It was just a simple message this time as well . There was nothing about fame or infamy this time though .
It made sense . I had already absorbed all of the infamy and fame when I took him in as a slave the first time .
‘Status Window Open!’
[Master the Kobbit Village Level 10]
Dexterity: Intermediate Level 3, 27%
Strength: 123
Agility: 28
Stamina: 221
Intuition: 613
Magic: 99
Vitality: 150
Mana: 852
HP: 1,486
Loyalty: 89
Faith: 0
Knowledge: 327
Charm: 12
Sensitivity: 661
Fame: 0
Respect: 0
Infamy: 0
His loyalty was extremely high .
He’s such a sly little b.a.s.t.a.r.d that I can’t completely trust the loyalty level, however, he probably will not think about betraying me at least for the time being .
Chief didn’t betray me twice in the game either .
“Your name is Chief again . ”
“Caw! Thank you very much, master . I will do my best to support you . ”
Okay, now that I got Chief back…
I turned my head to see that the other Kobbits were still warily looking at me . None of them were thinking about attacking me because they were afraid, however, there were none that were trying to be my slaves like Chief had done .
Of course, I could not take them in as slaves . Monsters need to meet certain requirements in order to become a slave . First of all, they needed to at least be a unique monster .
The rest of these Kobbits were not at that level .
However, I still had a method to turn them all into my subordinates .
It was simple .
I started to walk toward the Kobbit Chieftain . The other Kobbits flinched like scared kittens and moved away with each step I took .
The Kobbit Chieftain had woken up . However, he was in a lot of pain from his broken arms and legs .
I grabbed him by the neck again .
“Translate this word for word . I will kill you and all of the other Kobbits in this village and around this area if you don’t surrender . But if you swear your loyalty to me, I will completely clean out the Demons’ Mine . ”
“Kiroo . Kirooroo . Kikikookoo……”
Chief translated my sentence into the Kobbit language .
The Kobbit Chieftain’s eyes opened wide once it reached the point about the Demons’ Mine .
“Kirooroogoorooki?”
“What is he saying?”
“He’s asking if you can really destroy the monsters in the Demons’ Mine . ”
“Of course . But he needs to swear his completely loyalty to me . ”
Chief repeated what I said once again and the Kobbit Chieftain nodded his head .
“Caw!”
“Master, the Chieftain has sworn his loyalty to you . ”
A complete surrender .
However, I didn’t receive any message about how he had lost all will to resist or to take him in as a slave .
This meant that I shouldn’t trust him even though he claimed to promise his loyalty . He would be able to betray me at any point regardless of his loyalty .
However, it will not be easy to do that . I showed too overwhelming of strength for him to do that .
“Fine . Then I will heal his wounds . ”
I used a potion to heal the Kobbit Chieftain’s wounds . The Kobbit Chieftain then bowed his head multiple times and promised his loyalty once again .
I put on my Shadow Fox’s Leather Armor and my magic bag . I had returned to my original settings .
Shall I take a look to see how loyal he is to me?
I reached my hand out toward the Kobbit Chieftain .
He looked at me with confusion . He didn’t seem to understand what I wanted .
“Tell him to hand over the Warrior’s Ring . ”
The Kobbit Chieftain put on an awkward expression once Chief translated it to him .
However, he could not say no . He seemed to have given up any thoughts of resistance after hearing me specifically ask for the Warrior’s Ring .
The Kobbit Chieftain led me over to his house .
The Chieftain’s house was not in the common area, but inside of a cave on the side of the cliff . The cave became wider as you went in and divided into multiple rooms .
The Chieftain’s room was definitely larger than the other rooms . There was even a storage room to the side .
The Chieftain went through the storage room and brought out a wooden box . He then handed the whole box to me .
“Caw!”
I opened the lid to find all sorts of items inside .
However, the only thing that caught my attention was the ring . It was the only item that was clean and s.h.i.+ny in the box full of rusty old items .
The information popped up as soon as I picked up the ring .
[Warrior’s Ring]
A ring made by the Ares Temple specifically to fight against the power of darkness .
Divine powers related to Ares will increase by 60% .
It had only one effect .
However, it was an amazing affect . The fact that divine powers increased by 60% meant that any priest from the Ares Temple who wore this ring would see all of their skills increase in strength by 60% .
I debated putting it in my inventory before putting it on my finger . I immediately felt something ominous along with a message .
‘Ah! The Ring of Darkness!’
I quickly took off the Warrior’s Ring . It wasn’t like someone like me, who wasn’t a priest, would be able to use this ring anyway . It wasn’t like the ring increased my number of Guard Points nor anything like that .
“Then shall we head toward the Demons’ Mine now? How far is it from here?”
“Caw . We can get there in 20 days if we run as fast as we can . ”
20 days . Do they understand the meaning of days when there are no days nor nights here?
But Chief’s loyalty was close to 90 so he was probably not lying .
I’m sure they had their own ways of calculating time as well .
I will just call Kaicher and the others at the entrance of the Demons’ Mine .
“Let’s go!”
I had two Kobbits lead the way . I had the Chieftain stand to my left along with Chief . It was because this was a dangerous area where something unexpected could happen at any moment .
The other Kobbits didn’t matter, but I needed to keep the Chieftain alive until we find the Demons’ Mine . I naturally didn’t want Chief to die either .
Slither-
“Caw!”
I knew this would happen .
We were in a regular cave and a group of Death Snakes suddenly popped out . There were five of them .
The two Kobbits leading the way were poisoned by the Death Snakes before they even had a chance to respond .
It would have been terrible if the Chieftain and Chief were leading the way .
I quickly got rid of the Death Snakes .
There was nothing we could do about the two Kobbits who were poisoned . Even if there was something that I could do, I wouldn’t use those precious potions on these Kobbits .
I still had a lot of Kobbits who could be used as sacrificial lambs .
“Put those two in front instead . ”
Chief told my message to the Chieftain who then ordered the Kobbits .
Two Kobbits looked scared, but they could not go against the Chieftain’s orders .
“Run faster . ”
“Caw!”
The Kobbits in the front raised their speed . Maybe they were moving in order to get rid of their fear, but they were running much faster than I expected .
Not that I minded, as this was better for me .
We ran like that for about 15 days .
The exit of the cave finally appeared .
However, that was just the start of a new cave . Outside the cave was a large cliff with a wide gra.s.sland underneath it, with ten cave entrances at the edge of the gra.s.slands .
The Kobbit Chieftain pointed to one of them .
“Caw . Kooehhehh . ”
“He says that one is the entrance to the Demons’ Mine . Caw . ”
“Lead the way . ”
The Chieftain put some other Kobbits in the front to lead the way . However, they were reacting differently than they had until now . Their shoulders were curled in and they had their necks down, making them seem completely terrified .
They even stopped moving once they got to the entrance .
“Caw!”
“He says that they cannot go inside here . Caw . ”
“Why? Is there some kind of barrier?”
“Caw! Apparently none of the Kobbits who went into this cave came back out alive, caw . ”
In other words, they were just too scared to go in .
Then I know what I need to do . I just need to lead the way . I will have the Chieftain follow behind me with Chief .
Of course, I don’t plan to lead the way on my own . A large number of allies who cannot be seen right now were just waiting for me to call them .
