Empress Novia, progress has been slow but steady in this accursed underwater base. Honestly, I'm not sure how the goblins even survive if it weren't for pillaging. I personally haven't seen any crop or livestock growth as of yet. I assume it's closer to the top floor, being closer to the sun and surface. Our next way further towards the crystal was Central Processing. Instead of fighting, we snuck our way through this machinery, choosing the path of sabotage instead of blowing our way through the scores of goblins. As of now, the goblins had no idea we were here, only thinking a riot of goblins was caused by their own volition. We used this ignorance to our advantage and snuck past these goblins. I got to say, how in Shizzy's green creation did they even make this stuff underwater, it was forges meant for great dwarven halls, moving minecart track made of leather belts called "conveyor belts", moving minerals to the next step in their refinement. Kosuke, Gothmog, Radegast, Solomon, Petra and I threw their metal "wrenches" in between the moving metal parts, I used my geomancy to bend things out of place subtly. The goblins had no idea it was us!
Eventually, we made it to a giant "elevator" in the center of Processing. It would seem our attempt in sabotaging that set off an alarm spell, but not magical in the slightest. That brought the attention of a giant construct made of metal from those belts, one with 4 giant legs meant for stomping across huge swaths of creatures, explosive fireballs launched from its back, and bullets from across its body similar to Radegast's firearms: a true death machine! Naturally despite this obstacle, we were able to defeat it, blowing up and nearly damn killing us. At least it wasn't a person... I still won't forget it... I barely sleep over it now, well at least as soundly as I used to before I became champion.
To get away from that dark abyss of thought, we decided to announce to the goblins we didn't kill that they are surrounded, the elevator stopped and our recently made goblin allies swarming to subdue them all. We told them that Allthoughts was a doomed regime, he didn't care for them, only his own ambitions to that of godhood. By the sound these goblins talked about him, it's an ego that somehow surpasses mine, only backed by having an army of yes-guards that would vehemently beat or arrest anyone who dared question his regime or are out of line. In a small speech, I told them these truths, that of working for their own metals and food instead of just toiling for nothing, getting their own "cheese". I gave them an alternative, that of Gothmog, my friend being a Hobgoblin, and Umbra, the self-proclaimed "goblin goddess". You can very well guess they were quick to switch allegiances after hyping them up over cheese. With that, the next phase of our work was done, we rested from our advance among our now sizable army of goblins. If they didn't know we were here before, I can only guess they know something was up now. If I survive my next part of this adventure, I'll be sure to write more.