The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 248: Passing Caravan (This is a big update today, I’m sending you 5 words!)
  After this quarrel, Ah Xiao and Hua She became even more irritable. They usually had cold faces when they met, and they didn't even bother to communicate when it was not necessary.

But soon, something happened suddenly that eased the relationship between the two.

A caravan suddenly appeared in the territory of the Green Field Tribe, and was about to bypass Green Lake Village from the east and travel north. The person who discovered this caravan was Dashan who led the team out for hunting. Since Dashan was humiliated by Hua She and the others last time and went back to make up his mind, he has indeed changed a lot, especially the six members of his hunting team who felt it the most.

It was accidental when they discovered the other party. They must have sent scouts or thieves to find out the real situation of Green Lake Village, so they inserted it from a distance from the eastern edge of their tribe's territory, trying not to attract the attention of the Green Field Tribe.

These days, Dashan suddenly changed his temper and became diligent. He said he was taking the hunting team to places with more prey, but in fact he wanted to run farther to exercise his strength and accumulate some knowledge. Unexpectedly, he accidentally discovered the existence of this caravan.

"We have to make a decision quickly, otherwise these guys will run out of our territory and it will be difficult to chase them."

As soon as Dashan discovered the caravan, he rushed back with his hunting team and reported the great discovery to the village. Just in time, Axiao brought Philip back to the village to supply supplies. It was a big blow. After this news, everyone had different expressions.

"Have you observed the size of this caravan?"

As the person who made the decision on the spot, Hua She held Dashan and asked him in detail without panicking.

Mauro and Heitou rushed over one after another. After all, the caravan passing by was not a small matter. Hua She felt that he should inform the village leaders and let them cooperate no matter what decision was made.

"They have 1, 2, 3...there are so many vehicles, I can count them one by one!!"

Dashan stretched out his hands, showing eight fingers, and answered affirmatively.

No one in the village loves learning words as much as Allen. At most, they only learn some simple arithmetic at Allen's strong request. Judging from Dashan's lazy appearance before, the results of his study are self-evident. Fortunately, the size of this caravan has not escaped Dashan's counting range.

"There are 8 trucks, excluding one or two trucks carrying daily necessities, which means they only have 6-7 trucks. I think we can send people out to do a good job!!"

Hua She's mind was spinning rapidly, and she was mumbling to herself, as if she was about to make a decision, when Phillip on the side suddenly interjected.

"Actually, I think we can send people to stop them, but we don't necessarily have to actually fight them!!"

It is rare for Phillip to speak in front of the public. According to his personality in the past, he might give advice to Allen and Axiao in private, but in situations like this where a large number of goblin leaders are present, he always wears two ears. Enter, listen but not speak, unless the leader asks.

It was a coincidence this time. Philip was originally helping A Xiao take care of things at the mine, but the food at the mine was exhausted, so A Xiao brought Philip back to find Camellia to receive a new batch of supplies. Just caught up with things.

"What do you mean?"

Hua She was curious, and Ah Xiao also looked at her with puzzled eyes.

"A few days ago, when Mr. Jack was bored in our village, I talked to Mr. Jack about the presence of caravans."

Phillip was also worried. He couldn't guarantee that his suggestion would be accepted by Hua She, the bugbear. He was afraid that the other party would not see the long-term benefits of his suggestion. If it were Allen, his confidence would be even greater.

"I asked you to explain why, why are you talking to me about this!!"

Ah Xiao on the side became impatient and glared fiercely, making Phillip even more nervous.

"What I'm going to say next is why."

Glancing at Flower Snake, seeing the non-committal attitude of the other party, he regained the courage to elaborate: "Over the years, the reason why many small caravans have gone from our remote green plains to Thorn Castle from time to time, instead of It is said that it is safer to take the Mansha Corridor because the land around the Mansha Corridor is occupied by various large tribes."

"After these large tribes occupied the bustling Mansha Corridor, they never robbed passing caravans, but instead protected their safety. Do you know why?"

Phillip ran to tell the story, but after scanning around, he found that no one wanted to participate. Even A Xiao had a suppressed look of impatience, which made him quickly alert and quickly get back to the topic: "That's because They would collect a toll from passing caravans that was not too much compared to the value of the caravan’s goods.”

"The caravan does not need to risk being plundered by the large tribes and losing its members and goods. The large tribes can obtain a certain amount of wealth and materials without any effort. This can be said to be mutually beneficial."

"It's just a small caravan like this. Their goods are not much, and the profits they earn are naturally very small. If they pay tolls along the way, their trip may not only be in vain, but they may even lose money. Compared to Even if they take some risks and bypass the Mansha Corridor and pass through remote areas like ours where there are no large tribal settlements, they can save a lot of money."

"I understand what you mean, but what I want to know is, how much supplies can the caravans passing through our tribe's territory take as tolls?"

Hua She listened very carefully and asked very good questions: "Also, we could have robbed the whole caravan in one go. Why did we only charge a little toll from them and give up a lot of money?" Where are the valuable goods?”

