Green Monster Epic

"Tell me the truth, are your feelings for that dark elf, Trist, serious? ?"

Just teasing Cole a bit, it was rare to see Cole looking shy, which made Allen couldn't help but smile. However, he immediately restrained his emotions, faced Cole squarely, and asked seriously.

"That... that's for sure!!"

Cole was nervous at first, but immediately answered decisively and firmly.

She didn't expect that the teacher already knew the secret she thought she had hidden so well, and even directly called out the name of her partner. What else didn't he know! But that's fine, since the teacher already knows, and hasn't taken any other actions, it proves that the teacher still respects her affairs.

"In my life, I will never like anyone else besides him!!"

People in love are always swayed by emotions. Cole swore an oath to Allen, but in Allen's opinion, there is no such long-lasting relationship. However, he didn't want to break Cole's yearning for a beautiful relationship, just smiled indifferently, and expressed his understanding of Cole's choice.

"Since you are serious, then as a teacher, I respect your choice. After all, you have already grown up and are an independent individual."

"But you also have to understand one thing. Above being an independent individual, you also have another important identity, which is that you are a member of the Green Field tribe. Even if you have now found a beloved partner and want to spend your life with him, the responsibilities you should bear cannot be reduced."

"Teacher, I won't stop you from interacting with each other, but I need to analyze with you the impact your interactions will have on each other's tribes, and then you can think carefully about how to deal with these problems next."

Cole is not only Allen's most beloved student, but also the strongest person in the tribe after Allen. Allen cannot ignore the other party's wishes and attitudes, and forcefully ask her to do something against her will again.

Repeatedly letting Cole sacrifice her own interests to satisfy his and the tribe's requirements will wear away the bond between them, until she finally becomes disheartened and betrays the tribe and flies away.

"Although the dark elves have now changed their name, in the eyes of other tribes in the wilderness, they are still part of the drow. Outside of our Northern Territory, they may encounter attacks, ambushes and other accidents at any time, just because the drow themselves have a bad reputation."

"Our tribe has been releasing goodwill all these years, hoping to influence the other party, but you often walk around Corima Town and can feel to some extent that, except for a small part of the bottom who frequently interact with our wilderness natives, the other dark elves are actually still very wary of us."

"I don't know what their specific plans are, but I really don't like the guys who occupy the gravel beach territory ceded by our tribe, enjoy the convenience of the commercial roads painstakingly excavated by our people, but still don't know how to be grateful!!"

"At the same time, what exactly are the dark elves in Corima Town thinking, and do you know why they are cold to our tribe?"

"If you two become partners, then have you thought clearly about how to face the problems between the two races in the future, and how to exercise your respective obligations and rights in the tribe?"

"If one day, a conflict occurs between the two races, where should you go..."

Allen patiently and meticulously analyzed the numerous conflicts of interest that her choice would bring to Cole, so that she could see her future path clearly. Whether it was for the benefit of the tribe or for his own selfish reasons, Allen had a responsibility to make Cole understand the problems involved.

"But... I, I really want to have a partner who can comfort me when I'm lonely and bring me happiness."

Cole's cheeks showed a bit of hesitation and pain. In front of her respected teacher, she didn't need to pretend to be mature. Looking at Allen's concerned eyes, she bit her lip for her own happiness and decided to reveal her true inner thoughts to Allen at this moment.

"I also know that I was raised by the tribe, and it was you, teacher, who wholeheartedly cultivated me, that I have everything I am now, so I am willing to contribute my meager strength to the tribe. But to be honest, teacher, I have stayed here for too long, so long that I know what kind of flowers are planted in which garden, and which street has a new restaurant..."

"And you, teacher, are busy improving your own strength, and also have to deal with important matters of the tribe, leading our race to develop in a better direction. Time is only not enough for you, but not too much."

"I am willing to guard this narrow area for the peace of the tribe, but I am also a goblin with emotions and pursuits. I also hope to happily enjoy my life, instead of being alone and bored in the city, feeling my time wasting away bit by bit."

"I also hope that someone can be by my side when I am lonely, to make me happy; when I am happy, to be able to share my joy..."

Cole's depression seemed to have been hidden deep in her heart for a long time. As she mustered up the courage to reveal it to Allen, a strong sense of resentment and helplessness emanated from Cole's body.

Seeing this scene, Allen also felt a bit of shame and self-reflection. Over the years, the girl had been acting innocent and carefree in front of him. It seemed that it was just her being considerate of his difficulties, pretending to be something she wasn't. In reality, she was so miserable and lonely in her heart.

As a teacher and elder, Allen had failed to notice the suffering in his student's heart. This was obviously due to Allen's lack of concern for this student in normal times. However, letting Cole vent a little now is also a good thing. Through these words, at least it shows that this child has grown up, and is no longer the carefree child that Allen thought she was.

"So our girl is so distressed in her heart, it seems that I, this teacher, have failed, and haven't discovered our girl's worries."

Allen affectionately stroked the girl's hair, who was a head shorter than him, and said self-deprecatingly.

"Teacher, I'm not..."

Hearing this, Cole quickly looked up and eagerly wanted to explain a few words, but was interrupted by Allen's comforting eyes.

"Teacher understands."

From the moment a wise species is born, it has pursuits and preferences, and has its own emotions. This is undeniable. Even Allen himself, with his seemingly indifferent and calm personality, doesn't he also pursue the prosperity and growth of the tribe and race?

