Succubus' Manor

Bao'er went up the mountain from a small path. He was very cautious. He didn't know how long he had to go around before finally returning to the gathering place of the elves in the past few years.

The elves are not a race that is happy to move. The elves lived in the mountains at the earliest, and they can not move for hundreds of years. They are nostalgic for nature, and of course they are even more attached to their home.

But now they have no choice but to get used to the constant migration. They live in tree houses and have little furniture, so they don’t have to take any tools with them when they move out. When they need tools, they basically use local materials.

The elves have not communicated with other races for many years, and the source of food is basically hunting. Originally, they would also raise livestock in captivity, but later they gave up captivity because of frequent migration.

Sometimes they also dig the roots of plants that can be eaten nearby. Cato is one of their main foods, but the various tribes of the elves do not communicate closely, so only a small part of the elves grow and eat cato.

The tribe where Bao'er belongs to mainly eats Kato.

He was carrying two bags full of salt, and walked on the muddy path. Although the salt was heavy, he still looked relaxed. He even hummed a traditional elf tune while observing the surrounding environment so as not to accidentally bump into it. The trap set by the hunter, while thinking about what he had seen and heard during this period of time.

Bao'er is a male elf who loves beauty. When he was very young, he knew how to pick flowers to dress himself up.

He also doesn't like the life of constantly migrating, and Bao'er always likes to take the initiative to ask Ying to go to the town of the human race to buy supplies.

But he also knew very well that it was impossible for them to settle in the city where the human race lived. The human race was greedy and cunning. Sometimes they would speak the truth that would benefit them, and when the reason was unreasonable, they would use force.

But... What if Stettin is really a city that can accept elves?

They can work like humans, shop, change into more beautiful clothes, live in better big houses, and don't have to worry about not being able to bring their furniture when they leave.

Bao'er's heart has been shaken.

He walked for most of the day, and only returned to his tribe when it was almost night.

"The two bags above are salt, and the bottom is cotton!" Bao'er put down the rattan frame on his back, and the nearby elves surrounded him.

Most of the elves have never left the group, and when they saw the cotton cloth, they couldn't help touching it twice.

"This cloth is so soft!"

"If it is made into clothes and worn on the body, it must not be hard at all."

"The child's skin is tender, and it is uncomfortable to wear sackcloth."

After all, Baoer is an elf who has seen the world, and he said happily: "Stedding still has a quilt! It is soft and light, and it is very warm to cover the body, better than the best animal skin."

Bao'er told them what she had seen and heard in Stettin: "There is a big castle in which the lord and his servants lived."

"The streets are also very wide. People walk on brick roads, and cars walk on stone slabs."

"There are also bazaars and commercial streets. In the bazaar, there are those who sell cloth and rice, salt and animal skins, as well as decorations and toys."

"The commercial street sells a lot of ready-made clothes, tailors, and all kinds of food, all of which are delicious!"

The elves never left the mountains, so basically they believed whatever Bao'er said.

"Then do they trade elves?"

"That's right, will any of our fellow clansmen be slaves there?"

"The human race always enslaves other races. They are bad, and they are not good people."

Boa: "Stettin has no slaves!"

He told how the slaves made trouble, how they were pardoned by the lord, and how they obtained the status of free people.

"When I went shopping in Stettin, I rented a commoner's house, and the goblin lived next to me, a big family!"

"They're all building roads now, and when they've saved up enough money, they're going to Otley to raise livestock."

And he told what jobs the Dwarves could find, and how much they could earn.

The more the elves listened, the more addicted they became, and many of them found a clean stone to sit down and listen to.

In Baoer's narrative, Stettin is a very perfect city, rich, prosperous and inclusive.

There are also poor people, but poor people can also find jobs and have enough food.

Whether it is a goblin dwarf or a tauren, they can walk on the street, even if someone is still pointing at them, they can raise their heads and walk forward, because Stettin's lord, Stettin's rules protect them.

After Bao'er finished speaking, the elves still didn't let him go. At this time, it was completely dark. The elves lit a fire and pulled Bao'er to the fire to let him continue talking.

Bao'er's mouth was dry, and he continued after drinking a glass of water.

He said that Stettin has a large open space, where soldiers train every day, but the soldiers seldom leave the camp, and the guards often patrol, but they never beat or scold anyone, and they never ask for money.

He also focused on Stettin's food.

"The bread is white! There is also a kind of cake." Bao'er tried to describe it with his lack of words, "It's fragrant, soft, and sweet, with a layer of syrup or honey on the outside..."

