247. Those things of the lord
Smoke came from above some of the treehouses in the village, but fortunately the fires did not spread.
It was impossible to fight the fire, and the whole tree was burned, so we had to be careful not to spread the fire to other treehouses......
The small market in the village was a mess, littered with worthless goods, and some of the old leathers that had been laid on the stalls had been trampled to tatters and filled with muddy water.
Most of the villagers of the Barrier Village are gathered in the small market, and the half-blood elf villagers are gathered together, separated from the merchants and adventurers of the village.
A group of heavily armed Silver Moon Elf warriors surrounded the villagers of the Barrier Village, and the merchants and adventurers could only stand and watch, all of them with anger on their faces, but no elves dared to stand up and fight.
A group of elven warriors in silver armor all had standard elven swords hanging from their waists, and all the elven warriors formed a wall.
Some of the half-blood elf villagers who tried to fight were beaten to the ground, and the treehouse that was apparently set on fire had something to do with it.
In front of the sharp elven sword, all resistance was suppressed.
Some women and children can even be heard crying in the elves......
……
Instructor Nora led the adventuring group to the outskirts of the barrier village, and when she saw the scene in the small market, her face was gloomy, she held the hilt of her sword with one hand, stared at the elven warrior commander from a distance, and strode over.
"What's the difference between this and a robber? What is this...... What about the oath you took when you became an elven warrior? Is this kindness to the weak? This is an unarmed man fighting? This is the ...... of not harming women and children."
Instructor Nora had anger in her eyes......
She wanted to stop the atrocities of this group of Silver Moon Elf warriors, but was stopped by the old elves of the Adventurers' Guild.
The old elf grabbed Instructor Nora's arm, stared at Instructor Nora with those cloudy eyes, and said to her:
"If we come forward at this time, it will only make things worse, this time we can stop them, and next time there will be more elven warriors, what can you do? Can you still stay here for the rest of your life, and you will pat your ass and leave, but what about the residents here? They will face even more brutal repression, and then it will not be just about burning one or two treehouses, this contest is not on one level at all. ”
With these words, Instructor Nora finally realized that he was impulsive.
"We've got to do something......"
Nora said hatefully.
"Although this kind of thing has not happened on the Elven Continent now, it is not surprising that this kind of thing has long abounded in other lord planes. Because it was the weaker party, it was obviously beaten, and in the end, it had to compensate and apologize. ”
One of the merchants in the crowd whispered, his head down, not even wanting the other elves to notice him.
The old elf fell silent for a long time before he spoke:
"If you want to help these villagers in the barrier village, then buy the jungle here from Jarvis, as long as you have that territorial certificate, it is up to you to set up a boundary monument or not, as for the trouble of finding these elven warriors, I think it's better to forget it!"
"How is this possible?" The veins on Instructor Nora's forehead were raised.
The old elf glanced at Instructor Nora, "So, what do you think you can do?" ”
"But it's not fair to them!"
Instructor Nora said as she looked at the group of villagers in the small market.
"Unfair...... Do you think that's the end of it? The old elf grinned bitterly.
“……”
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The elven warriors had gathered all the half-blood elves in the small square, and they had set up a wall around nearly a thousand half-blood elves, and there was a row of archers with longbows on the outermost part, but they did not put their arrows on the bows.
An elven officer in delicate silver armor stood on a tall stump, he wore a pair of white silk gloves, his handsome face was faintly arrogant, and he raised his white chin slightly, making people feel that his neck was relatively long......
Behind the armor hung a white cloak, one hand resting on the hilt of the sword.
He paced back and forth on the stump, and after a few laps, the invisible coercion of his body quieted the small market.
The elven officer heard that there was almost no speech below, so he crossed his legs and stood on the stump, and pulled a parchment scroll from his bosom.
However, he did not unfold the parchment scroll, but looked at the black and oppressive half-blood elf villager in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"I stand here today to receive a complaint from Lord Jarvis.
I have heard that the villagers of the Barrier Village have intervened in the destruction of the boundary monuments erected at the borders of their territories without any valid reason.
And my elven warriors were also beaten by the villagers of the Barrier Village for no reason.
I came this time to punish the villagers who beat the elven warriors for no reason, but you told me that they had already left the fortress village.
Since they no longer live in the village, there is no need for their treehouses to exist, and wouldn't it be better to burn them down with fire and give the glade more sunlight?
Also, I've heard that you don't understand the territorial division voted on by the Council of Elven Elders of Padstow......
