The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 343 An unexpected choice
  The communication with Albian went very smoothly. After all, Allen had been under people's attention for a long time. Albian knew much more about him and his tribe than Richard and Kaiya.

If he had not clearly examined the strength of Allen and his tribe and planned everything, Albian would not have come to the door at this time.

Of course, Allen has also benefited a lot, because he has always had a big concern about the tribe, that is, the organizational structure of the three goblin lines in the tribe is now gradually experiencing problems. The number of dwarf goblins has exceeded half of the Green Field Tribe, and the number of bugbears, who were originally the ruling class of the Green Field Tribe, has even been less than 2% of the tribe's population. This is not a good-looking number for Allen.

In the final analysis, if you want to gain a foothold in the wilderness and not be bullied, it is never just about the number of people, but also the overall strength of the tribe's warriors. In the Green Field Plain, the Green Field Tribe is now the well-deserved largest tribe, but thousands of miles away, among the tribes of Thunder, Snowmi, and Ajinaga, which one is not countless times more powerful than Allen's current tribe? !

Even though Allen has now spent all his efforts to obtain recommendation documents from informal members of Mansha City, it seems that the danger to the Green Field Tribe has been reduced a lot, but in fact, in Allen's heart, they have never been far away from danger. No one knows what will happen in the next moment. Perhaps, a powerful demon army will suddenly appear in the Green Field Plain, or perhaps, a boring legendary strongman will pass by the plain and raze Green Lake Village to the ground.

No insurance is more reassuring than the strength of your own strength. To achieve this, it is impossible to do it with the sparse skills of the group of dwarf goblins. Only the hobgoblins and bugbears, as the main battle races, have this possibility and opportunity.

Privately, Allen also had another worry. During his long journey to and from Mansha Wilderness, he discovered the existence of many goblin tribes. Among these tribes, those who truly hold the dominant power and rule are mostly dwarf goblins, and the longer the history of the tribe, the more so.

The brains of dwarf goblins are so flexible. As long as they are given a stable life and the opportunity to learn, they will soon be able to control all matters of the tribe, because they can specialize in research, whether it is technology or people or things. attitude. From becoming the confidant of the tribal leader to finally taking over the position of the tribal leader, they can spend hundreds of years slowly managing until a strong man is born among the dwarfs.

However, among the many tribes in the wilderness, dwarfs are the bloodline that is most likely to give birth to spellcasters.

Although Allen still has goblin blood, he has never denied his prejudice against dwarfs. People like him who believe more in their own strength are the fundamental leaders. In fact, they do not want the future of the tribe to be ruled by the dwarf goblins who are relatively weak in overall strength.

If the weak bloodline wants to continue their rule, they must suppress and deter the rise of the hobgoblins and bugbear geniuses who threaten them. This is why the goblins are always at the bottom of the three major groups in Mansha Wilderness. An important reason for this position is that the number of goblins in Mansha City's tribe is much smaller than that of kobolds and jackals.

And this is a situation created by the Temple of Nature in order to maintain the balance of the camp and has always spared no effort to strongly support the potential goblin tribe. Otherwise, without the support and training of the Natural Temple, the number of goblin members among the official members of Mansha City would probably be less than half.

Allen collected these things bit by bit, and would think about them in his spare time and while sleeping.

It was precisely because of his thinking that he was worried that the Green Field Tribe would also follow the path of many failed goblin tribes that had long since disappeared from history. This is not alarmist. The composition of the Green Field tribe and the flow of power are already slowly developing in this direction.

When he was still the leader of the tribe, he could still control the trend of the tribe to some extent. However, if he failed to advance to legend, then after his death in just a few decades, the tribe would slowly weaken in a short time. , and then benefited from those guys who are good at research.

Allen had actually been thinking about how to prevent such a situation from happening, but he didn't have many solutions until Albian brought up the slave-catching group this time.

At least, in Allen's way of thinking, there has been such a vague way, which is to maintain a relative balance among the three major ethnic groups in the tribe, just like the balance of the member camps in the Mansa Alliance.

However, before that, Allen really couldn't find many fellow hobgoblins and bugbears to supplement the population of the tribe. Although they have never stopped purchasing the Thornburg slave merchant group, which is why Albian took the initiative to find Allen after some investigation, but the few hobgoblin and bugbear slaves of the Thornburg slave merchant group , for a tribal population structure of thousands of people, the impact is really not big.

