Chapter 730 The enemy you are most reluctant to face

"Blood Gorge City is an important transit point on the Road to the Conquerors, and it is also the location of one of the two super-giant road statues. Its commercial role must be assumed as soon as possible." Gavin did not continue to be harsh. Since the establishment of Blood Gorge City, With three months to spare, it would be impossible to take care of everything.

Overall, it has far exceeded his expectations.

It's just that his development speed is faster and he keeps putting forward more new requirements, which makes the level of excellence here appear a bit low.

"This matter has already been started. We are expanding the outer city outside Blood Canyon. By then, we will not only place the business area there, but also move all the goblins and livestock out. The inner city will be dominated by hobgoblins. Carry out stricter militarized management to eliminate the possibility of them being corrupted.”

Blood Claw has its own plan for Blood Gorge City. "Around the outer city, we have divided eight pastoral areas. Not only do we have permanent herds, but we also have permanent patrol soldiers to ensure the absolute safety of the outer city."

"Safety is not absolute, only relative." Gavin couldn't help laughing after saying this, "Let's not just mince words. How are the preparations for the Ten Thousand Races Conference?"

"It has been decided. Tomorrow, if the lord does not come, I will go over and ask the lord to come and preside over this meeting." Blood Claw naturally did not dare to make a decision on such a big matter, but needed to ask Gavin for instructions. of.

"The Plains of Giants will be your territory in the future. You can preside over the meeting. Do you need me to intervene?" Gavin had no intention of attending the meeting.

His territory is now expanding more and more. If he does everything by himself, unless he can create a bunch of divine incarnations like the gods, he will die of exhaustion.

Just select those sensitive tasks that cannot be completed without your own action, and leave the rest to subordinates like Bloodclaw.

This is the nature of the gathering of all races in the Giant Plains.

The monster tribe here has been ravaged by them for almost half a year. They have been frightened by the hobgoblins of Blood Gorge City. They usually cannot seek peace. Now Blood Gorge City has taken the initiative to extend an olive branch. How can anyone dare not accept it?

If there is such a fool, he will probably be exterminated the next day. There is no need for Blood Gorge City to take action. Those monster tribes praying for peace did just that.

It’s just a question of how much profit you can make from this conference of all races.

Whether you show up or not, the impact will not be very big.

He came this time not for the meeting of all races, but for another difficult problem here - the increasingly sharp conflict with the elves in Silminster Forest.

If this problem is left to Blood Gorge City to handle on its own, it will easily lead to a situation that Gavin does not want to see.

"I will definitely live up to the Lord's expectations." Bloodclaw said with excitement.

Gavin was delegating power to him. From now on, less sensitive matters on the Giant Plains would be left to him.

Blood Claw is not stupid enough to make the decision on everything on his own. For some relatively big things, he needs to ask for instructions and reports that should be reported. There are only advantages and no disadvantages to doing so.

"Give me the venue for the meeting of all races. I have been busy here for the past two days. If the time is right, maybe I can bring new troops there to support you." I don't have time to attend the meeting in person, but with the new troops The troops can still find time to show off in the past.

"Here." Bloodclaw quickly pulled out a map of the Giant Plains and pointed to a red dot on it.

"Okay, I understand." Gavin glanced at it, took it to heart, and asked, "How much information have you collected about the elves in Silminster Forest?"

"This narrow forest is also called the Shadow Forest because it is in the shadow of the snow-flaked mountains for at least several hours every day.

Most of the elves here responded to the call of Evergathering Island and joined the elf retreat.

Only a stubborn and savage tribe of wild elves chose to stay. Their tribal leader called himself the king and owned the entire Silminster Forest, claiming that not a single plant or elf here could die.

They drove out and attacked all unnatural residents. Not only did they have a tense relationship with our Blood Gorge City, but their conflict with Reitawen was also very sharp. It is said that both sides have already seen blood. "Blood Claw has been prepared for a long time.

If it weren't for Gavin's close relationship with the natural races and his emphasis on multi-race cooperation, Blood Gorge City would have gone to war with these elves long ago. Even if they didn't completely exterminate them, they would have been driven away from this forest.

If it were any other forest, Blood Claw would not dare to fight this kind of guarantee.

But in Schilminster Forest he dared.

Because this forest is too narrow and long, intertwined with the Snowflake Mountains in many places, it is a world dominated by monsters, and the elves have to retreat.

Once a war begins, these elves will lack strategic depth and can easily be cornered.

"Green Elf!"

Gavin felt his head hurt when he heard their racial names.

In Faerûn, the elves themselves are divided into several races, namely sun elves (also known as gold elves), moon elves (also known as silver elves), green elves (nicknamed wild elves), wood elves (also known as copper elves) and Water elves (also called sea elves), plus the famous drow elves.

Green elves are the most wild race among all the elves. Just listen to their nickname and you will know that they advocate a primitive and natural life and are as secluded from the world as the fairies. Most of them live deep in dense forests.

