“Ok fine you can read! What about writing?! You still need to be able to write properly since you are a Leader right?!”

“Writing is going to be impossible for me Kida, it’s just not something I’ll be able to do right now. Just being able to read is already good enough so let’s just finish with that.”

“But..but..but! Writing is important Mr.Rick!”

“I know it is, which is why you should focus on teaching Lagi and Sigi how to read and write instead of me. I know it’ll probably be hard due to their evolution level, but I believe in you Kida! I just know you’ll be able to do it!”

“Sigi? Lagi? But what abou-..”

“I believe in you Kida.”

“I..I see. Understood Mr.Rick, I’ll do my best to teach Lagi and Sigi everything I know about reading and writing.”

“Okay great! I knew you could do it. Anyway we’ve been here long enough I think it’s time we start moving again. So you’ll begin teaching them at the next break we have. This part goes for everyone! Get back in formation! We’re leaving now!”

Everyone quickly gathered in the right formation, and they set off again even though Kida was still a little bit confused about Rick being able to read even though he said he couldn’t but at the same time he couldn’t write and refused to learn. Truly baffling for Kida.

Rick on the other hand was focused on very different things than that of what was on Kida’s mind.

That was a lot of information that Jala provided, a lot more than I ever asked for. He answered the main question about the information on all of the Goblin tribes living in the plains but even threw in stuff on other races as well. What a great Goblin, gang green should be thankful for him.

[Then make sure you thank him when you see him next.]

Yeah yeah of course I will! I wonder if I could make him like my assistant or something in the future because of my weakness with writing.

[Careful not to offend him by asking him that, he might think that’s beneath him.]

Ah, that’s true, isn’t it? There’s no way a Goblin would want to strive to become an assistant right?

[Probably not, especially since based on what he was saying when we spoke, he is probably second in command back at the tribe and possibly next in line to be the Leader of that tribe. So he’ll probably want to be much more than an assistant in the future.]

Yeah you're right, I’ll just have to wing it then! Anyway, let's review the information he gave us again. Go ahead and bring up the document again in my mind, please.

[Understood.]

By the way, the fact that you can memorize everything I see and then show it back to me is a really amazing feature, almost amazing enough for me to ignore your constant attacks on me.

[I have never attacked you, only encouraged. Anyway here is all the information that was written on all the documents.]

~ Rick I’ve provided relevant information on everything I know regarding all the races I know of living in the plains. There’s a lot we don’t know though so please understand this doesn’t cover everything in the plains. This is just information my tribe has come across over time.

First the information on all the tribes in the plains, or at least the ones we know of. We believe there are about eight Goblin tribes scattered along the edge of the plains. With each tribe having about twenty to thirty Goblins in each tribe, it can never be more than that since the Orcs don't allow us to grow past that point. Now there could be one or two less or even one or two more tribes than what I’ve mentioned because we haven’t been all over the plains.

This is just from meeting other Goblins in the forests and on the rare occasion we are allowed to visit the Iris River we might meet other Goblins and exchange as much information as possible. So there could easily be other tribes. And because the Orcs aren’t strangers to killing a large number of Goblins, there could also unfortunately be fewer tribes than what I’ve mentioned.

Now I believe you should be more than able to take five Goblins from each tribe without the Orcs noticing the missing Goblins, after all, Goblins do sometimes die in the Nameless Forest when out hunting. Now when it comes to deciding which Goblins to take with you, I recommend taking five Goblins who have been on their first evolution for a long time.

Those Goblins should be closest to their next evolution, and only death awaits a Goblin who has evolved twice if they stay inside the plains. The five Goblins I sent with you all fit those circumstances. You're probably wondering how the Orcs manage to kill all of them but it's because they seem to have some way to tell when a Goblin is going through its second evolution.

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By the time that Goblin is done with their evolution a squad of Orcs has already long been dispatched with extreme haste and is not more than a minute or two away from the tribe. The Goblin that evolved is then chained and taken away; we have no idea what happens to them after but since we never see them again we can only assume the worst.

So do make sure to tell whoever the Leader of the tribe is that the Goblins who have been on one evolution the longest are the ones you want. Obviously, you won’t be able to save all of them, but everyone saved is already more than what would’ve happened without you being here.

Once you’ve visited all the tribes and have taken a few from each, I don’t know where you’d go from there but don’t forget you are still far too weak to fight the Orcs. Before you even get to the Orcs you’ll have to find your way through the other strong races around them, much less the weaker races around us. Because although they are considered weak in comparison to the Orcs, they are still stronger than us Goblins.

