Heart of the Castle

Chapter 578 Suggestion from the Elven Court

Seeing Sera Farna's figure disappear behind the bushes, Levi Stern breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that the knuckles of his right hand, which was pressed against the hilt of the sword, were turning white due to too much force, and that he was It's a dull pain.

"She doesn't seem to be hostile, but what's the purpose?" Li Wei muttered to himself in confusion, although after his eyes adapted to the darkness, with the help of the light of the silver moon falling on the ground, he could clearly see the fragments cut by rocks and streams in front of him. The road, but in his heart he couldn't see the direction he should go.

"Perhaps the advice brought by the emissary of the Elven King's Court can help me make a judgment." Li Wei thought uncertainly, and then jumped onto the back of the Dark Nightmare in the Northern Territory, and the rapid sound of horseshoes echoed in the forest again.

The rest of the itinerary went very smoothly. The Dark Nightmare in the North was strong enough to run at full speed all night. The dawn had just dawned in the east, and before the stars in the sky had completely disappeared, the ancient figure of the Green Castle had already come into view.

A small group of people stood quietly under the ancient gate of Green Castle. Li Wei saw seven of them were wearing simple gray armor, and the other three were wearing griffin battle robes. The morning light fell on their shoulders On the ground, it looks like a stern stone statue wearing a golden cloak.

Li Wei confirmed that the chief of the court, Bamilian, was not among the waiting knights. However, when the Dark Nightmare of the North approached the city gate and hissed and slowed down, the chief eunuch appeared at the front of the crowd with a decent smile.

An iron guard knight raised the military horn in his hand, and a series of majestic and powerful notes resounded through the sky, echoing among the ancient towers of the Green Castle.

Surrounded by everyone, Li Wei walked across the square in a hurry, his gaze only resting on the green dragon on the right side of the square for a few seconds.This green dragon is the mount of the elf messenger. It is about 15 meters long and is grabbing the bloody cow carcass with its strong and powerful forelimbs to feast on.It seems that the green dragon is somewhat similar to the emerald dragon that attacked Basol Village, but anyone who has witnessed it will never confuse the two.

The emerald baby dragon looked like an exquisite sculpture carved out of top-quality emeralds by a famous court craftsman, while the green dragon was like a poor imitation made of green mud. When Li Wei walked by, the green dragon turned his head and used that The pair of deep yellow eyes stared at everyone, but there was not much spark of wisdom in them, only the vigilant expression similar to that of smarter animals - such as well-trained war horses or hounds - when they saw strangers.

Some legends describe dragons as rather stupid lizards, probably because they confuse high-level dragons with ordinary dragons?This thought flashed across Li Wei's mind for an instant, and then he took a deep breath and strode towards the ancient meeting hall of Green Castle.

The fire was raging, and the temperature in the hall was like midsummer, and the firelight painted a layer of warm color on everything in the meeting hall.Under the giant tapestry of the golden griffin, Princess Fleischer, wearing a golden ring on her head, sat quietly on a high-backed chair, wearing a set of silver knight light armor as usual, her gray-blue eyes flickering with sternness. The light of the dragon seems to overlap with the figure of Dragon King Fidel Adams.

The sky knight Marquis Osiris and the red-robed old scholar Master Sugard sat behind the discussion tables on both sides respectively. The former not only wore emerald lion armor, but also wore a full-face helmet in the shape of a lion head for the first time. His face was tightly covered; while the latter had a peaceful expression, but the fingers that kept fiddling with the metal necklace revealed a little uneasiness in his heart.

The emissary sent by the Elven King Court looked like a blond boy with a waist as slender as a reed. He was wearing a dark green coat. The jacket and trousers were embroidered with intricate and exquisite patterns with golden silk threads. He wore a cloak of the same color on his shoulders. A cape, but covered in purple lavender and blue forget-me-not petals.Li Wei originally thought that the appearance of the Marquis Osiris, the sky knight, was not heroic enough, but compared with this elf messenger, he looked like a roaring lion with his head raised.The handsome appearance of this elf king's court envoy can definitely fascinate a large number of noble ladies and young ladies from the rich and powerful families of the royal capital, but his overly arrogant expression took some points away from his appearance.

