Helu and Kumul had a good idea.
After all, what to do after leaving this place is their own business.
No matter how strange these kobolds are, it is impossible to go to the Kingdom of Zikar to capture them back.
If this is the case, then the two of them will recognize it.
Anyway, if this scene can really happen, then most of these kobolds are already strong to a certain extent, and they will not be wronged if they die.
But obviously, this is an impossible thing.
At this moment, Helu and Kumul were all smiling, looking expectantly at Karunu in front of him, wanting him to let them go.
After all, although the kobolds in front of them didn't mean to hurt them, they were kobolds after all.
In the wild environment, kobolds have never been friendly creatures to humans.
There are also kobolds who directly eat people.
After all, the kobold's recipe is quite extensive.
If they continue to stay in this place, at some point, the two of them will become the rations of these kobolds.
In order to avoid these things from happening, it is better to leave as soon as possible.
The sooner you can leave, the sooner you leave.
So, they looked forward to Karunu in front of them, hoping to get a reply.
Facing the eyes of the two of them, Karunu just smiled.
Obviously, he is actually very clear about the thoughts in the hearts of the two people in front of him.
Of course it is clear.
He is not a pure kobold, he is still a human being in essence, so it is still unclear what the two of them think.
However, it doesn't matter.
"Since you two are so enthusiastic, then I can rest assured."
Looking at the two Helu in front of him, Karunu showed a sincere smile on his face, looking very grateful.
Then, he got up from the head of the bed and just walked down.
"Please come with me, both of you."
He just walked down, and then continued to walk forward.
As Karunu's figure moved forward, Helu and the two observed something different.
Unlike other kobolds around, Karunu is wearing clothes and has special boots.
Although the pair of boots were very crude, they were indeed specially made for kobolds.
Moreover, when Karunu walks, he not only wears clothes and boots, but also has a very straight posture.
Looking at it like this, apart from his kobold appearance, there is nothing similar to a kobold at all.
If such a person is said to be a human being, some people may believe it.
In this kobold tribe, such a freak would be born.
In an instant, both of them were a little surprised and felt a little strange.
But then, they looked at each other, and then stepped forward at the same time, and continued to walk forward.
Following behind Karunu, the two of them continued to move forward, looking around.
Afterwards, they saw clearly the situation around them.
Around the town in front of you, there are some wooden houses everywhere.
These huts are the residences of various kobolds.
In fact, rather than living in a house, according to the kobolds' habits, they actually prefer to dig a hole in the ground and live in a cave.
Therefore, in the town in front of me, many buildings are actually not on the surface, but underground.
Some wooden houses are small on the surface, but actually have a large area under the ground, and a family of kobolds may live inside.
Of course, it is rare for a family to appear now.
Because the time has passed too short at this moment, in the entire tribe, except for a small number of kobolds brought out by Karunu from the original tribe, the rest of the kobolds are mostly wandering kobolds, and there is no such thing as too huge. The family exists.
However, as time goes by, with the reproduction of kobolds, in the foreseeable future, there will inevitably be more and more kobold families, and they will appear frequently.
After all, compared with ordinary humans, the reproduction speed of kobolds is too fast.
A pair of kobolds can lay several eggs in a year, sometimes even more than a dozen eggs at once.
After a newborn kobold is born, it only takes a few years to reproduce again.
Human beings are at a disadvantage in this regard. It takes nearly a year for a pregnancy, and most of them have only one child, and even twins are extremely rare.
It is precisely because of this that outside the wilderness, even though the kobolds are weak in combat power, they can be widely distributed and survive everywhere.
And here, in the town built by Karunu, there are already nearly a thousand kobolds at this moment.
Yes, nearly a thousand kobolds.
When Karunu led the entire tribe away, he only had two hundred kobolds on hand.
But after coming here, the number of kobolds under him rapidly expanded, reaching nearly a thousand in a few months.
The reason for this number is of course to absorb the wandering kobolds around.
In the past few months, the hunting team sent by Karunu has a very important function in addition to the usual hunting.
That is to go to the wild to pull people's heads, and when they meet a kobold living in the wild, they will bring them back and make them a member of the tribe.
After a whole few months, the effect was quite remarkable, directly doubling the number of kobolds under Karunu.
Of course, at this level, it should be a limit for the time being.
