Yongshuang City hasn't been this festive for a long time.
The Everfrost Icefield has become stable again, and the temperature in Everfrost City is no longer so extreme.
A large number of mages and djinn who were preparing to develop the Everfrost Icefield came from all directions of Bracada.
The large gathering of people brought great vitality to this deserted city.
However, this also made the already narrow streets of Yongshuang City crowded.
Qi Ge and Serena squeezed through the endless stream of people and approached the castle of Yongshuang City.
In front of the castle of Everfrost City, there was a long queue of NPCs who wanted to get a piece of the pie in the Everfrost Plains.
The recovery of the Everfrost Icefield not only means a large number of mines, but also a vast land of order without chaos and fog.
These places of order are good places to build cities, especially for most NPCs who don’t have enough connections to directly serve as city lords or deputy city lords.
Redeveloping the city in the land of order is also a good choice.
I had heard about it before Qi Ge came.
Yesterday alone, the empty gift boxes shipped out from the Lord's Castle of Yongshuang City were enough to fill several giant pneumatic vehicles.
As Qige, he naturally didn't have to queue up like those NPCs.
He simply took out his identity card and had it authenticated by the tower spirit of Yongshuang City, and was then warmly invited in by a dozen mages on duty.
When Trosa saw Xingfeng and Serena, he showed enthusiasm that was beyond Qige's expectations.
"Xingfeng, Serena, you are finally here."
Trossa held Qige's hand and pulled her to her seat.
He took out a bottle of very beautiful-looking wine from his backpack and poured a full glass for Qi Ge.
"Come, have a taste of the Thunder Jade Liquor I just got.
This cup alone will cost 180 Titan coins."
"Hiss~Titan Coin."
Seven pigeons smacked their lips:
"This cup can buy dozens of iron men.
What kind of wine is so expensive? "
“Haha, of course good things are so expensive.
Our Bracada mages, whether they are alchemists or sorcerers, all need stable emotions.
Therefore, our personality and emotions are in a suppressed state on a daily basis.
This state makes us calmer and more rational, but also reduces our sense of happiness and excitement.
Thunder Jade Wine can help us quickly restore our lost emotions, and it is a rare good thing."
【Thunder Jade Liquor
food
Counts as 3 units of food.
After use, the hero or soldiers will enter an excited state and be immune to the influence of mental magic for 3 hours.
The duration can be stacked if used multiple times.
Continuously using it multiple times will cause you to enter a "drunk" state. 】
"Come on, try it."
Trosa greeted him warmly, and Qige couldn't refuse the kindness, so he picked up the [Thunder Jade Wine] and drank it all in one gulp.
Serena didn't like drinking, so she pushed her glass in front of Qi Ge.
Qi Ge felt it and found that the [Thunder Jade Liquor] was mellow at first, but burned like fire when it reached his stomach.
A wonderful feeling rushed into Qi Ge's mind, making Qi Ge's brain clearer instantly.
[System prompt: You have entered an excited state and cannot fall asleep. Morale +1]
Trosa half leaned on the sofa and smiled at Qi Ge:
"Xingfeng, how is this wine? Isn't it good?"
"Good wine, good wine." Qi Ge praised: "This price is worth it."
Trosa moved slightly and suddenly said:
“I was saying, Xingfeng, you definitely know something about wine.
How can someone who can run a pub not understand wine?"
Pub...
Qi Ge's heart skipped a beat.
The historical echoes of the Goblin Great Prophet, the fall of the Goblin Demigod, the attitude of Bracada towards the goblins, and the information of Mr. Agaid.
The Seven Pigeons have confirmed from many aspects the Titans' fear and suppression of the fairies.
Now Trosa suddenly mentioned the Goblin Tavern to me. Could it be that he wanted to test me?
Qi Ge picked up Serena's [Thunder Jade Wine], took a sip, and said with a smile:
"Chief, are you talking about my goblin tavern chain?