The elves have never been interested in learning the vulgar human lingua franca. Although they have served as the head of the Order of Embers and the head of the iron guard for nearly 20 years, Marquis Osiris is still not very fluent in the lingua franca. The accent problem of the envoy of the Elven King's Court was even more serious. His voice was clearly like a clear river bubbling, and like a bird in the forest singing softly and softly. Vocabulary belonging to the Elvish language sounds very difficult.

When Li Wei walked into the meeting hall, it happened that the elf messenger had just made a long statement, but it was obviously quite difficult to express the meaning, and Marquis Osiris had to translate it word by word.

"...The queen of elves regrets the loss suffered by the human kingdom in this misunderstanding, but it needs to be emphasized that the friendly relationship between elves and humans has a long history and should not be damaged because of this incident. Queen It is recommended that the human kingdom send the highest-level mission to the elf kingdom to discuss how to deal with this matter, and to find a way to jointly deal with the current urgent situation where demons and undead are ravaging the continent."

"The highest level mission?" Princess Fleischer frowned tightly, the warmth brought by the fire from the fireplace did not seep into her eyes at all. Plenipotentiary envoy?"

"It's not enough." The elf messenger replied in the shortest possible sentence, "Sign a covenant, reach a consensus, the elf queen needs to be with the king's husband of the human kingdom...I mean, Khan...the goddess of life, Alara, What did that word say?"

"Your Majesty the King." Marquis Osiris told him in a stiff tone.

"Yes, this is... Your Majesty the King." The elf messenger nodded arrogantly, "Your Majesty the Elf Queen will only talk and meet with His Majesty the King of the Human Kingdom."

"Totally agree, but then I can only trouble Her Majesty the Queen to personally enter the Kingdom of Eternal Night of the Sleeping Guide." Princess Fletcher sneered coldly, "Because the Kingdom of Arthur just lost its capital in a catastrophe. Firmeyer and the two Kings."

The elf messenger blinked his eyes in confusion, as if he couldn't understand Princess Fleischer's words.The Marquis of Osiris coughed lightly, and explained in a more relaxed tone, "His Royal Highness means that His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Arthur has returned to the Golden Tree not long ago."

"So that's it." The eyes of the elf messenger flickered, "Then, now, the singer of the human kingdom...the elder, or some other position that governs the state...who is in charge?"

"It's me, Levi Stern."

A sonorous and forceful voice sounded from the entrance of the meeting hall, piercing the stagnant air like a sharp blade, and then there was the sound of loud boots colliding with the ground. The young Griffon Lord walked away surrounded by many Iron Guard Knights and Griffin Knights. He walked in, and the golden griffin badge on his chest shone brightly.Bamilyan, the head of the court, walked in front of everyone step by step, bowing his body halfway.

Princess Fleischer's body moved subconsciously, and she was about to get up, but she saw a light of disapproval flashing in Li Wei's eyes. After a brief exchange of eyes, the sky knight Marquis Osiris stood up and silently stepped aside. One step, and stood beside Princess Fleischer.

"The chief minister of the kingdom, the guardian of the whole land, the dawn of the northern border, and the lord of the griffon, Levi Ston!" When Li Wei sat down in the place that the Marquis of Osiris stepped aside, the head of Bamilian spoke solemnly and loudly. announced in a tone of voice.

The elf messenger looked at Li Wei's face in surprise, and Li Wei nodded to him, his majestic expression completely matching the series of resounding titles.So the elf messenger finally showed a relieved expression, and bowed to Li Wei to salute.

"Your age surprises me, Lord Singer of the Human Kingdom." The surprise made the arrogance in the elf messenger's tone much lighter, and it sounded much more pleasing to the ear. "It seems that you are not more than three hundred years old, right? It is said that when humans get old, many burrs should grow on their chins, such as the human sitting over there."

"Burr... burr?" Master Sujiad couldn't help covering his mouth and coughing. His face, who always paid attention to appearance and demeanor, was flushed, and even his well-groomed white beard was trembling with anger. "This is a beard, a beard!" The old scholar finally suppressed the urge to growl, and grabbed the scholar's necklace with both hands, judging from the sometimes stretched and sometimes tightened finger postures, it seemed that he regarded the necklace as an elf slender neck.

