Chapter Nineteenth: You Are Stronger Than The Earth Spirit

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  When a group of earth elves that looked somewhat like "regular troops" appeared in front of the open field, Xia Ya's carefree expression finally became serious.

  He kicked the poor captive creature to the ground with one foot, then brought it down cautiously, staring vigilantly ahead.

  Compared with those beggar-like Jie who I met before, the guys blocking in front of me now are slightly better dressed.

  There were about a dozen of them, and physically they looked slightly stronger than the beggars I had encountered before - just a little bit. The same green skin, but at least they had some semblance of equipment on their bodies. The filthy leather armor hadn't been cleaned in who knows how long, covered in dirty mud and some suspicious red and white stuff - but at least it could be considered "armor".

  And they all had weapons, although by human standards they were still crude and laughable: a few short spears with handles made of animal bones and spearheads made of sharp iron pieces. There were also several rusty dull knives, who knows if they were dug up from some tomb or not. One of the tallest earth spirits even held a shield, which was probably only as big as a human washbasin, and was just a rotten wooden board covered with animal hide.

  At least these earthworks were organized.

  The poor worm immediately became worried. Because if this regular army is added, and the wanderers following behind are counted, the number of goblins around has already exceeded 70 or 80.

  So many land spirits, if they were to rush up all at once...

  But soon, a surprising scene happened to let the poor worm be surprised!

  This regular army was so precise that it didn't directly attack Xia Ya and Ke Lian Chong, instead they went around from the side, brandishing their teeth and claws, waving the weapons in their hands, chasing after those vagrants and beating them up thoroughly, causing those vagrants to shriek and wail.

  Those vagrants seemed to be intimidated by these regular troops, almost collapsing at the slightest touch. Seeing their own kind being beaten with broken heads and bleeding, these goblin warriors burst into triumphant laughter, and some even shouted excited "Orc" cries towards the distant fleeing enemies. Moreover, two bold ones took off their pants and slapped their buttocks happily towards the distant retreating troops.

  "There's an old saying on the Wildfire Plains: goblins are a race that will never learn to unite." Xia Ya muttered, "There are countless goblin tribes on the Wildfire Plains, with populations ranging from thousands to hundreds. With so many tribes and such a large total population, if they were to unite, I'm afraid even the dwarves wouldn't dare bully them easily. But historically, these goblins have never united, it seems that for goblins, the pleasure of bullying their own kind far surpasses everything else."

  Those earth warriors drove away the wanderers and did not attack Xia Ya and poor worm, but instead split into two people flying back, and the remaining earth warriors replaced the role of those wanderers, hanging far around the two to monitor.

  Xia Ya continued to drag the poor wretch forward, still not letting go of that pitiful captive, kicking him a few times, and the guy reluctantly crawled forward.

  As expected, watching one of their own being bullied, those earth spirit warriors didn't show the slightest bit of sympathy or even a hint of pity. Some of them were so brazen that they pointed at the guy and burst out laughing.

  A dozen or so earth spirit warriors, far fewer than the vagrants before, but all of them felt that Xia Ya's expression had become much more serious.

  Because the momentum shown by these dwarf warriors far surpasses that of the previous vagrants. At least, those previous vagrants were just a group of stray dogs, following from afar and occasionally barking. But now, these dwarf warriors are more like a pack of wild wolves, daring to show their fangs while howling.

  The first test appeared in the afternoon.

  The two goblin warriors who ran back earlier were probably reporting back, and they brought more companions with them.

  Watching seventy or eighty goblin warriors approaching from the front, they even managed to maintain their formation... Alright, the strictness of this formation can barely be compared to a human gang fight.

  Moreover, the number of these earth spirit warriors stimulated their courage, for the first time, they raised their weapons and obviously blocked Xia Ya and Can Tu's way.

  The goblins shrieked with excitement, their "Ook! Ook!" cries rising and falling in a chaotic rhythm. Shaya put down the poor wug and kicked the captive, who was already trembling with fear at the sight of so many goblin warriors gathered together. The captive fell to the ground, clutching his head in both hands and sticking his rear end high up in the air as he shook uncontrollably.

  The goblins continued to press on, and when the distance between them was only a dozen or so steps, one of them pushed forward, standing at a safe distance outside and shouting loudly at Xia Ya.

  "Orc! Human, Dwarf, Territory, Death!"

  The goblin shouted on both sides, took a timid glance at the battle axe in front of Xia Ya, and quickly retreated back to its companions' ranks, only then did it gain courage.

  "What did it say?" asked the poor insect.

  "It says that humans entering the territory of the earth spirit is not good." Xia Ya smiled: "The meaning of 'die ji' is simply not good. The language of the earth spirits is very simple, and one word often summarizes many meanings."

  Indeed, poor bug suddenly. When that captive's leg was broken by Xia Ya, he shouted "Ouch" and "Die Ji" at the same time.

  For it, the foot "broke", and "break" can also be replaced with "bad", that is, it's a "dead base".

  After Xia Ya finished explaining, he took up his axe and walked forward alone. Those earth spirits immediately raised their weapons in fear and shouted at Xia Ya.

  A shocking scene happened to poor insect...

