Green Monster Epic

Allen was very surprised that the owner of the letter brought to him by the strange dwarf merchant was actually Taribo, the giant troll elder of the Snomi tribe, whom he had been paying close attention to recently and had dealt with many times.

The content of the letter was also very simple, with only a few sentences, a time, a place, and a friendly and sincere invitation.

Faced with this invitation, Allen was hesitant. After nearly a month of intelligence gathering, the Snomi trolls were the biggest suspects, and Allen was only one piece of solid evidence away from proving that they were indeed the real culprits behind his assassination.

And at this point in time, the Snomi trolls sent him such a letter, inviting him to a meeting in the wilderness. How could Allen not feel a little strange and cautious?

Looking at the letter, Allen thought for a long time, calculating the pros and cons in his mind, and finally decided to go to the appointment.

With Allen's current strength, even if the other party set a trap in advance, he would still be able to escape without much problem. Moreover, after the previous assassination attempt, Allen was even more eager to produce conclusive evidence so that the allies of the Thorns Ring could help him and give the real culprit a heavy blow. Therefore, Allen was actually hoping that the other party really had malicious intentions, and another assassination attempt would confirm the fact that they were the real culprits.

However, even with great confidence, Allen still made complete preparations, sorted through all kinds of scrolls and tools, and then quietly climbed over the fortress wall in the middle of the night and drifted away.

The location given by Taribo was an open area at the border between the Snomi tribe and the Aginaga tribe. By overlooking the land, it was easy to detect the surrounding situation and it was not easy to be ambushed.

When Allen arrived at this place called the O'Ma Basin, he easily found Taribo standing alone in the open plain. As Allen's rapidly approaching figure gradually arrived, Allen suddenly stopped several miles away from Taribo, and instead unleashed his legendary pressure, declaring his arrival to Taribo from afar.

Taribo noticed that Allen had stopped and knew that the other party would not easily approach the location he had chosen, so he took the initiative to chase after him to show his sincerity.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

After the other party approached, Allen said this and immediately sped off to the west.

Taribo's eyes showed a bit of hesitation, but thinking that this meeting was a request he had initiated, after some struggle, he once again chased after Allen's back and ran wildly.

Half a magic hour later, in this wilderness whose name even Allen, who led the way, didn't know, the two of them stood still again, facing each other.

"Speak, what is it that you need me to come here to discuss?"

Allen was expressionless, looking directly into Taribo's eyes, and getting straight to the point without delay.

The reason Allen appeared to meet with Taribo this time was because of the limited number of meetings between the two in the past, and the small amount of help that the Snomi tribe had given him at the beginning. Originally, according to Allen's plan, he would exist like a fence-sitter, vacillating between the Snomi and Aginaga tribes. However, later on, Bileier used methods such as intermarriage and the formation of the Thorns Ring, which ultimately pulled Allen and the Green Field Tribe onto the Aginaga tribe's chariot, and Allen completely gave up on maintaining relations with the Snomi tribe.

Of course, Allen was not stupid enough to completely break ties with the trolls. He knew very well how capable his tribe was, and it was impossible for them to be a match for the trolls. If it hadn't been for this time, when Allen was assassinated and the Snomi tribe became the biggest suspect after a step-by-step investigation, Allen would not have treated Taribo with such a cold face as he was doing now.

"...Chief Allen, long time no see. Can't I just ask you to reminisce about the old days?"

Taribo's withered face wore a gentle smile, and he responded to Allen peacefully.

"We used to have a good relationship, but now, I don't know if we still have such a good relationship."

Allen was still indifferent and cold.

"What does Chief Allen mean by this? Do you think my tribe has done anything to offend you?"

Taribo's face froze slightly, and he understood Allen's implied meaning.

"What do you think?"

Allen asked back, his eyes sharp.

"Hahaha, Chief Allen, my tribe has always been willing to be close to your tribe, but unfortunately, in recent years, you have become too close to those guys in Cartor Canyon. I'm afraid you should have done many things to offend my tribe, right?"

Taribo's tone gradually cooled down. After all, his tribe was one of the best in the Northern Territory. Even the Aginaga tribe that Allen was now attached to was suppressed by his tribe. When would the leader of a mere medium-sized tribe dare to talk to him like this?

"If you want to argue about these things, then I don't think it's necessary at all. I believe that my tribe has never done anything to harm the interests of the Snomi tribe in the past few decades. In the future, as long as Elder Taribo and your tribe do not harm the interests of me and my tribe, I will not do anything against your tribe either."

Allen closed his eyes slightly, his mind racing, completely unable to figure out the reason for the other party's invitation this time.

"If there's nothing else, then let's just leave."

There was no need to waste time on these things. Allen decided to provoke Taribo in order to find out the real reason as soon as possible.

"Wait!"

Seeing Allen making a gesture to leave, Taribo quickly stopped him and looked at the other party with hesitation in his eyes. Then, very quickly, he seemed to have made a decision, and his eyes became more determined.

"I heard that Chief Allen was assassinated this time. I wonder if Chief Allen wants to know who the assassin is?"

"Who is it?"

A flash of murderous intent flashed in Allen's eyes, and his tone became deeper.

"If I am willing to tell Chief Allen who the real culprit is, then I wonder if Chief Allen is willing to join me in taking revenge on this real culprit?"

