Blood tax

Chapter 250 Please Yinyue and the stars witness our contract, are you willing to be my guardian knight?

It wasn't until late at night that Galadia appeared in a hurry.

Miss Elf was wearing a beautiful pale green evening dress with a shockingly short skirt.Her steps were light and graceful, and when she appeared at the door, her slender and straight legs made Griffith suffocated.

This is a rare dress in Byelan, but elves like this kind of skirt that can show the curve of slender legs very much, and many elves on the street wear it like this.

Griffith was lying on the floor of his room looking for cracks in the corner, trying to find if there was a hidden big mouse nest.He half-kneeled on the ground and looked up. The white skin and the beautiful scenery between the skirts surpassed his cognition, and he almost knelt down on the ground.

"What are you looking for?" She looked in a good mood, her face was a little pale from fatigue, but her eyes sparkled.

After hearing what Griffith said about last night, the elf fell into deep thought.Not just thinking, she seemed very excited, like a child getting a new toy.

"Maybe it really is a terrible demon."

"What?" Griffith was taken aback.Canaan really has demons! ?
"Did you know? In the shadows and corners of the walls that cannot be illuminated by the light of Canaan, there are some terrible monsters hiding. We have been taught since we were young to stay away from places without light and not to play there."

"Why didn't you attack them?" Griffith asked with concern.Thinking that there are dangerous monsters hiding in the place where Galadia lives, he gets restless.

Hearing this question, Miss Elf jumped onto the table and sat down, dangling her legs and said solemnly: "A long time ago, there was a terrible war.

"Suddenly out of the darkness, a hideous army of filthy and decayed monsters sprang up. They were black and foul-smelling, skinny, filthy, ugly and greedy at the same time, sweeping away everything in front of them like a black tide Things. They made surprise raids on the streets, burning buildings, in astonishing numbers. By the time the madness finally came to a halt, they had devastated half the city, devoured the food in the distribution center, and then ate the Everyone's cats, dogs and squirrels, and even two poor elves were killed."

It is astonishing that an army of monsters should ever appear in Canaan.Griffith was greatly shocked: "When did it happen?"

"It's said that it happened in the middle of the Second Epoch. It's been hundreds of years," Miss Elf said. "The public statement is that their remnants have been wiped out. But I think the remnants of the monster army are still accumulating their power, and every moment They have become stronger. It may be because some villains in the elves are helping them. I did a secret investigation before. Look over there."

Miss Elf pointed to the plains outside the window.There was a green farm where potatoes and radishes and clover and turnips grew, and many other vegetables.A handful of elves lead brownies and golem creatures tending there.

"There is an army of demons that has been entrenched in the darkness, performing their terrible mysterious rituals. The number of this army is very large, and they need to consume a lot of supplies, so they have colluded with some bad elves. I counted, the farm The cooked vegetables grown in Lili far exceed the needs of Canaanite residents.”

Galadia is actually very timid, and a little movement will scare her.But she also likes stories about mysteries and ghosts. Once her spirit is up, she can compete with Sonia, who has lost her mind in the ruins.

This absurd little story stunned Griffith for a while.

"Galadia."

"What! What do you think? My friend."

"Are you kidding me?"

"No, why do you think so?" The girl raised her chin and asked frankly.

"Army of demons, hide and eat vegetables every day... Are you entertaining me?"

"Ah? Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing is right! We have assembled a legion, why don't you jump out and overthrow you, but eat vegetables every day to live, these demons are a nest of rabbits?"

A shocked and suddenly enlightened expression appeared on the face of the elf girl. She was shocked by this amazing discovery, and it took a long time for her to recover.

"Griffith, it's really you," the girl praised the prospective knight from the bottom of her heart, "You are so smart, I didn't think of it."

"This, this is not enough." Griffith scratched his face in embarrassment after being praised.

"You made up the last piece of the puzzle that I lost, allowing me to restore the truth of the legend," Galadia said thoughtfully, "So it turns out, this is a group of people with scarlet eyes and big protruding teeth. They are gray-white creatures with extremely long ears, and their bodies are inhuman. They are innumerable, and they hide in the dark and make a rustling sound of chewing. Once someone accidentally touches their secrets, they will see them watching in the dark My homeland, countless pairs of blind and dull eyes...

"Well, that's it, I'll say that next time I go to scare the kids!"

"..."

Griffith looked at her speechlessly.After a while, Galadia suddenly remembered something:

"Oh, why are we chatting again, let's go, there is a party at the Nebula Temple today, I will introduce you to some big names in Canaan!"

It's a good feeling, Griffith heaved a sigh of relief: "Don't you need to see Mr. Consul today?"

"No, see him tomorrow!" The girl tilted her head, "Why, you seem to be looking forward to meeting him?"

……

Although every elf looks very elegant and beautiful, the distinguished guests at the party are even more extraordinary in appearance, and they are hardly mortal creatures.

They tasted wine and talked in the banquet hall of Nebula Temple, and their every move was extremely charming.

However, Griffith had a vague feeling that the eyes of some noble elves were looking at Galadia, showing uncomfortable eyes like tasting food.

For the first time, he thought it was from lust, and immediately became disgusted and angry.However, he soon discovered that the strange gaze was not only from male elves.Some of the female elves were also eyeing her.

The elves with this expression are of extraordinary status.They looked at the consul's daughter without any scruples, obviously expecting something.

The unknown plot and expectation even frightened Griffith, and wanted to escape here with the girl.

