However, the idea is always good, but it is difficult to implement. Building trust between different races is definitely harder than climbing to the sky, and even if Roddy saves the entire village of Elsa twice, he is not sure that Brudy or Nata will trust him 100%.

You can't rush anything... Roddy looked up and saw Nata standing quietly on the side, but he also understood what she was waiting for.

"You're waiting for me to tell me a solution to the village's problems, right?"

He sat down on the wooden chair next to him and asked out loud.

Nata nodded silently, her delicate doll-like face with a scar scar covered with blood scabs, but it made her temperament even more cold.

Roddy thought for a moment, but asked a question that surprised her: "Do you know the professions of those enemies today?"

Nata shook her head, obviously she didn't have the concept of "career" in her mind at all, the wood elf village was basically the primitive stage of barter, there was no currency, and the food was not necessarily full, who would have thought about "career"?

"They are mercenaries, professional soldiers who take money to do things. Roddy pointed to himself and continued, "Brudy says that humans are greedy, and I admit that is not wrong. Because as long as there are enough benefits, humans can do anything... Including me. ”

He then pointed out to the outside of the tree hole, "So this is the solution - to put it bluntly, the hunger crisis facing Elsa's village can be solved by humanity." ”

Hearing this, Nata's eyes suddenly widened, and her face was full of incredulity. If she hadn't known that Roddy had saved Elsa Village twice before, I'm afraid her first instinct at this time would have been to beat him out of the tree hole!

Roddy ignored her drastic expression and continued, "Why didn't the mercenaries go on a killing spree in today's battle? Because the living elves are worth more than the dead, in other words, humans can do anything for the sake of profit, and among them... Also includes helping the Wood Elves. ”

Nata didn't speak, but she clearly looked incredulous.

Roddy was not surprised by this, he just spread his palms, shrugged his shoulders and said, "You can choose not to believe it, but this is indeed the only way now." ”

"Only humans can help you, that's not a big deal. Humans can help you defend against all dangers and never have to worry about going hungry again. But the choice is yours, not mine. ”

After saying this, Roddy closed his mouth and waited quietly for the other party to respond.

These words are big truths, but Roddy believes that the more truthful they are, the more effective they are.

He has been "abused" by Nata many times, and he knows the "mentor" in front of him very well: she is really not interested in thinking about human affairs, let alone understanding the intricate network of interests. Her way of thinking about the problem is simple: just look at the results.

The process doesn't matter, the result satisfies her, that's enough... This is the only summary that Roddy has to give to Nata when he is tired of doing tasks.

So as long as Roddy puts the expectation of a "good outcome" here, Nata will not consider the "feasibility" at all, but only the "price" to pay.

"What does the village need for you?"

Sure enough, Nata's only answer was that.

Roddy thought for a moment and replied, "Money." ”

Nata frowned and shook her head directly - "We don't have any money. ”

"Excess prey, wine, herbs, it's all money. Roddy didn't explain to her anything like "split the tax," "win-win," and "work together to expand the benefits," because he knew that Nata didn't understand it at all. So he said succinctly, clearly, and directly: "In other words, if the village gives me some resources, I can let humans help you." It's like you placed Akasha and I told you these words, an equal bargain. ”

Nata narrowed her eyes slightly, and suddenly asked, "Why are you talking to me about this? ”

This Nizi is not stupid at all, it seems that she was just too lazy to think about it before! Luo Di sighed in his heart, but pointed to Akasha: "You took care of her according to the agreement, and I told you the 'solution' according to the agreement, which is the 'fair deal'." ”

This answer obviously surprised Nata, but she quickly accepted it. She seemed to want to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back, just staring at her short bow hanging on the wall, her expression a little complicated.

Roddy knew she was struggling with whether she should believe in herself. He simply got up and said goodbye, and left the hole directly, leaving these questions to this simple-minded "apprentice" - the seed has been planted, let's see how it takes root and sprouts.

Darkness covered the village, and when you looked up, the moonlight was obscured by the towering trees, and the glowing fireflies for lighting flashed as if breathing.

The leaves rustled, and the footsteps and shouts of a procession could be faintly heard heading for the ruins of Wagra. Roddy took a deep breath and strolled along the forest path, the breeze carrying a chill that made him more tired after the battle. He waved his hand, smiled and declined the offer, then found his bag, set up a tent in the corner of the village, and went to sleep unsuspectingly.

