Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 230 Accepting surrender is an art

Under the dim light of the torch, Commander Nolan's expression became a little strange.

If he heard correctly, Lord Frost Maple Ridge said "Surrender to Frost Maple Ridge and the Igor Family"?
Why is it that they are the coalition forces of the two territories of Igor and Halladayn, but their counties can never be named?
Cooperating with you Frost Maple Ridge, you just completely ignored the price of our soldiers' lives for this victory? !
Commander Nolan, who was filled with righteous indignation, squinted at the elite Shuangfengling soldiers with guns and swords all around him, but he still didn't dare to say anything.

On the other side, Xia Houyan had already recognized the leader of the forest troll.

"Hehe..." The lord looked at the green pia with great interest, "Listen to the voice, yesterday you led the team to kidnap Earl Halledine at Basil Manor, right?"

"I have a name." The troll shook his head, "My name is Tanaka Bloodfang, the chief of the Enziai tribe..."

With the brilliance of the torch in Cousins' hands, Xia Houyan took a closer look at the leader of the forest troll.

Like most of the tribesmen, Tanaka Bloodfang wears a blouse made of fur and plant fibers. This kind of clothing is completely taken from the sunset forest, and it only covers a very limited body part. The tailoring style is very local Features and natural style——

— In other words, ugly.

Of course, the trolls with green skin, sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks and big teeth protruding from the corners of their mouths are not qualified fashion models no matter how you look at it.

However, unlike other tribesmen, Chief Tanaka Bloodfang's naked body was densely covered with dark blue totem tattoos, emitting faint fluorescence in the dark.

Xia Houyan vaguely remembered that the troll clan relied on skin tattoos to identify themselves:
A tattoo on the body of a troll shows his legendary blood, his parents' family history, his own status and glorious deeds.

For example, if the official Xiahou is a troll, then his body will be tattooed with the goshawk representing the Igor family, the maple leaf totem representing the Frost Maple Ridge, the dragon wings symbolizing the identity of the dragon slayer, or something more Be ruthless, directly tattoo a book of life and death that symbolizes the underworld, or even a sickle and an ax...

Running out for a walk shirtless is enough to scare the punks on the street.

Of course, this way of recording information, which is too primitive and too harmful, has long been eliminated by the civilized races in the Haven Continent—whether it is humans, demons or orcs, they are now more inclined to use coats of arms and badges to identify identity;
Only the trolls, a primitive race living in the grass, still retain the habit of tattooing hairtails on their bodies.

Xia Houyan looked around and found that among the troll captives, Tanaka Bloodfang had the most fancy tattoos;

In other words, he is the most prestigious "noble" among these trolls, and he didn't run away.

This method of identifying the identity of the captive is really simple and efficient, and there is no need to make any clichés of "I am not good at running".

"Very good, dear Chief Tanaka Bloodfang." Xia Houyan took a Confederate Army cigar from Chris Mann, slowly lit the cigarette end with the flame from his fingertips, and then very MacArthur put The cigar was in his mouth, "At Basil Manor. I have seen the plant witchcraft you use to escape. I have to say, I am very impressed..."

"That's not witchcraft." Chief Bloodfang said sullenly, "It's the plant medicine we invented..."

"Oh?" Xia Houyan exhaled a puff of smoke ring, "Surely your Jianshan Chuangyu Arrow is also a herbal medicine?"

Chief Bloodfang shrugged noncommittally.

In Xia Houyan's eyes, this action meant "yes".

"'Mastle Viper Sword Cedar' is a gift from the God of the Forest to our Enziai tribe." Chief Bloodfang shook his head sadly, "Unfortunately, the toxin created by Jian Shan Shan is no match for your human armor and magic... The God of the Forest once warned the ancestors of our troll clan to love nature and the way of harmony, and not to use the gift of the forest to harm others—our failure tonight may be the divine punishment from the God of the Forest..."

Xia Houyan snorted and said:
"Chief Bloodfang, I want to remind you—it wasn't the Forest God who defeated you, but our Frost Maple Ridge! And I have to tell you one more thing: If it wasn't for you when you raided Basil Manor, you would use The poisonous arrow shot my sister, we, Shuangfengling, would not have participated in this bandit suppression operation, and we would not let you trolls lose so thoroughly!"

