Chapter 171 Leader! Loyalty!
Chapter 171 Leader! Loyalty!
"Didn't you see anyone on guard?"
"Can we really break through?"
"It definitely can! The leader said it's possible!"
"No, didn't you notice we can see again?"
"Yes! I wasn't paying attention!"
"I can see at night again!"
"We are no longer cursed!"
"The leader must have lifted the curse for us after we joined!"
Facing the stone wall before them, the new people were filled with emotion.
However, Li Mosi didn't quite understand what was being said about curses later on.
The goblins couldn't understand what they were saying.
They were more interested in the stone wall in front of them.
Wow! This wall is so high!
"Such neatly arranged square stones!"
"Is there no one guarding it?"
"I hope there's no ambush, like when we fought humans..."
"Foolish! If it were true, wouldn't the leader know?!"
Listening to the chatter of his tribesmen, Zi Yi suddenly remembered something.
He looked at Li Mosi.
"Master, are there no humans behind this wall?"
He clearly saw the high platform-like building.
But there was no one standing on it.
*Snap.* *Whoosh—*
"Phew~ No."
Zi'an put the saintess down, shook his armor, and shook his head at Zi Yi.
"When my late master went to check during the day, there was no one there. They had run away."
Although she didn't carry Hagi Saint when she went back, she carried him this time.
If the newcomers hadn't walked so slowly, she too would have found it difficult to keep up.
"Hiss~"
Hagi Saint gasped and moved his body slightly.
"How could there be an ambush! These noble thieves aren't that smart!"
These guys know nothing but charging!
The goblins simply set up some cover and took out the pikes and spears made by the craftsmen.
They wiped them out almost entirely!
"Okay, quiet down."
Looking at the nearly four-meter-high brick wall in front of her, Li Mosi looked at Zi'an.
"There should be a door here, right?"
Whether it was Zi'an or the new clansmen, they all came from this side.
Asking them directly is much easier than searching for them in the daylight.
Yes! There are!
Zi'an pointed to the right.
The group followed her for several dozen steps toward the watchtower, and by the moonlight, they saw an arched gate.
The gate was almost as tall as the wall, but the top was still made of stone bricks in an arch.
The entire gate is made of huge wooden planks joined together with rivets, and it looks quite solemn.
The light was too dim for Li Mosi to see any more details.
But that doesn't matter.
Because this door is open!
"Huh?!"
Looking at the fully open door, Koyasu let out an incredulous sound.
"Why is this door left open like that?! Have those guys completely disregarded their people?!"
Hagi Saint was also extremely surprised.
Aren't these nobles afraid that something might emerge from the ruins?
He ran away, so what? Doesn't he plan to come back?
Zi Yi was also dumbfounded.
Who would leave their front door open?
"It's alright, there's no one guarding it."
Li Mosi closed the [Leshanshui] map and looked up at the sky.
The sky had begun to brighten, casting a blue glow over the entire world.
He suddenly had the feeling that he was in the water.
Li Mosi waved to the group behind her.
"There are no enemies. Let's go straight in."
After saying that, he strode forward.
"Let's see what kind of life the thieves' people lead!"
The saintess also became excited.
Li Moss shook his head.
"The profits from the lord's capture of slaves will not go to them."
"snort."
Haki Saint doesn't seem to agree.
Zi Yi translated the orders for the goblins, and the group continued onward.
After entering the gate, they embarked on the main dirt road that ran north to south.
The small earthen houses nearby and the fields further away are clearly visible.
Everyone immediately focused their attention on the main residential complex to their right.
"There really isn't a single person here."
Zi'an looked around.
No noble soldiers were seen.
"Master, I know how to get in."
As she spoke, she ran towards the main house and pushed open a door through the round wooden wall surrounding it.
Led by Li Mosi and Zi Yi, the group passed through the wooden wall and stepped onto the open space south of the main house.
Zi Yi couldn't help but look at the tall main house.
Wow! This house is so tall!
Everyone couldn't help but look at the tall main house with him.
This tall wooden building has three floors, each a little over three meters high. Thick oak pillars serve as the framework supporting the entire building, while finely crafted flat wooden planks are nailed together to form the walls and window frames.
Holy crap.
Li Mosi looked out the window and couldn't help but squint.
And this window is a stained glass window?!
"He even dared to use lattice windows!"
The saintess's words were clearly tinged with anger.
Li Mosi didn't need to think much to know that this was definitely some kind of overstepping of authority.
He patted his hand.
"Ziyi, the goblin that was kidnapped is in the mud house on the east side."
Kidnapped goblins?
Strong kid!
Zi Yi was stunned for a moment before remembering that there was such a person.
"Shall we rescue it first?"
"Let the people of our tribe rest first."
Only after Li Mosi reminded him did Zi Yi realize what was happening.
"Rest first! There are no enemies here!"
"Wow! I'm going to sleep."
"I'm going to sleep first!"
"Why are you arguing over this when there's a wall here? Let's sleep together!"
Everyone sat down to rest.
Such a noisy commotion in the quiet morning was clearly audible to the strong goblin sleeping in his earthen hut.
It opened its eyes slightly, but then heard no more sounds.
Was it another dream...?
The strong goblin felt the iron shackles binding him and couldn't help but recall the days he had lost his freedom.
When it first arrived, it was tormented by humans, but at least it had land to cultivate, and it was only thinking about how to survive, so it didn't care about many other things.
But things changed after it was captured, bagged, sent to another human, and then returned.
Humans no longer try to insult it, but they also stop planting it on the land!
It can only stay in this room, which is even smaller than a cave.
Day after day, the strong goblin felt like he was going crazy!
It tried to escape.
But it forgot there was a wooden wall around it!
Humans have actually used walls to completely enclose their homes!
It was quickly captured and brought back.
Not only were they put in these iron shackles, but they also received only half the usual amount of food each day.
It can't even move around in this mud house now.
I can't live like this anymore!
From then on, it could only reminisce about the past to relieve its boredom.
Until one or two days ago, it often dreamed of a free life.
Sometimes I could hear the voices of the leader, elders, and my companions.
But they were all fake.
"Oh, it really is locked inside."
Zi'an peered through the cracks in the door made of twigs and immediately spotted the strong goblin.
"They're actually chained up."
Zi Yi was a little curious about what this guy had gone through.
The leader, the bear-orc, and the new elders.
Is my own vision starting to blur?!
The strong goblin's vision blurred instantly.
"Waaah~ Chief, glutton, clever boy, I miss you all so much."
"Why is it crying?"
Li Mosi pushed the door open with some confusion.
He went into the earthen house and, by the light of day, looked at the shackles on the strong goblin's body.
The locks seem to be about the same size?
He had a bold idea.
Li Mosi took out the key, inserted it into the lock, and turned it.
Click—clang!
With a soft click, the shackles were unlocked!
Goodness, it's a universal model.
"Wow?"
The strong goblin was stunned.
It moved its body.
The restraints have disappeared?
This is not an illusion!
"leader!"
With tears in his eyes, the strong goblin slid down to his knees and hugged Zi Yi's leg.
"Chief! Loyalty! I will be loyal to you!"
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