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After Liu Tianyu saw that everyone had entered Stormwind Keep under Lucy's arrangement, he was about to go in when a large hand pressed on his shoulder.
"Your Excellency, I think we need to have a proper talk in the Lord's Hall now!"
The militia captain had a gentle smile on his face, but that smile made Liu Tianyu break out in a cold sweat.
"In other words, after those adventurers destroyed a goblin lair, they didn't ask our Stormwind Territory for payment, but rather the Earl of Axel City."
Inside the lord's hall, Liu Tianyu sat on the lord's throne and, after much elaboration, finally explained the whole story to the militia captain.
"What did you give in return? Count Axel is definitely an old fox; he would never offer you a large sum of money just because he admires you."
There will be at least several thousand goblins on the Storm Steppe, which means there will be dozens or even more goblin nests. The reward will be a four-figure sum of Supreme Gold Coins, enough to cover several years' worth of taxes for our Storm Tribe!
After learning that Stormhold wouldn't have to pay, the militia captain began to reasonably suspect Count Axel's motives.
"He wants half of the credit for this goblin extermination! He's already sixty years old, and I never expected him to still have such ambitions, wanting to use this goblin extermination operation in the Stormy Plains to move his position in the government."
There was no point in hiding it, so Liu Tianyu handed the agreement document with Count Axel directly to the militia captain.
The militia captain took the agreement documents and the seals from Liu Tianyu and Count Axel, remained silent for a long time, and then said:
"There's nothing wrong with this agreement document, but I always feel that Count Axel's ambitions might go beyond this."
"Hey, don't be so tense! It's impossible that old Deng has his eye on my Stormhold, right?"
Well, if Storm Territory didn't have the annual winter storms, it would indeed be a treasure land no less than the Hulun Grassland. But with the storms and goblin invasions, it can only be said that it's not exactly a wasteland.
The tax revenue of Axel City in one quarter is almost equivalent to the tax revenue of Stormwind Territory in ten years. How could that old man possibly look down on my Stormwind Territory?
Seeing the militia captain's nervous expression, Liu Tianyu laughed heartily, patted him on the shoulder, and then left the lord's hall.
However, he kept a suspicion in his mind: the goblins on the Stormy Plains were a man-made disaster, while the storm was a natural one.
With this man-made disaster gone, the value of Stormlands will definitely skyrocket.
If natural disasters also disappear, then Storm Territory will completely transform into a treasure land like the Hulun Grassland in my previous life, or even more perfect!
It's not impossible that old Deng might be eyeing this.
But that old Deng was shrewd; how could he have imagined that he had a backup plan?!
With that in mind, Liu Tianyu turned his attention to the system mission, "Goblin Apocalypse".
For every goblin lair cleared, you'll be rewarded with 200 soldiers of random levels from various Calradian nations. Even with a cap of 10, that's still 2000 soldiers, the same number as Stormwind Territory.
Once this task is completed, it won't be that old Deng eyeing me anymore; it will be me eyeing him!
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Preparations Before the Encirclement and Suppression
"Mmm, that feels so good! As expected, the bed at home is still the softest and most comfortable!"
As the morning sun shone in, Liu Tianyu got out of bed and stretched vigorously.
"So, which is more comfortable, the bed or me?"
A soft, charming voice rang out, followed by a delicate hand that gently reached out and grasped Kun Kun, who was full of energy in the morning.
"Wow, Lucy, you came three times last night! How do you still have energy?"
Liu Tianyu, who had caught Kunkun, gasped and looked at the alluring Lucy, who had climbed into his arms, with a look of terror on her face.
He really couldn't understand it. Lucy, who had only experienced that kind of thing for the second time last night, seemed to have had some kind of switch flipped, and she was doing all sorts of things like 69, pushcarts, and car bento boxes... (10000 words omitted)
In short, he was being relentlessly demanding, almost draining him dry.
Looking at Lucy in his arms, who exuded unparalleled allure and resembled a succubus, he felt a sense of fear.
They say a woman is like a wolf at thirty and a tiger at forty, right? This woman is only 24 and she's already this fierce. When she really turns 30, I'm afraid I'll be exhausted and die!
"Hmm... I don't know either. I just always have an impulse when I see my cute little master, but I don't feel that way at all when I'm with other people. In fact, I feel a little disgusted!"
