Green Monster Epic

Chapter 399 Congratulations (Didn't expect that!!!)

After a night of sound sleep, sleep is almost dispensable for a Legend. If needed, they could even go without sleep for months without any major issues.

Allen also rarely sleeps because every minute of his time is precious. However, after last night's passionate lovemaking, he felt both physically exhausted and inexplicably refreshed, falling asleep immediately and not waking until the next morning.

What disturbed Allen were two powerful Legendary auras. The moment these two auras rose, Allen's tiger-like eyes snapped open. In an instant, a suit of leather armor covered Allen's body, and the dark gold Bone Splitter appeared in his right hand as he charged forward.

Bang!!

The wooden door was smashed open by Allen. As he soared into the sky, Allen immediately spotted two figures confronting each other.

"Yo, Chieftain Allen, why aren't you resting a bit longer?"

Manorlan, who was confronting his long-time rival, noticed Allen's approach. He turned his head, a hint of mystery in his voice, and scanned Allen's disheveled appearance, a smile that Allen found annoying playing on his lips.

"Tsk tsk, Chieftain Allen, we've been friends for so many years. How could you not inform us about such an important event as your wedding? I'm truly heartbroken!"

The figure facing Manor in the sky was no stranger to Allen. It was Chief Talibo of the Snomi tribe, with whom he had crossed paths several times. Seeing Allen appear in the sky and the chaotic remnants of the celebration outside the village, his expression was indeed unpleasant.

"My apologies. My wedding happened rather hastily, so I didn't have time to inform Elder Talibo. But since you're here today, I'll have a lavish feast prepared later as my apology to Elder Talibo."

After clearly identifying the two Legendary figures in the sky, the stern expression on Allen's face slowly receded. Upon hearing the hint of complaint in Talibo's words, he immediately raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.

"Forget it, perhaps another time!"

A flash of gloom crossed Talibo's eyes. Seeing the triumphant look on Manor's face, he felt somewhat disappointed. Suddenly, an object appeared in his hand, and he tossed it towards Allen, seemingly slow but actually fast.

"This is a wedding gift from my tribe to Chieftain Allen. I hope Chieftain Allen won't find it too shabby."

"Thank you, but if Elder Talibo doesn't come down for a gathering, I'll feel bad about accepting this gift!"

Allen caught the gift with a backhand, not even checking its contents, still wanting to invite Talibo with a hint of apology.

"No need. I have some matters to attend to back in the tribe. I'll come to congratulate you again when there are no outsiders in your village, Chieftain Allen. I hope Chieftain Allen will entertain me well then."

Talibo glanced sideways at the earth goblin opposite him, and after saying these words, he turned and left without hesitation.

The people of the Snomi tribe had not anticipated that Aji'Naga would secretly arrange a marriage with the chieftain of the Green Field tribe, catching them completely off guard. If they had known about this beforehand, they might have found a way to disrupt it.

Unfortunately, as old neighbors, the Snomi tribe had always coveted the Mur Fortress and Nasir Fortress, two key locations guarding the throat of the Cato'er Canyon. However, the Oak Church's support of the goblins had previously prevented the Snomi tribe, which was also aligned with the Balance faction, from intervening too much. But now, the Oak Church's decline was a foregone conclusion, and tribes like Aji'Naga, deeply connected to the Oak Church, were bound to suffer a significant blow. On the other hand, existences like the Snomi tribe could unhesitatingly abandon their relationship with the Oak Church and turn to the embrace of other nature deities.

In terms of strength, the Snomi tribe was indeed stronger than the Aji'Naga tribe. Not only were the overall strength of the trollish people superior to Aji'Naga's, which consisted of more than half of useless gnomes, but the Snomi tribe also had three Legendary experts on the surface, and soon they might welcome another Legendary.

In contrast, their neighbor, the Aji'Naga tribe, had only two Legendary experts, the strongest of whom was only at the middle stage of the Legendary realm, yet they occupied the most profitable fortresses on the Mansha Corridor trade route. This situation had long dissatisfied the Snomi tribe, who were accustomed to the principle of the strong eating the weak.

