The soul energy limit at the third watch of the night has increased to 120 points. After reviving 20 novice skeletons before, an additional 100 have joined. Fortunately, they have the wisdom to reattach their severed hands, or else Night San Geng would have an impulse to disband them on the spot.
Sending the surplus skeletons directly to the former Misty Forest, Night San Geng arrived at the stench-filled corpse farm after they returned with goblin corpses.
"Surprisingly, they've grown so tall!"
Four skeletons were still diligently farming the fields, and the wheat in the ridges had grown to the height of calves. Luxuriant and thriving, Night San Geng couldn't help but marvel at the magic of this construction.
Since he sowed the seeds until now, it had only been about five days. Under the uninterrupted labor of the four skeletons, the crops in the farm could grow as if ten days had passed in just one day!
A tenfold reduction in the maturation period! That was impressive!
Unfortunately, the output of the Corpse Stench Farm was severely restricted by the number of cultivation plots. Even if there were seeds, they couldn't be planted.
This small piece of land, even if all the wheat were harvested, would probably yield only a few hundred catties, worth only a few coins.
However, Bede squatted in the wheat field, her eyes shining.
"Wow, is this the crazy growth magic of the nature element? No, there's no elemental fluctuation, but the visible growth speed..."
Bede turned around, "Boss, did you create this?"
Night San Geng nodded, highly satisfied with Bede's quick adaptation to her new identity.
"Wow, Boss, you're amazing! I can only make animals reproduce quickly, but I've always struggled with plants. Boss, can you tell me the secret? I've wanted to develop a new race with plant characteristics for a long time!"
Bede, with twinkling eyes, looked pitifully at Night San Geng.
Why did she choose to de-demonize herself and leave the Misty Forest? It was all for the noble ideal of having a normal identity on the Holy Stone Continent, adventuring everywhere to collect materials, and then developing new races.
For this lofty goal, she could make any sacrifice, including calling him Boss with a hint of coquetry.
Especially considering this Boss seemed to have quite a few secrets...
Carelessly, Night San Geng asked, "You can accelerate animal reproduction?"
"Yeah, what's strange about a succubus accelerating animal reproduction?" Bede replied disdainfully.
"Otherwise, where do you think those thousands of goblins come from?" she added.
Night San Geng's eyes widened even more, "Thousands of goblins? You didn't..."
Bede shrugged, "Initially, there were only two or three hundred goblins in the woods. I found them too slow in cutting down the thorny trees, so I spiced up their nightlife a bit. Boss, do you want to try?"
Before Bede could release her skill by removing her gloves, Night San Geng quickly restrained her.
"A few hundred goblins, and you made them reproduce to tens of thousands in how much time?" Night San Geng's voice trembled.
Bede, noticing Night San Geng's nervousness, tilted her head and thought for a moment.
"Probably... half a year? It's been quite a while, and I don't remember clearly, but it's about that."
Half a year?!
Hiss!
Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!
Night San Geng took a few deep breaths, looking at Bede with horror.
Were succubi so terrifying?
Could this be the reason the Demon Emperor had to counterattack the Holy Stone Continent? The Abyss couldn't contain the overflowing number of demon races?
"Why are you so surprised? Goblins, being a low-level species, can normally give birth every three months, one or two each time. Moreover, they have no taboos. I just made them reproduce every three months, giving birth to ten or eight each time. Isn't that simple?"
"In fact, if I control the male-female ratio inside, the time should be shorter, but that would be too tiresome."
Bede said casually, while Night San Geng's mouth kept getting bigger.
He knew Bede was a treasure, but he didn't expect her to be such a massive treasure!
Look at what she had said:
Halving the reproductive cycle, increasing the rate of multiple births, controlling the male-female ratio, plus the possible increase in pregnancy rate...
Hiss!
This was simply a genius in farming!
If he caught a few goblins to raise, wouldn't he no longer have to worry about insufficient soul energy?
By then, he could harvest a few points whenever he wanted, and his soul energy limit could easily soar to the epic level.
However, his farm might have to be renamed Goblin Breeding Farm, and he would truly become a goblin killer.
Perhaps, calling him the Goblin Butcher would be more fitting?
As for humanity?
What could an undead like him, dealing with goblins, a bandit-like race that produced nothing and only plundered, talk about humanity?
Talking about the way of the undead would be more appropriate!
But thinking of Yang Tian's fire and the battle in the Misty Forest, the Lorand territory now seemed to have lost even a living goblin...
Night San Geng suddenly felt a headache coming on.
The dawn was right in front of him, and now you're telling me there's no sun?
"But there's still a chance. Besides the Lorand territory, there must be goblins in other territories. I just need to..."
"Night San Geng, who is she?" a surprised shout interrupted his thoughts.
Night San Geng turned around and frowned.
It was Weng Ling and the others—Iron Axe, Hong Feng, and the rest.
"She..."
"I am Night Boss's steward, Bede. Nice to meet you!" Bede gave a slight smile, gracefully bending her waist towards Weng Ling. A succubus's talent for etiquette was nothing to scoff at.
"A steward? Isn't your steward Old Gu?" Weng Ling questioned.
"Cough, Old Gu is getting old. This is his granddaughter, here to take over," Night San Geng coughed and glanced at Bede, signaling her not to cause trouble.
"Oh, my sister is really kind-hearted, and she's beautiful too. But my grandfather has that strange habit, likes seclusion, and can't blame my boss," Bede giggled.
"Alright, but the soldiers in my city are really useless. They don't even know when people enter the forest!" Weng Ling complained.
First, it was Iron Axe and the others, and now, with Bede added, how stupid must they be to let a group of people slip into the woods right under their noses?
"Cough, let's talk about business. Why are you here today?" Night San Geng interrupted.
"Oh, two things. First, Iron Axe and the others want to bid farewell to you,"
"Second, I'll let the citizens come over to help move..." Weng Ling pointed behind Night San Geng,
"Huh, where are the goblin corpses?"
Yesterday's battle resulted in the death of more than five hundred goblins. If not dealt with promptly, it
could easily lead to an epidemic. Therefore, Weng Ling planned to have the citizens come over to help Night San Geng handle it, as most of the residents here were elderly, weak, sick, or disabled, and the workload was too heavy.
But with just one glance, she found the ground empty. Where were the goblin corpses?
However, what was that group running over with heavy loads on their backs?
"Gob... Goblins! So many goblins!"
Suddenly, Baozi Meimei's eyes widened in horror and shouted.