136-Chapter 8-12 Goblin House

It's been four days since I made the newtaniacase. Finally, a quarter of the whole is done. It seems to be progressing slowly, but according to my master, this speed is extraordinary, even though I've been taking proper breaks and training the mithril in a special way and shape. Normally, this kind of progress in ten days would be a good thing," he said.

Well, that's as it should be. I was very particular about not only the materials but also the support for the production.

First of all, the food. I collected nutritious, easy-to-eat foods, some of which I prepared myself. Some of these dishes included cooked bicorn meat and octopus, as well as snacks that could be picked up after the meal or while working, so the price tag would be quite high. However, we didn't prepare any alcoholic beverages so that it wouldn't affect the work, which apparently didn't sit well with the master.

Secondly, the medicine. I gathered mainly homemade nutritional drinks. Since this one was also made with good ingredients, the price would be something that only a nobleman would be able to afford, but since I gathered the ingredients myself, all it took was some effort.

If someone was injured, I would immediately heal them with my magic, and if they needed something urgently, Blanca or Amur would run around Seigen, and sometimes Grandpa would fly to other cities to buy it.

Since the work was done with such support, the speed of progress was something that even the master had never experienced before.

As the work on the exterior progressed, the number of jobs I had to do on my own gradually increased. Mainly, I had to combine the finished exterior and the core bones to make a single part, and then combine the finished parts to adjust the balance, but it was not easy and it was a struggle.

First of all, I had to put the bones together, but since I was mostly working alone on the bones, I had to do it all by myself. I also had to adjust the balance of the front and back legs, and I had to check the balance of the paired parts of the body and make adjustments, but each part was heavy and large, so I had to ask Blanca and Grandpa to help me with this task. Since Amur is shorter than me, the other two guys naturally took his turn.

However, the most difficult part of the work I was in charge of was undoubtedly the leg joints. There was a problem with the plastic model-like joints, so I gave up at the prototype stage. After that, we exchanged opinions with my grandfather and master, and after some twists and turns, we completed it with a joint that looks like two spheres attached together. I used the spherical articulated dolls as a reference, but since this technique does not exist in this world, I decided to call it my own original idea. Even though I used the spherical articulated dolls as a reference, I don't know much about the technique, so I just made them look like that, remembering a doll I've seen once.

I heard that I used rubber for the real thing, but I couldn't find rubber (or something like that) strong enough to support this huge body, so I decided to make two jointed spheres and wrap each one around the edge of the parts. But at this time, if the joint part is too tight, the movement is not good, on the contrary, if the joint part is too loose, it may fall out completely when I move it. So it was very difficult to adjust it not too tightly or too loosely.

The first thing I thought when I saw the four legs in progress was

'This is going to take some getting used to...'

It was. You might think it's only natural since it was rebuilt with new technology, but the type was different from the previous one, more so than the acceptable range. The old Tanikaze was made like the joints of a plastic model, so it was a little bit wobbly, but the new Tanikaze has a wider and softer range of motion in its joints, which made me feel a little bit uncomfortable. The movement itself is closer to a real horse, but to me, a horse is a tanikaze, and I'm not used to riding a real horse, so I may not be able to ride it the same way I did before.

Well, we'll worry about that stuff when we can.

I decided to put off the problem and get back to work. Then I helped master with his work, but it was soon time for dinner, so that was it for that day's work.

The apprentices were surprised to see the master interrupt his work so easily, but he said he wanted to finish the work early to rejuvenate his energy, as it would use more energy and stamina than his usual work. I'd like to think it's not because he wants to drink....

From there, it took another four days to complete all four legs. As for the masters, they finished most of the body of the model. The torso was easier to train because of its size, but the craftsman's spirit was ignited by the fact that he had more time to work on it than expected (according to the master), and it took him longer to complete it because he was so particular about the details. What he was particular about was the decoration of the armor on the abdomen, which you wouldn't see if you were standing on the ground.

