The city lord's castle in the eastern part of the city was still brightly lit, and there were still workers going in and out of the building, as if they had endless work to do.
On the western side of the city lord's castle, in a quiet study, two figures were standing beside a table with grave expressions. There was a map of the Norland Continent spread out on the table.
After a long period of silence, Novan heaved a forlorn sigh, and said, "The re-signing of the peace treaty in three months is most likely going to cause a lot of trouble. Alex is still alive, and he and Irina have killed Benson as well as six 10th-tier demons, orcs, and forest trolls. Even though they've been severely weakened, their alliance is most likely not going to let them off the hook so easily."
"No, what we need to worry about now isn't them. What we need to worry about is what he thinks." Michael slammed his hand heavily onto the map.
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The restaurant suddenly fell silent, and all of the elves turned to Meg with surprise on their faces.
The restaurant owner who had just given them an unparalleled experience was going to arrange a way out for them?
The suffering they had endured and the demons that were still lurking in the darkness were all extremely terrifying. Even though Princess Irina had saved them, she could only ensure that no pursuers would emerge from The Wind Forest to pursue them.
As such, why was the owner of this restaurant, a normal human, helping them? What right did he have to say that he could help them?
Blour and Sally were also looking at Meg with astonishment in their eyes. It was undeniable that Mr. Mak was indeed a good person, but he clearly wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. Why would he suddenly offer to arrange a way out for these elves? Furthermore, did he have a better idea?
Uncle Meg really is a good person. Anna looked up at Meg, and thought back to that night when Meg had rushed out of the restaurant with a kitchen knife in hand. She was still very touched by his actions.
Meg really wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. With his personality, even though he pitied these poor elves, he was already doing his best to cook dinner for them. In Chaos City, which was generally safe, he wasn't going to do anything for them.
However, after hearing that name, he hesitated for a split second before blurting out those words. Meg looked at all of the astonished looks directed at him, and heaved an internal sigh. He could already feel his strong desire to live, and he didn't dare to pass up any opportunity to prove himself.
Meg turned to Blour and Sally, and said, "I know a few people in the city lord's castle. Perhaps I can ask the city lord's castle to provide them some assistance. If they want to live in Chaos City for a long time, and become legal residents of Chaos City, then they'll be able to receive protection from the city lord's castle and the Gray Temple.
"Become residents of Chaos City?!"
All of the elves' eyes lit up. They knew some information about Chaos City. The elves living in Chaos City didn't have to worry about being attacked or hunted down by demons. However, due to the pressure exerted by the Wind Forest, it had been very difficult for the elves to join Chaos City in the past few years.
However, Meg was now saying that he could arrange for them to become residents of Chaos City, and all of the elves were naturally ecstatic to hear this.
"Is that really possible?" Blour was also elated to hear this. He had thought about using the embassy to get these elves to join Chaos City, but doing so would drag Yngwie and all of the elves in the embassy down with him. Furthermore, there was no guarantee that these elves wouldn't be stripped of their status by the Wind Forest.
However, if Meg could directly contact the city lord's castle, then arranging for these elves to join Chaos City would undoubtedly be the best solution.
Meg nodded with a smile, and said, "I'm not sure if it'll work, but I'll try my best."
"Thank you." Blour extended a deep bow toward Meg.
All of the other elves also stood up and bowed deeply toward Meg. They were grateful for the delicious food, as well as for the fact that this human was willing to do something for them.
"There's no need to be so polite, everyone. My daughter is a half-elf, so we're all friends." Meg helped Blour to his feet with a smile. He then turned to everyone, and said, "Let's go to the city lord's castle now. I have limited space here, so I can't accommodate so many elves. Perhaps the city lord's castle will have better arrangements."
"Alright." Blour nodded.
Meg turned to Sally, and said, "Aisha, Amy is still sleeping upstairs. If you don't mind, can you look after her for me? If you're tired, you can also get some rest."
Sally hesitated momentarily at the sight of Meg's sincere expression, but she still nodded in the end. "Alright."
"Anna, you should go to bed as well. I'll get Uncle Blour to pick you up tomorrow." Meg then turned to Anna, who was wearing her adorable pajamas, and patted her head with a smile. She got up from her bed again. It was cold outside, and Blour had a lot of things to do. As such, it was best for Anna to stay at the restaurant for another night.
"Mm-hm." Anna nodded obediently before latching onto Sally's hand with a warm smile.
"Thank you for your hard work." Meg turned to Barbara with a smile. Barbara's spatial magic had enhanced the efficiency and beauty of the dishes, and she was able to fully showcase her abilities when there were so many customers.
"If there's nothing else, I'm going back to my book now." Barbara wore a nonchalant expression as she turned around, but a smile still appeared on her face.
"Goodnight, Anna. I'll come and pick you up tomorrow." Blour squatted down with a smile on his face.
"You have to come this time," Anna said with a serious expression.
"I will." Blour nodded in response.
Meg led the elves out of the restaurant and toward the city lord's castle.
The elven procession of over 100 people naturally drew the attention of many passersby. Since when did such a large group of elven beggars appear in Chaos City?
Blour wasn't in the procession. Instead, he maintained a certain distance away from them.
They made their way to the city lord's castle, which was still brightly lit. The guards at the gate of the city lord's castle were all quite nervous at the sight of the procession of elves, and they gripped onto the longswords hanging from their waists.
"Wait for me here." Meg raised a hand to signal for everyone to stop before quickly making his way over to the procession.
"Oh, it's Mr. Mak. What brings you to the city lord's castle so late at night? And who are those elves? " The leader of the guards raised a hand to signal for the guards to relax upon seeing Meg. He had been one of the guards at the restaurant during the negotiation between the dragon race and the demon race. After that, he had become a loyal fan of Mamy's, and would always go to the restaurant for a roujiamo whenever he had the time.
"I have an important matter to report to the city lord regarding these elves, so I hope you can inform him of this." Meg had naturally also recognized that this leader of the guards was a regular customer of the restaurant, but he didn't try to curry favor with him under such circumstances. Instead, he cupped his fist in a salute.
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