There were quite a few slaves, probably more than a hundred. Compared with the goblins, kobolds, and other small monsters commonly seen in the wild, these creatures looked even thinner and weaker, their bodies covered in scabbed-over wounds.
They were most likely slaves working in the orchard, doing simple tasks like loosening the soil, watering the plants, and removing weeds.
Uh, apparently, that wasn't all.
The sharp eyes of the Hurricane War Falcon pierced through the treetops, allowing Mu Yuan to notice more details. Quite a few tree roots had corpses half-buried around them. Their green skin, doglike heads, and other features could be vaguely made out.
Good grief, this was a complete industry chain from slaves to fertilizer. This Snake Person Tribe was rather advanced.
The orchard was an important resource site, so Mu Yuan immediately summoned a group of Skeleton Warriors and had the Wraiths take over.
However, when his troops entered the grove, the goblins and other monsters that had been dull-eyed, listless, and obediently lying beneath the tree shadows suddenly developed a faint scarlet gleam in their eyes. Their stiff faces twisted grotesquely, with veins bulging all over them in a savage, sickly display.
They howled and threw themselves at the Skeleton Warriors, who were ten or a hundred times stronger than they were, without the slightest fear of death.
Then they quickly hit the ground.
Mu Yuan scratched his head. "What was that about? They were perfectly docile when the Snake People were keeping them." He was the hero who had destroyed the great villains, the Snake People, though... he had never actually thought about rescuing these goblins.
But he still couldn't stand being treated so unfairly!
Mu Yuan pondered the deeper reason while his mental thoughts continued directing the Skeletons. Of course, after the