Perhaps only a goblin controlled by spells will be able to communicate with him normally, and spells teach him to obey, love, and trust. These three qualities, combined with his wealth and access to the big city, allowed the fat goblin to survive in front of Siegel for the time being, so it took Siegel two seconds to ask for his name: Gru.

"For you, my brave bounty hunter, I will go straight to Star City. The fastest way to get there is by plane, or a high-speed train is also available, but you don't have an ID on you. The fat goblin chewed on the mushroom with his remaining teeth, and said to Taka, "I have ordered you to go down and get one for you as soon as possible, so don't be in a hurry, I will accompany you in the car and pass the time on the road." ”

Failing to kill Gru was the right choice, Siegel slowly realizes that Earth is a completely different world. If the Frozen Snow Plains were to be seen as a barren land to the west of the Walled Mountains, then Star City would be even more complex than the Elven Eternal Tree Realm. Instead of complex titles and family names, ID cards, bank accounts and unique contact numbers have become symbols of a person's identity.

Goblins are divided into four classes: the superior who has the elixir of youth, the second-class who uses the potion for the superior, the third-class who serves the second-class, and the wildlings who have no identification. There is a difference of three levels between Gru and Taka, so Gru would never compromise with Taka before, and he would not have such a consciousness at all.

Goblins usually only live for forty years, and the last ten years are barely alive due to the loss of physical vitality. The Elixir of Youth doubles the life span of the goblins and completely eliminates the old age stage, thus keeping the goblins alive all the time. Gru had used the Elixir of Youth three times. Ten more potions were hidden in his most secret and secure fortress. Only the living Gru was able to remove the potion. Only medicine can maintain a stable relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Siegel immediately thought of destroying the elixir of youth, thus destroying the social fabric of the goblins. But it soon became clear to him that this was not feasible. Each goblin realm has dozens or even hundreds of potion manufacturing sites, and as long as the corresponding resources are provided, even wildlings can have potions and become high-class people. "It takes the lives of twenty young goblins to make a potion. Gru said, "And a lively Zove can make about thirty potions, which can triple my wealth in an instant!"

"Aside from goblins and doffs?"

No goblin would ask such a question, but the spell prevented Gru from having any suspicions. Even if Siegel said that he was a goblin as light as a swallow and could walk on water, Gru would not hesitate to believe it. So no matter how "unreasonable" Siegel's question is, Gru will answer it truthfully.

"It has to be an intelligent creature. Anything like pigs and sheep has been shown not to be used to make elixirs of youth. Gru handed Siegel a glass of sweet wine, and drank it himself, moistening his parched throat. The fat goblin had been talking, answering Siegel's questions—he had never said it for so long in his life. "Many animals used to have some intelligence, but they couldn't keep up with the demand for potion production and were naturally eliminated. Isn't it a pity?"

Goblins reach adulthood in the fourth year of life, and it only takes four months to reproduce the next generation, with two or three births at a time. This speed is among the highest among the "commanding" races, only slightly slower than the kobolds. It may be that only this speed can prevent the goblins from being "unfortunately" killed.

A high birth rate can be used to make a youth elixir. At the same time, it also causes the scarcity of youth elixirs. Only a handful of goblins are able to obtain a flask. Although it has been more than forty years since one was taken, killing between the same kind has been going on. According to the method of organization of the killings. Goblins have built different nations. They developed various weapons, step by step to this day. The most powerful countries have access to the most resources, and whoever tries to raise objections will either be ready to win the battle or will turn into a resource for making potions.

"Tell me, Gru. Are there any examples of two sides in conflict stopping the conflict and returning to the way it was before the conflict?"

"Why, are they stupid?" Gru amused, then said, "The only chance that I can sleep is that my enemies are gone." Everyone thinks so, so no one stops. Taka, what you said happened only in the legends, in that ignorant, dark age, when goblins lived like rats. ”

Siegel wanted to know what was going on at that time, but Gru could only tell fragments of the story, not the evolution of history. On the contrary, he knows a lot about how to satisfy his appetite and how to take care of his stomach with various alcohols. Every time he passed through a village or town, he would fill his wagons with food, especially all kinds of game.

"There aren't many of these animals left, so hurry up and eat them. Gru always said, "Only the most powerful and rich can enjoy it." Come on, taka, try it. ”

Siegel shook his head and sat in the carriage reading. There are all sorts of electrical devices on Earth, like the Void Battleships of Nacous. Using extremely tiny originals, the goblins created items that could help with all sorts of calculations, and connected all the information with a "star net".

