Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 161 The elf family has a lot of surplus food

There have been rumors among the folks that high-level monsters like giant dragons and phoenixes, due to their unique body structure and magical power, are like two-dimensional beautiful girls, and they will definitely not excrete;

Now Xia Houyan just wants to kill these rumormongers.

Obviously, when the Great Elf Empire excavated this treasure house on Dragon Bone Peak, apart from installing some resident elf guards, they didn't consider building toilets at all: just a few elf guards went out and ran directly to the cliff Just solve it.

They obviously didn't consider what to do if a dragon with a huge amount of shit lived in it...

The Frost Dragon Cristiano is undoubtedly a civilized dragon: after waking up, he did not choose to run to the edge of the cliff of Keel Peak, flying straight down three thousand feet;
The frost dragon Cristiano is undoubtedly a dragon with cerebral palsy: because it pulled the old stool full of belly directly into the treasure house!

The viscous dragon dung full of pits and valleys covered the elf treasure chests all over the floor. The scene was no less tragic than a fool throwing a cannon into the dry toilet;

What is even more frustrating is that when Cristiano took off from Keel Peak and headed for Stardew Valley, he seemed to break through the door of the treasure house on the third floor of the treasure house in a domineering manner—due to the steep terrain of the mountain, Due to the blockade of ice and snow, everyone in Shuangfengling gave up their original plan to enter the treasury through the main entrance, and under the guidance of Messi, they chose to enter the treasure house through a more convenient alternate entrance;
So at this very moment, the gust of wind on the top of Dragon Bone Peak was endlessly pouring into the treasure house from the opened gate.

And if the round Elven treasure house is compared to a dial, then the higher gate of the treasure house and the lowest exit of the spare corridor are exactly at the symmetrical positions of twelve o'clock and six o'clock;
The final result is that the bitter cold wind from Dragon Bone Peak poured into the treasure house from the main entrance, swooped down like a bomber over the dragon dung all over the ground, and then headed towards the low point Shuangfeng Ridge to search for treasure with a full of pungent smell. The team is coming...

"What the hell!" The lord yelled, holding his nose with his sleeves.

"The quality is too bad, the quality is too bad..." Master Laurie rolled his eyes and felt dizzy from the strong smell of dragon dung.

Only Messi, who doesn't need to breathe, floats high in the air, gloating to see this group of humans being deflated.

Although the cold wind made the tourists drunk, the group of Shuangfengling soon realized sadly that if they wanted to take out the treasures of the ancient elf empire from the iron boxes all over the floor, they might have to clean up the dragon dung first. clean……

Such a dirty thing, of course, cannot be done by the noble lord himself.

While Master Laurie and Wilson were using magic to clean up dragon dung, Clement also took a few Frost Maple Ridge militiamen and began to use physical means to clean up the cleaning work: the death knight's rune sword, cameo again with shovel, The roles of scrapers and brooms can be described as familiar.

Alice stared at her beloved light of the sky for a long time, but finally she didn't make up her mind to join Clement's team.

However, despite the stench of dragon dung, they did not directly dump the cleaned dragon dung down the cliff:

As we all know, animal dung is the best farmyard manure, and the excrement of the giant dragon, which is a high-level monster, naturally contains a certain amount of magic power, so it can be said to be the best crop fertilizer.

Therefore, this temporary cleaning team simply piled up the dragon dung in a leeward corner of the treasure house. If the agricultural development of the territory needs it in the future, the agricultural team can go up the mountain to extract these precious magic fertilizers.

And with the progress of the cleaning work, the elf treasure chests buried under the filth finally revealed their true faces.

These large boxes are also made of iron wood, and under the illumination of the lighting crystal, the surface overflows with a metallic luster that does not look like wood;
Xia Houyan walked in all directions to the nearest elf treasure chest, and sized it up with the greedy eyes that a landlord and rich man would have in old black and white movies.

I have to admit that the ancient elves seem to have a fanatical pursuit of beauty, because even the surface of these treasure chests is covered with delicate and gorgeous patterns and carvings, making latecomers can't help but doubt that the collapse of the elves empire back then Is it because these feeble bourgeois spend too much energy on their artistic career;
Of course, the level of craftsmanship of this ancient civilization is indeed still lacking: Xia Houyan found a very delicate and strong lock on the lid of the treasure chest, on which was engraved an elf girl with a charming posture and cool clothes.

However, the interface of the lock has been destroyed by the claws of a large lizard and completely broken: obviously, the giant dragon Cristiano did not treat these treasures with respect during his house in the treasure house. Have played with these fine babies.

Xia Houyan tore off the lock from the box, and threw it to Master Laurie, who was busy transporting dragon dung.

Master Laurie just glanced at the pattern on the lock, and then tucked it sanctimoniously into his sleeve.

