Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair

The return of Weaving Preface is of course a good thing for Ron. Although this guy now wants to return to his old master, nothing is better than a stack of scratch paper, right?

With such an archmage who can be said to be an antique level by his side, Ron was completely swimming in the ocean of knowledge during the days of return. But unfortunately, such good days did not last long. When the team gradually returned to their dream Soon after they were within range, Victoria knocked on the door of Ron's carriage.

"Ron, the goblin scouts under Karad have found some disturbing traces. I think you should come and take a look."

"What happened?" Seeing the pastor's serious expression, Ron immediately threw the book aside and quickly got out of the carriage.

The team was temporarily stationed next to a dirt road that had been run down by people, pack animals, and vehicles. This was a road that had only recently been trodden by passing merchants since the trading post was built. Although it is neither spacious nor flat, it is just right and can meet the needs of all the teams coming and going.

It's not that Ron and the others don't understand the principle of building roads first if they want to get rich, but there really aren't that many manpower in the territory to spread out to build roads. Since this naturally formed path can still meet the demand, it's not a bad idea to use it first. No.

Ron turned his head and looked to the south, where he could vaguely see the shadow of a building - it was the camp built by the Carolina bandits before, and now it belongs to them. Some moved from the southern city-states, but there were no professional Skilled residents have moved here and will be the main workforce if the roads beneath their feet need further leveling and repairs.

It seemed like they had truly returned to delusion land.

"Don't you ever tell me that the deal between Rurick and the devils has been blown." Ron thought about it, and now the most possible dangerous situation in his delusion was this, "The goblins discovered that Cambion left traces?”

"With the devil? You are really brave enough," Gilenis also walked out of the car. This elf archmage probably didn't like walking. Most of the time, he was suspended in mid-air, so much so that he couldn't stand it. Ron was still a head above water, "But you must be worrying too much. There is no aura of purgatory around here - at least I didn't notice it."

"It's not the devil." Victoria pointed to the woods nearby. "They found the body there. Sera and Drayford have already gone there first. I don't know if they have drawn any conclusions now."

"Corpse?"

"It's a centaur." When he said this, Pastor Heim frowned unconsciously. "Although there are various races inhabiting the Delusion Land, this is the first time we know that there are actually centaurs here. ”

"They generally choose to roam the vast wilderness rather than the mud of swamps and jungles."

"Perhaps it's some Centaur ranger who likes to travel thousands of miles alone," Ron motioned to Victoria to lead the way, "Let's go take a look. Sera and Drayford are both experienced hunters, and we will definitely be able to tell something."

The three of Ron left the guarding area of ​​the team. There were no soldiers in Karad's team to follow them, but next to the chariot under the hobgoblin's seat, the two bugbears disappeared silently.

"These huge, hairy beasts will crawl out of the shadows as quietly as cats, pulling women, children and even adults into hiding places and strangling them alive." Gilenis noticed these guards hiding in the dark, " Even in elven culture, they often appear in stories and nightmares."

"I remember worrying about this when I was a child. But only when I was very young. Later I went to various colleges for further studies. There was no room for them to hide in laboratories and classrooms."

"Then you can worry now," Ron smiled, hugging the waist-high bush aside, "To be honest, the goblins under the hobgoblin organization are quite dedicated, and the scope of their reconnaissance will actually be expanded. to this far."

He looked back at the road, from where he could only see the roof of Karad's chariot.

"This is 'our territory', and of course the inspection must be thorough," Drayford's voice came from Ron's side. The goblin hunter emerged from the bushes and shook the leaves that fell on his pointed ears, "You guys Come on, Sera and I are going to find you."

"Did you see any clues?" Ron quickened his pace and soon saw the goblins who found the corpses. Sera was among them. Even though she was squatting on the ground, she still stood out from the crowd.

In front of her, the body of a centaur fell to the ground. This creature was very similar to the centaur in Ron's imagination: the upper body and facial structure were between elf and human, and the lower body was brown fur and had four hooves. Horse shape.

The corpse must have been dead for some time. There were varying degrees of decay and gnawing marks on many parts of the body. The abdominal cavity of the human body had been cut open, and almost all the internal organs were missing.

There were not many equipment or decorations on the body of this centaur. There were only some simple leather products and scattered arrowheads around the body. Ron also saw a bow broken into two parts, covered with mud, as if it had just been Being dug out of the ground.

"What a miserable death," Gilenis clicked her tongue, "Even fey creatures will inevitably end up like this in the material world."

"Speaking of which, I had a lot of questions about centaurs before," Ron looked down at the male centaur, "The internal organs of his upper body were taken out, what about the lower body?"

"Is there another set of internal organs, or some other structure?"

"For this question, you have to look at what kind of centaur it is. After all, it is a fairy creature and cannot be judged by common sense." If it were someone else, it would probably be impossible to answer, but Gillianis could talk about it. "It happens that there is only one kind of centaur on this continent, and I have seen the dissection of centaur slaves several times during my time in the Empire."

"The conclusion is...their seemingly two sets of chambers are actually one set, and the same is true for the internal organs inside - a little You can check the body yourself later to see if it is real. "

"However, due to its special nature, the organs of centaurs are more diverse, more numerous, and larger in size than those of ordinary humanoids, which is the only way to support their powerful athletic ability."

"Take the heart as an example. The heart of a horse may be six to seven times heavier than that of a human, while that of a centaur must be at least one to two times heavier, and the same is true for other organs."

The elf looked up and down at the goblin hunter who was eager to dissect (slaughter) the body next to him: "Coupled with the unique structure of the elves, this gives them a terrifying and unreasonable weight - such as the centaur slave that I observed being dissected. If I remember correctly, its weight record was 5,072 pounds, 2.3 tons, nearly two and a half tons. "