So there were restrictions after all.
Zhao Chi was currently a Trainee Lord. In a few days, once the school's tests were over, he could advance to Junior Lord.
Then he would wait a few days.
I wonder what it'll feel like to pilot them then?
Filled with anticipation, Zhao Chi put the skill book into System Space.
Gu Qing and the others had not returned yet.
Zhao Chi turned his attention back to the system.
Although he had pretty much coasted through the battle without earning any experience himself,
he still needed to review the battle information.
He opened the results page.
[Congratulations, victory achieved!] [Battle results are as follows]: [Combatants] 43 total: 12 allies, 29 enemy Goblins, 2 village dogs [Enemies defeated] Goblins ×29, village dogs ×2 [Battle difficulty] Easy [Battle performance] Perfect [Battle outcome] Complete victory [Experience bonus] 150% [Team contribution] 100% [Team experience] 3,675 [Personal contribution] 1% [Personal experience] 37 [Loot] Goblin captives ×21, village dog captives ×2, Goblin corpses ×8, wild deer carcass ×0.72 [Loot] Crude wooden spears ×28, crude iron spear ×1 [Loot] Timber ×20, stone ×20, iron ingots ×20, thatch ×20, hides ×20, cloth ×20
I got experience too?
Zhao Chi was a little surprised.
I clearly didn't fight this time, so how did I still get 1% of the experience?
Was it because I gave the order to attack at the start?
And I helped Tang Ruan and the others tie up the Goblins afterward, so that counted as a little contribution too?
Still, 37 points for his contribution were too few to level up.
Gu Qing and the others had received all the remaining 3,638 experience points.
They had all leveled up.
He would assign their Enhancement Points in a moment.
Chapter 25: The Territory's First Expansion
Whether enemies were killed or captured, both counted as defeating them, and both awarded experience.
If Zhao Chi had killed the Goblin Chieftain earlier, he could have increased his contribution and claimed a little more experience.
The women would have received a little less; the total amount of experience remained the same.
They had taken quite a few captives this time.
The Goblin captives could be used for now, but not in the long term.
Goblins were not the race of Zhao Chi's territory. They felt no sense of belonging, so raising their loyalty very much would be difficult.
They were probably thinking about escaping all the time.
He certainly could not count on them in battle.
With so few people available at present, these Goblins were still somewhat useful.
But only for manual labor.
Things like cutting down trees, hauling supplies, and mining.
Crafting goods and constructing buildings were out of the question.
Zhao Chi would feel no pity for these Goblins.
They were a different race, after all.
And they were enemies.
Even if he did not attack them, once they discovered Zhao Chi's territory, they would look for an opportunity to attack.
Kindness was for allies, not enemies.
Once his territory had more villagers, he would sell them off.
Finding buyers would not be a problem either.
Quite a few of his classmates had Goblins as their main race. They would certainly be happy to buy them.
The two village dogs, on the other hand, were pretty good.
Their hearing and sense of smell were both excellent.
He could have them keep watch over the surrounding area.
They should also be quite useful when hunting.
The Goblin corpses were still useless, but the deer carcass could be eaten once it was cleaned.
He had just bought seasonings, so they could have roast meat that evening.
The loot also included some weapons.
But they were all poor quality.
The wooden weapons in particular would break after just a few strikes.
The iron spear was decent enough to use in a pinch.
The rest was loot from the storehouse.
The timber consisted of logs-the ones Gu Qing and the others had carried back.
The stone consisted of large, hard rocks, a common building material.
The iron ingots were essentially iron bricks. Each one was incredibly heavy; dropping one on his foot would definitely have him crying for his mother in pain.
The thatch came in large bundles and was also a building material. It could be used for roofing or mixed with earth to make walls, serving a similar purpose to reinforcing bars.
The hides were whole animal skins.
The cloth consisted of twenty small bolts of white fabric, not much material in total.
Below the battle results was another message:
[You have wiped out the Goblin Camp. Your territory has expanded by 100 square meters.]
So my territory has already expanded?
Zhao Chi looked around but noticed no change.
Instructor Li Ruanyu had explained that wiping out enemy camps within a territory could expand its boundaries.
The amount of land gained depended on the difficulty of the enemies.
These Goblins were very weak, so his territory had expanded by only 100 square meters.
When a territory expanded, the surrounding Fog Wall would recede a little.
Zhao Chi's Territory World currently covered ten square kilometers, which worked out to 10,000,000 square meters.
An extra 100 square meters was so little that he could not even see the difference.
Although this entire Territory World was theoretically Zhao Chi's territory,
the area he actually controlled was currently limited to the surroundings of the Lord's House.
As he gradually developed it, he would eventually gain actual control over the entire Territory World.
While he was looking, he heard the soft rustle of footsteps.
He looked up and saw eleven slender, fair-skinned figures.
Gu Qing and the others had returned.
They walked along chatting and laughing, seemingly in good spirits.
There were not many supplies left, and the Goblins were carrying most of them.
"My lord, we've brought everything back."
Gu Qing directed the Goblins to put down the last batch of stone.
Zhao Chi smiled. "Thanks for your hard work. Take a break. These are the supplies I bought. Gu Qing, I'll leave you in charge of them."
Gu Qing came closer, curious.
"Oh? My lord, why did you buy so many supplies? Why is there such a huge bucket of shower gel? And shampoo too. These will last a long time."
Tang Ruan and the other women gathered around as well.
They all looked on happily.
Zhao Chi said, "We've used up our rope. We can use these fifty meters of rope to tie up captives after our next battle. And these seasonings-Gu Qing, didn't you want to practice cooking? They're yours to use."
Gu Qing nodded. "All right."
It was already past six in the evening.
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