Chapter 82: Hunting Game Winners (2) (1/2)

Gnut.

Rino decided that this goblin chief should be named Gnut and was given the rank that nobody else could understand. If Erika was the Royal Secretary and Fowler was the Royal Hunting Squad Commander, the goblin chief that everyone liked and followed was now a Baron.

What is a Baron?

Gnut's transformation wasn't as impressive as Fronzo's, Erika's or Fowler's. If anything, he looked more human-like after his transformation. The evolution from a goblin chief to a goblin lord was a huge jump and took a long time.

First, the skeleton structure was stretched, and Gnut grew taller. He wasn't as tall as Fronzo now, but if Fronzo was still a teenager, they would be about the same height. Then, he filled in nicely with denser muscles and bones. The classic green goblin skin remained, and Rino wondered if that would ever change.

Like a classic warrior, the goblin chief was muscular with almost zero fat percentage. His body was built like a seasoned fighter, and Rino was amazed by just how much a person could glow up from just a name.

Goblin Lord Gnut was a powerful monster by himself. If he was still alive and had his own will, Gnut would not hesitate to terrorise villages, plunder fields and commit many other heinous crimes with his advanced intelligence, management skills and superior leadership.

However, serving under a more powerful ruler meant that his area of influence was contained to the territory he received. As a Baron, Goblin Lord Gnut had control over the internal matters and people within this village and province. That included the obnoxious Fowler that most people disliked.

What surprised Rino more was Gnut's followers, who were not given names. They did not remain as weak goblin skeletons. Everyone in the goblin clan who pledged loyalty to Gnut received some of the naming benefits as his subordinates. This had never happened before. Even Fowler transformed without his friends showing any signs of evolution. The lich thought that naming only applied to the individual and not the people around them.

The goblin shaman still remained the shaman he was. However, Rino sensed that there was an explosive increase of mana within his small body. Ok, maybe he was a little wartier in outward appearance now that he had his green skin back. His hair was white, and Rino could not tell how old the shaman was because he looked like he was over a hundred with that many wrinkles.

Looking at the subordinates, Rino found that all these goblins were now covered in green skin. That was a huge level up from the other farmhands that remained as skeletons. Even Fronzo was still a skeleton even if he grew taller. The only difference was how the farming goblins and crafters did not look any bulkier than they did before. They only looked more alive. The warriors and hunter goblins had an upgrade. They were now hobgoblins and looked like Gnut without the fancy chieftain tattoos all over their bodies. What an army! Rino was glad that he chose the right person as the Baron of this land.