"Thank you for your kindness." The scimitar in Lionel's hand finally dropped, but his tone was still cold. Although he was no longer qualified to fight Han Jin to the death due to other reasons, he would not give up his persistence.
"Thank you? It seems that you don't want to accept my help. "Han Jin smiled.
"I will not betray the Orcs, nor will I be used by anyone to slaughter my own people!"
"You misunderstood." Han Jin shook his head. "I need the power of the Orcs, so I only need to deal with Forsa."
"You need the power of the Orcs?" Rhinel sneered. "Lord Raphael, as a superior, you don't need to be so hypocritical."
"You think too much. In fact, I don't need to deceive you," Han Jin said lightly.
"Haha … Do you really think I can't see your intention? If you destroy the Orcs, the weakened Elves will be no match for you. In this way, you will become the most powerful lord in this area! "
"Without the Orcs and Elves, I will have to face Grand Duke Solomon directly." Han Jin smiled.
"We know your relationship with Yalina. Will Grand Duke Solomon pose a threat to you? What a joke! "
"You are too shallow! As the son of Forza, you are not on the same side as him. How can I be at peace with Grand Duke Solomon? " Han Jin said softly, "More than a year ago, you sent messengers to Isolated Cliff City and bribed mercenaries to attack Yalina. Now, let me ask you, where did you get the news about Yalina?"
Rhinel's expression finally changed, and then he pondered. Han Jin's words were harsh. Rhinel knew the inside story, and he suddenly realized that it was not as simple as he thought.
"Before I am strong enough, I don't want to face Grand Duke Solomon. You should know better than me how terrible he is." Han Jin said slowly, "So my idea is to stop the war between the orcs and the elves, return Wild Willow City to the elves, and give Beit City to the elves. It was originally the capital of the Orc Federation, so your wish will be fulfilled. I want Black Raven City and the Holy Crown City. You are responsible for blocking Grand Duke Solomon for me. I will turn my attention to the north. "
"Chesam?"
"Not bad."
Lionel frowned and pondered. He had already understood Han Jin's purpose, worries, and difficulties. Furthermore, he had analyzed Han Jin's words carefully. Han Jin's words were highly credible!
In fact, Han Jin's choice of words was not clever. If Forza were here, he would probably laugh his head off. Who do you think you are? With only a few words from you, or your will, you can stop a war and resolve the deep hatred made by countless lives?! But Rhinel could not think too much about it, because of the knot between him and Forza. Forza would never teach him tactics. Everything he had now was almost comprehended by himself. As the saying goes, the master can show you the way, but it is up to you to learn. Han Jin's qualifications were very good. Otherwise, his master would not have chosen him in the vast sea of people. Together with Grand Duke Solomon, he had paid a lot of effort to get to where he was today. However, Rhinel had none. Even if his qualifications were better than Han Jin's, he would never surpass Han Jin.
"Of course, my idea may not come true. There may be other changes." Han Jin sighed.
"What changes do you mean …"
"Maybe it will only take half a year, maybe more than ten years, for the army of the Abyss Race to appear on the ground. The second continental war will definitely break out." Han Jin paused. "According to my original plan, I was going to deal with Chesam, but I was very conflicted. If Chesam is willing to reconcile with Lord Malith, I can maintain peace with him. The continental war … concerns the life and death of all the races on the ground. We must unite!"
"The army of the Abyss Race?" Rhinel's eyes widened. After a while, he shouted, "That's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible." Han Jin said slowly, "Do you know why I would rather give up the Beitman and attack Zagunéd?! Because he is the minion of the Abyss Great Demon Donald! " In fact, Zagunéd did not forget his own race. He had always been vigilant against the Abyss Great Demon Donald. But for the sake of the overall situation and the plan, he could only splash dirty water on Zagunéd.
"How do you know?"
"It's a secret. Just like my magic, before completely defeating the Abyss Race, I must keep my secret."
Rhinel stared at Han Jin blankly. Today, Han Jin came to him to discuss how to deal with his father, Forza. This already made him feel incredulous. Later, he heard more and more shocking news. He was speechless.
