‘With the talk finally over with, and the Goblins all outside training, I can finally take a moment to compare my status to Jaba’s. Can you bring both up again please?”

  [Understood.]

  {Name - Rick}

  {Age - 20}

  {Race - Royal Goblin}

  {Tier – Two}

  {Strength – 55}

  {Agility – 40}

  {Dexterity – 40}

  {Intelligence – 18}

  {Endurance – 50}

  {Essence - 4}

  {Evo Points - 92/180}

  {Skills}

  {Velora}

  {Name - Jaba}

  {Age - 3}

  {Race – Hobgoblin}

  {Tier – Two}

  {Strength – 30}

  {Agility – 24}

  {Dexterity – 22}

  {Intelligence – 12}

  {Endurance – 38}

  ‘Yeah that’s a massive difference in every single stat. Except intelligence. Hm, I’m not sure how I feel about that. I was in college before this, yet my intelligence isn’t that far off from his.’

  [Remember, the impact of each number matters. A difference of five or more points in a stat could be a world of a difference. Though this is only a hypothesis, the point difference themselves could even mean different things across different stat categories.

  [So, until we gather more information it will be important to take this all in with a healthy amount of doubt.]

  ‘That’s…that's true! Velora, I think you're right, but even with that mind the gaps are still crazy.’

  [I’m sure we’ll learn and find it more as we grow.]

  ‘Yeah I’m sure we will, I won’t stress about it too much for now.’

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  [That’s a good mentality to have.]

  ‘Now, I see the status still classifies my race as a Royal Goblin instead of a Hobgoblin like Jaba, which should mean it is more than just a title and something like an actual birthright. So, the tribal tattoos I have on my left arm is probably some type of Royal Goblin racial trait.

  ‘Wait…does that make me a target for enemy forces? Something like ‘Kill the Goblin with tribal tattoos! He’s their Leader!’…I’m getting chills just thinking about it.’

  [That sounds plausible. Would it be better to hide your tattoos then?]

  ‘That sounds like a good idea, but I can’t help but want to show them off. I’m a Royal Goblin for crying out loud! I should take pride in that. I just need to get strong enough so that I can show them off anywhere I go instead of worrying about hiding them.’

  [I suppose that works as well. When you're done, you should probably head outside to observe the training.]

  ‘You’re right. I need to go participate in a proper training session. Maybe I can even introduce some new exercises.’

  [Finally.]

  ‘Yeah, yeah. Let’s go see if they’re passing down everything we talked about earlier, okay?’

  [I doubt the unevolved Goblins will understand all of it.]

  ‘Yeah, I don’t think they will either, but as long as we can introduce the information to them now, it’ll become a lot easier for them once they all evolve into High Goblins.

  ‘The thing that I want them to understand the most when it comes to the talk is the whole idea of consent.

  ‘I made it very clear to Jaba and the squad captains that anyone who forces themselves on another Goblin, whether male or female, will face some serious punishments.’

  [Then remind them once you get out there.]

  ‘Yeah, good point. Got to make sure they understand.

  ‘Once I made it out of the cave, I quickly spotted Jaba and the squad captains all standing together in the center of a circle, with all the unevolved Goblins standing around them.

  ‘I guess they decided it’d be better to talk to them as an entire group instead of just each captain talking to their own squad.

  ‘I can even see Tars talking, albeit in small amounts, but still he’s talking.

  ‘It didn’t take long for them to spot me as well though. The second Jaba saw me, he yelled at everyone to line up and they all moved accordingly with both proper speed and efficiency.

  ‘It’s like a little military squad lining up when a supervisor walks in. I don’t know where Jaba got the idea to train them to do these things, but I won’t say anything about it since he looks quite happy to be doing this.

  ‘Instead, I’ll just work on keeping a straight face because I really want to smile at the sight of all of them lining up in such a crisp and orderly fashion.

  ‘Anyway, let’s just remind them about the whole consent thing, then maybe I can observe some training.’

  [And also participate in the training.]

  ‘Yes, that too…’

  “Alright everyone. I’m not sure how much information has already been passed down to you from Jaba the squad Leader, and Geedi, Dal, and Tars, the three squad captains.

  “But whatever it is they already spoke about and whatever else they need to finish, do your best to remember that information. It is all very important for the Tribe to get stronger. So don’t fail to pay attention and even ask questions when you don’t understand something.

  “Also, one of the most important things to remember is that no one may force someone else to have sex with them ever.

  “This is a very important rule for me.

  “Any Goblin caught forcing another Goblin to have sex with them will either be kicked out of the Tribe or directly killed in front of the entire Tribe.

  “There will be no second chances about this, so please do not do it.

  “Hopefully, everyone will follow that one.

  “Now that’s enough of that. The captains can finish passing down the information later today. Let me see how you guys train.”

  “You all heard him! Everyone space out according to your usual spots and begin training! Remain at a high intensity for the entire time and never slack!”

  “Was that really necessary, Jaba?”

  “Yes, it was. We train how we fight, so we can’t go soft during training, or everyone will die when it’s time to go deeper into the forests.”

  “Yeah, that’s right. Well, let’s see what this training is all about.”

  ‘Hmm, it’s definitely pretty high intensity but they don’t seem to actually be doing anything. Just a couple of basic moves being repeated at a rapid and powerful pace.

  ‘But where are the push-ups? The sit-ups? Even some jogging. I guess Jaba probably doesn’t know about those exercises.’

  “Everything looks good for the most part, Jaba, but I think I’m going to make a few changes with our training schedule.”

  “Which is?”

  “Well, have you ever heard of a type of training called the push-up? Or even one particular method called the sit-up?”

  “No, I have not."