"Before I met my sister, I didn't think there was anything wrong with sleeping alone. After I met my sister, I couldn't stand loneliness anymore." Emmeline said, hugging the quilt.
"You are really hopeless." Isidor sighed.
"Yes, I once thought that after seeing my sister, I just needed to repay her kindness, but now I have gradually developed some sinful thoughts and want to keep her for myself and never be separated from her." Emmeline whispered.
"Is it because you felt guilty about your thoughts that you confessed to the nun in the confessional that day?" Isidor asked tentatively.
"What? How do you know?" Emmeline sat up suddenly and looked at Isidor in shock, murderous intent quickly appearing in her eyes.
"No, we have to silence him!" Emmeline said, reaching out to pinch Isidor's neck. Isidor hurriedly grabbed her hands, but as an archer, Emmeline's arm strength was even stronger than Fidna's. Even though Isidor had a strength of over a thousand points, he was suppressed by her for a moment.
"Emilyn, calm down! I won't tell anyone!" Isidor said quickly.
However, Emmeline seemed to have lost her mind, and the strength of her hands became stronger and stronger, squeezing Isidor's arm bones until they creaked. Seeing this, Isidor had no choice but to use the evil summoning to summon two tentacles to tickle Emmeline's ribs.
This trick really worked. Emily was soon tickled to the point of exhaustion. Isidor quickly took the opportunity to break free from her hands and materialized a pair of handcuffs to handcuff her to the bed.
However, Emmeline's finger strength was so terrifying that she broke the steel handcuffs with her bare hands and continued to reach out to grab Isidor. Isidor had no choice but to pick up the water cup on the bedside and splash a cup of water on her face.
"How are you, are you calm now?" Isidor asked.
"Sorry, I lost control just now. Did I hurt you?" Emilyne, with water marks all over her face, asked worriedly.
"It's okay, you scared me to death just now." Isidor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that she finally woke up.
"So you knew everything. I thought the nun would keep it a secret for me!" Emmeline said angrily.
"Ah, it's not that she told me this on purpose. There is some inside story. I will tell you when you come of age." Isidor said awkwardly.
"Okay, I'll believe you for now. However, since you already know this, I have something to discuss with you." Emmeline said a little embarrassedly.
"Just say it, there are only two of us here, what are you worried about?" Isidor said, and materialized a towel to help her wipe the water stains off her face.
"I know my sister has feelings for you. If you two end up together, I will have no place to stay. So I want you to promise me one thing: if you and my sister get married one day, can you... take me with you?" Emmeline asked in a low voice.
"So you still have this idea? I thought you would say: 'If you dare to touch my sister, I will shoot you into a hornet's nest.'" Isidor couldn't help laughing.
"Stop laughing! It took me a lot of courage to say this. Whether you agree or not, you are not allowed to laugh at me, otherwise I will fight you to the death!" Emmeline said shyly.
"Don't laugh at me, I promise you this. Anyway, for me, there's nothing wrong with having two wives. But whether Esina will accept it, or even whether we can be together in the end, is still unknown. I can't predict what will happen in the future, do you understand?" Isidor said frankly.
"I understand. It's good that you are willing to agree. Considering yourself as a gift from my sister is the only way I can think of. After all, no matter how good my sister is to me, she can't repay my twisted love." Emmeline said with some sadness.
"Okay, you are still young, and it is normal for you to be emotionally shaken. I will promise you this for now. It will not be too late to regret it if you change your mind later." Isidor said, opening his arms to hold Emmeline in his arms, patting her back gently, and coaxing her to sleep like a real brother.
The next morning, the two of them inspected the territory of the Sihan tribe together and drove out the red goblins that had not yet left. At this time, the members of the Sihan tribe had received news from Njies, knowing that Isidor almost drove out the Jihuo tribe by himself, and they all came with their tribesmen.
For the Sihan tribe, which had lost its homeland, nothing could be more exciting than a victory. The news spread quickly. On the third day, even the tribesmen who had moved to the south returned. Isidor asked Njies to count the number of people, and the total number was more than 10,000. Although the population was much lower than in its heyday, it was not to the extent of serious damage.
