Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
The third hour since the game officially began.
As Da Sima frowned and ate a piece of purple meat covered in mushrooms, a faint golden light emanated from him. He had reached level 10 and successfully entered adulthood. It was only necessary to eat meat to level up in the early stages; goblins with Troll Bloodline were truly formidable. The only thing Da Sima found difficult to tolerate was that the Goblin Tribe’s lair was filled with rotten meat. In three hours, he had searched the entire tribe and couldn’t find a single piece of fresh meat, not even enough to feed the goblin cubs, as all of it was spoiled.
Three hours ago, he had risked his life to eat a dead mouse. He unexpectedly found the taste quite good. The plague on the dead mouse was filtered out by the goblin’s special physique. The stench from the dead mouse, initially unpleasant, became oddly akin to fermented tofu after smelling it a few times. After that, Da Sima became unstoppable.
At this moment, all the adult goblins in the tribe were out fighting, as a group of Adventurers seemed to have arrived at their cave. Seizing this opportunity, Da Sima ate all the edible meat in the Goblin Tribe. He accepted anything from dead rats to dead bats and half-rotten meat without complaint. This resulted in many newborn goblins being unable to find food, only able to cry out “wa la la” with their mouths wide open. Whether the cubs starved or not was of no consequence to Da Sima. He had no intention of being an ordinary goblin! He was the man who would become the Goblin King. Every sacrifice made at this moment was a stepping stone on his path to kingship.
At this point, Da Sima had found a weapon: a wooden stick embedded with rusty nails.
[Tetanus Stick (Blue)]
“A blue-grade equipment!” Da Sima examined the stick in his hand, a hint of surprise in his eyes. For a goblin who started by scavenging garbage, this Tetanus Stick was quite a good weapon in the goblin’s lair. Looking at the nail, he saw remnants of rotten meat, clearly indicating the stick had seen extensive use.
Unexpectedly obtaining a superior weapon, Da Sima couldn’t help but show off in his live stream. “Brothers, look at this stick in my hand. I’m sure this is a divine artifact for early game clearing. Do any of you have such incredible luck!”
[Awesome, awesome!]
[66666, congratulations, brother, on obtaining the early game clearing divine artifact – a firewood stick!]
[Streamer, are you selling the stick in your hand? I’ll offer five copper coins generously sponsored by the King of Winter!]
Da Sima shook his head speechlessly, dismissing the mockery from the viewers in the live stream. “The equipment in this game is very difficult to obtain, especially for us with monster races as our starting species. Finding equipment is extremely difficult. Don’t believe me? Ask some of the brothers in the live stream who are also goblins!”
[The streamer is right. I am also a goblin now, but I don’t have any equipment, not even pants…]
[I’m a Slime, brothers, I don’t have hands!]
“Therefore, brothers, we must eat one step at a time!”
Just then, weak shouts came from the various caves where goblin cubs were being produced. “Is that Da Sima? Damn it!” “Streamer, you ate everything, what are we supposed to eat?” “Big brother, big brother, please give us some food!” “Yeah, we’ll starve to death if we don’t get any more food!”
Da Sima followed the sounds and was pleasantly surprised to discover that five more players had spawned in his Goblin Tribe that day. He quickly found some food for these unfortunate goblin players. Although it wasn’t meat, it was enough to sustain them and keep them alive.
“Brothers, why don’t you follow me? I guarantee you’ll feast like kings!” After the five goblin players ate their fill, Da Sima immediately invited them to join him. The goblin players, seeing Da Sima, felt like they had found their group. Coupled with Da Sima being a robust adult Troll-Goblin with great prospects, they were very happy to join Da Sima’s team.
Half an hour later, Da Sima, leading five skinny goblin players, swaggered out of the goblin lair through the back route. Seeing the number of viewers in his live stream rapidly increasing, with many sending virtual gifts, Da Sima felt as if he had returned to his peak. He couldn’t help but feel a surge of heroism. He stepped on a stone outside the goblin cave and sighed to the sky, “Brothers, the first step on the path to becoming the Goblin King has begun, starting with these five little brothers~”
The bullet comments in the live stream rippled again.
[Hilarious, level 10 Da Sima is going to challenge the level 18 Goblin King~]
[Streamer, weren’t you going to challenge the Goblin King? Why did you come out through the back door?]
[You guys don’t understand. The streamer plans to develop outside and then make a surprise return~]
Da Sima noticed this comment. He tossed the fine-grade Tetanus Stick in his hand, and a mysterious smile curled on his ferocious and ugly lips. “This brother is absolutely right, but there are some details. In short, I will become the Goblin King. You just need to keep watching!”
