When we got up in the morning, Gobue-chan had already Ranked Up to a hobgoblin. To congratulate her, I gave her a gift: an accessory made from fangs that gave off the vibe of an ethnic tribe.
Usually when combat practice ends, the goblins end up scattering for the day's hunt.
However, today, everyone underwent an arms inspection. The lowest and most numerous equipment that goblins used were primitive spears made by binding a Horn rabbit's horn to a stick, shell-reinforced shields, and their regular clothes. I counted the number of armaments, then after around thirty minutes had passed, we left the cave together.
Today, to raise everyone's Levels and to increase my abilities, we'll launch a surprise attack on the orcs' mining base. We didn't have a particular grudge against the orcs, we simply did what we needed to in order to survive.
Therefore we'll attack them. Attack and eat. To survive in the future.
As for the results, our camp suffered injuries ranging from light to heavy, however, we didn't have a single casualty. As for the orcs in the mining base, they were annihilated without leaving any survivors. This included the orc leader and his warriors. Mainly because the content of the daily morning training focused more on defense rather than offense and also because I was stern and relentless during sparring, thanks to this, the goblins' defensive powers were quite high.
A large part of the reason why we didn't incur any casualties would be because the main force of the orcs like the orc leader and the warriors were trapped in my threads before getting pricked to death by the goblins though.
What? Cowardly? I don't care, In nature, the world of survival of the fittest, there is nothing wrong with adopting such a strategy. When you die, it's over, so no matter how cowardly you may act, the one standing in the end is the winner.
Only the winners get to decide what was right and what was wrong. In order to live and stay a winner, I'll always keep up my caution.
After the battle had ended, we squeezed the medicinal herbs [ Healing Grass ] that we brought with us, soaked cloth wraps in the extracted fluid, took those cloth wraps and applied them to the wounds. It is a very simple process, but is surprisingly effective.
For those who bore heavy wounds, I proceeded to apply the holy-system healing spell that I came to possess thanks to my [ Job - Druid ], [ Regeneration ]to heal their wounds.
When I was practicing magic earlier, I thought that I might be able to use it in the same way as when I created the black spear, and after experimenting with the ability for some time I managed to handle it.
Even if one of their arms had been chopped off, with some time, it's possible to reattach it with my healing spell. You'll have trouble trying to move it satisfactorily for a while, but compared to losing an arm, that is nothing. In addition, moving the arm without problems is possible after rehabilitation. I can't help but think that this healing ability is amazing.
I am truly thankful for having this ability.
Towards the woman who was a druid, I truly harbor feelings of gratitude. This is because if I didn't have this ability, our numbers would have dwindled considerably. In the past, I wouldn't have blinked an eye no matter how many of these guys died, but after training them, I've started to see them as my subordinates and disciples.
Thus, if I can, I'll help them. After remembering those girls who died, I offered them a prayer "Namu Amida Butsu".
While I was administering medical treatment, under my orders, Gobukichi-kun together with the other uninjured goblins ran around gathering the orcs and their equipment in one place, so that when the treatment is finished, we can mmediately move to the next part.
It seems like the materials of the orc leader's halberd were reinforced with magic, which made it a high quality item. It was just the right size for me and it was of a high quality, so I decided to make it my new weapon. Swords are nice, but I prefer using longer weapons. There were lots of other weapons as well, and thanks to this everyone received better weapons. Even the lowest ranking goblins went from using horned rabbit horns to using short swords, which is an extremely significant difference.
Above all, besides the large quantities of fire spirit stones, water spirit stones and lightning spirit stones, there were also [ Wind Spirit Stones ] and [ Earth Spirit Stones ] which I still haven't eaten yet, not to mention that we can mine even more from the mine.
After we stripped the orcs off from their equipment, we gathered to eat the delicious meat. As there was more than enough meat, the food division would be decided by the member's rank, where the higher the rank of the individual means the more meat they'll be able to eat. The main force of the orcs which was composed of the orc leader, the [ Orc Mages ], etc. were of course destined to end up in my stomach.
Ability [ Rallying Cry ] learned
Ability [ Improved Digestion ] learned
Ability [ Halberd Proficiency ] learned
To be honest, I'm not sure if all of them will be useful, nevertheless, a time when I need them may come. Well, because there's no harm, the more abilities I have the better.
While indulging in the orc barbecue, I ate some fire spirit stones, lightning spirit stones, water spirit stones, the newly discovered wind spirit stones and earth spirit stones by myself as snacks.
Ability [ Aero Master ] learned
Ability [ Storm Resistance ] learned
Ability [ Earth Control ] learned
Ability [ Earth Resistance ] learned
The orc barbecue party was really satisfying.
Orc meat has this peculiar taste and texture, it tastes like extra special high quality pork, and there were large quantities of it. No matter how much we ate, there never seemed to be an end to it.
This aside, I want some steamed rice and alcohol together with it. Especially alcohol, I want it so much that I can't bear it. Thinking back on it, I haven't drunk a drop since I reincarnated.
I wonder what happened to the beers I bought from the convenience store after Aoi stabbed me on my way back home?
Ah, now I want to drink alcohol even more.
After the party, we returned to the cave to sleep before it became dark.