"After careful discussion, Your Excellency Loren Turin, we are ready to accept your proposal......"

In the longhouse at the top of the cloud canopy tree, the solemn-faced Elder Bohn's eyes were bloodshot, and the elven elders beside him were also tired, obviously having just experienced a long debate. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In order to convince the other elders, Born had done almost everything he could to convince them that what the human wizard was saying was not some fabricated illusion, but a highly probable fact.

Even so, this jaw-dropping "truth" stunned the elders, who even forgot the purpose of the initial debate, and it took a long time for Bohn to fully accept what Bohn had said.

But no matter how absurd the reality is, there is no time for this human wizard to be trusted or not - half of the war dancers of the eastern forest have been assembled, and they must make a decision immediately.

"I am very grateful for the trust of the elders. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and Loren, who did not even hide his little pride, bowed and saluted: "I will definitely do my best to help you ......"

"But before we do that, we have to hear what your plan is. An elven elder sitting on the left side interrupted him, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have agreed so easily!"

The tone that sounded defensive, but helpless, made Loren's smile gentle: "Of course, I will tell you the whole plan." ”

"According to the records of the Morning Star Forest, it was at least a month's journey from the Great Tree Wall to the Eternal Night Forest, and there must have been ogre colonies all over the way, and the closer you go, the more you will probably be—so if you do send a large army on an expedition, you will probably suffer heavy casualties before you reach the Eternal Night Forest. ”

Standing in the center of the hall, Loren spoke to several elven elders, as if he were the master of the room, and the elders were just guests who sat with him to listen to his speech.

"So this expedition can't be large, it should be kept to a hundred—in addition to that, it must be strong enough to be able to engage a small number of ogres, and it must have one or two guides who know the way to reach the Eternal Night Forest. ”

"What if you encounter an ogre colony on the way?" said one of the elven elders.

"It's simple, as long as you can get around them, you don't have to fight them. ”

"What?!"

"Please be aware that the whole plan is aimed at reaching the Eternal Night Forest, not reclaiming the elves' lost homeland - not to mention that for a team of only a hundred men, any avoidable losses must be avoided as much as possible, as long as it does not interfere with our ultimate goal, all battles are unnecessary. ”

In fact, if it is in the best state, it should be that there will be no conflict with any enemies along the way, and it is right to raid the Eternal Night Forest. However, the difficulty is too high, and in a forest full of ogres, it is almost impossible to do so.

According to Loren's plan, I am afraid that there will be at least two or three unexpected situations along the way—if it is a small number of ogres, it will be annihilated on the spot, if it is the entire settlement, try to avoid them, and only if it is impossible to avoid them, find a way to encircle them.

On the premise of not being discovered, launch a surprise attack on the ogres of the Eternal Night Forest as quickly as possible, this is the core of the whole plan.

That sounds like a no-brainer. Elder Born groaned, "But what about after the raid on the Eternal Night Forest, and how are you going to defeat the evil god 'Metzka'?"

"I have my own way. The black-haired wizard calmly replied, "If I can't do it, I won't offer it." ”

"Can you tell us how sure you are?"

"I don't know. ”

"You don't know?!"

"Of course I don't know!" said Locke of course, "whether it is me or you, we are facing an enemy that we have never seen before! We know nothing about it, not even what it looks like, except for a very small amount of information!"

"For such an unknown existence, any advance prediction and planning is stupid and will only make things worse - all we can do is be as prepared as possible and get more favorable conditions, that's all!"

"The only thing I can guarantee is that I will do everything I can - win or lose, that's it, I can't give you any more assurances!"

"If you win, all your problems will be solved. Without the evil god that descended, the ogre colony would immediately disintegrate, and even flee in a panic, as was proven in the time of the Great Tree Wall - and that time, I only used a magic to cancel out the traces of Metska's power!"

"If I lose, I won't survive. Loren put his hands behind his back and looked calm: "What you have lost is only a human ally, even if it is to prevent ogres from invading the territory, Duke Lothair will continue to support you." ”

It was just a few words of "truth", not even much assurance, but it also relieved the elders present - this was an opportunity, a chance to put an end to this ogre invasion without paying too much price.

With a long sigh, Elder Born finally made up his mind: "I have to admit that you have convinced us, Your Excellency Loren Turin. ”

"But...... We must put more of our strength into resisting the ogre invasion. So how many War Dancers will be willing to join you is a matter of their own volition. ”

"Of course, as a token of our trust in you, we will send twenty of the best War Dancers of the Morning Star Forest to follow you and obey your orders—but the warriors of the other settlements, it's up to you. ”

.................. Standing outside the hunting beach, Loren met Ain Rand, who had been waiting for him for a long time, and stood a little cramped in front of the black-haired wizard.

"I—I've consulted with a few elves, and a few of them have agreed to join the expedition. The little wizard lowered his head: "It's just that there are many who refuse directly, and they still plan to stay in the big tree wall...... Sorry, didn't help much. ”

Loren was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and put it down again: "You don't need to do this at all...... In these things...... It's not worth your effort. ”

"No, it won't. A smile appeared on Ain's face: "Actually, I am very happy during this time, I can help so many elves in need, and I can make friends with them and learn new knowledge......"

"The most important thing is... I'm no longer a burden to you, it's important that we are friends, partners who fight side by side, and we can't let you carry all the burdens alone. ”

No...... Ein Rand you don't understand, I don't do this simply to help these elves, but to make them appreciate me, and I have become a link between the elves and the Duchy of Lothair, so as to ensure that the Lord Count Ruben Fried will not throw me away when I run out, just for profit.

More or less, Loren also wanted to protect the Vimpal Academy. After all, if his position will not be shaken, when Levin becomes a duke, the wizards of the entire Duchy of Lothair will be able to get some protection.

And, of course, Asreel...... He has become an "unbreakable alliance" with this guy, and if the evil god finds out and plans to kill it, the other party will definitely not be kind enough to let him go.

Gratitude, favors, and threats to his life were the real reasons why Loren Turin was and why he would agree—but it was impossible to say such a thing, especially when dealing with a little wizard.

Looking at the extremely simple smile, how could he say it......

“...... Thank you. ”

"As I said, we are friends who fight side by side, so we don't need to say thank you. A reddish Al Yin took out the wand from behind him and handed it to the black-haired wizard, "Take it and convince the elves, that's what you do best, big liar!"

"I'm going to cherish it—by the way, does this wand have a name?"

The little wizard was stunned for a moment, nodded slowly, and looked at Loren with a solemn gaze:

"It's called the heart of the tree. ”