Chapter 110
Amidst the surprised expressions of a group of elves, Loren kept a confident smile and sipped the mead brought by the elves. The sweet and mellow aroma made him unable to help but tilt up. Corners of the mouth.
Making mead has never been an easy task-using natural honey from ancient wood forests and mountain springs as raw materials, the endless aftertaste of the fragrance convinced Loren that the other party must have added his own Unseen herbs make the already mellow mead mouth fragrant.
Even if it is just the most common mead, it is brewed with a complicated process full of art and skill; neither can the taste be damaged by over-fermentation, nor should the fermentation be affected by over-cold or over-heated temperature. Whether you can get the delicate balance between the two is an important part of testing a winemaker.
"You seem to like this?" Luca, who noticed Loren's expression, said with a slight smile very enthusiastically: "When you leave, we will give you a bucket of this year's new brew , As a testimony of friendship."
"But before that, can you tell us your plan-how can you convince the Duke of Lotaire to form an alliance with us?"
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The surrounding elves also pricked their ears, watching the black hair wizard's expression intently, as if they were afraid of missing something.
Loren slowly put down the wine glass, using the corner of his eye to observe the expressions of the elves around him, following the corners of his mouth, he showed them an extremely sincere smile:
"I think you should be clear that in the past, the Senna family ruled the Shenlinburg count, and you have always dealt with this family, and you have hardly contacted the ruler of Lothar Duchy."
The elves turned their gazes to Luca, the nodded-looking elves, which made the black hair wizard's eyes flashed with rays of light.
Sure enough, this elf named Luca is the leader of this messenger group and the only one who has the power to make decisions.
"However, the current situation has changed. Because of the order of inheritance, the Duke’s heir has become the new count of Deep Limburg." Having said that, Loren deliberately sighed: "It's a pity that the Senna family can't recognize it. In reality, I even plan to resist the rule of Lord Count."
"You have seized the territory they have lived in for generations, and you still want others to be obedient?"
The female elf Liya is cold. Asked rhetorically, with a light and elegant tone but with a strong sarcasm: "It's really cheeky!"
"I'm very sorry, but Lord Duke also followed the inheritance rules between humans, but the current situation is not It’s because the Senna family is unwilling to accept it, and even intends to rebel!"
Loren, still smiling, shrugged and made a regretful gesture: "More importantly, the Senna family is no longer in the deep forest. The castle counts, and the only ones who can give aid to the elves and even reach an alliance are the Fred family of Lord Duke!"
"Now if you go to the Sena family, they will definitely promise you a bunch of conditions. , May even be more generous than the Duke’s offer; but at the same time I will ask you to help them regain the Deep Limburg!"
"In this case, why don't we go to the Senna family?"
"Because if that is the case, you will be the enemy of Lothar Duchy." sighed, Loren explained with a wry smile and a distrustful female elf: "Deep Forest Castle has no iron ore. If you want to get help, just You can only think of a solution from the hands of Duke Lotaire."
"So, what is your suggestion?" Luca asked.
"I just said that the Senna family intends to rebel, but Lord Count does not have enough evidence to arrest them, so..."
slightly smiled, Loren dragged his hands up "This will be an opportunity for you all. If in the next rebellion of the Sena family, the elves of the ancient wood forest stand firmly beside count, it will definitely win the gratitude of the Duke of Fried."
"Even if it is just to pay off this favor, the Duke will give you a batch of supplies as a gift-and more importantly, the current Shenlinbao count is still the heir of the Duke, that is Say..."
"When he becomes the lord of the Duke of Lotaire, he will form an alliance with us?!" Luca immediately grasped the point.
"Yes!" The black hair wizard replied simply: "The most important thing is that there are not many troops around count. Your support will be of great importance to count, and he will be very grateful to you. !"
"Rather than relying on others for charity, it is better to take the initiative to fight for it, and use mutually beneficial cooperation in exchange for greater returns, not to mention that the cost is almost negligible."
With a tempting tone, Loren deliberately did not give them more time to think, and continued: "And in less than ten days, the army of Duke Lotaire will arrive in Deep Forest, when the time comes count I won’t need your help anymore—this is the only chance!"
This condition, which sounds extremely tempting, really makes the elves very excited. Luka fell silent, and the rest of the elves were also whispering, whispering.
From their expressions, Loren was convinced that he was only half a step away from success... Well, I had to work harder to build up their confidence.
"I have said so much, don’t you just want us to be thugs for your count?"
From start to finish, I’m coldly snorted to Loren’s ill-tempered female elf. In front of Luca he spoke: "If I want to see you from the very beginning, I intend to use us, right?"
"Liya——!"
"From the Since a hundred years ago, the elves and humans have never interfered with each other!" The female elves did not flinch and confronted Luca: "This is the ancestral motto that you told us, word of mouth. Why break this tradition and interfere with the human Fighting for power?!"
"Because the times...have been different."
Loren, who slowly stood up, stopped the female elf, and Loren's eyes were as sincere as those emeralds. His eyes looked at each other: "In the past, humans and elves may really not interfere with each other, and each live according to their own customs. But time has changed, this world has long been different from what it was a hundred years ago."
"The elves need iron ore and linen, they need well-trained horses and livestock; while humans need elves to defend the ancient wood forest and protect farms and small towns from the destruction of ogre. The two sides can only survive by mutual benefit. !"
This kind of more honest rhetoric is easier for Luca to accept than the saying that the pie was just in the sky. In fact, the person Loren really wants to persuade is only Luca, who has the right to make decisions.
After a while of whispering discussions, Luca finally walked to Loren again with a smile: "Your Excellency Loren Torino, we are willing to accept your terms."
"If you If you can really convince the count of Deep Limburg, the elves of the ancient wood forest are willing to fight for him and protect the safety of him and his castle. "Speaking of which, Luka's conversation turned:
"But ...It is just to protect his safety. We are not mercenaries. If count is going to wipe out the Senna family, please forgive us for not intervening."
Even if it is to the point of asking others, these elves Still unwilling to get too much contact with disputes between humans. But it didn't matter to Loren, he didn't expect the elves to do this.
Although the female elf named Liya still objected to it in the end, it was already harmless.
"Waiting until tonight, Knight, the guard of Lord Count, will come to show you the way to Deep Limburg." Loren got up and took the initiative to extend his right hand: "I look forward to it very much, from ancient wood. A day when the elves of the forest fight side by side with us."
"When peace is restored in Deep Limburg, please don't forget your promise with count." Luca shook Loren's hand: "If ogre After we have defeated us, the next one is Deep Limburg."
"And this time ogre's far surpasses have attacked any time in the past, no matter how many knights you have, how many strong castles you have, it is impossible to resist them!"
"I understand." Loren felt deeply nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes."