Sir Aaron''s expression didn''t surprise Lauren at all.


    Although the Principality of lottel is on the border of the whole empire and borders on the ancient wood forest, it has never been really seen in more than 100 years. Wimpal wizards can only see the records of these giants in the literature and some historical materials.


    If he hadn''t seen it with his own eyes, I''m afraid Sir Aaron wouldn''t believe that there are ogres in the world.


    Even Luca was surprised that Loren would meet ogres in shenlinbao - according to him, he had never heard of any ogre settlement reaching the land east of the ancient wood forest.


    At the same time, the elves of the ancient wood forest encountered an ogre invasion that had never been seen in a hundred years. If winter had not come earlier than in the past, I''m afraid the invasion would not have stopped.


    Loren could not speculate whether it was just an accident or a sign of it. But anyway, as long as Prince lottel doesn''t intend to fight the ogres himself, supporting the elves is his only choice.


    At least it''s better to do so than to fight a group of unheard of monsters on your own territory; As the first "line of defense" led by the whole Duke, the elves of the ancient wood forest will fight the ogre to the last minute even if they only want their own home.


    The lesser of the two evils is the right. Prince lottel will not fail to understand the truth - it can''t be more cost-effective to exchange some dispensable materials for the "protection" of the elves without sacrifice.


    Loren, who knew this, would not hesitate to agree to Luca''s request in exchange for these elf reinforcements. Because even if Luca doesn''t agree, I''m afraid Duke lottel will agree to support in the end.


    "Thank you very much for your kindness, count, but we must return as soon as possible to defend our settlement."


    In the castle hall, Luca, with a gentle smile and a little apology, saluted the young count: "the harsh winter is about to pass. When the spring snow melts, the ogres will invade again!"


    "I''ve sent the letter, father. He must understand the seriousness of the matter." the young count nodded seriously. "If he doesn''t agree, I''ll go to him myself - thanks to you, I haven''t been beheaded by those traitors. I''ll never forget such a favor in my life!"


    "And we will never forget your friendship." Luca was very grateful, but looked at Lauren behind the count, and soon staggered: "the elves of the ancient wood forest will always be your friends."


    It was also an agreement between him and Loren. If you can really get the friendship of ruwen, the elves of the ancient wood forest will have the opportunity to form an alliance with the Principality of lottel, which is even more important to them than a batch of materials.


    With an ally of the principality, the elves of the ancient wood forest will never have to worry about the security in the East, and can get more materials to resist the invading ogres and expand their settlements.


    As Loren said, times have changed. Elves can''t survive without relying on human beings; Without the spirit as a barrier, humans can''t resist enemies they''ve never seen before.


    "Is there anything else you need before you leave?" Lu Wen asked enthusiastically, "you''re welcome. As long as I can do it, I can meet you. I''m never stingy with my friends!"


    Hearing this, Luca hesitated suddenly and smiled slowly: "in fact... We really need your help."


    "Oh? Tell me."


    "Although we believe in your reputation very much, our people are not necessarily." the elf explained: "as you know, the vast majority of elves don''t believe in humans very much. Many of my people have never left the ancient wood forest. They don''t know whether you will keep your promise."


    "Well... This is really a problem." seeing the other party''s embarrassed expression, Lu Wen, who has always been casual, didn''t care much about the "disrespect" to himself in his words, but nodded: "how can they believe it? Do you need our knights to fight against the ogres with you?"


    "That''s not necessary. I''m afraid my people can''t accept a human army in the forest." the elf replied apologetically: "you just need to prove that you will abide by your promise, that''s enough."


    "For example... Send a confidant around you as an envoy to go to the ancient wood forest with us."


    When Loren heard this, the corners of his eyes jumped immediately - he had seen Luca smiling at himself.


    "Your wizard consultant, Lord Loren Turin, showed amazing style when meeting us for the first time. I''m very sure he will help you win the friendship of all the elves in the ancient wood forest!"


    Sure enough, the smiling Luca said in an incomparably gentle tone, "if it''s up to me to choose, your excellency Loren Turin is perfectly suitable as your envoy."


    "Well, I think so too." the young count nodded excitedly, and then turned his eyes to the black haired wizard behind him: "what do you think, Loren? Just tell me, if you don''t want to, I won''t force you to go!"


    Although he said so, Lu Wen''s expression was tantamount to telling him that the count wanted to go very much.


    The corner of his mouth gently crossed a radian, and the black haired wizard bowed gracefully: "your wizard consultant, listen to him at any time."


    "Then I''ll give you a crucial task." Lu Wen was as happy as a child, but deliberately took out the posture of the LORD: "use your greatest sincerity to win the trust of the Ancient Wood Forest Elves!"


    "I hope my actions will not hurt our previous friendship, your excellency Loren Turin."


    As soon as he left the castle hall, Luca stopped the black haired wizard. With a little apology in his face: "if you can, please accept my apology."


    "There''s nothing to apologize for." Lauren smiled and shook his head. "I''m just curious. Why do you want me to be a messenger and go to the ancient wood forest?"


    "As I mentioned before, this is to enable my people to trust the count."


    "I heard it, too, but if you''re going to continue lying, you should apologize to me."


    Lauren showed a very thoughtful expression: "in the words of my best friend, I am a complete liar - so I can see whether others are lying."


    Luca was stunned for a moment, then sighed with a bitter smile, like shaking his head helplessly.


    "I knew I wasn''t a liar, but I didn''t want to be seen through by you so soon." I owed and bowed slightly. The elf put away his smile and looked at the black haired wizard solemnly: "you''re right, not just for this reason."


    "In fact, this ogre invasion is completely different from what we thought before - not just the ogres themselves, but what is obviously driving them behind them. Something we have never seen or touched."


    "Maybe in your human eyes, ogres and trolls are terrible enough. But for the elves, they are our old enemies. I''m afraid I know these fat monsters better than themselves!"


    "I personally fought with these monsters. In the past, they also regularly harassed our territory, but they have never been like this, which must be for a reason." Luca''s eyes are very worried: "but the elders in the settlement don''t think so. They still regard the invasion as the same as usual, but on a larger scale."


    "... so, you want me to be an outsider to help you convince the elders of the elf settlement?"


    Lauren''s expression was a little strange: "are you too confident in me?"


    "Not me."


    The elf smiled and shrugged slightly: "but another person suggested this to me - since you can persuade us to fight for your count with a bunch of sweet words, it should not be a problem to persuade a group of stubborn old people! This is her original words."


    "She?" the dark haired wizard raised his eyebrows.


    "That''s right, she." Luca raised his mouth. "Our best war dancer, Leia."