"According to our ancestors' oral traditions and records in ancient books, our Kag Continent was once a vibrant world, with green plants and tall trees everywhere. We call ourselves goblins because we are the only race on this continent."
"About three thousand years ago, a disaster struck and destroyed our Kag Continent. My Lord, you may not know that we are the last goblin tribe in the entire continent."
"When the goblins were at their most prosperous, the tribes, big and small, had a combined population of over 100 million. But now you see that the entire tribe, including those who are working, is less than a thousand. Perhaps in another dozen years or so, the goblins will disappear like other life on the continent." At this point, the patient chief could no longer hold back his grief and burst into tears.
"What a sad story. What caused the destruction of your continent?" Lin Xingchen was a little curious. The population of hundreds of millions has dropped sharply over five thousand years to less than a thousand now. Was it caused by war or plague?
"If you want to know the history of goblins, then follow me. Perhaps after reading it, you will know the reason." Gao Ge stood up and led Lin Xingchen to a place.
Looking at Gao Ge standing in front of a stone cave entrance, Lin Xingchen was a little hesitant. After all, one of the reasons he came here was because he entered that damn cave.
In the end, curiosity overcame reason and he followed Gaoge slowly into the cave. Although the lighting magic condensed in his hand was not as big as Caitlin's, it was at least as big as a five-watt light bulb, which was better than nothing.
The passage is not very long and it only takes about five or six minutes to get there. Moreover, the entire passage does not look like the construction style of the goblins at all, but instead has the style of the high elves.
"Sir, we're here. This is the cemetery of our goblin prophet and the last refuge of our entire goblin clan." Lin Xingchen looked at the gate and wanted to turn around and run.
Because he finally understood that the reason why Gaoge was afraid of him when he first saw him was because he had seen or heard of the existence of high elves, and according to the nature of those high elves, they would never treat these goblins who did not meet their aesthetic standards well.
Take a deep breath without hesitation, perhaps you can find the secret to leaving here.
The door was opened and everything inside was very simple, but each item was very delicate and beautiful, and some small items had obvious elven style.
The room is quite large, enough to accommodate thousands of goblins gathering here. No wonder it is called a refuge.
"Sir, the prophet's study is just ahead. If it is not necessary, we rarely disturb the prophet's rest." Gao Ge hinted.
"Thank you Gaoge, I know that if I go in, I won't destroy anything inside. I just hope I can find my way home."
"Then I hope you find what you need, sir. I will go back first, otherwise the tribesmen will worry."
"Hoo...my fellow tribesmen, I hope you can leave something for me!" After saying that, he activated a magic circle next to him.
With the injection of magic power, the entire space lit up: "It seems that the goblins have never had a magician, otherwise they would not have failed to discover the existence of this magic circle." Lin Xingchen sighed secretly and began to look for his target.
The first thing is naturally books and the like. I have heard from Teacher Edwin before that elves have the habit of keeping diaries. As long as Lin Xingchen finds these things, he can determine the truth of some things.
The outer room should be the living room. There is nothing worth noting except some simple chair decorations. After entering the inner room that Gao Ge specifically mentioned, Lin Xingchen still added a few layers of shields for himself. After all, one should always be on guard against others.
After checking carefully and confirming that there was no trap, I felt relieved and looked around the bedroom.
The space is pretty good, with a wooden bed, a desk and a chair, and the rest are bookshelves.
I counted and found that there were more than twenty bookshelves. Although there were empty spaces on each bookshelf, there were some books placed on them.
Whether he could go home depended on whether there were any hints in these books. He bowed to the coffin placed aside and said, "I don't know how to address you, but whether you are a high elf or a forest elf, I hope you can bless me to find what I want. If there is a chance, I will definitely bring your coffin back to my hometown."
After briefly checking all the bookshelves to confirm the time, Lin Xingchen began to check from the earliest part.
Lin Xingchen frowned when he saw the time recorded on the book in his hand. The text was in high elven language, which further enhanced the fact that the original owner of this place was a high elf.
"It's the 3418th year of the Imperial Calendar. I've been in this world for more than a month. I can't believe there is such a terrible race in this world. Not only do they have no magical talent, but they also don't know how to use wisdom, although they are not lacking in wisdom.
