The snake man reacted quickly.

Originally, Kafka claimed in his letter that if the Serpents were willing to accept the goodwill of the Etons, they would meet five days later at the edge of the Terror Ze, where the lizardman had been captured.

Moreover, he specially let Theon keep an eye on him.

But only two days later, Sien hurried back and said that the serpent priestess was already waiting there, and told Kafka to hurry over.

As for how he knew that the other party was the high priest of the snake people, not an ordinary snake man hanging around~

Because when he was staring, the snake man priest appeared behind him unconsciously, staring at him with murderous intent in his two vertical pupils. If it weren't for the fact that the lizardman he had captured remembered him, he might have been a corpse.

Oh no, it's already in the belly of the snake man.

Therefore, Kafka chose to go to the meeting alone, refusing to be accompanied by Sien and other loyal guards.

In the face of the strong strength of the snake people, it is the same with or without them.

Besides, this kind of thing doesn't need too many people to know.

When he came to the meeting place alone and saw a giant python with its torso coiled on the ground supporting a three-meter-tall human body, and two speckled yellow-gray vertical pupils staring at him, he inevitably felt a chill in his back.

"Good day, honorable high priest."

Kafka took a deep breath, tried to suppress his instinct for fear, and walked forward with a northern etiquette, "I am Kafka, from the Eaton family in the hills of the Alps, and I am the one who took the liberty to invite you to come and meet. ”

The serpent man priest is very kind.

Although the scale-covered face could not make expressions, and there was no kindness in the vertical pupils, it was enough to show its attitude when Kafka arrived by lowering its body slightly to meet it.

But it also apparently doesn't care about anything in the human realm, and when Kafka introduces himself, it tilts its head and asks, "Shhhhh The Eaton family? ”

"Yes, the Eaton family."

This also made the scheming Kafka find an opportunity, and quickly responded, taking the opportunity to concisely and concisely explain the background and origin of his family.

The serpent priest listened silently, like a stone sculpture.

It was only when it heard that the Eton family had actually escaped the control of the Holy Empire and was labeled a "traitor" to the human world, that its eyes blinked.

"Shhhhh Humans, I remember you guys.... Hiss.... Family. ”

After listening to it, I went straight to the topic of the talk, "Hiss... Human, you have to provide us with sun-facing grass rhizomes to help us... Hiss.... Untying the shackles of reproduction, this is good. Hiss.... What do you need from us? ”

The snake man's tongue is bifurcated, and it is difficult to speak the lingua franca and difficult to understand.

After hearing this, Kafka first silently recited it in his heart for a moment before bowing his head slightly, "Honorable High Priest, my family is in the north, and I have no hatred with the snake people, and I dare not ask you for anything. I just want to ask for your permission to allow my family's caravans to pass through your territory. Of course, we are only passing through the edge of the Rivers of Terror, and we will never enter the depths of your realm. ”

"Shhhh

The serpent man priest just uttered a monosyllable.

Perhaps they have always been xenophobic, and they are not good at negotiating such things; Or maybe Kafka's request was so simple that it couldn't be believed for a moment.

After all, what Kafka brought to them was the key to unlock the shackles of fate!

"Yes."

After a moment of silence, it nodded heavily, "Shhhh Humans, your sun-grass rhizomes.... Hiss.... Can it be more every year? ”

"I'm sorry, honorable high priest."

Kafka did not show joy when he received an affirmative reply, which he expected, but he refused the new request of the snake man without even thinking about it, "This is the limit of what my family domain can offer." My family's territory is very small, there are not many people, and the north is bitterly cold, so it is not easy to grow anything. ”

"Shhhh

Another meaningless sound.

Only this time, it fell into a long silence.

"Eton, you are the only human beings.... Hiss.... Friends of our snake people. ”

The Serpent Man Priest laboriously organized the lingua franca, "Your family should not be wiped out.... Hiss.... I'll have people tell the subhuman tribes of the Northern Blood Rock that your family.... Hiss.... Sheltered by our snake people. But the demigods are immortal, and we can't help you defend against it.... Hiss.... Attacks by other humans. Also, the caravan I will let the clansmen .... Hiss.... You can rest assured that you are protected along the way. ”

This time, Kafka's euphoria was palpable.

