《Diary of Erica Kron》Day 89
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Today Par asked me for a favor, which in itself was odd because he almost never asks me for anything. What he asked me for was wood, specifically wood he could build with, and a lot of it. I had no problem filling his request. If I do it right I can make some low-quality timber really quickly, and Par said he didn’t particularly care about the quality. In addition to that, at this point I could do that all day without a problem, it doesn’t take much concentration and my mana regeneration is almost enough to match what I would be using, so I grew the wood that Par needed while doing other things today.
When I asked him what he was going to use all the wood for he said it was for housing. He wants to have a couple large communal housing buildings built because of how quickly his tribe is growing. I never really noticed a growth in the number of goblins, but then again I never really paid attention, and they seem to stay out of my way.
I talked to some of the new Hobgoblins and greater goblins for a while. One Hobgoblin, in particular, seems to have taken over as Par’s second in command, though whether that will is to be seen. They are all definitely much more intelligent than the goblins, though the hobgoblins are smarter than the greater goblins, that at least is to be expected.
Speaking of Par’s tribe, more of the goblins are starting to evolve. it’s actually been going at a steady rate for the last couple days, nowhere near the number that initially evolved, but still around one or two a day.
Another thing that I thought was noteworthy. Some of par’s tribe were talking about strange people that were hanging out a ways off. It doesn’t seem too important, but the way they were talking about it made more than a little uncomfortable.
Anyway, Good Night Diary.
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