On the journey that followed, several mercenary teams moved together with Zhou Zhengping's group.
Along the way, they indeed encountered many teams both large and small.
When these teams saw the goblins in the group, many were indeed tempted, but seeing the sizeable force Zhou Zhengping and his companions made up, they suppressed any designs they might have had.
However, word got around, and they came to know about Hope Village treating goblins as residents.
"Does Hope Village really lack people so much that they even need goblin slaves?"
"Exactly! Buying goblin slaves, it's better to buy some human and beastman slaves; now, they are useful!"
"Probably they value the goblin's mining skills."
"But you only need to buy their slaves, why bother giving them resident status?"
"It doesn't seem to matter much, right! How Hope Village decides is their business."
