Witch Monastery

Well, in short, at this critical moment, it is normal for Andrei to choose not to sleep and continue working.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Having said this, Hawthorne closed his eyes.

Force yourself to relax and don't let this kind of thing disrupt your rhythm and plans.

But he couldn't fall asleep anyway, so he frowned and opened his eyes again: "Andreni, take another look, how long have they been gone?"

Andrei blinked her big purple eyes, controlled her insect to take a closer look, and then whispered, "They took on the mission a week ago. The exact departure time is uncertain, but what is certain is that they haven't returned yet..."

Immediately, Hawthorne gasped.

Oh no, this girl might have really been captured by that spider spirit!

When he thought of this, he suddenly became confused and then gritted his teeth.

No, Hawthorne, even though there is an emergency, you can't just lose your composure like this!

Tomorrow, let Nidalee contact her father first to negotiate the matter of purifying the earth dragon, and then see if her father has any additional clues. If possible, call for help and then go to save Anno together!

that's it!

After making up his mind, he touched Andnie's hair and said "thank you for your hard work". Then he closed his eyes again and forced himself to fall asleep with deep worry.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

After the morning bite, Andre reported to him some of the new information she had discovered about the mountain people. In short, several tribes have been moving around frequently recently, which seems to be a sign of an alliance, and one of the key tribes is the Mountain Worshipers.

Hawthorne had no idea about this and thought that the archdruid was desperate and hoped to rely on the power of other tribes to eliminate the pollution.

After washing up, he told Celine and Nidalee all his guesses, last night's discoveries, future plans, etc., and instructed the former that if her father was supportive, she should mention the matter of the Tide Echo Cave - destroying the undead is also part of maintaining the normal order of nature, so as a druid, Ilarod should also support it.

Nidalee naturally responded, so after breakfast, she did not delay and set out alone, transformed into a leopard, ran to the wilderness outside the town of Rockseekers, and prepared to call for her father.

However, out of necessary caution, Hawthorne and others did not follow, nor did they let Andre send Mosquito to follow, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings for her father.

Here, stepping on the soft and dry grass, facing the deserted wilderness and mountains, Nidalee turned back into human form, lay on the ground, closed her eyes, and chanted a mysterious spell.

This is a unique way of communication between the druids of the Mountain Rider tribe. Even though her father is hundreds of miles away, he can sense her call and send a messenger to find her.

She didn't have to wait long. Soon, a majestic male deer ran out from the dense forest. It was tall, strong, with shiny fur and two huge antlers on its head. At first glance, it was the most beautiful individual among the deer.

Seeing it coming, Nidalee stood up from the ground and showed respect. When the stag saw her, it immediately spoke, but the voice it spoke was her father's: "Nidale, where have you been these days? Did you bring back the fragment of the holy sword?"

Chapter 211 I Have Dedicated My Heart and Soul to Him

This is the ability of Nidalee's father, Archdruid Ilarod. He can link his spirit with the mountains, so every animal in the mountains can serve as his eyes and ears, his apostles, helping him monitor everything here, or convey what he wants to say.

It's just more laborious and you can't be interrupted in the middle.

Hearing his question, Nidalee couldn't help but feel a little repulsive. She felt like a tool in her father's eyes. He didn't care about her joy, anger, sorrow, health, and safety, but only cared whether she brought him a useful tool.

But then again, who isn't?

She was filled with countless worries, and she did not directly answer her father's question. Instead, she said, "I have found a way to purify the demonic pollution from the earth dragon, father."

"This method is more reliable than the fragments of the holy sword."

Hearing this, the stag frowned in a very human way, and his expression became unhappy: "So, you didn't bring it back?"

Nidalee was helpless, thinking that the words Hawthorne taught her were really useless in front of her father: "Yes, father, it has been used to... purify another powerful evil demon."

As she spoke, she emphasized again: "But don't worry, the new remedy I found is more reliable than the holy sword fragments."

The stag's brows were still furrowed, and its expression could clearly convey Ilarod's current mood. He did not comment on this: "Tell me what your plan is first."

Nidalee took a deep breath and said, "Yes, Father Nigel Hawthorne who is in my team."

"When I went down the mountain this time, I figured out that he possesses a magical energy that can purify undead creatures, demons, and other filthy lives, as well as the pollution they bring. Therefore, as long as he comes into contact with the earth dragon..."

The Archdruid's voice suddenly became sharp: "You want to let a Sein come into contact with our Earth Dragon?!"

"Have you ever thought, Nidalee, about how other tribes would view us if this matter were to get out?"

Nidalee was startled, then murmured, "He is not from the Sayin Empire. He is just a member of the Blue Silver Clan who was born in Libel Harbor..."

"Isn't this the same thing?" The Deer continued, "Do you want to say that Libel Port does not belong to the Sein Empire, or do you want to say that the Qingyin people are not the main ethnic group of the Sein Empire?"

"When the mountain folks saw his white hair and blue eyes, who could not help but associate him with that vast empire?"

Nidalee remained silent.