The torso will be ready in a day or two, so I decided to make some adjustments to the connecting surfaces of the legs in the meantime. It wasn't too difficult, since all I had to do was to visually check the connecting surfaces and see if there was any extreme distortion. The possibility of a problem was very low since the master had been paying attention to the connecting surfaces while building the fuselage.

Why was I doing it when I knew that much?

The leg part I had been working on a little while ago was about 90% done, and the only thing left to do was combine it with the torso and check it, but there was nowhere for me to touch it since my master and his apprentices were working on it. Then there is only the head, the neck, the reins, the saddle, the tail, and the internal gimmick, but there is nothing I can do about it now since master has taken over the production of these parts.

'Temma! If you don't have anything to do, go polish up a magic core to use on this thing!

When I was wandering around, I was yelled at by my master. I had no choice, so I settled into a corner of the workshop and decided to do as my master told me and polish up the magic nucleus to be used.

The magic nucleus that we will be using this time will be added to the one we were using for Tanikaze from the beginning, as well as the bicorn, octopus and wyvern subspecies. The truth is, I wanted to add the core of the earth dragon to this as well, but there was no more room for the core, and I wanted to use the earth dragon's core for something else, so I decided not to do it this time. If I were to put a price on the new Tanikaze, that would be a price that even the royal family would hesitate to pay. I'm not going to sell it, though.

It has been three hours since I continued to refine the magic core. I think I'm almost done with the body part, so that's all the work I have to do for today. At this rate, I'll have more work to do tomorrow afternoon. I'm looking forward to it.............

Master you're a little stiff.

The master was out of control again, and he kept correcting me when the balance of the details was not satisfactory. That caused me to continue polishing the demon core that day as well. I had polished it so much that it was almost fraying on the cloth.

The next day, I was finally able to participate in the process as my master was satisfied with the results, but since he had finished revising the process just before the end of the day, I continued to polish the nucleus. The magic nuclei that I'll be using this time are so clean that they could be mistaken for jewelry, so I decided to polish some of the magic nuclei that I wasn't going to use.

Now, let's get to work this time! And on my way to the master's workshop, I was fired up.

There he is! Temma, help me!

Aguri and his friends appeared out of the blue and were kidnapped by the Tamer's Guild. They took me to a corner of the Adventurer's Guild, where Aguri and his friends always gather.

What happened? I'm busy.

I complained, a little grumpily, and Aguri, out of breath, said

I'm sorry, sir, but this is an emergency. The Sakarat brothers are trapped in the dungeon!

According to the details, the Sakarat brothers were attacked by a horde of demons while exploring their newly found twenty-level plot. And while they were running away from the pack of monsters, they were trapped to a dead end.

The reason why I got this information is that only their family member, Flame Tiger, escaped from the dungeon, and the cloth he was holding in his mouth had a message asking for help and the place he escaped from.

'What demons are attacking you?'

'A pack of goblins, but by a rough count, there are about thirty of them, mostly hobgoblins.

I heard that four or five hobgoblins would not be an enemy of the Sakarat brothers and their attendants, but with a swarm of nearly thirty, it seems that this was not the case. To begin with, the new compartment is like a goblin's nest, and if they were attacked in a near-surprise manner, it would be difficult to push them back unless you have a party of skilled people.

''All right. I'll be right over. I'm sure it'll be okay, but just let grandpa and the others know. And later, we'll have to prepare for the worst and move on, but you'll have to handle that too.

The worst-case scenario, of course, would be a situation where the Sakarat brothers are dead. In that case, we may not be able to recover the bodies and belongings of the two of them, as we will be looking at destroying the new plot. I'll leave that and notifying the bereaved families and guilds of their deaths to Aguri and the others who have known them for a long time. I'll be called in for a detailed discussion, but I thought it would be better to get the first report from the mouth of someone I know.

'We don't have to go along?'

It's easier to move with fewer people when you're dealing with a sneak attack.　

Okay.

