Chapter 52
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Chapter 52: Goblin Ranch
Not even a B Qualification…
That old unlucky streak is back… But having one A Qualification daughter is enough! Unlucky folks stay content—wait, I’m not unlucky!
…Focus.
Magic Value depleted.
Even though I consumed a significant amount of wild boar meat to satisfy my Hunger Degree, the Experience Value gained was minimal.
However, numerous experience packs remained outside.
There were 16 labeled as Big Goblin, 8 as Goblin Warrior, 1 as Goblin Wizard, and another massive one titled Goblin King!
Delightful, delightful~~
Surrounded by twenty Military Ants, Lin Yu exited the cave while thirty others guarded her newly laid eggs.
As for the pitiable females within the cavern—
All uninjured non-goblin females were released, while the maimed ones were fed to the ant colony.
True to her cleanliness obsession, Lin Yu ordered the ants to wash the disabled females at a nearby pond before consumption.
Emerging from the cave,
Lin Yu observed the gathered goblin cubs and female goblins in the central clearing of the Goblin Shed.
The post-battle Goblin Tribe landscape blazed crimson with bloodstains. Ant corpses had been buried onsite, while dismembered goblin remains formed uneven mounds—or rather, feeding piles—where injured Military Ants gorged themselves.
The metallic stench of carnage permeated the air.
Though the blood odor might attract other monsters, Lin Yu’s month-long reconnaissance confirmed no powerful creatures nearby.
While concerned about distant threats, she reasoned that since the Goblin Tribe had survived here so long, her ant forces could handle any intruders.
Suppressing her unease, Lin Yu approached the "experience packs."
*Crack…*
A goblin feebly pleaded for mercy.
Ignoring it, she drove her serrated mandibles into a Big Goblin’s neck.
The Experience Value barely increased—Class D Big Goblins offered scant gains now that she’d reached Class C.
She mercifully ended ten more Big Goblins’ suffering.
/Experience Value acquisition meets conditions. Level increased.
/Level LV.1 → LV.2. All attributes restored.
/Select one of three blessings:
① Health Value Limit +10 & Magic Value Limit +10
② Magic Value Limit +15
③ Magic Value Limit +10 & Strength +1
The numerical values differed now.
Blessing rewards tripled compared to classless status—likely due to reaching Class C?
After consideration, she chose option two.
/Blessing confirmed.
Magic Value Limit rose from 102 → 117 points.
Her stat distribution felt precarious—with only 60 Health Value compared to Military Ants’ triple-digit reserves.
Ah! The "Magnification" skill!
This potent ability temporarily amplified Health Value and Strength attributes! Surely formidable… right?
Attempting it:
"Activate Magnification."
The white ant’s form began expanding exponentially.
Her visual perspective elevated until growth ceased at triple original size—now surpassing even Military Ants’ stature.
/Magic Value consumed: 10 points instantly.
Checking her attributes:
/Health Value: 60（＋180）/60（＋180）
/Strength: 2（＋6）
Triple augmentation!! Overpowered!!
What cheat-level ability! Clearly, I’m no unlucky person to obtain this!
Wait—Magic Value drains continuously!
"Deactivate! Cancel skill!"
/Skill termination confirmed.
Shrinking to normal size, her Magic Value read: 105/117.
Two points had vanished within mere breaths.
Like "Magic Shield," both activation and maintenance drained Magic Value—and alarmingly fast…
That’s right. If it could be maintained permanently, it would truly be cheating.
Moreover, while a large size appears formidable, it also makes one more vulnerable to attacks.
Well, let’s conclude the skill testing here.
However, some Magic Value was consumed during the skill tests, so currently I can only activate the "Spawn" skill twice.
Recovering the expended 12 Magic Value would require over thirty hours…
Though leveling up could replenish Magic Value again, that would squander nearly a third of it.
Never mind. I’ll just consider this extra day as a stomach vacation.
Now then… how should I handle these goblins?
Lin Yu rode her Military Ant daughter to approach the goblin cubs and female goblins.
She did a quick count.
Including those female goblins found in the cave, there were over fifty pregnant ones – any non-pregnant female goblins must have perished in the previous conflict.
The goblin cubs numbered over two hundred.
Come to think of it… should I address them?
Declare their subjugation under the Ant Tribe as prisoners? But these common goblins likely don’t comprehend concepts like "rule" or "captives" given their limited intellect.
At any rate… keep it simple.
"Ji! Ji!" (Obey! Safe!)
"Ji! Ji!" (Disobey! Die!)
Oh-ho! That sounds authentically goblin-like!
Well? Do you understand?
She surveyed the goblin cubs and female goblins.
"Gaba!" (Obey!)
A female goblin suddenly vocalized.
"Gaba!" (Obey!)
Others soon joined in with guttural cries.
The cubs followed with higher-pitched shrieks.
Though conflicted about raising humanoid creatures like livestock for slaughter, Lin Yu didn’t regret her decision.
While she could farm boars or rabbits, observation showed they lacked goblins’ terrifying reproduction rate.
To prevent her children – both current and future – from starving, this was necessary.
She planned to convert the Goblin Tribe’s existing wooden shelters into a ranch on this clearing.
Thus was born the Goblin Ranch.