More than two years ago, the tribe fought several battles with demons, and most of the warriors who died were adult and strong hobgoblins and bugbear warriors, which had a significant impact on the tribe's strength structure.

Hidden dangers in the darkness of the tribe have actually been growing quietly, and only Allen, who has been paying attention to all this, is aware of it.

Therefore, this time, when Albian, as a broker, introduced to Allen those illegal slave-catching groups that could not walk in the light, he was also helping Allen and the Green Field Tribe get out of trouble.

Allen only made one request for Albian's sale, that is, he only needs hobgoblin and bugbear slaves, and he will not accept dwarf slaves. In this regard, Albian readily agreed. Even if guys like dwarfs were hunted in large numbers, their value was often not high. Even if Allen didn't mention it, the slave hunting group behind him would probably not target these dwarves. .

In the main hall of the Oak Temple in Mansha City, Allen came to visit again. It won't be long before he, Kerr and the other teenagers will embark on a journey home, so it is necessary to spend all the money they have accumulated over the past few days before that. The contributions to the temple and the merits of Mansha City will be exchanged for necessary things.

Before redeeming, Allen felt that it was still necessary to visit Master Oscar and Captain Nordin if they were resting in the temple.

Fortunately, Allen was lucky this time. Not only was Master Oscar in the temple, but the leader of the Knights Nordin also happened to return from the wilderness and was recuperating in the temple.

"Looking at your boy's eyes and aura, it seems that he has improved again?"

In the living area of ​​​​the apse, the resting residence of the two legends is very simple. It is just a 2-story small wooden building. Apart from a wooden table, a few wooden chairs and a simple wooden bed, there is nothing else in the room. The rest of the furniture was gone.

The moment he saw Allen, Oscar keenly felt the changes in Allen's body and spirit. His eyes suddenly lit up and he asked with a smile.

"...Master, you still have sharp eyes. I did gain something from my trip south to the grassland."

Allen babbled, bowed his head slightly, a little embarrassed, and at the same time handed over a small gift specially prepared for the two legends. Some snacks he brought from the village, of course, were packed in food boxes. A few side dishes and a bottle of fruit wine.

"Alas, it seems that our wilderness will soon have another strong man!!"

Allen didn't know that Nordin had actually secretly observed this child he hadn't seen for many years when he was at the Hultan front line. But what Nordin didn't expect was that in just one year, the child had already left. Being on the road to legend is something to be happy about.

For the Temple of Nature, it is naturally a very happy thing for them to have one more strong man who is committed to the god's camp.

"...The way forward is still foggy before my eyes. I'm afraid I will disappoint you two adults."

Allen's humble appearance made Oscar very emotional. He thought that when he first met Allen, he was just a young man who had just advanced to become a mad fighter, and he had just found his own path to legend. . In the blink of an eye, it has only been ten years since he entered the legend. The boy who once looked up to him has already embarked on his own path. I am afraid that it won't be long before he can be on an equal footing with me.

"Looking at your humble appearance, you don't look like a wilderness leader at all!"

Nordin and Oscar laughed, and rarely regarded Allen as an equal partner, although at this time Allen thought he was just touching the threshold of the road to legend.

"In addition to spiritual and will gains this time when I went south to the front line, I must have gained a lot in other ways, right?"

"Yes, it is indeed quite a lot. In exchange for two or three inheritance crystals, there is no problem at all."

Allen nodded. When fighting demons in the buffer zone and crossing the occupied lands of the Kingdom of Spring, Allen threw the heads of the demons he killed into the dimensional bag, along with the trophies obtained by Kerr and the others. , there is no doubt that the merit points and temple contributions gained can be exchanged for several crystals.

However, after seeing the centaur cavalry formation, the charging power of the troll basilisk knights, and adopting a pack of wargs, Allen no longer limited his vision to the inheritance crystal.

Anyway, it’s not like Allen didn’t harvest crystals on this trip. Now lying in his dimensional bag is a warlock inheritance, a mad fighter inheritance, and a natural healer inheritance that Richard promised him the right to purchase first. Allen and the others have already gained a lot from their trip.

"If you want to exchange for other rare professional crystal inheritances, I can help you check the temple inventory."

