Over the next two months, Arnott claimed the rest of the clerks and began having them quit one by one, leaving enough time for each spot to be filled after each quit.
'Twenty... That should be enough to start a new colony...' He thought to himself as he leaned on Kenna's bed.
"Master, we're all ready to leave whenever you say the word." Opal said as she entered the room. Arnott nodded as he opened his current list of followers.
Followers:
Nara Tharspin
Kenna Baker
Laura Smith
Opal Talan
Iris Tanner
Katari Lokspur (Luck-spur)
Leah Appleton (Yes, that's a real name)
Alice Attaway
Linda Banner
Tina Barnes
Karen Baxter
Julianna Griffith
Helga Axeldottir (Norse surname meaning daughter of Axel, in case you were curious)
"Let's go." He said as he stood up and left the room.
A few days later, they set up camp in a large cave and began the search for goblins. "Lord Aries, are you certain this is enough?" Alice asked. Arnott looked at her from where he was sitting. She has brown hair, green eyes, and pale skin.
'Enough what?" He asked.
"Women." She responded. Arnott nodded.
"Goblins are magical creatures, due to this, they don't have to worry about incest, furthermore, the gestation period is generally the same for all races impregnated by goblins, eight weeks. They also give birth to multiple, between 2-8 on average." Arnott explained.
"I see." Alice said.
"Good, so even if we only get three, that's enough to start a colony." Arnott stated. Alice nodded.
"Sir, the scouting part has returned with one captured goblin." Tina said with a bow. Arnott nodded and got up.
"Lead the way." He said. She did as she was told and led him to the scouting party. The party is made up of Nara, Opal, and Katari. Katari and opal had a large branch sitting on their shoulders with the goblin tied by its hands and feet to the center of the branch.
Arnott walked up to the goblin. The goblin gulped.
"P-please no kill Garuk!" It said in the goblin language as it began to tremble.
"If you swear your loyalty to me, I can promise that not only will you live to see another day, but you'll get to breed with some women." Arnott responded in the goblin language.
"Breed?" It asked. Arnott nodded. "Garuk swear! Loyal to you!" It said as it nodded. Arnott opened the follower list.
Followers:
Nara Tharspin
Kenna Baker
Laura Smith
Opal Talan
Iris Tanner
Katari Lokspur
Leah Appleton
Alice Attaway
Linda Banner
Tina Barnes
Karen Baxter
Julianna Griffith
Helga Axeldottir
Garuk
"Let it go, it can no longer do anything I will it not to." Arnott said to Opal. Opal nodded and drew her knife, cutting the binds of the goblin, causing it to fall.
"Rough to Garuk... Garuk no like." He said.
"Garuk, go to that cave and await further orders." Arnott said.
"Master ordered, Garuk do." Garuk said as he stood up and did what he was told. As Garuk walked away, Arnott activated attribute appraisal.
Garuk:
Strength: 4
Dexterity: 5
Constitution: 3
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 2
Charisma: 2
Luck: 5
Magic: 1
(Average for a goblin is between 2-4)
"I suppose we should work on getting intelligent goblins for now, shouldn't we?" Arnott mumbled to himself. "Opal, come with me, you'll be first with the goblin." Arnott said as he walked back to the cave.
"Yes, my lord." She said as she followed him.
"Garuk, this is the first women you will breed with." Arnott said in the goblin language as he approached the goblin.
"Garuk is pleased. Garuk will please." Garuk said as he walked over to opal and began to touch her.
"Have fun." Arnott said as he walked away.
"Fun, yes." Garuk said.
'Another thing about the women I have is that I can produce more myself. Since my ability, goblin lord, is a goblin ability, it has made it to where incest would not be a problem for me or my offspring, no matter the race they are, this allows me to produce an infinite amount of human resources. Another thing is that I can decide whether my sperm is fertile or not, if it is, then pregnancy is guaranteed, even if the woman is sterile or aged.' Arnott thought to himself.
'With that in mind, I still won't impregnate any of the women I have for now, since it wouldn't produce a working hand as quickly as the goblins would.' Arnott thought as he sat down, hearing the moans of Opal from further in the cave. After a few moments, Kenna approached Arnott.
"I take it we've found a goblin." She said. Arnott nodded.
"After Opal is done, you'll go next." He stated. Kenna nodded.
"Your plan is progressing well, what are we going to do once we have more goblins?" Kenna asked.
"Farm. We need to produce a large amount of food to sustain our population, but we need to do it without raiding to ensure that we do not give ourselves away. Farming produce and animals will be the only way to ensure food without raiding." Arnott explained.
"So we'll be biding our time and waiting to jump and take territory when necessary?" Kenna asked.
"In essence, yes, that's the short-term plan. From there, we'll use our forces to get villages, and eventually cities, to pledge their allegiance. At that time, we'll be getting a lot of heat, so we need to be prepared to defend our claims, that's why we are waiting." Arnott explained further. Kenna nodded.
"I see." Kenna said.
"By the way, we'll be buying cows in a week or two, do you know where any farms that are willing to sell might be?" Arnott asked.
"I know of a few, so it should be fine." Kenna said. Arnott nodded.
"Good." He said.