Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 163

With the lord making the decision and Victor Laurie and Macy as advisors, Clement quickly led the militia and counted the elf treasures to be transported back to the territory.

The mountain of Dragon Bone Peak is steep, and a group of people came from Stardew Valley on foot, and they did not carry vehicles such as livestock vehicles that could assist in transportation;
This also means that this temporary treasure hunting team is doomed not to be able to transport all the treasures and treasures of the ancient elf empire back to the Phoenix Terrace;
They can only pick out some important things to bring back to the territory, and leave the rest of the treasures in the treasure house on the top of the mountain, and send people to take them out in batches when they are free in the future.

The first thing that was determined to be taken away were two big bags of ancient elf coins:

Because the Elf Empire is not good at casting, even the main body of their currency is made of some kind of vine rolled into a flat circle:

After thousands of years of wind and frost, the wooden coin bodies of these plant currencies have basically decayed and broken, and the ground is full of slag;

However, this does not affect the value of the "sea blue crystal" inlaid in the center of each elf coin:
In fact, this kind of crystal with a sea-like turquoise color is the greatest value of elf coins, and it is also the key for the ancient elf empire to prevent private minting of currency-only the elf king who controls the only aquamarine crystal mine in the entire continent Only the empire has the capital to put an aquamarine crystal in the center of every coin to show its integrity!

It is extremely unfortunate for the empire, but extremely fortunate for Shuangfengling. After the changes in the mainland for thousands of years, the aquamarine crystal mine with a long history and the only one in the mainland was originally controlled by a free trade city, but it has been controlled by dozens of people. Years ago, it was incorporated into the national border by the Eastern Orcs' Glorious Federation, officially declaring that, including the Empire, other regimes on the mainland no longer have the ability to produce aquamarine crystals.

This also caused the price of aquamarine crystals to continue to rise in the imperial market, faintly tending to become a financial luxury such as gold and silver.

And these azure crystals are exactly the type of treasure that Shuangfengling's group found in the treasure house of Dragon Bone Peak, the easiest to cash in.

Precious elf cultural relics such as famous paintings, ritual vessels, and handicrafts have high prices. However, there is no market in the wasteland, and they cannot be divided into small shares:

If you really want to take them to the imperial capital or even other countries for auction with great fanfare, will the treasure transport team sent by Shuangfengling be touched by wild robbers or official robbers on a dark and stormy night? Maybe...

In addition to the crystals that can provide a financial reserve for the territory, Xia Houyan still prefers those elf materials that can be directly converted into production and combat capabilities:
The iron and wood weapons, mainly daggers, that can be put into use directly, were all packaged by the Shuangfengling militia;

Even the elf's bare bow, whose bow string was missing, was ordered by the lord to be transported back to the Phoenix Terrace after a moment's hesitation: Shuangfengling has a limited number of archers, and secondly, it is estimated that the strength will not be found in a short period of time. It is worthy of the bow string material of the elf bow, but the weapon is a weapon after all, and it should be effective if it is purely used to draw people.

Although the rune planks and rune masters of the "Wind Protection" brand are full of tasteless flavors that are tasteless to eat and waste to discard, after discussing with two senior consultants, Xia Houyan is still reluctant to stay on the mountain to eat ashes:

The title of "approximate physical immunity" is too domineering, and no one can tell whether these rune protective equipment will save a life at a critical moment.

In addition, some scattered small props, small tools, and a very limited number of elf magic scrolls have also been included in the harvest list:

After all, the Elven Empire is an ancient civilization, and the craftsmanship of the scrolls and magic props is not yet perfect. It is estimated that a lot of magic power stored in them has been lost in the long years, but how much of their actual combat effect is still left, it will be left to labor. Master Rui conducted experiments in the future.

Of course, Shuangfengling has other embarrassing gains:

After all, plants are the housekeeping skills and eating skills of the elves. The lord indeed found a large bag full of various elf plant seeds in the elf treasure house;
The only problem is that, including Vilf, no one can recognize that these are descendants of specific species...

As we all know, different plants have completely different requirements for growth environment and cultivation methods. Even planting fruit trees, potting flowers, and raising succulents, there are many methods;
And to cultivate pampered and pampered elf plants, there is an almost abnormal requirement for the grower's craftsmanship:

In this regard, Shuangfengling, whose eyes are so dark that he can't even recognize the types of seeds, probably can only stare blankly at these indescribable elf seeds...

