Harlan, the first creature created by "Father", is also the one with the highest say among the "old friends" Lily knows.
His usual appearance is that of a tall black pine. He likes to stand in a slightly cold place, letting the sunlight wash his seemingly spotless dark green leaf needles. The first people settled in the Luglan Forest in the north, and it was him.
decision made.
"Besides, that guy is still the most conservative 'conservative'." Lily walked and recounted the past events in her memory to Al. "When we wanted to leave here and travel outside, he used 'that'
Not only is it dangerous, but it may also bring disaster to the forest. This poor reason stopped us. If Hisa's mother had not supported our decision, I am afraid that to this day, we would still be nesting in such a small place, with no knowledge of the vastness of the outside world.
I don’t know anything.”
"But, he still cares about you, right?" Alphonse scratched his hair, trying to understand the logic behind this.
"We don't know." Lily pursed her lips and shook her head vigorously, "We only know that if that were the case, we wouldn't be able to meet... many people including you. Do you think that it doesn't matter?
"
"Of course not." The agent immediately answered, "If you can't meet Lilinonuo, in my opinion, it must not be a good thing."
Lily raised the corners of her mouth slightly. However, as if in response to Al's words, a deep voice boomed from among the leaves of the pine and cypress trees.
"Since when can an outsider comment on Yu's decision?" The voice was filled with vague disdain, like thunder, "And you, September, do you have the dignity to come here to see Yu?"
She felt Al's body suddenly tense up, so she squeezed his hand slightly to let him relax.
"We can come back if we want. If you have the ability, just block the entrance so that we can't find it." The female mercenary slowly took a few steps forward, raised her head, and responded tit for tat, "What changes are happening outside?
, how many things have happened, you, an old tree frozen in a cave, will never care. But you should understand that if one day this continent ceases to exist, you will not be safe even if you hide to the end of the world.
."
The branches of the black pine trembled, and the voice was filled with anger, "What on earth do you want to say?"
"Help us gather everyone who is still here." Lily looked up at the top of the black pine and made a straightforward request, "We have brought news from the outside world, and you'd better help us with this - if you don't want to fight with Luglan
The forest will be the same back then, if I am forced to move again."
The branches of the black pine shook violently. Al pulled her back two steps quickly, raised his hand, and paid full attention to the other party's actions. Even Lily thought that Harlan was about to go crazy, and when she was ready to defend herself, thunder roared
A voice like that sounded from the branches again.
"——I hope you are not just talking nonsense, September. I promised you to hold a meeting here in three days. But if the news you bring is not so important——"
"Let's leave immediately and never set foot here again, so as not to disturb you." Lily grabbed the machine man's arm, turned around, and left quickly without looking back, "It's just pitiful.
Those who have been deceived by you."
The low curses behind her continued, and warm strength came from her hands. Lily turned her head and saw Al's serious smile.
"Don't be angry, Lilinono." He said solemnly, "It's not worth being angry with others. I believe you are right."
The female mercenary felt a sudden warmth in her heart, and her whole body was once again filled with confidence. It seemed that as long as Al was with her, everything else suddenly became less worth worrying about.
"Don't worry, after three days, we will definitely convince those people!" She raised a smile and answered the agent's words simply and neatly, "During this period, let us take you to take a good tour of this place - after all, even if you leave,
This has been our hometown for hundreds of years."
…
Three days is neither long nor short.
Ever since Amberli got acquainted with Bai Li, Lily had only seen her occasionally. The white bear seemed to have been completely bought by the Elna woman's craftsmanship, and took her around with a smile on her face in exchange for the products made by the other party.
More delicious food.
This Erna woman who was good at cooking also took Belle away in exchange for barbecue, saying that she would leave the opportunity to be alone with Alphonse. The female mercenary didn't care much about this, but still thanked the other party.
Good intentions. Moreover, without the Belon who muttered all day long, the surroundings did seem a lot quieter.
On the first day, she took Alphonse to the warm and sunny beach not far from the entrance. The Yardni family living here are said to be the descendants of sea monsters, water elves, forest elves and even Fritz people.
Ancestor - Lily expressed doubts about the last one, although there is no concrete evidence. They have curiosity similar to most fey creatures, but because of their gentle personality and preference for stability, most of them choose to live in seclusion.
A big fish covered with golden scales jumped out of the water, turned somersaults, and emerged from the water again as an elegant woman with long golden hair. Water droplets rolled down her hair, but did not wet her hair at all.
Body.
With warmth on her face, she waved happily to the female mercenary, "I haven't seen you for more than two hundred years, little September. What interesting stories did you bring this time?"
"Yes...Long time no see, Celine." Lily showed a nostalgic smile, "As for the story, although it may not be interesting - I think you will like it?"
She talked about her experiences since she last left, including Leo, Feist, the journey home, and how she was severely injured by the lich who called himself Earl Stark, causing her to fall into a deep sleep. Unknowingly, Celine
The companions gathered around and listened quietly to the female mercenary's story. Finally, she talked about some of her experiences since her resurrection, and then introduced Alphonse to everyone around her.
"Sounds great -" Celine sighed with longing, "I also want to have a trip like this. And a beautiful love."
"Then leave here? Go outside and look for opportunities that belong to you... However, the current time is indeed not very good."
As Lily spoke, she distributed the handicrafts she brought from Volcano Castle to the people around her. Among all the 'old friends', these people have a relatively close relationship with her, which is why she brought Al here first.
.
"You said the timing was not good...what happened outside?" asked a handsome man. He was wearing an emerald gauze robe, vaguely showing his well-defined figure. As a creature created by Ada himself,
Each of them has an almost perfect body shape and an appearance that can overwhelm all living beings.
"A lot of things have happened." Lily sighed softly, "You will know about it the day after tomorrow?"
"Let's save the bad things for the assembly!" Celine shook her hair, obviously not caring, "Now tell me something about Al?"
"In return, will you support our proposal?" the female mercenary said half-jokingly.
"Of course." Celine agreed, "How could I not help little Yue Yue?"
"However, we will still remain cautious about things in the outside world." The man added, "We are curious by nature, but the outside world is full of dangers and malice, which may cause harm to us - this is what I used to say.
Lessons gained in exchange for experience.”
Lily understood what he was talking about. When her father just left, the Yardeni family also went to the outside world out of curiosity - unfortunately, they were not as lucky as she was. Mortals cannot kill a demigod, but those with great intentions
Humans who are malicious, or deliberately take advantage of them, will undoubtedly cause lasting damage to their psyches.
She couldn't blame him for this, because it was not easy for the "living god" with an almost unlimited lifespan to forget the trauma of just a few hundred years ago.
"Well... Anyway, thank you." Lily nodded seriously and regained her relaxed expression, "Then, let me tell you what little Al looked like when he was just born!"