I don't know why you suddenly mentioned this, Chief?
Could it be that during the expansion of my tavern, there was a conflict with your business, Chief?"
“Hey, how come.
My businesses are all over Bracada, and the little profit from the tavern is nothing to me.
But I heard that you used a lot of goblin employees in the tavern, I wonder if that's true?"
As expected, what is meant to come will always come.
Qi Ge remained calm and immediately replied:
“Yes, humans are greedy and difficult to control, and wizards are too expensive, so only fairies are the best.
After calculating the cost, I found that using goblins as employees would bring the highest profit, so all the taverns hired a large number of goblin employees.
Is there something wrong with that?"
"That's not the case."
Trosa put down his wine glass, suddenly became serious, and said to Serena:
"Serena, I want to talk to Xingfeng about something that involves the secrets of our industrial faction.
Look at this..."
When Serena heard this, she immediately became unhappy, frowned, and was about to get angry.
Qi Ge quickly reached out and gently stroked Serena's back.
"Serena, wait for me at the door, I'll be out soon, okay?"
"Ugh!!" The unexpected backstab made Serena extremely angry.
Fortunately, Qi Ge immediately came close to her ear and whispered:
"Wait outside for a while. Once I'm done with things here, I'll take you to Xinyue Village."
"That's a deal."
After hearing what Qi Ge said, Serena reluctantly walked out of the room.
Trosa looked at Qi Ge with a smile and asked:
"Xingfeng, we in Bracada have an unwritten rule regarding hiring fairies. I wonder if Alged has told you about it?"
Seven pigeons pretend to be stupid:
"Rules? I really don't know that. Please teach me, Chief."
Trosa said seriously:
“In fact, to put it simply, it’s just this one sentence.
When it comes to the goblin tribe, you can bully them, but you can’t bully them too much; you can suppress them, but you can’t suppress them to the extreme.
They need to be exploited and enslaved, leaving them no chance to rise.
Use a little bit of charity to keep them hanging so that they don't have the courage to fight to the death.
Xingfeng, do you know why this is happening? "
"If you want to bully, don't bully too much; if you want to suppress, don't suppress to the end.
They need to be exploited and enslaved, leaving them no chance to rise.
Then use a little bit of charity to keep them hanging, so that they don’t have the courage to fight to the death…”
Qi Ge pretended to chew it again and said to Trosa:
"Chief, I can vaguely taste it."
I understood the implication, but not completely.
A mysterious smile appeared on Trosa's lips.
"In fact, this is related to one of our secrets of Bracada.
Most of the high-ranking officials of Bracada only know the "unspoken rule" against fairies, but do not know why.
However, Xingfeng, as Agaide's apprentice, you have proved in the [Demon King's Territory] that you have the determination and loyalty to die for Bracada.
Then you are qualified to know.
To understand this passage, we need to break it down.
First of all, [they need to be exploited and enslaved, leaving them no chance to rise.]"
Trosa said this, slowly sipped the wine, and savored it for a while, which whetted Qi Ge's appetite.
"Tsk, hold it in. If I'm curious, I'll lose. I won't urge you even if you kill me."
"Comfortable~~"
Trosa took a long breath and then continued:
“Xingfeng, you may not understand why the fairies, as a member of Bracada, are being targeted in this way.
In fact, the reason is very simple.
Because the fairies are a sinful race, they carry original sin on their shoulders."
"Original sin? So serious?"
Qi Ge was a little surprised.
"right."
Trosa nodded and said:
“In our Thunder Temple of Bracada, there is a supreme god.
He is the king of all Titans, the protector of Bracada, and the lord of all wizards, djinns, and snakes.
The master of thunder and lightning.
His name cannot be called directly.
All you need to know is that he is the supreme ruler of Bracada, Thor.
We usually call him God.
I'm sure Agaide has already told you this.
Before God became a god, the goblins were His servants.
