Chapter 508 The First Formal Meeting with a Human
"That'...... Let's go in and say, shall we? β
With Arrow's reminder, the mayor of the town remembered the most important thing of the day. He nodded, and led the reputable townsfolk into his house and into the office.
In the office, Round Cheese sat alone behind his desk, and all the seats around him were reserved for the townspeople. Arrow, on the other hand, sat alone in the seat facing the round cheese. One by one, the flower elves landed on the armrests or backs of Arrow's chair. And Rose, due to the need to maintain her status as the "acting leader", finally fell on Arrow's shoulder after hesitating for a moment.
At this point, everyone is in place, and the issue of this time has begun to be formally discussed.
"So...... President Arrow. Ha, haha...... President Arrow......"
For a while, Round Cheese looked a little nervous, spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders very helplessly and said-
"For a while...... I don't even know what to say. This one...... Ha ha...... Although you will continue to bring many surprises and income to our town. But let's be honest...... This time...... I was really surprised. It's true! I don't even know how to speak! That one...... Will they react if I say hello to them? They won't scare me away as soon as I speak, will they? Ha...... Haha......"
Arrow smiled slightly, turned his head slightly, and said, "(Fairy language) The leader of our town is the first time to see so many flower fairies, and he looks a little nervous. At the same time, he also expressed whether it would be rude to greet you. β
After hearing this, Rose thought for a moment, and flew up first, slowly saluting the mayor of Round Cheese. The other flower fairies naturally flew together after seeing Rose's actions, and they also saluted before falling again.
Such a move once again scared round cheese! But such a salute obviously made the chubby mayor laugh involuntarily.
"Miss Rose has also greeted you, Mr. Mayor. As long as you are polite, these flower elves will not be hostile to you. Just remember that it has to be treated politely. It's like we humans don't just be rude to a stranger, right? β
Arrow's translation made the atmosphere a little more relaxed. And don't look around to see that many townspeople are already flocking to the windows, tiptoeing to find out what's going on. So Iero wants to make the situation here a little easier.
"Oh! That, of course that's fine! Absolutely! β
Round Cheese picked up the handkerchief, wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead because of the nervousness, he smiled and saidβ
"So...... President Arrow, could you please elaborate on what this is all about? You and your guild members disappeared for nearly ten days at once, and then suddenly reappeared with so many flower elves again, which is really ...... Haha, I'm sure I, as Mayor Mare, really need to know what your guild is up to, right? β
Arrow smiled, and after translating a few sentences with Rose, he spoke, "No problem, so let's start with the origin of these flower fairies." β
Immediately afterward, Arrow began to describe the origin of these flower elves. It's just that he bragged a lot in this regard, and he was involved in something like the chaos war of the ancient times at every turn, and the townspeople in front of him were stunned for a while, rather than listening to the origin of this race, it was better to say that they were now listening to a historical story to be more accurate.
After saying a lot of mystical things, Eero continued: "Because of this, the forest environment they lived in before has gradually become unsuitable for survival due to human deforestation. So, I recommended them to the Shining Forest near our town. They also accepted my offer and followed me to our town. β
Round Cheese was stunned for a moment, but since Arrow had already explained the so-called "origin", he didn't know what to say for a while.
"That'...... So...... Welcome to Pelican Town! Ha ha...... Hahaha......"
Aralio smiled and relayed the mayor's welcome to Rose, who saluted the mayor once again with her own people.
"In other words, are you going to live in the Shining Forest? And then we were neighbors, and you came over to say hello? β
At this moment, the logging father, who was already supposed to retire, tilted his head, his eyes wandered around the flower fairies, and his eyes showed a slightly puzzled expression.
After introducing the flower fairies to the flower fairies, the father who specializes in civil engineering construction continued, "On the one hand, I did come to say hello. But it's not just about saying hello. β
After a slight pause, Arrow continuedβ
"In addition to settling in the Shining Forest, these flower elves also want to make some contact with us humans and do some trade. In other words, they want to have a permanent stall in our town that they can use to sell their goods. Also, just as I was warmly welcomed when I came to Pelican Town, they wanted to be a part of our town. β
Daddy Lumberjack stared, his mouth slightly crooked, as if he was hesitating something. On the other side, the little liquor boss looked at these flower goblins calmly, and said slowly: "That is to say...... These flower goblins fled and then hoped to be sheltered by our Pelican Town? β
Arrow was slightly shocked, his eyes also turned to the bar owner, and said with a smile: "The little liquor boss's idea is really interesting." β
Little Liquor nodded lightly and said, "Since ancient times, flower goblins have always belonged to the legendary race, and it is not easy for ordinary people to see one in their lifetime, but it is conceivable that these flower goblins usually try to avoid us humans." As far as I know, apart from your guild's Parfay, the last person who had in-depth contact with the flower elves should have been a scholar who wrote the "Naturalist Illustrated Book" more than four hundred years ago. The scholar seems to be in love with a flower fairy, so he learns the language and records it. Since President Arrow knows the language of flower fairies so well, I believe he is no stranger to this "Naturalist Illustrated Book" at all, right? β
Arrow smiled and said, "I'm lucky to have the original copy of this illustrated book in the library of my alma mater. β
Little Spirits nodded again and continued, "So, why would a race that so refuses to make contact with humans suddenly come to our town and ask to communicate with us now? Or even set up a stall in our town to sell things? It's not natural to think about it. β
Seeing that the human being Little Spirits kept speaking in a cold tone, Rose looked a little nervous. The smile on the corner of her mouth also disappeared slightly, and the naturally sensitive nature of the flower fairy also made her silently begin to condense rose petals on her arm.
In this regard, Arrow did not mind translating all the words of the little spirit, so that all the flower fairies could hear it clearly.
After all, if you want to communicate with each other, the first thing you need to do is to understand each other's thoughts.
"You humans...... Don't you welcome us after all? β
Rose said softly.
Arrow shook his head and smiled, "Since I promised to find you a place of refuge, I'll do what I say. And one of the most interesting things about us humans is that many things can be discussed. So calm down and let me continue. β
After calming these flower goblins, Arrow coughed slightly, and continued with a smile: "Little liquor boss, after thousands of years of isolation, don't you allow the flower goblins to make some changes in their lives? β
Little Spirit's brow furrowed slightly: "Change? β
Arrow smiled and nodded, and said, "We humans are so good at changing, but don't we allow another race to change a little?" It's not normal. Now, after a series of events, these flower goblins hope to learn more about our human towns so that they can survive better. Isn't that okay? β
In response to Arrow's words, Little Spirits shook his head lightly and said, "I didn't refuse the changes of these flower goblins. In fact......"
He glanced at the flower goblins again, and said with a little worry, "President Arrow, you should understand what it means to us humans as a race of flower goblins, right?" Of course, we in Pelican Town can accept it, and we may be very willing to accept the existence of these flower fairies. But what about outside of our small town?
"Kingfisher Town, Honglu Town, and even Lagoon City, what about the people over there? Are you sure there really is no problem with this? If the lord of Lagoon City, Norris Pixas, had heard that there were a large number of flower goblins here, would he immediately launch an army to attack and capture them? β
"Taking a step back, if this lord himself is willing to make peace with the flower fairies, then what does our royal family say? Do you think that after the news spreads layer by layer, no one in the entire Blue Bay Empire will be tempted by the existence of these flower fairies? I suppose that once this news is announced, those magicians and adventurers will definitely break in like crazy, right? β
"Then, there is the regular army of the state, and we humans will plunder and invade this fragile race at the racial level. In this case, how can you, a little mermaid song, or even our little pelican town, be saved? β