The magnificent sight of moonlight casting down a curtain of light was a strange story for the entire continent. Humans, Dragons, and Wood Elves all witnessed the strange phenomenon in the sky that night. However, most of them did not understand what it meant. After being summoned to look at the moon, Brudy simply shook his head. "The weather is really weird."
The study of the sky in this era was not deep enough. People did not know what was above the sky at all. The few Mages who could fly only left simple descriptions such as "difficulty in breathing" and "cold". The Wood Elves obviously did not know how far away the moon was from the ground. As for where the curtain of light came from and what it meant, they did not bother to find out.
Brudy was rather worried that Natha had been moved to Hollier due to her heavy injuries. He vaguely knew that Natha must have made a mistake while carrying out a mission in the forest, but he did not ask about the reason behind it. Brudy knew very well that it was all thanks to Roddy that his village was in its current situation. The only thing he had to do was to protect Ayesha Village.
Roddy did not send any messages in the past few days, so Brudy did not know how Natha was doing. Hugo came to ask him a few times, but he only said that she would be fine. However, Natha was in a terrible condition when she was taken away by the long-horned Elf. Having experienced countless winters, the village chief knew that being disabled was the best outcome.
However, no matter how worried he was, life in Ayesha Village had to go on. After waking up, Brudy looked at the sunlight outside the window and got up to wash up. Then, he planned to buy supplies from other villages.
Ayesha Village was currently the largest village in the Forest of Silentwords that the Wood Elves opened to the public. Apart from that, there were two other villages that had trading points. At the same time, although human caravans did not go to the five Wood Elf villages in the depths of the forest, Brudy would regularly bring things to them to trade for supplies. Usually, he would trade meat jerky, wheat flour, and other food for hides, bones, and self-brewed wine. This way, the death rate of the Wood Elves in winter would be much lower.
Since it concerned the life and death of his people, Brudy was kind and always did it seriously. However, he had just finished breakfast when he saw a Wood Elf knocking on his door anxiously.
"Gautel, how many times have I told you? Three knocks will do."
Brody knew that Gautel was an impatient person, so he did not think that the other party had any real urgent matters. But when he opened the door, the Wood Elf's forehead was full of sweat, and he quickly said: "Village Chief … Bando and Buzeer have been beaten back!"
"Fight back? What do you mean? "
These words made Brody scratch his head in confusion. Bando and Buzeer were the current "escort captains" of the village. They were only responsible for escorting the goods to the Wood Elf Villages to exchange for the goods. If they had to fight, it would be against the magical beasts.
"They just came back. A few of them are injured. Bando's arm seems to be broken. He said it was Village Chief Atwood who hit him … "
As soon as Gautel finished speaking, Brody's face darkened. He didn't ask any more questions and directly pushed the door open and walked out. At this moment, a group of people had already gathered at the entrance of the village. From afar, Brodie could see the escorts in leather armor sitting on the ground in a sorry state. They must have run all the way back. Not only were there mud and blood stains on their bodies, but they were also dirty and messy. Captain Bando's arm was wrapped in simple bandages, and his face was contorted in pain.
"What happened? Bando, why did Atwood hit you? "
Brody asked directly after dispersing the crowd.
"Chief, he, he said that we are fallen and corrupted Wood Elves who have long forgotten our roots …"
"What the hell!" Brody immediately cursed. "Since when did the Wood Elves start talking about bloodlines? They're not High Elves, and they don't know any arcane spells. Suddenly coming up with this, did they get hit in the head by a deer?! "
Seeing Bando's wound, he quickly cast a natural spell to treat it. At the same time, he had people bring a few bottles of healing potions. This was actually part of the "show". Bando and the others' injuries weren't too serious. They could recover without the potions. However, Brody was no longer the simple chief of the village. Over the past two years, the population of the village under his management had exploded. How could he control the situation without some tricks?
His angry scolding and generous treatment of the injured soldiers were killing two birds with one stone. Not only did he win the hearts of the human merchants, but he also showed the wealth of the Wood Elf Village to the human merchants. At the same time, he didn't forget to say, "Report this to the Prime Minister! These ungrateful fellows. After exchanging so many resources, in the end, they're going to deal with the Elves of Ersa? "
This also revealed the relationship between him and Roddy. Those who heard it would naturally consider whether they had the ability to cause trouble here.
"Chief, it's not just Chief Atwood. He also said that the other villages have formed an alliance and are no longer open to trade …"
Bando's voice became softer and softer. The corner of Brody's eye twitched, and he said "good" three times in a row. Then he turned to the crowd and said, "Did you hear that?! Don't go to those villages in the future. Throughout the winter, only Ersa Village is open to trade in the Silent Forest! Please inform each other of the caravans you're familiar with, so that you don't have to make a wasted trip! "
With that, he waved his hand and had the Eiffta infantrymen who had heard the news disperse the crowd and move the injured Wood Elves away.
After returning to his house, Brody's expression became even more gloomy. The tone of these few villages was too similar to that of Chief Bati. The Wood Elves had been in the Silent Forest for so many years, but they had never heard of anyone advocating the "bloodline theory". After all, they didn't even have enough to eat, and it was already a fortunate thing that no one died in the winter. Now that a strange species had suddenly appeared, it was naturally suspicious.
Brody suspected that Chief Bati was secretly colluding with the people of the other villages to fight against him. But the question now was … how much did he pay for these village chiefs to give up their good lives and follow the poor Bati?
*****
It was close to December, and the weather was already at its coldest. However, the streets of Hollier were not as sparsely populated as in previous years. The trade district in the city was still bustling with people during the day. Due to the smooth roads and the maintenance of the snow, although the road between Hollier and the Holy Cathedral was closed due to the heavy snow, Eiffta's original commercial transportation system was still operating at high efficiency. This allowed the people in the city to have far more resources than in previous years.
Everyone found that the prices of goods did not drop during the winter, and there were many more types of goods that could be bought than before. Because of recruitment everywhere, many people who could only find odd jobs other than farming in the past now had stable jobs. Once their wages were paid, many people who often starved found themselves unknowingly able to buy food for the winter. The wealthier ones could even buy a warm fur coat.
The value of gold coins did not change much, but the average wealth of the people had increased imperceptibly. Those who were smart understood what this meant. Therefore, those "opinion leaders" who were previously opposed to the cabinet now had no basis to wave flags and shout battle cries. Everyone was living a better life than before, so why should they object?
The situation was getting more and more stable, and the Kingdom of Karen had also ushered in a period of slow development. The Ducal Palace in the city did not have many changes, and now it had become a decoration. This was because the current Queen Sally the First had moved her office to the Hercino Magic Tower. Here, not only did she not have to worry about personal safety, but she could also keep in touch with the cabinet thousands of miles away through the long-distance communication circle.
Compared to Charles II, Sally the First was far less particular about her personal life. Her life today was even simpler than when she was Duke. Now, not only did she live in the Hercino Magic Tower, but there were also hundreds of Dragons "recuperating" in it. This made the status of "Sally the First" skyrocket among the people. After all, in history, there had never been a king who stayed in office with so many Dragons.
The new barbarians from the glacial plains looked at the city and the tower, all of them looking confused. And the mercenaries who were preparing to go to the Silent Forest talked about the treasures in the ruins in the bar, fantasizing about making a fortune.
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