Hunter starting from Hunter World

"Your Excellency, can that cowardly kobold mage really become the chief of the entire tribe?"

After Kaou was completely gone, the tall and thick knight immediately couldn't help but raise questions.

In his opinion, waste like this has no other value at all except for humane destruction and burial in the soil as fertilizer.

But Allen's point of view was just the opposite. He touched his chin and explained with a smile: "Don't underestimate this kind of guy who has infinite fear of death and is extremely selfish. Maybe they will only hinder them at critical moments, but for He is an expert at practicing cruelty and high-pressure rule. If Kaa really understands what I told him, then he should soon be able to control the entire tribe. And we will also gain a safe house. mines, and a total number of tens of thousands of free kobold laborers."

"Sir, if we have these kobold miners, will we no longer need so many slaves and can we sell the excess to other lords?" Lyle asked with bright eyes.

"No! I plan to gather these extra slaves and open some workshops with poor working conditions to further prosper commerce and trade. In short, for a long time in the future, the entire labor force of the empire will be in a state of uniformity. There is a very tight situation, so using trolls, fishmen and other slaves to fill the gap is the only way. Let's go outside and wait for the news. If nothing else, the results should be available in a few hours at most. .”

After saying that, Allen turned and walked out of the mine.

Although he himself has never been afraid of killing, the smell of corpses everywhere in a closed environment is really unbearable.

Other soldiers dug a hole with the tools left behind by the miners after they evacuated, threw all the bodies in, and then buried them with soil and slag.

In any case, this mine will continue to be mined in the future.

If the corpses were left here without being processed, it would be very fun to accidentally cause a plague.

Just as Allen and his party were sitting at the door admiring the magnificent scenery formed by the steep mountains, in the huge underground maze located in the deepest part of the mine, Kaou had successfully returned to the tribe with half of the chief's head, and told the story he had fabricated in advance. Good story.

In the version it describes, it tries its best to magnify the stupid, arrogant and ignorant behavior of the kobold chief, and states that it was the chief who caused all these tragedies to happen.

He bravely fought to the death and snatched half of the chief's head back from the powerful human, and almost lost his life for it.

It has to be said that although the kobold mage often has mismatched words in his words due to his overly tense relationship, he also makes many mistakes in word choice and sentence formation.

But ordinary kobolds with low IQs actually understood it!

Especially the killing of the two shamans who could treat injuries and diseases caused the kobolds to have strong resentment and dissatisfaction with the chief.

Suddenly, the entire cave was filled with noisy animals.

The chief's sons became the targets of tribal members' anger.

In just a few seconds, twelve young kobolds with the chief's blood flowing through their bodies were smashed to pieces. One of them was a newborn baby.

There is no doubt that Kaou's first step to instigate confrontation was successful.

However, he did not stop. Instead, he stood on the high platform and continued to guide the contradiction from the chief's stupidity to the system and tradition of the tribe that had always been led by warriors.

He also criticized the soldiers for being simple-minded and with well-developed limbs. They did not have enough wisdom to deal with complex situations and only knew how to use violence indiscriminately.

Although some soldiers wanted to stand up and refute, they didn't know what to say.

As a result, he watched Kaa arouse the emotions of all the kobolds and degrade those warriors who had a higher status than ordinary kobolds to nothing.

Some soldiers were so angry that they raised their fists and tried to reason with him using "physical" methods. However, they were instantly killed by the powerful lightning wand made by Allen, and even the corpses were electrocuted into black charcoal.

After killing more than a dozen "challengers" in a row, all the kobolds were in awe of this mage who suddenly became extremely powerful, and no one dared to stand up to provoke him again.

When it came time to elect the next chief, Kaou took the position as expected and made reforms overnight.

First, it disarmed those kobolds with warrior titles, reissued weapons, collected them, distributed them to those who were willing to be loyal to themselves, and ordered them to select new people from civilians to form a guard.

Secondly, the warrior class who were originally opposed to them, along with their relatives and family members, were sent directly to the lowest level of the tribe to do hard and tiring work. Let everyone see the consequences of being your enemy.

Finally, and most importantly. Ka'ou introduced the concept of class, divided the kobolds in the tribe into three, six or nine grades, and solidified them permanently.

With the powerful deterrent power of the lightning wand, he quickly gained real power.

He even ordered craftsmen to build himself a flame crown enchanted with bloodstone ore as a symbol of his strength and power.

At this moment, Kaou finally understood what Allen meant by what he said to him before.

He can really become the supreme "king" of this kobold tribe and establish a huge underground kingdom of his own.

As for using these unsuspecting kobold coolies to mine humans for free and severely squeezing the fruits of their labor, it is simply an indifferent matter.

What's more, Allen also promised to provide part of the food for the kobold tribe after the autumn harvest.

Having solved the problems of food and survival, Kaou felt that he could rule the entire tribe until he died of old age.

Just like that, with infinite expectations, it secretly shook off all its fellow tribe members, came to the door of the surface mine alone, knelt on the ground in an extremely humble manner, and slowly uttered two words from its mouth: "Master !”

That unprecedented attitude of surrender instantly surprised the humans around him.

Especially Lyle, whose mouth is so long that a fist can fit into it.

He was very aware of how much trouble the kobolds' stubborn and continuous harassment caused some time ago to the troops who went to eliminate them first.

But now, his lord, the Duke, only brought about twenty people, and he easily solved this troublesome matter.

No!

Not just done!

He also controlled a timid kobold mage who was afraid of death, and held the entire tribe in the palm of his hand.

