Chapter 360
But if given a choice, who would want to watch their own cubs or even adult wolves starve to death?
Furthermore, the line "Mondstadt belongs to the people of Mondstadt, and to you all" truly stirred up Andrius's distant memories. Back then, Barbatos was young, and the Four Winds Guardians were very close-knit, like a family, often complaining about Barbatos's unreliability.
Later, the Knights held fast to Mondstadt City, and only Andrius's remnant soul remained at the altar. Dvalin was once active, but after slaying the Poison Dragon Dulin five hundred years ago, he was also severely injured and has disappeared from the skies ever since. As for Anemo God Barbatos who connected all of this, he was exhausted from years of guarding and fighting, and now he rarely awakens.
Andrius felt a complex mix of emotions and loneliness.
I still remember that in ancient times, there was a union between humans and wolves. The famous sword "Wolf's End," recorded in history books, testifies to the bond between knights and wolves in the past.
Therefore, Anqi's claim of a human-werewolf alliance may not be nonsense.
Andrius decided to listen.
"The succession of the God of Wind is imminent, Barbatos. After you leave, how will Wolvendom and Mondstadt City coexist? The new God of Wind will surely recruit new followers, and I, an old wolf clinging to life, have no face to contend for such vanity. Then, how will Wolvendom and its pack, nameless and without status, find their place?"
Andrius couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
After Barbatos dies, how many more centuries can this old wolf endure?
Time is merciless; after the rotation of divine positions, many things may quickly fade away.
So, while He is still the Four Winds Guardians, and while the Knights of Favonius are in dire need of help, finding a stable and lasting path for His wolf children and grandchildren, so that they can coexist with the Mondstadt people for a long time—isn't that also His duty?
Andrius listened patiently to Anqi's ideas about the werewolf alliance.
"Humans utilize their intelligence, while wolves leverage their fighting prowess and keen senses, working together in areas such as field patrols, raid support, and combat in wilderness environments..."
"The Mondstadt people provide food, feed adult wolves willing to cooperate with humans, and can even adopt cubs that the wolf pack cannot afford to care for..."
"Wolves enjoy the treatment of knights. As the servants of the Northwind Wolf King, they possess equal human rights and must not be looked down upon or neglected..."
"The Knights of Favonius will develop suitable diets, habitats, medical care, and combat equipment for wolves..."
"Everything follows the principle of voluntary cooperation between humans and wolves; no one is forced to cooperate with any other human or wolf..."
Anqi explained in detail the cooperative principles she had established based on mutual respect.
As Andrius, his wolf eyes gradually lit up.
"Ahem! Since you're so sincere, I might consider it, but, well..."
"We'll start by developing rations, shelter, and equipment for the wolves, with Razor acting as the liaison. Once we've achieved results, we'll let the wolf packs try them out. After we've arranged conditions that allow the wolves to live comfortably in the Knights of Favonius, Big Wolf, you can call some wolves who volunteer to come with us to the Knights. Then we'll form our first experimental wolf knight unit, with Razor as the instructor. We'll let the wolves and humans get used to each other for a period of time, and we can adjust on the spot if any problems arise."
Anqi gestured with her hands and explained her idea with a bright smile.
"Once all this is done, we can have a sustained and stable partnership and continue training wolf riders. Even further into the future, we might allow caravans and tourists to hire wolf bodyguards, wolf guides, wolf coachmen, and even make wolves family members to the citizens of Mondstadt. It all starts from here!"
Andrius paused reservedly for a long time before slowly nodding his wolf head.
When Anqi saw that He had eaten the cake she had drawn, she immediately stood up happily.
"Well then, I wish us a pleasant cooperation, Big Wolf!"
"Uh, um, is it a pleasure working with you?"
Seeing Anqi extend her hands, Andrius also tentatively extended a giant claw.
The tiny hand grasped the huge claw tip and shook it happily.
At this moment, Lisa, who had been playing a background role, suddenly had a bright idea. She immediately took out a camera from the Vision space and snapped a picture of this strange scene. The camera was originally used to record the experimental process, but Lisa felt it was even more worthwhile to use it at this time.
Jean, far away in Mondstadt City, was unaware that she was about to receive a big surprise.
The good news is that the previously intractable problem of insufficient combat power and manpower will find a breakthrough in this way.
The shock is that building the Wolf Riders from scratch will only make Qin's already heavy workload even more difficult.
"Tsk! Was I stunned last night? How come I didn't see anything and was already tricked by that little cub... Oh well, the fact that they came to me in person shows enough sincerity. Anyway, I'm still the Wolf King, and they have to produce results first, so I'm not afraid of breaking the contract."
After things quieted down, Andrius lay on the ground, belatedly muttering to himself.
"And, the God of Wind Bartobas and all that, that's so true, I'll say that to the Knights next time!"
Andrius's wolf eyes lit up.
Huh? Barbatos?
Bah!
I, the mighty Northwind Wolf King, an ancient Demon God who fought alongside the God of Wind and the Four Winds Guardians, how could I possibly be mistaken?
It must be that you wrote the wrong book or sent the wrong document!
It's the God of Wind Bartobas!
"Ha~~ha~~ha~~"
Andrius imagined the expression on the face of the god of laughter when he woke up and found that everyone called him the God of Wind, Bartobas. He was so happy that he wagged his tail, stuck out his tongue, and made a cheerful panting sound like a husky.