Published: March 11, 2025
CHAPTER 88: Returning to the Castle
Galen and the others were not too surprised; they had learned about some new functions within the space. The ability to materialize coins was one of them, and to be honest, Galen and the others were quite concerned about this feature.
They also discovered that the space was mainly used for farming, and it wasn't particularly skilled for battles. However, even just farming posed a problem; the harvest frequency in this space was too high. Take radishes for example: if Zhao Hai didn't plant anything else and just focused on radishes, he could continuously plant them for a year and might still have a surplus left over after ten years of consumption across the continent.
Such a yield was truly excessive and would significantly impact the entire continent's market. Moreover, selling them externally posed a considerable problem.
However, if they could materialize gold coins from the space, it would be a different story. They could buy radishes within the space; although they wouldn't fetch the same price as those sold outside, they wouldn't have to worry about sales. At that time, they could easily take the gold coins they obtained back outside to use, as gold coins were a universal currency that could buy anything.
After resting for a night, the next morning, Galen set off towards Casa City. This time, they were not hiding; they openly headed from Rubble Mountain to Casa City since they were going to buy things and were not afraid of being seen.
Once Galen left, Zhao Hai came to the courtyard. He planned to move those slaves back to Black Iron Castle. Now that they were in Casa City, it was better to move them back to Black Earth Castle instead; it would be less troublesome.
Zhao Hai wasn't worried about the safety of the slaves. Previously, whenever he entered the space, outsiders couldn't contact him. But now, things were different; his undead beings had upgraded, and with Zhao Zui and the others around, even if the slaves were sent back to Iron Mountain Castle, they could be overseen by Zhao Zui and the others. If anything happened, they could contact Zhao Hai directly.
This might be one of the benefits of the space upgrade. Once Zhao Zui and the others exited the space, they could directly communicate with Zhao Hai, which was a significant improvement over before. Unfortunately, the aliens couldn't talk and couldn't do what Zhao Zui and his team could.
Zhao Hai had discussed this with Galen yesterday, and Galen agreed. After all, the manor was too small and too close to Casa City, making it easier for them to be discovered. It was better for them to return to the castle.
Moreover, the castle was their foundation. After they returned, they could install the grindstones and millstones they had made during this time and use the stone mined from Rubble Mountain to repair the castle properly.
Although the castle hadn't suffered too much damage, after so many years, some minor areas had inevitably worn out. Previously, it wasn't very convenient to mine stones at Iron Mountain, which is why it hadn't been repaired. Now that Rubble Mountain had plenty of stones, they could take this opportunity to fix it up properly.
Of course, they couldn't leave Rubble Mountain unattended. The area was covered by the black mist technique used by Zhao Zui and the others, but if they took too long to leave, the black mist technique would lose its effect. In that case, the situation at Rubble Mountain would become clear, which Zhao Hai wanted to avoid. Therefore, at least two of Zhao Zui's team needed to stay behind.
Zhao Hai had also figured out his plans. He intended to leave Zhao Qi and Zhao Lian behind, along with a hundred animal-shaped undead beings, which would be enough to handle typical situations. If anything happened, they just needed to hold out for a while, and Zhao Hai could rush to their aid with reinforcements.
Additionally, he planned to leave Zhao Qian there as well. Although Zhao Qian couldn't remember his past, his abilities remained intact. He could be deployed to the outside mountains, where they could keep an eye on the other forces sent there, and Zhao Hai could send someone to monitor those people.