"Ahem—" Elvis' hoarse voice rang out in a camp.

She told another being hidden in the darkness, saying bluntly: "Compared to revenge Leia and the Queen of the Feather Tribe through you, I would rather capture Suli, expand the power of the Dragon Tribe, and finally do it myself."

"That child is completely different from other people in human society. He has the purest human blood in his body."

Elvi looked coldly at the unicorn hiding in the darkness.

"Do you want to know my opinion?" the beast with a prominent horn on its forehead asked back in a cold tone.

"Perhaps as you think, the child can provide a large number of transformed monsters in a very short time compared to the monsters' timeline." Barsalom stated the facts, "But this is of no value to me and the entire beast race."

Elvi's eyes became even colder: "This is just based on your perception. I think you don't quite understand the value of that child."

Just two days ago, after the giant dragon retreated to the deepest dragon territory, the beastmen who had been paying close attention to this battle sent the unicorn Barthalom.

The latter first clearly expressed the orcs' desire to support Elvi, and then explained the reasons why he supported her.

The beastmen did not need her to do anything great in return, they just hoped that when the dragon attacked one of the beastmen, it would take the initiative to restrain the other.

For Elvy, this kind of cooperation, which made the need clear in advance, actually allowed her to gain trust in this weak position.

But then, based on the principle of intelligence sharing, and perhaps also wanting to gain due dignity in this obvious act of "help" so as not to be put in a position where he was only being helped, Elvi took the initiative to tell Sully the information.

Back in the City of Mercenaries, Barsalom retreated too early, and at that time he had no idea of ​​Suli's actual value.

What Elvi didn't expect was that even though he explained Sully's role in detail, the Unicorn still didn't pay too much attention to the boy.

When Bartholomew first learned about Suli's information, his eyes did flicker, and Elvi was also alert for a time, but who knew that the unicorn would say such words in the blink of an eye.

"As long as he is here, in ten years at most, the number of dragons will increase several times from the current number. And it only takes two years, relying on Suli alone, to completely recover the damage caused by the civil war between the Dragon Clan and the Feather Clan."

Barcelona's overly detailed comments made him look sideways, but he quickly suppressed the thought of chasing Suley that flashed through his mind. The unicorn was full of thoughts: "There is no need to continue this topic for the time being."

"Maybe you are right. But for the beastmen, Suli's value does exist, but it is far less than your demand. After all..."

Barsalom put his hands around his chest. The armor on his chest looked very uncomfortable, but considering his cold expression, it was hard to tell what was colder.

"Compared to the smallest number of dragons, no group has a higher power reserve than the beastmen."

Elvi was disappointed, but after many attempts, Barsalom still showed this attitude, which proved that the orcs did not need Suli's power to expand their influence.

Not a competitor, but a collaborator?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Elvi said the same thing: "In the short term, the Beast Tribe will not attack the other two tribes. At least before I get Suli, even if we cooperate, I can't control the Water Tribe or the Feather Tribe for the Beast Tribe with the current state of the Dragon Tribe."

"I need to catch Sully."

"That person can only fall into my hands." Elvi's eyes were filled with unspeakable thoughts.

She would still recall how she had given Suli the identity of an heir of her own bloodline, and how much natural trust she had earned for him in the dragon territory.

And it was precisely at this point that, even though he was always certain that absolute power could expose all his plans, Elvi really raised his vigilance against Sully.

The best way to deal with that child is to not listen to what he says, not watch what he does, and not give him any chance to respond.

Elvi made up his mind and said goodbye to Barthalom: "Now that the cooperation has been reached, it's almost time for you to go back and report to the King of the Beasts."

Barthalom knew very well that the dragon wanted to capture Suli directly.

Only by targeting external objects can Elvi ignore the losses of the dragon in the Feather Tribe civil war for a short period of time.

Only in this way can she get some relief and some pain relief from the avoidance mentality that she is not even aware of.

Barthalom nodded in response to Elvi's words, then turned a blind eye to the chaotic situation of the dragon clan and left.

After Barsalom returned to the orc territory after a day's work, he explained to the orc king all the information about his conversation with Elvi and the probing actions they had made.