The night was destined to be long—Roddy had left the tangle and the difficulty of the choice to the wood elf, and he was already at ease.

Brudy looked at Nata in front of him, his mind was shocked by the "plan" of Roddy she had just said, he reached out and touched the wound on his body that was gradually recovering, but after thinking for a while, he found the letter that Hugo had given him before by the light of the fireflies, and whispered the words composed of high elf script:

"The last inheritor was born in blood... The cursed walk alone in darkness. ”

"The Inheritor... The Cursed..."

Elonian 588, October 22.

Bishop Rubens' convoy had already traveled as scheduled to "Green City" in the middle of the Cullen Kingdom.

Although the weather was slightly cool, it was not as cold as in the northwest of the kingdom. Although there are already snowflakes in some places in the Northland, Green City is still sunny at this time, and in the afternoon, it can even make people feel a little hot.

In the thriving city, vendors were hawking their wares, and motorcades with the "Rosicruc" logo were parked in front of the city's monastery, and judging by its sheer size, it was clear that the city was unsparing no effort in supporting the sect.

Rubens's party received a warm welcome and accepted an invitation to a "luncheon" from Lord Earl Langdon, and unexpectedly, the Overseer did not go to the banquet alone, but took Sally with him - his behavior was tantamount to affirming and promoting Sally, so that both the Bishop of the Abbey and the Earl had a high opinion of Sally, and they also valued Sally very seriously.

Sally's communication skills are already very strong, and her natural political sense and mind make her very comfortable in the face of these "old guys", and she is naturally happy after a conversation, and after the banquet, Sally was praised and praised by Rubens.

They naturally don't know that the reason why Sally is very "hardworking" is entirely because of the letter that Roddy gave her when he left - in the letter, Roddy roughly named some factions within the "Rosicrucifix", so Sally will naturally use this "list" to help Rubens win over the forces, and Sally knows which people are worth shooting and which ones are against Rubens along the way.

Thinking back to Rubens's increasingly satisfied expression, Sally knew very well how much hard Roddy had put in for herself. Although there is not half a word of concern for her on this piece of paper, not even a signature or greeting, but every time I take it out, my heart will be filled with a faint sweetness.

After the luncheon, the monastery arranged for the clergy to go to the slums to distribute relief food, which Sally did not have to attend, but she went with the team to the south of the city to personally distribute bread to the beggars.

It's not for show, when she's in Hollier, she's also going to help the poor every year when winter comes, and it's all kind. It's just that today, before the bread was finished, the street suddenly became very noisy in the distance. Sally looked up and saw that the originally wide street was actually crowded with onlookers, and the crowd seemed to be walking by in a crowd of things, and there were many cheers during the process...

"What's going on over there?"

Sally asked the temple guard on the side, who tugged at the shield in his hand, and was also curious, ran over to inquire and then reported: "It seems that a mercenary group hunted a magical beast in the forest, and I heard that it is a very powerful 'Babylonian python', and many adventurers have died at its mouth." ”

"May those who have passed away rest in peace. ”

Sally drew a cross, prayed softly, and then smiled: "Then this mercenary group can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, they should be very strong, right?"

As he was talking, the noise of the crowd in the distance suddenly became louder, it turned out that the mercenaries were carrying the corpse of the giant snake in a carriage to swagger through the city, most of the civilians at first just came to see the mentality of joining in the fun, but they didn't know that they were scared away a lot after seeing the huge snake, and the more curious children were crying and being picked up by their pale mothers, and then avoided from a distance.

Sally gave out the last piece of bread, and walked over with some curiosity to look, the giant snake was more than twenty meters long, and the snake's head alone was more than one meter wide.

Sally didn't feel much of it, though, just shook her head and turned back.

After the food was distributed, the Temple guards were prepared to escort her back to the monastery, but because the crowd was blocking the streets, Sally was not in the mood to sit in the carriage and wait, so she simply came down and walked around the streets at will. She looked at the giant snake that gradually disappeared from view, and remembered the experience of herself and Roddy facing the Scorpion King in the Silent Forest, but for a moment she was a little distracted...

That guy, what is he doing now?

Fingers unconsciously took out the voodoo dice and rubbed it, Sally was in a daze, but suddenly heard a slightly immature voice from the side-

"Sister, what are you holding in your hand?"

Sally turned her head and saw a little girl standing in front of her.