Chief Bloodfang opened his mouth, closed it again, shook his head sadly and said:
"Young human aristocrats, who can say for sure—it may be the will of the great forest god to ask you to help the beasts of the country of Halladine..."

Xia Houyan pinched the center of his brows in pain: It's really hard to talk to these religious lunatics.

"All in all, hand over the antidote to 'Jianshan Chuang' immediately, and I can use the honor of the nobility to guarantee the safety of you and your... clansmen." The lord resolutely gave up these mysterious metaphysical topics.

"Master Igor!" Commander Nolan said in a panic, "In addition to the antidote, they must hand over the Earl..."

"Well, it really has nothing to do with me." Xia Houyan gasped, "Chief Bloodfang, you can do whatever you want."

Commander Nolan's face turned green.

However, to the surprise of the lord of Frost Maple Ridge and the Commander of the Earl Country, Chief Bloodfang just grinned his ugly mouth and smiled sarcastically:

"Safe? Young human nobleman, what do you use to ensure the safety of me and my people? We are already the rebels of the Earl, maybe after you leave, the 'dear' Earl of Halledine will be right Our tribe raises the butcher knife..."

"On behalf of the earl, I pardon your crimes!" Xia Houyan waved his hand with a cigar in his mouth, exonerating the trolls faster than fans whitewashed their idols.

It's about a serious issue of sovereignty. Commander Nolan on the side couldn't keep silent anymore, so he frowned and said:

"Master Igor, these Enzie trolls are the citizens of our Earl of Halladayne, and their fate will be decided by the Earl. You can't do it for us..."

Xia Houyan looked at the grinning Commander Nolan, then turned his head to look at the sad-faced Chief Bloodfang, and finally turned his gaze back to Nolan's unshaven face.

"Commander Nolan, it's so late, you're sleepy!" Xia Houyan said kindly.

"What?" Nolan said in astonishment, "But I don't—"

Master Laurie, who had been waiting for a long time, slapped Commander Nolan on the head, and the magic power of the "Sleeping Curse" immediately invaded the brain of the earl officer, turning him into a soft noodle.

"I said you're sleepy, so you're sleepy." Xia Houyan gave a Patton-style military salute to Commander Nolan who was lying on the ground.

Two Shuangfengling soldiers rushed over and carried away Nolan, who was hypnotized by magic and was still snorting.

Tanaka Bloodfang, the chief of the forest troll who witnessed this scene, was dumbfounded, and the Allies were astonished.

Even the forest troll who lived in seclusion in the mountains for a long time knew that casually casting spells on friendly commanders was not a behavior in line with the etiquette of human aristocrats;

However, given that almost all the soldiers in the country of Halladine were dead, no one at the scene expressed any objection.

"Look, Chief Bloodfang, the person in the way is going to sleep, we can say a few heartfelt words." Xia Houyan squeezed his eyes at Chief Bloodfang with a cigar in his mouth, and then shouted, "Come on, get us some A place to sit!"

The pioneer soldiers hurriedly put down two saddles on the ground to serve as temporary seats;

Chief Tanaka Bloodfang followed Lord Frostmaple Ridge and sat down in a daze.

"Unfortunately, the conditions are limited, so I can only sit and chat with you like this." Xia Houyan chuckled.

Chief Bloodfang tried his best to understand the current situation, held back for a long time, and finally managed to say:
"You are really great. There are very few human nobles on the continent who would willingly put down their dignity and sit with us non-human races like this..."

"Hey, those are bad habits of racism!" Xia Houyan dusted off the soot, "The distinction between human and non-human races is ridiculous. The great revolutionary teacher Tirion Fordring once taught us that he has seen the highest Shang Shang's orcs have also seen the most despicable humans..."

Lena, who majored in history in the Academy City, racked her brains for a long time, but she couldn't remember where such a person as "Tirion Fordring" came from in Haven Continent.

Xia Houyan is still like a student party trying to make up the number of words for a college entrance examination essay, tampering with famous quotes from different dimensions, pretending to be a cultural person and dropping book bags like crazy:

"And as the respected Archbishop Artanis said, he needs to re-..."

"Young nobleman," Chief Bloodfang interrupted him with a wry smile, "If you have anything to say, just say it..."

