Chapter 933 Elsa Village

Time passed, and with the arrival of October, the kingdom passed through the scorching heat and clear autumn, and the temperature began to gradually cool down. Elsonne didn't spend energy to open the constant temperature barrier this year, because Rody knew that this year would be a warm winter. But the so-called "warm" is for the residents in the city.

In the forest, "cold" is the eternal keynote. No matter how warm or severe the winter is, Elsa Village will cool down quickly after dark. In early October, the temperature in the Silent Whispering Forest has dropped below zero.

The wood elves have long been used to this, but unlike previous years, they don't worry about food and heating in winter at all.

Nata walked in the village, but she didn't come back for two years, so she couldn't recognize the appearance of this place. Since the opening of the trade route with Hollier City and nearby towns, Elsa Village has inevitably undergone a major transformation. In terms of housing construction, it is natural that the wooden houses built by humans have a more reasonable structure and more spacious space. The tree holes where the wood elves sleep look like mouse burrows by comparison. And because the surroundings of the village were already protected by guard-changing troops, herds of beasts could no longer threaten the safety of the village. Under such circumstances, the wood elves were naturally willing to accept human-style wooden houses.

"Jerky meat! A string of fifteen copper coins!"

"Collect honey—"

Elsa Village, which was originally a small population, now has a population of more than a thousand people. Humans and wood elves basically account for half of it. Wood elves are the permanent population here, while humans are basically mobile. Most of them It's a caravan, come here to sell goods, buy goods, stay for a day or two and then leave. Therefore, the originally vacated area in the village has become the "bazaar" where these people live. Whether it is fresh meat, honey, herbs, or magic crystal beasts, they can all be traded here.

Elsa Village had no experience in managing this at first, and didn't understand what it meant. Later, it was Rody who asked the village head of Brody to set up a "stall fee", which is simply a "tax fee". As a result, the village now Much richer than before, even the poorest elves can now have a full meal, and the fear of severe cold and famine has completely disappeared.

Nata didn't wear leather armor for battle today, nor did she carry a longbow in her hand. She planned affairs at the intelligence center in Houlier City before, and after confirming that all preparations were completed three days ago, she came to Elsa Village with another identity.

Walking on the street at this time, wearing a fur coat produced by Elson is obviously different from those sloppy businessmen around him. This invisible aura makes the peeping humans dare not come forward to strike up a conversation—of course, this is also because of Roddy. Strict orders have been issued, and the guys who tried to play hooligans with the wood elves before dare not even enter the Silent Whispering Forest. Although this is an area where human wood elves are mixed, no one dares to cause trouble at all.

The impact of the news of the unification of the kingdom has not yet appeared, because the road has not yet been repaired, and the main trade target is still Houlier City and its surrounding areas. Nata is very clear about this, so she is sure that the task that Rody wants to perform by herself has a greater success rate.

What Nata has to do now is to dig a trap and wait for the people of the High Elf "Holy Society" to step on it.

Externally, Nata did not reveal her identity. The identity of the personnel of the Intelligence Bureau is kept secret, so the people in Elsa Village do not know her true identity. Nata came back for the first time in two years, even Brody, the village head of Elsa Village, did not know What is she doing now.

"Hugo."

He called to stop a wood elf who was strolling along the street, and the latter turned around. He already knew the news of Nata's return yesterday, so he quickly stood still: "Sister Nata, what's the matter?"

Hugo was the "little lady" that Rody met two years ago when he was wandering in the Silent Whispering Forest. Now this wood elf has grown a lot taller and looks like an adult. Now Elsa Village is basically in line with the human world, so concepts such as "salary" and "job" have also emerged. Hugo has now become an official patrol member in the village and can receive a salary every week.

"The village chief has gone out?"

"yes,

He went to discuss with Village Chief Batty about whether to trade with humans, but... this time is probably too bad. "

Hugo is very familiar with what happened in the village in the past two years: the wealth of Elsa Village will naturally be seen by the other wood elves in the Quiet Whispering Forest, but the wood elves in these villages are divided into two factions. Under the persuasion of the village head of Brody, he chose "open trade", while the other faction stuck to his own opinion and did not accept any conditions for doing business with humans at all, and even quarreled with Brody many times over this.

Originally, this matter was your wish, and Brody didn't need to persuade everyone to accept his point of view. It is said that Linnis Village, where the village chief Kebadi lives, was attacked by a herd of beasts some time ago, and the village suffered heavy losses. As a member of the same family, Brody naturally couldn't just ignore death, so he brought materials to help him for free.

However, for this visit, Hugo obviously had no expectations: "Barty has been scolding us as corrupted elves, saying that we have given up our faith... I wonder, what did the wood elves believe in?"

Hugo is not very old, but he is very old when he complains: "They lived in the forest all day like wild animals, and now they see that we are living well, and they can't do anything except sour mouth. It wasn’t the village chief who gave them relief, I think half of the people would die after winter is over… He’s still stubborn like this, I really don’t know who gave him the courage to say that others have been corrupted.”

"Okay, let's say a few words less."

Nata was not very interested in this.

If "corruption" is really said, Nata, who had left Elsa Village a long time ago, must be the first one to be corrupted. In terms of knowledge, Nata has witnessed Rody's changes to the human world. There has been a gap of at least half a century between the messiness of human towns and the cleanliness of Elson City. With this kind of experience, even if there are many changes in the Elsa village in front of her, it will not be able to amaze Nata.

"Sister Nata, will you leave this time when you come back?"

"Yes, but I will stay for a while."

She didn't answer the other party's current job, and after a few brief chats, little Hugo left. I casually strolled around the bazaar and planned to return. He happened to bump into Lando who was wearing a gorgeous robe.

Lando is the wood elf who wanted to pursue Nata two years ago. He was actually considered the leader of the younger generation in the village. However, since the village became richer, "hunting" has gradually become a dispensable activity, and now it has been completely cancelled, so Lando's archery skills have also been neglected for a long time. Appointed by Chief Brody, he became the order manager of the bazaar.

Although the power of this position is not great, it is a figure that needs to be curry favored by traders. In order to be able to occupy a good booth, large and small bribes have become an inevitable "income" for Lando every day. When he walks around the market, his pockets will be full, and he will even carry all kinds of goods in his hands-this is not what he asks for, but what the vendors stuff.

When she saw Lando who was smiling all over her face, Nata's expression didn't change, she just stood aside, with a bit of curiosity in her eyes. The latter stayed in the simple gambling house except for patrolling around all day, so he didn't know the news of Nata's return. When he walked past Nata, he couldn't help but freeze there: "Na... Nata? You're back?!"

"Um."

Nata just nodded. Lando's robe was made of smooth material, and there was an animal fur lining underneath for warmth. This style is very common in Elson, and those mage apprentices like to wear this warm style. However, in Houlier City, only wealthy families can afford to wear it—but compared with the "fur coat" on Nata, Lando's robe is obviously much more rustic, like a country It looks like a country bumpkin is placed with a noble lady in the city.

Lando looked up and down for a long time, his complacent energy faded a lot, and he should change his smile immediately: "It must be two years since I saw you? I have asked for your name many times in those caravans, but I have never heard of it. information."