The original form of the King of Beasts was a huge tiger, but when he transformed into a human, his physique surprisingly fit the stature of a young man, rather than being overly muscular.

Faced with this series of reports, the humanoid monster lying on the stone throne just said "hmm" to indicate that it understood.

Barthalom was silent for a while before he said, "I'm sorry. During the conversation with Elvi, I represented the entire beast tribe and said that our need for the human boy was weak."

"There's nothing wrong with that. You're telling the truth." Hunhou's voice sounded like a hero, but no matter how trustworthy it sounded, it was undeniable that this tiger was always a manipulator.

"The beastmen do not need a human to change the existing situation."

As he spoke, the man raised his eyelids lightly: "Only the dragon (Elvi), who has never held power and never set his sights on the whole world, would think that as long as he gets the child named Suli, he can change all their disadvantages..."

"Oh, that's ridiculous. It's like Leia would choose to give up his behavior of being a regent but not a king, which he has been doing for who knows how many years."

After hearing these words, Barsalom, who was already kneeling on one knee, prostrated himself even deeper.

He said respectfully but without emotion: "The king is right."

"But I have been too presumptuous to speak on behalf of the orcs without the king's permission. Please punish me." Bartholomew's face was so close to the ground that even the light dust particles on the ground seemed to touch his cheeks with his breath.

The man lying on the armrest of the throne did not choose to punish Barthalom, but said: "Barthalom."

"yes."

"You don't have to be so serious all the time. I understand what you mean and I understand that your actions are to gain Elvi's trust."

Barcelona: "But if I was smart enough, I could have gained Elvi's trust in other ways at that time."

The unicorn is like a completely emotionless machine that stubbornly emphasizes its own mistakes.

The beast king's amiable and amiable demeanor, which seemed to be in keeping with his status as a king, disappeared in an instant.

The tiger itself is not some approachable king.

His eyes were clearly filled with despair as he looked at the unicorn kneeling on the stage without any emotion.

After a while, he said, "In that case, go find the Execution Department yourself."

"Yes." Bartholomew responded again, then turned and left.

Only after leaving the range of the Beast King's observation did Barthalom no longer need to control his overly strong urge and let the cold sweat flow down his back.

The unicorn suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

Whether it is himself or other so-called kings in the monster society, they all think they can be on par with the king of beasts.

That monster, the so-called king of beasts, has long since escaped the category of monsters.

That's a monster!

When it turns into its original form, there is no species similar to it; when it turns into a human form, its body is filled with dark monsters.

Unconquerable, undefeatable.

Even the unicorn, a symbol of light, could not muster any desire to resist.

Even the reason why he repeatedly emphasized that he needed to be punished was because Barsalom knew very well that the King of Beasts knew that he had gained Elvi's trust by deliberately emphasizing that he didn't care about Suli's value, thus gaining that trust that was not important at all.

What is the value of Elvi's trust to the beastmen?

What Barcelona should really say is not that Suli is worthless, but that Elvy's trust is worthless.

They don't need to gain the trust of the dragon clan at all, cooperation is just cooperation.

Elvi had no choice.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, why should a dragon be given self-respect? People in a weak position will definitely hold on to every life-saving thread.

Those who share common interests only need to move towards their shared interests.

But for Barcelona, ​​he has to do it in a way that is not maximizing his interests.

The beast king knew that he could choose to threaten, but he chose not to gain an advantage and ignored the value of Suli.

reason?

The reason is that Barcelona must emphasize that they still have emotions.

Whether it was the self-esteem that was given because of recognition of Elvi's strength, or the visual preference given because of the perseverance of weak humans...

All of this is to prove that Bartholomew still has emotions.

Otherwise, as the only one who could get close to the beast king, the tiger would only notice his abnormality...

That is something indescribable!

Neither beast nor human.

It's a monster that can't even be described as anything other than a monster...

And the very alien in his eyes was now sitting on the stone throne, coldly laughing at Elvi's ignorance.

"A child who is not yet an adult and has no reproductive ability at all, even if he luckily leaves behind a bloodline, who can guarantee that such a cub has the ability to transform?"

