"I am …"
Anders was about to answer, but when he saw the interested gazes of the surrounding Elves, he swallowed back the words that he had prepared. Instead, he said honestly,
"We are the retainers of the Border Earl of the Holy Mania Empire. This time … we were fortunate enough to be summoned by Black … Megalosaurus to help it transport livestock. But we didn't expect to encounter mercenaries on the way back …"
"They knew of the existence of Lord Megalosaurus, so they set their sights on the Megalosaurus … It really … really wasn't instigated by us!"
"Border Earl?"
"Holy Mania Empire?"
The players looked at each other.
Demacia's eyes lit up as he hurriedly said, "That's right.
"I know this! I heard that the recently returned … "
"Ahem …"
Li Mu coughed twice.
Demacia was speechless.
He swallowed back the word "Elf" and laughed dryly.
"I heard from the returning … NPC that it's the human empire in the north, and the Border Earl is the human territory closest to the Elf Forest."
"So that's how it is!"
"A new map! This is a new map for the future! "
"Are we finally going to come into contact with human society?!"
Hearing Demacia's words, the surrounding players were excited.
Anders was slightly taken aback when he saw the excited Elves around him.
Hmm?
Don't they know about the empire?
The Holy Mania Empire was the most powerful human country in the Segers Continent and the center of the Eternal Church. Its prestige was known by everyone from the Southern Continent to the Arctic Tundra.
How could these Elves … not have heard of it?
Not to mention, the Holy Mania Empire was the number one buyer of Elven slaves!
While Anders was puzzled, Li Mu asked again,
"How far is the Border Earl from here?"
Anders braced himself and said,
"Follow this road and continue northeast. After another 50 kilometers, you'll reach the empire's border. If you want to reach the nearest city, you might have to walk another few dozen kilometers …"
After listening to Anders's words, Li Mu took out the system's mini-map.
According to what the other party said, the distance between the border Earl Territory and the center of the map was probably 400 kilometers. Even the Black Dragon Castle at the edge was probably more than 100 kilometers away!
This was already more than 100 kilometers beyond the map's maximum range of activity …
Seeing Li Mu fall into silence, Anders felt uneasy, but he still asked cautiously, "What's the matter?
"That … Brother Mu? Do … do you have any other questions? If not … can you let us go? We … we are just some poor villagers. "
Li Mu remained silent.
Anders was even more frightened.
He thought for a moment and spoke again.
"Are you worried that we will leak what happened here when we go back? You … You can rest assured! We will definitely seal our mouths tightly. If … if you don't believe us, we can swear to the True God that we believe in! "
"How strong is the Earl of the Border?"
Just as Anders was feeling uneasy, Li Mu asked again.
The strength of a border count?
Anders was slightly taken aback.
Then, when he saw the expectant eyes of the elves around him, his heart skipped a beat …
Wait a minute …
These elves …
Could it be that they want to target the Earl's territory?!
Anders's face instantly turned pale.
Thinking about what the elves did to the mercenaries, it was really possible!
However, his life was more important. After struggling in his heart, Anders still answered honestly.
"The Earl … The Earl is a Gold Paladin and one of the seven electors of the empire. He is very powerful … In addition, the Earl has an independent knight group. Just the Silver Knights alone have a hundred people …"
This information was not a secret at the border.
At least … If one wanted to find out, it was not impossible.
Therefore, Anders answered very straightforwardly.
After he answered the question, the elves' reaction was somewhat out of his expectations.
"F * ck!"
"F * ck!!"
"Can't mess with them … Can't mess with them …"
"Gold Rank? A hundred Silver Knights? Isn't this too much of a bug? "
Hmm?
Could it be … These elves were not as powerful as he thought?
Anders' heart skipped a beat.
However, before he could think of anything else, what the elves said next made him shudder.
"Why don't we kill these people? It would be bad if they seek revenge … "
Anders was speechless.
"Don't! We promise not to tell anyone! We promise not to tell anyone! "
He was horrified.
However, Li Mu waved his hand.
"Untie them and let them go."
The players were a little hesitant.
Seeing the players' hesitation, Li Mu quickly typed in the team channel and explained.
"The Earl's territory at the border is outside the map. Since these human NPCs are from there, they might really be able to activate the subsequent plot and even open a new map!
"Killing them will only give us a few hundred experience points. It's useless to lock them up. It's a waste of food. Why not let them go?
"As for the possibility of revenge from the humans … Isn't that better? It's a good way to give us experience points and equipment! If there's really an enemy that we can't defeat, with the god's chosen one, we can just summon the goddess' avatar! "
After reading Li Mu's explanation, the players were stunned.
