In the Age of Heroes, I am a background noble

The matter in Lonely Mountain City has come to an end, and the biggest mastermind behind the underground maze has been dealt with. From now on, we just have to proceed according to the plan.

Green followed the advice and temporarily lived in the Jura Forest.

The scale of the Jura Forest is getting bigger and bigger. With the support of the Medici Lords, it has developed from a small village into a large village, and then into a small town. Now a small city has been built.

Looking down from the sky, it looked like a palm-sized building sitting in a green field as big as a desk, and ant-like demi-humans were coming in and out of the city gate one after another.

The population of the Jura Forest has also increased a lot. In addition to the more than 4,000 permanent residents, there are more than 1,000 other demi-humans temporarily living in the Jura Forest. Most of them are hired laborers, technicians, etc. This city has formed a siphon effect on demi-human talents in a large area.

Because most of them are still in the nomadic culture, only the superior races and royal families have the ability to build towns. These towns have already developed to the saturation stage, and it is somewhat difficult to settle down in them.

As for the Jura Forest, anyone with a normal brain would know that it has a bright future. Originally, some demi-humans thought that the Jura Forest was like a mouse holding a treasure, and one day it would be eaten up along with the treasure.

However, ever since Rimuru easily defeated the invading bandits with a few hundred soldiers, the neighboring tribes have gained confidence in the Jura Forest. Skilled demihumans have flocked into the city to find work and earn money, thus contributing to the development of the Jura Forest in disguise.

Perhaps some people would suspect that the Jura Great Forest is colluding with humans, or even that it is simply a lackey of humans. However, as long as the facts are not fully exposed, the various subhuman races fighting each other will not get entangled.

A strong fist is the real truth, and it may even attract the pursuit of others.

The strength displayed by the Jola Forest made the weaker tribes around it nervous, but some people also had other ideas.

Jura Forest. Lord's Mansion

Sitting on the steps without any disguise, Green looked at the visiting lizardman with great interest. He even remembered this fellow. He was the lizard leader who had been at loggerheads with the Pig-Head Emperor when he was secretly watching him exterminating the lizardmen from the sky.

I don't know his name, I just remember that he had a good attacking ability, which seemed okay, but he was still defeated by the Pig-Headed Emperor.

Why is there a human here? And sitting with Rimuru? Are the rumors true?

Trying hard not to notice the human sitting on the same level as Rimuru with his legs crossed, the lizardman Gaviru knelt deeply in front of Rimuru to show his respect.

According to his usual character, he has now begun to condemn.

But these days are different.

"I hope our Lizardman tribe can pledge allegiance to Lord Rimuru, and I hope you can agree!!!"

It lowered its head and said solemnly.

Oh?

Is that so?

Rimuru was wearing a white robe with a black shirt dress with gold edges inside, and a thick gold chain inlaid with jewels around his neck. He looked very rich.

The culture of subhumans is not so particular. The more gold and jade one wears, the more noble one's status is reflected.

She was originally a little bored and rested her head on her raised right fist, thinking that it was another demi-human who wanted to negotiate business, or simply come to provoke Rimuru. Rimuru clearly remembered that this lizardman tribe was arrogant and asked him to join them a few months ago.

And now he's coming to him? This piqued Rimuru's interest. Is this what Greene meant by "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west"?

Rimuru and several people from the Jura Forest looked at each other, then looked at Green who had an indifferent look on his face, and then looked at the lizardman with interest.

"Hey, can I ask why? Your Lizardmen tribe should be quite powerful, right? Why did you choose to join us? If I remember correctly, didn't you ask for our loyalty before?"

"Ah, do you really have to say it?"

Upon hearing this, Gavilu's face turned red. Only God knows why his scaly face turned red even though it was obviously green.

It's so damn embarrassing to think about it. A few months ago, I brought my men and arrogantly asked Rimuru and the others to pledge allegiance to me, but now I'm kneeling on the ground begging them to take me in. It's really embarrassing.

"Of course, even though you took the initiative to ask to join us, we also have the right to ask to know your background, right? I also have a responsibility to everyone in the Jura Forest."

Rimuru looked as if it was a matter of course, but in reality, she just wanted to know why this guy was so shameless. Although she had a good temper, she still remembered the provocation she had received a few months ago!

Seeing that there was no other way, Gavilu could only tell the truth.

