Green Monster Epic

Chapter 627: The Joy of Reunion

“Ah!!!!!”

Cole screamed with excitement, her tender green face full of admiration and longing, as if fantasizing that one day she could do the same things as Allen.

“Teacher, how did you do it??”

“This move, in essence, is still the 'Creation' that I taught you. It's just that the raging energy you unleash is very different from the raging energy in your body.”

Allen really liked Cole's admiring gaze and felt very pleased with himself. Only at times like these did he feel that he still had some innocence, not having to think about weighing the relationships between people.

“How should I describe the change in this form of rage? Hmm…just imagine the difference between air and flowing water.”

“As for how I achieved this change in the form of rage, to be honest, your teacher is still confused and hasn't figured it out yet. But don't worry, when your strength reaches the peak of the legendary high rank, I will definitely give you some useful experience!!”

“Okay!! Teacher, you wait and see. In at most a hundred years, I will definitely advance to the legendary high rank!!”

Cole's eyes were as bright as a dazzling galaxy, and she puffed out her chest with confidence.

“I look forward to that day. When the time comes, your teacher will prepare a great gift for you!!”

“Mm!!”

If it weren't for Allen's request that Cole stay in Green Lake Town, restricting her nature, perhaps she would have advanced to the legendary mid-rank sooner. Because of her personality, Allen always felt that she might still have some hope of charging towards demigod status. Not everyone can remain so unconcerned with power and money, living a simple and pure life, when they reach Cole's current strength, status, and age.

After experiencing that tempting dream in the illusion, and after the illusionary Flower Fairy solemnly said that she had undergone a spiritual baptism because of it, Allen kept recalling the subtle changes that had occurred in his body and spirit afterward. Perhaps his breakthrough to demigod this time had not much to do with fierce battles, but more to do with his own soul.

Cole's pure personality, on the other hand, might not need to go through a once-in-a-lifetime dream of temptation like Allen.

The quarry was not far from where Allen and the assassins were. This magical event in the sky must have alarmed the guards stationed there. When Allen and the others arrived at the quarry, a team of scouts was preparing to head east to investigate.

“Chieftain, Elder Cole.”

A group of goblins of various heights greeted Allen and the others in unison, but Albad, the person in charge of the quarry, was not among them.

“Mm, where's Albad??”

Allen nodded and then asked.

“The foreman took a few scholars to the western coastline, saying they were going to measure and record the rainfall and humidity near the coastline.”

The defense supervisor was a female earth goblin ranger with several spears on her back, looking heroic.

“If the chieftain needs to see the foreman urgently, we can send someone to call him back. Otherwise, he won't be back for a while.”

“It's nothing. Cole and I just came to take a look around. You guys go ahead with your work.”

“Understood.”

While Allen was talking to the supervisor of the quarry, Cole didn't stay by Allen's side. Instead, she greeted Allen and then dashed towards the deep and wide grayish-white tunnel, ready to see if the students she had trained had made any progress.

Cole had quite a few students. Ever since that group of peers from back then had their grandchildren placed under Cole's tutelage, she had never lacked goblin students around her.

Later, after the five higher academies of Green Lake Town were built, Cole simply took a position at the Warrior Academy. When she was bored and had nothing to do, she would also go to the academy to teach the young goblins, so she really had a lot of students in the tribe.

When Allen caught up with Cole, he could already see her surrounded by a group of energetic young goblins. Everyone affectionately and respectfully surrounded her, telling her about their gains from training in the quarry during this period.

Allen stood far away, not disturbing Cole and their interactions, until more than a magic hour later, Cole walked back with a satisfied expression.

“Are these all your students?”

Allen felt somewhat guilty. Although he believed that he had dedicated his life to the tribe, he rarely personally cultivated and taught the younger generation of goblins like Cole.

Come to think of it, it seemed that only Cole, Leonard, Shi Sheng, and their batch of goblins were fortunate enough to be taught and guided by Allen, and then no more batches of goblins had received his guidance.

