Green Monster Epic

Manolan Jin returned quickly, but his second arrival was somewhat slow. Just as Allen thought that the other party might have been frightened by his request, a rather large goblin team slowly advanced towards Green Lake Village from the direction of the Cato Mountains in the east.

Allen naturally cared a lot about this matter. After all, he had finally managed to convince himself to dedicate his lifelong happiness to the tribe, but now the sound was gone, which was somewhat discouraging. However, the small amount of unwillingness in his heart was hard to maintain for long in the face of the reforms he was about to implement.

"Listen carefully, everyone. From today onwards, the tribe will allow its members to rent and cultivate the land reclaimed in the village on a household basis. According to the proportion of the household population, each person can rent five mu of land. If you have four people in your family, then you can rent twenty mu of land from the village. The location of the rented land will be divided into three grades according to factors such as soil fertility and irrigation convenience: good fields, average fields, and poor fields."

"The households renting land will draw lots to select adjacent plots from the three grades of land in a 1:1:1 ratio, and allocate them to the renting households."

"The households renting land will no longer be allocated corresponding rations by the tribe. Instead, you will cultivate and produce your own food, and you will get more if you plant more. Moreover, in addition to collecting 30% of the planting income as rent, the tribe will no longer interfere with the types of crops you plant. Everything is up to you to decide."

Allen rarely gathered the heads of each household in the village at the mountaintop plaza and began to announce his long-planned reforms.

"Within the next five years, the tribe's food supply will be gradually reduced. Except for certain specific positions that will still retain rations, other jobs will no longer distribute rations."

A clamor arose from the crowd below. Everyone had become accustomed to going out to work every day according to the tribe's requirements, and then being allocated rations according to their jobs. Now, with the chief suddenly announcing the new system and abolishing the food supply, who wouldn't feel a little flustered?

The crowd was abuzz with discussion. Apart from a few key members who already knew the situation, most people's eyes revealed incomprehension and dissatisfaction. However, Allen's current status as a legendary powerhouse, practically invincible, prevented anyone from daring to resist on the spot.

"Chief… Chief, but my family doesn't know how to cultivate land!"

In the crowd, a strong, middle-aged gnoll man, timid yet trying to muster his courage, told Allen about his difficulties. His family currently consisted of himself working in the defense team, his partner working under Chacha in the village's logistics warehouse, and occasionally helping to run the village's restaurants, greeting visiting guests. As for the few little cubs under his care, the oldest was only ten years old, not good at working but with large appetites. If there were no rations from the tribe, what would his family do?

Therefore, for the sake of livelihood, the gnoll had to brace himself and get up to ask, even though he respected Allen, the chief.

"If you don't know how to farm, then hurry up and learn. There are still a few years left, you'll eventually learn!"

Allen didn't get angry, but looked calmly at this somewhat familiar tribesman and said loudly.

"With your strong body, cultivating land shouldn't be too difficult for you. As long as you learn diligently, the village will arrange for people to teach you how to cultivate."

"Moreover, looking at your attire, you should be a member of the defense team. As long as your strength is good, you will have the opportunity to join the Greenwild Defense Force when the defense team is upgraded in the future. At that time, you can still get a salary."

"Oh!"

The gnoll scratched his head, his eyes gleaming, and shrank back into the crowd.

There was another commotion. The village defense team had actually been upgraded from the security team. Unexpectedly, after such a short time, it was going to be upgraded to some kind of defense force, and they could get a salary. That would really be a lucrative job!

The villagers were already familiar with the concept of salary. The rations earned by the noodle restaurant伙计 who returned from Thorn Fort, and the cooks in the village's occasional restaurants, represented the salary Allen spoke of.

"Chief, can we rent land from the village?"

Boris, an elderly human stonemason, leaned weakly on his crutch and looked at Allen with expectant eyes. At the same time, beside him, there were a dozen or so human faces, either old or young, craning their necks to look at Allen, waiting for his answer.

Compared to the goblins' apprehensive emotions, Boris, Jem, and the other humans were full of anticipation for Allen's reform. Having already become accustomed to living in the Greenwild Plains and raising their children in the village, Boris and the others no longer had the slightest idea of leaving the village with the arrival of Eric and his hundred human compatriots.

Although the number of humans in the village was still a minority, and their children were sometimes bullied in private, the life in Green Lake Village was not bad compared to the heavy taxes, corvée labor, and other burdens of human society.

Now that they heard Allen's proposed reforms, the other goblins might find it unfamiliar, but Boris and the others who came from the human kingdom knew the benefits of this change. As long as they were diligent enough and didn't slack off, according to the rental area given by Chief Allen, they would not only have enough food, but their families would probably have countless surpluses, which was much better than the current situation where there was never much food left.

Boris and the others were never afraid of hardship, and they were diligent enough. They always hoped to leave some property and wealth to their descendants before they died. It seemed to be a tradition of humans since ancient times, and even in the chaotic place of the wilderness, they could not wear away some things that had penetrated into their bones.

"As long as you abide by my tribe's rules and recognize the villagers under my tribe's leadership, you can all go to Tom and Tony to apply and receive land that you can manage freely."

