"Ordinary goblins... 1-3rd tier goblins... Goblin shamans... Goblin priest guards, Goblin paladins... Goblin priests... Goblin high priests..."
"The goblin ranks are clear, but what are the characteristics of these goblins?"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and said to Yuan Ling with a serious expression.
"Ordinary goblins can be considered as pack beasts, driven by basic animal instincts. They hunt and capture women for procreation!"
"1st to 3rd tier goblins have different specializations, some focus on strength, some on agility, and others on intelligence."
"Intelligent goblins are a relatively special mutated breed among goblins. They teach other goblins how to use various tools and even improve them!"
"Another special type of 3rd tier goblin is the Goblin Shaman, whose combat ability is incomparable to ordinary 3rd tier goblins!"
"Goblin Shamans are characterized by their staffs, which are carved with strange runes and often inlaid with human skulls."
"Goblin Shamans attack using arcane energy released from their rune-carved staffs, and these attacks have various attributes. Some even possess special abilities, such as berserk rage..."
"A minority of Goblin Shamans can also launch mental attacks, making them the most troublesome to deal with among Goblin Shamans!"
Yuan Ling paused briefly at this point, seemingly to allow Ye Feng to better digest the information.
"Goblin Shaman... Staff..."
A flash of light appeared on Ye Feng's hand, and a staff inlaid with a skull and carved with strange runes appeared before Yuan Ling. "Is this the staff you're talking about?"
After killing the Goblin Shaman previously, Ye Feng was quite interested in the runes on the staff, so he conveniently kept it in a spatial rift fragment.
"Uh... sorry..."
Suddenly, Ye Feng scratched his head with some embarrassment.
Although Yuan Ling's eyes were bandaged with black silk, she moved and ate like a normal person. Ye Feng had momentarily forgotten that she was blind...
"Yes! It's this kind!"
To Ye Feng's surprise, Yuan Ling nodded, as if she had actually seen the Goblin Shaman's skull staff in Ye Feng's hand.
"This..."
Ye Feng was slightly stunned. "Could it be that Yuan Ling can see? No, even if she could see, she wouldn't be able to with a black cloth over her eyes..."
"Above the Goblin Shamans are the Goblin Priest Guards and Goblin Paladins. These two are on the same tier."
While Ye Feng was thinking, Yuan Ling spoke again. "Goblin Paladins generally wear various kinds of armor, also wield arcane energy, and employ tactical coordination. They are skilled in ambushes and encirclements, and never engage in one-on-one combat!"
"Goblin Priest Guards are similar, but they are a bit more special. Their blood is a super strong acid. Once, an mecha explorer was sprayed by the blood of a Goblin Priest Guard and was corroded to nothingness within seconds..."
"The vast majority of goblin lairs only reach the level of Goblin Priest Guards or Goblin Paladins!"
Yuan Ling sighed lightly after saying this.
"They are indeed quite troublesome!"
Ye Feng realized he had underestimated this Goblin Kingdom before.
"Big brother, it's time to eat!"
At this moment, a small voice rang out. Ye Feng and Yuan Ling had been discussing for so long that time had passed...
...
After breakfast,
"Xiao Lu, Alak, how are your injuries?"
As they were approaching the Goblin Kingdom, Yuan Ling looked at Xiao Lu and Alak with concern.
"Thanks to Ye Feng's medicine, I've fully recovered!"
Xiao Lu glanced at Ye Feng and then nodded.
"Me too!"
Alak replied concisely and directly.
"Alright, let's set off then!"
...
Around noon,
"This Goblin Kingdom is truly absurd~"
Ye Feng muttered to himself as he walked.
This morning, Alak and Xiao Lu had told him about the goblins in the Goblin Kingdom, and he discovered that the so-called Goblin Kingdom actually had its own "currency," which was various kinds of women...
"Big brother, there are strange... people ahead?"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's voice sounded hesitantly, as if she was unsure if what she saw was truly human.
"What's going on?"
Ye Feng followed the direction Xiao Xiao pointed and saw about ten tall figures not far ahead.
"What the heck? Such strange fellows!"
Ye Feng was puzzled.
He and Xiao Xiao saw figures that looked almost identical to humans on the outside, but their bodies were a mixture of black and green, some as black as charcoal.
What surprised Ye Feng even more was that these people all walked on their knees. Although they had a pair of legs like humans, they were kneeling on the ground, moving continuously at a not-slow pace...
"It's Ni Xia Zi!"
At this moment, Alak's voice rang out.
"Ni Xia Zi? What is that? A monster?"
Ye Feng looked at Alak with confusion.
"Not exactly a monster!"
Alak nodded, then shook his head. "Ni Xia Zi are a rather strange group. They look exactly like humans and speak human languages. Some say they are human, others say they aren't. No one knows how they came to be!"
"The most widespread and credible theory is that Ni Xia Zi are humans whose brains have been infected by a virus or something, causing them to mutate..."
"Besides being unable to stand and only able to walk on their knees, Ni Xia Zi have another despicable trait: when their women are bullied, they don't help; instead, they stand on the side of the bullies and even join in bullying their own women!"
"Of course, this is just secondary. The most outrageous thing is that Ni Xia Zi are extremely enthusiastic about capturing their own women to offer to goblins!"
"For these two reasons, especially the second one, even though these fellows look exactly like humans, speak human languages, and occasionally trade various supplies with people, no one is willing to acknowledge them as their own kind!"
Alak quickly explained to Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao.
"This world truly has everything... To think there are such bizarre creatures..."
After hearing Alak's words, Ye Feng was astonished.
"Alak missed one point: the 'family members' of these Ni Xia Zi are not the same as what we consider family members."
At this moment, Xiao Lu's voice sounded, her expression disdainful and her tone quite displeased.
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, clearly not understanding the meaning of Xiao Lu's words.
"Bangda~ Shasha!~"
Although the Ni Xia Zi moved on their knees, their speed was not slow. In a short while, they arrived in front of Ye Feng and the others.
"These fellows look quite sturdy~"
From a distance, Ye Feng had only seen them vaguely. Now, up close, he noticed that the Ni Xia Zi had quite sturdy bodies, with plenty of muscle, but their expressions were rather lewd.
"Beautiful ladies, come with us!"
"Our own kind, love our own kind!"
...
As Ye Feng was observing these Ni Xia Zi who had appeared out of nowhere, the Ni Xia Zi addressed Xiao Xiao, Yuan Ling, and Xiao Lu.
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