Goblin Kingdom (Part 1)

Goblin Kingdom - Volume 2: Chapter 151: Rite of Passage (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

We left the Gaidga village and saw the cardinal Nemush until the border of the Forest of Darkness.
I left the monsters we encountered along the way to Gi Gu Verbena and his southern goblins, while Fei and I were completely focused on gathering as much information as we could.

Cardinal Nemush was headed to a city state of the northern part of the free cities known as Banen Kingdom. Apparently, they pick their king by election.

Being also the headquarters of the Kushain faith, it seemed to be a country deeply devoted to religion.

Apparently, the influence of the church there was so great that Nemush went as far as to say that without the adherents there would be no people.

"Don't you have a king?" I asked.

Nemush laughed with a sneer as he said the king wasn't a problem.

"The king himself is a follower of the Kushain faith. Moreover, not even the king himself can meet the patriarch just because he wishes to!" Nemush said.

I don't know if he's being talkative because he looks down on me for being a monster or simply because that's how he is. Of course, there's still a possibility that he's lying, but I don't think anyone is capable of coming up with such a complicated lie.

It's a pity the evil eye of the one-eyed snake can't discern truth from lie.

Because of that I have no choice but to rely on my own skills. It's inconvenient, but when I think about how relying on a skill won't get me that far anyway, I feel better.

I still haven't found a path to victory. For now, there's no choice but to fumble my way through.

We spent about 10 days all-in-all gathering information from Nemush, and then we finally arrived at the southern end of the forest.

There, a rocky desert of a wasteland where the air shimmered in heat and the hot sand scorched greeted us.

It was faint, but I could see the city-state from the distance.

"This is as far as we go," I said.

We haven't even fully understood the forest yet. Going out into the desert now was far too early. First, we must strengthen our stronghold.

"Before you go, take these with you. It's a farewell gift. Let it pay your travel expenses and serve as a tribute to that god you speak of."

I spoke as haughtily as I could to further cement my image as a foolish monster king to Nemush.

"So the teachings of Kushain can reach even monsters... Are you writing this down?" Nemush said to the other believers with him.

They must have been recording something, as the believers quickly wrote down something with a feather pen.

"I will gift you another treasure when you come to the forest again. I wish to pay respects to that god of yours," I said insincerely. I could barely keep myself from grinning.

If this man could gain power and wreak havoc in the south, the power of the humans will dwindle.

"I don't think a monster could ever understand the teachings of Kushain, but at the very least, I'll pray for you to have a peaceful death," Nemush said.