“So, all you did was just a bunch of training, hunting Horned Rabbits, and then more training for the entire three weeks?”

  “Yes, I took two, sometimes three, of them to hunt at a time, till Geedi, Dal, and Tars eventually evolved.

  “Once they evolved, I let them take Goblins under their wings to form a squad and they all hunted together.”

  “I’m glad it all worked out then. I didn’t think three weeks were enough to evolve three Goblins.”

  ‘I hunted a fair share of horned rabbits when I was with the Tribe but never evolved. I wonder if the constant training sped up that process.

  ‘Velora, what do you think? Can some crazy training give me Essence, as well?’

  [Not enough information. Perhaps do some more physical training yourself and I’ll be able to make more conclusions.]

  ‘I feel like you said that from a negative place, but sure I’ll do the whole training montage thing at some point.’

  “Alright, Jaba, if there’s nothing else that went on during the three weeks, I’ll go over my little Goblin adventure now.”

  “We already went over everything. Please continue.”

  “Okay good. Now listen carefully, If you head straight north from the cave entrance for a while, you’ll reach a massive lake.

  “There is something far stronger than us that lives in that lake, so no one is ever allowed to go near it at any costs.”

  “For some reason, I can understand the concept of what a lake is, but I’ve never actually seen one before.”

  “Honestly that’s a bit weird, but whatever. You’ll know what it is, eventually. Back to the topic at hand. To the east and west of the lake there is just more forest area filled with various types of beasts of different strengths and Tiers.

  “For Goblins on our level, it is the perfect place to hunt and get stronger. Horned Rabbits won’t be enough to satisfy our level of strength.

  “Not even the three evolved Goblins should still hunt Horned Rabbits. If anything, we should raise them.”

  “Will the both of us hunt together? And what do you mean by raising them?”

  “I’m not sure how the hunting process will work just yet, but for the Horned Rabbits I mean we should see if we can somehow keep a certain amount of them confined in a closed off area so that we always have a stable supply of food.

  “They will mate and grow, and once they grow by a certain amount, we kill a few of them. What do you think?”

  “That sounds interesting, but difficult to do.”

  “Yes, it’ll probably be difficult, but I’m sure we’ll figure something out eventually. ”

  “If you say so. You mentioned the east and west, so are we south or north?”

  “Great question, we are south of the lake, and it’s good you brought up the north.

  “North of the lake is also an area that you should never approach. It is ruled by a very strong fox. Remember that giant wolf that almost killed us? It was that fox that injured it to such an extent.

  “So just like the immediate area near the lake, never go to the northern side of that lake either.”

  “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll also tell the same thing to Geedi, Dal, and Tars. Is there anything else I should know?”

  “No, there isn’t anything else pressing for now, but I have a question for you. How do Goblins reproduce?”

  “You mean how do we get new Goblins?”

  ‘He seems confused by the question doesn’t he.’

  [Maybe reproduction isn’t a topic they were taught about.]

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  ‘Taught by who?’

  [Exactly.]

  ‘I-.. whatever.’

  “Yeah Jaba, you can put it that way. How does the Tribe get new Goblins.”

  “I’m not sure. Even from the first memory I have, we have always just been here. We gained no new Goblins, and we only lost Goblins.”

  ‘Well, that’s a bit worrying. How are we going to grow the Tribe if they don’t even know about reproduction.’

  [You’re likely going to have to tell them yourself.]

  “You’re right I think.’

  “Ah, I understand. It seems I’m going to have to have ‘The Talk’ with the whole Tribe.”

  “What is the talk?”

  “You’ll hear it soon. For now, go to the others outside and tell them about the Leader position changing. I’ll be out there soon to announce some stuff and have the talk.”

  “You sound like a Leader already. I’ll let them know, but before that, what's with all the weird markings on your body? I don’t think I have any of those.”

  “Honestly I’m not exactly sure. Maybe I’m just special?”

  “...Whatever you say.”

  ‘After Jaba said that he walked out of the tent to head outside and after a couple minutes of digesting our conversation, I also left the tent. It was really weird with the whole becoming the Leader thing, but overall, it went well if I say so myself.

  ‘Now I’m still not fully sure about the tattoos, but I think they come from the Royal thing. It’s just that I don’t really want to reveal the whole Royal stuff if I don’t need to. I think it may get all weird.’