As soon as the discussion was over and they were about to head to the dungeon, a red-headed tiger jumped out of the bag Aguri was carrying. It was the Flame Tiger of the Sakarat brothers. Apparently, Aguri was in charge of it.

'Are you following me too?'

"Gaff.

The Flame Tiger, who nodded his head as if he understood my words, came to my side.

'Temma, take him away. I know you're worried about the Lord and the others.

Frau is a smaller tiger than Shiroumaru by the looks of it, but he has toned muscles, just like a tiger. He has injuries all over his body, but he doesn't seem to have any major injuries. It is true that this won't be too late to deal with hobgoblins. It is also understandable that he escaped from the goblin swarm by himself.

For now, I had Frau get into the same bag as Slarin and the others and moved to the entrance of the dungeon. From there, we flew to the warp zone closest to the 20th level and had to call Frau again to guide us.

The closest one was one level above the destination, but Frau seemed to know the current location right away and went for the stairs leading down without hesitation. I'm sure you'll be able to find the location of the Sakarat brothers by deploying a 'search' as well, but due to the complexity of the structure in the dungeon, I couldn't find a response on a different level.

When I descended to the 20th floor, the air felt a little heavier. Apparently, the demons on this floor are upset because of the goblins. As proof of this, a few dog-faced bipedal demons the so-called kobolds attacked us as we just entered. Incidentally, there are demons called werewolves and warwolves as the top species of kobolds, but they are larger and stronger than kobolds. In terms of rank, the kobold is a D, while the werewolf is a C. However, they often work in packs and are good at coordinated hunting, so if there are four or five of them, the danger per pack increases by one.

The Kobolds had rusty knives and tattered swords that the adventurers had either discarded or dropped, but they had been kicked away by the Frau. Apparently, Frau's style of attack emphasizes speed and the power of a single blow. Perhaps because it's the same tiger, the attack was reminiscent of Blanca. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. Well, because they are too different from each other as demons, Kobold's attack never reached them, but if this was a group of hobgoblins, it would be dangerous.

''Gaff!''

After kicking off the kobold, Frau turned toward me as if she was going to go quickly and was about to move on, but I stopped Frau once and called Shiroumaru out of my bag.

"Shiroumaru, go cover the Frau. I'll protect your back.

Wahoo!

Shiroumaru chirped once and replied, then snuggled his nose up to Frau to greet her. When Frau returned the greeting, she too returned Shiroumaru's greeting and started running like she was going to go this time.

After a few minutes of running with Frau leading the way, we arrived at the entrance to the new section that the Sakarat brothers had found. This is a place I've never been to before, probably because the wall collapsed for some reason and a new passage emerged behind it.

'Frau, wait!'

I stopped Frau from hurrying to the back and took a closer look at the entrance. It seems that Frau was not happy about being stopped and was showing her fangs, but she didn't care and continued to examine the entrance.

'Looks like this was more of a goblin den than a new compartment Slarin, take care of this one.

After I did a little research and concluded that, I decided to ask Slarin to guard the place. After all, there's a side hole hidden just outside the entrance. Perhaps it was made so that the goblins could trap their prey as they entered. Although the hole was cleverly hidden, it left only a few footprints, and several goblins reacted to my 'search'. Expanding the scope of the 'search' further, there were places where dozens of goblins had gathered. At this time, it was extremely difficult to use the search, but there may be something in this area that is blocking the search.

''Over there! Let's hurry up!

Gaff!　

He pointed in the direction of the reaction, and Frau jumped out of the way with great vigor. Siloumaru followed Frau's lead. I followed behind them and placed the golem near the side hole where it was often found. So far, the goblins haven't responded, but this will greatly reduce the probability of being attacked from behind and the chance of letting the goblins escape. Well, I don't think I'll let them escape when Slarin is waiting at the entrance, but goblins are also gold these days, so the more effort I have to collect them, the better.

After passing a few side holes, we suddenly found ourselves in a large area. It's roughly the size of an entire soccer court?

"There it is! Just in time!