Isidor gathered the leaders of the tribes and the surviving shamans together and held a banquet at the Blue Hill to discuss matters.
At first, the small leaders of the Green Goblins were skeptical about his victory over the Fire Sacrifice Tribe. However, when they saw with their own eyes that Yan Yade and the shaman of the Fire Sacrifice Tribe were tied up in the dungeon, they were all stunned and prostrated themselves on the ground. Some of them even burst into tears.
"Everyone! I have a suggestion! Since the previous chief has passed away, we are now leaderless, and Lord Isidor has made such great contributions to the tribe. I think we might as well directly nominate him as the new chief!" Njes took the opportunity to propose.
The chiefs exchanged glances and nodded. Although Isidor was not a Green Goblin, and it was against the tribe's rules to make him the chief, his contribution this time was too great. He had taken back the tribe's land by himself, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a great help.
"We are willing to support Isidor as the chief! We will dedicate our lives and loyalty to Lord Isidor!" The leaders began to roar to show their loyalty.
Njies looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction, feeling that he had once again successfully "guessed the Holy Will" and helped Isidor say what he himself was not convenient to say.
"Thank you all for your kindness, but I am used to being idle, and the position of chief is not suitable for me." Isidor declined.
"Lord Isidor, please don't refuse. Who else is worthy of being the chief except you?" Njes thought he was being humble and spoke quickly.
"Well said. As for the new chief, I do have a candidate in mind - Enges. I recommend you to be the new chief. Everyone, now that I have finished speaking, who is in favor and who is against?" Isidor pointed at Enges in front of him, then turned to look at everyone.
"Ah? Me???" Engels pointed at his nose, his mouth wide open in shock, as if he had swallowed a light bulb.
Chapter 104: Dragon Slaying Battle (VI)
Amid the goblins' confusion, Enjes was appointed by Isidor as the new chief of the Sihan tribe.
Although the goblins obviously had some opinions about this young goblin who was not even a shaman serving as chief, he was still pushed to the position of chief with the strong support of Isidor.
"Thank you for your cultivation, Lord Isidor. I will work hard to manage the tribe and live up to your responsibility." After the simple inauguration ceremony, Enges wiped the cold sweat from his forehead while expressing his gratitude to Isidor. However, from his expression, he obviously felt tremendous pressure.
But Isidor, who appointed him, did not think so much. He simply wanted to arrange someone who could help him to be the chief. As for whether he was worthy of this position - as long as he had his own backing, there was no need to worry about such trivial matters.
"Next, it's time to go to the Fire Sacrifice Tribe to say hello - Enges, you must immediately select a smart and capable troop, about a hundred people, and escort the captives to the Fire Sacrifice Tribe for negotiations." Isidor ordered.
"Yes!" Enges no longer had any doubt about Isidor's words. He immediately selected a hundred strong goblins, assembled a team, and escorted the captives and Isidor to the fire sacrifice tribe.
Since they had heard the report from the defeated soldiers, the Fire Festival Tribe had long heard of Isidor's bravery. Even if there were some stubborn people who didn't believe in it, they all shut up after Isidor demonstrated his power of sending people flying dozens of meters with one sword.
The negotiation representative of the Si Han tribe was Njies, who had just taken up the position of chief, while the representative of the Ji Huo tribe was an old shaman who was responsible for guarding the homeland.
Although Enges had no experience in participating in such high-level decision-making, the negotiations went exceptionally smoothly - after all, the other chiefs had become prisoners of his side, and they were completely overwhelmed in terms of military force. Therefore, this meeting was more like the Fire Sacrifice Tribe's unilateral acceptance of the Cold Sacrifice Tribe's demands than a negotiation.
"In summary, we have five demands: 1. Return of the homeland; 2. Return of the looted wealth; 3. Immediate release of the prisoners captured in the war; 4. Compensation for the losses suffered by the Sihan tribe in the war; 5. Disarmament and promise never to invade the territory of the Sihan tribe. In response, I will ask Lord Isidor to release all the prisoners, including your chief." After a long negotiation, Enges finally laid out all the conditions.
Of course, the wealth and losses referred to here are mainly food. The goblin tribe has not yet developed to the point of using standardized currency, and all transactions are still mainly carried out based on food.
