Forests Don't Support Idle Goblins

“But, sir,” Jules hesitated for a moment, then continued, “the Storm Brotherhood are all dead there.”

"They're just a bunch of useless trash," Philip said dismissively. "They're no match for you guards. I heard that only Martel among them drank the secret potion once."

"That's true, but the enemy is also very clever." Jules thought for a moment, then picked up the coffee pot and poured the other person a full cup of coffee.

"A bunch of goblins who got lucky, or maybe there's an evil mage behind them," Philip leaned back on the sofa, speaking casually. "This time I'll have my guards wear light full armor and use magic defense. I don't believe those goblins can beat me just by biting me."

"But..." Jules wanted to persuade him further, but Philippe just waved his hand.

"Jules, do you know what might be in that ruin?" Philippe looked at the map on the wall and said slowly, "Little imp, Ricardo didn't lie to me. When I met him in the dungeon before, I brought a church member with me, and he told me that everything the other person said was true."

"A testament to the soul?" Jules said with some surprise. He knew that the members of the Church of the God of Light and Justice possessed a kind of magic that would trigger a magical reaction if the other party was lying.

"So, even if there aren't any gold coins or beast cores there, there is a group of little fairies, which is enough for us to open up connections in Golden Flower City." Philip smiled smugly, as if he could see himself becoming an honored guest of those nobles.

"And my father also supports my going there in person. He hopes I can get more involved in combat and military formations." He stood up and walked towards the map of the Kingdom of Fran. "Maybe next year I'll need to command soldiers."

"Then please make sure you are safe." Jules thought for a moment and had no choice but to nod. He knew that if anything happened to the other party, he would definitely be reprimanded by the Earl, and his future would be ruined.

"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of goblins. Even if they're strong, they're still as stupid as pigs. I believe the guards can handle them." Philip turned around, smiling at Jules. "But you, you must be careful this time you go to Torch City. I heard it's very chaotic there right now. Our supplies must not be compromised."

"Understood. I've contacted the Third Prince through the officials there." Jules pounded his chest and straightened his back. "I will make sure there are no problems with the goods."

"I also need to tell them that I will soon be taking those little fairies to the royal capital, Plantagenet, to personally pay my respects to His Highness the Prince," Philip said earnestly as he approached Jules.

"Understood." Jules bowed slightly.

"Alright, go ahead and finish your business with that merchant. Remember to thoroughly inspect the ship." Philip turned around and waved casually.

After hearing the door close behind him, he picked up his coffee cup, put his hands behind his back, and went to the inner room of the reception room. "Goblins, how interesting. What kind of goblin will they be?"

"I wonder if we can capture their leader, put an iron collar around his neck, and train him to pour coffee for me."

He muttered to himself as he walked to the metal bird stand, looking smugly at the little fairy with her arms wrapped around her knees. "I'm setting off for Nightmare Forest tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the little fairy Yun Xiya reacted slightly, shifting her gaze to the window.

"This time it's to capture a group of goblins," Philip said softly, as if to say, "I'm just going to the living room for a cup of coffee. I think it might be your group."

Yunxia didn't look at him, but her body was clearly trembling.

"You'd never guess I'd be taking you with me this time," Philip said with a smile. "You've been wanting to do this for a long time, haven't you?"

He ignored Yunxia and said to himself, "I will take you there and let you persuade them to compromise yourself. If you can't persuade them, I will torture you in front of them until they surrender."

"You're dreaming!" Yunxia shouted.

"I've heard that fairies are a race that cherishes family very much," Philip said with a smile.

"You demon, you demon!" Yunxia cried, not wanting her family to see her being tortured.

Philip scoffed. "I'm a human, not a demon."

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"This guy isn't human anymore; he's probably turning into a demon soon."

Sophia stood before the underground stone chamber, her brows furrowed. "A strong aura of evil, disliked by the God of Life. What on earth did Vesans do?"

She had just entered the stone chamber and walked around it, and saw the laboratory, but she couldn't find anything with writing on it. The huge stone chamber outside also showed signs of being burned by fire.

"Could he have been killed?" Sophia looked around. Nothing grew in this circular area, not even a blade of grass. There was a layer of black ash on the ground, clearly indicating that something had been burned.

"I'll have to ask the locals." She walked towards the woods in the distance, then stood quietly under a tree. Before long, several small birds landed on her shoulder.

The birds kept chirping, but Sophia kept her eyes closed and remained motionless.