Seeing Liu Tianyu's frightened expression, a blush crept across Lucy's beautiful face, and she whispered softly as she parted her red lips.
Liu Tianyu shrugged. At least he knew that Lucy would never cheat on him.
"Ahem, never mind, I'd better hurry up and help you wash up, after all, aren't you going to exterminate goblins today?"
"You're right, but you should still wear this first. Hmm, it really suits you!"
Just as Lucy finished speaking and was about to help Liu Tianyu get dressed, Liu Tianyu suddenly pulled out a pearl necklace from somewhere and put it on Lucy's neck.
"This……"
Feeling the coolness of the jade and pearl necklace, Lucy stared blankly at Liu Tianyu.
"If you don't want to be the First Lady, surely you won't refuse the gift I gave you?"
Seeing Lucy's stunned expression, Liu Tianyu chuckled and then kissed her red lips hard.
After a long exchange of sharp words, the two finally parted ways.
"Alright, alright, I understand your domineering nature, Master. As a maid, I am destined to be toyed with by you."
After their lips parted, Lucy looked pitiful and said...
"Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you! I'll get you dressed quickly, since you'll definitely be heading out after breakfast."
Before Liu Tianyu could even speak, Lucy chuckled again, then got out of bed and personally dressed Liu Tianyu.
It has to be said that it must be quite a thrill to have a beautiful woman, especially one who is only wearing tattered black stockings, helping you get dressed!
"I wish you good luck in martial arts!"
Before leaving, Lucy gently offered a blessing.
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"Alright, the next task of exterminating the goblins will definitely be a huge undertaking, even if those adventurers come to the Stormy Plains. After all, no one knows how many goblins there are in the Stormy Plains."
Not to mention, the last goblin invasion was actually led by orcs, so who knows what kind of monsters and demons might be lurking in the Storm Steppe now!
Therefore, all the kingdom's riders stayed behind, and when adventurers came, one rider from each adventurer's party had to accompany them as a witness.
The militiamen all stayed behind to guard Stormwind Territory, to prevent goblins from not surviving the winter and coming to plunder, and to maintain order so that adventurers wouldn't cause trouble when they arrived.
In addition, eight regular soldiers of the kingdom, four swordsmen of the kingdom, and ten royal guards of the Nords accompanied me on the expedition to the Storm Steppes!
"Militia Captain, after I leave, I'll have to trouble you to stay behind again. The arrival of the adventurers has actually made Stormwind Territory a bit short-handed, so I'll need you to recruit some more militia."
Liu Tianyu is currently standing on the training ground of Storm Territory, making detailed arrangements for this expedition.
Before him, apart from the nine kingdom riders who had already left with the adventurers, 72 soldiers of Stormwind Territory had gathered.
"Your Excellency, isn't 22 men a bit too few? What if we encounter orcs again? Should we bring some militia as well?"
As the only person here qualified to refute him, the militia captain did not refute him, but felt that he had brought too few men.
Liu Tianyu chuckled lightly, not answering him, but simply pointing to the ten Nord Royal Guards. With them protecting him, he wouldn't be afraid of anything, not even a goblin's lair, let alone a whole nest of orcs!
After glancing at the Nord Royal Guards, the militia captain shook his head and said nothing more.
He also felt that unless he encountered a superhuman, with the protection of these ten Nord barbarians, Liu Tianyu could easily wipe out not only goblin lairs but also orc lairs.
"Then I'll set off. I'll leave everything else to you, militia captain. Five of you, we can go now."
Liu Tianyu mounted Xueying, waved to the militia captain, and then called over the Goblin Slayer, Priestess, Fairy Archer, Miner Taoist, and Lizardman Monk who had been guarding the area.
"Honestly, you noble boy, you called us over so early in the morning, just to have breakfast and listen to your speech? But the milk wine is pretty good, so I won't say anything."
The miner-Taoist took a big gulp of milk wine and said excitedly.
"This is also a form of cultivation! Oh, this is simply nectar!"
The lizardman monk initially appeared calm, but after taking a bite of cheese, he immediately broke into a state of excitement, as if he were about to raise a flag.
"These two guys are really something. A cup of milk wine and a serving of cheese have them so excited they can't contain themselves. Well, at least we can set off now. I've been waiting impatiently."
The fairy archer stared speechlessly at the miner-priest and the lizardman-monk.