"Leader Hua Shen, Patriarch Allen has a saying that is right, things cannot only be based on short-term interests."

Now that Philip had opened his mouth to make a suggestion, he naturally hoped that this suggestion would be accepted by Hua She and the others. After taking a strong breath, Philip continued to spread his lips and tongue and began to persuade Hua She and the others: "According to the current development speed of our tribe, otherwise How long will it take for our tribe to be respected within a radius of hundreds of miles, which means that in the future, whatever our tribe says and rules set will become the iron law of this region."

"If we can stabilize the chaotic situation in the Green Field Plain and attract more tourists to pass through our territory, then we can make a lot of money just by collecting tolls, and then purchase more high-quality products. Equipment to arm the warriors here.”

"At that time, our tribe will be stronger and the scope of influence will be wider and wider."

"However, this is the first step forward, which requires the courage and vision of the leader."

"Of course, there are many unknowns about this kind of thing. I can't guarantee that after we only collect the other party's tolls, they will continue to take this road when they return. Everything must have a beginning, as long as we Establish the rules first, then let these caravans see our sincerity, and publicize it among the caravans in the future. I believe that sooner or later our Green Lake will become the first choice for many small caravans traveling between the north and the south!"

"What you said is useless. Why don't you stop this caravan first and don't let them escape!!"

Dashan was very anxious. If this thing was done, he found that the caravan's first success would be foolproof. Seeing that the caravan was running north, these guys in the village were still discussing it leisurely. Don't worry, how can you not upset him.

"That's it, just grinding!!"

Ah Xiao became impatient and started shouting immediately.

"You are right. No matter whether we let each other go or directly intercept and kill them, we must first stop them and see if they are easy to chew on!!"

Hua She nodded, and then began to give orders: "Da Shan, Mao Luo, Heitou, you go and order the 30 warriors from the Qi tribe. Chase them first and stop the team!"

"Yes."

"Axiao, you can come with me, I'm afraid those dog-heads in the east will take the opportunity to cause trouble."

"Yes." At this time, Ah Xiao knew how to cooperate, instead of scorning Hua She, and responded in a deep voice on the spot.

"I also want to go and have a look. If you, leader Hua Shen, think my suggestion is feasible, I can serve as a communication envoy to discuss with them. After all, the outside world still has some doubts and fears about you goblins. I, a human, speak more to them. I can hear it.”

Phillip suddenly made a request to follow him. Hua She looked at him for a few times and knew that what he said was indeed the truth, so he nodded and agreed.

The team of all goblin warriors chased very quickly and caught up with the tail of the caravan on the east side of their own tribe's territory before sunset. Going further forward was the territory of the jackal Ivan tribe.

The caravan in front obviously also noticed the arrival of the Green Field Tribe's large army, and their footsteps became hurried and faster, raising a long trail of smoke. However, eight carriages loaded with goods slowed down their pace. Although the driver tried his best to slap the packhorse on the buttocks, under the swift pace of the goblin warriors, the two sides finally fought together after an hour.

This is a human caravan. Except for the many wilderness and orc faces among the clerks and mercenaries, most of the others have human faces. The caravan is not too large, with only 6-70 people. More than 20 of them had weapons in their hands. Facing the oncoming goblin team, their eyes were dazed and their minds were nervously on guard, and they firmly protected several carriages.

"How to do it? Go straight up, or?"

There were many members of the human team armed with weapons, especially a team of more than ten people, a mixed team of humans, orcs, and wilderness natives. They were even more capable. Facing a team of more than 30 goblins, they did not show any signs of nervousness. They faced off against Hua She and the others in a solemn manner. Ah Xiao, who saw that the other party was in trouble, turned around and asked Hua Snake for his opinion.

"Throw a few javelin rounds to test the waters!!"

Not long after Hua She's voice fell, the goblin team pulled out javelins more than one meter long behind them. Following A Xiao's command, they directly waved their powerful arms and threw them out.

"Be careful!! Everyone who has nothing to do with you should hide behind the carriage!!"

The javelins falling like rain carried the sound of wind. A human shield warrior held an iron shield and easily blocked several oncoming javelins. At the same time, he turned around and ordered the guys to hide behind the car.

Several consecutive rounds of javelin projections had little impact on the human caravan. The human guard team, which was not much different in number from the green tribe warriors, easily avoided these powerful javelins with ease and flexibility by using their weapons or blocking fire. , while the other non-soldiers were shivering behind the carriages covered with cargo. The only thing that suffered was probably the cargo on the car that was covered with furs and oil paper, with sharp javelins scattered on them. It was unknown how many cargoes were damaged by the rain of javelins.

The human mercenary team escorted the caravan forward slowly, nervously waiting for the goblin team to pounce. However, after staring for a long time, they still did not see the goblins pounce forward. Instead, more javelins began to shoot. At the same time, after discovering that the javelin caused little trouble to vehicles and manpower, the group of greenskins turned their shooting targets to the twenty or so pack horses that did not know how to dodge.