On the wall side of the square, there was one place where goblins were swarming. As far as I can see, there are roughly fifty to sixty goblins. In the search, there is also the reaction of the Sakarat brothers and their subordinate Mountain Turtle ahead of the goblins, and no one seems to be dead.

"Frau, Shiroumaru, do as you please. However, I'll take the biggest one.

They responded to my instructions with a bark and ran to exterminate the goblins that swarmed the Sakarat brothers. I took out my sword from my magic bag and started walking towards the big goblin that had been staring at me from earlier.

The big goblins I targeted are definitely the leader of this pack, as the results of the appraisal came out as 'Goblin King'. Generally speaking, goblins are considered to be the representative of idiots, but when they evolve and become hobgoblins, their intelligence jumps up. Well, when I say jumped up, it's about the same as a 'schoolboy'. Incidentally, it's my opinion that ordinary goblins are no more than 'kindergarteners'.

Such goblins are not the same, but if they evolve to become more than hobgoblins, it's a different story. In terms of where they evolve beyond the hob, there are warriors, mages, archers, and then generals, and finally kings (queens), and when they reach the general king class, they are generally said to be as intelligent as or more intelligent than adults. The only evolved species here are the Hob and the King, but this is probably because they swarmed in a small area, and only one of them evolved beyond the Hob and became the King.

The Goblin King, after ordering the hobgoblins around him to intercept Shiroumaru and Frau, held his weapon at the ready to face me. While the surrounding hobgoblins are roughly over one hundred and sixty centimeters tall, the Goblin King is over two meters tall. Furthermore, it had a muscular body, so it was quite powerful when facing it head on. Its rank as a demon is somewhere between B and B+, which is about the same level of danger as the Orc King I defeated in the past. The weapon in his hand is a large sword that adventurers would have used, and although it looks rusty and not sharp, it is a heavy weapon that is more than enough to handle as a blunt weapon.

The Goblin King smiled ugly, as if convinced of victory due to the difference in size of the weapon, but that smile turned into a look of astonishment a few seconds later. The Goblin King's prized weapon was flung into the ceiling by a blow from my sword.

Until now, this Goblin King might have only dealt with the goblins under his control. It's a good thing that he was able to evolve into a king with that, but it might be the result of a combination of good fortune, and it's pointless to think about it, so I cut off the Goblin King's head with the returning sword for now.

The goblins at the bottom didn't seem to expect that their absolute leader would be defeated so easily, and they stopped moving even though they were right in front of Shiroumaru and Frau who were attacking them. Then they fell into the claws and fangs of the two animals without putting up a fragile resistance.

We killed the King in a fast attack, and we got rid of the goblins without any damage, but the Sakarat brothers at the end of the herd did not. Two of them were bruised and broken, but not life-threatening. The worst of them was the Mountain Turtle, the two's consort.

The Mountain Turtle had several cracks in the large shell on its back, and in the worst part, the shell had come off, revealing the flesh inside.

'Thank you, Ten 'Aquaheel' Ma,'

The first thing I did was to cast a recovery spell on the Sakarat brothers, who were about to lower their heads. I'm not sure how much of a difference it would make if I were to see them. I continued to check on the Mountain Turtle before confirming their condition.

The Mountain Turtle was consuming a lot of energy, and its internal organs seemed to have been damaged by the repeated blows to its shell. However, it doesn't look like its internal organs are that badly damaged, so if you carefully cast a recovery spell on it, it should be able to heal completely.

First of all, he removed the chipped pieces of the carapace attached to the flesh and used 'Aqua Heal' several times from that spot towards the internal organs. Normally it would have been possible to recover it in one go, but since it was a place, it took a lot of effort to go there while watching the Mountain Turtle. However, the amount of time and effort put into it made Mountain Turtle feel better and he was about to walk away even though he hadn't closed his wounds yet. We couldn't let him walk yet, so we placed the Sakarat brothers and Frau by the Mountain Turtle and succeeded in calming him down.

