Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lathander finally returned to Oak City.

In the castle living room with bright lights, warm air and a residential atmosphere, Lathander and Delen sat on the soft sofa and leaned on each other, feeling relaxed.

Lawrence sat opposite Lathander, looking at Delenn and the beekeeping witch Emma who had returned.

"Didn't Satice come back?"

Lawrence did not see Satis, but there were several dark elves in the team that came back this time, as well as the elite soldiers that Satis had taken away before.

These elite soldiers are warriors who have been trained over the years, and are also members of the legion that Lawrence actually controls.

Lathander replied: "She is fine. When we found them, they were looking for a way out in the forest. These dark elves were lost in the forest."

Lawrence looked surprised. In his original feeling, elves should not get lost in the forest, including dark elves.

However, if you think about it carefully, this perception is incorrect. Unless you have certain special talents, it is indeed easy to get lost in complex terrain environments.

"It'll be fine if nothing happens." Lawrence felt relieved. As long as a few people were fine, the rest wouldn't matter.

After having this idea, Lawrence suddenly felt that he was a very unqualified ruler.

As long as they are family members that he trusts, no matter whether they are talented or not, even if they lose the battle continuously and can't do anything well, when they are really trapped in a dead end with the people they work with, the first thing he cares about is them. .

Lawrence felt more and more that he was not suitable to be a king, nor could he be a wise king.

Seeing that Lawrence didn't ask, Lathander said to herself: "This time we found the mountain people you met. They are not the escaped witches from the south, but the descendants of the elves exiled from the elves."

"The ancestors of these half-elves mixed with humans and gave birth to them. They violated the rules of the forest, so they were exiled to the mountains to fend for themselves."

"When we negotiated with them, they just wanted us to leave as soon as possible and could not continue the negotiation."

Lawrence felt strange, "Didn't you tell them my name?"

Lathander said: "I told you, but they didn't care."

Lawrence felt that Lathander might have gone to the wrong place, but that was not important anymore.

"Well, let's leave this matter like this for now. We'll talk about it in a few years. You guys should take a good rest now. It's been a hard work for you these past two months."

Delen said: "We came back first. Satis and the people of the Holy Legion were sorting out the bodies of the geomancers at the manor. This time we encountered an old geomancer bear and it took a lot of effort to kill it. .”

Lawrence had five legions at his command.

Garrison corps responsible for coordinated defense in various countries and several important places within the country.

The guard corps, which is trained at the military academies in the towns of Wakili and Pumisu and participates in defensive battles at any time, is basically composed of military-trained commanders and military talents.

Expeditionary regiment responsible for foreign wars.

The security corps that patrols towns and territories are mainly composed of militiamen and male laborers from various places, and are basically adult men from large families in villages and towns.

Finally, there is the Holy Corps, which is composed of loyal and heroic people selected from believers and various legions.

What Satis and Lathander took away were the warriors of the Holy Legion, basically all warriors who had lived in this land for seven or eight years.

These soldiers had a devout fighting spirit. Their families and part of their life memories were all left with Lawrence, and they were his followers.

When encountering a violent bear, normal people would run away, but these people would not. They would firmly form a line of defense and give the rear a chance.

Lawrence knew very well what Delen meant when he said it took a lot of effort. He must have lost a lot of people in the battle.

"Take a rest, it's almost dawn." Lawrence looked at the already bright morning light, "I'll wait and see, and give glory to those brave warriors."

Both Lathander and Delenn were tired. Delenn stretched and said, "I'm going to sleep here and don't want to go up."

Lawrence smiled and said: "It's better that you go to sleep in the house, otherwise when everyone gets up at dawn, someone will definitely come over to say hello to you, wake you up from your sleep, and happily ask you why you are back."

Delen thought carefully about Lawrence's words, quickly stood up and said, "You are right."

Although they were very tired, Delen and others got up from the comfortable sofa and went upstairs to sleep.

Emma, ​​the beekeeping witch, also went to the guest room to rest, and the maids and guards who came back with her were also taken care of properly.

Lawrence became busy providing compensation to those victims.

Just like the scars and honors brought by the great geomaniac bear that we encountered for the first time, the warriors who died under the claws of the geomagnetic bear this time will have the same, or even higher, rewards for their descendants and families. reward.

Part of the earthly violent bear will be given to living warriors and the descendants of dead warriors to prove the existence of this honor.

By the time I finished all these post-war matters, it was already summer.

There was also a battle between the front line and the Church of the Dawn, and the more numerous Covenant Alliance troops won.

Lawrence only cut off the food supply to the Elf Kingdom and did not send anyone to the forest to find trouble for these elves.

Ever since the threat of a declaration of war, Lawrence had not put his mind on the Green Forest Kingdom.

The elves can stay in seclusion and continue to spend time. They are used to the ancient peaceful life inside anyway.

Even if there is not enough food to eat, they can grow their own food with the help of mysterious power.

But what's the cost?

The price is that the upper elves, who are extraordinary beings, have to serve all elves.

Just a month or two later, Dana's friends came uninvited. Without actively inviting them, and without finding a way to sneak into the Green Forest Kingdom to contact and persuade these elves, these elves came to visit the benevolent Crow Feather on their own. Prophet, Your Majesty Lawrence.

Oak City Council Hall.

Lawrence sat on this shady throne. Ever since he killed the three witches, this room seemed to have been cursed, exuding a gloomy atmosphere in winter and summer.

Standing next to Lawrence were several female guards with the status of shield maidens, as well as carefully selected battlefield generals who had made a lot of achievements.

Dana stood below, and two meters behind Dana stood the elf who came to seek refuge this time.

There is a man and a woman. The man looks very old, more like a goblin than an elf.

