After rebirth, one gold coin bought the Elf Princess

Sophia rolled her eyes at Roland, her face full of speechlessness.

Roland explained seriously, "You didn't participate in the World Tree Defense War a year ago, so you don't understand this gap. A year ago, the overall combat effectiveness of the goblins was much stronger than these two armies."

"The troops formed with the bloody goblins as the core are very close to the average level of our tribe in terms of combat effectiveness, organization and morale."

"How is it possible, with just these lowly goblins?"

Sophia's eyes widened. If Roland never joked, she would have thought he was talking nonsense.

Roland ignored her expression and said calmly, "I just thought about it carefully. The combat effectiveness of these goblin troops dropped roughly when the mechanic and the librarian died."

"I have reason to suspect that the fortune of a race is closely related to the race's strong men. If all the top strong men of a race perish, the race's fortune will gradually disappear."

"This is not just a guess. During the World Tree Defense War, I noticed many spectators in the sky."

Roland recalled the scene at that time and said in a deep voice: "Below, there was a brutal war, and above, there were powerful people watching the war as if they were watching a play. At that time, I thought all of this was the rules set by the gods, but later I found that the rules set by the gods are not absolute."

“So this should be a divine rule that is beyond our understanding.”

Sophia looked at Roland carefully and asked softly, "Is this the conclusion you came to from your independent observation?"

"Although there is no direct evidence, I believe the truth of the matter is not far from my guess."

Sophia pondered for a long time, then slowly said: "You guessed right, this is the basic rule of the world, beyond the rules set by the gods."

"But your guess is not entirely correct. Peak level six warriors are not considered strong. Although they have some influence on the tribe's fortune, it is not much. The decision-making power lies in the attitudes of demigod-level warriors, divine envoys, and supervisors."

"Inspector?" Roland's eyes lit up. He had known for a long time that Sophia was not an ordinary person, but he didn't expect that she was so well hidden.

Roland's suspicion that Sophia had a special identity was not a blind guess.

He went through more than two hundred reincarnations before he had the strength to kill a sixth-level warrior at the fifth level. However, Sophia's hard power was not inferior to his at all.

This doesn't make sense at all, unless she is also a reincarnation.

Now the answer is revealed. Sophia may not be a reincarnation, but she is closely related to the messenger of God.

Sophia stared at Roland and said in a deep voice:

"Forget what you just said. Knowing too much is not good for you. There are indeed people in this world who are much stronger than you can imagine. You must remain in awe."

Roland smiled and nodded, saying softly, "Thank you."

Sophia avoided talking about the previous topic and just said calmly: "Your maid is here, we should set off."

With the help of levitation magic, the three of them took off again.

Granny didn't notice that Roland and Sophia had become much quieter. She looked down excitedly. Although she knew that the Black Rock Mountains were still thousands of miles away, she was still excited.

Although she has always regarded herself as Roland's guardian knight and maid, she is actually already a count.

Roland was never stingy in rewarding his meritorious officials.

Although Granny's contribution in the defense of neutrality was slightly inferior, she had always been fighting on the front line since she followed Roland, and she proved her loyalty at critical moments. Roland's trust in her was no less than that of other people.

Loyalty must be rewarded.

After the war, Granny was rewarded with an earldom and three baronies.

This reward, which was both in small and large amounts, also reflected Roland's extra kindness.

Although Roland didn't bring her back home in glory this time, she was still very happy.

Wealth and honor that never return to one's homeland are like a man in fine clothes walking at night.

Granny had never heard of this sentence, but she understood the meaning.

Seeing her eager anticipation, Sophia smiled slightly and continued to accelerate. In less than an hour, she completed the last section and landed under Granny's excited guidance.

Sophia suggested that the three of them land directly in Granny's hometown, the Thor Blackstone tribe.

Thor is the name of a barbarian hero in ancient times. The Thor Blackrock tribe considers themselves to be the direct descendants of Thor, and every tribe leader is named after Thor.

Because most barbarians have no concept of numbers, these patriarchs start from Thor I and end with Thor IX, and then return to Thor I to continue the cycle.

Of course, the patriarch can count to numbers greater than ten, but ordinary members of the tribe cannot do it, and doing so is also done to take their tolerance into consideration.

The current patriarch goes back to Thor III.

As for how many cycles it has gone through, I'm afraid even the wise men of the tribe can't tell.

In short, this is a barbarian.

Although they cannot escape the stereotype of being barbaric and ignorant in the eyes of others, they have their own philosophy of survival and style of doing things.

In Roland's opinion, although the barbarians are stupid, they are not without wisdom.

Since you lack intelligence, why not just live a simple and rough lifestyle?

If a barbarian can survive in this world for more than three epochs, he will be better than most ethnic groups.

Roland and Sophia had never experienced the life of savages and were full of curiosity about this magical land and the savages with strange habits.

Granny was unusually nervous, and her voice trembled slightly when she spoke.

With a bit of homesickness, she introduced the barbarians' living habits and taboos to Roland and Sophia.

According to Granny's arrangement, Roland and Sophia are now her wise partners.

As we all know, the intelligence of barbarians is not enough.

The way for normal people to make up for intellectual deficiencies is through education and learning, but it is impossible to find qualified teachers in a group of barbarians where everyone is pure.

The academic level of the so-called shamans, prophets, and witch doctors in each ethnic group is also quite worrying.

It is really a bit of a stretch to rely on them to serve as intellectual pillars.

To meet the needs, the Wise Partner System emerged.

