Chapter 37 I’m not only greedy for my body, I’m noble.
“Very good, that’s enough.” Lann nodded with satisfaction, “I can go into the forest alone, but I hope you will stay outside the forest before I come out. We will Soldiers will accompany you."
Hearing this, the dryads behind were shocked: "Ellie, no!"
Lan continued: "I can be more generous and let her, her, her -"
He stretched out his hand and pointed at a few tree spirits who had made attacking gestures without drawing their bows: "I can let them accompany you so that you won't be alone."
Ellie frowned: "What are you planning? Human."
Take you as a prisoner to ensure my safety. Lann thought to himself, but if you want to say this kind of words, you must embellish it.
Lann said: "I said before that I would negotiate an equal agreement with you and let my subjects live peacefully with you. I was serious about it - of course, you are not the first to raise the conditions now. You have already given up this right yourself." "
I I hope this can be a good start: I will go deep into the forest alone to find the princess, and bring the princess back safely to express my trust. And you can also take this opportunity to get along with humans for a while and feel our sincerity." This
passage It wasn't something Lan came up with on the spur of the moment.
In fact, as early as when Lan knew that his territory was Brochlon, he had been interested in this territory that played an important role in the original work.
The shadow of the destruction of Cintra has always shrouded his mind, and he has been looking for his own way out.
If he waits for his individual strength to become stronger and stronger, and then builds a private army willing to follow him before the destruction of Cintra, will he have enough power to still retain a viable force after the destruction of Cintra? , will he not become a homeless dog after the country is destroyed?
This kind of thought was not much at the beginning, because he knew that he would not be able to manage the territory in less than a year, and he would eventually lose it all when Cintra destroyed the country.
Moreover, the resources that a border town can provide are too few. Not to mention supporting a Lann army, with a population of a thousand people, even maintaining their own self-defense force is a big problem.
When Lann, a male heir to the ancient blood and the royal family of Cintra, is here, it's hard to say who will provide shelter to whom. It's better to be a wandering knight who is safer and can at least hide.
Therefore, Brochron was not originally in Lan's future plan. He was more inclined to defect to Geralt's wolf faction of demon hunters together with Ciri, or simply to hug Mossack's thigh.
If you really can't become a demon hunter, you can find a safe place to live for five, ten, or twenty years with only one-third or less of the system. In the end, even if you can't make a comeback, you can at least be able to come and go as freely as you can in the world. knight errant.
Therefore, the current role of the territory of Cintra Blochlon for him is to provide tax revenue and add a little financial capacity to him, arrange for his men to search for information, and collect the magic items that he expects to be the source of magic. That's all.
In this regard, Brokiron's financial support for him is not as helpful as the Lannister family property and Calanthe's reward.
But now, perhaps due to fate, after Lan En came to Brochlon for an on-site inspection today, he felt that he had seen another possibility: the
greatest resource that Cintra Brochlon could provide him could not be solved. The good thing is not the original value of this territory, but its geographical location "near the tree spirits".
The dryads are elite archers per capita. They have rare healing abilities on the mainland, and they also possess the water of Brochlon, which is most likely the source of magic.
And because the dryads are all women and cannot give birth alone, they rely on human men for reproduction, which makes them conflict with humans and at the same time has the slightest basis for cooperation.
Dryads are not entirely exclusive. After Nilfgaard invades, the Dryad Queen will also provide protection to the Scoia'tael, which is composed of elves, dwarves and other demihuman races. In the future, she will also train a member of Geralt's girl-hunting team: Milva. And Milva is a famous person.
The relationship between tree spirits and humans is very complicated, not just a simple "feud". Dryads will reproduce with the help of men of other races, usually elves, and in rare cases humans. These men will be driven out of the forest after leaving their children, and some of them will be reluctant to leave.
This is part of the reason why the towns of Shikoku near Brochilon did not have a truly large-scale conflict with the dryads. No one among humans knows how many of these tree spirits have their own daughters.
It's just that Lan is not yet qualified to utilize the resources of these tree spirits, and the status of cooperation is too unequal now. In the royal capital, he is the martial arts champion, the queen's nephew, and the new star of the royal family. He was just a small town lord facing the Dryad Queen.
The title of earl was a title bestowed upon his father by the queen. If Lann was given the title, it would be closer to the palace nobles. He was not the kind of old nobleman who had been worked hard for generations, and he had little real power in his hands.
But this time when he came to look for Ciri, the power of the entire country of Cintra was invisibly blessing Lann, giving him the basis for a brief conversation with the Dryad Queen.
If it didn't work out, Lann thought he could be a little aggrieved and provide some seeds for the dryads and give them a few descendants of the ancient blood. It's a win-win.
But no matter what Lann's plan is, his first priority now is to find Ciri.
If something unexpected happened to Ciri, what he had said to scare the tree spirit would definitely come true. Queen Calanthe is truly reckless when she goes crazy.
Even if Queen Calanthe fails to destroy Brokiron in the end, Lan will come back to avenge Ciri when she becomes invincible with the system.
From this point of view, Lann is not yet a qualified earl.
He didn't want to be that person either.
Bringing the topic back, after hearing Lan's request that was close to "exchanging hostages", the dryads started a heated discussion.
In the end, Airlie thought for a moment and made the decision, then nodded and said, "Okay."
She turned around and summoned a tree spirit, and said to Lan, "This is Dunka. She can speak Common Language and will be your guide and help you. Looking for your princess."
Lann looked over and recognized that this was one of the more sensible tree spirits from before.
Compared with Ellie, Dunka's dress is more "natural". She wears a flower crown on her head, bracelets and anklets made of grass and branches, and a short skirt made of bark and leaves. But her upper body was barely covered, and the only thing that could cover her chest was her hair.
The matter has been decided, and for now this is the best outcome acceptable to both parties. If it drags on any longer, who knows what unexpected situations will happen.
Lan briefly explained to the soldiers on his side, then rode into the real Brokiron with the tree spirit Dunka.
PS1: Today I finally took the first place on the list of new authors. Although I feel that I am in danger of getting busted at any time, even if it is only for a short time, I am now at the top of the list hahhhh.
PS2: For the purpose of collecting materials, I looked at other people who were ahead of me on the new book list, and I almost couldn’t help but vote for it. Damn it! So well written! I know I benefited from the Witcher setting and fan bonus. The original writing is so good!
(End of chapter)