The so-called star god is the star net, although it is talked about by goblins, it is not a real god. Siegel gradually learns about the world, he has the legend of the creator god, he once had true faith, and there was once a great variety of creatures living together. The goblins now have great powers, some of which have long since surpassed the limits of nature, and some of which are familiar.

Gru handed a "cell phone" to Taka, "Unique Address Number FN-2188", and the fat goblin said, "Your ID card and bank account number will be ready soon." ”

Isn't that what you see in your dreams? a world of steel and lightning, where people eat poisonous food with relish and contribute their souls to the glowing idols in their hands every day. It turns out that everything is true, but not people, but goblins.

He was a little confused, did he come to a dream, or was he influenced by the world and had a dream? He watched as Gru ate raw fish roe with his fat lips and washed them down with black-brown blueberry wine. Blood-like liquor trickled down from the corners of his mouth, leaving marks on the goblin feces' yellow skin. The sight of this made Siegel sick to his stomach, and even the two body organs could not suppress the urge to vomit.

"You should rest more, motion sickness is hard to contain. The fat goblin licked the grease off his mouth as he watched Taka vomit, "I'm not as strong and flexible as you, but I'm very stable. I've lived a long time, I've seen a lot, and I've thought long-term, so you're right to listen to me. After you arrive in Star City, you follow me, and you can see it everywhere except for the Star Network Center. But when the tour is over, you'll have to work for me, protecting me and weeding out the inferior people who try to step on me. ”

Gru's soliloquy was nothing more than the effect of a spell, and the hints and charms formed a whole set of logic in his mind, and it was very difficult to break out of the trap of logic. Gru wants Taka to serve him, but it's just wishful thinking of his own, a mansion built on fantasy.

Usually Gru would be immersed in this fantasy, dreaming of himself over and over again. The power of the spell deepens in the process until the hint becomes a reality. It is only when Siegel asks a question that he invokes the power of the real mind to answer Siegel's question.

"Tell me, how does the phone connect to the star network when there is no line?"

"By some kind of electrical signal in the air, I don't know the specifics. Gru replied nonchalantly, "Learning knowledge is something that second-class goblins need to do, and questions like this are only available to them." As a superior person, I only need to care about rule, management, and finding enough materials to make the elixir of youth. It's a pity that I couldn't catch that Zove this time, why did you say he died?"

"He had a gunshot wound on his body, the wound was gone, and even maggots didn't want to eat him. Siegel didn't want to say much about it, so he pulled the topic back to his phone. He learned how to use the tool and learned that there would be a signal for a starnet connection as soon as he approached the town. In order to be able to pick up on this signal, he constantly adjusts his sense of elemental fluctuations, meditating deeply again and again.

When he turned his senses into the most acute state, he finally "saw" a new world. Countless radio waves shuttle through the air, forming a vast network that connects all the mobile phones. Through the screen, through emojis, information, advice and knowledge are connected to each other, instantly shortening the distance between all individuals.

At the same time, it also brings the mind closer, and the speed at which goblins and goblins interact with each other is also invisibly accelerated. An emotion can instantly reach another goblin from a goblin's phone, and then quickly infect him, as if it were some kind of spell effect.

The Knox Association has studied that the speed at which emotions travel is related to the distance between two people. The more distrustful they are, the farther away they will be from each other when they are talking. Only the closest people can get close to the range of the "half-arm", which is the range of trust. When the goblins use their phones, they are only half an arm's length away from the message, and invisible trust is created, which is very much in line with the theory of the Knox Commons.

The emojis on the phone screen resemble a laughing circle around the Crimson Spire. The portrait of a smiling man hanging on the wall of the Mage's Tower involuntarily affects the mood of the viewer. Through the reinforcement of the mantra, the imaginary emotions resonate, making one feel safe and peaceful. When Siegel sees the goblins in the town in his free time, he shines his eyes with a glowing screen, laughs at the glass, and cries at the glass. He remembered the goblin hunter who slit his throat, the hotel owner who poisoned him, and the goblin bodyguard who shot him, and he had never seen a goblin who was not religious or uncaring when faced with a mobile phone.

It's the world's largest mind-control spell, and Knox's spells pale in comparison. Siegel finally understands how tyrannical, evil, and chaotic goblins make up a stable society: the star god is not a god, but a legendary spell, a legendary spell that can become a god.

Part of the power of this spell penetrated the crystal wall barrier and affected the twenty-sided dice that were still at the bottom of the sea, telling Siegel about the state of the earth before he was born. This is his dream, and it is also the dream of the world of all goblins. (To be continued.) )