As servants of God, the fairies can even gaze upon the glory of God and listen to His teachings day and night.
But the goblins are cunning, treacherous and greedy.
Among the goblins, there was a goblin who coveted the great power of God.
While the God was fighting against chaos, he stole the God's supreme artifact [Sword of the Titan] with the help of a large number of his own people, and shamefully stole the rules of lightning from the [Sword of the Titan].
Of course, the demon was soon judged by the gods and turned to ashes.
But God was also angry about this.
The God expelled all the fairies from his kingdom and punished them by making them unable to produce heroes and nobles forever, and only able to be slaves.
For all eternity, generation after generation, forever and ever!
This is the original sin of the fairy clan.
The goblin race needs to use countless generations of sweat and blood to cleanse their sins until the gods are satisfied."
Seven Pigeons: ...
grass!
Is it so confusing?
The Air Elemental Lord wanted to hit someone after hearing this.
Sure enough, history is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone.
The winner wants to wear black stockings for her, so she can't wear cartoon panties.
Even though he thought so, Qi Ge still pretended to be indignant:
“I see, the goblins actually dared to steal the treasures of the gods, that’s too much.
Why don't God just kill all of this inferior race?"
Trosa continued:
“Oh, there’s nothing I can do.
After all, the fairies are the race that followed our wizard and the gods to obtain the Tears of Yasa.
If they were all destroyed, it would cause irreversible damage to the Tears of Yasa.
This brings us to another passage.
【Give them a little more alms to keep them company so they don’t have the courage to fight to the death. 】
Although the goblins have an original sin that cannot be washed away, they are, after all, a very magical race.
They appear to be individuals, but they can actually be seen as a whole.
Every fairy has consciousness and active [emotional power].
Not only can they absorb the negative emotions of our Bracada mages, keeping us calm and rational, but they can also serve as workers and provide cheap labor for us Bracada.
If the fairies are pushed too hard, they will begin to [resonate].
To put it simply, they will mobilize their own [emotional power] and superimpose the power of a large number of fairies on a certain [individual].
This individual created by resonance will possess extremely powerful strength, and may even become a terrifying existence that can modify the rules like a demigod.
For example, five hundred years ago, during the reign of His Majesty Marvin, there was a major goblin riot.
The fairies gathered their strength, and the Void conceived a [Chaos Fairy], who modified the rules and almost forced the fairies to leave Bracada by force.
Once [Chaos Fairy] succeeds, our Bracada's Tears of Yasa will become unstable.
By then, not to mention all kinds of natural disasters, even chaos will be more likely to break out in Bracada.
His Majesty Gavin went to stop him, but his crown was nearly knocked off and he fell to the level of a demigod.
Later, it was the intervention of God that prevented this tragedy from happening.
But that incident led to the invasion of Chaos, and we, Bracada, permanently lost a piece of territory on the sea , which is now the Yuye Islands located in the Chaos Sea.
The combined area of ​​the Yuye Islands and the sea area is larger than the seven main cities in the southern border of the empire combined.
Countless wizards, djinn and living beings were killed and countless heroic soldiers were killed or wounded.
The raw material [Jade Liquid] in [Thunder Jade Liquid Wine] can only be produced there.
This has resulted in our Bracada's [Thunder Jade Wine] becoming a non-renewable resource, and every bottle we drink is one less.
The price is naturally getting more and more expensive.”
"Chaos goblin?"
Qi Ge muttered to himself in confusion.
"I know about the fall of the Yuye Islands, but why have I never heard of the Chaos Fairies, nor have I seen any relevant records in any documents?"
“That’s because the Chaos Fairy is a being that possesses the power of rules.
Although it is not a demigod, the Chaos Fairy still has immortality.
If too many people knew about the Chaos Fairy, there was no guarantee that it would come back to life.
It would be more reassuring to let this kind of danger disappear forever into history.
The lessons of history are only for those of us at the top of Bracada to remember.”
