Green Monster Epic

Chapter 191: The Bonecrusher's Fear

(3rd update, happy weekend!)

"Elder, all 10 bodies from the Lava Tribe have been found, none missing."

Zul stepped forward to report their findings to Bonecrusher.

"Good, see if there's anything useful in their village and bring it back."

"Yes."

Zul nodded, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated, ultimately not asking.

"You want to ask me why we killed them, don't you?"

Bonecrusher seemed to know Zul's thoughts, understanding his expression.

"Hehe, I just don't get it. We treated them well before, but now we're suddenly wiping out their entire tribe?"

"Keeping them around, maybe they could help us deal with those green skins from Greenwild in the future!"

Zul had accompanied Bonecrusher to Green Lake, observing the Greenskin battle from afar.

Although he couldn't clearly see the final casualties on the Green Lake side, the fact that the Ogre leader, Boulder, fled back in such a sorry state was enough to show that the Greenskins were the ultimate victors of the battle.

In the wilderness, tribes naturally respect those with strength, but along with respect comes intense vigilance, and Zul was no different.

If Zul had previously looked down on the goblins of the Greenwild Tribe, then after this failed Ogre raid on the Greenwild village, that bit of contempt had completely disappeared.

Therefore, he felt that suddenly killing Boulder and his gang, who seemed like they could be used, was not a good choice.

"You only see the surface, but how can you be sure that Ogre, Boulder, can still be used by us in the future?"

Bonecrusher spoke while kicking Boulder again.

"We let him help us deal with the Greenskins, but what was the result?

According to his personality, he might think that we were deliberately weakening his tribe and secretly harbor resentment towards us."

"Moreover, this time, whether we succeeded in persuading Boulder and his people to attack the Greenskins or not, we would still have to make a large number of fine iron weapons for them, which would consume a large amount of our tribe's fine iron reserves.

Instead of giving these fine iron weapons to Boulder and his people, I think it's better to just eliminate them, not only avoiding this consumption but also allowing us to control the Gravel Beach area."

"Many years ago, I already wanted to eliminate Boulder's tribe.

When I was alive, I could help the tribe suppress the Ogres, but if I am gone, can you suppress Boulder, this Ogre?"

"Do you really think that Ogres are inherently lazy and don't like to move?

It's just because, in this eastern area, besides our place, which has relatively abundant animal resources, only Gravel Beach, the lower reaches of the Muddy Water Creek, has enough animal resources to support the large appetite of the Ogres.

If I am gone, Boulder will definitely want to take our tribe's territory for himself."

"And that Greenskin tribe, I didn't expect them to develop so quickly.

If the mission that Night hung up doesn't succeed, then I'll have to think of a way to communicate with them and resolve the misunderstandings of these past few days."

"Will they be willing?"

Zul asked without confidence, also somewhat surprised by the Elder's wild ideas.

How could their tribe suddenly reconcile with the Greenskins?

"Whether they are willing or not, the contract between us still exists, which means that for at least a dozen years, there will be a relatively peaceful state between our two tribes.

As long as the Greenskin Chieftain, Alan, isn't a fool, he will naturally understand that if they want to develop and grow, they need me to remain calm.

The relationship between our two tribes is like a person and their shadow, it's hard to get rid of."

"In the past, the Greenskins were afraid that our tribe would attack and harm them, so they tried to get me to sign that contract.

Now that I think about it, perhaps I shouldn't have signed that contract in the first place, giving their tribe the opportunity to rise and develop! !"

Speaking of this, Bonecrusher was filled with regret but had no one to tell.

Back then, if he had really been able to make up his mind and risk half his old life, perhaps he wouldn't have been unable to eliminate Alan, this Greenskin, when he initiated the duel, and there wouldn't be the situation now.

"None of us could have predicted that the Greenskins would develop so quickly!"

Zul comforted Bonecrusher.

At that time, when he saw two advanced individuals suddenly emerge from the Greenskin village, Zul himself couldn't even believe his eyes.

When did advanced individuals become so easy to break through?

"So, I now need to prepare a gift.

If the Greenskin leader, Alan, can return safely, I will personally meet him with this gift.

And the heads of those Lava Tribe people are the gift I prepared for Alan."

Bonecrusher gently kicked Boulder's head, saying it casually.

In fact, Bonecrusher had deeper plans that he didn't reveal, lest they cause unease among the tribe if he spoke of them now.

The Red Iron Mine in Turbulent Bay was about to be completely excavated, which meant that if the Bonecrusher Tribe wanted more iron ore resources in the future, they would have to find new mines.

Regardless of whether he admitted it in his heart, the rise of the Greenwild Tribe was something he could no longer suppress.

Since he couldn't suppress the other party, Bonecrusher, for the sake of his tribe, would arrange a way out for them in the years he still had to live.

To truly get rid of the threat of the Greenwild Tribe, and also to find new mining points, Bonecrusher was preparing to slowly search for a new settlement along the downstream direction of the Muddy Water Creek in the days to come, which meant that Bonecrusher was already prepared to abandon the Turbulent Bay settlement.

Seeking to persuade the Ogres of the Lava Tribe, letting Boulder lead his tribe to attack the Greenwild Tribe, in fact, from the beginning, Bonecrusher had never thought of letting Boulder and his tribe live well.

If Boulder won, Bonecrusher would not hand over the ironware that the tribe had stored for many years to the other party to build weapons, enriching the other party's strength, and nurturing another Greenwild Tribe;

if Boulder lost, Bonecrusher would not leave them alive, even if Alan would definitely place the suspicion of the Ogre attack on Green Lake Village directly on his head.

If Alan came back, then he would personally meet the other party with the Ogre's head, offering Boulder's head, firstly as an unspoken apology, and secondly to tell the other party that he still had the ability to harm them.

If Alan didn't come back, then he would lead the Bonecrusher Tribe's warriors to wipe out the goblins of the Greenwild Tribe, giving them no chance to rise again.

Annihilating Boulder's tribe was an important chess piece that Bonecrusher had made in his eastward advance.

After seeing Alan, this Greenskin, Bonecrusher would slowly lead his tribesmen to wipe out and annex the tribes downstream of the Muddy Water Creek in the following years, and then find a suitable settlement for the tribe, leaving a way out.