Seeing the disbelief on Mills' face, Victor continued, "Chief, I am serious about what I said. I was summoned to their territory by the special buildings in Hope Village. The time I spent in Hope Village was the most relaxing time of my life..."
Victor began to talk about his past experiences and his experience in Hope Village in the simplest words.
Every word was precious, and each one struck Mills' heart.
Is the human territory really as good as the other party says?
"In fact, it was our village chief who led the team that day. They knew where you were a long time ago, but they were afraid that they would suddenly appear and scare you, so they chose to leave first. Before leaving, they left a lot of things for you." Victor also learned these things from the soldiers who came this time.
Of course, letting him know was also to reassure him and let him see the "goodwill" of their village chief.
Mills listened and couldn't help but stiffen the corners of his mouth.
Not only did those humans find our base camp, but the things they found were also left behind on purpose...
If the other party had even a little malicious intent and did something, these goblins would probably be finished.
Although his emotions told him not to believe it, his reason was also telling him one thing: these humans might not have any ill will towards them.
...
...
After all, they knew their location, and given the situation of the team that night, it would be very easy to capture them. In fact, if they did not take action that night, it would have been very easy to send a few hundred more professionals after returning. However, it did not do that, and instead sent two tribesmen to advise them.
But even so, if he were to take his people to live in the human territory, that would mean handing his fate over to the other side, and he didn't want that!
Thinking about it, Mills said: "Even if Hope Village is good, it is not where we belong. If you really have no ill intentions, just pretend you have never seen us!"
Of course, after they left, he immediately looked for a new gathering place and would not let these humans find him at all.
Victor quickly thought of Mills' plan.
He was silent for a moment, looked at Mills steadily, and said only this one sentence.
"Does the tribe leader want to lead his people on a life of wandering and never be seen by others?"
Mills: “…”
He had to admit that this sentence was quite damaging and it hit the most vulnerable part of Mills' heart.
He had spent most of his life hiding from place to place, escaping at the slightest sign of trouble. This was how he managed to protect his own tribe. However, the sadness during the escape was inevitable.
The confused looks of those cubs just now appeared in his mind again, and his heart couldn't help but feel sad.
Victor seemed to have noticed Mills's emotion, and he continued, "This human territory is really different. As I said before, we are not going there to be slaves, but to be residents. The people in their territory will not look down on us, and will even treat us as friends and praise us. In essence, they are different. I have also experienced what the chief has experienced. If I had not really felt their sincerity, why would I come to persuade you?"
"Humans want us because of the minerals!" Mills couldn't help but say.
"But before, we had no income from mining, we didn't have enough to eat, and we were oppressed. But in Hope Village, I have my own salary every day, which allows me to eat and drink lavishly in the territory. I can even earn contribution points. As long as the contribution points are enough, I can become an official member of the territory. There are many orcs in Hope Village. You should have seen it that day! So many orcs have gone to Hope Village to seek refuge. Although orcs are powerful, they don't have much face in the human kingdom. They are willing to live in the human territory, which to a certain extent proves the goodness of Hope Village." Victor said seriously, "The reason why I invite you so sincerely is that I hope our tribe can gather strength in Hope Village. With this strength, we can also accommodate more tribesmen who are suffering outside and let our tribe have a safe place to live."
"Don't you ever think about it? Could this be a scam? He first tricks us into believing him, and then keeps gathering our tribesmen. When the time is right in the future, he will sell us for a good price. Then we will be at the mercy of others." Mills continued.
He still felt that Victor, the goblin, was brainwashed.
Humans can't be that good!
Victor was silent. What Mills said really made sense, so much so that he didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
At this time, the taciturn Dunlop spoke up, "Hope Village doesn't value the little money from selling the goblins. Compared to selling the goblins as slaves, if the goblins can find minerals for the territory, they will get more in return. The situation that the chief is considering is almost impossible to happen."
The last sentence is decisive.
After listening to this, Victor showed a look of approval towards Dunlop.
The rebuttal from this angle is really to the point!
Then he quickly agreed, "Yes, although Hope Village is only a level 2 village, it was established late, less than two months ago, and has never done anything against goblins before, and it does not make a living by buying and selling slaves. Again, from the perspective of interests, it is more beneficial for them to use us. Chief, as long as we are valuable, we will definitely have a good life in a human territory like Hope Village."
Mills was unmoved. "If we value profit, then when the day comes when Hope Village no longer needs profit, how will we deal with it?"
These two young people are really blinded by humans.
Anyway, this is his principle.
Humans can't be trusted!
The two really didn't expect that this goblin chief would be so stubborn.
