Chapter 1169: Irresistible Temptation

Valentino, the one wearing the crown, was silent for a few seconds, then slowly answered: "Human!"

Although he didn't want to admit it, his character determined that he couldn't lie, because the rise of mankind was an established fact recognized by the gods, including the elves and gods.

In order to deal with this matter, the elven gods issued a soul call to all elves, so there was a great elf retreat - the elves on the continent of Faerûn left their forests and went to live on the Island of Evermeet.

In order to deal with this, Mother Earth began to transfer some of the priesthood of wilderness nature and began to develop into agricultural priesthood.

In order to deal with this, the forest lady began to frequently go out of the forest, covering the human rangers and rangers with her divine power.

"Since the wearer already knows the general trend of history, why are he still so complacent?" Gavin asked again.

Valentino remained silent.

Gavin did not expect to get a direct answer from him, and began to convey his own opinions: "It is not advisable to protect the forest through force. You elves have verified this for nearly ten thousand years.

Not all races can thrive freely in the forest like you.

To you, human destruction of forests is an evil act.

But to humans, the spirits that hinder their search for habitat are evil.

They were fighting for survival, so they could risk everything. This was something the elves couldn't do. Therefore, the elves lost and were forced to retreat.

But I think this kind of extreme retreat thinking is also undesirable. What do those who wear the crown think? "

This is obviously a scoring question.

If the elves of Wildas Forest recognized this view, they would not be here anymore. They would have already joined the great retreat and went to live on Evermeet Island.

“I don’t agree with it either, because it is extremely irresponsible to do so.

It is tantamount to leaving the forest to those greedy humans and allowing them to destroy it, which will lead to catastrophic consequences, both for everything in the world and for humans themselves. "

Valentino, the one wearing the crown, seemed to have found a common language, and the expression on his face obviously relaxed a lot.

Gavin said step by step: "Yes, humans have now passed the initial expansion period and have sufficient living areas. Large-scale deforestation is no longer necessary.

On the contrary, in some places they need to start making up for their previous mistakes. For example, some mountainous areas have begun to experience serious soil erosion, and some areas have experienced desertification. It is urgent to turn them into forests again.

Many human countries have realized that forests are also a part of their lives and have begun to formulate methods to protect forests. The Kingdom of Cormyr is currently doing the best.

But in my opinion, they still did not do a good enough job, because they only implemented this matter according to human beings' own concepts and did not unite with the race that is best at this matter.

At this point, the forest lady is already in the lead. She is trying to guide those who have realized the importance of nature and let them embark on the path of protecting nature. "

From beginning to end, Gavin never said a word to persuade Valentino, the one wearing the crown, but he stayed true to every word.

The meaning is very straightforward and obvious. All the gods of nature are changing for this reason. Why can you still maintain the same views as ten thousand years ago?

It is unknown whether the person wearing the crown was persuaded by Gavin.

Melvin, the Archdruid of Moss City, was the first to express his heartfelt admiration: "No wonder Your Excellency, the Road Builder, was appointed by the Forest Lady as the tree guide. You interpreted the Lady's teachings and future development from a completely new perspective. direction."

"It is only a matter of time before you interpret this direction, because this is the general trend." Gavin said modestly, "No matter how different races and ideas are, we all need to face the fact that we live in the same material plane. On the same continent.

Everything here will be closely related to every living being. We must abandon prejudice and hatred, seek common ground while reserving differences, and seek common development. What do you think? Your Majesty the Crowned One. "

He once again put the question to the elven ruler.

This time, Arch Druid Melvin did not answer the question, but looked at the two elf rulers with expectant eyes. He undoubtedly recognized Gavin's idea very much.

This is exactly what they have always done - maintaining the balance between humans and elves, so that what humans do on the trade highways does not completely anger the elves, thus triggering unnecessary wars.

Rachel smiled and said: "Your Majesty the Road Builder is right. We are sharing the same world, and everyone has the responsibility to protect it, but how do we ensure that humans have the same ideas as us? How do we ensure that they Don’t you change your order every day?”

'That's a good question. ’ Gavin thought to himself.

He is not afraid that the other party will have problems, but is afraid of silence. That is the true sign of stubbornness.

Even if it is the wife of the person wearing the crown who is speaking out now, it means that they have already opened a hole.

"No one is born knowledgeable, this requires learning and accumulation." Gavin continued, "This requires the teaching and guidance of everyone here, and trade and exchange are the best methods.

It is better to block than to open up.

Rather than extinguishing human demand for forests, it is better to hold this demand in our hands, obtain it in a way that does not destroy the forest, and satisfy their needs through transactions.

Once their needs are met, their desire to destroy the forest will be greatly reduced. Coupled with a suitable punishment system, the effect will be even better. "

"Trade and exchange are easy to carry out. How to teach and guide? Will those humans listen to our preaching?" Rachaella asked.