However, who told Aji'Naga to have the support of the Oak Church? Although the Snomi tribe was much stronger than the Aji'Naga tribe, they were far too weak compared to the Oak Church.

In the end, in order to maintain the balance of the environment around the Cato'er Mountains, under the leadership of the Oak Temple, the Aji'Naga tribe distributed less than ten percent of their profits in exchange for the Snomi tribe's promise of mutual assistance.

Originally, this balance would have continued unless the Oak Church withdrew from it or the Aji'Naga tribe had a brain cramp and wanted to abandon the Oak Church's support.

But who could have imagined that the powerful Oak Church would decline so suddenly? With the slumber of the Father of the Oaks, as well as the countless Oak Church elites who had sacrificed themselves in the turbulent environment of the past decade, the Oak Church was forced to consolidate all its forces and stabilize the hearts of its turbulent believers, as well as the entire structure of the church, in the short period after Lord Silvanus's slumber.

As a result, the Snomi tribe seemed to see an opportunity to once again intervene in the two fortresses, at least to multiply their tribe's interests in them.

Chief Arielle of the Snomi tribe was a shrewd old Legendary. The first thing he did was to observe the dozen or so deities in the Nature Temple and determine which one was more active and powerful after Lord Silvanus's slumber. As the God of Nature, Obad-Hai, inherited most of the authority after Lord Silvanus's slumber, his voice in the Nature Temple gradually increased, even showing signs of suppressing the Ranger Goddess and the New Sprout Goddess.

Recognizing the signs of the God of Nature's rise, Arielle decisively took the initiative to join the Nature Church and became their most loyal ally. Obad-Hai's followers and ground walkers naturally gladly accepted this, as they needed the support of powerful tribes like the Snomi to promote the ideals of the God of Nature.

With a stronger ally, and the Oak Church having to shrink its forces due to its weakness, it could no longer help and support the Aji'Naga tribe so much. With this ebb and flow, Arielle had already begun to prepare to put pressure on that old greenskin, Bilel.

Compared to other forces coveting the interests of the Aji'Naga tribe, the Snomi tribe had a unique geographical advantage. The Snomi tribe, also located in the Cato'er Mountains, was only a thousand miles away from the Nasir Fortress at the northern entrance of the Cato'er Canyon. For a Legendary, it would only take half a day to travel back and forth, and deploying a large army would take no more than ten days, or even faster with a forced march.

It was precisely because they felt the pressure from the Snomi tribe that the Aji'Naga tribe would spend a huge price to win over Allen, who was also a neighbor, in order to deter the Snomi tribe's restless tentacles.

This time, the entire process from proposing the marriage to finalizing it took only a little over a month. Beryl, eager to conceal his own movements and avoid complications, resolutely pushed it forward. In the end, Allen, as the beneficiary, hadn't fully understood the reasons behind it, but he had already made his choice between the two tribes surrounding him, although he wasn't initially fully aware of this choice.

"Tch, that old fox, still so impatient!"

Mano sneered at the departing figure, then slowly stood shoulder to shoulder with Allen, constantly scrutinizing Allen's disheveled clothes. Only after Allen showed some discomfort did he leisurely withdraw his gaze.

"Now that we have an additional stable relationship, shouldn't we discuss the future between our two families?"

The playful look on Mano's face disappeared quickly, almost catching Allen off guard. Sensing Mano's serious expression, Allen frowned slightly and nodded slowly.

The marriage was just the beginning. The matters to be discussed next were the true purpose of the Aginaga tribe's efforts to win over Allen and his Green Field tribe.

The two returned to the stone fortress. Lena had already been awakened when Allen suddenly burst out of the door. As Allen and Mano returned, she was dressed in a beautiful chainmail, holding a pair of long swords, ready to rush out of the fortress.

Allen glanced at Lena and smiled slightly, reassuring her, "It's alright, Lena."

"Is it really alright?"

Lena's eyes flickered. Hearing Allen's words, she was somewhat disappointed. Having lived in the fortress since childhood, she had witnessed many fights and struggles. However, after hearing many adventure stories and legends, she still yearned for the wild scenes described in the books and stories, and naturally hoped to take this opportunity to experience them.

