The Hundred Thousand Mountains.
In a dark cave.
A grubby-faced child was directing a group of goblins in their arduous work.
The cave was spacious, appearing to be as large as two football fields.
In the center stood a row of buildings for living, to the left was a massive [Smelting Furnace], and to the right was the [Forging Room] for crafting equipment.
Currently, thirty goblin soldiers were diligently smelting iron essence in front of the [Smelting Furnace].
On the other side, over forty goblin soldiers were toiling under a bead of sweat, forging equipment.
Occasionally, two small goblins would emerge from the [Forging Room] carrying large wooden crates.
In front of the residential buildings in the center, a pile of wooden crates of various sizes had already accumulated. These crates naturally contained the equipment that Xiao Mo had requested to be forged.
There were defensive leather armor, vine armor, and simple iron armor, as well as offensive weapons like sabers, spears, and staves.
These were all ordinary equipment, mostly low-level, with very few even mid-level, and not a single high-level piece.
The little child clearly remembered the instructions from Senior Brother Qian Mo.
Mid- and low-level equipment were to be traded on the [Ten Thousand Races Trading Platform].
As for high-level equipment, they were to be auctioned on the trading platform.
Therefore, the little child sorted all this equipment by grade to avoid any accidental mistakes during transactions.
As for the more powerful Spirit Rhyme equipment, the little child could not forge them yet.
This was mainly because forging Spirit Rhyme equipment required not only a lot of high-level materials but also forging blueprints.
A clever cook cannot cook without ingredients.
Even if the goblin team under the little child possessed the most superb forging skills, they could only forge Spirit Rhyme equipment with the blueprints.
However, neither the little child nor Xiao Mo were concerned with Spirit Rhyme equipment at present.
For the lords at this stage, even low-level equipment was exceedingly precious, and high-level equipment was as rare as phoenix feathers.
After all, many lords with humanoid soldiers might still have their troops fighting almost empty-handed.
At most, they could have used some wood to craft simple weapons like wooden clubs and spears.
And for iron-made standardized equipment, it was impossible to forge it oneself without building a [Forging Room].
This was why the standardized equipment that Xiao Mo put on the shelves each time was frantically snatched up by countless lords.
"Goblin brothers, let's all work hard together!"
"As long as we can finish these things Senior Brother Qian Mo needs in time, our Goblin Home will be able to live a life of luxury in the future!"
The little child's voice was still very tender and carried no inspirational effect for anyone.
However, after hearing the little child's voice, these little goblins worked even more diligently.
Just then, a strange sound, accompanied by roars of ferocious beasts, was heard from outside the territory of [Goblin Home].
This made the little child unable to help but twitch his nose.
The Hundred Thousand Mountains were already a gathering place for many magical beasts and local factions.
The danger and brutality here were definitely far greater than in the world outside the mountains.
Moreover, the creatures in the mountains were more ferocious and bloodthirsty than those outside, and their strength was also considerably greater.
If these creatures set their sights on [Goblin Home], then the little child and his goblin team would be in grave danger.
However, upon seeing a figure entering the cave entrance, the little child's face was instantly filled with a joyous smile.
"Grandpa Tarenus! You're finally back!"
The little child ran towards the figure with delight.
The figure entering was a white-bearded goblin elder, about 1.5 meters tall, with a rosy complexion and youthful spirit, steady in his gait, and robust in build.
A long iron spear, half again as tall as himself, was slung across his back.
Behind him followed a large group of goblin warriors clad in fine equipment.
"Lord Doudou! This old man has not failed his mission!"
Tarenus saw the little child and a look of kind affection appeared on his face.
He was the most powerful warrior of the goblin race from the Primordial Continent, Tarenus, a ninth-tier low-grade King-level creature, who had come to pledge allegiance to Dou Xiaodou's [Goblin Home].
Now, it was time for him to fulfill his promise.
He had brought two hundred elite goblin warriors for the little child, to help protect [Goblin Home].
[Congratulations, Lord!]
[Detected 200 elite goblin warriors coming to pledge allegiance, do you wish to accept them immediately?]
[Yes] [No]
Seeing the interface before him, the little child chose to accept immediately without hesitation.
From this day forward, these two hundred goblin warriors would be part of the military strength of [Goblin Home].
If Xiao Mo were to witness this scene, he would likely turn into a jealous wreck.
Most importantly, the loyalty of these newly arrived goblin warriors was as high as 90 points.
Most lords' summoned units from their military buildings did not have such high initial loyalty, let alone those who pledged allegiance.
This would be absolutely incredible if it were to spread!
Perhaps it was because this little child was truly a god-child of fortune, with luck so great it could even influence the loyalty of his subordinate troops.
"Grandpa Tarenus, you've worked hard!"
"Now Little Dou doesn't have to worry about the beast tide crisis anymore!"
Hearing the little child's words, Tarenus smiled and waved his hand, but then a look of worry appeared on his face.
"Lord, although we now have elite goblin warriors to defend against the beast tide, we are facing a problem."
"We don't have enough food stockpiled anymore!"
As Tarenus finished speaking, he thought the little child would also worry about this, but surprisingly, the little child just smiled cheerfully and said nonchalantly:
"Leave the food problem to me! I'll contact Senior Brother Qian Mo immediately and trade the five thousand units of iron essence we have stockpiled for food from him."
"Lord, you are wise!"
Tarenus's worried expression vanished, and he offered a flattering remark.
Although the goblins were small in stature, their appetite was quite large.
Especially these goblin warriors, without the last bit of food to fill their stomachs, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
As for the Senior Brother Qian Mo mentioned by this young lord, he had also heard of him frequently.
He knew that this was a strongest lord full of legend.
As the most powerful warrior of the goblin race, he naturally looked forward to meeting this legendary peak lord.
At this moment.
The little child, who had just opened his message interface, saw a message from Xiao Mo in his [Friend Information] and his heart instantly rejoiced.
"Hahaha…"
"I was just thinking of contacting Senior Brother Qian Mo, and unexpectedly, Big Brother contacted me first!"
While speaking excitedly, he opened the message and saw that Xiao Mo was inquiring about the progress of his equipment forging.
The little child quickly chatted with Xiao Mo about the current progress, and then mentioned the matter of trading for food.
After closing the chat interface, the little child instructed the goblins to bring five thousand units of iron essence.
He put all the iron essence on the trading platform and set the designated buyer as Xiao Mo.
Thus, the only problem for [Goblin Home] was easily resolved through a series of trades.
At the same time.
In the [World Chat Channel], a message instantly ignited the atmosphere of the chat channel…