Chapter 8: Always believe in the Lord! (Please read on!)

[Lord, can this thing really be grown? ]

After all the physical labor, the goblins were already starving, and a [Hunger] sign appeared above their heads as a reminder.

They gathered around the fruit garden, looking at the buried seeds, each of them very confused.

Although they don't have high IQs, they know that growing plants requires sunlight. This cave is dark and can only support mosses, poisonous mushrooms, and lichens. Can fruit seeds really survive if they are planted here?
The goblins found it hard to understand why the lord would go to so much trouble to grow fruit.

[How dare you, idiots, question this lord? ]

Gu An did not give any explanation, because there was no way to explain this matter, unless he made up a story to deceive the goblins.

But there is no need for that and it is too troublesome. For subordinates, it is enough for them to execute orders. There is no need to let them know too much.

【Always believe in the Lord! 】

Faced with Gu An's rebuke, the goblins were terrified and immediately stood in a straight row, expressing their loyalty in loud voices.

[That’s pretty much it. 】

Seeing that the goblins were very aware, Gu An nodded with satisfaction, then moved to the second small cave.

Gu An had already asked the goblins to dig a pit here that was 60 square meters in size and 1.5 meters deep.

He activated the item [Clean Spring Water] at the very center of the pit. Suddenly, a clear spring gushed out slowly, and then turned into countless thin streams, as light and flowing as silk threads.

The clean and clear water gradually filled the entire hole. Gu An tried to drink a sip. It was very sweet and it was real mineral water.

After tasting the food, he picked up a clean wooden barrel and took a full bucket of water from the spring.

As the bucket was pumped out, the level of the spring water dropped a little, but soon rose again.

After doing this small experiment, Gu An was sure that the spring water produced by this prop was in unlimited supply and would not run out.

In this case, there is no need to save on water in the future.

When the goblins saw this scene, they were all dumbfounded.

What a clean water source!
How did the Lord suddenly appear? Was it magic?!

Even the Fire Goblins and Ice Goblins who had mutation abilities were shocked.

They have to consume magic power every time they use a skill, and their magic power will be overdrawn after a few times. However, the clear spring created by the lord seems to be inexhaustible.

What a magical spell!

The goblins all sighed that the lord was worthy of being the lord, possessing magical powers that were beyond their comprehension.

【Long live the Lord! 】

You don't have to worry about water problems anymore!

The three junior goblins cheered with admiration.

Water resources are very precious.

In this jungle, the waterway is very far away from the goblin's nest, and there are adventurers patrolling around during the day, while at night it is the world of all kinds of powerful monsters.

Before the advent of Lord Guan, it was extremely difficult for the weak junior goblins to obtain water. Every time they went out to fetch water, they were in danger of death.

Now that they had an inexhaustible source of clean water, the junior goblins were overjoyed and clapped their hands together to celebrate.

With the Lord here, a good life seems to be just around the corner!

[Remember, you guys should fetch water from here every day and irrigate the orchard.]

Gu An assigned the task of watering to three junior goblins.

[Lord, please rest assured! 】

After witnessing the lord's magical powers, the junior goblins have become convinced of Gu'an's ability to grow fruits even in a dark cave.

The three junior goblins were very motivated to get food. They each picked up a wooden barrel and started working immediately.

The clean water was poured on the land and quickly seeped into it. The dry yellow soil turned into dark yellow. The seeds vigorously absorbed water through their roots and soon broke through the soil, growing green leaves.

[The seeds obtained clean water]

[Growth cycle is greatly reduced]

[Twenty-four hours to maturity]

After the goblin finished watering, Gu An received a prompt from the system that the fruit would be ripe in twenty-four hours.

“It’s still too slow.”

Gu An held his stomach, feeling a strong sense of hunger all over his body. The fruit would not mature for another 24 hours, and he could not wait any longer, so he decided to let the mutant goblin go out of the cave to look for food.

Anyway, Tia and the other two have only been missing for a short time, so the Adventurer's Guild would not notice the abnormality so early and send people to investigate.

As long as the mutated goblins don't run too far away, there shouldn't be any danger in looking for food near the cave entrance.

[You three, go out of the cave now and find some food.]

[Remember, don't run too far, just search near the cave. ]

After receiving Gu An's order, the three mutated goblins immediately took action and left the nest one after another.

All the goblins performed their duties. Gu An returned to the hall and waited quietly on the stone seat, taking a nap by the way.

Another hour passed.

While taking a nap, Gu An heard hurried footsteps, which woke him up from his sleep.

There was a commotion outside, so he went to the small hole where the fruits were planted to check what was going on.

【What happened to it? 】

[Report to the Lord, it was attacked by the enemy outside just now. ]

The Lustful Goblin had severe wounds on his chest and abdomen, with green blood flowing out, and it looked like he was seriously injured.

In response to Gu An's questioning, the Evil Fire Goblin gave a brief account of the situation.

It turned out that after coming out of the cave, the three of them split up and looked for food near the cave.

When it was about to end, the Lustful Goblin suddenly screamed. After hearing it, the Fire Goblin and the Ice Goblin rushed to the scene immediately.

It turned out that a demon wolf attacked the lustful goblin.

The demon wolf was very powerful, and the lustful goblin had no power to resist at all because of its low basic stats when facing the same sex.

Fortunately, the Fire Goblin and the Ice Goblin arrived in time and together they repelled the Demon Wolf, which saved the Lustful Goblin's life.

[Boss, there is very little food near the cave. We only found this little.]

The Fire Goblin stretched out his red palm, holding seven green fruits that were not fully ripe, and three not-so-big mushrooms.

The Hellfire Goblin lowered his head as he handed in the food, looking ashamed for not bringing back more.

Seeing this scene, Gu An felt a little sad.

The affection between monsters is not much worse than that between humans.

He reached out and touched the Hellfire Goblin's head as if he was pampering a child.

[It's okay, you've done very well.]

Gu An took the food and distributed three mushrooms and three green fruits to the Fire Goblin, the Ice Goblin, and the Lustful Goblin.

[Lewd Goblin, take good care of your wounds. The demon wolf will avenge you sooner or later. ]

[And you have worked hard on this trip, these foods are your reward. ]

The mutated goblins took the food and were deeply moved.

It was completely unexpected that the lord actually distributed all the best mushrooms.

They were in tears, especially the lustful goblin, who beat his chest regardless of his injuries, as if to say that he was fine and the lord didn't need to worry.

[Eat quickly, we still need you to protect the territory. 】

The mutated goblins ate their food with tears in their eyes, and secretly vowed to work hard for the lord.

Gu An distributed the remaining fruits to the junior goblins one by one, and kept only one green fruit for himself.

He took a bite of the green fruit in his hand. It was slightly astringent and very unpalatable, but he didn't want to waste it. After all, the goblins had brought it back at the risk of their lives.

After experiencing this incident, Gu An became more aware.

Food is scarce near the cave.

It is very dangerous to let goblins leave their nests to look for food.

When the fruits are ripe, you must continue to sow the seeds as soon as possible to form a virtuous circle. The more fruit trees are planted in the garden, the better.

At the same time, in addition to humans, there are many powerful monsters in the forest, which are also enemies rather than friends.

It seems that improving the Goblins' strength needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible...

(End of this chapter)