Chapter 168: Developing Little Experts and Task Rewards
Because there were many more carriages on the way back, Li Ke returned very slowly.
However, when he returned to his territory, some troubles still occurred.
Because the goblins, minotaurs, and dark elves in the town all took up their weapons and looked at the imperial troops warily.
If he hadn't been walking in the front, they would probably have already started the attack.
After that, Li Ke finally persuaded them to go back.
Of course, the supplies Celia brought and her act of releasing the dark elf slaves was also a plus.
But Celia's next move made Li Ke greatly impressed.
Celia did not discriminate against those monsters. She was even willing to explain to the smelly minotaurs and goblins why they needed to take a bath. She even asked her maid to dress up and sew nice clothes for the goblins and minotaurs after Li Ke gave them a bath.
Not only that, he also hired goblins and minotaurs to help him urge other goblins and minotaurs to take a bath and abide by the rules.
Some dissatisfied minotaurs and goblins left, but more goblins and minotaurs put on clothes and began to learn how to live a more "civilized" life.
Celia did not use any violent means, and the only times she used violent means were by Li Ke.
She was just personally leading people to praise those "monsters" who were willing to integrate into human society and let them manage themselves.
She also asked goblins and minotaurs to take gifts to the forest to spread the word, so that her guild would hire those goblins and severely punish those humans who despised the "monsters".
Then……
Let them build their own houses in the town, help the "monsters" hold weddings, give them imperial household registration, encourage childbirth, and tell them that if they give birth to children in Li Ke's town, they will have imperial household registration and enjoy imperial treatment.
However, they also have to serve the empire. Of course, it is not a hard job, but to protect the imperial towns from attacks and looting by wild goblins and minotaurs.
Li Ke was amazed. This woman was completely different from the one he saw in the game. The Celia in the game was a complete shrew. Not only was she arrogant, but she also caused a lot of trouble.
I don't know why, but he becomes different when he's around me.
In fact, what Li Ke didn’t know was that Celia herself was also surprised.
She looked down on these monsters and dark elves.
Her base is the nobility, and the great nobility at that.
But as Li Ke associated with these monsters, she tried to accept these "monsters". Then she discovered that although these monsters had simple minds, they still had a clear distinction between love and hate.
Although they all hate the Empire and humanity, they are not impossible to recruit. The difference lies in whether there is anyone who respects them.
She just followed Li Ke's example and went a step further, and she achieved such great success that she began to reflect on her previous strategies.
Reflect on whether I care too much about the nobles.
The dark elves also benefited a lot. Neither she nor Li Ke restricted the dark elves from leaving. Many dark elves did leave directly, but they soon came back.
Because life underground is nothing like life above ground.
There was a lack of medical care and food in the underground, and ferocious monsters, looters, and slave-hunting teams were rampant. And because of the use of necromancy for defense, the living environment underground became even worse, with ghost stories from time to time, and dead family members were even used as materials for necromancy.
Moreover, those who had been captured and made slaves not only did not receive the protection of the dark elves, but were instead despised and excluded.
These people had no choice but to return to Li Ke's territory in order to survive. Here they not only had food and medicine, but also did not have to worry about their lives.
However, their trip back brought more dark elf residents to Li Ke, forcing him to expand the size of the town and live with Celia to prevent her from being killed by assassins.
And most importantly…
“This one is human.”
Li Ke casually threw an assassin who wanted to sneak in to the side of Adjutant Celia, and that person immediately pulled down the human assassin whose bones were half broken and tortured him.
Celia, who had taken off her gorgeous court dress and was wearing a simple blue-white dress instead, glanced at Li Ke indifferently. She paused for two seconds with satisfaction at his broad chest muscles, then looked at the floor under Li Ke's feet with dissatisfaction.
"But you can't make my floor dirty. Xiaoba worked so hard to clean it."
The Xiao Ba she was talking about was a human child who came here to work. Because his parents raised more brothers and sisters, the sensible Xiao Ba came here to help.
Seeing that he was pitiful and sensible, Celia took him in. In her spare time, she asked Li Ke and her guard captain to teach him how to practice sword skills. While they were practicing sword skills, she would occasionally make some snacks and tea for them.
To be honest, this was something she would not do before, but because Li Ke would like it, she did it.
"I mean, did your brothers or sisters do this?"
"If so, are you planning to just go over and kill him?"
Celia rolled her eyes at Li Ke.
Li Ke shook his head. It was obvious who did this. It was obviously his adoptive father.
In fact, because of what Celia did, it didn’t matter if it was him or not, it was him.
"No, I will throw him into the house of Lord Tenaris."