"Actually, we had a war with the Pig-Headed People some time ago. Even though our Lizardmen warriors fought bravely, the Pig-Headed People were too numerous, and we were eventually defeated. The young and middle-aged people in our tribe suffered heavy casualties, and other tribes were eyeing us covetously."

The classic story is that although our army is brave, there are too many enemies, and the King of Western Chu is...

Then it began to cry miserably:

"Recently, one-third of our pasture has been occupied by other tribes, and many of our livestock have been stolen. If this continues, the women, children, and the elderly in the tribe will be..."

"That's why I came to you! I hope you can accept me!"

Pig-headed man?

The faces of several ghosts present also turned grim. It seemed that their tribe had also been destroyed by the pig-headed man, and there was hatred between the two sides.

However, several humans who drank special potions and disguised themselves as ghosts were unconcerned. They thought, "They're just pig-headed people, aren't they?" Even the people in the human areas that had been plundered by demi-humans were not afraid of pig-headed people. In their stereotype, pig-headed people were weak.

Two hundred thousand pig-headed people mean two hundred thousand pigs, just slaughter them.

So that's how it is. Rimuru felt that it made sense. If that was the case, she could accept it.

"So you want the protection of our Jura Forest to prevent the plundering of the grasslands? That makes sense. In that case, I accept."

"and many more!"

Green's eyebrows rose slightly. "You idiot, you're just going to accept this so easily? You just believe everything they say. Also, why don't you set some conditions for accepting a vassal race? Are you just doing charity for them?"

"What's wrong Green? Is there a problem? I can feel that he is telling the truth."

Rimuru was a little confused. What happened?

"Let me ask first."

This was something he had lamented more than once. These time travelers from Japan were all political idiots and took things for granted.

If it were the time travelers from China, especially those who like to play Paradox games, they would definitely not be able to do so without signing a contract to exploit the vassal tribes to death.

Then Green looked at Gavilu, who seemed a little dissatisfied. The other party might be unhappy that he was a human, but he couldn't say it out loud due to the situation.

Ha ha.

Green didn't say anything, but he silently decided in his heart that he must peel it harder later.

"You're a little dishonest, aren't you? Why didn't you tell me the most crucial information, Pighead Emperor? Do you still need me to remind you?

The lizardman Gavilu's pupils widened slightly. This guy actually knew?

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention that the Pig-Headed Emperor is a relatively powerful individual among the Pig-Headed People. He is considered the king of the Pig-Headed People. He is very powerful."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of many people present changed slightly. This lizard man is dishonest? Although I don't understand what the Pig Head Emperor is, he looks like a very powerful guy. Perhaps accepting his allegiance will attract the hostility of the Pig Head Tribe?

The pig-headed people have been in the limelight recently. Although they were beaten to a bloody pulp by the three superior races, they persisted amazingly, which surprised many people.

"Haha, then I'll just assume you've forgotten it."

"You want to swear allegiance to Rimuru, right? Is it your personal oath of allegiance, or the oath of allegiance to the tribe?"

The hateful human Gavilu knew what the other party was talking about, but to be honest, he really didn't expect this step.

"Uh, it's our tribe."

The lizard man nodded heavily, and a bad premonition came to his mind: this human seemed very cunning.

"Well, then what is the price you have to pay for joining Rimuru? We can't help you resist the enemy for nothing, am I right, Rimuru-sama?"

Chapter 175: Tree Spirit (Part )

Lim$ru and his group came back to their senses after a while, and it seemed that this was the truth. Although the emperor did not care about these matters related to interests, the company still had to settle these matters for the sake of its subordinates.

But is it really right? In her opinion, if someone swore to be her little brother, that was the benefit, and then she should protect him, so it seemed wrong.

So she thought for a while and felt that she should negotiate the conditions, otherwise the people below would definitely feel that it was unfair. Rimuru coughed twice and put on a serious face, then said to the lizardman:

"What can you offer? You know we can't protect you for nothing."

Is it really going to come to this?

I had heard that Lord Rimuru of the Jura Great Forest was a very kind person. Generally speaking, as long as you didn't do anything serious wrong, you would be forgiven. I thought he was easy to fool, but now it seems that's not the case.

Gavilu sighed and said that he still had to pay the protection fee.

In fact, the situation of their tribe is more complicated than imagined. Last time, they were loyal to the Pig-headed People, but because the Pig-headed People exploited them too much, and the Pig-headed People were at war with the superior race, their tribe temporarily broke free from the shackles.

