A strange world

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 has been laid for the trestle bridge. I don't know if there is still time to repair it. As a result, they collided by mistake. The elf mentor said that there was no problem with the location of the harbor and that 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. Also, 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 - Della. It's just that Della has a habit of corporally punishing prisoners, and Fabian Clemonger can't get more than a few whippings.

The lively, busy and dangerous day passed, and in the early morning of the new day, a patrol team came to tell Annan that the guard captain and the others were back.

The tired recruits crossed the glacier river, while birds with missing feathers and even piggybacks on their companions gathered on the banks of the glacier river.

Annan could tell without the captain of the guard telling what happened. This group of 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 did not retreat but faced the frost giants head-on. The spell was cast to catalyze a nearly ten-meter-high pine tree, transforming it into a tree man, and devastatingly destroyed the Frost Giant's camp. The price is that they also suffer heavy losses.

The twenty-odd druids who set off were reduced by nearly one-third.

Annan asked the guard captain to rest and let Fast accompany him 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 about Glacier Port? I went there a few days ago..."

Annan told the druids about the current situation of Glacier Port without exaggerating and there was no need for it. There was no co-ordination, no planning, the stumps were not removed, 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 after being targeted again, "Didn't you see that shocking logging field when you came here?"

"Dade." The tree man Druid stopped his companions and wrinkled his 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 man 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 down sadly, burned in the flames, and broken by the snow tide... 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 a 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 restore the north to a forest and prevent the trees in Xingyue Bay from being destroyed. We can also 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 soon as he finished speaking, a restless dragon roar echoed over Xingyue Bay. The druids were shocked to find that the town in front of them actually housed a giant dragon.

The status of the young human lord seemed 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 with no malice and good intentions like this because of prejudice. Your heart should be like You look just as beautiful.”

The female druid's endured anger turned into confusion.

"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 lamentations 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."

Just as the druids' favor turned into vigilance, 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 forge friendship with humans, druids restore forest vegetation, and we feed a large population with a small amount of land... Is it 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 was like a sculpture.