Chapter 1186 Section 108 The Charm of Failure

Chapter 1186 Section 108. Ineffective Charm

The jailer put him in a cell alone, and Annan asked with interest: "What's your name?"

"Peterson, Lord Annan."

"What crime did you commit?"

"I... I'm not guilty..."

"Don't lie to me." Annan whispered.

Annan was so dazzling in the eyes of outsiders that people dared not look directly at him. Peterson lowered his head and said: "I'm a spy for the Viper Thieves..."

At first glance, it seems that Peterson is an official, but in fact he is a spy planted by the Thieves in the City Guards-

This kind of organization active in towns needs intelligence the most, so there is also a contempt chain between the thieves: the thieves in the city look down on the thieves in the town, and the thieves who support the intelligence organization look down on the thieves in the city.

As for the top of the contempt chain, it is the gray gloves of the nobles.

And Peterson is almost the gray gloves of the thieves.

Undercover? Infernal Affairs?

Annan added the idea that popped up into the magic image to be shot, and paid attention to the present.

According to the "Free City Code", Peterson, a peripheral member who was not directly involved, should be sentenced to about three years of imprisonment and equivalent compulsory labor - this is already generous.

No matter which town they are in, the thieves will be hanged immediately if they are caught.

"The loophole you found?"

"The code you promulgated is flawless, just like-"

Annan interrupted his flattery and threw him a copy of the "Free City Code": "I'll give you a chance. You have defrauded me of 100 gold nars now. Find an excuse within ten minutes to get yourself off the hook."

"You think too highly of me..."

"If you can't find an excuse within ten minutes, in addition to the original crime, you will have to cheat the lord."

Peterson shut up and obediently flipped through the "Free City Code" which was already thick enough and would become thicker and thicker.

Losey brought a chair to Annan. He sat there, watching the time pass by.

Ten minutes passed in a flash, and Annan stood up, the soles of his boots on the ground seemed to be stepping on Peterson's heart.

"Are you ready?"

"Lord Annan, how can you say I cheated you?" As a spy of the thieves, Peterson instantly got into the state: "I lent you 100 gold nars and promised to return you 200 gold nars in a month, and it hasn't been a month yet..."

"So you didn't cheat?" Annan said playfully.

"Of course not! How dare I cheat you?"

To a certain extent, Peterson still found a loophole - Annan asked him to use the "Free City Code" to clear himself of guilt, and he chose to find the loophole in Annan's words.

Annan smiled: "One month? How come I remember it was a week?"

"What? I must have remembered it wrong!" Peterson patted his head, "But please believe me, I will never lie to you!"

"When will you pay me back the 200 gold nars you owe me?"

"Uh... I must pay it back! But if you lock me up, won't I get paid for three years?"

Annan felt that he and Tina must get along very well

They are both talents in the field who "if they do the right thing, they will definitely shine if they take the wrong path."

"I can give you a chance..."

"Thank you, Lord Annan!"

"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. You only have one chance, but if you do it, not only will you be exempted from punishment, but you can also work for me and get a salary from Liberty City."

And there's money to be had?

Peterson's breathing became rapid, and he no longer complained about being caught, so he couldn't help asking: "How much?"

"First deduct it from the 200 gold nars."

...

Peterson may be cunning, but Annan is more cunning.

Annan took Peterson out of the prison, who was greeted by the envious looks of his old companions. He first asked him to change his clothes and take a shower, and simply told him what he had to do: "Your task is to convince the druids to agree to bless the wheat fields."

"Dade." He called Dade, "Tell our newcomers something about the druids."

It took some time for Peterson to understand the situation, "How is it?" Annan asked.

"I think I have some ideas."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes...sure!"

Annan no longer hesitated and immediately took Peterson to the forest to find the druids.

Sensing the arrival of Annan and others, Selana came out to greet them.

"He is my new...staff, let us try again?" Annan asked with a smile.

"My companion will not change his mind..." she said

"Anyway, it won't get any worse."

Selana obeyed Annan and took him, Dade and Peterson into the forest to the tree house made of leaves where the druids lived temporarily.

The druids scattered in the forest and mountains came back one after another. Annan took a step back and gave the stage to Peterson.

"It seems that the druids have some misunderstandings about us. Our farming is no different from your sowing..."

"What did you say?"

The druid in the shape of a brown bear stood up.

Peterson's breathing stagnated, and he looked back at Annan before he regained his courage: "Mr. Brown Bear, look, we water the wheat, fertilize it, and harvest it in autumn. Is there any difference between you fertilizing the trees and bearing fruit in autumn?"

"Hmm..."

The bear druid groaned dully.

"It's different."

The elf druid wrapped in vines said.

"What's the difference?" Peterson asked.

The elf druid could not say anything, but stubbornly repeated one sentence: "We will not bless you."

Peterson was very anxious. He didn't care if these druids would bless him, but he couldn't convince these stubborn bastards. He was about to be put in a cage!

"Why? Our farmland has a good harvest, so we won't encroach on forests, grasslands, and rivers!"

The druids were speechless. Feeling that the time was almost up, Annan coughed lightly:

"I can understand the Druids' aversion to farmland. Because where farmland exists, a large number of forests have been cut down and grasslands have been destroyed..."

"But as Peterson said, farmland is to us what trees are to you, so why exclude humans from the ranks of nature?"

"On the way here, Serana told me that her companion would not change his mind."

Annan's words made the druids look at the surprised deer man.

"My answer is, 'It won't get worse anyway'... I think this sentence is the same for you. You have seen Free City, where no one will harm the forest and the elves."

"No matter how much you lend a helping hand, it's just one more territory like other humans. So why not take a gamble and let Gemstone Bay be the first human territory to coexist with nature?"

Faced with Annan's sincerity, the druids looked at each other.

When Annan almost thought they had been persuaded, the elf druid stood up.

"I'm sorry, Lord Annan, we don't want to have any contact with humans."