.

He hugged his body tightly, buried his head in his knees, and trembled all over.

When he realized he had been discovered, he trembled like a sieve, and kept muttering: "Don't eat me, don't eat me..."

"Goblin meat tastes terrible. It tastes like... yes, it tastes like jungle troll poop..."

"You might as well eat shit than eat my meat!"

Hearing this, everyone looked strange.

As for Cao Xing, he took a look at his attributes.

[Goblin Craftsman: Locke Ridge]

[Race: Goblin]

[Level: Level 27 (Level 3 Ordinary Creature)]

[Health value: 7328/10260]

[Attack power: 633~651]

[Skills: Grease the soles of your feet, shrink]

[Life skills: Observe people's words and expressions, negotiate, bargain

Expert Craftsman (has a deep understanding of various machines, and when crafting in a machine factory, speeds up the manufacturing of machines by 40%)

Expert mechanical repair (with rich repair experience, greatly increasing the success rate and repair speed of various machines)

[Talent: Energy Saving (Reduce the materials required by 10% when making various machines in the machinery factory)]

[Status: cold, scared, hungry, shrinking...]

(Character introduction: A member of the Southern Goblin Chamber of Commerce and an expert craftsman who is very knowledgeable about various machines.)

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Seeing this guy's attributes, Cao Xing immediately narrowed his eyes.

Wow, this goblin has two expert-level life skills.

The [Expert Craftsman] skill is very simple. It increases the production speed of [Transport Vehicles] or other mechanical props in the mechanical factory by 40%.

In addition, [Expert-level Mechanical Repair] is an incredible skill that can greatly increase the success rate of repairs.

Cao Xing was just worried whether asking Xiao Chuchu to repair the mecha would fail.

Now, he seems to have a better candidate?

In addition, this goblin's [Energy Saving Talent] can save 10% of the materials used to make machinery.

It may not sound like much, but in the long run, it will have a huge effect!

Can save a huge amount of resources.

This guy is a talented person.

At this time, the goblin was still curled up on the ground, begging for mercy.

"My Lords, please let me go. Goblin meat is not tasty at all."

"God of the Crypt... please save the poor goblins!"

The goblin was terrified, as if he thought Cao Xing was here to capture him.

Even, everyone smelled a strange smell in the air.

This made several women in the team frown.

Cao Xing was speechless, and then said, "Okay, stop yelling, no one here wants to eat you."

"We have killed the group of snow mountain raiders outside."

Hearing this, the goblin in the corner gradually stopped trembling.

He stretched his body tentatively and slowly raised his wrinkled head with pointy ears.

Then he fixed his gaze on the crowd.

He first glanced at Liu Muxue and Sarah, then looked at Assam and Andrew beside him.

Instantly, the goblin's deep pupils shrank suddenly.

Because he felt that these people had temperaments that were completely different from those snow mountain plunderers.

Assam is the kind of knight who looks full of justice.

Andrew next to him seemed calm and peaceful.

The goblin asked tentatively, "Sir, have you really dealt with those cruel cannibals outside?"

Cao Xing spread his hands, "Of course."

Hearing this, the goblin burst into tears of joy!

“Oh my god, that’s great!”

"The Crypt God is really blessing me! These damned plunderers have been defeated!"

At this moment, he seemed to remember something and crawled over.

"My Lords, I am an important member of the Southern Goblin Chamber of Commerce!"

"Can you please take me out? When I return to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, I will thank you for saving my life and give you a generous reward!"

After hearing this, Cao Xing asked, "We can take you out, but are you sure you can go back to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters?"

Hearing this, the goblin in front of him was also stunned.

Yes...he stayed in this cave for who knows how many days.

The members of his caravan had been eaten up by the group of snow mountain plunderers and the entire army was wiped out.

The headquarters of the Southern Goblin Chamber of Commerce is in the Southern Continent.

Although they also have a chapter in the Western Continent, it is in another kingdom.

With his strength and his current penniless state, he could not cross a kingdom.