Therefore, I have come this time to read to all of you:
The southernmost point of the territory used by the Lord of Jarvis is located on the northern bank of the valley of the Barrier Village, and from there, it is bounded north to the outskirts of Padestol, where the jungle is now part of the domain of the Lord of Jarvis.
No elf is allowed to destroy or move the boundary monument without permission, and if anyone dares to disobey it, I don't mind arresting him and imprisoning him in the Pallam Island Prison. ”
"But you,"
The elven officer didn't pay attention to the villagers' questioning,
However, a silver moon elf dressed in aristocratic attire walked up to the stake and explained to everyone with a smile:
"Lord Jarvis has also taken these issues into consideration, Lord Jarvis deeply cares about every elf in the Barrier Village, in order for you to eat sweet breadfruit, drink honey lemon fruit tea every day, and live in a comfortable and spacious treehouse, Lord Lords will select two hundred farmers from the Barrier Village, you don't need to face jungle monsters every day, and you don't have to go all over the mountains to collect magical herbs, just open up an apple orchard for Lord Jarvis...... The application conditions are as follows......"
The words of this Silver Moon Elf nobleman really made many half-blood elves feel excited.
Then everyone realized that a village with more than a thousand half-blood elves lived only recruited two hundred orchard farmers, so the other half-blood elves still had a hard time making a living?
As a result, some elves scrambled to sign up, and some half-blood elves questioned it.
"Don't worry, everyone! Lord Jarvis is also ready to recruit two hundred ......"
The Silver Moon Elf nobleman unhurriedly said the next recruitment.
……
In the small market of the barrier village, under the persuasion of the elven nobles, the recruitment quota of two hundred orchard farmers was quickly sold out by the villagers......
Roy could see that the elven nobles had taken over a large area of land in the jungle, and had also devised a way to settle the villagers, but they also had to cut off the villagers' source of livelihood for hunting and gathering magical herbs, so that the villagers could work in the newly opened orchards with peace of mind.
The fire in the village was extinguished, and the half-blood elf villagers who had been gathered left the small market, and the noisy fortress village returned to its former calm.
The villagers' topic was no longer about how many magical herbs they had collected, and who had hunted the wind fox from the forest.
It's what kind of work was found on the farm of Lord Jarvis......
A group of merchants appeared in the small market, and they began to set up stalls silently, after all, life has to go on, although some unlucky guys have suffered some losses, but they can't suffer losses, so they don't continue to live......
Instructor Nora returned to the Barrier Village Hotel with some frustration, and a group of members of the adventuring party also seemed a little distracted, and they had to go to the small market to browse, but at this time they also gave up this plan.
Instructor Nora did not go to the Adventurers' Guild Service in Barrier Village to make a note of the information......
Although the old elf said that everything was true, she didn't know why, and she always had a sense of powerlessness that she wanted to resist and was helpless.
The hotels in the village were not affected.
When they returned to the hotel, they hid in their rooms and refused to come out again.
The horses that Instructor Nora fostered in this inn were well fed.
Roy also got the pot of the dying Flower of Light, but unfortunately the flower was not in good condition, all the leaves had withered, but during this time, the ears of wheat on the stems were covered with particles of holy light.
The moment Roy hugged the flower pot, he felt that the Holy Light Sapling in his body quickly absorbed these Holy Light particles......
The particles of light hanging from the Flower of Light are particularly easy to absorb.
It's a pity that Roy only has one in his hand, and he is about to die, thinking of this, Roy can only sigh silently.
Roy picked up the flower pot from the hotel counter, and the innkeeper kept explaining to Roy that they had been taking good care of it, but no matter how much they took care of the flower of light, it couldn't make it any better.
Roy just smiled in response.
When he went upstairs, Scarlett Magician, who was lying on a wicker chair on the terrace and watching the sunset, glanced at the flower pot in Roy's arms, and did not forget to say to him:
"Roy, you can't live long with this pot of flowers, why are you still holding it?"
Roy raised the flower of light in his arms and said with some embarrassment:
"Maybe it'll get better, I'm going to take it to Padstow City to find the magical plant cultivator and see if I can salvage it."
Scarlett Magician waved his hand casually and said to Roy, "Okay, whatever you want!" ”
When the adventuring group left the Barrier Village, they did not register their information with the Adventurers' Guild in the Barrier Village.
Roy felt that Instructor Nora didn't want to see the old elf again, and she wanted to return to Paddestow as soon as possible, but she didn't want to pass through Lord Arvis's territory......
Because the Nora Instructor refused to pay taxes to Lord Yalvis.
This way, the party can only detour from the edge of the territory......
(End of chapter)