Chapter 26: Holding your nose and pouring it down your throat
Chapter 26: Holding your nose and pouring it down your throat
"In the caves up in the mountain," the old goblin replied. "I'll take you to see if there's any usable wood."
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Li Mosi opened [Happy Mountains and Rivers] and found that there were indeed some flat areas on the mountain that resembled steps.
It's normal to have caves.
He just hadn't paid attention to it before.
Li Mosi planned to go with the old goblin to take a look, and casually put the tools into his waistband.
Just then, a goblin ran out of the cave.
It ran and squeaked as it went.
"Elder! The meat is cooked!"
The old goblin said, "Lunch is ready, let's eat."
Li Mosi nodded.
Let's eat first.
He pulled the saintess along, and the group returned to the large cave.
The goblins were already waiting with their bowls; all the old goblin had to do was start distributing the food.
This time, however, the old goblin looked at Zi Yi.
"Ziyi, you'll be in charge from now on."
Zi Yi glanced at the old goblin, then at Li Mosi, and finally nodded: "Alright, Elder."
He walked to the bucket.
"what?"
"Wow!"
A surprised sound came from the goblins, but this did not affect Zi Yi's actions.
No one stood up to object.
Even the strong goblin at the very front of the line didn't make a move.
Zi Yi picked up the food scoop, scooped out the food, and poured it into the four bowls beside him—two iron and two ceramic—before filling the strong goblin's bowl with food.
"Thank you, Chief."
After the strong goblin finished speaking, he turned and left.
The second one is the old one-eyed man...
Soon, all the goblins received their share of food.
Li Mosi, Zi Yi, and the old goblin also started eating.
After taking a sip of the broth, Li Mosi felt her mind clear up a bit.
He looked at the old goblin and asked, "Do you have any more logging tools?"
"Yes." The old goblin nodded. "What does Master intend to do?"
"I mentioned four advantages before," Li Moss helped him recall, "and so far we've only used the new weapon as an example."
"Ah, I remember," Zi Yi recalled. "And—the enemy has been exposed but we are concealed; we outnumber them; we have a better understanding of the surrounding area."
What enemy?
Which group has more people?
The saintess listened to their conversation from the side, feeling puzzled.
When she was handed back to Li Moss, they had just finished their discussion and turned the topic to the new weapon.
Therefore, she still doesn't know what happened.
The old goblin asked, somewhat puzzled, "Aren't those new weapons enough?"
In his view, as long as the goblins all took up their slings, even if they only took up their slings, the humans wouldn't have much fighting power when they were bombarded with stones.
Li Moss shook his head.
He analyzed, "We don't yet know their full strength, nor are we sure where the other teams are, so it's best to make more preparations in advance."
After saying that, Li Mosi opened [Leshanshui] again and glanced at the topographic map, pointing to the northwest.
He asked, "There's a road connecting this mountain and that mountain over there, right?"
Ziyi was thinking.
"Yes, we came from there a few years ago."
The old goblin spoke up.
"There's a large cave on that road, but the road is steep on both sides, and large rocks roll down in the spring. So no one lives there."
But this is good news for Li Moss.
He said, "We don't need to live there; we can build a fake outpost there."
Zi Yi continued, "Even if we can't win in one go, they won't find us here!"
Li Mosi nodded: "And if both sides are steep slopes, the goblins can cut down some trees in advance and place them there. When the enemy rushes over, they can roll the tree trunks down."
With this terrain, why not set up some log traps?
That would be a complete waste.
"Hmm?"
The saintess's eyes widened in surprise.
No, who are we going to fight?
Is that too cautious?
This is already at the height of the fiercest siege battle!
Li Mosi glanced at the saintess with wide eyes, then turned her head back.
Zi Yi said, "Then I'll have them go and cut down the trees first."
Li Mosi glanced at the dot on the map; the dot was still circling in the depression.
"Go ahead." He agreed to Ziyi's suggestion, then added, "I'll see how many weapons you can make with your wood first, and then decide how to assemble the team."
The old goblin thought there was no problem: "I'm counting on you, Master."
Li Mosi nodded and continued eating with her head down.
He finished eating in a few bites, then reached out and untied the vine from the saintess's mouth, picking up the last bowl to feed her.
"Wait, wait, wait!"
The saintess quickly spoke up.
"I wasn't saying anything, so why are you still covering my mouth?"
Li Mosi did not answer, but took out a hollow vine from the pocket of her apron.
The saintess quickly shouted, "I'll drink it myself! I'll drink it myself! If you keep poking that in my mouth, I'll go on a hunger strike!"
She's not that weak now, she can definitely do it.
Li Mosi stopped what she was doing and looked up at her.
"Alright."
If the saintess can eat by herself, it will save him from constantly nagging at that vine.
Li Mosi brought the bowl close to the saint's lips.
As the earthenware bowl drew closer, the pungent smell of adult wild boar meat wafted straight into the saint's nostrils.
She frowned subconsciously.
But the thought of the vines being pushed down her throat made her hold back.
"It's just a bowl of meat soup."
"You'll definitely be able to drink it!"
The saint tried to take a deep breath to calm herself down.
"Ugh~"
She failed.
She was about to breathe when her nasal cavity was filled with a fishy, pungent smell, which she couldn't stand at all!
The saintess frowned, tilted her head back, and said, "This smell is too awful; I can't stand it."
Li Mosi was not unable to understand.
If he hadn't inherited the original owner's life experiences, he probably wouldn't have been able to stand it either.
But there's no time for the saintess to adapt right now.
He pinched the saintess's nose: "Hold your breath and drink it. If you drink it quickly, you won't be able to smell it anymore."
The saintess nodded her head twice quickly.
Li Mosi picked up the bowl and began to pour the contents.
"Coo~coo~coo~"
In no time at all, he poured all the broth into it.
"Hiccup—vomit."
As she burped, the saintess felt a fishy, foul smell rising from her stomach again.
I instinctively felt like vomiting.
But Li Mosi pinched her mouth shut, not giving her the chance.
When she was first grabbed, the saintess's body was still twisting violently, and her face was flushed red.
It took about ten seconds for him to recover.
Li Mosi loosened her grip.
"Your... mmm!"
Just as the saintess was about to ask Li Mosi where he learned to make tools, he stuffed his mouth with vines.
Although the saintess no longer seems to be breathing, the enemy is currently conducting a thorough search nearby. What if she suddenly makes a sound and attracts their attention?
Li Mosi has always been a cautious person.
We can only make things difficult for the Holy Maiden for now.
After he finished doing all that, the old goblin and Ziyi came back in through the cave entrance.
They were carrying six iron axes.
The axe was slightly rusty, and the handle was somewhat blackened.
Zi Yi made a series of noises at the goblins who had finished eating, and all the goblins gathered together, formed a small team, took the iron axe from its hand, and left the cave.
The goblins in the cave quickly came out, and the old goblin looked at Li Moss.
"Master, shall I take you to see the timber now?"
Li Mosi nodded.
"Walk."
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