Chapter 181
Chapter 181
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 181
Chapter Title: Cut Flesh, Take Bone
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Cut flesh, take bone.
Give them the flesh and seize the bone.
"Why me?"
Baby Judak doesn't want ouchies. No no.
Take the flesh, take the bone, and while we're at it, plunder their treasures too.
But the treasure goblins were cunning.
"Should I storm their main base?"
They'd definitely flee 100% if I did.
They'd probably take all their gems and run.
Not a great idea.
I needed to lure them in on their own and find out the location of their treasure hoard...
For that, two things would suffice.
[Shop/Gems]
[Extra-Large Artificial Gem] - 51p
First, fake gems.
In the modern world, they're a hobby for some and a waste of money for others—tragic stones with no material value.
But in a medieval setting? That's different.
"Who's to say they're fake?"
Their perfection and beauty surpass the real thing.
Artificial gems crafted purely by technology.
In the medieval era, they weren't fake anymore—they were real.
They were already certified genuine, stamped with the Red Dragon's seal of approval as Yongyong's favorite item.
"Value-wise, they're plenty."
Rare treasures that any noble with means would go mad for.
Practically blank checks with prices set by demand.
And I could produce them almost infinitely.
"Of course, I'd have to control the quantity."
[You have purchased 1 'Extra-Large Artificial Gem'!]
Just one to start.
A ruby heart-shaped gem.
And a big one at that—very big.
-Thud!
An artificial gem larger than a human hand appeared before me.
Incredible size for a mere 51p item.
But I wasn't planning to send just this.
[Ultra-Small GPS Tracker] - 60p
I drilled a hole in the gem and embedded the tracker inside.
Preparation complete.
[Title: J-Judak, sir!]
Posted by: SunshineAfterHardship
(GIF of goblins charging in)
The goblins are charging in!
Posting as instructed!
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- Judak*) Yep lol
- Oh, post is up. Time to get Judak's attention.
ㄴ Mega like
ㄴ Lol
ㄴ Haha
ㄴ Lol, who's that Judak asshole up top?
ㄴ WTF they charged in the second the post went up??
- SunshineAfterHardship ← This is the one who posted lewds last time to bait Judak, FYI
ㄴ That's why they came so fast lmao
ㄴ As expected, crazy bitches are orange faction
ㄴ (Ice bear who lost its home... gone)
The goblins had come to rob us again.
And I planned to rob them right back.
"Don't kill them all."
Even idiots won't charge in if the vanguard gets wiped out.
So, toss out some bait.
- Judak*) Let's go~
How to efficiently farm treasure goblins.
As planned, the dark elves sprang into action.
*
"Kyeeek!"
"Keeek!"
"Kyeeek!"
With the mutant goblin's cries, the goblins charged forward.
Their target: the underground city of Lumellin.
The mutant treasure goblin smirked as it watched its minions rush in madly at its command.
"Kehehek."
Plunder the dark elves—nothing easier.
Sacrifice the minions as a diversion and score valuable gems.
That was the only goal.
The rarer and shinier, the better.
Someday, their master might be pleased.
"Keeek!"
No word from the vanguard.
But that wasn't its concern.
Treasure only.
With that in mind, it leisurely entered the canyon mouth at the rear.
-Clank.
The place was narrow and cramped, but a mere maze was no issue for a treasure goblin...
No issue at...
"Keeek?"
The mutant goblin tilted its head.
The entrance wasn't narrow.
The barricades meant to block access were gone.
No sign of the goblins that went in first.
Only silence greeted it.
"Keeeek."
Suspicious—too suspicious—but it brushed it off.
-Clank.
Probably already deep inside.
Maybe the dark elves had fled to the city, overwhelmed by the sheer numbers.
That was how the creatures of this world were.
Weak, fearful races.
No different from the countless others that would eventually merge with their own world.
-Clank.
"Keeek?"
No—it thought that.
An irritating noise had been coming from somewhere.
The bright sunlight ahead suddenly vanished.
The moment it turned its head in confusion and annoyance, the mutant goblin froze in shock.
"Hmm, small for a mutant, huh?"
"Looks like one hit would do it in."
"Didn't Judak say specifically to spare this one?"
Giant crows.
An endless horde of dark crows gazing down at it.
And those peaceful voices felt utterly eerie.
"Keeeek!"
Run.
It never fought in the first place.
A loyal servant and procurer for Him.
The mutant title just meant setting up meat shields to buy time.
It zipped away, flashing east and west on swift legs.
"Kehehek!"
The crows just stood there watching.
The mutant sneered.
Unaware they'd simply let it go.
How far had it gone deeper in?
It reached a wide clearing.
"Keeek?"
