Chapter 35

  { Day Five }

  Titan Village.

  Number of human forces: 25 { Chris, Liu, Noa, Yaseen…… }

  Number of goblin forces: 42 { Tory, Boban, Porto…… }

  Non-combatants (humans): 6 { Yora, Aliano, Martin, the old woman (cook), two newcomers (builder, farmer) }

  Non-combatants (goblins): 5 ( … )

  Total population: 78

  Overall loyalty rate: 80%

  Ruler: Lord Ian { not counted among the forces or workers }

  Second-level forces: “Yaseen”

  First-level forces: “Chris, Liu, Tory, Porto”

  Then the monsters.

  White Tiger (Level 1, Stage Eight)

  12 strong wolves (Level 0)

  War horse group: 126

  The village had grown at a good rate.

  The medicinal garden had begun planting common medicinal herbs at full capacity, and we must not forget the garden’s traits that increase the properties of the cultivated herbs by 10%… and this is only at its first level… when it reaches a higher level, it will soar into the sky.

  Martin did not fall behind and produced many medicinal pills that heal wounds at a visible rate while at the same time causing slight pain.

  This reduced the village’s lack of a doctor or healer, especially for soldiers on the battlefield.

  The Building of Science and Studies was growing at a faster rate, because Aliano was researching many different matters, with one main research and dozens of sub-researches.

  Both the building and Aliano were growing at an astonishing rate.

  The training ground…

  Yaseen took charge of training the forces, and their understanding and mastery began to grow at an astonishing rate, as did their teamwork… even Chris benefited greatly from Yaseen’s guidance.

  We must also not forget the training ground’s traits that help increase comprehension and training speed (farming) and general training in weapons, formations, and others by 10% faster than ordinary people.

  Then came the farmlands, which filled with mulberry trees… followed by fruit shrubs that had not yet grown… and vegetables that covered the land.

  Some small tents had already been built along the village.

  Trees within the village’s boundaries were also cut down for expansion… to be used in construction… traps… defense…

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  The village wall… a new project added to the list.

  Food.

  Aside from the daily hunting carried out by the eight knights (three veterans and five newcomers), there are already three chicken dens and two rabbit dens.

  This is in addition to fruits and other resources that have completely solved the food problem.

  Water is still an issue, but it will soon be resolved permanently.

  The mine…

  Ian suspended its work for now until he dealt with the orc problem.

  “How is it going?” Ian walked to the east of the village and asked.

  The five goblin workers were digging a large pit in preparation for obtaining a special den… and an unparalleled human mine.

  “Huff… the situation is stable, my lord… we will finish within two days,” one of the workers said.

  Ian smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and went down to work with them.

  The workers tried to stop him, but the moment they saw him jump in, they stopped talking.

  However, their hearts were filled with respect and reverence for this lord.

  “My lord… the required news has arrived,” Chris bowed. “Liu and Porto have obtained the location of the human village subjugated by the orcs.”

  “Good,” Ian smiled and wiped the sweat from his head. “Prepare the main forces.”

  “And the rest?”

  “No need…” Ian smiled and looked at the sky.

  “Large numbers are worthless unless they are overwhelming. Yaseen alone is enough, but… let us completely break their spine.”

  Chris did not fully understand, but he bowed and went to prepare the soldiers.

  “Yora,” Ian called as he came out of the pit.

  “Follow Lily and the knights about the latest developments along the village borders, especially the situation with the lake. I don’t want any mistakes.”

  Yora bowed. “I promise you, my lord.”

  Ian nodded and left the pit.

  “Rest from time to time… your lives matter more to me than anything else.”

  “Thank you, my lord,” the five goblins bowed.

  “How is our prisoner?” Ian asked.

  “He is silent,” Yora replied.

  “It doesn’t matter… just don’t let him die. Every higher death is a loss to my own power,” Ian ordered, then headed south… where the village gates would be in the future.

  There stood Chris, Yaseen, and Tory.

  Ian would not take anyone else.

  He wanted to break the other side’s spine.

  That was why he took only the elite.

  And of course, the White Tiger that had become constantly by his side.

  Along with a group of war horses sufficient for them.

  Ian sat on the royal horse, as did Chris and Tory, while Yaseen rode his strange donkey.

  The tiger roared and moved ahead of them.

  >>>

  “Enemy attack.”

  The alarms resounded in Nobu Village, startling the village Chief from her home.

  She had not been asleep to begin with because of anxiety.

  Every week, she had to pay a heavy tribute.

  Elements… currency… souls (humans)… which pained her body.

  Especially the sight of her husband being dragged in his blood… that scene returned to her every moment… in her sleep and in her mornings, leaving endless darkness beneath her eyes.

  And now there was another problem.

  An enemy attack.

  The woman rushed outside to find all her soldiers surrounding two figures…

  A human… and a goblin.

  Just that…

  The woman frowned and approached.

  “Make way for the Chief,” ordered the old man (the village advisor), and a path was opened between among the soldiers, estimated at around 150.

  “Who are you?” the woman shouted in the human language.

  “A messenger, waiting for my lord,” Liu replied calmly.

  The Chief frowned. “A messenger sneaks into the place of his message?”

  “Do not misunderstand,” Liu replied. “If we truly wanted to infiltrate, you would not have been able to detect us. We are merely waiting for the lord, as ordered.”

  “Do you think I won’t kill you here and now?!” shouted one of the soldiers, who appeared to be their commander.

  He possessed the strongest aura here.

  The commander of the soldiers… General Bali.

  “Calm down, General… a messenger cannot be treated lightly,” said the old man, then looked at the Chief and winked at her.

  The Chief nodded and looked at him.

  “What is your name?”

  “Soldier Liu, of Lord Ian’s forces,” he said calmly and confidently.

  “Good, soldier. You came as a messenger, and thus you will receive the rights of a messenger as stated by the ancient customs. Open the village and prepare food,” the Chief ordered.

  “No need,” Liu smiled. “The lord is on his way and asks that you wait until he arrives.”

  The Chief frowned, then nodded. “We will wait then…”

  “No need. He is already close,” Liu smiled, then bowed behind him along with Porto to greet him.

  “Greetings, my lord.”

  Ian arrived… Yaseen… Chris… Tory… and the White Tiger.

  That aura…

  The woman trembled as she looked toward Yaseen.

  Second level.

  He had someone of that level.