Chapter 163: Expansion Plans (2/2)
She was currently alone at the moment so Albert walked in after placing a single knock on the door. This has been the office she and Liz had used while translating the magic runes they could not read in their attempt to fix the defense mechanism in the castle.
It was a shame they didn't have anyone that specialize in those types of work as their labor force was very lacking. ”Hey Erin, How are you faring?”
Erin raised her head from the book she was reading and looked at Albert before speaking. ”Fine, I guess. Liz and Rain already left so I'm just passing the time by studying the advanced runes we copied from the walls.”
”They left so soon. Hmm, I see.”
”Is something wrong?”
”No, not at all. I only came because I need your help with something.”
”Really. You haven't asked for my help since we came here.” Her eyes seemed to sparkle for a moment but soon returned to her usual lazy stare.
”Is that so. I suppose I haven't been doing much to be honest. There aren't that many people to manage so I didn't need your help for those.”
”Hmm okay. Why do you need my help now then?”
”Oh right. I need to set up a connection with the kobolds at the grayad plains.” While the kobolds were excellent at making traps, construction was not their forte as they could not build any suitable structure for other races to live in due to their status and lack of any advancements in their culture over the years.
”I need to be able to communicate with them while keeping an eye on their work. I just want them to clear out an area to for the town and set up the tents before the Raven settlement arrived.”
The Raven settlement was the only settlement of Hobgoblins in the Darknar region. Hobgoblin were goblins that had evolved to look similar to humans and demons over the years. Having a normal height of around 5-6 feet and pale green skin tone.
While they are more intelligent than other races of goblins and their usual training had given them proficiency with a multitude of weapons and armor. They were still amongst the weakest race of demi-humans in the demon continent.
Albert had previously traded with them several times back when he was the captain of the guards in the Red ogre settlement. The hobgoblins had high military standards that were based on their intellect and strategies more than their strength but their true worth shined in their farms and construction.
Their high intelligence had enabled them to experiment with the soil over the years and are now able to farm more easily farm in any area of the demon continent. Albert had traded weapons and armors they had gotten from Berlin for vegetables and other consumables the Hobgoblins had produced themselves.
The two settlements had a good relationship with each other and when they had sent a representative here seeking to become Lord Ty's vassals after investigations were conducted on what happened to the Red ogre settlement. He had a more favorable opinion of them.
According to the representative, the current darknar region was even more dangerous than before as monsters stronger than the ones they usually encountered were sprouting everywhere. The was a level of chaos in the region right now as the monsters were more violent and no of the
Seems to be remaining in their natural habitat.
This was a major problem for the Raven settlement that had plagued their chief for weeks now. Due to them not being too strong, they generally could not handle enemies they could not plan for. And as such, the region had become too hostile for their survival and they had been contemplating moving all the way to one of the seven behemoth's regions as they would rather die than serve any Noble due to their undying loyalty to the demon king.
They had been unable to enter the castle without Lord Ty so although it was rude, he had to communicate with the representative via telepathy. With that, the representative had no choice but to camp outside the barrier for a while. It was fortunate that Lord Ty had returned to drop off a prisoner so Albert had informed him of the issue.
However, Lord Ty wasn't interested in allowing just anyone else into the castle so he ordered for a new settlement or town to be constructed by the north of the castle which was the grayad plains and incidentally where the fallen Darknar city had been located.
The representative was then sent back to migrate his settlement of around 1500 Hobgoblin and around a hundred Karma Oni who were essentially just lesser demons. Their migration would take around two weeks as they did not possess the magic carriage the Red ogre settlement had thanks to Albert being a former demon lord.
The kobold's job was just to clear out a large area for the town and constrict sturdy tents that would be used as temporary housing for the settlement who would be responsible for building the town with Berlin already being tasked with making the construction plans even though that was not his specialty. They would see if the Hobgoblins had any capable craftsman to work together on the final product with Berlin.
Erin nodded at Albert's words as she began setting up his request. Albert had sent only a few trolls with the kobolds so he wasn't just worried about them messing up. He wanted to keep an eye on them so if something happens he would be able to move out in time.
He took a seat at the corner of the room as he watched Erin construct and solidify a water mirror while engraving magic runes on it. Creation magic was in the realms of the gods but as a demigod, Erin could do something slightly similar albeit temporarily.
She had just created a pseudo-magic mirror that could remotely view and communicate with others within a certain range. While this item would only last a week at most, and she couldn't use the spell without consuming her lifeforce, nor could she create items she didn't understand. It was still an amazing ability and Albert couldn't help but stare in awe.