Goblins are dwarf, humanoid social creatures, and Thor knows most about them from books.

The history of this continent is long, and the goblins are an ancient race that has crossed the river of time. And there are all kinds of stories circulating about this race.

In those beautiful stories, it is said that they would quietly appear in the middle of the night after humans had fallen asleep, and help people take care of domestic animals, farm or household chores for no pay.

And in those gloomy stories, they are mean, cowardly, stupid, vicious, scheming, and cunning to make up for their own and other racial inferiorities.

Saul knows that the degree of reference for books has always been limited, because the authors of books often add many personal subjective assumptions and even fantasies to their works to fabricate some facts beyond recognition.

Just like this little fluffy guy in front of him, only a little taller than Thor's knees, with short golden hair on the top of his head, this hair starts from his face and spreads all over his body,

The hair on the face is sparse and shorter, and the body hair is slightly longer, about the length of a human finger knuckle. You can barely see the obvious skin, but it's all hair.

In terms of appearance, the face is a bit like a cat's face, mainly because the distribution of the whiskers is very similar to that of a cat's whiskers, distributed on both sides of the mouth under the round nose, but it is very short. There are also two round eyes, and the pupils are earth-colored.

This is the first time Thor has seen a goblin with his own eyes, and to be honest, the other party's short appearance is hardly intimidating, and he can't be afraid at all. Especially at this moment, those two small round eyes were looking at him helplessly, as if he was innocent.

Of course, Thor will certainly not be deceived by these superficial weaknesses, the enemy is the enemy. It is these seemingly harmless and fluffy little creatures who come in droves to plunder and scourge humanity.

He wore his hands tied behind his back, and wore a fairly well-fitting coarse cloth robe, with simple cuts and sewing marks, which was clearly different from other scruffy goblins who cut a few random holes in a single piece of cloth and slipped into a set of wraps.

The two stared at each other for a moment.

Thor then stepped forward and crouched down on one knee, searching the goblin up and down, until he found a round hard object on his chest, presumably in the inner pocket of his robe.

Reaching into his chest, Rissol pulled the round thing out in his resistance.

The beginning was a metal gadget, slightly weighty, covered with a thin layer of transparent crystal, which seemed to be inlaid, and a small piece of broken iron chain was attached to a protrusion on the edge of the metal.

Through the crystal, you can see that there is a small white metal disc underneath, and many small grids are divided into black on it, and this gadget actually has an indescribable regularity and strange beauty when you look closely.

"What is it?" Thor raised an eyebrow and brushed his object in his hand, a little confused and a little wary. He thought it might be some kind of measuring tool, or could it be used to orient itself in the wilderness?

"Clocks. The little goblin replied with a hint of pride in his tone.

"What's the use?" Thor asked.

"Record time. ”

Thor was aware of this, and then his eyes lit up, this thing had a mechanical beauty, but it was not as fragile and fragile as the usual magic hourglass, and it might have some alternative value as a commodity.

"Is this your clan's craft?" Thor glanced up at him.

The goblin lowered his head and did not speak, apparently the other party had the first secret in this conversation.

"Your name?" Thor asked.

"Raz. ”

"What other garrisons do you have in the camp, or how many more can be fought defensively?"

Raz lowered his head again and didn't speak, and Thor didn't care when he looked at his refusal to cooperate.

"I'm the new lord of this realm, and I'm a reasonable person most of the time, and I don't know what I'm going to do when the darkness inside me awakens. Really, I'm in a good mood today, so I want to talk to you calmly. ”

Thor tries to increase the pressure of the conversation, implying threats to get more answers.

“...... I am a female goblin, the daughter of a patriarch. Raz said suddenly.

"So what?" Thor rolled his eyes speechlessly, am I discussing the issue of male and female with you now?

Although there was some surprise, it really didn't look like it from the outside.

She didn't have the same strong pectoral muscles as human women, but she looked like a talking creature in Thor's eyes.

There is some quiet surrounding.

Perhaps, she wants to use the position of women to demand more lenient treatment?

Thor judged, then turned and pulled the door open and walked out.

Outside the door, the lizardman Stant and the halfling Diller were each leaning against the wall with a wine vat, the three of them had come together after the banquet in the territory just now, and after Thor entered, the other two simply waited here for the results leisurely.

Seeing the inquiring gazes of the two, Thor shook his head.

"See, I have already guessed that he is obviously too bad at interrogation. Diller held out his hand to Staunt, as if the two had made a bet before.

Thor smiled and didn't argue, in fact, he didn't use any means at all, just had a brief chat with Raz.

"Go ahead, and let's show you how good you can do. Thor leaned next to Staunt and shook his head to signal Diller to come in and begin his performance.

