Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 393 The Other Side of the Mountain
On the other side of the mountain is the land of delusion.

"Are you sure you're pointing in the right direction?" Seeing the tiger man's raised arm, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. "Delusion Land? Those tiger men came from Delusion Land?"

"Yes, that's it!" The tigers nodded one after another, confirming that their people were not lying or confused. "Haven't you heard about it? Recently, a spellcaster established a territory there! We all think that it must be that lord who did this to them!"

"Although I heard that he has a good reputation, most magicians have a good reputation," a tiger man muttered, "Who knows what they will do behind the scenes..."

Ron was speechless for a long time. How could he be so evil?

"You guys went to see this lord?" Ivy asked with a frown, a hint of reproach in her tone, "We've never heard of any tiger residents or visitors there."

"You guys are from Rose City, so of course you don't know," the tiger man said as a matter of course, "In fact, we haven't been there either, but we heard that there are all kinds of races there."

"Think about it, most territories are gathering places for one or a few races, how can there be all kinds of races? Unless... they are like Carolina and turn other races into slaves!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I also heard that they have very close contacts with Carolina!" These words were immediately echoed by many tiger people.

"It seems that the reputation of Delusion Land is still loud enough," Anastasia glanced at Ron and said meaningfully.

She wasn't worried that Ron would really enslave other races like Carolina or the Hailan Empire did. After all, there was a goblin in front of her.

"Could it be... Gillianis?" Sylvia came closer and asked in a low voice, "We haven't been around recently. Could she have let herself go again?"

Although Gillianis was powerful and tried her best to exonerate herself when she told her story, the "good reputation" of the Hailan Empire was known to everyone, and it was hard to say whether the Moon Elf Mage would do something that he thought was harmless.

"But this is not her research direction," Ron shook his head. "Gillianis is not the kind of wild mage who does whatever she wants. She is a professional mage and even lives her life like a professional mage."

"Do you really think someone like her would start a new research direction just on a whim? She's the only one in her lab."

"That's true..." Sylvia agreed with Ron's opinion. Even if we put aside Gillianis's profession and only talk about her race, Sylvia found it hard to imagine that a moon elf would tinker with something like the acid tiger man that was inconsistent with the elf aesthetics.

She also saw the gem that Gillianis implanted in Ron, as well as the Siren's Song. These gorgeous and practical things were the elves' favorites.

A group of beastmen?

"It seems we should go and confirm it," Ron thought for a moment, and looked at the tiger men on the ground, "Where is your lair? Are there other acid tiger men?"

"No more, that's all, they all died here!" The tigers said quickly, "We live not far from here, otherwise they wouldn't have come so soon... to die."

"Do you need me to send you back?" "No, no, no! Please have mercy!" Ron's polite words sounded to the tiger people like "I'm going to kill you all." These beastmen began to beg, pleading with this powerful wizard of unknown origin to show mercy.

"We have old people above us and young children below us. We have sick tigers with no teeth above us and tiger cubs that have not been weaned below us! We have no choice but to do this. Please spare us for the sake of food!"

"We promise to be honest hunters in the future and never do this kind of robbery business again!"

"Since you could have just been hunters, why do you still charge tolls?" Victoria frowned. Although these guys could barely be considered "lawful", the high price of three gold coins per person was really too much.

"I know that!" Driver grinned. "Victoria, you have no experience in this area. Hunting has to be done at certain times! In this icy and snowy weather, where are there so many prey for them to hunt?"

"Moreover, they are not the only ones affected by the reduction of prey. The real beasts and monsters are also short of food. Once the two sides meet, the danger will be much greater than being robbers."

"That's right!" The tiger people looked at the hero who spoke for them as a savior. This was not a city, and the goblins did not hide their race. The few things in common between the two sides were enough to make the tiger people develop a friendship with the goblins that transcended race.

But they were wrong about one thing: Driver was not specifically speaking good words for them, he was just saying whatever he thought. If Ron ordered all the tiger people to be executed, the goblin hunter would be happy to switch careers and become a butcher.

But Ron didn't intend to kill all these tiger people - this was not his territory - and since he had already said that he would let them live after asking questions, Ron still planned to keep his promise.

"Aiksuri, you may need to explain the situation here to Gillianis and the others first, and ask them to make some preparations to avoid an attack on our territory." Ron looked at Aiksuri, who nodded, and after transforming into a giant lizard five or six meters long, he immediately flew into the air and disappeared in a short while.

"As for you, those who just answered the questions can get simple treatment, enough for you to return with your companions. That's it - Victoria."

The priest came forward, the light of divine magic gathered in her hands, and treated the tigers for a while. Only after confirming that they would not abandon their people here, did Ron and others get on the carriage again and continue their journey.

Leaving aside these tiger men who blocked the road and robbed people, the rest of the journey was so smooth that it made people sleepy. Until Ron saw the shadow of New Green Swamp Town again, they did not encounter any danger again.

"Ron, Ron is back!" When everyone got off the car, the wings of the young black dragon cast a large shadow over their heads. Aikthuri, who had returned a few days earlier, had already conveyed what he had seen and heard to everyone else, so when Ron and others came back, a slender figure floated in the air and gently floated towards the convoy.

"Gilliannis," Ron nodded to the elven wizard, "Did Exure tell you everything?"

"About those acid tiger people, yes." The moon elf's lake blue eyes were calm, but every word she uttered made Ron's heart beat violently. "I'm afraid I have to tell you some bad news."

"I ventured to the village of the foul demon and communicated with her. She said that recently, many creatures on the other side of the mountain range have begun to migrate to our side."

(End of this chapter)