That was right …
That made sense.
If they could defeat the enemy, they would come. If they couldn't, they would look for the goddess!
Anyway, with the goddess as their backer, she wouldn't really let the humans destroy her nest, right?
Thinking of this, the players didn't object.
In the past few months of the game, Li Mu's deduction of the NPCs' behavior and plot was almost flawless. He had already become a recognized big shot in "Elven Nation." In this regard, no one was more convincing than his judgment.
After the discussion, the players untied the dozen or so humans.
"Get lost! Get lost! "
Anders was overjoyed as if he had been granted amnesty. He hurriedly led his dozen or so subordinates and fled in a hurry, as if he was afraid that the elves would regret it.
After letting these humans go, the players continued to clean up the battlefield. They even began to draw a sacrificial magic circle and prepared to sacrifice some of the trash that they had picked up …
"The Earl of the Border?"
From the players' point of view, Eve was deep in thought as she watched Anders and the others flee in a hurry.
This time, she didn't take advantage of the players' capture of the humans to guide the plot, expand the map, or issue new missions …
Next, the players had to deal with the war of faith with the Half-Orcs. The expansion of the map on the humans' side could be put aside for the time being …
After all, once they came into contact with the humans, it meant that they had to be involved with more True God forces. With the players' current strength, Eve didn't think that they could fight against the humans who were much stronger than the Half-Orcs.
In addition, the gods that the humans believed in were the strongest enemies of the previous World Tree!
At present, Eve wasn't ready to face them directly. It was also impossible for her to directly mobilize her True God avatar and enter the human gods' sphere of influence to fight against them …
Of course, as Li Mu said, if the humans really sent an army to suppress the Black Dragon and the elves again, she wouldn't be afraid and would even welcome it.
After all, Eve hadn't exposed herself yet. If someone really came to suppress the Black Dragon and the elves, it would probably be because of the temptation of the Black Dragon's treasure and the elves. It didn't mean that there would be a conflict between the elves and the humans.
Unlike taking the initiative to attack, Eve wasn't afraid of anyone in her own territory.
If the players couldn't beat them, then she would lure them into her Divine Realm and wipe them out …
Therefore, Eve had no objections to letting these people go.
While the players were cleaning up the battlefield, The Black Dragon Merril flew back to the Black Dragon's castle.
Just as he returned to the castle, he saw Salty Meow rushing over from the Teleportation Portal after being revived.
Of course, at this moment, Salty Meow's golden equipment was gone. Instead, he was wearing a purple Epic Black-Iron middle-ranking wizard equipment.
Seeing the Black Dragon return, Salty Meow smiled.
"Yo! You're back so soon? "
Myrtle didn't say anything. Instead, he stared at her with his eyes wide open. He didn't move an inch, which made Little Salted Meow's hair stand on end.
"What … What's wrong?"
"Nothing …"
The Little Black Dragon muttered and turned his head away. He didn't seem to be in high spirits.
It hesitated for a moment, glanced at Little Salty Meow again, and asked casually,
He asked casually, "Your revival … Doesn't it have any side effects?"
"Of course not! We're the chosen ones chosen by the Goddess. Look! I'm in great shape! "
Salty Meow flashed his muscles at Merril and smiled.
She vaguely saw Merril heave a sigh of relief.
Then, the Little Black Dragon took out a pile of golden Legendary equipment and threw it to the Elven girl.
"Here, your equipment. I've brought it back for you."
Salty Meow's eyes lit up and happily received it.
"Wow! Thank you! I didn't raise you for nothing! "
Merril was speechless.
"It's a pity that it's stained with blood. I'll have to wash it first."
Holding the golden Legendary robe that Merril brought back, Salty Meow sighed regretfully.
Then, she looked at Black Dragon, narrowed her eyes, and smiled.
"Speaking of which … I remember that before I died, I saw you charge over angrily. Was it for me?"
Merril was speechless.
He turned his head away and said stiffly,
"Hmph! How could the noble Merril be angry over such a small matter? It's not like Merril doesn't know that you'll revive! You're just Merril's servant! Merril … just wanted to roast meat. "
"Don't worry! There'll definitely be roast meat! Thank you for your hard work! "
Salty Meow smiled and comforted him.
However, after hearing Salty Meow's words, Merril's expression seemed a little gloomy.
After a moment of silence, Merril said in a muffled voice,
"Actually, it's not for roast meat … Merril doesn't know why, but when he saw you being killed, although he knew that you'll revive, his body subconsciously rushed out …"
Hearing this, Salty Meow was slightly stunned.
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