Heart of the Castle

Chapter 589 Respective calculations, silent confrontation

"Master Unicon Fizeld should be a credible person." Li Wei nodded and said, he didn't use probing techniques to observe the elf martial arts master rashly, but just tried to check the elf sword dance Or, the strength of these young elves is roughly between ordinary knights and high-level knights, and a few of them are particularly outstanding, reaching the level equivalent to human knights, and they all happen to be the objects that Li Wei can successfully investigate.

Name: Jill Nash (Elite Sword Dancer)
Race: Wild Elf
Life: 128
Risk level: general

Special Ability 1: Double-sword sword fighting, slashing and killing with gorgeous swordsmanship like flowing clouds and flowing water, the minimum number of attacks is 2, every time it successfully causes damage, there is a 50% chance to make the next attack immediately.

Special ability 2: Dodge without armor. When Elven Sword Dancer is not wearing armor, the ability to dodge long-range attacks increases by 75%, and the ability to dodge melee attacks increases by 50%.This ability has no effect on lock-type magic, and the damage to wide-area magic is reduced by half.

Relationship: vigilant

This is the result of probing the sword dancer named Jill with probing techniques, and his strength is about the same as that of a human great knight.What Li Wei saw on other sword dancers was yellow light representing doubt and caution, but there was no hostile red, which was much better than the attitude of those high elves' silver Pegasus knights. .When the elf female warrior named Angela Silverblade left, she looked like a burning bloody flame, and her hostility was already too strong.

Sir Rodriguez shrugged, "Since he can be trusted, then I have no objection to this proposal, after all, it is the greatest honor of being a blood knight to be able to stain the blade of the Star Iron Greatsword with the blood of the strong. "

"After all, this matter is an internal conflict in the Elf King's Court. I don't think it is appropriate for the Kingdom Mission to get involved." Marquis Osiris shook his head solemnly and said, "Master Li Wei, the reason I made this proposal is not because I hope to get Sir Rodriguez’s help, but to explain that the situation has reached a very dangerous situation. I suggest that the Kingdom’s mission leave the Moon Whispering Forest immediately, and wait until everything is clear before deciding whether to continue the negotiation.”

Li Wei pondered for a moment, and for a while, his breathing became heavy, as if he wanted to say something, but finally he sighed. "Your words are very reasonable, Lord Marquis Osiris, we should not get involved in the disputes of the elf royal court."

"My opinion is just the opposite, Master Levi, and Lord Osiris." Mr. Dish stopped playing with the meerschaum pipe in his hand, and said in a serious tone, "I think the Kingdom Mission must take the initiative to face the upcoming crisis." Otherwise, everyone present might be blown into the sky."

"Steward Frederick, I'm afraid this is not a good time to joke around?" Li Wei frowned and said, "Lord Marquis Osiris is talking to us about something very serious."

"This is not a joke, Master Levi. In other words, the reality is more bizarre and stupid than a joke." Mr. Dish shrugged and said in a helpless tone, "Since the Kingdom Mission arrived at such an inappropriate time, Language Forest, I am afraid that no matter what we do, this time we will inevitably be involved in the disputes within the Elf King Court."

As Mr. Disch judged, the Kingdom Mission has actually been involved in the dispute. About [-] kilometers away from Aguero in a straight line, a tall tower made of pale yellow sunstone protruded from the top of the oak tree. The body of the tower is slender and graceful, like a thin stabbing sword piercing the sky, and many gorgeous and complicated ancient elf characters are pasted with gold foil, which has a strong high elf style as a whole.

The uppermost floor of the tower is arranged as a small garden, with fine grass growing like a green carpet on the carefully screened white soil, and pink, red and blue flowers are planted in the shape of a concentric ring.A slender elf stood on the edge of the circle, holding on to the beautifully carved rose crystal guardrail, staring at the stars in the northern night sky with his eyes, as if his face that had not been eroded by the years had an uncompromising and resolute expression.

Different from the elegant and beautiful surroundings—of course, it also means extravagant architectural style, this elf’s clothing is quite simple, except for the sunburst badge on the chest, which is made of red gold and gemstones and represents the identity of the sun singer. There was no unnecessary decoration on the golden robe, but it brought out his elegant and haughty temperament even more.

That is a unique temperament that only high elves or giant dragons can have.

Footsteps sounded from behind, as light as leaves falling to the ground, and the slender ears of the Sun Chanter, whose temples were set up like daggers, trembled slightly, obviously having caught the footsteps, but his body remained motionless.

The one who walked up the tower garden was also a high elf, wearing a light green silk coat, with a belt made of golden roses around his waist, a long and narrow scimitar hanging from the buckle of the belt, and the scabbard was full of studded with purple and green gemstones.Seeing the figure of the sun chanter, the elf's footsteps paused. He bowed several times according to the ancient etiquette, and then put his hands on his chest and spoke in a very respectful tone.

