Just as Dafei was impatiently pacing back and forth in the passageway, there was finally a big movement on the other side. A large group of thin Hobbits in ragged clothes appeared. They were armed with crossbows, slingshots, and tridents. There were no less than 500 of them!
Dafei was surprised, but he could not help but feel happy. There were so many of them, and they were poor! If I can recruit all of them, I'll be rich!
The hanging door of the roadblock opened, and dozens of slightly stronger Hobbit warriors wearing decent leather armour and holding strange short swords escorted an old Hobbit holding a staff to Dafei. This old Hobbit was actually standing on an unknown white halo. He was a hero! Beside him was a small boy holding a wooden shield who was also standing on a dim white halo. Another hero! Damn, this is a double hero opening!
The fantasy of recruiting the new Hobbit burst like a soap bubble, and Dafei was crushed on the spot.
It was common knowledge that it was extremely difficult for a player to recruit a hero. The reason was simple. Even if a player wanted to recruit a Normal Hero from a tavern, they would have to complete one or two Quests. As for Epic Heroes with story backgrounds, the difficulty of recruiting them was so high that only a few players in the entire world had managed to recruit an Epic Hero. As for legendary heroes who were high-ranking officials and had military power in the kingdom, they could not even dream of recruiting them.
These two Hobbits had soldiers, land, and population, and could be considered as overlords of a region. Even if they were not legendary heroes, they were still small pots made of iron. Not to mention that the village chief was not a cadre. Trying to recruit the village chief along with his family property? The difficulty was so great that it would be better to start a war with the village chief.
However, the other party had a "city wall" and ranged players. The main hero seemed to be a sorcerer, and the strength of the troops was unknown. The strength of the troops was also unknown. If they started a war, Dafei's Lumberjacks would not be able to handle it.
At the end of the day, the best way to deal with such a situation was to cooperate. Even if the other party was a small village chief, he would still be on an equal footing with the players. The other party had to be treated like a president. In fact, there were many local forces in the swamp of the Orc territory. These local forces could tame petrifying lizards, death bulls, and even wyverns. Even the NPC Orc Kingdom would cooperate with them on an equal footing, allowing them to enjoy the treatment of a kingdom within a kingdom.
In short, peace was the most important! Even if he could not recruit them, it would be good to develop a trade or even a military alliance. At the very least, the hero forces had good combat power.
No! I'm not willing! The other party is so weak and poor that I can't and I don't even know how to get out. I can only seek help from the Elder! "
My mission is to stop the Hell Legion from invading the various spaces of the Yggdrasil. When I was exploring the space, I accidentally discovered this place. Only then did I know that there was a village of Harbiters here. My mission is to save the residents of the Yggdrasil's space. However, I'm very sorry, I'm in big trouble now, and I don't know how to get out of here. So, I can only seek help from you, Mr. Elder! "
I'm already giving you a favor, isn't that giving you face?
At this moment, the elder who was wearing a gray and tattered robe was stroking his long beard as he listened to Dafei's narration. He then nodded and smiled. "It's been a thousand years. You are the first person to appear here. Furthermore, you are a hero of the Light Faction. You might very well be the hero who saved us in the prophecy. However, we cannot trust you completely. The reason why we are here is because we were abandoned by our former allies."
Holy shit! The enemy is right in front of us, and death is imminent. Other than trusting me, what other choice do you have? Could it be that he trusted the Hell Clan? F * ck, that's not impossible. We can just surrender to them!
Dafei quickly said, "Although I don't know your story, I will use my actions to prove myself."
The elder nodded. "Very good. Let me introduce myself. My name is Pang Bo. Oakenshield, the last leader of the Hobbits, Mr. Castellan, are there only two people left? "
I'm gonna faint! So it was the ultimate leader of a race! This f * cker's level has increased again!
Dafei then said, "My troops, the transport team, are still in the Black Forest." Originally, he wanted to say "troops" directly, but he felt that the word "troops" was not appropriate. He did not want to agitate the other party. In fact, it was a transport team with a certain level of combat power.