Diller didn't flinch, and he clenched his hands behind his back and loosened his muscles, looking confident.

"Ask if it's her tribe's craft, and if it's the garrison in the camp, that's it. As Diller was about to open the door, Thor confessed, and then tossed the metal clock to him.

"You say 'she'?" Diller turned his head suddenly, as if sensing some inexplicable point.

"Yes, she said she was the daughter of the patriarch, a female goblin. Thor shrugged.

"So what?" said Diller's eyes twitched inexplicably.

"I agree with you, the two dwarves will always have more in common, especially when they are of different genders, and maybe he can impress each other with love. Stint turned his head closer to Thor as if he was about to whisper.

!Are you whispering? You hear that volume in the aisle, right?" Diller's eyes twitched as he stared at Staunt, the lewd lizardman, before finally feeling the silent, full of malice behind Thor's flat smile.

When Diller entered the room, Thor and Staunt exchanged glances in a tacit manner, and as soon as they put their ears to the door panel, the door opened, revealing Diller's expression that I might be murderous.

"Ha, I've always felt that the recent political atmosphere on the mainland is too tense. Unembarrassed, Staunt turned around and put his arm around Thor's shoulders and began to talk about the recent continental environment.

"Yes, our territory is still too weak, and it may be difficult to grow in the future. Thor nodded in agreement.

A dark-faced Diller watched the two hooligans walk away with their shoulders on their backs, before turning around and slamming onto the door.

Eventually, Staunt was right, and Diller asked what Sol cared about, but Sol and Stein were clearly more interested in Diller's interrogation methods, which disgusted Diller.

The small metal clock was actually the work of the goblins, and Thor used the blade of a dagger to pry open the back cover, which looked like just pinions and pieces of iron, but it still shocked Thor immensely.

Each of these gears certainly could not have come from a blacksmith, and this kind of fine parts had to be repeatedly polished and corrected by extremely fine hands, and then the gears smaller than a grain of rice were spliced in series, and finally a clock was obtained.

The degree of delicacy and delicacy in this has to make Saul sigh. What made Thor even more strange was why the goblin clan was not as good as the wild dogs since they had mastered such cutting-edge micromechanical technology.

Raz's explanation for this is that the mechanical craftsmanship of the goblins in the Old Kingdom was already excellent, and later the War of the Gods continent was turbulent, and the population of the goblin clan also decreased sharply. Many important drawings were lost in the chaos, and now only one craft, the watch, remains.

Saul then remembered a book he had read about the prosperity of the kingdom during the calendar period.

It is said that there were three races that excelled in metal crafting, with dwarves skilled in forging weapons and armor, gnomes skilled in laying various trap locks, and goblins dedicated to the study of fine machinery.

In addition to the problem of clocks, in terms of the garrison of the goblin camp, it is said that there is an elderly goblin in the camp who is known as a wise man, and there are two second-order goblin warriors who are taller than humans to guard the camp.

The exchange of information between Diller and Raz was that Thor would act as the leader to ensure the safety of the goblins, and adopt a tolerant and accepting attitude, and Thor suspected that these empty promises were irresponsibly blown by Diller's chest.

However, Thor doesn't think it's a big problem for this, ordinary goblins can be spared, but two second-order goblin warriors must be wiped out, and there can be no such unstable factors in the territory.

The finishing battle of the goblin camp went well, with Thor taking out one goblin warrior alone, and Staunt and Diller besieging one, before bringing the rest of the camp and a group of old and weak people back to the territory.

The old goblin was clearly the one who really made the decisions in the camp, and he had more weight than the goblin patriarch.

"We will not submit to any foreigner. "The attitude of the old goblin is very resolute.

"It's not submission, and I don't need your submission as a human being, but you must go through the transition from slave to lord, whether you like it or not, or I will make your goblin branch disappear completely. ”

"After that, you can live next to our realm as my subjects. You can trade with us, and you can learn our cultivation and other techniques, but when there is a defense battle, you must also send your forces to help. ”

"On the surface you are my people, but basically I will not interfere in the affairs and decisions of your clan, and you actually retain your independence. If one day you find a better area to live and want to leave, feel free to do so. ”

After some negotiation and coaxing, the goblin clan was finally incorporated into the territory.

In terms of combat power, the addition of goblins is not worth mentioning at all, but it is also beneficial for the trade and development of the territory, such as clocks and watches, which can gradually transform from luxury crafts to specialties of the territory.

In short, Thor's policy is very simple, first tie up the forces that can be attracted to the periphery. In the future, it will be the same for other tribes, and they can be slowly assimilated, but the alien race will never become a real lord, and there will be more elements to be used to some extent.