Magic crystal

The moment Gobra spoke, it immediately stunned Gobro, almost causing him to lose composure.

"I didn't eat crap, I just suddenly grew this big. But forget that, I want to ask you, are you full?"

"No, I'm not full," Gobra honestly shook his head, and was about to ask Gobro how he grew so big without eating crap, but Gobro didn't give him the chance to speak.

"If you're not full, come with me and do as I say."

"Okay," Gobra agreed. Because of Gobro's previous display of strength, he was still a bit afraid of Gobro, so he obediently followed his instructions.

"Don't talk, just follow me." Gobro said, then turned around and walked off.

Hearing Gobro's words, Gobra silently followed behind. He wanted to ask what they were going to do, but then remembered Gobro's command not to speak. Now that Gobro had grown this big, Gobra figured he wouldn't be able to beat him anymore, so it was better to just obey.

Soon, Gobro found a few thick wooden sticks along the way and handed one to Gobra. He intended to hunt alone, but it would be difficult to finish the meat of a beast before it spoiled, so he thought about training Gobra a bit. After all, this kid still knew to ask him about food.

They arrived at their usual hunting ground.

"This time, don't tell any Goblins, and don't tell the Trolls either, got it?"

"Got it." Gobra didn't understand why Gobro wanted to bring him on this hunt or why they couldn't tell the other Goblins, but since he couldn't beat Gobro and knew that disobedience would lead to a beating, he agreed.

Soon, Gobro spotted a wild boar in the distance. He said to Gobra, "You stay here. I'll drive the wild boar toward you. Once it gets close enough for you to reach, hit it with the stick, understand?"

"Okay, okay," Gobra quickly nodded.

After that, Gobra hid obediently behind a big tree, while Gobro sneaked around to the back of the wild boar.

The wild boar, which had been munching on roots, suddenly lifted its head, sensing something unusual. It looked around but didn't spot anything, although its steps became more cautious.

Seeing the wild boar preparing to run, Gobro suddenly jumped out from the bushes and let out a strange scream. Because Gobro was larger than an ordinary Goblin and had appeared suddenly, the one-meter-long wild boar instinctively started running in the opposite direction.

Gobro chased after it, clearly faster than the boar, so it was only a matter of time before he caught up.

"Bang!"

Soon after, the wild boar, passing by a large tree, suddenly had a thick wooden stick appear from behind the tree and strike its body. Though it didn't hit the boar's head, it made contact with its side.

The strike caused the wild boar to stagger in pain, slowing its speed. Gobra, who had swung the first blow, lost grip of the stick due to the force and couldn't land a second hit.

By the time the wild boar regained its speed, Gobro had already caught up and swung his stick down with a critical hit, a Lv. 5 strike.

"Crack!"

This sound was different from before. While Gobra's attack only caused the boar some pain, Gobro's strike sent the boar flying in a burst of blood and flesh, snapping the stick in two. The boar let out a terrible scream.

However, the scream was short-lived as a broken piece of the stick plunged into its throat, silencing it. Gobro, with a determined expression, pushed the stick further into the boar's throat.

"Thud."

The wild boar collapsed heavily to the ground, dead.

Gobra stared at the dead wild boar in shock. It was so easy this time. In the past, when they hunted wild boars, they had to chase for a long time. But now, just the two of them had succeeded. Gobra felt like he was dreaming.

Looking at the boar's body, Gobro hesitated for a moment but decided not to roast it. The smell of cooked meat was too strong, and he feared it might attract the Trolls.

Gobra, eyeing the boar's carcass, swallowed his saliva instinctively and almost wanted to drag it back to their home.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to drag this wild boar back."

"Drag what? Didn't I tell you? We came out here to hunt, and we must not let any goblins or trolls know about this. This is our catch, and we're eating it here!" With that, he forcibly ripped a leg off the small wild boar and handed it to Gobra.

When Gobra saw the leg handed over by Gobro, he hesitated for a second but immediately snatched it from Gobro's hand and began eating it greedily.

'Since Gobro told me to eat it, it should be fine, right...' Gobra thought to himself.

Seeing Gobra's greedy action, Gobro frowned and directly snatched the leg back from him. As the meat was suddenly taken away from his mouth, Gobra glared fiercely at Gobro.

"Slap."

Then, Gobro slapped him, knocking Gobra back to his senses.

Gobra looked at Gobro in fear, not understanding what was going on. After all, Gobro had told him to eat it, so why was he taking it back now?

"Take it from my hand slowly. No grabbing." Since Gobro had already decided to take Gobra under his wing, he naturally had to start teaching him now to avoid any future troubles. He didn't want to use such a rough method, but there was no time, so he had no choice.

Hearing Gobro's words, Gobra hesitated for a moment, then slowly reached out and carefully took the piece of meat from Gobro's hand, occasionally glancing at him from the corner of his eye.

"Eat it," Gobro said.

Gobra then started eating it in large bites. As for Gobra's eating manner, Gobro didn't correct him; it was just a small matter.

Then he dug around on the wild boar's body, and soon, a black crystal appeared before him.

This was the magic crystal.

[Item Name: First-Stage Magic Crystal]

[Effect: Can be used for equipping weapons, formations... Consuming ten first-stage magic crystals allows for the next simulation.]

'Ten magic crystals for one simulation? That's not too bad, actually. At this rate, it won't take long to gather ten first-stage magic crystals.'

After inspecting the magic crystal, Gobro hugged the boar's carcass and began eating it in large bites. Due to his larger size, his appetite was much bigger than a normal goblin's. Even so, he didn't finish the whole boar in one go. When he was full, he noticed that Gobra was still staring at the unfinished boar carcass in his hands, dazed.