Choose? I'll Take It All!

The talks between the two sides in the center of the camp continued "awkwardly".

Without a professional translator like "Oreo," neither Maeda Kento nor the dog-headed man could accurately understand the other party's meaning.

They can only communicate using some of the most primitive gestures.

After looking at it, Su Mo gradually came to understand the meaning of communication.

Maeda Kento was probably giving advice to the kobolds; his hand gestures were already resembling a helicopter propeller, almost as if he wanted to put it on his head and fly away.

The clumsy kobolds, unable to comprehend the meaning, could only bark impatiently twice after failing to understand the numerous gestures.

After about half an hour, when even Su Mo was getting tired of watching, the two sides finally finished their exchange.

Maeda Kento waved his hand and shouted a few times to his henchmen, and a small car was pushed out from a warehouse a little further away.

"Hmm? This is already collected saltpeter?"

Even through a telescope, Su Mo could sense the high purity of the saltpeter, which was white with a slight earthy tint.

Compared to maltite and urine nitrate, this type of Saltpeter Mine was an essential and fiercely contested resource point for arms dealers when they started their businesses.

The dog-headed man treated Maeda Kento fairly equally.

The two lackeys weren't so lucky.

From a distance, you could see several kobolds yelling at their lackeys with arrogant expressions, but the lackeys could only endure it and dared not show any anger.

"When a person falls to this state, they've completely lost their dignity; they're just trying to survive one day at a time."

Slightly calming his murderous intent, Su Mo slowly rose and retreated.

He already had a rough idea of what would happen next.

The kobold squad that just came over is most likely here to transport this batch of mined saltpeter back to the castle.

"It seems the kobold leader isn't stupid; he knows the outer camp can't have such powerful gunpowder weapons, otherwise the kobolds in the camp would become too powerful and lose their sense of hierarchy."

"What a pity, what a pity. It seems these kobolds brought Saltpeter Mine to Su Mo."

With a cold laugh, and now that he was far enough away, Su Mo stood up decisively and ran back the way the kobolds had come without looking back.

Only children make choices!

I want them all!

This time, the Saltpeter Mine is mine, and the kobolds' lives are mine too! "Get the work done quickly, or if Lord Doug blames you, I won't be able to save your lives either."

Watching the kobold squad drive away with a cartload of mined Saltpeter Mine, Maeda Kento wiped the sweat from his brow and spoke imperiously to his lackey beside him.

With the game's built-in race translation feature, anyone of the human race can understand what the other person is saying without any problems.

"Yes, Lord Maeda!" The two lackeys quickly straightened their legs and bowed deeply to Maeda Kento at a ninety-degree angle.

"Heh," Maeda Kento said with a satisfied look on his face as he saw the two people beside him.

"Hmm, Ying Xiong, how's your job of recruiting people through the Game Panel coming along? Any progress lately?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Xiong, standing on the left, trembled instantly and said with a steely resolve:

"Lord Maeda, the fish in this area have been almost all caught recently, and with those two JD.com deliberately leaking information the other day, many people are already on guard against us."

"Baka!" Upon hearing Ying Xiong's words, a violent glint flashed across Maeda Kento's face, and he kicked Ying Xiong in the chest with all his might.

"How many times have I told you? Here, you can't call JD.com,' you have to call them 'Lord Dog.' Are you a pig? Can't you understand human language? If there's a next time, I'll send you to hell to meet those two people from the other day!"

Kicked to the ground, Ying Xiong nodded repeatedly, his face contorted in pain. Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, but he kept his lips tightly pressed together, not daring to utter a sound of pain.

Seeing Ying Xiong's appearance, Maeda Kento nodded and said to the other person, "Marshall, come in with me!" After saying that, Maeda Kento turned around and walked directly to a room at the back. The person called Marshall showed a numb expression and followed him.

In the pitch-black house, only a tiny window, no bigger than a human head, let out a sliver of light.

Standing in the darkness, Marshall couldn't see what Maeda Kento's expression was as he sat at the table.

After a while.

"I told you to keep it a secret, how's that going?"

"I've got it all done. I didn't dare hide too much. I just stole a small amount each time while the monks were sleeping, and I've accumulated almost a kilogram!"

"Great!" Maeda Kento's barely suppressed elation echoed from the dark house.

"How's it going with the task I asked you to do—finding out the location of the Su Mo base?"

Upon hearing Maeda Kento's words, Marshall's voice nearly broke into tears. "Lord Maeda, last time I deliberately sent away most of the kobolds heading towards the Su Mo Refuge, leaving only two exploration teams. It's been over a day now, and there's still no news. I'm afraid..."

"Um?"

"Brothers, we really don't dare to go. That Su Mo is ruthless and kills people like mowing grass. The refuge is so safe, there's nothing we can do even if we go!"

Upon hearing Marshall's words, Maeda Kento first showed a headache-like expression, then a sinister smile of complete control appeared on his face.

The laughter was particularly eerie; even though the sun was shining brightly outside and the weather was hot, Marshall felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Bullshit! You think the thing I told you to hide was just for show? I've already got word that if you can put it in the right place, hehehe, you can break through its supposedly impenetrable shell without lifting a finger."

"By then, even if it's made of Reinforced Concrete, let alone stone, if you build it the way I say it, the so-called world's number one shelter will be nothing more than a slightly grander tomb."

"Then, we'll go in and get his Shelter Core."

"Hehehe, now that I've got this secret, does a mere kobold even dare to stand up and talk to me?"

Hearing that Maeda Kento forbids others from calling him a dog-headed man, he himself doesn't care and just blurts it out.

Such a casual insult caused Marshall to instinctively show a hint of disdain on his face, but the next second, his expression froze.

"By the way, Marshall, how's the task of scouting the Kobold Castle going?"

Maeda Kento laughed wildly as he stood up from the table, sat on the small bed inside by the light, and looked out the window.

The dog-headed man doesn't understand human language.

Maeda Kento has enough capital and confidence that even if he discusses things freely here, no dog-headed person will overhear and report him.

"We went to the Kobold Castle three times, but each time we could only go up to the third floor. We couldn't get into the fourth or fifth floor. I suspect that's where they store their gunpowder, or that there's some kind of secret here."

After saying that, Marshall respectfully took out a rolled-up piece of yellow paper from his pocket and handed it over "respectfully".

"Fourth floor... fifth floor... it seems there's a big secret hidden in this Kobold Castle."

Looking at the complete map showing the distribution of the kobolds' first, second, and third levels, as well as the locations where supplies were stored in the Kobold Castle, Maeda Kento nodded, a sinister smirk playing on his lips.

"Marshall, you did a good job. Next time you go to serve the kobolds, remember to be smart and find a chance to see what's on the fourth and fifth floors. But remember this!"

"We must be careful and cautious until we obtain Su Mo's secret, and not let the news leak out!"

"That's right! We absolutely cannot let those idiots know anything about Su Mo! I'll figure out what to do with the two missing exploration teams. Once we take down the Kobold Castle, you'll be my trusted general!"

"In this new world, you and I will establish a new order, and there will be beautiful women, wealth, and security."

"Within easy reach!"

Maeda Kento finished speaking, he laughed unrestrainedly through the light and put the map in his pocket, seemingly already fantasizing about the wonderful days to come!

In the darkness, Marshall's expression changed rapidly.

From indignation to impulsiveness.

From impulsiveness to calmness.

After his calm demeanor transformed into a faint, almost imperceptible sneer, he clenched his already hardened fist.

Marshall's voice took on a slightly obedient tone:

"Yes, Lord Maeda, I will certainly live up to your trust!"

"The new world will surely be ours!"