"Singer, Unicon Fizeld Martial Arts Master has just blatantly expelled the Silver Pegasus Knight we sent to monitor those humans, and in his capacity as the chief guard of the Evergreen Tower, announced that the patrol mission near Aguero will be His war dancers bear it."

The sun chanter did not look away from the starry sky, and it took half a minute before he spoke slowly, with a low and majestic elf accent, "Sama, the other person I asked you to monitor, what's going on? "

"No action." Samar shook his head, with a slightly confused expression on his face, "After the secret archer Larry Moonbow left Aguero, he went directly to see Her Majesty the Queen. Nothing out of the ordinary. Our eyes and ears in the Hall of Audience in the Evergreen Tower have not heard any non-official conversation."

"Nothing abnormal?" Sun Chanter finally moved his eyes away from the northern starry sky, then he turned around and looked at Sama with a stern expression, with a little dissatisfaction in his tone. "Larry Yuegong and the former crown prince were playmates since they were young. When they decided to expel the former crown prince, Unicon Fizeld directly showed his swords, and he led those stupid civilians to surround Chang Green Tower! His lack of abnormality is the biggest abnormality!"

"His Royal Highness... No, I mean, the former crown prince has already returned to the Moonwhispering Forest?" Samar looked shocked, and his face suddenly turned pale. "Singer, then we must take action immediately!"

"It's a pity that we don't have any excuse to take action." Sunsinger frowned and said, "I asked you to send Angela? Just to create a conflict, and then expel this untimely human mission..."

"However, Unicon Fizeld left too quickly. His status as the chief guard of the Evergreen Tower is noble enough. Angela Silver Blade may be able to ignore it, but the other Silver Pegasus knights don't have the courage to openly disobey orders. "A voice that seemed a little old suddenly sounded from the side.

The two high elves who were talking were taken aback, Sunsinger frowned, and Samar's body turned around like a whirlwind. A flash of lightning flashed in front of him.

However, Samar was completely unable to launch an attack.The elf who spoke at the interface had a pale appearance, with deep imprints engraved by the years on it. He was wearing a set of extremely gorgeous robes, and there were too many gems and gold and silver pendants on it.The most eye-catching thing is his right hand, which holds a scepter that does not match his gorgeous attire at all. Even the bard with the most flexible and sweet tongue can only praise this scepter for its simple style, with There is a majestic demeanor that has been silent for thousands of years.

In fact, the body of this scepter is no different from a tree branch that has been blackened by charcoal fire, and there is even a part of unpeeled bark on it. The head of the scepter is tied with a hemp rope to a gray crystal. It seems that there are several cracks inside the crystal, as well as a cloud of mist that swirls endlessly like a whirlwind.

This black and inconspicuous scepter is the only symbol that symbolizes the identity of the elder of the elf court. It is also called the Sky Chaser Staff, or the Deloma Staff.The first generation owner of this scepter was the Great Elder of the Elf thousands of years before the Dragon War, and also the patriarch of the Crystal Dragon, one of the five high-level dragon clans--Droma, the Dragon King of Chasing Heaven.

"Your Excellency, Great Elder, why did you suddenly come to visit my burrow?" Sunsinger took two steps forward, bowed and saluted according to the ancient etiquette of the high elves, and at the same time signaled Sama to put away his weapon. "If you have anything to discuss with me, just call me, and I will immediately rush to the Evergreen Tower to meet you."

"This is not in line with the tradition, Singer." The elf elder said with his unique old voice among the elves. "The three chanters are assisting Her Majesty the Queen together, and I, the Great Elder, is only an advisor to the royal court, so it should be me who came to visit the chanter."

The Sun Singer carefully kept his face calm and calm, but a turbulent wave rose in his heart.As a high elf, he has a deep understanding of the character of the Great Elder. In his opinion, the Great Elder has many excellent qualities, including the forbearance and cunning necessary for a leader, but there is absolutely not much that can be called humility. Discreet traits—those are lacking in nearly every high elf.

"Your Excellency, Great Elder, please forgive my offense." Sun Chanter decided to test it out, "Whether it is the traditional system or the current royal court, you are a very important figure, what must make you condescend to visit my Burrow? "

"We are committed to restoring tradition, not for personal power and desire, but for the elves to regain their past glory. This is our responsibility as high elves, and pride is precisely the taboo of responsibility." The elder said The voice was gentle, but the tone was as firm as iron, "Singer, please tell me, how much do you really know about the secret plans of those elf commoners and wild elves?"

"Not many, Your Excellency the Great Elder." A golden light flashed across Sun Chanter's eyes, and then he bowed his head humbly. "I only heard some rumors about the disobedience of the War Dancer team and the Marksman team, the dismissal of the appointment of the High Elf officers assigned to other troops, and..."

"And they have learned of the proposal that you and I jointly planned to return the high elves to their dominant position." The Great Elder added.

Sun Chanter's expression froze for a moment, then he raised his head with an obvious puzzled expression on his face. "Your Excellency, Great Elder, I don't know what you are talking about, what plan, what proposal?"

