Green Monster Epic

Chapter 468: A Visitor from the Church of Nature

"Chieftain!!"

The earth goblin Marshall stood humbly and cautiously before Allen, even deliberately hunching his body to avoid appearing taller than Allen, giving him a somewhat wretched appearance.

As a former head in charge of the city gate defense of the Aginaga tribe, Marshall's promotion to commander of the Namur Fortress defense team represented a qualitative leap in his status and power. The benefactor who granted him this opportunity to advance was none other than the cold and imposing bear goblin powerhouse before him, Allen, the acting chieftain of the current Aginaga tribe.

Behind Marshall stood a newly joined colleague, Ronald, a high-level level 14 earth goblin warrior from the Green Field Tribe, who had been directly promoted to Marshall's deputy, assisting him in managing the defense and security work in Namur Fortress.

"How far along is the northward expeditionary army you were tasked with assembling?"

Allen turned around, a rare friendly smile appearing on his face, causing Marshall to feel flattered and immediately respond.

"We have already recruited 5,000 goblins from the tribe, and we can complete the assembly within the next three days."

"Once the logistics are prepared and the supplies are ready, we can set off north in at most seven days."

"Hmm, well done!!"

Allen raised his hand and gently patted the earth goblin, who was originally half a head taller than him but now appeared half a head shorter when standing before him, as a sign of commendation.

"By the way, Ronald is young, so you should guide him more in the future and familiarize him with the situation in Namur Fortress."

Hearing Allen mention him, Ronald, the earth goblin youth who had just celebrated his 25th birthday, puffed out his chest and looked at Allen with reverence.

"Chieftain, rest assured, I will definitely teach him well!"

Marshall, who was already over 50 years old, was considered to be entering old age in his goblin life. Even he himself had not expected that he could reach his current position at this age. Naturally, Marshall's heart was filled with gratitude towards Allen, who had promoted him.

"Well, then I can rest assured."

Allen waved his hand and slowly left the fortress's towering city walls, walking down the ramparts towards the city.

With the arrival of the young goblins sent by the Green Field Tribe to Namur Fortress, the burden on Allen's shoulders had indeed lightened a lot. The bear goblin Facardo, who led the team, was originally supposed to go to Rushing Bay to preside over daily management, but this time his father, Stoneborn, seized the opportunity to secretly summon him back and insert him into this team as the leading supervisor.

Facardo had been taught by his father from a young age how to manage a town, and with the experience he had gained in Green Lake Town and Rushing Bay, he appeared relatively calm even when he came to a larger stage. After taking over the management tasks from Allen, he quickly restored the somewhat chaotic Namur Fortress to normal life.

In the northern Nasir Fortress, another team led by the dwarf goblin leader Albard was sent to assist the legendary Eric and Nicol, who were stationed there.

The high-level members of the Aginaga tribe were almost completely wiped out by Allen's thunderous cleansing methods. The six high-level positions that were previously offered to buy people's hearts were now gradually being filled by heads from the Aginaga tribe.

However, Allen simultaneously arranged for several deputies from Green Lake to be around these commanders and supervisors, ostensibly to assist these six supervisors and commanders, but what they were actually doing was well known to these newly promoted high-level members.

A few days later, a mighty army passed through the deep canyon behind Namur Fortress and headed north to join another tribe force that had been reorganized in Nasir Fortress, heading to support the wilderness coalition under Bourne City.

In addition to the army, a large amount of supplies was also transported north, which was one of the conditions that Allen had previously promised to the Snow and Mi tribes.

This was the largest support operation by the Thorns Ring team, with the number of goblin troops alone exceeding 10,000. There was also a batch of food and supplies sufficient for 100,000 goblins to eat for a year, which was the most Ariel and his team had received in aid in recent years.

Just for this batch of supplies, Allen emptied three entire warehouses and two granaries in Namur Fortress, which made Allen feel distressed for a long time.

