Chapter 109
When the sun rises from the ancient wood forest in the east, the heavy snow all night has subsided a lot in this rare good weather. The golden morning light sprinkled on the snowy ground, dispelling the cold winter.
The tower standing not far away is like Knight in a silver cloak. The heraldic flag of the Fried family is still flying at the top of the tower, towards Loren Torino who has just arrived here. Silently announced that he had reached the border of the human world.
Cross here and enter the ancient wood forest, which is the territory of the elves.
Turning down the saddle and holding the reins, Loren walked over on foot-he once read in Wimpal's library that the elves regarded the dismounting of human beings as a gesture of goodwill.
I don't know why, these elves did not live in the tower, but set up a temporary camp in the vicinity. A fence made of branches surrounds several delicate-looking tents.
"Are you really going to take this risk?"
Asriel behind him curiously tilted his head: "These elves don't seem to be able to deal with, just in case they What if they decide to kill you?"
"First of all, they are here to ask Lothar Duchy for help, and I am the wizard advisor to the Duke’s heir. Killing me Lothar Duchy will be... ok , Even if they kill my Duke, they won’t declare war on them; but since they’re here for help, their attitude will always be lower, right?"
"Secondly, Asriel, if you can share my concerns a little bit, we It's not used to find these elves at all." Loren opened the mouth and said in a very regretful tone: "But it's a pity, younoyou."
"...Dear Loren , You're getting more and more silly jokes."
As he approached the camp, Loren raised his arm slightly. The helpless young man sighed and once again turned into a black feather eagle and fell on his shoulder.
"Don't get close anymore, stranger, explain what you are here."
A slender silhouette stands in the way of Loren’s only way, and it’s in that silhouette. Later, it seemed that more people could be seen faintly.
Although he is wrapped in a thick leather coat and cloak, his silhouette is much slenderer than anyone Loren has ever seen, like a tall tree branch; fiery-red hair is tied behind his head The capable ponytail showed a pair of pointed ears; emerald eyes watched the black hair wizard's every move vigilantly.
This person holds a long spear in his hand. The top of the two-meter crimson grip is a spear head that emits bright silver rays of light and resembles a willow leaf; there is also an animal skin on its back. Wrapped, tied with a few shorter shot guns.
"I am Deep Limburg count, the heir of Lothar Duchy..." Loren paused: "A wizard consultant of..., Loren Torino, I am here with friendship!"
The man was ready to salute Loren when he heard the first half, and after hearing it, he immediately showed a somewhat annoyed expression: "The person we are going to meet is Duke Lotaire, and there is nothing to talk about with you!"
"But if you want to enter the territory of Deep Limburg, you must get the consent of Deep Limburg count, and I am his wizard advisor and serve as his military commander." Loren unceremoniously put Ya Sir Lun’s title came over: "Only I can help you meet Master Count."
"Let him come in, Leah." A more calm voice came from the camp: " We cannot refuse a friend who comes with friendship, let alone a guest."
The elf named "Liya" reluctantly stepped aside, threatening Loren sincerely. He bowed to the elf, and then walked in without hesitation.
A group of elves brought Loren to the campfire in the middle of the camp and surrounded him in the center, and the elves named Liya never looked away from him, like Staring at him like a thief.
While walking into the camp, Loren has never forgotten to observe these "elves"-their bodies look much slender than ordinary humans, but their limbs are still very powerful. Only shallow footprints are left in the snow when walking.
It seems that the difference between elves and humans is more than just pointed ears...
"It is a great honor to meet you, Lord Loren Torino." The elf who just spoke came to In front of Loren, he proactively stretched out his right hand very kindly and said: "I take the initiative to interrupt, I hope it doesn't cause any uneasiness."
"Not at all. In fact, we welcome you all very much." With a formulaic smile, Loren shook hands with him: "It is my honor to receive you all."
This is an elf who looks a little older, although it is somewhat different from the appearance of humans. , But you can also see the wrinkles on both sides of his forehead and cheeks; a huge scar extends from his forehead to his chin, making his originally delicate and pretty face look a little scary.
"You can call me Luca." The two sat down, and the elf named "Luca" asked, "Surely our letterhead has been delivered?"
"I'm here for this." Loren looked at Luca sincerely with a righteous expression: "Although we have never met, please believe me and swear that I will definitely be in the name of the Holy Cross. I will do my best to make the two sides reach an alliance!"
"For this, I thought about it for a long time, and made a full plan; Frankly, after receiving the news of your arrival, I did not stop for a moment, I just rushed over here, because your business really does not allow me to wait any longer!"
The tone of the black hair wizard is so sincere, so sincere that even the elves around are confused-- How can this human wizard care so much about elves?
"Uh...I don't know, how are you going to help us?"
"Before discussing this matter, I think we must recognize reality." Loren suddenly Switching the subject, he showed a very embarrassed appearance: "That is Duke Lotaire, he is probably not interested in supporting the elven settlement of the ancient wood forest."
The voice fell, and Lu sitting in front of Loren Ka also showed an awkward look, and coughed softly: "...Actually, we don't need the Duke's army, as long as we can provide us with some supplies."
"forgive me to speak bluntly , Even if you want to do it that way is very difficult." Loren sighed: "Because this is simply an unequal exchange for both parties."
for a long time, the elves of the ancient wood forest He had never left there, and Duke Lotaire had no interest in conquering this barren land.
After all, all the elves can provide him are only some more delicate small sculptures, amber, and ogre leather and teeth. For these things, it is really not worth him to conquer a group of races that are so aggressive that they can fight against Ogre.
And these elves can't completely leave the Duke of Lotaire. Although the elves living in the ancient wood do not lack food, they are seriously lacking iron ore. Without iron ingots, they cannot forge weapons.
Using wooden guns and stone weapons against ogre, the results are obvious.
In this situation, I want the Duke of Lotaire to support the elves with more supplies for a pile of amber and figurines. It's definitely impossible; after all, although Lotaire has his own iron Mine, but after all, this is not a wealthy land, and it has not yet reached the point where it can be supported free of charge.
Lucca clearly knew this, but he did not give up: "Is there really no hope at all? We have guarded outside Deep Limburg for so many years, never let any ogre settlement cross the border. !"
"But that is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Duke, forgive me for using this term!" Loren immediately explained: "You may not know, but the past Deep Limburg counts have always been I'm fighting against the duke, maybe I wish you could let ogre pass the border!"
The elves who heard this were finally silent, looking at each other in blank dismay, I don’t know what to say Good-facing a lord who sits on duchy, what can convince him?
"Didn't you say that you have a plan?" The elf who kept staring at Loren, called "Liya" opened the mouth and said: "Why didn't you just say it and still wandering here for a long time?"
"In fact, I do have a good way to persuade Lord Duke to provide support for the elven settlements in the ancient wood forest." Loren slightly smiled, a little unnoticeable triumph flashed from the corner of his eyes.
"Moreover, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity-you not only get support, you can even form an alliance with Lothar Duchy for decades!"