Although her father had always emphasized to his tribesmen that they should not live with hatred for Liber Port, the Sein Empire and the Qingyin Clan, several of the tribes they were on good terms with were almost all staunch hawks. Therefore, he had to create an anti-Liber Port image to the outside world.

And now is a critical moment in their alliance. If he invites a member of the Qingyin tribe from Port Liber to come to the tribe to treat the earth dragon, it would be like a big country in the red camp during the Cold War inviting experts from the blue camp to visit its arsenal - what would his allies think?

Even if Ilarod himself could trust his daughter's judgment and invite that guy to the tribe, if he really did that, his allies would not trust him.

Nidalee remained silent. She was not bad at speaking, but the majesty her father had accumulated over the years came to her mind, causing her to almost give up thinking.

Seeing that his daughter seemed to have surrendered, the stag nodded slightly, seeming very satisfied: "Anyway, just consider yourself a failure in this mission, Nidalee."

"According to what we agreed on before, you will marry Torun after returning to the tribe."

Nidalee raised her head suddenly, her pupils constricted: "No - I don't want to marry him, I don't like him!"

It's not just dislike, it's disgust. Nidalee feels that this minotaur has a mysterious confidence and likes to show off his strong muscles in front of her. He seems to think that this can attract her, but he has no idea that Nidalee doesn't like it at all!

In addition, whenever Toren mentioned Liber Harbor, he showed extreme, even insane hatred, and shouted slogans to show his firm stance and absolute loyalty, which made her want to stay away from him.

Nidalee felt tortured just thinking about spending the rest of her life with someone like this!

"Nidalee!" The Archdruid's voice became majestic again. "You are the daughter of the leader of the Mountain Rider tribe. You also have your own mission!"

Nidalee's heart rose to her throat. She opened her mouth, but it was as if a pair of giant hands were gripping her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Suddenly, a white figure flashed in her eyes.

That was Hawthorne's figure.

New courage surged in her heart, and the next moment, as if a flash of lightning had flashed through her mind, she had a new idea.

"But, father, I already have someone I love," she said, "and this time when I go down the mountain, I have given my body and soul to him."

As she said this, a smile appeared on her lips involuntarily. She crossed her arms across her chest as if she was hugging something precious, and her eyes were filled with happiness.

Hearing this, the stag's eyes widened instantly: "What did you say?!"

He never imagined that the cabbages he had raised with great effort had not yet been sold to his intended buyer, but were eaten by a wild boar of unknown origin just after going down the mountain once!

How could he not be furious?

Nidalee took a deep breath. Although her father was clearly enraged and his mighty aura was crushing her, at this moment, she recalled the white figure in her mind and felt endless strength and courage surge in her heart. Therefore, she was not afraid at all: "I said, I have found the true love of this life, and now, I have devoted my whole body and soul to him."

Chapter 212: The Minotaur who was attacked by the Minotaur?

Having said this, as if these words alone were not enough to stimulate her father, Nidalee raised one hand and placed it on her lower abdomen. The meaning was self-evident.

Hearing this, the Archdruid gnashed his teeth and said, "Who is it?!"

After a pause, he was startled: "Could it be... him?"

Nidalee nodded. "Yes, it's the one I told you about, the one who can purify the pollution in our earth dragons, Father Nigel Hawthorne."

"I fell in love with him, and because of this love, he agreed to help us clear the pollution of the earth dragon for free."

"Asshole!" The stag cursed, "You were deceived by him and actually believed that he had the ability to purify the pollution of the earth dragon! Think carefully with your stupid head, if he really had this ability, why would he fight with you for the fragment of the holy sword!"

"He doesn't have such ability at all. He is just deceiving you. He wants to obtain the secrets of our tribe and then sell them to our enemies to make a lot of money!"

Nidalee raised her head and looked at her father fearlessly. "No, the priest is not that kind of person! I believe in him, father. Now that the fragments of the holy sword have been consumed, his ability is the final choice to solve our problem!"

The stag raised its front hooves in anger, as if it wanted to kick her. However, even though his words were a little hot-blooded, he actually objected directly.

Her own father, but Nidalee's heart was extremely calm. The moment he raised his hoof, she immediately pounced to the side, turned into a leopard, and ran away at a rapid speed.

"Come back here!" the Archdruid shouted angrily, but did not pursue him. "Go back to the tribe!"

Nidalee showed no intention of turning back. Her voice became farther and farther away as she walked: "I will go back with you once you agree to my two requests..."

As she said this, her figure had completely disappeared into the depths of the forest and could no longer be found. Behind her, the stag pawed its hooves twice in anger, but then his eyes gradually became confused, and soon he returned to the innocence of a real stag, then turned around and ran quickly into the depths of the dense forest.

At this moment, outside the camp of the Mountain Riders tribe.

Archdruid Ilarod sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, sensing the senses of the stag far away and talking to his daughter.

Beside him, the minotaur Toren had an anxious look on his face as he waited nervously, but he didn't dare to speak for fear of disturbing the other party's spellcasting.

Suddenly, Ilarod's chest rose and fell violently, as if he was angry about something. After a few heavy breaths, he opened his eyes, his eyes full of raging anger.

