As more and more players arrived, the frogmen village became more and more crowded.
With both Eleena and the Great Elder keeping them in check, the frogmen could only watch curiously as the players wandered around the village. Occasionally, some players would dive into the sea to search for treasures, but they were eaten by sea beasts before they could swim far …
If it wasn't for the harsh winter weather and the thick layer of snow on the ground, the players might have even dug up the beach and turned it into an archaeological site. Not even a single crab would survive.
It wasn't as if the frogmen had never seen a living human before, but the players were clearly different from normal people.
As for why these fellows never got tired of fooling around, the frogmen didn't dare to say or ask, and could only let them do as they pleased.
In fact, if it wasn't for Xi Wei's foresight to set the frogmen as allies after Vela and the others successfully formed an alliance with the frogmen, there might have been some players who wanted to use these neutral units as a test subject.
Fortunately, Princess Leah quickly stopped the players' actions when she arrived.
She had gained a lot of respect from the veteran players after being the NPC during the attack on the Rotten Bones Church, and turning the tide at the end. Most of the refugee players were taught by the veteran players, and they trusted the first batch of veteran players. As such, her words were still quite effective among the players.
Compared to that, Angora, who had never been able to order around the players, was about to cry himself to sleep in the toilet. I was the one who guided and trained the players, I was the one who did it first! Damn it, why!
It was only after the Players had settled down (emphasis on the word) that Edward introduced Princess Leah to the Frogmen's Great Elder.
Alright, there were actually quite a few players who had seen this unique frogman while they were wandering around the village. Some of the more daring players had even tried to pat the frogman's head, only to be chased away by Edward and the others.
"Greetings, Great Elder. I am Princess Leah Yakaran of Tierra."
With the appearance of the old clerk who used to be a protocol officer, Princess Leah finally picked up some of the noble etiquette she had forgotten. After meeting with the Great Elder of the Frogmen, she used the same tactic that the Tierra royal family had used against the foreign leaders.
"Greetings, Your Royal Highness of the Human Race. It's an honor for you to come to this barren land. " The frogman elder also said slowly, "There really isn't a single strand of hair here. This is truly a barren land, hehehe …"
As if amused by his own lame joke, the frogman elder chuckled.
Lia could only smile awkwardly but politely. "This is a beach, after all."
Then, the Great Elder rambled on about many things, but most of them were meaningless information.
I keep feeling like I'm letting the old man (Old Frog?) do whatever he wants. If this went on, the sky outside would probably turn dark.
So, the girl could only ask directly, "Although it's a little presumptuous, I want to know why you would rather face a battle with no chance of winning than leave this mudflat?"
The Warty Mudflat of the Grey Fjord Bay was of considerable value to the Society of the Secret Eye, but that was only because there was a commercial smuggling route. The Society of the Secret Eye only intended to build a smuggling port here to increase the volume of goods.
Apart from its geographical advantage, this mudflat had no value at all — there were no minerals beneath the ground, and the mixture of saline soil and sandy beach was unsuitable for growing crops. While the shallow sea fishing industry was passable, there were sea monsters lurking just a little further from the shore.
Just as the Great Elder had said, this was just a worthless piece of barren land.
That was why it was strange that the frogmen would stay here even when they were being attacked by the Society of the Secret Eye.
As far as she knew, the frogmen weren't the kind of demi-humans who had a strong attachment to their homeland. At the same time, their superior diving ability allowed them to easily avoid being caught by the Society of the Secret Eye from the bottom of the shallow sea, and settle down on more fertile shores.
Based on the Great Elder's answer, she would be able to come up with better tactics, such as moving the frogmen elsewhere and leaving an empty village as an ambush point for the Society of the Secret Eye. With enough time, she could even set up some fortifications and traps …
The Great Elder was silent for a long time, and just when the girl thought that he wasn't going to answer, he slowly spoke up. "Little girl, do you know of the Aquatic Lord?"
"The Aquatic Lord?"
"Yes, that's the god that we frogmen worship. Little human girl, have you ever heard of its name? "
Leah was taken aback by the question. She carefully tried to recall all the knowledge she had about the gods, but no matter how hard she racked her brains, she still couldn't remember a god called the Aquatic Lord.
As one of the heirs to the throne of Tierra, Leah had learned a lot of necessary knowledge, including some about the gods. In fact, in this world where the gods truly existed, this was probably the most important knowledge.
But even she had never heard of the name.
While she could just pretend to have heard of it and play along with the Great Elder's words, she had no intention of doing such a thing.
"I'm sorry …" she apologized bluntly. "I've never heard of that name."
"It's normal that you don't know. This god hasn't shown his miracles for almost a thousand years, and some even believe that he fell in the last divine war!"
The Great Elder said slowly.
Leah was a little surprised.
But she quickly regained her composure. What did that have to do with why they were guarding this mudflat?
"The reason why we've always stayed here, even when the wind and rain battered the shore, is very simple … A long, long time ago, our ancestors received a request from the Ocean God. As long as we stay here and maintain our faith in the Aquatic Lord, then one day, the great god will return and become the guiding light of our race …"
The Great Elder continued. "Over the past thousand years, we've suffered the hardships of not being blessed by the gods, and the oppression of other religions and races, but never once have we given up our faith, believing that the great god will bring us good days. That is why no matter how dangerous or despairing it is, we will never retreat … because beneath our feet is the god! "
Leah took a deep breath, her expression filled with respect as she bowed slightly.
She understood that feeling better than anyone. When Tierra fell, the God of Games could not react in time, and for a long time after the country was destroyed, the survivors were bullied by the various churches and could only hide in the sewers. Even so, Leah still believed in the existence of the God of Games, and in the end, she really prayed to the great god. From that moment on, Leah felt that her stagnant life had begun to move once more …
Compared to her short few years of perseverance, the frogmen had passed on this belief for almost a thousand years!
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