"The pursuit of incompetent people is just a ridiculous act to escape reality."

Elvi's pursuit of the child named Sully is nothing more than a stubborn obsession that he cannot change on his own.

The manifestation of madness.

…

The Queen's Palace of the Feather Tribe.

Similar to the cooperation with the Dragon Tribe and the Orc Tribe, Leia took the initiative to lead her army to visit the Queen's Palace of the Feather Tribe after withdrawing from the Dragon Mountains.

But rather than saying it was a visit, it would be more realistic to say it was a threat.

Leia knew that most of the resources that Elvi had previously exchanged from the Water Tribe were given to the Queen of the Feather Tribe.

At this time, the dragons have been suppressed by the feather tribe, and it is unrealistic to take all kinds of resources and benefits from Elvi. In this case, it is better to bully the feather queen who has abandoned the power of the dragon tribe and is the weakest among the three tribes.

You know, before this, it was the aquatic creatures that were always looked down upon.

"Cooperation is good, but in the process of cooperation, you only sent one subordinate... Are you looking down on the water tribe?" Leia directly addressed the Queen of the Feather Tribe.

The mermaid governor only needed to give the queen a look, and the queen, who didn't want to get involved in war and chaos again in the short term, could only take a deep breath and say, "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" Leia sneered. "Isn't this the compensation you should provide for me and the water tribe?"

"Auston, that child is my favorite king of the water tribe. But in this battle, he lost his life."

"From the perspective of cooperation, the Water Tribe has never let down the Feather Tribe. Moreover, before Austin died, he replaced the unique black dragon in the world, Victoria."

Leia didn't even pretend to be sad. He just said coldly and bluntly: "You should at least give something of the same value as Austin."

"After the death of a water king, cultivating a new water king requires not only time and energy, but also a lot of resources. Do you think that after losing so much, I will just suffer a dumb loss?"

The Feather Queen took a deep breath.

Adonis stepped forward at the right moment and expressed his intention to target Leia, so as to build a stage that was not too ugly for the forced queen.

Adonis said, "Is this too much?"

"It's true that they are cooperating, but the main purpose of the cooperation between the Water Tribe and the Feather Tribe is not to suppress the Dragon Tribe. Compared to the threat from the Dragon Tribe, isn't the beast tribe's intention to make a move more serious?"

"If the losses of the Water Tribe are also transferred to the Feather Tribe, then how can this cooperation be considered cooperation? Rather than the Feather Tribe paying the Water Tribe to do their bidding..."

This statement directly dragged Leia to the crater to be roasted, but for the mermaid, it was still not something that could cause him any pressure.

"Hire? With what you have, can you afford to hire me?" Leia laughed again.

The Queen of the Feather Tribe then spoke up: "Okay, Adonis, stop saying such things. How could the friendship between the Feather Tribe and the Water Tribe be destroyed by some external things?"

Leia knew that this woman was referring to herself, but what did it matter? The real benefits were what she should get.

"I want three times as much." Leia said directly, "I want three times the resources I gave to Elvi before, otherwise the cooperation between the Water Tribe and the Feather Tribe will fail."

"Don't forget, compared to the Feathered Tribe who also live on land, the Water Tribe who live in the water are the ones that the Beast Tribe will always prefer to work with."

Leia saw the Feather Queen's face turn ugly. He sneered in his heart, but did not forget to tell her: "Of course, if you give me the three times the resources I mentioned, I will also tell you a high-value intelligence that is no less than three times the resources."

Coming.

Addison and Asgari looked at each other, and for a moment they felt a sense of admiration for the group of people still in Rota County.

It seemed as if the group had already anticipated that Leia would take the initiative to inform Queen Suli of the information.

This is our understanding of the Feather Queen, and it is also our prediction of the Mermaid Executive.

So accurate, and so chilling.

"Someone, bring up the materials for building the friendship between the Feather Tribe and the Water Tribe." The Feather Tribe Queen directed her subordinates' actions, which startled the mermaid.

Leia didn't want to turn herself into a greedy monster who only knew how to take in this situation. She chuckled and said, "It seems that the queen has long expected my behavior."

