Chapter 138: Loneliness
The elven woman delivered the five-colored flower to Jacqueline and hurried away, believing that neither the human nor the treant was worth her time and energy.
"For you. After Jacqueline got the five-colored flower, she turned around and handed the herb to the tree man.
The Treant was apparently wary of Jacqueline, but he eventually lost his thirst for the five-colored flower and reached out to take the favor from the humans.
The tree man carefully held the five-colored flower and thanked him in a deep voice: "Thank you, what kind of reward do you want?"
In the eyes of the treants, humans have always been the greedy image of legends, and he thinks that if this human girl helps him so much, it must be in the hope of a higher reward.
But the Tree Man has no choice, he urgently needs this five-colored flower, and for this he is ready to cut off his hands and feet.
"......Reward? If I don't mind, can I go to your house and sit down?" Jacqueline was a little embarrassed to hear the treeman's question, but considering that such a gratuitous favor would be misleading, Jacqueline made a reasonable request.
"This, this, is it okay? Okay then......" The tree man didn't expect the other party to make such a request, but he had no reason to refuse the benefactor.
In this way, under the leadership of the tree man, Jacqueline and Liu Pu went to the tree man's residential area together.
"Miss Renault, in fact, you don't need to spend gold coins, you just need to use your status as a princess guest to directly take the five-colored flower, this thing is not worth anything at all. Liu Pu was on the road and whispered to Jacqueline.
"I understand. Jacqueline replied in a whisper.
"Then why ......?"
"Miss Liu Pu, have you heard of the Meria Island incident?"
"I've heard that it was said to be an attack by alien monsters. β
"It wasn't like that at first, it was due to the Fish-Man riot. Jacqueline's eyes were filled with intense sadness, "At that time, I didn't realize that the merman's hatred for the merfolk would be so deep, and the mermaid's methods for the merfolk were too excessive, and there was that ubiquitous discrimination, which would give those alien monsters a chance." β
Liu Pu was in a cold sweat when she heard this, because she felt that what Jacqueline was talking about was not about the mermaid world, but about the current situation in the elf world.
"I don't want to continue to exacerbate your conflict with the Treants in such a way as to be so excessive, that's the only thing I can do right now. Jacqueline lowered her head and said softly.
"You're thinking too much. Liu Pu replied confidently, "We are not as cowardly as mermaids, we have Princess Laryll." β
Yes, in Liu Pu's eyes, Larrell is a legendary hero, she has established the territory of the elves, protected the elves and the treants, and everyone is loyal to Larreal's side, so there can be no merfolk rebellion.
"Won't she feel tired?" Jacqueline said when she said this, barely so small that she couldn't even hear herself.
It's really tiring to be constantly relied on by others like this. This is Jacqueline's personal realization at this time, and before she knows it, she has become the center of her friends, but this means that she needs to take on more responsibilities.
Every decision is made carefully, every decision must be made with the opinions of the partners, and every decision is made with the fear of final failure...... And this exhausting exhaustion can't be revealed in front of others, it's really too hard.
And Jacqueline only took on the responsibility of her partners, but Larrell took on the responsibility of two races and one kingdom, no matter how strong she is, she should have a time when she feels hard, right?
The elf's hearing is very good, Liu Pu heard this, and her delicate eyebrows raised: "Please don't talk about Her Royal Highness the princess behind your back!"
"Eh, good, good!" Jacqueline was startled when she saw Liu Pu's serious appearance, and hurriedly said yes.
"But your statement is worth referring to, and I'll pay attention. Liu Pu coughed, she seemed to understand Jacqueline's concern for Lariel, "Thank you for your help to our kingdom." β
"No, just a trivial act. Jacqueline hurriedly shook her hand, "I'm just trying to do what I can to make this world a little less conflicted." β
"You're naΓ―ve. Liu Pu shook his head and sighed and said this to the little human girl.
"Yes, but even this bit of naivety will end up lost in endless escape, forgetting one's own heart, and doing nothing. Jacqueline didn't retreat in her eyes as she met Liu Pu.
"Heh, I really underestimated you. Liu Pu realized that this little human girl was stronger than he imagined, "Few young people in the human race have this kind of thinking like you, and most of the human race are very cowardly." β
Liu Puzu has a lifespan of more than 400 years, and has seen too many human beings, most of their short lives are too humble, too cherishing their lives, and many times they will choose to escape when they encounter difficulties, or blindly cling to the strong.
"That's what I was told by a man. Jacqueline replied with her head bowed.
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
"Why do you have such a lonely look on your face when you mention 'that person'?"
"Eh, how is it possible, I'm just, just, thankful to him, yes, it's ...... Thanks only. β
Along the way, the tree man didn't say anything, and he didn't even hear Liu Pu and Jacqueline's words, he just carefully protected his five-colored flowers.
"It's here. Liu Pu also wanted to talk to Jacqueline about more news about "that person", after all, even if Liu Pu is a female elf, she is also a woman, and women are most interested in this kind of gossip issue, but at this time they have to suppress this interest.
Jacqueline finally opened her eyes, she thought that the place where the tree people lived was an empty land, but what she didn't expect to see was a semi-circle of transparent film covered the ground, and the tree people lived in it.
These films are made from the slime secreted by a frog that lives in symbiosis with the Treants, who provide protection for the frogs and the frogs are responsible for helping the Treants get rid of parasites, and the mucus produced on their bodies is used in combination with herbs to form a tough, water-resistant, transparent film that can be used as a building.
Despite the fact that the tree frogs are small, they are quite numerous, and the long lifespan of the tree people is enough to collect enough slime to make a house.
The reason why the tree people need a house is because although the rain can promote the growth of the tree people, but too much rain can easily make the tree people sick;And the winter in the black forest in the north of the Lion Continent is too cold, and the tree people must also resist the winter; if you can, the tree people can also add carbon ash to the film appropriately, reduce the intensity of sunlight, and protect the young tree people, in short, having a house that is transparent and can shelter from the rain and cold is of great benefit to the tree people, so that their quality of life is greatly improved.