I have a Human Emperor's Banner; I'll start by educating the goblins.

When the armorer commented on the goblins raised by Lion, Loki realized that she had been misled by that druid. While "flower field breeding" was good, it was by no means the best method.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the druid's farm is too perfect.

It is efficient, safe and inexpensive.

Ryan has done everything he could. Even if others in Greenwood City intend to raise goblins or similar monsters, their efficiency will likely be far lower than Ryan's.

But this is only the limit for Lion, only the limit for a Druid.

As the Human Emperor, Luo Qi could have done even better.

The biggest problem with goblin farming is that goblins are inherently threatening creatures, and if their numbers become too large, chaos can easily ensue.

To avoid this chaos, Ryan simply tied the goblins to the man-eating plants, limiting their activity to one square meter from birth to death.

But Luo Qi could have done better.

The mazes and traps set up by the Emperor's Banner can restrain goblins, preventing them from escaping from the areas enclosed by the mazes and traps.

This security measure is no worse than that of the flower field, and it wouldn't be too difficult for those powerful individuals who can break the formation to destroy Ryan's flower field.

Another reason Ryan chose "flower field farming" was cost.

The man-eating plant provides nutrition to goblins, thus avoiding the need to spend large amounts of gold coins to buy food.

However, the key to this low cost lies in the high-yield plant, the "carnivorous plant," rather than the goblin's energy utilization efficiency.

In theory, as long as management is adequate, it is easy to raise a similar number of goblins per unit area by planting similar high-yield crops.

Goblins are prone to submitting to extremely powerful creatures, and many dragons keep goblin servants around them. In theory, if a creature is powerful enough, it can be tamed—but the benefits of taming are extremely low.

The goblin shaman and elite goblin in the Human Emperor Banner can act as guides for the goblins.

After all, this was what they did before they became residents of the Human Emperor Banner.

Goblins have some labor capacity, but their labor capacity is questionable: they will inevitably steal crops when planting them; their precision in processing parts will be extremely poor; even if they are asked to pick cotton in a cotton field, their speed will be surprisingly slow, and they must be urged with a whip.

But even the least efficient labor yields more meaningful results than tying something to a flower.

"Master Edmund, how much does this set of magical armor made by goblins cost?" Loki asked. "Well, I have some adventurer friends who really need this kind of armor."

"Twenty gold pounds, no bargaining." The armor master laughed heartily.

"You probably already know the costs. Just a few dozen goblins and various materials are worth almost ten gold gods. Add my craftsmanship, and twenty gold gods is about the cost price."

Luo Qi did not comment. After coming into contact with the humans in this world, when buying items, either Misfield or Doross accompanied her, so she did not really understand the prices of each item.

But Dorothy is different.

Miss Scout couldn't help but click her tongue and say, "This isn't cheaper than ordinary magical armor. A set of chainmail plated with mithril costs about the same."

A set of ordinary steel-woven chainmail costs between twenty and one hundred silver coins.

The cheapest magic armor costs about a hundred times more than ordinary weapons, and the cheapest magic armor costs about twenty gold coins.

It's not easy for adventurers to earn so many gold coins.

Back when Misfield's pioneering village hired adventurers, the commission was only two hundred silver coins, which is equivalent to two gold coins. This mission required facing hundreds of goblins. If it weren't for Loki's intervention, even an elite team like the Rose Squad, which had six extraordinary experts, would have failed.

After the six adventurers divided the commission money, each person ended up with a very limited amount of money.

Moreover, adventurers also spend a lot.

Swords are essentially consumables. A longsword will wear down and develop nicks after hitting too many targets. If the mission target is a tough monster or a monster with corrosive abilities, you will often need to replace your weapon after a few battles.

To avoid weapon damage, many adventurers often prepare multiple weapons to deal with different mission objectives.

