Mysterious Fruit (5)

"Therefore, I won't tell you much about the process. I'll simply tell you why I gathered you here."

Observing the Goblin leader's solemn expression and tone, the five Goblin elders sitting below him were instantly filled with confusion and had several guesses.

Didn't they say that someone had kidnapped the leader's son?

Why was the leader's expression so ugly?

Could it be that the kidnapper had run away, or that something had happened to the leader's son?

However, they could only make these guesses in their hearts. The Goblin elders did not dare to say it in front of the Goblin leader. If they offended the leader and the angry leader killed them, they would be too unlucky.

"When I went to save my son just now, I discovered that the ones who kidnapped him were a group of powerful Skeleton Soldiers with astonishing potential. Moreover, they even snatched one of our mineral veins and declared that if we dared to enter that mineral vein again, it would be a declaration of war with them."

"I called you here to see what you think."

"Should we declare war on the other party and take back the mineral vein that belonged to us, tackling the problem at its source?"

"Or is it better to simply give up on that mineral vein and not be in a hurry to pay attention to it, allowing them to grow and develop?"

For some reason, the Goblin elders who did not dare to speak were furious when they found out about this.

"What kind of trash dares to provoke us? Do you think we can't fight after not starting a large-scale war for a few years?!"

"That's right. Do you really think we're still the weak Bone Strength Goblin Tribe that was bullied hundreds of years ago?

"They're just some skeletons, yet they actually dared to be so arrogant. Isn't this just declaring war?"

"Since they wanted war, we will give it to them."

"Leader, if you give me 5,000 warriors, I can kill them all and feed them to the wild dogs."

"We've only recuperated for so many years, but there's already a force that dares to tease us. They're really too arrogant."

"Since they want to snatch our mineral vein, let them be miners for the rest of their lives. Let them stay in the dark mine forever and mine until they die!

"Leader, just give me 3,000 soldiers. I promise to capture all the Skeleton Soldiers and get them to mine ores for us until we die."

Looking at the three hot-tempered and boorish elders, the Goblin leader did not expect them to be of much help in terms of strategy. Gathering them was only a side effect. The elders who would really participate in the plan were the First Elder and Second Elder.

Then, the Goblin leader patted the table with his fan-sized palm, indicating for the three elders to be silent.

"The three of you should stop spouting nonsense. Listen to what the First and Second Elders have to say."

After the Goblin leader finished speaking, he looked at the First Elder and Second Elder, who were different from the three furious elders. They had been standing there while thinking silently.

Seeing the Goblin leader look at them, the First and Second Elders looked at each other. The Second Elder spoke first.

"Leader, according to the information you mentioned, these Skeleton Soldiers are powerful. Furthermore, we don't know the other party's specific trump card. Considering the situation of our military strength, it's really unwise to rashly start a war…"

Before the Second Elder could finish, the Fourth Elder, who had the most violent temper, exploded on the spot and cursed at the Second Elder.

"Second Elder, you must have become stupid after recuperating for the past few years."

"They're already bullying us at our doorstep, yet you actually said that we shouldn't start a war. Have your guts been taken away and eaten by the boar beasts?!"

"…"

However, before the Fourth Elder could finish his scolding, he was frightened by the Goblin leader's murderous gaze.

Meanwhile, the Second Elder, who knew the Fourth Elder's temperament, shook his head helplessly and did not argue with him. Instead, he continued to speak his thoughts.

"The specialty of the Skeleton Soldiers is that they won't die unless their Soul Fires are destroyed. Furthermore, they aren't afraid of pain, and without the command of their commander, they will never retreat. Furthermore, they have great potential for development. Once they form a sea of skeletons and produce an Undead Calamity, it will be a disaster for our tribe. Therefore, we can't let them grow no matter what. We have to nip them in the bud."

After hearing the Second Elder's words, the three elders and the Goblin leader fell silent.

The Second Elder was right. However, when faced with the powerful Skeleton Soldiers who were difficult to kill in an instant and were not afraid of anything except their commander, it was almost impossible for the Goblin tribe to kill them in the cradle with their current strength. They might even risk losing their entire tribe.

After pondering for a moment, the Goblin leader saw that no one had a good idea. Thus, he looked at the First Elder, who was the strongest and had first-rate intelligence among the five elders, hoping that he could give some good suggestions.

The First Elder, who was being watched by the Goblin leader, thought for a moment and talked about his idea.

"Leader, since we can't do anything about the Skeleton Soldiers, why don't we find another race and work with them? After explaining the dangers, as well as the pros and cons, we can definitely cooperate with them. At that time, we can definitely kill the Skeleton Soldiers before they develop."

After the First Elder finished speaking, he returned to his original position and waited for the Goblin leader to consider the pros and cons before making a decision that he felt was effective for the tribe.