Green Monster Epic

Chapter 31: Awareness and Decision

"Greenfield Tribe, that's what the hobgoblins call their tribe. They don't have a large population. There are only about 50 of them at the gnoll camp by Green Lake. Besides the 20-plus goblins and earth goblins, the hobgoblins with real combat power are only about 10."

Night.Doug was also surprised when he scouted the Greenfield Tribe before, wondering how hobgoblins of this strength could defeat gnolls far exceeding them. That's why he stayed in the Greenfield Tribe for 2-3 days to scout carefully.

"However, I heard that their chieftain was hired by a passing human merchant caravan, and took away most of the tribe's elite. If that's the case, it's understandable that they could defeat the gnolls."

Unfortunately, the hobgoblins can't count, and the words they speak are often incoherent. Night was too lazy to use torture to extract information. He just hid in the dark and eavesdropped on the hobgoblins' complaints and muttering to roughly understand the tribe's movements.

"Human merchant caravan hiring hobgoblins? When did this happen?"

Bonecrusher was even more concerned. Wolf Fang and the others disappeared while chasing a human merchant caravan. Now, there's another human merchant caravan hiring hobgoblins. The connection between them is significant. The area around Green Lake is remote and barren with little production. It's not a route that ordinary merchant caravans would choose. It's lucky if a dozen or so caravans pass by in a year. It's rare for two merchant caravans to appear on this land one after another.

"This... You know, hobgoblins are a bunch of stupid fellows. How would they know how to calculate dates? But according to my estimation, and based on the traces of following the human merchant caravan, it was about half a month ago."

Night.Doug worked very hard for this mission. He didn't let go of any clues he found. Although he didn't gain much, he did get a lot of valuable information.

"The human merchant caravan shouldn't have the strength to eliminate Wolf Fang's hunting party, but adding the hobgoblin tribe, it's hard to say."

As the tribe's wise man, Bonecrusher carefully analyzed all possibilities in his mind.

"But Wolf Fang and the others aren't weaklings either. Even with the human merchant caravan and the green-skinned manpower, it's impossible for Wolf Fang and the others to completely disappear without a trace. No, it shouldn't be them. Otherwise, the human merchant caravan wouldn't have been driven back by us at that time. If it weren't for Bonefire and those brainless guys causing trouble later, we might have captured the human merchant caravan long ago."

Bonecrusher's analysis seemed extremely reasonable, but he didn't realize that the target he was trying to excuse was the very reason for Wolf Fang's disappearance.

Bonecrusher's warlock rank advancement was more like Alan's, relying on talent to slowly improve. Although he had traveled to other tribes in the wilderness in his early years, the cautious and group-oriented mentality of the kobolds made Bonecrusher return to his tribe after wandering in the wilderness for only a few years. Therefore, although he was knowledgeable in the tribe, he lacked sufficient understanding of the imagination and plasticity of various professionals and magic.

The wilderness spellcaster profession was already relatively rare, and the tribes active around Green Lake weren't very strong. Most of the powerful tribes occupied the prosperous trade routes in the center of the wilderness. Who would want to live in this remote place?

"However, even if these green skins don't have the ability to deal with Wolf Fang and the others, it doesn't mean they aren't suspicious. Night, take another trip to search for traces of the human merchant caravan. I want to confirm the number of hired green-skinned warriors."

Bonecrusher raised his head and instructed again.

"Yes."

Night bowed in agreement.

"Take this opportunity to train more. After Wolf Fang's disappearance, you will need to support the tribe in the future. You're only one step away from advancing. With the fine iron accumulated by our tribe, and if the tribesmen work hard for these two months, we should be able to gather the materials you need for your professional advancement. I'll accompany you on a trip to the Temple of the Thunder Tribe to help you determine your advanced profession as soon as possible, and learn a few useful combat skills."

For professional advancement, the wilderness doesn't necessarily require self-exploration like Alan. The reason why powerful tribes remain strong is that they have inherited advanced professions. For example, the Thunder Tribe, as a powerful kobold group, built a temple to Kurtulmak, which has inherited more than a dozen advanced professions taught by Kurtulmak, which can provide a steady stream of strong individuals for their tribe. Other non-Thunder Tribe kobolds who want to obtain advanced inheritance through the Thunder Tribe's temple aren't without ways, but they need to pay a considerable price in materials to obtain the inheritance from the temple.

Bonecrusher's dragon vein warlock advancement was also inherited from the Thunder Tribe in his early years. Even the meditation method he's currently practicing was obtained from the Thunder Tribe. Even Wolf Fang's berserker advancement was also completed in the Thunder Tribe. Now that Wolf Fang is missing, in order to ensure the continuation of the Bonecrusher Tribe, Bonecrusher must prepare in advance for Night.Doug, the only promising talent in the tribe.

"Thank you, Elder!"

Night.Doug was overjoyed. If he could advance to assassin, it would be a huge boost to his strength, especially for a thief who doesn't have much combat power in the early stages. Especially in the Bonecrusher Tribe, whoever becomes the second advanced professional after Bonecrusher will be the future heir of the Bonecrusher Tribe.

The inheritance of wilderness tribes has always been based on strength. In fact, most of the bloodlines in the Bonecrusher Tribe originate from Bonecrusher. Those who don't belong to Bonecrusher's bloodline have always been at the bottom of the tribe, doing lowly work such as mining and gathering. Therefore, for Bonecrusher, no matter which genius in the tribe he passes the position of chieftain to, they are all children with his bloodline.

"You're welcome. I just hope you can always be responsible for our tribe."

Bonecrusher looked at the young Night kindly, as if he saw himself when he was young.

"Of course, this is what you deserve. Work hard, my child."

"Yes."

After Night left, Bonecrusher's intuition made the name of the Greenfield Tribe constantly echo in his mind.

"Regardless of whether this Greenfield Tribe is related to the disappearance of Wolf Fang and the others, the green skins must be taught a lesson to let them know who is in charge of this land. The land around Green Lake is still fertile. If our tribe's population continues to grow in the future, we can consider migrating there to hunt. It would be good to drive these green skins away early."

"It's just that I still don't know where the danger that caused Wolf Fang and the others to disappear came from. It's better for our tribe to be safe for the time being in the short term. After Night returns with the information, and after I take him to complete his professional advancement, it should be about time to attack these green skins."

Bonecrusher remembered the scale of the green-skinned goblins in the Greenfield Tribe that Night reported, and then muttered to himself, making a decision that would affect the Greenfield Tribe.