After a 'lavish' dinner, Addis gave his bedroom to Laura, and he and David spent the night casually in the living room.
As a hunter, my family still has some advantages. For example, Addis has a lot of animal furs at home. These are defective furs, mainly because they are messy in color or have unsightly patterns. They cannot be sold at a high price and are not easy to sell, so they are usually piled up.
There.
For excellent hunters, there is no need to worry about not having warm clothing and bedding in winter. Although these furs are not as good in appearance, they have no shortcomings in keeping warm.
At this time, Addis and David made a floor with various furs and lay on it with their eyes closed to rest.
Common people in this world don't have many entertainment activities at night. Basically, once it gets dark, the entire outer city falls into silence, and only the inner city will have many lights on.
As an old hunter from the civilian class, Addis has developed the habit of going to bed early and getting up early over the years. David was originally the same, but with the "rapid changes" in Winter Village, his work and rest schedule has changed slightly.
I haven't rested so early in a while.
"Close your eyes and feel the Holy Light!"
If he stood up and assumed a praying posture, he would easily turn into a big lightbulb, which would be too conspicuous. David thought it would be good to study some theoretical knowledge of the way of holy light.
Not knowing how long it took, David suddenly noticed that the snoring beside him stopped, followed by the sound of getting up.
After all, the relationship between humans and elves in Iron Tree Fort is really bad...
"This kind of time?" David smiled and looked around. There was no light or sound in the scattered houses around him. Even in the inner city of Iron Tree Fort, there weren't many lights at this time - the terrain in the inner city was slightly higher.
Because of this bad relationship, David understood why Addis had this reaction: "Why did you think of adopting a half-elf?"
It's not that David thinks this is outrageous. It's common for elf slaves to either escape on their own or be rescued and return to their tribe. It's not difficult to understand that they find out that they are pregnant and give birth to a half-elf child after returning. Considering the elves,
Regarding the attitude of half-elves, it is not surprising to throw them away.
Addis finally gave the answer: "That child is a half-elf."
"You guys are just like before, you can't always hide your thoughts on your face!" Addis had suspected more than once that he was blind before he decided to adopt David. This kid's heartfelt contempt made him look down on those around him.
The demeanor of various people and things made him worry that this boy would never live to reach adulthood and would die on the street because he offended the dignitaries in the city.
"Leave? Where can we go?" After answering instinctively, Addis was suddenly stunned.
"So, what's going on with Alfie?" David doesn't like this kind of guessing conversation. If you have any difficulties, can't you just say it outright? Although he understands that Addis may think it's useless to say it, but Addis
Si didn't know enough about David's situation at all, and his judgment was not accurate. Maybe David can really solve it? "It can't be a wanted criminal with a heinous crime, right?"
"Picked it up..."
David didn't expect Addis to say something like this. Thinking about Alfie's slender figure, fair skin and outstanding appearance that were incompatible with the civilian area: "Could that child be the child of someone with a special status?"
"Ah? This..." David didn't expect that Addis's first question was to ask about this: "It seems so!"
After closing the door, Addis said in a low voice: "Come for a walk with me."
Within two seconds of the words coming out of his mouth, Addis reacted. Did David mean that he wanted him to settle in his village?
"Perhaps wanted criminals are better off."
David looked at the surrounding environment, and walking forward was a forest located to the south of the Iron Tree Forest. Although this forest also had high-quality wood such as Iron Tree, there were more trees of other species, which were partly the same as the Iron Tree Forest.
Connected, the danger to human hunters and woodcutter is much lower.
If it was an ordinary night, David would not be alert. He noticed that Addis was walking towards him softly after getting up.
In Addis' view, it was too dangerous for David to stay in this city where many nobles lived. It would be better for him to go out and explore. After seeing the cruelty of real life, this arrogant man might be able to
The boy understands something. Even if the inexplicable thought of looking down on everything is still there, he should know how to hide it.
When Iron Tree Fort was officially recognized by the Kingdom of Tilan, David's status as village chief was confirmed, and he was initially freed from the shackles of his civilian status.
In the old hunter's mind, he was born in Iron Tree Fort and grew up in Iron Tree Fort. He is most familiar with this place and the surrounding environment. If he leaves, he doesn't know where to go. At the same time, he doesn't know that he, who is already quite old, can change places.