Once it appears on the outskirts of the forest, conflict with intelligent life forms such as humans is almost inevitable.

"Is there any village or location they frequent?" Gavin asked again.

"No, in order to avoid further conflicts between the two sides, I have withdrawn all the goblin servants. It is said that they do not have large-scale settlements, but live a nomadic life in the forest." Bloodclaw replied.

"Okay, I understand. You handled this matter very well. We will have many dealings with elves in the future. We must not let the so-called racial blood feud blind us." Gavin warned again.

In Faerûn, many things are irrational, especially between some races. Blood feud is often above all else. This blood feud does not originate from themselves, but between their gods.

In fact, the hatred between hobgoblins and elves is relatively mild, at least it can be restrained under external pressure.

If it were an orc, there would be only one way to go to war, because Corellon, the main god of the elven race, once blinded one eye with an arrow, and Gruumsh, the god of the orc race, is still shown as a one-eyed man.

"Don't worry, Lord, I will never let my subordinates have problems in this regard." Bloodclaw promised, patting his chest.

He had personally stayed in the Dragon Oak Mother Tree and knew the importance of that tree to Gavin, who was also a half-elf and had restarted the elf city Myth Noel.

When they had irreconcilable conflicts with the elves and had to make a choice.

The possibility of the other party abandoning their hobgoblins is not 99%, but 100%.

Bloodclaw is a smart person and will never put himself on the scale of choice.

"You go ahead and get busy, I'll go find those elves myself."

Gavin bid farewell to the Blood Claw and headed straight for Silminster Forest.

I am still half a Druid now. It is not easy to find a person in the jungle, but it is not difficult to find a group of people.

As long as he calmed down and listened carefully, those trees, flowers and plants could bring him a lot of information. Although they couldn't tell Gavin any precise answers, they could give him very general information.

For example, if you have never touched a humanoid creature, or if you have had a large number of humanoid creatures pass by, etc., as long as you know how to summarize this countless general information, you can find useful information for yourself. Although Gavin is a beginner, , but getting started quickly.

Because he has an advantage that ordinary druids don't have, that is, his body is contaminated with too much fey aura, and he has just been recognized by the forest goddess Melika.

Fairies, which are rare for ordinary people to see, will not only appear in front of him, but will even be attracted by the powerful natural aura emanating from him.

As a source of information, these local felines are faster and more reliable than those flowers, plants and trees.

Gavin was directly led to the vicinity of the green elves' camps by a Pik Elf.

The reason why it was nearby rather than in the camp was because before they even got close, they were surrounded by a group of elves armed with bows and arrows.

Gavin immediately raised his hands and showed his identity: "I am the guide and leader of the Tree Tree Order appointed by the Queen of the Forest, the restarter of Myth Noel, the terminator of the Root of God, and the Plunder Bear. Gavin Nott, the destroyer and creator of Dragon Oak Dreamland."

You can't be self-effacing about these natural races. Once you get started, you can tell them all your glorious deeds related to nature. Maybe one of them will poke a hole in their hearts and make them like you. Go up and make the rest easier.

"Your Excellency seems to have neglected to introduce your identity. You are also the organizer of the Conqueror's Army, the pioneer of the Conqueror's Road, the builder of Earth Essence Blood Gap City, the owner of Kobold Colossus City, and the Giant Plains. The uncrowned king." A neutral voice responded to Gavin deep in the forest.

"This is indeed my other identity." Gavin's heart sank involuntarily.

Regardless of the fact that both parties only mentioned Gavin's identity, in fact, this was already considered the first round of the confrontation.

Gavin's focus is to show his identity as a friend of nature, especially putting the name of the forest goddess Mielikki at the forefront.

But the effect is not very good.

Because the pantheon of Faerûn is very complex, it is a mosaic and fusion of multiple pantheons, including local pantheons, foreign pantheons, and ethnic pantheons of various races.

Whether it is Melikai, Ms. Strategy, Shanda Keer, etc., they all belong to the category of the human pantheon. Their beliefs are mainly among humans, but they are also found in other species, but they are relatively rare.

The dwarves have a dwarven pantheon headed by Moradin.

The elves have an elven pantheon headed by Corellon.

The dark elf pantheon that split from the elf pantheon.

The dwarfs are the dwarf pantheon led by Garl Flashgold.

The halfling pantheon is led by Yondala, the patron goddess of halflings.

The main god of the orc pantheon is Grush.

There are other planes in the human pantheon that invade the pantheon of Mulhorad.

The above pan-Faerun pantheon forms the pan-Faerun pantheon.

This refers only to the most commonly mentioned ones in Faerûn. There are also some that are not often mentioned, such as the giant god system, the dragon god system, etc. Even the elves have their own god system, the Happy Palace. and the Court of Wrath.

There are as many scattered racial gods and evil gods as there are hairs on an ox, and you can't even count them in a while.

