Chapter 27: The Duke's Daughter and the Mercenary's Beautiful Wife
Lyra was a little worried. "Le, do you think they'll send that goblin commander to do something unspeakable to me? I'm kind of scared."
At that moment Lyra heard a foreign tongue.
"Strange… why do I suddenly feel so hot? Did you just say something?"
Lyra was confused and wanted to take off her clothes to breathe some fresh air.
Altair: "Oh, no."
He had discovered something interesting.
The two sat on a rock outside the Goblin Cave, Altair sitting on the stone and Lyra sitting on his lap.
The girl's pretty face unconsciously grew a little warm, her eyes filled with many emotions, and at last she shyly took the initiative to kiss him.
Lyra's current Hope Value: 30
The effect was astonishing!
The Goblin Emperor had finally found the correct way to use a Goblin Commander. Perhaps he needed a new human woman to practice on.
This might have been a fated arrangement, because, far away under the direct jurisdiction of the Kingdom Nass, a commission was being handed down by Duke Nass's daughter to a childhood sweetheart and an old man to carry out.
"Le, Lady Andayal asked us to come—did something happen?"
Sitting before Lady Andayal, daughter of Duke Nass, was a famous couple holding a newborn.
A high-ranking noble mercenary, Kymon, also known as "Iron Fang," whose profession was Berserker.
A high-ranking noble mercenary, born of a sage clan, possessing the innate special auxiliary ability [Life Sublimation]. Known as the "Life Fairy,"Naya was the most beautiful woman in the Noble Mercenary Guild, and her profession was priestess.
And an old man with a kindly face.
A high-ranking noble mercenary, born common, famed for his penchant for slaughtering demi-humans, his profession was assassin.
Noble mercenaries belonged to the Noble Mercenary Guild, took commissions only from nobles, and were paid extremely well.
The Kingdom Nass's Noble Mercenary Guild had only twelve senior noble mercenaries on active duty.
This time, Lady Andayal personally invited three of them—an extraordinary matter.
"Lady Andayal just finished celebrating her birthday. What sort of job could she want from us?" the kindly old man asked amiably.
At that moment, a young voice was speaking.
"Ohhhh! It's the duke's daughter. She's prettier than any celebrity! Wow, why is everyone in this world so beautiful?"
What a pity that when I grow up, beauties like that will have turned into old aunties.
But I hear there's a slave trade in this world, hehe~~"
The voice came from the baby in Naya's arms—the most beautiful woman in the Noble Mercenary Guild.
Less than a month after birth, his mother had recovered thanks to magical nutrition, and he was now thriving under the care of the newlywed couple.
"Hmph, very nice. Life really does win at the starting line. Born into a family like this, you can easily surpass ninety-nine percent of the world's population."
Hahaha, it seems this young master is destined to be a rich second-generation scion in any world!
Andayal cradled the cute little monster on her shoulder. She took out a purse and set it on the table with a somber expression.
"My dear friend Lyra died in the Goblin Cave in the Misty Forest. I hope you can retrieve her remains from the collapsed cave. I want to bury her. She surely wouldn't want to remain in that place after death."
Noble families always valued their reputation, but women who fell into goblin hands would be defiled by vile goblins, which would inevitably bring shame on a noble house.
Often, even when such noblewomen were rescued, their status would plummet, and if they died, their remains would be left behind and not brought back to be buried in the noble family's cemetery.
"Is it necessary to deploy the three of us for such a small matter?"
Kymon took the purse, drew out a silver coin, and rolled it between his fingers.
Andayal: "There's another mission. Enter the central area and search for traces of goblins.
"Goblins are extremely cunning creatures who reproduce and grow very fast. A single Violet Goblin and three Pale (White) Goblins are enough for them to hold a broad territory.
"However, the reports say that part of their territory has even been swallowed by wolves, which is likely a ruse.
"You will investigate the wolf pack and see whether they are truly that strong, or whether goblins are hiding deeper in that place.
"If so, destroy everything. I do not want disgusting creatures like goblins in this world."
Having said this, Andayal's face turned very grim. Clearly, she was furious at that moment.
Lyra had been a simple child. She had once told Andayal that she had no lofty ambitions and only hoped to eat well and live a stable, happy life.
Yet though Lyra's wishes were simple, she had ended up murdered by ugly goblins.
Thinking of this, Andayal could not help but reveal a strong killing intent in her eyes.
Naya, who was soothing the child, also showed sympathy upon hearing what had happened to Andayal's best friend.
They had killed many goblins and knew how tragic the fate of women captured by goblins would be.
When facing such disgusting beings as goblins, even if they were goblin infants, they would never show mercy.
This time, they would not let a single goblin slip away.
Kymon took the purse, weighed it, and smiled.
"As long as the money's there, we'll slaughter every goblin!"
Four days later, Altair controlled the Goblin Knights to train in the region and inspected the progress of the goblins' construction.
The planting bases had been built and entered the seeding stage.
The goblins and wolf pups had been initially integrated. The less obedient wolves and pups patrolled the borders of the territory, while the more obedient Dire Wolves and the Goblin Knights formed cavalry and joined the hunts.
The Dire Wolf Pack Leader was handed by Altair to the little Crimson Goblin. As the highest-tier goblin here besides himself, it was only fitting for the little Crimson Goblin to control the Dire Wolf Pack Leader.
The Goblin Emperor's seven direct offspring, including the little Crimson Goblin, after three days of development and four days of training, had grown and possessed certain combat abilities.
Individual Name: Crimson Goblin (Offspring)
Age: 66 years
Attack Damage: 24 (+32)
Vitality: 50 (+82)
Mana: 24 (+32)
Intelligence: 23 (+30)
Blunt Resistance: 12 (+11)
Magic Resistance: 12 (+11)
Attribute: None (uncultivated)
Occupation: None (assignable)
Special Ability: Doran's Shield
Genetic Talent: Magic, Skill
In just the last seven days, the little Crimson Goblin's stats had surpassed an ordinary adult goblin's, and its capabilities were very comprehensive. In another seven days, the little Crimson Goblin's stats would directly surpass those of the Dire Wolf Pack Leader.
The little Violet Goblin's mana depth was approaching Depth 2, and it would soon become a second combatant.
Altair chose careers for the two of them.
Crimson Goblin professions:Goblin Knight, Goblin Battlemage, Goblin Berserker, Goblin Archer, Goblin General (Group Buff), Goblin Magician.
These were the professions the little Crimson Goblin could select after birth; no special professions were added.
After giving the little Crimson Goblin the Dire Wolf Pack Leader, Altair decisively chose Goblin Magic Knight for it—a profession that would make it well matched to the Dire Wolf Pack Leader.
As for the little Violet Goblin's profession, Altair chose Goblin Commander.
Once the little Violet Goblin obtained the commander profession, it could be used to direct the wolf pack with purpose. With more wolf-clan commanders, the wolves could cooperate better with the goblins.
More importantly, the commander's magic power would be added to the Dire Wolves under its control, thereby increasing their strength. This would undoubtedly further enhance the wolf pack's power and make the wolves more willing to form a superior–subordinate relationship with the goblin commander and receive the blessing of magic power, thus more tightly binding the interests between the wolf pack and the goblins.
Today, Altair arrived early at Cassvia's cell, and there were also several human women waiting there.
Today was Lady Cass's delivery day.
At this moment, Altair also faced a new problem—being made things difficult.
Cassvia, the pregnant woman, was lying on the bed holding her big belly. She looked at Altair, who was accompanying her, and couldn't help but laugh to herself.
"Quick—and mew like a cat."