Gavin breathed a sigh of relief. After saying so much, the fish finally bit the hook. Although it was not the one he wanted most, the other party did not stop him, which showed that he was already interested and expressed his final point: “Tessel is a perfect opportunity right now.

Only by becoming one of the decision-makers of this land, when faced with decisions that are detrimental to the forest and this land, can you have the opportunity to speak out and strive to veto this decision.

Even if there is no way to veto it, you can do your best to minimize the damage. It is better than waiting until the decision is made before putting it into practice. "

This time Valentino, the one wearing the crown, finally couldn't hold back and asked: "Is this what you want? Or is it what the Lord of Zalanda wants?"

"Of course it belongs to the Lord of Zalanda. As long as you are willing, the Lord of Zalanda is willing to set up a private council of city owners, and you can reserve a seat for Moss City and Wildas Forest respectively." Gavin gave a substantial promise.

The value of this kind of private parliament increases with the identity of the founder.

Zalanda is now the city lord and is called the city lord's private council, but when she becomes a queen or empress, it will naturally become the palace's private council.

"So, Your Excellency, Road Builder, will protect the Lord of Zalanda from unifying the Kingdom of Tethyr?" Valentino asked inquiringly.

After Gavin thought about it for a while, he told the truth: "She is pregnant with my child and will give birth soon."

Everyone present looked like this, so everything made sense.

The other party was not visiting for Zalanda, but for his wife and his future heirs. The nature of the matter was completely different.

The power Zalanda holds in his hands is not just the city of Darauma.

Not only the power of Myth Noel and the Marching Mountains belong to Zalanda, I am afraid that Colossus City and Blood Gap City far away in the Giant Plains will also be merged under the rule of the Kingdom of Tethyr, and they are located in the middle Ritawen did not run away.

In other words, the territory that Zalanda currently owns will be the combined territory of all the warlords and nobles in the Kingdom of Tethyr.

Although it is inaccurate to measure the combat effectiveness of a territory by its area, it represents its development potential.

Especially what stood behind her was not a god, but a group of them.

"In addition, I can also persuade Zalanda to establish a family rule. Their children will come to your Wildas Forest to live and study for a period of time every year. If the heirs of this land have a deep love for nature and forests, Emotions, decisions in this area will not change easily.

Many things are difficult from the bottom up but easy from the top down. "

Without waiting for them to speak, Gavin continued to throw chips outside.

No one here doubted what he said, because it was also his descendant, and a descendant with demigod bloodline, which was definitely more unusual.

"We can take a two-pronged approach. When educating people at the bottom, we can add natural science popularization as a required course to enlighten them. As long as you are willing, you can definitely join in the compilation of the textbooks for this course."

This was the real bombshell, which stunned everyone present.

This is no longer as simple as protecting nature, but involves the level of national policy. This is clearly a posture to promote universal education.

What he plans is not just as big as usual.

call!

Valentino, the one wearing the crown, took a long breath and said: "Your Excellency, the road builder, has already spoken to this extent. If I refuse again, it will be too ignorant of current affairs.

But every decision I make will involve the life and death of countless creatures in the Wildas Forest, so I must be cautious and ask for your forgiveness, Lord Builder of the Road. "

"Understood." Gavin said with a smile, "I am not asking you to swear allegiance to the Lord of Zalanda immediately. We can proceed step by step, starting with normal trade exchanges. Don't tell me that you can be completely self-sufficient.

There is one kind of goods that you definitely cannot be self-sufficient in. If I guess correctly, the steel you used before came from the dwarves of the Star Swirl Mountains, right? "

"Nothing can be hidden from Your Majesty the Road Builder." Valentino admitted readily, "We have always maintained close trade relations with the dwarves there, and most of the steel we use comes from there.

It's just that most of the iron mines here have been dug out during the Shanata period of the Dwarf Empire, leaving only a few barren small mines that cannot meet our needs at all. "

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Gavin showed an expression that I knew, and smiled like a fox stealing a chicken. "You should have heard about the news that I have restarted Colossus City. Our annual output can reach 100,000 tons, all of which are made from the highest quality materials." Waiting for the dwarven steel ingot.”

"How much? One hundred thousand tons? Annual output? Are you sure you're right?"

Everyone present changed their colors and screamed in shock.

Even in the eyes of these top experts, this output is a bit unbelievable. This amount of anything is not a small number.

Not to mention the amount of steel that the Wildas Forest imports from the Vortex Mountain Dwarves every year. The highest annual transaction volume is only 3,000 tons, not even a fraction of the other party.

And what limits their import volume is not their demand, but the annual output of the Vortex Mountain Dwarves.

"With an annual output of 100,000 tons, where do you get so much wood? Are you cutting down the Viper Forest on a large scale?"

"No, it's impossible to cut down the Viper Forest on a large scale. Regardless of whether the snake people in the Viper Forest are willing or not, the Oak Father will be angry first, and the gods of nature cannot maintain a close relationship with it!"