You might even lose your life along the way due to various accidents.

For a moment, the goblin in front of him felt as if the sky was falling, and he collapsed to the ground in a daze.

At this moment, he seemed to remember something and said quickly, "My Lord, you must be extremely powerful to be able to kill the Snow Mountain Predators outside!"

"In our Southern Goblin Chamber of Commerce, there is a branch in the Kingdom of Nakrod..."

He asked in a tentative tone, "Sir, could you please take me there?"

"As long as I can get there, I can return to the Southern Continent, and I will give you lots and lots of crowns!"

"If you don't want crowns, there are also various gold and silver jewelry, and beautiful women in the manor for you to choose from. I can even give you some powerful goblin technology!"

"As long as you ask, I will try to satisfy you!"

The goblin spoke all in one breath.

It can be said that I have mentioned all the benefits that I could think of.

He looked at Cao Xing with hope.

Cao Xing shook his head after hearing this. "I have never heard of where the Kingdom of Nakrod is, but I know that it will take at least a month just to cross the Kingdom of Ice Crystal."

"I don't have that much time to take you there."

Hearing Cao Xing's clear refusal, the goblin craftsman felt like the sky was falling.

"God of the Crypt, am I, Locke Rich, going to die in this dark cave?"

"Or did he die in this remote mountain?"

He held his head and cried bitterly.

However, the corners of Cao Xing's mouth curved up in an imperceptible way.

He deliberately looked thoughtful.

Then it seemed as if some kind of decision had been made.

"How about this, I'll give you a chance."

Hearing this, the goblin stopped crying and looked at Cao Xing with a puzzled look.

"What...chance?"

Cao Xing said directly: "I am a lord, and my territory is not far from here."

"Next, you will work for me for a year. After a year, I will find a way to send you directly back to the Southern Continent. How do you think?"

Upon hearing this condition, the fire in the eyes of the goblin craftsman rekindled.

He had thought that he was doomed, but the young man in front of him gave him hope again!

It's just a year. Even though goblins don't live long, he can still wait for that long!

The goblin even wanted to agree on the spot.

However, because of his suspicious nature.

He raised his head and asked tentatively, "Is it true that if I only work for you for one year, you will be willing to send me back to the South China?"

Cao Xing chuckled and nodded.

Saying it was one year was, of course, a lie.

Cao Xing must want to keep this goblin craftsman in his territory and have him work for him.

After all, the territory is now about to enter a new stage.

And as Tong Chuchu breaks through the sixth level, she will obtain two new mechanical drawings.

At that time, your own territory can enter the mechanical troop explosion mode.

Having this expert goblin craftsman around can save him a lot of time and materials.

Therefore, Cao Xing is just delaying for now and keeping the people in his territory first.

However, who can say for sure what will happen a year later?

Maybe Cao Xing's territory directly built that kind of cross-continental teleportation array.

It would be easy for this goblin to go back.

After getting Cao Xing's confirmation, the goblin in front of him burst into tears of joy.

He said excitedly: "This benevolent human lord, goblin craftsman, and president of the Southern Chamber of Commerce, Locke Ridge is willing to serve you!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing directly issued him a recruitment invitation.

[Recruitment successful: Goblin craftsman, Locke Rich has joined your territory, territory population +1...]

…

Seeing the system prompt, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

Not bad, not bad.

In this cave, not only a large amount of resources were harvested.

Now we have brought back a person with the skill of [Expert Craftsman].

Cao Xing felt very satisfied.

Now, it's time to repair the [Earth Dragon Mech].

"Come on, clean yourself up and come out with us."

After saying that, Cao Xing casually took out a set of clothes from his backpack and threw it to him.

The goblin craftsman naturally saw his current desperate situation.

His pants were soaked, and his whole body was emitting a sour smell.

He lowered his head in embarrassment, and after everyone left, he quickly turned around and changed.

Assam and others followed Cao Xing and walked out of the warehouse.