"The first three points are all as it should be. I have nothing to say. But can the fourth point be postponed for a while? Because of years of war, the Fire Sacrifice Tribe doesn't have much wealth. If we compensate for the losses immediately, we won't have enough food and people will inevitably starve to death. As for the fifth point...can we be allowed to retain some weapons? The Chongya Tribe in the northeast must have heard the news of our defeat. If we disarm immediately, they may take the opportunity to invade." The old shaman of the Fire Sacrifice Tribe, under the pressure of Isidor's presence, tried to state his demands.
"Why didn't you consider these consequences when you launched your massive invasion? You deserve to bear the consequences now! If you insist, I will have no choice but to execute the prisoners according to the rules, declare war on the Fire Sacrifice Tribe, and use force to obtain what we need." Enges said mercilessly.
"But..."
"There is no but. There are things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield and cannot be obtained at the negotiation table. Since you are eager to get mercy, you should show enough sincerity. Otherwise, your tribe will only suffer greater losses." Njies said, staring into the old shaman's eyes.
"Okay, we agree to the conditions. Please release Lord Yan Yade and our shaman." The old shaman couldn't stand the pressure. He was afraid that the war would be restarted if he made a mistake, so he had to bite the bullet and agree.
"Actually, you still have a choice." At this moment, Isidor, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
Everyone at the negotiation table turned their eyes to Isidor. Both sides knew that his attitude was the key to influencing the negotiations.
"Lord Isidor, what do you think?" asked the old shaman as if he had found a life-saving straw.
"Think carefully, who is the culprit that caused your two tribes to suffer from war?" asked Isidor.
The old shaman and Njies thought for a moment and said the same name at the same time: "Yan Yade?"
"You mean, let us execute Yan Yade ourselves and replace him with a new chief?" the old shaman said in a trembling voice.
In fact, he had thought of this method before. As long as the war crimes were pushed to Yan Yade, the punishment on the Fire Sacrifice Tribe could be reduced. Moreover, once Yan Yade died, the Fire Sacrifice Tribe would lose its top combat power, and the opponent's vigilance would be reduced a lot.
However, as the oldest shaman in the tribe, he had followed Yan Yade for many years and had basically watched him grow up. How could he bear to take the initiative to kill Yan Yade? Moreover, the four major tribes had always been attacking each other, and the Sihan tribe had also taken the initiative to attack. If it was not the chief of the Sihan tribe who died suddenly, but Yan Yade himself, then the situation of both sides might have been reversed.
"Sorry, I can't do it. I am willing to accept your terms. Please release Lord Yan Yade! He may be a little reckless, but he has done nothing wrong. I, an old man, have participated in all his decisions. I can guarantee with the reputation of my ancestors that the death of the chief of the Si Han tribe has nothing to do with Yan Yade and the entire Jihuo tribe!" said the old shaman gritting his teeth.
"That's right. From the perspective of the Goblin Chief, he didn't do anything. Think about it carefully. What is the root cause of all this?" Isidor continued to ask.
Njies thought for a moment. His brows were furrowed at first, but when he thought of Isidor's purpose, he immediately realized: "It's the dragon! If it weren't for the cruel sacrifice ceremony, there would be no need for us to kill each other! Besides, Yan Yade's character is straightforward. Instead of engaging in these conspiracies and intrigues, he would rather defeat the enemy head-on on the battlefield."
"Very good, you are worthy of being my lackey... ahem, the chieftain of our Sihan tribe." Isidor said with satisfaction.
"But those two dragons...are definitely not opponents that the goblins can defeat. If it were so easy to win, we wouldn't have to let them tease us." The old shaman said in embarrassment.
"That's because you lack the opportunity and courage to unite. And I can bring you both." Isidor said softly.
"Lord Isidor, are you willing to help us defeat the dragon? If so, maybe there really is hope!" said the old shaman in surprise.
"Very good, this is the answer I want." Isidor nodded and crushed the chains that bound Yan Yade with his bare hands.
"Both sides release all the captives! All goblins in the world are one family, let us put aside our past grudges and have a feast! After uniting the strength of the four tribes, we will kill the dragon and take back the goblins' freedom!" Isidor announced loudly.
