Lord of the forest.
One could also say Tarasha.
It is a beast that existed in ancient times. Its life is as long as this forest, and it has witnessed many stories of this forest. To her, the beasts are just a group of outsiders and intruders.
That's why it once attacked the orcs. Although it was killed by Shalia in the end, she still managed to survive and hid her body in the deepest part of the mine.
After reaching a consensus with Tarasha, He Wen returned to the shallow level of the mine.
And informed Hal, Harudo and other beast tribes, asking them to go deep into the depths to mine rare minerals.
Everyone expressed confusion.
"Professor, didn't you say there are more dangerous beings inside?"
Hal asked.
"It's okay, the other party has agreed to us mining minerals."
Although that was said, Tarasha was a beast after all. Although it was intelligent, it had a grudge against the beasts. He Wen was not at ease and followed him.
Sure enough, the orcs drew their weapons the moment they saw the giant spider, roaring and charging forward.
Tarasha had no intention of hiding anything.
Those long legs suddenly stood up and roared at the orcs.
Seeing that the battle was about to break out, He Wen finally stood between the two waves of people and stopped the fight in time.
"Professor!! This thing has killed many of our people!! If Lady Shalia hadn't helped back then! Our village would be gone!"
Harudo shouted angrily.
The rest of the orcs also expressed their inability to reconcile.
He Wen sighed and said that this was also fate, and there would be no acquaintance without fighting. Shalia also beat Tarasha to a near-death state back then.
As a result, she could only live in the depths of this mine for so many years.
"I know that it is impossible to let go of the hatred between you, and I have no intention of interfering in the struggle between you, but at least, please keep your eyes on the present."
He Wen tried his best to persuade people on both sides.
"Humans, those knights are the biggest threat now. You two can kill each other now, and I won't interfere. But when those knights come in, I will never take action."
He Wen's words made the orcs calm down a little.
"Professor, we really can't..."
"I won't let you give up your hatred!"
He Wen emphasized again.
"But now we are facing a powerful enemy, and the enemy of our enemy is our friend. You orcs don't want to see the entire village being leveled, right?"
The orcs didn't speak, but the expressions on their faces were still a little unconvinced.
Then He Wen looked at Tarasha again.
"And you, after humans occupy the forest, do you think you can still stay in this mine?"
Tarasha shrank back.
It is indeed powerful, but not strong enough to face an army of human knights alone.
To say the least, it really eliminated the knights who entered the forest, as well as the lord's army, not to mention the magicians.
Not to mention that its strength has not yet recovered, even in its heyday, it would not be able to withstand these iron hoofs.
"Have you all calmed down?"
He Wen knew that by doing this, he was actually forcing both parties to put aside their grudges for the time being.
Especially the Orcs, many of their brothers died at the hands of Tarasha. Even if Tarasha was seriously injured and huddled in the mine, the monsters it controlled also caused a lot of damage to the Orcs. .
He Wen has no qualifications to make the orcs give up their hatred of Tarasha.
But as he said, these two waves of people now have a bigger enemy in front of them. If they want to defeat the Red Dragon Knights, or the Lord Ross behind the Red Dragon Knights, they must unite all the forces that can be united now.
Harudo spat, his eyes still filled with anger, but he also put away his spear at the same time.
"I will never reconcile with this beast, but... what the professor said makes sense, but how can we guarantee that this beast will not sneak attack our rear when we are fighting humans."
The rest of the beast tribe also agreed and could not believe this beast.
He Wen raised his hand helplessly.
"Then I can act as a guarantee, okay?"
There is no doubt about the weight of He Wen's words. He is now a god among the beasts. In some ways, the respect for him from the beasts has surpassed Shalia's.
After all, Shalia just passed by and solved Tarasha.
But He Wen has truly brought qualitative changes to the Orcs.
Not only did it help them heal their injuries, but it also enhanced their strength by more than one level.
Most importantly, He Wen gave them hope, a hope free from human oppression.
"I teach in detail."
The first one to speak was Hal.
She sheathed her swords and looked at He Wen calmly.
He Wen was rarely trusted by anyone. When he was a doctor in his previous life, all the patients and their families made him promise that the operation would be successful.
But not all doctors make this promise, and even minimal hemorrhoid surgery comes with risks.
Therefore, He Wen is always questioned before each operation, and he is a doctor who absolutely does not like to communicate with patients or family members. He often gives people the impression that patients are his job, and after the operation, in addition to routine examinations, In addition, He Wen will never have any excessive communication with patients.
But now, He Wen is being looked at with trusting eyes.
Why?
Because he just made guarantees and promises that his previous self would never make?
No.
He Wen knew that this trust came from his own strength and from the orcs' respect for the unknown.
He nodded, and then looked at Tarasha again.
"Now, I need your assurance."
The huge spider slowly crawled back into the hot spring, and then a humanoid girl turned into a long leg appeared beside it.
The girl was still naked and expressionless.
But she followed Li Muhan's example and raised her hand.
"I promise that I will cooperate with the orcs to resist the invasion of humans."
He Wen, who finally settled all this, breathed a sigh of relief.
At first, the orcs were cautious in mining minerals, fearing that Talasha would suddenly attack.
But after a while, they found that Tarasha seemed to be asleep, so they relaxed and started mining.
It's not like the orcs didn't want to take advantage of the monster's sleeping opportunity to stab it.
But they were all stopped by a look from Hal or Harudo.
Of course, they were not trying to protect Tarasha, but they were trying to maintain He Wen's promise.
Since He Wen has become the guarantor of both parties, no matter which side unilaterally tears up the alliance contract, it will stain He Wen's face, and He Wen's anger is something that the orcs do not want to bear.
Before leaving the mine, He Wen also made several carts using some ordinary ores mined before and gave them to the orcs, so that they could use the carts to transport the ores back to the village.
After explaining some things, He Wen took Eve back to the village first.
On the way back to the village, Eve seemed to be hesitant to speak. Her pace became slower and slower, and finally she stopped where she was.
He Wen turned to look at Eve. The girl bit her lip slightly, as if she wanted to say something but found it difficult to say.
So He Wen took the initiative to ask.
"What's wrong?"
"...He Wen, are you...really a devil now?"
