Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: One Thousand Li to the North, a Meeting at Dawn (2/2)

StatusNameGi Go AmatsukiRaceGoblinLevel2ClassDuke; Wandering SwordsmanPossessed SkillsSword Mastery A-; Purple Flash; Forsake; Sense; Discern; A Master Swordsman's Proof; Silent Nature; VeteranDivine ProtectionSword GodAttributesNoneSubordinate BeastsNoneAbnormal StatusSworn to Spare; Sworn God's Control

As they walked further up north, the temperature gradually grew lower and the mountains of the snow god became bigger. Because the winds blew down from the mountains, the cold they felt was colder than the actual temperature of the area. This sort of wind was popularly known as the breath of Yggrasil (snow god). It was because of it that this land remained cool even in the heat of summer, making it a treasure trove of produce that could only grow in the cold.

The traveling pair of goblin and human looked at the large fields as they passed them by. These fields were so big that Yoshu himself couldn't help but grow wide eyed. In fact, the fields were so big they were a lot closer to a city than a simple town.

The bigger the village, the more people there were and the more shops there were. A bigger town was usually preferable as far travelers were concerned, but when Yoshu thought of Gi Go, he thought a small town would be better instead.

While Yoshu was worrying about that, Gi Go was particularly taken by the white thing coming out of his mouth.

"What's the matter?" Yoshu asked.

"Something white is coming out of my mouth," Gi Go said.

Yoshu couldn't understand what Gi Go was talking about, so the goblin exhaled deeply to show him what he meant.

"What's happening to my body?" Gi Go asked anxiously.

"That's pretty normal though," Yoshu said, then he took a deep breath and exhaled as well, drawing a white puff of breath in the space before his mouth.

"But this has never happened before," Gi Go said.

When Gi Go said that, Yoshu finally understood.

"Ahh, could it be this is your first time visiting a cold place?" Yoshu asked.

"Cold? Ahh, it's indeed colder here," Gi Go said.

Yoshu wryly smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry about it. It's normal for that white thing to come out in cold places."

Since this was Gi Go's first time, he's probably never seen snow either. Yoshu secretly anticipated how Gi Go would react once he saw it.

"Hmm..." As for Gi Go, since the only thing that changed was the color of his breath, he stopped bothering himself about it and followed after Yoshu.

When it was almost time for them to make camp, Yoshu spotted a village. It was a little big, but it wasn't the sort of village soldiers would station themselves in.

It was a wealthy village.

"Luck seems to be on our side today. We might able to stay here," Yoshu said.

"Hmm..." Gi Go agreed without paying much attention as his eyes darted to and fro his surroundings.

When Yoshu started to leave him behind, he followed after him.

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After negotiating for a while, Gi Go and Yoshu were able to successfully stay at the village chief's place. The negotiations went as usual. Yoshu did the talking, while Gi Go quietly waited with his features covered by a long robe.

"I don't think I can ever get used to human houses," Gi Go said.

After entering the chief's stable, Gi Go took off his robe and laid himself over the straw bed. He ignored the frightened horses as he slept with his sword in hand.