Chapter 224 Chapter 77. Being manipulated by Annan
The longevity of elves gives them knowledge that humans cannot match, and Irilanze is no exception.
Annan asked the elf mentor to come to the port under construction. The stone pile foundation for the trestle had been laid, and he didn't know if there was still time to repair it. As a result, he accidentally hit the port. The elf mentor said that there was no problem with the location of the harbor, and ships could go out to sea and dock freely.
Fabian Clemonger did know some knowledge about the port. He took the opportunity to plead with Annan that he did not dare to frame the King of the North.
Annan chose to open the portal, let the elf mentor return to Breeze City, and handed Fabian Clemonger to Olmedo for investigation: "He is related to Gemma, and don't use punishment."
"Why don't you interrogate yourself?"
"There is no dungeon in Xingyue Bay."
In fact, there is a dungeon, and there is a warden - Dela. It's just that Dela has a habit of corporally punishing prisoners, and Fabian Clemonger can't get a few whippings.
The lively, busy and dangerous day passed, and in the early morning of a new day, a patrol team came to tell Annan that the guard captain and the others were back.
The exhausted recruits crossed the glacier river with their feathers missing, and even birds carried on their companions gathered on the banks of the glacier river.
Annan could tell without the guard captain telling what happened. These druids had experienced a brutal battle.
The guard captain's account corroborated Annan's conjecture - the druids were successful at first, relying on disguises to break into the Frost Giant tribe, but they were noticed by the Frost Giant warlock when they cast the spell, and the spell was not released.
The druids who were good at guerrilla harassment made a wrong decision. They were blinded by hatred and instead of retreating, they confronted the frost giant head-on. They cast a spell to catalyze a nearly ten-meter-high pine tree and transform it into a treant.
, devastatingly destroying the Frost Giant camp. At the cost, they also suffered heavy losses.
The twenty-odd druids who set off were reduced by nearly one-third.
Annan asked the guard captain to rest and asked Fast to accompany him as he headed to the outskirts of Xingyue Bay to meet the druids. However, the guard captain still followed.
"We punished those who harmed the forest. Thank you for your help, human lord."
"You just punished one of them." Annan shook his head, "Do you know Glacier Port? I went there a few days ago..."
Annan told the druids about the current situation of Glacier Port, and there was no exaggeration or need. There was no coordination, no planning, the tree stumps had not been pulled out, and there was a forest that was on fire.
"You want us to help you deal with your enemies?" the female druid said in disgust.
"I'm just telling a fact, rude Druid." Annan's tone became cold when he was targeted again, "Didn't you see that shocking lumberyard when you came here?"
"Dade." The tree man Druid stopped his companions, wrinkled face full of grooves: "Human Lord, we are injured and need to rest."
"Sorry... I can't help. After the turmoil, the priest can't release magic..."
Annan's black eyes were lowered, revealing regret and self-blame that prevented the druids from being angry with him.
The tree druid was not swayed by his emotions. He stared at Annan: "Human Lord, do you want something?"
"I don't want anything...but I do want to be friends with the druid."
"friend?"
"You don't want us to invade the forest in order to survive, right? The trees fell sadly, were burned in the flames, and were broken by the snow wave... You don't want it, and neither do we. But those trees must live, and we must live too.
…I hope you can teach my farmers how to farm. If you don’t believe it, I can make the decision and give you the land in the north to plant trees.”
"Can you humans be so kind?" the female druid asked.
"I have the development order from the Ruikaner royal family, which proves that the two hundred miles around the bay belong to the territory of Xingyue Bay."
"This is a mutually beneficial cooperation. You can make the north a forest again, so that the trees in Xingyue Bay will not be destroyed, and we can live in peace with the forest while ensuring arable land."
"And once again turn the forest into a wasteland."
"Shut up, you idiot. You refused my assistance because of your rude arrogance and wrong prejudice, causing them serious injuries and killing many of your companions."
Annan's every word silenced the druids, and the female druids looked ugly.
"This disaster spans the entire snow-capped mountains and stretches for thousands of miles. You are just one of a group of druids. What do you think a king who protects the north will covet you?"
As the words fell, a restless dragon roar echoed over Xingyue Bay. The druids were shocked to find that the town in front of them actually raised a giant dragon.
The status of the young human lord seems to be rising higher and higher, requiring them to look up to him.
At this time, Annan looked at the female druid and apologized: "Sorry... I said it a bit harshly. But you shouldn't treat a lord who has no malice and releases good intentions like this because of prejudice. Your heart should be like
You look just as beautiful."
The female druid's patient anger turned into shock.
"I believe in this human lord." Then, a druid wearing a leaf cloak looked at Annan: "I have seen you in the Sunset Plains. Countless trees died, and the charred forest echoed with the mournful wails of the dead.
It is you who give relief to the dead trees."
Annan remained silent, he could not say that the fire originated from him...
The tree druid and his companions were still hesitating, and Annan added another weight: "How about a contract witnessed by a devil?"
Of course they know the effectiveness of the devil's contract.
"But I have a request."
The favor of the druids had just turned into vigilance when they heard Annan say: "Druids shouldn't be good at treatment and recovery? Your injuries are not serious. If you continue on your way, your numbers may continue to be reduced... My request is that you must stay
Rest in Xingyue Bay and let my doctors treat your injuries."
…
The druids were placed in an empty mansion, and Annan's hospitality was impeccable. Even the bonfire in the fireplace was replaced with coal.
Fast followed Annan back to the house, his face full of disgust:
"You actually used such dirty methods to deal with the druids..."
"Dirty?"
"dirty."
"Why do I think this is a good thing?" Annan looked out the window at the bay. The broken ice blocks were getting fewer and smaller. "Druids have established friendship with humans. Druids have restored forest vegetation. We use
So little land to support a lot of people…dirty?”
Fast was speechless and could only attack personally: "Are you saying that using politicians' dirty methods is also a good thing?"
"Swain, did you hear that?"
Annan tilted his head and said to the guard captain: "This guy is slandering your city lord."
The guard captain who went through the whole process is like a sculpture.
