The very next afternoon, Gobu Yi returned.
Accompanying him were hundreds of Lizardman women and children.
The arrival of the White Scale tribe's Lizardmen caused quite a commotion in the wooden fortress.
"It's the White Scale tribe!"
"What exactly do the Goblins want by gathering us here?"
A long line of Lizardmen entered the wooden fortress through the south gate.
This caught the attention of the Lizardmen from the other two tribes.
For a moment, the Lizardmen in the fortress were abuzz with speculation.
Now that all three tribes were present, it was hard not to wonder what the Goblins' true intentions were.
On the other side, Gobu Yi cheerfully climbed up a watchtower.
From afar, he had already spotted the boss on the watchtower.
Hearing Gobu Yi's panting voice behind him, Li Meng grinned.
"Very good, Gobu Yi, Gobu Zhang, Gobu Sheng, I'll leave this place to you. Keep a close watch on those Lizardmen."
With the rotation period approaching, he needed to go back and make some preparations.
"Boss, where are you going?" Gobu Yi asked curiously.
Li Meng turned to look at the stretch of towering wooden structures within the fortress.
"Of course, I'm returning to the tribe!"
Li Meng had initially thought of having them stockpile more food.
But after some thought, he gave up.
The food brought back by the hunting party was all carcasses.
At most, they could be stored for three days before starting to rot.
Goblins, with their strong digestive systems, didn't mind.
Not just three days, even highly decomposed, maggot-infested meat was edible for them.
In this world, Goblins were akin to Earth's hyenas.
But the Lizardmen's digestive systems weren't as robust.
They needed fresh food.
The methods for making jerky and dried fish would have to wait.
In the future, if the tribe wanted to go on expeditions, they couldn't afford to stop and hunt along the way.
That would be too time-consuming.
They needed a type of food that could be stored for a long time and was easy to carry.
With that, Li Meng turned and leaped down from the watchtower.
The ground was soft, and Li Meng landed silently from the fifteen-meter-high watchtower.
Landing steadily, Li Meng dashed into the water.
Wherever he went, the water beneath his feet froze over.
In no time, a path of ice stretched across the swamp's waters, leading into the distance.
Heading east, it took Li Meng less than three hours to reach the forest on the eastern shore.
What took Goblins two days to traverse, Li Meng accomplished in just three hours.
His speed was truly astonishing.
Li Meng didn't linger in the forest on the eastern shore, continuing upstream.
In the afternoon, at the Goblin River, within the northern forest.
The forest was dim and silent.
In the dense Goblin Forest, survival was an art.
To survive, life first had to learn to be silent.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from a bush.
The leaves swayed slightly.
The next moment, a flash of white darted out from the bush.
It was a small white rabbit.
Judging by its size, the rabbit was just an ordinary animal.
It hopped and stopped in front of a colorful mushroom.
It sniffed with its nose.
The mushroom's enticing aroma made it drool.
It opened its mouth to take a bite of the mushroom.
But before it could, a shadow flashed past the rabbit in the forest.
The little rabbit was lifted into the air.
Before it could react, a ferocious mouth bit off its head.
The sound of crunching echoed through the forest.
"The bones are so crunchy!"
Running through the forest, Li Meng grinned.
Compared to magical beasts, ordinary animals were incredibly delicious.
Even their bones were crunchy, with a delightful crispness.
Hours later, in the forest west of the tribe.
A tall green figure emerged from the woods.
Li Meng, stepping out of the forest, gazed at the distant tribe.
Though distant, it was only about three hundred meters away.
The open space made the tribe look like an island in the forest clearing.
Behind the wooden walls, dense trees were visible.
The wooden walls encircled the tribe, standing firm on the ground.
Looking up at the wooden walls, one could see many green figures standing guard.
Every fifty meters, a massive three-bow ballista could be seen on the watchtowers.
"The boss is back, the boss is back!"
Li Meng's appearance caught the attention of the Goblins standing guard on the wooden walls.
Upon closer inspection, the Goblins realized it was indeed their boss.
A Goblin on the wall shouted loudly.
This drew the attention of the other Goblins.
The drowsy Goblins on the wall immediately perked up.
Li Meng entered the tribe through the west gate.
As soon as he entered, a strong smell of pig manure hit him.
Walking through the tribe's forest, Li Meng frowned slightly.
"It seems Gobu Qiang needs to move out and establish a pig-raising tribe soon!"
Li Meng had long planned for this.
He didn't want his main base to turn into a cesspool.
Even though he had become a Goblin in this life, Li Meng still loved cleanliness.
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Each dry toilet was equipped with a septic tank.
Though simple in structure, they effectively processed waste.
They only needed to be cleaned every few years.
Before he could leave the forest, Gobu Mo and Gobu Gao hurried over.
The two Big Goblins ran up to Li Meng with fawning expressions.
"Did anything happen in the tribe while I was away?"
Gobu Mo and Gobu Gao quickly shook their heads.
"Boss, everything's fine, nothing happened."
Gobu Mo replied with a flattering smile.
"Very good, go inform Gobu Di and Gobu Shi to lead all the Goblins to gather at the throne tribe!"
Upon hearing this, the two Big Goblins' eyes lit up.
They turned excitedly and ran out of the tribe's forest, disappearing in no time.
Compared to two months ago, the tribe hadn't changed much.
Aside from the addition of a wooden wall on the perimeter, there were no new buildings within the tribe.
As Li Meng walked, he soon arrived at the throne cave.
Looking at the familiar building, Li Meng grinned.
He thought of Benben, who liked to guard the entrance.
In the future predicted by simulated life, Benben would bring back a group of Ogres to the tribe.
This indicated that Benben had gone to find its own kind.
Compared to Goblins, Li Meng preferred the simple-minded Ogres.
Because they were simple, they seemed pure.
Once they decided on something, they wouldn't easily change their minds.
"Bai Ling, I'm back!"
Li Meng kicked the door open as he reached the entrance.
The door swung open with a "bang," startling the female Lizardmen inside.
The female Lizardmen were gathered, chatting about something unknown.
The familiar, fearsome figure sent them scattering in panic.
Li Meng strode into the throne cave.
His gaze swept over the female Lizardmen.
Seeing them, Li Meng's expression turned peculiar.
Without the male Lizardmen, their lives seemed quite difficult.
Each female Lizardman's chest was wet.
The wooden house was filled with a strong milky scent.
Seeing Bai Ling on the main bed, Li Meng grinned.
He walked towards her with large strides.
Seeing her master approach, a trace of fear flashed in Bai Ling's eyes.