Thinking about this, the subsequent goals had become clear.

 

However, before heading towards the wolf pack on the west side, Chen Le planned to first meet with the Red Devil Goblin Artisan born from Cas O’Bleu.

 

Six days had passed, and the Red Devil Goblin Artisan had grown into the size of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenager, surpassing the majority of goblins. It was time for them to start working.

 

To distinguish between the Red Devil Goblins and the Purple Demon Goblins, and to prevent forgetting who their parents were due to their increasing numbers, Chen Le gave them simple and understandable names.

 

The first Red Devil Goblin Knight born from Lila was named Yili.

 

The second one would be called Erlie.

 

The first Red Devil Goblin Artisan born from Cas O’Bleu was named Yika.

 

The second one would be called Erka.

 

As for the newly captured woman, Naga, her name could be decided later… oh, no, it’s better to think about it later.

 

As for the Purple Demon Goblins and White Ghost Goblins, since their numbers would definitely be greater in the future, and Chen Le lacked confidence in remembering names, he decided to let their mother name them, and he wouldn’t interfere.

 

In the future, if there was a need to find them, he would simply check the information.

 

“Yika, how is the artisan’s ability adapting?” Chen Le entered a room in the goblin cave with ventilation, looking at the little Red Devil Goblin inside who was adapting to the life of ironworking.

 

Chen Le remained calm, but the Red Devil Goblin with a modern soul, upon seeing his father and hearing his name, had a dark expression on his face.

 

Chapter 35: Goblin and Human XP are Common

 

Yika was completely speechless.

 

These days, he finally understood his current situation and that of his tribe.

 

Similar to the goblins he imagined, their lives were like candles in the wind, not because their divine power was short-lived, but because they could only live a very short time under human scrutiny.

 

Humans were terrifying, this was the first lesson taught to him by goblin scholars after his birth.

 

Once a human himself, he began to despair at the thought that humans would be the enemies of his children in the future, even without the guidance of goblin scholars.

 

Although at this moment, Yika felt countless frustrations, deep down, he still felt thankful and admired towards his father.

 

During these days, he learned that each goblin cave profession couldn’t just be obtained at will but required learning and training to awaken.

 

However, most of the time, they could only obtain mediocre professions.

 

For Red Devil Goblins like them, there were generally only six professions available: Goblin Knight, Goblin Battle Mage, Goblin Berserker, Goblin Mage Archer, Goblin Grand Marshal, and Goblin Artisan.

 

No matter how he tested himself, he would probably obtain one of the first four professions, all combat types.

 

As a modern person who had never experienced great trials and tribulations, Yika was actually somewhat cowardly. Even if it was the profession of Goblin Grand Marshal, it was a profession that would be specifically targeted by others on the battlefield team, and he might be easier to kill than other professions.

 

Only the Artisan profession allowed him to stay safely in the rear, which was exactly what he wanted.

 

Moreover, this Artisan profession really suited him.

 

Before coming to this world, as a blacksmith who inherited the ironworking craft from the older generation, he actually felt inferior from the bottom of his heart because in the eyes of others, blacksmithing was just a lowly occupation, a ‘loser’ occupation.

 

Little money was earned, the work was exhausting, and it was looked down upon.

 

He used to do this job because he loved the ironworking craft so much, but now he regretted choosing this profession.

 

But now, in this world, things had changed.

 

Because he was no longer just a blacksmith, he was a maker of magical weapons!

 

Just hearing that, the level of sophistication increased dramatically, completely different levels.

 

Being both his hobby and having a value surpassing ordinary people, he was destined to be an Artisan!

 

Therefore, he was very grateful to his father, no, he should say his Majesty.

 

The goblin clan ranks individuals based on hierarchy first, then bloodline.

 

His Majesty directly designated him as an Artisan when he was still a child, giving him this powerful profession early on, which would undoubtedly raise his ability ceiling in the future. His growth would be closely related to being an Artisan.

 

Although transforming into a goblin made him feel withdrawn, fortunately, his status among goblins was not low, and other goblins treated him with great respect.

 

Here, he obtained the life he had dreamed of in his previous life, and he wanted to maintain this kind of life.

 

The most crucial point was that goblins and humans shared XP, and they both liked beautiful women.

 

Perhaps the only problem was that it might not be acceptable once he returned to the modern world. However, when the time came, as long as the magical weapons he made were powerful enough, who wouldn’t respect him?

