"Brother Chen, you're back!" Fatty and Si Meng greeted him as soon as he returned to the camp.
The two who had been maintaining a presence on the periphery of the Duobao Trading Network had also seen significant development in their territory over the past month.
The area of Siming's territory has doubled, and the number of goblins in the fat man's territory is almost over five thousand.
With the birth of the first batch of newborn goblins, the population of Fat Man's territory experienced explosive growth, and nest recruitment was no longer the fastest way for him to increase his population.
A single goblin family can produce up to five goblin offspring in a single litter, resulting in a significant increase in population growth, although the growth rate is slower.
"Tsk, I feel like you'll run out of space again soon!" Ye Chen said enviously, looking at the densely packed crowd in Fatty's territory.
The growth of his and Jian Mengyi's clans was very slow, especially for Jian Mengyi, whose clan size had just exceeded one hundred, and the population was really small.
"Hehe! You focus on quality, I'll focus on quantity, perfect!" the fat man chuckled. The nearly five thousand goblins, though not particularly strong in combat, were still a formidable fighting force.
"If you have the chance later, you and Si Meng should both switch to advanced Five Elements Cyclic Formation. Otherwise, at your rate of having babies, intermediate-level territory won't be enough!" Ye Chen said helplessly.
The fat man is currently only at the intermediate-level cycle formation and has not officially advanced to the lord level, so it can still be replaced, but the cost will be relatively high.
"Hehe, then I'll have to cling to your coattails!" the fat man chuckled, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.
Compared to him, Si Meng has it much easier. As the main person in charge of the Wanwu Tower in the trial world this year, she is guaranteed to become a high-level lord. The high-level spirit beads needed for advancement will naturally be delivered to her, or at the very least, she can obtain them through trade later.
Although Duobao Trading Network has been developing in the Trial World for almost a month, it is still unable to truly shake the position of Wanwu Tower due to the limited number of Duobao Trading Discs.
However, with the distribution of the Duobao Trading Disc, Duobao Trading Network is also constantly seizing the trading share of Wanwu Tower. Si Meng roughly estimated that, based on the current development speed in Fatty's territory, it will take about two more months for the entire trial space to be completely dominated by Duobao Trading Network.
At that time, Wanwulou will only conduct some high-end auction transactions, and ordinary retail transactions will be completely monopolized by Duobao Trading Network, just like the difference between Taobao and Tmall on Earth in the previous life.
Of course, this is just Si Meng's current plan. How things will develop in the future depends on the specific market changes. At least before she completely leaves Wanwulou, she can't ruin Wanwulou. She has to give the higher-ups some hope for change before she can slowly withdraw.
"Hey Fatty, have you come up with anything new lately?" Ye Chen chuckled and scolded. Besides manufacturing the Multi-Treasure Trading Disc, Fatty had also been researching new technologies, all guided by Ye Chen.
"Hehe, we've actually come up with something new, something you'd never expect, hahaha!" the fat man chuckled, beckoning to his goblins to bring out a suit of armor as tall as a person.
Ye Chen and Jian Mengyi looked at him with puzzled expressions.
"Hehe, this is my latest goblin armor, which has all-around protective capabilities and mechanical propulsion, enabling a single goblin to have the defensive power of the early stage of the third tier."
"If equipped with the newly upgraded magic crystal gun, each goblin will be able to unleash the combat power of a Tier 3 familiar. How about that? Not bad, right?"
The fat man smiled smugly. Unlike Jian Mengyi and Si Meng's initial shock, he was more concerned about the mechanical propulsion. Being able to generate mechanical propulsion meant that this was definitely a prototype of a machine. It wouldn't be a dream to create a mecha later!
"You said you've created mechanical propulsion? Is it assisted by magic crystal energy? How much power can it generate?" Ye Chen asked, slightly excited.
"Of course, it's assisted by magic crystal energy. I spent a lot of time on this. However, firstly, regarding the materials, it seems that I can only use a maximum of twenty points of thrust at present. Any more and it will easily overload. Using a second-tier magic crystal is already the limit." The fat man scratched his head and said with a hint of regret.
He had also fantasized about launching a booster with several thousand points of power in one go, but unfortunately, the materials didn't allow it. The higher the level of the material, the rarer it was, and the more difficult it was to popularize.
"It's alright, it's alright. What about the energy loss rate?"
"It's quite high, with losses exceeding 50%, and technological innovation is needed."
"It's alright, it's alright. We just figured it out, there's still a lot of room for improvement!"
"That's right, I'm not bragging, but once this thing can be mass-produced, it will be a godsend for all low-level lords! It can bring combat power comparable to high-level races to the families of all low-level lords. Brother Chen, how did you come up with this idea? It's absolutely amazing!"
"Hehe, I'm incredibly smart, this is nothing!"
"..."
Seeing the two of them already boasting to each other, Jian Mengyi and Si Meng were speechless. However, they were equally shocked by the combat armor that Fatty had developed. It was equipment that could overturn the balance of power between races.
Although she only has third-tier combat power now, what if we continue researching and raise it to fifth or even sixth tier? At that time, let alone her angels, probably no high-level race would be able to withstand her.
It should be understood that the least lacking thing for lower-level races is people. This is an inherent disadvantage of higher-level races, but it is also a kind of balance in the world.
Imagine if an angel could fight against ten thousand, what about a million, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of armored goblins? They would probably be powerless against them.
"At first I couldn't believe it either, but now I know he really is a genius. Whether it's the Duobao Trading Network or the Goblin Armor, they are things that are enough to overturn an era." Si Meng looked at Ye Chen and smiled.
"That's right, otherwise why would it be worth it for me to pursue her for six years?" Jian Mengyi said with a smug look on her face. Her persistence over the years was the best choice she ever made.
"Look at you? The aloof school beauty is smiling like a lovesick fool right now! Hehe, I really want all your suitors to see this!" Si Meng teased with a loud laugh, even reaching out to poke the other's cheek.
"Hmph! That's a happy smile!" Jian Mengyi replied nonchalantly.
"Tsk! Aren't you ashamed?"
"Hmph! You're just jealous!"
"..."
Fatty and Ye Chen turned around and saw the two girls who had been playing around together at some point, and couldn't help but shake their heads.
"Ignore them, let's continue. Women will only slow us down. Remember, if you have no woman in your heart, your sword-drawing speed will be divine!"
"I've learned something! No wonder he has so many ingenious ideas. I, Fatty, am far behind!"
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