Strange—no vanguard in sight.
Not even the goblins it had sent were visible.
All that could be heard was...
-Slice, crunch.
Sounds of something being cut and chopped.
The goblin tilted its head for a while.
Its big ears picked up plenty of noise, but the sources came from everywhere—no way to pinpoint.
Couldn't see anyway.
The underground canyon was too dark; couldn't make out what's right in front.
"Keeek!"
About to yell in frustration.
- Judak*) Light it up now
"Keeek?"
A single line of text appeared before its eyes.
The world lit up.
The dark clearing was fully illuminated by that one sentence.
And the mutant goblin finally witnessed it.
- LMAO look at this guy freeze
- First time seeing Judak's mob tower?
- Face like gallery bros staring blankly
Incomprehensible text everywhere, and lives.
And...
"Kyyyeeeeek!"
"Kyaaak, kehehek. Kyyyeeeeek!"
Goblins writhing and screaming in agony.
"Ke, kehek?"
The goblins' conditions were off.
Crushed and trampled by something huge, injuries varied wildly.
Worst of all, the dark elves butchering the wounded ones.
"No need to go hungry today...!"
"Meat! Meat incoming!"
Dark elves happily dragging off dead goblins somewhere.
Goblins screaming below.
"Keeak..."
Hell.
This was hell.
Not robbery—an utterly pointless slaughter.
Run. Warn the kin.
As it slowly backed away—
-Thud.
Something touched its foot.
Huge, even from a glance.
Stiffly turning its head, it felt immense killing intent.
"K-Kyyyeeeeek!"
Killing intent beyond mere hostility—pure horror.
The instant the mutant screamed—
- Judak*) Don't kill it, got it?
"Of course. Knowing the employer's demands is basic professionalism."
A massive, chilling crow mask.
It slowly crouched before the goblin.
Even crouched, it dwarfed the goblin.
-Shiver shiver.
The goblin's body trembled uncontrollably.
Would it suffer the same fate as its kin?
As it flailed in terror—
"Need a commemorative gift?"
"Kyek?"
"Then take this."
-Thump.
Something half-forced into the goblin's grasp.
The moment it saw it, all fear, horror, and shock vanished.
"Kyyyeeek..."
A massive red heart-patterned gem.
Beautiful.
Like a carved heart—stunning.
At a glance, superior to any treasure the goblin had collected.
"K-Kyeeek!"
Thick greed stirred in its tiny body.
The treasures in its sack?
Not real treasure.
True treasure was now in its arms.
"Keeak..."
Can't take this.
No way they'd give treasure for free.
It knew instinctively this was a trap.
"Kehehek."
But who cares?
The goblin chose the modern fake gem worth mere tens of thousands of won over its race's lives—and bolted.
*
[Title: Golden Goblin Sack Contents Revealed]
Posted by: Roen
(GIF of golden crown)
(GIF of various royal accessories)
Hmmm...
Not this, not that!
No seeds, saplings, or edibles!
All useless junk!
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- What the hell kinda stuff is that?
- No way? I don't even have that as a noble.
- There were tons of kingdoms off the map too... probably raided ruined ones?
Golden goblin event.
Didn't expect much, but it was a massive haul.
"No way they had stuff like this?"
Perfect accessories and treasures even a cute noble girl like me doesn't have.
Probably looted from fallen kingdoms after the apocalypse.
Plenty of unmapped kingdoms out there.
Only dark elves off the map could supply them.
- Whoa insane pull, dark elves hit jackpot
ㄴ Fr feelsgood
ㄴ Roen) Not thrilled! What do I do with shiny crap?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ???
ㄴ Wanna sell to me then?
ㄴ Roen) Huh? Buy this crap for money?
ㄴ ?
Unintentionally opened a lifeline for the dark elves' economy.
Why buy this junk?
Why sell for this money?
Win-win trade forming, then a new post went up.
[Title: Judak sir lol]
Posted by: SunshineAfterHardship
(GIF of goblins charging in)
(GIF of hyped goblins yelling)
Our moneybags—er, goblins are charging in!
Posting as instructed!
- Lmao post different from last time
- Charging in and they're happy?? Lol
- Lol just said they'd buy it all lmao
The goblins charged in.
But the vibe was different this time.
Probably lost it over the artificial gem I sent.
"Wasn't sure they'd come, but they did."
Only one of that huge vanguard survived and returned.
Yet here they were.
A modern fake gem you could buy for pocket change.
All for that one.
"Still, they are pretty."
Lucky the goblins were so greedy.
Thin their numbers like this,
Then raid their main base via the tracker.
- But what's that?
- Judak, goblin's holding something weird?
"Huh?"
The mutant treasure goblin leader held something odd.