I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 80 Pride and Arrogance

"This time, the slave-catching team chased the goblins for a long time and killed quite a few, gaining a clear understanding of their combat capabilities. This is the same as last time."

"The difference is that last time there were no goblins to bring us a message."

"This led the slave-hunting team last time to believe that we were native goblins, and that we were unaware of their fighting capabilities and only dared to fight them out of arrogance and a desire to defend our territory."

"Then they attacked directly, and they lost."

Li Mosi used the simplest possible vocabulary to explain things in detail.

The two disciples nodded.

He continued, "This time, goblins came and joined us."

"From the enemy's perspective, they will definitely describe what happened to them. The reason we still dare to fight under these circumstances is because we have the confidence."

"If we pretend to be weak again like last time, not only will it not embolden them, but it may also arouse suspicion."

"Remember what I said about putting in the confusing area?"

Zi'an nodded in response: "Goblin ears."

Zi Yi, a beat slow, quickly added, "And shoulder armor and the like."

"puff."

The saintess leaned back, breaking free from Li Mosi's control, and continued to interrupt.

"This shows you defeated the slave-catching team. It makes the knights not find it strange that you dared to fight. But how can you guarantee that no one will suspect anything?"

That's it.

Li Mosi withdrew her hand.

"I can't guarantee they won't notice anything amiss. But goblin ears are their spoils, so they must have some value. Just present them with other valuable items to make them feel like the battle has been very rewarding."

"Remember, like the previous slave-hunting team, they had become arrogant because of their consecutive victories, and that was the main reason for their defeat."

Although in reality there is no rule-based fantasy like "an arrogant army will surely be defeated, a defeated army will surely be miserable, a miserable army will surely be victorious, and a victorious army will surely be arrogant"—a cycle of fate.

But once people get carried away, their actions will inevitably become distorted.

Not to mention, Li Mosi clearly remembered the character of nobles from the original owner's memories.

Just to give you an example, they actually think that making commoners kneel down and kiss their feet is a favor!

The kind where you take off your shoes!

It's important to know that these nobles undergo armed training almost every day!

Fortunately, the original owner was inconspicuous and had never experienced such a "gift".

Otherwise, the lungs might get infected with fungus.

"What's wrong with pride? Aren't you proud of your family?"

The saintess leaned forward slightly in excitement, clearly having a different opinion.

Li Moss never expected that he could seize the opportunity to use the fact that he simply didn't know the local word for "arrogance."

He then pinched her mouth shut again: "My pride comes from taking on more responsibility, from being able to make more contributions, and from being able to see a bright future for myself. It doesn't come from doing whatever I want to people in a territory, constantly oppressing them for my own amusement."

"Ugh—!"

The saint had a strong desire to debate scriptures.

But Li Mosi used force, not giving her a chance.

He then looked at his two disciples: "You must remember not to be arrogant because of the victory you have just achieved. When facing a battle, don't think about what victory will bring; think about the consequences of defeat, and how to deal with it."

Ziyi and Zian nodded in unison: "We understand, Master."

"Chief, those ten trees have all been cleared away!"

A goblin climbed up the steep slope and found Ziyi, chirping as it reported the news.

Zi Yi nodded: "Then let's move the trees to the higher ground on both sides, and then we can sleep after planting ten more."

"Yes, Chief!" The goblin turned and left. "Take them to the higher ground and get ten more to sleep on!"

Twenty trees were separated to be used as logs; that was the planned quantity.

There are more than enough logs.

No matter how many there are, they can't roll any more.

By the end of the day, the most basic preparations had been completed.

However, since the enemy hasn't come, we should hurry up and make more preparations.

As night fell, Zi Yi continued to lead his men in preparations.

This time, however, the prisoners didn't cut down trees; instead, they dug pits.

After all, the trees cut down in one day are enough. Cutting down too many trees here is pointless, as they are not easy to transport back to the tribe. It is best to cut down only the amount needed.

The working goblins split into two groups: one group continued to cut branches from the tree trunks, while the other group inserted pine branches into the wooden wall.

After being decorated with them, the wooden wall gradually became like the previous tree branch shelter.

The saint didn't quite understand the point of doing this.

She looked at Li Mosi and asked, "Just by looking at them, you can tell these branches are stuck in something hard. What's the point of doing this?"

Li Mosi breathed in the fresh scent of pine trees and asked in return, "What's the point of this?"

"I don't think it's any use." The saint shook her head. "This kind of arrangement looks like something only a fool would do."

"That's right. That's exactly what I want those nobles to think."

"Huh? What's this...?"

The saintess became excited again.

But her next words were interrupted by changes in her surroundings.

A huge horde of goblins is coming from the south!

Everyone near the wooden wall noticed this.

Li Moss immediately spotted the goblin leading the pack, whose eyes were unusually large.

Zi Yi called out, "Big Eyes, you're finally awake!"

"I sleep more soundly in the tribe."

Big Eyes stepped forward.

"Chief, we've eaten and slept well. Is there anything we need to do?"

Zi Yi thought about it for a moment.

There are enough people digging the pit to rotate, and too many goblins are surrounding the wooden wall.

"Wait a minute."

He walked up to Li Mosi and asked.

"Master, is there anything else that needs to be done?"

Li Mosi looked around and thought for a moment.

The basic preparations have now been completed.

Optimization measures that can be done without tools...

He pointed to the steep slopes on either side of the fighting area: "Those protruding rocks will slow down the rolling logs. You have them clear the debris off the slopes."

"Yes, Master."

Zi Yi understood and turned to give orders to the goblins that Big Eyes had brought.

More than sixty goblins began clearing debris from the steep slope.

For so many goblins, the workload of the Limos Project is not large.

Whether it was camouflaging wooden walls or clearing steep slopes, it was all done by lunchtime.

The seven regular workers from the slave-catching team sat together again, each holding their rice bowl.

Soth, whose face was still purple, glanced around and said, "Don't you guys think they're building defensive structures?"

"Obviously."

Lacas immediately affirmed.

"This is exactly the same wooden wall as the one at our base, am I right, Captain?"

Lasso nodded, letting out a sigh of relief. "Judging from how anxious those new goblins are, they must be being chased. We might be rescued soon."

"Hey! What are you babbling about? Get to work!"

One of the overseers, seeing that time was almost up, urged them on with his javelin.

Everyone went back to work.

"We still need a lot of branches; we have to keep cutting."

"You send some goblins to build a wall on the steep slope."

"Does anyone know how to process wood? I can have them make some frames for me."

Li Mosi assigned Zi Yi a new task for the goblins.

They built shelters on the steep slope using pine branches and covered the slope with branches.

A group of goblins who knew how to process wood followed Li Moss to make a frame.

Li Mosi then led them to cut the tree trunks used as logs into ten-meter lengths and set them up on a frame behind the tree branch shelter on the steep slope.

After a series of optimizations, the power of the logs should now reach the ideal level.

Finally, the battlefield was set up.

As evening approached, Ziyi saw smoke rising from chimneys in the northeast direction.

Li Mosi also received a notification from [Leshan Shui].

But the distance between them seems to have remained unchanged?

He looked at Ziyi: "Quickly tie up the prisoners and take out the haystacks for training."