Green Monster Epic

Chapter 735 Mobilization

“Dong! ! Dong! ! ! Dong ~ ~ ~”

As night rose and smoke curled, the alarm bells on several guard towers in the inner city of Green Lake Town suddenly clanged rapidly, emitting thunderous sounds.

Having lived in peace for over a hundred years, the goblins of the Green Field Tribe were initially bewildered, not knowing what was happening. It wasn't until their companions woke up and reminded each other that they frantically dropped their work and chores, rushing to their respective rooms. Soon, male goblins donned various armors and converged towards the gathering points in the town.

The female goblins, while comforting their young offspring, packed up valuable items from their homes, storing some in the most secret compartments. After ensuring nothing was missed, they led the remaining wealth, the elderly, and the children towards the inner city of Green Lake Town.

“What exactly is going on? They actually issued the tribe's highest-level alarm?”

Tris, Iman, Sonia, and other core high-level figures in the town rushed into the mountaintop castle with various expressions, directly questioning the newly appointed town chief, Orense, who was pacing back and forth in thought.

“This is Bill, a child from Rushing Current Bay. He reported to me that he discovered an army of the Elf Kingdom on the edge of the Northern Tagan Desert. Moreover, at the army's base, there is also a crystal archway resembling a teleportation portal.”

Seeing that the goblin high-level figures had almost arrived, Orense didn't delay and went straight to the point, solemnly informing the leaders of the news he had just learned a dozen minutes ago.

“Is the news reliable? Could there be some misunderstanding?”

Regardless of how much friction everyone had before for power, upon hearing what Orense said, the spirited former town chief, Tris, eagerly questioned.

“I have already sent people to investigate, but to get accurate news, it will take at least two or three magic hours!”

Orense shook his head, speaking hesitantly.

“But regardless of whether it's a misunderstanding or not, for the sake of the tens of thousands of tribesmen in our Green Lake Town, we need to prepare in advance.”

“The top priority now is to figure out the elves' intentions…”

As the head of Green Lake Town's intelligence system, Sonia couldn't refute her dereliction of duty. However, she was also aware of the importance of intelligence, so she prepared to make amends by sending her most capable subordinates north to the Gobi Desert to gather first-hand information.

“Leave the reconnaissance matters regarding the elves to me!”

Several figures barged into the castle's conference hall. Orense, Tris, and the others looked towards the sound and saw Master Oscar from the Oak Church, stationed in Green Lake Town, entering with Flamenco and others.

Not far behind them, Chairman Eric from the Tanding Society also rushed over with several core members of the society. Everyone was alarmed by the highest-level alarm bell issued in Green Lake Town and came to find out what was happening.

Although everyone usually acted independently with little interaction, now that the Green Field Tribe was facing danger, as members of the town, no one could avoid the risks when the crisis arrived.

“Your speed is not fast enough. The time spent on the journey is too long, which may delay the opportunity. Moreover, if it is really a regular elven army, there will definitely be legendary-level experts. Your scouts may find it difficult to touch the inside of their defense line, and it is easier to be exposed.”

“I will personally go to investigate. Even if I encounter danger, I can escape calmly!”

The most important reason why the Oak Church initially established a stronghold in Green Lake Town was to monitor the movements of the Elf Kingdom on the northern frontier. Now that an elven army had appeared on the border of the Green Field Plain, Oscar and the others had a responsibility to stand up, at least to find out the details of this elven team and their reasons for being here.

“Ah, with Master taking action personally, that would naturally be the best!”

The goblin high-level figures such as Tris and Orense felt much more at ease upon hearing Oscar's words. With the speed of a legendary powerhouse, obtaining first-hand information would be easier and faster than the tribe sending out the most excellent scouts.

After Oscar instructed Flamenco and the others, he turned and walked towards the square outside the castle. As a gust of wind suddenly rose outside the window, the Druid master, transformed into a giant eagle, had already headed north.

“The town's children and women have already begun to be orderly gathered and placed in the inner city. At the same time, according to the war preparation plan, we have also begun to organize goblins to expand the army's scale. Now we need the town chief to issue a document to let the strategic materials reserve director distribute equipment.”