"Also, in the next period of time, the village will re-register and organize the population of each household, and distribute unique identity cards belonging to you. I hope everyone will cooperate."

"… …"

In addition to distributing land and registering identity cards, Allen didn't have any other actions for the time being. These two things alone were enough to keep the villagers, like Stoneborn and the others, busy for a while, and enough for the tribesmen to digest. After these two things were carried out smoothly, Allen would have other actions, but the remaining actions would have less impact and fluctuation than distributing land.

In the next few days, the villagers would gather together from time to time, or find Philip, Tom, and other intelligent people to inquire about the pros and cons of land renting. Apart from Boris and the other humans, few goblins started to take action and rent land.

Among the first batch of goblins to test the waters were almost all dwarf goblins. After some deliberation, these dwarf goblins who had been learning to farm from the beginning finally decided to go it alone. If the chief's words could be fulfilled, judging from their years of farming experience, the matter was promising!

With more and more private property in each household in Green Lake Village, the prototype of commercial activity had begun to appear. For example, some families had a lot of oat reserves, but they wanted to exchange it for a meat meal. It just so happened that another hunting team's family wanted to use oats to grind some fine flour to supplement their milk supply because their partner was giving birth. The two parties bartered and reached an exchange… …

No one would dislike having more food reserves at home. If they thought of a way to exchange the surplus food with other tribesmen for things they needed, they could enrich their home life.

No one had expected that before long, Allen would establish material acquisition points and open grocery stores in the village, allowing the village's materials to circulate and also allowing everyone's lives to be greatly improved.

Even, Allen was preparing to introduce the money circulating in the civilized world and Mansa City, making it the equivalent of daily exchanges in the village, without the trouble of bartering. Of course, these things were Allen's subsequent reforms, but they had not yet been implemented, so others naturally had no way of knowing.

The concept of money in the village, except for those who had traveled from the outside, or the noodle restaurant members who had been clerks and cooks, basically everyone else was still in a state of ignorance. The reason was that the Greenwild Plains were too remote. Although there had gradually been outsiders and sporadic caravans coming and going in recent years, the time span was too long, so most of the materials in the village were still purchased by the tribe and then distributed uniformly, which ultimately made the role of money in the village too small.

Just as Allen was slowly carrying out his reforms, a team of dozens of people from the Ajina tribe slowly approached the Green Lake Village's warning range.

When Manolan Jin reappeared in Allen's sight almost a month later, leading a group of goblins adorned with elaborate floral decorations and clothing, Allen's heart was filled with complex emotions. He knew that their arrival likely signified agreement with his previous proposal. While this would fulfill his expectations, it also meant that he might bid farewell to his bachelor life and become a goblin with a partner.

"Welcome, friends from afar."

Regardless of the complexity of his inner thoughts, when the village scouts spotted Manolan Jin and his group, Allen, to show his importance, hastily had Stone and a squad of defense team soldiers line up at the village entrance to greet them.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems Chief Allen guessed that the beautiful Miss Lena is in our team, that's why you've made such a grand display!"

Mano's dark green pupils glanced over the dozen or so bear goblins and earth goblin warriors lined up in two rows at the village entrance, holding straight spears and wearing uniform armor, and he said teasingly to Allen.

"Ah? I really didn't know!"

Allen was a little surprised, then his eyes impolitely swept over the dozen or so female goblins in the group who were wearing bright dresses and adorned with floral decorations on their heads, guessing which of the females might be his future partner.

"If you don't mind, Elder Mano, could you please introduce me to Miss Lena?"

Behind Allen, Camellia, Dasha, and other village leaders also turned their heads one after another, secretly sizing up the females in the opposing team, their eyes revealing intense curiosity.

Little did they know that at this moment, a pair of bright pupils hiding behind many of their fellow clansmen were also secretly observing the faces of Allen and the others, as well as the outline of Green Lake Village.

Lena, a native female earth goblin of the Ajinaga tribe, Manolan Jin told Allen that Lena was a direct descendant of Chieftain Beryl, but in reality, Lena herself was just a descendant of Beryl's collateral line several generations removed. For this marriage alliance, Beryl specially selected from his bloodline a female child who met the goblin aesthetic, also had the mass aesthetic of the civilized world, and at the same time had to be intelligent, virtuous, and loyal to the Ajinaga tribe.

Under numerous requirements, Lena stood out, and then Beryl manipulated her to become one of his direct granddaughters, which allowed Mano to go to the Greenwild Plains and propose marriage to Allen.

At this time, Lena was just 19 years old, and luckily advanced to the 9th level of the Sword Dancer combat profession, just because Chieftain Beryl wanted to win over Allen, she would leave her homeland and come to live in this strange land.

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't apprehensive and bewildered, after all, Lena had always lived in a prosperous and exciting town, and never thought that one day she would live in a remote tribe in the wilderness.

Life in the two fortresses of the Ajinaga tribe was not much different from that in Mansha City, who made their tribe occupy such a strategic pass. The frequent caravans, countless lone merchants, and adventurers who wanted to venture into the Cato Mountains to make a fortune, all allowed the tribesmen of the Ajinaga tribe to know the wonders of the outside world from an early age.

