"Revenge, revehis is our ce!"

  A Lizardman elder was filled with excitement.

  It ched its right fist and smmed it hard on the wooden board.

  Its eyes were full of hatred aement.

  Having lost its wife, its life was now solely about revenge.

  The resentful voice made Bai Ling g it slightly.

  "Revenge? With what? Even the s crocodile king has been subdued by that Goblin!"

  "It's too terrifying, we must think this through."

  "It's an anomaly among Goblins, and a nightmare for all the Barbarians in the Goblin Forest. We 't risk the tribe's survival."

  "I'd rather die standing than live in humiliation."

  "Where was this ce before? You weren't saying this before heading to the Goblin tribe."

  As they spoke, the elders in the wooden hut began tue.

  "Quiet, quiet!"

  It was Bck Scale who finally stopped the endless quarrel among the elders.

  Bck Scale looked at Bai Ling, the High Priestess, who was seated at the head, and slightly bowed its head.

  "High Priestess, please say something!"

  As soon as these words were spoken, all the elders turheir gaze to Bai Ling, the High Priestess.

  Fag the elders' gazes, Bai Ling sighed inwardly.

  At this moment, she had no choice.

  Before reag the wooden fortress, she had already lost the ce to resist her master.

  Because she knew well what the oute of resisting her master would be.

  They didn't have the power for revenge.

  Resistance would only lead to the plete disappearance of the Lizardmen in the northern s.

  The surviving female tribespeople would bee breeding tools for the Goblins.

  Their plight would be a huimes more miserable than it is now.

  Bai Liended both her hands.

  "Those who agree to submit to the Goblins, stand on the right!"

  "Those who agree to reveand on the left!"

  The elders in the room looked at each other.

  No one moved; everyone was waiting for others to act.

  Just as the elders were hesitating, Gray Scale moved.

  He stood up and positioned himself to Bai Ling, the High Priestess's right.

  Gray Scale's choice made the expressions on the Lizardman elders' faces vary.

  Bck Scale was the sed to rise, moving to stand beside Gray Scale.

  With the two chieftains having made their choice, the elders no longer hesitated.

  Some Lizardman elders stood on the right.

  But some Lizardman elders stood on the left.

  The final result quickly emerged.

  There weren't many Lizardman elders willing to risk the tribe's survival.

  "Cowards, cowards, a bunch of cowards, I'd rather die standing than live kneeling!"

  There were nine Lizardman elders standing on the left.

  They looked at the Lizardmen on the opposite side with disdain and hatred.

  The leading Lizardman cursed loudly.

  Bai Ling, seated at the head, remained unmoved.

  She looked up at the Lizardman elders on the left.

  "This is our choice, and it's your own choice as well. The Bck Mountain tribe's army has already reached the northern s. If you leave your wives and children behind, then leave during the hunting trip and don't e back!"

  Bai Ling knew well that keeping these people would be a disaster.

  One day, they might incite a rebellion against the master.

  As a Goblin, the master wouldn't have the patieo give them a sed ce.

  Unless one day she gaihe power to obtain freedom.

  Otherwise, she would never risk the tribe's survival.

  Rather than forcibly keeping them iribe, it was better to let them leave.

  "Hmph, Bai Ling, the High Priestess, I hope you won't regret today's decision!"

  The leading Lizardman snorted coldly.

  It gnced disdainfully at the tribespeople who chose to live in humiliation.

  Then turned and strode out.

  The other Lizardman elders quickly followed.

  But two Lizardman elders hesitated at the door.

  In the end, they didn't leave the wooden hut but chose to stay.

  Early the m, the wooden fortress was bustling.

  Hunting parties of male Lizardmehe tribe through the fates to hunt.

  The departure of the Lizardman hunting parties quietly set some things in motion.

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  That night, in the forest on the southern shore of the Goblin River.

  Silver moonlight bathed the earth, blocked by dense opies.

  The forest was silent and pitch bck.

  But in the darkness, a flicker of firelight was visible.

  Looking deeper into the forest, a campfire was burning.

  Five people sat by the campfire, the adventurers.

  "Captain, are we almost there?"

  Aileen, sitting by the campfire, asked the captain out of boredom.

  Odyssey took out a magical map from his pocket.

  "Almost there, the airship's mark disappeared in the forest not far to the southeast."

  Hearing this, Aileen's eyes lit up.

  "Captain, does that mean we'll find the crashed airship tomorrow?"

  Odyssey shook his head and put away the magical map.

  "That's uain, we might have to search that forest for several days."

  "Aileen, if there are crystals nearby, you should be able to sehem, right?"

  Martha suddenly asked Aileen.

  Aileen nodded and waved her staff.

  "Yes, as long as they're not too far away, I sehem!"

  Martha smiled slightly and tossed a stito the campfire.

  "There should be a sizable crystal on the airship."

  The four people's eyes lit up at Martha's words.

  The five by the campfire exged smiles.

  It seemed they would soon plete their mission.

  "Rachel, have you ever ventured deep into the Goblin Forest before?"

  Martha asked Rachel curiously.

  She had never vehis deep into the Goblin Forest before.

  Rachel shook her head.

  She g the dark forest behind her.

  Then turned bad adjusted her hood.

  "The Goblin Forest borders the Southern Wild Peninsu to the west, the Principality of Ilysis to the north, and is fnked by the sea to the south a. The territory of the Principality of Ilysis art of the Goblin Forest turies ago."

  "Although I've never ventured deep into the Goblin Forest, I know quite a bit about it."

  "The most on Barbarians in the Goblin Forest are Goblins."

  "They're one of the most disgusting creatures in this world, especially for women."

  Rachel's words made Martha and Aileen blush.

  They were naturally aware of the peculiarities of Goblins.

  Their years as adventurers had brought them into tact with many Goblied missions.

  "Fortunately, they're very weak, even a novice adventurer take on ten of them."

  "However, don't uimate Goblins because of this."

  Rachel extended a hand.

  "First, Goblins usually appear in groups, don't let yourself get surrounded."

  "Sed, never chase Goblins into dark caves."

  "Third, don't think you eradicate Goblins ond for all, they're impossible to pletely eliminate."

  "Fourth, prepare plenty of mana."

  "Fifth, Goblin ears aren't worth much, they're suitable finners."

  "Sixth, the greatest mystery in the world is that humans always tend to ighe existence of Goblins."

  Rachel rattled off a list of topics about Goblins.

  This gave the group a better uanding of Goblins.

  "Rachel, why do we o prepare plenty of mana?"

  Aileen asked curiously.

  Rachel picked up a stid tossed it into the campfire.

  He cpped his hands and looked at Aileen beside him.

  "Aileen, you're a mage. If you're surrounded by Goblins, what happens when you run out of mana?"

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