Chapter 64: Goblin Wild Boar Cavalry

"Gobu Da, you're responsible for the second wheel!"

Hearing the boss's words, Gobu Da's body trembled.

To better teach the goblins how to make wheels, Li Meng modularized the process.

He taught each goblin to make different parts and then had them teach others.

This method fostered teamwork and sharpened the goblins' small minds.

Gobu Da was tasked by Li Meng with learning the final assembly process.

"What? I've taught you for so long. Don’t tell me you still can’t do it?"

Facing the boss's cold gaze, Gobu Da stepped back in fright.

"I can! I can, boss! I've remembered everything!"

Gobu Da nodded vigorously.

"I’ll inspect it in three days!"

Leaving those words behind, Li Meng leaned the wheel against the wall and turned to leave the woodworking shed.

Gobu Da ran after him.

He crouched at the door, sneaking a glance at the boss's departing figure.

Seeing the boss really leaving, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly turned around and ran back into the woodworking shed.

"You, you, you, come over here!"

Gobu Da called over three goblins.

"Did you all learn what the boss taught me?"

The three goblins looked at each other.

Seeing Gobu Da's menacing gaze, they reluctantly nodded.

"Ha ha ha! Great! The boss will definitely be satisfied."

Gobu Da danced around in excitement.

"Don't slack off! Wheels, wheels, wheels! I need wheels!"

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Meanwhile, in the tribe outside...

Hearing Gobu Da's strange yells from the woodworking shed behind him, Li Meng grinned.

Li Meng was well aware of Gobu Da's little tricks.

When he was teaching Gobu Da, three goblins had been eavesdropping nearby.

Li Meng merely allowed Gobu Da's small scheming to pass.

For goblins, a bit of cleverness wasn't a bad thing.

"Boss! Boss!"

Shortly after leaving the woodworking shed, the sound of hoofbeats filled the tribe.

Five wild boars charged out from the western forest and headed straight for Li Meng.

Each wild boar carried a goblin on its back.

The noise of the wild boars running was loud and imposing.

It felt like a mountain of meat was pressing forward.

Gobu Qiang, riding one of the wild boars, shouted loudly.

About twenty meters away from Li Meng, the wild boars suddenly stopped.

Their four hooves skidded several meters on the ground.

Looking at the five massive wild boars in front of him, Li Meng's eyes lit up.

By now, the first batch of male wild boars had reached adulthood.

Although smaller than their father, they had shoulder heights of about 1.3 meters.

Wild boars grew larger the longer they lived.

In another year or two, reaching a shoulder height of 1.5 meters wouldn't be a problem.

Gobu Qiang dismounted from his wild boar.

He ran up to Li Meng with a fawning expression.

"Boss, you're amazing! These wild boars, which we raised from a young age, are so obedient now."

Li Meng walked over to Gobu Qiang's mount, the forest wild boar.

He reached out with his right hand to touch its tusks.

Although classified as a magical beast, the forest wild boar was only a first-tier magical beast with limited potential.

It had a magic crystal, but the likelihood of it learning magical skills was slim.

However, the presence of the magic crystal gave the wild boar a physique far superior to ordinary animals.

"Snort, snort!"

The wild boar, being stroked by Li Meng, was very obedient.

Its gentle eyes fixed on him, and it occasionally snorted.

"Gobu Qiang, what kind of weapons do you guys like to use?"

Li Meng had been considering what weapons would be suitable for goblin wild boar cavalry.

Typically, cavalry used lances.

But using a lance required skill to unleash its full power.

For goblins, learning such techniques was nearly impossible.

Moreover, long weapons were challenging to use in the forest's narrow spaces.

The goblins were better suited for slashing than thrusting.

Equipping them with spears was a compromise due to limited iron supplies from the Iron Cavern.

Forging blades required significantly more iron than spearheads.

"Boss, I like crossbows!"

Li Meng then noticed that the other four goblins were all carrying handheld crossbows.

Aside from their crossbows, they had no other weapons.

Looking down at the wild boar's tusks, Li Meng fell into deep thought.

Lances were for breaking formations, a one-time-use weapon.

The wild boars' tusks, excellent for ramming, could entirely replace lances.

Mounted archery could disrupt enemy formations and switch seamlessly between charging and shooting.

Equipping a blade could also compensate for close combat weaknesses.

Moreover, the wild boar's shoulders were broad, making it difficult to attack enemies directly in front with a lance at a 90-degree angle.

Li Meng nodded and smiled.

"Crossbows it is. Gobu Qiang, how many adult male wild boars are there now?"

Wild boars were prolific, so their numbers should be considerable.

"Boss, there are so many adults, and even more juveniles—so many, many more!"

Gobu Qiang's answer left Li Meng speechless.

Li Meng then remembered that goblins couldn’t count.

They didn’t care about numbers or how many goblins were in a hunting team.

As long as they could eat their fill, they could reproduce and add new members.

If they couldn’t eat enough, they wouldn’t reproduce.

"Alright, let’s go check the livestock pens!"

Li Meng then headed toward the pens.

Before nightfall, Li Meng had determined the numbers of forest wild boars.

There were 137 female wild boars, half of which had just reached adulthood.

There were 481 juvenile male wild boars.

There were 281 juvenile female wild boars.

"Gobu Qiang, how many goblins do you have under you now?"

Beside the pen, Li Meng asked Gobu Qiang.

Scratching his head, Gobu Qiang smiled sheepishly.

He didn’t know how to answer.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Li Meng realized he shouldn’t have asked.

Looking back at the dense group of snorting wild boars in the pen, Li Meng asked another question.

"Gobu Qiang, how are you providing food for so many wild boars?"

The pens were filled with piglets that hadn’t been weaned yet.

After weaning, goblins would adopt them.

Li Meng wasn’t sure how many adult male wild boars there were.

Gobu Qiang's subordinates had all gone hunting, leaving only about thirty goblins with him.

"Boss, wild boars eat everything—grass, mushrooms, roots, berries, leaves. Other than dirt and rocks, there's nothing they won't eat. They also eat meat and gnaw on bones. They're easy to feed."

Hearing this, Li Meng nodded in understanding.

No wonder Gobu Qiang had no problem feeding over a thousand wild boars.

"It seems I’ll need to take time to conduct a population census!"

Looking at the snorting wild boars in the pen, Li Meng thought to himself.

Since the establishment of the tribe, Li Meng had noticed the explosive population growth.

However, he had not conducted a detailed count of the exact numbers.