184. Chapter 184
However, the idea is always good, but it is difficult to implement it. It is definitely more difficult to build trust among different races than climbing to heaven. Even if Roddy saved the entire Elsa village twice, he would not be sure that Brudy or Nata would believe in him 100%.
You can't be too hasty... Roddy looked up and saw Nata standing beside her, and she understood what she was waiting for.
"You are waiting for me to explain the solution to these problems in the village, right?"
He sat on the wooden chair beside him very well and asked.
Nata nodded silently, and there was a scar on her delicate face like a doll, which made her temperament even more cold.
Roddy thought for a while, but asked a question that surprised her: "Do you know the professions of those enemies today?"
Nata shook her head. Obviously, there was no concept of "profession" in her mind. The wooden elf village basically used the primitive stage of bartering. She didn't even have money and could not eat enough. Who would have thought about "profession"?
"They are mercenaries, professional soldiers who use money to do business." Roddy pointed to himself and continued: "Brudy said that humans are greedy, and I admit that this is not wrong. Because as long as there is enough benefits, humans can do anything...including me."
He then pointed outside the tree hole, "So this is the solution - to put it bluntly, the hunger crisis facing Elsa Village can be solved by humans."
After hearing this, Nata's eyes suddenly widened, her face full of incredible. If she hadn't known that Roddy had saved Elsa Village twice before, she might have had her first reaction at this time to beat him out of the tree hole!
Roddy ignored her drastic expression and continued: "Why didn't the mercenaries start killing in today's battle? Because the living elves are more valuable than the dead. In other words, humans can do anything for the benefit, which... also includes helping the wood elves."
Nata didn't say anything, but obviously she looked disbelief.
Roddy was not surprised by this. He just spread his palms and shrugged: "You can choose not to believe it, but this is indeed the only way now."
"Only humans can help you, this is not a big deal. Humans can help you resist all dangers and no longer have to worry about getting hungry. But this choice lies with you, not with me."
After saying this, Roddy closed her mouth and quietly waited for the other party to respond.
These words are all big truths, but Roddy believes that the more truthful the more effective it is.
He has been "tortured" by Nata many times and knows the "mentor" in front of him very well: she is really not interested in thinking about human relationships and worldly affairs, and she doesn't know the complex interests network. The way she considers the problem is very simple: only look at the results.
The process doesn't matter, but the result satisfies her, that's enough... This is Roddy's only summary of Nata when she was tired of doing a task.
So as long as Roddy puts the expectations of "good results" here, Nata will not consider the "feasibility" at all, but will only consider the "price" paid.
"What does the village need to give you?"
As expected, Nata's only answer was this.
Roddy thought for a while and replied: "Money."
Nata frowned and shook her head directly-"We have no money."
"The excess prey, wine, herbs, are all money." Roddy did not explain to her the concepts of "tax sharing", "win-win", "cooperation and mutual expansion of interests" because he knew that Nata didn't understand at all. So he said concisely and clearly: "In other words, the village gives me some resources, and I can let humans help you. Just like you have placed Akasha, and I tell you these words, it is an equal transaction."
Nata narrowed her eyes slightly and asked suddenly, "Why tell me this? I can't help."
This girl is not stupid at all. It seems that she was just too lazy to think about it before! Roddy sighed in her heart, but pointed to Akasha: "You took care of her as agreed, and I will tell you the 'solution' as agreed, and this is a 'fair deal'."
This answer obviously surprised Nata, but she quickly accepted it. She seemed to want to say something, but she swallowed it back when she said something, but just stared at the short bow hanging on the wall, with a complicated expression.
Roddy knew that she was also worried about whether she should believe in herself. She simply stood up and said goodbye, left the tree hole directly, leaving these questions to this simple-minded "apprentice" - the seed has been planted, let's seeds take root and sprout.
The darkness enveloped the village. When I looked up, towering trees blocked the moonlight, and the lights of the firefly used for lighting flashed like breathing.
The leaves were rustling, and you could vaguely hear the footsteps and shouts of a team set out to Wagra ruins. Roddy took a deep breath and walked on the road in the woods. The breeze was chilling, which made him feel more tired after the battle. Not far away, Hugo came over to bring Brody's message, which was to ask Roddy to go to the warmest tree hole in the village to rest. He waved his hand, smiled and declined the other party's kindness, then found his bag, set up a tent in the corner of the village, and then fell asleep unsuspectingly.
This night was destined to be long - Roddy left the difficulties of entanglement and choice to the wood elf, but he was already relaxed.
Brudy looked at Nata in front of her and was surprised and confused by Roddy's "plan" she had just said. He reached out to touch the wound that was gradually recovering. However, after thinking for a while, he used the light of the fireflies to find out the letter that Hugo had given him before, and whispered the words composed of high-elf text:
"The last inheritor was born in blood...the cursed man walks alone in the darkness."
"The inheritor...the cursed person..."
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October 22, 588, Elon Calendar.
The convoy of the Supervisor Rubens had already arrived at the "Green City" in the middle of the Karen Kingdom according to the scheduled distance.
Although the weather is slightly cool, it is not as cold as the northwest of the kingdom. Although there are already snowflakes in some places in the north, Green City is still sunny at this time, and in the afternoon, it will even make people feel a little warm.
In the prosperous city, vendors were hawking goods, and a convoy with the "Rose Cross" sign parked in front of the monastery in the city. Judging from its huge scale, it was obvious that the city spared no effort to support the sect.
Rubens's team received a warm welcome and accepted the invitation of the "lunch" from the lord Earl Langdon. Unexpectedly, the Superintendent Bishop did not attend the banquet alone, but took Sally to go there - his behavior was no different from affirmation and support to Sally, so both the Bishop of the Monastery and the Earl looked at Sally more and more highly of them, and they also valued them very much in their words.
Sally had a strong communication ability. Her natural sense of political smell and mind made her face very ease when facing these "old guys". After the banquet, Sally was praised and praised by Rubens for this.
They naturally didn't know that the reason why Sally was very "working" was entirely because of the letter Roddy gave her before leaving. In the letter, Roddy roughly pointed out some forces and factions within the "Rose Cross", so Sally would naturally use this "list" to help Rubens win over the power. Who are worth taking action on the way, and who are against Rubens, and Sally knew it clearly.
Recalling Rubens' increasingly satisfied expression, Sally knew how much pains Roddy had put into her. Although there was no word on this piece of paper caring about her, not even a signature or greeting, every time she took it out, she felt a faint sweetness in her heart.
After lunch, the monastery arranged for clergy to go to the slums to distribute relief food. Originally, Sally didn't have to go to such activities, but she still came to the south of the city with the team and personally distributed bread to the beggars.
This is not for show. In Hallier City, she would also help the poor people every year when winter comes. It has nothing to do with interests, and it is completely kind-hearted. But today, when the bread is not finished, the street suddenly becomes extremely noisy. Sally looked up and found that there were many onlookers gathered on the originally wide street. The crowd seemed to be surrounded by something, and there were still many cheers during this period...
"What happened over there?"
Sally asked the temple guard beside him, who pulled the shield in his hand, and was also curious. He ran over to inquire and reported after asking: "It seems that a mercenary group had hunted monsters in the forest. I heard it was a very powerful 'Babylonian python'. Many adventurers had died at its mouth."
"May those who die have rest in peace."
Sally drew a cross, prayed softly and smiled, "Then this mercenary group is considered to be a way to eliminate harm to the people. They should be very powerful, right?"
As they were talking, the noise of the crowd in the distance became louder. It turned out that the mercenaries were carrying the corpse of the giant snake in a carriage and swaying across the market. Most civilians were just watching with the mentality of joining in the fun, but they didn't know that they were scared away from behind the huge snake. The even more curious child cried and was picked up by his pale mother, and then hid away from him.
Sally gave the last piece of bread and walked over and looked over curiously. The giant snake's body was more than 20 meters long, and the head of the snake was more than one meter wide. It was really terrifying. The mentality of ordinary people was really unbearable.
But Sally didn't feel much, she just shook her head and turned back.
After the food was distributed, the temple guards were planning to escort her back to the monastery as planned, but because the crowd blocked the street, Sally was not in the mood to sit in the carriage and waited, so she simply came down to walk around the street. She looked at the giant snake that gradually disappeared from her sight, and remembered the experience of herself and Roddy facing the Scorpion King in Jingyu Forest, but for a moment she was a little dazzled...
What is that guy doing now?
Unconsciously taking out the voodoo dice and rubbing it, Sally was in a daze, but suddenly heard a slightly tender voice coming from beside her--
"Sister, what are you holding in your hand?"
Chapter completed!