Among low-level adventurers, one can judge an adventurer's experience by the weapons they use when dealing with monsters like slimes—there's a saying among low-level adventurers: only a fool would use a sword to fight a slime.

Experienced adventurers often only prepare sticks and shields when dealing with slimes.

In fact, some extreme adventurers, in order to save costs, often only perform the same type of task. When their proficiency is high enough, these adventurers can complete the same type of task quickly and well.

Adventurers are penniless.

Even the adventurers themselves, after recognizing the reality of this world, would not refute this statement.

Even for an elite team like the Rose Squad, it would still require an extraordinary member to complete hundreds of commissions to purchase a set of such armor, and the adventurer would have to be extremely frugal in their daily life, saving up most of the commission money.

"A set of leather armor like this requires forty goblins. All of these goblins together are worth a little over one gold god. The ores might be more expensive, but they seem to be worth only a few dozen silver saints."

Dorothy counted on her fingers and said, "Master Edmund, your material costs should be very low, right?"

"Twenty gold coins, Master, you've probably already made over 90% of your money, haven't you?!"

"Hahaha……"

The workshop owner remained expressionless and said with a smile, "My working time and craftsmanship are worth the price. Twenty gold coins can indeed buy the cheapest mithril chainmail, and I have such items in my shop. But to be frank, that kind of junk is no match for this magical armor. That stuff has no other effect besides better defense. This armor has four functions, so the two are not even in the same league."

"In fact, those things called magical armor are not as effective as the finest plate armor when facing certain attacks."

A set of ordinary plate armor costs about two gold coins, but this type of armor is prepared for ordinary people, and its weight is limited to a level that ordinary people can carry.

Powerful adventurers often have their armor custom-made. For example, Doross's former captain had superhuman strength and endurance far exceeding that of ordinary people. This custom-made plate armor was often three to five times thicker than ordinary plate armor, and its defensive power was exaggerated, making it a veritable super iron can.

These bespoke, high-quality plate armors often cost more than ten gold coins.

Some plate armor is even more expensive than superhuman armor.

"When evaluating the price of a product, you can't just look at the cost; you also have to consider its quality," the workshop owner said proudly.

"Master Edmund is right."

Luo Qi said, "However, shouldn't the master be able to predict that after goblin leather armor becomes widespread, the price of surviving goblins will rise?"

"Currently, the quest 'Catch One Hundred Goblins' posted by the Adventurers' Guild only costs three gold coins. However, once all the goblins that are easy to catch in the wilderness are transformed into leather armor, the master will probably need to pay more gold coins to obtain goblins."

"Hehe, there's no need to worry about that. The goblins in the Great Green Forest of the North Wind are inexhaustible, and I won't be able to buy them up and raise their prices so easily." The armor master did not make such a prediction.

He even thought Luo Qi's speculation was a bit far-fetched.

"But there are hundreds of adventurer towns in the area east of Greenwood City, near the Northwind Great Green Forest. These adventurer towns are home to thousands or even tens of thousands of extraordinary adventurers, who are theoretically all potential customers for Goblin Leather Armor."

Loki asked, "If goblin leather armor could be widely adopted by these adventurers, how many goblins would ultimately be needed to sacrifice their lives?"

"People always think that an uncountable target is endless, but in reality, it is not too difficult to get a rough number from the so-called uncountable target. After all, the area of ​​the North Wind Great Green Forest is limited, and the number of goblins that can live in a certain area is limited. After removing those very dangerous areas and areas occupied by other monsters, it is easy to deduce the approximate range of goblins in the North Wind Great Green Forest."

"Kid, just tell me your purpose."

Edmund didn't think this goblin leather armor could be popular among extraordinary adventurers—it was too ugly, and not every adventurer was so particular about practicality. Those adventurers who didn't care about money would rather spend more money to buy other magical armor than wear this leather armor that made them look like oversized goblins.

"I hope to collaborate with the master to make my current business bigger and stronger."

