Chapter 11: Subduing Oak Village, Opportunity to Get Rich!

“Sir, please forgive Oak Village. I don’t know how we offended you, but please tell us.”

“I apologize to you on behalf of Oak Village and beg for your forgiveness.”

“Do you?”

Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes at the elder in front of him.

“Old fox, you’re still pretending to be stupid at this time.”

Qin Xiao thought to himself, ‘But this elder’s strength isn’t bad. If I can recruit him, he’ll be a good helper.’

Moreover, the orcs in this village were all free laborers. It would be a waste not to take them.

Therefore, Qin Xiao decided to give the other party a way out.

“My territory was attacked by angels. I accidentally let one go, and we chased them all the way here.”

“Have you seen them, Elder?”

The corners of the orc elder’s mouth trembled.

As expected, the trouble was caused by those angels. Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance. Otherwise, if he could not hand over Hua Lan now, what awaited them would probably be extermination.

“Men, bring Hua Lan up!”

The elder turned his head and shouted at a guard.

A few minutes ago, Hua Lan was hiding in her room in fear, praying that the Demon Dragon wouldn’t remember her.

The noise outside suddenly alarmed her.

Pushing open the window, she saw countless ghouls, Mutated Ghosts, and phantom demons swarming towards the village from afar. Fear instantly crept into her heart!

Others might not know what those were, but she knew very well!

Any one of these terrifying demon followers could take the life of a Level 1 angel like her. Now, there were actually so many of them.

Just how terrifying was the Demon Dragon’s strength!

She should not have provoked her back then.

But it was too late to regret now!

While the villagers could still stall for time, she had to run!

Thinking of this, Hua Lan put her items into her System Backpack and opened the door to escape.

However, a long axe reached out from behind her and pressed against her neck.

Hua Lan’s movements instantly stopped, not daring to move.

Sweat slowly flowed down her delicate back.

“The elder said that you can’t go anywhere.”

A cold voice sounded. Hua Lan turned around and saw that this person was the village’s guard captain. He was a Level 1 elite, and she was not his match.

“Big Brother, I’m just going to the toilet. I’ll be back soon. Can you do me a favor?”

Hua Lan wheedled, hoping to fool this captain.

However, the other party was not interested in speaking at all.

Seeing this, Hua Lan’s heart was like dead ashes. She accepted her fate and fell to the ground.

Soon, she was brought to Qin Xiao.

“My lord, it was this little fellow who offended you. I wonder if handing her over to you will appease your anger?”

The elder pushed Hua Lan in front of him with a flattering expression.

“Huh? Daji?”

Qin Xiao looked at Hua Lan and could not help but think of a game he had played in his previous life.

“How can the Demon King not have a maid? It’s not bad to take her in as a maid.”

Qin Xiao pondered.

He had just discovered through the True Vision that although these people from Oak Village were not strong, their harvesting and planting skills were not bad. It was a pity to kill them just like that. It was better to recruit them to earn money for himself.

However, Qin Xiao still had a cold expression on his face.

“Yeah, but hiding an angel is a felony.”

“You can avoid death, but you can’t escape punishment.”

“From now on, everyone in your village will be under my command. Do you have any objections?”

“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare! Thank you for showing mercy, my lord!”

The elder kowtowed as he squeezed out a few tears.

In order to protect the lives of his clansmen, he was willing to do anything.

At this moment, Qin Xiao suddenly received a notification from the system.

You have subdued a Level 1 Orc Village, Oak. Obtained ordinary Level 1 unit orc x 321, Elite Level 1 unit Orc Elder x 1.

Reward received: 200 gold coins, Blueprint “Demon Field”

“There’s actually a reward for subduing a village? Is this also a kind of mystic realm?”

When he looked at the orc elder again, the elder’s information had already changed.

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Elder Oak (Level 1 Elite): Vitality 80, Magic Power 90, Strength 7, Constitution 6, Agility 6, Willpower 13.

Loyalty: 60/100

Satiety: 90/100

Stamina: 80/100

Skills: Snow Vine (e-level), Beast Mark (e-level), Frost Blessing (e-level)…

He did not expect this orc elder’s stats to be so good. No wonder even the Phantom Hunters were defeated by him.

“Alright, you guys rest first. I’ll arrange your mission later.”

With that, Qin Xiao left ten Phantom Hunters and ten Mutant Ghost generals to watch over the orcs before leading his followers and Hua Lan back to the Desolate Snow Valley.

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Desolate Snow Valley.

Qin Xiao looked at Hua Lan thoughtfully.

“Just lock her up for now.”

Under Hua Lan’s stunned gaze, the two Phantom Hunters locked her up in a simple prison.

The reason why it was called simple was because other than the houses where the demons lived, the only buildings in the snow valley were those graveyards.

In order to detain Hua Lan, Qin Xiao specially got a few Phantom Laborers to build a large wooden cage.

Hua Lan was locked inside just like that.

There were two Mutant Ghosts watching at the door at all times.

Due to the fact that the Mutant Ghosts were not close to humans, no one paid attention to Hua Lan even if she spoke ceaselessly.

After a few days, Hua Lan was almost driven crazy by the torture.

The daily food was the Ice Rose Fruit plucked from the tree. Not only were there two specter-like guards at the door, but she could also often see a group of ghouls crawling out of the ground.

Even though she had accepted everything in this world, Hua Lan still felt that the scene before her was extremely sinister.

During these few days, Qin Xiao did not idle around. He found the orc elder and kept learning about the daily lives of these orcs in order to find a way to convert the labor into gold coins.

Needless to say, this group of orcs really gave him a surprise.

Although they occasionally went to hunt and collect wild fruits, they had found a more stable means of production after thousands of years of reproduction.

Snow Saliva Magic Bun!

For generations, the orcs of Oak Village had planted a plant called the Magic Saliva Tree. The conditions for this plant to grow were extremely harsh. It had to be in ice and snow, and at the same time, it had to be nourished by demonic energy to grow.

However, after the fruits were processed by the people of Oak Village, they would become a delicious food.

Not only could it increase the physical strength of the eater, but because it absorbed demonic energy to grow, it could also increase a lot of demonic energy in the eater.

Qin Xiao seemed to have discovered a business opportunity!

In the trading hall of the demons, there were three things that sold best.

Weapons, potions, food!

Not every place was as rich in resources as the snow world. Even if there were other places, they were firmly controlled by the local forces.

Many demons did not dare to summon subordinates even though they had the gold coins because they could not afford to feed them!

They didn’t have that much food to provide for their followers.

It was a problem for other demons to keep their own followers fed, let alone sell food.

Therefore, there were not many demons selling food on the market, but there were many who needed food.

Another advantage of the Snow Saliva Magic Bun in Oak Village was that it could increase demonic energy!

Demonic energy could only be obtained from crystals after killing angels.

Other than the Abyssal Demon Cave that was abundant in demonic energy, obtaining demonic energy from other sources was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Qin Xiao’s eyes lit up as if he could see countless gold coins waving at him!