Chapter 31 Humans Have Arrived!
Chapter 31 Humans Have Arrived!
"If the enemy is so powerful, why aren't we running away?"
"I already said I wanted to move! That old man won't allow it!"
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, the elder is outside."
The large cave at the foot of the mountain is located next to the sunken road. Its area is about the same as the cave they have always lived in, except that this cave is rounder.
Inside the cave, the goblins chattered and squeaked.
The strong goblins were particularly excited.
It intended to warn the goblins that humans were about to launch a large-scale attack, thereby causing them to panic and side with it once again.
In its imagination, a small portion of these people were once its underlings.
This should be very simple.
But these guys just didn't believe it!
The strong goblin desperately needs goblins to testify.
It looked at the clever boy beside it: "Wow, clever boy, isn't that right!"
"Guh, yes, yes."
The clever boy swallowed the bean porridge in his mouth and nodded.
The strong goblin continued excitedly, "Did you hear that?"
Upon hearing this, the long-handed man nudged the clever boy with his elbow.
It asked, "Just how strong are they? That...strong kid keeps saying this enemy is incredibly strong, so strong that even the elders want to move away. What exactly does the enemy look like?"
Hearing this, many goblins became curious.
"Yeah, what exactly does the enemy look like?"
"Just how strong is it? Tell me in detail."
If they were really that strong and impossible to fight, how could the elders not move away?
The leader can't be a fool either.
Hearing his former underling address him like that, the strong goblin became anxious. Its breathing became rapid, its body trembled slightly, and it turned to glare at the clever boy.
The clever boy glanced at the strong goblin, then at the long-armed fellow and the other troublemakers.
It thought for a moment, swallowed the bean porridge in its mouth again, and said, "Actually, it's not that exaggerated right now. It's just a guess that there will be many enemies."
Wow~
"That's it—"
The clever boy thwarted the strong goblin's plan in one fell swoop.
All the goblins had a "That's it?" look on their faces.
They turned around and started chatting.
"I knew the leader wasn't stupid. How could he not run away when he couldn't win?"
"Just focus on your work."
"The elders can't be fools!"
"Exactly! I think the current leader, even though he doesn't know magic, is no less capable than the previous leader. You know what? Yesterday, Greedy Meat told me that the leader demonstrated a new weapon to them—a spear that can be thrown down the hillside from the cave!"
As the goblins chatted, they suddenly changed the subject.
"I know, there's a new weapon—the stone-throwing weapon! Stones the size of half a fist can knock back the haystacks we sleep on!"
"Is it the one they went to training today?"
"What does it actually look like?"
"Those we brought back to the cave yesterday..."
There are only so many goblins, and they know each other well.
The fact that Zi Yi was demonstrating and distributing the new weapons was impossible to hide once the conversation started.
Because the strong goblin and its minions had been too united before, Zi Yi's chosen person did not have any goblins that were familiar with it.
Therefore, it became one of the last to know about it.
As for molars?
It had already pledged allegiance to Ziyi, so how could it possibly be close to these goblins again?
The long-armed man looked at the strong goblin with a strange expression.
The strong goblin's hand holding the bowl trembled slightly, causing the bean porridge inside to slosh around, and it clenched its teeth.
Suddenly, the strong goblin stood up.
Many goblin heads also lifted up in response to its posture.
Tap, tap—
Just as they thought the strong goblin was about to do something, the sound of the wooden staff hitting the ground drew near.
The old goblin walked in.
"Stop making so much noise! Finish your food and get back to work!"
After he shouted loudly at all the goblins, they all looked down at their bowls and ate.
The strong goblin gulped down the bean porridge and prepared to head out of the cave.
"You, stop right there!"
The old goblin pointed at it.
"And you, you two, go with it to the bushes at the foot of the mountain to the south to keep watch."
The goblins looked at each other, and Clever Boy and Long Hands looked around before realizing that all eyes were finally on them.
They both pointed at themselves, looking completely bewildered, and then looked at the elder.
The old goblin nodded.
The clever boy and the long-handed boy quickly finished their bean porridge and stood up.
After the three goblins stood together, the old goblin took out several square pieces of dry rations from his robe and gave each of them three pieces.
"If you haven't seen any humans by noon tomorrow, you can come back."
Strong Goblin put the dry food blocks into the animal hide, and Longhand and Clever Boy did the same.
Then, the three of them walked out of the cave together and turned south.
Watching the three goblins disappear into the distance, the old goblin climbed back onto the side platform and asked Li Moss, "Master, is this really better than me killing them?"
"The situation is gradually stabilizing, and there's no longer any need for that."
Li Moss shook his head; he didn't understand why the old goblin had suddenly brought this up.
He actually wanted to kill the strong goblin.
"They are healthy and fast, making them perfect as bait."
Hearing him say that, the old goblin changed the subject: "After they finish eating, I'll make them work."
Li Mosi nodded and looked in front of her.
On the map displayed by [Leshanshui], the dot representing the slave-catching team has moved to the southeast.
They are slowly moving towards due south.
The straight-line distance between the two sides has returned to within six kilometers.
……
Why did you say that just now?
After leaving the cave, the strong goblin questioned the clever boy.
Although it testified for itself, its subsequent words shattered its reputation even further!
After a moment of silence, the clever young man said, "Hey, boss. You can't think of it that way."
The shout of "Boss!" calmed the strong goblin down a bit.
It continued, "Being the leader now would be too much of a hassle. For example, we only have enough food left for two days. Even if you personally led the hunt, you'd be overwhelmed. It's better not to be the leader."
"but……"
Upon hearing the clever boy's advice, the strong goblin instinctively wanted to argue.
But it felt that the clever boy seemed to be right?
Previously, the strong goblin thought he was the best hunter and should be the leader, making the goblins cook for him and hiring carpenters and stonemasons to make him exquisite javelins.
It's no longer the best goblin at hunting.
But it is still very strong, and the tribe will not abandon it.
The strong goblin looked at the long-armed man again: "Why did you call me that?"
Following the clever boy's train of thought, Long Hand said, "It's because we don't want the elders and the leader to think we're disobedient and throw spears at us."
"..."
The strong goblin was speechless.
It felt that this statement seemed to be true.
But if that's the case, what about all its previous efforts?
The strong goblin walked on with his head down, while the long-armed and clever boy exchanged a glance. One pursed his lips, and the other raised his eyebrows.
Why force yourself to fight off illness when you can eat meat every day?
Only the strong goblin remained silent, deep in thought.
It pondered until it reached its destination, then disappeared into the bushes to continue its contemplation.
But it didn't come up with anything.
It ordered the clever boy to stand guard while it went to sleep.
"Wow, wow. Boss, a human!"
The clever boy's voice made the strong goblin's eyes widen instantly.
Humans have arrived?
"This should be a sunny slope, and it seems to be a sheltered spot. Goblins should run this way."
Humans have arrived!
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