Suhlen frowned and walked forward. The smell of the kobolds was already very bad. With so many of them gathered together, the stench was unimaginable.
The smell was like putting all kinds of excrement into a sealed jar, fermenting it, and then adding it to canned herring for heating. It was already at the level of a biological weapon. Even the air here was stinging to the eyes. He really did not understand how the kobolds could endure it.
Ayton, the drow next to him, did not say anything. It was as if the smell did not exist. Sure enough, these trained rogues were the best assassins. They could endure all kinds of extreme environments.
"Ugh!"
Suhlen was speechless.
It was easy to enter the kobold camp. These guys did not know how to guard the door at all. A few of the guards also went somewhere to slack off. They passed through the camp, but when they got close to the largest camp in the center, the surrounding security suddenly became much stricter. Pairs of kobold soldiers patrolled the camp, and this camp was not as dirty and messy as the other camps.
At least it was still acceptable. The kobold soldiers patrolling were much taller. They wore simple leather armor and held various weapons in their hands. These kobolds were much stronger than the average kobold.
Bypassing these patrols, Suhlen and the others walked toward the tent in the middle.
"The gold and gems are stored in the house in front," a kobold whispered.
Suhlen glanced at it and nodded, indicating that they should continue moving.
Soon, they arrived near the house and went directly into the room. This should be where the kobold chief lived. There was a carpet made of unknown fur in the house. The kobold house was ugly, but it was still clean. The room was not big, and Suhlen soon found the gold in the house.
The gold had been preliminarily refined. Although it looked a little rough, it was at least two to three hundred kilograms. There were many gems and crystals scattered around the gold. The gems were of good quality, and most of them had not been polished. There was also a box next to these gems.
Suhlen picked up the box and opened it. There was a ruby the size of a pigeon's egg in the box. The ruby was crystal clear, blood-red in color, and looked very beautiful. It was also very rich in magic power. This was a top-grade magic gem.
"I didn't expect to find such good stuff here." Suhlen smiled and put all the gold and gems into his bag.
Then, after searching for a while and finding nothing else, he prepared to leave. As soon as he walked out, he saw an old Kobold walking towards him. This Kobold's face was covered in colorful paint, and there was a bone necklace around his neck. There were a few bird feathers on his head, and he held a curved black wooden staff in his hand.
At a glance, one could recognize that this was a Shaman Warlock.
Kobold Sorcerer. Kobolds had a very small chance of awakening their Dragon Bloodline and becoming a Kobold Sorcerer. It was normal for such a large tribe to have a Kobold Sorcerer. Now he understood that this house didn't belong to the Kobold Chieftain, but to the Kobold Sorcerer in front of him.
As soon as the Kobold Sorcerer entered the room, his nose kept sniffing around. Seeing his actions, Suhlen immediately thought of the smell of the three Kobolds. Although the Invisibility spell could hide one's body, the smell and traces left behind could not be removed. It was obvious that the smell of the Kobolds had exposed them.
Suhlen's heart skipped a beat. He had already made up his mind. He stepped forward and kicked the Kobold Sorcerer before he could react. The Kobold Sorcerer was kicked a few meters into the air and fell heavily on the ground.
The Kobold Sorcerer felt like his intestines were about to break. He was in so much pain that he couldn't stop crying. It took a while for him to recover slightly. At this time, Suhlen's Invisibility spell was over. He placed the sharp sword in his hand on the Kobold Sorcerer's neck.
"You're the Shaman of this tribe?" Suhlen said slowly.
Feeling the chill on his neck, the Kobold Sorcerer didn't dare to move. "Sir, I'm the Shaman of this tribe. Please let me go … I'm just a weak Kobold. I'm willing to give you all the financial reports."
"Treasure? What a pity. If you're talking about the treasure behind the room, I can tell you that I already have it, "Suhlen said with a smile.
"Ah!"
"Do you have any other treasures? Take them out. Maybe I'll let you go, "Suhlen continued.
"No, all the treasures are in that room," the Kobold Sorcerer said with a sad face.
"That's a pity. If that's the case, you're useless." Suhlen said as he prepared to kill him.
Seeing that Suhlen was about to kill him, the Kobold Sorcerer was scared out of his wits. He quickly begged for mercy. "Don't kill me. I'm still useful. I can ask the Kobolds in the tribe to mine for you. I'll give you a lot of gold every month."
Suhlen's sword stopped.
"I can command the Kobolds to mine for gold and gems. I'll send them to you every day," the Kobold Sorcerer quickly said when he noticed that Suhlen's attitude had changed.
