On the morning of the third day, the Linjing tribe came to redeem the people.

Rosen was not surprised at all.

Because he knew that there were many different tribes of forest elves, and 20 forest elf warriors whose physical strength was comparable to that of high-level knights were an indispensable force for any tribe.

The Nalin tribe where Phoenix is ​​located has already lost 180 warriors. Without these 20 warriors, they will have to live with their heads down in the future.

Naturally, there is no need for the lord to personally show up to redeem prisoners.

The final group that showed up were twenty Crescent Knights led by Knight Commander Kaudrin, along with 100 regular warriors.

In addition, there are several clerks who are familiar with the market prices of various materials.

The exchange location agreed upon by both parties was on the south bank of the wooden bridge over the Hanshui River, an open space with a wide view, less than 2 kilometers away from the forest on the edge of the river valley.

Early in the morning, Codlin took Phoenix and other forest elf warriors out of the wooden cage, gave each of them a few sips of water, and then escorted them to the exchange place.

The warriors were still wounded and hungry, so they could not walk far, so they were pulled along in an ox cart.

The exchange location is five kilometers away from Crescent City, and it takes some time to get there.

While on the road, Phoenix naturally had a lot of time to observe the warriors of Crescent City.

He found that the Crescent Warriors were all wearing brand new armor, their weapons were much better than before, and even their war horses seemed to be much stronger.

These changes made him feel frightened and confused, and he couldn't help but think of the terrible rumors he had heard before.

Rumor has it that the Baron married Princess Dawn, and rumor has it that the princess brought a huge dowry. Rumor has it that more of the princess's personal guards will be stationed on the island in the future.

He had totally disbelieved it before, thinking that these rumors were ridiculous and must be lies spread by the Baron to confuse them.

But after dealing with the new Baron Rosen and observing all these details, he couldn't help but believe it to about 70%.

After the ox cart had traveled several miles across the fields, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He turned to an old acquaintance in the escort team and shouted, "Hey~ Farm Knight?"

Caudlin ignored him.

"Hey~ Knight Kaudrin?"

Still no response, not even a glance back.

"Knight Commander Kaudrin?!"

Now Caudlin rolled his eyes.

"If you have to fart, let it out now!"

"I heard that the Baron really married Princess Chen-something-Chen of Weilan?"

Kaudrin snorted and laughed, looking proud: "It's Princess Dawn!"

"I don't believe it." Phoenix said with all his might.

Kauderlin said indifferently: "It's up to you whether you believe it or not. Anyway, you forest spirits just need to wait for death in the forest."

Phoenix had heard this kind of thing many times, but before, the human knights would always roar out their words, but now, they said it calmly, as if stating an indisputable fact.

This is the most terrifying thing.

He swallowed hard, but his throat still felt dry and smoking.

"Why would a great person like Princess Weilan marry a little baron? She must be crazy."

Coadlin looked at Phoenix as if he were a country bumpkin: "What do you know?"

"People in big cities are all looking for love. If there is love, princesses will even marry beggars. What's more, our lord is such a talented person."

Phoenix felt that he didn't quite understand what was said, and couldn't help asking: "What is love?"

How could Codlin know what love was? But as the leader of the human knights, he had to maintain his image of being knowledgeable in front of the country bumpkin forest elves.

"If you see a girl and you want to sleep with her, and she is willing to sleep with you, it means you have love."

Phoenix still didn't understand: "I see all the pretty girls want to sleep with her, and many pretty girls in the tribe are willing to sleep with me, so why don't I feel love?"

It was almost winter, and Kaudelin was asked so many questions that sweat broke out on his forehead.

He racked his brains to recall the love stories he had heard about big cities, but could not find a reasonable explanation.

He had no choice but to cheat: "Love is unique to our race, you forest spirits know nothing about it."

Phoenix still thought it was ridiculous: "That's because you humans are crazy."

Caudlin ignored him.

After walking for a while, Phoenix couldn't help asking again: "Will the princess stay on the White Sturgeon Island?"

"Of course she lives on the island after marrying the Baron. She will also have children for the Baron in the future."

The more Phoenix listened, the worse it felt. He subconsciously looked around at Crescent Knight, and suddenly noticed a detail.

"What are you wearing on your chest? It's shiny silver and looks really nice."

"Remember, our real opponent is the sorcery master hiding behind the scenes."

"The forest elves, the traitorous knights, and perhaps even some of the murloc tribes, are all just minions of this sorcerer."

"A big part of the reason these minions follow the sorcerer is because they believe he can lead them to victory."