The builders of the elf treasure house probably naively thought that the descendants of the elves who opened the treasure house must have not lost the old craft of planting plants, so when building the treasure house, there is no need to mark these elf seeds or leave them behind. A reference book like "My Ancestor Religion You Plant";
However, the ancient elves whose own empire collapsed into dust and handed down their treasures as wedding dresses for others could not have imagined that not only the treasure house was opened by a group of human aliens, but even the only elf member in the team was a person whose mind was full of pure water cook...

The only thing that Xia Houyan found in the treasury that could properly become an elf plant was nothing else——

——It was the Chilian flower.

The appearance of Chi Lianhua resembles a camellia, but each of its petals is dyed a strange and unnatural, flame-like scarlet red.

This shrub flower took root in a piece of mud in the corner of the treasure house, and there was a long crack on the rock wall next to it:

Presumably, the melted snow in summer seeps into the treasure house through the cracks, thus providing the living fossil of the extremely long-lived red flower with the water needed for long-term survival;
Judging from the surrounding situation, this Chilian flower probably grew in this corner when the treasure house was built, and it may even be accidentally dropped here by the ancient elves when storing elf seeds: elves who love flowers should make mistakes , Let it grow in the treasure house as an embellishment, even the nearby floors are not laid.

Xia Houyan walked into Chilianhua cautiously.

This scorching and delicate elf flower, except for some eye-catching scarlet red, looks gentle and graceful no matter how you look at it, and it is harmless to humans and animals. Almost no one can imagine that it is actually one of those rampaging animals in the wasteland. The instigator of the colliding porcupine herd.

"Look, let me tell you that there are Chihuahua practitioners here!" Wei Erfu waved her small fist like asking for credit.

Everyone rolled their eyes.

"This is a species that has been extinct for hundreds of years. Since the great beast tide of Connenttis, there may be only one such plant left on the entire continent..." Master Laurie bent down carefully and looked at it carefully. With Chilianhua.

"Rare and dangerous." Clement gave a definition of this plant pretending not to understand.

The death knight still hasn't forgotten how cruel and crazy those Arrows at Ridge Peak who were dazzled by the breath of Chi Lianhua in the Soul Breaking Land were.

However, compared to Clement, Alice looked at Chi Lianhua with softer eyes: Even with outstanding martial arts, the former Eagle's Rest Castle guard captain is still a girl, and naturally has no resistance to beautiful flowers.

"Please don't worry..." Messi, who talked about the ecology of the Land of Cracking Soul, raised his eyebrows, "The reason why this red flower attracts the porcupine is mainly because it was inspired by the magic power of the big lizard... Now Si The dragon is gone, as long as no one actively stimulates it with magic power, the influence of Chi Lianhua should disappear soon, and there will be no more crazy monsters running around."

"Who will take the initiative to use magic power to stimulate this thing?" Chris folded his arms and said, "Don't you think that group of spine arrows are not disgusting enough?"

"You can't say that!" Master Laurie severely criticized the simple idea of ​​the young guard, "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although the mad porcupines running around are a disaster, the ancient elf empire is also relying on Chi Lianhua , to plan to trigger a wave of beasts to concentrate hunting and even attack the enemy! If it can be used correctly, this is a veritable strategic weapon!"

"Master Laurie is right. No matter whether it is a red flower or a yellow flower, it is a good flower if it can bring benefits!" A certain lord brazenly tampered with the chief designer's famous saying, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, even those crazy porcupines are not It also brought a lot of precious monster resources to our territory?"

Chris touched his hand embarrassingly: what he was wearing was really a glove made of porcupine leather...

"So what should I say?" Xia Houyan looked up at Messi who was floating in the air, "If it's safe, can I transplant it back to Shuangfengling?"

When it came to questions about elven plants, he chose to skip a certain elven descendant present and directly consult Messi, the wraith who was even more elven than an elf.

"Difficult." The word Messi uttered after contemplation made Xia Houyan's heart cool down.

Messi drove his chubby body around Chi Lianhua a few more times in the air, then frowned and said:
"This Chilian flower has been growing in the treasure house for many years, and the root system is probably deep... Now we have not mastered the cultivation techniques of the elves. If we transplant it rashly, it may cause damage, and the last tree in the world A Chilian flower was destroyed."

