I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 136 Victory Celebration Banquet

Let's go back to the afternoon.

"What's going on? What happened?!"

The tense look on the group's faces jolted Haki Saint awake.

Everyone's gone, and you're only just waking up?

Li Mosi patted Zi Yi: "It's safe now, tell them to get back to work."

"Okay, sure."

Zi nodded and gave orders to the goblins.

After a brief, noisy creaking, everyone went back to doing their own thing.

Li Mosi led his two disciples back to a distance.

The saintess tried hard to squint her eyes to keep herself from falling asleep again.

She spoke again: "What happened?"

Considering her attitude towards the nobility, Li Mosi felt she could say that.

"The nobleman riding the dragon horse is here again, but he ran away as soon as he saw the goblins."

"Ah, they haven't given up yet?"

Although the lost men were all thieves from the slave-catching team, it still represents a loss of power for the Baron.

You have to understand that border estates don't have many people to begin with; two hundred people in an estate is considered a lot!

Why are you here again?!

The saint didn't quite understand.

Li Mosi didn't know much about it either.

He shook his head: "I don't understand either. Logically speaking, excluding the slave-catching team, Baron Talis's entire force can only muster a little over a hundred professional warriors at most. But it turns out he doesn't want to stop yet."

Zi Yi looked up and asked, "So, Master, shall we continue to fight?"

Upon hearing his question, the three people around him began to ponder.

After thinking for a while, Zi Yi said, "Could we build walls on the north and south sides? That should make us safe."

Once they are safe, they can transport the supplies from the slave-catching team's stronghold over, and then they can just relax and get through the winter.

"what?"

Zi'an turned his head and looked in the north-south direction.

"Such a big place?"

It's hard to defend against, isn't it?

"That definitely won't work."

Li Mosi waved her hand.

"We were able to secure victory by gathering everyone together for an attack. If we were scattered, we couldn't regroup quickly, and we would be defeated if we encountered a large number of enemies."

Hagi Saint looked at the three of them with blurry eyes, his mind still not quite processing what was happening.

The three of them fell silent again, with only the sounds of work filling the surroundings.

Zi Yi broke the silence once again.

"I remember what that troll looked like last time. It was willing to go through flames to try and escape from us. And that baron's soldiers seem very powerful. It might be difficult for us to fight them."

Everyone remembered the troll's appearance, covered in crossbow bolts.

Although it was instantly killed by goblins, the enemy clearly hadn't used its full power.

Li Mosi, who could monitor the entire battlefield using the [Leshanshui] map, naturally knew this.

Zi'an nodded in agreement with a serious expression.

"Yes, they also have bows and arrows, and there are quite a few of them."

"That's not a bow. You can't even tell the difference between a bow and a crossbow?"

Hagi Saint's first words were sarcastic.

"It's obvious that guy has never participated in a real war; he just wants the thieves to do the work while he hides in the back. He didn't even think to run away when he saw fire; I doubt they've ever even seen a wildfire!"

Zi'an opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after hearing what Hagi Sei said next, he pursed his lips and remained silent.

This also reminded Li Mosi.

They inadvertently exploited cognitive differences again.

"What you're saying is all correct, but not entirely accurate."

Li Moss shifted his gaze from Hagi Saint to the space between the two disciples.

"That's settled then. Let's think about it again: what should we do if the nobles attack again? And what preparations can we make to deal with it?"

He decided to have his disciples review the game again.

This will also help them prepare mentally for the worst-case scenario.

Ziyi and Zian exchanged a glance and immediately understood that their late master was testing them, and they began to ponder again.

However, despite racking their brains for several minutes, they still couldn't come up with an answer.

Li Mosi had no choice but to make further assumptions about the situation.

"Let me explain the situation first. Judging from the last incident, Baron Taliss had three knights under his command, and he didn't bring all his soldiers with him. If he brought all his soldiers, there would be over a hundred of them. Apart from that, he didn't demonstrate any extraordinary strength, but he should be stronger than a knight."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Haki Saint.

"Um."

The saintess nodded.

"Knights are merely incomplete nobles, but barons possess complete life seeds within their bodies. This allows them to inherit titles with strength typically more than twice that of bear-beastmen, along with corresponding enhancements in speed and other aspects."

"Huh?!" *2

Ziyi and Zian both stared wide-eyed.

That strong?!

Li Moss had anticipated this.

He then asked, "His fighting strategy should be different too, right?"

"Yes, that's for sure."

The saintess nodded.

