Rogge Village

At this, Zhao Fu nodded. The population refreshed again the next day, bringing in fourteen people, seven of whom could fight. Another person with B-grade aptitude appeared, and Zhao Fu had her undergo a Class Transfer to Scholar, hoping Taming Research would succeed soon.

Zhao Fu also had the seven people undergo Class Transfer to soldier. There were now twenty-eight soldiers, and Zhao Fu led them to Goblin Village once more.

Goblin Village remained on full alert. Zhao Fu chose not to attack and had Bai Qi continue setting traps while drilling the men.

Another day passed. The population refreshed with fifteen more people, six of whom could fight, and Zhao Fu had them undergo Class Transfer to soldier. The Goblins of Goblin Village still did not dare come out, so Zhao Fu continued waiting while setting traps. Besides that, he found another ten-year-old Ironwood tree.

On the third day, the population refreshed with fourteen people, eight of whom could fight. Another person with B-grade aptitude appeared, and Zhao Fu had them all undergo Class Transfer.

The Goblins' food finally ran out today, and they could no longer endure it. Around a hundred Goblins emerged from Goblin Village. Half of them were female Goblins, and there were four Goblin Champions who seemed to have only recently undergone Class Transfer. They were somewhat smaller than the previous Goblin Champions.

There were only twenty-odd Goblins in the village capable of fighting, along with one Goblin Champion who had survived earlier. There were over thirty female Goblins, while the rest were old or young and essentially had no combat ability.

On the surface, attacking Goblin Village seemed easier, but Zhao Fu felt it would not be that simple. He had a feeling that the Blood Altar in the middle of the village was unusual and might be problematic.

Thus, Zhao Fu still chose to attack the hundred Goblins. Of course, he was not going to charge at them stupidly, or all the traps set over the past few days would have been for nothing.

He divided the forty-two Soldiers into three teams and briefly explained the tactics. First, he had one team run over and launch a probing attack.

Seeing that the enemy had so few people, the Goblins immediately raised their blades, howling as they charged forward. That team attacked briefly, then followed Zhao Fu's orders and turned to run without prolonging the fight.

Seeing the enemy flee in panic, the Goblins shouted with joy and continued rushing after them, determined to kill these enemies who had made their past few days miserable.

But in the next instant!

Goblin after Goblin fell into pits that had been dug beforehand, impaled by the sharpened wooden stakes buried within. Their screams rose one after another, and nearly twenty of the hundred Goblins were lost in an instant.

The sudden loss of so much fighting strength made all the Goblins stop. None of them could be sure whether there were more pits ahead, so they did not dare advance and could only stand there, roaring furiously.

"Whoosh! Whoosh..."

Several more arrows suddenly fell among the Goblins. The Goblins spotted several enemies emerging from the left and immediately charged over in rage.

Before long, they triggered trap after trap. Massive logs and boulders fell from the trees, either severely injuring or outright crushing the Goblins beneath them.

The eighty Goblins immediately dwindled to just over fifty. At that moment, another team appeared on the Goblins' right, attacking them with arrows before turning and fleeing again.

Having suffered two major losses already, the Goblins no longer dared rush forward foolishly. They could only stand in place, waving their blades and shrieking at the fleeing enemies.

But Zhao Fu's other two teams had already joined up and appeared behind them. Arrows and a Fireball rained into the Goblin ranks, catching the Goblins completely unprepared.

Thus, this ambush achieved excellent results. The Fireball severely wounded two Goblins and lightly wounded several others. All nine arrows struck their targets: three dead, five severely wounded, and one lightly wounded.

The number of Goblins able to fight immediately fell to just over forty. At the same time, the team that had originally fled turned back and resumed its attack, further reducing the Goblin forces.

"Bai Qi! Kill one Goblin Champion as quickly as possible. The other Shield Bearers are to focus on defense and hold back the remaining two Goblin Champions. Infantry, charge! Archers, fire freely! Leave the remaining Goblin Champion with the crippled leg to me!"

Zhao Fu shouted his orders, and everyone obeyed one by one.

The remaining Goblin Warriors had only recently undergone Class Transfer, and there were also quite a few female Goblins. They were swiftly dealt with by the Infantry and Archers. Eight or nine Shield Bearers carried wooden shields and forcibly surrounded the two Goblin Champions.

Zhao Fu easily dealt with the crippled Goblin Champion. Naturally, he did not engage it in close combat; he would definitely lose in a direct fight. But he had Fireballs. One Fireball after another crashed into the Goblin Champion. Its large body and crippled leg made it impossible to dodge, and it was ultimately killed by Zhao Fu.

On the other side, Bai Qi quickly finished off one Goblin Champion as well. The remaining two Goblin Champions did not even need Bai Qi to act; the Archers shot them dead with arrows. They died in a particularly frustrating manner, mainly because the Shield Bearers had surrounded them, leaving them almost unable to evade and turning them into living targets for the Archers.

With the battle completely over, everyone began cleaning up the battlefield.

Bai Qi sheathed his sword and turned to look at Zhao Fu. An unexpected faint smile appeared on his stern face. Zhao Fu's tactics and command this time had been nearly perfect. He might lack some experience in larger-scale battles, but this was already enough to prove Zhao Fu's extraordinary talent. How could Bai Qi, as his subordinate, not be pleased to have such a formidable lord?

Zhao Fu turned and noticed the smile on Bai Qi's face, feeling somewhat surprised. He asked curiously, "Bai Qi, what are you smiling about?"

Bai Qi gently shook his head instead of answering Zhao Fu. "Your Highness! What should we do next? Should we attack Goblin Village?"

At this, Zhao Fu said, "Surround it first. I feel that Goblin Village is rather strange. They have no food now anyway, and sooner or later they will come out again, so there's no rush."

Bai Qi nodded. "This subordinate feels the same. The village being so empty this time was clearly meant to lure us in. But they never expected that Your Highness would not strike at the village, instead choosing to attack the stronger group of one hundred Goblins and four Goblin Champions. And now, Your Highness has wiped them all out."

Zhao Fu became even more convinced that Goblin Village was far from simple. Once the others finished clearing the battlefield, he had them directly surround Goblin Village.

Inside Goblin Village, the Goblins watched the enemy figures moving outside and understood what was happening. Fear and panic appeared on their faces, and the entire village began to descend into chaos.

Zhao Fu watched from outside without any intention of attacking. They were already turtles in a jar; there was nothing to rush about.

After observing for over ten minutes!

To Zhao Fu's surprise, an old Goblin holding a Withered Wood Staff led all the remaining Goblins to kneel at the village entrance. Zhao Fu then received a system notification.

"Rogge Village has surrendered to you. Do you choose to accept?"