 

But before that, he needed to survive.

 

“Our clan’s weapons are still relatively crude. I can make them now, but the depth of magic hasn’t increased.”

 

Chen Le nodded.

 

Magic depth and magic power depth were different.

 

Magic power depth referred to individual strength.

 

Magic depth referred to the total sum of an individual’s magic power depth plus the amplified magic power depth from auxiliary props.

 

Naga’s magic power depth was 3, but her magic wand could increase her released magic depth to level 5, which was a magical weapon.

 

The ability to manufacture and use magic depth was the greatest characteristic that distinguished humans from other races.

 

The weapons used by goblins were basically weapons without any magic power enhancements.

 

The weapons used by ordinary goblins and White Ghost Goblins were rough and shoddy.

 

Only the Goblin Staff of Purple Demon Goblins had some magic power enhancement, but not much.

 

The best weapons in the goblin cave were looted from humans, even the iron spear in the hand of Red Devil Goblin Knight Yili was a loot taken earlier.

 

It’s worth mentioning that many times, other races couldn’t use human weapons. The characteristic of humans being able to adapt and use weapons from other races was not something that all races could possess.

 

Goblins were no exception. The amplification they could obtain when using human magical weapons was quite limited.

 

Realizing the shortcomings of the weapons clearly, Chen Le had the idea to improve them.

 

Chen Le handed over all the magical wands, magical clothes, magical trinkets scavenged from Naga, and the sword dropped by Kemon to Yika.

 

Yika’s eyes lit up at once when he received so many good things at once.

 

Looking at the craftsmanship of these weapons, the materials, and the faint magical fluctuations, his heart began to itch, and when he touched these weapons, his expression looked like he was touching an eighteen-year-old supermodel.

 

Chen Le asked, “Can you transform them into magical weapons that we can use?”

 

“Yes, it will take some time. After obtaining the Artisan profession, although I have gained the inheritance of our goblin clan’s craftsmanship, it takes time to digest.

 

To make improvements that retain or even enhance the power to the maximum extent, it’s necessary to analyze these things and then produce them. It will take at least two months.”

 

“No need.”

 

Chen Le said, “Time is the most precious. There are countless human weapons, and we will acquire more human weapons in the future. Currently, there is only you. Analyzing and learning human craftsmanship does not equate to returns.

 

What we need to develop is our own craftsmanship.

 

In the shortest time possible, make the most powerful goblin-style magical weapon you can. If you can make the weapon even stronger, I will allow you more time, but it cannot exceed half a month.”

 

Half a month…

 

Yika seemed to be lost in thought for a moment before nodding.

 

The timing was just right.

 

His Majesty could replicate all the abilities of these goblins. When His Majesty spoke those words, he must have made the judgment based on the information obtained when copying their professions.

 

Indeed, if he didn’t analyze and considered preserving human craftsmanship, the required time would be significantly reduced. Even if he made a goblin-style magical wand or a goblin-style magical sword based on existing weapons, even if he didn’t have suitable props for modifying magical weapons, it could be done in less than seven days.

 

However, the power would be greatly reduced in this way, so His Majesty gave him twice the usual time for improvement.

 

“Your Majesty, do we urgently need to use this weapon?”

 

“In a month, the shortest period when the Lord of the Deep Forest brings out its cubs, there are less than seven days left since their last appearance.”

 

The Lord of the Deep Forest!

 

Yika’s expression became somewhat serious upon hearing the name. Just from the name alone, he felt fear.

 

For the goblin clan, merely surviving was like walking on thin ice; enemies were everywhere.

 

Chapter 36: Goblins Expanding Territory

 

After Yika accelerated the goblin-style transformation of the magical wand, Chen Le left the goblin artisan’s room.

 

According to Anruth, the period when the Lord of the Deep Forest appeared was related to the size of the surrounding territories.

 

They would patrol their territory, mark the boundaries, guard against other Lords of the Deep Forest, and then appear in the territories of various weaker beast groups nearby.

 

As long as there was no sign of returning within half a month, it could almost be certain that they were wandering on a large scale. It would take at least a month for them to appear in the goblin’s territory again.

 

Therefore, the remaining less than seven days were the precious time when the goblins were safe from the threat of the Lord of the Deep Forest.

