bookbashuk Chapter 97 Gravel Slope
Chapter 97 Gravel Slope
Chapter 99 The Shattered Stone Slope (Third Update, Seeking First Subscription)
Luo Lan was still pondering the relationship between goblins and gnomes.
Emily did a fancy somersault in mid-air, her heterochromatic wings trailing a trail of bright phosphorescent powder, and flew directly in front of Griff. In a clear voice, she asked, "Hey! You unlucky green-skinned point-nosed guy who got into a car accident, where were you robbed? Emily's coming to help you fight the bad guys!"
Rom stepped forward with a serious expression, pressed down on Griff's still dusty shoulder, and said in a stern voice: "Yes, Griff, on which road did you encounter the goblin?"
"Scrap slope" or "dry water beach"? Are you really sure it's a goblin?
Griff shouted, speaking at breakneck speed: "Right on the scree slope! They swarmed up and ambushed me, how could that be fake?! At least dozens, maybe even a goblin shaman! I don't know which crack in the rocks they crawled out of!"
Rom withdrew his hand from Griff's shoulder, and said in a formal, deep voice, "Don't worry. I'll go check it out for you. If it really is a goblin, then it was my oversight, and I will definitely find a way to get the most valuable Rift Core back to you."
For goblins, natural monsters that reproduce incredibly quickly, they're like cockroaches from another world.
When people spot the first one in the open, it often means that there are already hundreds hidden in the dark caves.
Rom, as the guardian of Grayrock Village, patrolled the area around the village with Ollie every week, but they found no trace of any goblins.
This bizarre situation is no longer just a simple attack on the goblin merchant; it could pose a real threat to the safety of the entire Grayrock Village.
After hearing Rom's solemn promise, Griff simply waved his hand impatiently, his face full of distrust: "Don't I know what you, this old idiot, are capable of?"
As Griff spoke, he rolled his eyes.
"You? You think you can bring back the Rift Core? You're lucky you managed to salvage even a few undamaged magic scrolls! Get lost! If you want to fight goblins, go ahead and fight them. I need to fix these storage boxes right away—"
The goblin merchants, carrying crates full of goods all over the continent, were certainly not ordinary wooden crates.
The inside of these boxes is engraved with complex Space Expansion runes from goblin engineers, enabling them to hold a large amount of goods far exceeding the external volume of the wooden boxes.
This feature is somewhat like a lower-spec version of the "storage space" that comes with the Luo Lan cross pendant.
At this moment, a large number of rune boxes were broken in the rollover accident, and the goods were scattered all over the ground.
If the runes on the boxes cannot be redrawn, Griff won't be able to take these scattered goods with him.
Rom wasn't bothered by the sour look Griff gave him.
The seasoned soldier turned around and strode out of the village.
As he passed by a group of villagers who were still helping to pick up their belongings, he casually pulled out a slightly thin boy from the crowd.
"Hey kid, let's go. We didn't get a chance to fight in real combat last time because we encountered a horde of ghouls. This time, we'll fight goblins."
The one who was pulled out was none other than the warrior apprentice, Oli.
The boy was suddenly pulled out of the crowd before he could fully understand what was happening.
Ollie glanced at his master's unusually serious face and stammered, "Oh, a goblin? Okay—"
The master and apprentice started walking towards the dirt road outside the village.
A bright red and blue flash of light streaked through the air, and Emily teleported away, immediately following after it.
"Count me in to beat up the bad guys!"
Luo Lan, who wanted to see goblins, a classic monster in Western fantasy, followed along with the little white cat at his feet: "I don't have anything to do anyway, let's go together."
Rom looked at the two who had followed him on their own initiative, nodded, and gave them a grateful look.
He led the group toward the "rubble slope".
The so-called "Stone Slope" where goblins roam is a gentle slope located a dozen miles outside of Gray Rock Village.
You can reach it by following the gravel path outside the village.
As its name suggests, the ground here is covered with large and small gray rock fragments.
The setting sun cuts in from the west side of the limestone canyon, falling on the gray-white gravel scattered on the ground, casting a short shadow on each stone.
When Luo Lan and his group arrived at the scree slope, the first thing they saw was not goblins, but the wreckage of goblin merchants' cargo boxes scattered all over the ground.
The wooden strips were scattered haphazardly in the middle of the gentle slope, their fresh edges revealing the light-colored wood shavings underneath.
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The rest of the box broke into several large pieces, the iron corner buckles were bent, and the lid was completely blown off, landing in a pile of rubble five or six steps away.
It looks as if it was forcibly torn apart by brute force.
The [Space Expansion] runes engraved on the inside of the wooden box had long since faded.
However, none of the goods that were supposed to be scattered were found.
Luo Lan guessed that the goblins had probably already emptied the wooden box.
After walking a few more steps, some twisted gear parts and broken metal bearings began to appear among the gray stones.
Luo Lan's gaze fell on the few metal fragments scattered among the rubble. She asked疑惑地, "How come besides the wooden planks of the cargo box, there are gears too? I didn't see any missing parts on that runic steam engine in the village?"
Rom crouched down beside a wreckage, his rough fingers picking up a twisted, deformed gear. When he looked up, his tone deepened: "Griff may be stingy, but he's never stingy when it comes to things that protect him. These are his two most prized T-800s."
"The parts, high-quality silver-tier items."
Rom paused, flicked off the largest gear fragment with the tip of his boot, and shifted his gaze upwards along the gentle slope: "To be able to disassemble these two iron lumps into parts—those goblins are definitely more than just a few dozen. Or perhaps, one of their goblin shamans possesses extraordinary strength at the Gold rank."
Rom stood up and handed the part, stained with engine oil and dark red blood, to Rom.
Luo Lan activated [True Sight] and took a look. This unassuming gear part was actually enchanted with both [Compression] and [Deformation] permanent effects.
This is actually normal; goblin merchants traveling through dangerous, deserted wilderness would naturally need guards.
Goblins are not good at melee combat, but their runic technology is unparalleled.
The T-800 Rune Golem is a common guard used by goblin merchants.
It is of good quality and low price, uses common raw materials, is easy to carry, and has sufficient combat power.
Under normal conditions, it can be compressed to the size of a Rubik's Cube. During battle, as long as the runes are activated, it can instantly unfold and transform into a two-meter-tall silver-tier combat puppet.
It is said that in the major cities of the [Heartburg Federation], one can even find the Gold-tier F-12138 and the Diamond-tier A-9527.
Griff carried two T-800s with him, which was theoretically enough.
Two Silver Rank individuals are good enough to become team leaders in a rookie adventurer's party.
It's useful for escorting vehicles in the wild, and it's sufficient to deal with most lone monsters and wild beasts.
Unexpectedly, outside Grayrock Village, the goblins wrecked it to pieces.
Rom patted the T-800 iron filings off his hands and looked up at Ollie standing beside him.
"Oli, hold your sword steady and come with me to the top of the hill to see if there are any goblin footprints."
Ollie drew his short sword and gripped it firmly: "Yes, Master!"
A few seconds later, a boy's exclamation came from the top of the hill: "There really are goblins!"
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