According to Karunu's estimate, at least in this vicinity, he should have captured all the kobolds who had survived, and there were not many wandering kobolds left.
If you want to continue looking, you have to go further.
But Karuno didn't care about that.
Anyway, judging from the number of kobolds, there must be a lot of kobolds in other places.
Just the number of kobolds in this small area in front of you can add up to thousands.
And the entire wasteland is so vast, the number of kobolds existing in it may be too large for ordinary people to imagine.
For Karuno, this is a great advantage.
At least for the time being, he doesn't have to worry about the population like the main body.
Of course, the gathering of such a large number of kobolds is quite a problem.
The most obvious, of course, is the pressure on food.
In the past, the reason why the kobolds had to disperse was because of the food problem.
Food in an area is limited.
Although kobolds claim to eat everything, as long as they exist, they need to occupy part of the resources of an area.
Therefore, except for a few resource-rich areas, in most places, kobolds live in a wandering state.
Except when breeding, many kobolds live alone.
At this moment, the number of kobolds gathered by Karunu's men has reached nearly a thousand.
Such a huge number, if it were normal, would be catastrophic.
It is difficult for an area to provide survival resources for such a large population.
But with Karunu's efforts, it was barely okay.
With the advent of ropes and nets, kobolds developed the ability to fish and hunt large game.
This greatly reduces the food pressure, and this area is already a fertile plain, so it can barely support it.
Of course, this is only temporary.
Sooner or later the pressure on food will increase as the population continues to increase over time.
Therefore, in the previous period of time, Karunu mobilized the kobolds to cultivate, and now a large area of land has been reclaimed, and the effect is not bad.
As long as basic farming can be developed, the food crisis will be temporarily resolved.
The reason why Karunu entrusted Helu to go to the Kingdom of Zikar is also for this reason.
After all, nowadays, kobolds are just getting started, and many things are lacking.
And agricultural production is not just about people.
There are many elements needed for agricultural production, not just simple labor.
Well-utilized tools, high-yield crops that have been cultivated through generations, and various agricultural techniques.
These are all things that are necessary for agricultural production to reap good returns.
Without these, even if the transformation and development of agriculture, there will not be too high a return.
Similarly, some craftsmen and technologies from the human world are also needed by the current kobolds.
In an instant, various thoughts flashed through Karunu's mind.
Walking out of the room, he took Helu with him, and he walked around, visiting various places.
It was still daytime, and in the town, some young kobolds were playing around, and many people were digging the soil there.
"what are they doing?"
Looking at the kobolds digging the soil, Helu asked curiously, feeling a little strange.
"As you can see, digging."
Looking at the kobolds digging the soil, Karunu smiled, and then said: "Unlike humans are used to living on the surface, kobolds are actually more accustomed to living in the soil holes they dug."
"So instead of building gorgeous rooms on the surface, we prefer to build our homes underground."
"Those kobolds are busy with this right now."
He said so, explaining for the two of Helu.
Going forward, occasionally, some kobold guards with spears in their hands can be seen patrolling, seeming to maintain the surrounding order.
In another area, some female kobolds who looked thinner were busy, doing something at the moment.
Helu and the two looked curiously.
Some of these female kobolds in front of them are cooking, lighting a fire there, and preparing the food for the day.
In the current situation, the kobold society is still very primitive, neither rich in economic activities, but also very sparsely populated.
Therefore, Karunu directly chose one size fits all.
The food and prey seized everywhere belong to the collective.
The food for all the kobolds for a day is also prepared collectively, and those relatively thin female kobolds are in charge.
Of course, the collective is also responsible for supporting the elderly and raising orphans.
So far, it seems to be working fine.
At least it can get rid of the previous chaotic situation.
For quite a long period of time, this system can continue to operate until the number of kobolds reaches a certain level, commodities begin to abound, and when the conditions are met, Karunu will begin to grant land to private individuals, and finally complete the transformation.
But now, it is still like this.
Those female kobolds in front of them deal with a lot of food, including the prey and various fish returned from hunting by the hunting team, as well as other things collected from the outside, such as various bugs and edible plants, and even other things .
It looks pretty rich.
In the recent period of time, due to the gradual abundance of food, many kobolds have become stronger, not as thin as before.
But at this moment, what Helu cares about is not these, but something else.
