Allen didn't stay in Kolima Village for long, and he left before nightfall.
About half a month after Allen left, the legendary priest Lydia led a team of hundreds of drow over countless mountains in the north and quietly returned to the village under the cover of night.
"My compatriots, welcome to Korima Village. You no longer have to live in fear. You Ye's grace will protect you."
Seeing the hundreds of additional companions, Ted did not hide the bright smile on his face, and while instructing his men to help everyone pack their luggage, he comforted everyone with a warm tone.
A group of drow who have just arrived, no, they should be called dark elves who have abandoned darkness and turned to light now. There is some hesitation and a little uneasiness in each other's eyes. Everyone's eyes are full of vigilance. Although Lydia had done a lot of ideological work on the way here and described their future life, the long-term experience in the drow city-state made it difficult for them to feel safe and to be prepared for the future. Other strangers create trust.
Seeing this in his eyes, Ted felt a trace of bitterness in his heart. He could imagine what the life of this new group of companions was like, because when they first settled here, they had a long relationship with each other. There is always a lot of caution.
However, he also believed that as long as he gave this new group of companions some time, they would change. After all, every Drow who can persist in believing in the Dark Maiden is always kind and expects love deep down in his character.
After everything was settled, Ted had the opportunity to be alone with Lydia, and they began to communicate with each other about their experiences during this period.
"The defenses in the city of Bonn are becoming more and more severe. Many of our companions were caught by the drow guards during their escape. They are still alive or dead."
Although she brought back nearly 500 companions, the news Lydia received from these companions was very unfriendly.
"I'm wondering whether we should temporarily stop the evacuation of believers and wait until the drow's defenses are relaxed before restarting."
"Well... your opinion is the main one in this regard. After all, you are the one who knows the issues ahead best. I support your opinion."
Ted nodded and expressed his opinion.
Others thought that Ted and his group temporarily stayed at the gravel beach because they wanted to ensure the health of the children in the team, but in fact their real target was the drow in the Bonn City and Cold Wind Hills areas. In the team, there are still dark believers lurking.
Most of the dark believers in Cold Wind Ridge moved to the gravel beach following Ted's uprising, but there are still many believers who continue to stay in the city for various reasons; as for the believers in Bonn City, There are even a lot of them. Because of the Cold Wind Hill riot, Bonn City has tighter surveillance and control over the lower-class people and warriors. Therefore, if you want to escape from the control of the drow, you need more careful planning and more time.
Of course, there are also the hidden believers among the ethnic groups that have migrated up from the underground.
For Lydia, every believer of the Dark Maiden is a valuable asset, because in countless years of competition with the Spider Queen, the total number of Dark Maidens has been at a disadvantage, and the reason is that the girl has too few believers. , making it difficult for Him to advance to a higher divine position.
As the girl's evangelist, Lydia's greatest mission is to spread the girl's ideals and protect the girl's believers from being killed by drow.
"However, I am worried that the increase in the population of our village will arouse resentment and a stronger sense of hostility among the greenskins in the west?"
As the guardian of the town, Ted positioned himself as the guardian of the tribe. Although he supported Lydia's actions, he was more concerned about the security of the village that was finally established.
"Now the green-skinned leader Allen has annexed the Ajinaga tribe in the east and is even more powerful. If he really wants to deal with us, I am not sure that I can protect the safety of the village and my compatriots."
"Don't be so pessimistic about everything, my friend, the goddess is protecting us in the sky!"
Lidya smiled slightly, like a spring breeze.
"In your eyes, the goblin leader is a being who is full of hostility to our ethnic group, but I feel the strong ambition and pursuit in his heart, and I also see his attitude of treating our ethnic group as equals."
"Perhaps, his hostility is just a disguise. Do you know? What the children we sent to Green Lake Town felt was the friendly and warm treatment from the goblins."
"Although I can't see clearly the reality behind the fog, I believe that as long as the other party still maintains a good relationship with the Oak camp, and as long as we can continue to rescue more tribesmen, then our safety will be sufficiently guaranteed."
