Chapter 122: The Adventurers of the Great Tree Hollow Tavern
“Goblins as guards?!” Roger had never been so surprised in a single day. However, he still trusted Oak’s eyesight. The only question was whether they should approach.
As novice monsters, every adventurer inevitably dealt with goblins, especially experienced veterans. They could smell goblins in their sleep, knew where to stab them for a fatal blow with their eyes closed, and wiping out a goblin tribe was a sign of an adventurer graduating from novice status. However, they had never seen a goblin town before.
“These goblins are very strange. Not only do they have standard, well-made equipment, they also have strict discipline. I haven’t seen a single goblin guard move out of line.” Oak, who usually had a blank expression, now looked as if he had seen a ghost. No, even if he encountered a ghost, he probably wouldn’t have this expression because this was simply unbelievable.
“The equipment is one thing, but I can’t imagine goblins with strict discipline.” Copper Helm took a gulp of ale and muttered.
Actually, let alone him, no one present could imagine it.
Shouldn’t goblins be those dirty, smelly, chattering, annoying creatures?
“Do you remember that the soldiers in the wooden fortress didn’t show any signs of defense in this direction?” Gray Cat suddenly spoke. And don’t say, this provided another line of thought.
“You’re saying these goblins are not hostile and can be communicated with?” Although Roger asked the question, his eyes grew brighter and brighter because this was the only explanation.
The wooden fortress was a human stronghold, this could be confirmed without a doubt. But they didn’t guard against a goblin town, which was very telling.
It could only be explained if the two sides had been in contact for a long time and there was no hostility.
“Why don’t we get closer and take a look?” Roger made a bold suggestion. This suggestion, which risked their lives, was agreed to by everyone. It could be seen that adventurers were indeed adventurers. Adventure had become an instinct, and life was just a bargaining chip in the adventure process, the kind that left the game when they lost everything.
After making the decision, the four took a deep breath. Although they were holding weapons, they did not make any attacking movements. Then they slowly walked towards the town.
As they got closer, Roger and the others found that the goblins with single horns on their heads just glanced at them, neither issuing a warning nor calling their companions to surround and beat them up. They seemed to be accustomed to their appearance, which made Roger and the others even bolder, actually passing through the gate and entering the town.
“Am I drunk?” Copper Helm put down his flask, rubbed his eyes, and opened his mouth wide, unable to believe that he could still see a town full of goblins in his lifetime.
“These goblins are too strange, they’re just like humans!” Roger also said in disbelief, but the more it was like this, the more he wanted to figure out why.
Too surprised to know what to say, the four of them instinctively followed the main road to the square and saw the Great Tree Hollow Tavern.
“I think we can find out some information there!” Copper Helm swallowed and pointed his stubby finger at the tavern.
Roger and the others did not think this was an excuse because most of the adventurers’ information was either purchased from the Adventurer’s Guild or inquired about in taverns. The latter only required a few drinks, and what kind of information they could get depended entirely on luck. It was a small investment with a big return, and it was most popular with adventurers. It was also a habit for adventurers to go to unfamiliar places, so they all agreed and entered the tavern together.
Actually, they were all full of curiosity, eager to see what a goblin tavern was like.
“Outsiders, don’t fight or make trouble here, or I’ll throw you out to the security team!” The one-horned goblin bouncer said with a fierce expression.
They were transformed from mutated Magic Horn Goblins. In order to distinguish them, they changed Magic Horn to One Horn.
Also as a result of the mutation, the goblins in the town became smarter and smarter, while the Magic Horn Goblins became more and more ferocious. Even after being transformed, they were quicker to use their hands than their brains, so they could only serve as soldiers and thugs in the territory, but they did fill the gap in the town.
“We are travelers from afar and will not cause any trouble.” Roger said with a simple and honest expression.
The problem was that the four of them didn’t look like good citizens from any angle, and even the brainless One-Horned Goblin wouldn’t be fooled, so he gave them a contemptuous look before letting them in.
Of course, Roger knew how unreliable his words were. Actually, he was just trying to test the other party’s bottom line.
Shockingly, he actually saw rules and restraint in the goblins.
The words that troublemakers would be handed over to the security team actually came from the mouth of a goblin. Can you believe it?
But this confirmed that these goblins were safe, at least for now.
Exchanging glances, Roger led the way into the semi-underground tavern.
“Even the Wood Elf tribes don’t have tree hollows like this, and these plants are very strange.” As a half-elf, Oak had been to Wood Elf tribes, but he had never seen such a tree hollow.
The only remaining Wood Elves in the Empire now lived in the depths of the forest in the form of tribes and were isolated from the world. Only some half-elves could find them. Oak had the privilege of visiting a Wood Elf tribe, but even there, among the so-called Children of the Forest, he had never seen such ancient trees and tree hollows. It could simply be called a miracle.
“I’m more concerned about the drinks here. I hope they also sell fine ale.” Copper Helm’s flask was completely empty the moment he saw the tavern. He sniffed and said in the manner of an old drunkard.
Roger found that this place was very different from ordinary taverns. At least he had never seen goblin bartenders in other taverns, and there were actually goblin maids here.
Thinking of something, Roger and Oak blushed slightly when they saw the Slime Maid, but they didn’t notice that Gray Cat also blushed.
By the way, girl, what did you do to the Slime Maid in the bathhouse?
“New guests, eh? Would you like to try the Great Tree Hollow Tavern’s cellar collection?” The goblin bartender took out a few bottles of craft beer. Copper Helm’s eyes widened, but the remaining sanity still made him ask about the price, and finally, he was only willing to buy one bottle.
A month of long-distance travel, although being a guard for the caravan saved a lot of expenses, the team’s savings were still not very optimistic, even Copper Helm, who loved alcohol like his life, did not dare to spend money recklessly.
Roger took out his practiced rhetoric, trying to get some free information from the goblin bartender, but the surprises came one after another.
“This is Green Shade Town. Humans and non-humans are welcome to live here. Conflict is not allowed. If you have any problems, go to the Goblin General or the Town Mayor for judgment.” The goblin bartender said as he poured drinks for the four.
Goblin General and Town Mayor, Roger remembered these two key roles.
“Also, over there is the Witch School, where many witches live. If you don’t want to be turned into a rat for potion experiments, it’s best not to approach it easily.” The goblin bartender said to them cautiously.
Hearing this, the expressions of all four of them changed at the same time. They had once taken on the task of dealing with a crazy witch, which was a very bad experience.
Oak accidentally got cursed by the witch, and it took all the team’s savings to save his life.
Not only did they work for nothing, but they also spent all their savings. Since then, the four of them had stayed away from witches.
So hearing that there were many witches living here, they couldn’t help but turn their heads and want to leave.
