Green Monster Epic

Chapter 557 News

“Where is your guild's bottom line?”

The question was so direct that the elven assassin, Albion, in front of Allen, was slightly stunned, and a look of struggle flashed in his eyes.

“……”

He lowered his head to hide the changes in his heart, and after Allen had sipped half of the drink in his hand, Albion slowly raised his head and looked directly at Allen.

“Allen, you should be clear that a superpower like the Assassin's Guild is willing to show goodwill to you and inform you of their plans in advance because they are optimistic about you and the future of your tribe, but this does not mean that you have much capital to bargain with them.”

“So, the guild has no better conditions to offer you.”

“But I can exchange a clue for your support.”

“Clue???”

Looking at Albion's deep green eyes, Allen was a little curious.

“Yes, a clue that is very relevant to your tribe.”

Hearing Albion say this, Allen's curious heart beat wildly again, and his eyes gradually became solemn. The tribe's importance in Allen's heart even exceeded his pursuit of self-improvement. Allen naturally attached great importance to anything related to the tribe.

“I hope you are not joking about this.”

“Okay, as long as the Assassin's Guild can meet these requirements of mine, then I will not prevent the guild from establishing a stronghold in the Namur Fortress.”

“First, the choice of the guild's underground stronghold must be designated by me; second, the guild must never accept assassination missions targeting the high-level peak and above levels of my clan.”

“Third,……”

Allen had actually been prepared to accept the fact that the Assassin's Guild would establish a stronghold in the Namur Fortress, and now he solemnly put forward several requirements.

“……Most of these conditions, I think, are reasonable, but one requirement is not something I can decide and needs to be reported to President Jarvin for approval. But Allen, don't worry, I will speak for you……”

Albion's face showed both joy and hesitation. He naturally cared about his own interests, so he took it to heart.

“Then can you tell me what this so-called clue related to the Green Field Tribe is?”

“……”

Albion fell into silence, hesitant. He didn't have many chips in his hand, especially when facing Allen, a legendary powerhouse and the leader of a super tribe. And the position of branch manager of the Assassin's Guild was really tempting for Albion, who had been unable to break through to the legendary level. Although the lifespan of elves is longer than that of most intelligent races, Albion's physical skills were already declining at the age of one hundred and so. It was time to seek a way out for the rest of his life.

“That……”

“There is a spy squad planted by the Elven Kingdom in your tribe.”

“！！！！”

Allen's sharp eyes pierced Albion's eyes, and a powerful aura suddenly enveloped the small courtyard. Fine beads of sweat slowly oozed from Albion's cheeks as he endured the enormous pressure.

“They have been lurking in your tribe for decades, and some of them have infiltrated the middle and high levels of your tribe and have gained considerable power.”

“Who is it??? Tell me!!!”

Murderous intent uncontrollably escaped from Allen's body, and the icy tone seemed to lower the temperature of the entire small courtyard. Although Allen knew that his tribe must have spies planted by other forces, Albion's few words just now still shocked Allen.

“Who exactly it is, you need to investigate yourself, but I can tell you that the Elven Kingdom has been watching you since you and your tribe first rose.”

“It's not because you were so outstanding at the beginning, but because the Elven Kingdom has always been paying attention to the Northern Wilderness. Any tribe in the Northern Wilderness is their target.”

Albion's body's energy flowed continuously, resisting the aura and murderous intent emanating from Allen, a legendary high-level powerhouse, and replied with seeming calmness.

“Then how did you know about this news?”

Allen's face was still solemn, and he had no intention of withdrawing his gaze from Albion.

“I was just lucky. When your tribe hadn't annexed the Ajina tribe, I went to your Green Lake Town to play, and I happened to bump into a head of the Elven Kingdom's intelligence department meeting with a goblin in Green Lake Town.”

“This head of the Elven Kingdom once tried to win me over and asked me to work for the kingdom, but I refused.”