  [You may be right.]

  ‘I quickly went to grab my things left at the entrance before making my way back to my tent.’

  [It’s 0900.]

  ‘Already?! Damn, we talked for a while. They do say time flies when you’re planning Goblin domination… Or at least now they do.’

  [Who else says it?]

  ‘I’m ignoring that one for the sake of my mental health. I should go give that talk now, huh?’

  [Do you truly feel it is necessary to do so?]

  ‘Hmm…Yes I believe so. We need to grow somehow if I want this to be a Kingdom of Goblins one day. So, unless we somehow find other Goblin Tribes and convince them to join us, then reproduction is our next best bet.

  ‘Even though Jaba didn’t know about the process, I clearly have a reproductive organ so the rest of them should too, meaning we probably reproduce similar to humans.’

  [That makes sense.]

  ‘I’ll explain to Jaba and the three evolved Goblins first.. From there, I’ll have them explain it to the unevolved Goblins.

  ‘This surely doesn’t count as me running away from more work. No, of course not.’

  [I see.]

  ‘Don't judge me Velora! This is just efficiency!

  ‘Anyway, let's list out my plans and priorities properly here. First, I need to go over my future plans for the Tribe with everyone.

  ‘I firmly believe that communication from top to bottom is key in any organization. So, it’s only right that I apply that here.

  ‘Next, I need to have this talk about sex and babies with Jaba and the three evolved Goblins. I also need you to scan them, and maybe the whole Tribe, for that matter.

  ‘After that, I need to teach Jaba and possibly the evolved Goblins about time.

  ‘I wonder how I’ll do that, though. Maybe a sundial? I don’t really know how that works, though.

  ‘Okay, never mind on the sundial. We just might have to hold off about the whole time thing for now. Next is the analysis of the Golems. I really think there is more to those corpses than just moving rocks. Or at least, I hope so.

  ‘Alright, that should be everything on my agenda for now. I’m such a busy Goblin.

  ‘Once I arrived outside, the sight of a bunch of sweaty Goblins taking a break greeted me.

  ‘I guess they’ve been training hard under Jaba. Seems intense.’

  [You should join them.]

  ‘I knew you were gonna say something... I’ll join soon enough.’

  “Everyone line up! The new Leader has something to say!”

  ‘Once Jaba saw me, he gave that order, and the Goblins immediately followed suit.

  ‘Two lines of unevolved Goblins formed behind the three evolved Goblins Geedi, Dal and Tars while Jaba stood a couple feet away facing them.

  ‘I’ve never been too shy when it came to speaking in front of crowds, but I’ve never had to do so as some type of Leader figure.

  ‘It would be a lie to say I wasn’t a little nervous as I calmly walked next to Jaba.

  ‘Once I reached next to him, he immediately took two steps back as if to show I’m the sole Leader of the Tribe.

  ‘Of course, that didn’t make me more nervous or anything…’

  [Calm down. This is important in your quest for Goblin world domination.]

  ‘So, you do pay attention after all… And to think it’d be you reminding me of my own dreams.

  ‘But you're right, I’m going to have to speak to even larger groups in the future! And I’m even a damn Royal Goblin! This is supposed to be my calling! …I think.

  ‘This is nothing!

  ‘…Okay, let's do it.’

  “I’m sure Jaba has already explained that there has been a change in Leadership, so I won’t dwell on that any further.

  “Instead, let's focus on the future and everything it holds.

  “We are a small Tribe, with an even smaller reach. It's time to change that. We usually stay cooped up in this small cave, barely going outside, whilst a whole world awaits us..

  “It is time for that to end. We need to grow both bigger as a Tribe, and stronger as individual Goblins, now more than ever.

  “This will include keeping up with your already intensive training but also extending out past our current area of influence.

  “We are located in the south, a place with no apparent ruler. We will fill that position as we extend our reach forward.

  “This Tribe will become the foothold for the great Goblin empire that will soon grace this land.

  “Any Questions?”

  ‘Was that too much?! Did I do enough?! Will they even understand me?! FUCK! They might not even be able to clearly understand anything I just said!’

  [I think you did well.]

  ‘Then where are the reactions?! Why is no one spea-‘

  “OOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!”

  ‘Oh shit, they are screaming! That’s a good thing, right?! Even Jaba’s screaming!!’