Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 111: Merchant

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StatusRaceGoblinLevel45ClassKing; 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

The different demihuman tribes lived in their own villages in their own lands within the forest.

"Greetings, I am the King of the Goblins."

Kneeling before me was a member of the winged ones. There was much distance between the countless villages of the demihumans; going to and fro a village could not be done in a short time.

The first problem the demihumans needed to deal with to create their republic was the communication between their villages.

Their solution was this merchant before me, the winged ones.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Highness. I am Yushika, a member of the tribe of the winged onesHarpyurea."

By chance, a merchant happened to pass by the araneae village, so I asked Nikea to introduce me.

The harpyurea were a nomadic race responsible for bridging communication between the various demihumans. They were also merchants responsible for distributing various special goods.

For example, the threads of the araneae, the fangs produced by the Fang TribeWerewolves, the jewels mined by the Long-Tailed TribeRizalats, the wooden crafts of the Shell TribePapirsag, or the iron works of the Man-Horse TribeCentaurs. The various demihuman tribes traded their special goods for the other tribes' special goods.

Other than those tribes, there's also the Mud-Scaled TribeTarpidae, who can go to places the harpyurea can't easily reach with their wings, or the eccentric Man-Bull TribeMinotaurs.

"Likewise," I nodded. "I believe there'll be plenty of opportunities for us to work together."

"More customers is always a pleasure," she smiled, bowing as she bent the white wings behind her back and the talons of her feet. The way she carefully held the bag dangling from her chest with her two arms reminded me of a mother holding her baby.

"By the way, Your Highness," she said. "How far do you intend to go?"

Her smile quickly changed into one of cunningness.

"If you'd like I could show you the way," she said.

But then Nikea suddenly interjected. "Don't tease our guest too much, first feather of the descendants of the crystal."

Nikea looked intimidating with her arms folded and her brows furrowed.

"You surprised me," Yushika said. "I didn't think the araneae seriously intended to be their friends."

"We are faithful to our words... King of Goblins, I advise you not to trust her too much. Her kind is known to play mischief on people."

It seems she was planning on leading us astray.

"Oh? That would be troubling," I said.

"...For the record, I still am the chief of the harpyurea," Yushika said when she sensed my displeasure. "In any case, as I mentioned awhile ago, I'll deliver anything you want delivered as long as proper compensation is given."

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