Episode 603 Goblin Principality (2)
It didn’t take long for the Goblin Queen to reach the village guard post.
The goblin queen approached, sweating profusely, as if she had been working nearby.
“I heard you found a place to live. But we need no more shelter than here.”
got rejected
In the meantime, how many times have I been looking for it, but I’ve been rejected without even looking at it!
Zeke protested at those words like thunder from the sky.
“People have sincerity. Just go and tell me.”
He threatened to pull out his sword at any moment, but it didn’t even matter to her.
Did you notice that it was simply a bluff?
She shook her head and shook her head.
“We are monsters. I don’t know anything about human sexuality.”
“…”
With that said, there is nothing to say.
As Zeke backed away, scratching the back of his head, Soyoung answered the question this time.
“I understand that it is difficult to relocate because the village has been built for a while. But the zone we found will be more advantageous to you geographically. Don’t say no lightly, think about it seriously.”
“We seek our dwelling place. It has been so in places where it has been before, and it will be so in the future.”
There is no such thing as complete stubbornness.
Soyoung tried to say something more, but the words didn’t work any further.
Eventually, after a few scuffles, they gave up and looked back at each other.
“…Then the goblins have no choice but to live here…”
“But this is where the center of the Principality of Soleil will be. If the day the lord knows…”
They imagined the appearance of Ray, who would come back late.
What can I say when I see goblins who have multiplied to a population ten times their original size in less than a month.
Zeke and the receptionist became complicated faces.
It is no longer a place where people live, but a completely goblin principality.
That’s why you can’t ask them to leave the room.
There was silence for a while between them.
Zeke, who was deep in thought, gave his opinion.
“Now that it’s like this, why don’t we fully support the goblins?”
The tone also went back to businesslike, unlike before.
Soyoung frowned as if it was nonsense.
“It’s a place where there is nothing, so let’s invest in goblins rather than young people? Are you insane?”
“There will be no harm. They’re the ones who will go on a winning streak with a little help.”
furthermore.
Zeke saw the goblin soldiers brandishing their swords.
The swordsmanship itself was terrible, but seeing how they handle mana skillfully, I imagine that there might be a day when a sword master appears among them.
It’s definitely a funny story if you think about it.
It never occurred to me that one was impossible.
‘Just as there are those called geniuses among humans, there will surely be such ones among them in the future.’
It’s just an idea that’s still premature.
It will be possible.
A large army of goblins.
It was possible that the first principality in harmony with humans would be created with goblins at the center.
When you think about it, it’s a pretty heart-pounding story.
Zeke spoke with a little more credibility.
“These guys are different from normal goblins. Not only did they learn human language, but the goblin who stood guard in front of them was not much different from us in terms of physique. After a few years like this… they’ll be pretty usable. You could say this is an investment for that time.”
Cheongyoung, who had been silent for a while at his words, answered after hesitating.
“Certainly it was the goblins who cultivated this wasteland. If you can make this much progress in just one month, you need to seriously think about providing them with supplies.”
“Cheongyoung, did you taste it too?”
This is incomprehensible from Soyoung’s point of view.
If you have the money, why not use it for Young Ji-min!
I don’t know why I have to invest even at a loss for the sake of the goblins.
She looked at the other receptionist as if asking for help.
Then, Heol-yeong, who hadn’t said a word until now, sighed and spat out the words.
“It is a country of goblins. Whoop whoop. It looks interesting, so I’m in favor.”
“Haa…”
Soyoung hit her forehead as if she knew this would happen.
As the opinion seemed to be tilting little by little, So-yeong thought about the problems that would come to her in reality.
‘Funds are also a problem, but the biggest problem is…’
This is a dead land.
It is a barren wasteland that cannot be cultivated in the first place.
In addition to that, there are also good peddlers here.
Guild too.
There are no adventurers or even territories.
In this situation, if the number of goblins becomes overwhelming, the merchants will eventually stop visiting.
If the number of merchants decreases, guilds will not enter, and since there are no guilds, mercenaries and adventurers will also disappear.
As there is no means to protect the village, the population of the territory will also decrease.
Soyoung, who was struggling, nodded her head and said.
“good. I will accept the idea of investing in goblins.”
“This kid has grown up!”
Zeke laughed happily and tousled Soyoung’s hair.
She closed her eyes and endured the severe insult (?), but said firmly.
“step.”
“step?”
“The Duchy of Soleil has no funds. That is, it’s like a beggar. So, I need help from the Halfman Merchant to finance the goblins. Of course, since you brought up the story, you are responsible for telling Hafman, and you are responsible for persuading him.”
“My me?”
Zeke’s face turned to contemplation.
He was well aware of how much of a miser Hafman was.
Opening Harpman’s wallet, nothing else?
It would be more convenient to fight Proxia one-on-one.
Soyoung continued.
“But I’m a bit anxious about going alone.”
As she spoke, she took a look at the receivers.
The receptionist who was well aware of the difficulty (?) of the job hurriedly turned his head.
Cheongyoung, who was the first to support Zeke, hurriedly made an excuse.
“So So-young. I was just saying that they might need to think about providing supplies.”
