This adventurer is overly righteous.

"I've heard that goblins can survive on very little food," Kroya asked. "But that food probably wasn't enough for you either."

The goblin opened his eyes. He felt quite lonely after being imprisoned by the vampire. He was surrounded by goblins, which were not good people to talk to. But now, Kroya's voice excited him. Communicating with a real person could alleviate his loneliness a lot.

"Of course not enough." Logan the goblin began to speak, rambling on and on, "Although we goblins are used to living underground, we are very particular about our food. Although we have small appetites, the food we eat is very nutritious."

"Adrian doesn't want me to die, but he also doesn't want me to be energetic. He wants me to be constantly hungry, so I won't have the strength to think about escaping." Logan's thin knuckles began to tap the ground rhythmically, an unconscious act. "Or maybe it's because I sneaked into his room, which caused his rage. Who knows?"

"His room?"

Kroya asked a question, but Logan didn't respond; instead, he forced a laugh out loud.

Do you want to know?

he asks.

"I want to know, please tell me."

Kroya lowered his head in thought. If he could find out where the vampire was hiding, he might be able to kill him directly. His magic was very effective against such evil creatures.

The opponent possesses magic, but their physical strength may not be very high; a surprise attack might still succeed.

"I can, but I'm too hungry to talk." Logan gave a somewhat sly smile, but because he was so thin, his cheeks were sunken inwards, making the smile look pitiful. "If I don't eat my fill, I don't want to waste any more energy."

Logan then shut his mouth and closed his eyes.

This was a deal. For Logan, exchanging the information he had previously gathered for food from Kroya was a sure-fire way to make money, as adventurers always carried some food with them when they went out.

Since that kid can't get out anyway, rather than starving to death here when the food runs out, it's better to share some food with yourself beforehand.

Of course, Logan also guessed that Kroya would not agree, after all, the food available for humans to eat in this cave was extremely precious.

That's why you need to pique the other person's interest and get the kid to willingly bring him the food; he hasn't eaten anything other than hard bread and carrots in a long time.

As a skilled astronaut, Logan had spent ten days dealing with the vampire before being captured, and he had a general understanding of the situation in the cave. Kroya would not be uninterested.

Logan is waiting; it will be a psychological battle, but he will be the victor...

"I think so too."

Kroya's voice reached the goblin's ears, causing him to shake his head involuntarily. The expected bargaining hadn't happened, and the other party hadn't shown the anger one would expect from someone being taken advantage of...

On the contrary, it was a kind of sympathy, a kind of compassion.

"These foods don't keep well." Kroya took some of the food from the silver barrel out of his pack, and also cut off a piece of jerky, handing it to Logan through the gaps in the iron bars. "But I think it tastes pretty good."

  

Your generosity in giving food is a commendable quality.

[Slight increase in muscle strength]

Kroya noticed small print appearing in the lower left corner of his vision. He glanced at it briefly, then looked at Logan behind the iron fence. What puzzled him was that the guy had clearly said he was very hungry, but now that the food was right in front of him, he wasn't enthusiastic at all; instead, he was just staring blankly.

"poisonous?"

Logan asked abruptly, then shook his head, rejecting his first thought, and began to grab the food from Kroya's hand and eat it in large mouthfuls.

Kroya found it amusing that he would give the other person food that was poisoned, but he saved that question for after the other person had finished eating.

"Who would share their food with others when they'd starve to death?" Logan, now full and with a bulging belly, looked much better, and his tone was different too. "Where did you get all this food?"

"From the goblin's barrel," Kroya continued, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "And in a sense, we're companions. Isn't it common for companions to share food? We're going to escape together. If you're starving, you'll only cause me trouble."

Kroya still remembered why he came here. As long as he could bring this geomancer back, the Adventurers' Guild would naturally believe him.

Moreover, taking this guy with him seemed easier than killing the goblin leader and stealing the offerings from the altar, so it was Chroya's first choice.

"Take me away?" This stunned Logan again. He remembered that was what the other party had said at the beginning, but he didn't have much hope for it.

He had tried before, but all attempts ended in failure. They were facing a vampire who could use magic. Although the vampire looked senile, he was not someone an ordinary person could deal with.

Unless someone has magic.

"Do you think someone will come to rescue you if you just stay here?" Kroya asked. The other person didn't seem to be in a hurry. "You're an agent of the Adventurers' Guild. Wouldn't someone come looking for you after you disappeared?"

"Theoretically, yes, but in reality..." Logan pursed his lips, somewhat helplessly, "I'm sure that vampire has an accomplice, and that accomplice is in the Adventurers' Guild. He's prepared too well; the Adventurers' Guild won't notice anything amiss."

The only chance is the goblins' large family gathering at the end of the year; that's probably the only time anyone will realize they've disappeared.

Logan wasn't sure if he could hold out until then. He knew Adrian had built the altar to cast some kind of magic, and that once he had achieved his goal, he would probably abandon the goblins and leave. However, he was sure Adrian wouldn't mind killing him before leaving.

Logan's fate depends on his luck. If he were more stubborn, he could try to smash his head against the rock wall and die. That way, the Adventurers' Guild might immediately realize that something was wrong.

But Logan valued his own life and didn't have that kind of courage.

"So what are you going to do?"

If Kroya really had the ability to help him escape, Logan naturally didn't intend to sit idly by and wait for his death. He put away his initial mockery and contempt and began to regard the other party as a reliable companion who could provide assistance.

"I need your information." Seeing that the goblin Logan was finally serious, Kroya continued, "You said that only mages could escape from here..."

"I happen to know a little magic."