Chapter 131: Some rejoice and some worry (1/2)

Chapter 131: Some rejoice and some worry

The Dark Forest was now covered by a thick layer of snow. Han Shuo sloshed his way through it as he made his way towards the dwarf village.

The dwarves had been forced to leave their village because of the forest trolls. Although Han Shuo vaguely knew where they’d relocated to with the help of the original demons, but he wasn’t quite sure where exactly they’d gone either such a long period of time.

The forest trolls had left long ago and hadn’t reappeared. Han Shuo felt that the dwarves wouldn’t necessarily be willing to give up their old village, so he still decided to head in that direction first.

When Han Shuo arrived at the passageway into the village and looked around, a smile blossomed from the corner of his mouth. From the various concealments and setup of things around the passageway, Han Shuo could ascertain that the dwarves hadn’t left.

Han Shuo whistled long and loudly, shaking the accumulated snow off the tree branches. His sensitive ears heard the sound of approaching footsteps as several dwarf warriors, holding battle axes, appeared after a short while, approaching from afar with looks of caution on their faces.

“Don’t worry, it’s just me, I’ve returned as promised.” Han Shuo immediately called out before the dwarf warriors had gotten close to him.

The dwarf warriors in the distance all heaved involuntary sighs of relief when they heard Han Shuo’s voice. When they walked to Han Shuo, one of them said, “Many things have been difficult now that winter has arrived. Although the village has been exposed, we’re unable to build suitable houses in such a short amount of time, so although we knew of the potential for danger here, we still didn’t want to suffer in the cold and returned to the village.”

“Winter is here, so I’ve come this time to bring some winter rations and thick clothing for you. In addition, you can be at ease about the forest trolls. They won’t ever bother you again.” Han Shuo smiled slightly and comforted the dwarves.

The dwarves immediately cheered when they heard this. Their expressions were bafflingly overjoyed and filled with sincere delight and celebration.

“This is wonderful! We’ve gone through most of the rations you brought last time in recent days. The chief thought something had happened to you because you hadn’t appeared in a long time, but we also didn’t know how to help you so we could only worry about you. It’s wonderful that you came. Let’s hurry and enter to village to tell the good news to everyone.” The dwarf that had spoken before spoke joyfully as his short, stout legs moved forward rapidly, moving towards the depths of the village.

When they heard that Han Shuo had come, all the dwarves that had been warming themselves up indoors, out of the frosty winter weather, squirmed out one by one to give Han Shuo friendly greetings.

“Oh, it’s fantastic that you’re alright Han. We were very worried about you.” The dwarf warrior Bennett spoke with a look of surprise.

Han Shuo didn’t say much and proceeded to an area with flat ground that had been cleared of snow. He then took out the rations and daily necessities from his space ring with a smile. He laid them all out and gathered them into piles, covering a large area.

“These are the rations and necessities that I’ve brought with me this time, along with some thick clothes to help you guys keep warm this winter. In addition, you won’t have to worry about the forest trolls making trouble for you in the future. You can live here in peace and without worry, the forest trolls won’t be making any trouble for you in the future.” Han Shuo explained as he observed the dwarves’ delight. He felt that his actions had resulted in a proper reaction.

All the dwarves were beyond themselves with glee when they saw the ground covered with rations and daily necessities. Even the female dwarves, children, and elderly hiding in the houses came out when they heard the news and started cheering in the distance.

“Thank you so much Han, if it wasn’t for your rations and necessities, I think many of us would starve and freeze to death this winter. These rations and clothes are enough for us to make it through the winter. How can we thank you?” Chief Darwin genuflected to Han Shuo in the great gesture of the dwarves and spoke with great gratitude.

“We’re friends, so say nothing of gratitude.” Han Shuo responded.

To be honest, these rations and clothes weren’t worth much money at all, but it was a bit difficult for merchants to transport them over. Therefore, after entering the Dark Forest, whether it was the forest trolls, dwarves, or other species, all would be willing to pay a high price in exchange for rations and daily necessities.

However, with the transportation matrix in the cemetery of death and the large capacity of the space ring, this task that would have taken a lot of people and resources to achieve was easily accomplished by Han Shuo with no difficulty at all.

“Han, you said that the forest trolls would no longer bother us, is it because the elves have already waged war against them and completely destroyed them?” The dwarf warrior Bennett thought of another matter and asked Han Shuo with great excitement.

When he asked this question, Han Shuo suddenly started and asked Bennett, “Can it be that the elves are already planning on waging a huge battle against the forest trolls?”

Nodding, Bennett spoke angrily, “Indeed, they’ve even invited us and said that they want to give those wicked robbers a harsh lesson. But the defensive capabilities of our village are too weak and the chief isn’t planning on having us participate. Isn’t it the elves that created this situation where the forest trolls won’t invade us again?”

“Of course not, the scourge of the forest trolls will slowly be restrained in the future. Be at peace. Mm. Alright, alright. I still have some things to do and I’ll come find you again in the future.” Han Shuo spoke.

He then spoke a few random words and hurriedly left the village, despite the dwarves’ efforts to keep him. Bennett said that the elves were going to wage war on the forest trolls. Han Shuo couldn’t sit still after he heard that. If it was before, he would’ve wanted the elves to wipe the floor with the forest trolls.

But now, the forest trolls were absolutely under his control and could even be labeled as his private army. In addition, he needed the forest trolls to cooperate with Emily’s mission. If the elves stirred up trouble now, that would be quite an inconvenient timing to choose.