"Now do you understand? Whether it is to stop Grand Duke Solomon or to deal with the second continental war, I need the power of the Orcs. "
Rhinel did not answer. He slowly walked in circles in the tent. After a moment, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Why do you have to target my father? Wouldn't it be better to talk to him directly?! "
"Forza is an extremely selfish guy. Otherwise, why would he take away his own son's wife because of his own greed? In his eyes, nothing is more important than himself! " Han Jin said softly, "I even suspect that if the Great Demon Donald gives him enough benefits, he will even change his stance and stand on the side of the Abyss Race. Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. If you had such a comrade, would you believe him? Would you dare to believe him? "
"No, I won't!" Lionel said slowly. He felt that Han Jin's words were too satisfying!
"I need a new and firm comrade. At least, I dare to trust him with my back." Han Jin said, "Among the children of Forza, I have carefully understood that you are the most suitable."
"Why am I the most suitable?" Rhinel's heart was itching. He wanted to know how Han Jin learned about his siblings and came to such a correct judgment. But he also knew that Han Jin would not tell him, so he did not ask.
"Because you are smart enough, because you are fully mature, and because you are a qualified warrior."
Rhinel sighed. As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine are not enough for a bosom friend, but half a sentence is too much for a bosom friend. He suddenly felt that Han Jin was not as terrible as the rumors said.
After a moment, Rhinel said slowly, "Now, I believe in your sincerity, but I will not help you deal with my father. This … I think you can understand. Of course, I will never tell my father!"
"I can understand." Han Jin smiled and said, "In fact, I don't need you to do anything. I just need you to bring some words and some news to Forza."
"What is it?" Rhinel asked.
The formal and harmonious conversation finally began. Rhinelander's expression kept changing. Sometimes he was surprised, and sometimes he was happy. He spoke and asked seriously, and no one knew what they were talking about. However, the few elves who were lying on the ground and didn't dare to move showed more and more fear on their faces. In the end, it turned into despair.
After a long time, Han Jin laughed and said, "Of course, this credit belongs to you. You have completed what your father failed to do. Who else is more qualified than you?"
Lionel stared at Han Jin with his eyes wide open. Suddenly, he pulled out his shiny scimitar again. With two flashes of the scimitar, the two elves were split into two halves before they could react. "No …" The other elf screamed, but his words were cut off by the flashes of Lionel's scimitar.
"You still don't know him. This plan will not succeed." Rhinel put his scimitar back into the scabbard and shook his head.
"Why?"
"Because … under normal circumstances, he will not do things that he is not sure of."
"If he is not sure, then let him be sure." Han Jin took out a crystal box from the space ring and handed it to Rhinel.
Rhinel looked at Han Jin in surprise and took the crystal box. He was very curious. What could change Forza's decision? He opened the box and saw a simple magic scroll lying quietly in the box. When Lionel saw the markings on the side of the scroll, he recognized the human language and was immediately stunned. "This is …"
"Is it enough?"
"Yes … Of course, it's enough …" Rhinel smiled bitterly. "It's just … a pity! But don't worry, I know this does not belong to me. Ha ha … I will not be as greedy as him! " Before the conversation, he did not really want to do it because he was afraid. He also did not think that Han Jin could win easily. But now, why not do it?
"It's good that it's enough," Han Jin said softly.
"I'm very curious. This kind of magic should have already …"
"The treasures of civilization can't all disappear at once. They have to leave something behind for the future generations."
"Yes …" Rhinel nodded, then suddenly remembered something. "By the way, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
"You and Sunier of the elves … have a good relationship, right?"
"Yes." Han Jin raised his eyebrows. He knew what Rhinel meant by "good relationship."
"You'd better go to Wild Willow City. Otherwise … you won't be able to see each other for the last time." Rhinel looked at Han Jin sympathetically. "Because the movements of the elves are very vague, he is about to lose his patience. That's why he sent Great Shaman Yuridin to reinforce the Wild Willow City war zone. According to the schedule … they will arrive at Wild Willow City at dusk tomorrow."
