Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 310 The Other Side of the Mountain

"He died again?"

Driver reached out and poked the egret statue, but his fingers touched only the hard, cold bronze surface. "What was it yelling about just now?"

"The other side of the mountain?" Seymour was leaning against the window, looking out. From here he could only see the relatively nearby Gnoll Canyon, but in the more distant place, a stretch of mountains stretched across the sky like a different colored background, hazy and unclear.

Drow elves usually do not have excellent daytime vision, and even the most legendary among them had to endure the scorching sun when they first faced the sunrise. But Seymour had lived on the surface for many years and was accustomed to the light.

"I think it should be referring to the mountains over there, but I don't remember that it is the territory of the devil? In fact, it and the remnants of Faramar are still there." Krad's eyes fell on the map. The earth elf had marked the mountains carefully - no contact allowed.

Neither he nor Ron dared to guarantee that the goblins and demons could live in peace. If a conflict broke out, it would definitely be something that no one wanted to see.

"To be precise, the foul borer only controls a small area." Because of their contribution in the defense of New Green Swamp Town, Grant and his companions successfully washed away the stigma of former cultists and won a seat in Ron's meeting. "The villagers will hunt and live in the area she designated. If we don't want to have contact with her, we can just bypass it."

"But..." Ge Lan was about to stop and said, "I don't recommend that the lord explore that place. After all, it is far away from our territory. Even if the sky falls, there is a taller Purgatory to support it. There is really no need to take the risk."

"After all, the other side of the mountain is even more remote than ours. Many travelers who have not come to the Delusion Land or approached that direction will not even consider it as part of the Delusion Land! My lord, you have already eliminated the threats in the territory. Even if you are officially sworn in as the lord of the Delusion Land now, no one will question the boundaries of your territory!"

"There's really no need to take this risk!" Lavinia crossed her arms and sat on the back of a chair with a pile of thick books on it so that the halfling priest sitting on it could expose his upper body above the table.

"I have a different opinion on this," Bunny shook her head slightly, "Mr. Ron, the mystery of the Delusion Land has not been completely solved yet. None of us can be sure that the danger will not come back from the other side of the mountain."

"'Fortune favors the brave.' If we hold back because of complacency or fear of the unknown, I'm not sure the goddess' smile will ever favor us again."

"Moreover," Bunny pointed out Ron's biggest concern, "We can't be sure which side the former demon and now devil are on with her master. If the other side of the mountain really offers a price higher than our value, Purgatory may turn around and destroy us. By then, the situation will be irreversible."

"If the dealer is on the other side, this situation is very likely to happen," Victoria agreed. "Although I don't want to say this, even if it's not for justice and fairness, but just for self-protection, we should explore that side and at least find out what the 'Earl's Manor' mentioned behind the statue is."

"It sounds like the territory of some noble lord." Quest put his feet casually on the edge of the table, rested his head on his arms, and leaned his center of gravity back. "But the earl is not comparable to the so-called Baron of Green Swamp. I mean, if there really is such an earl, no matter who conferred the title or he called himself that, he would definitely not be an unknown person to own a territory on the other side of the mountain."

"But unfortunately, it seems that the 'Count' is indeed unknown now." Constance and Carlos exchanged glances. "There is no such person in the City-State Alliance, and I have never heard of any rumors about winning him over."

"It's possible that he is not the current Earl," Ron reminded, "Don't forget that this statue is a trophy brought out from the green dragon's lair, which means that the Earl and his manor have existed at least one or two hundred years ago. Considering the complex situation in the Delusion Land, I don't think an ordinary Earl's family can last so long." "That's also possible!" Ron's reminder opened up the minds of many people, and everyone began to discuss it, and some of them have begun to look for possible solutions to the problem.

For example, Anne, who has the "Innate Holy Body of Earth and Wood", when she left the conference room and came back in, a bronze dragonborn was pulled into the room.

Sulina, this merchant, has been doing very well in business with Delusion Land recently. After hearing the news that the renovation of New Green Swamp Town was completed, she was also the first merchant to come here, and she planned to open her first formal store here. However, Constance and her have not yet reached an agreement on the contract, so the Dragonborn lady is staying here temporarily these days.

"Sulina has walked through the route of the Delusion Land for many years," Anne came in and saluted to Ron. The girl who was a little reserved when she first came now has become very confident, but her skin is inevitably a little tanned. "I think she can help you."

"Oh, Annie, I told you I can't..." Su Lina sighed repeatedly. It was obvious that she wanted to break away from Annie before entering the meeting room. But now that she was dragged in, she could only smile and bow to Ron. "Sir, I believe you can understand that a small business like ours is afraid of losses. We have finally tried out a safe route, how can we change it at will?"

"I have been walking here for many, many years, but I really don't know what the other side of the mountain is like."

"Of course, I understand." Ron smiled friendly and motioned for Sulina to sit down. "But before that, before you tried this road, have you ever tried to cross the mountains over there?"

"Don't worry. We know very little about the situation over there. We really want to learn more about it. We don't mean to blame you for this."

"Oh..." Su Lina drew out her voice, taking this opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, "I thought you were going to investigate my escape...to test my sincerity in cooperating."

"Let me tell you this. Although I have never been there, a close friend of mine, a forest dwarf merchant who is more successful than me, has tried it. The reason is not complicated. About seventy or eighty years ago, she heard that a new earldom was established there, in those mountains."

"In order to make money, she brought in a lot of supplies that might be in short supply in the mountains and prepared to sell them. But after encountering monsters, harpies and even a hag, she only found a gloomy and terrifying ruin after going through so many hardships." When the Bronze Dragonborn talked about this, her broad body still couldn't help trembling. It seemed that the "bedside chat" between best friends left her with a lot of trauma.

"Another undead creature?" Sera shouted in disappointment, "Ron, can I not go this time? I've been fighting with those dead heads lately, and even my dreams are filled with their images! I'm going to vomit!"

"It's not the undead creatures you've encountered recently," Sulina looked at the barbarian in awe. Even though she was not a resident of the Delusion Land, she had heard of Sera's bravery. "Forgive me for not being able to remember the specific description, but in short, the story of my close friend is full of blood, curses, and all kinds of unspeakable things."

"From then on, she would rather switch to the less profitable water route than trade through this side."

(End of this chapter)