He looked forward, and at this moment, he had already noticed some other things that the female kobolds in front of him were dealing with.
"Those are"
His eyes were fixed on the front.
In that direction, some other kobolds are handling something.
And those things are nothing but all kinds of fur.
"This is the fur obtained from the prey, and I ordered it to be stored."
Looking at the reactions of Helu and the other two, Carunu smiled: "I know, this thing is very valuable in your human world, so I kept it on purpose."
"See that warehouse up ahead?"
He smiled, then continued to walk forward, leading Helu and the two of them over.
Then, a scene that shocked the two of Helu appeared.
I saw that in the warehouse in front, what was piled up there was nothing but dense fur and finished leather.
A large number of high-quality furs are placed there, almost filling the entire warehouse.
Looking at this scene, Helu and the two were stunned.
After they reacted, they looked at each other, and they could clearly see the greed and desire emerging from each other's faces.
The furs of all kinds of wild beasts, these things are all high-end goods in the human world.
Some high-quality furs can be easily sold at a high price, and they are very expensive luxury goods.
But now, such precious things are piled up in a warehouse, which seems to be everywhere.
This couldn't help but shocked them, and greed appeared in their hearts.
"It seems that you are very interested in these things"
Looking at the reaction of the two of Helu, Karunu had a playful look on his face.
Of course he knew the value of these things.
In the wasteland, there are also many precious products, such as the furs of various wild animals, various precious medicinal herbs, and even magic materials.
Because of the dangers in the wilderness, few people have access to these things.
But these things are very easy to obtain for kobolds living in the wilderness.
Karunu understood this, so he made preparations early, just waiting for the human caravan to come.
Judging from the current situation, the effect is not bad.
"Please come with me."
He looked at Helu in front of him with a faint smile on his face, then turned around and said so.
He took Helu and the two to continue to visit other places, all of which are areas where supplies are stored.
And what they saw in these places completely stunned the two of them.
All kinds of fur, which can be called luxury goods in the outside world, all kinds of herbs that could only be collected at the risk of life in the past, and even some rare magic materials.
These can be seen in this place, and there are quite a few of them.
From the looks of it, it's almost as if it's been purposely stored in this place, waiting for people like them to come over.
It is undeniable that these things have a fatal attraction for them.
Walking around from Karunu, they looked at each other, and they could feel each other's strong heartbeats, as well as the increasingly obvious greed in their hearts.
Why do wild people risk their lives to go deep into the wilderness
Isn't it for the purpose of harvesting money, hoping to obtain various special products from the wasteland, bring them back and sell them
And now, everything they wanted to search for in the past can be seen here in Karunu.
If it weren't for the fact that the strength of the two of them was not enough, they even wanted to grab these things in front of them directly.
But the only reason left in their minds stopped them.
They still retain a sliver of reason in their hearts, knowing that once they dare to do something, it may not be long before they will be torn to pieces by the angry kobolds everywhere.
This is something beyond doubt.
Standing where he was, watching the reactions of the two Helu in front of him, Karunu nodded in satisfaction.
All he wanted was their reaction.
"As you two have seen."
He smiled, and then continued: "In this area, these things are not precious to us, they can only be regarded as things that can be collected casually."
"So, I don't mind giving these things to people in need."
"As long as those people can bring me enough help."
He looked at the two people in front of him, and said so, with a bright smile on his face: "Would you two be willing to help me with this?"
Hearing Karunu's words, both of Helu couldn't help but fell silent in front of them.
From the bottom of my heart, Helu and the others are of course unwilling to help this favor.
After all, this kind of thing sounds very risky.
To transport things to such a remote place through the wilderness, one must risk one's life.
Not to mention, they traded with ferocious and savage kobolds.
Under normal circumstances, even if they agree, they will never help behind the scenes.
Just looking at the piles of furs, the dried herbs, and even the precious magic materials.
Helu and the two knew that they would definitely not be able to refuse.
Who can say no to cute gold coins
The sages in the past once said that as long as there is enough profit, people dare to ignore all risks, and even sell the rope they hang themselves on.
And now, the clear profit is already here, how could they refuse
Anyway, they were originally wilderness hunters, facing danger all the time, just for that meager profit.
That being the case, why not fight for a bigger profit
Helu and Kumul convinced themselves in this way.
(end of this chapter)