After thinking for a while, Victor recalled the depressed look on his face when he talked about the goblins' wanderings, and decided to start from this aspect.
"Hope Village will not do such a thing as crossing the river and then destroying the bridge, because there are not only goblins in Hope Village, but also orcs and undead. They are all valued in Hope Village! If they dare to use us and then abandon us, the other two tribes will probably not be loyal to Hope Village, especially the orcs. There are more than 400 orcs in Hope Village now, so after entering Hope Village, we can unite with them, form our own power, and control our destiny in our own hands." Victor coaxed: "What's more, now that you have been discovered, Chief, even if you really leave this time and go to the next place, can you guarantee that you will never be discovered? If you are discovered by other human territories or caravan mercenaries at that time, will you still have the right to autonomy? Among the hundreds of orcs that our village chief came to meet two days ago, do you know where more than 200 of them came from? They were rescued from the hands of human mercenaries. That group of mercenaries has 600 people, and behind them is the big city of Delisha. Chief, what do you think you can do if you fall into their hands?"
Victor has a two-pronged approach.
Mills was stunned for a while after listening to Victor's words.
It has to be said that Mills' words also revealed his inner worries. Of course, he also considered another aspect.
That is the admiration that the two goblins, Victor and Dunlop, have for Hope Village.
The two were summoned by the human territory through a special building. This contract was mutual, and as long as they were unwilling, Hope Village could not do anything to them.
But they still work so eagerly for Hope Village.
It only proves one thing, that is, Hope Village has entered their hearts, and this Hope Village may really be as good as they say.
But can he?
Can hand over the personal freedom of these hundreds of people to a human territory.
Just when Mills was wavering, Victor continued, "Don't you, the patriarch, want to establish a legitimate foothold on this Stan continent?"
The four words "aboveboard" once again deeply pierced Mills' heart.
After a while, Mills finally spoke: "It's not impossible for us to enter Hope Village. Can we sign a contract?"
Yes, Mills also thought about the contract.
With the protection of the contract, he will feel more at ease!
Victor listened, then said, "The village chief will agree, but we have brought quite a few people this time, and there will be more mercenary teams and caravans here recently. It's best if you leave with us this time. Otherwise, if something happens to you, Hope Village will be in trouble."
What Victor said was true. On the way, they managed to avoid several teams thanks to some advance reconnaissance.
"There's no guarantee." Mills was a little reluctant. He was still afraid that he would be cheated.
"There is no guarantee for you to stay here. Humans have endless means of attacking and smuggling. How do you think the mercenary group from the city of Delisha captured the orcs? It was because they developed equipment to locate the orcs. They can develop equipment to locate orcs, but who knows if they can develop equipment to locate goblins." Victor still hoped to make the final decision. The more time he had, the more unexpected events would occur.
Seeing that Victor solved all the problems he raised with ease, Mills also had a higher opinion of Victor's abilities.
Now that things have come to this.
Then... just take a chance!
"I'll go back and call someone. Can you guys wait here for me?" Mills said.
Victor listened and was stunned for a moment, "Just the two of us?"
"Yes." Mills said firmly.
Victor looked deeply into his eyes and finally nodded, "Okay, then we'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain."
If all he said didn't dispel Mills' doubts, then it could only be said that they had no chance of going to Hope Village.
The village chief also said that if the other party is still unwilling despite their best efforts, they should not force it and should return to the territory as soon as possible.
Mills was stunned.
If the other party goes down the mountain and they really intend to escape, it will be too late for them to track them.
Are you so reassured?
Or maybe, even if they escaped, the other party wouldn't care?
Realizing this, Mills' heart sank.
After watching Victor and the others go down the mountain, Mills turned around and prepared to return to the gathering place.
But on the way, Mills asked the goblin Harley, "What do you think of what they said?"
Harley was a little confused. When he reacted, he spoke, "If Hope Village is really as they said, it is indeed a good place to go. Chief, it is true that they left so many things for us. Even if they had some purpose, they did it and made a choice different from other humans."
From this point of view, we can have more trust.
"Of course, the most important thing is your choice, Patriarch. No matter what you plan to do, we will follow your footsteps." Harley continued.
They all knew that it was all thanks to the clan leader that their clan had been able to survive safely to this day.
Although their lives became poorer, they gained freedom.
Compared to their other tribesmen whose whereabouts are unknown in human territory, their lives are considered good.
Hearing Harley's words of utmost trust, Mills responded softly.
Soon, they returned to the gathering place.
In the gathering place, Lap has organized all the goblins and is waiting for Mills' signal to hide in the mountains.
But I didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, I would see Mills.
