Chapter 779: Real People!
Wei Xu never thought that these snow elves would be so obedient and so handy. That Snow Elf King wasn't stupid, otherwise he wouldn't have almost torn up the entire Rift. At that time, if Wei Xu hadn't taken Wu Slade to clear the siege, the final result was really not certain. Therefore, Wei Xu didn't have much expectation for the promise given by such a guy, and originally just came to show his sincerity so that this Snow Elf King could be persuaded by himself.
Later, as he said before, Wei Xu learned that the snow elves had arrived in Ruichi, so he sent a batch of materials that had just been processed with a new lathe to be transported to the snow elves by Wilcas. What I didn't expect was that now this Snow Elf King actually gave a return gift?
Wei Xu looked at the various ores recorded on the list sent back by Wilkas, and suddenly had an unreal feeling. Especially when he saw the "two hundred and thirty-six captives" in the back, Wei Xu also sincerely sighed that this Snow Elf King was a real person! Only then did he gain a firm foothold in Ruichi, so he sent these to himself.
The amount of ore in front is not particularly large, but the two hundred and thirty-six people in the back are full of sincerity! Although it was written about a prisoner, Wei Xu understood that this prisoner was not a prisoner of war, but a villager caught in the mountains of Ruichi's territory. The most commendable thing is that this Snow Elf King can actually let his subordinates send back the captives of the entire village completely, and I haven't heard of any stewed soup to drink!
"Otte!" Seeing this, Wei Xu instantly felt that he should also express himself, just according to the previous agreement. Can't give a little more!
"What's wrong, my lord?" Ote, who heard the shouting, came out of the side hall and walked in front of Wei Xu in two or three steps.
"There's still a lot of stale grain in the warehouse, right? Take them all to Wilkas, and let him calculate according to the plan we agreed on before, and give back to those snow elves! As Wei Xu spoke, the joy between his eyebrows was not concealed in the slightest. His side had just started to build in all directions in the territory, and when there was a shortage of manpower, those snow elves who had been asked by himself to trouble Evsis actually sent to him, how could this make him unhappy?
"What? Boss, we're going to fund those snow elves?! Otte's voice suddenly doubled, after reading so many books, it was the first time that Ote had heard that a lord had gone to fund the snow elves to counterattack the ground. If this kind of thing fell on other lords, it is estimated that he would have sent the word "stupid" over a long time ago, but now it is his own lord who is doing this kind of thing, which makes Ote a little at a loss.
From the point of view of a Nord, it is very light for the lords who support these snow elves to counterattack the ground to be called stupid, and if some upright guys hear it, they will organize an opposition alliance in a few minutes.
However, for Wei Xu, there is no pressure at all to fund the snow elves, after all, he does not have the national plot of the Nords in it. Not to mention that this kind of organized snow elves are now considered a not weak force. The most important thing is to gather Skyrim, and now all the forces cannot completely destroy it.
In the underworld, there are so many places for snow elves to hide. Since there is no feasible and effective way to curb this trend, it is better to push the boat down the river, firstly, to cause more trouble for Ivsis in Ruichi, and secondly, to expose these unstable factors to the ground, at least under your own nose to feel at ease.
"Yes, I remember that many of the numbers reported last month were going to be spoiled, and it would be better to use them for something more useful than to let them spoil and throw them away." Wei Xu raised his eyebrows, obviously feeling that Ote, who had never contradicted him, was a little fluctuating this time.
"But Boss, that's a snow elf......" Ote hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Hmm......" Seeing that Ott wanted to say but didn't dare to say it, Wei Xu's body leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "Say whatever you want, I'm not a man-eating tiger." ”
By the time Oth spoke, he had already guessed the little guy's thoughts. Speaking of which, Oute should have reached the age of enthusiasm and resentment that young people should have, if it weren't for this time, Wei Xu almost thought that his cruel exploitation of underage labor had made Ote skip this stage and directly enter the time when old age is heavy.
"But this territory was brought down by our ancient ancestors, and the pioneers of Isgramo drove all the snow elves underground...... "Ort was still a little slurred when he said this. We can't just fund their counter-offensive on the ground......"
"Tut-tut......" Wei Xu listened to Ote's words, and smacked his lips lightly, "I didn't say that I would fund the snow elves to attack the ground." ”
"But your ...... like that, sir."
"It's just a tiger and a wolf...... Besides, I don't think this snow elf and Epsis will win against each other......" Wei Xu winked at Ote as he spoke.
Seeing Wei Xu's eyes, Ote was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted: "Boss, what do you mean......"
"If the Snow Elves want help from us, they must trade them for minerals or people. But where will the snow elves, who are already invading the ground, have enough manpower to mine? These captives will come a little faster than mining. They plundered the population everywhere and sent it to us, doesn't this just fill our shortcomings in terms of population? They occupy a limited amount of space, and the population must be limited, so what if these snow elves have finished transporting the population? The rest of them will either continue to attack Evsis who is not satisfied with the status quo, or they will honestly mine for me for food......"
"But the boss...... What if they just detain a group of people, keep them in captivity, and enslave them to cultivate for themselves? So that their lifeblood will not be in our hands......" Oute immediately realized the drawbacks of Wei Xu's plan.
"yes...... So the current strategy is that weapons and arrows can only be exchanged for population! By the time they had withstood Efcis's attack, it was estimated that by that time there would not be much population in the entire Ruichi to keep them in captivity and enslavement, right? ”
Hearing this, Ote's eyes suddenly lit up: "At that time, these snow elves can only mine for us honestly, and they can't make any trouble!" ”
"Hmm......" Wei Xu nodded lightly: "The underground and the ground are completely different environments, the snow elves can live very well underground after generations of accumulation, but now they are on the ground......"