The continent of Faerûn is only one of the seven continental plates in Toril. The other continental plates have their own gods.

However, in these pantheon, there are both local gods and the two sides of other pan-Faerun pantheon. You can say that some gods in the pan-Faerun pantheon are one body and two sides of gods from other continents. Anyway, They are all of the same nature.

Leaving aside other things, at least the god Io has his own appearance in other continents, and they all exist as the supreme founder.

Although the wild elves on Faerûn also believe in the forest god, it is not Melikai, but their own forest god Rillifen Lelefe, who owns the woodland, nature, wild elves and Dru. The four great priests of Yi have nicknames such as Lord of Leaves, Wild One and Great Oak.

The priesthood is not unique. It is normal for many gods to share the same priesthood.

However, gods who share the same priesthood are potential competitors. When they are no longer satisfied with their own development direction, but get involved in the other's field, the two sides will easily conflict.

For example, Mielikki wants to extend her hand into the elves, especially the wild elves, and Rillifane wants to spread her faith among the human druids. These are both overreaching behaviors.

This situation rarely occurs, because it is often not a matter between two gods, but a conflict between two major gods. If you are not careful, blood will flow into a river, and other gods will reap the benefits. .

Those wild elves focused on Gavin's identity and stayed on the road of conqueror, and the dissatisfaction revealed in them was obvious.

This road has posed a serious threat to them and their forest, because the section from Retavan to Blood Gap City was developed close to the Silminster Forest. Due to the iron mines in Colossus City and the huge growth of Blood Gap City, With livestock, this stretch of road is the first to get busy.

According to the past experience of these green elves, when the roads become more convenient, countless intelligent beings will flock to them and establish settlements along the way, then villages and towns, and finally cities, and their forests will be ravaged by each other. object.

"Which identity did you use to walk into the forest?" The neutral voice from before sounded again.

Gavin thought for a moment and replied: "I come as a balancer, looking for a balance between development and forest protection."

"Development is based on destruction. Where can we find a balance with forest protection?"

"Only by trying can you find it. If you don't even try, you won't be able to have it. The hobgoblins of Blood Gorge City have shown their sincerity. They neither hunted in the forest nor cut down trees here. You just search for the dead branches given by nature to keep warm and use the fruits to feed your stomach. Instead, you, the guardians of the forest, launch an attack without permission. Aren't you afraid of provoking a war and making the entire Schilminster Forest a river of blood and destroying all life? "

"Just because they don't do it now doesn't mean they won't do it in the future. They are a group of monsters who only know how to ask for things from nature. When the output of the Giant Plains cannot satisfy them, they will inevitably turn their attention to the Silminster Forest. ”

"There is no need to hesitate if you want to add guilt."

"What's the meaning?"

"I said that you are arrogant and unreasonable. You actually inflict sins on others that you have guessed and have not happened yet. Don't you think this is a very ridiculous thing? If according to your standards, there should not be anything illegal in the forest. forest species.”

"That's how it should be. Forests belong to forest species, and other species should live on their own land."

"Your concept is extremely ridiculous. Even if the Lord of the Leaf comes in person, he still can't say that the forest is a forest species. The forest belongs to all living creatures. They all have the right to hunt and obtain food here when they are hungry. Food, your extreme concepts and practices will only push you into the abyss of opposition to all species, and bring devastating disasters to your tribe and forests. "

"We will use the sharp arrows in our hands to fight against them until the last drop of our blood is shed. We will use our will and our blood to arouse the concept of protecting the forest from all forest creatures."

"Absurd. Even the gods of nature will compromise and tolerate some development, find a balance point, and better protect the forest. What qualifications do you have to do such an extremely irrational behavior?"

"How can you be sure that the path we are taking now is not the will of the gods of nature?"

Gavin and his opponent used their lips and teeth as swords and fought in the air.

What he was most worried about happened. These wild elves are the most extreme nature conservationists. They admire nature. In their minds, the forest is the highest priority. They advocate the most primitive tribal life and only take food from the forest. To remove as much as they need, any more is a sacrilege to nature.

They all have this attitude towards themselves, let alone those non-forest races.

Even among the fey, Gavin did not see such extreme concepts.

This concept is deeply ingrained and cannot be persuaded by just one or two sentences.

Gavin's original proposal of moving them to Misnoel was not even mentioned.

joke.

This is a group of living ancestors. If you invite them back, even if they are offered as offerings, they will cause all kinds of troubles for you. You will not want to have a decent development with Mis Noel in the future.

The green elves in Elminster Forest once again made Gavin feel powerless.

He had strong personal force and military strength, but he had no way to use it. Once he chose to massacre the green elves, no matter how secretly he did it, it would be leaked. His reputation among the natural races that he had worked so hard to build would be destroyed, and the honor of being a guide and leader that the forest lady had just given him would be immediately taken away.

But he couldn't really give up the development of the Conqueror's Road because of these elves.