Trosa said earnestly:
“Xingfeng, in addition to the [Chaos Fairy], there is also the Decheng from more than 40 years ago.
There was an alchemist who was ignorant of the danger. He used mercury to wrap living fairies and made them into [Fairy Statues] for sale.
He captured goblins on a large scale and made them into [goblin statues], which eventually triggered a goblin rebellion.
During that goblin rebellion, a [Goblin Great Demon] appeared.
Although the [Fairy Demon] is much weaker than the [Chaos Fairy], it also means that fairies can no longer be born in Decheng.
If you forcibly bring the goblin to Decheng, the goblin will die soon. "
grass!
God TM [Fairy Demon].
If I hadn't been to Echoes of History, I wouldn't have known that Kelin had such a domineering nickname.
The Thunder Titan is very skilled at confusing right and wrong and naming the underworld.
The names of the villain goblins mentioned by Trosa are reversed.
If the [Fairy Great Devil] is the [Fairy Great Prophet], then what is the [Chaos Fairy]?
[Yasa Fairy]?
Could it be the [God of Fairies]?
When Trosa saw that the Seven Pigeons did not reply, he said seriously:
"If you want to bully, don't bully too much; if you want to suppress, don't suppress to the end.
They need to be exploited and enslaved, leaving them no chance to rise.
And then use a little bit of charity to keep them hanging so that they don't have the courage to fight to the death].
Star Wind, although this rule sounds simple, it is a principle summed up by our Bracada ancestors with their lives.
Now that you have begun to capture fairies as slaves, you must abide by these rules."
Here we come!
It seems that I was too nice to the goblins, which aroused the Titan's vigilance, so Patrosa came to warn me.
Qi Ge's face turned serious, and he immediately promised:
“Chief, I understand.
When I return, I will reduce the treatment of the goblins.
Give me the worst food, give me the worst things, and let them all live in the basement!"
"ha!"
Trosa opened his mouth in surprise:
“Still lowering?!
So you still don’t understand what I’ve said?
Xingfeng, what I mean is that you can bully the fairies, but don’t bully them too harshly! "
"ha?!"
Qi Ge was stunned. "How am I cruel?!"
Trosa took out a stack of information from under the table and placed it in front of Qi Ge.
He poked the intelligence with his finger and said word by word:
“Here, this.
Xingfeng, in your goblin tavern, all the goblin waiters work 23 hours a day and only have 1 hour to sleep.
Their job is not easy as they have to run up and down the tavern.
There is no such thing? "
Ah, this, that is...
【Fairy Waiter
Special Skill: No need to get tired while working in a goblin tavern.
You can gain experience points by working.
The more guests there are, the happier they are in the tavern, and the faster their experience points accumulate.
But Qi Ge couldn't explain this kind of thing at all. He could only nod obediently and said:
"That's what happened."
Trosa then asked, "You also let the goblins be bartenders, using strange-looking purple poisonous mushrooms to make wine, and then let them drink the wine themselves to test the poison. Is that true?"
That's a dream mushroom! It's not poisonous!
【Fairy Bartender
Special Skill: No need to get tired while working in a goblin tavern.
You can constantly tweak the recipe by drinking your own concoctions.
There is a chance to develop new wines.
Qi Ge still couldn't explain, so he could only nod heavily and say:
"true."
"You let a goblin be a tavern owner and ask him to count the gold coins he earns 500 times every day and just sit there and count. Is that true?"
【Fairy Tavern Owner
Special Skill: No need to get tired while working in a goblin tavern.
The goblin tavern owner can gain experience points by receiving guests and counting accounts. 】
"have!"
“Also, what can’t you feed the goblin?
You actually let the goblins in your tavern eat grass!
No matter how frugal you are, you should at least get some buckwheat, right?"
That's Morita...
Qi Ge felt wronged and miserable, but he couldn't say it.
Trosa concluded earnestly:
"Xingfeng, I know what you are thinking.
