10 days after the Goblin King declared the founding of a new country, word has already spread to the neighboring nations. The people who fled the western capital had spoken wantonly about the subject. After all, the goblin army intentionally allowed them to flee to the main capital.
"Let those who wish to leave leave. In fact, send them off courteously."
At the Goblin King's behest, whenever the patrolling goblins happened upon a human seeking to flee, they would give them food and let them go their way.
This treatment did not apply to those who tried to invade the western capital, however. In their case, they were properly arrested.
During the night, Gi Ji Arsil's assassin squad were the ones in charge of the patrols, while the harpyurea and the Paradua were in charge during the day.
The monster army led by Gi Gi Orudo moved as a detached force and created a free zone east of the western capital. Its scope was vast, so much so that almost the whole area except for the road leading to the capital was covered.
The beasts under Gi Gi originally lived in the forest; hence, they were much stronger than the beasts living in the plains. The beasts that proved most problematic to the humans had already been hunted, so only the relatively less threatening beasts were left.
Beasts from the forest came pouring out in droves, so the beasts on the plains had no choice but to either be driven away or be eaten. As the ecosystem within the plains was altered, Gi Gi created the free zone and returned his monster army to the wild, allowing them to increase their numbers.
The villages to the west have already mostly come under the rule of the goblins. This was mostly due to Shumea and the elves' efforts as they promised the villagers that they would be able to continue living as they have until now.
In fact, their lives under the goblin rule was actually better than when they were under Gowen. After all, the goblins only demanded a yearly tax of 30% of food produced.
The villages varied in sizes, but because the biggest city, the western capital itself, had fallen, none of them tried to rebel.
The humans left in the western capital numbered approximately 700.
Considering how almost 10,000 lived in the western capital before, it could be seen just how much the goblins were feared and how well Gowen was able to lead his people away.
The only people left were homeless children, old people who could no longer move, and slaves.
"If the children want, they can become warriors. If not, then give them land and have them produce food."
At the king's behest, food was first given to them, then the siblings, Shumea and Yoshu, talked to the children. A person was considered an adult upon reaching 15. Until then, the children would have to do as they were told.
"I didn't think there would be these many children at this age here," Shumea grumbled with a wry smile as she took care of the children.
The slaves were taken care of by Yoshu. The Goblin King had suggested to see if they could be used in the war, so Yoshu tried various things out to see what he could do with them.
The Goblin King also decided to hand out rewards to his subordinates. An 'Eight-Flags' meeting was held at the plains near the forest, and it was decided that the area around the western capital near the humans would be given to the goblins.
However, the Goblin King forbade touching the humans under his rule, as they were an important resource necessary for the production of food. Human farmers were something that the Goblin King had been wanting for some time now.
