Chapter 44: Expanding the Tribe

Benben, who was sound asleep, sat up.

It looked down at the little Gobuge.

Then lay back down and continued sleeping.

Gobuge chuckled awkwardly and had no choice but to wait patiently.

Inside the hut, Li Meng was venting his energy on a female Lizardman.

The other female Lizardmen huddled in the corner in fear.

Among all the female Lizardmen, only Bai Ling remained calm.

She sat with her legs hugged, pretending to sleep near the door.

It seemed she didn’t care about the exposed springtime scenery beneath her beast skirt.

“Ah!”

The female Lizardman beneath Li Meng suddenly let out a sharp scream.

She tightly embraced Li Meng’s chest and waist with her powerful hands.

Even with her lizard head, the desire in her eyes was apparent.

Seeing the seductive expression on the female Lizardman’s face, Li Meng smiled secretly.

To increase the chances of conception, Goblins have an aphrodisiac effect.

No matter how much Bai Ling hated him, once caught in that state, she would succumb to desire.

At that moment, she wouldn’t just stop resisting but might even take the initiative.

It was precisely because of this ability that female creatures who mated with Goblins often experienced mental instability.

Day after day, the blend of pleasure and disgust could easily lead to a mental breakdown.

No one knew how much time passed before the sounds in the hut finally ceased.

Inside, Li Meng climbed off the female Lizardman.

Standing up, Li Meng opened a side window.

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With the window open, the room became much brighter.

“Bai Ling, why didn’t they escape?”

Li Meng had always wondered about the Black Scales Tribe’s submission.

The marshland was vast. If the Black Scales Tribe chose to flee, he wouldn’t bother to pursue them.

Not just the Black Scales Tribe—if the Gray Scales Tribe abandoned their fortress and fled, Li Meng wouldn’t chase them either.

After all, the marshlands were the Lizardmen’s territory.

In the marshlands, Lizardmen could move much faster than Goblins.

Even if he wanted to pursue them, he wouldn’t catch up.

Sitting by the door, Bai Ling opened her golden eyes.

She looked up at her master, who stood naked by the window.

“Master, we swamp Lizardmen like humid environments and can’t live without water. If our bodies go too long without moisture, our skin will crack, and our scales will break. In the Goblin Forest, only two places suit swamp Lizardmen: the Black Mountain Marshlands and the northern marsh where we are now. Our roots are here; once we leave the northern marsh, we can’t survive.”

“Why not return to the Black Mountain Marshlands?”

Li Meng turned to look at Bai Ling.

His gaze slightly lowered, taking in the sight beneath her beast skirt.

Noticing where her master’s eyes were, Bai Ling shifted slightly and lowered her legs.

Inside the wooden hut, Bai Ling’s voice sounded again.

“The Black Mountain Marshlands are deep within the Goblin Forest, far from the northern marsh. If the entire tribe migrates, the risks are too great. Aside from the able-bodied, most women and children might die along the way. While we are good in water, we cannot catch agile fish in deep waters. On land, we are not nimble enough to catch small magical beasts or animals.”

Bai Ling’s explanation made Li Meng suddenly understand.

No wonder the Black Scales Tribe would rather submit to him than migrate.

Thinking carefully, their choice made sense.

Capturing magical beasts wasn’t easy.

Low-tier magical beasts weren’t much different from ordinary animals.

Even if facing a weaker opponent, they would prioritize fleeing over fighting.

Magical beasts that didn’t run were often extremely powerful.

Swamp Lizardmen weren’t agile on land, making it hard to hunt low-tier magical beasts.

Unlike Goblins, who had powerful claws capable of digging up ground mice hiding in burrows.

Goblins were small enough to crawl into burrows and flush out ground mice.

Additionally, Goblins had night vision.

This significantly increased their hunting success rate.

Swamp Lizardmen lacked such advantages when it came to hunting.

In terms of survival in the forest, Goblins far surpassed swamp Lizardmen.

Migrating without sufficient food would be catastrophic.

Leaving the window, Li Meng walked toward the door.

With a creak, the door that had been closed for hours finally opened.

“Boss, Boss!”

The sound of the door opening startled Gobuge, who was dozing off near the entrance.

It jumped up in surprise, quickly turning to face the door.

In Gobuge’s eyes, the boss walked out from inside the hut.

Gobuge immediately ran up with a fawning smile.

Li Meng stretched lazily after stepping out.

“Bai Ling, take Gobuge to pick five female Lizardmen.”

Hearing this, Gobuge’s face lit up with joy.

Bai Ling, now dressed in her beast skirt, stepped out of the hut.

She glared at Gobuge with disgust before walking toward the huts where the female Lizardmen were kept.

“Gobuge, split half of the male Lizardmen and assign them to Gobuqiang. Go.”

Gobuge nodded hurriedly and chased after Bai Ling.

Watching them leave, Li Meng scanned the tribe.

The tribe was still too small, with not enough wooden huts, and the existing ones weren’t large enough.

The buildings of the White Scales and Gray Scales Tribes were much better.

It was the perfect opportunity to have the Lizardmen expand the tribe.

To build more and larger wooden huts.

“You, go find Gobuqiang and bring him to me.”

Li Meng addressed a Goblin standing guard at the entrance.

The hunting teams wouldn’t all go out at once.

Two teams stayed behind to protect the tribe’s safety.

In addition to patrol teams, Goblins also guarded key locations.

“Yes, Boss!”

The guard Goblin quickly ran toward Gobuqiang’s hut.

About ten minutes later, Gobuqiang arrived before Bai Ling.

“Boss, you called me?”

Gobuqiang ran over eagerly.

Seeing the panting Gobuqiang, Li Meng glanced slightly toward the forest.

In that direction, Bai Ling was walking over.

“Soon, Gobuge will assign some male Lizardmen to you. You won’t go hunting anymore. Your next task is to lead them in expanding the tribe and building more and larger wooden huts. Understood?”

Expanding the tribe?

Gobuqiang’s eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously.

“Boss, leave it to me.”

The wooden huts were far too small for comfort.

Larger wooden huts would provide much more space.

Gobuqiang was thrilled at the thought.

Soon, he could have a big hut of his own.

“Go!”

Gobuqiang turned and ran toward the forest.

Just as Gobuqiang left, Bai Ling returned to Li Meng’s side.