Chapter 373: The Virtues of Goblins
Lukka stared intently: "Give you a chance, you say it again, why did that guy become the president?"
"Because I'm timid. "The talker is not at all weak.
He's right. The president is really the most timid of us. McCorbe also rubbed to the side of the car, and although he was temporarily appointed as the leader of the demolition team, he and the chatter had no formal training in rescuing the rubble, and could only make a mess on the pile of rubble, so they walked over on their own.
"But I think you're a coward, and when you see us turn back into humans, you're so frightened that you turn around and run. Ollie said.
"I ...... It's just that he is timid in some cases, and besides, isn't he afraid to adapt to it?" McCorbe was a little embarrassed, "But the president is different. β
He pointed to Gavin, who was not far away, covering his eyes and not daring to look at the corpse of the female worm, and said, "The president is all-round, and he will definitely not adapt to the timidity!
Lukka was a little dizzy, but when he asked again, the two guys couldn't tell the specific reason, but they kept emphasizing that choosing the most timid person as the leader was an unshakable tradition of the goblins, and it was the cornerstone of Deep Mining City's continuation to this day.
Lukka kept asking questions from various angles, analyzing the two of them in a staccato manner, and then recalling the materials he had seen in the museum, and roughly deduced a reason.
These creatures that live underground are essentially super adventurous guys with little to no judgment about danger. This adventurous nature makes the goblins feel at home in a dangerous place like the underground mines, and there is no other race that fears danger at all, on the contrary, the unknown situation behind each rock makes them extremely excited.
If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have been able to dig out such a magnificent city as deep ore in the hard rock.
It's just that this kind of character is really a double-edged sword. While it allows the goblins to adapt to life in the underground mines, it often carries out various dangerous plans recklessly, and over time, it threatens the survival of the goblin race.
The attrition caused by all sorts of unbelievable behaviors far outweighs the growth of the number of goblins. So, hundreds of years ago, the minds of the Mining Association and the Archives consulted together and decided to make prudence the first point in selecting leaders.
But prudence is a rare trait among goblins, who do not seem to be able to distinguish between prudence and timidity, and in their conception there should be no difference between the two words, and the pronunciation of timid sounds much better to them than prudence.
Gradually, the condition for selecting a leader became "let the least courageous one become the president." So now, Gavin has been created as a timid ruler.
It sounds ridiculous, but it's really working. As the more and more timid guild took office, many dangerous plans were rejected by the guild one by one, and although the goblins were a little regretful, at least, their numbers gradually increased, and the deep mine city became more and more prosperous.
When most people lack courage, a courageous leader is necessary. But when the courage of a race swells so great that it suppresses the thing of reason so that there is hardly a shadow of it visible, timidity really becomes a virtue.
"It seems to make a lot of sense. Daniel floated to the top of the car at some point, listened to Luca's analysis, and was the first to agree.
"What makes sense?" asked Gavin, who had finished his work over there.
"Nothing, can I go to the station?" Lukka said.
"Yes," said Gavin, "but this car can only seat four people, not including the one, uh, floating in the sky." β
"There's no need for the floating one," Lukka said, gesturing upward, "he's going back up there." β
"I'm going back, but I've just arrived. Daniel said.
"You go and send a letter to the people up there, telling them that Ollie and I are not in danger for the time being, but we will need to wait a while before we can go back. Then, you come back again, and now you only have to run back and forth on the ground a few times. Luca said.
Daniel nodded, and floated towards the rocks overhead, quickly disappearing from view.
Gavin leaned against the car, thought for a moment, turned to McCabe and said, "You go to Dorizβ"
The chatter explained to Luca next to him: "It's the leader of the mine protection team, you've seen it, mainly responsible for this area in the center of the deep mining city. β
Gavin slapped him on the back of the head, "Don't interrupt me!" McCorbe, you go to Doriz, talk to him about rebuilding the demolition team, and ask him to send me a proposal within a week. β
"Yes!" McCorbe happily ran away.
"As for you," Gavin turned to his brother, "during the time these two humans are in Deep Mine City, you should follow them, and if you have any needs, you can do it immediately, and if you can't do it, let me know." β
"You still want to spy on us?" asked Ollie.
"No, no, don't get me wrong," Gavin quickly argued, "my brother, Toby Gavin, is so stupid that you can see it, and let him spy on you, isn't that a joke?" And he talks a lot, and you guys won't get bored, will you?"
"Okay. "Luka is quite easy-going now, Deep Mine City is like this, Gavin's affairs must not be less, and it is not very good, so that Gavin, the president, has been running before and after the saddle. It's also very convenient to have a follower by your side, anyway, if there is anything, this person named Toby will definitely notify his brother as soon as possible.
"Is it okay to let Toby drive? I don't really have time right now. "Gavin has to take an inch.
"Okay, okay, you go and get your hands dirty. Lukka waved at him.
Back at the mining association's headquarters, Luca picked out a spacious room and slept upside down. More than twenty hours had passed since he and Ollie had been taken underground, and not only had he not closed his eyes for a minute in between, but he had also cast several spells with the power of plasticity, which made him quite tired.
Gavin, who also hadn't closed his eyes, didn't have such a leisurely time, and by the time he had finished inspecting all the areas damaged by the Stoneshell Spider, watching all the trapped people being dug out from under the rubble, and declaring a follow-up reconstruction plan, several hours had passed.
When Gavin returned, he found that the only consolation of the day or so was that the two humans were not so rude that they did not occupy the most comfortable master bedroom in the building, but each found a spacious guest room to rest.