Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor

Xue Rui felt secretly pleased.

Since the leader was willing to meet with her instead of locking her up immediately, it meant the situation wasn't too dire.

According to the elder's previous warning, if those brutal humans truly wanted to capture them, they would use more violent and direct means to apprehend them and lock them in sturdy cages.

Then they would be tortured and tormented with all kinds of cruel methods until they confessed the whereabouts of other tribesmen.

And when the leader asked her to wear a cloak to hide her identity, Xue Rui became even more convinced of her thought.

This human might be different from the others.

This also proved that her judgment was correct.

She, along with her companions, followed the Guard all the way to Frost Leaf Town, carefully observing this place.

This was her first time entering a human settlement in her entire life as a rabbit.

Although Xue Rui kept reminding herself to stay vigilant, her pair of azure eyes couldn't help but peer curiously through the gaps in the cloak.

Everything in this unfamiliar human town was particularly novel to her.

Under Jess's guidance, Xue Rui and her companion proceeded without any obstacles.

Very soon, they reached the entrance of a manor.

Jess briefly stated their purpose to the Guard.

After the Guard went inside to report, Jess turned around,

"Go on in, the Lord is waiting for you inside."

Jess scrutinized the two aliens up and down and couldn't help but add, "Be respectful, the Lord is likely to grant your request."

"Thank you."

Xue Rui respectfully nodded and bowed.

After saying that, she stepped into the manor.

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Xue Rui walked carefully into the manor hall, glanced around, and spotted a young human seated at the forefront of the hall.

Remembering Jess's reminder, Xue Rui quickly lifted her cloak and bowed low.

Her movements were somewhat clumsy, but the sincerity was evident.

"Esteemed Lord of Black Pine Ridge, greetings to you."

After standing straight, Xue Rui introduced herself, "I am the elder of the Dier Tribe, Xue Rui Dier, and I thank you for taking your precious time to meet us."

She took out an exquisite leather pouch from her bosom,

"This is a gift for you."

Xue Rui voluntarily explained, "This is bear bile moss, it can purify the blood, and strengthen muscles and bones when consumed."

"If taken regularly, it enhances bodily recovery and poison resistance."

Luo De was still examining Xue Rui.

She wore a fur coat on her upper body, and her slightly protruding chest seemed to be a human characteristic.

Her face was that of a beautiful human, her bright azure eyes were striking, yet she had a rabbit's nose and a pair of long upright ears on her head.

Her hands were furry paw-like, and her feet resembled those of a rabbit.

She wasn't what Luo De had envisioned at all.

In fact, she resembled the bunny officer from an animated movie he'd seen in a past life.

"Sounds good."

Luo De retracted his gaze, nodded slightly, and recalled bear bile moss in his mind.

Bear bile moss was a mutated herb of the Northern Wasteland moss, said to grow only near the tundras close to Northern Territory snow bear dens, needing to coexist with snow bear excrement.

Luo De gestured for Durant to take the bear bile moss and casually asked, "Your Imperial language sounds pretty good, where did you learn it?"

"A learned human used to live in our tribe, who taught us the language of the Empire."

Xue Rui sighed slightly, "A while ago, he said he would return before leaving, but he was never seen again."

"That's a pity."

Luo De hadn't expected someone to come to the Northern Wasteland and live among aliens…

Wait a moment.

Luo De suddenly realized, and asked, "How old is that human, male or female?"

"He is a middle-aged male."

Xue Rui explained, "I remember his name, it's Ola, and he seemed to be a noble of the Broken Rock Empire."

Count Ola.

The Emperor's brother.

The origin of the bloodstained mandate.

Luo De silently examined Xue Rui, his eyes turning grim,

"So did your tribe kill Count Ola?"

"Huh?"

Xue Rui immediately waved her hand, "Of course not! He taught us a lot, even taught us farming!"

"We Snow Rabbit People aren't a fierce and brutal race like the Bloodscale Tribe!"

"Bloodscale Tribe?"

Luo De asked puzzled, "What tribe is that?"

"Lizardmen, cruel and bloody, some even treat humans as food!"

Xue Rui's eyes were filled with anger, "We ended up here because they forced us!"

"Very well, it's the Bloodscale Tribe."

Luo De said something that left Xue Rui baffled.

What she didn't know.

Was that Luo De had a fleeting thought a moment ago.

Of whether to hand them over to the Empire, framing them as the murderers of Count Ola to earn the Empire's reward.

But Luo De then reconsidered, realizing the bloodstained mandate might not be as simple as he thought, and these Snow Rabbit People didn't seem that vicious.

Just then, Xue Rui mentioned the Bloodscale Tribe,

— very likely the lizardmen who raided the Razor Plain.

With Avril as a witness, along with Xue Rui's evaluation of these Snow Rabbit People as evidence, it sufficiently proved that the Bloodscale Tribe was a violent alien race.

And they instigated the murder of Count Ola, making it more convincing.

"Alright, I understand."

Luo De's voice was calm yet authoritative, as he changed the subject,

"My people saw traces of your tribe some days ago, you should be on the outskirts of the Black Pine Ridge Mountain Range."

"But my people didn't look further deeply, what brings you here today?"

Xue Rui took a deep breath, and with newfound courage, said, "We hope to have a space to live in within your territory."