Risadiran looked at Eric in disbelief. "You are still alive... Fortunately, you are still alive! No!... Thank you for your generosity!"
"Yes, fortunately Eric is alive, otherwise you would definitely die... You should really thank him!"
The lord is staring at Risadiran from the side.
"Lord Li Ang, I don't have much money to pay now, but I can work for you and use my ability to pay off the debt!"
The elf spoke very sincerely.
But Li Ang still stared at the elf's eyes suspiciously. "Risadiran, you should know that I don't trust you."
This time, I didn't call him Teddy.
Risadiran hesitated for a moment and nodded. "This is what it should be... I hope you can give me a chance to prove my sincerity..."
Sincerity?
Li Ang looked at Risadiran and then at the team list.
No team members have been added to the list.
There is no prompt from the system.
It doesn't seem like he is very sincere... Li Ang shook his head, rode to the back of the team, and walked around in a circle along the team.
When he came back, he had a small black pill in his hand.
"I don't trust you, and I think you probably don't trust me either, so you ate it so that we can both feel more at ease..."
Li Ang brought the pill to Risadiran's mouth.
The pills looked very poor. They were dark green with a bit of burnt yellow in the middle, and had a sour smell. They were not good at first glance.
"This... what is this..."
Risadiran was really panicked now and didn't dare to speak.
"Poison, the legendary 'Hundred Day Soul Severing Pill', my unique secret recipe. After taking it, you must take another one every three months, otherwise your intestines will be rotten and your whole body will be itchy and die... In the ten days before your death, you will feel like countless ants are devouring your internal organs. I guarantee that it is the most cruel torture in the world..."
Li Ang was expressionless, half-smiling but not smiling, waiting for Risadiran to make a decision.
If you don't eat, you will obviously be killed...
And if you eat it, you may be controlled for the rest of your life - this is the way to prove your sincerity.
Risadiran was silent for a while, sighed resignedly, and swallowed the 'poison'.
"My lord, I swear allegiance to you... I think you should be relieved now... but..."
Elves have a long life and serve people for a period of time. Even a human life is only a short period of time for an elf. For Risadiran, swearing allegiance is not an embarrassing decision.
What made the Elf Killer hesitant and difficult to say was another thing - "But... Sir, can you please ask a doctor to treat me first... My injury has been bleeding..."
The system prompt also came at this time: 'Risadiran has joined your team.'
Maybe the function of this system is not powerful, but at least it can accurately judge whether you are truly willing to join the team. From Ansen to those carpenters, everyone has proved this.
After hearing the prompt, Li Ang nodded with a smile on his face, "Don't forget to ask me for medicine in three months. Ansen, treat his injuries."
Of course, the black meatballs were not Hundred Day Soul Severing Pill, but Alice horse manure mixed with some bird droppings and other messy things. Well, from a certain perspective, it is indeed extremely poisonous.
In fact, Li Ang knows that cunning people like Risadiran may not really believe in the existence of such a poison that needs to be replenished every three months.
But as a person who knows how to use poison and knows how terrible the antidote is, Risadiran would never dare to gamble.
The more cunning a person is, the less likely he is to risk his life - what if the poison is real?
Risadiran finally took a breath and pursed his lips sadly. "Sir, what do you need me to do now?"
Li Ang's expression became serious and cautious. "First of all, before your wounds heal, I want you to learn to respect everyone in the team - start by taking care of Eric's injuries. After all, he spared your life."
"After you recover from your injury, you go find the person who hired you and bring him to me. Can you do that?"
"Of course."
"I mean the first thing - respect everyone, can you do it?"
Risadiran was silent for a few seconds. "I will do it, sir... but if someone captures my people as slaves, I cannot turn a blind eye..."
Li Ang nodded. "Of course, you are also a member of my team now. If something like this happens, I will help you. I am even willing to help you return to your tribe... but..."
Li Ang came closer to Risadiran's eyes and stared closely into his blue pupils. "But you have to understand that I am a selfish person and I will only help my own people!"
The handsome Noldo Elves looked deeply into Li Ang's eyes and nodded.
Late at night.
The convoy arrived at Ailedge Village.
This is the ownerless village Ralph talks about.
This village originally had a lord - it was Knight's Territory, a subordinate of the deceased Duke Elfwan, and the lord was Lord Rainier.
In fact, in terms of geography, Ailedge Village should originally belong to White Deer Fortress, just like Fletcher Village belongs to Brave Shield Fortress.
However, due to the continuous invasion of the Bacchus Empire from the south, Ailedge is located in the dangerous zone on the eastern border.
So Duke Elfwan, who was in charge of the eastern region at that time, took it under the direct jurisdiction of Knight's Territory in order to defend Bacchus Empire.
However, since Elfwan became hemiplegic, this Knight's Territory has been in a semi-autonomous state. Lord Rainier is quite free in his territory. After all, Elfwan cannot control him while paralyzed on the bed, and White Deer Fortress cannot control him.
Lord Rainier is actually the nephew of Duke Elfwan, and his father Baron Eldred is the distant cousin of Elfwan.
This lord actually does not have a title. He is called a lord just because he is the heir to the baron. But before his father gave up, he could only be regarded as a knight.
Of course, it's also called 'jazz'.
It has the same nature as Oden's son-in-law, Lord Ryman.
In the process of Grand Duke Alma plotting against Long River Town, Lord Rainier gradually turned to Alma - his father Baron Eldred was actually Alma's distant cousin. Marriages between these old nobles were frequent and the relationship was quite complicated.
Eldred is the lord of Seven Forks Fortress. This place is the central fortress of the entire continent and the gateway to Lion City. Its geographical location is very important.
The father and son wisely chose to side with Grand Duke Alma. This is normal. It is easier to enjoy the shade with a big tree at your back.
But Alma actually cheated Renier.
After Grand Duke Alma led Gatu people into the hinterland of Long River Town, several hundred-man teams from Jatu have been going back and forth to plunder various villages.
And Ailedge Village of Renier is the first batch of villages to be affected.
Facing the invasion of Gatu people, the young lord Renier did not lead his troops to protect his territory, but ran away immediately...
This is nothing unusual, and can even be called a normal and wise decision.
Not every lord has the courage and strength to fight with dozens of men against two hundred Jatu. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't run away, Li Ang wouldn't be willing to fight head-on.
But the problem is that before Renier gave up his territory and ran away, the first thing he did was burn down the village.
Burn your own village.
He emptied all the valuable property in his territory and robbed his own people before Gatu people...
Then he set fire to the village, leaving the crying villagers to Gatu people.
It has to be said that people who can do this kind of operation often have a bright future...
I'd rather grab it myself than let Gatu people take advantage of it. That's understandable.
But Gatu people won't do it. The terms of this transaction must have been negotiated with Grand Duke Alma!
As a result, Gatu people got into the burned Ailedge Village and robbed it for the second time, but did not get any benefits.
So Gatu people turned around and caught up with Renier who was not running fast with a large convoy, and then made a quick wholesale deal - all the valuable things were packed and even the cars were installed. It was much more efficient to rob Renier's convoy than to rob the village.
The people who saved Renier's life were Ralph and his Ranger Corps.