  Xia Ya walked up to the front of the earth spirits, inserted his axe into the ground at his feet, coughed twice, and spoke in a loud voice:

  "Alright! I, the strongest on the continent, Dragon Slayer, Earth Spirit, won't kill!" After saying that, he surprisingly turned around and patted the group of earth spirits on their buttocks, then turned back with a disdainful expression.

  Even a poor insect can understand this sentence... This bumpkin actually dares to boast like this?

  He roughly said: Damn it! I am the strongest dragon slayer on the mainland, and I don't deign to kill you earth spirits... "Damn it" is what "he ma de" means here.

  Xia Ya said his second sentence while turning around and pointing behind him, first pointing at the captive Jing: "Suo Suo!"

  He pointed at the pile of luggage that was as big as a small hill: "Soso!!"

  "Zuo! Zuo!!!"

  "Hey, Soso! Chagi! Woke! Goblins, don't kill! Oak!!"

  The poor worm was completely bewildered by this sentence, but she was shocked in her heart: This bumpkin can actually speak the language of the earth spirit?!

  Those goblins suddenly fell silent, and several of the tallest ones, who seemed to be the leaders, narrowed their eyes and stared at the poor worm and the captive for a while. They then looked at the bundle again and finally whispered to each other in consultation.

  Xia Ya was somewhat impatient, pointing at the captured earth spirit and shouting: "Suo Suo! Cha Ji!"

  The earthworms shook their heads.

  "Xia Ya pointed at the pile of packages again: 'Suo Suo! Cha Ji!'"

  The earthworms shook their heads.

  Soso! Chagi!

  The goblins hesitated for a moment, took a closer look at the poor worm, but after a while, shook their heads again.

  Xia Ya seemed disappointed and picked up his axe to turn around and walk back.

  He walked back to the poor worm's side, and the poor worm asked anxiously: "What did you say to them? You can actually speak the language of the earth spirits?"

  Xia Ya glanced at Ke Liang Chong with a somewhat dissatisfied expression: "It's just a little, hum..."

  "What does 'Soso' mean?" asked the poor insect: "You just pointed at us and shouted 'Soso'..."

  "Soso means spoils of war, captives, gold coins, cattle and horses, weapons and equipment, as well as goods... everything that is captured can be called soso." Xia Ya replied.

  The poor worm's face turned a bit unsightly: "Where's Chaji?"

  "Exchange!" Xia Ya snorted: "Woguo is the meaning of walking, what I said earlier was to exchange my spoils of war with them and let me pass through their territory. Alas... unfortunately, they actually despise the spoils of war as being too inferior and refused to agree... look at you, even the earth spirit doesn't want a freak like you."

  After finishing speaking, he surprisingly let out a regretful sigh.

  The poor bug was stunned for a moment, and then she completely lost it!

  "What!!!! You actually want to trade me for a land spirit!!!!!!!!!!"

  She jumped up, ignoring the injury on her leg, and swung her fist at Xia Ya. Xia Ya lightly slapped her to the ground, saying disdainfully: "What's with you!"

  The poor worm cried out in anger, knowing she couldn't beat the toad. She pounded her fists on the ground and wept tears of rage.

  Damn it! Country bumpkin! Hick! Blind as a bat!!

  When at home, everyone treats the poor worm as a treasure in their hands, truly holding it in their hands for fear of dropping it, and holding it in their mouths for fear of it melting away. Those men who adore her treat her like a rare and precious gem... This country bumpkin, beating and scolding herself is one thing, but actually casually thinking of selling herself to a group of lechers?!

  And what's even more infuriating is that he's still complaining about not getting a good price for it!!

  "Tortoise! You might as well kill me!" The poor worm proudly raised its head and closed its eyes: "I'd rather die than be sold to those earthworms!"

  "Idiot." Xia Ya didn't get angry but instead smiled: "Are you an idiot? I naturally wouldn't really sell you, it's just to test these guys."

  He crouched down, lowering his voice: "I deliberately spoke to test their bottom line! Let's see how much strength this tribe of earth spirits has! If it's just a small tribe, the price I offered is enough to make them tempted to agree. After all, apart from myself, I gave them all my personal belongings, and my luggage is quite rich too. Even if you and that earth spirit aren't worth much money, this bundle of wolf skin and metal are good things that earth spirits welcome. If it were a small tribe, they would have happily agreed by now. But since they're not agreeing, it means their tribe is still quite large and has some strength, and doesn't put these goods in their eyes."

  The poor worm couldn't help but burst into laughter: "You, you really were just testing me?"

  Xia Ya nodded, looking into the pitiful worm's eyes, and replied with a sincere expression: "Of course! Even if I didn't want those things... how could I bear to sell you off?!"

  These words suddenly made Xiaoyi feel much better, but Xia Ya's next sentence made Xiaoyi roll her eyes again.

  "I still have to go find that dragon! Good bait isn't easy to come by, although this earthworm isn't bad either. However, the earthworm runs too slowly and is too ugly, maybe the dragon won't like eating it. So, fairly speaking, you're a bit better than the earthworm!"

  Heavenly witness! This poor insect has lived to this day, having heard countless sweet words of flattery and praise. Some people have praised her appearance as more enchanting than the moon goddess, some have said that her beauty eclipses even the rose, and others have compared her eyes to shining pearls and stars...

  But no one has ever spoken such damn praise to her:

  "You're a bit stronger than the earth..."

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