At this moment, Lionel was extremely sincere. He believed that Han Jin was his savior. Han Jin's sudden arrival had given him a ray of hope. Furthermore, Han Jin understood him, trusted him, and gave him a rare magic scroll without any agreement. This was a strong proof. Therefore, Lionel felt that he should repay Han Jin with something. Unfortunately, most of the things he could do would be meaningless to Han Jin. Only this piece of information was of some value.
Han Jin was silent for a moment. "Thank you!"
"Don't mention it. We will become true partners, won't we?" Rhinel laughed.
"Yes …" Han Jin also laughed.
* * *
"Tell everyone to work harder. We will arrive at Wild Willow City soon," Blanche said to Trish. Blanche said to Trish. The long journey over the past few days had added a hint of exhaustion to her beautiful face.
When Trish passed on Blanche's words, as Blanche expected, a clamor of complaints sounded in the group. Blanche smiled bitterly, but did not blame anyone. As the chief, she felt tired. It was no wonder that the warriors complained.
A tribal chief walked up to Blanche and said with some dissatisfaction, "Lady Blanche, I hope your guess is correct."
Blanche looked at that tribal chief and said indifferently, "Even if I'm wrong, I want to see the Ancient Tree of Life!"
Another tribal chief sighed. "Didn't the senate just ally with them? At least for now, their goal is the same as ours. I really can't think of any reason why they would do this."
"I can't think of any reason either," Blanche replied.
"But …"
"Why should I think about it?" Blanche smiled. "I only know that the war has already broken out. That's enough. It's the senate's decision to ally with the orcs. It has nothing to do with me. Also, I never thought that the orcs would become our allies. What do you think? "
That tribal chief opened his mouth, but no words came out. That's right. Which elf would be willing to treat the orcs as their allies? Even if the senate made this decision, it was probably because they wanted to use the orcs.
"Let's rest for a while before continuing. The warriors are already exhausted," the tribal chief said after walking side by side with Blanche for a while.
Blanche turned to look at him and smiled. "You're the one who's tired, aren't you?"
That tribal chief's face flushed red. "Aren't you tired? Even we can't take it. How long do you think the ordinary warriors can last? "
Blanche stopped and looked at the tribal chief seriously. "Are our warriors that weak?"
At this moment, another tribal chief quickly came up to smooth things over. "Blanche, you know that's not what he meant. Actually, it's not a big deal to rest for a while, right? Look, we haven't even seen a shadow of an orc on the way. Maybe that human lord was just spouting nonsense. "
"What do you think our chances of survival are if we encounter an orc army in the wild?" Blanche threw down this sentence and walked forward without looking back.
The other clan leaders didn't say anything. They looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. Then, they started walking as well. Since they already believed Blanche, it was better to obey her orders. The elves were the undisputed kings of the forest, but their fighting ability in the wild was lacking. After all, not every elven tribe had a silver pegasus.
As dusk approached, the elves led by Blanche finally saw the towering silhouette of Wild Willow City.
The stone in Blanche's heart finally fell to the ground. As long as they could enter Wild Willow City, it meant that they were safe. Wild Willow City's defensive capabilities were unquestionable.
The Elves, who were busy repairing Wild Willow City's walls, noticed the large group of Elves approaching from afar. They quickly put down the work in their hands and hid behind the vines while ringing the alarm. Sharp arrows shot out from the gaps between the vines.
The closer they got to Wild Willow City, the more Blanche felt that something was wrong. The ground was covered in beast footprints. After dealing with the orcs for so many years, Blanche could easily tell that these were the footprints left by the gale wolves.
There was an astonishingly large pit in the wilderness, and a thick smell of blood wafted out. Blanche couldn't help but frown as she looked at the dark red soil in the pit. She was even more certain that a battle had taken place here.
Hearing the alarm, Sunier and Athena quickly rushed to the top of the city wall. When they saw that it wasn't orcs, but a large group of elves, they both let out a sigh of relief. The damaged walls hadn't been repaired yet, and couldn't take more than a few rounds of attacks.
After entering the city, Blanche and the others were shocked to find that there were only a thousand or so elven warriors left in this huge city. Where did the rest go? Did they all die in the battle outside the city?
