Witch Monastery

Willow lowered her head and pursed her lips, seeming a little embarrassed: "It's just...Father, I need some advice from you."

After going through so much, she reflected on what had happened in the past and found that Hawthorne's advice was often correct in hindsight.

It's not that he is so smart, but mainly because he often grasps the correct information one step earlier, which she often does not have.

Therefore, now, when she encountered difficulties, the first thing she wanted to do was to rely on him.

"Mountain people, we have to survive the winter after all." She whispered, "We need a warm place, but where can we go next?"

Hawthorne scratched his head. "Why go somewhere else? Can't we just stay in this mine for the winter?"

Willow smiled bitterly: "I can't live under someone else's roof for the whole winter."

Hawthorne spread his hands: "So what? This is an abandoned mine. You won't interfere with the dwarves' normal work, and they probably won't chase you away..."

Willow looked a little embarrassed: "Then...is there no other choice?"

She had something else in her heart, but she was too embarrassed to tell Hawthorne now: the conditions here were really not suitable for them to live in, after all, this was the dwarves' mine.

But if she said this, it would sound as if they were spoiled and cared too much about food and accommodation, so she didn't feel comfortable saying it out loud.

Hawthorne looked down at her face and sighed after a moment.

"Madam Willow," he said, "you are really too thin-skinned to be a leader."

Hearing this, Willow immediately looked up with a look of astonishment: "But... I just want to lead my tribe and be self-reliant..."

Hawthorne shook his head: "I'm not saying that you are not a good leader of your own tribe. I'm saying that, uh, you are not suitable to be the leader of the Mountain Cleansers Alliance."

"Don't rush to refute. Think about it yourself. You worked hard to contact various races and formed this alliance to resist the demon lord. Then, what was the final result?"

"Did they listen to you? No, they took the power away from you."

"And after they seized power, did they act in accordance with your ideals? No, they launched a war against the town of Rockseeker for their own selfish desires, and then messed everything up."

At this point, he spread his hands and said, "Look, you worked so hard in the Mountain Cleansers Alliance, but the final results were all what you didn't want."

Willow covered her face with her hands, looking extremely ashamed and angry: "I know... Please stop talking, I know I am an incompetent leader..."

霍桑

He sighed and said, "So, regarding this alliance and the affairs of other tribes in the alliance, you should stop caring about it. Just take care of your own tribe, lead the goats well, and live a good life, isn't that enough?"

Willow raised her head and looked at him miserably: "But, in the coming time, the Fauns will not be able to remain immune."

"We have to build new camp houses so that we can continue to live next year. And for this, we must rely on the strength of other tribes..."

She really felt helpless. She lowered her head again as she spoke, and was willing to say anything.

Huo Sang thought to himself that it was almost done, and then said, "You can still rely on me."

Chapter 394 I'll be responsible!

Willow looked up suddenly, looking shocked, and Hawthorne opened his arms and embraced this woman who had been so concerned about her tribe.

Even though there was a robe between them, the extremely soft touch of Willow's delicate body was still transmitted to every nerve of Hawthorne, mixed with the faint scent of milk on the mistress's body, just like the feeling that night, making him obsessed.

Willow didn't react for a moment, she just stood there blankly, letting him hold her in his arms.

"We are comrades, aren't we?" He did not forget his original purpose, and continued softly, "Together we will destroy the demons. We are like-minded comrades. What's more, your tribe was originally established to fight against the demons, which is why things have developed to this point."

"So at a time like this, you can ask me for help instead of just seeking advice here." He whispered softly in her ear, and the hot air he exhaled hit her soft and drooping ears in waves. "If you are willing to give these to me, then I am willing to take on this responsibility."

Translation: Take command of your tribe.

Hawthorne never believed in the saying "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility". He thought it was a deliberate propaganda by those in power so that those who were truly responsible could escape responsibility.

He has always believed that "the greater the power, the greater the responsibility" and that those who hold power should bear these responsibilities.

In special cases, the opposite is also true: the more responsibilities you take on, the more power you can actually gain.

Just like now, he has to take the initiative to assume the responsibility for the future survival and development of the Green Vine Tribe. In fact, he is asking the Green Vine Tribe to follow him and obey his power.

But Willow was completely unaware of this. When she heard him say this, her heart was filled with emotion for a moment.

Feeling the hot breath hitting her ears, she felt that Hawthorne's words were full of endless care and tenderness. Combined with his strong arms and warm embrace, the heat he radiated at this moment almost melted her completely.

She subconsciously hugged Hawthorne's waist, closed her eyes, and sniffed the breath coming from his chest. Her expression gradually showed a hint of obsession: "Hmm..."

