early morning.

Crescent City.

There are still more than two months to the Feast of Winter Veil, which marks the end of winter. Now is almost the coldest time of the year.

"Ha~~~~"

Under the personal protection of Alia, Rosen stood on the castle wall that had been raised and reinforced, overlooking the Crescent City area on the Full Moon Hill.

Five days have passed since the Black Iron Guards entered the city, and the number of humans joining them has stabilized at around 200 per day.

After this group of people were settled, they all became the new force of the Crescent City Engineering Team.

What does the engineering team do?

Repair the city's outer walls, build roads, clear out the garbage accumulated in the corners, build temples, build new houses for people to live in, and so on.

Wherever there is a need for improvement, there is an engineering team, almost turning the entire Crescent City into a large construction site.

The efforts were very effective. Today, Crescent City has stronger defenses and is also cleaner and tidier.

It looks much better.

After taking a deep breath of the fresh morning air, Rosen turned his head and looked at the towering Longmian Snow Peak in the eastern sky, feeling a little confused.

"The one who spied on me in the early morning, was it you, the goddess Melchilina?"

His Levin puppet had been exploring the mountains and forests for many days, disguising itself as a forest elf and dealing with peripheral members of various tribes, thus gaining a lot of information about the forest elves.

Among them, the goddess Melchilina is a kind of pan-religion of the forest elf tribe.

I say faith because the goddess has a very high reputation among the forest elves. I add the word "general" because the goddess doesn't care much about things, even less than Mother Nature Sieglerna.

The only thing they do is to respond to the requests of the tribal leaders every year and give some blessings to the outstanding young people in their tribes so that they can grow taller and stronger.

These forest spirits were called 'Sons of the Forest'.

Originally, Rosen didn't take the goddess seriously.

Because he had just dealt with the Children of the Forest.

Phoenix of the Nalin tribe is a child of the forest. There is nothing special about him, he is just a little stronger.

He originally thought that the goddess was just a fictional faith totem and did not exist as a real entity.

But the spying from the direction of the snow peak in the early morning made him feel an unfamiliar six-ring power.

The spying spell he used was so sophisticated that he couldn't locate his exact position with anti-tracking spells, so he could only fight back with pan-interference spells.

To some extent, he was actually at a disadvantage in this secret magical confrontation.

"Sure enough, there are countless secrets in the deep hidden world, and there are far more powerful people than on the surface."

“Luckily I’ve kept a low profile.”

If you enter the scene in a high-profile manner, while others are hiding in the dark and spying on you, then what you are waiting for may not be spying, but a fatal blow after someone catches your flaw.

"I am still too young, and I have not had enough time to explore high-level magic. My achievements in high-level magic are far inferior to those high-level mages who have lived longer."

This is Lawson’s biggest shortcoming.

The reason is that there is no place to learn high-level spells above the fifth ring, so you can only rely on yourself to explore bit by bit.

How to deal with it later? How will the other party respond?

Rosen wasn't quite sure.

He wasn't particularly worried because he didn't sense any ill will from the other party.

In addition, he also obtained several unique skills when exploring the field of high-level magic.

When exploring the tenth magic ring, he was lucky enough to obtain a very powerful defensive spell.

Rosen named it the 'Law Interference Holy Shield'.

He was confident that even if he couldn't win in a one-on-one duel, he should be able to escape successfully.

While he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard Alia's voice: "Master, look, there is a group of shirtless people wearing shorts outside the north city gate."

Rosen came to his senses, turned around and looked over, and actually saw a group of shirtless guys.

It's winter, and the temperature is minus 7 or 8 degrees Celsius. Aren't you afraid of freezing to death when you're wearing so little?

I immediately switched to the "Detection Guard" angle and could see it more clearly.

There are 13 people in total, no, it should be said that they are forest spirits.

Considering that the forest elves look no different from humans, the slight difference in appearance is similar to the two races on Earth, so there is no problem in calling them humans.

These 13 forest spirits, aged between 18 and 30, 9 men and 4 women, were naked from the waist up, wearing shorts on the lower body and bare feet.

