Chapter 105: Yue Clan and Yue E
"A huge goblin!"
"Is this a Goblin Warrior? Did it come from the Throne Cave Dwelling?"
"It must be. Go notify the chief immediately!"
The Lizardmen on the wooden wall dared not act carelessly.
One Lizardman hurriedly ran down the wooden wall.
At this moment, Li Meng received Yue E's response from the waters outside.
"Boss, I'm here!"
Not far away, the deep water suddenly splashed violently.
A massive creature leaped out of the water.
Then it heavily crashed back into the water.
A shadow flashed beneath the murky surface.
At the boundary between the deep and shallow waters, Yue E leaped out of the water again.
Her enormous body landed heavily in the shallow waters.
For a moment, water splashed everywhere.
Yue E waded through the water, running towards Li Meng.
"Boss, it's been so long since you came!"
Upon reaching Li Meng, Yue E circled around him twice.
Her massive tail swayed joyfully.
Her huge eyes looked eagerly at the sack Li Meng carried on his shoulder.
"Boss, you've gotten stronger again!"
From her boss, Yue E could sense a powerful aura.
The current boss was much stronger than before.
"Yue E, since I've gotten stronger, you need to grow stronger quickly too!"
Li Meng took the sack off his shoulder.
Seeing this, Yue E eagerly and skillfully opened her ferocious mouth.
Li Meng poured the magic crystals from the sack into Yue E's mouth.
"Try to master more skills. Having only one skill is too useless."
Yue E swallowed the mouthful of magic crystals in one gulp.
"Boss, having too many skills would make it hard to decide which to use. It's troublesome!"
Li Meng shook his head helplessly.
Perhaps for magical beasts, having many skills wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Specializing in a single skill might be the norm for magical beasts.
Li Meng observed Yue E closely.
[Swamp Crocodile King (Elite)]
[Level: 43]
[Strength: 841]
[Defense: 917]
[Agility: 611]
[Magic: 592]
[Skill: Water Bullet (LV8)]
With the large quantity of magic crystals she consumed, Yue E had gained 12 levels.
Her stats had also improved slightly.
Even her Water Bullet skill had leveled up by one.
"Alright, go play on your own!"
Being the Swamp Crocodile King, Yue E's potential was naturally not low.
With a few more years of feeding, she might even break into the next rank beyond "Elite."
Patting Yue E's large tusks, Li Meng turned and walked towards the wooden stockade.
Watching her boss leave, Yue E lounged leisurely in the sunlight.
"It's here! It's here!"
The eastern gate of the wooden stockade was already open, awaiting the arrival of the Goblin Warrior outside.
When the Goblin Warrior's muscular figure appeared, the Lizardmen behind the gate immediately lowered their heads.
Li Meng glanced at the Lizardmen behind the gate and noticed Bai Ling among them.
Facing the Goblin Warrior's gaze, Bai Ling's body trembled.
She was about to bow her head when she suddenly realized something.
With a stunned expression, she looked at the Goblin Warrior in front of her.
"Mas… Master?"
Li Meng grinned and walked forward, hoisting Bai Ling onto his shoulder.
Carrying Bai Ling, Li Meng strode towards the largest wooden house.
"What's wrong? A few months without seeing me, and you've already forgotten your master?"
A faint blush flashed across Bai Ling's cheeks as Li Meng carried her.
The surrounding tribesmen were all watching.
Faced with the Goblin Warrior's rough behavior, the surrounding Lizardmen were filled with anger but dared not speak out.
They could only lower their heads to hide the hatred in their eyes.
"Bai Ling would not dare. Bai Ling was merely surprised that Master evolved so quickly!"
At this moment, Bai Ling was utterly shocked.
The first time she met this Goblin, he was still weak.
He was just a Hobgoblin then.
She hadn't expected that in less than a year, he had evolved into a powerful Goblin Warrior.
"Haha, I'm a genius!"
Li Meng laughed heartily, carrying Bai Ling into the wooden house.
"Master, this isn't the Throne Cave Dwelling. I… I can't!"
Placed on the bed by Li Meng, Bai Ling retreated repeatedly.
Her face showed a pleading expression.
Li Meng grinned and sat casually by the bed.
"Outside the Throne Cave Dwelling, I have no interest in reproducing offspring!"
Li Meng was busy and had no time to bully Bai Ling.
Hearing this, Bai Ling sighed in relief.
"Then why has Master come here this time?"
Li Meng took out a wooden board from his waist pouch.
Then he pulled out a piece of charcoal.
"Bai Ling, where does the Goblin River lead westward?"
Though she didn't understand why the Goblin Warrior was asking this, Bai Ling didn't think much of it and gestured with her hand.
"It flows westward at first, then northward into human territories!"
"When the river bends northward, there is a branch heading south that leads straight to the Black Mountain Marshlands."
Li Meng began sketching on the wooden board with the charcoal.
"How far is it from here?"
"For the Lizardmen, it would take about nine days on foot."
The Lizardmen's stamina was decent.
Traveling by water, they could swim over 50 kilometers a day.
This meant the distance to the junction was about 500 kilometers.
Not too far, but not exactly near either.
"Bai Ling, I want you to send a Lizardman team to monitor the junction. If any human ships head south, notify me immediately!"
Human ships heading south?
Curiosity flickered in Bai Ling's eyes.
"Master, have you received some information?"
Without hiding anything, Li Meng nodded.
"The nearby human forces are stirring."
Li Meng didn't elaborate.
He believed that with Bai Ling's intelligence, she could deduce the rest.
Bai Ling frowned slightly, a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Master, I will immediately send a Lizardman squad to monitor the junction!"
The Northern Marshlands bordered the northern edge of the Goblin Forest.
Bai Ling knew a bit about the humans on the other side of the border.
Humans had always coveted the fertile lands of the Goblin Forest.
For centuries, they had been encroaching on it bit by bit.
The so-called adventurers were a human profession born to exterminate magical beasts.
Once the magical beasts were wiped out, the humans would deforest the area completely.
Standing up, Li Meng turned and strode outside.
"I came here for this matter. I'm leaving!"
Waving his hand, Li Meng left the wooden house in large strides.
Standing at the doorway, basking in the sunlight, Li Meng grinned.
His decision to spare Bai Ling's life back then had been the right one.
Otherwise, the Lizardmen of the Northern Marshlands wouldn't have obediently accepted his rule.
"It's time to go back and reproduce offspring!"
Leaving the wooden house, Li Meng walked towards the outskirts of the tribe.
Wherever he passed, the Lizardmen avoided him like the plague.
Li Meng paid no attention to their minor actions.
He never expected the Lizardmen to willingly submit to him.
As long as their submission maintained the status quo, it was enough.
"Boss, are you leaving?"
Just as Li Meng left the Yue Clan Tribe, Yue E caught up to him.
"You can't go where I'm going. Stay in the marshlands obediently."
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