Clark was surprised to hear this question, but he still gave a nod of confirmation after hearing this.
Seeing this, I couldn't help slightly knitting my brows.
It was time for my gaming knowledge to show its worth.
I had finished every quest that had been related to the elves when I had played this game. It was of course for the "research", so it could be said that I was very intimate with the details of the elf race.
That was where I saw a problem.
I knew that elves were migratory by nature and wandered around in nature typically, but there were times where elves settled down. Even if they were a race with long lives, they still needed to settle down and have children.
So that was when tribes for elves were created.
The only time that elves would call a forest 'their' forest was when they had settled down and created a tribe there.
That meant that in the forest where the dispute happened, there was a tribe of elves.
That was a disconnect with my gaming knowledge since in my memories, there wasn't any trace of a tribe of elves in this area. Even when you came back later with your character to explore, this area had been completely destroyed in the monster wave…
The monster wave!
That was right! That was why there was a disconnect!
Because I had prevented the monster wave, that meant that there hadn't been large-scale destruction in this area which was why this tribe of elves hadn't evacuated or wasn't destroyed.
That meant that this was a new quest line that I hadn't seen before and it was a quest line that involved the elves!
I couldn't help feeling excited about this.
During this time, Clark had been watching as the expression on my face kept changing. He naturally found this very strange, but he didn't say a thing since I was still the baron.
But he finally couldn't take it anymore as he asked in a small voice, "My lord, is there a problem?"
When I heard this, I snapped back from my thoughts and realized where I was. With a cough, I said, "It's nothing, I was just lost in thought."
Clark gave a nod before asking, "My lord, what should we do about this?"
This was something that was far beyond his capabilities and he had heard about the strange abilities that the Lord Baron had, so he decided to place his hopes in him.
When I heard this, I couldn't help revealing a strange smile.
Everyone who saw this smile couldn't help being turned off by it and taking a step back.
As for Baroness Rose, she just revealed a faint bitter smile before shaking her head. She knew that when I had this look on my face, I would be thinking something reckless and crazy.
After a pause, I said, "Let me handle this matter. I'll go negotiate with the elves."
Clark immediately shook his head and said, "My lord, you can't put yourself in danger like this. You don't know just how terrifying those elves were when they chased us away, I can't let you put yourself in danger like this."
Baroness Rose didn't say anything, but it was clear by the look on her face that she thought the same.
But then I said, "It's not a problem. I actually have a connection to the elves, so I'll be able to have a proper talk with them."
When they heard this, all of them couldn't help revealing strange expressions.
Though there was one common theme in their expressions which was the doubt in their eyes.
It was clear that they didn't believe him when he said this.
But I didn't give up as I said in a firm voice, "I know the way to gain access to their village and talk to their leaders, so it would be best if I went to negotiate with them."
Clark naturally couldn't decide this, so he turned to look at Baroness Rose.
I also turned to look at her since I knew that unless she agreed, it was impossible for this to happen.
When I turned to look at her, I found that her eyes were already on me. There was a serious look in them as if she was currently gauging me, but I was already familiar with this look.
So I didn't turn my eyes away as I looked right back at her and waited for her to respond.
Finally, after a long silence, she asked, "Can you ensure that you'll be safe?"
I opened my mouth, but then I closed it again after hesitating a bit. After another pause, I said, "There's no such thing as absolute safety in this world, but I'll do my best to stay out of trouble."
This was an answer, while also avoiding the question…
But still, it was enough to convince Baroness Rose since she knew that this was indeed the case with this world.
So she said with a sigh, "Alright, you can go." But then she added, "You have to take some guards with you, even if you think that it will send the wrong message. We don't know what they will do, so I won't let you put yourself in danger like that."
I couldn't help revealing a bitter smile after she said this because…this was indeed what I had been planning on saying.
It seemed like she was already slowly getting used to me and could already start reading my mind.
But I heard the firm tone in her voice and knew that she wouldn't negotiate this, so I didn't bother arguing. I also knew that this was just her way of showing care for me, so I was also a bit touched.
After giving a nod to confirm this, I said, "I'll also need a few more people to come with me." Then turning to Haley, I said, "You're coming too."
Haley was surprised, but she gave an excited nod.
This was an elven village that they were going to visit.
While she didn't know how they would gain access, this was a place that very few people had set foot in, so she couldn't help being excited about visiting this place.