A few other fox girls also gathered around the tablet.
When they saw the images on the tablet, they were equally amazed.
“So beautiful,” one of the fox girls couldn’t help but exclaim.
The scenery of the valley, captured by a drone, was indeed beautiful.
As the drone’s camera pulled back, the entire valley’s landscape came into view.
The forest on both sides of the valley, made up of large numbers of pine, oak, and birch trees, also appeared.
Seeing this forest, Lacey’s eyes lit up again. As a half-elf, she was naturally very familiar with forests and various types of trees.
Even from the video, and with the drone’s aerial shots, Lacey could recognize the trees. In general, forests composed of these three types of trees were quite suitable for elves to live in.
Moreover, in the forest, there were occasional sightings of silver maple, camphor, and other relatively rare tree species.
Even though it was autumn, the whole forest still gave off a lush and verdant feeling.
These types of trees wouldn’t shed too many leaves even in winter.
Of course, some trees’ leaves had turned yellow, but this only added more vibrant colors to the forest.
“This forest is stunning~” Lacey’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
She understood Richard’s intention and looked at him, “Lord Richard, is this the forest you mentioned?”
Richard nodded and said, “Yes, this is the forest.”
Lacey’s face lit up with joy, “If it’s this forest, then I’m quite confident I can persuade my people. By the way, Lord Richard, could I borrow a piece of paper to sketch this forest? It would help convince my people.”
Richard replied, “No need to draw; I’ll give this to you. You can show your people the scenes from this.”
Richard handed the tablet to Lacey.
“Give it to me?” Lacey’s face showed surprise.
Immediately, she said, “Lord Richard, this is too valuable; I can’t accept it!”
Even though this was Lacey’s first time seeing a tablet, and she didn’t know what it was, she knew that something so magical was priceless. She had never seen or heard of anything like this moving picture thing before.
It goes without saying how precious such an item must be.
As a half-elf, Lacey was not like many women from Richard’s past life who eagerly accepted gifts from men. Even though she had developed feelings for Richard, she felt too embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift.
She had never intended to take advantage of Richard.
The fox girls felt the same way. Richard had always treated them well. They didn’t take his kindness for granted. Instead, they returned it with even harder work.
Whether it was Miwei, Mia, Dorothy, or the other fox girls.
This quality was also why Richard was willing to be even kinder to them.
Upon hearing Lacey’s words, he said, “Seeing is believing. If you just draw it, your people might not believe it. Take it; you need it to persuade your people. Besides, if your people move to my territory, it will also benefit me.”
Hearing Richard’s words, Lacey thought for a moment before accepting the tablet. She nodded earnestly and said, “Lord Richard, rest assured, I will persuade my people!”
“Alright, I’ll teach you how to use it.”
With that, Richard began to seriously teach Lacey.
On Earth, many children knew how to use tablets from a young age. But that was due to long exposure and familiarity.
There, electronic products were everywhere, and people had long been accustomed to them.
People in this world were different. Before Richard arrived, they were still in an iron age equivalent to the medieval period.
Electronic products were completely unfamiliar to Lacey. However, she was quite intelligent and quickly grasped the essentials.
The only issue was that her fingers weren’t quite in sync when swiping the screen.
“Don’t press too hard with your fingers. Relax,” Richard advised.
When Lacey moved her fingers on the screen, she instinctively used too much force and often couldn’t stop after swiping.
Seeing that she was still struggling, Richard naturally took her hand and said, “Come, I’ll show you.”
He held her fingers and demonstrated how to swipe on the screen.
This action made Lacey’s face turn bright red.
She knew that Richard wasn’t trying to take advantage of her. Although her cheeks were burning, she continued to learn earnestly.
After he had demonstrated a few times, Lacey finally learned how to use the tablet. Richard also taught her how to find videos and how to charge the tablet with a power bank.
After over an hour of meticulous instruction, Lacey had mastered everything.
Once she had learned, Lacey said, “Thank you, Lord Richard.”
Her face was still a bit flushed.
This made her look particularly radiant.
Richard said, “It’s nothing. By the way, don’t you still have ten thousand boxes of compressed biscuits?”
Lacey nodded and said, “Yes, but if my people agree to move to your territory, we won’t need to prepare so many. If you’re willing to provide us with protection, my people won’t take advantage of your forest for free. Although we are wary of humans, we are grateful to kind people like you, Lord Richard.”
Hearing this, Richard felt reassured.
Elves might be aloof, but they were not indifferent.
