Chapter 140: Drow Elf

Northguard Keep was like a battle machine starting up, beginning to operate in an orderly way. During this time, Su Lun also started recruiting new soldiers for the team. At the same time, the new soldiers who had trained in the military camp for over a month were given weapons.

The Drow Elf Aydin returned, covered in dust and looking weary. This Rogue of Knight-tier looked a bit rough, with bandages wrapped around some parts of his body and bloodstains seeping through. It seemed his mission had not been easy, but he brought back the latest news about the Troll Tribe.

“You’re saying this tribe worships a nature spirit?” Su Lun’s expression turned serious.

Dealing with the Troll Tribe didn’t worry Su Lun much. With his Legendary Tier strength, plus seventy-one powerful Barbarians and two teams of Spirit of War, it was enough to crush the Troll Tribe. However, a nature spirit was troublesome.

Nature spirits actually belong to Divine Creatures. Essentially, they are a type of spirit. Most spirits have Legendary Tier combat power, and some even possess Demigod-level strength. If they merge with Divine Domain and Divinity, then this nature spirit gains the qualification to become a god. Once they successfully raise their throne to the sky, they will become a new deity.

There isn’t just one of these spirits; some are even Ancestral Spirit. If a tribe maintains the habit of offering sacrifices to ancestors, then these ancestral souls become Ancestral Spirit.

When powerful Warriors in the tribe die, their souls can also directly transform into spirits. These beings are somewhat like heroic spirits. This type of belief exists in the Northern Wilderness and the southern overseas islands.

Spirits carry weak Divine Power, so dealing with them is not easy. Anything related to deities is difficult to handle, and killing a spirit that has long received sacrifices is extremely challenging.

“Yes, Lord. I saw their totem in their territory and felt a power very close to Divine Magic from their Priest,” Aydin said respectfully.

“Can you tell what type of spirit it is?” Su Lun asked.

Aydin looked somewhat embarrassed. “Sorry, Lord. I couldn’t get too close to those spirits, so I don’t know their details.”

“Besides this, what other news did you get this time?”

“The Troll Tribe has about six hundred Trolls. Other cannon fodder troops like Gnolls number around one thousand.” Actually, it wasn’t that they didn’t want more cannon fodder; the key was they truly couldn’t afford to feed them. Due to their constitution, Trolls need to eat a lot. Otherwise, they would starve to death.

The reason for their migration was food shortage. In previous years, before this time, various migrating animals like Zebra Antelope, Great Horned Deer, and Wild Oxen would pass near the Trolls’ territory. But this year, the number of migrating animals was much lower, causing food shortages for the Troll Tribe.

Upon hearing the real reason for the Trolls’ food shortage, Su Lun felt somewhat awkward. After all, he was the one who ordered the capture of those Great Horned Deer and Zebra Antelope. They just caught too many, ultimately leaving the Troll Tribe with nothing to eat.

As a result, the food-scarce Trolls set their sights on Su Lun’s Northguard Keep.

After learning all the information about the Trolls, Su Lun casually cast Life Healing Art on Aydin. A green light enveloped Aydin, and his injuries quickly began to heal. In just a few seconds, Aydin’s wounds were completely healed.

“Thank you, Lord.” Feeling the pain disappear, a flicker of surprise passed through Aydin’s eyes.

“Aydin, how has your time been at Northguard Keep lately?” Su Lun said with a smile.

Aydin hesitated for a moment, a struggle flashing in his eyes, then he became firm again. “It’s quite good here, but I…”

“Aydin, I think you and your tribe are well aware of the crisis you face,” Su Lun interrupted Aydin. “Losing divine protection, facing pursuit from other Drow Elves, with Priests losing their spellcasting abilities, and also dealing with other monsters on the wasteland, your tribe will eventually decline.”

“I know Drow Elves don’t trust humans. In fact, you are wary of all surface races, but you must learn to change.”

“During this time, you should have learned about me and my Territory. I hope your tribe can join my Territory.”

“As long as you can serve me and fight for me, I promise you a continuous supply of resources, and even a normal life within my Territory,” Su Lun said, looking at the Drow Elf before him.

Aydin fell silent. Personally, he was inclined to join Northguard Keep and pledge loyalty to Su Lun. After all, he had witnessed Northguard Keep develop from a town of less than a thousand people to its current state, and later even slay a Frost Wyvern tribe.

It could be said that as long as nothing untoward happened, Su Lun would soon become a famous figure across the continent. Joining his camp while he wasn’t yet so powerful was a very good choice for their Drow Elf tribe. But the problem was he was only a combat instructor; decisions about the tribe’s future weren’t his to make.

Moreover, Drow Elves belong to a matriarchal society. Although the female Drow Elves had lost much of their spellcasting ability, the tribe’s traditions remained. They internally did not wish to be controlled by a human.

When Aydin came to Northguard Keep as a military instructor, the Drow Elves had already held internal discussions. In their plan, maintaining independence and cooperating with Northguard Keep was the limit of what they could accept.

But Su Lun would not accept this plan.

Those Drow Elves were used to power struggles and schemes; they simply wouldn’t trust the promise of a human like Su Lun. In fact, those female Drow Elves didn’t trust him at all, which was why they sent a male to liaise with Northguard Keep.

Even now, the rule of female superiority among Drow Elves hadn’t changed.

In fact, it wasn’t just Drow Elves; including ancient Elves and Half-elves, although not entirely female-dominated like Drow Elves, females still held a dominant position. Male Elves weren’t as lowly as slaves like the Drow Elves.

“Lord, you should know that as a male, I don’t have much say in the tribe,” Aydin said with a bitter smile.

“I personally can swear loyalty to you, but regarding the tribe, I can only convey your message to them. Please give them a little more time to consider.”

Su Lun smiled and said, “Of course.”

“Aydin requests to join your team!” Hearing the System’s prompt in his ear, Su Lun felt quite pleased.