Looting

A/N: Belated Happy Lunar New Year everyone! 

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First of all, there were hundreds of monsters they were used to and therefore knew a lot. For example, after months of trial and error (and a lot of serendipity), they found unexpected uses for some body parts of common monsters. 

For example, the ubiquitous gnomos, which were large green rodent-like critters with short tails. They were weak, yes, but their fecundity dwarfed that of the goblins'.

First of all, the Gnomos' tails moved a lot even after death—like decapitated worms—and they could be used as distractions when they were fighting humans. 

They were also excellent fishing baits…

Then… at some point, someone accidentally found a special fungus in the monster's skin. After some study, they found that it seemed to have a symbiotic relationship with the gnomos' body.