Chapter 58

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"Everyone, since Old Bao'er has said so much, I, Lewis, will also keep my word. Cultivating ten goblin heroes is indeed very difficult, but cultivating heroes is definitely possible. I only hope that after I demonstrate my abilities, I can gain your support so that we can develop our city together. I promise to make your lives better."

Liu Siyi had never given such a speech, especially not in front of so many people, and with orcs staring at him, it felt really uncomfortable. But as soon as he thought about these people becoming his people, his heart immediately boiled up, and his speech suddenly had a sense of authority. However, since he wasn't good at public speaking, he didn't ramble and directly played to his strengths, making his speech very concise.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Siyi turned and left. If he didn't act quickly, he might not be able to achieve his goals.

"Liyalina, you two and the mantis will stay behind. I'll take the goblins to level up," Liu Siyi instructed.

"Master, I want to go too. I want to see how you do it," Lina immediately objected when she heard this.

"Lina, don't cause trouble. Master is doing serious business. We need to watch over the city and not let it slip away, which would辜负 (disappoint) Master's expectations," Liya, being more mature, thought more about the city's safety and immediately felt a heavy pressure.

Liu Siyi nodded at them without saying anything, then directly rode the thunder eagle and left with two thunderbirds.

This was a shantytown, with three neat rows of wooden houses. Unfortunately, for some reason, whether it was management or something else, beyond these three rows of wooden houses, there was a chaotic area of houses. To call them houses was giving them face; the worst were not even houses, just a few wooden poles supporting some tattered rags, forming a drafty small tent. The better ones were made of stones and wooden boards, piled up without any pattern or planning, with sewage flowing everywhere. Even before getting close, a pungent, strange smell permeated the air.

Truly, this was a goblin slum for producing goblins. But what about the other structures besides the rule buildings?

Seeing the unauthorized constructions built by the non-military creatures, Liu Siyi instantly transformed into a city management officer.

Demolish! Must demolish! He didn't know before, but now seeing this situation, Liu Siyi really couldn't bear it. However, these things had to wait until he fulfilled his promise and truly won the hearts of the entire city before he could make changes.

Frowning and enduring the foul smell, he finally recruited over a hundred goblins.

This batch of goblins numbered 137, each costing 15 gold coins, totaling 2055 gold coins.

137 goblins, none of them were born heroes, but there were two elite goblins, which finally brought a smile to Liu Siyi's face.

"I need ten goblins to go with me on a very dangerous mission. There's a high chance of losing your lives. Is there anyone among you willing to go with me?" Liu Siyi looked at the many goblins, all clean and tidy, as they were just recruited and hadn't been tainted by reality yet.

The goblins looked at each other helplessly, none daring to make a decision.

Liu Siyi looked at the two elite goblins. Their intelligence was certainly not lower than other elite units, and might even be higher. However, these two goblins were evasive, even afraid to look at Liu Siyi.

"Although this mission is very dangerous, if you can survive, the benefits will be enormous." Seeing the goblins' situation, Liu Siyi immediately realized that, after all, they were goblins, and being timid and fearful was their nature. If they were other units, they might have been roused to charge forward. So he changed his tone: "The greatest benefit is the possibility of becoming a hero."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caught the attention of all the goblins. Then Liu Siyi continued, "I only need ten people, first come, first served. If you don't volunteer, I will randomly select ten from among you."

The goblins looked at each other. Although the prospect of becoming a hero was tempting, they immediately thought of the danger.

The danger is so great, with goblins' strength, can they become heroes?

Almost every goblin thought this.

"Master, I am willing to follow you. Your will is my will." Of course, in a large forest, there are all kinds of birds, and there are always a few that stand out.

Among the many goblins, a somewhat special goblin stood out, prostrating himself on the ground and speaking devoutly.

Liu Siyi sized up this goblin, who held a short knife of the same style but had a round, chubby body and face. Although he knew that each unit recruited would have some differences, he didn't expect this goblin to be so... unique.

"Oh? Why do you want to follow me?" Liu Siyi was surprised. It seemed that this fat goblin's intelligence wasn't low, somewhat similar to the diamond man leader he had subdued, not an elite but able to think and make choices.

"Powerful Master, as a weak goblin, I yearn for strength. But on my own, the possibility of becoming a hero is too small. With Master's leadership, although it's dangerous, I believe Master won't let us die in vain. Since everything is dangerous, it's better to take a chance under Master's leadership." The goblin clenched his fist, showing his desire for strength.

"Very good. I grant you the name: Qiuqiu. I will definitely give you great strength." Liu Siyi looked at the goblin, whose body was indeed like a ball, and granted him a name.

"Goblin Qiuqiu is immensely grateful to Master. Goblin Qiuqiu swears to the Beast God that no matter what happens, Qiuqiu will never betray Master, even if it means death." Even a goblin, when swearing by a god, was filled with a mysterious, radiant power.

"Master, I am also willing to follow you."

"Master, me too."

The two elite goblins, perhaps inspired by Qiuqiu's words, prostrated themselves on the ground, showing their submission.

"Seven more! Who else is willing to follow me voluntarily? If you don't step forward now, you'll miss your chance." Liu Siyi ignored the two prostrate elite goblins. With Qiuqiu as the leader, these two were now dispensable. Of course, in the current situation, he still needed to use them.

Liu Siyi finally saw how cowardly and fearful goblins could be. Even with three examples, it took a long time for the other goblins to step forward.

Sigh! This is the disadvantage of lacking intelligence. In this situation, goblins would make choices based on their nature rather than thinking about the consequences.

"You! You! And you! ... All those I point to, step forward!" Liu Siyi pointed to seven goblins. This wasn't random; he chose those who were somewhat different from traditional goblins. This way, after leveling up, they might gain different abilities.

Among these seven goblins, one was very tall, and one was very short. The average height of a goblin is about one meter, but these two goblins, one was 1.5 meters tall, and the other was at most 60 centimeters, a clear difference.

The skin color of goblins is mainly green, but different types of goblins can have different skin colors. In this orc castle, the goblins' skin color was mainly green, but two goblins with completely different skin colors appeared: one was red, and the other was earth brown, both of whom were selected.

Goblins' weapons are usually short knives, but three goblins had completely different weapons. One held a small, exquisite hammer. Could such a hammer kill anyone? Liu Siyi was puzzled, so he selected him. Another goblin held a hoe and a backpack. If he had a safety helmet and modern rubber boots, he would look like a classic goblin miner in a game. The last one held a wooden staff, which reminded Liu Siyi of the old goblin Bao'er, so he selected him as well.

Thus, the ten goblins were all chosen.

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