Everyone present was infected by this generous speech and stood up and cheered, especially the goblins from the Fire Sacrifice Tribe. They originally thought that they would be severely punished, but now it seems that they might even benefit from the alliance between the two tribes.
Chapter 105: Dragon Slaying Battle (VII)
With the help of Isidor, the two tribes that had been fighting for a long time finally reached a reconciliation, at least on the surface. Yan Yade knew that he was in the wrong and was willing to compensate the losses of the Sihan tribe to the greatest extent possible.
But problems soon emerged: the main food source of the goblins was hunting and raising livestock, and collecting some wild plants as a supplement. However, due to years of war, most of the young and strong joined the army, and the food reserves were very scarce. Even if Yan Yade wanted to give it, the Fire Festival Tribe could not provide much surplus food.
"There is a solution. Goblins are all soldiers. As long as the army is temporarily disbanded, everyone can fend for themselves. But the Chongya tribe in the northeast and the Baigu tribe in the southeast still maintain large armed forces. Once they learn of the disbandment of the army, they will probably launch a large-scale attack immediately." Yan Yade, who had just been released, analyzed.
"You don't have to worry about this problem. Emmeline and I will go to the two tribes soon to 'persuade' them to agree to the alliance." Isidor smiled.
"If this is really possible, we will have nothing to worry about!" Yan Yade said happily.
So, Isidor took Emilyne to visit the Chongya tribe, which was known for its wildness. These goblins had tiger-like stripes and could fight their enemies with their sharp teeth and claws without weapons. Their average physical ability was much higher than that of goblins from other tribes.
But under the diligent "persuasion" of the two, the chief of the Chongya tribe quickly agreed to the alliance and took out a large amount of reserves to support the Sihan and Jihuo tribes.
When Isidor was about to go to the last tribe, the Bone Worshiping Tribe, which was famous for its curse technique, the other tribe had already heard the news and sent people to join the alliance. It turned out that the four tribes were very dissatisfied with the brutal rule of the dragon, but they did not join forces to fight against it because there was no one to lead and they did not trust each other enough.
When Isidor saw that the alliance had been formed, he immediately asked the four tribes to each send out 5,000 troops to march towards the dragon's lair in the center of the area in four directions.
Perhaps the two dragons had been at ease for too long and had lost their vigilance; perhaps they had already heard about the alliance of four tribes, but out of their dragon pride they disdained to take action.
In short, it was not until the coalition forces of the four tribes arrived at the dragon's nest that the two giant dragons slowly left the nest.
The dragon's lair is located in a huge natural cave. It is said that it was once the residence of the legendary "Goblin King". After the death of the last Goblin King, it has been a pilgrimage site for goblins until it was occupied by the dragon. Therefore, the desire to retake this holy place is also one of the reasons why the goblins can unite.
Isidor looked up at the two dragons, one golden and one silver. He had never seen a dragon before, so he couldn't tell the difference between male and female.
The two dragons were extremely large, with their heads at least six or seven stories high. They looked down at the goblin army from above, and when they flapped their wings, a strong wind blew up, looking very oppressive.
The goblins all seemed to be a little timid. Although they were the strongest warriors in their respective tribes, they still could not get rid of the goblin's timid habits.
Seeing that the troops were showing signs of retreat, the chiefs and shamans of the four tribes immediately stepped forward to maintain order, thus avoiding a hilarious ending of collapse as soon as they met.
"You lowly ants, are you trying to resist? You really overestimate your own abilities." The golden dragon said with disdain as he looked down at the goblin army in front of him.
"Emilyn, these are the arrows I generated using fantasy materialization a few days ago. Due to the heavy mental burden, only two hundred were produced in total. You have only one task, which is to keep an eye on these two dragons. Once they take off, shoot them down with arrows." Isidor said.
Emmeline took the arrows without saying a word. These arrows were of better quality than those she usually used. Although they did not have functions such as tying silk threads, explosions, and lighting, they could undoubtedly cause greater damage to the enemy from a purely combat perspective.
"Okay, let's start!" Isidor said, picking up the sword and walking towards the golden dragon.
Although the dragon was undoubtedly hundreds or thousands of times larger than him, Isidor was not afraid at all.