Xia Houyan took a step back, and stretched out his hands to slowly lift the lid of the treasure chest with the earnestness of the groom lifting the bride's red hijab.

Then he cursed.

As the lid of the box was opened, the first thing that appeared in the eyes of the lord was a superb elf painting scroll:

Whether it is the shape of the characters, the delicate brushstrokes, or the autograph of the legendary elf painter Solsin who is enough to make any collector enthusiastic, it proves that this is a rare and priceless treasure-level work of art!
If there is a Forbidden City Museum in the Haiwen Continent, then the exhibition status of this fairy picture scroll will undoubtedly be no less than that of Wang Ximeng's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" on Earth!
But the only problem is, it's cracked!

Cracked!

The entire painting was torn from the middle by some kind of huge force. The intertwined fibers and falling paper scraps at the fracture of the scroll seemed to be silently accusing a certain giant dragon of cruelly destroying and ruthlessly desecrating precious works of art. !

Xia Houyan felt that he was about to burst.

With trembling hands, he put the painting scroll, which had plummeted in value, aside, and continued to look into the box.

Then, he found an empty elf wine bottle, a half-burned epic piano, and an ancient elf reading book that was covered in an unknown liquid and had a disgusting appearance...

The lord's face suddenly became like the chairman standing at the golden gate looking at the mainland, full of helplessness, despair and grief.

"What's the matter, you look so ugly?" Master Laurie, who had just finished transporting a pile of dragon dung, came over and asked curiously, seeing the gloomy complexion of the lord.

Xia Houyan handed the things in the treasure box to the master silently.

Three seconds later, the master began to lay down on the ground and hammer the floor wildly.

"Okay, it's not that serious. Anyway, these works of art are priceless, even if they are in good condition, it is difficult to sell..." Messi, who was floating beside him and witnessed everything, persuaded, "Then It's impossible for a paralyzed dragon to ruin everything, right? Let's open other boxes and have a look..."

Lord Lord and Master Laurie, who had recovered from grief, had to admit that Messi's statement was correct.

Although many boxes have been unlocked and inspected by Cristiano, after all, only a few of them were damaged by this giant dragon——As more and more elf artworks in good condition were discovered, the expression of the official Xiahou It also quickly turned from cloudy to sunny, and finally turned into a sunny spring in March.

"Bring these back to Phoenix Terrace!" He ordered loudly, "Our territory is getting rich!"

"Don't be too happy, these things are too expensive, how do you get rid of them in the wasteland? You sold all the bandit cottages in the Land of Cracking Soul, and you can't afford these elf handicrafts..." Messi poured a basin beside her Leng Shui, "Or do you want to get the auction in the Central Plains of the Empire? Whatever happens to Lu Fu, I don't need to say more as an undead creature, right?"

"You care about me?" Xia Houyan didn't like this, "Even if I hide these treasures at home to eat ashes, I will be happy! My mother will let every leader of Phoenix Terrace hang a pair of them in their homes in the future." Use famous elf paintings as decorations!"

The lord's obsession with wealth made Macy let out a long sigh of a scholar.

Master Laurie, Clement and the others, after completing the cleaning of the dragon dung, quickly devoted themselves to the work of unpacking and appraising treasures.

Soon, in addition to elf handicrafts, more and more practical good objects were scoured out by a group of wilderness hungry ghosts.

Chris Mann found a large box full of golden ritual swords in an iron box: Under the reliable protection of the iron-wood box, these ceremonial weapons still exude the light of wealth and glory after thousands of years— —Although they cannot be used to cut people, these ceremonial swords are all hand-polished elven rituals made of pure gold!
Xia Houyan suddenly felt a little regretful: Cousins ​​and Bob Brook should not have been sent to the Eastern Region so hastily in the first place—if they could bring them genuine ritual swords instead of counterfeit ones, then talk to Rosa When Leo is negotiating, he can speak with more confidence, can't he?
"It is said that the great treasure house built by the Great Elf Empire is to allow the descendants of the elves to rely on the resources in the treasure house to restore their country after the crisis of national subjugation and extinction." Master Laurie lifted a ritual staff embedded with gemstones from a box , stylistically blooming in both hands, twirling twice, "They are really thoughtful, even the ritual utensils for the ceremony after the restoration of the country are so well prepared."

The lord sneered:

"Could it be possible to restore the country with a bunch of handicrafts and sacrificial objects that have no actual combat effect? ​​These elves probably don't have very good brains..."

Vilf, who was racially discriminated against, stared angrily at the lord with her hands on her hips.

However, soon the high official Xiahou was slapped in the face.

