Green Monster Epic

Allen, feeling like he'd wasted over a hundred gold coins by being forced to take a group of human slaves, dejectedly bid farewell to Sam and returned to the inn with Flower Snake, both carrying full packs.

Soon, Sam had his men bring the dozens of slaves, strung together with ropes, to the high-class inn where Allen and his group were staying, forcing Allen to busy himself again by renting a simple, large room for these people.

He also had to spend 4 silver coins to have the innkeeper prepare several large buckets of rough food to be delivered to the inn, allowing this group of filthy individuals to feast.

Although the food wasn't lavish, it was at least the most filling meal these slaves had had in recent times, and they didn't complain too much, each eating with relish.

However, the human noble slave that Allen particularly valued was filled with reluctance when faced with the rough food, and the spoon in front of him remained untouched.

"Hey, what's your name? How old are you?"

Allen couldn't stand it any longer, instructing the other members of his tribe to watch over the slaves before calling the human slave to his residence to question him.

"I am a爵士(Jue Shi) of the Azure Sky Duchy, you lowly greenskin, watch your attitude!"

Even as a slave, the human noble showed no weakness, displaying an arrogant demeanor towards Allen.

"Slap!"

Allen wouldn't tolerate the human's bad habits.

Although he didn't care about the human slave's attitude, this guy was a slave he'd bought with money, yet he wasn't cooperating with his questioning, which deserved punishment.

He immediately slapped the other person hard across the face, leaving a clear five-finger mark on their pale cheek.

"Watch your attitude, my tribe doesn't support idlers.

If you don't cooperate with me, I wouldn't mind having my tribesmen enjoy some roasted human meat."

Allen frowned, his fierce gaze sweeping back and forth over the human noble's body.

The human was stunned by the unexpected action, coupled with the intense killing intent, finally causing him to yield, answering in a trembling voice, "Reporting to Master, my name is Phillip Smith, formerly a 爵士(Jue Shi) of the Azure Sky Duchy, currently 44 years old."

Phillip had never left the duchy's territory since birth, let alone had contact with wilderness creatures.

Being transported to the Elven Kingdom was originally a plot by the duchy's enemies, wanting to annex his 爵士(Jue Shi)'s territory.

Fortunately, his noble status and literacy prevented him from suffering too much torment at the hands of the slave traders.

However, the previous leniency had made him unclear about the situation, still acting stubbornly in front of his new master, but after the lesson of a slap, he regained his senses, proving to be someone who knew how to read the situation.

Although he had seen in books that wilderness natives mostly ate people, it was far less impactful than experiencing it firsthand.

Phillip secretly observed the serious expression on Allen's face, not thinking that the other party was deceiving him.

"Tell me about yourself, what skills do you have? I'd like to see if you're worth me spending food to feed you."

The fierce light on Allen's face hadn't faded, and he continued to question in a hoarse voice, knowing that the other party's greatest use to him was literacy, but he still hoped that the other party had other useful abilities.

"Reporting to Master, I have mastered human writing and the Common Tongue, and I also have a rudimentary understanding of archery and horsemanship."

Phillip's previous arrogant attitude was due to observing Allen's joyful expression when buying him, somewhat understanding what abilities the other party valued in him, but in the face of intense killing intent, his fragile nerves were no longer able to think freely, racking his brains to think about what abilities he possessed that could be considered useful.

"I can also play with cats and dogs, I have more than a dozen hunting dogs on my estate, each of which is a good hunting helper."

Phillip pondered his abilities while observing the changes in Allen's expression, seeing that the other party didn't seem moved by the various abilities he had mentioned, presumably dissatisfied with his abilities.

"I, I can also calculate and do statistics, the expenses of my estate are generally managed by me."

Forced, Phillip could only bluff, thinking of abilities he didn't actually have, intending to gain Allen's favor.

Clearly, Allen was very satisfied with this ability of his.

Fili of the Silver Flash Merchant Group could easily complete the complex calculations in his eyes, which for Allen might be of some help to the tribe's daily expenses in the future.

Although he didn't understand why the tribes in the remote wilderness always remained isolated, not engaging in external communication, Allen had long planned to visit the Thunder Tribe more often if he had the opportunity in the future after this trip to Thornsburg.

Especially when the tribe's food was insufficient in the future, it would be necessary to purchase from the outside world, rather than praying for the blessings of heaven and gods, relying on the wild game produced in the wilderness to survive.

To communicate with the outside world, in addition to the necessary common sense that needed to be understood, Allen believed that calculation was also an extremely important skill, otherwise, he might be taken advantage of by cunning and unscrupulous kobold and human merchants without even knowing it.

However, what Allen didn't know was that Phillip's so-called calculation and statistical abilities had made his own estate a mess, basically running a deficit every year, and in the end, even when he was conscripted into the army and captured after the duchy fought with the enemy, the estate couldn't even come up with the ransom.

But Phillip naturally wouldn't tell Allen these inside stories, what he was thinking about now was how to please Allen, his master, and then find an opportunity to escape in the future, and then make other plans after returning to his own duchy.

Allen didn't have much common sense, but he was still quick-witted, worried that Phillip would deceive him, so he gave the other party a few arithmetic problems to calculate.

Of course, most of these arithmetic problems were relatively simple, after all, Allen hadn't been exposed to arithmetic for long, and even the simple common sense of counting was only barely able to count clearly up to a hundred, and calculation was only able to calculate addition and subtraction within 30.

No matter how useless Phillip was, at least calculating addition and subtraction within 30 was still easy for him, and after Allen's repeated tests, he was considered to have gained the other party's approval.

"Phew."

Phillip quietly breathed a sigh of relief, this greenskin looked fierce, but his brain wasn't very good.

Seeing that the other party was struggling so much even with calculations within 30, Phillip had more confidence in escaping his slave status in the future, but it wasn't good to show it at this time, and he was even more respectful in front of Allen.

"Very good, it seems you're not completely useless, as long as you listen obediently in the future, I won't mistreat you."

Allen pretended to show a satisfied attitude, and at the same time, learning from Fili's previous methods of wooing him, patted Phillip on the shoulder to comfort the other party.

"Are you hungry?

I'll have someone prepare a meal for you again, and after you've eaten, I'll have someone boil water for you to wash up."

"Thank you, Master."