Green Monster Epic

“Are you saying that you are currently facing difficulties and need my tribe to send warriors to deal with the Kobolds with you?”

Good things are naturally not so easy to obtain. When Allen received the map sent by Phil, Phil also shamelessly made a request to Allen.

“This is actually a good thing for your noble as well. As neighbors, the Kobolds are much stronger than you. If they discover that the Jackalweirds were previously wiped out by you, and also find that your tribe is not strong enough, just the beautiful Lake Green Field alone would be enough to entice the Kobolds to attack your tribe.”

“Now with our caravan guards fighting alongside you, the combined strength, while not enough to challenge the Kobolds, is enough to weaken a portion of the Kobold forces with a well-designed plan. When the time comes, even if your tribe is discovered by them, the pressure to cope with it won't be too great.”

Phil racked his brains to come up with arguments to persuade Allen, which weren't entirely unreasonable. At least Allen was somewhat tempted after hearing them.

“However, our tribal warriors have experienced several battles in a row. Now, the warriors who can still pick up weapons number no more than twenty. Even with Captain Regis's 7 team members, that's all. Captain Regis said that the Kobolds, just robbing your team on Rotten Road, number more than 60. With just these warriors of ours, how can we possibly fight them? Supervisor Phil, aren't you joking?”

Although Allen was tempted, he wasn't reckless. He immediately brought up the biggest problem and waited for Phil's answer.

“We're not saying we should directly confront the main force of the Kobolds. Anyway, they're not as smart as you, Chieftain. We'll find a way to lure a portion of the Kobolds over, then find a place to set a trap and slowly devour them. As long as the plan is well-executed, the Kobolds are not invincible.”

“I also have a 3rd-tier Mud Swamp spell scroll in my hand, which has miraculous effects when used in conjunction with rainy weather in the wilderness.”

In order to persuade Allen, Phil took out a scroll that he had treasured for a long time. A 3rd-tier scroll is worth 20 gold coins or more, and each use makes Phil's heart bleed. This time, there would be no spoils of war to allow Phil to recoup his costs.

“Rainy weather is not uncommon in the wilderness. With your many years of living here, you should naturally be able to predict changes in the weather in advance, right?”

Having just witnessed the magic and divine spells, Allen was deeply convinced of the role of magic in battle. At this time, Phil's actions to increase the stakes to persuade Allen reminded him of the two scrolls he had secretly hidden last night. These two scrolls were found in the wooden house that Allen had chosen. They originally belonged to the Jackalweirds priest who was killed by them. This unexpected wealth came easily. Originally, according to Allen's selfish nature, he didn't intend to take them out, but he didn't know what spells were written on these two scrolls, and he didn't dare to use them recklessly.

“That's not a problem. It has been sunny for 5-6 consecutive days recently. The next rainy day is not far away. With luck, there might be a heavy rain tomorrow.”

Allen counted the days on his fingers and gave a rough answer.

“Seeing that we have a good relationship with each other, why don't you, Supervisor Phil, hire us like you hired Captain Regis and his team? That way, we won't be helping you fight for nothing, and you can get on the road as soon as possible, right?”

Allen's sudden proposal stunned Phil, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the other party's suggestion was mutually beneficial. He hadn't considered hiring Hobgoblins before, but he couldn't come up with enough bargaining chips to impress them, so he had to give up. Now, it's good that they are actively seeking employment, which makes things simpler.

“Then may I ask, Chieftain, what kind of reward do you need to accept our employment?”

“Well, it's very simple. I need the supervisor to help our tribe purchase a batch of food and weapons. If the Elven Kingdom has any slaves who are good at planting, please buy us two of them.”

“...Uh, Chieftain, isn't your request a bit too high?”

Phil looked at Allen's light green face with a gloomy expression and said unhappily.

“We can pay for the money to purchase food and weapons ourselves. We can even escort you all the way to the Elven Kingdom, but since we are going to fight the Kobolds, I hope we can do something big, at least kill 30 Kobold warriors. I don't know if you accept this request, Supervisor?”

Allen explained again, then stared directly at the other party. If the other party didn't agree to this request, then there would be nothing to talk about next, because humans couldn't give him much.

“This, let us discuss it, how about that?”

Phil exchanged glances with Regis, and then said.

“Okay, by the way, if you agree to my conditions, here are two scrolls that I can also take out for use in battle.”

Allen took the initiative to add bargaining chips.

“...”

Allen's mind was clear. The possibility of the Hobgoblins rapidly increasing their strength in a short period of time was very low. Since that was the case, he needed to change his thinking and weaken the strength of the tribe that posed the greatest threat to them. At the same time, Allen also wanted to take this opportunity to go to the Elven Kingdom with Phil and his team to see what kind of magical place the outside world was.

Although the time he had been in contact with Phil and his team was not long, there was at least a basis for cooperation. Allen took the opportunity to go to the Elven Kingdom with the other party, which was a beneficial choice for both parties.

When the sun was at its highest point in the sky, Phil and his team finally had a reply: “Okay, let's decide on this. We will help you kill 30 Kobold warriors, and you will send at least 15 warriors to be employed to accompany us on a trip to the Elven Kingdom.”

“No problem. I heard that when you merchants conduct trade and cooperate with mercenary groups, you mostly sign a contract. I wonder if we can also sign such a contract?”

In order to make the cooperation between each other more secure, Allen had already inquired about the precautions in this regard when communicating with humans before, so he had this question.

For this planet with the existence of magic, a contract signed with the divine thoughts of a powerful demon or demon lord from the bottomless abyss as a witness has extremely strong effectiveness. The devil does not mind acting as a witness and enforcer to maintain the effectiveness of the contract. The price for either party violating the contract is to have their delicious soul forcibly taken by the lord. And a scroll summoning the divine thoughts of a lord's clone from the abyss is only 2nd tier, and the price of 10 gold coins is indeed worth it for Allen, anyway, these gold and silver are useless in his hands.

“...That's what I was thinking too.”

Phil happily agreed.