Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The twelfth year of the new calendar, spring

While Lawrence was enjoying a pleasant picnic time under the warm spring breeze at the Snow Mountain Castle, a bloody battle was breaking out on the other side of the forest!

Rastana watched the scene in front of her tremblingly. The cruel human stabbed her fellow human beings to death on the ground, and slammed a male elf on the head with a sharp and heavy axe.

Rastana's feet trembled in fear, and the wooden staff in her hand kept swinging.

The nearby barbarian invaders quickly killed the village's resisters, looking at the remaining elves and half-elves with cruel smiles.

Those who dared to resist and bravely stood up to attack them all died.

Of course, there is no shortage of human corpses on the ground.

The forest only blocks the footsteps of ordinary humans. Before spring arrives, adventurous businessmen and hunters sneak into the forest in the snow and wind, and use their own methods to determine the path and goals.

"Woof! Woof!"

The hound screamed fiercely at Rastana and several other half-elves who did not dare to resist. This giant hunting dog, one meter tall and two meters tall, had terrifying muscles and appearance, and was also surprisingly strong.

The drooling hound barked ferociously at the living elf, but the human next to it kicked it lightly.

"Go away, this big-breasted, big-assed elf is going to be sacrificed to the prophet."

Several nearby hunters approached, "Boss, we found the hiding children and female elves, there seem to be six of them."

The leader looked at the dilapidated village in front of him. This village only had five simple houses and some houses in the trees. Including the five dead male elves, there were less than twenty people in total.

"Tie them up. This is the tax money dedicated to the prophet. Don't get hurt!"

"yes!"

Everyone knows the stakes.

Although they were all from Pig Trotter City, they also respected the legendary great prophet.

Failure to offer a gift to that prophet would surely have dire consequences.

The savages, who were not afraid of death and full of adventurous spirit, were still suppressed by religion and spirituality. They were as humble to Lawrence as they were to the wizards and churches in the past.

Now these people are like Red Beard and others who once made money by robbing people, but they honestly paid taxes to the earl.

No matter how crazy or impulsive you are outside, you must obey all the rules honestly at home.

In the eyes of these people, it is a matter of course that the prey and harvest obtained in the forest at the risk of being wiped out and killed should be handed over to the lord.

Especially if you go out to make money, rob and fight without permission, if you don't pay taxes to the lord after you return, you won't be able to sleep well.

Rastana was soon locked up with the village's half-elf women and children.

The two parties did not understand each other's language and had little communication.

Human corpses were piled together by the hunters themselves and burned along with nearby houses.

The corpses of the elves were left alone. These elves only had some animal bones, wood and stones on their bodies. They were wearing fluffy linen clothes and had no money or valuables.

These elves and half-elves were quickly taken out of the forest and brought to the outskirts of the forest two or three days away.

The exhausted and frightened Rastana soon saw a desperate scene. Outside the forest, there were humans everywhere with weapons destroying the forest.

There are more of them than the insects and ants on the trees, too many to count.

Rastana was watched by nearby humans, and soon a woman came and took them to a movable wooden house.

After wandering around for half a day or a day, we arrived at a lively and crowded city. The houses here were all made of stone and mud, and you couldn't feel the smell of mud and trees at all.

If the elves and half-elves she knew in the village were not still with her, Rastana would have wanted to die right now.

During this period, I also thought about starving to death without eating, but then I couldn't help but eat human food.

It's quite delicious.

After having this thought, the tears of humiliation couldn't stop flowing.

The elves were quickly taken to a large boat as long as a fallen giant tree, and then sat on the boat for a day or two before arriving at a lively port.

This place is more prosperous than the places we have seen a few days ago. The humans on the land are busy carrying goods, or buying fruits and fish on various wooden shelves, as well as cloth and clothes.

Feeling like she was about to be treated humiliatingly, Rastana found that after getting off the boat, the humans around her looked at her with envy and respect.

They would bend down to salute themselves when they looked at them. Even the warriors with weapons would quickly lower their heads when they saw her.

Rastana and other elves were taken to a market again. A woman in a blue skirt came with several nuns in nun uniforms and said something to the invading village.

Through the past half month of study, Rastana has somewhat understood some daily expressions, and she roughly felt that they seemed to be negotiating the price.

***

The female owner of the tavern, Ulla, was very satisfied with the slave this time.

"Very good. How much does this elf with big breasts and big ass cost?"

The slave trader quickly bowed his strong body respectfully to the weak woman.

"She is our tax tribute to the prophet. We don't know how much to sell the rest of the slaves, so we will set the price by the servants of the prophet according to the rules here."

Ulla was used to this kind of thing, used to others abiding by her own rules and doing things according to her own rules.

"Okay, there are three elves and ten half-elves in total. I will give you twenty cows, eight Dom sheep, a four-wheeled carriage, and ten thousand copper coins."

The leader and the hunters who were still alive nearby looked at this woman excitedly, and soon they all lowered their humble heads in excitement.

This money is enough to offset the loss of this death, and it can also allow the survivors to return to their hometowns to buy land, hire construction workers to help build strong and warm houses, buy a warehouse of wood for fuel, and then marry a wife. Hang endless amounts of dried meat at the head of the bed, and place endless amounts of spirits at the end of the bed.

The more than ten people who survived did not need to fight for this, because these rewards were enough, so much that they were willing to go back and find more people to continue their work!

"We are willing to obey the prophet's arrangements!"

A few desperadoes with a lot of blood on their hands are willing to abide by the rules here.

Ulla said to several people: "The prophet sent a message before. If you can't kill these elves during the hunt, don't kill them. If you can protect the elf women and children, the reward will be more. If the number is large enough, you can I’ll reward you with a ship.”

The leader quickly agreed, "Yes! We are willing to accept the guidance of the great prophet!" (End of Chapter)