Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce

When noon came, Leo and the others finally decided to bid farewell to Commander Vargas as they then left his palace.

Before leaving, Commander Vargas gave Leo a green-colored token with a symbol of an Emerald Tree with six wings at back.

"If ever you encounter trouble, in particular the Hunter Goblin Guild, just show them this token, they would know what to do," Commander Vargas informed.

After that, Leo and the others finally left Commander Vargas' territory.

Since they were already in the Noble Zone of the Emerald City, a place that normally only allowed Nobles from entering, they decided to use this chance to tour the place.

They visited plenty of places that only Nobles could afford. Bought expensive stuff, like for example, clothes, dresses, equipment, weapons, Magical resources, and most importantly, they bought a blueprint for a Defensive Magic array called, Five Thousand Meter Village Barrier Array, specifically a 5 Star Magic array that can create a five square kilometers barrier, which cost 100,000 gold coins. He's planning to install this Defensive Magic array to the Smiling Lion Village to increase the defensive capability of his territory.

Lastly, they visited some expensive restaurants to mark the end of their tour in the Noble Zone of the Emerald City.

.....

Meanwhile, inside a huge villa, a Muscular Goblin sat on a throne with four beautiful female Elves kneeling in front of him.

Below the stairs to the throne, a small trembling scholar-looking Goblin could be seen.

This small scholar-looking Goblin was reporting to the Muscular Goblin the news about one of their team completely annihilated by a new Guild in the Emerald Tree Kingdom called, Mischievous Lion Guild.

"A new Guild that has someone with a 9 Star level cultivation? Interesting..." The Muscular Goblin said while holding the head of one of the female Elves and making it move up and down.

"What should we do, President Gobil?"

"You said that the reason for one of our team to offend that young man was because of a beautiful woman?"

"Yes! To be more precise, an extremely beautiful woman,"

President Gobil nodded his head in understanding. As a Goblin himself, he could understand clearly how those Goblins have felt when they saw such an extremely beautiful woman.

"Hmmm... send some gifts to the Mischievous Lion Guild to express that we don't mean to offend them,"

"But-," The scholar-looking Goblin wanted to object but was quickly interrupted.

"At the same time, tell the other Goblin Guilds about a new Guild in the Emerald Tree Kingdom that hates us Goblins,"

"Oh, President Gobil wants them to attack the Mischievous Lion Guild instead?"

President Gobil didn't bother explaining as he simply waved his hand to make that small scholar-looking Goblin leave.

"It's not as simple as that," President Gobil said to himself while smiling cunningly. In his mind, he wasn't only thinking of borrowing the other Goblin Guild's swords to attack the Mischievous Lion Guild, he also wanted to borrow the Mischievous Lion Guild's sword to eliminate the other Goblin Guild. In such a way, once all of those Goblin Guilds are gone, he would then come swooping down to all of their properties and resources, allowing his Hunter Goblin Guild to benefit the most. No one knows. Maybe after that, he will have the capability enough to defeat the Mischievous Lion Guild, consequently making that extremely beautiful woman his woman.

"Argh~!"

.....

As soon as Leo arrived at the Smiling Lion Village, he immediately saw a group of Goblins standing beside ten cages, each having a Dark Razor Caiman inside in front of their gate.

"Aren't those the Dark Razor Caiman we've seen before?" Cassandra can't help asking after seeing the scene in front of them.

"They are indeed those Dark Razor Caiman we've seen before. But, what are they doing here?" Leo quickly becomes curious about the appearance of another team of Goblins of the Hunter Goblin Guild.

"Mister Loki!" Ethan quickly waved his hand to call out Leo the moment he saw him arriving.

"What are they doing here?" Leo quickly asked Ethan.

"Don't be mistaken, Mister Loki, we, the Hunter Goblin Guild, understood clearly that it was our fault. So, as a token of our desire to be forgiven by you and your Mischievous Lion Guild, we are here to deliver to you these ten Dark Razor Caiman that the team you have annihilated have captured. I hope through this you can forgive us and our Hunter Goblin Guild," A small scholar-looking Goblin explained before bowing his head by a bit to express his sincerity.