Almost 10 minutes later, she suddenly opened her eyes, then frowned slightly before grinning and revealing two small tiger teeth.

"Sorry, I just fell asleep. The exciting chapter 'Chapter 116 The Goblins [3k]' is now available online. Click to read it!"

"Chirp, chirp, chirp," the little birds chirped even more enthusiastically.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, please stop scolding me." Sophia could only raise her hands slightly. "Can you tell me what happened before?"

"Hmm, hmm, a giant mushroom tree," she repeated, nodding as she listened to the chirping of the birds. "Still goblins, hmm, another group of goblins is coming, hmm, hmm, the mushroom tree is on fire."

"In the end, the goblins all left together."

After thinking quietly for a moment, Sofia reached into her pocket and took out a few grains of rice. "These are for you."

The little bird flew to her hand and pecked away at the rice grains.

Watching the bird fly away, Sofia frowned again. "The goblins defeated Vessans? How is that possible?"

"What kind of goblin could possibly take down a traitorous druid? Even I'm having a hard time dealing with him."

She had to rethink the message the bird had given her: "So there was a group of goblins. Later, those goblins killed Vesans, set this mutated tree on fire, and then absorbed the goblins from before."

"No, these goblins are too strong. We need to be careful of them. Let's go find them," she finally decided. "Find them first, then go back and tell His Holiness the Bishop."

"Those written materials might be in their possession. If not, we can search their memories to see what happened before."

"We need to inform the Adventurers' Guild about this powerful goblin and warn the adventurers to be extremely careful."

"Furthermore," Sophia looked at the surrounding treetops, then stretched out a hand, sensing the forest, "I can definitely feel the presence of the Supreme God here. Could it be that the Supreme God has truly favored this area?"

"I've never heard of the Four Gods bestowing their blessings upon the Nightmare Forest. Is there really a temple of a supreme god here? And where are the believers? Goblins?"

She covered her mouth and yawned. "Let's go back to Giesorn and get some sleep first, then go out and look for it again tonight."

"I heard from those adventurers that a group of goblins has appeared in the forest, and there's even a powerful ghost among them. Could it be their doing?"

"Go look for it; it's easier to find ghosts at night anyway."

Not long after, a plump owl flew south.

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"Did you make this?" Charles looked at the two stone rings on the ground, then glanced at the witch Agatha standing opposite him.

"Yes." Agatha was holding a notebook and comparing it with the stone ring on the ground.

"Have you done the experiment?" Charles squatted down and tapped the white stone with his hand.

"I made one, a cage with a monkey inside," Agatha said, holding her notebook behind her back. "It was sent from here to the fortress gates, and the monkey did nothing but get excited."

"Excited?" Charles looked up at the old hag opposite him.

"I guess she thinks she's about to change," Agatha shrugged.

"Any other changes?" Charles walked to the middle of the stone circle and stomped on the ground.

"No, or rather, I haven't found anything," Agatha said after a few seconds of thought.

"Do you want to try it now?" she asked, looking at Charles.

"Huh? This..." Charles immediately stepped out of the stone circle. His [Hero's Heart] was still recovering, and he dared not try.

"I'll do it myself, since I made it myself." Agatha stepped into the middle of the stone circle and stood there. "You operate the controller."

"No, no, that's still dangerous. If something goes wrong, it will be irreversible," Charles quickly waved his hand and said.

"No, let me try," Agatha said, looking at Charles with a serious tone. "On one hand, I want to see the results of my research on ancient runes, and on the other hand, I also want to be able to help you."

"Help me?" Charles was taken aback.

"Yes, you've shown me such fascinating ancient secrets and promised to explore the ruins of the entire forest. I have to do something for you," Agatha smiled. "To be honest, if you hadn't saved me in the cabin, I might already be..."

"No, you've already helped me a lot, like Lupus," Charles said, extending his hand. Then, he suddenly remembered the characteristics of the Celestial Hound, "I don't need you anymore. I can use Lupus. If there's a problem, it will jump back."

"That's one way to do it," Agatha thought for a moment and nodded.

Before long, a pale blue Starhound stood in the middle of the stone ring.

"Start it," Charles said, and then a flash of white light appeared before him, and Lupus disappeared.

"Let's go, let's go check out the fortress gate." He excitedly called to Agatha, and the two of them ran quickly towards the fortress gate.

At the entrance, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the tree canopy and into the stone ring. Charles and Agatha stared at the stone ring with their mouths agape in disbelief.

There were two Starhounds in the stone circle, a blue one standing and a red one lying beside it.