Green Monster Epic

Chapter 92: A Visit

(The next chapter will be a bit angsty. If you're reading, please leave a comment. Don't just let me write without hearing your thoughts. Thank you!)

Allen selected a suitable set of leather armor from those he had purchased from Thornsburg and put it on. He sheathed his greatsword on his back. With Camellia's help, he tidied himself up as best he could, though his head was completely bald, not a single hair on top, and even his eyebrows were just fine fuzz, making him look rather comical.

He was about to embark on a journey, his first visit to the surrounding neighbors, to personally go to the Bonecrusher tribe's village and discuss the matter of redeeming his tribesmen with the Bonecrushers.

Philip's suggestion had been on Allen's mind for a long time, and he finally decided to give it a try. Every additional hobgoblin would strengthen the tribe.

As for whether the Bonecrusher tribe would agree to his redemption proposal, that would depend on the negotiations. Although Allen had no confidence in his heart, if he could use this trip to get a close look at the Bonecrusher tribe's true strength and experience their living environment and foundation, it wouldn't be a wasted trip even if the redemption didn't work out.

In Allen's position, the most troublesome things besides the daily meals and trivial matters of the tribe were the information about the surrounding tribes and the surrounding geographical situation, which he had to understand, especially as a leader who was quick-witted and full of wisdom.

Allen didn't consider himself a genius, but he was still somewhat intelligent. After experiencing the benefits of information, he attached great importance to gathering information about the surroundings.

However, what use was importance alone? Besides himself and Philip, his servant, no one else in the tribe could read a word, and there were no outstanding thieves like the goblin Jack to roam the surroundings. Allen had been living in the tribe for more than ten years, and he had long understood the information gathered by the tribesmen's daily hunting. It was only after arriving at Green Lake and seizing the gnolls' territory that Allen hadn't had time to patrol the gnolls' territory yet.

As for other enemies like the Bonecrusher tribe, a former strong enemy and future competitor, they might already know them very well, while Allen still knew nothing about them. This kind of blind situation was a great hindrance to the future development of the Green Field Tribe.

Even regarding other small tribes and family-style settlements in the surrounding area, Allen and his people mostly only knew their range of activity but didn't know their specific tribal village address. These could all be said to be things that Allen felt very powerless about now.

For example, in the west of the original Green Field Tribe's old site, there were traces of a small earth goblin tribe's activities. Allen and his people had even had friction with them during hunting, but even now, they didn't know the specific number of this earth goblin tribe or the location of their village.

Before setting off to the Bonecrusher tribe, Allen was still very apprehensive because he was still afraid that after arriving at their village, they would see him alone and simply kill him in the village. However, Philip's understanding of magic contracts was profound, and he assured Allen that this would not happen, which temporarily relieved Allen's worries and led to this early visit.

Why did the chief have to visit in person?

Looking at the group of monkey-like tribesmen in the Green Field Tribe, who else could Allen trust to make this trip? Philip? Allen was worried that he wouldn't return. After all, this servant was the only one in the tribe who could advise him. Without him, Allen wouldn't even have anyone to discuss things with, and he couldn't give him this opportunity.

“Awoo!!!”

The Bonecrusher tribe's village, built along the Raging Rapids Bay, was much larger than Allen's tribe's territory. Moreover, because the Turbid Water Creek returned to the bay again, the mud left by centuries of scouring was even more fertile, making the entire Bonecrusher village appear lush and vibrant. Outside the village, there were dense thickets of shrubs, transplanted berry trees, and at this time, red and yellow berries were faintly visible among the green leaves, and a fragrance could be smelled from afar.

As for further away, on the Raging Rapids Bay, which was wider than Green Lake, there were still a few flat boats floating on the waves, and several kobolds were buried in their work, fishing.

Behind the village, there was also a hill that wasn't very high, but the soil on the hill seemed to be poor, and there wasn't much greenery on it. There were more exposed rocks, and there were also traces of what seemed to be man-made damage.

Upon entering the village, Allen was given a cold reception. More than a dozen kobold warriors lined up at the entrance of the village and howled loudly, immediately making Allen feel a hint of military formation. At least the hobgoblins of the Green Field Tribe couldn't do such uniform movements. From this point alone, the kobolds' discipline was much stronger than the hobgoblins'.

The village was also very lively. Perhaps because a stranger had arrived, many kobold cubs hid behind their parents, staring at Allen with their round eyes, curiously sizing him up, making Allen feel very uncomfortable.

“Chieftain Allen has come to visit, why didn't you say so in advance? I could have sent someone to greet you.”

Bonecrusher didn't come out to greet Allen. To be honest, Allen didn't have that much face to make Bonecrusher, who had just suffered a setback at his hands, personally come out to greet him. It would already be a courtesy for Bonecrusher not to make things difficult for him later.

The one who came out was Night, the young man Bonecrusher valued most. At this time, his face was wearing a look of watching a joke, staring at Allen, but unfortunately, Allen's expression was well-contained, and he basically didn't let the other party see the joke, which made Night feel slightly unhappy.

Allen was actually even more unhappy. The young man in front of him was about the same age as him, but a month ago, he had almost been killed by the other party's sneak attack. Even now, Allen felt a chill in his neck when he saw him. However, even if he was unhappy, Allen could only put on a smiling face and greet the other party.

“I was just passing by and came to visit Elder Bonecrusher. Our two tribes are now living in peace, and I hope we can interact more in the future. After all, we are neighbors.”

“Heh heh.”

Night's smile was full of sarcasm. He didn't have Allen's good temper.

“Let's skip the interaction. I hope that when Chieftain Allen and your people go hunting in the future, don't spoil the prey of our tribe's warriors.”

Night thought Allen had come to demand an explanation, so he preemptively pushed all the problems onto the hobgoblins.

In recent days, the warriors of the Green Field Tribe and the Bonecrusher Tribe had clashed in the wild 4-5 times over the matter of prey. In fact, each time, the kobolds deliberately provoked trouble, even though the hunting team of the Green Field Tribe had avoided the northeast territory bordering the Bonecrusher Tribe, it couldn't stop them from finding the Green Field Tribe's hunting team.

“Heh heh, hunting in the wilderness is something that is inevitably going to happen, which shows that we have a deep relationship, right!”

Allen didn't argue. Since the other party was deliberately looking for trouble, if he really became angry and entangled with them, he would fall into their trap.

“…”

Allen's words left Night speechless and unable to respond.

“I don't know where Elder Bonecrusher lives. Now that I've arrived in your village, it would be a bit unreasonable if I didn't pay a visit to the elder.”

During the time Allen and Night were bantering, Allen had a panoramic view of the situation in Bonecrusher Village. To be honest, the strength of the Bonecrusher tribe was indeed much higher than that of the Green Field Tribe. Just based on Allen's shallow mathematical knowledge in his mind, there were more than 70 kobolds appearing in front of him, which was far more than the entire population of the Green Field Tribe.

As for deeper information, the kobolds would naturally not reveal it to Allen, so Allen stopped while he was ahead and asked about Bonecrusher's residence.