Forests Don't Support Idle Goblins

When John saw Sophia again, she was preparing to leave for Gieshorn, and this time John was wearing a tricorn hat.

"Have you found out about the goblins?" Sophia chose to meet John at a coffee shop, mainly because it was quiet there and she could lie on the sofa and take a nap again.

"Hmm," Little John was about to nod when he suddenly remembered Sansio hidden in the hat, so he immediately stopped. "I specifically asked my adventurer friend about it."

Sophia, sitting across the table, looked at the awkward "herb gatherer" with some confusion. "Are those goblins that famous? You could just ask around and find out where they are. Besides, don't adventurers shout 'I'm rich! Three silver coins!' and rush straight at goblins when they see them?"

"Uh, didn't you say that?" Little John chuckled, trying to hide his earlier impatience, "to find a group of well-hidden goblins with whom we can communicate."

"However, I also paid a heavy price," he coughed deliberately. "To get this information, I spent a lot of gold coins and treated several groups of adventurers to meals. You know, although the food couldn't compare to that of Black Lion City, the main expense was the drinks."

Sophia nodded with some skepticism. Her braid, which had been coiled at the back of her head and had come undone slightly from a nap on the sofa before seeing Little John, loosened as she moved. "Don't worry, if your information is confirmed to be correct, I can help you get more holy water. This will definitely benefit your alchemy business."

"So, where exactly are those goblins hiding? I've searched the forest several times, and all I've encountered are those guys who just whine and yell." Sophia rested her arms on the table with great interest, the steaming coffee in front of her making her round face even more adorable.

“They are indeed well hidden,” Little John said, keeping his body upright and trying to keep his neck still. “But I’d like to know, why do you insist on seeing those goblins, just because they killed a druid?”

"No," Sophia rested her chin on her palm, looking at John's face with a smile in her eyes, but her gaze lifted slightly, seemingly locking onto the tricorn hat, "Killing the druid who defected from our church is only one aspect, the main thing is that the guy was carrying some very dangerous things, and that druid had done some evil things before, which I need to confirm in person."

"Speaking of which, those goblins..." Little John pondered, deciding that he should ask them about their deeper intentions and try to extract more information so that he could immediately go back to see his boss and let him decide whether or not to see Sophia next.

"Let's not talk about goblins," Sofia said with a smile, "why did you choose to wear such a hat today?"

"Oh, it's winter, the weather's a bit cold," John's lips twitched slightly. He could clearly feel Sancia, who was perched on his head, nervously tugging at his hair. Just now, when he was about to nod, Sancia suddenly tugged at his hair, forcing him to change the subject to cover up his embarrassment. "Let's continue talking about your business."

Sophia tilted her head slightly, then extended a finger and flicked it at Little John in front of her. Immediately, a gust of wind blew Little John's hat off, and his expression changed instantly. He quickly covered his head with both hands.

"Ah!" A scream came from above because of Little John's movement. Little John immediately screamed as well, trying to cover his voice.

"Stop hiding," Sophia said lazily. "I sensed a life form hiding in your hat shortly after you sat down. Don't forget, I'm a member of the Church of Earth and Life."

Little John chuckled and lowered his hand, while the little imp Shan Xiao, who had been cowering on his head, stood up, grimacing. Little John had used a lot of force in his haste, which had really hurt him. Shan Xiao rubbed his arm and asked with his head held high, "What do you want with my older brother?"

Upon hearing this, Little John could only sigh. There was no way to hide it anymore. It wasn't that the little imps couldn't be hidden, but rather that their relationship with Charles couldn't be hidden anymore.

"Your older brother?" Sophia looked up slightly at the little imp standing atop Little John's head, hands on her hips, exuding an arrogant air, yet also wincing slightly from the pain she had just endured. "You mean your older brother is among those goblins?"

John's sigh made Sancio realize that his impulsive remark had given him away. He didn't know how to smooth things over, so he wisely shut his mouth and stopped standing so straight.

"How interesting, a goblin can actually become the big brother of a goblin." Sophia smiled as she looked at the two in front of her. One was a human adventurer who thought he had everything under control, and the other was a sneaky but kind-hearted goblin who would even join a party that was going to eliminate evil. These two guys would actually take the initiative to wholeheartedly protect and hide a goblin tribe.

You should know that those are "evil" creatures that everyone on the mainland hates.

"Sophia," John reached out and grabbed the goblin from his head, placing it on the table in front of him. His hair had been tugged several times by Sancio, even though they had practiced it several times on the road and at the inn. Now, all he felt was pain in his scalp. "That goblin does have some troubles."

Sophia stared at Sansio with great interest. Although this was not the first time she had seen a little fairy, it was the first time she had seen one in a place like a coffee shop. In her mind, these little guys would almost never appear in a place like this.

Meanwhile, Sancio was placed on the table. He stomped his feet repeatedly to test the sturdiness of the table in front of him. Seeing that there was no danger, he boldly walked to the coffee that Little John had ordered. He even waved his hand in front of him a few times, trying to smell the aroma of the coffee.

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"I know, they're goblins. They're afraid of contact with humans. After all, surviving safely is the first option every species would consider," Sophia nodded and said.

"Hmm, the aroma is a bit ordinary, not as rich as the aroma of golden camellia," Shan Xiao said, shaking his head.

Upon hearing this, Sophia immediately frowned. She knew that golden camellia was a tea favored by the royal family of Fran and was quite expensive in the country. The fact that this little fairy in front of her had drunk it made her wonder if the goblin had also been exposed to it.

Her intuition told her that those goblins might be more powerful than she could currently imagine.

“I mean,” John paused, then continued, “the problem is that those notes have been burned.”