"The dwarf automated production line, yes, it must be a dwarf automated production line that uses geothermal lava or fire element energy. Only in this way can it explain the annual output of 100,000 tons without causing large-scale damage to nature."

"No wonder the forest lady admires the road builder so much. It turns out that you have unknowingly reduced the destruction of the forest. Once this kind of steel that can be produced on a large scale without the need for forests flows into the market, the demand for trees will be greatly reduced!"

The Archdruid of Moss Stone City and the Crowned Valentino are both very human. When they calm down a little, they can infer a lot of things based on this annual output alone. The look they look at Gavin has changed again.

Not only because the other party saves a lot of wood in the process of steelmaking, thereby reducing the damage to the forest.

But also because they know what it means to control such a terrifying steel output?

This means that equipment is not a problem for Zalanda.

As long as she has enough manpower and food, she can build up a large army in a short time.

As long as her physical fitness is qualified, after a few months of training, she can be armed as a heavy armored soldier. Even if she has not opened the professional level, she can face the professional below level three.

After a war, as long as they are not dead, they will definitely be promoted to professionals.

As long as Zalanda does not make stupid decision-making mistakes, she is already invincible.

Judging from what the other party has done in Dalauma in the past three years, he is a rare wise ruler.

The crowned Valentino said that he did not care about the civil strife in the Kingdom of Tethyr, but the fact is the opposite.

He has a large number of half-elf scouts in the Kingdom of Tethyr, paying attention to the development of the entire situation here.

The location of the Wildas Forest is here, and the quality of human rulers will directly affect here.

They learned Gavin's name not from the oracle of the forest queen Mielikki, but from the Conqueror's Road.

In other words, this is not the first time they met.

The conqueror army led by Gavin passed right under their noses, and they watched everything silently in the air.

But they didn't expect that the other party would transform himself from a mortal to a demigod by this road, and the brilliant achievements he made along the way would directly affect all the creatures in the entire Verdas Forest, no, the political situation of the entire Kingdom of Tethyr.

This kind of influence is beyond the imagination of those mortals, even the gods in the sky.

From beginning to end, they did not suspect that Gavin was lying.

Not only because of their belief in Gavin's identity as a demigod, but also because of historical reasons.

They knew that the Colossus City was once the last bastion of the Dwarf Empire Shanatar, and it had an astonishing steel production in history.

Their reaction surprised Gavin a little, because their focus was far from what he expected.

He threw out the terrifying annual output of the Colossus City to pave the way for the next trade negotiations. After all, the elves have a rigid demand for steel, and steel cannot be grown in the forest.

But they seemed to be very interested in the dwarf automated production line, which can forge steel on a large scale without tree fuel.

Although there is coal in Faerun, so far, the scale of coal found on the ground is scattered, and there is no large-scale mining and application. The main forging fuel is still charcoal. From the information revealed intentionally or unintentionally in their words, the dwarves in the Star Mountain Range should use charcoal to smelt iron and steel.

Exchanging wood for steel should be their mainstay trade.

This is the most forced and most unacceptable way of trade for the elves.

Don't use human thinking to understand the feelings of elves and fey for the forest. Gavin, a time traveler, traveled to a half-elf, and he had a natural liking for the forest, not to mention these natural spirits.

After figuring this out, Gavin directly took out a legendary element energy collector he carried with him.

"This is... the elemental stone in the hands of the gods. They used it to take away the flaming dragon and the slag cluster... How did it end up in your hands?"

Before Gavin could speak, their eyes immediately focused on the elemental energy collector. As soon as the crowned Valentino spoke, he said that he was also one of the rescuers on the march and recognized the elemental energy collector in his hand.

"Its scientific name is the elemental energy collector. It was not made by the gods, but a magical tool developed by the legendary arcanist Master Flancinni in my territory." Gavin took the opportunity to correct, "It was borrowed from me by the gods after they discovered its magical effect of extinguishing fires. After borrowing it, it was naturally returned."

"Magical creation? Borrowed by the gods?" Everyone's pupils shrank again involuntarily. The amount of information in it was a bit shocking.

No one still doubted the authenticity of Gavin's words.

The gods are certainly the most authoritative in some fields, but that does not mean they are omnipotent.

In their non-professional fields, those legendary professionals are far superior to them - ordinary people will naturally still be crushed. A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and a hair falling from the gods can also kill ordinary people.

"Fire extinguishing is just an effect discovered accidentally. The real reason we made this magic tool is to cast an energy source." Gavin slightly injected his mental ability into the element energy collector.

With a whoosh, a ball of blazing flames gushed out from it, and the roar of the flaming dragon could be heard faintly, as if it wanted to struggle out from it.

After the display, Gavin's eyes fell on everyone again, "Do you have any thoughts?"