From Witcher to Lord of the Empire

"Very good, that's enough." Lann nodded with satisfaction, "I can go into the forest alone, but I hope you will stay outside the forest and be accompanied by our soldiers before I come out."

Hearing this, the dryads behind were all shocked: "Airlie, no!"

Lane continued, "I could be more generous and let her, her, her—"

He reached out and pointed at a few dryads who had not drawn their bows and made an attacking gesture just now: "I can let them accompany you, so that you won't be alone."

Ellie frowned: "What are you paying attention to? Human beings."

Take you as a prisoner, and insure my safety. Lan En thought to himself, but this kind of words must be beautified.

Lane said: "I said before that I would negotiate an equal agreement with you, and I am serious about letting my subjects live in peace with you. Of course, you did not mention the condition first. You have given up this right yourself."

"I hope this can be a good start: I will go deep into the forest alone to find the princess, bring her back safely, and express my trust. And you can also take this opportunity to get along with humans for a while and feel our sincerity."

This passage was not thought up by Lan En on the spur of the moment.

In fact, as early as Lan knew that his territory was Brokilon, he had thought about this territory that played an important role in the original book.

The shadow of Cintra's destruction of the country has been hanging over his heart, and he has been looking for his own way out.

If he waits for his individual strength to become stronger, and then pulls up a private armed force that is willing to follow him before the destruction of Sintra, will he be able to have enough power to still retain a viable force after the destruction of Sintra? , wouldn't he become a homeless dog after destroying the country?

He didn't have this kind of thinking at the beginning, because he knew that he would not be able to manage the territory so well in less than a year, and he would lose it all when Sintra was destroyed.

Moreover, the resources that a border town can provide are too few, not to mention supporting a Lann's army, with a population of a thousand people, even maintaining their own self-defense power is a big problem.

At that time, Lan En, a bright male heir of the ancient blood, plus the royal lineage of Cintra, will be here, and it is hard to say who will provide shelter to whom. It's better to be a wandering knight, at least you can hide.

Therefore, Brokilon was not originally in Lan's future plan. He was more inclined to join Geralt's Wolf Faction Demon Hunter with Ciri, or simply hug Mossthas' thigh.

If you really can't become a demon hunter, you can find a safe place to survive for five, ten, or twenty years with a system that is only one-third or even less. In the end, even if you can't make a comeback, you can at least become a world leader. knight errant.

Therefore, the role of the Sintra Brokilon territory for him at present is to provide taxation, give him a little economic power, arrange for his subordinates to search for news, and collect the magic items he expects to be the source of magic power. That's all.

As far as this is concerned, Brokilon's financial support to him is not as great as Lannister's family property and the rewards from Calanthor.

But now, perhaps by chance, Lan felt that he had seen another possibility after visiting Brokilon today:

The biggest resource that Sintra Brokiron can provide him may not be the original value of this territory at all, but its geographical location "near the dryad".

Dryads, a race of elite archers per capita, have a rare healing ability in the mainland, and also possess the water of Brokiron, which is likely to be the source of magic power.

And because the dryads are all females and cannot bear children alone, their reproduction depends on human males, which makes them conflict with human beings and at the same time have a slight basis for cooperation.

Dryads are not absolutely exclusive, either. After Nilfgaard invades, the Treant Queen will also provide protection to the Scoia'tael, which is composed of elves, dwarves and other subhuman races, and will train a member of Geralt's girl-hunting team in the future: Milva. And Milva is a human being.

The relationship between dryads and humans is very complicated, not just a simple "feud". Dryads reproduce with males of other races, usually elves, and occasionally humans. These men will be driven out of the forest after leaving their children, and some will even be reluctant to leave.

This is part of the reason why the towns in Shikoku near Brokilon haven't had any really large-scale conflicts with dryads. Humans don't know how many of their own daughters are among these dryads.

It's just that Lann doesn't have the qualifications to use these dryad resources yet, and it's too unfair to talk about the status of cooperation now. In the royal capital, he is the champion of martial arts, the nephew of the queen, and a new star of the royal family. Facing the Dryad Queen, he was nothing more than a small town lord.

The title of earl is the title given to his father by the queen, and it is closer to the court nobles when it falls to Lane. He is not the kind of old-fashioned nobleman who has fought hard for generations, and has no real power in his hands.

And this time when he came to look for Ciri, the power of Cintra nationwide was invisible to Lan, which gave him a basis for a brief conversation with the Dryad Queen.

Lan En felt that he could feel a little bit wronged, and provided some seeds for the dryads, sending them a few descendants of the blood of the ancients. It's a win-win.

It's just that no matter what Lane's plan is, the first task now is to find Ciri.

If something really happened to Ciri, then what he said to scare the dryad before would definitely come true. Queen Calanthe was really reckless when she went crazy.

Even if Queen Calanthe couldn't destroy Brokiron in the end, Lann would come back to avenge Ciri when she became invincible with the system in the future.

Judging from this, Lane is not yet a qualified earl.

He didn't want to be that kind of person either.

Bringing the topic back, after hearing Lann's request for a "hostage exchange", the dryads had a heated discussion.

In the end, Ellie thought for a moment and made a decision, nodded and said, "Yes."

She turned around and recruited a dryad, and said to Lann, "This is Dunka. She can speak the common language and will be your guide to help you find your princess."

Lan looked over and recognized that this was one of the more sensible dryads just now.

Compared with Ellie, Dunka's dress is more "natural". She has a flower crown on her head, bracelets and anklets made of grass and branches, and a short skirt made of bark and leaves. But her upper body is barely covered, and the only thing that can cover her chest is almost her hair.

The matter has been settled, and for now, this is the best result that both parties can accept. If it drags on, who knows what unexpected situation will happen.

Lann briefly explained to the soldiers on his side, and then rode his horse into the real Brokiron with Dunka the Dryad.

PS1: Today I finally took the first place on the list of new writers. Although I feel that I will be in danger of being blown up at any time, even if it is for a short time, I am now the first place on the list hhhhh.

PS2: For the purpose of collecting materials, I looked at the other people who ranked ahead of me in the new book list, and I almost couldn't help but voted for them. Damn it! Very well written! I know that I have eaten the setting of the witcher and the fan bonus, the pure original writing is really good!