“As long as the equipment and weapons are in place, we are confident in completing an army expansion of ten thousand people within a magic hour.”

Although temporarily conscripting goblin warriors is certainly not as combat-effective as a regular army that has been trained for many years, the wilderness is not an ordinary place. Even a small or medium-sized tribe must mobilize the entire tribe in times of need to survive. Moreover, a large tribe as strong as Green Field can easily pull out tens of thousands of troops, which is completely no problem.

Thanks to the investment in professional education, the tribe's accumulated talents are also emerging in large numbers. Adventurers and scholars are temporarily promoted to middle and lower-level backbone leaders at this time, and gathering and commanding the soldiers below is also decent, at least it will not make the team appear scattered and without fighting spirit.

“Would an army of ten thousand people be a little too small? Why not double it and conscript an army of twenty thousand people?”

As a novice town chief, Orense had just taken office not long ago and encountered such a crisis, so naturally he wanted to strive for stability. After thinking for a while, he looked up at Tris and asked for his opinion.

“Our town has plenty of personnel, but there are also two important strongholds in the north: Shepherd's Slope and Rushing Current Bay. With the local city defense facilities, if the elven army really invades, they may not be able to withstand the elven army's attack!”

Tris originally wanted to mock the newly appointed town chief for being timid, but when he heard what he said next, his face suddenly froze, and he felt somewhat embarrassed.

“These two places are important resource production areas for our tribe. It is impossible to evacuate in a short period of time, so for safety reasons, it is certainly appropriate to garrison them on the spot. As the direct superiors of the two places, our Green Lake Town must not only consider the safety of the local area, but also think about how to deal with these two places!”

“Town chief, you are right! In the Shepherd's Slope area, there are now more than ten thousand large livestock and warhorses being raised, and in the granary in Rushing Current Bay, there are more than one million pounds of stored grain. These are important materials that cannot be lost!”

A goblin supervisor echoed below, who was Rasool, a dwarf goblin confidant promoted by Orense. As the administrative supervisor, the dwarf goblin was very sensitive to numbers, and directly said two numbers, which shocked the surrounding goblins and humans.

“Then, town chief, what do you think we should do?”

Tris put away the emotions in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

“This requires Commander Iman and Commander Pablo to come up with a specific plan. You are the professionals in strategic layout!”

"I'll give you a magic hour to discuss with the staff and come up with two feasible plans. One is a local defense plan for Green Lake Town, outlining the necessary fortifications and the required number of troops. The other is a plan to send troops to support Makemaw Slope and Torrent Bay, or rather, a plan to intercept the elven forces..."

Orenzi turned her head towards the gnome mage Pablo and the hobgoblin knight Iman, solemnly issuing her demands.

"Town Chief, we don't have any solid intelligence on the elven forces. Even if we create a plan, there will be significant discrepancies in actual implementation, posing a huge risk!!"

Pablo slammed the table, arguing his point.

As a strategic commander cultivated by the tribe, this was Pablo's first time encountering a situation where he had to turn his plan into reality, and the pressure in his heart was considerable. Moreover, this first wartime plan was so challenging—having to devise a corresponding plan without knowing anything about the enemy they were about to face. Anyone would probably find it impossible.

Iman and his heavy cavalry regiment had just been transferred to Green Field Plains not long ago. They had originally planned to complete a long-distance training exercise around the Green Field Plains map, taking the opportunity to clean up the surrounding environment, but unexpectedly encountered such a major event. He didn't know whether he should feel fortunate or unlucky.

At this moment, he secretly glanced at Tris out of the corner of his eye, but the other party was lost in thought and gave no feedback. He could only turn his head to the other side and whisper to his deputy, Geller of the Commings family from Na'mur Fortress.

Their cavalry regiment should be the strongest existing force in Green Lake Town, but it was also a force that was impossible to expand significantly in a short period. Of course, this was not absolute. The tribal cavalry regiment was constantly undergoing generational changes. In addition to the existing complete establishment, the cavalry regiment had reserve members in the Magic Academy and military camps. At the same time, there were thousands of veterans scattered throughout the area who were retiring due to age and declining physical strength.