Xia Houyan was choked by the troll chief, and he smacked his lips, holding his cigar in his mouth, and solemnly said:
"Okay, Chief Tanaka Bloodfang, let's put it this way... I don't want to kill you, nor do I want to kill your people. The education I have received since I was a child told me that raising the butcher knife against the peasant uprising army that cannot tolerate tyranny is the right thing to do. It will be recorded in the history books and reviled by thousands of people."

Not only Chief Bloodfang, but also the senior leaders of Shuangfengling who were present couldn't help staring at the lord over and over again.

They were obviously inquiring about the education level of the lord in their hearts.

Xia Houyan took another cigar from Chris's hand indifferently, like an elder stuffing a red envelope during the Spring Festival, and forced it into Chief Bloodfang's hand with long nails:

"Chief Bloodfang, please understand that the reason why I and my Frost Maple Ridge participated in the battle just now is because you accidentally injured my sister Katerina, and I need to get the antidote for her. This is my responsibility to the people and my family. Hand over the antidote, and we, Frost Maple Ridge, will not harm you, or any Enzie troll."

Chief Bloodfang looked down at the cigar in his hand, and looked at the black-haired lord in front of him in a daze.

"Yes, yes..." the troll leader gritted his teeth with difficulty, "I know this is squandering your kindness, but for my people... But I need you to promise that the Counties of Halladin will not hold us accountable." Responsibility……"

"Don't hold you accountable?" Xia Houyan sneered, "Then you group of rebellious trolls shook hands with the Earl, and continued to live on with the triple tax rate of 'tolerance tax'? Dear Chief Bloodfang, sorry I can say bluntly that your Enziai tribe raised the flag of rebellion because you couldn’t survive in the Earl of Halladayne, and no matter whether the earl pardons you or not, this situation has not fundamentally changed.”

"This..." Chief Bloodfang opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"You Enzi'ai trolls have only one way to leave the kingdom of Halladayne!" Xia Houyan exhaled a puff of smoke, and finally revealed his true colors, "Give me the antidote for 'Jian Shan Chuang' Give me and cure my sister, and I will allow you to move to my territory Frost Maple Ridge to settle down! There is also a large area of ​​Frost Maple forest for your Enziai tribe to live in! Our territory needs you forest giants now! A botanical talent and a quality shooter like Mo!"

Chief Bloodfang was immediately dazzled by this shocking proposal.He shook his head and stammered:
"But, but this is our hometown where we have lived for thousands of years, and, besides, the Earl will not allow the subjects of non-human races to leave at will..."

"You can choose to leave safely, or you can choose to be hanged on the tree trunk in your hometown. This is a multiple-choice question that any normal person will do." Xia Houyan shrugged, "As for the Earl... I will mention him An undeniable condition."

Chief Bloodfang turned his head blankly, looked at the dark sunset forest, and then at the haggard-faced troll tribe.

Xia Houyan moved his head closer, and said word by word:
"Chief Tanaka Bloodfang, I, the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge, cannot guarantee that you Enziai tribe will not pay taxes; but what I can guarantee is that you will not pay one more copper coin than the human leaders in the territory! There is only 'racial republic' in the dictionary of Frost Maple Ridge, and there is no 'tolerance tax'!"

Chief Bloodfang was silent for half a minute, then he let out a long breath, gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay! I... we Enzie trolls... agree!"

"Great!" The lord of Frost Maple Ridge quickly took out a parchment scroll from his arms, "This is a declaration of surrender, plus a statement of oath of allegiance to the Igor family, please represent all Enzi's Sign it, troll!"

The declaration scroll with its neat terms, which had obviously been waiting for a long time, gave Chief Bloodfang a deep sense of being deceived.

But as a defeated man with no choice, he could only pinch his nose and write his name crookedly on the scroll—it was much better to leave his hometown and relocate his territory than to die generously with all his clansmen.

When it was the lord's turn to sign the scroll, the 30-year confusion scene that shocked the troll even more happened:

Xia Houyan held the quill pen, signed only one "Ai" in "Eliott", then put away the quill pen, took another one from Chris, continued to sign the first half syllable of "Lie", and then Another...

Just one "Eliot Igor" signature, you used seven quills!
These commemorative feather pens signed the "Sunset Forest Treaty", except for one that is going to be exhibited in the Shuangfengling Museum, the rest of the Xiahou officials are going to give it as gifts——

——There are a lot of female friends, long live the understanding.

(End of this chapter)