"However, the Water Tribe and the Feather Tribe have indeed established a sufficiently friendly relationship." Leia looked at the piles of supplies that were being carried into the Queen's Palace one after another, and after making a rough estimate and guessing that these things had occupied at least three hundred years of the Feather Tribe's resources, Leia finally revealed a smile that did not have any negative meaning.

Whatever Elvy took from him, he would take back somewhere else.

A person in power who does not understand the value of a dragon and does not understand the rebelliousness of his subordinates, who also has unique value, is really...

Very good!

There is nothing more suitable for associating with than those foolish people who cannot see the facts but hold on to power.

After all, interests are the most real things.

Afterwards, the mermaid first politely expressed the depth of the friendship between the two tribes, and then stated that he would return to the Water Tribe later and send his men to discuss the next siege against Elvi with the Queen of the Feather Tribe.

Of course, Leia did not forget to explain the value of Suli's identity.

After the mermaid left, the entire Queen's Palace fell into an unspeakable silence.

The one who finally broke the peace was Addison, who had been rewarded before.

The butterfly fairy lowered her body with an expression and posture of looking up at him, and then said in a slightly questioning tone: "Why don't you continue the negotiation?"

His words seemed to have no firm logic: "Leia may not need so many resources."

"Just like Adonis said, the Feather Tribe can also choose to take the initiative to join the Beast Tribe. Moreover, who can say that Leia, who is in the water, will not be the first to be regarded as a thorn in the eyes of the Beast King?"

"It shouldn't be a surprise for the Beast King to solve the more troublesome ones first." Addison's words were not fluent.

But everyone else understood what he meant.

The core meaning of the butterfly fairy is simply to question why the queen compromised so quickly.

Just these words blurred his questioning behavior and turned it into a discussion with the Queen on the reasons why she acted in this way.

"You are right." The queen nodded. "It is just as Adonis said. Giving Leia resources and all actions against the Dragon Tribe are essentially just the Feather Tribe hiring the Water Tribe."

"But Leia denied it." Addison looked confused.

Asgari was deeply impressed by the butterfly fairy's superb acting skills.

Addison had never behaved like this before, and no one knew where he learned this inexplicable acting ability.

The Queen sighed and said, "That's just a show."

"Only interests are the most important thing. I gave Leia three times the resources, which also means that Leia needs to take the initiative to accept Elvi's revenge and the extension of his anger."

"For Leia, he and Elvi have long been enemies, so it is inevitable that he will be attacked by the dragon. After all, his dignity has been trampled underfoot by Elvi..."

"To sum up, Leia wants immediate benefits and resources, and the Feather Tribe needs to get rid of the Dragon Tribe that is likely to cause chaos within the Feather Tribe. In addition, we have indeed reached a so-called friendship with the Water Tribe. At least when facing the attack of the Beast Tribe, Leia and I both give priority to cooperating with each other."

"As for the value of the boy named Suli... Leia's attitude has been revealed. The mermaid believes that compared to getting the child, he cares more about making sure no one can get him."

The Queen did feel the value of the intelligence Leia provided about Suli, but she also realized that Suli would become a new source of war.

Whether it was to rob him, or to start a wider war because of him...it was bound to happen.

No one will be free from it.

The queen smiled in a way that no one else could understand.

Addison looked bewildered.

"I do not understand……"

The queen said, "You don't need to understand. You just need to know that the aquatic monster that Leia will send to us later is just a tool to extinguish the anger of me, the queen."

This concludes this session of parliament.

Afterwards, Butterfly Fairy went to Asgari to review what happened.

It's impossible to say that I don't understand.

But when it comes to complete understanding, Addison doesn't think he can be like the queen, who can take his disadvantaged position for granted and try to find joy in adversity, believing that he has not suffered any loss in the process of contact with Leia.

"What's there to not understand? In this battle against the Dragon Clan, the Feather Clan sacrificed only some ordinary soldiers and you who almost died." Asgari suggested that Addison infer the process from the result.

"For the Queen, even if the resources are three times, or even ten times, it doesn't matter."

"Benefits are indeed the most important thing, but the weight of benefits is insignificant compared to the length of time. As long as the queen is alive and still sits in that position, all the resources she gives out now will eventually return to her in other ways."

