Chapter 53 - The Fox Tribe Targeted by Kobolds!
“There are so many of them!”
In the town on Richard’s territory, many people came out to see the Minotaurs.
Now, the young and middle-aged people in his territory were all on the construction site. Most of the people in the town were elderly and children.
Seeing him recruit so many Minotaurs at once, many elders were genuinely worried about Richard, “Every Minotaur can eat a lot of food. Won’t the Lord be overwhelmed by this Barbaric Stone tribe?”
The children, on the other hand, didn’t think much about it and just found it amusing.
Soon, these Minotaurs arrived at the tent area prepared for them by Richard.
The first thing he arranged for these Minotaur was… baths!
Many demi-humans don’t like to be clean. Some female demi-humans are okay, but many male ones are sloppy.
Of course, it also depends on the type of demi-human. Like Dorothy, the fox-girl, and Richard’s two cat-girls, they are all quite clean.
As for the Minotaurs… let’s just say they’re in the middle!
So, Richard sent them all to take baths. He built many bathing rooms for them, separated by gender.
Moreover, Richard also custom-made a batch of clothes for these Minotaurs, clothes that could be adjusted in size.
Just as they were feeling good after taking a bath, Richard gave them chicken legs and clothes. Each Minotaur was moved to tears.
They all felt that Richard was the best Lord in the world!
By the time these Minotaurs finished bathing, it was already dark.
After traveling for several days, they were all exhausted. After returning to their tents, they fell into a deep sleep.
…
The next day, Richard counted the number of Minotaurs.
There were a total of 90 of them, with about forty in their prime.
Regardless of gender, Minotaurs are quite strong. Some female tribe members are also very strong and willing to fight.
In the end, Richard distributed 40 double-sided axes and shields, arming 40 Minotaurs.
As for the others, except for a dozen who were too old, many Minotaurs were willing to work on the construction site. Even some young ones wanted to work there.
These young Minotaurs, as long as they were over ten years old, were no weaker than adults.
Of course, Richard didn’t allow the ones who were too young.
‘I could design some armor for them.’ Richard thought.
Armor is available on the online marketplace, but the price is high. Richard didn’t buy armor last month because of this.
Now that he has more money on hand, he can consider equipping the Minotaurs with armor.
The armed Minotaurs’ main task every day is still to go to the construction site.
Although they are missing a large number of people, in the past few days, with the joint efforts of hundreds of people, the heightening of the city wall has been completed.
The Minotaurs’ task has now become transporting stones, cement, and mortar.
They move quite quickly, and after some heavy lifting by them, the progress of the entire project has greatly accelerated.
When the Fox Tribe arrives, the progress will be even faster.
…
“Dorothy, something’s not right.”
In a dense forest, a fox woman said to Dorothy.
Not all fox women are as beautiful as Dorothy; just like humans, beautiful women are a minority.
But the fox woman talking to Dorothy was quite cute.
Dorothy said, “Cassia, did you smell it too? The scent of Kobolds.”
Cassia nodded and said, “Yes, the Kobolds probably noticed our movements.”
Dorothy instructed, “Go tell Mother and tell everyone to speed up.”
“Okay!”
Cassia dived towards the main force.
Dorothy then hid in the trees, sniffed the flowing wind with her nose, and then looked in a certain direction.
‘It should be over there.’ Dorothy thought.
She carefully left the tree, then took out a powder and sprayed it on herself. This powder was made from a plant and could cover up her scent.
Kobolds have very sensitive noses.
Then, holding the short sword given to her by Richard, Dorothy leaped in that direction.
In no time, she had stealthily entered another dense forest.
Once she was inside, Dorothy quickly hid.
Because she discovered that beneath the trees, many kobolds were lurking there, their eyes gleaming with a faint light as they watched the advancing Fox Tribe army!