Lord of All People: My Undead Skeletons Billions

Chapter 158 Mine No. ! Goblin Lord!

Mine No. 13!
This is an unremarkable name for a mine!

But within this mine with a very ordinary name, there are extremely rich hematite, bronze and refined gold mines.

Inside this mine, there are densely packed mine caves of varying sizes, with high piles of dark red slag along the way, which contains rich hematite ore.

Every day, thousands of goblin miners mine ore here, scattered throughout the mines, wielding shovels and hammers, constantly mining ore.

Various sounds of metal hitting ore could be heard from the mine.

Here, in addition to the hard-working goblins, you can also see some metal puppets that look like robots. Their movements are stiff and slow, but they are mining like the goblins and moving heavy ores along the mine passages to the bottomless underground.

But in a smaller mine in Mine No. 13, hundreds of goblins were busy mining. Among this group of goblins, there was a human figure sitting deep in the mine, watching hundreds of goblins mining.

This person's name is 'Hu Zhongjun', and like Qin Luo, he is one of the lords who descended on the Chaos Continent.

His territory is not located on the surface like that of other lords, but deep underground.

I thought it was the beginning of the collapse of the sky, but it turned out to be located in a "paradise".

Hu Zhongjun's barracks is an ordinary first-level goblin barracks, which can only recruit ordinary one-star goblin miners, and they are not combat type!

But fortunately, the soldiers he recruited discovered that there were large amounts of metal ores around the territory. Just by digging in the ground, they could get hematite and even a small amount of bronze ore, which made him very happy.

But just as he was leading the goblin miners to dig frantically, a heavily armed army of thousands of men surrounded them.

When a magic gun carved with runes was pointed at his head, Hu Zhongjun was scared to the point of almost peeing his pants!
Fortunately, God favored him the second time!
After Hu Zhongjun calmed down, he discovered that these well-equipped troops were actually goblin creatures, just like his own.

Later, Hu Zhongjun was escorted by the goblin army to the goblin tribe's underground city, where he underwent a series of trials and confessed everything.

Because of his status as a lord and his ability to recruit goblin miners from the barracks, the goblins did not kill him and spared his life, but they also signed a series of unequal treaties with the goblins.

For example, his goblin territory will become a vassal of the goblins, the goblin miners will belong to the goblin tribe, but will be under the management of Hu Zhongjun, and half of the resources obtained by the territory will be handed over to the goblin city, etc.
Although it seemed like he had been treated unfairly, Hu Zhongjun's journey to succeed against all odds began.

The goblins strictly forbade him to continue mining deep underground, even near his territory. Instead, he was assigned to mine at a hematite mine underground, but half of the hematite he mined had to be handed over.

But Hu Zhongjun did not feel wronged. Instead, he felt that he was very lucky!

Because this is a mine controlled by the goblins, all threats within the mine have been eliminated, and no surrounding forces dare to target the goblins.

It was precisely relying on these hematite ores and the high price of hematite that Hu Zhongjun made a fortune and his territory achieved rapid development.

In just a few days, he first upgraded the territory to the Black Iron level, and then upgraded the second-level elite barracks, which enabled him to recruit elite soldiers, goblin alchemists, who could research or manufacture various weapons and equipment, and even refine potions. However, although the goblin alchemists were rare soldiers, they were professional life workers and did not have real combat power.

Fortunately, his territory was not far from the goblin city. With the goblin city behind him, he did not need to build a defense system. As soon as the dark monsters appeared every night, they would be discovered and destroyed by the goblin patrol army. As for the profits from killing, the goblins did not care at all and gave them all to him.

Although he had to hand over half of his ore earnings, he was still very satisfied with the protection of the goblins.

Hu Zhongjun also determined to cling to the goblins, and took the initiative to report to the goblins that he was able to recruit goblin alchemists, which caused quite a stir among the goblins. He was even praised by the Goblin King and became a foreign noble of the goblins.

At the same time, he was granted the right to mine Mine No. 13, and the resources he had to hand over were reduced from half to one third.

Although Mine No. 13 is located on the surface and is relatively far away from his territory, it contains extremely rich metal resources, including three types of ores: hematite, bronze and refined gold!
You know, before, Hu Zhongjun could only dig hematite, and that hematite mine was not only very poor, but also had a very low content!

But after obtaining the mining rights of Mine No. 13, the territory, which was originally developing rapidly, developed at an astonishing speed, like a rocket.

In addition to the income from the mines, he himself, due to his noble status granted by the Goblin King, can freely travel to the Goblin city. He often goes into the Goblin city to buy some important weapon blueprints, building blueprints, etc.

Its development speed is extremely rapid, and it is considered to be the top among ordinary lords!

"After we transport back this batch of metal ores we mined tonight, we should have all the resources needed to upgrade our territory and barracks!"

"Upgrading the third-level barracks will allow you to recruit rare soldiers. I'm looking forward to getting some powerful soldiers. I hope to get a combat type instead of a life professional!"

Hu Zhongjun stared straight ahead and said through gritted teeth, "Also, my territory is currently at the Iron Three Star level. I was warned by those greedy goblins once before I upgraded it. This time I am upgrading to the Bronze level. I guess the goblins will definitely come to cause trouble, so I have to prepare a generous gift for them!"

His territory is relatively close to the goblin city. The advantage is that it is protected by the goblin city and patrols often pass by, so he doesn't have to worry about encountering danger.

The downside is that as the territory develops, it is getting closer and closer to the goblin city. The goblins have warned him many times that they are not allowed to expand the territory any further!

But as a lord, how can I do this?

Fortunately, some goblin officials always took bribes from him and gained a lot of benefits.

So he thought of bribery.

Hu Zhongjun was also very smart. He visited the market in the goblin city and knew what the goblins needed, so he bought some seafood, fruits and other things through the trading market.

These things are not expensive in the trading market, but for the goblins who have always lived underground, they are simply irresistible delicacies from mountains and seas. They are much more important than those metal ores!
By constantly giving gifts and bribes, he made some goblin officials turn a blind eye to the expansion of his territory.

(End of this chapter)