Chapter 16: Full of vitality, all things are flourishing.

Everyone knows that plants need to photosynthesize to store energy.

In this dark cave, with only the occasional light of a fire, it is simply a daydream to grow edible fruits.

Even the goblins were skeptical at first, not to mention Tia, who was full of resentment towards Gu An. Faced with such almost stupid behavior, she would definitely not miss the opportunity to ridicule him.

"As expected of a monster, so stupid and arrogant."

"You actually want to learn farming from humans. Next time, why don't you just bury some magic cores in the soil? Maybe they can take root and sprout."

The corners of Tia's mouth curled up in a deliberate arc, which was not a friendly smile, but full of sarcasm and ridicule.

The raised jaw seems to say "humans are superior and there is nothing monsters can learn from them."

Her heart was always filled with a sense of human pride, as if this was the only way to escape the fact that she had become a monster.

Gu An showed a playful expression, looking at Tia who was performing the face-changing magic. He really had to admire this girl. No matter how much she was hit, she couldn't change her unforgiving nature of words.

Could Ultimate Master of Lip-service be her exclusive entry?

"Why? You want to play another bet with me?"

"I……!"

Tia was about to say something, but she choked before she could say it. She almost bit her tongue while trying to stop herself from speaking.

Whenever she thought of the last bet, her face turned red. She was forced to do those things, and she couldn't help feeling afraid due to the strong sense of humiliation.

This type of goblin does strange things and is full of weird things. Many of their behaviors cannot be viewed from a conventional perspective.

Maybe this was a trap set deliberately, to lure her into it by bringing up the idea of ​​growing fruits, and then take the opportunity to propose a shameful bet, and then continue to torture her.

After thinking about it, Tia felt that this must be the case, and it was very much like something this cunning humanoid goblin would do.

This time she was determined not to be fooled.

It is impossible to make a bet again. It will not be too late to laugh at it after it is confirmed that the fruit cannot grow.

After experiencing repeated losses, Tia finally learned her lesson this time and dared not to openly compete with Gu An again.

Seeing that Tia was silent for a long time, Gu An felt a little bored. He ignored her and squatted on the ground.

【Cave Fruit】

[Remaining growth time: 30 minutes]

Sure enough, it is almost ripe, and there is still thirty minutes to wait. During this time, we can expand a few more fruit gardens to cultivate seeds for the harvest.

The goblins have rested for so long, it's time to start working.

Gu An immediately summoned them to the planting hole. After planning several planting areas, he directed the three-member team of Evil Fire Goblins to begin digging work.

When the Miner Goblin was expanding the storage cave, he dug out a lot of stones and dirt. The Hellfire Goblin was busy for several hours and collected 300 pieces of wood after the system doubled the bonus. These materials were just right for building and filling the fruit garden.

After more than twenty minutes of hard work, two new fruit gardens were completed.

Looking at the goblins who were working hard, Tia stood aside, watching coldly and making a few sarcastic remarks from time to time.

"If you build so many orchards, and the fruits don't ripen, I wonder what you will do."

Although she suspected that this was another trap set by Gu An, her deep-rooted common sense still made Tia unable to believe that fruit could be grown without sunlight.

Although I don't dare to bet, I still have the courage to make sarcastic remarks.

When the junior goblins who were working heard that Tia was questioning the lord, they immediately retorted angrily:

[You are a short-sighted human being. Not only do you not work, you eat and drink for free and even question the Lord. You really have no conscience! ]

After all, Tia was once a silver adventurer, so how could she be bullied by a junior goblin?

Facing the accusation, she immediately fought back: [It was the humanoid goblin who imprisoned me. Should I be grateful to him? What a stupid goblin mindset! ]

The Hellfire Goblin couldn't stand it anymore and snorted: [We have no grudges against each other. You came to hunt us but failed and were captured instead. You are a slave in prison. Shouldn't you be grateful that I didn't kill you? ]

Tina frowned, stood up straight, and showed no weakness: [Hunting monsters is a natural thing. Although I was defeated, your lord didn't kill me because he had other intentions. I don't owe him anything for humiliating me in every way! ]

Adventurers are not afraid of dying in battle. Why should they express gratitude after living in such humiliation and being humiliated so many times?