"Thank you, Father. I will choose to rely on you..."

The cold wind was still howling in the mountains, and the winter was still very cold. However, at this moment, all Willow could feel was the intoxicating warmth.

Hawthorne patted her back gently, his thoughts gradually becoming clearer, and he continued, "Regarding the future destination of your tribe, I actually have a plan for the future."

Willow didn't say anything, but listened carefully. Then he introduced: "First of all, the demons are still wreaking havoc in the mountains, so it must be safe here. If you want to spend two or three years in peace and recuperate, you must rest somewhere close to Liber Harbor."

"If nothing else, at least the great magicians of the Black Rod Tower have almost cleared out the burrowing bugs and demons on the periphery, so the closer we are to Libel Harbor, the safer it will be."

"As for the specific location...my suggestion is here."

As he spoke, he loosened his arms around her and pulled her to sit on a rock nearby. Willow did not resist at all and sat close to him, and then he took out a huge map from his dimension bag, which was covered with various marks and drawings in red and blue pencils.

She recognized it immediately. It was an adventure map in the mountains that was published by the branch of the Adventurer's Guild in the town of Rockseekers.

Because it has received support and participation from various grassroots forces and even some local mountain people, this map can be said to be the most detailed, complete and widely recognized map.

But after the great earthquake, many mountains were cracked, landmarks were destroyed, and this version of the map basically lost its value.

What does he do with this map?

Willow looked closely and saw the red and blue pencil marks, all of which were signs such as "blocked", "collapsed", and "new road". It was obvious that Hawthorne was trying to draw a new map that could be used based on the old map.

This was the result of Hawthorne's work over the past month. While following the dwarves around, he was also doing this work and recording new terrain information.

Although this map is still not perfect, it can be used now.

At the very least, it would allow him to find some key geographical locations.

"Well, if you decide to move, you can go to this location." He took out a new blue pencil from his pocket and drew a circle on the map. "Although the town of Rockseekers is destroyed, the communication between Libel Port and the mountains will not be completely stopped."

"According to the new topographic map, this should be the place where the two sides will communicate in the future.

"It is a common road. Adventurers who go into the mountains to hunt, pick herbs, or kill demons, or mountain dwellers who go to the city to find work, all of them will pass by here, wondering if this is a dwarf."

Willow blinked and understood something: "So, after our tribe moves over there, we can set up a checkpoint here and charge a toll to anyone who comes?"

Then, she looked worried again: "But, will this cause a conflict? The goats are not good at fighting, and I'm afraid they will have to rely on the violence of the alliance as a guarantee in the end..."

Hawthorne spread his hands and tapped her head gently: "Have you also been assimilated by those violent people? Why do you have such short-sighted ideas when you open your mouth? Sigh..."

He sighed, "Can't we just do business peacefully? Aren't all of you druids? If you provide a rest and healing station here, wouldn't that help you make more allies and grow stronger?"

As he said this, his originally confused thoughts gradually became clear.

A third-level monastery can already establish branches all over the world. With only 10,000 purification points, he can build another first-level monastery in this mountain as his own branch base to carry out some tasks nearby.

Originally, he had not considered opening this branch. After all, reality was different from the game. There were less than a hundred nuns in his headquarters, and various buildings and facilities had just opened. How could he have the extra energy to do these things?

But now, in the process of giving suggestions to Willow, a bold idea gradually came to his mind: "I can provide the houses, and you can provide the spellcasters. Yes, that's it. Then we can continue to expand the scale and eventually reach the scale of the original Rock Seeker Town to achieve the same effect."

"Isn't this a better way to go than blocking the road and collecting tolls?"

Willow blinked: "Uh... okay, yeah."

She was just about to say that not all satyrs knew how to heal, and even if they did, their powers were generally weak.

But when the words came to her lips, she changed her mind and thought, if everyone could make the magic berries full of vitality like Miss Nidalee, then the total amount of healing effect they could provide would be more than ten times what it is now?

After all, the Magic Berry Spell is a basic spell that everyone in their tribe knows. So, wouldn't the problem be solved?

If this can really be done, this idea will definitely work.

She followed Hawthorne's thoughts and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was a bright future ahead. She couldn't help but feel very eager, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that the life plum was the decisive spell that would change the future of the entire tribe.

Well, let’s go find Nidalee later and ask her how she did it!

She thought about this, and then thought of another problem: "In the long run, it is indeed a good choice. But, at present, the biggest problem we need to solve is housing..."

She blinked her eyes, raised her beautiful face, and stared at Hawthorne's face expectantly.