Codlin remembered it very clearly. At that time, the baron had a faint smile on his face, as if he was a god who was judging fate.

"So, to defeat this cunning master, the first step is to make his minions realize that following the master will not lead to victory, but will only lead them from one failure to another until their ultimate destruction."

These words made Kaudelin suddenly enlightened, and he felt a kind of superb wisdom far beyond what he had ever felt before.

At this moment, he glanced at Phoenix again with the eyes of a country bumpkin.

"You don't understand? This is the lightning amulet, a precious gift that the princess brought as a dowry."

"With this thing, you will be struck by terrible lightning before you even touch me. Then, while your head is numb, I will stab you in the throat with a sword!"

"Also, your most commonly used sneak attack arrows are useless, because no matter how fast an arrow is, it can't be faster than lightning!"

Phoenix believed this because he knew that Master Weilan outside the island could make this thing, and Baron Ted had this thing.

He heard that when Josha of the Heg tribe was sniping Ted, Ted slashed him in the neck with a sword.

Without the blessing of the dragon, Yosha would have lost his head.

But he also knew that these magical instruments were extremely expensive treasures, and only Baron Ted had them on the island.

Now, every knight is equipped with one. It's simply... simply... terrifying.

After that, Phoenix didn't say anything on the road. He kept his head down, thinking about something.

About half an hour later, the ox cart pulled them across the wooden bridge over the Hanshui River.

The tribal warriors were already waiting, there were probably more than 100 of them, and each of them looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Looking at the human warriors around Kaudelin, they all looked relaxed, as if they didn't take the 100 forest elf warriors in front of them seriously at all.

Phoenix was angry: "Codlin, we are almost the same in number. Even if our warriors cannot defeat you, we can still inflict heavy losses on you!"

Kaudrin smiled contemptuously and patted the potion bottle on his waist: "Did you see this? The hero potion that the princess brought as a dowry is only stronger than your Dragon's Blessing."

"If you look carefully, you will find that each of our knights has a bottle."

He patted the quiver beside him and said, "We all carry sharp arrows specially made for killing dragon warriors. If you dare to play tricks, I promise to keep all your people alive, and we will be unscathed."

Phoenix's heartbeat quickened when he heard this: "Caudrin, lies can't scare me."

Kaudrin sat on his horse, looking down at his old rival, his eyes almost filled with contempt: "If you don't believe me, just try it."

Phoenix clenched his fists, furious, but he didn't dare try.

The soldier's intuition told him that Codrin was not lying and he was really sure he could kill them all.

The human clerk walked over and began to pick through the ransom property brought by the forest elves, while the Crescent Knights stood guard leisurely nearby.

Phoenix saw that his people were very unhappy and wanted to lose his temper several times, but he immediately signaled to them with his eyes to let them not be impulsive.

Crescent City has changed and possesses far more power than before, so their previous plans can no longer continue.

Half an hour later, the redemption process was completed.

The Forest Elf Tribe paid a large sum of money, including gold, furs, gems, etc. According to the market price in Crescent City, these things were worth more than 20,000 Ogers.

But if these furs and gems were taken to the Shire County, the price would increase significantly, and it would probably be no problem to sell them for 40,000 Oggs.

The Crescent Warriors released the people as promised and even returned the warriors’ weapons.

When Phoenix was limping away with the help of his tribesmen, he suddenly heard the voice of Codlin from behind: "Hey~ country bumpkin~ our leader wants me to say a few words to you."

Phoenix was very unhappy with his old rival's sense of superiority, but there was nothing he could do because the opponent was now better than him.

So I could only hold my breath.

"Farming Knight, if you have something to say, please speak up."

"Our lord said that the world outside the island is very broad. Don't just look at the barren island below your feet. Open up a little, and you will find that this world already belongs to the human race. Your resistance is nothing but a dying struggle."

Phoenix subconsciously wanted to refute, but he couldn't say anything because he knew that Codlin was right.

He could only smile bitterly in his heart: "Do you think I'm stupid? But you have no idea how terrible the prophet is!"

Kaudrin continued, "The second sentence is 'Princess Dawn is a kind and tolerant princess. She doesn't want to see more bloodshed on the island, and she hopes that the hatred between the various races can be eliminated. She is also a wise princess, because she is only 23 years old, but she is already a powerful master of magic.'"

After saying these words, Kaudrin waved his hand and said, "Go back to the city."

Crescent Knight left very decisively.

Phoenix was also helped back to the forest. He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Four updates today, three updates every day from now on 　　 　 (end of this chapter)