Nordin looked at Allen with a smile and whispered a word. A legendary strong man who could be expected was enough for him to open a convenient door for Allen and bring him closer to the Oak Temple.

"Thank you, Captain Nordin, but this time, I don't want to redeem the inheritance crystal, but I want to ask two adults something."

Allen bowed and thanked Nordin. Although he did not accept the convenience door opened to him, he still had to respond to this kindness.

"Let's talk and see if we can help you, but if it's something sensitive or something we don't know clearly, then it's not our fault."

Oscar has become accustomed to Allen's occasional unconventional behavior. Although this kid is young, the things he thinks in his mind are always a little unexpected.

"Master, you gave our tribe improved oat seeds back then, which helped our tribe get rid of hunger. I wonder if Master still remembers this?"

Allen is not polite. Anyway, he owes the master a lot of kindness, including these two. Although Allen has a general understanding of the reason for the other party's gesture, he does not take the other party's contribution for granted because of this. In fact, he always remembers the time he helped Alan in his heart. When the other party is in need one day in the future, he will naturally repay these kind people who have helped him and the tribe. "Of course I haven't forgotten this. I still remember that you kept asking me various questions that night. To be honest, I was very annoyed by your questions at the time, but in order to maintain my majestic image, I didn't get angry with you, hahaha ~~~"

Oscar, who has a good memory, slyly made a little joke with Allen.

"Master, since you were able to come up with improved oats and make them more suitable for growing on our plains, then you must also be able to improve the grass that can grow on the green plains, right?"

Allen looked at Oscar eagerly with expectant eyes. Captain Nordin may not be as useful as Oscar on this issue.

"...So it turns out that this is your idea!!!"

After hearing Allen's inquiry, the two legendary strongmen, both mature and mature, already roughly knew that Allen wanted to make some explanations.

"There are no such forage samples, but I'm afraid the price you need to pay is not small. According to the exchange contribution of improved forage plants, the lowest grade alfalfa requires 500 points of merit to exchange for it."

Needless to say, the role and power of cavalry in the cold weapon era. Almost all tribe members in the Mansha Alliance have formed their own cavalry army. This shows that cavalry naturally needs suitable mounts, otherwise it is useless to have knights. Only when the cavalry is established on a large scale can it have strong impact and lethality, which means that a large number of mounts are needed.

If you have money, you can naturally purchase a large number of high-quality war horses from the Centaur tribe in the Centaur Grassland. Although doing so will require a large amount of money, it is naturally worth it for the tribe to spend this price in exchange for a powerful cavalry.

However, it is not advisable for leaders of large tribes to rely solely on the supplies from the Centaur Grassland. Because no one can predict how many cavalry and mounts will be lost in a battle, nor can they predict what will happen while transporting the horses from the grassland.

Therefore, any tribe that has the conditions will raise a group of mounts. Although the scale may not be very large, in many cases this number of mounts is enough to replenish the loss of cavalry mounts in a war in a short period of time.

Moreover, there are many tribes in the wilderness, and they choose different mounts. For example, the Snowmi tribe is adjacent to the Cator Mountains and has mostly swamp areas under the mountains, which is suitable for the breeding of snake lizards, so they chose snake lizards as their mounts.

If you raise livestock mounts, you cannot do without livestock grazing fodder. Whether you are raising a carnivorous mount or a herbivorous mount, forage is an important strategic material.

High-grade forage can provide mounts with more energy, allowing them to develop faster and require less forage.

Once strategic materials are involved, they will naturally be in extremely short supply, and are also materials that are strictly controlled by various tribes and temples. At this time, when he heard Master Oscar give the answer, Allen not only did not feel depressed at all, but was very happy.

As long as such forage exists, then he can hope to get it, which will also play a big role in the future development of their tribe.

"500 contribution? That should be no problem."

Allen carefully calculated the temple contribution points accumulated in his hand, plus the contribution points from Kerr and the others, and figured that he would not be too far away from the requirement to redeem alfalfa.

"But I have to make it clear to you in advance. Taking the plain where your tribe is located, there is only about ten miles of land on both sides of the Zhuoshui River that is suitable for growing alfalfa. Forage is a relatively delicate plant. They need to be close to a water source to thrive, otherwise they are unlikely to survive and thrive.”

"But in this case, the land cultivated by your tribe around the Zhuoshui River will probably be abandoned."