The latter looked down at her, unable to help but smile. Just as he was about to say that he was prepared, he heard a sudden scream in the distance: "Mom——!"

Chapter 395 Blue Dragon's Shock

Hawthorne subconsciously turned his head and saw Adele not far away, her eyes wide open, looking at this place in disbelief, with unspeakable shock written all over her face.

She was so shocked that she couldn't believe her eyes. She couldn't believe what she saw!

After being caught by her last time, this time, Hawthorne, the playboy with bad intentions, actually took the initiative to ask his mother out, flirted with her outside, and even hugged her? !

Unforgivable!

Willow's face suddenly turned blood red. She quickly stood up from the stone and took a step to the side, putting some distance between herself and Hawthorne. "No, Adele, don't get me wrong. Father Hawthorne and I were just talking about work. We were just looking at a map together..."

As she spoke, she pointed to the map spread out on Hawthorne's lap, hesitating as if she was the daughter who was caught meeting her lover secretly, and Adele was the strict mother who opposed her relationship.

Hawthorne put away the map and said calmly, "Yes, we were just discussing whether the Green Vine Tribe should stay or go. The monastery intends to reach a deeper cooperation with the Green Vine Tribe, not only to survive this winter, but also for long-term development in the future."

Adele looked grim as she stared at Hawthorne: "Then why are you still hugging each other? Is it necessary to be so intimate when discussing business?"

Hawthorne's expression remained unchanged: "It's too cold, my hands are frozen."

"Why don't you go back to the camp and talk?"

"Too many people and too many ears."

"Then why not just hide in the tent?"

"Walls have ears."

"you--"

Adele was furious. Willow tidied her hair and clothes, took a few deep breaths, and managed to calm down her excitement. Then she said to her daughter seriously, "We are really talking about business, Adele, don't think too much. There is nothing else here..."

Adele narrowed her eyes, and a dangerous light flashed in her narrow pupils.

She has always been a careful observer, and she knows her mother very well. From her various behaviors and details, she can be sure that her mother is definitely hiding something from her mother!

Indeed, ever since the demon appeared and disrupted the natural balance of the mountains, my mother's peaceful state of mind was also disrupted...

Then this playboy actually

Ignoring my warning, he planned to take advantage of the situation!

Damn it, he already has so many girls surrounding him, but he is still not satisfied and wants to seduce my innocent mother!

Adele gritted her teeth, but after seeing the devastating power Hawthorne displayed when he eliminated Mompot that day, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​threatening him again.

No, we must find a way to separate the two of them!

Thinking of this, her expression suddenly changed, she smiled like a flower, and suddenly walked over quickly and took the initiative to sit next to Huo Sang: "I see, then, let me take a look too?"

"Mom, come sit over here too. The three of us can keep each other warm while we look at this plan together. I'll also learn from your experience and ideas so that it will be easier for me to take over the tribe in the future!"

Her sudden change of expression caught even Hawthorne off guard. Willow heaved a long sigh of relief, her heart settled back into her stomach, and sat down with her daughter, sandwiching her with Hawthorne, like a family of three, and continued to look at the map and chat about the future plans of the Green Vine Tribe: "Just now, did we talk about the house issue?"

Hawthorne nodded, put away his extra thoughts, and talked about business first: "Yes, in fact, I have a way to solve this problem, so don't worry..."

Seeing these two people start to talk about business in an orderly manner, Adele felt extremely proud and felt that she had achieved a preliminary victory.

But then, she frowned, thinking that she would have to have her own life in the future and it would be impossible for her to always be by her mother's side and watch over her.

Hiss, no, I have to speed up and help my mother find a suitable man to marry.

It would certainly not work to urge my mother to find the one herself. She was so naive that she could easily be deceived by a playboy like Hawthorne.

Let me help her find one!

Well, first of all, this person must really like the mother in order to be good to her;

Then, he had to be strong, the stronger the better, only in this way could he protect her;

Secondly, he must be thoughtful, knowledgeable, and far-sighted, after all, he and his mother are responsible for the survival and development of the tribe;

Then, it would be better if he had power or was relatively wealthy now, so that his mother would not have to suffer with him.

Finally, he would be better off looking handsome and having better physical fitness, so that his mother would be happy;

It doesn’t matter whether I’m married or not, after all, my mother already has a daughter as old as me…

She listed the conditions one by one, but she didn't realize that the person who best met these conditions seemed to be right next to her...

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Port Liber, central area, Blue Dragon Bank, top floor of the building.

Rahman crawled out of the huge man-made sand pit and shook his body gently. All the fine sand and gravel slid through the gaps between his scales, leaving no trace behind.