Goblin Simulation: Building a Dark Empire-Chapter 151 – Throne Tribe Fortressification

Li Meng looked southward with a slight lift of his head.

"Do we really have to withdraw the southern tribes?"

A trace of reluctance flashed in Li Meng's eyes.

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Withdrawing the southern tribes was to avoid fighting on two fronts.

This would effectively delay the war with the Ratmen tribe.

But deep down, Li Meng was unwilling to pull back the southern tribes.

It had been hard enough to establish a foothold in the south.

If they withdrew now, it wouldn't be easy to return in the future.

Once the Goblins retreated, the Ratmen would surely expand northward.

By then, both sides would be locked in a prolonged tug-of-war in the Goblin Forest.

Neither side could easily locate the other's main base.

Even if they captured the main base, it would be difficult to completely eliminate the opponent.

Li Meng didn't aspire to annihilate the Ratmen tribe.

He wanted to engage them in a decisive battle.

To destroy their living forces so that the Ratmen wouldn't dare to invade again in the short term.

"Then let's go all out with the troops!"

Li Meng grinned fiercely and stood up.

Once the tribute from the Black Mountain tribe arrived,

The presence of three thousand female Lizardmen would make it possible for the tribe to rapidly expand its forces.

In just half a year, they could amass 70,000 to 100,000 Goblins.

"It seems there's no time to waste!"

Li Meng strode towards the depths of the northern forest.

In the following days, the throne tribe was bustling with activity.

As more and more Goblins arrived at the throne tribe,

A new round of expansion projects began.

On the first day, nearly a thousand Goblins were chopping down trees around the throne tribe.

By the third day, the number had increased to two thousand.

By the fifth day, it had risen to five thousand.

Half a month later, the number of Goblins reached ten thousand.

The forest around the throne tribe was a hive of activity.

The forest was disappearing at a visibly rapid pace.

The sound of chopping wood echoed around the clock.

Goblins would sleep when tired, eat when hungry.

Once full, they continued their work.

Li Meng was also busy, trying every possible way to increase equipment production in the Iron Cave.

It was another new day, in the afternoon.

On the underground riverbank of the Iron Cave.

The cave was bustling with noise.

The clanging of ironwork was incessant.

Looking towards the underground river, countless water-powered bellows stretched as far as the eye could see.

Each water-powered bellow was connected to a blast furnace.

The towering blast furnaces, nearly ten meters high, emitted astonishing heat.

A spiral staircase led to the top, just like the water-powered bellows, extending endlessly.

Nearly three thousand Goblins were laboring in the cave.

Their figures were everywhere.

Some were forging iron, others were running around the blast furnaces.

Beside each blast furnace was a square pond.

Molten pig iron from the blast furnace would flow into the pond.

After rapid stirring and decarburization, steel could be obtained.

The key to low-carbon steel and high-carbon steel lay in the stirring time.

To achieve the most precise timing,

Li Meng experimented for several months before finding a method.

The wooden sticks used by the Goblins to stir the molten pig iron were made from specially selected wood.

Each time they stirred a few rounds, a section would burn away.

The number of burned sections was used to precisely gauge the time.

"Prioritize making weapons and arrowheads, armor can wait."

Li Meng wiped the sweat from his cheek and walked towards the cave entrance.

"Boss, don't worry, everything's fine."

Gobu Ge, following behind the boss, had a fawning expression.

"And make sure to stockpile plenty of arrowheads, the more the better."

With a war imminent, military supplies were of utmost importance.

Having troops without weapons was useless.

Goblins were simply too weak.

Without quality weapons, no matter how many there were, it wouldn't make a difference.

"Boss, are we going to war?"

From the boss's words, Gobu Ge could sense it.

Ever since learning to smelt iron, it seemed to have become much smarter.

Things that were hard to remember before were now easily recalled.

"Yes, we're going to war!"

After consuming the ghost beastman, Gobu Ge had undergone significant changes.

Not only had it evolved into a Goblin Soldier,

It was just a step away from becoming a Goblin Warrior.

Its once small and thin frame had grown into a large build.

Its height was nearing 2.4 meters.

"Benben, come back with me, you're not needed here!"

For over a month, Benben had been helping Gobu Ge with odd jobs in the Iron Cave.

Following behind the two, Benben looked down at the helmet in its hand.

"Boss, I want to go to the mountains!"

Emerging from the cave entrance, Li Meng was bathed in the scorching sunlight.

Li Meng turned to look at Benben behind him.

"Will it be dangerous?"

Benben shook its large head and put on the helmet.

It patted its chest armor with its massive hand.

"Boss, I'm strong!"

Li Meng grinned and waved his hand.

"Then go, remember what I told you."

"Remember, if you can't win, run; if you're tired, run; if you're out of magic, run!"

Li Meng nodded in satisfaction.

"Come back soon!"

Benben hefted its massive spiked club onto its shoulder.

It turned and strode into the forest.

There were mountains to the north, where Benben's little followers were found among the peaks.

Watching Benben's towering figure disappear into the depths of the forest, Li Meng remained silent.

Who knew when Benben would return from this journey.

Only when Benben's large figure vanished into the forest depths did Li Meng look away.

At the cave entrance, Gobu Ge also watched the boss leave.

Only when the boss's figure disappeared into the forest depths did it turn back into the Iron Cave.

As the boss of the Iron Cave, it couldn't leave for a moment.

Otherwise, the underlings would slack off.

It had to keep an eye on them, or it wouldn't be able to complete the tasks assigned by the boss.

Time passed quickly, and before long, more than half a month had gone by.

After walking through the forest for a short while, Li Meng heard the noise ahead.

"It's the boss!"

"Boss, boss!"

Before long, Li Meng saw the Goblins panting as they chopped down trees in the forest.

The boss's arrival excited the Goblins immensely.

They looked at the boss's towering figure with a mix of fanaticism and fear.

Li Meng grinned and waved his large hand.

"Keep working hard, boys. In the future, the boss will let you feast on the Pigmen tribe!"

The boss's words made the Goblins in the forest cheer excitedly.

Pigmen meat was delicious.

Even oilier than Forest Boar.

One bite and your mouth was full of oil.

Although many Goblins hadn't tasted Pigmen meat,

They had heard other Goblins who had eaten it talk about it.

The Goblins panted happily as they worked.

Drool almost dripped from their mouths.

Li Meng leisurely continued walking towards the direction of the tribe.

When Li Meng returned to the throne tribe, half an hour had already passed.

On the way, Li Meng climbed the wooden wall to watch the logging project outside for a while.

The initial phase wasn't much to see.

It was simply about cutting down all the trees in the designated area.

The second phase involved using the felled trees to build a wooden wall.

Once the wooden wall stood on the outermost perimeter,

Construction of various internal buildings would begin.

"Goblin!"

Li Meng had just stepped into the entrance of the throne cave.

Inside, he heard the resentful voice of the Dark Elf.

Looking into the wooden house, the Dark Elf was no longer hanging.

She was tied to the bed, in a cruciform position.

Her belly was round and full, not far from giving birth.

Facing the Dark Elf's hostile gaze, Li Meng grinned.