Asgari's eyes were cold, with a hint of disgust deep in his pupils.

"What I hate most is that these filth that shouldn't exist eventually become the tacit rules accepted by monsters."

Addison's stomach began to churn.

His goal is not firm, whether to die or continue to live, he is in a shaky situation.

But during this swing, even if he came into contact with Sully, Addison could not get rid of the thinking habits of a feathered monster after living in the monster society for many years.

What he saw was not the result, but that the Queen of the Feather Tribe, as the king, did not show the attitude of a king at all.

But it doesn't matter...

Why should we care so much about a monster that can't even be sure whether it will die tomorrow or continue to live in this disgusting world?

Asgari patted him on the back.

Finally, he said: "Instead of focusing on the Queen, it is better to wait and see, the next time I see that human boy, whether I can infer from everything that happens to him whether he has anticipated the rules that the Queen and Leia have tacitly agreed to."

…

Rota County.

Sully left this place again. Compared with the last time he was taken away by Elvi, this time the boy was filled with a sense of relief.

Egbert's illness became more serious.

During these two days of rest, Suli deeply realized the impact of patients not taking medicine.

Egbert first showed a concern for his body, mind, and even soul that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, and then began to try to arm him.

The resource reserves in Lanzhe's alchemy tool were almost emptied by Egbert.

This time, after a series of painful decisions, the left and right hands finally determined that they still did not have the strength to follow Lord Suli.

and……

"For the monsters, maybe they won't use certain people to threaten Lord Suli, but this is just 'maybe', no one can guarantee it, and there are no other possibilities besides maybe."

At that moment, Egbert turned into a thousand ducks and kept on talking: "In order not to be a burden to you, I'd better stay in Rota County."

Roy said as he packed his luggage, "But you look like you're about to cry."

"To be honest, I never thought that when you see the young master again, you would take the initiative to say that you don't want to stay with him."

"When you were taken away by the dragon, you had no choice based on reality, but now you have taken the initiative to choose to stay..." Roy's face became serious, "Egg."

Egbert: “?”

"Have you ever thought that your staying here, thinking that you are helping Sully, will not actually help him at all, but will only impress yourself?"

Egbert frowned. "Why do you say that?"

"I don't plan to stay in this city any longer." Roy raised his eyebrows and said to Egbert after stuffing all the things into the space alchemy tool.

"Maybe your idea is good, but staying here is completely contrary to your original intention of becoming Sully's right-hand man."

"Besides, instead of staying in this city, you might as well not follow the young master to the monster society in the first place." Roy looked Egbert up and down.

"Wouldn't it be better to stay in the Mercenary City forever? Believe me, those guys who are still in the Mercenary City will definitely not just maintain the status quo. They will definitely work hard for the young master's future in the rear." Roy firmly believed this.

"But, do you think you are the kind of person who is willing to stay behind, silently watching the young master's back, and not care that he is getting farther and farther away from you?" Roy really didn't want to say that he understood this unlucky child.

How can one fall behind while growing, or continue to grow while falling behind?

It's really strange.

Or is it that the growth path of all human beings who follow Sully is ups and downs, ups and downs, rather than ups and downs all the time?

"If you really are, then I can only say sorry. You know, Lan Zhe has used the hotel's kitchen exclusively for the past two days and cooked a lot of rice-related foods to ensure that no matter what the situation is, the young master can eat fresh and delicious food."

"As a result, you..." Roy walked towards the door, making "tsk tsk" sounds from time to time.

Egbert's face was expressionless.

"Shouldn't you fucking cooperate with me and say, 'You're right, I'm so weak, it's better for me to stay in this city'?"

Before closing the door, Roy held the handle with one hand and said lazily to Egbert in the room, "So when I say this, you can blatantly abandon me here and fly away with the young master? Oh, no, you can't fly. The only one who can fly among us is the rook."

Egbert: “@＆＊★/@””, “”want to curse.

"Don't underestimate a mercenary. He has experienced all the language tricks from the nobles." Roy sneered and slammed the door of the roofless room.

Later.