Celia crossed her legs in front of Li Ke in an unladylike manner, showing off her increasingly plump buttocks and thighs. After seeing Li Ke stay there for a few seconds, she even smiled with satisfaction.
"He is indeed the man I have my eyes on, but in fact, I suspect that he was sent by my father just to urge me to act quickly."
Li Ke was a little confused. The human assassin he captured had done something that the dark elf assassins had not done. He bypassed the guard line formed by some dark elves and came here directly, and was captured by him personally.
Such a person is very likely to succeed in the assassination!
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"My father doesn't like weak children. Because of you, I have taken a difficult path. If I die here, it will be nothing more than this. Moreover..."
Celia stood up and walked around Li Ke, her fingers rubbing across Li Ke's chest.
"Do you think my father doesn't know what you're capable of? After all, he's also worried that I'll start a rebellion and have you chop off his head."
Celia listened for a moment, then continued.
"After all, I did think about it."
I am special.
Li Ke felt that this family was really mentally ill.
It’s not that I can’t understand, but…
I still feel like I have a brain disease.
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here. Your identity won't allow you to get involved in what's going on... By the way."
Celia was about to send the guest away after she finished speaking, but halfway through her words, she suddenly revealed a sly smile.
"Are you really not interested in the Dark Elf Queen? To be honest, I don't care about this. After all, the situation between you and me is such that we can't stay together for a long time. Having a woman like this by your side can reduce a lot of my worries. Even if you really fall in love with someone else, you will have to stay with me for various reasons."
Li Ke went out without saying anything. When confronting this woman, he always felt that his IQ and values were not enough. When he was in Valoran, he could easily make other people's values and IQ not enough, but compared with this kind of person who had received elite education since childhood, he still felt that he was too naive.
But if you think about it, it’s normal.
Because in Valoran, he was suppressed by everyone's values and IQ because of his knowledge and trends, and in the eyes of these smart people who had been taught how to rule others since childhood, his little knowledge was useless.
However, the general trend is still on him.
Because no matter how smart Celia is, Li Ke can kill all her men in one day.
"Let's continue studying blood and qi."
Li Ke shook his head and sighed, and just as he walked into his room, he saw a dark elf sitting on his bed, spinning a kunai in his hand.
It was Minette.
She was now crossing her legs in the same position as Celia, but because she was wearing a short skirt, Li Ke could see more beautiful things.
"It's not easy to see you again. The garrisons of these imperial troops and the palace are almost in good condition. You are indeed the elite of the empire. By the way, when the elders heard that I was coming, they asked me to kill you and the princess, but I thought it was too stupid and didn't agree... So don't worry, I came here this time just to know if you found any news about Queen Maya?"
Minette couldn't help but complain, but she came here not for Peter, but for the news of the Queen.
Li Ke glanced at the tasks on his task interface with a strange look on his face.
"It took you so long to find me. It seems like you don't want the queen to go back."
Minette quickly waved her hands in denial.
"Don't say anything careless. I am a close friend of the Queen after all... Most importantly, it's been so long, who knows if the Queen is pregnant. However, many people think it would be better if the Queen returns. After all, they just want to survive. The Elders' Council is now a little... too focused on the overall situation."
Minette's seemingly casual words contained a lot of information. Li Ke only thought about it roughly and knew that she was willing to compromise, but because of the reasons of the Presbyterian Church, she couldn't say it.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The dark elf civilians are just ordinary people and they just want to survive.
"Then I advise you not to know where the queen is. This is for your own good. Once you know, terrible things will happen."
Li Ke persuaded again.
"It seems like you know? Then tell me. Whether she is alive or dead, there must be a letter... But if it is too tragic, you don't have to tell me. She is my best friend, and I can't bear to hear these things."
Minette looked lazy, but Li Ke saw that her body was tense.
And said he didn't care...
"Are you sure?"
"I am sure that I will find her even if I die."
Minette was very determined because she was sure that Li Ke knew.
"All right."
Li Ke sighed.
"She's in this camp."
Minette was stunned for a moment, her face as pale as if a dye vat had been overturned. She thought of many possibilities, but she never expected that the queen was right under her nose.
"asshole!"
She subconsciously wanted to punch Li Ke to express her dissatisfaction with him hiding his secrets from her.
But the next moment, she saw a golden light flashing on Li Ke's body, and then a strange music sounded. The punch she rushed over not only did not hit Li Ke's face, but her body suddenly became lighter, her weapons and shoes disappeared, and the innermost clothes even fell directly on Li Ke's helmet.
That was not the end. Just as she rushed to Li Ke, her steps went limp and she fell directly into Li Ke's arms. She even subconsciously exposed her belly and curled up her limbs to make herself look harmless.
Then subconsciously, she said something that silenced both parties.
"Master~!"
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