"I asked you to find the more honest kobolds. How is the search going?"
"We have already found them. There are five of them in total. They are all known to be hard workers and never lazy."
"From now on, let them cook with me." Gavin was ready to get out of the life of a cook. He could not be a cook for the kobolds for the rest of his life, especially when the number of kobolds continued to increase.
"Let them cook?" Goss shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, they are our strongest and best miners. It is too wasteful to use them for cooking. Please forgive me, I couldn't choose.
Good man, let me choose a few more dogs."
"No need." Gavin waved his hand and said, "Don't underestimate cooking, especially cooking for hundreds of people. It requires a lot of knowledge. Also, after dinner tomorrow, let them stop drilling in the mine.
Now, I’m going to start training.”
In Gavin's eyes, today's kobolds are all on the same starting line. Even if they are a little advanced, they are relatively limited.
Starting tomorrow, he will reshape them according to his own will and let them start specializing in work.
A cook is a cook, a soldier is a soldier, and a miner is a miner.
One cannot be a soldier one day and a miner the other. Although he is a generalist who can do everything, he is equally incompetent in everything.
All-rounder, suitable for races like elves and dwarves that have long lifespans, relatively sparse populations, and low fertility rates.
For a race like kobolds that can give birth and raise animals, specialization is the best way out.
Just when Goss was about to ask further about the content of the training, a series of barking sounds came from the distance.
The kobolds in the Black Well who were working all dropped their work, picked up the weapons around them, and trotted towards Gavin to gather together. Some of them even cautiously followed the roaring half-ogre.
Gavin's previous battle with the half-ogre Roar and the addition of the half-ogre greatly increased the morale of the Black Well tribe.
No longer like before, whenever something happened, I would immediately drill into the black well mine.
This kind of morale is very weak. Once Gavin or the half-ogres are defeated, they will definitely disperse like before. At that time, the help they can provide will be very limited.
Gavin knew this very well, and there was a long way to go to change this. It would take a lot of military training and the tempering of blood and fire before it could be truly forged.
Although he had guessed the other party's intention, Gavin did not dismiss the gathered kobolds from the Black Well.
What caused the commotion was a team of kobolds, a large number, more than fifty according to visual inspection, even exceeding the original number of the Black Well tribe.
This group of kobolds brought their families with them, and they didn't look like they were here to fight.
This group of kobolds stopped at a distance. A kobold who looked a bit short and old slowly approached and said loudly: "Please don't get me wrong, we are not here to start a war, we are here to join."
Wang, our Cangya Tribe is willing to give up our name and join the Black Well Tribe."
Gavin nodded towards Goss and said, "Let him come over and talk."
"Okay." Goss nodded and greeted, "Chief Zach, sir, I want you to come over and talk."
Goss knew that it wouldn't be long before the kobold tribe would be incorporated as an entire tribe, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.
Unexpectedly, the first one to come over was not the smaller nests nearby, but the Cangya tribe, which was originally stronger than Heijing. This tribe had two kobold professionals, and the leader Zach was among them.
One person.
"There is no leader, only Zach. As long as leader Goss agrees, from today on, there will be no Cangya, only Black Well." When Zach said this, there was no trace of grief and indignation on his face, but it was just a matter of course.
I don’t know if I am big-hearted and can see everything, or if I have become accustomed to the law of the jungle where the jungle prevails.
After Zach approached, he just nodded to Goss. His eyes first passed over the body of the half-ogre Roar, and finally stopped on Gavin. He knelt down calmly and said: "Zach led the tribe and came to seek refuge.
Sir, if you agree, from today on, our tribe will follow Sir Wang unconditionally, and we will hit wherever your sword points."
Mature, experienced and wise.
This was the first feeling Gavin had from this kobold. Regardless of his race, the feeling he gave him was very much like those wise men in human villages, exuding the wisdom of the ages.
The common language also speaks more Zhou Zheng than Goth, especially the kobold-specific Wang character is much less pronounced.
This kind of wisdom cannot be matched by Goss's little abacus and cleverness.
The opponent is also a professional, with at least three professional levels, and should be the most common profession among kobolds - a warlock.
Although kobolds are weak, they are known as the race closest to dragons. This is most obvious in the awakened warlock.
Among all races, the proportion of kobold awakened warlocks ranks second, and no race dares to claim the first place.
They worship the dragon. If there is a dragon around the kobold tribe, they will regard themselves as the dragon's slaves and worship and worship him like a god.
This is the second reason Gavin chose kobolds.
From the current point of view, his choice was correct. There were only a hundred kobolds around him, and a kobold warlock appeared. At this rate and proportion, it won't be long before he will organize an army of kobold warlocks.
"It's too late for us to welcome you, how could you refuse? Get up quickly. From today on, we are a family." Gavin hurriedly stepped forward and lifted Zach up from the ground, not caring about the difference in race.
"Sir, you are indeed as kind as the legend says. It seems that my choice was not wrong." Zach praised sincerely.
"Let everyone from your tribe come over. Today is a big day. Not only do we have to eat, but we also have a drink. Anna, bring us some wine. I want to have a good drink with the two leaders." Gavin did not.
Ignoring Goss, he grabbed one by one and walked towards the hanging pot.
This is the first place to be repaired.
There are still two hanging pots, but the number of barbecue hangers has increased to three. The bonfire below has never been extinguished since it was lit.
There are also ten temporary tables built with stones and long wooden boards around.
An open-air canteen has begun to take shape.
After nearly ten days of eating and living with the kobolds, Gavin gained a new understanding of this small race.
Because they live in caves, their living space is relatively limited most of the time. Like dwarves, they highly value collectivism.
Work together, rest together, and eat together.
There is only the concept of tribe and race, not the concept of family.
Because the eggs they lay are given to the tribe for collective care.
That's right.
Kobolds lay eggs and are temperature-changing animals, so they rely heavily on underground caves. During the winter, they hibernate in underground caves.
The growth cycle is very short, it only takes about five years for a kobold to grow from an egg to an adult, but its lifespan is very long, and the longest one can exceed that of a human.
The premise is that they can live for such a long time. The dangerous living environment makes their average life span very low, no more than twenty.
In order to show his loyalty, Zach packed up the entire tribe and brought all the unhatched eggs over, preparing to sneak them into the hatchery of Black Well.
These kobolds who have grown up may still have the concept of Cangya. When the kobolds are hatched in the hatchery in Heijing, there will only be Heijing without Cangya.
This alone made Gavin look at him highly again. This kobold warlock definitely had great wisdom and acted decisively, which was not something ordinary people could do.
If he hadn't eaten the Black Well Tribe first, I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before the Black Well Tribe would be annexed by the Cangya Tribe.