The expansion plan was rejected again and again, and the people gradually became ill-intentioned, and even if they drove the men Gondelo away, the Pillars of the Earth would send other druids. Just when the people are in a dilemma, a mage who has moved to the town comes up with a bold plan that makes people afraid - to kill Gundrow and put the blame on the orcs, so as to solve the root cause of the town's development without worrying about the druid's revenge, killing two birds with one stone.

Although the stakes are high, the good rewards turn into a frenzy and drown people's sanity. After careful planning and patient waiting, a great opportunity finally arrived three months ago.

Drought and hunger forced the orcs to sweep more frequently than in previous years, and although the town that had been safe in the past was not invaded by the prestige of the Pillars of the Earth, they did not spare the crops that produced in the fields near the riverbank. In order to make the orc invasion more deceptive, the people involved in the conspiracy deliberately moved the grain cultivation ground closer to the town little by little, and with the leadership of the mayor and the cooperation of one-third of the residents, two caravans on the way faked an orc attack on Riverdale Town, and successfully tricked the druids out of the town. But he didn't want to, as soon as Gunderro died, the orcs jumped out of nowhere and killed all the militia who had just experienced a fierce battle, and only a few escaped by chance, although Fran was not involved, but he was also in the know.

"What? Gondro wasn't killed by orcs?" Becky, who went to the Temple of the Souls every month to pray, couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Although they are of a different race, they are kind to people, and have a strong and burly body, which is diametrically opposed to a gentle character. When he heard that he had been killed by the orcs, Betsy secretly vowed to hone his skills and avenge Gondro one day. I never thought that this druid, who had sheltered the town for decades, would be killed by the townspeople, many of whom had grown up under the teachings of Gundero, why?

"That's the difference between an adult and a child. As if hearing Becky's heart, Nature's Child sneered, his indifferent expression full of mockery in the eyes of the townspeople.

"We ...... We have no choice but to do so......"

in the crowd. I don't know who took the lead, and the townspeople, who were shrouded in anxiety and fear, said it in a big way.

"That's right, it's all Gondero's bad, and if he agrees that we will expand the town, there will be no such result. ”

"This is our town, and it's up to us to decide what happens!"

"We don't want future generations to be satisfied with just being fed and clothed. ”

"It's just an outsider, an alien, who is pointing fingers!"

Betsy couldn't believe what she had seen with her own eyes and heard with her own ears.

This is the peaceful riverdale of the past? Are those happy and happy things an illusion?

There are no taxes. What more do they want from the suffering of war? Like the big city that the business traveler said on the way? Live in a splendid house, dress and eat all day long, and sing every night?

Nature's children did not answer, their already narrow eyes narrowed, and something seemed to burst in the air, crackling, and the excitement of the crowd seemed to be blown by the north wind. Instantly cooled, and panic enveloped them again.

"I'm also an outsider. Aliens, in order to prevent your scandals from being exposed, do you want to kill me too?"

People had different faces, and although no one answered, everyone had the same thought in their hearts, if they could...... If he is not a child of nature. If he wasn't so strong......

The tension was on the verge of blowing, and Becky sensed that something was wrong.

"Your Excellency!"

Fran fell to her knees on one knee, standing between the townsfolk and the children of nature.

"As a patrol leader, I am responsible for guarding the town, and I have not been able to dissuade the mayor from making a big mistake. Nor did he tell the instructive Gondello that he was doubly guilty, and if you want to punish me, punish me. ”

"Captain ......" exclaimed along with Becky, along with the other patrolmen.

"Oh...... Are you willing to take responsibility for killing the druids with your own self?" The terrifying eyes of the Child of Nature turned to stare at the middle-aged man kneeling in front of him, and the pressure on the others plummeted.

"Yes. Fran closed his eyes, if he could exchange one person for the forgiveness of the children of nature, he was willing to give up himself, but he suffered Nina......

Betsy tries to pull Fran up, but he is determined to trade himself for everyone's lives. He turned his head to try for the others to persuade Fran, but he saw an undisguised snickering on their faces, and the words that had reached their lips were swallowed in their throats.

Why? The captain took the blame for your sake, why didn't anyone speak for him, why didn't anyone stand up...... Why......

"Hehe......" Nature's child laughed and made the townsfolk nervous again who thought they could get out.

"The human heart is the most unpredictable thing in the world. There are saints who are willing to sacrifice themselves for others, and there are evil people who sacrifice others for themselves. Nature's Child didn't look at the gasping adults, and turned his gaze to Becky, who was already in tears, "If it's you, what will you choose?

I?

Becky was a little confused.

Such an important decision, let me make it?

"Becky!" Fran snorted, his eyes thirsting even more intensely than before, he was begging for death.