The Great Elder did not answer right away, but walked to the exquisite table and chairs in the middle of the garden with the staff of Deloma, and then sat down, stroking the emerald green leaves growing on the armrests of the chair with one hand—the set of tables and chairs In fact, it is a living tree, transformed by natural magic into the form of a table and chairs. "Singer, this doesn't seem like the high elves' tradition of hospitality. Don't you even want to offer a drink to soothe your throat?"

The Sun Chanter was stunned for a moment, then nodded knowingly, "Sama," he ordered, "please go and get a bottle of Morning Dew for me and His Excellency the Great Elder, the 120-year-old one. Remember to bring two crystal cups as well."

"Listen to your vows, Singer." Samar replied with a deep bow, and then left the tower garden quickly.

As soon as the back of the elf warrior disappeared, the sun chanter walked quickly to the opposite side of the great elder, and sat down with a solemn expression. "Your Excellency, Great Elder, I don't understand what you mean. I have never made that so-called proposal, let alone with you..."

"Do you need me to enlighten you, Chant?" The Great Elder raised his right hand, "You have stated on several private occasions that I have joined hands with you to restore the dominance of the high elves as soon as possible. Is there such a thing?"

"Restoring the traditional status is the common dream of all high elves. Your Excellency the Great Elder, don't we work together?" Sun Chanter defended himself.

"Arguing." The Great Elder's tone turned cold, "Singer, you understand what I'm talking about. It doesn't matter whether there is a proposal or not. What kind of reaction will those people's ears hear when you say this? ?” He stretched out a finger that was as dry as a stiff branch, pointing to the chest of the Sunsinger, “The high elves are ready for restoration, and they may attack the elves’ court at any time, right?”

The Sun Chanter took a deep breath, his originally stiff face became calm, and the sense of majesty that had disappeared since the appearance of the Great Elder came back to him. "It is true." He nodded readily and admitted, "Your Excellency, I am going to use this method to force those who are dissatisfied with the high elves to put all their eggs in one basket. The radicals among them can be wiped out, and maybe they can also solve the problems brought by humans by the way."

"Desperate." The elder's cheek twitched, "Do you want the blood of your fellow elves to stain the sacred evergreen tower?"

"If this is the only way for the high elves to regain power, then I don't think we have any other choice."

"There will be a lot of compatriots sacrificed, whether it is the high elves or the other two races, which will seriously weaken the overall strength of the elf royal court." The elder pointed out in a serious tone. "The current situation is not stable. Demonic disasters have befallen the continent, and many human kingdoms have been destroyed."

"There must always be some sacrifices." The Sun Chanter replied without any emotion. "As for the weakening of strength, Your Excellency the Elder, the tradition of the elves is to be isolated from the outside world. The Moon Whisper Forest has everything we need, and we don't need to communicate with the outside world. And in this ancient forest, the evergreen The power of the tower is very strong, even enough to resist the crazy attacks of hundreds of dragons, do we need other powers to protect ourselves?"

The Great Elder narrowed his eyes and thought about it. He thought in silence for a full 5 minutes, and then his voice became even deeper, "I am convinced by you, Chant. But your plan will put you and me in danger Among them, I must know all about this plan, otherwise I will not agree with you to do so."

"Of course, Your Excellency the Great Elder, I would have explained all this clearly to you before the incident happened." The sun chant showed a satisfied smile, and then snapped his fingers. The light golden mask disappeared without a sound.

"Singer, Your Excellency the Great Elder!" Samar then appeared at the stairway leading to the bottom of the tower, holding a silver plate with both hands on which was placed a dusty crystal bottle and two exquisitely carved crystal cups . "I'm very sorry to have kept the two adults waiting for so long. This bottle of wine is really hard to find."

"No, Samar, it was just right when you came back." Sun Chanter replied with a smile in a good mood, which made Samar feel flattered, because although Sun Chanter was always very polite to his subordinates, in his bones But there is a kind of arrogance that is not fake. "Now, please fill the wine glass for me and Your Excellency the Great Elder, and celebrate together the glorious future that the high elves are heading towards." The sun chant continued.

Samar hastily and carefully uncorked the bottle. If it wasn't for the prudence and gentleness unique to elf warriors, the cork, which has experienced hundreds of years of wind and frost, would surely shatter into the crystal bottle. Xi's unique sweet scent immediately filled the garden, making Sun Chanter squint his eyes comfortably.

"Your Excellency, Great Elder, let us toast to success." Sun Chanter first picked up a crystal cup.

There was no expression of joy on the face of the Great Elder, but a particularly old and tired look. He gently raised the crystal cup in his hand, his eyes flicked over the bright red wine in the cup. "It's really like blood...a lot of blood, isn't it?" The Great Elder sighed softly, with tears overflowing from his eyes, he raised his head and poured the fine wine in his glass into his mouth.

"This is not worth celebrating... Chant, don't forget that what we drink today is the blood of our compatriots!"

(End of this chapter)