Chapter 67 Carrying the Pig Back
Chapter 67 Carrying the Pig Back
Just like last time, Zi Yi took out two wooden bowls and slit the wild boar's throat again.
The saintess frowned upon smelling the blood.
Li Mosi reminded Ziyi, "Have you decided who to give it to?"
Before the blood had fully soaked through, Zi Yi counted on his fingers: "Five goblins with spear throwers, five goblins with harpoons, and two goblins who were messengers."
This is probably all that a wild boar would get.
This is only because the wild boar was also very large today, otherwise it wouldn't have bled so much.
"There's no problem with the distribution."
Li Moss then asked, "Do you remember what we told them the day before yesterday?"
Zi Yi quickly realized: "Should we give the good-behaved goblins the new weapons?"
Li Mosi nodded: "Did you see what the goblins looked like just now? I made two spear throwers and four harpoons, so you can take on six more goblins."
He thought for a moment, then added, "But don't announce it yet. Let them carry the wild boar back first. I'll have them do some work to see how obedient they are. We'll talk about it at dinner."
Soldiers at this stage must be loyal.
As for strength, that's asking too much of a goblin.
"I understand, Master."
Zi Yi glanced down at the nearly full bowl and asked one last question.
"Master, how many more spear throwers can we make from our timber?"
Li Moss shook his head: "Spear throwers don't use wood, but throwing spears does. Increasing the number of spear throwers will increase our consumption in each battle. From now on, we'll just make slingshots and catapults."
Zi Yi glanced at the oak javelin on the wild boar's body.
Of the five javelins, three were broken and one was snapped.
The consumption is indeed high.
The wood needs to be dried before it can be used, and it's much more expensive than the stones used for the float poles.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master."
He imitated his grandmother, saying "Thank you for your hard work" to Li Mosi, and bent down to pick up the bowl.
Just like when they were dividing blood last time, Zi Yi handed the bowl to Li Mosi.
Li Mosi waved her hand: "I already said there was no problem with your division, and I appreciate your respect."
He appreciated Zi Yi's kindness.
But he really couldn't stand the smell of blood.
Moreover, after seizing the cured meat, they no longer lack salt.
"Then... please draw the patterns on me, Master."
This is acceptable.
Li Mosi dipped her fingertip in pig's blood and drew patterns on Zi Yi's face.
"Eek~"
It's filthy!
Goblins are beasts, fine, but why would this guy, who seems to be a nobleman, do this?
The saintess was very puzzled by this.
She wouldn't even touch the food that lower-class people eat!
Zi Yi glanced at the saintess, then turned to the goblins with the bowl of blood: "Old One-Eye, your spear hit the boar's neck first, so the first bowl of blood is yours again."
"Thank you, Chief."
The goblin with only one eye stepped forward once again to receive blood.
"Big Tooth, you broke the wild boar's leg. Well done!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
……
"Long ears, fish legs. You two have found a wild boar, so these two bowls of blood are yours."
"Thank you, Chief!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
The two goblins who brought the news last night excitedly stepped forward.
Li Mosi carefully examined their appearance.
One goblin's ears droop slightly, making them appear longer than those of the other goblins.
The other goblin didn't have anything special about it, except for some white-green dead skin buildup on its legs, which looked a bit like ichthyosis.
But it's only on the legs.
The two goblins excitedly drank the last two bowls of pig's blood, then held the wooden bowls high in front of Huizi.
Smelling the strong stench of blood, the saintess took a few steps behind Li Mosi.
But Li Mosi grabbed the rope: "Why did you run so far? Come here!"
"Your hands are bloody! Don't touch me!"
A crowd gathered to watch as Haki shouted at him.
No one cares about Haki Saint's inner journey.
The goblin happily carried the wild boar back the way it came.
We can eat meat for a few more days!
……
Snap, snap—
"Lord Zwan, are you really not planning to run away?"
"Yeah, who knows when these goblins will start eating people?"
Zivan kept wielding his axe, only glancing sideways at the two slave hunters beside him who were also chopping down trees.
Ever since the goblin caravan, the carpenter, and the saintess left, these two have been chopping trees around him.
She kept urging him to run away together.
He doesn't even recognize these two guys!
"Except for the day Enlian surrendered, our food has always been slave food!"
"If we drag this out any longer, we won't have the strength to escape!"
Although it's not as tiring as when we were capturing slaves.
But the food was terrible!
After food became scarce, they felt their strength declining day by day.
Even if you go to bed early, it's difficult for your body to fully recover when you wake up the next day.
Although the captain hoped to wait until the goblins lowered their guard.
But if we wait a few more days, we might not even have the strength to escape!
Why not give it a try while there are only six goblins watching?
Zivan was getting really impatient with these two. He asked, "How many days' worth of food did we bring?"
They finally replied!
Although it was a question, the two prisoners still looked at each other and saw hope in each other's eyes.
Before setting off, they carried five days' worth of food on donkeys, and each of them also carried about five days' worth of food on their own bodies.
This was enough for them to thoroughly search most of the planned area.
Lord Kozwan certainly wasn't asking such a silly question.
The prisoner who was closer asked in a low voice, "Sir, what do you mean?"
Ziwang was helpless.
"We should rejoin the main regional force in the next couple of days to rest and gather more food. Won't they notice we're missing a team?"
The two prisoners finally came to their senses.
Yes!
Their food should be finished by now!
If a large team in the area discovers this situation, they will definitely come to investigate.
That's a team led by knights; they're not afraid of the bear-orc Enlian at all!
Their equipment is also much better; they can kill tiny goblins with ease!
"You're clever!"
"We'll be saved soon!"
The two prisoners suddenly understood many things.
Why wasn't Captain Lasso in a hurry to escape?
Why doesn't Lord Zwan resist?
Because it's unnecessary!
They just need to wait for someone to rescue them; panicking and running away will only make them more likely to get hurt.
It was their first time being captured, and they were so flustered that they didn't even have a clear plan for how to escape.
"I'm back!"
A creak came from afar, and the goblin overseers all turned around.
They saw the large group emerging from the forest and shouted excitedly.
"The leader is back!"
"Another wild boar!"
"So fast?!"
You're back already?
The prisoners instinctively looked up, following the gaze of the overseers.
A large group of goblins walked out of the woods not far away, carrying a brownish-black adult wild boar on their backs amidst a sea of green goblins.
Very conspicuous.
The prisoner who had just rallied Zwan looked up at the sun and asked, "How long has it been?"
Another prisoner shook his head: "It seems like it wasn't long ago. How did they find the wild boar?"
The situation in the forest is complicated.
Shrubs, piles of stones, and broken trees were everywhere.
That's why they searched so carefully.
But how long did it take for these goblins to return carrying the wild boar?
That's about all the travel time we have!
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