Because he had already seen the real horrors far beyond this.
"Oh? You dare to challenge me alone? Your courage is commendable. Well, I will respond to your courage with my strongest blow. This is also a respect for you." The golden dragon looked at Isidor with interest and opened his mouth to emit a scorching flame dragon breath.
Dragon Breath is the most powerful attack method of a giant dragon. It not only has a huge range, but also has amazing power. It is said that no creature can take on such an attack head-on, except for dragons with extremely strong vitality.
Of course, this is just a normal situation. Isidor has seen too many masters who are beyond the norm. If it was Esna, she could use her perfect virginity to block the dragon's breath; if it was Fidna, her strong regeneration ability could also ensure that she survived the high temperature of the dragon's breath; if it was Iovia, I'm afraid she would have stabbed the dagger into the dragon's throat when the dragon raised its head and stretched its neck; if it was Emilin, she would not even enter the attack range of the dragon's breath, but directly use the ultra-long range to attack unilaterally.
Isidor naturally does not have these abilities, but he also has his own unique methods.
"Fantasy materialized: Fire-attributed shield!" Isidor chanted silently in his heart. A tower shield more than one meter tall had already appeared in his hand, covering his entire body.
This huge shield is made entirely of layers of kraft paper, and each layer has runes that enhance fire resistance. If it is attacked by physical attacks or magic of other attributes, it may be penetrated in one blow, but when facing fire attacks, its protective ability is even more amazing than that of top-grade equipment.
This is also the result of Isidor's deepening understanding of the skill of Vision Manifestation: using the right equipment in the right scenario is far more efficient than simply manufacturing weapons with excellent performance.
After the violent dragon breath, Isidor threw away the shield that had burned most of its layers. The power of the dragon's breath did not exceed his expectations. If this was the dragon's strongest means of attack, then it would only be a matter of time before he defeated them.
When the goblins saw Isidor enveloped in the dragon's breath, their hearts were in their throats. But when Isidor walked out of the dragon's breath unharmed, they suddenly gained confidence and cheered loudly.
As the goblins cheered, Isidor felt a powerful force filling his body—not a spiritual encouragement, but a real feeling of uplift.
He opened his panel out of curiosity, and the data did not change much. His strength and agility increased to 1274 and 907 respectively, and his endurance and life also increased slightly. But these should be the result of his training in recent days. So what exactly was the power that he felt from the goblin's cry?
Before Isidor could understand the reason behind all this, the silver dragon behind the golden dragon couldn't help but stand up.
"Have you prepared a fire-resistant shield? If so, taste my frost dragon breath!" said the silver dragon, stepping forward and spraying a breath of frost dragon breath at Isidor.
"An ice-attribute shield." Isidor did the same, materializing a shield with full ice resistance, and easily withstood the attack of the Ice Dragon's Breath.
The power of the ice dragon's breath seemed to be less than that of the gold dragon. The runes on the shield were only half destroyed before the breath ended.
"That's all?" Isidor threw away his shield and raised his middle finger contemptuously towards the giant dragon as tall as a hill.
Chapter 106: Dragon Slaying Battle (End)
"This guy is just a goblin, yet he is so arrogant." The Golden Dragon said angrily.
"Calm down. Look at the shield he dropped. He just prepared a way to deal with the dragon's breath in advance. Although I don't know how he suddenly took it out, it is obvious that these are disposable items." The silver dragon said, pointing at the shield on the ground with its claws.
"Haha, I see! I was saying it, how could any creature be able to take in dragon's breath head-on? But since you've made a countermeasure against dragon's breath, how are you going to deal with this one?!" The golden dragon laughed a few times, and suddenly stretched out its claws to grab Isidor.
Because of its hard and sharp characteristics, dragon claws have always been top-notch weapon material. Driven by the huge dragon's body, it is like four steel knives slashing at the same time.
Under normal circumstances, Isidor would probably dodge the attack and use his speed and agility to counterattack.
However, now, Isidor had a feeling that the power he had just felt from the goblins' cheers seemed to be enough for him to confront the dragon's claw attack head-on!
So, Isidor held the greatsword horizontally and slashed in the direction where the dragon's claw was coming from.