The young elf was almost drooling. When Bao'er mentioned candy, the children couldn't help it, and hugged their parents' arms: "I want to eat candy..."

In the deep mountains, there are few sources of sugar intake. If you are lucky, you will find a beehive. If you are unlucky, you may not be able to eat sugar for several years.

Fruits that have not been cultivated in the wild are mostly sour.

Not to mention children, adults are greedy for sweetness, the more they can't eat it, the more greedy they are.

Bao'er was talking excitedly, when suddenly, everyone fell silent, both adults and children stood up in silence and stepped aside.

Bao'er turned his head stiffly, and when he found the person standing behind him, his eyeballs almost fell to the ground. He hurriedly said, "Mom, I was just now..."

The one called Muma by Bao'er is a tall and beautiful female elf. Muma does not refer to everyone's mother, but the leader of the clan. Elves, like dwarves, are matriarchal clans.

This mother has just taken over the responsibility from the previous leader. She is very young, less than 20 years old, and is recognized as a good hunter by the group.

She looked at Bao'er, her golden eyebrows slightly frowned: "Come with me."

Bao'er could only keep up obediently.

Together they went to the tree house where Mammy lived, and there were only the two of them in the tree house—if you ignore Kleist sitting in the canopy.

Muma originally had her own name, but after becoming Muma, unless she resigns, she will only be called Muma.

Bao'er was a little scared. He felt that he had said the right thing, but it seemed that he had said something wrong. He sat on the animal skin blanket and whispered timidly, "Mum... did I say something wrong?"

Mama also sat on the animal skin blanket, with one leg propped up and the other resting: "Do you want to take them to Stettin?"

Bao'er quickly explained: "No, it's not..."

Mother waved her hand: "You don't have to think of excuses to cover up, I can hear what you mean."

Bo'er's face turned pale.

Mother said softly but firmly: "You went to Stettin, and all you saw were the benefits of Stettin. Do you think that if we can move to Stettin, we can live a better life than we are now?" life, right?"

Without waiting for Bao'er to answer, Mama continued: "But have you ever thought that you have only been in Stettin for a few days? Can you make sure that what you see is all? If we do go to Stettin , found that the danger is lurking under the surface security, what about you, how can I face the people of the tribe?"

Mu's mother looked at Bao'er, and she said seriously: "If one day we go down the mountain, it must be when I can ensure that we can all live in safety."

Bao'er lowered her head: "Mom, I see."

Mu's mother said to Bao'er: "Go back, you are tired after going out, go to bed early, and think about what I said."

Bao'er: "I understand."

After Bao'er left, Kleist also left the canopy. He walked a section of the mountain road before spreading his wings and flying away.

Chi Yan, who was waiting in the castle, touched his chin after listening to Kleist's description.

"Why don't I go over and have a talk with her." Chi Yan thought of the most straightforward way, "I will personally guarantee that I might be able to convince her."

The old housekeeper disagreed: "The elves live in the deep mountains, and they don't know much about etiquette. You really think highly of them if you talk to them!"

Chi Yan: "..."

Sometimes the old butler would still say things that made him unable to complain.

But Chi Yan already had a way to convince the old housekeeper: "If they come, they will be my people."

The old housekeeper was still muttering: "Then you can't let the lord go there in person, you should let them come to see you."

Chi Yan: "...Okay, am I just wiping the buttocks of those people who are full and have nothing to do? Every day I don't think about something good, I just think about how to catch elves, buy and sell people, people become timid, and be cautious." Question?"

It's not bad that the elves didn't take up weapons to attack the human race.

They just keep hiding, the elves, they sound tall, but in fact they are just poor little people who are being persecuted.

The old housekeeper heard some impatience in Chi Yan's voice, so he immediately shut up.

Chi Yan said to Kleist: "Then you bring me over tomorrow, just the two of us, and have a chat with Muma alone."

Of course Kleist had no objection, he just said: "It's cold on the mountain, you should wear two more clothes."

He also picked it up: "That cotton robe."

Chi Yan: "...that's for autumn."

Kleist frowned slightly: "Isn't it autumn now?"

Chi Yan was willing to bow his head in front of his partner: "Then I'll wear that one, it must be warm."

Kleist is satisfied.

They are going to go there tomorrow evening, and go directly to Momma's tree house after dark, avoiding other people.

Put the pros and cons in front of the other party and let the mother consider it for herself.

Chi Yan and Kleist agreed to go back to sleep after supper.

