The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 1281

After walking around, Allen discovered that Green Lake City had a very strong commercial atmosphere, far surpassing Mansa City, the heart of the wilderness.

This might be related to the dwarf goblin branch of the tribe's population composition, because during his wanderings, he observed that most of the residents doing various grassroots jobs were dwarf goblins. However, when he saw members of the great goblin and bear goblin branches on the streets, they were mostly wearing leather armor, chainmail, and armored gear, clearly indicating that they were adventurers or members of military units on official business.

This division of labor is neither good nor bad, but at least from Allen's observation, the city's vitality and energy are indeed quite good, much better than the lifeless city of Mansa.

All sorts of strange and unusual things can be sold in Green Lake City. When Allen was browsing through a general store, he even saw a dark, stone-like object on their shelf. After scanning it with his appraisal skill, he discovered that it was a crystal of the feces of a gibbon monster, which immediately made him feel slightly nauseous.

However, this disgusting mass actually provided some good information from the food identification technique. This is because after years of weathering and exposure to wind and rain, many of the impurities in this fecal-like crystal have been decomposed. What remains, after being fermented by bacteria, fungi, and time, can become an additive for certain spices, adding different aromas and layers to food.

On a whim, Allen actually spent money to buy the consigned stone. Although he knew that the possibility of him using it was not high, as an excellent professional chef, he had a penchant for collecting such novel things.

The further out of the city you go, the smaller and smaller the buildings become, and the fewer shops there are on both sides of the road. The flow of people walking on the road also becomes sparse.

More commonly seen along the roadside are mobile vendor stalls made of a few tables, stools, and wooden planks, displaying either some decent-looking snacks or some old equipment and materials of little value.

Even the residents living here look somewhat shabby, far less relaxed and carefree than those living in the city.

But at least one thing is certain: these residents are dressed reasonably well. Although their simple clothes inevitably have some patches, they are generally clean from head to toe, except for the dirt left by their daily labor.

The residents were in good spirits, without the numbness and despondency that comes from struggling to survive. Although their faces showed signs of weariness and hardship, they also possessed vitality and drive, demonstrating that they still had hope for life.

Even the beggars who occasionally approach you to beg, though their faces and bodies are filthy and smelly, and their bodies are visibly thin, do not seem to be so hungry, weak, or on the verge of death.

These beggars are either lazy and unwilling to work due to their nature, or they are genuinely disabled and suffer from chronic illness. In other wilderness tribes, they would probably die soon, but in the territory of the Green Wilderness tribe, they can keep their lives hanging by a thread and continue to eke out a living.

"...You little brat, don't let me catch you! If I don't break your legs today, I'll change my surname to yours!!!"

In the slums outside the city, Allen bumped into a group of more than a dozen children of different races who ran past him. They skillfully avoided Allen's surroundings, and some children even made faces at him or stomped heavily in the sewage, splashing water and trying to cause him trouble.

Behind the children, a female gnome with a wet apron around her waist chased after them angrily, wielding a thin stick and shouting at them.

As she passed by Allen, she noticed the scattered mud stains on his black cloak and quickly put on an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, these little rascals are so naughty, they've caused you trouble."

Allen's gaze was drawn to the God of Food emblem on her chest. Seeing her so polite to strangers again made his heart flutter slightly: "Kids are bound to be a little naughty."

"Don't they go to school?" Hearing that Allen didn't seem to be blaming her, the female goblin felt a little relieved and was happy to answer Allen's question.

"They're supposed to be at school, but today the teachers at the orphanage had something to do at home, so they got a half-day off. These kids immediately slipped out of the orphanage and ran wild, and we couldn't get them back no matter how much we called them."

"Are the children in the orphanage and the children from normal families in the city separated from each other in school?"

The other party's explanation contained a lot of information, such as the children's origins and the identity of the goblin in front of them, but the question that really concerned Allen was the one he was asking now.

The female earth gnome clearly hadn't expected the traveler she'd just met to ask this question, but she answered without much thought: "These kids aren't old enough to attend school properly, so it's not appropriate for them to go to a school further away with the older children. That's why our orphanage hired a teacher to provide them with preschool education, so they don't run around all day."

"Just like this."

Hearing the goblin's answer, Allen's growing dissatisfaction dissipated. He could tolerate flaws in other matters, but he was always strict when it came to children's education, simply because he knew one thing: children are the future of the tribe.

"Oh, sorry to bother you."

"Excuse me."

After a brief exchange, the two went their separate ways. The earth gnome female probably never imagined that the person she had just met was the master of her faith and the true ruler of the entire city.

Continuing south towards the city, the atmosphere of daily life became more pronounced. Vegetation, gardens, and other structures that seemed useless to many of the wilderness natives gradually appeared. Faint sound waves drifted in the sky, but to Allen's ears, they were clear and distinct sounds of people reciting.

From the very beginning, the Greenfield Tribe, unlike other factions and camps, has not imposed many requirements and restrictions on the students it recruits. To enroll in the Greenfield Tribe's academy, as long as you can afford the high tuition fees, you can study alongside the Greenfield Tribe's goblin children without any discrimination.

As the Greenfield tribe's fame and power grew, whether it was tribal members seeking stability and currying favor with the Greenfield, or individual families genuinely wanting to secure a good future and professional skills for their offspring, they would go to great lengths to send their children to Green Lake City for education.

With more students, the school naturally has to expand, otherwise it will not be able to accommodate the ever-increasing number of students.

As the city developed, land became increasingly valuable. The land originally allocated to the academy had appreciated significantly over the years, making the academy extremely valuable. Unfortunately, the academy's land could only be used for teaching purposes. Knowing that Chief Allen valued education, no tribal leader had the audacity to try and seize the academy's land. However, expanding the academy and acquiring more land had become extremely difficult.

Since the city's land could not be allocated to the academy, and the academy had an actual need to expand, the city lords and commanders of Green Lake City negotiated with the academy's leaders to relocate the academy outside the city. They used the academy's land in the city as a bargaining chip to exchange for the Green Lake City leadership to allocate manpower and resources to rebuild a new and more spacious academy complex outside the city.

Today, the vast area in the southeastern outer city of Green Lake City, near Green Lake, has become the new location for several major academies.

Compared to the original academy land area, the academy's land area after relocating outside the city increased more than fivefold. This not only met the academy's expansion needs but also left room for future expansion, so it can be said that they were not treated unfairly.