Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 215 After the Dust Settles (6k)

A row of strong men rushed into the small stone chamber, making the air a little polluted.

The moment everyone came in, their eyes involuntarily moved to a small tree in front of them that was completely white and emitting a soft white light.

"It's the Holy Laurel Tree." An elf warrior was trembling all over, with something sparkling in his eyes. His voice was almost choked with sobs: "The Mother Goddess has not abandoned Her people. She is still watching us and has come to our side."

All the elves present looked at the laurel tree with excitement and admiration, as if they were collectively suffering from epilepsy.

Even Ashe couldn't help but take a deep breath, unable to hide her excitement: "I'm sorry Levi, the laurel tree really has an indescribable meaning to us elves."

"Understandable."

Just like in the previous life, as descendants of Yan and Huang, we also have unimaginable reverence for dragons.

"Since our goal has been achieved, let's leave first." Levi was not interested in watching others perform a tragedy here.

"Retreat." He snapped his fingers, and under the grateful gazes of Ashe and a group of elves, he left with all the leaders of Highcliff Castle.

With Beifeng's size, it would be difficult for it to sit in the crane and reach the top of the mine, but what Levi didn't expect was that it could not only grow bigger but also shrink.

This made the lord realize that its innate magic was definitely more than just gigantic.

"Hahaha."

It was not until he came out of the mine, looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky and smelled the fresh air that the lord finally couldn't help but started laughing.

In this trip, he not only got a mount for free, but also hatched a stone egg and gained the favor of the elves. It can be said that he made a lot of money.

All he had paid for was just the warm-up activities he had just done.

"Sir, what's going on?"

The earth elf Leiden who had just joined Highcliff Castle was very confused by this. Could it be that all strong people have this habit?

"Shh, don't disturb the boss."

As the old man who has followed Levi the longest, Zat is very familiar with this and has an expression that says, "Just wait and see."

"Once my mind is freed, I suddenly feel the world is wide. I ask the vast wilderness, who is the winner..."

Levi stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky and singing with his head swaying, with a style quite similar to that of the legendary bard Saint Theresa.

"Levi, I didn't expect you to have a literary talent that's as good as that of the Grand Secretary."

At some point, Ashe also came out, and the Elf Queen looked surprised and impressed.

"My dream is to be a bard." The lord nodded slightly, trying to act calm and nonchalant: "Ms. Ashe, this is just the tip of the iceberg."

Looking at the people around him who were full of admiration, the lord's vanity was satisfied like never before.

With a wave of his hand, he walked towards the base, leaving only pairs of admiring eyes behind him.

"Brother-in-law, where did you get this little thing?"

Mir looked at Bu Ji who was sleeping in Levi's palm and couldn't help but want to poke him with his hand.

But when he was halfway there, Levi slapped him away.

"Don't touch her. If you wake her up, I'll beat you up." The lord warned in a low voice.

Carefully, she placed the cloth into the flower basket on the table, letting it lie on the soft velvet, and finally covered it with a small piece of cut silk.

Milton looked aggrieved, feeling that this little thing that suddenly appeared seemed to have snatched away all the love from his brother-in-law.

He was obviously here first...

When there were many people in front, Buji seemed to be very shy and hid in the lord's pocket and never came out.

When I came back and took her out, she was already yawning and rubbing her eyes with sleepy hands.

Levi couldn't stand it anymore, so he immediately used his power as the lord of Highcliff Castle and ordered people to make a small flower basket as quickly as possible, covered with the velvet blanket he got from the elves.

"Are you all ready?"

After pulling Mil aside, Levi started talking about business.

"The baggage has been loaded onto the wagons, and the soldiers are ready. We can set out at daybreak."

Mir said, finally unable to hold back, "Brother-in-law, we have helped the elves solve such a big problem, why don't we negotiate terms with them before leaving?"

Favors are something that should not be wasted if they expire. Now they are the benefactors and saviors of this elf tribe and everything is negotiable, but it is hard to say whether this favor will be discounted with the passage of time in the future.

"Don't be in a hurry. Being the first to offer something and having others offer it are two different things. I think they should be discussing this matter now." Li Wei sat on the Diaoyutai, not panicking at all.

As it turned out, the lord's guess was correct.

Soon, when the sky was completely dark and pitch dark, Ashe came to the lord's room alone.

Levi stood up and offered the Elf Queen a cup of hot water.

"Levi, thank you very much for your help to the Whisperwind Tribe during this period." Ash held the water cup in her white jade hands, took a sip, and then spoke slowly.

"It's nothing." Levi smiled slightly and was very polite.

