A strange world

Chapter 180 Section 33. New Contact

"Ingrid, this snow wave has caused heavy losses to this forest. Look, these trees that have grown for decades or hundreds of years and are far older than us are lying here sadly because of the snow wave... "

Annan swept through the wilderness outside Xingyue Bay and included the area they had cut down - the snowstorm helped them bury the evidence in time.

Ingrid's lack of expression stems from her personality and from being accustomed to Annan's whims. For example, stuff water elements into toilets, use limestone to make cement, and use magic lamps as street lights.

"A forest without trees can't be called a forest, right? We need to prepare some tree species and wait until spring to plant new forests in these places covered by snow waves..."

The owl lingering in the peripheral vision and hovering over Xingyue Bay finally fell, and when it was about to land, it turned into a humanoid figure covered with feathers and painted.

The guard captain guarding the big house drew his sword, and the guards rushed towards this side.

"who!"

"I am a druid, taking the liberty to visit, the lord of mankind." The Cangsand Druid, who was like a tree with wrinkled bark, stretched out his palm and dropped a seed. The seeds grew and spread, turning into a strong vine cane.

Ingrid's confusion faded away in an instant.

"The cry of the forest brought us here. Lord of humans, can you tell us what happened here?"

The tree man who revealed his identity as at least an elite druid asked.

Annan nodded lightly: "The disasters of the past few days caused a snow tide to accumulate in the snow mountains. The frost giants used the snow tide to break into the forest sea. I personally saw the frost giant wizards driving the snow tide. The trees were breaking, collapsing, and wailing. .but there is nothing my territory can do.”

"Frost giants...where are they?"

"To the north, our knights were last seen in the forest about 160 miles away...it is now a wilderness. If you want to investigate, I can lead the way for you."

The tree man druid was surprised by the enthusiastic human lord in front of him.

It would not believe a human lie, but when hovering over the bay, it did see a mixed sapling of birch, pine and oak, as well as a dwarf who appeared next to the lord, who did not look like a slave... so De Rui chose to contact here.

As for why there happen to be no trees around this town, what's coming out of the chimneys, what's the big house behind it made of...it's not Avengers and Extremists.

"Thank you, Lord of Humanity."

"Sveen, please lead a group of knights to lead the druid over." Annan and the guard captain said, watching the druid turn into an owl again and follow the guard captain away.

Bronzebeard laughed and said that Annan was a well-behaved boy like Evelin a few months ago, but now he is like a fox. Annan denied it, and Bronzebeard said he was a politician.

Annan thinks fox sounds better.

After the blizzard stopped, Xingyue Bay was reborn with vitality - covering the entire Xingyue Bay with waist-deep snow and planting saplings on the outside of Xingyue Bay will be the first tasks that the residents will do next.

As for planting trees at this time, it seems deliberate...

Annan is a consequentialist, and so is Hope Druid.

…

The druid's shapeshifting owl hovers high in the sky. Overlooking the frost giant's crude lair nestled in the snow that buries the trees. The druid flew farther and farther and saw the camp stretching on the snow-white wilderness. Countless frost giant wizards, priests, and enslaved white dragons. The closer you get to the snow-capped mountains, the stronger the groups appear, and even epic professionals cannot escape after going deeper.

They have been planning this for a long time.

The druid stopped going deep into the forest and caught up with the knights who were still returning and returned to Xingyue Bay with them.

There is a price to pay for revenge against the frost giants who destroyed the forest. Will this human lord who is friendly to the druid——

"How can we help you?"

Annan, who didn't hesitate much, even made the druid puzzled: "Are you willing to help?"

"These frost giants are powerful, but they should not destroy this vast forest in order to reproduce." Annan said with respect: "But you...actually fought against powerful enemies for the sake of the forest."

Most people sneered at the druids, thinking that countless racial disputes continued, and death and blood were buried deep in the soil, but the druids were actually protecting mindless trees... But Annan knew the importance of protecting the environment.

There is another crucial reason - the Sunset Forest gives Olmedo a headache, and the Druids' power in the north will not be weaker than that of the Frost Giants.

"I want to gather my companions, but I'm worried about them leaving."

"Do you want us to contain the frost giants or follow them?"

"As long as I can find them after my companions arrive..."

"Leave it to us."

Annan promised this, thought about it, returned to the big house, and gave it a recording magic stone: "This is something that is becoming popular among us humans. A tree elf also likes magic images very much."

The crystal on the table was persuasive, so the tree druid accepted it.

"The druid will remember your help."

"Druids are friends of the forest, and of course our friends."

Annan's answer made the tree man Druid realize that this human being was different from other humans.

"What are you going to do with those trees?" so he asked the logs piled in the corner of the territory.

"They will be eaten away by moths, so I will cremate them the way we do in our territory." Annan answered calmly.

Before the druid left, he gave Annan a bag of pine nuts in return. This works similarly to a potion, but doesn't require as many trips to the toilet.

Watching the druid transform into an owl and dive into the clouds, it did not ask Annan's name, nor did he say his own name, but exchanging gifts was already good progress.

Annan really wants to help these druids, not just because Star Moon Bay is also facing the threat of Frost Giants.

It is unknown whether the tree man druids believed it, but the people around Annan did not believe it.

Fast sighed and pulled Evelin away. Bronzebeard looked like all warlocks. Victor was annoyed when he saw Annan. Francois was weaving lies about revenge. Only Aunt Susan still asked dotingly. What does Annan want to eat?

Annan examines himself, what makes his credibility deviate? But found nothing.

Leaving the matter of keeping an eye on the Frost Giants to the guard captain, Blom is going back to Breeze City.

"I'll go back with you."

There is no need for Annan in Xingyue Bay for the time being. It is time to return to Breeze City to learn the elemental language and get the second magic ring by the way.

It's still Annan and the Howler - Annan still has no suitable bodyguards.

Before departure, Annan told Olmedo what happened here. She says that druids do make suitable allies, as long as they don't break their rules. When the portal was then cancelled, the ogre asked, "Where is my gift?"

"...I forgot, I will replenish it for you when I return to Breeze City."

The ogre's request reminded Annan that he seemed to have forgotten something... He was confused until Annan returned to Breeze City, separated from Blom's team, and passed by the park of the scavenger headquarters before he suddenly remembered:

Della!