Pang Bo was shocked. "Oh no, quickly hide your troops in here. Every other day, the furnace fire from the Abyss will boil the mercury lake in the Black Forest. At that time, the whole forest will be filled with mercury fog. No living creature can survive in such fog!"
Dafei was shocked. "The Abyss Furnace Fire?"
Pang Bo shook his head. "It's a long story. You must have spent a lot of time discovering this place. You don't have much time left. Hurry up and arrange your troops."
It turned out that the mercury lake had such a killer move! Dafei was shocked. "My ordinary workers can come over, but my Dryads are blocked by the trees. They can't come over!"
Pang Bo sighed. "Then there's no other way. But the Dryads have a strong vitality. They should be able to last for a day. When the mercury fog subsides, Mr. Castellan, you can think of a way to rescue them."
It seemed that this was the only way. What he meant was that if the ordinary Dryads could last for a day, then his Elite Dryads should not have any problems.
Dafei could only say, "Thank you for taking me in, Elder. I will go and rescue the troops immediately!"
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Now, Dafei and Ted rushed back to the Black Forest and went straight to the sawmill. In fact, Dafei still had an advantage. It did not take him too long to discover this place, so he should be able to make it in time.
Dafei then asked, "Will we have enough time to cut a path to this place?"
Ted shook his head. "Impossible. We can't do it in a day. We can only station the Dryads here and guard our wood. Although we don't know how powerful the mercury fog is, the Dryads are not plants. They are spiritual creatures in nature. They should be able to resist the corrosion of the mercury fog. "
Dafei sighed. "That's the only way!"
Although these Dryads were not his soldiers, if they were to be affected by the mercury fog, or even suffer losses, it would greatly affect his future journey. The only way to make up for it was to find a way to get on good terms with these Hobbits and hope that they would lend him a hand.
The two approached the sawmill, but they could no longer hear the sound of wood being cut.
Dafei's expression changed. "Not good! Something's wrong! "
Sure enough, the army could not go a day without a commander. They had only left for a short while, and something had already happened to the troops? Dafei was burning with anxiety, but he had no choice but to activate Phantom March. Soon, the green dot of the lumberjacks appeared on the map.
Dafei could not help but be stunned. What was going on? There were no enemies? Although he did not know what was going on, as long as no one died, everything was fine.
Approaching, he saw these lumberjacks lying on the ground one by one. Dafei could not help but tremble all over, and his heart was cold. Poisoned? No way!
Titan immediately reacted and bellowed, "You lazy bastards, get up!"
In an instant, the lumberjacks on the ground got up in a panic, looked for their axes, and hurried to their posts. They began to chop down trees again!
Dafei was stupefied!
Ted said angrily, "Lumberjacks! If you don't pay attention, they'll just slack off and sleep! Sir, should we retreat now, or should we let them transport some of the wood? "
Holy shit! You scared me to death! Dafei came back to his senses and said angrily, "Transport the wood! I want to overload! One person to transport two units! "
Ted immediately shouted, "Have you all slept enough? Everyone, transport the wood!"
Now, Dafei left the remaining 39 Elite Dryads to guard the wood piles. As for the ballistae, they could not travel through the forest and could only be left behind.
The so-called guarding was actually just stationing. The difference was that the stationing was done with buildings and facilities. As long as there was enough food left behind, the troops would not run away and would not take up the leadership of the players. But guarding in the wilderness without any buildings was different. The troops would still take up the leadership of the players, and if left unattended for a long time, they would run away or turn into wild monsters. From this point of view, guarding was the same as dismissing the troops.
After that, 300 lumberjacks carried 600 units of wood and slowly set off. 600 units, that was equivalent to the cargo of a large ship! But unlike a large ship, this journey was as slow as a tortoise's crawl! Dafei finally experienced the speed of overloading! Compared to it, the speed of the ballistae's one meter per second was considered fast! In other words, I have to lead this tortoise-like troop through all kinds of unknown spaces, face all kinds of unknown dangers, such as the Abyssal Furnace Fire that the elder mentioned, and return to Light City?