No one knows yet that the envoys of the Holy Court are on their way. They are no longer pure holy envoys, but officials of the Holy Court, who are part of the central power of the Holy Court.Obviously, they haven't been traveling like this for a long time, and they didn't eat much dry food. After all, in the holy courtyard of the holy city, they enjoy the best. What the dean of the school will do.

If they are lucky and there are towns nearby when they are on their way, they can go directly to the local holy courtyard to eat something good, take a bath, change their clothes and rest for two days.

If you are unlucky and you don't see the town all the way, you can only eat and sleep in the open.

Their luck was not so good today, they didn't see the town, so they could only light a fire and find a relatively peaceful place to sleep.

The servants had to be kept on vigil.

After the servants built the fire, they got out of the wagon and sat around the fire to boil water and drink, and then to bake a dry biscuit to eat.

"You said that the lord of Stettin really has such a great ability?" The envoy was a little bit unconvinced. In his memory, although Stettin had many merchants, it was also very chaotic. Although he had to pay a lot of taxes every year , but the common people are not rich.

Another envoy also said: "I think it is the lord of Rose who suffered, that is to say, Stettin has a powerful army and strange weapons."

"I don't believe that any territory can produce something better than the Holy Court." An envoy said proudly.

They really should be proud. The Holy Academy has its own talents, and they spend a lot of money every day to support them. These people want to improve the loom, improve the land, and cultivate better seeds.

But these things, even if they are old-fashioned obsolete products, will not be released for the common people to use. After all, if the common people know it, it means that the royal family will also know it.

Then when the time comes, the royal family will have what they have, and the royal family will have what they don’t have, so how can they compete with the royal family?

Those things can only be used by the few cities belonging to the Holy Court most trusted by the Holy Dean.

Those cities are directly under the jurisdiction of the Holy City and the Holy Court, and the people living in them are the most loyal gods and people. It is enough to give them a meal a day and a set of clothes for a season.

All the output, all belong to the Holy Court.

The senior officials of the Holy Court knew about this, but they all took it for granted.

After all, the gods and people are protected by them, so it is natural for the gods and people to work for them, and even the tools are provided by the Holy Court. Can the gods still reach out to the Holy Court for money?That's too ridiculous.

"So we went this time, what should Stettin's lord do if he has no soldiers?"

They don't believe in bows and arrows that can pierce people and strange fireballs that can explode. They all think that this is just a fig leaf for Rose, and they are all proud of it.

After all, no matter what, Stettin is also a city belonging to the Holy Court, and the lords of Stettin are also their own people.

"He will definitely not reject us. I asked clearly before coming. The lord of Stettin has lived in the local holy house for a long time, and the dean of the local holy house still prefers him to take over as the next one. Senior position." The envoy blew on the baked dry biscuit, and then took a bite, but couldn't do it well, so he had to take a sip of water to avoid choking.

"I'm just afraid that he has no soldiers." Another envoy said, "If he really doesn't have any, how can we go back and explain?"

The envoys looked at each other, feeling very sad.

Do they dare not complete the task given by the Holy Court?

"There is only one way." The envoy who has been quiet all this time opened his mouth and said, "He has it, that's the best, we don't want all of it, and it's not too much to leave a small half for him."

"If he doesn't have one, we can only let him be recruited directly."

Conscription is to capture all the middle-aged men from the city and force them to serve as soldiers. When the time comes, they can directly take these men away.

At least the task is achievable.

"Are you saying that the lords at Rose are just bullying the people sent by our Holy Court?" The envoy suddenly complained about the lords of the Holy Court, "It was like this before, and our people often traveled long distances to come here. The Holy City is going to sue the Abbot! Those nobles simply look down on the lords of the Holy Court, and always try to bully them, rob them of their food, and arrest their people."

"One of ours once had his leg broken because he offended the lord of the largest city in the area. His son, 13 years old, brought three loyal servants to the holy city to sue."

"As a result, the royal family didn't say a word, they didn't care about it at all! They asked us to hand over the child to them."

The other envoys were promoted to the holy city within the past five years. They looked at the envoy who spoke and asked, "And then?"

They hoped that the Holy Court could uphold justice for the child, save the child from the royal family, and let the sword of justice swing towards the noble who broke the child's father's legs.

Then the ending is quite different from what they thought.

"That child was taken away by the royal family in the end." The big-nosed envoy gritted his teeth angrily when he talked about this matter so far, "They didn't put the child back, nor did they give any explanation, even the headmaster They went to ask for someone in person, and they said that the child was sick and had died."