"Last time I offered to thank you, but you refused. But this time, no matter what, please accept the gratitude from everyone in the Whispering Wind Tribe."

Ash said, handing over a piece of parchment.

Levi took it and looked at it carefully. It was written in an extremely beautiful common language, but the last name was written in the Elvish language, which Levi did not recognize.

This piece of parchment is a unilateral letter of commitment, and the content is very simple. The Yufeng tribe is willing to hand over 20% of the mined magic crystal ore to the lord, as well as various other materials.

Even if the lord gets into trouble, the Whisperwind Tribe is willing to provide unconditional assistance.

Levi didn't know what percentage of the magic crystal mine belonged to Florina, but since she valued it so much, it was obviously not low. Under such circumstances, the Yufeng tribe was willing to give out 20%, which was not only full of sincerity, but also a huge investment.

Of course, this also indirectly proves that the laurel tree is more important to the elves than imagined.

Levi shook his head slightly and pushed the parchment back.

Ashe frowned. Could it be that this Lion Hunter Knight was just like everyone else, with desires like boulders rolling down a cliff?

But the next sentence made her feel ashamed.

"Ashe, I came to help you because of Florina, and I didn't contribute anything regarding the laurel tree."

Levi started and smiled: "Compared to these things, I actually care more about our friendship."

"We... have a relationship..." Ashe carefully looked at the extremely handsome human in front of her. Even though she had experienced all kinds of things, she couldn't help but blush when faced with such straightforward words.

But it was not obvious under the candlelight.

"I think the Whisperwind Tribe can maintain friendly relations with Highcliff Castle in the future."

"The Whisperwind Tribe is deep in the wilderness, and many things are hard to obtain, such as weapons and equipment, and various daily necessities. However, High Cliff Castle has these things, and we can definitely establish a trade and exchange what we have with each other."

"I learned a sentence from a book: only the binding of interests is the most reliable relationship."

After saying so much in one breath, Levi slowly took a sip of the hot water and waited for the reaction of the elf queen.

The so-called favors are limited, although for the time being the elves are definitely willing to give him 20% of the magic crystal ore as a token of gratitude.

But over time, some people will inevitably become dissatisfied.

Not to mention, the magic crystal mine has no great use to the lord at present, and it would be a pity to sell it directly, so it would be better to leave it to this group of elves.

The establishment of trade relations between the two would actually help the development of Gaoya Fort.

And generally speaking, the more ambitious a person is, the less he will care about the small things in front of him.

Only then did Ash realize that she was wrong, and for some reason she still felt a little disappointed deep in her heart.

She looked closely at the Lion Hunter, trying to see if he was joking.

Finally, I concluded that the other party was serious.

"Levi, you are the most different human being I have ever met." Ashe stretched out her hand towards Levi. "From now on, the Whisperwind Tribe and Highcliff Castle will be the closest allies. I will set up a caravan to Highcliff Castle. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

"Of course." Levi grabbed the Elf Queen's little hand and shook it twice.

"By the way, I'm leaving tomorrow morning." Levi remembered something and said it all at once.

"So fast?"

"The war is over, and everything has been resolved. It's okay to stay here. It's better to go back early. It's been almost a month since I came out." Levi shook his head.

"I wish you a safe journey." Ashe gave her heartfelt blessings.

Finally, the two chatted until midnight, and Ashe left with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.

This lion hunting knight was only eighteen or nineteen years old in human age, but he knew all kinds of strange things and stories, which made people immersed in them. By the time they came to their senses, it was already midnight.

Ashe had met many people, but Levi was the first one who she found interesting.

……

The coalition forces heading south were resolved, and the crisis of the Yufeng tribe was also resolved, so it was naturally time to return.

Unlike when they came here with high spirits, the soldiers of Gaoyabao were obviously much quieter when they returned.

The reason is that the carriages in the middle are filled with coffins similar to those of the Holy Light Church, which contain the High Cliff Castle warriors who died this time.

There are twenty of them in total, including Fed warriors and orc barbarians.

"Sir, you are the first person I know who is willing to give a decent treatment to the fallen soldiers." Leighton was riding on a lame horse, and his tone contained intriguing emotions, including emotion and admiration.

When a warrior dies in the wilderness, he will be cremated on the spot if conditions permit, but most of the time his body is left to lie exposed in the wilderness and eventually be digested by the world.

Even for humans, most of them were cremated collectively at once. This was the first time it had seen a specially equipped coffin like this one being brought back to its hometown.

"I can't control other people, but I promised to bring my people back, and I won't break my promise."

Li Wei didn't want to talk more about this topic. He rode on Beifeng, looking far and wide. His heart was not made of stone. He was also very sad that these old people who had followed him from the beginning would sleep here forever.

