Flamingos and black and white whales brought the lord a ten-pound grass carp. Qin Yiyi's eyes lit up. She had already told Sid to collect fishing nets and let the slaves dry them before going to catch freshwater fish.
Unexpectedly, the black and white whales carried a ten-pound grass carp.
It seems that fish-like beastmen are indeed skilled in aquatic activities.
She looked at the black and white whale and warmly invited, "If you have nothing to do, you can come and lead my fishing team. I plan to make a new type of fish ball, and the other fish can be made into dried fish, salted fish, and if possible, canned fish. Winter is coming soon, and I need to prepare supplies!"
"If you're willing, I can give you tasks that will earn you territory points, which you can then exchange for food!"
Black and White Whale nodded. He couldn't continue selling and acting as a middleman for long, as it would be easy for someone with ulterior motives to discover him. Now that an army was coming to the Misty City to plunder supplies, mercenaries would get very little if they went in.
He took this opportunity to earn more gold coins so he could go to Chaos Kingdom to buy good things, such as winter coats and other warm items.
"Yes, my lord, I'll go to the tavern to take the order!"
When the flamingo saw that its brother had an extra task, it quickly started promoting itself.
"My lord, look at me! I can do it too!"
"I can catch fish even in my original form!"
The flamingo almost cried out, "Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!"
A black and white whale and a flamingo locked eyes and prepared to fight over a job.
Qin Yiyi coughed.
"Alright, alright. We're all siblings, stop fighting!"
"Everyone has a job, everyone has a job... Can't one person lead a fishing team?"
"So what do you want from me now?"
"There's a big order, my lord..."
The flamingo chattered excitedly in an attempt to curry favor with the lord.
"An advance force, a suicide squad?"
"Yes, they are all death squads formed by heinous criminals!"
"This is an advance force sent to clear out the City of Mist!"
Qin Yiyi's thoughts drifted far away. Her father, Earl Ye Qin, was also a general in the regular army. He had been away for three years, not returning, because he was tasked with clearing out the Misty City next to the Desolate City.
My older brother and sister also didn't return.
Coming to her senses, she looked at the black and white whale.
Why is the advance force called the "suicide squad"?
"It's all because those high-ranking military officers are cannibals. After the suicide squad enters the Misty City, they have to scout out designated areas. After scouting, they scan all the supplies and automatically mark them as military supplies, reminding others not to take them. And these scouting points are all in the inner circle, where the number of mutants is the highest!"
Mutants are mutated humans and animals that emerged after the apocalypse, usually due to radiation and plague.
They gradually occupied human cities, forcing humans into the wasteland.
"Therefore, their chance of dying was over 80%, hence they were called the suicide squad!"
So that's how it is.
"Speaking of the suicide squad, there's a little tidbit!" Flamingo, under the guise of competing with her brother for business, wanted to get closer to the lord and was willing to share some gossip about the suicide squad.
"Oh, what gossip?"
"There's a genius in the suicide squad who's survived every single one of his ten attempts. I heard this guy... has mutant blood, so the other mutants don't attack him! That's why he's able to scout out locations so quickly!"
"Is that so?" the black and white whale questioned.
"The gossip I received says he was a soldier who turned into a suicide squad member. He used to have a very high rank and was extremely efficient and powerful. If orcs are divided into ten levels, he would be a top-tier orc. It is rumored that he has the blood of the ancient Kraken!"
Qin Yiyi was shocked. The bloodlines of these orcs were so diverse, including those that flew in the sky, crawled on the ground, ran in the jungle, and swam in the sea. There was even the bloodline of the North Sea Kraken. How powerful must that be!
He's definitely stronger than her, a fragile human.
Will they keep calling me a pure-blooded orc?
It's terrifying to even think about!
Ah-Qiong and Ah-Jing were obsequious.
"My lord, you just said you wanted to make fish balls. My brother and I can both lead fishing teams for you, but when it comes to making fish balls... could you give us priority?"
Qin Yiyi knew that these two guys were either being unusually helpful or had ulterior motives!
"knew!"
Making fish balls by hand is a very strenuous task, so she needs to find a strong orc to do it!
"Don't bother the great lord when he's doing his work. Come and collect your steamed buns and seaweed rice rolls tomorrow morning!"
After driving away the two sycophantic orc mercenaries, Qin Yiyi summoned Sid.
"Give me a few clean orc women; I want them to help me make fish balls!"
Only handmade fish balls can achieve the most perfect quality; fish balls made with technology and ruthless labor cannot compare!
Sid nodded and said, "Young Miss, although we have brought in another hundred able-bodied slaves and have the younger slaves work as well, the manpower required to build a territory is enormous, and we are facing a manpower shortage again!"
"Sid, I've had my men patrol in three shifts, and they recently reported something interesting to me. Would you like to know?"
"What is it?"
Qin Yiyi smiled confidently. This is the charm of the lord!
"These orcs have been going out at night and returning in the early morning for several days now. I reckon I'll see a large orc attack one morning, just like last time!"
Orcs = Labor Force!
"Do you remember last time you told me you saw some teenagers going out at night while you were patrolling the territory? I told you to leave it alone, and then those kids brought their parents to me. This time, these parents are going out at night, so they'll definitely bring their friends with them!"
So she told these people from the beginning that they could go out, but they couldn't not come back, otherwise they would be held jointly liable. Ah! What a great and wise lord she was!
But speaking of this matter...
"Sid, every registered slave must wear a territory badge. The territory badge (similar to an electronic handcuff, worn on the wrist to form a bracelet) can prevent them from rebelling. You need to go to the nearest Chaos City to buy the materials and use the mechanical arm to brand them to form bracelets for everyone to wear!"
"Sid will go to Chaos City tonight!" He'll go alone; it will only take him two hours round trip, and with shopping, it will take a maximum of three hours.
During the day, he needed to stay close to the young lady, but at night... well, the Viscount's territory wasn't far from here, a few hours' walk away. If it were too far, he doubted anyone would walk there in the middle of the night, since the wasteland wasn't safe at night.
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