"Is this your President's decision?" Leo asked.

"Yes, it is our great President Gobil's decision to send gifts to you and your Mischievous Lion Guild," The small scholar-looking Goblin replied. He then took out a Storage Ring from his Storage Ring before handing it to Mister Loki and saying, "Our great President Gobil also wants to give to you this Storage Ring which contains a Defensive Magic array called Five Hundred Meter Village Barrier Array. Our great President Gobil heard the news that you've just begun construction of your territory, so he took the initiative to gift you one of this Defensive Magic array to improve the defensive capability of your territory. Aside from this, there are also ten Goblin Ballista, one hundred chainmail, one hundred iron swords, one hundred bows, ten thousand arrows, and some rare Magical resources. We hope that this would be enough to ask for your forgiveness."

Hearing the content of the Storage Ring, Leo can't help smiling in delight. All of these things the Hunter Goblin Guild have given to him would be a really huge help for the Smiling Lion Village, especially that war weapon called Goblin Ballista since they don't have any war weapons on top of their walls yet. With the Goblin Ballista, the members defending the walls will have an easier time fighting against the Magical Beasts planning to attack the Smiling Lion Village. Of course, the one hundred chainmail, one hundred iron swords, one hundred bows, and ten thousand arrows are also considered helpful.

As for the rare Magical resources, he would still need to confirm whether it's really safe or not. Maybe they have secretly tampered with it, like adding some harmful substance or something to hurt him once he absorbed them.

"I appreciate all these gifts. Please tell your President Gobil that I have forgiven him and his Hunter Goblin Guild for the crimes they have committed," Leo expressed that he has forgiven them.

"Thank you, Mister Loki, for your great kindness," The small scholar-looking Goblin bowed his head by a bit. He then raised his head before saying, "Since we have already finished our mission here, we ought to leave now so as to not disturb you and your Mischievous Lion Guild, Mister Loki,"

"Okay, I will not see you off," Leo said as he turned around and walked inside the Smiling Lion Village. In his mind, he didn't expect that the Hunter Goblin Guild would actually move to ask for his forgiveness this quick. It might be because they have heard of Commander Vargas inviting them to his palace. After all, aside from him, Cassandra, Chief Lago, Sebastian, Dan, old man Torre, and Commander Vargas, no one else knew what they were talking about over there. So, it's much better to choose to be safe than sorry.

"It shouldn't be that simple," Leo thought to himself. Even though he isn't clear whether his assumption is indeed correct or not, especially since the other party had already sincerely asked for his forgiveness and has given him gifts to prove it, he would still choose to remain cautious. After all, what he had done wasn't something that one could just easily forgive and forget.

Others might say that he had only completely annihilated that one single team of Goblins of the Hunter Goblin Guild, but thinking deeply, what he had done has also caused damage to their reputation, which would consequently affect negatively their fame and prestige in the Emerald Tree Kingdom.

Ever since arriving here in the Emerald Tree Kingdom, he has repeatedly mentioned already the importance of reputation and their need for fame and prestige, so he clearly knew how much important it is for the Hunter Goblin Guild as well.

Although his thoughts right now are purely his assumptions, he was always someone who will consider such things. That's the reason why he chooses to remain cautious against the Hunter Goblin Guild.

"Here," Leo threw the Storage Ring that the Hunter Goblin Guild had gifted to him before instructing, "You decide where to use these things. I believe that you know better than me,"

"No problem," Ethan caught the Storage Ring.

"By the way, I've talked with Commander Vargas,"

"Commander Vargas?" Ethan curiously asked.

"Commander Vargas is the Commander of the Evergreen Magical Knight Division. To be more precise, he holds a considerable amount of authority and power in the Emerald Tree Kingdom. He told me that he will help us increase the maximum territory limit that we can buy in the Emerald Tree Kingdom as temporary residents, so if you have the time, be sure to check the place where you have bought this land from in order to expand our territory," Leo said with a smile on his face.

"That's great! I'll be sure to do that later," Ethan said while feeling delightful inside.

"If you need me, you can find me with Elvis," Leo informed before making his way to find Elvis.