Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 102: Lili's Worries

StatusRaceGoblinLevel37ClassKing; 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 10 days since we moved to the fortress. I've already grasped the layout of the surrounding area, so I was currently drawing the map on a wall in the king's room. I used a short sword to carve it. Overall, I was able to carefully explore the area a two day's distance from the fortress.

There were no beasts in the surrounding area that could hold a threat to me, even the ones that normally preyed on goblins. The area was relatively safe. Procuring food should pose no problem then, and with the increased birth rate, we should be able to increase our numbers quickly.

That settles the issue of quantity, leaving only the question of quality.

Currently my horde contains 1 knight, 7 nobles, 8 rares, 2 druids, 1 shaman, and 50 normal goblins. That's including the wounded and the goblins that are currently away.

If it wasn't for the existence of skills and magic in this world, the side with more numbers would surely win. But this world does have skills and magic, thereby allowing the existence of truly powerful beings who could could literally slay a thousand soldiers by themselves.

The soldiers need to be raised well if we are to suppress such enemies.

For example, that man who swung his great sword with a ferocious smile, summoning storms of lighting to lay waste to the forest. How many such men does the human side have? I tried asking Shumea, but she couldn't give a straight answer. Apparently, her info mostly came from her brother. Sending him out might have been a bit too hasty.

Even if the goblins can't stop that man alone, a 2 on 1, no, even a 3 on 1 would be fine. I need to prepare the goblins enough to be able to fight such people evenly. The humans are numerous and they have many resources, a battle with them would surely expand, but even then, we have to win.

When I finished drawing the map, I stepped out.

Along the way I noted the knight class, Gi Ga, holding a class.

He was making use of the wide space within the fortress to teach the normal goblins how to use the spear. The goblins couldn't follow perfectly just yet, but regardless, it wasn't a waste to learn the spear under him. At the very least, it would increase their odds of surviving.

Goblins who had just grown out of their infancy were each given a spear by Gi Ga and made to thrust it into the empty air. They thrust and thrust, never stopping once, even as the wooden spear broke their hands and blood gushed out; Gi Ga's uncompromising training continued.

The length of their spears was increased according to their level.

There was a goblin amongst them whose spear was twice his height. Not a loafer, that one.

"Your Majesty!? ...Were you watching?" Gi Ga hurriedly approached me.

I told him to ignore me and continue.

The training of the goblins need to be improved wherever possible. Teaching them traps is one thing, but teaching them how to fight is a completely different matter. It is exceedingly difficult. To make things worse, our enemy, the humans, have a huge advantage when it comes to the knowledge of fighting.