The most important thing is that their appearance makes me feel out of place. If it weren’t for the teachings of the God of Life to cherish life, I would definitely ask them to cut off those ugly ears.
My arrival has opened the door of wisdom for these poor natives. After my guidance, they have begun to understand how to use some tools to hunt. The journey home is still long. I hope these ugly goblins can keep me from being lonely! "
Imperial Prince August Isayue
This is a log about the Kage Continent that Lin Xingchen saw. The first third of the log is records of the Plano Continent. Based on the time comparison and calculation, the approximate information obtained is that this August is more than 5,100 years away from himself.
Teacher Edwin said that the year he was born was the beginning of the coalition's resistance against the Elf Empire, which was later the first year of the magic calendar.
With a simple timeline comparison, Lin Xingchen began to look through the logs carefully. Fortunately, the books were sealed with magic and were not damaged by the passage of time.
Every page after that records the deeds of Augustus on how he taught the goblin ancestors. Thanks to his teachings, the goblins evolved their own civilization at the fastest speed. Although they still exist in the form of tribes, at least they are moving towards a civilized country.
It was very depressing to read the diary. After reading for more than an hour, Lin Xingchen couldn't hold on any longer and went back to his tent to sleep. He really couldn't sleep peacefully next to a coffin.
The goblins got up early in the morning, and their noise woke Lin Xingchen up. Seeing Gaoge leading the tribesmen who had rested for a night, Lin Xingchen fortunately followed them.
Perhaps it was the food from yesterday that made the goblins feel better about him, and they were not so wary of him along the way.
"Gorg, are you guys going to work? And you haven't even finished telling me what I asked you last night! What disaster left you goblins with only these people?"
“Sir, in fact, our work is related to that kind of disaster. About three thousand years ago, a huge hole appeared in the sky, and a huge monster appeared in our Kag Continent.
This monster called himself a demon. He fed on the flesh and blood of us goblins. After driving all of us goblins together, he no longer ate us but made us work for him.
We kept digging the land and rocks, and then extracted what the demons needed. In the beginning, we were required to provide sufficient supplies every year. If we were short of one or two, they would eat ten of our tribesmen.
In order to prevent our people from being used as food, we frantically mined minerals and cut down trees for energy. In less than a hundred years, half of the Kag Continent became what you see today."
Later, we combined the knowledge taught by the prophet and the wisdom of our goblins to invent some machines and equipment to help us complete such tasks.
Although I know this is a very wrong decision, there is really nothing we can do. We are no match for the devil and can only hope that things will change one day.
This has continued until now. Before, our sky was blue and we could see the warm sun, but now you can feel it too. "Having said this, Gao Ge no longer wanted to continue.
"Since you said you are the last tribe of goblins, and you also saw that the entire landscape can no longer sustain your mining, what should we do next?"
“I don’t know! Maybe they will be eaten because they cannot pay for the mineral deposits, or they may starve to death because of lack of food.” Gaoge’s tone was very depressed, causing the other tribesmen to become dejected, and some even shed tears secretly.
"Don't worry about the food. I can help you solve the problem of the demon. I want to ask you, do you know how strong he is? Do you know what level of demon he is?"
Seeing Gao Ge and others shaking their heads, Lin Xingchen knew that he was making things difficult for them.
"How long will it take for you to hand over the mineral deposits?" Since he couldn't ask about their strength, Lin Xingchen didn't want to think about it for the time being and started to consider other things.
"There are still three years, four months and fifteen days left." A goblin nearby reported the detailed time promptly.
"There are still more than three years left. Don't worry. I'll think of a solution."
At this time, he had already walked to the side of the machine. Looking at the machines in front of him, Lin Xingchen observed them carefully with their consent.
The whole machine is very finely crafted. Although it does not look good, its structure is very suitable. There is a crusher for crushing ore, and then the crushed materials enter the refiner along the conveyor belt. After refining, they flow directly into the molding mold.
The entire process is a complete assembly line operation. What Lin Xingchen doesn’t understand is what the energy source is.