Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

This is how they have always managed to escape danger.

So, Vanessa let her uneasiness and worry show, and looked at her father expectantly, hoping that he would make some concessions to Lord Fige for the sake of her being a daughter.

However, Lord Snow Deer showed no mercy to his daughter and announced the result directly.

"Of course there will be punishment, but I still need to think about the specifics."

After these words were spoken, there was no room for maneuver in this negotiation. Vanessa was completely at a loss as to what to say.

Her eyes moved back and forth between Lord Snow Deer and Lord Fike, not knowing which direction things would develop next.

At this time, Lord Fike continued to say something that added fuel to the fire.

"Please decide the punishment now, my Lord. Since you don't trust me, I must hurry and seek assistance from other forces."

Lord Fike's words sounded as if Lord Snow Deer was not going to punish him, but to reward him... Vanessa couldn't hear even a hint of failure in Lord Fike's words. What was going on?

In confusion, Vanessa looked at her father again, and she was surprised to find that her father was not unhappy at all. Instead, he was looking at Lord Fike with a smile on his face.

The conversation between these two people really confused Vanessa.

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Although the Snow Deer Lord Heron seemed to have a smile on his face, his heart was actually as cold as ice.

At this point in the conversation, he had been forced into a corner by this young man of unknown origin.

On the surface, he is the one in the dominant position, but in reality, the dominant power of speech is in the hands of the young man Fike.

Under the current circumstances, whether the Snow Deer Lord chooses to "believe" or "not believe" what the young man Fike said, the result will become quite embarrassing.

If he chose to believe, he would undoubtedly have to send troops to attack the werewolf royal family. However, the risks and difficulties of sending troops were extremely huge, so great that the Snow Deer Lord was unwilling to believe the young man Fike.

And if he chose not to believe it, then if what the young man Fike said was true, then the Snow Deer Lord Helun would become the sinner who caused the extermination of the Snow Deer family.

——(Damn it, what this guy said kind of sounds like the truth...)

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To assist with decision-making, Lord Snow Deer listed three possibilities:

First, what the young man Fike said was true;

Second, what the young man Fike said was a lie, in order to lure the main force of the Snow Deer Clan into a trap in the territory of the Werewolf King;

Third, what the young man said was false, in order to lure the tiger away from the mountain;

Judging from these three possibilities, sending a large army to the territory of the werewolf royal family of the Farnas Empire would involve huge risks.

Moreover, even if we ignore the conspiracy of the werewolf royal family, it would be inappropriate for the Snow Deer family, as one of the five major families in the Kingdom of West, to rashly dispatch so many troops to a neighboring country.

Once they do this, it will no longer be a simple problem between two family forces, but will escalate into a conflict between countries.

Therefore, Lord Snow Deer ruled out the option of dispatching the main force.

However, the Snow Deer Lord could not do nothing. He had to find a way to find out the truth about the werewolf royal family, and this could be combined with the punishment he was going to give to the young man Fike.

——"...by the time the werewolves' 'plan' is complete, within half a year, the Snow Deer family will be completely slaughtered by the werewolf royal family..."

The Snow Deer Lord thought about what the young man Fei Ke had just said, and was glad that there was still half a year left, which gave him enough time and space to operate.

"Okay, then I'll tell you my decision now."

The Snow Deer Lord sat up straight and adjusted his monocle. He wanted to let the young man know that anyone who wanted to infringe on the interests of the Snow Deer family would end up losing everything.

"Mr. Fike, my punishment for you is this: from now on, you will be responsible for leading my subordinates to the territory of the werewolf royal family. After they complete their work, you will return to White Valley City with them... During this time, if you behave in any way, they will kill you on the spot."

"Understood, no problem. When do we leave?"

The young man Fei Ke accepted the punishment from the Snow Deer Lord very calmly, which made the Snow Deer Lord dislike him even more.

——(Just keep pretending to be calm.)

——(Don't think you can use tricks to escape from the hands of the two "Divine Deer Soul Users").

"We can leave tomorrow morning, so hurry up and make preparations."

Until the end, the atmosphere between the Snow Deer Lord and the young man Fei Ke was still tense.

But the Snow Deer Lord was still satisfied with the final result.

The Snow Deer Lord's plan was to gain the greatest benefit with the smallest investment. If he only sent a small number of people, it would not escalate into an issue between countries. Moreover, if it really was a trap, the two "Divine Deer Soul Envoys" could evacuate safely with their skills.

And if what the young man Fei Ke said is true, then the Snow Deer Clan still has half a year to prepare for a formal counterattack.

——(Vanessa, Vanessa, luckily I’m the one in charge of the Snow Deer Family, otherwise you would have brought back a big trouble.)