Don't talk about such a shocking joke!
The evil fire goblin stared at Tina. If she was not the lord's servant, he would have rushed over and burned her to charcoal. Seeing the tension between Tia and the goblins, Gu An knew that there was a huge difference in thinking between humans and monsters. If they continued to argue like this, no one would be convinced.

If you want to make Tia shut up, you have to use some alternative methods.

So Gu An pretended to be very regretful and said, "What's there to argue about?"

"If the fruit really can't survive, the food in the cave will be scarce."

"If we run out of food, we can only eat Miss Tia's reserve food."

"It would be a shame if that were the case. We would lose a nice toy."

Food reserves? Toys?

These two words were very harsh, making Tia's fur stand on end again, and her tail was twirling in excitement.

"Kill me if you dare. It's better to die than to live in your hands!"

This kind of humiliating life of confinement is a torture at every moment. If it weren't for the restrictions of the master-servant contract, Tia would have long since given up wanting to live in humiliation.

"Kill you? How can I let you die so easily?"

"There's no food left in the cave, and you definitely won't be willing to eat up all the food reserves you have at once."

"You have to start with the thighs, cut off a piece of meat with a knife every day, then the calves, then the buttocks, and finally when you finish eating them all, it's the turn to the two largest lumps of fat on the chest."

Gu An's description was so vivid that Tia got goose bumps all over her body. A chill ran up her spine and even the hair on her tail stood up.

Being eaten with knives and not being able to die easily is a scene that is so terrifying to think about. It is simply an inhumane torture.

Death is not scary, this kind of torture is the real torture.

This kind of goblin is really a devil, he can actually come up with such an idea.

After listening to Gu An's horrifying description, Tia was horrified and did not dare to say anything, for fear that she would really be treated as reserve food and cut into pieces.

While the two were bickering, the thirty-minute waiting time was over.

[The cave fruit is ripe! ]

As the system prompt sounded, black fruits began to grow from the stamens on the green vines winding around in the orchard. The scene of them competing with each other looked very strange.

The fruit was as big as a fist, weighing down the rhizome and causing it to hang down to the ground. A strong aroma filled the air and drifted to every corner of the planting hole.

The goblins took a deep breath, smelled the sweet and tempting aroma, and celebrated excitedly.

When Tia saw that the fruit was really ripe, her pretty face immediately stiffened, her eyes widened, her pupils dilated rapidly, her eyelids trembled slightly, and she tried hard to digest the horrifying fact before her.

Absorb the magic core and plant fruits in the cave.

How can these goblins do things that are so shocking and unconventional? It is simply a humiliation to all scholars in the world.

Tia secretly rejoiced in her heart. She must be more careful in the future. Nothing is impossible with this kind of goblin. She must never make any more bets with him.

[Let’s talk about the celebration later. Why don’t you hurry up and collect the fruits and wait for the lord to do work for you? ]

Following Gu An's order, the goblins began to move, bending their backs and beginning to enjoy the joy of their first harvest.

The first batch of fruits has ripened. Once the seeds are collected, the second round of cultivation can begin immediately. The cycle will continue in this way. As the scale of the fruit garden continues to increase, we will soon no longer have to worry about food.

The collection of basic materials such as stone, wood, and food now has a stable source, the expansion of the cave has also begun, and the development rhythm of the territory is gradually getting on track.

The Lustful Goblins picked the fruits from the vines, the Fire Goblins peeled the fruits apart and took out the seeds, and then the Ice Goblins took over and froze the fruits to keep them fresh, while the Junior Goblins carried wooden barrels and loaded them on the side.

Watching them working like an assembly line, the entire cave is full of vitality, and everything is competing in an orderly manner.

Gu An's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. Under his planning, the territory would sooner or later become the most prosperous monster lair.

However, during this wonderful time, an untimely reminder sounded from the system.

【warn! 】

[An adventurer is approaching the territory, please be prepared in advance! ]

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