Regarding the captain, the identity of the estate owner is a topic of much discussion among the staff.
Some say he’s a direct descendant of the noble family of Farlim, while others say that after killing so many monsters recently, he must be a fiery-tempered, decisive killer.
However, regardless of the speculation, one thing is recognized: his status is extremely noble, and ordinary employees must be very careful; otherwise, their lives might be at risk.
But now Martin suddenly feels that those previous rumors are mostly untrue.
He arrives at his work area and begins processing tasks.
Gauss listens to Steward Ivan’s report while observing the bustling workshop.
"You handle it as you see fit; I trust you."
Besides secretly observing during the recruitment process, he hasn’t interfered much in the management work.
On one hand, it’s due to a lack of time; on the other hand, it stems from the trust he places in Steward Ivan before him.
At least as of now, Ivan has done a great job, leaving nothing to criticize.
After all, every craft has its expertise.
What he needs to do is simply kill monsters.
He spent the past two days completing dozens of small commissions.
In total, the estimated earnings are around two hundred gold coins.
The trip was not only to fill the treasury deficit but also to set the Red Dragon Team in motion.
The team’s workers have tasks to do, and he earns some money to continue renovating the Red Dragon Team’s residence.
"Thank you for your trust, Captain. Regarding the shop plan you mentioned yesterday, I’ve already had people start the assessment."
"Appreciate it."
Gauss did not expect him to be so efficient.
The matter was only finalized yesterday evening, and by this morning, it’s already underway.
After making a round in the estate, Gauss is very satisfied with the current state of the Red Dragon Team’s residence.
"I’ll leave you to your work then."
Gauss notices that as long as he’s present, others are somewhat attentive to him, either distracted or intimidated, so after mentioning this to Ivan, he leaves the workshop.
Upon exiting the workshop, he was about to head to the blacksmith’s to see what Albena was busy with.
Suddenly he sees Aaliyah squatting on the ground in the distance.
"What are you up to?"
Gauss approaches and squats down as well.
"I’m cultivating new varieties of magical plants."
"Preparing to transplant them to that place in the dream?"
"No, no."
Aaliyah shakes her head to indicate his guess is wrong.
"I want to cultivate a type of warning Hospital Protective Magical Plants."
In time, they can be planted around the fence; if any petty thief comes, they’ll be caught immediately.
"This isn’t easy, is it?"
Gauss knows the difficulty of artificially cultivating magical plants, let alone ones that can guard estates, with certain attack capabilities and a degree of sentience.
The first plant that Aaliyah transplanted into the dream, the magical olive tree, was also cultivated by chance but it was just that one plant.
Not all plants with a trace of magical properties can be called magical plants; their magic power concentration needs to be sufficiently high and stable.
The majority of herbs used in potion brewing do not meet this standard.
"I’d like to try it."
"I’ve already got some inspiration."
Aaliyah examines the moonlight upon her hands.
"Good luck, then."
Gauss cannot offer much help on this matter, so he simply encourages her.
This type of research isn’t a waste of time and benefits Aaliyah’s leveling up.
He feels that ever since Aaliyah transitioned from Druid to Crescent Walker, her leveling speed has increased quite a bit.
She’s soon to rise from level 4 to level 5.
Indeed, is this the advantage of divine protection?
Of course, there’s also the experience bonus from being on his team.
Nonetheless, he’s not bad himself.
He senses the goblet shape formed by the magical core within himself, its activity soon reaching a peak.
This signifies that progressing from level 6 to level 7 is on the horizon.
Despite the fact that it hasn’t been long since he broke through to level 6, probably about two or three months.
For other talented adventurers, it would take no less than two years.
But the experience provided by the recent Gray Rock Town defense battle was plenty, and recently, he has also swiftly killed thousands of monsters, plus his divine material broke through 1%, accelerating his leveling to such an extent that his advancement is swift.
He must stabilize his growth.
Gauss takes a deep breath.
In truth, if he heads south, breaking the human kingdom boundary and venturing into demon territory, he could gain experience by monster-killing even faster, but he chose not to act that way.
Venturing into enemy territory presents entirely different dangers.
In the Gray Rock Town defense battle, even if the city falls, he and his family, along with teammates, could escape relying on his agility and the Red Dragon Beast’s help, but if caught within demon territory, surrounded with no retreat or reinforcements.
Additionally, if targeted by formidable demons, he’d immediately face a life or death crisis.
He doesn’t need to challenge extremes; every slain tiniest creature aids his leveling.
Compared to other adventurers, he’s already quite fortunate.
He continues to patrol the estate.
A few teammates each have their own tasks; Albena is busy forging his light armor set and training apprentices.
Serdur is communicating with Ivan discussing some potion brewing techniques.
Ying’s whereabouts remain unknown but Gauss knows she’s likely in the city "doing justice."
While she’s not on external commission, she’s usually doing this.
Near her activity area, the security typically improves significantly.
"Rest for two days, then begin the next commission."
Gauss plans in his mind.
Even though this round’s spoils are sufficient to maintain the Red Dragon Team over some time, to sustain continuous operations, they must acquire more spoils.
For the next commission, he intends not to continue taking on numerous low-level commissions.
He wants to screen for nearby suitable larger-scale monster nests.
Given the same quantity of creatures, the revenue from dozens of small nests is often much less than that from a single large nest.
Ideally, the monster leader wouldn’t be too strong, just having a Commander Level, with the total number of monsters around one or two thousand.
For him currently, such scale of a monster nest is very safe, almost risk-free, and revenue would be ample, not to mention the gain of valuable commander points.
He thinks silently.
He’s only two or three hundred kills away from the two thousand-target; the hard-scaled bloodline transitions to purple quality still need more commander points.
However, on human territory, even in deserted no-man’s land, such scale of monster nests isn’t commonly found.
Facing similar to the recent rescue of Toga situation, large probability indicates it’s a goblin nest.
The reason is straightforward.
Goblins infiltrate human territories in the highest numbers, and their reproduction is easier.
Only when the monster base in the wilderness is large enough can a large nest emerge.
Thus, on human territory, out of ten large nests, nine might be goblin nests, which isn’t an exaggeration.
Naturally, Gauss gladly accepts this fact.
This is also why he chooses goblins as the primary target of extermination.
Goblin kills yield the highes rewards, and killing them is easy.
He has a premonition that once the title upgrades from [Goblin Slaughterer] to [Goblin Expert], the few title effects will significantly improve.
Not to mention, damage boost increases from 30% to 40%.
The probability of recovering stamina through Bloodthirst rises from 3% to 5%.
This means he can kill goblins with lower cost while recovering more stamina.
With this increase and decrease, facing numerous goblins, he can achieve no-consumption kills.
The more he kills, the more he recovers; the more he recovers, the more he kills, becoming a perpetual goblin exterminator.
Even in his current state, he’s certainly the absolute nemesis of goblins.
And he’s still evolving.
He dares not imagine how terrifying his future strength would be if goblins were the only monsters in this world.
Perhaps this is also a natural cycle?
He looks up at the sky.
For this world, might it need a killer to handle the rampant goblins?