The magical glow in Cheese's eyes faded. This Nymph did not show hostility, of course, this does not mean that she is completely harmless, such natural beings rarely know how to compromise and negotiate, for them, things are always very simple, and the same is true of humans in their eyes, and those who have a good conversation one second may become enemies the next because of the wrong word. To be honest, Cheese doesn't like dealing with them, and he doesn't quite keep up with their way of thinking, because that often means he has to think about a lot of things simply, and that's worse than killing a mage.

"What do you need in return?" Natural creatures are not all egoists, and legends have it that spirits in the woods and lakes often help people they find interesting or lovable, regardless of return. However, in such cases, the spirits themselves rarely appear. For example, if the Nymph really wanted to help the cheese, she didn't need to come up to talk to her, she could just guide the mage to the abandoned house in the woods with flowers or some other marker. Showing up and talking to Cheese in human language is not what a pro bono helper looks like, so it is natural for the mage to realize that the other person has a plan.

"Not much. The Nymph said frankly, clasping her hands together in front of her chest in a gesture of supplication. It's just that this kind of humane behavior makes Cheese feel uneasy, and few of the spirits in the forest actually take the initiative to communicate with people, and they themselves use a more direct and primitive way of communication. The abundance of speech and body movements meant that this Nymph was different, "Actually, I and the inhabitants of this forest have long been disgusted by the noise of the machine, which makes the night less quiet and pollutes the land with magic. We all hate it. But like you said, I want to get something other than restoring tranquility. ”

"I just want to be a human being. The expression on Nymph's face as she said this was unusually soft, and there was a tender look in her eyes, a look that cheese felt familiar but could not remember in anyone's eyes. However, hearing her words, the mage immediately understood what the other party meant. She's in love. This is enough to explain many questions, such as why this nymph is so delicately mimicked, and why she is so skilled in language and body movements, all because she is in love with a certain human. As for the human, he must have been very, very, unlucky.

Judging from their appearances alone, although the Nymphs have a clearly different appearance from ordinary people, their humanoid mimicry can always fit the aesthetics of human beings perfectly, otherwise they would not be called fairies in the woods. But that's just the appearance, in essence, it's not flesh and blood that make up the Nymph's body, and they don't have to rely on an anthropomorphic body to exist, for them, it's more like a piece of clothing. Beneath the clothing, the Nymphs are still inhuman spirits, and accepting their love means that they will never be able to leave the forest they live in, and will gradually transform from flesh and blood to trees.

Yes, the Nymphs love their flesh-and-blood lovers, and for this reason they will transform them into ways that they can stay with them longer and more closely. Interestingly, when their lovers are completely transformed into trees, the Nymphs soon find that they have lost the ability to communicate with themselves and forget about them after a period of frustration and begin to look for their next lover. As for how long this transformation process lasts, it mainly depends on whether their lovers know how to communicate with the Nymphs, and the more they try to escape from their control, the faster they tend to turn into trees. Nymph's love is another name for a curse in many places.

"His name. "Cheese doesn't want to go back to the Absolute Party directly, but it's impossible for him to trade the life of an innocent person for Goli's. So he planned to agree first, and then not to fulfill this agreement. Although it is inevitable that the Nymph will be hated by doing so, it is better than killing others. Moreover, the ability of empathy between these forest spirits is not strong, and the other Nymphs will not avenge the deceived sisters, as long as they are careful not to step into this forest again, the deception is unlikely to have direct retribution. It sounds outrageous, but it's a helpless way to really communicate with spirits.

Nymph didn't know what the mage was up to, she only saw the grey robe ask for the name of her loved one as soon as she heard her request, and she was very happy, "I don't know his full name, but I do know that he is a lumberjack and his companions call him Bunyan." Ah, they sometimes call him Dagong or something like that, and I can't quite tell which is his name. Do you know him?"

Now, Cheese couldn't respond quickly. Bunyan, unexpected, reasonable candidate. It was unexpected, because he didn't expect the Nymph to like the bearded lumberjack, but in fact, when he thought about it, for the inhuman Nymph, they really didn't care much about human appearance, age, personality and even family and the like, and their love was a sense of self and had nothing to do with the beloved. That's why it makes sense to choose Bunyan, as loggers have more access to the forest than anyone else, and naturally have more opportunities to be observed.

"I didn't think your species would like lumberjacks, because you have a deep relationship with trees. After saying this, Cheese regretted it a little. If the Nymph thought it offended her, she could have left it at that. But now that the words have been spoken, all he can do now is hope that there is no element in his tone that would make people think that it is sarcastic.

"Yes, we do not like people who are rude. The Nymph's brow furrowed slightly, and she looked like she might be angry, but before her anger could be brewed, she was overwhelmed by her eagerness for love, "But the birds of the forest still make nests out of branches, and I think the humans just want more wood because of their size." They don't have any ill will towards the forest, do they?"

"Wise judgment. "There is, of course, a fundamental difference between using naturally shed branches to build nests in order to survive and cutting down trees on a large scale for commercial trade. Cheese didn't tell the story, because he knew that the Nymph wasn't really tolerant of the human destruction of the woods, and she was just using this reason to get rid of the negative impression that the lumberjacks led by Bunyan had given her. This ability to persuade himself is terrible, and it means that this Nymph is actually extremely paranoid and extreme, and if Bunyan does fall into his hands, it will never end well. So Cheese had already made up his mind that not only would he not give the master worker to the forest spirit, but he also reminded him that if he wanted to live a few more years, it was best not to set foot in the forest again in the near future, and perhaps it would be more suitable for him to be a trade representative in the capital of the river or in a few towns along the coast.

"So, you agreed?" said Nymph, happily approaching Cheese, her expression and tone not looking like a shell that looked like nothing on the surface.

"I promise I'll help you, after you've helped me. ”