I Spent My Lifelong Luck on Enhancement - Chapter 49

Part 12. Confrontation (1)

‘Ah, that’s not what’s important….’

Ted turned his gaze back toward the goblins.

Those guys, eagerly scavenging for food in the box within the darkness!

‘Ilkkigi.’

First, Ilkkigi had clearly become more foolish and brave. That much was evident from simple observation.

The sight of him eating while shedding tears because it was spicy…!

‘And Dukkigi.’

Ted shifted his gaze to look at Dukkigi.

*Kkigik….*

Dukkigi sneakily glanced at Ted, then averted his head when their eyes met.

Then, while repeatedly peeking at Ted, he began picking out and eating foods related to and .

‘That guy… he’s truly become the ace.’

Even when he had been a Silver Goblin, Dukkigi had harbored greater devotion to Ted than Ilkkigi or Samkkigi.

So he knew what his master Ted wanted deep down.

Since attack power was already overwhelming, what was needed next was aggro. Thus, it was good to have high life force and agility.

Dukkigi had clearly grasped such needs(?) of Ted and was eating only those foods. However, because of that, the amount of agility and life force–related food available for Samkkigi and Ilkkigi had decreased.

That was… a very Dukkigi-like judgment, completely preoccupied with monopolizing Ted’s attention.

Viewed favorably, an ace. Viewed unfavorably, an opportunistic attention seeker!

Ted chuckled and turned his head.

‘Lastly, Samkkigi.’

Unlike the other goblins, Samkkigi gauged the moods of Dukkigi and Ilkkigi.

And then he picked up and ate what they left behind. He seemed to be afraid of the two goblins.

As a result, the relatively neglected –related foods became Samkkigi’s share.

*Kkii-it….*

However, even in that situation, Samkkigi did not yield.

While watching their moods, Samkkigi stealthily rolled a large chunk of –related meat to the other side.

He had rolled it with his elbow while pretending to eat his own food.

Accordingly, Dukkigi, who wanted to gain , hurriedly dashed toward the chunk of meat.

*Kki-hit! Nit! Nit!*

In the meantime, Samkkigi hastily snatched the food Dukkigi had been eating. Then, pouring in all the strength he had conserved, he began shoving the food into his mouth.

When Dukkigi soon returned, he averted his head back toward the magic power–related food while watching his mood.

‘Good grief….’

This time, Samkkigi tipped over a box containing , which Ilkkigi liked, to the other side.

Then Ilkkigi, losing his mind, turned his body toward the fallen food.

From then on, for a brief while, Samkkigi quickly devoured the placed in front of Ilkkigi all by himself.

He was a coward who ranked below the two other goblins in the pecking order.

Even so, he quietly snatched what was his—in short, a petty, sly schemer.

‘Interesting.’

Ted chuckled.

Back when they were Silver Goblins, their individualities hadn’t been this pronounced.

‘Now I think I understand. What kind of change has occurred in them. But isn’t it a bit surprising?’

It was precisely .

They had definitely acquired the system upon evolving into at level 250.

The evidence was that their actions and thoughts had become far more complex, calculating, and distinct.

However, Ted had a question about that.

‘The fact that they gained Free Will at level 250 means….’

There was only one case where was granted at a low level.

It was when an NPC or monster held significant importance on the continent of Face.

For example, if the emperor of an empire had a daughter?

That daughter would possess Free Will even if she was numerically level 1.

In other words, the Gold Goblin Three Musketeers were monsters significant enough within the to have gained Free Will despite being level 250.

‘Since Free Will is normally acquired only in the 400s, they must be connected to something sooner or later.’

Ted’s stray thoughts ended there.

If they had gained … there was something Ted had to carefully begin from now on.

“Halt.”

*Kki-ip?*

*Kkip, kki-i-ip?*

The goblins, their mouths crammed full of food, looked at Ted with puzzled eyes.

However, their cute chewing mouths remained as they were.

“!”

*Kki, kki-ip!*

*Kkigib! Twe!*

When Ted shouted with a thunderous roar, the startled goblins stiffened rigidly and spat out what was in their mouths.

Then they stood at attention, a posture they had learned before, and puffed out their chests.

Tense expressions.

‘Establish a clear chain of command.’

When a summon gained Free Will, a problem arose along with it. A problem that could be extremely dangerous depending on the situation.

Namely, mental states such as , , and forming in their hearts!

Although it was his first time raising summons, Ted, who was well-versed in game theory, naturally knew of such facts.

‘They may have gotten smarter, but they’re still at monster level. If I let them off easy just because they’re cute and clever, they’ll lose all sense of rank. Discipline them now, and it’s a switch; wait until later, and I’ll need a club. I need to train them firmly from the start.’

The training method suited for that was precisely .

Having organized his thoughts, Ted began several training regimens from that day.

“Halt.”

*Kkii-it…….*

*Kkigik…….*

First was to instill in them.

Truthfully, after becoming Gold Goblins—no, even before that—their military discipline had greatly slipped. Because Ted had continuously treated them well.

‘No. I didn’t come here to enjoy the game.’

To smash Alababa and CGTV, unruly summons were not needed.

What Ted needed now was a powerful army capable of cutting down hundreds of users by itself!

‘I’ll have to start by cultivating their patience.’

Instilling patience was simple.