The Society of the Crazy Goblins (3)

"The next rule is about fighting," Carl said. "Our numbers aren't big, so it is forbidden to use our weapons inside the village unless the place is attacked. If someone picks a fight with you, just ignore it. We can't afford to lose even a single one of us, so just endure it until the other side calms down and notices that they are about to make a mistake. Of course, those who will cause problems will be penalized accordingly."

That rule was a bit weird. What if some hot-headed fool attacks Kane and ends up breaking some bones or even killing him with their weapon? It would be pretty insane to store the weapon in a single place. They weren't in a peaceful world, after all. So, they have to keep the weapons with themselves every single minute.

Besides, there was another flaw within that rule, if someone kills another, what would happen to the killer? Would he be executed or even banished? Both punishments would only make the village lose human resources, so it wasn't a good idea… in the end, the killer wouldn't be punished accordingly.

Still, Kane nodded to that because he needed more information, and he doubted that something as dangerous as that would happen so soon. Kane knew that he couldn't count so much on his luck, but the chances of someone trying to kill him in that village in the next few days would be pretty low as long as he stayed quiet.

"About the final rule… as you probably already noticed, goblins have an extra stat called lust," Carl said after a long sigh. "You are not feeling its effects for the time being, but things will get pretty hard to deal with the more the bar decreases."

"Okay…" Kane frowned.

"You can try to alleviate yourself as much as you can, but eventually, that won't be enough," Carl said. "However, we are still humans, so we can't let each other commit any type of crime. Forcing yourself on someone else is strictly forbidden. Still, given the effects of abstinence in this body, we decided to divide ourselves into pairs in order to avoid the worst-case scenario."

Kane finally understood that the moans he heard earlier were coming from some pairs of goblins… that wasn't that unexpected. Still, it was kind of weird that the humans there would have rules to solve that problem.

"Why did you create such a rule? Do we die when the lust bar becomes full?" Kane asked.

"No, but goblins lose their senses and attack the closest person nearby, be it a man or a woman," Carl replied.

Now that was really shocking. Although monster bodies were stronger than their previous bodies, those came with a lot of restrictions and problems. That being said, being a goblin was the closest thing that all humans could become that resembled a human. So, even despite such a situation… all the people there were willing to accept that.

Although the solution wasn't half bad, given that all the goblins had toned bodies, the fact that they had long nails, pointy ears, and smelled like shit was a downside. Still, it was better than committing a crime. Since the goblins would only use each other to satisfy their needs, Kane wouldn't feel awkward in interacting with the pair that would be found to him… in fact, it was better not to even interact with her in order to avoid any awkwardness.

"I… accept the rules," Kane sighed.

"Good… that being said, our population now has twenty-four male goblins and twenty-four female goblins," Carl said. "We will have to wait until the next female appears… assuming that you prefer a woman. Although we divided ourselves into pairs that had male and female, we don't mind if you prefer men."

"I'm straight. Regardless, how frequently do humans appear here?" Kane asked.

"I was the first one to appear thirty days ago. Since then, two people appear almost every day," Carl explained. "It seems you are looking forward to your pair, but you will have to be patient."

"I wasn't asking because… whatever," Kane shrugged.

"Although you possibly are a bit mentally tired, I will have to ask you to rest just for a few hours," Carl said. "The next group of hunting will return in three hours, so it will be better for you to obtain some combat experience with your new body as soon as possible."

He wasn't that tired… even though it had been quite a while since Kane had slept. Still, it wasn't a bad idea to relax for three hours. He never felt secure alone as slime or as a bloody ant, so it was the perfect moment to take a good nap. However, when Kane entered the village, he only found seven big houses… it wasn't enough for the twenty-four pair of goblins. Still, it looked like they all slept near each other and used their free time during the day to 'alleviate' their tension. Kane concluded that because all the huts were closed and he could hear moans coming from them.

"I forgot to mention this, but you can only use the huts to sleep at night or when it is your turn to use with your pair," Carl said when he saw Kane standing in the middle of the village without knowing what to do. "Once your friend appears, we will decide the time and the hut you two will use."

Humans are or were creatures that adapt quite fast… but he didn't imagine they would adapt that fast. People were doing that in the middle of the day while everyone else was fully aware of what they were doing, and they also lost all the shame, and they weren't controlling their moans anymore… It was only obvious that they would like it doing it in the middle of the day, but it looked like all humans lost their sense of shame there. Still, Kane knew that it was because there was no point in hiding.

Regardless, Kane soon shook those thoughts out of his head because he was more interested in what Carl said… he was the first human to find that village a month ago. Still, it looked like he found the place in that state, and he didn't improve a single bit. He was also interested in why he lived for one month as a goblin when Kane only lived ten days as slime and as a bloody ant. Something was off, but Kane couldn't pinpoint what that was yet... Regardless, he could try to find the answer after taking a nap.