Chapter 424: Little Goblin (1st Update)
Few people know how the little goblins became the strongest intelligence experts in the world, although their size is large and small, but the largest is probably only the knee height of ordinary people, and the small ones can only dance on the palms of human hands, if they participate in battle, the disadvantage brought by their size is fatal.
Maybe the size does not represent the ultimate strength, but in the history of the entire race for so many years, there are no well-known braves and warriors, except for the excellent escape ability, there is no particularly outstanding racial talent, and naturally there is no outstanding record of success, but it is still extremely good in the main plane of racial competition, and even in the extremely xenophobic human countries have their own chambers of commerce, affairs and intelligence branches, which is also quite amazing.
It's not that no one has ever pursued the codes of the goblins, but their end is often to disappear suddenly and silently, and when they reappear, they are full of "Ah, fairy tale kingdom." "There are so many cute little goblins", "What a delicious strawberry cake, but I really can't eat it, let's give it to the little bunny over there".
Perhaps from these inferences, mortals think that the realm of goblins must be very fairy tales and cute, but the distance between facts and cognition is always quite different.
"Ge Laozi, the whole world is at war, and Lao Tzu's business is not easy to do. It seems that a difficult winter is coming. â
The one-eyed black goblin had a cigar in his mouth and a small goblin musket in his hand, and he was still spitting smoke in his mouth.
His size has exceeded the standard, and he looks like a ball from a distance, but there are colorful transparent wings on his back, and there are fluorescent pollen falling when he shakes. It seems to be a fairy fairy who always plays the good guy in fairy tales.
ââŚâŚ But in fact the turnover has risen recently. To be exact. Compared to the previous quarter, the sales of the Black Forest series increased by an average of 35%, and the sales of the flagship monthly magazine of the Knights of the Storm increased by 91%. The main decline was only those merchandise such as hero dolls, portraits, and toys. â
The ironed neat shirt and Western-style trousers, the gold-rimmed glasses that always represent wisdom, but wearing a short black goblin with a crooked nose, dead fish eyes, and a foul-smelling pimple on his face, is very disobedient.
Seem. No, judging by the nose ring on the nose and the bentwood staff in her hand, this is a little ghost woman who always plays the opposite horn in fairy tales.
ââŚâŚ New Year's celebrations in the Principality of Cassolan? Are you stupid? What is there to report on such a small matter in a small country, I will deduct your salary...... What the? At the celebration, something important is to be announced, and it is likely that he will break away from San Antonio and join the Lan League? I'm X, this is big news, you gather intelligence first, and we'll send you support right away. â
"Those trolls started building the city-state? Instead of swallowing those poor villagers, they raised them? You're kidding me! â
The background of the discussion between the two goblins is the busy goblins. Some of them shouted at some black crystal charm, others shouted at the strings and pipes. Some are struggling to write, and this chaotic scene is like a busy editorial office before the deadline.
And where they are located, is not a fairy tale forest with green grass and blue sky, but a city full of civilized taste, the streets are busy pedestrians coming and going, not far from the factory there is also the sound of people working in the factory, printing houses, toy factories, handicraft factories, all kinds of signs are clear, if you want to compare with other cities, probably the pedestrians on the street are goblins.
The sky is gloomy, and you can't see the sun, but the lights along the road have turned the city into a city that never sleeps, and the goblins did not build the city into a Lilliputian country because of their stature, but more because they are still servants of other races, the kind of giant monster with strong muscles and a stupid face is also a distant relative of the goblins, and they are their protectors.
And the fantasy capital of this city is not in the main plane, but in the gray shadow plane beyond the knowledge system, the little goblins are not afraid of death to collect intelligence in various places, in fact, they will not die in the Ash plane at all, their bodies in other planes are a special collection of shadow negative energy, if they encounter danger, they only need to dissolve the body.
But they are not immortal, they can live in this special negative energy plane, itself is a fusion of energy and body, they are a strange half-ability creatures, just like the shadow of other lives, they need the recognition and recognition of other races, and obtain an energy similar to the source of faith in order to maintain a "living" state, otherwise it is just a puddle of rotten meat.
And this kind of energy needs to be replenished constantly, although they can eat, but they can only taste, not fill their stomachs, if they say they are hungry, they are dying.
Therefore, from ancient times to the present, other races have become accustomed to these little guys who seem to be everywhere to mess around, and even default to being a member of the main plane, and they have gradually mastered the method of "brushing and saving zĂ i".