Damn it! This is completely unreliable! Putting aside the fact that my current troop configuration is terrible and I don't have the strength to sweep through everything, just walking and stopping along the way, how much time will I have to spend? One day, two days, three days? I have to accept the mission of the Divine Weapon the day after tomorrow!
In short, it was impossible to transport them back, at least not without the protection of a large number of soldiers. I have to plan for the long term. This Habbit Village is the only existence that I can rely on.
In other words, I have to establish a strong relationship with the village and store the supplies and workers here. That's right! I'll store the workers here and when I have nothing to do, I'll organize these lazy bums to chop trees. When they chop down a large part of the forest, it'll be about time for me to lead the army to take over!
That's right! That should be it. The more Dafei thought about it, the more he felt that this was the most reliable method, and his overall development plan became clearer.
Since Dafei had made up his mind, he said seriously, "Mr. Ted, I think that this last Habbit Race is very important to the defense of the World Tree. I want to establish a friendly relationship with this Habbit Village. No, it's a military alliance. I want to station you in their village and be the ambassador of our city. All the workers will be left to you. Your main job will be to chop trees and store all the wood in their village. Then, I'll form an army to receive you. What do you think?"
Ted bowed deeply. "City Lord is wise. It's not only your honor to be able to discover this Habbit Race, but it's also the honor of the Kingdom of the Elves. It's my honor to accept this glorious mission!"
Dafei was extremely gratified. "Thank you, Mister!"
Ted did remember something else. "Sir, if my main job is to chop trees, I might get into conflict with the Habbits because they might claim the Black Forest as their territory."
Dafei frowned. "That's possible. By the way, do you think they'll notice that the Mercury Wood is different from the others?"
Ted frowned. "For a Druil like me who graduated from the World Tree major, it's very easy to distinguish the attributes of wood. However, for the Habbits who love to cook and collect, it might not be so easy, right?"
Dafei's eyebrows twitched. The World Tree major? Damn, no wonder they sent you to my Pond of Light. You call this a professional?
Dafei hurriedly asked, "In other words, not every Druil can distinguish the attributes of wood?"
Ted smiled confidently, "Regular druids can still tell the quality of wood from the quality, but someone like me who can directly categorize wood is an expert!"
So that's how it is! Dafei had already made up his mind. "Let's take a gamble! Let's bet that the old Habbit is blind and doesn't recognize the Mercury Wood. We'll buy it directly! We'll buy it at the price of ordinary wood! Who knows, if they're happy, not only will they agree to help us chop trees, but they'll also help us? "
Ted nodded. "That makes sense. If they're really blind and think that it's just dead wood, the quality will actually be worse than ordinary wood, and the price will be even lower than ordinary wood. However, I don't have the money!"
Money is a problem? I came back from the competition yesterday with an extra 2.4 million and forgot to deposit it in the bank! Damn, if I die here, who knows how much money I'll lose! I'll take advantage of this time to raise funds for the construction of the city. The city's funds are equivalent to the lord's personal funds. I need to spend as much money as I can!
Dafei waved his hand. "Take this 2.4 million. Squander it as much as you can and show them the grandeur of our city!"
— System Notification: You have given your resource collection consultant, Ted, 2.4 million gold as a campaign fund.
Ted trembled with excitement. "Don't worry, Sir, I'll use it well! It's just that, if we're so obsessed with this forest, won't they still be suspicious? Once they're suspicious, won't it be detrimental to our mutual trust and cooperation? "
Damn! They've already seen my grandeur and the backing of the Kingdom of the Elves. What other choice do they have? I really shouldn't spoil them to death!
Dafei chuckled. "Just say that this Black Forest will be the main battlefield between our army and the Infernal Legion. All the wood blocking the way must be cut down and recycled. When they hear that there's going to be a big battle next door, they'll definitely be so scared that they'll obediently cooperate!"
Ted gave a thumbs up. "Sir is wise!"
Haha, wahahaha!
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