152: First target: Giant Mine City

Inside the dimly lit tavern, the smell of cheap alcohol mixed with burnt exotic beast meat.

Lin Xingyu and his companions sat around a metal table in a corner, having ordered some local specialties.

Wang Ledian picked up a piece of roasted meat, hesitated for a moment, then still put it in his mouth.

Immediately, his entire face scrunched up.

"Damn it, this stuff tastes like a rag!"

He cursed softly, quickly gulped down some wine, but then choked and rolled his eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Lin Xingyu ignored his complaints, perked up his ears, and listened carefully to the conversations of the surrounding goblins.

"Pah! That old scoundrel Bango is deducting my subsidy again, saying the quality isn't up to standard..."

"If you ask me, you should go report him to Iron Widow."

"Iron Widow? That woman has a huge appetite, I wouldn't dare go."

"Hey! Have you heard? That new server at the repair shop next door? Tsk tsk tsk, that figure, that greenish skin..."

"They say that little girl has a good relationship with the City Guard captain, don't get carried away!"

"Hmph! City Guards are nothing! When I upgrade my Fire Lizard Mecha and drive it over to her place for a spin, it'll definitely make her jaw drop, and then..."

...Lin Xingyu withdrew his attention, his brows tightly furrowed.

This information was quite complex, mostly urban rumors.

"Brother Yu, this isn't going to work."

Wang Ledian whispered.

"They're all talking about trivial matters, and there's not a single useful word!"

"Alright, no more listening."

Lin Xingyu nodded.

He had listened for a long time, and it was all nonsense, a complete waste of time.

Sure enough, TV shows are all lies.

How could it be so easy to hear the news you wanted in a tavern?

Since that's the case, it's better to change strategy..."Capture them!"

Lin Xingyu slammed the table and activated "Area Isolation."

An invisible barrier instantly enveloped the entire tavern, cutting off all information.

"Haha, finally a fight!"

Wang Chiyao had long been eager to try, waving her hand to summon a large number of Puppets, which pounced on the surrounding goblins.

The goblins drinking in the tavern had their mechas parked outside; without the protection of their mechas, their combat power was quite weak.

They screamed and tried to escape, but were surrounded by the Puppets.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In just over ten seconds, the tavern was filled with unconscious goblins lying scattered everywhere.

Wang Chiyao stepped onto the bar, hands on her hips in triumph: "Done!"

Lin Xingyu collected all the goblins into his Inner World.

"Let's go, find another place to interrogate them slowly."

...Inner World.

Lin Xingyu moved a recliner and looked at the imprisoned goblins before him.

Chen Jiu and the others walked over quickly, bowing: "Master!"

"These goblins are for you to interrogate; make sure to extract all valuable information."

Lin Xingyu said, pointing at the goblins.

"Your subordinate understands."

Chen Jiu accepted the order, instructing his subordinates to separate the goblins and interrogate them one by one.

Lin Xingyu nodded in satisfaction.

Now, all the captives in the Inner World were managed by Chen Jiu.

He needed to gradually change his mindset; tasks that his subordinates could do, he should let them do, instead of doing everything himself.

Once the loyalty of these captives increased to over 50, Lin Xingyu planned to form a legion.

He would send them out to hunt exotic beasts, earning evolution fruits for him.

He only needed to enjoy the fruits of their labor...The interrogation process went unexpectedly smoothly.

Goblins are naturally timid; upon learning of their predicament, they all vied to spill information.

Chen Jiu didn't even have time to use torture; these green-skinned midgets confessed everything they knew.

From them, Lin Xingyu obtained a lot of useful news, including the star crystal stone mine he cared about most.

In the Goblin Secret Realm, there was a city built in a mining area: Giant Mine City.

The star crystal stone mine was located within it.

And the blueprints for goblin mechas were located in the capital of the Goblin Empire: Tiangong City.

There, the Empire's Mecha Manufacturing Center not only had complete blueprints but also dozens of automated production lines.

Lin Xingyu was not only interested in the blueprints but also coveted those production lines.

He planned to move the entire Manufacturing Center into his Inner World to continuously produce mechas for himself.

After entering the Goblin Secret Realm, Lin Xingyu had a new idea:

"Plunder a group of goblins to serve me."

Goblins are skilled at manufacturing equipment, and their population is large.

They could not only improve the equipment manufacturing level of the Inner World but also serve as soldiers.

It's worth mentioning that goblins also possess spirit seeds.

However, their spirit seeds were mostly non-combat types, leaning towards research.

If given spirit shaping fruits, it might bring unexpected surprises.

It's just that Lin Xingyu didn't particularly like the goblins' personalities.

Timid, cunning, greedy...to make them work for him would likely require a long period of taming.

Fortunately, there was a loyalty System for screening.

Besides this information, Lin Xingyu also received a piece of news that greatly interested him.

In the Goblin Secret Realm, there was a legend circulating about the "heart of the earth."

It was said that the "heart of the earth" was located on the main peak of the Central Mountain Range.

Whoever obtained it could control the entire Goblin world.

Currently, the goblins were deploying six main combat legions to attack the exotic beasts in the Central Mountain Range, attempting to obtain the "heart of the earth."

Lin Xingyu guessed that this "heart of the earth" was very likely the "secret realm core."

He planned to go to the Central Mountain Range to investigate after obtaining the treasures and blueprints.

"Depart! First target: Giant Mine City!"

Lin Xingyu waved his hand, leading everyone to teleport outside and walk towards the city exit.

As they passed a corner, Lin Xingyu suddenly stopped.

He saw several dialogue boxes by the wall.

[Jin Yaotian]

..."Brother Yu, what's wrong?"

Wang Ledian asked curiously.

"Jin Yaotian and the others are hiding there."

Lin Xingyu gestured towards the corner of the wall.

"Haha, I'll go tease them."

Wang Ledian's mouth curved into a mischievous smile.

He unbuckled his belt as he walked towards the corner.

"Oh, I drank too much just now, can't hold it in..."

...Seeing this scene, Jin Yaotian and his companions' faces turned green.

Just now, they had successfully infiltrated the Goblin city using an invisibility item.

This item was quite Advanced, snatched by Jin Yaotian from King Jin Kai.

This was also the source of his confidence in competing with Lin Xingyu and his companions.

However, this item could only make them invisible, it wasn't waterproof!

If they got splashed...The group frantically moved aside, not daring to make too much movement for fear of exposing themselves.

Just as they were sweating profusely, dodging the goblins' "attack range."

Another goblin walked over, and the same operation was re-enacted...

No matter how they dodged, the opponent could always "lock on" precisely.

"Captain, what should we do?"

The team members were almost crying.

What the hell was this? Getting exposed right after entering?

And all because of a piss...Jin Yaotian's forehead veins throbbed; he was about to cancel his invisibility and fight desperately, but then he saw the goblin in front of him suddenly stop moving:

"Strange, I suddenly don't feel like peeing anymore!"