"It seems you've all achieved your goals! How many talents did you… recruit?"
Zhong Chen, now lying down again, asked Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who was kneeling across from him, with an excited expression.
"Haha, a total of 1000 talents of all kinds, all of them leaders in their respective fields!"
Zhong Chen's eyes widened at this. My goodness, you only had about a hundred people, how did you manage to recruit over a thousand people, all elites from various industries, in just one week?
"Haha, A Chen, you still underestimate the Ubuyashiki family's capabilities!"
Kanae Kocho, sitting to the side fanning Zhong Chen with a small fan, said gently to him.
"Well, I'll be!"
"Haha, actually, it's not as exaggerated as Kanae makes it sound. Most of them we hired with high salaries under the Ubuyashiki family's name to work for us!"
"Not to mention, we also promised to employ their family members simultaneously. Of course, such good conditions appealed to them!"
"As for whether they want to go to the other world after arriving here, I've handled all of that!"
As Kagaya Ubuyashiki said this, a hint of severity flashed in his eyes. He admitted that some people had caused trouble when they first heard about going to another world, but… Zhong Chen, seeing the severity in Kagaya Ubuyashiki's eyes, couldn't help but internally grumble about how dark rich people's hearts were.
What? You're saying this rich person is my subordinate, doing things for me? Oh, never mind then!
Just then, a Demon Slayer Corps member entered the room, knelt on one knee, and reported:
"Lord Zhong Chen! Lord Yaozai! All personnel have returned!"
Although their current leaders were Zhong Chen and Rimuru, the Demon Slayer Corps members still habitually referred to Kagaya Ubuyashiki as Lord Yaozai.
Zhong Chen didn't mind this, after all, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was an existence with 100% favorability and loyalty.
"Understood!"
"Yes!"
After speaking, the team member stood up and left.
"It's time to go back. Everything is ready, it's time to head to the New World!"
Thinking this, Zhong Chen slowly stood up and said to the people around him:
"Alright, it's time to prepare to go back!"
"Okay!"
Just as Zhong Chen walked out of the main hall and into the courtyard, he saw Shizue walking towards him with a smile.
"It seems you've been in a very good mood lately, Shizue!"
"Haha, we recruited many teachers this time, and I personally evaluated each of them. They are all excellent teachers with real talent!"
"Haha! Of course they are good teachers. Anyone with even a hint of ill intent was thrown into the sea by the Demon Slayer Corps!"
Zhong Chen used his identification skill to scan everyone present and found that the people the Demon Slayer Corps had found all had fairly high loyalty, generally above 50.
Seeing Zhong Chen come out, the Demon Slayer Corps members all knelt on one knee and saluted:
"Lord Zhong Chen! *n"
The people who came along also followed suit and saluted. Zhong Chen looked at the thousands of people present and said:
"Alright, everyone, rise!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, everyone stood up.
Looking at the thousands of people standing, Zhong Chen opened the Dimensional Gate without a second thought.
Seeing the Dimensional Gate suddenly appear, it was strange that no one present caused any trouble.
A puzzled Zhong Chen asked Kagaya Ubuyashiki:
"Why is everyone so calm?"
"Haha, just in case, I had the Demon Slayer Corps members briefly demonstrate their abilities!"
"I see!"
"Alright! Let's depart then!"
...Great Jura Forest · Town Entrance
Rimuru and the others watched the people continuously emerging from the Dimensional Gate and asked Zhong Chen in surprise:
"How many people did you all plunder?!"
Zhong Chen said proudly:
"Not many! Including their families, it's only a mere four thousand people!"
"Well, I'll be!"
"Alright, let's leave these people to Yaozai and Rigurd to handle! Benimaru!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's call, Benimaru quickly ran over and responded.
"How are the troops prepared?"
"The thirty-thousand Orc army has been fully conscripted, and the Garrison is also ready to mobilize at any time!"
Benimaru solemnly reported the troop readiness to Zhong Chen.
"Hmm, remember to bring more healing medicine. The weapons in the hands of the humans in that world can still pose some threat to our troops!"
"All of that has been prepared. In addition, we've also prepared a large amount of food!"
"This food can be used to give the children a good, full meal when we find them!"
"Good! Very well prepared!"
Zhong Chen was very satisfied with Benimaru's efficiency. Now he could confidently go and rescue those adorable little lolis.
"Everyone, rest for one day. Tomorrow morning, we will depart for the New World!"
"Yes!"
Night · Zhong Chen's Home
"System, sign in!"
"Ding, congratulations to Host for obtaining one copy of Dragon Ball Universal Capsule Manufacturing Technology! (Gold)"
"Nani! Is that the Universal Capsule produced by Bulma's family?"
"That's right!"
Zhong Chen excitedly browsed the Universal Capsule Manufacturing Technology that suddenly appeared in his mind, realizing it was truly a great invention.
From large villas to tiny pens, anything could be stored in a small capsule and carried around.
When needed, one only had to press the button on the capsule to instantly release the item.
"I've hit the jackpot this time!"
"It's a pity there's no time to produce them. Otherwise, I could just collect all sorts of buildings in the Black Bullet world and solve the housing problem directly!"
Thinking of this, Zhong Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but it wasn't a big deal.
He then pulled the blanket over his head, and a giant caterpillar was born.
The Next Day · Town Entrance
Zhong Chen stood on a high platform and said to the neatly arranged troops below:
"This time, we are going to rescue a group of poor children. If anyone obstructs us, don't be polite. Take out one if one comes, take out two if two come! Did everyone understand?!"
"Understood!"
The tens of thousands of troops below shouted in unison, their voices shaking the birds in the surrounding forest, causing them to fly away into the distance.
"Oh, and I'll add one more thing! I won't talk about humans, Kurut!"
"Lord Zhong Chen!"
Kurut, the current leader of the Orcs, standing at the front of the Orc phalanx, immediately stepped forward and answered.
"Your Orc appearance might scare the children, so try to be gentle when you act, understood?"
Actually, Zhong Chen had great trust in Kurut, because in the original work, he was a very popular Orc among children.
Anyone who had watched Slime affectionately called him "Piggy," but thinking about the Orcs' appearance, Zhong Chen still couldn't help but remind him.
"You can rest assured, Lord Zhong Chen! Lord Benimaru has also considered this."
"Each of our teams will be accompanied by a human member of the Garrison to ensure that we don't scare the children!"
"Hmm! Then I'm relieved!"
"Benimaru is really reliable! Thumbs up to you!"
"No more unnecessary words, depart!"
"Yes *n"
As Zhong Chen opened the Dimensional Gate, the large army entered the Dimensional Gate in an orderly fashion, slowly disappearing from the sight of the onlookers...