Time passed, with October, the kingdom passed the scorching heat and clear autumn, and the temperature began to gradually become colder. Elson did not consume energy this year to open the constant temperature barrier because Roddy knew that this year would be a warm winter. However, the so-called "warm" is for the residents in the city.

In the forest, "cold" is the eternal tone. Regardless of the warm and severe winters, Elsa Village will cool down quickly after dark. Just in early October, the temperature in Jingyu Forest reached below zero.

Wood elves have long been accustomed to this, but unlike in previous years, they nowadays do not worry about food and heating issues in winter.

Nata walked in the village, but she didn't come back for two years, so she couldn't recognize what it looked like. Since the opening of the commercial road with Hollier City and nearby towns, Elsa Village inevitably began to undergo major transformation. In terms of house construction, the wooden house built by humans is naturally more reasonable and the space is more spacious. The tree holes sleeping in the wood elves are like caves for rats. Because the outside of the village is protected by the army of changing guards, beasts and other groups cannot threaten the safety of the village at all. In this way, the wood elves are naturally willing to accept human-style wooden houses.

"Jelly meat! A string of fifteen copper coins!"

"Cooking honey—"

The village of Elsa, which originally had a small number of people, now accommodated more than a thousand people. Humans and wood elves accounted for almost half of each. Wood elves are the permanent population here, while humans are basically mobile. Most of them are caravans, who come here to sell goods, buy goods, and leave after a day or two. Therefore, the empty place in the village has become the "collective market" where these people are located. Whether it is food fresh meat, honey herbs, or magic crystal beasts, they can be traded here.

Elsa Village originally had no experience in managing this and did not understand what it meant. Later, Roddy asked the village chief Brudy to set up a "stall fee", which to put it bluntly, "tax fees". As a result, the village is much richer than before. Even the poorest elves can eat a full meal every time, and the fear of the severe cold and famine has completely disappeared.

Nata did not wear leather armor for combat today, nor did she carry a longbow in her hand. She had planned affairs at the intelligence center in Hollier City. After confirming that all the preparations were completed three days ago, she came to Elsa Village as another identity.

Walking on the street at this time, Elson's fur coat was obviously different from those around the businessmen who described it as sloppy. This invisible momentum made the humans who peeped around dare not come forward to chat with each other. Of course, this was also because Roddy had issued strict orders. The guys who had tried to act like hooligans at the wood elves before now dared not even enter the Jingyu Forest. Although this is an area where human wood elves are mixed, no one dared to cause trouble.

The impact of news of kingdom unification on this place has not yet been revealed, because the road has not been built yet, and the main trade target is still Hollier City and the surrounding areas. Nata is very clear about this, so she is sure that Roddy has a greater success rate in the mission she wants to perform.

What Nata has to do now is to dig a trap and wait for the people from the High Elf "Holy Association" to step on it.

To the outside world, Nata did not reveal her identity. The identity of the intelligence agency is kept confidential, so the people in Elsa Village do not know her true identity. Nata came back for the first time in two years, even Brody, the head of Elsa Village, did not know what she was doing at the moment.

"Hugo."

He called out a wooden elf who was walking on the street. The latter turned around. He had already known about Nata's return yesterday. At this moment, he quickly stood up properly: "Sister Nata, is there anything wrong?"

Hugo is the "little master" that Roddy met when he was exploring the Jingyu Forest two years ago. Now this wood elf has grown a lot taller and looks like an adult. Now Elsa Village is basically in line with the human world, so it has also produced concepts such as "salary" and "postal". Hugo has now become a formal patrol member in the village and can receive salary every week.

"The village chief is out?"

"Yes, he went to talk to Village Chief Bati about whether to trade with humans, but...it's probably a big deal this time."

Hugo knew very well what happened in the village in the past two years: the wealth of Elsa Village will naturally be seen by other wood elves in the Jingyu Forest, but the wood elves in these villages are divided into two factions. One faction chose to "open trade" under the persuasion of the village chief Brody, while the other faction sticks to his own opinions and does not accept any conditions for communicating with humans. He even quarreled with Brody many times over this.

Originally, this matter was all my wishes, and there was no need for Brody to persuade everyone to accept his point of view. But the village head Barty was located in Linnis Village, which was said to have been attacked by a herd of beasts some time ago, and the village suffered heavy losses. As a member of the same clan, Brody naturally could not stand by death and so he brought supplies to provide free funding.

However, Hugo obviously did not expect this visit: "Batty has been calling us corrupt and fallen elves, saying that we have given up our faith... I am very puzzled, what have the wood elves believed in?"

Hugo is not old, but he is very old when complaining: "They live like wild animals all day in the forest. Now they see that we are doing well, and they can't do anything except sore mouths. If the village chief hadn't helped them this time, I'd see that half of the people would die in winter... I'm still stubborn. I really don't know who gave him the courage to say that others were corrupt."

"Okay, let's say a few words."

Nata is not very interested in this.

If it were really said to be "corrupt", Nata, who had already left Elsa Village, must have been the first to be corrupted. To be honest, Nata witnessed Roddy's change to the human world with her own eyes. The dirty and messy human towns and the cleanliness of Elsen City have crossed at least half a century of gap. If you have such an experience, no matter how many changes the Elsa Village in front of you will not be amazed by Nata.

"Sister Nata, will you leave after you come back this time?"

"Yes, but I'll stay for a while."

She did not answer the other party’s current job. After a few simple conversations, Little Hugo left. She casually walked around the market and planned to return. He happened to meet Lando in a gorgeous robe.

Lando was the wood elf who wanted to pursue Nata two years ago. He was actually the best among the younger generation in the village. However, since the village became rich, "hunting" has gradually become an optional activity, and has been completely cancelled now. Therefore, Lando's archery skills have been abandoned for a long time. He no longer participates in hunting, but is appointed by the village chief Brody and becomes the order manager of the market.

Although the power of this position is not very large, it is a person who needs to be flattered for the vendors. In order to occupy a good stall, bribery of all sizes has become a daily "income" for Lando. After walking around the market, his pockets will be filled with them, and even carrying all kinds of goods in his hands - this is not what he asked for, but the vendors stuffed them.

When she saw Lando with a smile on her face, Nata's expression did not change. She just stood beside her, with a little curiosity in her eyes. The latter was patrolling all day long and staying in the simple gambling house, so she didn't know what Nata was back. When he walked past Nata in one step, he couldn't help but suddenly settled there: "Na...Nata? Are you back?"

"Um."

Nata just nodded. Lando's robe is smooth, and there is also a beastly fur lining for warmth. This style is very common in Elson, and those mage apprentices like to wear this warmth style. However, in the city of Hollier, only families with wealthy families can afford it - but compared with Nata's "fur coat", Lando's robe is obviously much more rustic, just like a country bun and a noble lady in the city.
Chapter completed!