"Boss, this is the Iron Cave, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gobu Shi looked up and provocatively glared at Gobu Di.

With a massive body, he bumped into Gobu Di, pushing him aside.

Gobu Di was furious and retaliated by slamming his shoulder into Gobu Shi.

Gobu Shi wasn't about to back down either.

The two of them started shoving each other back and forth beside the sand table.

"What are you doing? Don't you dare break my sand table!"

Seeing the two big guys clashing, Li Meng shouted sternly.

This shout made Gobu Di and Gobu Shi jump in shock.

They obediently separated and lowered their heads.

"Gobu Di, I want you to take your bloodline descendants and half of the Goblin Soldiers to establish a new tribe here."

Li Meng pointed with a wooden stick at the northern forest along the Goblin River, about fifty kilometers from the tribe.

Gobu Di nodded.

Although he didn't understand why the boss wanted him to establish a new tribe, Gobu Di didn't think much about it.

He would do whatever the boss asked him to do.

"Gobu Shi, the same goes for you. Lead your bloodline descendants and half of the Goblin Soldiers to the southern shore forest to establish a new tribe."

Gobu Shi rubbed his bald head.

Although he didn't understand why the boss wanted him to establish a new tribe, since Gobu Di had such a task, he should have one too.

"Boss, can I take the female Lizardmen with me?"

"No, all the female Lizardmen must stay in the tribe!"

Li Meng rejected Gobu Shi's request.

The female Lizardmen had to be under his control.

This was beneficial for controlling the population of the tribes.

While a population boom had its advantages, it could also lead to various problems.

"Go prepare, and set off immediately once your bloodline descendants return!"

Adult goblins would learn how to hunt with the hunting party.

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Gobu Di and their bloodline descendants were scattered among various hunting parties.

It would take at least a week to recall all the bloodline descendants.

Afterward, Gobu Di and Gobu Shi each left the throne cave with their followers.

Standing at the entrance, Li Meng watched the goblin followers depart.

"Now we have a double insurance!"

With new tribes, there were new options.

From now on, his tribe wouldn't face the risk of being completely wiped out.

Survival was the most important thing; everything else could be sacrificed.

As long as they survived, everything else would follow.

In the following days, Li Meng stayed diligently within the tribe.

Gobu Qiang's pig farming enterprise, Gobu Da's carpentry workshop, and Gobu Ge's Iron Cave.

These three places all needed Li Meng's supervision.

During the day, he inspected the tribe, and at night, he worked with the female Lizardmen to produce little goblins.

Li Meng was quite attentive to the matter of reproduction.

On the fifth day, Gobu Di and Gobu Shi each left the tribe with their followers.

Gobu Tian had already returned to the Goblin nest half a month ago.

It was another new day, and the time had reached the afternoon.

"Boss, it's finally done, this time there's absolutely no problem!"

Outside the carpentry workshop, Gobu Da greeted the boss with a fawning smile and led him inside.

The carpentry workshop was still the same as before.

As soon as he entered, Li Meng saw a three-bow ballista at the entrance.

It was clear that Gobu Da had deliberately placed it there.

Having learned from last time, Li Meng wasn't quick to praise Gobu Da.

He walked up and began inspecting the three-bow ballista.

First, he grabbed the ballista and gave it a shake.

Though there was some noise, the modules were fairly solidly fitted together.

Li Meng then touched the bow.

Though the craftsmanship was rather crude, the quality of the bow was not low.

He then turned the winch.

A "creak, creak" sound echoed in the carpentry workshop.

Although it was a bit loose, it didn't hinder its use.

Seeing the boss silent for a long time, Gobu Da started to panic.

"Very good, not bad!"

At that moment, Li Meng praised.

To have achieved this was already quite impressive.

The next step was to improve the goblins' proficiency.

Then, have them optimize and enhance the craftsmanship of the three-bow ballista.

The boss's praise made Gobu Da grin widely.

"That's great!"

Gobu Da cheered.

The goblins in the carpentry workshop also shouted excitedly.

They had endured quite a few lashes from the boss these days.

With the boss's boss satisfied, maybe the boss wouldn't hit them anymore.

"But it's still not good enough. Only when the three-bow ballista doesn't make any noise when shaken will it truly be perfect!"

The boss's words made the excited Gobu Da's face fall again.

"Bring in a new batch of goblins, I want to teach you to make something new."

Hearing that they were going to make something new, Gobu Da's heart trembled.

His brain was about to explode; he couldn't fit anything new in there.

He wanted to say this to the boss.

But Gobu Da didn't dare.

He could only anxiously drive the goblin followers out of the carpentry workshop.

"Get out, get out, all of you, call the goblins from the other workshops over."

There were five carpentry workshops in the tribe.

However, the other workshops weren't as large as this one.

The boss's shout made the goblins in the workshop shrink their necks.

They ran out as if escaping.

Although the boss wasn't holding a whip, the whip was placed not far from the boss in the corner.

They didn't want to be whipped by the boss again; it hurt a lot.

Before long, another group of goblins entered the carpentry workshop.

And so, Li Meng continued to immerse himself in the development of the wagon wheel.

Time ticked away, day by day.

The daily life of goblins was monotonous and boring.

Either on the road hunting or on the way back to the tribe.

It was another new day, and the time had reached the afternoon.

"Boss, is this the new thing we're going to make?"

In the carpentry workshop, the first wagon wheel was successfully completed.

Looking at the large wheel in front of the boss, Gobu Da was full of curiosity.

He couldn't understand what use this round thing had.

Li Meng propped up the wheel, examining it up and down.

The wheel's height was nearly 1.2 meters.

The outer rim of the wheel wasn't a single piece.

Instead, it was assembled from multiple modules.

These modules were then fixed together with iron nails.

A layer of iron was wrapped around it to reduce friction.

To prevent the wheel from deforming, there were load-bearing pillars between the axle and the outer rim.

The axle had a linear groove.

Inside the groove were small steel balls.

Some animal grease was poured inside for lubrication.

The steel balls and grease effectively reduced the friction between the bearing and the axle.

To make this wheel, Li Meng spent nearly two months.

During this time, he constantly explored and remade it.

Finally, he settled on the current design of the finished product.

Just the steel balls inside the axle took Li Meng over half a month in the Iron Cave.

"Very good, it's perfect!"

Li Meng was very satisfied with the finished wheel in front of him.

Although it took a lot of time, it was worth it.

With a sample, making the second and third wheels would be relatively easier.

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