“They probably don't know that my father was severely punished by a bastard baron in the Elven Kingdom, and eventually died in pain. And the reason was just that my father secretly deducted the food that this bastard fed to exotic beasts and took it back home to improve our family's food.”

“Later, I personally assassinated the family members of this bastard one by one, so that his family would be extinct from now on!! To this day, this case is still stored in the warehouse of the Kingdom's Government Affairs Hall!!!”

This was the first time Albion had told Allen about his past and his background. The hatred and cruelty in his eyes, the emotional changes after revenge, were all seen by Allen, and it was indeed somewhat credible.

“You'd better check the group of goblins who followed you from Thorn Fort to settle in Green Lake Town, and you'll know if what I said is true.”

“Thorn Fort??”

Allen fell into deep thought. The number of goblins sent from Thorn Fort was not small. In the early days, most of the tribe's new population was purchased from the Oak Slave Merchant Guild in Thorn Fort. There was also Allen's former benefactor, the dwarf goblin Philoc, who had passed away many years ago, who also left Allen a legacy, which included a group of his carefully taught goblin students, who provided no small assistance in the tribe's development process.

Just a rough calculation, the scale of this suspicious target group is somewhat large. If Allen really wants to investigate in detail, he is not sure that he will not disturb these spies.

“Can you give me a rough target? I'll owe you one.”

The most important point that Albion revealed, and also the one that Allen cared about the most, was that Albion said that someone from this spy branch had infiltrated the middle and high levels of the tribe, which Allen absolutely could not tolerate.

The purpose of the Elven Kingdom's planting spies is an answer that can be obtained without thinking. The Green Field Tribe is located at the forefront of the Northern Border. Tribe intelligence, city defense, etc. are all very important. Like Allen's successful assassination of Beryl in Namur Fortress before, the most important link was that they bribed the mage head who controlled the inner city magic lock in Namur Fortress.

The fact that a mere head was bribed resulted in the fact that a powerful tribe was annexed, which is enough to illustrate the important role of spies in many things.

Therefore, Allen's heart was filled with rage after hearing the news that Albian had just revealed.

“At the time, I didn't investigate it carefully. I only roughly confirmed that the goblin who contacted the other party seemed to be Xia'er, the pasta shop manager from your tribe who returned from Mansa City to report for duty... I think that's the name, yes.”

“As for the time, it seems to be around the Ogre Calendar 13380. I don't have much of an impression of the specifics.”

“Xia'er…”

Allen's face became even more gloomy. In Allen's memory, there was only one goblin named Xia'er who could be appointed as the pasta manager of Mansa City decades ago, and that was Philok's most valued goblin student.

“I didn't expect it to be him, but this guy has been dead for some years…”

If Albian hadn't said this name, it would have been difficult for Allen to cast a suspicious eye on Xia'er, because in his early years, Xia'er made great contributions to the tribe's catering industry expansion, and to this day, his descendants have always been in the middle class of the tribe.

But if this dwarf Xia'er is really an elf spy, then the power of the Elven Kingdom's infiltration into the tribe may really be a bit scary.

“Anyway, that's all I know.”

Originally, Albian was worried that the only bargaining chip in his hand was of too little value to attract Allen's attention. Now, looking at the other party's expression and actions, it seems that he had simplified the matter. Perhaps he should take advantage of this news to discuss some conditions with Allen.

“Thank you, you can go back and report to Lord Jiawen.”

When Allen spoke again, the tone of seeing off guests was strong, regardless of the fact that the elf in front of him had just told him a major piece of news.

“Okay, if I can really be in charge of the new stronghold by then, I hope Chief Allen will support me a lot.”

The gap between status and strength was too great. Faced with Allen's obvious anger, Albian could only grit his teeth and accept it.

“No problem, if there is anything you need, just go to the city lord of Namur Fortress.”

After Albian left, Allen sat in front of the stone table and remained in a daze for a long time, calculating many things.