A fierce look flashed in Taribo's eyes, as if he was also filled with murderous intent towards the real culprit that Allen was pursuing.

"Are you saying that you want to join me in dealing with this murderer?"

Allen was a little surprised.

“Yes!!”

“I'll tell you who the real culprit behind the assassination attempt on you is, and then we can work together to design a plan to…”

Taribo gestured towards his neck, and Allen naturally understood the unspoken words.

“Heh heh heh.”

Allen suddenly chuckled.

“I know nothing about this real culprit. You want me to agree to take action with you now? Do you think that's possible?”

“Besides, how can you prove that the person you're talking about is the one who hired someone to assassinate me?”

After hearing Allen's words, Taribo was not disappointed. He hadn't planned to convince Allen with just a few words anyway.

“I naturally have my evidence, but before I tell you the culprit, I also hope to obtain some promises from you. Of course, it would be best if we could both sign a magic contract, which would be more secure.”

“Magic contract?”

“Heh?”

The higher the level of existence they reached, the less likely they were to easily sign any contract containing their real names and blood. This is because whether it was the demon dukes of the Abyss or the mysterious magic masters of the Feyman world, they all had many ways to use this fresh contract to cause strange damage to Allen's main body.

Having just experienced an attack, Allen would naturally not make the careless mistake of giving others an opportunity.

“It's okay not to sign a magic contract, but I hope Chief Allen can personally promise me a few things. I believe that with Chief Allen's character, the promises made shouldn't be broken, right?”

Seeing the contemptuous look on Allen's face, Taribo, who was prepared, retreated to the next best thing, hoping to get Allen to agree to relatively simple requirements.

“……”

Allen was silent for a long time. He had actually already set his sights on the Snowmane Trolls as the target of suspicion. Now, after hearing Taribo's seemingly sincere gaze, he was somewhat shaken.

“Tell me your conditions first.”

Allen needed this opportunity to further strengthen the relationship between the members of the Thorns Circle by investigating this culprit, because what he wanted next was to send his tribe to the Mansa Alliance Council with the support of the Thorns Circle's allies.

After Eric, the human warrior, gave up the path of the paladin, he pioneered a brand new legendary path. Although he did not officially join the Green Field Tribe, Allen had talked to him in detail, and the other party was willing to help the Green Field Tribe join the Mansa Alliance and provide his strength.

And the so-called strength was naturally Eric's own legendary strength. As long as the Green Field Tribe's population reached 100,000, Allen could start the plan to join the Mansa Alliance.

Allen naturally hadn't told the other members of the Thorns Circle about these secrets, because if this plan were to be implemented, it would also mean that there was a possibility of competition for benefits between the several large tribes of the Thorns Circle and Allen's Green Field Tribe. No one would like to have such a powerful tribe exist beside them.

Fortunately, the geographical environment of the Green Field Plains had never been superior, and there were no resources worth coveting by other tribes. There was enough buffer zone between them, and the team members didn't have to worry about disputes in the short term. This was also where Allen was currently slightly relieved.

However, joining the Mansa Alliance Council was not an easy task. Even now, Allen had not been able to get any information from the surrounding allies through indirect inquiries. And when he asked Priest Klay of the Oak Church, they always mysteriously told Allen to first meet the prerequisites for joining the alliance, and they would naturally help Allen solve his doubts when the time came.

Therefore, since he couldn't resolve the doubts in his heart for the time being, Allen needed to prepare in advance and pull the four official members of the Thorns Circle onto his chariot. Under such circumstances, Allen had the same goal as Chief Birel of the Ajinaga Tribe, which was to make the alliance relationship of the Thorns Circle more stable.

This was also the reason why he had suddenly strongly proposed that the real culprit must be investigated. Only when everyone's interests were consistent and they had a common threat and enemy would their relationship become more stable.

“I hope that when we cooperate to kill the culprit who assassinated you, you can mediate between my tribe and the Ajinaga Tribe and introduce my tribe to your team.”

The first condition unexpectedly shocked Allen, who stared at the troll in front of him in disbelief.

“……I can't guarantee this condition. Chief Birel probably won't agree.”

Finally, Allen shook his head and refused.

“He will agree. As long as your attitude is firm enough, he won't give up on you, his closest partner.”

Taribo smiled slightly and said with confidence.

“Chief Allen, rest assured, if you support our tribe joining the Thorns Circle, our tribe will also fully support your tribe joining the Mansa Alliance Council.”

“……I can only guarantee that I will support your joining.”

The more members there were in the Thorns Circle team, the more it would be in Allen's interest, and Taribo's last sentence ultimately hit Allen's vital point, making it impossible for him to refuse.

“At the same time, I need you to guarantee that you will only kill the real culprit and not involve other targets.”

“……Okay.”

“…………”

In fact, Taribo's requests were not many, but each request was somewhat beyond Allen's expectations. It seemed that the target Taribo was about to say had an unusual relationship with him or their tribe.

Time passed quickly. After Taribo had presented his conditions one by one and had a heated discussion with Allen, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

“……You can tell me now, who is the real culprit?”

After the two sides digested the various contents of the negotiation, Allen raised his head again and stared into Taribo's eyes, asking.

“He is…”