When looking at the many wounded goblins around him, Andrew knows he still needs to bring them back to goblin village. This must be done fast because the smell of the blood in this previously battlefield will attract another beast to come to this place. For those who already died, it's alright to leave them since the goblins don't have a funeral ceremony for their fallen comrades nor bury the dead one. But the wounded goblins still can be healed and their battle experience is essential for the future battle. Not to mention they quite loyal to Andrew.
The problem is the remaining capable goblins are less than the wounded goblins. It's impossible to carry them all, even if one goblin supports another goblin. It's still left some wounded goblins and Andrew also wants to bring back the wolves' carcass to the goblin village. Their meat and furs were surely useful to fill their belly and covers their bodies.
"Hey, you…."
Andrew called one goblin that looks better than others.
"Yes, captain?"
"Go back to the village, report the result here, and ask the chief to bring his men here. And told him to do that fast, be careful on your way there"
"Right away, captain!"
Andrew watches that goblin leave the former battlefield and run heading to goblin village. It still needs time before reinforcement coming and Andrew want to do what he can do right now.
"Guys! You guys that still can walk and had some strength. Some of you, gather our fallen comrade bodies and the wolf carcasses as well. Some tend our comrades' wounds, get some water and use this bamboo tube for the water container. Some other, make stretcher from bamboo spears and the nets, and I need five people to accompany me checking the wolf nest"
Andrew uses his sword to cut some bamboo spear and make it as a water container. the stretcher will be used to carry wounded goblins that unable to walk back to the village. It can be made by using the net and bamboo spears that they previously used in battle.
"Yes, captain!"
Those still able goblins immediately carried the order from Andrew. Although Andrew wants to know how many casualties the goblins had during the battle, Andrew didn't ask them to count the casualties because goblin intelligence is not high. They still can do some count, but only as much as their finger numbers. If the number exceeding their fingers, after ten the number is 'many'. Andrew will do that by himself later.
Five goblins with slight injuries come forward to accompany Andrew.
"You guys come with me. I want to check the wolf's nest to see if there's still wolf left inside or not. Bring bamboo spears with you"
"Yes!!"
Those five goblins pick some bamboo spears and followed Andrew goes to the wolf's nest. Besides checking the nest, Andrew also wants to make sure the fire he and his subordinate made before already off. Andrew is afraid if he left some fire unattended, it would cause a forest fire. As a botanist, Andrew knows how terrible a forest fire is. It can decimate the trees and plants, killing animals who can't escape from fire and leave scorching earth after the fire was off. It 's complete destruction of the ecosystem and would take years to make the forest filled with trees again like before. That's why put the fire off is also an important matter to Andrew.
On the way to checking the wolf's nest, Andrew sees some grass with pale purple flowers. According to his expertise from the previous life, it's some kind of grass called snakeroot. It's an herb that has medicinal properties and will be very useful after such fierce battle against those wolves. Andrew gives order to the goblin who follow him to wolf caves to collect those grass and bring it home
"Hey, pick those grasses along with its roots and leave one or two stalks. If you see similar grass again, just pick it again and again. We need it in a large amount"
"Yes, Captain!"
The goblin's immediately collecting the grass that Andrew told them to collect. After gathering the grass, they continue their walk to the wolf nest and only stop for a moment when Andrew saw some shrubs with yellowish long flower petals grow nearby. Same like the grass before, Andrew knows this shrubs also has medical properties.
"Oh! That shrub is witch hazel! It can be used for medicine too. Guys, collect those shrubs too"
The goblins diligently collect the shrubs as Andrew order. With the grass they collected before, the shrubs tied into some bundles with some vines they found nearby and carried in the bamboo spears like carrying their prey. So in the middle of their walk to the wolf nest, Andrew managed to acquire important herbs to thread wounds for the goblins.