The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 178: Driving the tiger away from the mountain

Last night's ambush and counter-ambush consumed the militia's combat power.

Jack took the militiamen who were still able to move and carefully cleaned up the battlefield.

The night was pitch black, and with only the light of the burning fire, it was difficult to see how many kobolds took part in the battle. It was not until dawn that Jack discovered that there were hundreds of kobolds who raided the militia camp last night.

"It's a relief that we can hold on. These should be all the elite kobolds."

"Not necessarily. I always feel like something is wrong."

Even after killing two large groups of kobolds, Jack's premonition of being on edge did not subside, as if something had been missed, which made Jack very uneasy.

The soldiers in charge of the search followed the footprints of the ogres and quickly found their lair.

"Oh my god, have these dog-headed people developed a town?"

The wild beasts' lairs are just some nests or caves that can shelter from wind and rain, but the lairs of the dog-headed people are proper buildings.

Although the stone huts are only half a meter high and look like real doghouses, when the doghouses are connected together with roads separating them, even humans would not be able to laugh.

At the end of the row of kobold houses is a stone temple.

The pyramid-shaped building built of stones is more than five meters high. Such a building may not be worth mentioning in the eyes of humans, but for the dog-headed people, it is a wonder built by miracle.

The bricks used to build the temple are covered with kobold claw marks. The claw marks are arranged in a certain pattern and should be some kind of religious emblem exclusive to kobolds.

Jack led his men to investigate the temple and discovered that in addition to serving as an altar, the building was also a place for the kobolds to store supplies.

"These dog-headed men built such a big house to store weapons and food!"

In the basement-like space inside the temple, there were many randomly discarded grain bags and many empty wooden shelves and wooden boxes.

These items are not produced by the Kobolds; the Kobolds are merely the transporters of these items.

"They robbed small groups of traveling merchants and adventurers..."

The more Jack learned about this group of kobolds, the more shocked he was.

The kobolds are intelligent and clever. They can set traps and launch night raids. They even have the concept of storing supplies and planning operations.

These kobolds are no longer just beast neighbors that threaten the safety of the town; they are a civilization, a dangerous alien legion!

And such an organized and powerful army cannot have only this much strength.

"They took away all the weapons and food. Where will they go?"

Could it be that the kobolds abandoned such a large residential area just because of a confrontation with humans?

Jack imagined himself as the leader of this group of dog-headed people. He would rather fight humans till death than lead his tribe away from their homeland because of a temporary defeat.

"Have these kobolds really retreated..."

If the Kobolds had fled with their belongings, there wouldn't have been a night raid last night, so the Kobolds must have other purposes...

"It's broken, let's go back quickly!"

...

Li was feeling uneasy as his father led the town's militia out to strangle the kobolds.

When the lord's knights were in charge, humans and kobolds were evenly matched. Li didn't think that his father could do anything to the kobolds with a group of militia.

But his father had already set out, and with his rich experience, Li believed that his father could lead the militia to achieve good results.

"Li! Can we open those jars now?"

"No, I said it would take at least a month."

Theresa wanted to open the jar made by Li, but was stopped by Li. Theresa, feeling depressed, could only stare at the jar in a daze.

"Both making vinegar and wine take time, and there's no rush. How's the progress of finding the herbs I asked you to find?"

The current life of human beings is only slightly better than eating raw meat and drinking blood. Li, who has the memory of the earth, is very dissatisfied with this.

Li, who has decided to develop farming, has recently been investigating the properties of flora and fauna on the gravel hills.

The food in this world will also rot and spoil. Li believes that there are microorganisms here as well. As for whether the microorganisms here are still lactic acid bacteria and yeast, Li doesn't know.

"May the holy light kill the corrupt maggots, and may the goddess bless the food in this jar to be clean and hygienic..."

Since the greedy Theresa learned that Li planned to make vinegar and wine, she personally prepared a pile of jars for Li, as well as sour fruits to make Li's teeth sour.

Under the blessing of Theresa's holy light, Li reduced the high-temperature sterilization procedure.

Holy light can cure diseases, so it naturally has the ability to kill bacteria, but Li is worried that the holy light will kill the beneficial bacteria as well.

"I hope the yeast and lactic acid bacteria here can be as strong as dragons and survive under Theresa's holy light..."

Li followed Teresa's example, put his hands together and prayed wholeheartedly. After finishing the prayer, Li began his days of tasting hundreds of herbs like Shennong again.

"Hmm, this grass smells really strong, where did you find it?"

Lee is always looking for condiments, spices from the region, to enrich various cooking methods.

Eating comes first, and when food can attract more people, then we have the ability to consider other things.

"That one? Next to the sheepfold."

"Bah bah bah!"

Li Hao wanted to cut off his tongue and wash it clean in a basin of water.

Seeing Li wiping his mouth with his hands, Theresa laughed happily.

"Just kidding, this is bitter ginger grass, it will be used in the healing potion."

After being tricked by Theresa, Li's eyes lit up.

Before, he was just obsessed with the experience on Earth, maybe he could try to prepare some potions.

Items that are in line with the values ​​of this world may bring in your first pot of gold, and as long as the funds are in place, many things can be arranged!

Native Li's dream is partly related to alchemy. Although he does not know professional alchemy techniques, who says that alchemy requires an alchemist?

"Maybe we can also get started with those bottles and jars of geochemistry~"

A prank played by Teresa opened up a new direction for Li, and Li felt that Teresa was his lucky star.

The contact with Theresa during this period made Li and Theresa become good friends.

Except for the fact that Theresa always liked to pray suddenly, her personality and way of dealing with people were very compatible with Lee.

Li felt that it would be a good idea to slowly develop a closer relationship with Theresa.

Li, who was thinking about good things, did not know that an unnoticed crisis was quietly approaching the town.

In the fields outside the town, the army of kobolds advanced silently.

In order to prevent some gnolls from roaring instinctively, many of them were given muzzles and some even had their tongues cut off.

Among the silently advancing army of kobolds, four particularly strong kobolds were carrying a moving altar with great effort.

A dog-headed man standing on two feet like a human, silently watching the human town in the distance.

After staring at that place for a long time, the Kobold High Priest suddenly let out a long howl towards the sky.

"God is calling us! My people, it's time to be loyal to God!"