Seeing this, Toren suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask about it at all, for fear of bringing bad luck to him.

Then, the Archdruid closed his eyes again, took a deep breath, and suppressed his anger. He slowly stood up with a heart full of fatigue.

At this time, Toren finally dared to ask: "Master Archdruid, may I ask, how is Nidalee doing now?"

Ilarod paused, and then, his tone sounded calm: "Ah, she is fine now. The loss of contact a few days ago was just a minor accident."

"However, because of this, some minor problems have arisen. She now has to go on a new mission. I'm afraid she won't be able to return to the tribe in the short term."

He was in a very complicated mood and didn't dare to tell the truth. He was not sure what the minotaur would do if he knew that his chosen wife had run away with someone else.

After all, he still remembered clearly the almost fanatical attitude of this tauren when Nidalee was mentioned before.

The Archdruid said with a hint of apology in his voice: "Toren, if you want to see her, you may have to wait a while."

Hearing this, Toren's eyes were filled with disappointment, but he then forced a hearty smile and said, "As long as nothing happens to her, I'm not in a hurry, Your Excellency the Archdruid. Since you have promised her to me, I am willing to wait for as long as it takes."

He learned from his father that Ilarod was the most powerful and respected spellcaster in the mountains, so he trusted the reputation of the archdruid and would never break his promise to him.

Ilarod nodded slightly. He was very pleased with Toren's flattery, but at the same time he became more and more dissatisfied with his daughter. "I promise you, after dealing with this matter, she will come back immediately and marry you."

"Thank you." Toren nodded, then stood up and picked up his great axe. "Then I'll set off first. After we solve the problem in Tide Sound Cave, maybe those mountain dwarves will be willing to join our alliance."

He looked forward to it optimistically, and Ilarod nodded slightly: "Well, I hope that after this, the dwarves will give up their neutrality and stand on our side completely."

There is also a force of mountain dwarves in the mountains, but they are not native to the mountains. Instead, they migrated from a distant mountain dwarf kingdom to mine.

This force was called the Mountain Dwarf Mining Company. Although their power was not particularly large, they were still a strong force in this mountainous area. Most importantly, they had mastered the technology of blast furnace ironmaking, and could provide a large number of high-quality metal weapons for this alliance of backward mountain people.

As a druid, although Ilarod is very averse to metal, he prefers to use natural magic to create magical weapons such as oak axes for his warriors.

But he was pragmatic and understood that his magic could not take care of all the warriors, nor could he create a magic oak axe for every warrior - but every warrior, like Toren, needed a weapon to hand in order to exert his greatest strength.

Therefore, if these dwarves who are good at iron smelting were to join the alliance, their power would have a qualitative leap.

However, this attempt is not easy.

Chapter 213 My dad already knows about our affairs...

Dwarves are considered to be traditional allies of humans, but that is only in terms of right and wrong. In other words, when faced with major disasters such as the Scourge of the Undead, the invasion of demons, the advent of the Ancient Gods, or the awakening of the evil gods, the dwarves will stand firmly with humans.

Ilarod originally thought that they could win over these dwarves in the name of "purifying the mountains from the demonic pollution", but these dwarves obviously understood the real purpose of their alliance as dealing with the humans in Port Libel, that is, an alliance formed for the sake of profit.

The dwarves, who have always been neutral, are naturally unwilling to participate in such a battle. Their only purpose is to mine and do business, and they would not offend anyone.

They don't want either side.

And Toren was obviously unwilling to give up. He went to the Tide Echo Cave to help the dwarves solve their problems, and then try to cultivate their favor and eventually draw them into the alliance.

Ilarod naturally gave his full support to this: "Thank you for your hard work. The strength of the dwarves is crucial. If we can get their support, no matter what we do next, our chances will be increased by at least 20%!"

……

In the Rockseeker camp.

While Nidalee was busy trying to convince her father, Hawthorne and the other two were not idle either. They ran back and forth in the quest hall of the Adventurer's Guild for a whole morning before forming a new team and preparing to conquer the Tide Sound Cave.

In this way, it was almost noon when they finished all the formalities and returned to the hotel.

Then, as soon as he returned to his room, he saw Nidalee already waiting there, with guilt written all over her face.

Immediately, he had a bad feeling in his heart, and then he heard the girl take the initiative to say, "I'm sorry, Master, I messed up."

Hawthorne raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

"My father... He didn't want you to join the tribe because you were a Sayin." Nidalee said, "What he said could easily cause misunderstandings among some of the tribal allies."

Hearing this, Huo Sang was speechless: "Ah... There is actually such a thing..."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and glanced at his white hair with a complicated expression. He never expected that his race could bring him so much inconvenience.

Nidalee lowered her head, looking even more guilty. "I'm sorry, Master... But I will continue to try to convince him. After all, this is actually something that will benefit the entire Mountain Rider tribe. Father won't resist forever."

Hawthorne chuckled, "I think so too. There is no need to rush this matter. After all, it's not our earth dragon that's gone mad, and it's not our territory that the demon polluted first."