Forests Don't Support Idle Goblins

Seeing that the clone was about to return to the mirror, Charles bowed respectfully and marked the Domain Star on its body in his mind.

This skill was previously marked on Little John, but after saving him and Mary, Ciel never used this ability again.

With a soft ripple, Ciel straightened up and glanced at the mirror. His reflection seemed to move in sync with his own movements, his expression natural, unlike the mysterious smile he had worn earlier. "Has he left?"

He let out a soft breath. When facing this powerful demon lord, he had been dealing with it cautiously, quickly thinking of a solution in his mind while outwardly presenting himself as a weak goblin who admired strength. The other party seemed arrogant and didn't seem to care much about his "performance".

When he received the [Mind Deprivation Curse], he cast it on himself three times. At the same time, his clone did not react in time, and at that moment, Charles had already identified it as an enemy.

Through the panel feedback, Sharl discovered that this magic did indeed affect the enemy's perception, causing them to unknowingly make more foolish choices, just like just now. In the end, no one even noticed that a goblin could speak Common Tongue and even sign his name in Common Tongue.

However, the contract was bound to his soul, and after he signed "Green Egg," negative effects appeared on his character panel.

"If I had known, I would have signed 'Handsome Guy' just now." Charles looked at the angry horns on the table in front of him, then glanced at the mirror.

"Something's not right," he sensed something was wrong. At the same time, he summoned the domain map in his mind. On the map, the red dot representing the marker was still flashing. Moreover, even after Sharl zoomed in on the map, he discovered that the demon lord had not left and was still hiding in the mirror observing him.

"You old fool, I'm really impressed with you," Charles muttered to himself.

He thought for a few seconds, then suddenly began to gently pat his upper body. "Is this what it feels like to have magic? It's amazing. I feel like I'm more powerful now."

After saying that, he cast the [Mass Intelligence Reduction Curse] on himself again, hoping to affect those huddled in the mirror. "Wow, that's amazing! You don't need to chant any fancy spells at all; you can cast it directly. It's much more convenient than those annoying human mages and adventurers."

He glanced discreetly at the mirror and saw that his reflection still showed no reaction, but the red dot representing him was still flashing on the domain map.

"Damn sly bastard," Charles cursed under his breath, then darted over to the dead human mage. He kicked the corpse hard, saying viciously as he did so, "Damn humans, damn mages! If the Forest God hadn't descended upon me, I would be dead tonight. And you still tried to ambush me."

He kicked the corpse several times in a row, even pushing it in front of the mirror to make sure his actions wouldn't be hidden from view. "It's wonderful to be chosen by the Forest God. I've heard that some races can hear strange sounds before, and now the Forest God has descended right in front of me and even signed a contract with me."

"Damn human adventurers!" He kicked the mage's corpse hard on the ground.

"From now on, I'm the goblin of the forest god, and I'll never be afraid of you again."

After performing these actions, Charles gasped for breath a few times, then walked to the table. In his mind, he noticed that the red dot representing his clone had disappeared. "Looks like they're gone."

"Let me check my own situation first." After calming his breathing, he looked up at his control panel.

[Monument Material: Charles Mello]

Race: Goblin (Human)

[Hazard Level: 0.5, Waste]

[Subordinates: 498/595]

【personality:???】

[Personal Ability: Mass Intelligence Degradation Curse (1/5 remaining uses per day)]

[My Status: Advanced Shapeshifting Curse (Negative), Heart of a Hero (Positive, Recovering), Blessing of the Mother Tree (Positive), Blessing of the God of Earth and Life (Positive), Newborn Queen Ant (Positive, Growing), Soul Contract with the Demon Lord (Negative, Ten Years)]

Title: Leader of the Forest South Group

"As expected, the contract with him is marked as negative," Charles said, stroking his chin and staring at the panel. "But I have gained a personal ability, and it even shows the number of times it can be used. This should be based on my own magical abilities."

"I'm just an ordinary nobleman who has never studied magic, and I'm still a goblin. It's not bad that I can use the Mind-Degrading Curse five times a day." He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly. "When I face an enemy in the future, no matter who it is, they will become stupid. If I fight against those races that are stupid to begin with, wouldn't it be like meeting a bunch of idiots?"

When choosing his magic, Charles had been thinking about it. Given that he might encounter the Feathered Serpent Goblin Kingdom in the north soon, he chose a group curse that seemed capable of dealing with large numbers of enemies.

"More importantly, this spell isn't lethal, making it easier to capture prisoners after the battle." Charles raised his eyes to look at the list of subordinates. "We only need five more to break through to the next alien letter, at which point we can directly obtain [Mist Vision]. This is the fastest two consecutive breakthroughs we've ever achieved, all thanks to those centaurs."

He looked at his stone house again, then picked up the long horn on the table. While fiddling with the horn, Charles kept his eyes glued to the domain map in his mind, wanting to see if this action could summon attention again.

However, after fiddling with it for a while, there was still no response on the domain map. "Could it be that the guy didn't choose me because of this horn?"

Charles put down the long horn in his hand and glanced discreetly at the mirror. "Impossible. Someone must have lured it here. It seems someone has been spying on my camp."

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Anyway, the contract has already been signed, and thankfully the term is ten years," he chuckled self-deprecatingly. In that situation, he had no choice but to sign his name with a heavy heart. "Maybe as a goblin, I won't even live for ten years."

Just as he got up to call his men to help clean up the mage's corpse, Charles suddenly saw a line of text in his notebook.

"Be careful, the Jealous Contractor has already seen you."

Charles frowned again. "This person is actually quite nice."

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