Goblin Simulation: Building a Dark Empire-Chapter 112 – Simulated Life: The Papal State

As soon as Gobu Sheng spoke, Gobu Tian quickly slid down from the tree.

"Don't, don't tell the boss. I was just getting the boys ready to shoot in case the airship spotted us. I never intended to expose ourselves, you're overthinking it!"

"What do you need to tell me?"

At that moment, Li Meng's voice suddenly echoed from the nearby forest.

A tall Goblin Warrior emerged from the depths of the forest.

Wherever he passed, the goblins were so excited they wanted to shout out loud.

But they quickly covered their mouths.

The boss had said to keep quiet in the forest.

"Boss, you're finally here!"

Gobu Tian ran towards the boss, his face full of flattery.

His tall frame bent over, making him appear much shorter.

"Boss, an airship is flying this way."

Upon hearing this, Li Meng's expression shifted slightly.

The appearance of the airship indicated that the human fleet wasn't far from here.

"Notify all goblins to hide immediately and make no sound."

The boss's order sent the higher-ranking goblins scurrying into the depths of the forest.

Soon, the forest was bustling with activity.

The boss's and the little boss's shouts echoed through the forest.

Whether working or slacking off, the goblins quickly hid themselves.

Before long, the forest fell silent again.

Li Meng didn't remain idle either, climbing a tree to observe the airship in the sky.

"Airships are really something!"

Watching the airship approaching from the distant sky, Li Meng was practically drooling.

"I'll have to capture some alchemists from the human territories in the future."

Whether or not there were alchemists in this world, Li Meng didn't know.

No matter what the creators of magical items were called, in Li Meng's eyes, they were alchemists.

After about ten minutes, the not-so-large airship flew over the ambush site in the northern forest.

On the deck of the airship, soldiers in blue armor could be seen.

One officer was even using a long telescope to observe the forest below.

"Captain, we're far from the fleet now. Shouldn't we head back?"

A soldier at the ship's rail was gazing towards the western river's end.

In that direction, the fleet was no longer visible.

"What, scared?"

His companion laughed heartily, patting him on the shoulder.

The young soldier glared at the veteran.

"I'm not scared. Lord Carlos told us not to stray too far from the fleet!"

"Captain, has the cause of the last scout ship's crash been determined?"

At this point, a soldier on the deck asked the officer at the rail.

The question made the scout ship's squad leader's expression change.

He put down the telescope, turned around, and waved his hand.

"Return to base!"

The airship at a thousand meters above the ambush site slowly turned around to head back.

This scene was witnessed by Li Meng, hidden in the treetops.

"It seems the fleet isn't far from here!"

The appearance and return of the airship was the biggest proof.

Li Meng descended from the treetop, sliding down the tree trunk.

"Continue setting up the ambush site, speed up the progress!"

"Gobu Tian, Gobu Mo, I'm leaving this to you. Boss, I'm going to check out the human fleet!"

Gobu Tian and the other higher-ranking goblins nodded vigorously.

Without saying more, Li Meng dashed towards the riverbank.

Bursting out of the forest, Li Meng leaped into the air.

A perfect diving motion.

He plunged headfirst into the Goblin River.

Just where Li Meng entered the water, a massive shadow flashed beneath the surface.

Before coming here, Li Meng had visited the Yue Clan.

Soon, Li Meng's head emerged from the river.

His head moved swiftly across the water's surface.

Wherever he passed, a long-lasting trail appeared on the river.

Looking underwater, Li Meng was sitting on the massive back of Yue'e.

His hands tightly gripped the scales on Yue'e's northern side.

"System, start the simulated life!"

The ghost beastmen had already been driven away.

Whether the future line had changed, Li Meng couldn't be sure.

After all, the general trend was still within the circle of the future line.

[Start the simulated life]

[Out of curiosity, you ride Yue'e, braving the waves to spy on the human fleet]

[The moon is full tonight]

[You went with high hopes, but returned disappointed]

[You ambushed the human fleet]

[You fought with the Southern Sword King "Carlos"]

[The human fleet retreated in defeat, fleeing downstream in panic]

[You led the goblin army back to the tribe]

[Your victory intimidated the Yue Clan]

[Your tribe thrived and grew]

[Driven by curiosity, you went to investigate the Black Mountain tribe]

[You arrived at the Black Mountain Swamp]

[You discovered the human Papal State's Temple Knights were invading the Black Mountain tribe]

[The Black Mountain tribe was overwhelmed, besieged in their last ancestral tribe]

[In the final battle, you found the Black Mountain tribe preparing to summon the Barbarian God "Aqua"]

[Please choose one of the following options]

[1. Stop the Black Mountain tribe from summoning the Barbarian God, destroy the sacrificial disk]

[2. Do nothing, observe the situation's development]

[3. Launch a surprise attack and kill the Temple Knights' leader "Serov"]

[4. Launch a surprise attack and kill the Temple High Priest "Tawil"]

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[5. Negotiate with the Black Mountain tribe, help them repel the Papal State's Temple Knights]

"Five options?"

Li Meng patted Yue'e's back.

"Yue'e, a bit higher, I'm about to choke on water!"

Yue'e swam deeper and deeper, causing Li Meng's chin to dip into the water.

Opening his mouth would let river water flood in.

Yue'e quickly moved closer to the surface.

Only then did Li Meng's neck emerge from the water.

"No wonder the Black Mountain tribe wants to summon the Barbarian God 'Aqua'!"

Only now did Li Meng understand why the Black Mountain tribe insisted on summoning the Barbarian God "Aqua."

It turned out they were facing an invasion from the Papal State.

"Could the man and woman from the previous future lines be the Temple Knights' leader 'Serov' and the Temple High Priest 'Tawil'?"

Li Meng wasn't sure if it was those two.

After all, the previous future lines hadn't revealed the identities of that pair.

"What should I choose?"

Looking at the end of the river, Li Meng pondered.

Options one and five were both viable.

But the success rate of the fifth option wasn't high.

After all, he was just one person.

It would be very difficult for him alone to help the Black Mountain tribe repel the Temple Knights.

The possibility of success was almost zero.

Although he had some strength, Li Meng, who had died so many times in the future lines, wouldn't be blindly confident anymore.

Option two was not an option; he wouldn't do that.

If he chose to do nothing, there would be no point in going to the Black Mountain Swamp.

Options three and four were also not viable.

Killing either of the two would earn the Papal State's enmity.

Moreover, killing just one might not be enough to make the Temple Knights retreat.

Even if the Temple Knights retreated, what would he do with the Black Mountain tribe afterward?

The Barbarian God was too dangerous; Li Meng wouldn't allow the Black Mountain tribe to possess the sacrificial disk.

The final outcome would still be to oppose the Black Mountain tribe and forcibly destroy the sacrificial disk.