Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 145: Gi Gi's Return (1/2)

StatusRaceGoblinLevel72ClassKing; 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); Warrior's Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld Goddess; Guided OneDivine ProtectionGoddess of the Underworld (The goddess)AttributesDarkness; DeathSubordinate BeastsHigh Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv1); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)Abnormal StatusBlessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake

"Hmm... I guess it really was too much to expect things to go well the first time," I said with folded arms at the scenery before me.

We cultivated the land around the Fortress of the Abyss and tried planting some Praya (red fruit seed), but the end result was that all the crops died.

Just three days after we planted the seed, the seeds already started to bud, so I was pretty hopeful, but then five days later, everything died.

"Do you know the cause?" I asked the fearful demihuman inspector, at which he answered timidly that he did not know.

"I see," I said.

I don't know anything about farming in this world, so I can't give any advice, but at the very least, we should try figure out what factors caused this failure.

"In any case, let's go one step at a time and try to figure out what factor caused this time's failure," I said.

"Factor?" The demihuman asked.

"Yes. Perhaps it was the soil that caused the seeds to die, perhaps it was the lack of nutrients, perhaps it was water, or perhaps it was the climate. What matters most now is that we find which one or which ones are responsible for this failure."

"I see..."

"I'll leave the rest to you."

At that, I left the demihuman and received the report of the goblins I'd sent out to scout the lizardmen. As it turns out, the lizardmen have gotten even rowdier.

It seems it was worth summoning Tanita, after all.

"Gi Ga Rax! Gather the young goblins and lead them!" I ordered.

"As you command!"

The moment Tanita arrived, I had the young goblins come with us as we accompanied the rizalat to the rampaging lizardmen. Of course, the reason the young goblins were with us was to give them experience.

When I was a young goblin, I had to search for my own food. They should be able to handle this much. Also, to be safe, I had the 'injured' goblins accompany the loyal Gi Ga.

We weren't in any rush, so along the way, we took the opportunity to teach the young goblins how to hunt.

"I can smell the scent of our brethren. This..." Tanita said before becoming speechless.

"The lake seems to have changed," I said.

"Hmm... I do recall it being a bit bigger than this," Gi Ga Rax agreed.

The water pouring from upstream must have lessened. If not, well, something must have caused the water of the lake to lessen.

"—GUGIaa!"

Suddenly, a piercing shriek erupted and several lizardman jumped out of the mud and crawled toward us.

I took the young goblins and hid them behind me, while Gi Ga Rax and the injured goblins stepped out.