This male elf is a bit ugly. Maybe he was a handsome guy when he was young, but now that he is old, he looks ugly and scary, and he doesn't look like a good guy.

The female elf is also not young. She is as fat as a wine barrel and has a chubby round face. She looks like a dwarf female warrior.

Dana introduced: "This is the young elf Shuda I met in the forest before. This is Shuda's sister Dashiel."

Lawrence looked at the three elves calmly. In fact, Dana was older.

Because of her very strong bloodline, Dana has a longer lifespan and has no problem living to two hundred years old. However, generally low-quality bloodline begins to age after the age of ninety.

In comparison, Lathander, who was just under fifty, was probably like a little Lolita in Dana's eyes.

"I'm glad you're here, but I want to know why you're here." Lawrence looked at the strange pair of elf brothers and sisters majestically, "If you want to live here safely, you must tell me the truth. "

Shuda lowered his head nervously, "Your Majesty the Merciful Prophet, we were abused by the Queen. The Queen asked me to keep planting wheat, and said that if I didn't, I would be defeated by your soldiers in the future. When I came out, I found that it was completely There is no such thing."

"The queen deceived us. We came to this fertile and peaceful land, hoping to be protected by your kindness!"

Lawrence also lacked wheat-growing elves here. “Since you don’t want to grow wheat in the forest, are you willing to grow wheat here with me?”

Facing Lawrence's inquiry, Shuda replied respectfully: "You have more land here. If you need wheat, I can find a way to make the wheat grow faster."

Lawrence was particularly curious, "Then why were you unwilling when the Queen asked you to grow wheat?"

Shuda didn't know what the rumored wizard's temper was. He had been living in his own house and was not very clear about the outside world.

Now that I have come out, I am not good at negotiating, so the information I have obtained is very limited.

The only thing Shuda was sure of was that this young-looking man had terrifying strength, and his methods must be cruel.

Since entering this room, the stinging skin and eyes have been giving him a very dangerous warning.

"The queen asked me to keep growing wheat in the small place behind the house. I have to grow carts of wheat from the ground for the elves every day. If I continue to do that, I will definitely die."

As Shuda spoke, he had the temper of a wizard, and said angrily and resentfully: "I am not an animal!"

Lawrence nodded, "Don't worry, you are a noble here, and this is the treatment you deserve. You don't even need to grow wheat, you just need to tell others how to grow wheat and let others do the work for you." .”

This male elf's ability should be plant-based, which is very useful to Lawrence. Lawrence doesn't mind giving this defector some good treatment.

Shuda finally felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief that he could continue to live.

When I came to this house, I was always worried about whether I would be killed.

Lawrence looked at the female elf Dashiel, "Dahir, what is your ability? Were you abused by the Elf Queen like Shuda?"

Dashiell felt Lawrence's sincerity and said cheerfully: "I can feel the emotions of the people around me, and I can also dig holes underground to store food."

"The reason why we came out was that when we were patrolling the forest with the soldiers, everyone initially thought that the humans outside would come in to kill us elves and take away our women and children."

"After a while, everyone became impatient with patrolling and walking around in the forest every day. Elves who have been here said that it is very good."

"When I came back and saw how hard my brother was working, I took the initiative to persuade him to come here and give it a try. Since Dana stayed here and Lady Oralda also said it was good here, then it shouldn't be too bad here."

Lawrence was very surprised. He originally thought that this ugly male elf could not stand the oppression and took the initiative to defect with his sister, but the reality was that this cheerful-looking elf sister saw that her brother was being squeezed too hard by the queen, so she directly persuaded her brother to rebel.

Dana took the initiative to explain: "Shuda can control the thorns in the forest and separate the thorns from the entangled branches. Dashiel can dig holes underground. The two of them sneaked to Feiyu Port while other elves were not paying attention. .”

Lawrence decided to accept the elf brother and sister, "Very good, you can choose where to live in the future, and then you can design your own house, or I can help you design a two-story small building suitable for living."

"I will provide you with food and daily necessities from now on. You only need to help me research some crops every year. The rest of the time, you can go wherever you want."

"If you want to research any projects, such as herbal medicine and witchcraft, you can also apply with me. I will give you some money and materials as funding, as long as you share some with me after the research is completed."

"It doesn't matter if you can't research it. There is no absolute success in the world, but successful research will make me more willing to provide you with funding."

Lawrence smiled and said: "Don't worry about this matter. I will give you 10,000 copper coins each first. You can go to the port and the town and use them as you like. Come back to me after you use them."

“Remember, you can only use and consume purchased items, not throw them away or melt them down.”

The elf brother and sister were very surprised by this request.

Dahir said doubtfully: "It sounds a little strange, but there is no problem. I see that humans here use copper coins to exchange for food and wine. Can we use this too?"

Dashiell wanted to make sure there were no requirements for spending the money.

Sofia on the side couldn't help laughing.

Lawrence said seriously: "This request sounds a little ridiculous at first, but it is very meaningful. I can tell you for sure that whether it is a human or an elf, or something else, even a dog, as long as it can come up with money You can also exchange money for equivalent food when you go to a tavern.”

"Although I think many people have not fully obeyed my expectations and requirements, I promise you that I will carry out this matter, at least to make the shop and tavern owners in the town and city realize that this is my demands on them.”

"As long as the money is obtained through formal means, anyone and any creature can enjoy my blessing!"

It's not certain whether things can be done. Shuda and Dashiell didn't consider whether the matter was true. They only felt Lawrence's attitude now.

Lawrence's attitude was very important, and he quickly made the Elf brothers and sisters feel at ease and no longer so defensive about this place. (End of chapter)