As for the army that went to the front line, Allen didn't feel much heartache, because most of this army consisted of goblins who were close to the former chieftain and elders. To put it bluntly, this was another subtle cleansing operation. In order to consolidate his position and accelerate the pace of annexing the Aginaga tribe, Allen would never show any mercy or kindness.

Anyway, Allen left the matter of recruiting soldiers to Marshall and other newly surrendered and promoted local commanders, saying it was to examine their loyalty, but in reality, it was also to help Allen share the emotions of being hated by the lower-level tribesmen and reduce their resistance.

Of course, in order to appease these lower-level goblins, Allen completely opened up some of the middle and lower-level positions that were vacant after the cleansing to the lower-level goblins. As long as a goblin felt that he could be competent for a certain position, he could sign up to compete for that position.

At the same time, Allen also added many job opportunities, such as rebuilding the chieftain's castle, cleaning up the post-war ruins, re-planning the various areas of the fortress, etc., taking out a portion of the wealth accumulated by the Aginaga tribe for dozens of generations and using generous salaries to buy people's hearts.

Just like Allen and his intelligence members observed, the lower-level tribesmen of the Aginaga tribe actually hoped to change their living environment. If at the beginning, Allen's strong entry was mostly met with hidden resistance and indifference from the lower-level Aginaga tribesmen, then as he opened up the Aginaga public resources and devolved money and power to the hands of the lower-level goblins, the numerous lower-level tribesmen of the Aginaga tribe had already begun to accept Allen's existence and leadership.

Reality is so cruel and ruthless. The high-level members of the Aginaga tribe had long ignored the hard lives of the lower-level tribesmen and squeezed the family fortunes accumulated by the tribesmen, which ultimately led to Allen easily winning over the hearts of the lower-level Aginaga tribesmen.

If, before all these measures, Allen was still somewhat worried that the tribesmen of the Aginaga tribe would unite to put pressure on him and resist his rule, then now Allen would not worry about such problems at all.

Leaving aside other things, just the hundreds of heads promoted from the Aginaga tribe itself and the teams of goblin tribesmen in the fortress who had obtained lucrative job positions would not be willing to join forces with other tribesmen. And the number of relatives that these beneficiaries could influence was probably already as high as tens of thousands.

Half a month passed, and Allen and the Green Field Tribe members who arrived later had already gained a firm foothold in the Ajina Tribe. Before Allen could completely breathe a sigh of relief, new troubles came knocking.

Whoosh!!!

With a violent gust of wind, High Priest Philémon of the Church of Nature landed heavily on the majestic walls of Fort Mure. The violent impact even made the guards within a hundred meters feel the ground tremble slightly.

Following Philémon's action of stepping onto the city wall, more than a dozen eagles descended from the sky. Then, they tumbled on the ramparts of the city wall. With a flash of light, several elite, capable, and stern high-level druids surrounded Philémon in a battle formation.

On the distant horizon, a cavalry unit, stirring up a cloud of dust, was also speeding towards them, with the muffled sound of hooves faintly carried through the air.

Philémon's arrival was undisguised, so Allen easily discovered their tracks. Just as the other party stepped onto the fortress wall, Allen also flew over, calmly welcoming them.

"Bear Goblin Allen. Witt, you have a lot of nerve!!"

Philémon, covered in various magical auras and ready to fight at any moment, questioned loudly in a fit of rage the moment he saw Allen.

"High Priest Philémon, you've come from afar, you must be tired from the journey!!"

Allen seemed not to feel the fierce aura rushing towards him, with a gentle smile on his face, he bowed slightly.

"I ask you!! Where is Blake, the person in charge of my Church in Fort Mure, now? Did you guys harm him?"

Philémon didn't care about Allen's hypocritical friendliness at this time, and asked the question he cared about most directly. As long as he saw the slightest flaw on Allen's face, he would not hesitate to attack.

In any case, Blake, as a legendary figure of the Church of Nature, not to mention his position in the Church, just as the face of the Church to the outside world, he must not be suppressed by others or other forces, threatening his life.