As soon as I went out, a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Elisa has successfully transformed into a Tier 4 boss creature, with her basic attributes increased by 30%, and she has acquired a new skill: Feast of the Frost Wind]

[Feast of the Cold Wind: Condenses a large amount of ice elements and condenses them to the limit. In the next 5 attacks, the arrows contain the power of the cold wind, causing 147% tearing damage to enemies in a line. Skill cooldown time: 90 seconds]

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Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing was immediately delighted.

"Haha, Elisa actually succeeded. This new skill is pretty good!"

For enemies in a line, it is equivalent to a 100% penetration effect, which can be regarded as another kind of group attack skill.

It directly makes up for the weakness of the archers' insufficient group attack damage.

At the same time, Elisa and Renesus came over together.

One of the two girls was excited, while the other was a little depressed.

"My Lord, I succeeded!"

"I failed..."

Cao Xing did not see the system prompt from Renis, so he naturally knew the result.

He comforted the woman, "It's okay. Sarah and the others succeeded three times in a row. It's normal for you to fail this time."

"Don't be discouraged, just succeed in breaking through next time."

The Ascalon archer nodded his head with gratitude in his eyes.

Elisa next to her stared with her deep blue eyes, as if expecting Cao Xing's praise.

Cao Xing first checked her attributes.

【Ice Archer: Elisa】

[Race: Human]

[Level: Level 31 2831/340000 (Level 4 Boss-level Creature)]

【Detailed properties: click to view】

…

After Elisa was equipped with the [Withered Longbow] and upgraded to a fourth-level leader, her attack power was still quite strong.

"Well done Elisa, you have become very strong now."

After hearing Cao Xing's praise, the little girl immediately laughed "hehehe".

At this time, she seemed to notice the goblin craftsman next to Cao Xing, and spoke subconsciously.

"Ah! There's an ugly guy next to the Lord!"

Hearing this, Locke Ridge's face suddenly fell.

He quickly retorted, "How can you talk like that, little girl? I am a famous handsome man among us goblins!"

Hearing this, Elisa said innocently, "Really? But I don't see how you are beautiful at all!"

"You have more wrinkles on your face than my father. You must be in your seventies or eighties."

Every word this little girl said was heartbreaking.

Locke Richie was immediately furious, with his hands on his hips: "What are you talking about? I'm only 47 years old this year. Among the goblins, I'm in my strongest period, okay!"

Elisa was surprised and said, "Oh! You are so old now."

"Then I will call you Uncle Goblin from now on!"

Tong Chuchu beside him also shouted: "Hello, Uncle Goblin!"

Locke Ridge wanted to argue that he was not that ugly.

However, faced with the innocent words of the two little girls, Locke Ridge was soon speechless.

After all, lies hurt no one, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

He lowered his head helplessly, like a defeated rooster.

Cao Xing smiled and led his men to the damaged mecha.

The moment he saw the mecha, the agitation in Locke Ridge's eyes disappeared, and he suddenly became excited!

"Oh! God of the Crypt, this is the Earth Dragon Mech that our caravan brought out last time. It even has the power to destroy mountains!"

Elisa asked, "Uncle Goblin, this is from your caravan?"

Locke Richie said proudly: "Of course, we goblins are the smartest race on the entire surface of the earth. This Earth Dragon Mech alone can kill a knight squad of a hundred people!"

Elisa tilted her head and continued to ask, "How come your caravan, with such powerful mechas, was captured by these predators?"

Hearing this question, Locke Richie became furious.

"Speaking of this makes me angry!"

"These guys are so insidious. They know that goblins have no resistance to all kinds of shiny gems."

"I deliberately placed a lot of sparkling gems in the valley below."

"When we all got down there, these guys pushed the boulder down on us!"

"The Earth Dragon mecha was destroyed by them before it could even take off, and then...then we were all caught in one fell swoop..."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.

It sounds like this is indeed a tactic commonly used by those snow mountain plunderers.

Locke Ridge continued: "You have no idea how cruel these guys are."

"They even skewered our people and forced us to do the fire pot dance while eating barbecue!"

