Chapter 114 Taking the Initiative to Go Out
Chapter 114 Taking the Initiative to Go Out
Zi'an didn't quite understand: "Master, what do you mean?"
Li Mosi pointed to the field and said, "Do you see those open leaves? They're blocking the sunlight, making it hard for the weeds underneath to grow."
At this stage, the fields no longer require much attention.
Just water it about once a week.
If it rains, you don't even need to water it.
Zi Yi nodded: "That's right."
Although he didn't know how to describe the situation, that was indeed the case.
Zi'an began to reminisce again.
Although the saintess didn't know anything about farming, she thought the fields were growing quite well.
A group of goblins were either resting or cooking.
The prisoners also went about their own business.
Kaken sighed as soon as he sat down.
"Wow, what's planted in this field? It's growing so fast!"
Lacas casually replied, "I heard it's beans, but I've never seen beans grow this fast before."
Soth, whose face was still half-blue, glared at Laso.
Damn hounds, why are you responding to the slaves?
Lacas received the look, but ignored it completely.
Fool Soth, these slaves are now in a much higher position than them!
Kaken was taken aback. Another wounded slave spoke up: "Our master's wisdom is beyond our comprehension. It's normal that he was better at farming than us."
He killed the conversation outright.
Hearing the prisoners' words, Zi Yi looked at the fields and then looked up at the sky.
He finally looked at Li Moss: "Master, the platform is set up, and we don't need to worry about the ground anymore. What do we do next?"
Continue cutting down trees?
But if we want to burn it, cutting down more will only make it fuel.
If they don't burn them, the trees they've cut down now will be enough to burn all winter!
Li Mosi naturally knew about this as well.
Now that they've gathered the goblins that Big Eyes brought back, they're much more efficient at doing things.
Not to mention they also captured so many prisoners.
Li Mosi's next plan is to transport some more logs up to the high platform on the mountainside west of the natural passage.
If there is any spare time, some firebreaks can be made to prevent the fire from spreading too much.
However, the former involves less work, while the latter tribe doesn't have many tools right now.
As long as the prisoners are made to work, the goblins' labor will not be needed for the time being.
As for asking them to collect it?
That wouldn't require that many goblins.
The saintess looked up at the sky, but Zi'an leaned closer.
"Want to go hunting?"
If you have nowhere to expend your energy, go hunting!
Li Mosi waved his hand: "Our battlefield can be optimized. For example, we can build a wall with pine branches south of the high platform, and we can dig some pits to prevent the fire from spreading too much. Besides, it's never good for prisoners to handle weapons."
After thinking quickly, Ziyi and Zian spoke together.
"Looks like only goblins have nothing to do?"
As they talked, the two disciples exchanged a glance.
They figured it out too.
Li Moss said, "We can send them outside."
Going out?
Not hunting?
Zi Yi asked, puzzled, "Master, what does this mean?"
"Zi'an just reminded me."
Li Mosi patted Zi'an's arm as she spoke.
"Why are we spending so much time setting up the battlefield? It's because we have too few troops, while we expect the enemy to be many."
Ziyi and Zian nodded.
If that weren't the case, they wouldn't have needed to go through the trouble of cutting down trees to build the platform.
They also used up all the iron nails they had just seized.
Li Mosi continued, "Didn't Ziyi's tribe originally have many members? Let's send those goblins who have nothing to do for the time being to go out and see if we can bring back more of the lost tribesmen."
Zi'an fell into thought.
Zi Yi frowned: "But is that so... um? Oh—!"
His brows immediately relaxed.
Zi'an didn't know what he had figured out. She looked at Li Mosi and asked, "But won't this reduce a lot of our fighting strength? Those warriors with the fishing rods don't seem to have the ability to hunt alone."
Zi Yi immediately spoke up: "We can select more warriors!"
This approach was decided upon by our late teacher after our first victory!
Now, no one knows where the strong young man has gone.
The goblins only respect him!
Zi'an also realized what was happening.
This can indeed solve the problem.
The saintess just didn't understand: "Will the goblins still obey?"
The three of them glanced at her, then turned away.
Li Moss said, "Tonight I'll make more slingshots. Tomorrow, I'll have two spear-throwing warriors and two slingshot warriors each lead five goblins to form a team, and then we'll split into four teams and set off..."
"Hey! You guys are ignoring me again!"
Haki Saint got angry in a fit of rage.
……
"What does the chief mean by this today? He ordered us to bring even our iron spears!"
"What's an iron spear! Look at this pole I'm using!"
"Exactly, isn't a polearm more effective than an iron spear?"
The next morning, the goblins led their captives in a lively procession down the mountain.
They were both happy and puzzled.
Because early this morning, the leader suddenly distributed more than fifty fishing rods!
The number of pole vaulters has skyrocketed to seventy-four!
Now, most of the goblins in the tribe have become warriors.
The spear-throwing warriors also received new iron spears.
They thought a fight was about to break out!
But the leader insisted it wasn't true.
"What's all the noise about! If you keep making noise, I'll take the float back!"
Upon hearing the goblins arguing, Zi Yi turned around and shouted loudly to maintain order.
Upon hearing that the floater was to be retracted, the goblins who had almost started fighting immediately fell silent.
Big Eyes, holding the fishing rod, carefully walked to Zi Yi's side and asked.
"Chief? If we're not going to fight today, why are we sending so many more soldiers?"
The goblins, who had just been hiding their necks and remaining silent, immediately perked up their ears.
They are so curious!
Zi Yi had already prepared his explanation for this.
"cough."
He cleared his throat and spoke loudly.
"I've brought you back to a life where you don't have to worry about food. Are you going to forget our former people?"
"Don't forget, before we encountered the trolls, we had over three hundred tribes. That's more than you can count on the fingers of thirty hands! Not to mention the tribes that split off two years ago!"
"Giving you these floats today is to make you stronger warriors, not to send you into battle."
"I'll divide you into teams later. Two spear-throwing warriors and two veteran pole-throwing warriors will be in one team, along with eight new pole-throwing warriors. You'll go out in four directions to see if you can find your people."
"If you perform well, this fishing rod will be yours from now on. You are my new warriors!"
Upon hearing these words, the returning goblins became excited.
"The chief is right! Our tribe was originally very large!"
"Let more of our people have enough to eat!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
Big Eyes' huge eyes suddenly became moist.
"Chief, you are even better than I imagined. With your leadership, our tribe will surely grow even larger!"
Old One-Eyed walked up and patted Big Eyes.
It spoke in a joking tone: "You little rascal, you actually doubted the leader?"
"Of course not..."
Just as Big Eyes was about to explain, Greedy Meat came up and patted its butt.
"You big-eyed bastard, your punishment today is only meat to eat, and you can't poop."
Zi Yi's words put these veteran soldiers at ease.
They were initially worried that their status would be affected.
But as it stands now, it has no impact whatsoever!
Zi Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.
He spoke softly to Li Mosi, "Master, I spoke according to yesterday's plan."
Li Mosi glanced at the goblins behind her, who were both relieved and touched.
He nodded: "Very good."
Once the team reached the foot of the mountain, they began to split into groups.
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