After discussing with Geller, Geller got up and left. He had to go to town to gather the new recruits and veterans to replenish the cavalry regiment's strength. Otherwise, it would be a waste to have these cavalry talents who possessed superb horsemanship and knew how to charge in groups used as infantry fodder.

"We also need to warn Na'mur Fortress and request their reinforcements. The Three-Race Alliance has always had a standing army. Although it's relatively far from our Green Lake, we must prepare for a long-term war in Green Lake without knowing the enemy's size. The role of external aid cannot be ignored."

When Tris spoke again, he finally offered a useful suggestion.

"Mm!!"

Orenzi nodded: "In addition to the Three-Race Alliance, we also need to report to the Thorns Ring organization. As members of the alliance, they cannot stand idly by when our tribe is invaded by elves."

"Leave the matter of notifying Na'mur Fortress to me."

The human legend Eric stood up and took the initiative to accept this task. Having a legendary powerhouse to help run errands was naturally faster than other professionals.

"Although we, the Tandin Society, don't have any formal armed forces, we can still muster a few hundred people without any problem. Just tell Kancel if you need us to do anything!!"

"Thank you, Elder Eric."

As more people participated, Orenzi and the others gradually recovered from their panicked and nervous emotions. More and more ideas were brought up. Orenzi and Tris suddenly realized that their tribe was not as dangerous as they thought. The Green Field Tribe was already a behemoth.

The machinery of war began to move. The city, originally shrouded in the night, was now brilliantly lit. Countless figures shuttled through the lights, and the powerful sound of metal clashing rose and fell. Before the tribal army could complete its assembly, a long snake slowly approached in the darkness from the southeast. Before the soldiers on the city could issue a warning, several figures had already floated down from the sky.

"What major event has happened in the tribe?"

Kore, who had descended from the sky, grabbed a goblin warrior at random and asked loudly.

Accompanying her was her newlywed partner of several years, Trist, as well as Ted, the town guard of Kerima Town, who had been alarmed by the long-sounding alarm bell and came with Kore and the others. The black snake stretching for several miles outside the city was the dark elf force temporarily assembled from Kerima Town, which had proactively come to support without receiving a request for help from the Green Field Tribe.

While the Kerima Town high-level officials were alienated from the Green Field forces and wanted to maintain their independence, they also understood that if they did not offer assistance when Green Field encountered a crisis, not to mention the issue of Green Field goblins settling accounts after the war, how could the dark elves of their Kerima Town resist the enemy if the force that dared to attack Green Field defeated the Green Field Tribe!!

"Elder Kore!!"

The goblin warrior who had his collar grabbed was flustered at first and tried to struggle. But when he saw Kore's beautiful face clearly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quickly said, "I don't know what happened. It's just that the town chiefs issued a town-wide mobilization. The tribesmen in the outer city have been summoned to the inner city, and goblin warriors with individual strength reaching level 8 are gathering at various assembly points in the outer city."

"… … … …"

Kore released her hand dejectedly after failing to obtain any information, glaring at the goblin warrior with dissatisfaction, scaring him into quickly turning his head to find his team.

"Wait, go and report that the Kerima dark elves' two thousand elite archers have come to support, and hope that the town can allocate a camp for us to garrison."

Trist, who was comforting the temperamental Kore, was tugged a few times on the back of his elbow. He looked back and saw the signaling eyes of the town guard Ted, and quickly spoke, instructing the goblin warrior who was about to leave.

"Okay, I'll go find the commander now."

The goblin warrior obeyed the order and left quickly, leaving Kore and Trist in place.

"Now we've arrived in your territory, you have to stay and help greet the goblins, lest they misunderstand that our team is the enemy."

Seeing that Kore was about to fly away and rush into the city, Trist grabbed Kore's arm and said to her affectionately.

Of course, Trist and the others also understood that Kore was very nervous at this time and wanted to find out the reason for the town's upheaval. However, compared to the issue of the dark elf team behind them, the immediate priority was still the dark elf team behind them.

"Who's in charge here? Get someone in charge!!"

Kore glanced back at her partner. She still knew what was important. Thinking about the team of elves supporting them from behind, she began to shout loudly at the chaotic scene.

"Elder Kore… …"

A goblin leader heard the summons and hurried over.