But he is the leader of this big family. Anyone can show sadness, but he cannot be sad all the time, which will greatly affect morale.

Bu Ji seemed to sense Levi's emotions. She stood barefoot on Bei Feng's head and made strange movements as if she wanted to make him happy.

The three-headed dog was very dissatisfied with the little thing standing on their heads and jumping around, but since it had just been beaten up by the lord and realized that its status was the lowest, it no longer dared to threaten Bu Ji with its teeth bared.

Although this little thing is small, it is a real boss and you can't afford to offend it.

Levi stretched out his finger, and Buji flew over like the wind and sat on his finger, rubbing his cheek with his head.

For some reason, this little creature hatched from the stone egg showed extraordinary dependence and closeness to Levi.

On the contrary, she has a neutral attitude towards Sam, a subject of the genuine goddess of nature.

After learning that this little thing was a creature hatched from a stone egg, Sam has always wanted to get close to it.

Levi was not stingy and allowed the two to have a brief contact. Although Bu Ji did not treat Sam with the same caution as he did with others, he simply circled around the old man twice, pulled off a strand of white beard on his chin, and then flew in front of the lord like offering a treasure.

This made Sam very angry. He was obviously the most loyal subject of the goddess of nature, but this little ancestor just ignored him.

Although he was angry, he had no way to deal with the two ancestors.

Regarding Bu Ji's matter, Levi only spoke in detail to a few leaders of Gaoyabao.

As a result, the brainless Zat thought that the little thing saw the lord for the first time after it was born, so it regarded the lord as its mother and was unusually close to him.

Just like the birds flying in the wilderness.

Levi kicked the guy directly. Only this idiot could come up with such nonsense.

Besides him, there was also a three-headed dog present at the time. Why didn't he recognize the three-headed dog as his mother?
But...it doesn't seem impossible.

After all, his image is most similar to this little thing, and the three-headed dog has nothing to do with her.

The first thing she saw after she was born was most likely his majestic and heroic figure in a tactical retreat.

After thinking for a while, Levi shook his head and sighed, then helplessly picked up an exquisite silver kettle and poured milk into a silver cup the size of a bottle cap.

He shamelessly asked Ashe to get it from those breastfeeding elf women. At that time, Ashe looked at him with a strange look. If he hadn't persuaded her, that majestic image would have been shattered.

It can be said that a little milk can make a hero fall.

After all, even if this little thing regarded him as its mother, he couldn't squeeze out a drop of milk.

"You little thing, you really make your mother...father worry so much, drink more."

I don't know if she understood what the lord said, but she took the silver cup and drank from it in big gulps, leaving milk stains all over her little mouth.

The journey back was not as easy as imagined. Although there were no blind people blocking the way, the howling wind and endless snow were more terrifying than wilderness bandits.

Levi had to personally lead his men and follow behind the team to prevent anyone from getting lost in the heavy snow and completely lost in this endless white world.

Everyone was like warriors from ancient times, walking in the wind and snow on this withered land.

A few days later, the snow-covered Gaoya Castle was already in sight in the distance. Levi stood on the giant Sad Wind, looking far into the distance with a broad view.

Apart from anything else, the Lord discovered a perfect use for Beifeng's innate spells that could be big or small.

When the opponent becomes gigantic, his shoulder height can reach seven or eight blades. If he raises his head, the Ten Blades cannot stop him. If they stand on his head, he will be a mobile watchtower.

In the tube, a little person in a thick cloak was standing on the wall of High Cliff Castle, looking to the north. Heavy snow had accumulated into a thick layer on her cloak. It seemed that she had been standing outside for a long time.

This cloak was bought by the lord himself at the request of Lolina, and he recognized the little person as Bai Ruisina at a glance.

He couldn't hide his excitement: "Full speed ahead!"

Highcliff Castle welcomed its true master again.

The peaceful High Cliff Castle began to become bustling with activity, as if even the coldness was somewhat mitigated.

"Levi, you are finally back."

Christina Beth stood at the city gate with her hands on her belly. Although she could not hide her excitement, she still maintained her etiquette.

"Tina, you miss me so much!"

Levi turned over and jumped off Sad Wind, and in one sprint he hugged Bairistina in his arms.

The lord's unexpected behavior made Beristina's face turn red all of a sudden, like a ripe red apple.

“Levi still has so many people…”

As soon as she opened her mouth, the lord gave a look and everyone whistled and looked away as if nothing had happened.

Zat even stood with his hands behind his back, pretending to comment on a bare little tree.

