Global Lords: I Have Information System

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Disciplining Goblins, Clues to the Elf Resistance Army

Especially as the Lord System also provides considerate time-stop exchange time.

It can allow the lord to perform exchanges through time and space stops, which alone is enough to change the fate of those lords who are in crisis.

Zong Shen completed all exchanges, and now he can only patiently wait for the end of the time-stop. His gaze turned to those piles of headless corpses by the Blood Pool, most of whom were kobolds, numbering one to two hundred.

It seems that the Dogman Tribe in this area has lost quite a number of members due to the hunting of the Spider Web Monster.

Those guys were excellent miners, and Zong Shen was initially planning to form a Dogman Miner Corps.

Hopefully, the Dogman Tribe won’t be completely wiped out, as these guys are his mining reserves.

The remaining minutes of time-stop quickly passed, and the surrounding time and space returned to normal.

The soldiers were unaware of the time-space stagnation, still tidying up the scattered equipment.

”Korby, change out these new sabres for your Wolf Rider Squad One.”

”Madeleine, Mapple, these two bows and these sets of refined level arrows are for you.”

Zong Shen took out the previously exchanged equipment and first re-equipped his soldiers.

Korby led the warriors of Wolf Rider Squad One to receive the [Sharp Grassland Sabres], their original standard equipment attributes ranged from ordinary to refined level.

Now, after changing to excellent level sabres, the average slashing damage per person increased by more than 10 points.

The Dragon-kin Ranger sisters, as Tier Three Soldiers, had slightly better standard equipment than the Wolf Cavalry, with attributes ranging between refined and excellent level, all forged and made by various kingdoms and forces’ military organizations.

The higher tier professional soldiers often come with better equipment, with some ancient forces’ high-tier soldiers even equipped with rare level gear. The number of high-tier soldiers is relatively scarce, so the equipment is of superior quality.

Tier Two and Tier Three basically form the main force of various powers, while Tier One Militia is the main force of various villages and towns, and Tier Four, Five, and even Six soldiers are rare elite warriors in any force.

As higher-tier soldier training has higher thresholds and resource consumption, the ratio structure from low-level soldiers to high-tier soldiers forms a pyramid shape.

Compared to soldier advancement, upgrading and re-equipping is the most direct way to enhance soldier strength.

All soldiers who received new equipment were delighted, and the loyalty of those Wolf Riders increased significantly.

”Korby, throw all those corpses into the pool and burn them, be careful not to ignite the nearby spider webs.”

”Others, go and disassemble those Spider Web Monsters’ corpses, separately collect useful materials like limbs, blade legs, shells, poison sacs.”

Zong Shen waved his hand to start giving orders, and all the soldiers began to get busy.

”By the way, Pierce and Carlos, stay behind, I have something to say to you.”

He suddenly called out the two Goblin Ripper Drivers who were heading towards the Mining Hall’s Spider Web Monster corpses.

Pierce and Carlos were stunned, paused their steps, and slowly turned their mecha around.

They walked to Zong Shen’s front, dismounted the mecha, and bowed to Zong Shen.

Their green faces showed wry smiles, squeezing out folds.

”Heh, the lord is mighty and domineering, even the powerful Spider Web Monster Lord can only swallow his loss before the lord.”

”The previous battle was truly soul-stirring!”

”It’s truly an honor to follow the lord!”

”I wonder what task the lord wants to assign to us?”

The two goblin drivers started flattering, babbling away.

They were actually quite guilty, as they decisively chose to flee during the Blood Pool mutation before, without any intention to rescue Zong Shen.

It wasn’t just due to loyalty, but more because of their inherent character.

Goblins are a cunning race, their instinct to avoid harm and seek benefits is almost etched into their blood.

In the Endless Continent, the most notorious mercenaries are goblin mercenaries, who often desert, and can even be bribed by enemies to turn against their original owner.

Zong Shen gently covered the wound on his ribs with his hand, looked at the two goblins who were trying to flatter him, and revealed a mocking smile.

He suddenly extended his knuckles, and knocked on each of their heads.

”Bang! Bang!”

With Zong Shen’s 43 points of strength attribute, even though it was a knuckle knock, the force was not small.

Two large bumps instantly rose on the goblins’ heads.

This was a genuine knock.

[-22]

[-19]

It surprisingly sparked two damage values.

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”Ow ow ow! Spare us, lord!”

”My head’s all dazed from the knock!”

The two goblins clutched their heads in pain, starting to kneel and plead for mercy.

Zong Shen retracted his hand, propped his chin with one hand as he looked at them.

”Your escape speed sure was fast!”

”Deserting in battle sure goes against the oath you made to me.”

”Now, you two tell me, how should I punish you?”

The two goblin drivers were already guilty, and upon hearing Zong Shen had intentions of pursuing the matter, they got even more flustered, kneeling on the ground with their swollen heads pressed against the dirt.

They began to plead desperately.

”My lord, we promise never to desert in battle again...”