Because the subhuman tribe of the northern blood rock does not have the strength to compete with the snake human race.

It also means that with the protection of the snake people, the Eaton family does not have to worry about the war of the subhuman tribe.

However, when he heard that the Snake Man Priest wanted to send his people to protect the caravan, his smile suddenly froze.

Humans are on the snake man's recipe!

Although he believed in the sincerity of the snake man priest, he couldn't believe that the snake people who were protecting along the way would not be tempted to swallow a few people into their stomachs when they were staring at the caravan personnel.......

Besides, a few of his family's caravan guards could withstand the pressure of being stared at by the snake people along the way!

"You possess qualities that no human being possesses, honorable high priest."

Kafka saluted again and thanked him very sincerely, "I, Kafka Eaton, swear in the name of my ancestors that I will regularly send the rhizomes of the sungrass here every year. After speaking, he paused slightly, and then added, "That, honorable high priest, can you send someone to escort you along the way, well, can you cancel it?" ”

"Shhhh

In this regard, the snake man priest raised his head slightly to show doubt.

Well, Kafka smiled bitterly and cautiously addressed the snake man's fear of cannibalism.

What I didn't expect was that as soon as it heard it, its body straightened up instantly, and the fierce light in its two vertical pupils was great, and its voice was loud and angry, "Hiss.... This is slander! ”

At this moment, Kafka suddenly felt the urge to urinate.

Fortunately, when it realized that it had frightened Kafka, it immediately lowered itself and explained it in a very soft voice.

It turns out that they eat people because of false rumors.

In the past wars between the Terrans and the Snake Terrans, the corpses of the Terrans were gnawed off by their servant race, the Lizardmen.

Because they can last half a month without eating at a time, and even survive a month in extreme environments, they have never had the habit of carrying food. But the lizardmen, who also followed them in the war, could not, so they had to feed on the corpses of the Terrans.

"Human flesh, sour."

After explaining, it also comforted Kafka and said, "We don't like to eat.... Hiss.... You can rest assured. ”

Acid?

So you've eaten it anyway.

And it's because I don't think it's delicious, it's not that I don't eat it in the first place.......

Kafka muttered in his heart, but he had no choice but to accept the kindness of the serpent priest who felt very heavy.

Because the serpent man priest also made a special mention of it.

The snake man holds a grudge!

It sent its people to protect the smooth passage of the Eaton family's caravans, in exchange for ensuring that the Eaton family had no excuse to provide the sungrass rhizome. If the Eaton family doesn't enforce the agreement, then there is no need to worry about the war of the subhuman tribes or the human lords of the Northwest Plains.

Because they will come and wipe out the Eaton family in person.

It doesn't matter if the human demigods are still alive or not!

Anyway, if they just razed and didn't occupy Eaton's territory, the human demigods wouldn't have raised troops into the Realm of Terror just because a lord family had fallen.

However, for the sake of the rhizomes of the sungrass, it still agreed to the compromise proposed by Kafka.

Instead, the powerful lizardmen tended the caravan along the way, while the feared snake people walked ahead of the caravan to drive away the beasts and eliminate danger.

After reaching an agreement with the snake people, Kafka can declare a promising future for the family inheritance.

Because the elves, dwarves, snakes, and subhuman tribes of the northern blood rock are all connected by him in the way of "each gets what he needs, helps each other and wins", and no one will refuse the opportunity to strengthen their race before the fall of the human demigods.

Just like the famous saying that has been sung in the world for countless years - strength determines fate, and interests determine everything.

Kafka, who returned to the territory and told old Henry what had happened, and began to set up a third caravan, also took the time to place a bouquet of flowers on Avril's tombstone, "Avril, my dear, do you know? I have successfully implemented a program that has also reduced some of the burden on our children. ”

Right.

Unlike everyone else, Kafka didn't expect Chris to be a strong man.

The reason is that those who chase the path of the strong have a survival rate of one in a million.

He is a father who loves his children deeply and does not want to see his children carry heavy shackles and live an extremely difficult life.

Therefore, after silently confiding in Avril in his heart, he set his sights on the south.

His eyes were full of longing.

Chris, my child, are you okay?

If you are left alone in the south, you must take care of yourself, eat on time, and dress in the cold....

..........

Chris, who he misses, is having a bad time now.