Looking at the shorts again, they are not real shorts, but are made of thin strips of thorns, with sharp short thorns on them.

Although it won't kill you or leave you disabled, walking in it is definitely a terrible pain.

The unexpected appearance of this group of strange forest elves immediately attracted the attention of the Crescent City guards.

Rosen heard a guard on the city wall shout, "Lin Jing~ Stop!"

After the forest spirit stopped, the guard shouted again: "I say, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of freezing to death?"

Rosen saw the forest spirit in front of him speak.

"We are the Children of the Forest from the Egg tribe."

"We have heard about Baron Rosen's deeds, and we recognize his status as the supreme lord of Sturgeon Island. We apologize to him for our past grudges, and we beg him to forgive our crimes!"

After hearing these two sentences, Rosen quickly checked the fragmentary information collected by the "Detection Guard" seal and understood what was going on.

This person was fooled by him and came to him on his own initiative!

He immediately waved his hand to Alia and said, "Go quickly and make sure those forest elves can get to Crescent Castle safely. I want to receive them properly."

"Yes, lord."

Alia immediately burst out with fighting spirit and jumped directly from the city wall which was more than ten meters high. She raised her foot and pushed the wall halfway, and after gaining a little leverage, she landed safely on the ground.

Rosen then said to the guards on the wall: "Lower the big drawbridge and wait for them to come over."

"Yes, lord."

The guards began to lower the large drawbridge.

Rosen quickly returned to the lord's longhouse and found his wife Serena. He briefly told her what he had seen, then smiled and said, "The deterrence of the Black Guards has had a great effect."

Selena was also very surprised: "Is there really someone wearing thorn pants in the middle of winter without clothes?"

How uncomfortable must this be?

It’s okay if it’s just a man, but if a woman does this too, how can she get married in the future?

The forest spirits are equivalent to the primitive society on Earth during the stage of food gathering and hunting, with a tendency towards a matriarchal society.

Selena still found it surprising.

The two men sat on the lord's chairs and waited patiently. To show their power, there were ten cold and strong black-clad guards on each side.

To show its formality, Rosen brought the commander of the Flame Regiment, the three great knights stationed in the castle and 14 senior knights, as well as Kruber, Alonso, Vigo and other prominent figures, to witness the forest elf's voluntary surrender.

Speaking of which, this should be considered a milestone event in the history of the island.

On the White Sturgeon Island, the human race and the forest elves are old enemies. Ever since humans landed on the island 200 years ago, there have been constant conflicts and frictions between the two sides, and they have been fighting for a full two hundred years.

The situation has always been that no one is willing to submit to the other, but now the Lin Jing has come to the door in such a humble manner to express his submission. People outside the island may not feel much, but the local people on the island all feel proud.

About half an hour later, the 13 forest elves finally reached the castle.

As sons of the forest, and because they spend all year running around in the mountains and forests to make a living, they have very well-proportioned and strong bodies. The men are tall and the women are toned, and they look very healthy.

But because he was naked, his white skin turned blue and purple from the cold, and there were many bloodstains on his thighs caused by the thorn shorts.

Fortunately, the fire pit in the hall was lit 24 hours a day, so the hall was very warm, relieving the forest elves from the suffering of freezing.

When they got closer, under the gaze of Rosen and Selena, as well as the gaze of all the human leaders, Igonini led his people to kneel on the ground.

"Lord, Lady Lord, we are the children of the forest from the Ego tribe."

"I am Igonini, the eldest grandson of the tribal leader."

"Our Yigo tribe lives on the east side of the Crescent Mountains. We don't have many conflicts with humans, and we have never participated in the assassination of Lord Ted."

"We admire the strength and civilization of Crescent City. We beg the Lord and Lady to forgive the mistakes made by our Igo tribe in the past and accept our Igo tribe's followers."

After saying this, the Thirteen Forest Spirits supported themselves with their hands, knelt on the ground with their heads bowed, and performed a profound worship.

