The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 91 Philip’s Suggestion
  The food problem is pretty good for the Green Field Tribe now, but there is still another problem that makes Allen feel anxious.

The issue of population has always troubled Allen. Without population growth, the so-called strengthening of the tribe is just empty talk.

Before Allen and the others set out for the Castle of Thorns, the population of the Green Field Tribe was around 37-8. After Allen and the others returned, the population had grown to more than 50 people. It seemed like this growth rate was not small, but in fact the tribe The real strength is not increasing but decreasing. There are only 19 male bugbear warriors who can truly be used as combatants, together with Allen, including the males purchased from the Slave Chamber of Commerce.

If we include the three hobgoblin males, their warrior level is around level 3, which is a bit worse than the bugbear males, but barely better than the dog heads.

However, there is a shortage of bugbear females in the tribe, especially after the kobolds invaded the village. The females that Camellia took in and the females that ran back to the old camp were only 6-7 in total, which could not even allow the bugbear males to complete a mission. The one-to-one mate pairing meant that Allen had to use the females of hobgoblins and goblins to make up for his numbers.

As mentioned before, the offspring born from bugbear males mating with hobgoblins, especially goblin females, are much weaker in physical quality than the offspring born from females of the same branch. Basically no male would choose a goblin female to mate and give birth unless they have to. This is the instinct of biological evolution over tens of thousands of years.

However, Allen's tough measures and methods forced the tribesmen to go against their wishes in order to have children and expand the tribe. This in itself is a hidden danger, but now that the tribe is in dire straits, everyone has no better choice for the time being, so we still have to watch There will be no crisis. But when the group really grows in the future and more females join in, his followers will resent and hate Allen because of various shortcomings.

"Which female is pregnant? From now on, their ration will have an extra piece of fish in every meal!"

During breakfast time, Allen stood in front of several large wooden barrels filled with dishes and meals, and loudly announced to the clansmen who were waiting in a crooked line to distribute food.

"Of course, the males work hard at night, and whoever can get his female to conceive a child will be rewarded by me with an extra egg every day for a month!!"

To stimulate the motivation of his people, Allen found that there was no more useful way than food. Maybe the goblins were used to living a hard life. Even if they were never really hungry in the village now, whenever Allen used food as a reward, he would When certain tasks are required, they can often be successful.

"Then my guy already has the goods in his belly, does it count!!"

Flower Snake was not happy. As a young and vigorous man, Allen assigned a female hobgoblin as his companion on the way back. He started the journey of creating humans halfway, and now the female in his home , are already more than 3 months pregnant, and the baby is about to be born in 5 months.

"Forget it, I'll add eggs to you from now on!!"

Allen immediately gave Hua Snake a satisfactory answer. When it was time for Hua Snake to cook, as expected, there was an extra hard-boiled wild duck egg in his bowl.

Wild duck eggs come from the grass beside Green Lake. During this period of wilderness animal breeding season, wild ducks also come to Green Lake in droves to build nests and raise the next generation. In her spare time, Camellia takes the females to dig into the dense grass and shrubs by the lake, and they can always pick up dozens of unhatched duck eggs. At the suggestion of Philip and the human slaves, Allen also had many wild ducks caught, and after cutting off the feathers on their wings, they were kept in a separate open space in the village, preparing to slowly domesticate them. These wild ducks. In addition to wild ducks, the hunting team also captured some goats, pheasants and other living herbivores at Allen's request, and handed them over to humans and goblins for domestication.

Of course, these animals are wild and difficult to tame, and it will take a long time for them to be truly transformed into poultry, or it may be rare for Allen and the others to see successful domestication in their lifetimes. But anyway, the domesticated animals are herbivorous animals. The goblins in the tribe are short and weak, so they can just do these simple things to feed them.

"Clan Chief, didn't you say that there are still a few of our clansmen over there in the Broken Bone Tribe? Now that our relationship with them has eased, maybe they will agree to us redeem those clansmen!"

Philip was worried about Allen's worries and knew what Allen was worried about these days, so he took the opportunity of sitting with Allen to have dinner to make a suggestion.

"Redemption? Redemption for what?"

Allen looked up, a little tempted, but he couldn't imagine that there was something in the clan that the clansmen didn't need, and that the kobolds valued.

"Isn't there a batch of moldy food in our tribe's granary? Although our tribe is strong, these things are still somewhat harmful. Instead of digesting them ourselves, we might as well recycle them and share them with the kobolds. Make an exchange.”

Phillip never dared to eat too much when he was eating. Because of their frugality, Allen and the others were almost tricked by the Flash Silver Caravan. The batch of moldy grain they received for free has been the main source of consumption in the village recently.

Allen and the other goblins have strong digestive systems, and to them, some moldy food is just a change in taste, but Philip and the other human slaves will suffer. They don't have the digestive system of goblins, but they can't fill their stomachs without eating staple food. They had stomach upset for several days after eating moldy food at the beginning, and now they can barely tolerate it, except that their stomachs hurt after meals. For a while, when he entered the latrine, he couldn't poop for a long time. Philip was really fed up with that feeling.

Now he made this suggestion openly and honestly. Firstly, it helped Allen relieve the sadness he had been feeling for ten days. Secondly, he could also find a way to dispose of the food so that he would suffer less.

"Well……"

Allen was thinking about whether this deal was a good deal. The more he thought about it, the more he was moved by the other party's proposal. As for whether he could redeem his clansmen with food in the end, and how much food he would need to exchange for a clansman, he would have to try it himself. Just know it.

It usually takes sixteen years for a bugbear to grow up and bear the next generation. During these sixteen years, he or she needs to consume no less than a thousand pounds of food. And the most important time, if the tribesmen captured by the kobolds can be redeemed, then they will soon give birth to the next generation of the tribe. This deal is cost-effective no matter how you look at it.

(End of this chapter)