Can I still be an excellent hunter?
In the eyes of elves, these half-elves have carried original sin from the day they were born. In the eyes of extreme elves, they even symbolize the shame of elves and will be killed if they see them. The gentler ones will also drive away these half-elves.
Therefore, half-elves almost have no home of their own. Perhaps the best outcome for this ethnic group is to be bought back by a slightly gentler noble!
"Alfie is..." David was very confused, how did Addis meet Alfie? Why did he keep him with him? Could it be that this child is Addis's child? I didn't realize that this old guy had this kind of thing
Ability? Captured a female elf quietly? Is this the real reason why Addis never got married?
Opening his eyes, he happened to be looking at Addis. When he saw the other person raised his finger to make a silent gesture, David nodded, then stood up gently and followed Addis out of the house.
This seemed to be a good choice, but he finally shook his head: "Alfie's situation is a bit special, and going to your place may not be a good choice."
Addis didn't answer, still wondering about something.
David's thoughts gradually drifted away, and the expression on his face betrayed his own thoughts perfectly. Addis guessed what this kid was thinking without any extra effort.
Addis stopped, looked around a few times, and felt that it was almost far enough. Then he looked at David with a very serious expression: "Is that Lara Croft a noble?"
"Half-elf?"
These hybrids of humans and elves are doomed to a dark and tragic life from the day they are born, and neither humans nor elves will regard half-elves as 'one of their own'.
Despite all calculations, I never expected that David would actually become the leader of the pioneering team and successfully build a village back to Iron Tree Fort.
It was precisely because of this concern that when David expressed his intention to join the development team, he did not stop him.
David looked at the unhappy Addis and already guessed what made the old hunter uneasy: "Is it because of Alfie? Who is this kid?"
Sighing in his heart that things are unpredictable, Addis briefly explained Alfie's situation: "Don't think nonsense, that child has nothing to do with me, he was just... picked up from the forest."
Half-elves are a mixture of humans and elves. In an environment like Iron Tree Castle, half-elves are not uncommon, because elves have always been the most sought-after slave race among nobles. The half-elves in Iron Tree Castle are basically in this situation.
born.
In the eyes of the humans in Iron Tree Fort, half-elves are just a group of low-level slaves. Even the laziest and poorest homeless people in the outer city are nobler than them. The only advantage is that they are not weaker than the elves in appearance, which makes half-elves become
Popular items in the slave market.
Addis's residence is located in the outermost area of Iron Tree Fort. There are only a few houses in this area, and after walking a few steps, you are basically out of Iron Tree Fort.
"Don't tell me you can't see?" Addis shook his hand dissatisfied, as if he wanted to say something but finally held back, hesitating for a long time and finally choked out: "You shouldn't have brought her to my place..."
However, this noble lady does not dislike my environment here..."
David had suspected that this child was an illegitimate child from a noble family, and was sent to Addis for some reason, but he did not think about the elves.
Carefully recalling Laura's personal information, he remembered that in the old version of the setting, the Crawford family were serious English earls.
David knew that Addis had something secret to tell him. What he said was just a joke. Addis also knew this, so he didn't answer his words or answer anything. He just motioned for David to follow him.
.
"..."
He didn't know the character settings of the new version. He only knew that the Crawford family was a big family and seemed to have a title, but he couldn't remember the specific situation, and he never asked Laura this question.
David suddenly said: "If that child really has any special identity, then it would be more dangerous to stay in Iron Tree Fort, right? Have you not considered taking him out of here with you?"
"The distance is far enough."
But why was it picked up by Addis? And Alfie is not too young, so he should have thrown it away as a baby, right? Will he raise it until he grows up and then throw it away?
"Even if you make up a lie to fool me, can you be a little more careful and make it up to be reliable?"
In response to David's complaints, Addis finally sighed and told the truth: "It was actually his mother who entrusted Alfie to me. His mother can return to her fellow tribesmen in the Iron Tree Forest, but this child cannot go with her..."
"So you decided to adopt this child?" This thing sounded strange, and David had to wonder if the old man had a deeper plan: "Why did Alfie's mother entrust the child to you?"
"The elf who saved Alfie and his mother is my friend."