Mage Joan

Slude's tone was as straightforward as ever, so that it seemed a bit harsh.

"Qiao An, look at the land under your feet. According to the agreement, this land should have belonged to the Asa people of our Walsung tribe, but it was forcibly occupied by the colonists, and they continued to expand westward without knowing it was satisfied. The living space of our aborigines can hardly drive us to the snow-capped mountains and the sea. Under these circumstances, praising the friendship between the colonists and the aboriginals is hypocritical."

Qiao An was speechless by her, and her cheeks were hot.

"Ms. Slude, please don’t get me wrong. We are not employees of the Midgard colonial government, let alone represent all colonists. You can’t anger against the aboriginals because you hate some overly radical colonists. Well-intentioned moderates, this will not do any good to quell the conflict between the two sides."

Hailar tried to defend Qiao An, but was questioned more sharply by Slude.

"In other words, you do not agree that your compatriots illegally occupy the land of our Asa people. If we are forced to use violence to expel the bandit that broke into the Vimur Valley, you will uphold justice and justice and stand by We are against your compatriots here, right?"

"This..." Hailar was speechless.

She does sympathize with the Asa people, but she also sympathizes with the refugees who exiled from the old world to the new world. If she is allowed to choose between the two, to be honest, in the end, she might still choose to stand on the side of the new immigrants.

Although she also admitted that the colonial expansion of the new immigrants in the Vimur Valley is neither legal nor reasonable, but after all, they are compatriots of the same language and species, and no matter how friendly the Asa people are, no matter how good they are, the skin color is different in the end. .

Hailar is not a fanatical and extreme racist like Lieutenant Colonel Henry James, but in her subconscious she also has a simple standard for distinguishing between distant and close relatives:

Humanoids take precedence over other creatures; humans take precedence over other humanoids such as elves, dwarves, orcs; human colonists are more civilized and advanced than natives, and more worthy of association.

Of course, backward nations have equal rights to survival, but the prerequisite is to accept the leadership of advanced nations humbly, actively integrate into civilized society, and fight for their own interests in a legal way—of course based on laws formulated by civilized people—not stubborn. We should not go to extremes and use violent means to confront civilized society. Otherwise, it is an act of terrorism.

Facing Slude's questioning, Hailar realized that his logic seemed too far-fetched, so he gave up arguing in a nonchalant manner.

But one thing she can be sure of is that, not to mention all of them, at least most of the colonists have more radical ideas than her, and they don't even treat the indigenous people as human beings.

If Slude can’t accept even “moderates” like her, and if most Asa people’s position is as persistent as Slude, and they refuse to suffer any loss, there will be no room for compromise between the two parties, and the conflict will intensify. In the end, a full-scale war will inevitably break out between the colonists and the aborigines.

"Slud, just say a few words!" Hakon scolded his sister, "It's rare for old friends to meet again. Everyone was very happy at first, don't you think it is good!"

Slude sighed, his eyes softened: "Joan, Miss Hailar, and two His Royal Highness Zion, I have a bad temper and a rough personality. What I just said was not intentional. I hope you don’t go. Go inside."

"Passing through the woods in front is our new home in River Valley Town. About Captain Anderson, when you get to River Valley Town, you will understand the local situation on the spot."

"How far is River Valley Town from Grizzly Town?" Audrey asked.

"Walking along the Chuanlin Creek, about 40 miles. It takes three hours to ride a horse." Slude replied.

Audrey nodded, and then said: "You brothers and sisters are leading the way. I will carry Hailar with the Pegasus, and Qiao An and my brother can transform into flying."

Qiao An thought about it. It takes 40 miles to ride along the zigzag stream, so the straight-line distance between this place and River Valley Town should not exceed 30 miles. He took out the "navigation compass" to generate a map, and he saw human habitation on the westernmost side of the map. The characteristics of the district.

"Riding and flying are both too much trouble, so why don't I just cast a spell to send everyone there."

"Huh? Joan, I remember the last time we met you were an 8th-level mage. After just one and a half years, you were promoted to a 9th-level mage and learned the 5th-level teleportation technique?" Looking over in surprise.

"Level 9 mage? You look down on our super genius too much. Qiao An was promoted to level 11 mage four months ago!" Holden looked proud.

"Uh... well, I shouldn't use the imagination of a mortal to guess your abnormal upgrade speed!" Slude smiled bitterly and shrugged.

Haakang, Hailar, and Zion's sisters and brothers all felt the same way. You say one thing to me, join the camp that criticizes Qiao'an's progress rate and cheats, and you simply don't give them a way to survive. Of course, everyone knows in their hearts that everyone present is not bad in talent, and the question is who to compare.

Often encountered such scenes of being besieged and ridiculed by everyone, Qiao Ann does not have the ability to ridicule and resolve embarrassment like Holden, and always finds it embarrassing, but today his mentality is a bit strange, instead, he feels that being teased by friends is one thing. This kind of relief, at least for the time being, does not have to face the more serious and more distressing topic of ethnic conflict.

Perhaps this is like the phrase people often use to ridicule: "Escape is shameful, but it works."

Putting away the "navigation compass", Qiao Ann held the hands of Haakon and Slud respectively, and motioned everyone to form a circle holding hands and cast a spell to collectively teleport.

A beam of light soared into the sky, and just a few seconds later, Qiao Ann, with his five companions and two horses, appeared on the banks of the Vimur River opposite the forest.

An endless stretch of farmland along the river bank, shirtless Asa men can be seen everywhere in the field, holding a horse with a heavy plow, plowing the field.

The women with turbans followed the man and the plowing horse. They used wooden sticks to neatly poke a row of small holes in the ridge of the field, and then grabbed a large handful of corn kernels from the apron pockets, sprinkling an average of three to five grains in each hole. The corn seeds are finally buried in floating soil.

Further away, there are several druids wearing green sacrificial robes scattered in the vast fields, all casting the 3rd-level spell "Plant Growth", guiding the natural powers, blessing the farmland under their feet, and praying for increased crop yields.

"I thought that the Asa people either live on fishing and hunting, or graze cattle and horses, and live by water and grass. They would also open up wasteland and grow crops."

Audrey looked at the field scenery in front of her, feeling sincerely.