Sully was walking out of Rota County with a fried rice ball filled with vegetables and meat. He ate it himself and fed a crow above him. He said, "So why did Egg and Roy fight again?"

The streets are now littered with all kinds of crushed ice.

If the temperature hadn't dropped so drastically, Suli wouldn't mind taking a closer look at this [Limited Ice and Snow City of Rota County].

Lan Zhe tidied the boy's clothes, and then looked at Suli with satisfaction. He was even more handsome than the princes of the Amicbi royal family.

He said, "Never mind those two idiots."

"When they choose to throw away their brains, what we need to do is certainly not to considerately pick up their lost brains, but to directly abandon the brainless idiots."

"Only in this way can life be full of ease and freedom." Lan Zhe looked at them with disdain. The two-star mercenaries and the former Son of Light were just about to pull each other's hair and kick each other's legs.

For a moment, Lan Zhe felt that he needed Euphia and Mavis.

No matter what those two women think, at least on the surface, they will definitely be as elegant as Sully's current image.

Outside Rota County, the crows changed into their original form and flew a group of people for more than ten kilometers before they stopped on a plain.

It's very sad at this time.

I feel sad about why I didn’t find the butterfly fairy, or why I didn’t ask the snowy owl for a map of the monster world.

Suli wondered if he had lost his brain, or else why would he forget such an important thing.

But Egbert obviously didn't think so.

"Sulli-sama has too much vital information in his brain. Ignoring such a small matter is just a common sense move for the brain to reduce the burden. You should blame me for not paying attention to such a small matter, not yourself who is already very tired."

Suli: “…”

Roy rolled his eyes at the sky: "You might as well say that we have just arrived in the monster society not long ago, and there is no way to prepare all the details in all aspects."

"In other words, instead of worrying about the map of the monster society, we should think about when we will be discovered by Elvi, and whether the dragon that didn't discover us in time is a fool."

...all was quiet.

Before the two men started fighting, Du Ya said, "If you dare to fight on my back, the next time I take off, I will definitely throw you down from a height of 10,000 meters."

Lan Zhe, the only decent person, gave an undecent suggestion: "Randomly kidnap a humanoid monster and start a real strategy for monster society. This is much better than you hurting each other here."

Suli pinched his nose with a headache: "...No, there is no comparison between the two."

Whether it's kidnapping monsters or these people hurting each other...

Is this something normal?

Suli sighed.

But later, they actually found a lone monster.

Roy said decisively: "This is all God's will!"

The group took the initiative to approach the humanoid monster.

But before they could say anything, the monster attacked them.

Suli was immediately placed in a relatively safe position, and the other three people and one natural monster surrounded the lone monster like gangsters.

Then, there was a brutal and inhumane siege.

——The lone monster surrounded them all by itself.

Fortunately, the strength of the others was not completely improved. In terms of cooperation, Egbert and Roy, who were reluctant to cooperate at the beginning, were indeed beaten by the monster. However, the two, who had cooperated many times before, returned to the cooperation mode and quickly brought victory to Sully.

"Why did you take the initiative to attack us?" Suli actually didn't quite understand why this monster would choose to take the initiative to surround them all when it was alone.

No one knew what this humanoid monster was thinking. After realizing that he was not killed on the spot, he answered Sully's question instead.

"Of course I have to attack you proactively. If I don't attack you proactively and you attack me instead, won't I still die in the end? Compared to being killed, I prefer to die of exhaustion on the battlefield, or be killed when there is no way out."

The emotions in these words are too complicated, but one thing cannot be denied, that is, this humanoid monster did not make the slightest judgment that he could survive.

It seemed that his only option was death.

"Can you tell us the reason? I guess you have discovered that we are not monsters yet." Egbert turned around on the spot, showing his complete human form.

"I know you guys. I should say I've experienced it before." The male monster said, "When I was in Rota County, I also saw someone escape. But later, for some reason, no one had that idea anymore."

"As for the reason why I took the initiative to attack you? I have already said that compared to being killed while escaping, I would rather be killed tragically after being unable to avoid it."

"This is not normal." Lan Zhe commented, "Whether it's your behavior or your heart, I don't see any thought of asking to live."

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