The moment he saw him, Rapp was overjoyed.
It’s great that the patriarch is fine.
"Chief, you're back. Should we leave now? Where are those humans?" Lapu couldn't help but ask.
Following Lapu's words, the goblins began to feel uneasy one by one.
Many of the little goblins clung to their parents' thighs.
Even the adult goblins couldn't help but look afraid.
The word "human" seems like a nightmare to them.
"We are leaving, but we are not going to hide in the mountains. We are going to go to human territory." Mills said. He had already thought about it, and when he saw his tribesmen panicking because of humans, he really made up his mind.
When Mills said this, many goblins were even more confused.
How do they get to human territory?
"Master, what did they say?" Lapu was not stupid. He quickly realized that the master was persuaded by them, and asked quickly.
He also believed that the chief was considering their tribe, but in order to reassure more tribesmen, he naturally needed to throw out the topic and let Mills explain to reassure the tribesmen.
Mills naturally understood and took the opportunity to talk about Hope Village.
"In Hope Village, we exist as residents, living here and being employed by the territory. In return, the territory will protect us. We can live well in this territory and no longer have to travel around."
"Really?"
"Can we trust what humans say?"
"They wouldn't trick us into going to the territory and then sell us out."
"But the patriarch said so. He must have his considerations. I believe in him."
"It's not that I don't trust the Patriarch, I'm just afraid that humans are too cunning."
“…”
There is a gap between them and the real people, so it is very difficult for them to accept this matter all of a sudden.
Mills didn't suppress them and let them vent their emotions.
I don’t know how long it took, but when they finished their discussion and looked at Mills again, he had calmed down.
"Chief, we trust you and will listen to you."
"Yes, we believe you!"
“…”
The chief had always done his best for their tribe, and they trusted his choices.
Mills' eyes turned red as he listened to these words, and he choked up as he said, "Thank you for your trust in me. I also hope to lead everyone to live a good life."
Be able to walk in the sunshine with integrity.
He only tried this once.
If Xiwang Village dared to betray him, he would not let it go easily.
Because everyone had packed their bags for escape, they quickly went down the mountain.
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, Quan Ziqiang and his men had been waiting for a while, but they still hadn't seen them. Quan Ziqiang couldn't help but wonder, "Could they have secretly escaped?"
Come to think of it, it's very possible.
He also didn't expect that Victor would hand over the initiative to these goblins. Maybe it was the village chief's instructions!
Yes, if you are not willing to do so, it is difficult to take it back.
Victor listened and pursed his lips, "I've said everything I need to say."
If they still give up, then they will be doomed!
Just as Victor finished saying this, the scouting soldier in the team came back.
"Here they come. Here they come."
Sure enough, a moment later, Mills and a group of goblins appeared in front of them.
Quan Ziqiang also looked over, and when he saw that they were wearing tattered clothes, and even many of the goblins only used animal skins to cover their vital parts, his expression was a little strange.
These goblins are having a really hard time!
And Victor also noticed it, and felt a little sad.
But he soon calmed down.
When they went to Hope Village, everything was different.
Quan Ziqiang and other soldiers felt more sympathy for the goblins.
With a light cough, Quan Ziqiang searched his inventory and took out some low-level clothes. "These clothes are useless. You can change into them!"
These are dropped by the monsters they killed. They are of low level and cannot be sold at a high price, so they are just left in the inventory.
Now it's time to empty the trash.
Seeing this, the other soldiers also took out the clothes they didn't want.
Seeing this, Victor quickly thanked them: "Thank you."
"It's okay, they're just some worthless things. Besides, we're all residents of Hope Village from now on, so please take care of each other." Quan Ziqiang said.
Since these goblins will be our own people in the future and they can take care of them, they can also devote themselves to Hope Village.
I hope the village will be well and they will be well too!
It's just a small thing, but they are willing to give it up.
Then Victor gave these things to Mills.
Mills looked at the brand new clothes and then at the sympathetic eyes of the human soldiers, and a complex emotion spread in his heart.
Your knee-jerk reaction won't fool you.
The human soldiers in Hope Village really seem to be a little different.
Mills had no nerve to refuse and distributed the clothes.
Everyone happily put on new clothes.
In addition, after washing with water, this group of soldiers no longer looked like refugees.
After doing all this, Quan Ziqiang spoke up, "It's still early, let's leave and return to the territory as soon as possible! It will be safer if we return to the territory earlier."
"Okay." Victor nodded.
A moment later, a group of soldiers, along with a group of goblins, began to march towards Hope Village.
Mills walked among the crowd and looked back at the place where he once gathered.
He now only hopes that his choice is really not wrong!
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