"When a nobleman is left with only himself and his soldiers, he usually has his soldiers fire crossbow bolts into the sky to cover the battlefield. The enemy fears this, but the nobleman can easily block it. At this point, the nobleman can simply lead his knights to disrupt the enemy's formation and kill them."

"what?"

Zi Yi screamed again.

"Does that mean we're definitely going to fail?"

Zi'an drew a conclusion easily, yet he could hardly believe it.

The strength she was so proud of had actually been surpassed!

"Don't worry, since he's bringing soldiers, he definitely won't be going into battle continuously in the short term. Otherwise, the soldiers won't be in good condition. We still have time."

Li Mosi reassured them.

"Even if we really can't win, I'll definitely lead you to safety beforehand. He's not afraid of arrows, but he's not afraid of fire, is he?"

The saintess nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right."

Li Mosi looked at her two disciples again: "Think again, what should we do in this situation?"

Zi'an looked up at the sky.

Zi Yi immediately concluded: "Find more goblins and teach them how to use the pole!"

The more skilled players there are, the better!

Li Mosi nodded in response to Zi Yi's intention to mass produce troops.

"Yes, we have more wood and enough food to train our soldiers."

"But--"

He then changed the subject.

"You must not forget that the goblins who have become warriors now are all those who have earned their titles and honors. You can't just make them warriors outright."

Zi Yi was taken aback, and Zi An interjected.

"Master, can we build more walls? Instead of blocking both sides, we can build high platforms like last time and prepare rolling logs in advance."

Even if the Baron is stronger than the average warrior, he can't be stronger than The Rolling Log, right?

She once knocked Ryoma down with a rolling log!

"That's one method too."

Li Mosi approved her proposal.

"Although the enemy is powerful, our buildings can hinder their advance and divide their ranks. We also need buildings to set off a fire so that a solid wall of fire can be built."

Zi'an seemed to be encouraged and continued speaking with an excited expression.

"So, can we make even more powerful weapons? Like that crossbow we just mentioned?"

The saintess, looking impatient, began to pour cold water on the situation.

"That requires specially made metal sheets, haven't you noticed that thieves don't use them? Their warehouses only have wood and bowstrings! Can you forge iron on the spot? Even if you got the tools, you wouldn't have a furnace..."

"What's it to you!"

Zi'an interrupted Hagi Saint directly.

"What's wrong with me not knowing?! Even if I can't make a crossbow, can't I at least make a bow?! Can't you speak properly?!"

This person is so annoying!

"Hey! You! Ughhhh!"

Hagi Saint wanted to argue, but Li Moss crouched down and covered her mouth.

He looked at the saintess's wrinkled face and said, "If you have nothing else to do, go back to sleep."

"Mmm!"

Hagi Saint looked unconvinced, but Li Mosi ignored her and looked at Zi An again.

"That idea works too. I can make a longbow that suits you, which the goblins can also use."

Now it was Zi Yi's turn to be puzzled.

"Master, can we use longbows?"

He can't even fully draw that short bow he's using now?

Li Mosi turned her head and pointed with her chin at the wall under construction in the distance.

"That wall is so thick, we can fix the longbow on top of the wall, and the goblins can just pull it."

Ziyi nodded.

He couldn't imagine it.

But my teacher said it was fine, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"Pfft, ptooey!"

The saintess, for reasons unknown, rolled away from Li Mosi's grasp and spoke up despite being covered in dust.

"Even if you manage to restrain these guys, do you have the strength to pull them apart? How can they compare to trained soldiers?"

Ugh.

Li Mosi sighed inwardly.

But Zi'an pointed at Haji Saint in front of him.

"If you say another word, I'll sit on your face, you believe me!"

What kind of elementary school tricks are these!

Li Mosi was at her wit's end; she couldn't very well let these guys who had stayed up all night and hadn't slept well actually start fighting.

He raised his arm and waved it twice.

"Alright! Let me tell you what we can do!"

The three of them quieted down and looked at him together.

Li Mosi stopped, held up three fingers, and continued speaking.

"We have three main objectives."

"The first thing is to enhance the goblins' combat abilities."

"Ziyi, you should understand this matter best."

As he spoke, he retracted one of his fingers.

Zi Yi nodded immediately.

Of course he understands!

The weapons crafted by their master enabled them to defeat humans! They also easily defeated the powerful trolls! And they obtained vast amounts of food on several occasions!

A few simple weapons changed everything!

Zi'an nodded as well.

