The sudden outburst from Rick took Dran by surprise. While he was also upset at the situation and understood why Rick was too, he knew all too well that trying to fight the Orcs would only lead to their deaths.
After all, what can two Goblins do against an entire Village of Orcs and potentially the other powerful races that also lived in the plains?
It was just foolish to even consider doing that, so Dran did his best to calm Rick down before he made a rash decision.
POV Rick
“Rick, I understand why you're angry, but there’s nothing just the two of us can do. Even an entire Tribe of Goblins wouldn't be able to fight the Orcs.”
[I agree with Dran, Rick. Even if you brought the Jaba and the rest here, it doesn’t sound like a good idea.
[If this Orc Tribe was powerful enough to bully multiple small races and even burn an entire Tribe of Goblins without an issue, then they should be far stronger than our Tribe back home.]
Rick, who appeared ready for another outburst, slowly began to calm down. Every cell in his body was still furious, but he wasn’t such a fool to think he could go fight off such a dangerous foe with his current strength.
It wasn’t until after a couple of deep breaths that Rick finally spoke again.
“Dran, you just helped me realize something. There is nothing I hate more in this world than hearing about my kind being oppressed. I didn’t realize how much one thing could bother me so deeply, but it did. I can’t stand it.
“I meant what I said before, Dran. I’m going to murder the ones responsible for burning down your Tribe.
“I promise you that.
“But you’re right. Just the two of us aren’t enough to make that promise become reality. So, it’s a good thing we aren’t alone.”
“What do you mean? Are you talking about the other Goblin Tribes still living on the plains? They're all too weak, both physically and mentally. All of them have been battered and bruised for a long time. That alone won’t be enough.”
“I have a Tribe of my own, Dran. Though it’s quite small right now and it's somewhat far from this location, my Tribe is free and doesn’t live under anyone else.”
“Wow, that sounds hard to even imagine. A life free from being forced to do as others say. I guess it makes sense, though.
“I was wondering how you evolved to where you are now, but to think there’s a whole other Tribe deep inside the Nameless Forest.”
“That brings me to a question I was meaning to ask. Was no Goblin in the plains able to evolve to the point where you could fight back?”
“Yes, some did, but the Orcs aren’t stupid. They had regular patrols to monitor us, and once a Goblin evolved one too many times they were immediately taken away and killed before they could do anything.”
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“I see. Alright, get comfortable. We have a lot to discuss. I'm serious about making those Orcs know what it means to be an enemy of gang green.
“Now, how many types of Goblins are there?”
“I understand your seriousness and I feel the same way, but I won’t risk my life to fight the Orcs with you unless it seems genuinely possible.
“Though I'll help with anything else other than actually going back into the plains to fight. Now for the answer to your question.
“There are three types of Goblins. TinkGoblins, Maglins, and finally your type, which are just known as Goblins.
“And before you ask, Maglin is just short for MagiGoblins, but I’m still referred to as a TinkGoblin because “Tinklins” sounds odd.
“Now all three types look different from each other, as you can already tell. TinkGoblins are much shorter, but we are extremely talented with our hands and are born with knowledge of how to build various things. We are not suited for direct fighting one bit.
“Maglins are slightly taller than the height of a normal unevolved Goblin and only get taller as they evolve, but they are extremely frail.
“Though they make up for their frail bodies with their innate skillfulness with using mana in many ways. Unlike the other types, Maglins have access to mana from birth.
“Finally, we have you, the most versatile type of Goblin there is. You can do everything Maglins and TinkGoblins can do as long as you're taught how. Though that’s just what is said, I’ve never actually got to see a normal Goblin do any type of magic.
“You also have the most battle potential out of all three. Your only shortcoming is the low intelligence and the inability to speak that your type of Goblin is usually born with.
“It is said that your type of Goblin is useless until they go through their first evolution. Though I’ve never seen other Goblins with those markings you have. What are they?”
“Mages and crafters, huh? I can already see the potential. I’m going to need all three types of Goblins if my dream is going to happen.
“And we’re going to need all three if we're going to defeat the Orcs. I don’t really know what these markings are either, Hopefully, we will find out in time.
“Now you said that the Goblin Tribes are on the fringes of the plains, right? Extremely close to this forest?”
“Yes, they are. You should be able to see some Tribes once you reach the edges of the forest. I'm sure we’ll also see Goblins in the forest hunting for the tribute as well.”
“That’s perfect. Now, how many Goblins are there in total if you count all the Tribes?”
“Well, the Tribes aren’t allowed to grow too large either and I’ve only ever seen three other Tribes apart from my old one. I think there are around twenty Goblins of various types in each Tribe, so I’m guessing there’s a rough minimum of sixty in total.
“Though, I don’t know if there are any other Tribes or if the Goblins the Orcs took as slaves are still alive.”
“Sixty is more than enough for this plan. I want to bring as many Goblins as possible back to my Tribe.”
“The Orcs will notice the missing Goblins at some point, and they’ll catch us in no time, since it’ll be hard to move all of them.”
[I didn’t want to interrupt earlier, but it's been about three hours since you woke up and started talking. The time is now 1100.]
‘Thank you.’
“Hmm, good point Dran. Then we’ll only take a few. There’s not enough space for so many Goblins in the Tribe, anyway. We’ll need to make a lot of accommodations. Now how big is the Orc Tribe and how strong are they?”
“That might work. But I’ve never seen the Orc Tribe, not even from a distance as they live in a place we are not allowed to approach. I don’t know exactly how strong they are, but I think each one of them should be around your size at least.”
“So, we’re really nowhere near strong enough… We’ll be strong enough in no time. For now, we’ll focus on saving as many Goblins as possible. I’m sure you can help with that, right?”
“Yes, I should be able to.”
“Good, then we’ll begin making the trip down there in a few days. I don’t think my body is healed enough to go now.”
[Maybe if you trained it would be.]