If there are any monsters, just torture them to death and then catch them.
But you have to know that no matter how useless a fairy is, it is still an intelligent life.
If you torture them like this, they will soon rebel.
You, please hold back if you can.
If that doesn't work, you can start the goblin rotation system, just like in my factory."
"Fairy rotation system?"
The seven pigeons pricked up their ears.
“One group of goblins in the morning and one group of goblins in the evening.
This way, you can squeeze every shift of goblins to death while they are working.
Anyway, they go to rest after the shift.
This will not only keep the factory running at peak efficiency, but will also prevent the goblins from rebelling."
Trosa patiently explained it to Qige:
“There is also an old-age elimination system.
Goblins are very timid creatures.
All you have to do is regularly throw out the goblins with the lowest work efficiency from the factory and tell the other goblins that these goblins will soon starve to death, and the other goblins will tremble in fear and obey your orders.
Generally speaking, those who are the least efficient at this kind of work are old goblins who are in poor health.
The old goblin's body can't take it, and he will easily die if he is squeezed for a long time.
Other fairies will panic when they see fairies dying in front of them.
Anxiety can speed up the efficiency of the goblin, but panic will have the opposite effect.
If you regularly bring in new goblins and replace the old ones, this problem won't occur.
The elderly elimination system plus the fairy rotation system is a clever trick that I have summarized and promoted in all factories. It is simple to learn and has good results.
Just follow my instructions and I promise nothing will happen to you.
Other things are too complicated, like delivering rations to work, gargoyle supervision and other tough jobs, if not used properly they can backfire easily. If you are interested, I will teach you slowly later.
In short, if you just keep targeting a group of goblins and bully them to death, it will be too harsh and it will easily lead to trouble. You have to be flexible and adaptable."
grass!
Trosa, the owner of the largest factory in Bracada, actually said that I, the goblin savior, was oppressing the goblins too harshly!
Ahhh, I can't accept this!!!
Qi Ge was silent for a moment.
He thought about it for a while and felt that this was actually a good thing.
At the very least, if Trosa and the others consider themselves as one of their own, it will be easier for the Goblin Tavern to expand.
Qi Ge sighed and said:
“Chief, I have learned my lesson.
When I get back, I'll hire a bunch more goblins.
Don't worry, I promise nothing will go wrong."
"Yes." Trosa nodded and said:
“That’s good.
Come, I have a bottle of [Thunder Jade Wine], take it with you when you leave."
"Thank you... Wait, Chief, I'm here to pick a mining area."
Trosa smiled in a chic manner and took out another piece of beautiful cardboard.
“What are you picking?
I've picked them all out for you.
The most valuable mines in the entire Everfrost Icefield are all here. Do you think you are satisfied with it?"
Qi Ge took it and took a look, and found that the [Magic Crystal] and [Thunder Stone] mines that Somla had mentioned were clearly listed.
In addition, all the mines allocated to him were first-class rich mines, exactly the same as the perfect results he had imagined in his mind before coming here.
Qi Ge couldn't help but laugh:
“Thank you for your help, Chief.
However, Chief, can you give me the distribution map of the mines on the Everfrost Icefield?
Serena said she wanted to go to the mine and take a look at it.”
Trosa chuckled and handed Qi Ge a map.
"No problem, go ahead and have a look.
It's the magic crystal mine. You must be careful not to stay in it for more than half an hour.
The magic power contained in the magic crystal is too strong. If you stay in it for too long, your magic power will be easily disturbed."
"Thank you, Chief."
Qi Ge took the mine distribution map from Trosa, with a gleam of light hidden deep in his eyes.
These mines require a large number of goblins to be stationed there.
Moreover, the security at the mines is generally not very strict.
As long as there is an elf pioneer who can sneak into each mine.
One person tells ten people, ten people tell a hundred people.
The future Everfrost Icefield will be the bridgehead for me to launch an attack on Bracada.