Originally, Kafka claimed in his letter that if the snake people were willing to accept the goodwill of the Eaton family, then the two parties would meet and talk in five days at the edge of the Terror Swamp - where the lizard man was captured.
Moreover, he specifically asked Sion to keep an eye on him there.
But just two days later, Sion hurried back and said that the snake-man high priest was already waiting there and asked Kafka to hurry over.
As for how he knew that the other party was the high priest of the snake people, and not an ordinary snake person hanging around~
Because while he was following him, the snake-man high priest appeared behind him without anyone noticing, staring at him with murderous intent in his two vertical pupils. If the lizard-man he had captured hadn't remembered him,
Maybe he is already a corpse.
Oh, no, it should have entered the snake man's belly.
Therefore, Kafka chose to go to the meeting alone, rejecting Sion's request to accompany him and other loyal guards.
In the face of the powerful strength of the snake people, it doesn't matter whether they are accompanied or not.
Furthermore, not many people need to know about this kind of thing.
When he came to the meeting place alone and saw the torso of a giant python coiled on the ground supporting a three-meter-tall body, with two spotted yellow-gray vertical pupils staring at him, he could not help but feel a chill on his back.
"Good day, distinguished high priest."
Kafka took a deep breath, tried hard to suppress his instinct of fear, and walked forward with a northern courtesy, "I am Kafka, from the Eton family in the foothills of the Alps, and I am also the one who has taken the liberty to invite you to meet me.
"
The Snake High Priest is very kind.
Although its face covered with scales could not express any expression, and there was no kindness in its vertical pupils, when Kafka arrived, it slightly lowered its body to look at him, which was enough to show its attitude.
.
But it also obviously didn't care about anything in the human kingdom. After Kafka introduced himself, it tilted its head and asked, "Hs...Eton family?"
"Yes, the Eatons."
This also allowed the scheming Kafka to find an opportunity, and he quickly responded, taking advantage of the situation to briefly and concisely explain his family's background and origins.
The snake-man high priest listened quietly, like a stone sculpture.
Only when it heard that the Eaton family had actually broken away from the control of the Holy Empire and was labeled a "traitor" in the human world, did its eyes blink.
"His...Humans, I remember your...His...family."
After listening to the story for a while, it went directly to the topic of the conversation, "His...Humans, you have to provide us with sunflower rhizomes to help us...his...untie the shackles of reproduction.
This is good. Hiss...what do you need from us?"
Snake people have forked tongues, making it difficult to speak Common Language and difficult to be understood.
After listening to this, Kafka recited silently in his mind to make sure it was correct, and then nodded gently, "Dear high priest, my family is in the north and has no hatred against the snake people, and I dare not ask you to pay anything. I just
I want to ask for your permission so that my family’s caravan can pass through your territory. Of course, we will only pass by the edge of the Terror River and will never enter the depths of your territory."
"hiss...."
The snake-man high priest only uttered a single syllable.
Perhaps they were always exclusive and were not good at negotiating; or perhaps Kafka's request was too simple, so simple that it couldn't believe it for a moment.
After all, what Kafka brought them was the key to unlocking the shackles of fate!
"Can."
After a moment of silence, it nodded heavily, "His...Humans, your sunflower rhizomes...His...can you make more every year?"
"I'm sorry, dear high priest."
Kafka did not show joy when he received the affirmative answer, which was what he expected, but he refused the snake man's new request without even thinking about it, "This is the limit of what my family's territory can provide. I
The family's territory is very small, and there are not many people. It's also bitterly cold in the north, so it's not easy to survive growing anything."
"hiss...."
Another meaningless sound.
Only this time, it fell into silence for a long time.
"Eton, you are the only humans...hiss...friends of our snake people."
The Snakeman High Priest struggled to organize the common language, "Your family should not be wiped out... hiss... I will let people tell the demi-human tribe in the northern Blood Rock that your family... hiss...
..Protected by us snake people. But as long as the demigods are not dead, we cannot help you resist...hiss...attacks from other humans. Also, I will let the caravan members...hiss...
.It will be protected along the way, so you can rest assured.”
This time, Kafka's joy was palpable.
Because the demihuman tribe in the northern Blood Rock does not have the strength to compete with the snake people.
