After taking a few moments to breathe and fully digest his thoughts, Rick himself went to sleep. Even though he was supposed to be the one keeping watch over the goblins sleeping all around him, he slept just as they did every single night.

After all, he wasn’t actually the one keeping watch, that job fell on Velora alone. Of course, this was simple for her since the concept of sleep or rest didn’t exist for her. So the night passed by without anything out of the ordinary happening and soon it was morning again.

Once morning came around Rick was the first to wake up, as usual, thanks mostly in part to Velora’s morning alarms in his head. Soon after him, all the other goblins wake up as well, with Wala the fiery little TinkGoblin being the last to wake up as usual.

They soon left out on their journey again, heading for the previous home of Dran. They took many breaks, had many battles and got a lot closer as the days kept on passing. Kida didn’t fail to try and teach Sigi and Lagi reading and writing at every chance she got. The two High Goblins were a little unsure about the whole learning thing at first, but Kida didn’t leave room for discussion.

She (unwillingly) received an order to teach them from the goblin who she respects as her leader, and she intended to follow it through to the end. Even though she would much rather spend her time teaching said goblin, she wouldn’t fail to properly carry out the order given to her.

So facing that sort of dedication and commitment, Sigi and Lagi had no choice to but follow suit. Eventually, their continued instruction paid off and they could now read some of the more basic words, but writing them from memory was still a ways off.

Still, the days continued to pass as they traveled. More battles with various monsters, more rest and breaks, which then meant more teaching and learning for Kida, Sigi, and Lagi. It soon became routine for them, and before they all realized, well everyone except Velora, they reached about a half-day away from where the cave was.

They were fighting two black wolves, both at level thirty once Rick checked their statuses. He himself was not actually fighting this time around but observing the battle from a distance. Of course, Wala and Dran weren’t fighting either, only the two Maglins and the two High Goblins engaged in the battle.

With the High Goblins Sigi and Lagi each taking a wolf each and fighting them bare-handed, and the two Maglins Kida and Zargi supporting from a distance with long-range abilities that appeared to be magical spells of all sorts in the eyes of Rick, the battle didn’t last very long. Of course, their ability to fight is something that has gotten better on this long journey with Rick guiding them and providing advice on anything he saw.

Though shortly after the battle was over, Kida started to feel lightheaded and soon took a knee while grabbing her head. Before anyone could even approach her and ask what's wrong, she immediately fell over and lost consciousness. It was too long after that her body began emitting a strong light. It was now evident to all the goblins around her that she was evolving.

“She..she’s evolving!” Said a surprised Zargi.

“Woah! Another goblin on their second evolution! And this time we don’t have to see her get taken away by the orcs!!” Wala was pretty surprised herself.

“This...good..”

“Yes...it..is...good.”

Sigi and Lagi gave their usual short responses.

“This is all thanks to you. Under normal circumstances she’d be taken away as soon she woke up. Now I just wonder how much different she will look.”

“This is just how it should be, all I did was free her and the rest of you from your shackles, how far you all go from here is all because of yourselves. Anyway, spread out around her and make sure nothing approaches.”

They all acknowledged the instructions and spread out as directed. Waiting patiently for the light to fade, which was blinding everyone from seeing the process of her body changing on a molecular level.

It took all of fifteen minutes for the evolution process to finally begin to show signs of ending. All eyes were focused on the figure the fading light was slowly beginning to reveal. Mouths were hung agape as Kida slowly woke up and began to catch her bearings. She eventually became one percent conscious and stood up for everyone to see.

Though one goblin, in particular, turned his head around as soon as he saw Kida. She stood around six feet and five inches and had long black hair that seemed to reach her waistline. She was still fairly skinny as Maglins are. But her body no longer looked as frail as it once did. Instead, her skinny frame looked to be more firm and strong, almost like a track and field athlete from Rick’s past life.

There’s also another feature that really caught Rick’s eye. Her bosom seemed to have grown just as much as she did. If Rick were knowledgeable about bra sizes from his previous life he would’ve known that Kida was now at a D cup. Which seemed fitting for a female Maglin that stood at six feet and five inches. She was now the tallest goblin in the group. A full five inches above Rick.

Rick then heard a lot of noise and movement behind him so he slowly turned back around to see a sight he really didn’t expect to see. Kida who seemed to have realized that her previous garments have been torn apart and no longer cover her body fully, was scrambling around to fix that. The female goblins were all busy trying to help her, despite the significant size difference.

It seems that the goblins from the plains were a lot more sexually aware than his own goblins back home. He probably should’ve asked them about that once he met with Jala or even on the journey back to the cave, but it seems his answer is right in front of him. Anyway, he quickly asked Dran, and Zargi to help tear the pelt off the two black wolves to try and help Kida.