"How can I trust you?" Suhlen moved his sword slightly and released his Legendary aura.
"I can sign a contract with you." The Legendary aura was so strong that the Kobold Sorcerer almost couldn't breathe.
"Sounds good." Suhlen touched his chin and said in a low voice, "Then let's begin."
"Master, can … can you let me get up? Otherwise, I can't cast a spell to sign a contract, "the Kobold Sorcerer stuttered with a depressed expression.
"Sure." Suhlen moved his foot away and put away his sword. He let the Kobold Sorcerer get up, but it seemed that the shock just now had made his limbs a little sore. It took him a lot of effort to stand up shakily.
Then, the Kobold Sorcerer took out a piece of old animal skin from the box beside him with his chicken claw-like hand and signed a master-servant contract with a dejected expression.
The Kobold Sorcerer wanted to secretly change the contract a few times, but when he saw Suhlen's half-smile, he felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on his heart in the middle of winter. He instantly woke up. Then, he obediently completed the contract and handed it to Suhlen for a look.
"You've signed it?" Suhlen didn't look at the contract. Instead, he stared at the Kobold Sorcerer's eyes.
"I've signed it." The Kobold Sorcerer's heart was pounding.
"You've really signed it? That's good. Ayton, come and check it. " With that, Suhlen waved his hand and let the drows come forward. As drows, they were very familiar with all kinds of conspiracies and language traps. Then, he prepared to let Suhlen take a look.
"Master, I suddenly remembered that there are some things that I didn't write down in detail." Seeing Ayton's expression, the Kobold Sorcerer's face instantly turned pale. Then, he hurriedly grabbed the scroll and continued to write on it.
Seeing this, Suhlen wasn't surprised. Soon, the Kobold Sorcerer handed over the modified contract. After letting Ayton check it, Suhlen signed the contract. Then, the Kobold Sorcerer began to cast a spell.
The signing of a magical contract didn't require too advanced a spell. Soon, there was a flash of light. The parchment on which the contract was signed suddenly burned and finally turned into ashes. However, the flame didn't extinguish. Instead, it flew directly to the Kobold Sorcerer's arm and left a mark on it.
"Alright, tell me about the situation in this underground world and the nearby mineral resources." Suhlen continued to ask.
"There's a gold mine, a silver mine, two iron mines, and a gem mine near our tribe. Every month, we can mine about two hundred pounds of gold, a thousand silver and silver ores, and dozens of gems." After signing the contract, the Kobold Sorcerer reported the production honestly.
"There's a tribe of gray dwarves and a tribe of goblins nearby. There's also a tribe of taurens further away. Many of these places are occupied by a large number of monsters …"
"Are there any drows in this underground world?" Suhlen asked.
"Drows? I haven't seen any. You're the first drows I've met, "the Kobold Sorcerer said as he shook his head.
After a while, Suhlen roughly understood the situation here. The location of this underground world was a little remote, and the drows didn't come here. This made Suhlen feel relieved. After all, with his current strength, even if he could win against the drows, it would be a pyrrhic victory.
The drows in the dungeon weren't weak. Moreover, they had a Legendary profession and a priest of the Spider Goddess. They were all troublesome. After confirming that there were no drows, Suhlen heaved a sigh of relief. If he was given some time to develop his territory, even if the drows attacked from here, Suhlen wouldn't be afraid of them.
In addition to the Kobold tribe, there was a tribe of gray dwarves and a tribe of gnomes. Further away, there was a tribe of taurens. Suhlen didn't care about the gnomes, after all, they could only be ordinary slaves. However, it was different for the gray dwarves. The gray dwarves were cousins of the dwarves. Of course, there was a big difference in their personalities.
Ordinary mountain dwarves were forthright, old-fashioned, stubborn, alcoholic, and belligerent, but they were still considered to be in the lawful, kind, or neutral camp. However, the gray dwarves were different. They were selfish, greedy, evil, and cunning, but their forging skills were not inferior to the surface dwarves.
It was said that when the gray dwarves were exiled by other dwarves, they were enslaved by the Mind Flayers. In the end, they struggled to break free, but the long-term enslavement gave them a high spiritual talent. After living in the underground world for a long time, they also had a strong resistance to poison and the ability to be invisible. Of course, because they had been in the underground world for a long time, these gray dwarves were afraid of sunlight.
A tribe of gray dwarves was a good choice whether to capture them as slaves to forge equipment for the territory or to mine. Suhlen had decided to completely take over this tribe of gray dwarves.
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