Seeing that the report had not yet been replied to, Richard took out a bucket of honey as if he were playing a trick and beckoned not far away.

Although the people of Alpine Fort were not yet allowed to enter the tribe, the children's curiosity was already difficult to suppress. They hid behind the oak trees in groups of three or five, glancing at each other and retracting quickly, both lively and shy.

"There was honey to eat. Richard crouched down to make eye contact with the children and whistled.

Residents of forested areas are no strangers to honey and tend to love it very much, after all, it is a rare high-quality dessert. Obviously, the tiger spirit is no exception, especially children are more difficult to resist this temptation, and the frequency of probes has increased significantly.

"Whoever comes first will give him the whole bucket. Richard chuckled and increased his stakes.

Finally, a little boy could not stand it anymore, and he mustered up the courage to run out from behind the tree and stood in front of the lord with a look of anticipation.

"Brave boy. Richard lifted the lid and shoved the barrel of honey in front of him. In the sunlight, the amber honey syrup shimmers with a very soft sheen and looks extremely seductive.

"Is it all mine?" the Tiger Spirit Boy asked in a low voice.

After receiving an affirmative answer, he carefully stretched out his index finger and smeared some honey syrup into his mouth, and a happy smile immediately appeared on his face. He carefully closed the lid and held it in his arms with open arms.

"Why don't you eat more?" asked Richard, heavily.

"I have two younger sisters, and they are both very greedy. ”

Behind the lord, a strong man from the mountain castle burst into laughter. Even Senid shook his head with a smile, leaned down and pinched his little face, "Good boy, go ahead." ”

Richard sighed, a little dazed—at this moment, he suddenly felt a little homesick—not the Alpine Castle, but the home that was more distant and impossible to go back to.

If there had been no accident, he would have married and had children long ago, and became the father of one or more children. It may be a completely different life, not necessarily better, not necessarily worse, but an assumption that cannot be explored or grasped.

Unfortunately, reality does not allow for assumptions.

............

This cunning, brave and stubborn mountain castle lord actually showed a rare tenderness in his eyes, which made Vera look at it for a long time.

"What are you thinking, some old man, or a lover?" she asked suddenly.

Richard glanced at Vera and couldn't understand why this woman, who had never talked to him, would suddenly make an exception.

"I'm thinking about the dozen good looks in 'Charming Dreams', and I don't know if I ran away with someone. The lord pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, and sighed.

Vera took a deep breath, turned her back to Richard, and gritted her teeth to stop talking.

". Berner pierced mercilessly, "The kind of gold hole that will cost at least a few dozen gold coins for sitting for a while, can a little lord like you be willing to do it? ”

"You're very knowledgeable. Richard winked at him with a wicked smile.

"There's a fart for knowing, and I can't go back now anyway. Bernard sat down on the ground and picked up a few wildflowers, throwing them at the culprit who couldn't go back.

"Phew, bah, bah. The lord dusted his hair twice and shook off the broken petals on it, "By the way, Senid, why do I see that the children in your tribe have pointed ears?"

He had already noticed that the tiger spirit children who were peeking at them had a pair of elven-like pointed ears, and they looked very dexterous and delicate with two fanning from time to time. But Senid and the newly exposed guards are clearly ordinary round ears, not much different from humans.

"We wild spirits were like that when we were children, we had to cut off the excess parts of our ears on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony. Senid lifted his hair to reveal his ears, "After the circumcision, they became round ears." ”

Only then did Richard realize that Senid had a small gap in the top of both of his ears. It should be formed by the wound healing and closing after the tip of the ear is removed, and it is difficult to find it without looking at it.

"Why would you do that?" he wondered.

"Because we believe that pointed ears represent laziness and laziness, and round ears represent diligence and steadfastness. So it's okay for a child to have a pair of pointed ears, but they should be cut off when they become adults. ”

"I see. Richard also ignored the strange eyes of his subordinates exchanging strange eyes behind him, and said in admiration: "What a wonderful and interesting custom. ”

"It seems that we are all very hardworking. Gunther touched his ear and grinned.

"You are really industrious when it comes to eating. Hurt said quietly.

"I really want to beat you up. ”

It's hard to say whether round ears can represent hard work, but the lord has a deep understanding of pointy ears. As for those steppe elves in Alpine Castle, whether they are pure-bloods or half-bloods, they all work the same. The last time he asked a few elves to clean up the overflowing dung pit, they disobeyed on the spot, which has no precedent in Alpine Castle!

"Here come the elders. Senid reminded in a whisper.

Richard looked up and saw three or four hundred people approaching, men, women, and children. Surrounded by everyone, a full twelve tiger spirits wearing robes and holding wooden staff walked in the front.

The youngest of them also had gray sideburns, and most of them looked like they had half a foot in the coffin, needless to say, they must be the elders of the tribe. And in terms of numbers, it is likely to be a collective sortie.

"Welcome, distinguished guest, mysterious traveler, mighty warrior, I am the Tiger Spirit Sacrifice Maira, I don't know what to call you?"

Even among the elders whose average age is not low, he seems to be extremely half-buried. With his waist slumped, surrounded by tall tiger spirits, he looked unusually short and thin. The hair is completely white, and the wrinkles on the face are dense like the Loess Plateau.

Richard sensed elemental fluctuations in him, probably a little stronger than Nehru's.

"Just call me Richard. ”

Although Senid had long said that the wild spirits were hospitable, the lord still felt that this level of grandeur was a bit over-specified, and he was simply flattered by the newcomer. He secretly raised his mind, as the saying goes, nothing to do is either treacherous or thief, I don't know what these tiger spirits want to do with such enthusiasm.

"Lord Richard, please come to our tribe. ”

Myra leaned sideways, cane in one hand and pinto in the other, her fingertips pointing toward the tallest and most leafy oak tree.

"Please come to our tribe!" the men, women, and children of the Tiger Spirit shouted in unison, and at the same time retreated to the sides, making way for a human alley, bowing to the middle, cheering, and scattering flowers.

The corners of Richard's eyes twitched twice, and he nodded reluctantly, "This...... It's easy to say, it's easy to say. ”