Chapter 108: The Army Sets Out
Li Meng turned his head to look at the sand table in front of him.
He grinned and tossed the wooden stick in his hand into the sand table.
The stick precisely landed in the forest on the western side of the Northern Marshlands.
The tremendous force caused the end of the stick to tremble violently.
"Sound the war horn!"
Within the Throne Cave Dwelling, Li Meng's roar suddenly echoed.
This startled Hei Lin, who hadn't yet walked far from the cave entrance.
The Goblins guarding the gate shuddered at the sound.
One Goblin hurriedly ran toward the nearby watchtower.
"Oooo!"
Before long, a deep and resonant horn sound resounded from the tribe.
The loud sound reverberated through the heavens and earth.
Goblins hunting near the Throne Tribe halted their activities one after another.
Shortly after, sharp horn sounds echoed from deep within the forest and mountains.
Today, the Goblins were in uproar.
The deep horn sound reverberated across a hundred kilometers around the Throne Tribe.
All the hunting teams outside immediately ceased their hunts upon hearing the sound.
Each subdivision of the tribe began assembling its forces.
The scattered Goblins within the hundred-kilometer radius all moved toward the same direction.
Five days later, at the Throne Tribe.
In the morning, the wasteland outside the western wall was bustling.
The entire wasteland beyond the western wall was no longer visible.
It was completely covered by the dark, dense silhouettes of Goblins.
With numbers exceeding ten thousand, they stretched endlessly.
When nearly twenty-five thousand Goblins gathered together,
what a spectacular scene it was!
And this scene was personally witnessed by Li Meng.
Standing atop the watchtower, Li Meng silently gazed at the massive Goblin army outside the city.
The entire buffer zone was now covered by the green-skinned Goblin figures.
Looking south and north, the dense horde stretched beyond the horizon.
The so-called vast and boundless—this must be it.
It was not until today that Li Meng truly understood the terrifying nature of Goblins.
Li Meng held aloft a massive iron rod, raising it above his head!
The iron rod in his hand was no longer the one it used to be.
It was larger, thicker, and forged through two months of relentless hammering and refining.
The iron rod's length now approached three meters.
At the instant Li Meng raised the iron rod,
the noise outside the wall instantly disappeared.
Every single Goblin gazed fanatically at their boss atop the watchtower.
"We are Goblins! Though we are weak, our numbers are infinite!"
This was what Li Meng most wanted to proclaim now.
Even the weakest creatures could ignite a wildfire that shook the world.
"Ha ha ha!"
Li Meng grinned and burst into laughter.
It was a ferocious laugh, a confident laugh.
A joyous laugh.
And even more, a laugh filled with anticipation for the future.
"Ha ha ha!"
The boss's laughter infected all the Goblins outside the wooden wall.
Big and small Goblins couldn't help but laugh aloud.
Some laughed while dancing around.
Some rolled on the ground, holding their bellies in laughter.
Others raised their weapons high and laughed feverishly.
Even the Goblin Wild Boar Riders laughed, and the boars beneath them snorted with laughter as well.
For a moment, the sound of raucous laughter echoed through the heavens and earth.
After a while, Li Meng atop the watchtower finally ceased laughing.
He waved the massive iron rod in his hand and pointed westward.
The deafening laughter outside immediately fell silent.
"This time, our target is humans. The entire army, march out!"
With Li Meng's command, the boundless Goblin army moved.
The bosses and subordinates' shouts echoed between heaven and earth.
The dark mass of troops surged like a tide into the western forest.
It seemed chaotic, but in fact, it was well-organized.
Nearly two thousand Goblin Wild Boar Riders also slowly advanced into the forest.
"Gobu Ge, from now on, seal off the Iron Cavern, stop the forge. If we run out of food and haven't returned, seek your own path."
Gobu Ge nodded vigorously.
He turned and scurried along the wooden wall toward the north.
Standing atop the watchtower, Li Meng gazed expressionlessly at the departing Goblin army.
In this battle against humans, Li Meng had deployed all his forces.
He gathered every Goblin and brought along every weapon he could.
All the Triple-bow Ballistae in the Throne Tribe were dismantled and carried along.
The Gobu Di Tribe did the same.
Except for one wooden stockade, nothing else was left behind.
The Gobu Shi Tribe and Goblin Cave Dwelling were no different.
Even the Lizardmen were sent back to the Yue Clan settlement in advance.
Now, apart from himself, no living creature remained in the Throne Tribe.
Even the captive sows were taken away by Gobu Qiang.
"Benben, follow the main force. I'll catch up soon!"
Benben and a group of Ogres stood outside the wooden wall.
Benben's massive body almost reached the height of the wall itself.
"Boss, I run fast. I want to stay with you!"
Benben looked up at his boss atop the watchtower.
"Listen, your underlings need you. Stay with them!"
Benben lowered his head to glance at the Ogre underlings beside him.
Opening his huge mouth, Benben roared at the Ogres.
Then, he took giant strides toward the western forest.
The other Ogres followed closely behind.
Watching Benben's departing figure, Li Meng took a deep breath.
With Gobu Di, Gobu Shi, and Gobu Tian—these three Goblin warriors—
there shouldn't be any major issues with the Goblin army.
For now, all he needed to do was wait for the arrival of the Ghost Beastmen.
"Ghost Beastmen, let me see how formidable you are!"
Li Meng grinned and turned to leave the watchtower.
At this moment, the Goblin army outside hadn't fully departed yet.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the west fell silent.
The sounds of commotion in the forest gradually faded into the distance.
Over the next few days, Li Meng stayed alone in the tribe, waiting.
Waiting for the Ghost Beastmen to arrive.
Another day came, in the afternoon.
On the eastern wooden wall watchtower of the tribe,
Li Meng lay leisurely, basking in the sun.
Goblins disliked sunlight, but he enjoyed it.
He relished the burning sensation of the sunlight on his skin.
"I wonder when the Ghost Beastmen will arrive!"
Li Meng squinted his eyes, ensuring the sun wouldn't catch him off guard.
"Ten days have passed. The army should have reached the ambush site by now."
Li Meng imagined the army deploying Triple-bow Ballistae along the northern riverbank.
Once the human fleet entered the trap, the ballistae would unleash devastating power.
"And Gobu Ge, that little guy, better stay sharp!"
Li Meng was most worried about Gobu Ge.
Losing Gobu Ge would mean spending a long time teaching another underling to forge iron.
"Should I simulate life again?"
Li Meng opened his eyes, the glaring sunlight making him instinctively shield his face with his hand.
"Forget it. I'll wait until we drive off the Ghost Beastmen!"
After some thought, Li Meng gave up the idea.
For now, he hadn't changed the future.
Life simulation would most likely be ineffective.
Wasting a simulation would be foolish.