The only final step was to repair the carapace, but I had no idea how to do it. The first idea that came to mind was to fix the carapace in a cast as we had done with the broken bones, but we gave it up because we didn't know what materials to use for the plaster. The next idea was to bake the shell with clay, but we were afraid of its strength and the possibility of germs, so we gave up right away. I finished.

And just as the Mountain Turtle was finishing healing, Slarin arrived with his golems. As expected, there were goblins that were trying to attack us from behind, but they were effortlessly eradicated by Slarin and the golems. I heard that they brought all of the goblin corpses with them, so I transferred them into my magic bag. There were a total of a little over forty goblins that tried to get behind me, and that alone shows that the Goblin King who defeated them had more or less understood the strategy. After Slarin's report, I carefully examined this compartment with a 'search', but there didn't seem to be any surviving goblins. Instead, I found a collection of treasures that the goblins seem to have collected at the back of this compartment.

''I'm curious, but I'd rather treat the Sakarat brothers first........................or is Slarin going to go?

The treasure was about to be put off and the healing process resumed when Slarin arrived on the back of Shiroumar. Behind him is Solomon, who is also riding on Frau's back. The Frau was not used to having things on her back and looked quite painful, but Solomon was ignoring the Frau. It seems that Frau can't go against Solomon (the dragon), who is a Frau and is a higher species than you, and doesn't try to dismount by force.

'Get off the Frau, Solomon,' he said. If you want to ride, go to Shiroumaru.

When Shiroumaru heard my words, he said, "What! He looked surprised, but when he returned to his original size, he honestly put Solomon on his back. It seems that Shiroumaru tends to forget his original size these days. In addition, Frau returned to the Sakarat brothers' side with a relieved expression on her face after being relieved of her role.

The only injury the Sakharat brothers have left is a broken bone, so all we have to do is correct the position of the bone and then apply the heel. As a precaution, I also applied the Cure and Resist to prevent any infection. We'll have to rest for a few days, but there won't be any after-effects.

The reason why this happened after we finished treating the two of them.

He said that it was a good idea. I think it was quite a rash act, but for two adventurers and blacksmiths, they thought there might be undiscovered veins of ore in the newly discovered compartment, so there might be room for sympathy. Well, when I return to the surface, Aguri and the other people involved will probably squeeze it out of me, so let's not say anything about it. I've been told that the skills of the two blacksmiths are still not up to snuff, and that even as adventurers they are a bit inferior to Ted and Light, who are a bit older.

A short time later, Slarin and his friends returned. They seemed to have discovered a variety of things, and the three of them seemed somewhat satisfied with their findings. However, it was not only treasures that they found, they also found a large number of bones that seemed to be adventurers, so they decided to collect the bones and make an offering later. However, if an amateur buries the bones that have already been laid to rest, in the worst case, the bones may become undead monsters, so they will be brought back to the ground and then left to the church. In that case, I think it would be better to just report to the guild and make suggestions, and leave the rest to them. Although there is no conflict with the church at the moment, it is said that there are some people in the church who have some kind of unique ideas. There was a church in Kukri village, but in places like Kukri, where hunters and adventurers have a voice, the indigenous beliefs tend to be more important, and the teachings of the church did not penetrate the village very well. Most importantly, the priest who was sent to Kukri village was quite an unusual person, and despite being a priest, he didn't seem to have much interest in spreading the teachings of the church. By the way, the power of the church is not very large in this world. The reason for this is that the real God, whom I know well, gives blessings and omens to people outside the church on a whim. Maybe there are more blessings for ordinary people than for people who belong to the church.

Whatever the case, once the remains are collected, there will be no reason for them to stay here. However, this goblin den seems to be of high use, so I'd like to secure it somehow. But unfortunately, this den doesn't have a warp zone, which is necessary for monopolization, so we'll need to apply some kind of trick to it. Well, I don't have the time or ideas for a trick right now, so all I have to do is seal the entrance tightly.

With that in mind, I headed to the room where Slarin and the others were guiding me to the room where the remains were being collected.