The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

Emerald Territory - Forest Battle Scene

It was completely dark, and although the moonlight was bright, the light in the forest was not good enough.

After Richard brought his men over, with the help of a large number of torches, they saw that the scene was in a mess. Gavin, Joshua, and many territory guards had all fallen to the ground. Opposite them was a magician with an iron spear stuck in his chest. He should be the necromancer.

"Brother..." Seeing Gavin fall to the ground, Gary rushed over, tears instantly streaming down his face. He couldn't believe that he was talking to his brother in the morning, and they were separated by the evening.

"My Lord Baron." Colin got up from the ground.

Gandalf went forward to check on Pugna, and found that he was indeed dead. There were two bags of something tied around his waist, and the bone staff in his hand was loosely grasped. The ring he wore should be a space ring. There was nothing else.

Richard looked at the scene and then at Gary, who had thrown himself on Gavin's side.

"Oh, what a pity for Gavin and Joshua...the family suffered a great loss now." Richard thought.

He turned his head to look at Colin and said, "Tell me about the situation. How did you survive?"

Facing the Baron's questioning eyes, Colin was very frank. He only secretly hid a bag of monster blood. Compared with his own desperate fight and the credit for killing the necromancer, he had no regrets and was very frank. (He didn't know the importance of the teleportation stone yet.)

Colin's account was also very true. He described everything clearly from the time he drove them here to the time he killed Pugna, except for the bag of monster blood he kept secretly.

Combining Colin's narration with the report from Helen's men, Richard and Gandalf basically understood what was going on.

The necromancer suddenly appeared and met Helen. The guards led by Gavin directly fought against him to protect Helen's escape. Joshua's team arrived later and joined the battle... They all died, leaving only one survivor - Colin.

There are some dramatic endings. If Colin died, those who were stronger than him also died, but he survived and made a contribution.

But now is not the time to go into details, we need to deal with the aftermath first.

"Matthew, take your men to move all the bodies of the guards back to Giantwood Village. Starting tomorrow, select a cemetery to the north of the castle for our guards to rest in peace." Richard ordered.

Before Richard could continue speaking, Gandalf came over and said, "Master, this necromancer may be the one wanted by the continent. Although I don't know how he ended up here, we can inform the magic organization, which is a great achievement."

"Well, you handle these."

After that, Richard looked at Colin again and said, "You are the slave that Barto sent to the island."

"Yes, my Lord Baron," Colin replied.

"Good job. Although I don't know how you survived, luck is also a part of strength. I declare now that you have become a free citizen of the territory. The subsequent rewards will be discussed after you have dealt with your affairs."

After saying that, Richard turned around and left.

Colin felt uncomfortable watching the soldiers in the castle carrying the bodies of their companions. After all, they had been together for more than half a year, and now so many were gone. However, he was excited when he thought about his change of identity.

A song from my past life came to my mind: "The free world in my heart, ..."

……

"Chanyu, the coalition forces of the three tribes have been confronting our army for several months. It seems that we cannot defeat them in the short term. It is better to withdraw first." Morigen advised Timur Yesugei.

"Oh, the glory of our ancestors..." Timur sighed.

"Let's talk to them. For the benefit of the grassland, we can make some concessions, but they must respect the Khanate in name only and call it their vassal. If this is not possible, then we'll fight to the bitter end."

"Chanyu, I will go and talk to them myself," said Morigen.

……

Grizzlies, Flame Foxes, and Rock Allied Forces Station——

"Morigen, are you here to persuade us to surrender?" The chief of the Rock Tribe asked before Morigen could say anything.

Seeing that the Rock Tribe had already spoken, the chiefs of the Grizzly Bear and Fire Fox tribes remained silent and waited for Morigen's reply.

Morigen looked at the minister of the Rock Tribe, then at the two chiefs of the Grizzly Bear and Flame Fox tribes, and then he slowly said, "Since Tongmuzhen Khan established the Steppe Khanate a hundred years ago, the inheritance of the Khanate has never been broken. The chiefs of your three tribes are all from the Khanate, either guards or ministers. Now the ancestral land of the Khanate is still there, and Timur Chanyu is determined to restore the glory of the Golden Family. Don't you want to see a powerful grassland?"

"It's easier said than done to restore our glory, but will the Glorious Empire allow it?"

“Besides, even if we want to integrate the tribes, it depends on who is going to do the integration. Timur’s power is not the strongest.” The chief of the Rock Tribe said immediately.

"Whether a country is strong or not cannot be judged solely by its surface strength. You should know that the nominal orthodox ruler now is still Timur Chanyu," said Morigen.

"It's useless to talk about all this nonsense. Just tell me why you're here." said the chief of the Yanhu tribe.

Seeing that he could not persuade the three men with a few words, Morigen directly stated his purpose and told Timur's bottom line.

The three tribe leaders looked at each other, and finally, the tribe leader of the Flame Fox tribe said, "Elder Morigen, you should take a rest first. We will give you a reply after the three of us have discussed it."

……

"Agree to what they say?" asked the chief of the Grizzli tribe.

"I think it's okay. After all, it's just a nominal surrender, and there's no fighting. One-on-one, none of us can be a match for the Khanate. The three of us have been confronting them for a long time. There are many people watching the show on the grassland. It would be bad if our lair was taken down by others one day." said the chief of the Yanhu tribe.

"We have to defeat them first. We can't let Timur look down on us." said the chief of the Rock Tribe.

"Why waste our lives? Even if we win, we won't get anything substantial. If we lose, we may even lose our current conditions. It's doubtful whether the tribe will still exist. Since you are ready to agree, we should reach an agreement as soon as possible. I don't know if you have heard about the recent news that the Igle tribe is heading south."

Since the three tribes formed an alliance, the chief of the Yanhu tribe has always been the one making most of the suggestions.

"Yes, I don't know if they will gain anything from going south this time. Instead of wasting time here with the Khanate, it would be better for them to follow the Igle tribe south. Maybe they can gain some food or something." said the chief of the Grizzly tribe.

"Well, since both of your families think so, I agree." said the chief of the Rock Tribe.

……

"Elder Morigen, after discussion among our three families, we basically agreed to the Khanate's request and are willing to respect the Khanate as our master. However, there is one condition that you need to report back to Timur, which is that we cannot arbitrarily recruit warriors from our tribe to attack other grassland tribes." said the chief of the Yanhu tribe.

Before coming, Morigen actually had a clear idea in mind. No one could afford to waste time and everyone had their own concerns. Now that the agreement was reached, the Chanyu's mission was accomplished.

"Okay, since you all agree, we will be one family from now on. The official documents will be delivered to the clan leaders soon. I hope you will not break the contract easily. From now on, you must admit to the outside world that you are subjects of the Khanate and you must be consistent in your tone." Morigen said with concern before leaving.

"That's right, we are not people who don't keep our word."

……

"I'm back." Timur said.

"Yes, Chanyu, it's going smoothly. I have arranged for someone to deliver the official documents." Morigen replied.

"Alas, we are not strong enough. It is useless to think too much. Let the warriors have a good rest for a few days. We still need to make some careful plans." Timur continued.