Mighty Lord

Chapter 2894 - 927: Elves as Tenant Farmers (Part 2)

In other worlds, the abilities of the Elf Clan do not seem remarkable, because the Elf Clan possesses great power, and no one can force them to do what they do not wish to do. In such circumstances, the outside world’s impression of elves mostly stays on the beauty within their group and their immense power.But in this current world, after the Elf Clan has become weak, without the ability to protect themselves, whether willing or not, some previously unnoticed abilities have now become a way for elves to prove their value. It is precisely because of those abilities that seemed insignificant at the time that elves, after losing the guarantee of power, can still survive in this current world.

Because they can communicate with animals, if the elves raise livestock, they are definitely more formidable than ordinary living beings. Similarly, because their talent in planting is quite extraordinary, as long as you give them a piece of farmland, the results cultivated by the elves can be several times more than other races.

Ultimately, it was because of the talents in those aspects that the elves, originally a martial race, accidentally turned into tenant farmers in this current world. Of course, regardless of the circumstances, with their talents, the Elf Clan still has the capital to survive in this current world. Although their situation cannot be considered good, at least with the elves’ abilities, no matter who governs their area, the lives of the Elf Clan are mostly guaranteed.

And according to the information Zhou Tian gathered, when he was preparing for action, he naturally paid attention to those elves without a second thought. If there was really no way to successfully destroy the southern farmland, Zhou Tian indeed had thoughts about obliterating the elves of this current world.

According to Zhou Tian’s plan, the Elf Clan at present is absolutely a major obstacle. Even if in the end Zhou Tian succeeds in destroying the southern farmland, if he cannot make the Elf Clan defect, then his plan will inevitably fail at that time.

Because the elves’ ability in planting is too formidable. Even if Zhou Tian destroys those fertile lands, given enough time, the elves could restore them. At worst, during a war, if they pay a certain cost, it is believed that the elves will surely have a method to produce enough food. Thus, with the abilities of the Elf Clan, as long as they wholeheartedly support those main fighting races, food problems will never be a difficulty for them.

As such, after Zhou Tian heard those rumors, he immediately realized that if he wants to achieve his goal, there are only two choices.

One is to convert the Elf Tribe, the other is to exterminate them.

In any case, if he cannot make the Elf Clan do its part, then whatever plot Zhou Tian has regarding causing trouble in terms of food will absolutely be impossible.

Based on Zhou Tian’s plan, if he wants to convert the Elf Tribe of this current world, it seems it’s definitely not likely. But if Zhou Tian really intends to do so, it’s not something that cannot be done.

Ultimately, although the situation of the Elf Tribe at that time was much better than that of the Snowman Tribe, and even the population of the Elf Tribe was steadily increasing, it is hard to imagine them having any good feelings towards those living beings who ruled over them!

After all, no matter what, the Elf Tribe at that time was barely struggling to survive, seemingly developing on the surface, but such a life was probably not what the Elf Tribe was willing to endure.

There may not be life-threatening danger, but most likely, the majority of the elves were living without dignity, and in such circumstances, claiming that those elves are living happily would definitely be a lie.

Moreover, elves are inherently very proud, and if not for being in such a world, having to make such choices for the continuation of the race, the Elf Clan would have already fought against those races that enslaved them.

Given the circumstances at that time, Zhou Tian was certainly confident that if he gave those elves power, when the elves, who had endured oppression for so long, truly engaged in rebellion, their performance would likely be more intense than anyone could imagine. Hence, once the elves rebel, chaos in the south would be inevitable.

Even stepping back, if the Elf Clan’s rebellion doesn’t cause major trouble, it is still destined that the southern food industry will suffer a significant impact. Just with this potential, it was enough for Zhou Tian at the time to strive in that direction.

As a result, given the situation at that time, Zhou Tian considered the importance of the Elf Clan in the south and directly shifted his focus to them. Moreover, in a situation where the elves showed no movements, the decision to keep a close watch on them was made.

With this thought in mind, after arriving in the south, Zhou Tian quickly proceeded to the base of the nearby elves. And when Zhou Tian really reached the Elf Clan’s base, even though he had made some mental preparations, he was still shocked by what he saw.

"Are these still elves?"

Indeed, from the appearance, when Zhou Tian reached the elf base, he found there was not much change in how the elves looked, compared to elves in other worlds, the elves in this world looked exactly the same. But although the appearance of the elves in this current world hasn’t changed much, when seeing those elves, Zhou Tian seriously doubted their identity. What made Zhou Tian think this way was the stark difference in the behavior of these elves compared to what he knew about elves. Or, one could straightforwardly say, the elves’ behavior in this world didn’t seem like elves at all.

Elves are supposed to be extremely proud in nature, even if their opponent is slightly stronger, they often disregard them. But what behavior were the elves that Zhou Tian saw displaying?

Slaves!

Although not directly treated as backup food like Snowmen, in Zhou Tian’s eyes, the behavior of those elves was hardly different from that of slaves. In such circumstances, witnessing male elves kneeling to greet their rulers, seeing female elves being dragged into nearby residential houses while their husbands stood indifferent, it was hard for Zhou Tian to believe that the elves he was seeing were the same species as the elves he was familiar with.

Yet, regardless of how difficult it was for Zhou Tian to accept the behavior of those elves he was seeing, the facts are facts. Whether Zhou Tian could accept it or not, the elves of this current world had already evolved into such a state. In such circumstances, even if Zhou Tian couldn’t accept it, the elves’ behavior wouldn’t change because of him.

However, despite how disappointed Zhou Tian felt with the elves’ behavior in this world, at the same time, upon learning about the elves’ situation, Zhou Tian was also quite certain that as long as his plan didn’t encounter an unexpected accident, there shouldn’t be any problems with it.

The reason is simple, even if an ordinary race were in such an environment at that time, their hearts couldn’t possibly lack resentment, let alone that the being in that position was a race as proud as the elves. In such circumstances, once the Elf Clan gains the power to resist, if those elves don’t rebel, Zhou Tian would believe something is very wrong.