"If our biggest goal of staying here is achieved, then even if we face the bugbear tribe, we will at least have no problem protecting ourselves!!"
"No matter where you are, strength is the only effective means of self-protection."
"I admit this."
In terms of understanding of strength, Ted is no weaker than Lydia.
"In any case, the most important thing for us right now is to maintain the existing peaceful relations."
"By the way, the bugbear leader came to our village alone half a month ago."
"Really? What is he doing here?"
"He told me that he wanted to build a road connecting Namur Fortress and Green Field Plain in the east to see if we are willing to participate."
"This is a good thing!! It can not only ease the relationship with the Green Field Tribe, but it is also conducive to the development of our village."
"But I'm worried that after the construction of this road is completed, it will be more convenient for the Green Field Tribe to send troops to attack our village."
"Even if there is no such road, the goblins will attack..."
They all came to the edge of the Green Field Plain, and it would be inappropriate not to go back to the tribe to visit. After Allen left Corima Village, he returned directly to his home in Green Lake Town.
It was rare for the great gnome Lena to see Allen's appearance. Instead of sticking to him, she went directly to her own boudoir on the second floor, as if she didn't want to communicate with Allen.
Seeing this scene, Allen could only respond with a bitter smile. He could imagine Lena's resentment towards him at this time. This was also the situation he had already thought of when he decided to assassinate Bilaire.
No matter what Lena's mood was, Allen had already called the soldiers outside the castle to call some of the top officials in the town to come over for a meeting.
Soon, Shi Sheng, who was almost 70 years old, walked tremblingly to Allen's stone castle with a cane and Trick's support. Behind them, there are faces familiar and unfamiliar to Allen. The older generation is disappearing, and the new generation of children is also growing up.
Seeing this scene, Allen felt a little emotional. Even his juniors were getting old, but he had to bury them. Just thinking about this made Allen feel a little uncomfortable.
No wonder the legendary powerhouses become more indifferent as they live longer, and they become more cruel and callous towards ordinary intelligent creatures. I only hope that I will not follow in the footsteps of these guys and lose their inner perseverance. .
"How's things going in town lately?"
Allen has rarely been involved in the management and decision-making of specific affairs in the clan. He only occasionally inquires about the situation during everyone's meetings.
"Fortunately, this year's grain harvest is bumper again. Compared with last season's grain output, this year's output per mu has increased by an average of 50 pounds."
"In the just-concluded tournament, the number of high-, middle-, and low-level warriors participating has increased again, and this time we have also joined a group battle of 6 people..."
The general report was carried out by Trick. Following Allen's instructions, Shi Sheng had gradually stepped down from the post of mayor. Now he was still assisting Trick in his work, helping him check for leaks and fill in the vacancies.
While listening to Trick's report attentively, Allen glanced at the faces around him. The phenomenon of replacement of old and new in the middle level did not seem to be obvious. At this time, many of the faces sitting on the long conference table in front of Allen were close to Shi Sheng. of age.
When creatures reach old age, they are no longer able to complete too many physical and energy-intensive tasks. Although Allen also acknowledges the experience and experience brought by age, if young goblins are not given a suitable experience platform, they will not be able to grow up as quickly as possible. .
When cleaning out the middle and high-level members of the original Ajinaga tribe, Allen had already noticed a major problem in the tribe, that is, the members of their middle-level and high-level members over 50 years old accounted for more than 23 of the total number. There are far fewer young faces in positions that require facing danger and fighting.
A goblin's most energetic stage usually begins around the age of 18, and then begins to decline after the age of 50. Due to factors such as living environment and adventure experiences, when the natives in the wilderness live to be 55-60 years old, their physical signs will decline rapidly.
Of course, there are many wilderness natives who have passed away before even reaching the age of 60.
"Approximately how many students have graduated from high-end schools in this town?"