Otherwise, why should their Church of Nature deter the increasingly large group of forces under their command!!

"Your Excellency, you can't talk nonsense like that!!!"

After hearing Philémon's questioning, Allen's face suddenly became solemn, and he replied seriously: "Our Green Field Tribe, as a firm follower of the Oak Tree, would never do anything to target companions in the Oak Tree camp!!"

"During this period, after hearing about the disappearance of High Priest Blake, I also mobilized the members of my Green Field Tribe and the Ajina Tribe to search for his whereabouts. The members of your church all know about these things, you can ask them!"

Philémon couldn't see the slightest flaw on Allen's mature face, only a sincere attitude.

However, Philémon knew in his heart that this Bear Goblin Allen dared to plot against Bile, and his ambition was so great that he even wanted to annex the Ajina Tribe. Blake's disappearance was definitely inextricably linked to him.

It's just that now, Philémon is a little worried about dealing with Allen without evidence.

Arriving nearly a month late, with Allen's deliberate preparations, I'm afraid he has already properly dealt with the Ajina Tribe. In addition, according to the information reported by the spies, Allen has close ties with the Heart of the Wilderness, Snow Mi, and the Raven's Claw, and can be regarded as a pivotal alliance in the Northern Territory.

"Then I ask you, why did you stop the scouts sent by my Church to Mansha City to report the news?"

"Your Excellency, such a major change has occurred in the Ajina Tribe. If you were in my position, would you strengthen the blockade around the fortress to avoid a greater crisis?"

Allen explained righteously.

"Moreover, after your scouts reported their identities, our soldiers didn't dare to kill them, they just detained them. Until now, they are still safely imprisoned in the fortress's dungeon. Since you are here, Your Excellency, you can send someone to claim them later."

Killing Blake before was a matter of necessity. Later, to block the news and strive for more time to clean up and rectify the Ajina Tribe, Allen did not dare to kill them. At least in the subsequent actions, Allen needed to show the Church of Nature that he had no malicious intent.

As for whether the high-level officials of the Church of Nature believe it or not, and how much they believe, that is beyond Allen's prediction.

"Hmph!!"

"Your Excellency, there are many people here, and there are many ears and eyes. Why don't we find another place to talk in detail!!"

Allen signaled with his eyes. A group of goblins under the city wall were poking their heads and observing such a serious scene. It was indeed not a place to continue the conversation in depth.

"Marshall, open the city gate and greet the knights who will come in a while!"

"These druid friends, are they with you, Your Excellency?"

Although Philémon did not respond to Allen's proposal, Allen, who understood in his heart, took the initiative to make arrangements after exchanging glances with the other party.

Taking these messengers of the Church of Nature who could all fly, Allen and the others flew down the city wall and landed in front of the tall church built by the Church of Nature in the fortress.

After all, Philémon and others were now in a rage, and Allen himself was suspected, so Allen didn't want to arrange the conversation in a place that the other party was unfamiliar with, so he simply chose to be in the other party's home field. This would instead show his sincerity.

However, the imposing ogre, nearly three meters tall, standing in front of the church door also gave Allen a little more confidence.

Niger came from Fort Nasir in the north this time, just to support Allen by the way. After this conversation is over, he will return to his tribe. On the Nasir Fortress side, with the addition of a team of goblins brought by Albard, the situation has basically been controlled.

Because Fort Nasir was on wartime alert in the past few years, many ordinary members of the Ajina Tribe had moved to Fort Mure, freeing up a lot of space as a garrison for the Thorns Ring support troops.

Albard, as the commander of the Green Field Tribe's support army, had spent a lot of time in Fort Nasir, and he had a deep understanding of the situation there. With the help of the Green Field intelligence system, Eric and Niger were sitting behind the scenes to control those leaders and cleanse those guys, and Albard quickly took control of the fortress in his hands.

In the church, the clerical members of the Church of Nature had already prepared everything. As Allen, Niger, Philémon and the others walked into the church, the door slowly closed.