Goblin Slayer leaned against the wooden fence with his arms crossed, seemingly lost in thought.
The priestess, on the other hand, appeared very cautious, after all, today was the day to wipe out the goblin's lair.
This reminded her of her first time as an adventurer, when she tried to exterminate goblins but almost suffered a total loss.
Although he was eventually rescued by luck, a shadow remained in his heart, and he still felt this way even after several rounds of goblin hunts.
However, upon seeing the serious-looking and well-equipped regular army of Stormwind, she suddenly felt a sense of peace.
Especially after seeing the back of the person riding on Xueying's back, he felt an unprecedented sense of peace.
Chapter Thirty: The Goblins Swarm Out (Two Chapters Combined)
"The footprints here were deliberately hidden!"
On the snow-covered Stormy Plains, Goblin Slayer carefully crouched on the ground, searching for footprints, then casually remarked...
"Clearly, they were ambushing someone, and judging by the thickness of the footprints, it's been going on for a while. Either they were fighting someone, or they had already finished fighting and returned to their nest."
Goblin Slayer continued explaining as he shoveled snow from the ground.
Where would they be located?
Liu Tianyu was also very concise with his words, and he didn't waste any time.
"Although the footprints are hidden in the southeast direction, they are not deep and can be easily deduced."
"Then let's move forward quickly!"
After hearing Goblin Slayer's words, Liu Tianyu, who was already itching to fight, immediately rode his Snow Shadow and charged forward, leaving a long hoofprint on the snow.
When Liu Tianyu's troops saw him charging ahead, they quickly followed, especially the Nord Royal Guards, who, despite carrying dozens of kilograms of equipment, moved swiftly through the snow.
"Hey! Priest, hurry up and heal the scout, or else you should grab your staff and help knock down the goblins!"
Not far from Liu Tianyu and his group, a team of adventurers consisting of a berserker, a warrior, a scout, a priest, and a kingdom rider was being besieged by a group of vicious goblins.
A thin arrow was stuck in the dwarf scout's chest, but the arrow was covered in a variety of colors, clearly coated with a lot of random poisons.
The dwarf scout was now deathly pale, and the blood flowing from his wounds was purple; he clearly did not have long to live.
Beside him, a human priest was frantically casting Lay on Holy Light on his chest, but it was to no avail!
The kingdom rider is using his horse's high mobility to draw the goblins' attention to him, creating an environment for them to deal damage.
Meanwhile, the berserker and the warrior were frantically swinging their axes and swords, hacking and slashing at the goblins around them. Each swing of the axe and sword took down a goblin.
There were simply too many goblins surrounding them, so many that there were at least a dozen goblin corpses around them, yet these goblins were still able to let out sinister laughs and stare at them with malice.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Just as the berserker swung his axe again, a barely perceptible sound of a blowgun rang out.
"what!"
The berserker shouted and instantly threw his great axe, which he had been gripping tightly in both hands, to the ground. His left hand immediately swelled and became congested with blood, where two thin, needle-like blowguns were deeply embedded.
"Quack quack!"
Seeing the berserker, who had just displayed great power, throw down his great axe, the goblins surrounding him let out a chilling laugh, gripping their broken knives and rusty swords as they slashed at his unprotected arms.
"Ahhh!"
The berserker screamed in agony as several cuts were made on his arms, blood gushing out instantly. His body also became weak and powerless in an instant – the weapon had been smeared with poison!
"Berserker!"
Seeing the berserker surrounded by goblins, the warrior was extremely anxious, but the goblins around him were so tight that they didn't give him any chance to come to his rescue.
"Damn it, what am I going to do? It's just, it's just a goblin!"
Looking at themselves surrounded by goblins, the warriors couldn't help but feel a sense of despair. Back when they were novice adventurers, these goblins weren't anything special, so why were they now in such a predicament?
This was supposed to be a job to find money! Why is it now almost costing me my life?
"I say, do you even deserve to be called mid-level adventurers? We haven't even reached the most desperate point yet, and you're already crying and wailing like novice adventurers?"
Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came, accompanied by a chorus of mockery.
“Gah!”
The goblins that had been surrounding them were instantly knocked away by the flying snow, and three goblins were neatly stuck in a 2-meter-long lance.
With a "bang," the newcomer casually tossed his lance, and three goblin corpses were thrown onto the snow.
[Ding! You have provided support to friendly forces in their battle!]