How large is the scale of the spies that the Elven Kingdom has placed in the tribe? What are their next plans? When investigating this spy, should we also clean up the eyeliners of other forces…

Various problems sprang up in Allen's brain, plunging his mood, which was originally cheerful due to the tribe's ranking improvement, into the abyss. Why is it so difficult to manage a tribe? Why can't it always let him rest easy?!

Allen even regretted choosing to develop and strengthen the tribe as his first choice. If he could have joined a force like other strong people, perhaps he wouldn't have to be so entangled and annoyed now.

Huff!!!

Allen suddenly flew up from the courtyard, his figure disappearing in the clouds floating in the sky in an instant. When he landed again, he had already appeared in the Green Field Tribe's camp outside the city.

“Leo, have everyone prepare. Tomorrow morning, we will return to the tribe.”

“Yes!!”

This trip was a great harvest. Many of the resources obtained in the Mirage Plane are scarce in the Ferman World and extremely difficult to collect in the wilderness. This is one of the benefits that the alliance gives to the tribe members. Any tribe with foresight would not sell these precious resources. Most of them are brought back to the tribe to supplement the public property and increase the foundation. Allen naturally intends to do the same.

However, dimensional bags are scarce in the tribe, and it is impossible to pack these precious resources, which could fill three or four trains, into dimensional bags and take them away. Therefore, the simplest and most common method is to have the tribe's team transport them back. And such a huge wealth will definitely be coveted by people secretly, and to safely transport it back to Namur Fortress, which is tens of thousands of miles away, there must be a strong military escort.

Even though Allen was eager to rush back to the tribe quickly at this time, he still had to calm down and return with Leo and other tribesmen, as this would be the safest way.

Early the next morning, the Green Field Tribe team, which had been away from home for more than half a year, finally embarked on the journey back. Compared to when they came, always traveling through dangerous and difficult areas, this time the team traveled along the commercial road all the way, which greatly increased the speed.

Being a member of the alliance also has disadvantages, that is, you can't attack the wilderness tribes along the way as recklessly as before, because every alliance member attaches great importance to the tribes within their sphere of influence. If other member tribes attack or exterminate a tribe within the territory of another member, it is likely to be regarded as a provocation to that tribe.

Along the way, they encountered several medium-sized tribes mainly composed of bear goblins and earth goblins. Allen actually wanted to break through these tribes and enslave the tribesmen, bringing them back to the Green Field Tribe to fill the imbalance in the proportion of earth goblins and bear goblins in the tribe. However, due to the rules and regulations of the alliance, Allen finally endured it, watching these tribes disappear from his sight with some heartache.

Three months later, the undulating wave line of the Cartor Mountains finally came into the eyes of Allen and a group of goblin warriors. The journey was very smooth, and they didn't even encounter a gang of robbers blocking the road, which made Allen a little surprised.

“Teacher!!!”

From a distance, an aura was rapidly approaching from the air. Allen knew without looking up that it must be that girl Cole.

Sure enough, Cole, with a more steady aura, fiercely rushed to Allen. Just as the Blackfire Greatsword was about to fall on his head, the Bone Cleaver suddenly appeared in his hand. Allen raised it smoothly, and the two greatswords made a sonorous sound, stirring up a storm.

Ding!! Ding!! Clang! Clang!!

The little battle maniac Cole wanted to show Allen her progress, and Allen also wanted to test Cole's improvement. The figures of the two quickly flew into the sky, leaving behind pairs of envious and respectful eyes looking up at the sky.

“Has there been any problem in the tribe during this time?”

While fighting, Allen asked Cole about the tribe's movements at his leisure.

“No, with me in the tribe, who dares to cause trouble!!”

“Teacher, look at my move!! Ha!!!”

Allen waved his hand upward in a triple wave, immediately knocking Cole, who had just developed a new move, far away. The gap in strength was still too great, but compared to a few years ago, Cole's progress has been very great.

“That dragon hasn't caused any trouble, has it?”

Allen continued to ask, while landing a heavy blow.

“Yeah.”