A few hours after Rogu and others left, and someone had long since delivered a few dead beasts to Jala’s tribe.
Rick was just sitting there in silence. Well silence to everyone else, but he was busy having a conversation with Velora.
‘Can’t believe I’m just now remembering to do this, but Velora can you please bring up Rogu’s Status? And why didn’t you remind me about this.?’
[Understood, and you didn’t ask me to remind you.]
‘Fair I guess.’
{Name - Rogu}
{Age - 17}
{Race - Supreme Hobgoblin}
{Tier 5)
‘Ah still no numbers! When are they coming back Velora, I really miss having them.’
[As always, I am still working on it. This was something that was done by a higher power. It’s going to take some time for me to undo whatever it is that was done. Though I do believe in continuing to scan and as many beings at various level of strength, especially your own race, we will eventually get to where we need to be, to one day bring the numerical data back.]
‘Sorry, you’re right. I should probably focus on the things at hand. 17 years of age…I really want to laugh and say he’s just a teenager but, considering how fast Goblins reach adulthood, he is not young at all. I don’t really know what the comparison would be for a human, but that’s significant. I’ll have to keep that in mind when I see the ages of other Goblins.
‘…Though…I’m technically still older than him…does that make an old man??’
[I don’t believe so.]
‘Thank you for your support, Velora, it is appreciated.’
[Of course.]
‘Now his race, that’s new…a Supreme Hobgoblin huh…that’s pretty cool. Actually, that’s more than pretty cool…It literally says Supreme. I wonder what he can do differently than the rest of us. Guess we’ll find out soon enough. Though while he is supreme, Jala and Geedi are still being called Hobgoblins on their status as Tier 3s, while Kida and Zargi who are both still Tier 2s, are called Elite MagiGoblins. Even Wala and Dran also get that Elite moniker in front of their names.
‘I wonder if it goes away when they hit Tier 3 or do, they still keep it? Either way, being called a Greater Hobgoblin really does sound cool. I’m only a little bit envious that their races get to change while mine just says Royal Goblin the whole time. Oh, and my tattoos cover my entire upper body with the exception of my head now. Still not sure how I feel about that.
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‘Anyway, let’s scan that Loruk guy next, please.’
[Understood.]
{Name - Loruk}
{Age - 11}
{Race – Greater Hobgoblin}
{Tier 4}
‘So, he’s 6 years younger than Rogu and a Tier 4. I wonder how long it took for him to be Tier 4 and Rogu to reach Tier 5. Will have to talk about with them at some point, actually we’ll have to talk to them at some point about a lot of things. Considering that the clans seem a lot more advanced than the rest of us.
‘Now…at Tier 4, he’s a Greater Hobgoblin. I’m really starting to get a little jealous of these names. Not too jealous…just a little bit. Now can you bring up the status of one the Maglins that left?’
[Understood.]
{Name - Teral}
{Age - 11}
{Race – Arcane Maglin}
{Tier 4}
‘A Arcane Maglin huh…that sounds kind of elite…Velora is it a problem that I’m now getting really jealous of these evolutionary names?’
[Yes, you should be proud of the fact that your subordinates are strong and are evolving into powerful forms instead of being jealous of the names of their races. You are a Royal. Do not forget that.]
‘You know what…your right. I was just joking a bit, but you’re still right. Though even though your right…those names are still really cool sounding and I’m excited to see what the higher Tiers are called. Like those Chiefs, in talking with Rogu we learned that they are Tier 6, surely, they have a cool name too. Now for the last one, please bring up the TinkGoblin’s status.’
[Understood, and the names are indeed interesting.]
‘Ah see you get it!’
{Name - Ulgri}
{Age - 12}
{Race – Arcane TinkGoblin}
{Tier 4}
‘The arcane moniker is back. I wonder why TinkGoblins and Maglins both get the Arcane moniker but not the ‘normal’ Goblin? At tier 3 we get access to mana, and now that I’m Tier 4 that connection to mana that we just begin to develop at Tier 3 becomes really strong. So why are normal Goblins just given ‘Greater’ while the other two both get Arcane? It’s kind of weird and interesting at the same time. Something to ask about later.
‘That’s pretty much it though…very interesting stuff. Honestly cannot wait for numbers to be back so that I can really see the difference between myself and Rogu. Just how big is the gap between us I wonder?’
[Spread your senses out.]
‘Hm? Got it.’
…
‘Someone is approaching…wait no…two people are approaching…from the left.’
“People are approaching from our left.”
That was all Rick said and Geedi and the Royal Guards sprang into action. Geedi got close to Rick, while the others spread themselves out in a circular formation with Rick at the center and spears were drawn. Loruk and Surgsha both followed suit and went to the front of the group, while Rick stood up.
Though just as Rick was standing up, he felt something else…
‘No…it’s not two…it’s three...Five? I can’t tell and they are approaching fast!’
“It’s more than two! Be ready to fight!”
It only took a few moments after that for Rick and the other Tier 4s to see Kris and Krel to bursting through the forest and rapidly approaching the area they were in, and it only took a few seconds after that for Rick, Loruk and Surgsha to notice that they were being chased. By Orcs.