…
After walking in the forest in fear for over an hour, Da Sima and the five players finally arrived at a clearing in the forest where they could see the sky. He instructed the hungry goblin players to move freely but not to wander far. Then, in front of all his live stream viewers, he sent a private message to a very powerful player, one that surprised everyone.
[Brother Frog, are you there? Your little brother is coming to join you!]
The player Da Sima messaged was none other than [Scheming Frog], one of the player representatives.
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Most City.
Scheming Frog, who had just finished bathing, suddenly froze. A private message popped up on his information system. The sender’s name was straightforward: [Da Jin Lun]. He knew this person. This was his friend from reality, a streamer on a certain platform. Before the game Cain Continent was released, he was a major streamer, but after Cain Continent launched, he couldn’t keep up because he didn’t get into the beta. His traffic was basically snatched by streamers who got into the Cain Continent test.
The open beta had just started today. He had intended to ask Da Sima later what profession he had chosen, but it seemed the latter had already created a character. However, looking at the green-skinned, ugly avatar… Scheming Frog frowned. Had Da Sima gotten unlucky and randomly chosen a goblin?
[You’re in the game?] he replied.
[What’s with the avatar? Did you upload it yourself, or is it the initial race’s default?]
Meanwhile, in the forest clearing. Seeing Scheming Frog reply instantly, Da Sima’s heart relaxed. He had boasted today that he would seize the position of Goblin King within a day. If he failed to live up to his boast, wouldn’t he be ridiculed? With Scheming Frog’s help, he could basically guarantee success.
[Of course, it’s the initial race’s default…] Da Sima said somewhat sheepishly. [My luck this time was bad, and I randomly chose a goblin on the last chance. But it has Troll Bloodline, so it should be pretty good. Isn’t that why I’m coming to join you right away?]
Scheming Frog couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the news. A goblin joining him, how should he arrange that? Although the Wintery Empire welcomed any race, goblins had a notoriously bad reputation. Moreover, their strength was also poor. Da Sima wouldn’t be able to survive in the Human Empire. The other party seemed to know this as well, sending another message before he could reply:
[I don’t plan to enter the Human Empire. I just want to develop outside. I see the map shows it’s not far from your Most City. There’s a large Goblin Tribe here. The Goblin King is preparing to lead thousands of Elites to attack a nearby small town. I was thinking we could team up to take down that Goblin King, and then I’ll become the Goblin King and rule the surrounding monster forces~]
Scheming Frog blinked. This plan was truly perfect for both of them. To be honest, ever since he became the Lord of Most City, the pressure on him had been immense, especially concerning the frequent harassment of villages and towns by monsters. He couldn’t allocate too many elite troops to those areas. With so many cities and towns in the Most Territory, his small number of elites was insufficient. However, every time he led his troops to suppress them, the monsters had already finished their plundering and fled. The situation had become even more frequent as winter approached. Among them, goblins were a particular nuisance.
“Send me the coordinates!” Hearing this, Da Sima’s heart leaped with joy, and he immediately sent the coordinates. Scheming Frog glanced at the coordinates and then located them on his map. He discovered that these coordinates matched the Goblin Tribe that had previously robbed the town. He immediately knew which large Goblin Tribe it was – the one ruled by a cunning goblin named “Short Ear”! This was truly a case of a pillow arriving when he was sleepy. He had been looking for Short Ear’s location.
“Da Sima, find a location far from that Goblin Tribe, where you won’t be easily discovered. I’ll bring the Most City Griffin Legion over immediately. Be careful not to alert them! Your Goblin Tribe has already caused great losses to my Most Territory. Don’t let him escape!”
Upon hearing that Scheming Frog was bringing his troops over immediately, Da Sima’s eyes narrowed with joy. He quickly sent a safe coordinate. The viewers in the live stream were stunned.
[Awesome, awesome!]
[I thought the streamer wanting to become Goblin King was a joke, but it turns out I was the fool!]
[You’ve been hiding your talents, streamer! You actually know Scheming Frog?]
[Streamer, Scheming Frog is now the Lord of Most City. What Goblin King are you still aiming for? Just stick to Scheming Frog’s coattails~]
Stick to his coattails? Da Sima scoffed. He needed to cling to coattails, but not by hanging on forever. He wanted to forge his own path in this vast forest! Since he was a monster, he should act like one. He ultimately wasn’t suited to stay within human society.
