The territory's reception area had been designed on a grand scale.
It covered an area comparable to several Great City estates.
It was roughly divided into inner and outer sections.
It could receive merchant caravans, Apostle Groups, and visitors of all sizes at the same time.
According to Howie, this Goblin merchant group was far from small.
It had over five hundred members, a large number of Goblin Airships, and all kinds of Magic-Energy Mechas.
There was also a sizable Ogre force serving as its guards.
It was a Goblin tradition to hire Ogres as guards, to the point where it had practically become an iconic arrangement.
The Goblin Merchant Boswell had also had Ogre guards back then.
The only difference between him and this merchant group was their number.
Those foul-smelling Ogres naturally had no right to enter the territory.
They had all been stationed in the outskirts.
As for the airships, they were parked in the airship docks on the outskirts of the territory as well.
Only a few of the merchant group's leaders were permitted to enter the reception area.
Even their accompanying guards were limited to two.
They were two burly Two-headed Ogres clad in full suits of Adamantine armor. The Runes on the armor were clear and distinct, making it look exceptionally well-crafted.
The two Two-headed Ogres wore solemn expressions, unlike the other Ogres, who were so chaotic and uninhibited.
Nor did their two heads argue or bicker with each other.
This showed that they possessed self-control unlike that of the rest of their kind.
As high-ranking Ogres standing over five meters tall, they formed a striking contrast with the short yet lavishly dressed leaders of the Goblin merchant group.
Perhaps that contrast was itself a form of deterrence.
The shorter one was, the more