This is a good thing, but also a bad thing. Other forces began to seize and weaken the Lizardmen's pastures and fishing grounds, and now one third of them have been lost.

What a great opportunity.

It wanted to rise up on its own and become the master of a slime.

The lizard man sighed and gave up.

"Could you please tell me the conditions?"

What does this require?

Lim Yilu had experience in being sworn in by others, but she really didn't have much experience in that.

Spirit = fierce

But it doesn’t matter, even if she doesn’t have experience, there are people who do!

Green had long been conducting espionage activities against the forces around the Jura Forest. The intelligence network of these subhumans was like a sieve, allowing people to come in and out easily. It easily recorded the number of people in many tribes, their approximate combat power, and important resource points.

"Cough cough."

He coughed twice to attract attention, then spoke:

"If I remember correctly, your tribe controls high-quality inland freshwater lake resources that can provide aquatic fish, right? You also raise a batch of crocodiles, which are very valuable."

Grass!

Jiayiweilu cursed in his heart, this bastard human engineer knows a lot! How the hell does he know it? As expected, humans are the most treacherous race in the world, and they are bound to squeeze his own tribe dry.

I really regret that I shouldn't have made the decision to fight the pig-headed man so easily.

He remembered that he almost died in the last battle with the Pig-Head Emperor. Fortunately, the tribe's doctor came to rescue him when he was barely breathing and he was lucky enough to escape with his life.

It would have been better for him to die last time. He didn't want to make such a difficult decision by himself. In fact, he was a rather arrogant lizard man, but he had to bow his head in the face of reality.

Gavilu had to smile bitterly and start negotiating terms.

Finally, under Green's strong request, Gaviru signed the contract in tears. Although it was not as oppressive as the royal family's, who wanted to take away all the fruits of their labor and treat all the tribesmen as slaves, its degree was definitely not low. Moreover, Green also required the Lizardman Tribe to contribute young and middle-aged men to the Jura Forest as laborers.

Every year, the Lizardmen supply the Jola Forest with a large amount of crocodile skins and rich aquatic resources. In Green's view, these are the only two valuable things in the Lizardmen tribe. The most valuable thing is of course the Lizardmen themselves. Unfortunately, it is not easy to capture people and sell them as slaves, so they can only use them as laborers.

In contrast, in order to prevent Rimuru's reputation from being ruined too much, Master Green did not impose very high taxes on the grasslands, pastures, and farms provided to Gaviru's lizardman tribe to support their families, which made Gaviru feel relieved.

Alas, it seems that we will have to continue to live a hard life. But fortunately, the villagers will still be able to eat enough and will not need to do too much labor in the future.

Maybe life could be even better. Here in the Jura Forest, you can buy human products.

It comforts itself in this way.

In the end, the Lizardman signed the contract on the spot as the young patriarch, and from then on became a vassal tribe of the Jura Forest.

"Very good, from now on we are a family."

Green was in a good mood. It seemed that the Medici Territory would be able to harvest a lot of crocodile skins in the future. These were luxury resources. After the weakening of the subhumans, the demand for luxury goods in the Bema Kingdom, which had gradually become richer, would surely increase. In fact, there was no crocodile skin more advanced than the crocodile skin peeled off by the crocodiles raised by the subdragons.

Crocodile skin has many uses. It can be used to make leather boots, aristocratic dresses, belts, and even various props and weapons.

Damn, I want to be the king of leather boots. My family will make all the leather boots in the world.

"It's my pleasure. What should I call you?"

Gavilu saw that this human was the man behind the power of the Jura Forest, and his status must be extraordinary.

“Ah, just call me, uh, Andersen.

Green suddenly remembered this and made up a pseudonym for himself.

Andersen?

What a weird name?

Although Gavilu didn't understand, he could only call him Lord Andersen. Anyone who was not a fool could see that this human had a very high status in the official forces of the Jura Forest.

After Gaviru left, Rimuru couldn't help but speak.

"Are we going too far, Green? Is it really necessary to be so harsh on the Lizardmen?"

Rimuru on the side felt a little reluctant and thought that it was a bit too much. To a Japanese time traveler from the 21st century, Green's request was simply a slave contract. We will do the good things and you do the dirty work. All the good things are given to me, and the labor is left to you.

"How can I say that? It's always been this price, okay? This is a super discount, a bargain price."

"If they are not satisfied, they should look at their own problems and see if they have made any efforts to increase production over the years."

Green raised his eyebrows. "What are you talking about? When you say that, I seem like a bad guy."