As the last few iron boxes were pried open by Clement, they suddenly discovered that the elves were not without strategic preparations for a hypothetical "restoration campaign":
Because these iron and wood boxes are full of standard military equipment from the ancient elf empire!
A box full of iron and wood daggers, although it seems too short for a human body, is more than enough for self-defense—this kind of weapon made of metal-like wood is not only not inferior in hardness, but more importantly, it will not Because the environment is rusty and the condition is stable, it can be called an heirloom weapon that requires no maintenance!
The discovery of this batch of elven weapons means that Frost Maple Ridge's weapon reserves have covered sabers used in battle, slings for long-range attacks on the enemy, and short swords for self-defense in close combat—as long as the batch of Frost Maple being manufactured The long guns leave the factory, so the Phoenix Terrace is equipped with complete equipment, and there is no need for stage fright compared to a regular imperial army!

The fly in the ointment is that Xia Houyan found embarrassingly that, compared to the suddenly enriched weapons reserves, Shuangfengling's human resources seem to be somewhat insufficient: as the territory has to take into account economic construction, the number of militiamen is extremely limited, and the training quality is also low. It's not ideal, some people are blind to such a good elf armament;

However, adhering to the simple idea of ​​"add more water to the noodles, and more noodles to the water", he feels that this problem is not difficult to solve:

At worst, go to the town on the south bank of the Lion Heart River to recruit some soldiers, or attack a bandit stronghold to recruit security by force - this land of broken souls lacks everything, except for those who are hungry and desperate to beg for food Good guy.

In the past, the impoverished Shuangfengling would definitely not expand the army blindly. The excessive expansion of the armed forces would easily drag down the financial balance of the territory; After the elf coins of gems, even the strategic plan in the mind of the lord began to have the temperament of an upstart full of copper smell.

What makes people sigh is that, apart from these iron and wood daggers, many other strategic materials in this treasure house have lost their practicality due to the age:
For example, the bow made by the Elven Empire in another box is still exquisite in workmanship, and the strength of the bow arm is still sufficient, but the bow string has been fed with bugs for thousands of years, and it has disappeared completely, leaving only one A bare rod that can be used as a stick to beat people bows.

The arrows left by the elders of the elves are similar in virtue: even if they are as rich as the elf empire, they are not so extravagant that they use iron wood to make arrows. As a result, after the ordinary wooden arrow shafts decay, only a pile of iron wood remains in the box Arrowhead.

Another example is hundreds of elven leather armors—back in the days of the elven empire, the tanning and chemical treatment of leather materials were relatively rough. As a result, these leather products were all eaten by moths and turned into hollow sponges, which could throw out white clouds flying all over the sky with a flick. Insect eggs, Welf screamed in fright.

However, the lord has found some unusual treasures after all.

From a huge iron box with three big locks on the outside, which is particularly intriguing, Alice fished out several slightly curved iron wood boards, which were similar to the shape of arm armor, and a piece full of intricate patterns, which was full of iron and wood. A crystal piece the size of a wheel.

As soon as these curved iron and wood boards appeared on the stage, they attracted the attention of the audience.

Because their surface actually exudes light blue magic light!

Master Laurie walked over quickly, just took a look at these iron and wooden boards, and blew his beard and shouted:

"The Holy Spirit above! It's an elf rune!"

Xia Houyan felt his mind go blank.

For the people of the modern empire, magic runes are not uncommon. These lines carved on the material in a specific way can exert magical effects after being infused with magic power - the "Luna God's Village" was used to deal with the lord. Thracian Annihilation Arrow", borrowed the prestige of the "Elemental Cracking" rune.

Today, not only the imperial military industry represented by Molten Valley, the magic world represented by Academy City, and even relatively large aristocratic territories, all have excellent rune carving techniques and talent reserves, and they have settled in the cold bone mountains in the north. The dwarves are even more dominant in the mainland metallurgical industry with their rune skills.

All of this was unimaginable in the era of the great elf empire thousands of years ago: modern magic runes often need to rely on magic metals, but the ancestors of the elves could only carry out some rough smelting and purification, let alone discover magic metals The presence;

However, they have blazed another path of their own: plant runes!

On the technology tree, Elvish runes are like a parallel line of modern magic runes. They have similar functions, but the biggest difference is that Elven runes can only be engraved and effective on plant materials, so they have obtained different from modern magic runes. Unique properties of magical runes.

But what really stunned the lord was that with the collapse of the elf empire, the elf rune craftsmanship has long been lost, and there is no elven rune product on the mainland today:
The manufacture of elven runes is far more time-consuming and labor-intensive than modern magic runes. A piece of plant prop with runes is a rare luxury even in the period of the elven empire;

Coupled with the limitation of the natural performance of plant materials, these ancient plant products with elven runes have basically been wasted in history due to corrosion and damage.

Now, a few pieces of undamaged elven rune planks suddenly appeared in front of him. This fact filled the hearts of the officials in Xiahou with a dreamlike sense of unreality.

(End of this chapter)