"Are you sure you need to exchange alfalfa? Instead of using it to exchange for 3 inheritance crystals? Or other materials and knowledge?"

With his knowledge of the Green Plains, Oscar carefully analyzed the pros and cons of his choice for Allen, and then looked at Allen meaningfully.

"..."

Allen suddenly fell into deep thought. This was something he had never thought of before. He thought that grass was just like the weeds in the green fields. He could survive by sowing seeds at will! But now hearing what Oscar said, Allen became a little hard to choose.

There is not much cultivated land in the village around Green Lake. When Allen left the village to travel, it had already developed towards the ruins of the Bone Broken Tribe in Riptide Bay. If I choose to plant alfalfa because of my own whim, will it occupy too much cultivated land and cause insufficient food for the clan?
  "I have decided to exchange alfalfa seeds and ask two adults to help me."

The head that had been lowered just now was quickly raised again. The hesitation in Allen's eyes disappeared and was replaced by a firm attitude.

"As long as your contribution points are enough, exchanging alfalfa is just a trivial matter. Even without the help of the two of us, you can complete the exchange in the side hall by yourself."

Nordin laughed, and he finally understood why Oscar looked at this child differently.

A leader with a vision and a bright future, the tribe he leads is bound to occupy a place in the wilderness where many races exist. It's a pity that it was too late when I met this young goblin, otherwise I might have been able to cultivate him into a potential ally.

"Anyway, I have to thank you two adults for not answering my questions like that. I would have had to rummage around in the side hall for a long time to find what I wanted!"

Allen raised his glass and toasted to the two legends to express his gratitude.

For a while, the two legends and Allen chatted for a long time over wine, and their relationship became closer. (This is the social etiquette that Allen learned in the dream. Please click here to avoid any book friends saying that this kind of picture is a bit inconsistent and does not look like a Western fantasy novel. Smiley face)
  After Allen got up and returned to the outside of the city, it didn't take long for another acquaintance of Allen, Fisher, to come up to him. After the two exchanged pleasantries, the other party finally handed Allen a piece of parchment that exuded a faint magical aura.

"This is the recommendation document that Elder Talibo asked me to give you. You must keep it!"

Fisher has long gone from the sorrow and fatigue on the grassland front line, and his whole face is radiant. It can be seen that he has been living very freely these days. Even the armor on his body has been replaced with a brand new one. With its carvings and inlaid silver threads, Allen knew that the value of this armor would not be too low.

This is the foundation of a large tribe. In their eyes, rewards for meritorious deeds are just a drop in the bucket, but for tribes like Allen, it is a long-lasting pain.

"kindness!"

Allen was serious. The biggest reason why he stayed outside the city and never left was for it. After having it, Allen could write a document himself and entrust Master Oscar and the others to deliver it to the city guard. went.

Next, it's time to wait for good news, which will happen sooner or later, because if a tribe wants to register in Mansha City, the most rare thing is the recommendation document.

In the following days, in addition to visiting Master Oscar again, Allen only had to take Kerr and the others to the temple and the government hall of the city guard's mansion to exchange the accumulated contribution points and merit points for various supplies.

Allen got the alfalfa in exchange for his wish. The alfalfa seeds obtained for 500 contribution points were only a bag of grass seeds with a radius of one meter. Allen was even worried that this small amount of grass seeds might not be able to sow a large area.

Of course, there is also an unexpected gain. In addition to the 5000 merits that have been provided to the Snowmi tribe, Allen and Kerr still have more than 400 merits left on their bodies. They can also exchange for two ordinary inheritance crystals in the city guard's exchange book. , which actually made Allen and Kerr excited.

In the end, Allen chose a Berserker Legacy and an Interceptor Ranger Legacy.

Compared to the archer profession, Allen feels that goblins may have a better future as a ranger. After all, although the javelins thrown by hobgoblins and bugbears are not very accurate, the javelins they shoot are powerful, powerful, and surprisingly lethal. There are also advantages to this. at.

After making up for the shortcomings of long-range advancement in the clan, the Green Field Tribe now has a relatively complete inheritance system. Of course, Allen still regrets that he has not been able to get a mage's inheritance crystal so far, otherwise it would be more perfect.

　After writing it, I realized that I had made the old habit again and wrote this chapter as an explanatory text! !

　　In the process of self-reflection...

　　
  　
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