For this goal, Allen kidnapped excellent talents like Cole, Albard, and Swala, sacrificing the lives and ideals of old friends like Flower Snake, A Xiao, and Stone in his early years. Since Allen couldn't avoid being conventional, how could he constantly demand that other independent individuals give up their own pursuits and desires!

"I'm just telling you about the difficulties you will encounter, not trying to persuade you to give up the people or things you like. In my opinion, your pursuits are not completely contrary to the interests of the tribe; you just need to carefully consider and handle them."

"Your teacher only has one request for you: even if you become partners with the dark elf, Trist, you must still be a member of my Green Field tribe. No matter what happens in the future, you must unconditionally stand on the side of the tribe."

"Of course, the best way is for you to use your charm to ensure that Trist continues to be friendly and close to our tribe. In the future, when he gains power in Corima Town, it would be great if the relationship between our two races could become closer because of your bridge."

"Hahaha ~ ~"

Allen's hearty laughter rang out, seemingly without any gloom because of Cole's previous complaints.

"Teacher ~ ~ ~"

A blush appeared on Cole's face, and she coquettishly fawned on Allen. The previous worries and resentments disappeared with Allen's little joke.

"Girls will be girls!!!"

The warm conversation between the two came to an end. With Allen's statement that he would not hinder Cole's relationship with Trist, Cole's hanging heart was finally put down. Now, the thing she wants to do most is to rush back to Mansha City and announce the good news to Trist.

However, it seems that the trip to Mansha City will have to be postponed for a while. After all, a new legendary powerhouse has emerged in the tribe, and a grand celebration is about to be held. As an elder and senior in the tribe, Cole still has to personally congratulate Albard.

Cole was overjoyed, walking and jumping with extraordinary activity, seemingly very happy. Allen stood by the window in the study, gazing at Cole's receding figure through the eaves, his eyes filled with depth.

After the conversation with Cole, Allen's already weak opposition had completely disappeared. Faced with his student's rare plea and pursuit, what else could Allen say besides sending his blessings?

Moreover, the partner Cole is looking for can be considered a good match in every aspect, and it is also a good opportunity for the tribe.

Old Ted took the initiative to find Allen, wanting to break up the couple through Allen, and his true purpose is not difficult to see. As dark elves of the Corima branch, Ted and Lydia, the two legendary powerhouses, are actually not young. Even though drow elves are as long-lived as elves, they only live two hundred years longer than ordinary intelligent species of the same legendary rank. They do not have a significant advantage in lifespan compared to ordinary people.

An extra one or two hundred years of life for ordinary clansmen means that they have more time than ordinary short-lived intelligent species to find the path to legend, and have a relatively greater chance of breaking through to legend. However, although Corima Town has a large population, the population of true drow pureblood descendants accounts for less than half of their total population. Even if longevity brings a higher chance of success, without a large population base, it may not truly reflect the advantage of that extra bit of breakthrough probability.

Now that the tribe has one more legend, Trist, it is certainly gratifying, but the next legend to break through is an unknown number, and it is even possible that another legend will not appear before Ted and Lydia's lifespans are exhausted.

Based on the talent and ability that Trist has shown so far, even if another legend appears in the future, it may not be as good as Trist. When Ted and Lydia retire in their old age, the only one who can truly inherit their power and status and control the Corima clan is probably Trist.

Since he is a talent who is likely to inherit the rule of the tribe, Ted and Lydia have been consciously cultivating Trist's talents since a few years ago.

Sending him to the Oak Church certainly had the consideration of cutting off the love between him and Cole, but more than that, they hoped that Trist could learn more from the rich heritage of the Oak Church, and at the same time, establish a good relationship with the backbone of the Oak Church in advance.

For the long-term consideration of the tribe, if you want to keep Trist loyal to the Corima branch of dark elves, in addition to the faith from the Underdark Maiden, and the gradually granted power and status, the best way is to let Trist marry a dark elf female in the clan, have children, and establish a large family.

With a family and children, even if Trist doesn't consider anything else, just for the future of his children, he will definitely care about the development of the Corima branch.

So after Trist was promoted to legend, Ted and Lydia began to arrange and urge Trist to find a partner and settle down as soon as possible.

What Ted and the others didn't expect was that Trist did find a female who moved his heart, but this object was the existence that Ted and Lydia least wanted to see—the legendary gnome Cole from the Green Field tribe.

Allen's ambition in the Green Field tribe, and his methods of dealing with and drawing in Snowmi and Raven's Claw over the years, have been seen by Ted and the others. It is precisely because they are worried about the abilities of this ambitious and far-sighted bear goblin leader that the middle and high levels of the dark elves have always shown alienation and vigilance over the years, and have not been too inclined to the Green Field tribe because of trade, education, and other aspects of care.

Under the circumstances that they were already full of fear of the Green Field tribe, the future heir of the group actually took a fancy to the legendary female of the Green Field tribe and wanted to become partners with her. How could Ted and Lydia not worry and be afraid!!

After seeing through what Ted and the others were worried about, Allen felt that the relationship between Cole and Trist might not be a bad thing. If he can truly open up the communication and integration channels with the middle and high levels of Corima Town through the bridge of Trist, it will be of great benefit to Allen's long-term layout.

Not to mention, this matter also fulfilled Cole's wish, allowing her to fill the emptiness in her heart, find the joy in life, and at the same time, enhance her loyalty to the tribe and stabilize her mind. This can be regarded as killing several birds with one stone!!