The distance from Green Forest City to the Wood Elf village had never been far. Originally, there had been no roads through the forest, so they had to get off the carriage and walk, which took some effort.
But now, because Great Zhou had opened mines in the forest, a road had long since been cleared here at top speed to facilitate ore transportation, making it much more convenient for the Wood Elves to come and go.
Since John managed to hitch a ride on a carriage both ways, he set off after breakfast that morning and returned to Green Forest City before dark without lingering in the village. He even made it back in time for dinner.
John had originally planned to have a quiet dinner and wait until he returned to the dormitory afterward to discuss the details.
But the moment he showed his face in the cafeteria, the Wood Elves immediately fixed their eyes on him.
"How did it go? What did the clan leader say?"
"Yeah, what did the clan leader say?"
"..."
Faced with his clansmen's endless questioning, the veins on John's forehead bulged!
"There are too many people in the cafeteria. We'll talk about it after we get back to the dormitory."
After saying that, John saw that the clansmen still wanted to ask more. His eyes flashed fiercely, and he added,
"Don't force me to skin you while I'm eating!"
The Wood Elves fell silent at once.
After dinner, the whole group of Wood Elves returned to the dormitory in neat formation. John made no attempt to keep them in suspense and directly announced the result.
"The clan leader agreed."
A wave of cheers instantly erupted, drawing frequent glances from the other workers who had returned after dinner.
During this, John noticed with