They are best at intelligence organizations all over the world and business transactions in dangerous areas, but they also created such a developed news and propaganda industry in the Ash plane, but the other newspapers are not as powerful as them, and the timeliness of information that can cross the plane is incomparable to ordinary life.
Of course, in order to save zĂ i, they always adapt and even create various stories and legends, so that the various branches of their race continue to grind and appear, little fairies, little ghosts, shadow monsters, etc., and when they find that the children's "energy" is the most delicious and stable, there are not only special teams to scare children, but also the legendary goblins who specialize in giving year-end gifts to good children, which also makes their toy factory open all year round.
And the black-skinned fat fairy fairy Black, who is the top three bosses in the city, has four toy factories, two printing houses, more than a dozen magazines, monthly magazines, and daily newspaper editorial offices, and the "energy" supply he obtains can even raise thousands of goblins, and as a certain fashion, he even has more than a dozen concubines, among which there are not only goblins and giant demons, but even humans and elves on the main plane.
Why is it fashionable? This semi-energy life is completely different from normal life. It's like a kind of self-splitting after being full of energy. Their newly divided offspring have nothing to do with themselves. Those so-called concubines can probably only provide them with a little energy.
And now, the little fairy boss is very troubled, and swears by his beard, which he has not shaved for three thousand years, that his business is in some big trouble.
"What? As a 'grain producing area', there is no problem with the journalism and newspaper industry, but as my deputy general manager, your vision is too short-sighted, and I am considering whether to change people. â
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Boss, please give me pointers. â
Although the affection of the same clan cannot be used as food, Blake liked to see the look of his subordinates with fear and admiration, and he took a hard puff of his cigar and spit out a few circles before he said viciously.
"Hmph, it's not because you idiot has been with me for a hundred years. You see, the business of daily necessities is booming everywhere, but the sales of luxury goods have fallen sharply, and there are wars between races and big men who have suddenly appeared. This only means that a periodic catastrophe is coming - the Great Famine! â
"The Great Famine?"
The little ghost woman Albert was a little dumbfounded, could there be a famine on the main plane? Still is......
"The famine of our elves?"
"Hmm. As soon as the stupid big guys start fighting their so-called holy war again, the large number of people will be reduced, and the amount of food available to our people will be drastically reduced, and according to the previous statistics, in fact our population will be reduced by the same percentage as the big guys. â
In a sense, the number of goblins is determined by the number of lives on the main plane, and there is a limit to how many humans can support a goblin.
"The same?"
"Only 3.7% of our elves survived the last Great Famine, and considering that we later raised a group of big men in captivity as supplies, the big men in that world probably lived less than 3% after the war."
As one of the very few old goblins who survived the last great famine, Black himself didn't know how many little fairies he had splintered, but the tragic situation of corpses everywhere was terrifying just by recalling it.
And the war that can replace the race of the lord of the earth can be fought so fiercely, it is completely natural.
"In other words, we can only survive 3% this time!!"
"Boom!"
Albert's screams of fear echoed through the room, and all the goblins looked at him, only to be shot by old Black without saying a word.
Feeling the bullet that grazed his face, he gasped, and Albert immediately calmed down and squatted on the ground in surrender.
Only then did he remember that the boss hated meaningless screams the most, and the giant demon who yelled last time was sent directly to the main plane, and he didn't know how to die.
Seeing that it was flying, Blake spat but did not fire a second shot, and he felt that since the other party was lucky not to be shot, there was no need to make up another shot, wasting the other party's good luck.
"'Lucky boy, expect you to be 3% this time.'" You now know how this blessing came from within our clan. Don't be bitter, we old guys won't be stupid to watch the show this time, at least we'll find a way to keep more big guys alive. Let all the department heads come over, what do we have to do, first of all, we have to let these big guys know the severity of things, the end is just around the corner. â
ââŚâŚ So how...... Do? We just run outside and say, the big guys won't believe it, right? â
"It looks like I really want a new deputy general manager. You're so stupid! â
The old fairy's eyes were fixed on the goblin reporters and editors who were busy again, and it dawned on Albert.
"You mean to make a publicity? Sue the big guys for big trouble? â
"Well, this is also a post-mortem summary we made back then, and now we have spent so many years mastering the public opinion and newspaper industry of the big guys, it is too wasteful to be idle. Tell the little guy that the overtime pay will be three times, and all the troubles will be summed up before dawn tomorrow, and we will immediately print a special issue! (To be continued......)
PS: There is another chapter, it is estimated that it will be late, and it will be the same tomorrow
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