331: My fate is in my own hands

Chapter 330: My Fate Is Up to Me, Not Heaven

On the other side, in a cave deep within the Lamos Mountains, Wolf Mother looked at Dick's letter with a strange expression.

She had never thought that one day she would receive a letter from a human, and... in such a slightly humiliating manner.

A vanguard unit she dispatched was almost completely wiped out in a small village with a population of only a few hundred, with only an overly frightened Old Snow Wolf returning with its tail between its legs.

Wolf Mother glanced at the Old Snow Wolf still trembling on the ground, and snorted softly, "You still know to come back? Willing to serve as a messenger for that human boy, what a coward!"

The Snow Wolf Clan despises cowards and good-for-nothings the most. Although Wolf Mother is relatively benevolent, as a leader, she also dislikes cowards.

Seeing Wolf Mother's displeasure, the Old Snow Wolf on the ground quickly began to explain. Although he hadn't transformed yet, he could still speak human language.

"That, that boy has a very powerful rattan armor. No matter how I bite, I can't break through its defense. He also has a sharp sword..."

"So, that human boy wiped out your entire team?"

Wolf Mother couldn't be bothered to listen to the Old Snow Wolf's shameful excuses and immediately interrupted. She was more concerned with how the vanguard unit was lost.

Dozens of Snow Wolves were all first-tier combat forces of the Lamos Mountains. Just Snow Wolves above level 40 and in good physical condition numbered six!

Let alone a small village with a few hundred people, even a town with a few thousand people could be easily swept through.

"It, it shouldn't be," the Old Snow Wolf recalled the terrifying scene at the time and said tremblingly, "That boy had other people with him, including even two Snow Elves!"

Hearing this, Wolf Mother immediately stood up, her expression unprecedentedly solemn.

With this, everything made sense.

Dozens of elite Snow Wolves were all killed by a single arrow shot. Besides the skilled archer Snow Elves, who else could it be?

As for Dick...

Wolf Mother believed he was likely just the one taking the lead. How could a human boy possibly have the strength to instantly kill a level 40-plus Snow Wolf?

Even if he started practicing archery from the womb, he couldn't be so heaven-defying.

Compared to the strength of Dick and his group, Wolf Mother was now more concerned about other matters.

Slaughtering hundreds or thousands of humans was actually not a big problem as long as they retreated to the Lamos Mountains after the blizzard ended.

The rulers of the surrounding cities would never send troops to attack the Lamos Mountains just for those commoners.

But if it was Snow Elves who died, the problem would be far more serious. After all, the masters of the Eternal Frost Forest have always been the Snow Elf Clan.

This was why Dick brazenly asked Leon to be the guide. This young master of the Bit Family was the strongest trump card.

Soon, the Old Snow Wolf recounted some more details. The more Wolf Mother listened, the more she felt lingering fear. Finally, she sat back down in her chair and picked up Dick's letter to read it carefully.

It wasn't because of the one-sided slaughter of the vanguard unit, nor because of the miraculous rattan armor on Dick, but because the Old Snow Wolf saw the Bit Family's flag!

"Did you see clearly?"

"Yes, Wolf Mother, please believe me, Bit Family flags were flying on all those dozens of carriages, showing the upward-sloping white bow pattern!"

Listening to the Old Snow Wolf's detailed description, Wolf Mother could only choose to believe it, and at the same time, she attached more importance to Dick's letter.

Over the years, Wolf Mother had also stood at the peak of power in Snow Wolf society. This wasn't the first time she had received a letter from a human.

But a letter from one of the three great Elf families was a first!

It was clear that Wolf Mother had already regarded Dick as a member of the Bit Family, and this letter was a trade initiated by the Bit Family.

This was the effect Dick wanted. He intended to leverage the Bit Family's influence to gain convenience for himself and make Wolf Mother treat him seriously.

And slaughtering the vanguard unit with lightning speed was to tell Wolf Mother that this trade was not a joke.

At this moment, Wolf Mother held Dick's letter in her hand, her expression uncertain.

The content of the letter was very simple: to exchange dozens of carriages of meat for some Snow Wolf canine teeth. Specific negotiations would be discussed in person.

Wolf Mother had seen many outlandish merchants and even eaten some. She had always disdained trading with other races.

Because what those Beast merchants wanted were all things from the Snow Wolf's body: fur, teeth, flesh...

As a proud Wolf race, these trades felt more like an insult!

A Snow Wolf's body could rot underground, could become food for other Beasts, but it absolutely could not circulate in the market as a commodity for sale!

Under normal circumstances, Wolf Mother wouldn't even glance at Dick's trade request, but now she had no choice but to accept.

This was the Eternal Frost Forest, and the strongest of the three great Snow Elf families, the Bit Family! If Dick were displeased, the Lamos Mountains might face utter destruction!

The tragic death of dozens of Snow Wolves in the vanguard unit was the deterrence!

Dick's action seemed to be a warning to Wolf Mother: if there was no trade, the fate of the vanguard unit today would be the fate of the Lamos Mountains in the future!

"Wolf Mother, do you really intend to trade with that human boy? Our other kin will look down on us..."

Swish—

A cold light flashed, and the Old Snow Wolf who was still speaking instantly died on the spot. It didn't even let out a scream before its head slid to the ground.

Wolf Mother shook her head indifferently. Just as she was about to turn and leave, something unexpected happened.

The headless corpse of the Old Snow Wolf spurted blood like a fountain. The rich smell of blood awakened the frenzy within her.

A hint of crimson flickered in Wolf Mother's eyes. Her old-age mania instantly flared up, and she began to howl wildly.

At this moment, Wolf Mother was not the only one in the cave; there were also a few other confidantes present. Seeing this, none of them were not utterly shocked.

They had never imagined that Wolf Mother actually suffered from old-age mania. In that case, she was no longer qualified to be the leader of the Lamos Mountains!

Before long, Wolf Mother, relying on her extremely strong will, suppressed the inner frenzy and barely regained consciousness.

Wolf Mother glanced at the few confidantes around her. From their eyes, she saw contempt, and she also saw her future of being driven out of the Lamos Mountains.

"My fate is up to me, not heaven..."

After muttering a sentence, Wolf Mother disappeared on the spot. The next second, the heads of the few confidantes around her were all separated from their bodies.

They were all Old Snow Wolves who had transformed. As their human forms died, their massive Snow Wolf bodies also manifested, but they were already lifeless.

"As long as I live for one day, the leader of the Lamos Mountains will be called Wolf Mother!"