We still are not quite sure just how many other non-Goblin races are located in close proximity to us, but so far we know about four of them. Fabyls, Svers, Lidens, Gildras. Now all four of them are extremely different from each other and we barely know anything about them because not one of them is friendly with us Goblins.

In fact, I’m sure just like the Orcs, they view us Goblins as far beneath them in every way possible so what we know is just from seeing them over the years and other passed down information. So there is a chance it might not be one hundred percent correct. Another thing to remember is that all the other races are located closer to the Iris River than we are.

If they were layers to the plains then all the Goblin tribes are spread out on the outermost layer closest to the Nameless Forest, then the next layer in will be the races I’m about to describe to you and from that point on the races just get stronger and bigger in numbers the farther you go in.

First up we have the Fabyls. They are similar in size to what a normal Goblin would like after one evolution, and they are a humanoid race like us Goblins and the Orcs. One of the things that make them different is the fact that they are covered from head to toe in feathers and appear to have wings for arms but I’m not sure about that. On their faces are a pair of bead-like eyes and a strong-looking brown beak to go with it.

Their feet are not like the feet of birds as you might be thinking but instead, it is almost like the paws of a wolf you might’ve seen in the forest. I’m not sure what they are good at or if there are types of them within their race or even what their numbers are like. I myself have only ever seen two of them and both of them were covered in brown feathers. I’m not sure where exactly they are located, but I know it's not close to my tribe.

On the other hand, the race closest to my tribe is the Lidens. I know a bit more about them when compared to the Fabyls. They are also a humanoid race, standing at about four feet in height. On their face is one giant eye in the middle along with a nose and mouth. Their skin is usually brown and appears to be leathery, though I have no idea.

What makes them stand out is the fact that they are a really fat race. I’m not exactly sure if they eat a lot or if it’s natural and that's how they were born but they are all extremely fat even at their small height of four feet.

But with that large weight comes with it a significant amount of power and strength packed into their small frame. This was found out in an unfortunate manner. On a trip to the Iris River, one of our Goblins stumbled in front of a Liden, and he was obliterated in one punch. All he did was stumble in front of him by accident and he was dead before we knew it. We could only hang our heads in shame and take it while doing nothing about it due to our weakness.

I’m only telling you this to show you that even though there are other races weaker than the Orcs and are even slightly oppressed by them, no one likes Goblins or will ever offer us a helping hand. So whatever you do from here on out will have to only depend on Goblin power.

Now, after the Lidens we have Svers. It was passed down to me that Svers are located all over the plains due to how numerous they were and how quickly they reproduce. I’m not sure if that is correct since it was just passed down within the tribe. For their appearance, they are the same size as a TinkGoblin but covered in a very light coat of fur.

I’m not sure what the color of that fur is but this is all the information I have about their appearance. The main thing to know about them is that they’re extremely fast. I’m not sure just how fast, but at the very least they are much faster than any Goblin has probably ever been.

Last but not least we have the Gildrans, a race that shouldn't be considered a weak one. I myself have fortunately yet to see one but the information passed down in the tribe about them is definitely a little frightening. It is said that they look like snakes but with arms and legs so they are able to do a lot more things that a normal snake would be able to do.

I’ve been told a Gildran is a ruthless creature that is one of the strongest living in the entire plains, but apparently have very low fertility so there’s not a lot of them. That’s the only reason they’re still known as a weaker race than the Orcs. While individually they are strong, as a race they are weak due to there being only a very few of them in the entire plains.

That's it for all the knowledge I have regarding other weak races around the Goblin tribes. The only “strong” race I know of and have seen personally is the Orcs. They are about as tall as you currently and have the face of the ugliest boar you have ever seen. They even have small tusks coming out of their mouths.

I’m not sure exactly how strong a Goblin who has gone through two evolutions is, but I don’t really think you’d be able to fight them at your current strength Rick.

If you have any more questions Kida should be able to answer most of them. I wish you safe travels Tribe Leader Rick. ~

[That concludes all the information that was present in the documents.]

It really is a lot to take in all at once. But it seems the entire plains will have to know what it means to disrespect my Goblin race. The Orcs will still have to face the most severe punishment, but I won’t forget everyone else. Gang green will remember.

[Don’t forget what Jala wrote in the documents. We are not strong enough to fight everyone in the plains.]

Then that means all we have to do is get stronger. It's a good thing that these forests are filled to the brim with monsters. We will get much stronger and then we’ll have the entire plains educated on the definition of anger by the time I’m done.

[Understood.]