Of course, Allen would still give some guidance to the most outstanding goblins in each tribal competition when he had free time.

“Yes, they are all good children. Teacher, look at that tall earth goblin on the right. He's only 20 years old, but he's already a level 12 berserker. I estimate that he will be able to advance soon!!”

“And over there…”

Cole, who was already talkative, became even more animated when talking about her students, her eyes filled with unspeakable satisfaction and pride. Although these young goblins would mostly fade into the crowd in the future, and might not be noticed by Allen and the tribe's upper echelons.

Allen didn't find it boring to listen. From Cole's mouth, he could see that the backbone talents of the tribe's future were full of vigor and hope. Compared to their generation, their vision, knowledge, and foundation were much stronger, and they would inevitably go further than most of the goblins of Cole's generation.

The two chatted as they walked along the wide stone-paved ground of the tunnel, which was so wide that they could hardly see the edge on the opposite side, slowly heading towards the depths of the west.

Along the way, they encountered two more torrential rains that came and went quickly, forming streams on the uneven stone-paved ground, slowly flowing towards the eastern wilderness, washing out gullies on the hard stone surface.

The end of the tunnel became narrower and narrower. Every certain height on the towering cliffs on both sides had a protruding workbench. Laborers wielding iron hammers and steel chisels were working hard on the platforms, the sound of tools hitting the solid stone walls creating a symphony of iron and metal.

Deeper in, there were also occasional rumbling sounds, one after another, which were explosions using alchemical materials such as blacksoul gold to blast the cliffs. Occasionally, with the sound of explosions, the ground would also tremble continuously. Landslides brought huge impact, and even set off bursts of choking dust and fog.

In the early years, no one paid attention to the hazards of this dust and fog. Everyone went to sleep after finishing their work, and then after a few years or decades, a large number of slaves and laborers suddenly fell seriously ill, which made the person in charge of the quarry very headache. After asking for help from the Green Lake Town Chief, it cost a great price to barely cure these people.

Then, with experience, the laborers working on the front lines would receive internal organ cleansing with druidic and priestly healing magic every month or two, clearing out the inhaled filth. Only then were the aftereffects of the dust dealt with.

Crossing the unexcavated cliff at the end, Allen had once secluded himself here for cultivation. Now, returning to inspect it, it seemed that the project hadn't made much progress, showing just how slow the progress of excavating the mountains was.

It was fortunate that Allen, a chieftain with foresight, withstood the pressure and insisted on drawing labor from the tribe, investing a large amount of resources to excavate the mountains. Any other tribe would probably not do such a seemingly thankless and strenuous thing.

Allen had also hesitated, especially after fifty years had passed in the excavation of the mountains, and only a hundred-odd miles of deep passage had been carved out. He began to consider whether to stop the project due to the massive consumption of materials and manpower without any return.

In terms of project scale, the Green Field Tribe's population and strength were actually insufficient to complete Allen's vision, but relying on tenacious and persistent struggle, this project built over a hundred years was now truly seeing the dawn.

With less than fifty miles of mountain width remaining, the west was a vast expanse of blue ocean. Moist water vapor rose on the peaks of the straight, towering mountains, with most of the thick water vapor turning back into heavy rain halfway down, forming white lines or continuous waterfalls along the steep peaks.

Allen and Cole crossed this final obstacle, and the view immediately opened up. The unique fishy smell of the ocean filled the air, and white sea lines constantly crashed against the cliffs, making a whooshing sound.

It didn't take long to find Arbard and the others. The thirteen gnomes were riding on a raft, constantly measuring various data with alchemical tools, then writing and calculating on paper, conferring with each other with serious expressions.

"How is it? Have you predicted any results?"

Allen and Cole floated down from the sky and landed on the sea, smiling at Arbard and the others.

"… The situation is not very clear. According to the data collected from the current coastline, if we open the passage through the mountains, the Green Field Plain will indeed experience large-scale, high-frequency rainfall in the future."