"Very good! It seems that you have succeeded and have not let me down. From now on, my people will not be close to this mine to prove that it was under your leadership that humans were repelled. I believe that with this Thanks to your merits, those kobolds will support your rule even more. But there is one thing, you must mine enough ore every week and deliver it to the mine door. Later, I will let someone give you an exact number. Remember, If you can't complete the task I assigned, then I don't mind replacing you with a kobold who can do it." Allen threatened unceremoniously.

"I... understand! I swear, even if more than half of the kobolds die from exhaustion, I will give priority to fulfilling the tasks you assigned."

Kaou gave the assurance without thinking.

His words fully reflect the extent to which a scum who betrays his own race can have no bottom line.

"Great! This is exactly the purpose of my trip. Now, you can continue to rule your own underground kingdom. Don't worry, I will not interfere with what you do down there."

While saying this, Allen stood up and gently patted the kobold mage on the shoulder.

The latter immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at him at all.

It can be said that the relationship between the two was completely settled from this moment on.

“Thank you for your generosity and kindness!”

Kaou used the few words he knew in common human language to compliment the man in front of him who controlled his life and death.

He knew very well that the humility he felt now was so that he could continue to enjoy everything that power brought when he returned.

Those stupid fellows don't know this relationship at all.

It will only be known that the great kobold hero Kaa successfully repelled the human invasion and established the first nation in kobold history.

Lies, deception and killing allowed the kobold mage to learn how to be a dictator without any teacher.

Compared to the magical power he possesses, he obviously prefers the wonderful taste of power, and does not realize that in this crisis-ridden world, power is the most unreliable thing.

Only strong personal strength is the real trump card that can fight against those terrible enemies.

Soon, after agreeing on contact information, time and place, Kaou immediately returned to the tribe's gathering place along the tunnel.

Since it had only just come into power, it was very afraid of someone launching a rebellion while it was away, so it did not dare to stay outside for too long.

Similarly, Allen was not interested in dealing with a group of insignificant kobolds in this mine. He took the mage and shaman captives and returned to the ruling center of the territory.

As for the rest, Lyle, who is the territorial manager, will naturally take over.

A few days later, when the news came that the largest mine had restored its ore supply, everyone was excited.

Especially the blacksmiths and apprentices responsible for smelting and fabrication almost burst into tears with excitement.

The tight supply of ore during intermittent periods almost made them think they would lose their jobs.

But now, as pots of hot molten iron poured out of the furnace and the sound of hammers striking blanks came again from the anvils, all the uneasy emotions disappeared.

As a saying goes, all fear comes from insufficient firepower.

In the same way, what the martial lords of the Arathor Empire fear most is insufficient steel production.

Without enough steel, they would not be able to arm their own armies and ensure security around their territory;

It is even more impossible to provide farmers with a variety of agricultural tools, which greatly reduces agricultural production efficiency.

The location of Allen's entrusted territory happens to be the place with the highest quality and richest reserves of iron ore in the entire Arathi Plateau. Many surrounding lords rely on buying iron ingots from here, or directly custom-made weapons, armor and farm tools to meet their own needs.

It's just that it's far less easy to mine than near Rapids, the capital of the empire.

When they heard that Allen, the second Duke of the Empire, had returned to the territory and had easily solved the crisis caused by the kobolds in the mine, they all prepared gifts and set off, planning to pay a visit to Condom in person.

But they obviously didn't know that after Allen returned to the territory, the first thing he did was to order people to dig a basement dozens of meters deep in his residence, and dig out the captured kobold mages and shamans. Throw it all in.

At this moment, he was holding a sharp short knife in his hand, cutting open the skull of one of the kobold mage's skulls that was firmly fixed on the wooden board, revealing the beating brain inside.

Perhaps because there was no anesthesia, the kobold mage was shaking violently in pain and struggling, opening his mouth and trying to scream.

pity……

His vocal cords had been removed long ago and he couldn't make any sound at all.

Next to it, there were several other dead kobold corpses.

You don't need to ask to know that these unlucky guys have all been dissected repeatedly and died in pain.

Allen completely turned a blind eye to the struggle of the last kobold mage. Instead, he stared at the exposed cerebral cortex and murmured to himself with interest: "Interesting! These kobold spellcasters are physiologically different from ordinary kobolds. The structure, especially the brain structure, can almost be regarded as two kinds of creatures. They are both kobolds, why are there such huge differences? Or can it be said that magical energy will mutate all creatures in Azeroth? ?”

no doubt!

If the true body comes, the truth can be found out in a variety of ways within minutes.

But unfortunately, the body Allen is currently using is only a mortal body, a container that carries the projection of consciousness, and does not have any of the power he had before.

Even the life energy surrounding the body and the magic in the body are trained from scratch bit by bit.

So if he wanted to find out the truth, he would have to do more dissections.

Through a large number of comparisons, we can slowly summarize the rules and experiences.

However, compared to the few spellcasters born from the kobold tribe, the trolls of the northern Amani Empire have more spellcasters and are more suitable as research subjects.

Thinking of this, Allen suddenly had the idea to go through the forest and go to the high elf kingdom Quel'Thalas to have a look.

Unfortunately, Thoradin would not agree.

The great emperor stared at him and came up with more ways to solve various problems faced in the empire.

Just when Allen was about to kill the last prisoner and dispose of the corpses that had begun to stink, there was a sudden knock on the closed door.

Then, a servant's voice came through the crack in the door.

"Your Majesty, our neighbor Baron Barov has sent a generous gift and expressed his desire to meet you."

"Baron Barov? The Barov family?"

Allen's mind instantly flashed to the ancient family with Arathi blood, which was once prosperous and extremely wealthy, but eventually fell into inevitable decline.

I just didn't expect that during the reign of Emperor Thoradin, this family had already established a firm foothold within the upper echelons of mankind.