"We're not stupid. Why would we go out of the city and fight against the orc army?" Sunier said with a smile when she heard Blanche's question.
"Army?!"
"The orcs attacked Wild Willow City?!"
"It's not just an attack. They almost took down Wild Willow City," Athena said with a bitter smile. She then said to the elven guards beside her, "Tell them to hurry up. The orcs are only retreating temporarily. Who knows when they'll appear again!"
The elves on the city wall began to get busy again. The vines covering the walls parted like curtains, revealing the mottled walls underneath.
"Hill giants?" Blanche asked with a frown. Ironsmithing had always been the Beastmen's weakness, so they couldn't make any decent siege weapons. There was only one possibility for the stone walls to be damaged to such an extent.
"Yes." Sunier nodded.
"How many?" Blanche asked.
"About a dozen," Sunier replied.
"What?" Blanche sucked in a breath of cold air. She felt like she had to reevaluate the defensive capabilities of Wild Willow City. After all, the hill giants were natural throwers. Their accuracy was not inferior to the elves', and their range was longer than the elves', so their power was also greater. The fact that the city wall could withstand the attacks of a dozen hill giants gave Blanche a deep understanding of the power of the Ancient Tree of Life in Wild Willow City. It was incomparable to the Ancient Tree of Life in other places.
"But it's fine now. Those hill giants have been taken care of by Sunier," Athena said proudly. She still couldn't forget that earth-shattering arrow.
Blanche and the tribal leaders beside her all turned their heads and looked at Sunier, their eyes filled with shock.
Sunier saw the gazes of Blanche and the others and gently pursed her lips. "It's all in the past. What's the point of bringing it up? Sister Blanche, I'm really happy to see you. I've heard Raphael talk about you before."
Hearing the name Raphael, everyone's face became a little awkward. Blanche and the tribal leaders didn't need to be mentioned. Without Han Jin's reminder, they probably wouldn't have known what was going on until the orcs arrived. What was even more laughable was that the one who reminded them was the target of the elven army. The elves of Wild Willow City, led by Athena, knew very well what kind of decision the senate had made, and the truth behind that ridiculous wedding.
"What's wrong with you guys?" Sunier felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
Blanche really didn't know what to say, so she could only try her best to change the topic. "Too many things have happened recently. Sunier, we didn't come all the way here just to stand here, did we?"
Seeing that Blanche didn't want to talk about it, Sunier didn't pursue the matter. She smiled faintly and said, "Of course not. I'll have someone take you to rest."
Seeing the backs of Blanche and the others leave, the smile on Sunier's face slowly disappeared. She thought about how everyone around her had been avoiding her ever since she came out of the illusion. Sunier faintly had a bad premonition in her heart.
"I … I'll go help arrange it," Athena didn't dare to look at Sunier's expression. She reluctantly found an excuse and ran away as if she were escaping.
In the residence provided by Wild Willow City, Blanche and the tribal leaders sat together in a circle.
"The senate's decision this time was really too hasty," a tribal leader said with a sigh.
"That's right! I don't know which damned bastard came up with this idea. Everyone on the continent knows what kind of people the orcs are. Isn't allying with them suicidal? "
"That's right. It's all thanks to that human lord this time. I really don't know why we have to go against him."
The tribal leaders spoke one after another. The elves were a race that clearly distinguished between kindness and hatred. These tribal leaders couldn't bring up the slightest bit of hatred for Han Jin, who had indirectly saved them. Although Han Jin's hands were stained with elven blood, they were still the ones who had invaded the orcs first, weren't they? And they had even taken advantage of Han Jin's absence.
"I'm not worried about the orcs," Blanche said in a low voice.
"Then what are you worried about?"
Blanche raised her head and looked at the tribal leaders around her. "Do you really not know why Raphael did what he did? We started the war first. He should be the happiest one when the orcs fought with us. "
The tribal leaders all fell silent. They couldn't think of an answer no matter how hard they racked their brains.
"Could it be that Raphael doesn't have any good feelings towards the orcs? So he can't bear to see us get killed by the orcs? "a tribal leader asked.