Arbard's face didn't show joy; instead, it had a hint of gloom, which made Allen retract his smile.

"In our western region, the endless sea has extremely high solar radiation, and the resulting warm and humid air layer is also very abundant. It is likely to bring changes to the Green Field Plain and its surroundings, with annual rainfall exceeding 2000 millimeters."

"With such high-intensity rainfall, the low-lying environment of our Green Field Plain will probably turn into a swamp…"

The Zhuoshui River originates in the Katuo Mountains, flowing southwest all the way until it dries up and disappears at the edge of the plain due to factors such as solar evaporation and land absorption. Therefore, it is not difficult to judge the elevation of the Green Field Plain's geographical environment.

After Arbard and the others spent more than half a year stationed on the coastline collecting various data such as rainfall, cumulonimbus cloud thickness, and the ratio of sunny and cloudy weather, they were able to make a rough judgment.

"What's even more terrifying is that large-scale rainfall is very likely to cause floods, negatively impacting the climate environment of our plain…"

"…"

Allen was not a professional researcher, so he trusted the judgment of Arbard and his team. Hearing their predictions for the future, his mood suddenly became heavy.

After a hundred years of excavating the mountains, progress had finally been made. Seeing that the Mansha Mountains were about to be opened up, bringing abundant rain to the wilderness, Arbard and the others now delivered a head-on blow, immediately making Allen's mood complex.

Cole didn't know much about these issues, but seeing the gloom on her teacher's face, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Is there any solution?"

Allen spoke again, his tone somewhat low.

"Actually, there is a more conservative method, which is not to completely cut through the mountain range, but to retain tens of miles of mountains near the coast. This would use the original geographical environment of the mountains to block some of the cumulonimbus clouds from moving eastward."

"However, doing so would also block the sea breeze. Without the driving force, the cumulonimbus clouds that cross the mountains would probably fall within a hundred-mile radius around our passage."

"At that time, the main areas of the plain to the east and north might not receive the moisture as expected."

Arbard and the dozen or so middle-aged and elderly gnome scholars looked at each other and then gave the solution they had come up with.

"…"

Allen's brows slowly furrowed, seemingly dissatisfied with this solution. If a hundred years of effort only resulted in environmental changes within a hundred-mile radius of the remote border, then the benefits gained would be far out of proportion to the investment.

"If we completely cut through the mountains, will floods definitely occur? Can the scope of the disaster be predicted?"

Allen asked again.

"Chieftain, we have only roughly calculated the scale of cumulonimbus clouds pouring into the plain from the passage opening and their possible movements. However, nature is ever-changing, and we cannot predict whether the cumulonimbus clouds will move east, south, or north after the passage is opened!"

Arbard replied with shame.

"At least in the short term, we have not researched it so deeply and cannot provide useful judgments. Even all the judgments we are making now may be completely inaccurate when the passage is opened."

"Actually, there is no need to worry so much. Opening up the mountains is still a good thing after all!!!"

A melodious voice came from the vast sky. Allen had long sensed it and was not surprised. Cole, on the other hand, looked up with a solemn expression, her 'Blackfire' greatsword ready to strike at any moment.

"Master, long time no see!!"

Allen's originally gloomy face now had a smile again, and he looked sincerely and warmly at the giant eagle swooping down from the sky.

Whoosh!!!

A flash of green light passed, and the handsome face of Oscar, the legendary druid 'Heart of Nature' wearing a green robe and with a few fresh vines wrapped around his waist, appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Master Oscar!!"

Cole was also very happy. Blackfire disappeared from her hand with a whoosh, and her whole body rushed out.

"Ah, is this Cole? I didn't expect you to have advanced to Legend!!"

Oscar looked kindly at the innocent appearance of the young girl Cole, feeling a bit of warmth. He had been hesitating whether his sudden appearance to meet Allen would be a bit awkward, but now that they had actually met, he felt it was quite good.