"Becky!" the townsfolk said in unison, their eyes a warning as they tried to survive.

"I ...... I can't ......" Tears blurred her eyes, and Betsge shook her head repeatedly.

Seeing that Becky was slow to give an answer, the Child of Nature urged, "Hurry up, before my patience runs out." ”

Thinking about life and death, he had never made such an important decision, and Betsy hesitated, sleepy, and did not dare to give an answer easily.

"Don't feel guilty, it's my choice. "Fran led the people as close friends, but for the sake of the townspeople, for the sake of his compatriots, for the sake of the community, for the sake of the life and death of Gondro, this is also considered a ...... Make amends to him.

In contrast, the attitude of others can be described as hateful.

"What are you hesitating about?"

"Stinky boy, do you want everyone to be buried together?"

"Didn't you see that the adults are impatient, answer quickly!"

He looked at Fran, who had a calm expression and was ready to die, and then at the townspeople who were glaring at him viciously, and the balance in the hearts of Becky, who was also an orphan like Erwin, was wavering.

His parents died young. He has always relied on the relief of others to survive until now, and the captain is also a father and a teacher, and he is an irreplaceable existence, what should I do? No matter which side he chooses, he will spend the rest of his body in remorse.

Betsy shook her head vigorously, and the Child of Nature didn't want to wait any longer.

"If you can't decide. Then, I'll choose for you. ”

Countless green branches emerged from the ground, curling up some of the townsfolk who were trying to escape.

"Ahhhh

"Traitor!"

"Curse you!"

"Kill Fran and let us go......"

"We don't want to die......"

Cursing and pleading echoed in the silence of the night, and Becky's tears dried up on her cheeks, and she clung to the legs of the Child of Nature and cried out in a broken tone, "Since someone must be punished for this, punish me." Spare the captain and everyone. ”

Fran never expected that Becky, who had always been cowardly and timid, would say such a thing, and hurriedly looked at Nature's child, for fear that he would accept Becky's request.

"My lord, if you feel that one cannot calm the anger of the pillar, then add me. Nina stepped out of the unclosed door of the Hall of Souls, where she heard the quarrels outside, and finally understood why her husband had been depressed for months. The brow is not furrowed.

"Even if you don't know it?" Nature's child looked back, his cold eyes only causing Nina to flinch a step. She trotted briskly to Fran, grabbed her husband's arm, and snuggled up to him.

"I love Fran more than anything else, and if he dies as a result of your punishment, I'll probably take revenge and do something dangerous to Riverdale. This is contrary to my husband's original intention. Rather than that, it is better to die with him. ”

The scrutinizing gaze swept back and forth between the three of them a few times, and the corners of Nature's child's mouth, which had been drooping, finally rose for the first time.

"Fortunately, your humanity is not completely extinguished. For those who are kind-hearted and sincerely repentant, Zhu is very tolerant. ”

Becky, who was ready to die, didn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a moment. Fran was startled at first, and then secretly relieved, but his heart that had just been put down was suspended again by the next words of the child of nature.

However, this does not mean that others can go unpunished. ”

The branches grew wildly, turning into two-man tall treants, and threw the other townsfolk who were still cursing out of the entrance to the tree hole, even the old and weak women and children who were placed in the temple of the soul, and were driven away from the home where they had lived all their lives. Elf Iris chased after him with a worried expression, as a druid could not disobey the child of nature who represented the will of the pillar, but it was not difficult to see his thoughts from his disapproving expression.

"Why do you want to do this? It is the man who makes the decision, and it has nothing to do with women and children?" As the only woman who was not evicted, Nina knew that women had no right to participate in decision-making meetings.

"It was their relatives who committed the killing, and it was they who allowed the demons to grow, and it was everyone in Riverdale who caused things to get to where they are now. Had it not been for your sincere repentance, you would have been cast out with them. Nature's Child raised his hands, and the ground tilted, and the whole town rose except for the Temple of the Soul.

Lifted up by an invisible current, Becky and Fran watched as the town that had fallen across the river was 'uprooted' by the power of the Children of Nature and became a larger treeman, crossing the river and into the dense forests of Horacio.

"What are you doing here?" Ires' mind moved, but he wasn't sure if his guess was correct.

"Humanity does not deserve the mercy of the Pillars of the Earth, and I cannot allow them to defile the Tree of Life any more. "With the unrivalled power of the Children of Nature, a real island of earth and stone rises in the middle of the river, and a bridge is built over huge stones that cannot be dug by man, connecting the new valley town to the riverbank.

The expelled townsfolk stood by the river and watched their homes be transformed in an instant, full of only grief and remorse, how could they have thought so simply that as long as they got rid of the druids, they could enjoy this peaceful place for themselves? (To be continued......)