Blanche thought carefully and said, "That should be one of the reasons. After all, the orcs don't have a good reputation."
"Of course." The tribal leader who spoke had a proud expression. "Compared to the orcs, we're much better."
"How so?" Blanche sneered. "Is that really so? Look at how we dealt with that human lord. I won't say anything about the fake wedding. After all, it was to boost morale. But using a fake Sunier to trick Raphael into the encirclement, is that even considered honorable? "
The tribal leaders opened their mouths, but no words came out.
Bang! The door was pushed open, and Athena came in.
"Who came up with this idea?" Athena's face was covered with a layer of frost. She had been in charge of guarding Wild Willow City and didn't know what happened at the frontlines. The failure of Prudence's plan wasn't a good thing, so of course, she wouldn't spread the news.
"Who else?" Blanche sighed. "Of course it's our allied army's commander, Prudence."
Damn it! Athena cursed in her heart. As a member of Lydia's faction, she didn't have a good impression of the radical faction led by Prudence and the Great Elder. If this happened to other elves, Athena wouldn't be so angry. It's none of our business and we shouldn't care about it. This was not only the creed of some humans, but the elves were no exception as well.
But the key point was that Sunier was Gao Bin's sister. For so many years, Lydia's heart had been with Gao Bin. As her subordinates, they all knew very well that Sunier was Gao Bin's sister. The Great Elder had forced Sunier to accept Prudence from the South, causing Sunier to force her way into the illusion. They didn't expect that they would use Sunier's name as bait to lure that human lord into a trap. They couldn't imagine what kind of reaction Sunier would have once she heard the news.
"And then what happened?" Athena asked bitterly.
"And then? And then the Dragon City Elder we spent a lot of money to invite was killed by Raphael! "Blanche said grumpily.
Athena was taken aback. There was even an elder of Dragon City involved. What was even more shocking was that Raphael could still kill an elder of Dragon City even after falling into a trap. How high did he need to be to do that? That human lord was truly worthy of the title of Dragon Slayer.
"What about that Prudence?" Athena thought maliciously. It would have been best if he had been killed by Raphael as well. If he hadn't come here to stir up trouble, perhaps none of this would have happened.
"It's said that when our commander escaped, he was naked and covered in blood." Blanche curled her lips. First, she didn't think that the elves would win this war, and then she was pushed aside. She didn't have a good impression of Prudence at all.
"Right, how did that Sunier kill a dozen Mountain Giants?" A tribal leader asked. The others also became spirited. Everyone present wanted to know the answer. After all, those were Mountain Giants. No matter how stupid the orcs were, they knew that they should protect powerful units like the Shamans and Mountain Giants.
"One arrow." Athena looked at the suspicious eyes around her and emphasized, "Only one arrow!"
The room suddenly became silent. Killing a dozen Mountain Giants with one arrow, there was no doubt that the arrow was enchanted with magic. But the question was, how powerful did the magic have to be to do that?
"And then Sunier killed all those Mountain Giants? How did she do it? "
"That's right, it was just one arrow. That crater outside the city was her masterpiece. Those Mountain Giants weren't the only ones who died. Those Beastmen who formed the human wall were also killed. Not even their corpses were left. I don't know how she did it." Athena spread out her hands, "But I'm sure that Sunier didn't have this kind of strength before."
The tribal leaders all fell into deep thought. Wild Willow City's Senate already had an important position in the Elven Alliance. Sharpshooter Gao Bin's return added weight to Wild Willow City's position. With Sunier's sudden appearance, no one would be able to shake Wild Willow City's leadership position.
No one would not think for themselves. Being able to join the decision-making team meant that they could fight for more benefits for their tribe. But now, it was clear that other than Blanche, none of the elves who came from afar had the qualifications.
Everyone was well aware that the reason Blanche was valued by the senate was because of the only Mist Flower in her possession.
"Blanche, what did you say you were worried about?" A tribal leader couldn't stand the heavy atmosphere in the room and tried to change the topic.
"I'm worried about …" Blanche looked around at everyone.
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