Moreover, with Lacey in the middle, Richard believed that once the elven tribe relocated, his plan for the sharpshooters should proceed smoothly.
The next day, Richard specifically took Lacey to the forest.
By experiencing it firsthand, Lacey would be better able to describe the forest to her people.
“Lord Richard, this forest is indeed perfect. My people will definitely be moved.”
In the forest, Lacey appeared even more ethereal.
She was very satisfied with the forest.
Then, Richard took her to the location of the valley.
The current site of the valley had become a large construction site, with numerous palaces rising from the ground.
“Lord Richard, why are there so many people here?”
Lacey asked curiously when she saw the workers.
Richard replied, “They are workers I sent. I’m building a palace here, so your people can move in once they arrive. By the way, the renderings of the palace are in the photo album; you can take a look.”
“Really?”
Lacey took out the tablet Richard had given her, opened it, and found the photo album.
She then saw the renderings in it.
These renderings were created by a designer Richard had found online, based on the valley’s images and terrain.
In the renderings, the beautiful valley is dotted with clusters of pristine white palaces, connected by white corridors. These corridors are adorned with blooming flowers.
At regular intervals, there are round white pavilions serving as observation decks, from which one can view the entire beauty of the valley.
“It’s so beautiful~”
Upon seeing the renderings, Lacey’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
“Thank you, Lord Richard, for considering us so thoughtfully!”
She put away the tablet and gave Richard a deep bow.
Lacey felt a touch of emotion in her heart.
Although the idea of relocating was proposed by the fox girls, Richard did not hide his own intentions. He hoped to gain some powerful elven archers.
To Lacey, this was not an underhanded motive.
It was only natural for Richard to expect some powerful archers in return for offering protection to the elves.
What touched her was that Richard had considered everything so thoroughly and prepared such a beautiful forest and palace for the elves!
Her feelings of admiration for him deepened.
Richard continued to walk with Lacey through the forest, and she began to tell him about her people.
All of her people were elves.
Lacey was the only half-elf.
However, she didn’t dwell on this detail but instead explained why the elven tribe needed to relocate.
“Originally, my people lived comfortably in that forest, but a few months ago, an evil dragon came to the area. It would occasionally breathe fire and destroy the forest. My people are worried that the dragon might harm them, so we’re planning to move.”
“A dragon?” Richard murmured.
In this world, there were some legends about “dragons,” and there were reliable records proving their existence.
However, dragons were generally rare.
Richard had not heard of any dragons in his time here. He hadn’t expected that the reason for the elven tribe’s relocation was a dragon.
Lacey nodded and said, “Yes, the chief said that the dragon’s scales are very thick, and our arrows can’t penetrate them. It can also fly, and my magic is hard to affect it. If we fought it, the losses would be severe, so we have no choice but to relocate.”
Richard asked, “Has it attacked your people yet?”
Lacey replied, “It hasn’t noticed our people yet, but it has already destroyed a large area of the forest. It seems to be searching for something. Lord Richard, I’m confident now that I can persuade my people. I won’t take the compressed biscuits this time. I’ll go back directly to persuade them to avoid being discovered by the dragon if we delay.”
Richard said, “Alright.”
This was good; it would help the elves move over faster and avoid any potential complications.
After a moment’s thought, Richard took out a 100-pound longbow from his storage space and handed it to Lacey. “You can take this longbow back with you for your people’s self-defense.”
Lacey tested the weight of the longbow, surprised. “Lord Richard, this bow is so heavy.”
Of course, it was heavy.
A 50-pound bow was already quite heavy and could shoot up to 200 meters. This 100-pound bow greatly increased both power and range.
Lacey decided not to delay this time. “Then I’ll accept it for now and return it after I come back. Lord Richard, I’ll set off now.”
She had a straightforward personality.
Richard said, “Alright!”
“If all goes well, we should arrive in just over two months.” Lacey said.
Richard replied, “Safe travels!”
Lacey mounted her horse and bade Richard farewell.
After walking a few steps, she turned back and asked:
“By the way, Lord Richard, does this forest have a name?”
“A name? Not yet!”
Lacey suggested, “Then please give this forest a name.”
Richard pondered for a moment and said, “Let’s call it Moonlight Forest.”
This name was inspired by how the forest looked exceptionally beautiful under the moonlight at night.
“Moonlight Forest, Moonlight Forest!”
Lacey repeated the name twice and said, “Goodbye, Lord Richard.”
With that, she patted her horse and headed north once more.