Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 99: Objectives

StatusRaceGoblinLevel36ClassKing; RulerPossessed SkillsRuler of the Demon Children of Chaos; Defiant Soul; World Devouring Howl; Sword Mastery A-; Dominator; King's Soul; Ruler's Wisdom III; Household of the Gods; One-Eyed Snake's Evil Eye; The King's Dance at the Edge of Death; Magic Manipulation; Soul of the Berserk King; Third Impact (The Third Chant); Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld GoddessDivine ProtectionGoddess of the Underworld (Altesia)AttributesDarkness; DeathSubordinate BeastsHigh Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv20); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)Abnormal StatusBlessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

It's been two days since Gi Go Amatsuki left the village. The assassin, Gi Ji Arsil, strongly advised to chase after him, but I chose to leave the goblin be and begin our move to the west instead.

We took the carts we recovered from the humans, and disassembled them to create palanquins to be carried by four normal goblins, allowing easier transportation for the pregnant and younger goblins. Our destination was the Fortress of the Abyss.

When the ancient beast tamer, Gi Gi Orudo, and the shaman, Gi Ga Zakuend, saw the carts a heated debate took place.

The topic was: What is this object?

The goblins could not imagine the use of carts to carry goods and commodities, as the forest did not have uniformly level ground. When Gi Gi noted the wheels attached to the carts, he thought them similar to the moons. And so, he concluded: Ah, this must be an idol! An idol made in the image of the moons!

"But if these are idols, how do the humans use them to worship?" Gi Za asked.

Gi Gi quickly found an answer to Gi Za's question. He took one of his wild dogs and placed it on the other end of the cart, while he positioned himself next to the other end... And then he jumped on the cart, lifting the dog, sending it flying into the sky.

"Wooooof!?" the dog pitifully cried until it eventually landed on a tree. Upon landing, the branches broke, and it screamed even more, and when it hit the ground, it fainted.

Must've been scary.

"This is how they send offerings to the moons!"

He was wrong, but Gi Gi's short demonstration was able to convince Gi Ji Arsil and Gi Zu Ruo.

In the blink of an eye, the heated debate reached a boiling point. It was then that Shumea happened to be passing by.

"Or you know what! How about we just ask Lord Shumea!" Gi Do said.

The clamoring goblins all looked at each other, and then with a nod, they surrounded the human female. The pressure emanating from the debater goblins caused even the usually cool Shumea to wince.

"Lord Shumea, tell us! What is that thing!? Is it an idol or a moving shield!?" Gi Za asked.

"Umm... It's a cart used to transport stuff? Is something the matter?"

Contrast the goblins' zealous questioning, Shumea's answer was so matter-of-factly that it was like pouring could water over fire. The goblins went completely silent.

I wasn't intending to make fun of them, but when I saw Gi Za and Gi Gi unable to look each other in the eye, I broke out laughing.

"K-King... Could it be... You knew?" Gi Za bitterly asked.

"Rather than waste your time on petty things, you should hurry up and prepare," I said to forcefully steer the topic away.

Well, it's good to find new things to be interested with.

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Along the way I pondered over our future actions.

Our biggest objective currently is to strengthen and expand the horde. I need to amass hordes of goblin warriors in order to take Reshia back with these two hands, then I need to take a country to set a foothold for us in the world of humans.