Chapter 371 - 213: Buying the Goblin

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At this time, the Mercenary Team that had brought over these goblins also noticed their presence and couldn’t help frowning when they saw Mills’ group of goblins. They had brought the goblins because they knew that goblins were highly sought after in many of the new territories. After all, the development of a new territory required minerals, and goblins were adept at finding such resources. Therefore, they had already made up their minds to sell the goblins they had brought to Hope Village at a high price. But now, with so many goblins appearing in Hope Village, could their plan still work? Probably not! With that thought, Wilson, the leader, looked unhappily at Zhou Bai and her group. There were very few merchant teams with the strength to trade in goblins. In his memory, there was no impression of Zhou Bai and the others. His gaze swept over Victor and Denglop, even noticing some of the goblins that had become undead. Not too shabby! At that moment, a mercenary beside Wilson recognized Zhou Bai and quickly whispered in Wilson’s ear, "This is the village chief of Hope Village; the team with her is not a Mercenary Team, they are the soldiers of Hope Village." Hearing this, Wilson paused for a moment, instantly put away the dissatisfaction on his face, and greeted her, "Village Chief, I am Wilson, the Captain of the Saint Luo Mercenary Corps." Zhou Bai saw the two faces of the other party, one after the other, but didn’t feel much of a difference. This was the norm in this world, and she was somewhat used to it. What she could do was continuously improve the strength of her territory, striving to secure more say for herself and the residents within her territory. Zhou Bai glanced at the ragged goblins behind the other party and directly asked, "Did you bring these goblins for our territory?" This was quite a subtle way of putting it. After all, she had over two hundred goblins standing behind her! Since she had acknowledged them as residents of her own territory, she had to respect them. Mills naturally noticed it, too, and a touch of sentiment crossed his eyes. Looking at those goblins again, his heart couldn’t help but feel heavy. The position of the Goblin Clan on the Stan Continent was still very precarious. "Saved" they might be, but countless goblins were still suffering! When would the Goblin Clan be able to change their situation? As Mills looked at those goblins in a daze, the goblins were also looking back at Mills and his group. After all, they were all from the Goblin Clan. Seeing them, the eyes of these goblins unwittingly brightened a bit. There were so many of their kin here! And looking at their situation, envy flashed through the depths of their eyes, followed by happiness. The days of their kin clearly seemed much better than theirs. If they were having a good life, for them, it was also a great comfort. "Yes, they are all good at mining, and some are particularly skilled at finding mines. With them, the future mineral resources of the territory won’t be a worry," Wilson subconsciously started extolling the benefits of trading goblins. Then, realizing that the other party also had quite a few goblins, he added, "With so many goblins in your hands, I’m sure you’re aware of these benefits too. It seems I’ll have to trade with another territory." Although it wasted a bit of time, switching to another territory could reap a higher reward, and that would be worth it. Plus, the goods in Hope Village sold well; he could bring some into other territories to sell without fear of making a loss. As soon as he said this, Mills instinctively looked at Zhou Bai, "Village chief..." But after those two words, he didn’t know what else to say for a moment. Should he ask Zhou Bai to buy the goblins? That would be no small investment. With that thought, Mills added, "We can trade them for... minerals. Please, save them." Indeed, they had collected a lot of minerals. Maybe they were inconsequential for them, but humans needed them. He was willing to trade ore for Zhou Bai’s help. Hearing Mills’ whisper, Zhou Bai immediately replied, "Hmm." Even if Mills hadn’t mentioned it, she would have done the same. It’s just that she had originally planned to repay them in some other way, to make them more comfortable in Hope Village. But now that there was ore, they should be able to settle down in Hope Village fairly quickly. And Wilson, observing their interaction, was a bit puzzled, "Lord, aren’t you being a bit... too kind to these goblins?" Goblins actually daring to make demands, who gave them such courage??? Zhou Bai, upon hearing the comment, directly said, "They are not my slaves, they are residents of our territory." "Residents!" Wilson exclaimed in shock as he looked at Zhou Bai, "Why?" Considering the status of goblins on the Stan Continent, this was indeed quite preferential treatment. If you want goblins to work for the territory, there are many ways to do it. Making them residents, giving too much... seems a bit uneconomical, right? "There is no why, if I want to and our territory wants to, that’s enough," Zhou Bai stated candidly, "Now I have only one question, are you willing to hand these goblins over to me?" The conversation between the two was overheard by the goblins behind Wilson, and they looked incredulously at Zhou Bai and then at Mills behind Zhou Bai. For some reason, a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts. Could they really become residents of this territory and get rid of their slave identities? Seeing Zhou Bai was serious, Wilson, even though he found it unbelievable, still spoke up, "If the village chief wants them, of course I’m willing. But about the price, I can’t be at a loss, right? I heard that wholesale goods in Hope Village require waiting; I wonder if I could get them sooner. If that’s possible, I’m willing to give a discount." As long as he could get the goods immediately, they would have more time. With more time, they would earn more, and the value of that would certainly be higher than that of these slaves. "The territory does indeed set aside a certain quota for special customers, and I can decide to give you this quota this time," Zhou Bai agreed without hesitation. As both Lord and village chief, this was something she could do. Wilson, hearing this, took a rope’s end from one of his team members and handed it to Zhou Bai, "Just pay me the market price, Lord Village Chief, a fair discount of 50 Gold Coins." Gold Coins, with more than twenty goblins on the spot, roughly about 2 Gold Coins per goblin. This group looked like a combination of the old, weak, sick, and disabled. Zhou Bai was still taken aback when she heard this price. Although she knew goblins were valuable, she really didn’t expect them to be this valuable. No wonder the trade of goblins prevails on the Stan Continent. If they were easy to catch, indeed it would be faster to make money than by killing Demon Beasts. Subsequently, Zhou Bai directly paid the Gold Coins to Wilson. After receiving them, Wilson smiled, "Then thank you, Lord Village Chief. I’ll be waiting for the good news from you." "Hmm, someone will contact you later to discuss further," Zhou Bai nodded. "Alrighty," Wilson didn’t expect Zhou Bai, the village chief, to continue negotiating with him, a mere Mercenary Team Captain. After completing the trade, he led his team further into the territory. Other teams watching the scene were murmuring privately among themselves. Zhou Bai paid no mind to the surrounding gazes and, looking at the goblins tied with rope, passed them to Mills, "You unbind them! After unbinding, take them into the territory." "And the ore..." Mills, seeing his kinsfolk saved, was somewhat agitated and quickly inquired. The other party had paid a price, and he also had to deliver what he had promised. "We will talk about it after you have settled down; I don’t think you can renege on this bill!" Zhou Bai said with a benign smile, "Let’s go! Take them into the territory first." Mills looked at Zhou Bai, his eyes revealing a slight touch of emotion. He had never thought that one day he would be moved by a human. "Thank you." After saying these two words solemnly to Zhou Bai, Mills turned to start unbinding the goblins. And this group of newly rescued goblins stood there in a daze. Had they really been saved?

Chapter 371 - 213: Buying the Goblin

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