"Just tell me whether you miss me, Sir." Levi asked with a smile.

Bai Ruisi Tina looked at the face that looked forward to coming back every day, and her emotions suppressed her rationality. She said in a whisper as soft as a mosquito: "I do."

After that, he buried his head in the lord's chest, no longer daring to look directly at the other's intriguing smile.

"Hahaha." This made Levi very satisfied, and he put it down from his arms.

"This military life is really not a life for human beings, especially Mil, whose feet stink to death. I can't sleep every night because of the stink."

Levi started complaining right away.

"Brother-in-law..."

Mil on the side had a resentful look on his face. Didn't he agree not to tell his sister about these things?

Beristina smiled and listened to it all quietly.

"And Zat, that idiot, sleeps like thunder, and a lot of snow on the tent fell off with him."

Zat, who was standing by, pretended not to hear and scratched his butt with his hand. Such words did not make him feel ashamed at all.

"My Lord, you are back!"

At this moment, a wolf howled, and Hogg came galloping from a distance on his wolf. The snow on his body proved that he had just returned from patrolling outside.

It jumped off the wolf with an excited look on its face and ran to the lord.

"Back then, the wolf cub was only as tall as my waist, but now he is almost taller than me, Sir. Time flies."

Levi looked at Hogg and felt inexplicably emotional.

Hogg is someone he has been raising since he was a child, and the significance of this is different, just like raising a Husky.

Looking around, Mutuo and other warriors from Gaoya Fort were also looking excitedly at the greatest man in their hearts.

But Levi didn't see anyone. He turned to Beristina and asked, "Where's Sophia?"

When Levi found the silver dragon girl, she was concentrating on weaving a piece of clothing. Her cheeks were puffed up, and she was obviously struggling with the clothing in her hands.

And the clothes were in a terrible state.

"How did you convince her to work?"

Leaving the room, Levi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Christina Bai.

After the silver dragon was brought back to Gaoya Castle, he spent his days sleeping and eating, becoming a complete parasite, eating up rice until it became expensive.

"I just told her that if she works, she will be paid." Beristina smiled slightly, looked at the lord who was hesitant to speak, and added, "Just give her a few silver coins a day."

The two looked at each other, everything was said without words, and left with a smile.

The main force of Gaoyabao was away for nearly a month, so it would be a lie to say that we were not nervous, but fortunately, everything went smoothly.

Gaoya Castle got almost everything it wanted, including fame, warriors, and increased strength.

During this period, Levi arranged a small meeting to introduce the new members and the old people of Gaoyabao to each other, so that both sides could get acquainted with each other first and then slowly get used to each other.

The strong ones all respect each other. The soldiers who joined Gaoya Fort were obviously the best among them, and they soon became one with the arrogant and powerful soldiers of Gaoya Fort.

He was also responsible for patrolling the area around Highcliff Castle together with the Wolf Cavalry, especially the vast fields, which were of utmost importance.

This has a bearing on whether Gaoyabao can achieve food self-sufficiency next year.

Strict patrols are required to prevent the hungry wilderness natives who have been devastated by the cold winter from digging up the fields and eating the seeds inside.

Soon after, bards began to sing a story in the taverns and streets of Bailiu City. It was a narrative poem about how a lion hunter named Levi used his bravery and wisdom to easily defeat the wilderness bandits.

If Levi had heard it himself, he would have been surprised at how well the content of the war was restored.

Things like "leading ten personal guards to fight bravely against three hundred Minotaur warriors", "night attack on the wilderness tribe", "outsmarting the spellcasting group", etc., are all true portrayals of his own experiences.

But it is so true that it makes people feel that there are many exaggerations in it.

However, the story must be somewhat exaggerated and interesting in order to be loved by people.

With someone fanning the flames behind the scenes, soon everyone in the streets and alleys of the entire North knew that a Lion Hunting Knight who was related to the war in the South had won a great victory in the wilderness, and his orc barbarians and Fed archers became the talk of the taverns.

Some civilians who were originally worried about going south were relieved by the addition of such a lion hunting knight.

The most direct benefit brought by reputation is that trainee knights began to come to Gaoya Castle from Bailiu City in the snow and wind.

This group of cucumbers were obviously the easiest to fool. Just hearing the story of Highcliff Castle from the bard made them unable to help but get excited.

He fully expected that by joining Highcliff Castle, he could start making great achievements with his superb swordsmanship, render contributions that cannot be ignored, and be canonized as a true knight by the great lord of Highcliff Castle.

Unfortunately, reality slapped them hard in the face.

The majestic castle standing on the top of the mountain in the story is just a small town standing on a small hill.

(End of this chapter)