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After the content of the punishment was determined, Jiang Ran and Vanessa left the main building together.

Until they were about to leave, Lord Snow Deer, as Vanessa's father, still showed no intention of caring about Vanessa.

However, Vanessa didn't seem to have any expectations. She just wanted to find out what the conversation with Lord Fike just now was about. Was it in the plan or had she been restrained by her father (Lord Snow Deer)?

Jiang Ran deliberately did not reveal his attitude towards this. It was not because he did not trust Vanessa, but because the truth behind the "fabrication" he used on the Snow Deer Lord was really better known by as few people as possible.

Once the truth is revealed, he will be wanted and hunted by the Snow Deer family.

(Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Every day from now on will be a tightrope walk.)

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Happy holidays to all our readers!

The idiot author will start the third course of treatment tomorrow

I hope to be back to health soon!

8.170 - Lord's Arrangement

Although Jiang Ran spoke with great confidence in front of Lord Snow Deer just now, most of what he said was false.

Long before arriving at Baigu City, Jiang Ran had already made up in his mind the so-called "Werewolf Royal Family's Plan" that he was going to talk about today, because he knew very well that if he just used ordinary methods, the Snow Deer Lord would never send troops to rescue Ice Star Shirley.

In Jiang Ran's understanding, under normal circumstances, when a large family like the Snow Deer Family sends troops, it must be linked to "interests", and "sending troops for interests" can be specifically divided into two types, namely "sending troops to obtain new interests" and "sending troops to maintain old interests".

Jiang Ran, who is well versed in psychology, came up with two psychological concepts when he thought of this: "Loss aversion" and "Kahneman's risk law."

The so-called "loss aversion" means that people's risk preferences are not consistent.

When the situation involves gains, people behave risk-averse, and when the situation involves losses, people behave risk-seeking.

The core content of "Kahneman's Risk Principle" is very similar to "loss aversion".

"Kahneman's Risk Principle" points out that most people always try to avoid risks as much as possible when faced with "gaining benefits", but like to take risks when faced with "losing benefits".

Having said so much, what does it mean specifically?

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To give a simple but classic example, suppose there is a game like this: toss a regular coin five times. As long as the result is heads, you will get 120 yuan; if the result is tails, you will lose 100 yuan; if a result other than heads or tails occurs, toss it again until five times.

From a probabilistic perspective, this is undoubtedly a game that is very favorable to you. The probability of winning money is much greater than the probability of losing money. However, will you participate in this game?

Some people may participate and be willing to "take a gamble", but more people will probably choose to give up, because not winning money is better than losing money.

In this simple example, the psychological effects summarized by "loss aversion" and "Kahneman's risk law" are well demonstrated: even a small risk of losing money will put a huge psychological burden on people, causing them to give up money-making opportunities that obviously have a higher probability of happening.

By the same token, if Jiang Ran had fabricated a story during this negotiation with the Snow Deer Lord that suggested he send troops to gain new benefits, such as claiming that the werewolf royal family's territory contained rare weapons, gold, silver, and treasures, then the Snow Deer Lord would most likely give up the opportunity due to the risk of failure.

However, Jiang Ran was actually using the tactic of "dispatching troops to defend old interests", so even if the Snow Deer Lord did not trust Jiang Ran very much, he could not ignore the possibility of this small probability of loss - not to mention that Jiang Ran also used a lot of real werewolf royal family intelligence to "package the story" and used the "trickster" skill throughout the process.

Speaking of the "Trickster", Jiang Ran also discovered the usefulness of this skill in "long conversations" this time.

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The effect of "Trickster" itself is to enhance the persuasive effect on the target object during the activation of the skill. When the Snow Deer Lord was listening to Jiang Ran's long speech, every time Jiang Ran proposed some new information that the Snow Deer Lord was unfamiliar with, the Snow Deer Lord would judge its authenticity.

In other words, during the entire conversation, Lord Snow Deer made at least ten or twenty judgments, and Jiang Ran's "fabrications" were interrelated, so as long as Lord Snow Deer believed one or two of the judgments, the remaining judgments would be affected, and he would then believe the entire "fabrication".

However, even though Jiang Ran's entire set of "deception" had been carried out to the extreme, the Snow Deer Lord did not fall into the trap completely in the end. He just sent some people very cautiously to go with Jiang Ran to the werewolf royal territory to verify the authenticity first.

This man who was able to sit on the position of leader of the Snow Deer Family, one of the five major families, was indeed unique.

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At this moment, Jiang Ran was confused about the final response given by the Snow Deer Lord. What level of existence were the two "Divine Deer Soul Envoys" that the Snow Deer Lord thought of in his heart in the end?