After the supervisors of each department reported the situation one by one, Allen asked casually.
"Currently, our senior school graduates more than 30 students every year. Excluding those who died in adventures and disappeared in battle, there are more than 1,300 senior school graduates in total over the years."
Although he did not expect that Allen would ask this question, Trick, who knew the situation in the town well, paused for a moment and gave an accurate answer.
"The two teams sent to the Nasir and Namur Fortresses last time were more than a thousand people, and two hundred of them were graduates of advanced schools."
"I want to establish a school system over at Namur Fortress to educate all underage goblins. Calculate how many teachers are needed, and then allocate some of them to me from the graduates."
Allen has never slackened on his investment in education. Ever since he learned that most of the knowledge inheritance in civilized society is through education, he decided to establish a school belonging to his tribe in Green Lake Town.
With the help of the human slave Philip, Allen established a junior school, and then went through a series of talent introduction and training, and successively opened intermediate and advanced schools. It is precisely because these tribesmen who have learned knowledge and have different visions work hard in their respective jobs that the Green Field Tribe has developed so rapidly.
The knowledge inheritance of the annexed Ajinaga tribe is very different. Each family only regards the collected treasures as their own family treasures. Only members of their own family, or talents attracted by them, can learn useful knowledge. Things, it is really difficult for other ordinary goblins to obtain knowledge.
This is also the main reason why the various classes and positions of the Ajnaga tribe have always been very rigid.
"OK."
Trick lowered his head and wrote this down in his notebook.
"However, can I ask how many underage goblins there are in the Muir Fortress?"
"The number should be between 30,000 and 40,000, but I will divert some of the goblins to settle in Green Lake Town and Rapids Bay. By then, the number of children staying in Namur Fortress will probably be over 20,000."
Thinking of this, Allen raised his head and gave instructions to Trick and the goblins.
"By the way, you must also be prepared. When the time comes, you must control the life and residence of the goblins who will be diverted."
"Chief, don't we move there?"
Below, the dwarf supervisor named Fan An asked with some disappointment.
"Where to move?"
Allen's body trembled, and he raised his voice and said.
"Remember them all!! The roots of our Green Field Tribe are here, and we will never leave this homeland!!"
"Those who are thinking of moving should go and see the tombs by the Green Lake and ask the warriors and heroes who sacrificed their lives for the tribe if they would agree!!"
Allen knew that there were not a few goblins who had such thoughts.
Although life in Green Lake Town is relatively comfortable, the remote geographical environment and relatively harsh climate make it a bit difficult for many tribesmen who have traveled, taken risks, and seen the wonderful things outside.
After being reprimanded by Allen, many people present lowered their heads in guilt.
"Chief, does that mean that we will open the road between Green Lake Town and Namur Fortress next?"
In order to break the silence, Trick quickly intervened and asked Allen for instructions.
Hearing Trick's words, Allen's eyes showed surprise. Even he actually decided to invest in manpower to dig out the road after making a choice. Unexpectedly, Trick had already guessed this in advance. It seemed that this candidate for mayor, who was just in his early thirties, had made the right choice.
"You have seen far enough, not bad!"
Allen praised Trick appreciatively. Trick smiled slightly and then lost all other expressions. Shi Sheng, who was sitting opposite him, had a flash of light in his cloudy eyes, and then dimmed again.
"Yes, I have this plan."
"After relocating part of the population of Nasir Fortress here, you will be ready to organize manpower and resources to carry out a plan to open up roads."
"Before that, you have to plan well and choose a good route."
"Clan Chief, I am afraid that such a huge project cannot be successful in a short time, and there are too many variables in the future. Should we consider it in the long term?"
Shi Sheng, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly took the initiative to question.
"This matter has just been decided, there is no need for long-term planning!"
Allen Duanran rejected Shi Sheng's statement.
"You are used to living a good life, and all of you have become lazy!!"
"I think it's necessary to give you supervisors and bosses a hard time!!"
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