Goblin (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

Upon entering Apocalypse World again, it was already dawn. This time, 14 people had refreshed—8 men and 6 women. Seven of them could fight, and there was also one person with B-grade aptitude: an elderly man with somewhat graying hair. Zhao Fu immediately took him to undergo a Class Transfer into a Scholar.

As for Research, there was no need to worry about crop yields because of the special attribute. Therefore, he chose Taming Research, hoping to develop Taming abilities, tame some wild beasts, and develop animal husbandry.

Now that they had houses and some degree of security, it was time to officially reclaim farmland. Zhao Fu did not need to handle this personally; he left it all to Li Si. Meanwhile, Zhao Fu took Bai Qi and the few weapons available from the Blacksmith Shop to inspect the surroundings for dangers or resources.

Along the way, with Bai Qi as his super bodyguard, Zhao Fu killed several wild rabbits and two Gray Wolves. The only items they dropped were copper coins. Wild rabbits generally dropped one coin each, while Gray Wolves dropped three to four.

Suddenly!

The grass began to rustle. A rabbit larger than a local mongrel emerged. Its fur was fiery red, and unlike ordinary rabbits, it was not adorably cute but rather somewhat ugly. Its eyes brimmed with savage brutality.

Upon seeing the rabbit, Bai Qi tossed aside the corpses of the wild rabbits and Gray Wolves and stepped in front of Zhao Fu.

Suddenly!

The rabbit opened its mouth, and tiny specks of fire element gathered before it, instantly forming a Fireball. Then it lifted its head, launching the Fireball at Zhao Fu.

Facing the Fireball, Bai Qi said solemnly, "Your Highness, please step back first!"

Zhao Fu nodded. He was not skilled in battle, so he would not make trouble for Bai Qi.

The Fireball flew toward them!

Bai Qi leaped forward, his sword carrying a faint stream of sword qi as he slashed through the incoming Fireball.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, the Fireball scattered into sparks and vanished, failing to harm Bai Qi in the slightest.

Zhao Fu could not help sighing. SSS-grade aptitude truly was powerful. In such a short time, Bai Qi's cultivation had already improved tremendously.

Afterward, the rabbit fired several more Fireballs at Bai Qi, but he easily dodged them all. Bai Qi not only possessed SSS-grade aptitude, but his attributes were also maxed out, and he had the bonuses of a title and class. That was why he was so powerful.

Seeing that its Fireballs had failed to hit Bai Qi several times, the rabbit grew even more violent. It leaped forward, opened its mouth to reveal two sharp rabbit teeth, and bit at Bai Qi.

Bai Qi snorted coldly, sidestepped forward, and fiercely thrust his sword out before giving it a sharp twist.

Blood splattered as the sword immediately pierced through the rabbit's throat, killing it on the spot.

Notification! Your General killed the elite magical beast, Fierce Fire Rabbit, and gained 6 Battle Merits.

Notification! You gained 3 Battle Merits.

So it was an elite magical beast. To put it simply, magical beasts were different from ordinary creatures. They possessed stronger bodies and magic. For example, this Fierce Fire Rabbit could cast Fireball.

Killing elite magical beasts or stronger ones could earn Battle Merits. Attacking villages could also earn Battle Merits. The main use of Battle Merits was to raise one's status. Status was required when upgrading a village. For example, if Zhao Fu wanted to upgrade to an intermediate village, his status had to rise to Citizen. However, Zhao Fu was currently only a Commoner.

At the same time, the higher one's status, the better treatment one would receive in system cities.

The Fierce Fire Rabbit they killed dropped two gleaming silver coins, as well as a red-glowing orb.

Bai Qi handed it to Zhao Fu.

After examining it, Zhao Fu found that it was called a Talent Element Orb. Using it would grant the corresponding skill. After Zhao Fu used it, he gained the Fireball skill.

Today's gains were not bad. Seeing that it was already noon, Zhao Fu personally carried the Fierce Fire Rabbit while Bai Qi carried several wild rabbits and two Gray Wolves as they headed back.

At that moment, Zhao Fu suddenly spotted a strange tree. The entire tree was black and had a metallic sheen. It stood over ten meters tall, was one meter thick, and had dark green leaves.

Zhao Fu inspected it and found that it was called a Ten-Year Iron Tree.

[Ten-Year Iron Tree] Quality: White. Can be made into equipment.

Seeing the tree, Zhao Fu was delighted. At last, they could have weapons. The Blacksmith Shop only had a few weapons, nowhere near enough to fully equip everyone. The appearance of the Ten-Year Iron Tree eased Zhao Fu's predicament of having no weapons.

Therefore, Zhao Fu immediately returned to gather people and cut down the iron tree, turning it into wooden sabers, wooden swords, wooden shields, and wooden bows. Although wooden sabers and such were not as sharp as real iron sabers, they could still inflict some damage.

In addition, Zhao Fu could now choose Shield Bearers and Archers as troop classes.

They had made great progress in just one day. They had weapons, farmland, and planted wheat. Everything was gradually improving, and Zhao Fu felt rather happy. That night, he did not leave Apocalypse World, choosing instead to cultivate.

The third day!

The population refreshed again. This time, there were 15 people—10 men and 5 women—with 8 capable of fighting. Zhao Fu chose 4 Shield Bearers and 4 Archers. Great Qin Village now had a total of 21 soldiers.

That day, Zhao Fu had intended to take Bai Qi to continue patrolling the surroundings, but several women responsible for gathering wild fruit ran back in panic, saying they had discovered another race.

Hearing this, Zhao Fu's expression tightened as he asked for the details.

These women had originally been gathering wild fruit over two li south of Great Qin Village when they suddenly heard a wild boar's scream. They gathered their courage and looked over, but when they saw the scene of the wild boar being surrounded and killed, they were so frightened that they immediately ran back to tell Zhao Fu.

Zhao Fu hurriedly led his people south.

By then, the other race had already left. However, following the bloodstains on the ground and the traces left by their footsteps, Zhao Fu discovered an alien village three li south of Great Qin Village.

The inhabitants were short, only a little over one meter tall, with green skin, pointed ears, and protruding bellies. They looked very much like a creature from games: Goblins.

There appeared to be more than three hundred Goblins in the village. Zhao Fu immediately felt a sense of danger and carefully observed from outside the village.

Among the more than three hundred Goblins, there were around forty to fifty old Goblins and young Goblins, as well as over eighty female Goblins. The remaining one hundred ninety or so were Goblins capable of fighting.

This was only an ordinary-quality village, so its soldier limit should have been just one hundred. In other words, nearly half of them had not undergone a Class Transfer. Goblins without a Class Transfer were relatively weaker, after all, since they lacked skills and class bonuses.

The Goblins carrying sabers were called [Goblin Warriors]. In addition, Zhao Fu spotted another kind of Goblin. It stood two meters tall, had an extremely fat build, carried a disproportionately small shortsword, and looked exceptionally vicious. This kind of Goblin was identified as a [Goblin Champion].