For a time, the packhorses were frightened or injured, and they neighed, screamed, and struggled. No matter how the coachman comforted them and whipped them, it didn't work. In the end, the team had to stop on the spot.

After the opponent stopped, Hua She gave the order to temporarily stop the javelin attack. After a while, the javelin was thrown out, but the actual effect was very little. In terms of long-range attacks, the goblins' talents were really poor.

The unusual actions of the wilderness native raiding party made the caravan manager and the mercenary leader they hired even more worried. The caravan was not incapable of self-protection and could safely bring the caravan here. What they encountered There will naturally be a lot of fighting, but there are very few wilderness tribe teams that are as disciplined as the team in front of them, and the weapons in their hands are complete and complete.

The human team had no desire to attack because they were burdened by cargo, but the Hua Snake opposite them strongly suppressed the desire of A Xiao, Dashan and others to attack.

Hua Snake's idea is very simple. The strength of the human caravan on the opposite side is not bad. The group of guys under his own hands may have an advantage, but if they really want to eat the human caravan, the losses will be unpredictable. As a warrior, he naturally longs for a hearty fight, but as the leader who makes the decision, Hua Snake needs to consider how much damage will be caused by the fight between the tribe and the caravan, and whether the harvest can make up for the loss.

"Leader Hua Shen, I have a suggestion!"

Philip was very active at this time. After seeing Hua She's hesitation, he suddenly stood up and spoke.

"tell me the story!!"

The human caravan did not dare to act rashly. As the sky gradually darkened, they were targeted by a group of powerful goblins. How dare they give their back to the other party? Therefore, Hua Shen had plenty of time to waste on the other party.

"We are not far from the Ivan Tribe of Jackals now. Maybe we can invite them to join us and put pressure on this human caravan!!"

The advice given by Philip made Hua She's eyes light up. In order to consolidate his current position, this guy Boban would never dare to offend Lu Ye easily. In addition to the previous cooperative relationship, he was very confident in persuading him to bring people over. .

He had been a little tempted by Philip's suggestion when he was in the village before. Now he was even more hesitant after seeing that the strength of the human caravan was not bad. He did not want to let the warriors of the clan while he was temporarily leading the leader. Too much damage. As a person who claims to be aiming for Allen, Hua She wants to be better in every aspect, at least no worse than Allen.

"Well, that's right. Mauro, your steps are not slow. Why don't you go for a run?"

Flower Snake listened to Philip's suggestion, then turned to Mauro and gave instructions.

"Ok!"

Mauro's departure made Ah Xiao, Dashan and others who were eager to try something very unhappy. In the past, when their tribes went out collectively, they were rarely so procrastinating. When it was time to do it, they did it without any hesitation. On the other side, when Philip saw that his suggestion was recognized, the excitement in his eyes flashed away, and then he spoke more actively.

"Leader Hua Shen, I am willing to take the risk to communicate with the other party first and see what the other party's attitude is!"

"Oh?"

Hua Snake looked sideways, and even Ah Xiao on the side seemed to know Philip for the first time. This guy always stayed away when he was in danger. Why did he change his temper this time?
  "you sure?"

"For the Green Field Tribe, I am willing to go!"

Phillip's eyes were wandering, his heart was beating violently due to excitement and fear, and his legs were trembling, but he did not flinch at all and looked at Hua Shen expectantly.

"Okay, then you go and try it."

Hua She nodded, and then, A Xiao and the others watched Allen move towards the human caravan ahead.

"Don't do anything, I'm here to discuss matters with the director of your caravan!! I have no weapons and no ill intentions!!"

Although he spoke very bravely, when he really wanted to go to the human caravan on the opposite side, Philip still couldn't help but look embarrassed and cowardly. Having just walked out of the goblin team, he immediately raised his hands high and shouted loudly at the same time. Looking at it, the crowd on the opposite side was stunned for a moment, but they just let Phillip walk in front of the team with such vigilance.

Two human mercenaries carried a shield and walked cautiously in front of Philip. After some inspection, they brutally tied Philip's hands behind his back, and then brought him to Qiao Shan, the human caravan director. During this period, when faced with the arrogant and unreasonable body search by the human mercenaries, and even pinched his private parts hard several times, Philip did not dare to express any dissatisfaction. He made no other move except his old face turned red, until he saw the human supervisor. .

"I am the representative of the Green Field Tribe. This time I come to negotiate with your caravan with the goodwill of the Green Field Tribe."

Faced with the same weak-minded caravan director, Philip's attitude was much tougher, and he bluntly revealed his intention to the other party on the spot.

"Hello, I am Joe Shan Smith, the director of the Fox Chamber of Commerce. I am fortunate to meet a fellow human being in the wilderness."

Qiao Shan is not bad at skills. The friendly and polite smile on his face never disappeared when he saw Phillip, and he even took the initiative to introduce himself.

(End of this chapter)