Chapter 63: Double Insurance and Wheels
"Boss, this must be the Iron Cavern."
After speaking, Gobu Shi raised his head and cast a provocative glare at Gobu Di.
With his massive body, Gobu Shi bumped into Gobu Di, shoving him aside.
Gobu Di, enraged, retaliated by slamming his shoulder into Gobu Shi.
Unwilling to back down, Gobu Shi pushed back.
The two started shoving each other near the sand table.
"What are you two doing? Don’t break my sand table!"
Seeing the two hulking figures clash, Li ng scolded them sternly.
His reprimand startled Gobu Di and Gobu Shi, and they both quickly separated, lowering their heads in sha.
"Gobu Di, I need you to take your bloodline descendants and half of the Goblin warriors to establish a new tribe here."
Li ng held a wooden stick and pointed to the forest on the northern bank of Goblin River, about fifty kiloters from the tribe.
Gobu Di nodded.
Although he didn’t understand why the boss wanted him to establish a new tribe, he didn’t overthink it.
Whatever the boss said, he would follow.
"Gobu Shi, you too. Lead your bloodline descendants and half of the Goblin warriors to establish a new tribe in the forest on the southern bank."
Scratching his bald head, Gobu Shi was also puzzled about the boss's orders.
But since Gobu Di had such a task, he figured he must have one too.
"Boss, can I take so female Lizardn with ?"
"No, all female Lizardn must stay in the tribe!"
Li ng rejected Gobu Shi’s request without hesitation.
Female Lizardn had to remain under his control, as this helped him regulate the population of the tribes.
While rapid population growth had its benefits, it could also cause nurous problems.
"Go prepare. Leave imdiately after your bloodline descendants return!"
Adult Goblins typically joined hunting parties to learn how to hunt.
The bloodline descendants of Gobu Di and Gobu Shi were scattered among various hunting teams.
It would take at least a week to recall all of them.
With that, Gobu Di and Gobu Shi left the throne cave with their followers.
Standing at the entrance, Li ng watched the Goblin followers disappear into the distance.
"This way, we have double insurance!"
With the establishnt of new tribes, he now had additional options.
From now on, his tribe would no longer face the risk of complete annihilation.
Survival was the most important thing—everything else could be sacrificed.
As long as they survived, they could rebuild anything.
In the days that followed, Li ng stayed obediently in the tribe.
Gobu Qiang’s pig-rearing enterprise, Gobu Da’s carpentry workshop, and Gobu Ge’s Iron Cavern all required his attention.
During the day, he inspected the tribe, while at night, he worked on producing more Goblins with the female Lizardn.
Li ng was particularly diligent when it ca to reproduction.
On the fifth day, Gobu Di and Gobu Shi departed with their followers.
anwhile, Gobu Tian had already returned to the Goblin Nest half a month earlier.
Another day began, and ti moved to the afternoon.
"Boss, it’s done this ti. Absolutely no issues!"
Outside the carpentry workshop, Gobu Da greeted his boss with a fawning expression and led him inside.
The carpentry workshop was the sa as before.
Upon entering, Li ng imdiately noticed a Triple-bow Ballista near the doorway.
Clearly, Gobu Da had placed it there on purpose.
Having learned from the previous experience, Li ng refrained from praising Gobu Da too quickly.
He approached the Triple-bow Ballista to inspect it carefully.
First, he grabbed it and shook it slightly.
Although there was so noise, the modules were well-fitted and sturdy.
Next, he touched the bow fra.
Though the craftsmanship was rough, the quality of the bow was solid.
He then rotated the winch, and the sound of creaking filled the carpentry workshop.
Despite being a bit loose, it didn’t affect usability.
Seeing the boss silent for a long ti, Gobu Da began to panic.
"Very good. Not bad!"
Finally, Li ng spoke up with a word of praise.
It was already quite impressive for them to achieve this level.
The next step was to improve the Goblins’ proficiency and have them optimize and refine the design of the Triple-bow Ballista.
Hearing the boss’s praise, Gobu Da grinned widely.
"Great!"
Gobu Da cheered, and the Goblins in the workshop echoed with jubilant shouts.
Over the past few days, they had endured many of the boss’s lashes.
If the boss was satisfied, perhaps they wouldn’t be whipped anymore.
"But it’s still not good enough. It’ll only be truly excellent when the ballista operates without making any noise."
The boss’s remark caused Gobu Da’s excitent to turn into despair.
"Bring in a new group of Goblins. I’m going to teach you all how to make sothing new."
Hearing that sothing new needed to be made, Gobu Da’s heart sank.
His head felt like it was going to explode—there was no more room for new knowledge.
He wanted to say this to the boss but didn’t dare.
Instead, he reluctantly chased the Goblin workers out of the workshop.
"Out! Out! All of you, leave! Bring the Goblins from the other workshops over."
The tribe had five carpentry workshops.
However, none were as large as this one.
The boss’s reprimand made the Goblins shrink their necks as they hurriedly fled.
Although the boss wasn’t holding the whip, it was lying in a corner not far away.
They didn’t want to feel its sting again—it was painful.
Before long, another group of Goblins entered the workshop.
With that, Li ng resud his efforts to develop wagon wheels.
Ti passed bit by bit, day by day.
Life for the Goblins was monotonous and dull.
They were either on hunting trips or on their way back to the tribe.
Another new day began, and the afternoon arrived.
"Boss, is this the new thing we’re making?"
In the carpentry workshop, the first wagon wheel was successfully completed.
Gobu Da stared at the large wheel in front of the boss with curiosity.
He couldn’t comprehend the purpose of this round object.
Li ng propped up the wheel and examined it from top to bottom.
The wheel was about 1.2 ters tall.
Its outer rim wasn’t a single piece but was assembled from multiple segnts.
The segnts were fixed together with iron nails and wrapped with a layer of iron to reduce friction.
To prevent deformation, the wheel had weight-bearing spokes between the axle and the outer rim.
The axle had a linear groove, inside which were small steel balls.
The groove was filled with animal grease for lubrication.
The steel balls and grease effectively reduced friction between the bearing and the axle.
It had taken Li ng nearly two months of trial and error to create this wheel.
During that ti, he constantly experinted and remade it until settling on the current design.
Just creating the steel balls for the axle had kept him in the Iron Cavern for over half a month.
"Excellent, it’s nearly perfect!"
Li ng was very satisfied with the completed wheel.
Though it had taken a lot of ti, it was worth it.
With a prototype, making a second or third wheel would be much easier.
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