Chapter 88: Returning to the Castle

Green and the others were not too surprised. They had already learned about some of the new functions in the space, and the ability to materialize gold coins was one of them. To be honest, Green and the others were quite concerned about this function of the space.

Green and the others also realized that the space was mainly used for farming and was not very adept at combat. However, farming alone was also a problem. The harvests in the space were too frequent. For example, if Zhao Hai stopped planting anything else and only planted radishes, as long as he kept planting them non-stop for a year, he would probably have more radishes than the continent would consume in ten years, with some left over.

Such a high yield would have a significant impact on the entire market of the continent. Besides, selling them all would be a huge problem.

However, if they could materialize the gold coins in the space, it would be different. They could sell the radishes to the space. Although the price would not be as high as selling them outside, they would not have to worry about the sales. Then they could take the gold coins they earned back to the outside world for use. Gold coins were hard currency and could buy anything.

After resting for a night, Green set out early the next morning, heading straight for Cassa City. This time, they did not hide; they openly traveled from the Rocky Mountains to Cassa City. After all, they were going to buy things and did not fear being seen.

After Green left, Zhao Hai came to the courtyard. He planned to move the slaves back to the Black Iron Castle. Staying in Cassa City posed problems in the morning and evening, so it was better to move them back to the Black Earth Castle, which would be more convenient and worry-free.

Zhao Hai was not worried about the safety of the slaves. In the past, once Zhao Hai entered the space, no one outside could contact him. However, now that his undead creatures had been upgraded and Zhao Zui and the others were there, even if the slaves were sent back to the Iron Mountain Castle and Zhao Zui and the others were stationed there, they could directly contact Zhao Hai if anything happened.

This might be one of the benefits of the space's upgrade. After Zhao Zui and the others left the space, they could still directly contact Zhao Hai, which was much better than before. Unfortunately, the aliens could not speak and could not do what Zhao Zui and the others could.

Zhao Hai had also discussed with Green and the others the previous day, and they agreed. After all, the estate was too small and too close to Cassa City, making it easy for others to notice. It was better for them to return to the castle.

Moreover, the castle was their base. After they returned, they could install the grinding stones and rollers they had made and use the stones from the Rocky Mountains to repair the castle.

Although the castle had not been damaged much, after so many years, some minor damages were inevitable. However, it was not convenient to mine stones from the Iron Mountain before, so they had not repaired it. Now, with plenty of stones in the Rocky Mountains, they could repair it properly.

Of course, the Rocky Mountains could not be left unattended. Zhao Zui and the others had used the Black Fog Spell to cover the area, but if they left for too long, the spell would lose its effect, and the situation in the Rocky Mountains would be clear to everyone. Zhao Hai did not want that, so at least two of them had to stay.

Zhao Hai had calculated and decided to leave Zhao Seven and Zhao Lian with a hundred beast-shaped undead creatures in the Rocky Mountains. This would be enough to handle most situations. If anything happened, they could hold out for a while until Zhao Hai led reinforcements.

Moreover, Zhao Hai planned to leave Zhao Qian there. Although Zhao Qian could not remember his past, his abilities were still intact. Leaving him there would allow him to keep an eye on the people from other forces who were watching them from the outside.

Zhao Hai also had concerns about the people behind Zhao Qian. Zhao Qian could not have acted on his own; someone must have instructed him. However, due to his amnesia, Zhao Hai did not know who they were and could only investigate slowly.

With Zhao Zui and the others, Zhao Hai planned to send them back to the Iron Mountain Castle. Two of them would guard the castle, and the other four would lead the undead creatures to the Corpse Swamp to capture more undead creatures and monsters.

Now that the ranch was open, they could put the captured undead creatures and monsters in the space to raise them. This way, Zhao Hai could gradually form an army of monsters.

Only after the monster army was truly established would Zhao Hai dare to improve the land at the Iron Mountain Castle. Otherwise, he would not have the courage.

Zhao Hai also planned to send Wood and Stone to the castle to manage the slaves and ensure their safety.