It was the same with blood.
“…on second thought, that sounds like no fun. A country of goblins, what kind of nonsense is that?”
As the two resisted, waving their hands, So-young immediately looked at Zeke.
“It’s your group, so you decide where to go.”
choice passed.
I didn’t have to worry too much.
Zeke soon approached Cheongyoung.
“Let’s do well, blue friend.”
“… I will definitely pay this debt.”
Blue Young glanced at Zeke with burning eyes.
* * *
The banquet held in commemoration of the prince’s birthday lasts for a total of three days.
After the banquet on the first day, the morning of the second day was bright.
Ray was summoned to Daejeon after being called by King Heron.
Ray bowed lightly and looked at the king.
“What did you call for?”
He pretended not to know, but everyone knew that King Heron coveted magic tools.
no it’s different
King Heron suggested a seat by hand.
“ha ha ha. Sit down first. Wouldn’t it be nice to talk comfortably?”
“I’m a bit busy.”
Ray started biting to hit the price.
No matter how much he said that he was the king of a kingdom whose hair fell short of the king of a kingdom, he was not the one who was on the shit line right now.
Besides, he has no desire to look kindly at the king who tried to feed him taffy from the beginning.
As he bounced to the fullest, King Heron was troubled.
He nodded his head, pretending nothing was wrong, and slowly opened his mouth.
“Ugh. It’s not like you’re holding on to a busy person. good So let me be direct. Please tell me about the remaining two conditions.”
It seems that he wants to take over the magic tool.
‘but. It wouldn’t be strange if a civil war broke out at any time.’
The two nobles, who can be said to be the heads of the central nobles, are imprisoned in the royal prison.
If you’re destined to be purged anyway, wouldn’t it be better to resist?
Knowing that fact, King Heron must also be in a hurry to get the magic tool.
Ray, who met his eyes, opened his mouth.
“The second is military support.”
“case history?”
Do you mean that the Duchy of Soleil needs troops?
A look of doubt appeared on King Heron’s face.
“To be precise, these are troops stationed in the Duchy of Soleil. I hope the number is more than 2,000.”
At those words, King Heron let out a drool.
“It’s not that difficult a request. But what is the reason? Even if our troops were stationed, they wouldn’t be enough to guarantee the security of the principality.”
The 2,000-plus troops aren’t much help.
They wouldn’t even be aware of that fact, so how could they ask for troops?
Ray answered the king’s question.
“It’s a cause. Justification to turn the situation in your favor.”
“It’s justification…?”
“I can’t tell you yet. But when the time comes, you will find out.”
He only said incomprehensible words, but it was not a particularly difficult condition, so King Heron nodded and moved on.
“Okay. Then, state the following condition.”
“The third condition is… to share information about the ‘Heukbang’ with this principality.”
At those words, the king’s impression hardened a little, as if he knew something.
It was only a momentary reaction, but it was enough to notice the change.
‘Do you know the black room?’
Ray’s eyes lit up.
It is an unexpected harvest.
“You seem to know something?”
“Heukbang…isn’t it the background of the ‘Coalition’…?”
Ray nodded his head at the question in a cautious tone.
The fact that the back ship of the coalition is the black room has not yet spread widely across the continent.
Nevertheless, the fact that such a small kingdom on the outskirts knew was that the king had been focusing on the information around him since before that.
Isn’t the king more resourceful than he looks?
Ray looked at him again for a bit.
“But why do you need their information? No way…
”
“Then rest assured. But they are very sensitive to what they are known to the world. If you recklessly share information and get discovered…”
There are not one or two small kingdoms that perished while resisting Heukbang.
King Heron also seemed to know about it, and his complexion turned blue.
Hana Ray only smiled at him.
“It’s a magic tool for that. Even if there is a war, it will endure for some time.”
“War is no joke! You mean betting on the kingdom of Heron?”
“Heh heh. Heukbang can’t even dream of war right now.”
“How are you so sure? I heard that their momentum rivals that of the Lessian Empire! Who knows if things go wrong and damage this kingdom!”
At those words, Ray spewed out mana.
As his openly revealed mana took hold of the atmosphere, King Heron instantly fell into the illusion that time had stopped.
My whole body stiffened and even my heart stopped.
I was so surprised that my head seemed to clear again.
he said with a cold smile.
“Because they know that I’m just waiting for the moment when the black room is revealed to the public.”
They are the ones who devised various traps to reduce their strength and even made saints and threw them into dungeons.
It must be that he recognizes the superiority of power more than anyone else.
Would such people dare to reveal their military strength?
If that’s the case, it’s enough to break it with force.
King Heron was overwhelmed by his momentum and could not say anything.
‘The word ‘Lord’…is true…!’
Pressure that doesn’t even allow you to move your body carelessly.
The only one who could draw this much power was the Lord, who was said to be on the verge of becoming a god.
If it’s a young man in front of you.
Even if the black room waged a war, wouldn’t it be possible to drive them out?
Seeing a glimpse of divinity in his cold mana, King Heron nodded slowly.
“…Okay. I’ll do that.”
