The nobles of Iversa all knew that Duke Angma's right-hand man, namely the two guardian knights of "Wellington" and "Titus", have been "suppressing bandits" everywhere recently. This kind of thing is really a loss of identity for the two knights who have been famous for a long time, but it also fully demonstrates that the lord has no one to be available at this time and is short of resources...

Angma, who had been sleeping for many years, has lost almost all his allies in Everta. The first thing he did after waking up was not to win over and repair the relationship, but to "absurdly" choose to increase troops to the border...

Such behavior really made the nobles laughable, and today, they also got what they wanted to see Angma paid the price for it - the Russiflon family was inevitably declining. Not only did they not intend to help, they secretly prepared to rush forward and share it.

The invitation letter to the banquet has been sent. As for the theme or content, the only explanation is that the "Rose Cross" sect will also participate in the dinner, called "raising funds for the construction of the sect."

Perhaps Angma wants to use the power of the "Rose Cross" to make the final threat?

The nobles expressed disdain for this bluffing trick, but they were thinking about whether to attend this grand banquet that had not been there in the Iversa territory for many years. Regardless of whether the Duke's power declined, at this moment, he was still the most powerful person in Iversa. Before everything was settled, no noble would clearly sweep the Duke's face...

Even if they are always stumble on Angma.

While these lords, big or small, were thinking hard, Roddy, as the "captain of the Duke Guard", was not worried at all. She was sitting leisurely on the second floor of the first wooden villa in Elsa Village, chatting with Village Chief Brody about trade income.

"The currency has begun to be popularized in the villages, and there have been great improvements in food, clothing, etc. I think... the decision to open Elsa Village to humanity is perhaps the most correct decision I have made in my life - all the children survived safely this winter, and no one was frozen or hungry, which is rare."

Brudy was very moved. His coarse cloth clothes with broken leaves had been replaced with a tailor-made robe. He was holding no longer the lump wooden stick, but a platinum metal stick.

"This staff is good."

Roddy sat aside, and because he was under heavy protection, he also changed into thick leather armor and put on a simple cloth robe, which looked like a descendant of a noble who was traveling around in the mouth of a minstrel.

"It was brought by Henry last time. He said that it was given to me by Duke Angma. I thought it was good, so I accepted it." Brudy did not avoid the origin of the staff. After saying this simply, Roddy knew that he was indeed not wrong. When Duke Angma took him to the arsenal collected by the Russiflon family for generations, this staff was among them... and the quality of the staff was self-evident.

Giving such a valuable item out at will naturally represent some of the attitudes of Duke Angma.

"The development of Elsa Village will be faster in the future. It is estimated that more craftsmen will come here to build new buildings. This is all planned, but I still want to ask... what do you think about this?"

Roddy looked at Elsa Village outside the balcony: the originally empty space had already been built in the middle of the empty space, such as stables, warehouses and simple hotels. Caravan members were busy counting the goods neatly, and occasionally there were wood elves who came to trade with coins or items. The exchanges between the two parties were no longer the same as before, but they began to have simple conversations.

Further away, there are wooden elves carrying bows on the tree canopy, and caravans holding powerful crossbows on the whistle tower. The defense of the entire village has been strengthened several times, and the alert power is far beyond the past.

"We are definitely welcome, of course, the premise is not to force, but there is something I want to tell you..." Brudy sat down slightly and whispered: "The other wood elves villages in Jingyu Forest already know everything I have done, but... they obviously don't agree with my ideas."

"Oh? I'm afraid the only thing they think of is envy, jealousy and hatred. You said they don't agree, but in fact someone came over and said a lot of sarcastic words, right?"

Roddy was not surprised by this. Jingyu Forest is not just a village in Elsa Village. There are at least six wood elves of different sizes deep in the forest. However, their attitude towards humans is extremely cold, and they never trade anything, and they even attack players who are close to them. The attitude of these elves towards Elsa Village has been very clear since 590. So when the game is launched and players come to Elsa Village, the most task they receive is the errand-running task issued by Brody on promoting village trade...