It also means that with the protection of the Snake Tribe, the Eaton family no longer has to worry about the war coming from the demi-human tribe.
However, after hearing that the Snakeman High Priest wanted to send tribesmen to protect the caravan, his smile suddenly froze.
Humans are on the snake diet!
Although he believed in the sincerity of the snake-man high priest, he could not believe that the snake-men protecting him along the way would not be tempted to swallow a few of them when they stared at the caravan members...
Besides, how many of his family's caravan guards can withstand the pressure of being stared at by snake men along the way!
"You have qualities that no human being can possess, respected high priest."
Kafka saluted again and expressed his sincere thanks, "I, Kafka Eaton, swear in the name of my ancestors that I will regularly send sunflower roots here every year." After speaking, he paused slightly, and then continued.
Added, "Well, respected high priest, can you send someone to escort you along the way? Can you cancel it?"
"hiss...."
Regarding this, the Snakeman High Priest raised his head slightly to express doubts.
Well, Kafka smiled bitterly and carefully mentioned the worry about snake-man cannibalism.
Unexpectedly, it straightened up as soon as it heard this, its two vertical pupils were filled with fierce light, and it cursed in a loud voice, "Hiss... this is slander!"
At this moment, Kafka suddenly felt the urge to urinate.
Fortunately, when it realized that it had frightened Kafka, it immediately lowered its body and explained it carefully in a very gentle voice.
It turns out that they eat people by spreading rumors.
In the past wars between the human race and the snake-human race, the bodies of the human race were eaten by their servant race, the lizard-men.
Because they can last for half a month without eating after a full meal, and even survive for a month in extreme environments, they have never been in the habit of carrying food. But the lizard people who also followed them in the war could not, so they had to use the human race's
Corpses for food.
"Human flesh, sour."
After explaining, he comforted Kafka and said, "We don't like to eat... hiss... don't worry."
sour?
So you still ate it.
And it’s because I don’t think it tastes good that I don’t eat it, not because I don’t eat it in the first place…
Kafka murmured in his heart, but he had no choice but to accept the kindness of the Snake-man High Priest, which made people feel very heavy.
Because the Snakeman High Priest also mentioned something in particular.
Snake people hold grudges!
It sent tribesmen to protect the Eaton family's caravan from passing smoothly. It was an exchange to ensure that the Eaton family had no reason to shirk its inability to provide sunflower roots. If the Eaton family did not implement the agreement, there would be no need to worry about the demi-human tribe or the humans of the northwest plains.
The lord's war raged.
Because they will come in person to wipe out the Eaton family.
Regardless of whether human demigods are still alive!
Anyway, if they just razed the Idun territory without occupying it, the human demigods would not raise troops to enter the Terror River just because a lord family was destroyed.
However, for the sake of the sungrass rhizomes, it still agreed to the compromise proposed by Kafka.
Instead, the weak lizard men were used to guard the caravan along the way, while the snake men, who were feared by humans, walked in front of the caravan to drive away the ferocious beasts and eliminate danger.
After reaching an agreement with the Snake Man, Kafka prepared for the family inheritance and declared that the future was promising.
Because the elves, dwarves, snake people and the demihuman tribes of the Northern Blood Rock are all connected together by him in a way of "each getting what he needs, helping each other and win-win", no one will be able to survive before the fall of the human demigod.
Turn down the opportunity to strengthen your race.
Just like the famous saying that has been sung in the world for countless years - strength determines destiny, and interests determine everything.
Kafka, who returned to the territory and told Old Henry what had happened, and began to organize the third caravan, also took the time to place a bouquet of flowers on Avril's tombstone, "Avril, my beloved, do you know? I
The successful implementation of a plan can also reduce some of the burden on our children."
right.
Unlike everyone else, Kafka did not expect Chris to become strong.
The reason is that those who pursue the path of becoming strong have a survival rate of only one in ten thousand.
He is a father who loves his children deeply and does not want to see his children carrying heavy shackles and leading an extremely difficult life.
Therefore, after he silently confided in Avril in his heart, he turned his attention to the south.
His eyes are full of longing.
Chris, my boy, how are you?
If you are alone in the south, you should take good care of yourself, eat on time, and put on more clothes when the weather is cold...
...........
Chris, who was missed by him, is having a hard time now.