Chapter 5: Eating the Least Meat, Gaining the Most Magic Power

It wasn't until midnight that Goburo returned with Gobura to rest.

The hunting today didn't go as smoothly as he had imagined. It took them a long time to find two low-level magical creatures: a poisonous snake and a wild boar.

With their cooperation, they easily dealt with these two monsters and obtained two first-grade magic crystals as rewards.

Of course, they also encountered other magical creatures during this time, but those creatures looked powerful from a distance, and they immediately retreated without any intention of engaging in battle.

After such a long period of activity, Goburo felt his stomach growling again. On the way back, he gnawed on the poisonous snake like a spicy snack, while Goburo devoured one of the wild boar's legs. Gobura, on the other hand, ate the remaining two legs.

Goburo hid the leftover carcasses, intending to use them as breakfast for the next day. The hiding spot wasn't particularly concealed, so he wouldn't be heartbroken if they were stolen. They could always catch more tomorrow.

After a day of hard work, Goburo's experience bar had reached 1.3%. There was still a considerable amount of monster meat in his stomach that hadn't been fully digested. If it was completely digested, his experience points should be able to surpass 2%. Honestly, this promotion speed was faster than he had imagined.

The next day.

As the sky began to brighten, Goburo woke up and turned to look at Gobura, who was still fast asleep. He grabbed Gobura's shoulder and shook him vigorously.

With just a couple of shakes, Gobura was immediately awakened. He instinctively wanted to get angry but closed his mouth when he saw that it was Goburo who had woken him up.

Goburo asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Gurgle." Gobura's rumbling stomach indicated his current state, and he immediately became alert.

"Let's go eat."

"Yeah!"

The two of them didn't deliberately hide their movements, but surprisingly, not a single goblin woke up around them. It wasn't until they walked out of the cave that Gobura accidentally stepped on a goblin's head, finally waking it up.

"Ah! That hurts!"

After shouting, the goblin opened its eyes and intended to teach the one who stepped on it a lesson. But as soon as it opened its eyes, it saw the large figure of Goburo in front of it. Instantly, the goblin's fierce expression was replaced with a meek look like a clown cat.

"Follow me, or else I'll beat you," Goburo said coldly.

Upon hearing Goburo's words, the goblin quickly got up and obediently followed behind them.

Before long, the three of them arrived at yesterday's hiding spot for the carcasses. When they arrived, they found that the bodies had been gnawed down to the bones. Goburo didn't mind, but Gobura was very angry.

"What's your name?" Goburo asked the new goblin.

"I'm Goburi."

"All right, Goburi. Let me ask you, do you want to eat your fill?"

"Yes!"

"If you want to, listen to me and follow me."

"Why should I listen to you to eat my fill?"

"Don't ask so many questions. Just listen to me, or else I'll beat you."

Goburi stopped talking.

"Why aren't you speaking?"

"You said not to ask so many questions."

...

Goburo was speechless, unsure if he was speechless towards himself or frustrated with Goburi in front of him.

Afterward, the three of them began hunting at the hunting grounds. Although the number of people increased, their cooperation didn't worsen much.

Mainly because Gobura and Goburi were very obedient.

As long as Goburo slightly exerted his authority... communicated, they would diligently execute Goburo's commands and rarely make mistakes.

Even if they made mistakes, it didn't matter much because the creatures they were hunting were visibly weak.

The hunting in the morning went exceptionally smoothly. However, Goburo had been worried all along because he didn't possess the skill to check the level of monsters. So far, he could only rely on his intuition and the appearance of the monsters to determine their strength. This was quite dangerous, but his current strength was too weak. If he wanted to survive in this perilous monster forest, he had no choice but to take risks.

The morning passed, and they hunted four monsters—two rabbit monsters, one venomous snake monster, and one wild boar.

It had to be said that there were truly many wild boars in this valley. Goburo thought that naming this valley "Wild Boar Valley" might not be a bad idea.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the wild boar and said, "You two eat this wild boar, and I'll eat the rest."

Goburi and Gobura were shocked to see Goburo offering them the largest wild boar.

In reality, Goburo planned that although the rabbit monsters and the venomous snake monster were small in size, the small amount of meat contained the magical power of a whole monster. According to common sense, the concentration of magical power in these monster meats should be higher than that of larger monsters like the wild boar.

So he intended to eat the least amount of meat and gain the highest amount of magical power.

Goburi and Gobura had no idea what Goburo was thinking. They just wanted to eat their fill.

After finishing all the rabbits and the venomous snake, although the rabbits were plump, Goburo only felt about 80% full. However, he didn't try to take Gobura and Goburi's food. If possible, he still wanted to eat some meat from smaller-sized monsters.

Goburi and Gobura had different appetites, with Goburi having a normal appetite. In the end, even when combined, they couldn't finish the wild boar. Goburo also didn't finish his portion and instructed them to take the remaining meat with them to eat when they got hungry.

At noon, it was time for the goblins to go hunting. They needed to gather enough food during this time to satisfy the troll, otherwise, the troll would get angry.

Looking at the massive hunting party, Goburo was pondering.

According to the current situation, each monster should produce magic crystals inside their bodies.

So, where did the magic crystals from the monsters the troll ate go?

This intrigued him.

Did the troll throw away all the crystals, or did it consume them all?

Or perhaps, it had hidden them all.

Goburo believed it was unlikely that the troll ate them. Just by holding a magic crystal, he could feel the wild energy contained within.

Simply consuming them would likely have more disadvantages than benefits to the troll's body.

Even if the troll was foolish, it shouldn't have eaten all those crystals.

As for the possibility of throwing them away, it was also unlikely.

After all, magic crystals were quite beautiful and easily recognizable as valuable items. The most likely scenario was that the troll had hidden them.

If they were hidden, it would be a tremendous treasure trove for Goburo.

After all, it had been accumulating for such a long time.

Goburo couldn't imagine just how many magic crystals were inside.