Interspecies Training Manual

Having received a definite answer, Luo An stopped talking about the topic.

But considering the goblins' terrifying rate of reproduction, he still had doubts.

"Elsa, will the offspring of these two goblins, who possess your royal blood, also carry royal blood?"

Elsa shook her head and said, "Their descendants will no longer have royal blood. At most, they will reach the level of goblin shamans, and the next generation will be just ordinary goblins, without even a trace of intelligence."

Luo An seemed to be deep in thought.

That's normal. If their descendants also have royal blood, then the goblin tribe's strength is truly beyond measure.

"I have another question. When my farm was attacked by goblins before, all the attackers were male. I've never seen any ordinary female goblins, nor have I encountered any in the forest. Why is that?"

It was a rare treat to talk to a goblin, and like a curious child, he asked the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

Elsa felt that this human had far too many problems.

But since the cooperation had just begun, she wanted the other party to provide enough food, so she suppressed her impatience and attributed it to the excessive curiosity that humans are naturally prone to.

"Goblins are mostly male, with females being a very small minority in the group."

"And it is precisely because of their scarcity that from the moment they mature, their lives consist of nothing but reproduction."

"You won't see female goblins anywhere else except inside the tribe; they are protected and are the hope for the tribe's continuation."

After listening, Luo An became somewhat tense.

Pregnant, then giving birth, then pregnant again—doesn't she just become a baby-making machine?

"If you have no other questions, please go and prepare the food."

Elsa didn't want to be asked any more questions; she just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Remember, it needs to be enough for twenty people for three months, and it should be delivered as soon as possible."

This number was still a bit excessive for Luo An, and he tried to negotiate for it.

"With such a large quantity, I can't transport it all at once. I can only deliver it in batches, tentatively every five days, to ensure that your supply will not be interrupted."

There are many monsters living in the forest, but they are not easy to hunt.

To fulfill Elsa's request, we'd probably have to send a mountain of food.

"Let's make this clear: when there are only a few of you, I can provide everything for you. But once there are more people, you'll have to be responsible for your own food. I can only offer you some necessary assistance."

After a moment's thought, Elsa realized he was telling the truth.

It took her a great deal of effort to grow her tribe from a few dozen to over a hundred, and when it expanded to a thousand people, the amount of food she needed each day was staggering.

It's impossible to rely entirely on Luo An to provide it.

"Sure, as long as you can ensure a sufficient food supply and not hinder the reproduction of the tribe, just do it your way."

Seeing that she accepted, Luo An did not linger any longer and walked out of the cave with Celia.

Elsa watched the two figures until they disappeared completely before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Her complexion returned to normal almost immediately after she had been breathing weakly.

Creating Goba and Goli using royal secret techniques did consume a lot of her essence and blood, and her aura also decreased, but it was far from weakening her.

The human named Luo An didn't take advantage of her "weakness," so he could be somewhat trusted.

She drew her short blade and slashed her palm again, dripping deep red blood that floated in mid-air.

Enveloped in a mysterious ancient power, the blood beads swelled and deformed, eventually transforming into four dazzling orbs of light that fell to the ground.

As the light faded, the figures of two male and two female goblins appeared.

Like Goba and Goli before them, their eyes were filled with a bewildered clarity.

But the moment they saw Elsa, they all knelt down; it was submission and awe etched into their blood.

Get up.

The healing process of the wound on Elsa's palm had slowed considerably, and beads of sweat were forming on her forehead.

Creating six goblins in a very short time was extremely taxing, and I was really feeling weak.

But these six goblins were the foundation for her to rebuild the tribe.

When she first established her tribe, she started with just six goblins.

"You have only one task: to diligently reproduce and multiply!"

Elsa looked at the six goblins and gave her first order.

"Let's begin!"

......

After leaving the cave, everything she had heard inside was still swirling in Celia's mind.

"The goblin race is really amazing. Not only can they create life out of thin air, but their reproductive ability is also terrifying. They are completely different from our elf race."

These words immediately piqued Roan's curiosity. He glanced at the elven girl beside him and asked, "From what you're saying, elves have a hard time reproducing?"

Celia, assuming her master was completely clueless, explained, "Elves have long lifespans and a low desire to reproduce. It's common for a tribe to go many years without any new life being born, and some elves never even consider having children in their entire lives."

Luo An nodded; this aligned with his understanding of immortal beings.

The longer one lives, the weaker the instinctual urge to reproduce and continue the bloodline becomes.

"If that's the case, an elven tribe shouldn't have many people?"

"Um."

Celia recalled the tribe she used to live in.

"The tribe I was born in has fewer than a hundred people in total."

"Most of the tribes that live in seclusion in the forest are of this size."

Luo An was taken aback.

An elven tribe of less than a hundred people—that's indeed a very small tribe.

He recalled the elven slaves he had seen in the slave market before; their numbers were not large, but they were certainly not rare.

Luo An asked with a puzzled look, "Elf slaves are very popular and few in number, so logically there should be a supply shortage. Why are there so many elves on the market?"

This question touched a nerve with Celia.

"Most of the elven slaves come from the elven kingdom. The kingdom not only keeps a large number of slaves within its own borders, but also provides slaves to neighboring countries year after year."

Celia could not hide her disgust.

"I once heard an elder in the tribe say that in order to ensure a stable supply of slaves, the Elven Kingdom has a cruel and inhumane method to force elves to reproduce."

"Many elven tribes originally lived in the elven kingdom, but later migrated as a whole and hid in remote forests and valleys in order to avoid becoming slaves."

"That's how it is in our tribe. Our ancestors fled there and settled in the forest."

Luo An gained a deeper understanding of the world.

Upon hearing about that inhumane method, he subconsciously wondered if the elven slaves in the elven kingdom also suffered the same fate as the female goblins.

He truly couldn't imagine any way to make the naturally indifferent elves, who already had a hard time reproducing, produce offspring continuously to fill the huge market gap.

"Celia, I told you, one day I will set you free."

Knowing that their tribe had fled because they didn't want to be enslaved, Roan made his assurance once again.

"Master, it's alright. I no longer feel like a slave."

Celia chuckled.

Luo An didn't say much; he would definitely keep his promise.

Suddenly, he saw a dark shadow of a demon flash by in front of him.

The creature was quite large, crouching with its front end raised, its scarlet eyes fixed on them.

"Perfect timing!"

Just when Luo An was worried about not having any monsters to bring to Elsa, a monster came to him on its own initiative.

"Since you're here, you might as well leave your life behind."