Chapter 8

"Trusting a goblin merchant is like handing over your life savings directly," this saying has long been a well-known proverb on the Dota continent. Golong certainly didn’t want to become the fool in some story.

No matter what, Tarkin Shilman seemed to value his relationship with Golong, a rare breed, as he was the only link to the ogres, whose treasures rivaled those of dragons. Although the goods brought by the goblin merchant were not cheap and of the best quality, they still had a basic sense of integrity, and the items he brought were at least common goods on the market. Especially in terms of spices, which Golong cared about the most, there were indeed some rare and fine items.

At least, most of the time...

"This time, the chili... is not from Sisibi Island." Golong spat out the chewed chili residue from his mouth, looking dissatisfied. "Didn’t I say I only want the 'Spicy Girl' from Sisibi Island?" For other goods, as long as they were usable, it was fine, but Golong was very picky about seasonings, after all, he had the professional dignity of an "ogre chef."

Seeing the displeasure on Golong’s face, the goblin merchant immediately panicked. This was not just a matter of life and death, but also the risk of offending his biggest trade client.

"No, no, no, no, no... my best friend, by the gold, I swear, I absolutely did not intend to trick you with the red chilies from the Sphenbab estate. It’s really because Sisibi Island was recently attacked by a ghost ship, and there are no more merchant ships going there. The Sisibi Island chilies are completely out of stock on the market~~~!"

"Ghost ship? Is it the legendary ghost pirate ship 'Rainbow Bird' that has existed for hundreds of years? Tell me the details quickly!" Golong’s interest in stories was instantly piqued, and he forgot about the chili issue. He grabbed the goblin merchant, who was only as tall as his calf, and shook him. However, it seemed he wouldn’t be enjoying the story today.

A large hand reached out from beside Golong, and with just two fingers, it pinched the goblin merchant’s head and lifted him up, just like a person would pick up a grape.

"Let me go! Let me go! You rude blue fatty, Golong! Golong, my friend, save me! For the sake of our friendship, for the sake of the gold’s glow, I’m willing to reduce the price of the chilies by half a percent, no, by 0.3 percent. Just let this fool put me down! By the gold, my head is about to explode~~~!"

Golong smiled bitterly, knowing he wouldn’t be able to hear the story today. The "blue fatty" who suddenly appeared was none other than one of the three leaders of the Black Hand tribe, the one-eyed ogre Mogal the Great.

"Ha ha ha ha ha... He’s here, ask him, sticks, hammers, iron sheets, clothes, did he bring them, Golong, ask him quickly!"

Looking at the tribal leader who could only laugh foolishly and couldn’t even speak clearly, Golong sighed and freed the goblin merchant, whose head was already deforming, from Mogal’s friendly greeting. He then asked, "Our great leader of the Black Hand tribe, Mogal the Great, wants to ask you, have you managed to get the extra-large weapons and armor that ogres can use, which we ordered from you last time?"

"This... this..." The goblin merchant’s hands began to rub together, his eyes darting around, and his face showed difficulty. The anger from a moment ago had already disappeared, and it was clear he hadn’t obtained the items commissioned by Golong and Mogal the Great, the most essential things for a warrior race... weapons and armor.

Ogres can be considered one of the best warrior races on the Dota continent in terms of innate conditions. They are strong, resilient, and fearless. As long as they are well-fed and well-rested, they can become top-notch killing machines without deliberate training... Ogres have countless advantages, but in reality, they are not invincible. Ignoring the factor of intelligence, the main reason is equipment... Ogres are also the worst-equipped warrior race on the entire continent, and there is no other.

Take the minotaurs, whose physical conditions are similar to those of ogres, as an example. As the most skilled race in land cultivation on the Dota continent, minotaurs are also famous for their strength and size. Once their berserk nature is triggered, minotaur warriors carrying totem poles can become red-eyed war machines that crush everything in their path. However, it’s worth noting that the reputation of minotaurs is hundreds or thousands of times better than that of the raiding ogres. They are a typical example of "if you don’t offend me, I won’t offend you." Although they are not skilled in metal forging, they can exchange large amounts of high-quality equipment for crops from merchants. Merchants like doing business with minotaurs because it is both profitable and safe.

Minotaur warriors are also the most popular heavy infantry on the continent. They are not only incredibly strong but also brave and fearless, and can be found in both the regular armies of the tribes and the human mercenaries. If it weren’t for their natural aversion to fighting, the minotaurs would have long become a race of professional warriors. Recently, the minotaur tribe successfully joined the Red Wasteland Tribal Alliance, becoming one of its core races.

As for the ogres... due to their terrible reputation and even worse diet, almost all races and countries have explicitly banned the sale of any weapons and equipment to ogres, a crime even more serious than selling hallucinogens. Moreover, due to their size difference, most of the weapons and equipment the ogres raid are unusable. The weapons are as small as toothpicks, and the armor can’t even be worn. Therefore, most ogre warriors can only bind some iron pot armor and shields to their vital areas as armor, and nail some iron spikes and large iron nails to hard wooden sticks as weapons, which are as chilling as they sound. Despite having wealth comparable to dragon hoards, the ogres cannot convert it into real power.

After Golong and the goblin merchant Tarkin Shilman became familiar with each other, he thought of using him to get some real weapons and equipment for the Black Hand ogres. Golong, after all, is a part of the Black Hand tribe and naturally wants his tribe to become stronger. More importantly, Hakuriri’s birthday is coming up, and from the stories, Golong knows that this day is very important for children, so he wants to get a decent set of weapons and equipment as a birthday gift for his loved ones. Of course, the most important thing is that if he can make Mogal the Great happy, no one will dare to disturb him while he listens to stories about "food"...

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