Looking at his partner's somewhat childish eyes, Allen felt a rare moment of tenderness. However, seeing Mano's expression, he knew that their conversation couldn't be known by too many people. Therefore, he waved his hand and softly said to Lena, "Why don't you go tell Sister Chahua to prepare breakfast for us?"

"Oh, alright."

Reluctantly putting away her swords, Lena looked at Mano's serious face and replied softly.

After Lena left, the heavy wooden door on the first floor of the stone fortress slowly closed. For the next half-day, Allen and Mano remained in the sealed fortress. Even the servants outside, who repeatedly asked them to have a meal, didn't interrupt their conversation.

During this time, there were occasional loud reprimands from Allen and angry roars from Mano. Just when everyone thought there would be some kind of upheaval, it quickly subsided.

Then, Allen opened the door and directly watched Mano soar into the sky, without trying to stop him. As for what exactly the two of them discussed in the stone fortress, no one knew and no one asked.

Peaceful days returned to Allen's life. Because of the addition of a partner, Allen's stone fortress gradually became less desolate. As the tribal chief, Stone and the others had long prepared several servants for Allen, but Allen found it troublesome and he occasionally went out, rarely residing in the stone fortress, so he refused.

However, with Lena's arrival, basic servants still needed to be arranged. Four diligent goblin females entered the stone fortress to serve Allen and Lena's daily life.

The reform of the village's land was still somewhat neglected. Apart from the first batch of goblins and human villagers who actively rented the village's land, the other tribesmen were still in a wait-and-see state. Allen wasn't worried about this at all. He had long understood the character of the villagers over the years, so he wasn't surprised by everyone's current choices. Anyway, he had recently given everyone a final deadline. Five years was enough for everyone to see the situation clearly and learn farming skills.

During this wedding, everyone showed off their skills to create countless kinds of food to celebrate for Allen, and many of them impressed Allen.

Therefore, Allen planned to hold a cooking competition during the Harvest Moon in the village. All villagers could participate, but with only one condition: the food made by the participants must be developed by themselves.

After all, one person's energy is limited. In the wilderness where strength is paramount, Allen, as the tribal chief, in addition to developing and strengthening the tribe, the most important task is to improve himself. Only by becoming stronger can he continue to protect the tribe and help it grow step by step, instead of being strangled by the surrounding guys halfway.

The imagination and creativity of the goblins in the village are outstanding among the wilderness natives. Previously, Allen had focused on letting them develop their strengths in alchemy and other aspects, but he had neglected their role in cooking.

Since he planned to build Green Lake Village into a city of delicacies in his plan, in order to make up for the shortcomings of Green Field Plain's remoteness and lack of valuable specialties, then the 'Allen' food series he had laid the foundation for should not stop, but should continue to enrich the variety of food dishes and develop more delicacies.

Other intelligent species aren't fools either. Although Allen's village has unique spices and sauces, in the Feyman world with magical magic, it isn't difficult to trace and identify the village's spice formula. And cooking is really a matter of patience and skill. As long as you have perseverance, you can naturally master cooking with diligence and intelligence.

Only by constantly innovating can the 'Allen' food series maintain its long life and make the name of Green Lake Village's city of delicacies known.

In the past few days, many dishes that the tribesmen had developed at home and displayed on the tables outside the village had impressed Allen in terms of taste, shape, and so on. In fact, they might not be worse than the dishes Allen had made himself.

Since this is the case, why not find a way to stimulate the tribesmen's creative motivation and let them help him supplement the huge recipe of 'Allen' cuisine!

With only 2 months until the Harvest Moon, if he starts planning now, perhaps the first Green Lake Village Cooking Competition can be held. The more he thought about it, the more feasible and promising he felt his plan was. Allen immediately patted the heavy ironwood table next to him, startling Lena, who was reading a novel he had brought with her with relish.

Before Lena could even ask, Allen's hurried figure had already disappeared at the door, rushing down the mountain.

After thinking about it, I still feel that I can't stop updating. If there are fewer words, then so be it. Watering down a chapter can be considered worthy of everyone. I wish friends in the north a happy Lantern Festival in advance. Anyway, we are celebrating the festival today!