”We will become your most loyal subordinates, even if you ask us to chop wood every day!”

”Please give us a chance...”

The scene of Zong Shen transforming into a demon and devouring a heart was deeply etched in their minds, and at this moment, Zong Shen was filled with an overwhelming sense of oppression to them.

The strength of a lord itself is a form of authority, and a lord with weak strength will inevitably lack some prestige in the eyes of these professional soldiers.

”Hmph, get up, go quickly to help with the work. If there’s a next time, I’ll feed you to the wolves, understand?”

Zong Shen, seeing that he had intimidated them enough, didn’t bother to say more.

The two goblin drivers were relieved as if they had received a pardon and expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Zong Shen for his tolerance and kindness.

[Due to your authority and reprimand]

[Goblin Ripper Driver Steel Fire Pierce’s loyalty has increased by 8 points, current loyalty 90]

[Goblin Ripper Driver Oil Machine Carlos’s loyalty has increased by 9 points, current loyalty 92]

The initial loyalty of the two goblin drivers wasn’t low, but obviously, they could no longer become Zong Shen’s confidants.

After admonishing the two goblin drivers, Zong Shen prepared to start exploring the mining area dormitory.

In the mining hall, rooms have been carved out along the circle of rock walls.

Each room was large, with dozens of rooms circled along the rock wall.

Any room where previous strategy hints indicated treasure chests or relics had golden light indicating it.

Zong Shen scanned all the rooms with his gaze, and there were a total of four places with light indications.

He chose the room closest to his position, located in the middle section, and walked up quickly.

With one hand, he drew out the Royal Guard Battle Sword and began to clear the spider webs inside and outside the room.

This place had been occupied by the Spider Web Monster Race as their lair for years, and almost every room was filled with webs.

Like piles of white cotton, being in this Spider Web Monster Nest naturally made people feel uncomfortable.

Zong Shen used the Royal Guard Battle Sword to clear a path in the room; the interior of the dormitory area was equally desolate and rundown.

Millennia of years had been enough to erode away many traces.

Finally, Zong Shen found a small rustic wicker box deep in the room.

For it to remain and not rot over thousands of years, this little wicker box must be quite the magic item.

However, there’s certainly no equipment or weapons inside, or else the Spider Web Monster Lord would have long taken it.

The entire Spider Web Monster Race’s equipment was scavenged by the Spider Web Monster Lord from the ruins deep within the mine.

If this wicker box contained any good equipment, it would most likely have been taken by him by now.

It’s probably something of little use to him, that’s why it continued to gather dust here.

Zong Shen picked up the small wicker box and walked out of the room filled with webs. According to the previous strategy hint, there should be clues related to the Elf Resistance Army’s secret base inside.

He came to a slightly smoother spot on the surrounding ground and set down the wicker box.

The box wasn’t locked; Zong Shen easily opened it.

Inside was a silver-white runic key and a crescent badge missing a corner.

At the very bottom, there was half a piece of yellowish-brown skin, with some tattoos on it, seeming to be a map.

Zong Shen saw on this map the extensive Burial Ground, clearly indicating that the location marked on this map was outside the mine.

The Elf Resistance Army had multiple bases, not placing all their bases inside the mine.

However, this mine is one of the crucial resistance bases for the Elf Resistance Army and subsequent allied forces support.

This piece of skin is damaged, with half of the tattooed map missing. Although he couldn’t pinpoint an exact location, Zong Shen didn’t mind. With the guide module and his hand-held clues, he could already trace the location of the relic.

He laid the runic key, the broken crescent badge, and the somewhat eerie tattooed map on the ground.

Using skin tattoos as a means of preserving location information was enough to prove that this secret base held some significance.

The war back then was exceedingly intense, with both sides pouring their all into the conflict.

Many relics and secret bases sank into obscurity along with Azshara’s fall and the end of the war.

Numerous war equipment and materials were left behind in these ancient relics, and eventually, these relics will become Zong Shen’s most valuable resources for development!

With this in mind, he began to glance over the items, hoping to glean more information from the hints.

The guide module, while omniscient and all-powerful, still required Zong Shen to grasp some clues himself. It would only provide hints and answers based on the clues and questions Zong Shen already knew.

[Runic Key (Purple)]

[Quality: Rare Level]

[A key used to open a certain solid rune gate]

(The key to opening the Elf Resistance Army’s secret base, forged entirely from rune secret silver)

[Broken Crescent Badge (Special)]

[A keepsake left by the Crescent Commander]

(A keepsake left by the Crescent Commander. Once collected, it grants the legacy of the Crescent Commander. The other half of the keepsake is with the Crescent Commander’s descendant, the current leader of the Dark Night Dual Sword Warriors among the Dark Night Elves, General Ivrel. With this keepsake, you will gain her friendship and a chance for Moonlight Baptism

The Dark Night Elf race now resides in the vast Silver Moon Forest in the western part of the Kujite Empire on the continent)