Zhao Hai and the others could not leave yet and had to wait in the Rocky Mountains for Laura to return and trade with her.

Although they could sell things to the space city and get gold coins, the prices in the space were too low, so Zhao Hai still wanted to cooperate with Laura.

After planning what he would do in the future, Zhao Hai began to act. He first organized the slaves to return to the Iron Mountain Castle. This did not require much effort, as the slaves were already accustomed to entering the space. They did not know that Zhao Hai wanted to send them back to the Iron Mountain Castle; they thought Zhao Hai was going out and taking them along, so they entered the space as usual.

Seeing that everyone had entered the space, Zhao Hai said, "I have something to tell everyone. The space has been upgraded, and we can now directly return to the Iron Mountain Castle from here. I want to send you all back so that you can install the grinding stones and rollers and repair the castle."

The slaves looked at Zhao Hai in a daze, not quite understanding what he meant. Zhao Hai looked at them and said helplessly, "To put it simply, the space is like a room with two doors. One door is here in the Rocky Mountains, and the other is at the Iron Mountain Castle. I want you to go back to the Iron Mountain Castle and repair it. Do you have any questions?"

The slaves had always followed orders. Although they were amazed by the space, they did not react much. From the moment they learned about the space, they had felt its magic. Now, even if the space became more magical, they would not be surprised.

Seeing their calm reaction, Zhao Hai was speechless. He did not know whether to be happy that they had big hearts or to be angry that they were heartless.

He smiled bitterly, shook his head, and directly let Wood, Stone, and Zhao Zui lead the slaves back to the Iron Mountain Castle.

Zhao Hai had already set the teleportation point at the Iron Mountain Castle in the inner courtyard, so when they left the space, they arrived directly at the inner courtyard.

After they came out, Zhao Hai immediately took out the grinding stones and rollers they had made in the space and the stones they had mined from the Rocky Mountains, so the slaves would not be idle.

Zhao Hai also provided enough food for the slaves, asking Merlin and Meg to help them settle in. He also took out the living supplies, such as blankets and copper basins.

Now that Zhao Seven and Zhao Lian were guarding the Rocky Mountains and Green had gone to Cassa City, there should be no problems in the Rocky Mountains for the next two days. They could focus on settling in at the castle.

They had been away from the castle for over twenty days, but there were no significant changes; it just needed some cleaning.

After cleaning, the slaves immediately got to work. Under An's lead, they installed the grinding stones and rollers. The wood they used was oil fruit wood, which came from the oil fruit trees in Zhao Hai's space. This wood was very oily and sturdy, and after being improved in the space, it became even better. However, due to its high oil content, it was highly flammable and needed to be fireproof if used for tools.

However, there was no need to worry about fires at the Iron Mountain Castle. The castle had a moat, and there were several small rivers in the city to provide water, so fires were not a concern.

Although An and the others were not carpenters, the grinding stones and rollers did not require much skill. The rollers and grinding frames were simple, and the grinding stones were mainly made of stone, with wood only serving as a support. Therefore, they could manage to make them.

After arranging the tasks for the slaves, Zhao Hai found Merlin and said, "Grandma Merlin, let's go to the canyon and see."

Merlin was also concerned about the corn they had planted there and immediately nodded, saying, "Sure, we should go and check."

The two went from the mountain lake to the valley. As soon as they entered the valley, Zhao Hai and Merlin were surprised. They did not expect that the corn in the valley had actually grown.

Although the seedlings were not very tall and looked a bit sickly, they were indeed corn seedlings.

Looking at the seedlings, Merlin and Zhao Hai smiled. They had only improved thirty acres of land, but the attack of the monsters forced them to abandon it. After the monsters retreated, the land was covered with toxic bird droppings. At the time, although Zhao Hai saw the seedlings still growing, he did not have much hope. He only wanted to use them as an experiment.

Although the land was covered with toxic bird droppings, the soil underneath was still improved. Zhao Hai wanted to know if the seedlings could still grow under these conditions.

However, because they had to go to Cassa City, Zhao Hai could only let them grow on their own. Now, it seemed that the seedlings were quite resilient.