Orouak's funeral was held with extreme simplicity.
For the eldest legitimate son of a founding emperor, it could even be called somewhat hasty.
Other than Goblins like Elder Mite, who had witnessed Orouak's death firsthand and spread the news by word of mouth, the Goblin higher-ups made no arrangements to disseminate the news through any other channels.
Thus, by the time the vast majority of Goblins in the territory learned what had happened and voluntarily tied white strips of cloth around their shoulders in mourning, three days and nights had already passed since Orouak's quiet cremation.
Throughout this process, the massive machine known as the "collective" never stopped, and every "gear" continued turning in precise interlock, advancing toward its goal.
Only the atmosphere had quietly shifted from its former harmony, stability, and prosperity into one of solemn urgency, heaviness, and oppression.
The truth behind Orouak's death was still under investigation, and no specific cause had been announced.
But Goblins knew how to speculate.
Especially the clever few, who knew how to search for clues in the smallest details.
And their love for Babayak, the founding emperor, naturally influenced their conjectures about the truth.
With their subjective emotions stirred in, combined with the direction the entire race was currently striving toward, many Goblins quickly pointed the finger at the outside Kero Clan.
This way of thinking spread like a highly contagious disease throughout the Goblins, a single race living within the Endless Great Forest.
In their one-sided understanding and imperfect perspective, it was the great Lord Lu Li who had saved His Majesty Emperor Babayak and given him clear guidance, allowing the Goblin race to escape the mire of lowliness and survive, develop, and grow stronger!
And Babayak repaid Lord Lu Li's gifts with his unwavering Loyalty.
He even valued everything