"No, this is what my father told me. He said try not to harm the flowers, plants, and trees, otherwise the long-eared people will come and cause trouble."

Reiner narrowed his eyes and looked at the two elves in front of him.

He is a person who cares deeply for flowers, plants and trees. Logically speaking, he should not be troubled by elves.

After thinking for a moment, he asked in fluent Elvish: "I have no grudges against you, why are you attacking me?"

The green-haired elf on the left was surprised for a moment, but soon regained her composure. She said expressionlessly, "Reiner, this is just a lesson. If you dare to disrespect the forest again, it will be more than just a lesson."

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"Do you know my name?"

The elf did not answer, but just watched Reiner's every move silently.

Seeing her genuine reticence, Reiner pondered for a moment before continuing, "I've always respected the forest. I don't know how I might have offended you. I'm not familiar with your beliefs and traditions. Please don't tell me so I can be more careful in the future."

The elf replied coldly, "Chenxi Sen, you set fire to a large area of ​​the forest, and we have been keeping an eye on you ever since."

She must be referring to the one who fought against the Goblin Priest and the Tyrant.

The situation was urgent and he did accidentally set fire to a small area of ​​woods.

But after the battle, he and Junice put out the fire with water magic.

These elves are too serious.

They didn't care about so many goblins cutting down trees to build houses in Dawn Forest, but they had to intervene because they accidentally set a few trees on fire while getting rid of the goblins.

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, according to Martina's description, they were powerful people after all, so it would be a good idea to make friends with them.

As a man, you should have a bigger picture.

Reiner replied softly, "I'll be careful next time. But in order to attack us, those goblins not only tried to set the forest on fire and burn us to death, they also cut down a lot of trees to build their tribe. By destroying them, I'm indirectly protecting the forest, right?

Killing the goblins that destroy the forest will do more good than harm, right?"

The two elves looked at each other, then chose to remain silent for a long time before speaking: "Yes."

Reiner spread his hands and asked innocently, "If that's the case, why are you teaching me a lesson?"

The blue-haired elf who had been standing nearby finally spoke. She said slowly, "Let's be clear. Although you have protected the forest to some extent, it is undeniable that you have also harmed it."

Isn't this just stubborn?

Although he wanted to ask, he swallowed his words in accordance with the principle of not offending others at will.

Seeing that the two elves wanted to fight, he hurriedly asked.

"I want to ask you something. Have you seen a slightly injured human girl with golden hair and a white robe passing by this area these past few days? She's an important friend of mine."

The green-haired elf glanced back at Reiner and said slowly, Junice is still wandering through this forest. She is heading towards the human town.

"Do you know her?"

The elf didn't reply and instantly disappeared into the forest with his companions.

This means that Junice's life is not in danger at the moment.

Reiner breathed a sigh of relief.

Martina took Reiner's hand and asked in confusion, "What were you guys talking about just now? I don't understand a word you said."

"This is Elvish. I'll teach you if I have the chance."

"I won't learn this kind of stuff. I don't like dealing with them. Don't be fooled by the good looks of these long-eared chiefs. In fact, each one of them is more cruel than the other." Martina shook her head in disgust.

It can be seen that she is very prejudiced against elves.

Nora nodded in agreement.

Daisy, who was standing nearby, spoke up. "When I was a child, I fled with my father and met some of the Long-Eared Tribe. Most of them were inflexible, but they seemed very kind, because I've been rescued by them more than once."

Reiner shrugged and continued to lead a few people into the depths of the forest.