"How could the royal family do this!" A young envoy stood up angrily, "They...don't they even make sense?!"

"At that time the current king hadn't returned yet." The big-nosed envoy lamented, "When the previous king was still around, the royal family was unreasonable."

The dean of the Holy Academy also began to change from that time, and even the senior leaders of the Holy Academy began to change from that time. They realized that pure faith cannot save the country, nor can it change the royal family, nor can it let the glory of justice Sprinkle to every corner, only power can, powerful, so that the royal family is afraid of power.

The envoys gritted their teeth and said, "We must not let what happened to the father and son happen again."

"Yes, we must fight the royal family to the end!"

"Is it true that only the nobles are human beings, and the rest are not human beings?"

Only one envoy asked: "Why did the noble in that big city break our people's legs? There must be a reason, right? Even if he made it up, he can still say a reason."

The big nose was stunned, and he pursed his lips and said, "It's hard to talk about it, but if you ask, then I'll tell you."

"The nobleman said that the knights under the lord we appointed slaughtered one of his villages."

Big Nose: "Do you think this is possible? The lords we appointed are all the most loyal believers and gods. They believe in the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit hates some despicable and vicious things. This is just an excuse that the Holy Court and that nobleman came up with to shirk. "

"And they killed that 13-year-old kid, which they always do."

"Also, even if the Knights really did it, those knights are also descendants of nobles. Why should the lord we appoint have their legs broken? Even if there is a mistake, it is the fault of the nobles." Big Nose said seriously, "It's all The fault of the nobles, but our people have to bear the consequences! Those nobles never take human lives as human lives."

The envoys shared the same hatred and felt that nobles were the most cruel and terrifying existence in the world.

And their gods and people, all pious and honest, will be bullied by those evil nobles.

All the way they walked, they listened to the big nose talking about these old things, and they heard a lot. Although they haven't met the lord of Stettin yet, they have already subconsciously classified him as their own. Officials selected by the Holy Court , could it be a bad guy?He must be a good man, and he must have been bullied by Rose's group of nobles, but he succeeded in counterattacking, so in order to preserve his reputation, the people on Rose's side spread rumors that Stettin had strange weapons and a powerful army.

This makes sense!

Until they passed Aliyah.

"Great, I finally saw the city!" The envoys cheered in the carriage.

"Come into town, to the local sanctuary!" they shouted to the coachman.

However, as soon as the coachman drove the carriage to the gate of the city, he was stopped by the guards.

The envoys were not in a hurry. Although some cities let their carriages go as soon as they saw them, others were more cautious and wanted to verify their identities.

——They feel that it is better to be more cautious. After all, some hateful nobles will pretend to be priests of the Holy Court.

Only this time, the guards did not let him go.

The well-trained guards were completely different from the soldiers they saw in other cities.

The servant who was following the carriage asked the other party incredulously: "Do you know who are the adults sitting in the carriage?! Our lords are the envoys of the Holy Court!"

"We're going to your holy courtyard! Aren't you afraid that your dean will blame you? How dare you treat the envoy from the holy city like this!"

The guard kept a stern face and said seriously, "Aliya doesn't have a holy house."

"What?!" The envoys in the carriage couldn't sit still anymore!

"How can such a big city not have a holy courtyard?! Where is your lord!"

"What are you trying to do?! Whose territory is Aliye!"

The guard said, "It's Lord Baldwin's territory."

The envoys were gnashing their teeth in anger—the earl!noble!These nobles have blatantly closed the Holy Court!

"He will definitely be punished! The Holy Spirit will definitely punish him!"

"If you do this, you will definitely suffer..."

Before they finished cursing, the guard said indifferently: "Anyway, you can't go in. If you have to go in, I can only lock you up."

The envoy held his breath, but he also knew that there were only a few of them, if they were locked up, their lives might be lost.

Then he said to the coachman: "Go! To Stettin!"

"No wonder Rose wants to beat Stettin! It must be for this reason! They want all the nearby cities to have no Holy House!"

"We were lied to!! They want us to fight among ourselves!"

"Those insidious nobles, I really want to go back to the Holy Court now!"

"In this way, if others continue to go to Stettin and choose someone to stay with the servants and return to the holy city, it is bound to let the holy dean know about the conspiracy of these nobles!"

"They have declared war on the Holy Court!"

The author has something to say: Nobles: "???"

I didn't know what I took yesterday, and my stomach hurt so much, so I asked for leave, but after taking the medicine, I feel much better today.