Chapter 22：The first-order magic crystal

And after this evolution, five new skills have been added.

The maximum number of new skills that could be added after the initial evolution was only five.

So my luck is not bad, and some skills have also been leveled up. It's pretty good.

[System, how many magic crystals do I need for the next simulation?]

[You need 10 second-order magic crystals for the next simulation, or five hundred first-order magic crystals. Since this is the first simulation after the evolution, it's offered at a discounted price.]

"A discounted price? If I were to pay the original price, even five hundred first-order magic crystals wouldn't be enough.

I didn't expect the difference between first-order and second-order magic crystals to be so big.

One second-order crystal is equivalent to fifty first-order crystals.

I can quickly go out of the valley and obtain second-order magic crystals for the next simulation.

However, going out now would likely involve me in that beast tide. It's better to stay in the valley obediently."

Living without shame.

However, staying in the valley requires five hundred first-order magic crystals to proceed with the next simulation.

Although he should be able to hunt down first-order magical beasts with his current strength quickly, five hundred is not a small number and will take some time.

He is not worried about the impact on the ecological balance within the valley because the gestation period of the magical beasts is short.

Most of them end within three months, and it's usually multiple births.

Some magical beasts only need one month to produce offspring, which is one of the reasons why large-scale beast tides attack human cities periodically.

Magical beasts are fertile.

The controller of the magical beast forest must control the number of magical beasts, or else the magical beast forest will become ruined in no time due to the inability to accommodate so many magical beasts.

The one behind the magical beast forest is not afraid that the frequent attacks by magical beast tides will annihilate the humans.

After all, even he sometimes feels afraid of the power possessed by those heroes born among humans.

However, he has no intention of exterminating those heroes but instead uses them to eliminate the excess magical beasts in the magical beast forest.

Although these heroes are powerful and have remarkable recovery abilities, they are not gods.

They have their limits, and so far, no hero has been able to last more than two hundred years in the face of almost endless waves of magical beasts.

At this moment, in the deepest part of the magical beast forest, a man with a pair of giant horns, red eyes, a height of five meters, a pair of goat hooves, a muscular body, and black bat tattoos sits on a throne, looking at the leaders of various domains in the magical beast forest.

"How are the preparations?" the man suddenly says.

Just as he finished speaking, a crow-man beside the man spoke up, "Lord Demon King, the magical beast tide is ready, and we can attack the human city at any time. We've also received news that the heroes have already headed to the target city we're going to attack."

"Preparations are complete. Let the attack begin."

"Yes, Lord Demon King. We'll go and manage the monsters under our command that are about to attack."

"Good."

After speaking, everyone left, and not long after, a terrifying magical beast tide rushed towards the human city.

On the other side, Goburo is currently hunting magical creatures in the valley. In less than a day, he has already killed more than forty first-order magical beasts on his own. This is mainly because most of the magical beasts he hunts are solitary creatures.

If he were to encounter a group of magical beasts, his efficiency would be even higher.

As for exhaustion, he doesn't feel it at all. Although he has just been upgraded to elite level, his actual combat power has already surpassed top-level elite creatures.

Looking at the magical beast corpses behind him, Goburo decides not to continue hunting and instead brings these magical beast corpses back to the camp.

On the way, he happens to meet Gobura and his hunting team.

Upon seeing the magical beast corpses behind Goburo, Gobura and the group of goblins are speechless with shock.

"Gobura, did you hunt all of these?" Gobura asks, shocked.

"Yes," Goburo nods lightly and doesn't say much.

Seeing this scene, Gobura's eyes are filled with admiration. This is the demeanor of a strong person—one who is fierce yet speaks less.

Feeling the admiration in Gobura's eyes, Goburo is delighted and says, "You all should hurry up and do some hunting. We'll have a bonfire feast tonight."

"Big brother, what's a bonfire feast?"

Upon hearing Gobura's question, Goburo falls silent for a while and then says, "You'll find out tonight."

"Oh."

Saying that Gobura and the group of goblins leave. Watching their departing figures, Goburo decides to include cultural lessons in the curriculum he prepares for the goblins.

Otherwise, it's too straightforward when they talk, and they don't understand even a simple idiom.

Back at the camp, Goburo immediately attracts the attention of a large group of goblins. His current appearance is like a human celebrity among the goblins.

Just looking at him makes a group of goblin girls' hearts flutter.

Unfortunately, Goburo has no interest in his kind, especially since he doesn't look good.

If they were to evolve like the adorable goblin girls in Moe King, he might consider it, but for now, he'll pass.

Then he calls out to Goburi who is at the training ground, "Goburi, come here."

Hearing Goburo calling her, Goburi immediately runs over excitedly. As a young girl, she hopes to earn some saint points.

"Do you know why I called you over?" Goburo asks.

"I don't know," Goburi honestly shakes her head, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"Do you remember the barbecue we had yesterday?"

Upon hearing Goburo's words, Goburi immediately becomes spirited and says, "The one with the delicious and fragrant meat?"

"Yes, now I'm going to teach you how to make that kind of meat. We'll all eat together tonight."

"Really!" Goburi is almost jumping with excitement at the news.

"Of course."

With that, Goburo begins to teach Goburi step by step how to skin, wash, and grill the meat.

He will eventually become the king of goblins, so it's a waste of time for him to do these basic tasks himself.

He needs to start cultivating talent in all aspects.

Although Goburi loves both Goburo and his meat, she is more attracted to his grilled meat.

So she learns very attentively and surprisingly, her first attempt at grilling turns out quite well.

Seeing this scene, Goburo is very satisfied. These goblins are straightforward, like blank paper.

They learn things very quickly.