"These guys later asked me to help repair and maintain the Earth Dragon Mech to use against people from other chambers of commerce."

"The most annoying thing is that after finding no food in this mountain, these guys even want to eat me."

This is why Locke Ridge is still alive today.

If he didn't have this skill, he would have been eaten as food like the other goblins.

Once Locke Richie turned on the microphone, he couldn't stop talking, chattering on and on about what the snow mountain plunderers had done to them.

Everyone was left speechless by his rapid-fire speech.

Cao Xing raised his right hand.

Locke Rich understood his gesture and shut his mouth instantly!

Then she looked at him with an apologetic smile.

Cao Xing shook his head and asked directly: "Locke, I need you to repair this mecha now, are you sure?"

After hearing this, the goblin immediately replied, "No problem, sir!"

"I know the structure of the Earth Dragon Mech like the back of my hand. Even if it is torn into pieces, as long as the energy core is still there, I can restore it to its original state!"

He patted his chest and made the promise, looking very confident.

"Oh? How long will it take to repair it?"

When Locke heard this question, he carefully examined the Earth Dragon Mech again and replied, "The damage to this mech is not serious. I can repair it in about 30 minutes, no, 20 minutes!"

After hearing this, Cao Xing also laughed.

"Very good, then you can go and repair it."

After saying that, Cao Xing took out a large amount of materials from his backpack.

Put it directly on the ground.

The goblin craftsman did not act immediately, but asked awkwardly.

"Excuse me, sir, do you have a repair kit?"

Cao Xing also reacted after hearing this.

He took out a [Goblin Mechanical Repair Tool Kit] directly from his backpack.

"Take it."

The goblin Locke respectfully took the tool kit from him and started his maintenance work.

“Dang! Ding-dong!”

Along with it, a large amount of material on the ground disappeared.

The damaged parts of the Earth Dragon Mech began to recover rapidly.

As the light of repair continued to flash.

Time passes slowly.

Everyone was waiting silently on the side.

Ten minutes later, most of the damaged parts of the mecha had been repaired, and a bright blue light appeared in its pupils.

“Buzz! Buzz!”

The energy core begins to rotate.

As the mecha began to move, he stretched out his right hand and supported the ground with one hand.

“Huff! Huff!”

The fallen [Earth Dragon Mecha] stood up from the ground.

Locke Rich used the last piece of [Eternal Gold Ingot] on the head of the Earth Dragon Mecha, announcing that the repair was successfully completed.

He stood on the shoulders of the Earth Dragon Mech and said proudly, "Haha, God of the Crypt bless you, the Earth Dragon Mech is resurrected!"

"With this mecha, I can even travel freely in this mountain!"

Cao Xing also smiled, and then checked the properties of the mecha.

【Goblin Technology: Earth Dragon Mecha】

[Level: Level 48 (Level 5)]

【Detailed properties: click to view】

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"Good guy, one minute in combat consumes 100 units of energy, which is equivalent to consuming one primary magic crystal."

"And a costly expert-grade magic crystal can only last for 100 minutes, and this is just an ideal situation."

"When this mecha uses various skills in battle, it will also consume magic energy faster."

"That is to say, 10,000 units of energy is enough for it to fight at full power for half an hour at most."

Cao Xing was shocked.

This thing is powerful, but it consumes too much energy.

Moreover, Cao Xing had another concern in his mind.

That is——

"This thing should also be able to receive bonuses from various states, right?"

He decided to give it a try, so he just threw a cold spell over it.

The next moment, a system prompt appeared.

[I released [Ice Healing] successfully. With the blessing of the talent [Eternal Power], this skill has become permanent...]

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At the same time, the numbers +1872, +1872 kept appearing on the head of the mecha.

"Haha, it really works!"

Cao Xing was immediately delighted.

At this moment, the durability of this mecha is also constantly recovering.

Normally, mechas like this one would be damaged in battle, and after the battle, they would need to be repaired by the mechanics in the team using some materials.