It thought for a while and added:

"Besides, Chi Lianhua is infinitely magical, but the method used by the ancient elves to inspire Chi Lianhua to attract and drive monsters is also very skillful and artistic-according to my opinion, Frost Maple Ridge does not seem to have such magic at present. strength."

Master Laurie had to nod in recognition.

You know, even the Orc Federation back then wanted to rely on Chi Lianhua to launch the "Connanttis Big Beast Tide" to attack the enemy country, but in the end they still trapped themselves and let the iron hooves of monsters fall on their own heads...

With the current magical power of Shuangfengling, it is not worthy to carry shoes for the Beastman Federation. If you want to use Chi Lianhua to complete the work if you are overconfident, I am afraid that within two days, the Phoenix Terrace will be flattened by the out-of-control monsters. .

"Therefore, I suggest to keep the red flower here and not to move it rashly." Messi concluded to the lord, "For you, the collection significance of this little red flower is far greater than the practical significance, let it continue It should be the best choice to continue growing in a treasure house with a suitable environment."

Since the expert spoke, of course Xia Houyan would not raise any objections.

To be honest, the harvest of this treasure hunting trip is not insignificant. There is really no difference between the rare elf plants that are useless for eggs, one more and one less.

A group of people walked out of the treasure cave with big bags and small bags. With the assistance of Messi, Master Laurie also arranged a simple sealing circle at the entrance of the cave to ensure the safety of the remaining resources in the treasure house.

But to be honest, the terrain around Dragon Bone Peak is precipitous and uninhabited, and the living people who can know the existence of the treasure house almost only exist in the Frost Maple Ridge. absolutely safe.

Clement tapped a nail with the great rune sword, and fixed a long elf rope on the cliff. The strong and healthy militiamen began to grab the rope and carry supplies down the mountain.

Whether it was a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement, the lord and Messi happened to stay at the end of the team.

"Well, I didn't lie to you this time, did I?" Wraith Messi smiled and said, "According to the agreement, now you should trust me and let me stay by your side to absorb the ghost breath, right?"

Challenge the dragon, desperately mend the cracks in time and space, and repeatedly lend a helping hand when hunting for treasures;
Wraith Messi has already done this for his own territory, Xia Houyan is naturally embarrassed to discriminate against Messi's identity as a ghost and violate the previous agreement;

You must know that not long ago, he himself proposed that "dividing into divisions and checking the background is not Shuangfengling's style", so he couldn't end up slapping himself in the face, right?

What's more, the character of the lord is originally a combination of "when someone hits my left cheek, I will stretch out my right fist to him" and "throw me a papaya, and repay it with Qiongju". , according to his thinking, since Messi has contributed to the Igor family, the party-state cannot treat the other party badly.

"Mr. Macy, you have proved your loyalty to Frost Maple Ridge!" He pretended to announce, "This lord hereby appoints you as the 'chief undead creature' and magic advisor of the Igor family and the Frost Maple Ridge territory , allows you to stay in the territory of the Igor family for a long time!"

The lord obviously didn't realize that this was probably the first time in the history of the empire that the absurd position of "chief undead creature" and "ghost boss" appeared synonymously.

Messi's chubby body circled around in the air, and probably performed a "Mihail Salute" to the lord, and then said respectfully:

"Then Lord Lord, please forgive me, I may have to rest for a while, and I won't be able to serve you for the time being——When repairing the space-time rift, I suffered too much damage, and I'm afraid I have to rest to recover..."

Xia Houyan opened his mouth dryly, and before he had time to say anything, he saw Messi's figure fade away quickly, and finally disappeared into the air with a "poof".

"Hey!" he yelled, "Messi!"

There was no change in the air, only the voice of the Wraith sounded in his heart:
"Please don't worry, I just returned to the Netherworld, but I left a imprint on you in this world - when I recover, I will continue to serve you!"

Xia Houyan called out a few more times, but this time there was no answer.

The lord finally realized sadly that this high-end talent who had just joined the territory had just handed in the entry report and then decided to go on vacation. As the boss, he didn't even have the right to approve or veto...

The speed at which Messi ran was so fast that Xiahou, who was full of emptiness in his heart, was full of confusion in the cold wind at the top of Keel Peak:
Did I get PUA'd by this wraith ball that looks like a bastard?
(End of this chapter)