This attitude is really low to the dust.

The human warriors present were speechless, because what Igonini said was right.

The Ego tribe and the human race do not have any major hatred. Since the other party is willing to submit to the lord, there seems to be no reason to refuse.

Rosen certainly agreed in his heart.

First, we must set an example and demonstrate our broad-mindedness.

Secondly, the Yigo tribe has more than 5,000 people, and there is not much difference between them and the human race. If they intermarry and mix their blood for a few generations, they will be indistinguishable from each other.

But you must surrender sincerely. If you come here and make a declaration, but in reality you are still you and I am still me, that would be meaningless.

So he asked: "Igognini, your attitude is sincere, but I want to see not only attitude but also actions."

"I have three questions for you."

"Please ask, lord."

"Do you accept the freedom to settle and relocate in your respective territories and to allow the two ethnic groups to interbreed?"

"yes."

"Do you accept free intermarriage between the two races?"

".yes."

"Will you accept a unified system of administration and establish a mixed army of warriors from both tribes as a garrison?"

".yes."

There were 13 forest spirits present, and nearly half of them actually wanted to object, but in the end Igonini withstood the pressure and agreed to all of them.

Rosen had been observing carefully and knew that Igonini was relatively radical among the forest elves and was also quite attracted to the human race. He was a key figure in promoting the integration of the two races.

If this Igonini could stay in place all the time, there would be no problem with the fusion.

Originally, Rosen could have made the decision directly, but his ability to achieve his current success so quickly and well was inseparable from the support of Princess Selena's identity.

So Rosen turned around and whispered to his wife: "Madam, what do you say?"

Selena wasn't very interested in government affairs.

Ever since she was promoted to a master of magic, she has become a little obsessed, with her head full of magic, and she wants to go one step further and become a sage.

At this moment, she thought that the group of forest elves in front of her were quite good. They were good-looking and had good attitudes, so she nodded: "I agree."

In this case, Rosen said loudly: "My wife, Princess Dawn, and I, the Lord of White Sturgeon Island, unanimously agree to accept the followership of the Ego tribe."

"From this moment on, the Ego tribe is my people. As long as you obey the laws of Crescent City, you will be protected by the Crescent Warriors."

After he finished his declaration, he waved his hand and said to the servants beside him, "Bring up some warm winter clothes for my new subjects to wear."

Following these words, the servants came forward one after another and brought human-style clothes and pants according to the forest elves' body shapes.

The forest elves were not shy either. They took off their thorny underwear in public and put on their new clothes directly.

After putting it on, because of her well-proportioned figure, she actually looked quite good, much better looking than most humans with bloated bodies.

But it can also be seen that perhaps because the pace of change is too fast, this group of forest elves still have a lot of resistance.

So Rosen clapped his hands and said, "Igonini, and all the sons of the forest present here, you will stay in Crescent City for the next few days, get familiar with the life in the city, and tell me the stories of the mountains and forests."

"In three days, I will demonstrate a very powerful attack weapon, and you can have a good look at it."

Igonini's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask, "An attack weapon? Was it brought by the Black Guards?"

"Yes, they brought it. It is incredibly powerful, and can be called a weapon of destruction!"

Rosen said this with a meaningful look on his face.

After he finished speaking, he saw that the children of the forest behind Igonini, who had some resistance on their faces, suddenly became quiet.

Obviously, they were frightened by Rosen's words.

And this is exactly the effect Rosen wanted.

In addition to super weapons, he plans to use as many methods as possible to scare them.

The more scared you are now, the better it is to create an irresistible mental imprint in the other person's mind, so that the resistance to integration will be smaller in the future.

While I was thinking of a solution, I suddenly had an idea. It turned out that the "Detection Guard" seal set up at the dock sent an unexpected message.

A pointed clipper, evidently used for river navigation, pulled into the dock.

There was no flag on the boat to identify it, but when the boat stopped, a gentleman in a black tuxedo came out.

Rosen took a look and was moved: "Huh~~It's an old acquaintance."

(End of this chapter)