Chapter 397: Chapter 397 – Ans, Who Never Hurts His Compatriots

Sensing the biting frost on his face, Losandel was drowning in desperation . He didn’t know why the human Mage was attacking him, but the man was obviously not a friend .

He even thought of suicide, but his limbs had each been restrained by a blue Hand of Magic, making it impossible for him to struggle .

He could only manage to raise his head and watch the human Mage approach him from the dark .

He was both angry and frightened .

What would the man do? Torture him, or kill him instantly?

Losandel had always been fond of moonlight . He suddenly found it romantic to be killed on such a night when the moon was shining brilliantly .

It was every elf’s wish to die next to their favorite things .

That way, their withering would be beautiful too .

Observing the half-elf’s face, Roland found that he was scared first, relieved later, and even somehow delighted in the end . He couldn’t help but wonder if something was wrong with the half-elf’s head .

He sighed and asked, “May I ask if you are Losandel?”

“Why bother asking my name? Just kill me if you want . ” Losandel, like a drama queen, scoffed . “I will never betray my people . ”

Roland raised his eyebrow and heaved a sigh .

There was obviously a misunderstanding, but he didn’t have a choice . The half-elf would’ve fled if Roland hadn’t caught him .

Next to the road were trees, and the elves were in the woods what fish were in a deep lake . It would be barely possible for Roland to find him, so Roland could only capture him, albeit more roughly than he should’ve .

“I don’t want to do anything to you . ” Squatting before him, Roland said, “Betta recommended I come here . I need you to help me contact Ans for something important . ”

“Betta . ” Losandel looked at the stranger in surprise . “Wait . What’s your name?”

“Roland . ”

“Why didn’t you tell me that sooner?” Losandel cried pitifully .

Roland smiled awkwardly . “You would’ve fled if I hadn’t caught you, and I might not be able to find you again . ”

“Can you let go of me now?” Losandel stared at Roland, not very happily .

Roland shrugged in embarrassment .

Half a minute later, Losandel patted his clothes and said, “Both Betta and Elder Ans mentioned your name before . You must be of some significance to Elder Ans . I can deliver a message for you, but it’s not up to me whether or not you will be received . ”

“Of course . Thank you very much . ” Roland thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t I buy you dinner as compensation?”

“Dinner sounds good . ” Losandel’s eyes glittered .

Then, Roland led Losandel to the inn and ordered a lot of food for him, which cost Roland almost one gold coin .

Losandel quite enjoyed himself, and Roland elicited a lot of intelligence on elves from him .

Though the intelligence was not very important, it helped Roland understand the elves better .

Losandel left when it was almost dawn .

Soon enough, Susie came to Roland .

She seemed rather angry . “You followed me . ”

Roland pointed at the other cup of fruit wine on the table and smiled . “It seems that Losandel has talked to you . Yes, I followed you . ”

“Do you want to die?” Susie sat opposite Roland and glared at him . Her furrowed brow, like sharp sabers, was quite intimidating . “You dared to follow me on my turf?”

“How could I have found Losandel without following you? You told him to leave town . ”

That did make sense, but Susie was still angry .

She was a Sword Dancer, a special hidden class that was a combination of Warrior and Rogue .

The class boasted remarkable stealth and anti-stealth abilities, and could fight head-on battles as skillfully as traditional Warriors .

It was beyond her imagination that, as a Sword Dancer, she had been tailed by a Mage .

She was quite pissed .

“That was very rude of you . I want you to apologize . ”

“I’m sorry,” said Roland casually .

Susie almost burst into fury . Roland’s prompt apology made her feel that he didn’t mean it .

It was like an adult teasing a child .

But she couldn’t throw a tantrum at Roland, because Losandel had told her that Roland seemed to be an important person, and that Elder Ans thought highly of him .

“Okay, I’ll remember you . ” Susie stormed out and slammed the door .

Roland found that both Losandel and Susie were slightly childish .

In the following three days, Roland waited for updates in the inn . Of course, he spent most of his spare time on the forum and with his magic studies .

Three days later, Ans came to this inn .

Asking the waiter to serve fruit wine and cakes to Ans, Roland said with a smile, “I’m surprised that a big shot like you would visit me in person . I thought you would ask me to meet you in the Elf Forest . ”

Ans was as handsome as before, but with more exhaustion in his eyes .

“I dare not let the lawless Golden Sons come to my home . ” He had a mouthful of the fruit wine and observed Roland for a while . Then he said, “Besides, you’re growing too fast, which discourages me from inviting you into the forest . I remember that you were barely an Elite a year ago, but you’re on your path to mastership now . Are all the Golden Sons as good as you?”

“I’m just lucky . ” Roland finished his cup and refilled it . Then he continued, “I’m here because I need to ask you a favor . ”

“What is it?” Ans said with a smile, “I hope it’s not too outrageous . ”

“I want the sap of the world tree . One drop will be enough . ”

Crack!

Ans squeezed the silver cup in his hand into twisted metal . The fruit wine splashed all over the place, including toward Ans and Roland, but it was blocked by their magic shields .

Ans glared at Roland scarily . “Do you know what you just said?”

“I do . ” Roland nodded .

“Do you know how important the Mother Tree is to us?”

“Yes . ” Roland nodded again .

“Then how dare you propose such a request?” Ans smashed the deformed cup on Roland’s face, but it was blocked by Roland’s magic shield . “Do you want to die?”

“Of course not . ” Roland shook his head and said, “But I’m not asking for too much . Just one drop . ”

Ans rose and was about to leave .

Roland shouted, “I’m not asking for it for nothing . I can help you do something that you’re not willing to do, as long as it’s not anything evil . ”

“I will never hurt my mother or my kins . ”

His eyes slightly widened, Roland asked back, “Really? Then how did your teacher, the green Druid, die?”