The darkness was the best cover.
The orcs from the Lion Tribe had begun their goblin smuggling plan.
The first step was to find hiding places. As goblins were generally only about 1.2 to 1.3 blades tall, they were particularly suitable for concealing. A large oak barrel could stuff three of them, and a cart full of food could hide five.
The sheer number of goblins, reaching into the thousands, seemed vast, but the actual operation proved far easier than imagined.
With nearly seven thousand orc warriors at their disposal, finding carts and barrels was no difficult task, especially after the Lion Tribe had completely taken over several nearby streets.
The manors of nobles, the storerooms of taverns, the kitchens of inns, the headquarters of merchant guilds—any possible storage place was thoroughly searched.
The orcs outside only thought the Lion Tribe was plundering food, never realizing their true aim was the tools of transportation.
