25: Chapter 25: Rewards Galore, My Sinful Father.

Chi You watched the people arriving from all directions. Looking at these two thousand-plus savages who wanted to join the Floating Island Tribe, a surge of lofty pride rose in his heart.

"Rest assured, My Lord, I will train this group into qualified warriors! They will be fearless of death and will trample any tribe that refuses to submit! I will cut off the heads of all enemy chiefs and present them to you as wine bowls, My Lord!"

Chi You began to exert his traits as a Divine General, starting the training for the 2,500 newly joined savages.

At that moment, Hu Zi Mei raised her hand and volunteered, "Chief, I think I should take some people to clear out that cave. Even though the monsters inside are dead, there's no guarantee none are left lurking."

Hearing that Hu Zi Mei wanted to lead a team into the Goblin nest for a cleanup, Xu Xuan agreed.

Mainly, he felt there might be some spoils of war left in the cave; most Goblins had been smoked to death, but a few might just be unconscious.

He would let Hu Zi Mei take people inside to finish them off, clear the cave completely, and see if any resources could be scavenged.

"Permission granted. But before you go in, put on this armor first."

As he spoke, Xu Xuan threw down the armor he had just acquired from above.

As the Lord, it was naturally impossible for him to crawl into a burrow and take risks.

This set of beast-hide armor might as well go to Hu Zi Mei. That monster Chi You had absolutely no need for armor; the defensive power of a Divine General like him was on a completely different level than a mortal's and couldn't be judged by mortal standards.

Although Chi You's abilities were currently shackled by the era, if his powers were unsealed as the era progressed, he would likely become an existence comparable to a Demon God!

Hu Zi Mei, on the other hand, was simply a somewhat capable but simple-minded savage with a purely mortal body.

Seeing the armor Xu Xuan threw down, Hu Zi Mei's eyes widened. With a face that practically screamed 'dim-witted,' she shouted excitedly.

"Chief, these clothes... you're lending them to me? Really? Oh my god..."

She was so excited she became incoherent. She couldn't imagine Xu Xuan giving her such cool armor. Even though it was leather armor, to the inexperienced Hu Zi Mei, it was as exciting as a young boy seeing a superhero's suit.

Xu Xuan waved his hand. "It's a gift for you."

When she heard the words 'gift for you,' Hu Zi Mei's brain stalled and short-circuited.

Huh?

HUH?!

This treasure—the Chief is just giving it away?

The simple-minded female savage's eyes welled up and her nose crinkled with emotion. "Chief, I must bear your children! I'll give you five! No, ten!!"

This was the only way she could think of to repay him.

Xu Xuan's reaction was flat. "Alright, go clean up the battlefield. Working hard for me is the best way to repay me!"

"Mhm!"

The simpleton happily put on the Tiger-hide Armor. She kept stroking the fur, unable to put it down.

After all, it was a gift from the Chief. The feeling was beyond words, especially with the envious gazes from the other savages, making Hu Zi Mei feel surrounded by happiness.

With the armor on, Hu Zi Mei raised her spear. "Brothers, charge with me!"

Watching the blockhead raise a torch and lead the charge into the cave, Xu Xuan sighed inwardly. "With this female savage's IQ, I'm really afraid she'll die on the front lines one day."

Just as he said that, Hu Zi Mei's shouting echoed from the cave.

"Chief! Chief!!!"

Hearing the shouts from the cave, Xu Xuan frowned. Could there be more monsters inside?

Hu Zi Mei came running out in a hurry, reporting from below the Floating Island: "Chief, inside this Goblin nest... there are so many mines! So, so many!"

Mines?

Xu Xuan was delighted and immediately spoke: "General Chi You, go inside and confirm."

After all, Hu Zi Mei didn't know anything and couldn't distinguish between different ores. It was safer to have Chi You check.

Chi You nodded, raised a torch, and entered the cave. He soon returned to report: "Reporting to the Chief, this nest contains a massive mineral deposit. There are vast amounts of copper resources! There are even silver and gold mines!"

A triple blessing!

The gains from taking down this Goblin nest were simply too many!

It seemed risks and rewards were proportional. Only by constantly fighting, fighting, and fighting again could one have the last laugh on this cruel Lord Continent.

Those who craved leisure and pleasure would eventually be weeded out.

"Very good. Take men and start mining immediately!"

"By your command!" Chi You cupped his hands and led a group of new savages to clear the cave, throwing out the Goblin corpses to prevent a plague from starting.

At that moment, Xu Xuan happened to glance at the Goblin corpses and saw new information.

[Goblin Corpse: Monster corpses have very high nutritional value. Bone Meal can be extracted through cremation, which can rapidly catalyze plant growth.]

Huh?

He had only taken a casual glance, but he discovered this information. Interesting!

"Tao Shi, immediately organize people to cremate these monster corpses. Then prepare pottery jars to collect their Bone Meal!"

"As you command!" Without a second word, Tao Shi began leading a portion of the workforce to process the bodies.

Just as everything was progressing in a positive direction, a chat box popped up in front of Xu Xuan.

Someone was sending him a private message through the lord system!

He looked closely: [Vassal Lord: Mio].

It was the Japanese mother and daughter he had just taken in—the high school girl in the school uniform.

[Mio: Suzerain, through the chat channel, I've discovered that beast is mobilizing more people. He's planning to gather thousands of savages to come back for revenge.]

Seeing Mio's message, Xu Xuan's brow twitched. He typed a line on the virtual screen.

[Xu Xuan: I'll head over to check it out in a bit.]

Standing on the Floating Island, the weather was great today. Xu Xuan could see the situation within dozens of kilometers, ensuring no enemies were approaching.

He had Chi You take men to the high points of the mountain to establish outposts, while the people below continued to mine the Goblin nest.

On the other hand, he steered the Floating Island toward the territory of his vassal lord.

That territory wasn't far; it was at the original location of the Tokugawa Tribe alliance.

Mio had returned there with her mother and over a hundred savages to restart development.

Their task was to provide food for Xu Xuan, nothing more.

Building a new tribe amidst the ruins, the high school girl, Mio, stood by the stream. She looked up at the approaching Floating Island in the distance.

The girl was very conscientious. When the Floating Island arrived, she and her mother knelt on the ground to welcome Xu Xuan.

Now that they had signed a vassal agreement, Xu Xuan held complete power over their lives.

Vassal agreements were generally divided into two levels. One preserved the right to self-governance; although they were superior and subordinate, the vassal still retained some rights.

But the agreement Xu Xuan and Mio signed was, to put it bluntly, a servant agreement. They were like household retainers and generals who had to obey him one hundred percent.

The Floating Island slowly came to a stop, and Xu Xuan descended via a rope to stand before Mio.

Mio prostrated herself on the ground. "Welcome, Suzerain. My sinner father is currently using the city chat channel to rally people. Please, take a look."

As she spoke, she opened the virtual screen and showed the content to Xu Xuan.