Fortunately, Jiang Ran still had Vanessa by his side, and he immediately learned from Vanessa that "Divine Deer Soul Envoy" was the name of their combat profession "Deer Servants" after reaching the sixth level. In the entire Snow Deer Clan, there were only five elders who could reach the level of "Divine Deer Soul Envoy".

(I see.)

After listening to Vanessa's explanation, Jiang Ran understood that the Snow Deer Lord had sent the two strongest fighters in the family to go to the werewolf royal territory with him. This was a very smart and pleasing move.

However, if it is level six, then even if it is at the maximum level, it is only level 270. Although Jiang Ran still doesn't know what level the four werewolf ancestors are, he vaguely feels that just bringing these two elders of the Snow Deer Family over is not enough to restrain the werewolf ancestors.

(That’s not enough… I need to make the scene more chaotic…)

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After the uninvited guests, Vanessa and the young Fike, left, the Snow Deer Lord Heron quickly called the two with the strongest overall strength among the five elders of the Snow Deer family. They are 'Elder Deer God Telde Snow Deer' and 'Elder Music Immortal Reeves Snow Deer'.

The two are not only among the current five elders, but also uncles of the Snow Deer Lord Helun.

The uncle and nephew have always had a harmonious relationship. Lord Snow Deer gives his two uncles enough respect and courtesy, and the two uncles have no intention of greeding for power. They loyally assist Lord Snow Deer Helun in governing the Snow Deer family better.

After the three met, Lord Snow Deer briefly explained the situation. Although the two uncles felt that this incident was very strange, they chose to believe Lord Snow Deer's judgment.

"No matter what this guy named Fike said is true or false, please two uncles keep him alive if possible. We must find out what force is behind this guy and is manipulating this incident." The Snow Deer Lord said, holding his monocle.

"Indeed, such a thing is definitely not something a young boy can plan and execute independently. It just so happens that we two old bones haven't sneaked into the werewolf territory for a long time, so let's go and take a look."

Elder Le Xian was smiling and speaking with great interest, without any nervousness at all, while Elder Lu Shen, who was sitting next to him, was rubbing his hands, eager to try.

"Then I'll have to trouble you two uncles."

Lord Snow Deer stood up and bowed respectfully to the two elders. Elder Le Xian waved his hand and didn't take it seriously. Instead, he asked about another matter that was not closely related to the content of the conversation.

"By the way, He Lun, is Vanessa going with us?"

"As for Vanessa, I will arrange for someone to send her back to Cuilin City. We can't continue to be disrespectful to the Green Lizard Family."

"What if she doesn't agree? I think she looks a little strange when she comes back this time."

"It's not her choice to disagree. All members of the Snow Deer family must be responsible for the prosperity of the Snow Deer family."

Lord Snow Deer Heron answered decisively and lightly. Before being a father, he was first and foremost the Lord Snow Deer.

Elder Le Xian saw that his nephew had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more.

Since he can have fun, why wouldn't this old man do it?

8.171 - Reality and Illusion

Led by the chief steward, Jiang Ran and Vanessa came to a guest-only mansion in the Xueji family estate.

Vanessa could have gone directly to the residence area of ​​the Snow Deer family members to rest, but she told the butler that she had something to discuss with Mr. Fike, so she asked the butler to go first.

The butler seemed to be hesitant to speak, and in the end, he said nothing and left respectfully.

Jiang Ran felt a little emotional as he watched the butler leaving. This butler cared about Vanessa much more than Vanessa's father did.

Jiang Ran could not feel any warmth between father and daughter between Vanessa and the Snow Deer Lord.

It is not known whether this is due to Lord Snow Deer's personal character, or whether all powerful people cannot escape the choice between family affection and family interests.

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Jiang Ran just saw through mind reading that the butler wanted to remind Vanessa to keep a distance from himself, a "dangerous and suspicious person", and also wanted to tell Vanessa that this mansion for guests only has been closely monitored by the security forces of the Snow Deer Family Manor.

Jiang Ran was not surprised at all that he was being monitored. After all, he was a person who was to be "punished". Having personal freedom like now was actually the highest level of courtesy.

This also indirectly reflects the meticulousness of the Snow Deer Lord. This guy's plan must be to retain the last bit of room between the two sides. In this way, if it is later discovered that what Jiang Ran said about the "Werewolf Royal Family's Plan" is indeed true, the Snow Deer Lord will not be too embarrassed.

As for the time of departure tomorrow morning, Jiang Ran was quite satisfied. Lord Snow Deer's execution ability was worthy of the lord of a big family.