As long as they had the courage, the goblins of the tribe could also follow the passing caravans and travel around the northern Taren Continent and the southern Hiren Continent to see different worlds.

It was a pity that Lena, who had once fantasized about a happy life, now had to resign herself to being sent to this strange land. Although the close elders in her family persuaded her that the person she was going to marry was a high and mighty legendary figure as powerful as Chieftain Beryl and Elder Mano, these were never what Lena wanted.

What Lena wanted was to be a free adventurer, to experience the dangerous and mysterious relics in the novels, to fight powerful and ferocious magical beasts, and she even fantasized that she could become a powerful legend, flying into the clouds and overlooking the world.

Facing Elder Mano, presumably was her legendary partner whom she was about to marry. Feeling somewhat sad in her heart, Lena couldn't help but concentrate and cast her pair of bright azure gemstone-like pupils towards the other party.

This was a figure with a body that was completely different from the other burly bear goblins. If it weren't for the clusters of rustling hairs growing on the other party's exposed skin and the fleshy bear nose on the center of his cheeks, looking at his back, people would probably mistake him for a tall and slender elf.

The other party's hair was not very lush, especially since some scars were always faintly visible between the hairs, adding a bit of ugliness to his majestic image. His inconspicuous muscles did not have a distinct appearance, but they always made people feel that a vigorous explosive force was hidden beneath the other party's slender torso, ready to devour people at any time.

Just as Lena was secretly peeking at Allen, as if sensing the difference in a gaze, Allen turned his head, and a pair of bright tiger eyes met Lena's gaze.

"Ah!"

The embarrassment of being caught peeking, coupled with the shyness and restraint of a woman, caused Lena to let out a soft cry, and then her small face directly hid behind the female of her fellow clan beside her.

How sharp were Allen's tiger eyes? Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, Lena's appearance had already fallen into his eyes.

In terms of the appearance of the goblin bloodline, Lena could indeed be regarded as a rare beautiful goblin, at least many times more beautiful than Camellia, the village flower back then. And even from the perspective of humans and elves, Lena, who was pretty and delicate with a hint of youthful breath, and who also did not have too many lumpy muscles due to her Sword Dancer talent, and had a slender figure, could be considered a relatively excellent appearance.

Even the goblin bloodline's defect of the upper body being slightly longer than the lower body, perhaps because Lena had some bear goblin bloodline, and was more inclined to the bear goblin's equal upper and lower body proportions, did not appear awkward.

"Lena, come out quickly and meet Chief Allen!!"

Seeing Allen's curiosity, and because he came this time to introduce each other to both parties, Mano's loud voice suddenly called out, turning his head and shouting loudly into the team, and then not long after, the young earth goblin Lena, who had previously avoided Allen's gaze, came forward, wearing a scarlet one-piece leather armor and walking coyly.

At this time, Allen, who had carefully looked at the female earth goblin in front of him, revealed a faint look of relief in his eyes. According to the aesthetic he had subtly received from his dreams and travels outside, the reason why he was still single until now, at least a little bit, was because the appearance of the goblin bloodline was really not in line with his taste.

Behind Allen, a group of village executives, either with envious eyes, or with appreciative attitudes, or even with a bit of hostility like Camellia, brazenly surrounded the young earth goblin who was about to become the chief's partner in the future.

Although she didn't want to admit it, Camellia had to agree that the appearance of the female in front of her was indeed outstanding. The chief's choice of such a female made her failure to pursue the chief back then not so ugly.

"Welcome, beautiful lady!"

Allen bent slightly and nodded politely. This was the etiquette he had learned from the civilized world when he was adventuring outside. Although it seemed a bit ridiculous when used at this time, it made Lena, who had been exposed to the civilized world's ways since she was a child, light up and lessened the apprehension in her heart a little.

At least now it seemed that the leader of this wilderness tribe was not as ignorant and rude as everyone said. Moreover, purely from the goblin's aesthetic, if the scars and burn marks on Allen's body were ignored, his appearance could definitely be considered handsome.

"Hello, Chief Allen!"

Slightly adjusting her emotions in her heart, Lena slightly spread her legs and bowed slightly towards Allen in return.

"Hahaha, how is it, Chief Allen? I said our Lena girl is beautiful and virtuous, not lying at all."

Just when the two didn't know what to say next, Mano's loud voice suddenly shouted, patting Allen's shoulder and interjecting proudly, turning their awkward first meeting into nothing.

This chapter is actually a bit awkward. It's always hard to imagine what it would be like for a guy with Allen's calm personality to face a lady who is about to become his partner.

Fortunately, the arrangement of this marriage alliance, in essence, the partner is just a foil. What Allen gains is the basis of an alliance that the other party took the opportunity to achieve, which is relatively more solid because of the marriage contract. At the same time, the protagonist can also have more inheritance and knowledge.

Looking further, I am also considering whether the protagonist needs to breed offspring. The inheritance of the future foundation is also a writing point...

Anyway, not to spoil too much, being Allen's partner is a very tragic thing. In the long years to come, she will not have too much ink.