Roddy remembers that Brudy said without hesitation that he had been ridiculed by the village chiefs of other villages and was dissatisfied, so she wanted to use the rapidly developing village of Elsa to hit the faces of the village chiefs in other villages - the wood elves never go round the bush, and they were justified and realistic, so players were happy to run errands for the village chief and exchange for the generous reward.

At this time, Brody naturally didn't know what Roddy was thinking. He just smiled bitterly: "Buta and Zara Village did say something ugly, but I think I did it right. The children all ate better food and put on better clothes. Now they don't even have to face the dangerous prey in the forest at all times... Compared to these, being said a few words are nothing."

"Zala Village? Are they at the northernmost end of the forest? Why do you care about other people's business here?"

Rodie, who had not intended to say anything, replied unexpectedly. "Zala Village" is the farthest wood elf village from Elsa Village in Jingyu Forest. Even in 597, it seemed that there was no contact with Elsa Village...

"Do you know Zara Village?"

Brody looked at him in surprise, then nodded: "You can handle Elson City, and this is nothing."

"Just know the location, not very clear about the others."

Roddy knew about this village because in 596 a player received a hidden mission here, which was known as "Can meet the Dragon Clan". At that time, many people were extremely curious about the mysterious "Dragon Clan" and took the mission according to the way this guy shared. However, in the end, I never heard of anyone completing it. Instead, the large amount of money and props they spent to take the mission accumulated into an astronomical figure, which made Roddy feel that some people really have too much money and nowhere to spend it.

"Forget it, no matter how they plan the village. I think it's good." Brody turned her head and asked, "But I want to know... what will Elsa Village eventually become?"

Brody has his own philosophy of life, but no matter how high his ideological level is, he cannot conceal his lack of knowledge. Brody has never seen the prosperity of a truly top city, so he naturally cannot imagine how great the development potential of Elsa Village has.

"According to the plan, this place will first develop into a town about five times larger than now, with a permanent population of about ten times higher." Roddy saw Brudy's surprised expression and continued to explain: "If a commercial town needs to maintain operation, there must be enough infrastructure and construction personnel, and the benefits of Elsa Village can bring far more than any town in Iversa, so it must have enough defensive forces to ensure that it can fight against any possible invaders."

"But in this way, a more complex problem will be highlighted: the population proportion of wood elves will be diluted, that is, there will be more and more humans here, and you... will feel 'isolated' and will find it difficult to accept the fact that your home is 'occupied' by a group of aliens."

"If this is the case, what should I do?"

Brody brushed her fingers across the staff, and a little worry appeared in her eyes.

Roddy exhaled slightly and said helplessly: "In the human way, the best way is to be left: marriage."

This is the most direct way for aristocrats to obtain benefits or land, and it is also the most common method used to maintain alliance relations - but everything represented by this word is completely opposite to Roddy's view of love.

Although Roddy has never been married, he obviously will not accept an interfered marriage.

However, when he thinks from another perspective, he has to admit that "friendship" is still the most effective way to "alliance" - not only in the current era similar to the medieval era, but even in the era of "free love" in the 21st century, the children of top families still cannot have any autonomy over their marriages, and it is basically the end of "arranged marriages".

"Want to combine wood elves and humans? I know the marriage between humans, but..."

Brody hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Can this really bring stability?"

"It may not be possible at the beginning, but once both sides have children - the relationship between humans and wood elves will really change... Because a hybrid descendant means that the boundaries between the two races begin to become blurred, and both sides will gradually let go of their guards," Roddy continued to deduce, combining the background he knew: "There are too few wood elves. If you just continue to live like this in the Jingyu Forest, the final result will be destruction."

"There are only about 300 wood elves in Elsa Village. Including all the villages in Jingyu Forest, the total number of wood elves is only 10,000. If you want to continue your bloodline, you can only choose to combine with humans."

After saying this, Roddy closed her mouth and the atmosphere in the room fell silent.

Brody frowned and thought, while Roddy was quietly waiting for him to make a decision - but after a moment of thinking, the wood elf village chief said something that made Roddy completely stunned:
Chapter completed!