 

During this time, gathering resources was crucial.

 

At the very least, a certain amount of food resources needed to be stored to provide them with the first escape route in case of battle.

 

The reason why the Lords were Lords was because they were incredibly powerful and often solitary.

 

However, in the case where a Lord had cubs, it meant that two Lords had come together. Was it possible for them to raise the cub together?

 

Chen Le didn’t know, but they had to be cautious because it concerned the survival of their clan.

 

To the east was the territory of the Exploding Monkeys, where the vitality herbs attracted many human adventurers, so it was not wise to approach.

 

To the west was the territory of the Wild Forest Wolves. With the current size of the goblin cave, it would be difficult to swallow the territory where the advanced Wild Forest Wolves were entrenched until the number of goblin (wolf pack) commanders increased significantly.

 

Therefore, the current goal was the peripheral area of the Wild Forest Wolf territory to the west.

 

The western wolf territory was very large, with a large number of wolf packs, bordering the Nas Duchy. In the depths of the Strange Mist Forest, there was even a Lord of the Wolves.

 

Compared to the wolf territory, the territory currently owned by the goblins was as small as a bean. What Chen Le wanted to take now was the peripheral area of this wolf pack that bordered their peripheral area.

 

The peripheral area occupied by this wolf pack was even larger than the peripheral area owned by the goblins, naturally possessing abundant resources.

 

At the same time, capturing the territory of this wolf pack would allow for infiltration and radiation from the outside to the inside of the central area of the wolves adjacent to the goblins to the west, making it easier to swallow the central area of the wolves to the west in the future.

 

We need to take one step at a time, steadily and securely.

 

Chen Le found Anruth and began to lay out the plan for the operation against the wolf pack in the western peripheral area.

 

Before taking action, it was important to gather intelligence from the indigenous inhabitants there.

 

Chen Le went to the place where the Red Devil Goblin Knight, Yili, trained the goblin knights. Yili, the commander of the Purple Demon Goblin (wolf pack), who was born in the same litter, was also assisting in the training here.

 

“Your Majesty.”

 

Seeing Chen Le, the goblin knight squadron led by Yili instinctively lowered their heads in submission to him.

 

After several days of expansion, the goblin knight squadron had increased to fifty, with five squad leaders being Green Skin Goblins born in the same litter as Yili.

 

The number of ordinary goblins would increase because they could reproduce with ordinary female goblins, while advanced goblins could not reproduce without human females.

 

However, the increase in numbers was now strictly monitored by Anruth under Chen Le’s arrangement. The optimization of breeding occurred in small increments without creating a crisis in the food supply for the entire tribe.

 

Often, without the presence of great minds like Chen Le and Anruth, goblin reproduction was excessive.

 

This was the result of natural selection after being slaughtered by other races. If reproduction got out of hand and the population increased excessively, the goblins’ size gradually decreased, their demand for shared survival resources diminished, and they would eventually perish.

 

However, this made the goblin population very prone to reaching an uncontrollable number, ultimately leading to a shortage of food and living space. This, in turn, would attract slaughter by other races, even humans.

 

It was a vicious cycle.

 

Anruth was one of the first goblins to recognize this problem and had been working to improve it in the goblin cave he led over the years.

 

Family planning, selecting larger and stronger goblins for breeding to avoid the goblins evolving into unintelligent creatures—Anruth had tried it all. But ultimately, they had to abandon these efforts because they couldn’t progress on the path of becoming stronger. The result of natural selection was the most realistic and in line with their current path.

 

Before Chen Le’s appearance, their fate was to shrink in size, reduce food consumption, decrease the required living space, scatter around the world, become prey for carnivores, or even be domesticated. Otherwise, they faced extinction. 

 

Having the power to change this fate was the reason why their emperor’s mere existence was already so great.

 

Yili’s younger brother, the Purple Demon Goblin, communicated with the leaders and alpha wolves of the wolf pack and eventually obtained the following general intelligence:

 

The wolf pack in the western peripheral area was led by a male wolf approaching advanced beast status. Additionally, there were at least four intermediate alpha wolves leading adult wolves, totaling close to two hundred adult wolves, with each being over three times the size of their small wolf pack.

 

The overall strength of the wolf pack in the western peripheral area roughly equated to: two Purple Demon Goblins, eight White Ghost Goblins, and six hundred Green Skin Goblins.