After the party officially started, the host's speech was very brief, neither the speaker nor the audience were interested.On the contrary, the end of the speech refreshed everyone. Many guests opened their small bags, took some cigarettes mixed with magic crystals, and smoked them slowly.

The surging magic power made Griffith extremely uncomfortable.The noble banquet suddenly turned into a party of smokers.But smokers have noble status and elegant movements, and even such a thing has an intoxicating beauty.

The male elves smoked large cigarettes as thick as human cigars, while the female elves used more slender and beautiful cigarettes.Everyone was immersed in it one after another, and even the boredom on their faces was much less.

After smoking, the host of the banquet began another round of toasting.Although I don't know why everyone is celebrating, it's just drinking anyway.

"Canaan, the city of stars, will always be brilliant!" the host yelled.

As soon as this sentence was finished, the bright light in the hall flickered.Griffith could see out of the window that a part of the distant neighborhood was completely plunged into darkness.

This... what about the eternal glory that was just said?

Griffith was about to make a few comments when suddenly there was a pain in the back of his hand.Galadia gave him a hard, unobtrusive pinch.

"It depends on the atmosphere, the atmosphere!" the girl whispered to him.

"Is there any problem with this just now?" Griffith lowered his voice and asked.

"It should be a failure of some facility. I heard that it has become more and more frequent in recent years." The elf almost bit his ear, and defended his city. , it is not fair to be so harsh on the eternal glory."

Eternal glory is not what you call yourself.Griffith muttered something in his stomach.

The elves in the hall looked normal, as if nothing had happened.

At this time, a rare elf male with a high-spirited appearance came over:
"Galadia, long time no see."

His appearance is not as gentle and delicate as other elves. Although he is handsome, his fortitude and self-discipline make people look sideways.In every gesture, a touch of elegance blends with the dignity of a soldier.

He was so different, like Galadia, an elf alien, only in the opposite direction.

Griffith suddenly felt that he looked familiar.I recalled it over and over again.

He is the elf general in Galadia's paintings, the leader who fights with the soldiers on the front line, the embodiment of wisdom and the evil natural enemy, the real elf!
Griffith was in a bad mood all of a sudden.

Galadia smiled and said hello to him: "Good evening, His Excellency Stannis Paulus, why are you free to return to Canaan today?"

"The orcs in the north are making some movement. Maybe there are not enough maggots on the tree," Stannis replied with a slight smile, as if saying that a group of ants appeared in the house. "We will disperse them under the leadership of the archbishop."

After saying this, he nodded, glanced at the quasi-knight and left.

Before Griffith could ask any questions, Galadia offered to introduce him:

"He is Stannis Paulus, the shield of Canaan, the new generation commander of the army, and the guardian of the land of the gods."

After a pause, she hesitated and added: "It is rumored that the family may want me to marry him."

Griffith's face turned green.

"But but, I won't agree, no!" Galadia hastily explained, "He is old and rigid, and after marriage, he will not care about anything except to have an heir as soon as possible, and I will definitely not agree.

"Rumours, just rumours,

"Besides him, there are a bunch of other people who are waiting for my coming-of-age ceremony."

These words did not comfort Griffith at all, but made him feel even worse.Could it be that the gaze just now was for this reason?Even though a daughter from a famous family is favored by thousands of people, they have the final say on the matter of marriage.

Galadia also felt that what she said was unreliable, and Griffith's unhappy thoughts were almost written on his face.

"Follow me!" Taking advantage of no one's attention, Galadia bit her lower lip fiercely, and suddenly pulled Griffith out of the hall and ran into the garden.

……

The fragrant floral fragrance drove away the dignified atmosphere a bit.The elf led the quasi-knight across the sparkling lake shore and trestle bridge to a secluded island in the middle of a lake near the temple.

There is a pure white gazebo, which is connected to the shore of the lake through a trestle bridge, and the starlight seems to be particularly favored, spreading the grace unreservedly.

There were six candles on the ground of the gazebo, which were automatically lit when Galadia came nearby, and there was a special and beautiful atmosphere in the air.

The sober cool breeze and the fragrance of flowers seem to indicate that something good is coming.

"I will escape!" Galadia said very firmly, "Even if I abandon everything now, I will choose my own life. Moreover, I have a way to delay the arrival of all this!"

Griffith, who was still a little unhappy, suddenly became alert.

He felt that he was being watched tenderly by some kind of supreme being, and indescribable joy and joy surged in his heart, as if something happy would come soon.

Wait, wait, wait, isn't it, so suddenly? !

Galadia grabbed his hand and put it on his chest so that he could feel the excitement:

"Griffith, I have decided,

"Please silver moon and stars to witness our contract,"

"Would you like to be my guardian knight?"

what!A contract, a contract watched by the gods!Griffith nearly fainted.

Do not--!
The girl looked up with tenderness and anticipation, and said:

"As long as you sign a guardianship contract, you can freely enter and exit Canaan, possess the title of Canaan Knight, become a real knight and a full-fledged citizen of Canaan, and even live here, without having to worry about the plots and dangers of Bayeran.

"We will both be improved, all attributes will be enhanced to a certain extent, and self-healing and will will be stronger. Sounds good! We can go to other colonies together, take risks together, go to Bayeran, and go anywhere! With the guardian knight who has the witness and protection of the goddess, I can do what I want, so no one can force me!
"The disadvantage is that the contract is exclusive. You can no longer conclude a contract with others. However, you should not conclude a contract with others. The identity of the guardian knight is great! I have worked hard to obtain the goddess' permission. !"

(End of this chapter)