Loki said, "The methods of goblin breeding can be improved, and the way the master makes armor can also be improved. If Mr. Ryan and you, the master, can cooperate, the number of goblin leather armors produced each year can reach thousands. At that time, it is not impossible to unify the low-end armor market in the eastern part of the empire."

"But what are you willing to give up, lad? And what do you intend to gain from it?" Edmund asked calmly.

"Me?"

Luo Qi smiled slightly: "First of all, I will probably become the lord of a fiefdom soon. If the cooperation between the two of you is feasible, I can provide you with land and labor for goblin breeding in the future. Secondly, breeding goblins in that fiefdom is a profitable business. The people in the territory can benefit from it, and the number of residents that the territory can attract will increase as a result."

This is a lie.

Loki's pursuit has always been singular: to educate more subjects and more goblins.

Ten thousand is not too little, a million is not too much.

The more the better.

"I think every extraordinary being understands the significance of this change for the knight."

"What an arrogant brat..."

Edmund had to admit that he was somewhat tempted. Under normal circumstances, no lord would be willing to cooperate on such a matter... Goblins are weak in the hands of professional soldiers, but they are too dangerous to the vulnerable human population.

Those lords who walked the path of knighthood sought to make the people in their territories larger and stronger, and to become stronger themselves through this means.

Goblin farming, if something goes wrong, will damage the foundation of the territory knights.

In the eyes of the workshop owner, Luo Qi's actions were a high-stakes gamble.

"It's too early to talk about cooperation... At least we need to get Little Ryan to improve his breeding methods," Edmund said. "I will do my best to improve my methods, but the two of you need to provide at least four thousand usable goblins for this cooperation to make sense."

Luo Qi smiled and said, "In that case, you can just wait to accept the goblins during this period."

Next, Luo Qi began to discuss various details of the cooperation with the workshop owner, including some improvement methods that Luo Qi obtained from the perspective of the Human Emperor Banner.

The two hit it off very well.

They didn't even realize that time was passing.

Just as the two were still brainstorming various ingenious uses for low-level monsters like goblins in weapon crafting, a loud banging on the reception room door woke them up.

"Old man, how long are you going to keep babbling? Didn't you tell me last week that you'd help me forge my armor?! I finally managed to hunt a demonic bear!"

A fierce, childish voice came from outside the door.

Luo Qi looked toward the source of the sound.

A tiny figure stood outside the door. The figure was extremely short, probably only a little over 1.3 meters tall, judging from the surrounding landmarks. Compared to the workshop owner who was over 3 meters tall, the little figure looked even smaller, almost like a baby just learning to speak.

But this "baby" carried a long and wide giant sword on its back, which was several sizes larger than the person and looked like a large shield.

To Luo Qi's surprise, the little man was holding the unconscious giant bear in one hand. Even when it was lying down, the giant bear was more than two meters tall, and if it were standing normally, it would be even taller.

The little boy had his other hand on his hip, his face full of anger, and his eyes wide open.

Luo Qi's gaze focused on the small face and then she noticed that she was a little girl, who looked to be only eight or nine years old.

But without a doubt, this girl is a spiritually awakened superhuman.

Moreover, he is a superhuman with considerable strength.

Luo Qi thought to himself, "In a world where extraordinary powers exist, one should not judge a book by its cover."

"Daisy!"

The workshop owner couldn't help but roar, "Damn it! Even if we had an agreement, it was only for today! There are still several hours left in the day!"

"and then?"

The little girl said, "My gut feeling tells me that you've already forgotten our agreement and will just try to fool me in a few hours!"

"Sigh, okay, okay!"

The workshop owner seemed somewhat guilty, saying, "Let me remind you again, the most important thing about a suit of armor is that it fits you. Armor made from a demonic bear of this size would be very large, and you might even become weaker if you wear it."

"Enough with the nonsense!" the little girl said angrily. "I'll provide the money and the materials, you just need to build it for me!"