Instead of using the Heavenly Demon Sword Goblin, Zhao Fu employed assassins to kill the Goblin. This was because the dense forest was more advantageous for assassins, and Zhao Fu didn't have the strength to kill them all at once, which might alert other Goblin.
Seeing the five Goblin enter angrily, Zhao Fu hid in the woods, looking for an opportunity to strike.
"Look who did this! We'll kill him when we catch him!" one of the Goblin Goblin angrily as they entered the dense forest.
"Yes! Yes! We'll definitely kill him!" the other Goblin echoed angrily.
Zhao Fu remained calmly hidden in a corner, watching the Goblin slowly approach. To Zhao Fu's surprise, the Goblin gave up their search after getting within twenty meters, completely abandoning their previous determination to kill Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu had intended to lure them away, as making too much noise here might attract the attention of other Goblin, but now Zhao Fu had no choice but to take action!
Zhao Fu darted out from one spot, moving quickly and lightly, like a gentle breeze, and arrived between the two Throwing Goblin at the back of the group.
He stretched out both hands to the left and right, placing them on the necks of the two Throwing Goblin. Then he activated the mechanism of the rapiers strapped to his hands, and two silver-white rapiers thrust out, instantly piercing the necks of the two Throwing Goblin.
The two Throwing Goblin felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks, their pupils contracted, and they died instantly. The other three Goblin didn't even have time to react; assassins are inherently a highly agile class.
Zhao Fu seized the opportunity, swiftly pulling his rapier from the necks of the two Goblin. The two Throwing Goblin corpses were about to fall limply when Zhao Fu, with ghostly speed, his body seemingly leaving afterimages, leaned forward and thrust his sword fiercely into the heart of one of the Goblin from behind.
Just then, as the two Throwing Goblin corpses were about to fall to the ground, Zhao Fu seized the last opportunity, channeling his King's Power into his rapier and slashing to the left, slicing open the neck of one of the Goblin on the left.
Bang! Bang!... Bang!... Bang!
The first two Throwing Goblin corpses fell to the ground, and the stones in the basket also fell to the ground, making a relatively loud sound. The third sound was the sound of the third Goblin corpse falling to the ground, and the last sound was the sound of the fourth Goblin falling to the ground. There was a considerable time interval between these sounds.
What seemed like a slow process actually took only a few seconds; it passed incredibly quickly.
suddenly!
A series of sounds startled the last Goblin, who turned his head to look.
"Puff!"
A rapier pierced the throat of the last Goblin. The Goblin whimpered, stared at Zhao Fu with wide eyes, and then fell to the ground, dead.
So quickly and easily the five Goblin were dealt with, Zhao Fu felt a little pleased. This assassin class was really good, and Zhao Fu was gradually starting to like it.
However, given Zhao Fu's status, it's impossible for him to take this path, as he can only focus on the King of Glory profession.
Killing the five Goblin didn't yield any good equipment, only a few broken wooden clubs and a few silver coins, but they held no appeal for Zhao Fu. Besides those, there were also a few black wooden fragments, which Zhao Fu picked up out of curiosity.
[ Gloomwood Fragment]: Collect ten fragments to synthesize a token, which can be used to travel to the Gloomwood secret realm.
"Secret Realm?"
Zhao Fu was a little confused about what this was, because he had never heard of such a thing before. However, collecting these fragments was quite easy; he got five at once. After killing five more Goblin, he could combine them into a Gloomwood Token.
"Zhao! You're amazing!"
Mei Mei looked up at Zhao Fu, her eyes sparkling, and said with a face full of admiration.
Zhao Fu smiled. They hadn't seen him at his peak, when he could easily kill all five Goblin with a single sword strike. He couldn't do that now.
Zhao Fu then continued to lure and kill the Goblin!
Our attention shifts to Great Qin Town!
"What's going on? It's been three days, why haven't we heard anything from Your Highness?" Bai Qi angrily, his whole body exuding a chilling aura that made people want to stay away.
Li Si, standing nearby, advised, " General Bai! We haven't received any notifications, which means His Highness is alright. He's probably just stuck in Eastern Azure."
Wang Jian nodded upon hearing this and said, "Judging from the current situation, His Highness is indeed alright and should not return for some time. As his subjects, we should focus our attention on the development of Great Qin Town at this time."
Bai Qi also let out a breath, calming himself down and putting aside his worries, and said, "I have an idea! I wonder if you all would like to hear it?"
Upon hearing Bai Qi's words, everyone else turned to look at him, waiting to see what he would say next.
Bai Qi also spoke his mind, saying, "I believe that Great Qin should now fully enter a state of war. Currently, commerce can generate a lot of money, but it's still very difficult to buy good goods. I think we should shift the focus of commerce to war."
The biggest shortage in the Great Qin right now is still population. The entire Great Qin has about 50,000 people. In reality, the main reason for limiting military strength is food. However, in the Apocalypse World Apocalypse World, thanks to the various attributes of cities, food is the least lacking resource!
I think we should now expand our forces to 10,000, divide them into ten squads, each led by a General, with one King's Death Knight and three hundred skeletons in each squad.
With this troop strength, plus equipment, cultivation, skills, and various other advantages, they are more than capable of taking down a mid-level village with a population of less than 1200.
The Great Qin implemented a comprehensive imperial system, prioritizing war above all else. It ruthlessly plundered people and established a strict reward and punishment system. Those who brought back a large number of people could receive substantial rewards, while those who failed to bring back a certain number of people within a certain time would be punished along with their General.
After hearing Bai Qi's words, everyone felt a chill and understood his meaning. Bai Qi wanted to turn the Great Qin into a war machine devoid of any emotion.
This approach could accelerate the development of the Great Qin, but it would be far too bloody. Not only would it cause massive slaughter outside the Qin, but it would also result in heavy casualties within the Great Qin. Furthermore, the Great Qin would lose its human touch, its people would become completely cold-hearted, devoid of any warmth or emotion, and devoid of any remaining feelings, leaving only killing and plunder.
Bai Qi's idea immediately divided the upper echelons of Great Qin into three factions: the pro-war faction, mainly composed of Bai Qi and other first-class foreign General; the moderate faction, mainly composed of Li Si, Ba Qing, and Daisy; and the neutral faction, mainly composed of Wang Jian and Zhang Dahu.