Based on the number of female Lizardmen, an estimate can be made.

There are a total of 253 female Lizardmen.

More than half a year has passed, and now the pregnant female Lizardmen are on their fourth batch.

Each batch of Goblins numbers no less than ten.

Even if it's fewer, it won't be by much.

With 253 female Lizardmen, each batch can produce over two thousand baby Goblins.

Four batches make nearly ten thousand.

Thus, the tribe's population is around ten thousand.

Even if it's not exactly ten thousand, it won't be far off.

"Are there really ten thousand Goblins?"

Li Meng did a quick calculation in his mind.

The number he came up with shocked him.

With so many Goblins, how do they solve the food problem?

It's known that Goblins are purely carnivorous creatures.

How many living beings must be slaughtered to fill the Goblins' stomachs?

Where does so much food come from in the nearby forest?

"Gobu Qiang, has it become more difficult to obtain food recently compared to before?"

Gobu Qiang didn't quite understand what his boss meant by this.

He shook his head and scratched his head.

"No, hunting has become easier since we got the crossbows."

"Do you have to hunt much farther away?"

To this question from his boss, Gobu Qiang nodded vigorously.

"Boss, there are too many hunting parties around here, so we have to go farther to find more prey."

Gobu Qiang's answer confirmed Li Meng's suspicions.

No wonder Gobu Di and Gobu Shi waited in the tribe for five days before leaving.

Now, the hunting parties have to travel farther to fill their bellies and bring back food.

No wonder he found signs of Goblin activity in the forest near the Pigmen tribe.

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The tribe's hunting area has expanded to more than seventy kilometers east.

"Alright, you're free to go play."

Waving Gobu Qiang off, Li Meng turned and left.

He didn't overly restrict his Goblin underlings.

As long as they could bring back food, they could do whatever they wanted.

If they wanted to laze around the tribe for a few days, that was fine too.

After all, they each had their own underlings.

They could let their underlings do the work while they enjoyed themselves.

As for whether the underlings would rebel, that was none of his concern.

By the time Li Meng returned to the throne cave, the sky was gradually darkening.

Bai Ling and the female Lizardmen had long returned to the tribe.

Looking at the spot where Benben used to sleep by the door, Li Meng frowned slightly.

He wondered where Benben had gone.

It had been over a month, and there was still no sign of him.

With a slight sigh, Li Meng pushed the door open and entered.

Before long, the sound of "humming" could be heard inside the wooden house.

Time passed bit by bit, and the night deepened.

In the following days, Li Meng began to tally the tribe's population and weaponry.

He had only one task each day:

To wait for the hunting parties to return.

Half a month later, one morning.

In the tribe, inside the throne cave.

"Have all your underlings returned?"

The five Big Goblins inside quickly nodded.

"Boss, they're all back!"

Gobu Mo, Gobu Gao, Gobu Yi, Gobu Zhang, Gobu Sheng.

These five Big Goblins were Li Meng's bloodline descendants.

Their names all came from Li Meng.

They were the first batch of Goblins born.

In just half a year, they evolved into Big Goblins.

Each Goblin was nearly 1.8 meters tall.

They were just one step away from evolving into Goblin Soldiers.

Li Meng waved his hand slightly, dismissing the five Big Goblins.

"Go on!"

Even though they were his offspring,

Goblins had no concept of familial affection.

In their eyes, he was just a strong figure in the Goblin tribe.

Bloodline only increased their loyalty to their paternal figure.

Li Meng didn't regard them as his children.

The Goblin barbarians were simply too weak.

In the future, even the Goblin Leader would just be cannon fodder.

All green-skinned Goblins were expendable.

The female Lizardmen inside silently watched the departing Big Goblins.

To them, all Goblins looked the same.

They couldn't distinguish if any of the five Big Goblins were their children.

Even if they were, they couldn't give those Goblins motherly love.

Every time they recalled the appearance of newborn Goblins, they shivered.

The tiny Goblin infants were only the size of a fist.

As soon as they were born, they could run around looking for food.

If they couldn't find food, they would attack their mothers.

Many female Lizardmen got injured because they didn't separate from the baby Goblins in time.

Watching the backs of the five departing Big Goblins, Li Meng wore a contemplative expression.

After half a month of tallying, the population and weaponry data were out.

Although he couldn't get an exact number,

the difference wouldn't exceed two digits.

The tribe's population was about 9,000 Goblins.

Subtracting the juveniles, there were roughly over 7,000 adult Goblins.

This was the terrifying aspect of Goblins.

It took less than a year to grow from a few hundred to ten thousand.

Among the adult Goblins, only 5,000 were equipped with long spears and crossbows.

There was a shortage of about two thousand weapons.

"Bai Ling, come with me!"

With that, Li Meng walked outside.

By his calculations, there were still over three months until the rotation period.

Unknowingly, nine months had passed since he began ruling the swamp.

Bai Ling, who was sitting on the bed, stood up.

She walked forward, silently following behind Li Meng.

"Master, where are we going?"

In the dim forest, the two walked one behind the other.

Bai Ling's belly had grown again, but not by much.

"To the Iron Cave!"

About half an hour later, the two appeared in the forest outside the Iron Cave.

Following Li Meng, Bai Ling looked at the cave entrance not far ahead.

She came here every day and was already familiar with the place.

"Bai Ling, the High Priestess?"

At this moment, a group of male Lizardmen carrying several logs emerged from the eastern forest.

They saw Bai Ling and Li Meng outside the cave entrance.

Upon seeing Li Meng, all the male Lizardmen's faces changed.

They quickly lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

They hurriedly carried the logs into the cave.

Although they had milk to drink every day, the male Lizardmen's bodies appeared somewhat thin.

"Bai Ling, do your swamp Lizardmen need to eat fish to maintain their strength?"

The tribe's food supply for the male Lizardmen was adequate.

Even if they weren't full, they wouldn't go hungry.

The Iron Cave had an underground river, and they were given an hour to soak before resting.

But even so, the male Lizardmen's bodies visibly thinned.

Without the rotation period, the male Lizardmen would be exhausted within two years.

"Fish from the water is our staple food. We also eat other magical beast meat, but not much."

Bai Ling's answer confirmed Li Meng's suspicion.

"Let's go inside!"

Li Meng noted this issue in his mind.

He would solve it, but not now.

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