Of course, it's definitely not as exaggerated as repairing a damaged mecha.

But this is also a considerable expense.

And now, because of the talent of [Eternal Power].

Not only did it save Cao Xing a lot of resources in disguise, but it also greatly enhanced the combat capability of this mecha.

Cao Xing was delighted.

He just called everyone over and added various skills to them.

At this moment, this mecha with the strength of a fifth-level leader, after being enhanced by a bunch of BUFFs from everyone, is equivalent to having the strength of a fifth-level commander.

The aura all over his body surged!

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, okay, this thing is the biggest gain of this time!"

"On a large battlefield, this is a life-harvesting machine!"

Locke Rich, who was standing on the mecha, exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my God, I feel that the Earth Dragon mecha has a stronger power!"

"It gives me the feeling that it has even reached the strength of our clan's master-level mecha!"

"What a terrifying increase!"

After hearing this, Cao Xing asked, "Oh? Do you goblins have more powerful mechas?"

Locke Ridge said proudly: "Of course, we not only have master-level mechas, but also more powerful hero-level mechas!"

"Each of those hero-class mechas is a killer on the battlefield. Without taking into account the consumption of their use, they can even destroy a city in a short period of time!"

After hearing this, Cao Xing also became interested.

After all, they are master-level and hero-level mechas.

Even the Earth Dragon mecha has the strength of level five, which means that these mechas have a combat power of at least level six.

He asked: "Is there any way to get me a master-level or hero-level mecha?"

Locke Rich just shook his head.

"There's no way. This level of mecha is the core technology of our goblin race. We won't give it away easily. You can't buy it even if you have a lot of crowns."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes showed disappointment.

But Locke Rich's next words rekindled Cao Xing's hope.

"However, the Earth Dragon Mecha is the standard mecha of our goblin clan. The overall structure is already very complete, ranging from level three to level six."

"If you can find more advanced materials, I can upgrade it to the sixth-level master level!"

Cao Xing asked, "What materials are needed?"

"Master-level energy core."

Locke Ridge continued: "If we replace it with a more advanced energy core and add a large amount of advanced materials, it will have even greater destructive power."

"However, this is very difficult, equivalent to rebuilding a mecha."

After hearing this, Cao Xing nodded suddenly.

Although master-level energy cores are difficult to obtain.

But this at least gave him a direction.

That is, these goblin mechas can also become more powerful by upgrading various hardware.

He is indeed an expert craftsman and knows a lot.

At this moment, the goblin craftsman looked around, his bloodshot eyes rolling around, as if he was thinking of something.

He laughed dryly a few times, then said, "My Lord, this kind of Earth Dragon Mech needs someone to drive it in order to unleash its power. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

The guy rubbed his dry palms, looking eager to try.

However, Cao Xing glanced at him and did not agree.

After all, he had just joined his territory not long ago and his loyalty was not high.

Of course, there was no way I could give him control of the mecha.

If Locke drove away in the mecha, he would have to work hard to catch him back.

So, Cao Xing looked at Tong Chuchu beside him.

As a fourth-level mechanic, she now has the skill of [Intermediate Mechanical Affinity], which gives her a natural familiarity with these mechanical creatures and allows her to learn mechanical knowledge faster.

"Chu Chu, sit on it and try to control it."

Hearing this, the little girl looked at Cao Xing in confusion.

"Ah? Big brother, can I?"

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Of course, you have mechanical affinity skills, so you can quickly become familiar with the operation of these machines."

"In the later stages, most mechanics will be able to operate mechas."

After hearing this, Tong Chuchu still felt a little unconfident.

But she also knew that there was no one more suitable than herself on the field.

The little girl said timidly, "Then...then I'll go and try it."

The goblin craftsman next to him looked a little regretful when he saw this.

But he didn't show it.

Instead, he slowly slid down along the arm of the Earth Dragon Mecha.

Braum came over and said, "Chuchu, step on Braum's shield to get up."

"Ah, thank you Uncle Bron..." Tong Chuchu looked at him gratefully.

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