If you don’t have enough intelligence, there is still a way out, which is to find a wise person to act as an external brain.

According to common sense, enlightening people through education and learning is the fundamental solution, while finding wise partners is the temporary solution. However, in many years of practice, barbarians mostly rely on wise partners to solve problems.

Granny led the way, and the three of them came to the interior of the Thor tribe.

Many people on the street greeted Granny enthusiastically, and it seemed that she was quite popular.

But some people were not very friendly to Granny and even made provocative remarks.

Faced with these unreasonable actions, Granny just smiled and ignored them.

The more Roland looked, the more surprised he became.

Granny has always been someone who would rather use an axe than a brick, and would rather use fists than words.

Her bad temper gave Roland a headache.

However, she was so tolerant this time. Could there be some other hidden story?

Perhaps seeing through Roland's thoughts, Granny explained softly:

"Master, don't be surprised. Although these guys look hateful, they are actually not bad people. They were stronger than me back then, but now I can flatten them with just one slap."

"It's too boring to argue with them."

Roland looked at Granny with admiration. Looking at her angular features and gentle eyes, he suddenly felt that he didn't seem to understand this loyal maid.

This trip to the Thor tribe may be a good opportunity to get to know Granny.

Roland said nothing and followed Granny to see the patriarch.

According to Granny's previous status in the tribe, she was not qualified to see the chief. But this time was different, she brought two wise men with her.

The arrival of a wise companion to the tribe is a big deal.

A qualified wise companion will always leave some traces to the tribe, perhaps books, or knowledge passed down orally, or some technology.

Granny has full confidence in Roland. In her mind, Roland's wisdom is comparable to that of a god.

His ability to be the tribe's wise companion, even if only for a few days, would be a huge boost to the tribe.

So she insisted that the person she brought back was a sky-level sage whose wisdom was higher than the sky.

All wise companions will be respected by the tribe, but there are differences in respect. The degree of importance attached to the sky level, earth level and tree level is definitely different.

Although Granny's words were very obscure, Roland could hear the difference.

Roland, who was already accustomed to the hierarchy, did not find it strange.

Even within the human race, knowledgeable college students are divided into PhDs, Masters and Bachelors.

Granny insisted on bringing back a sky-level wise man, and the clan leader did not dare to neglect it, regardless of whether he believed it or not.

Soon, a burly man over two meters tall, wearing animal skins and with a beard as hard as a steel brush, came out of the meeting room to greet Roland and others.

Chief Thor originally disagreed with Granny's insistence on bringing back the wise man after she suddenly returned home, but as soon as they met, he felt that Roland was extraordinary.

One cannot fake one's demeanor.

Regardless of whether Roland is a wise man or not, he is definitely a strong man.

Thor III's intuition told him that the petite (compared to him) human in front of him was even stronger than him.

This is an intuition that is almost like the instinct of a wild animal.

Not only Roland and Sophia, but even Granny's strength was a little confusing to him.

Thor III's eyes rolled, and his smart brain, which was completely inconsistent with his appearance, worked quickly and made a quick decision.

It is a blessing for the Thor tribe to have a super strong and wise man visiting them, and they must be treated with great hospitality!

"Dear wise man from afar, welcome to the hospitable Thor tribe!"

Volume 218: City of Freedom: Chapter Wait and See

Roland was somewhat caught off guard by Chief Thor's enthusiasm.

The possible scene of "the foreign kid eating my axe" that he imagined did not happen at all.

He really did not understand the barbarians.

Savages respect both force and intelligence.

It's just that their way of respecting a warrior is to have a good fight, while their way of respecting a wise man is "Sir, please take a seat and have some good tea."

Barbarians are not very intelligent, but they are not stupid.

Perhaps to compensate for their low intellectual growth, their intuition is quite sharp and they can easily tell who is a partner and who is a liar.

Those who deceive the barbarians are often torn to pieces in the barbarians' rage.

Roland and others were treated with the highest level of courtesy.

All the tribal leaders were present, with the most sumptuous dinner, the strongest wine, and the tenderest lamb legs. Everyone danced wildly around the campfire to celebrate the wise man's visit to the tribe.

Unlike those obedience tests that are called drinking culture but are actually rubbish, Barbarians don't urge others to drink, they take the lead in drinking.

Inspired by the enthusiasm of the tribal leaders, Roland also made an exception and drank a few more glasses.

He can use magic to dissolve alcohol, so he won't actually get drunk.

Seeing that Roland had such an amazing alcohol tolerance, drinking three kilograms of liquor with only a slight redness on his cheeks, all the barbarians called him an expert.

There are not many men who can drink so much, even within the tribe.

Sophia and Granny knew the truth, but they just smiled and didn't reveal it.

According to the rules of the Thor tribe, women are not allowed to eat at the table, no matter how strong they are, except for wise women.

The flash of wisdom is greater than the law of our ancestors.

Sophia is a wise person, but what about Granny?

After she skillfully demonstrated addition and subtraction within 100, the patriarch was in awe of her.

This kid has been away for two years and not only has his strength increased rapidly, but how come he has also grown smarter?

Not only that, I heard from her that he became a high-ranking official in the human race and was granted the title of earl.

The patriarch didn't believe it at first, but now he has to believe it.

The dinner was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

The next day, Chief Thor formally worshipped his ancestors, held a formal ceremony, and invited Roland and Sophia to become guest wise men of the tribe.

With this identity, Roland can enter and exit the outskirts of Blackrock Mountains.