Looking at Li Mosi's outstretched finger, she eagerly asked, "Then... Master, what is the second one?"

"The second is to build more buildings."

Li Mosi retracted another finger.

Zi Yi blinked: "Should we build a warehouse?"

He had just remembered the supplies.

According to Zi'an, the things they brought back this time have piled up so much that there's no room to walk in their small cave!

A lot of food, such as wheat, was put into the cave.

"Originally, we were going to build it first, but now the focus is on combat."

Li Mosi shook her head.

"Didn't we dig a lot of pits in this area? Let's use those pits to build up the wooden wall. I see the Baron and his soldiers are on horseback; we can create more obstacles for them."

"Furthermore, the warehouse cannot be built with fresh wood, as it is prone to insect infestation. The wood we brought back should be used to make weapons for the soldiers as much as possible. I plan to teach you how to build the warehouse using rammed earth."

"Rammed earth?"

This time, not only Ziyi and Zian, but even Haji Saint was curious.

"It involves using wooden planks to enclose the area, and then using a tamper to compact the soil inside the planks."

As Li Mosi spoke, she took out a piece of white paper and drew two kinds of ramming tools on it.

One method involves multiple people using a tree trunk. The trunk is cut short and leveled, then tied with hemp rope. When in use, several people need to hold the rope together, swing it up, and then bring it down.

Another type is for single use, with a flat board underneath and a wooden stick attached to the top as a handle.

The saintess looked at her strangely.

"Isn't this the kind of thing used before stone fortresses were built? There are so many stones over there in the fields, why don't you just pile them up?"

She had seen this kind of architecture before the nobles' fortress was built.

Isn't it inappropriate to use it as a warehouse?

These are all for temporary use!

If it's just for temporary use, it's not as convenient as building with logs!

Is this how the world is?

Li Mosi glanced at Hagi Saint.

Although the original owner had never seen rammed earth buildings, he was not surprised that the world had the method of rammed earth.

After all, soil is a material that can be found everywhere.

The commoners in the manor built their houses using tree branches as frames and then plastering them with mud.

It wouldn't be surprising if it develops further.

He didn't care.

"Just put those things down first."

Upon hearing this, Ziyi and Zian, who had just been pondering, nodded in unison.

My teacher was right.

Otherwise, it would be too cramped to live there.

"Okay, ah~~ so what's the last one?"

Haki Shengqiang perked up, eager to hear the rest as quickly as possible.

Li Moss said, "Finally, we need to prepare the weapons for battle. Logs, stones for rapiers, more rapiers and javelins, longbows, and those spearheads can also be used to make iron spears."

"what?"

Zi Yi felt something was wrong.

"Master, isn't this the first point?"

If we don't count the new weapons, then we haven't even gone into the first point yet.

Zi'an realized what was going on when he heard this.

She scratched her bear ears on her head anxiously: "Master, it seems the first point hasn't been mentioned yet?"

The saintess did not speak, but forced her eyelids open to look at Li Mosi.

Li Mosi didn't say it directly, but looked at Zi Yi.

"Ziyi, have you noticed any differences between your people and human warriors?"

the difference?

It seems to be everywhere.

Zi Yi was also unable to think anymore.

"I feel there are many, but I can't figure them out. Master, please teach me."

He had asked Li Mosi many questions, but not many of them were like this.

Seeing this, Li Mosi stopped being coy and spoke directly.

"Your division of labor is unstable, and the order is unclear."

Seeing the puzzled looks on his two disciples' faces, Hagi Saint couldn't hold on any longer and closed his eyes. He quickly continued speaking.

"Before each battle, we had to make temporary arrangements for the composition and positions of each team, and assign leaders. But the enemy didn't need that; they knew exactly who they should follow and whose orders they should obey. So when we fought, it was a complete mess."

He didn't need to say anything more; Zi Yi fell into thought again.

This time, he only needed to recall for a moment to understand what Li Mosi was talking about.

Apart from the chief and elders, everyone else in Ziyi's tribe was a member of the tribe.

They are all hunters, warriors, and gatherers.

Although their reputations differ, their roles are almost identical; at most, a few goblins are assigned to cook.

Only after Li Moss distributed the new weapons did he slightly separate the dedicated warriors from the other tribesmen.

But the difference is not obvious.

After Zi Yi nodded, Li Mosi continued.

"Since we've brought back our spoils, let's have a celebration banquet tonight."

Let's take this opportunity to define our responsibilities!