"Elves and humans have different scales for time calculation." Li Wei explained solemnly, and then changed the subject, "Just now I heard the report from Marquis Osiris at the door. The situation facing the mainland is extremely serious now. Elves and humans should join hands to fight against the enemy, just like the dragon war hundreds of years ago. If necessary, I would be happy to go to the Moonwhispering Forest to meet Her Majesty the Elf Queen However, what I want to know is that the emerald dragon attacked the human village for no reason, causing hundreds of villagers to be injured or injured, what is the position of the elf court in dealing with this matter?"

Li Wei's frank confession made the elf messenger silent for a few seconds, and then he replied with some hesitation, "Of course the elf royal court is... adhering to a fair and just standpoint, measuring the losses suffered by the human kingdom and the emerald dragon family, and then by ...The party with the smaller loss should make reasonable compensation to the party with the greater loss. Well... But there is a premise that the human kingdom must first release the emerald dragon that it detained before proceeding to the next step of the talks."

As soon as the elven envoy finished speaking, anger erupted in the meeting hall of Green Castle. The knights of the kingdom stared at each other. Some were furious, some cursed loudly, some sneered, and the steel fist knight Della Gong Xun even drew his sword out of its sheath, and thrust his big, ugly two-handed giant sword into the hard ground made of chlorite.

"Master Li Wei, we use this to negotiate with them!"

Amidst the shouts and roars, the elf messenger showed a look of vigilance and arrogance intertwined. His face turned slightly pale, but his chest stood out even higher. "This is the position of the Elf King's Court, Lord Singer of the Human Kingdom, what is your answer?"

"The elf court will release the emerald drake as a prerequisite for the talks. This is by no means a fair position." Li Wei waved his hand to suppress the commotion in the chamber, and then told him calmly, "The Kingdom of Arthur only agrees to proceed without any preconditions." If you have to set a premise, then the premise of the meeting is to punish the murderer who burned down the village, what do you think, Lord Messenger?"

"This, how is this possible?" The elf messenger's eyes were widened with anger, but his demeanor was still weak. It could be seen that he was trying his best to restrain his anger, and it took half a minute before he recovered his voice. . "The human kingdom has indeed suffered a considerable loss, but those human beings have returned to the embrace of the golden tree after all, Mr. Singer, you should look further ahead. The kindness of the kingdom of elves, the kindness of the emerald dragon family Friendship, I think these should be enough to make up for the loss of the human kingdom."

"Is the loss suffered by the human kingdom?" Li Wei stared at the elf messenger with piercing eyes. Any mistakes, but the lives of relatives and the homeland they depend on will be devoured by the green devils falling from the sky!" These words were spoken with eloquence, without seeming harsh, but the meaning in the words was as heavy as a giant rock, oppressing the heart of the elf messenger . "Master Messenger, what you heard here may be quantifiable figures, but what I saw in the burning village of Basol was a scene as cruel as an abyss and purgatory. The sun who died in the dragon war The chanter Haldir once said this to the envoy of the dragon family, "If the murderer's crimes are forgiven because the punishment is too high, then what is the point of the sword in our hands?" The envoy here is sent by him, that would be great."

The elf messenger couldn't help but took a step back, the expression on his fair face became stiff, and at least he blushed. "I... When I came here, I saw the destroyed village in the air. It was indeed extremely miserable. I can fully imagine the horrible scene at that time..." His voice became a little weak, and his fine white teeth were clenched. Lower lip, "However, Lord Singer of the Human Kingdom, my duty is to relay the proposals made by the Elven Court, not to make decisions on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen."

Li Wei's expression remained calm, but anyone familiar with him could tell that the young Griffon Lord had made up his mind to reject the proposal of the Elven King's Court.Just before Li Wei was about to speak, Master Sujiad, an old scholar in red robe, suddenly stood up from his seat, cleared his throat and said.

"In this case, Master Messenger, please take a break for a while and wait for us to discuss carefully before giving you a formal answer."

The elf messenger bowed silently, and followed the head maid, Miss Martha, out of the conference hall, followed by two griffin swordsmen holding torches.When their backs disappeared at the door, there was a burst of noisy noise in the meeting hall.

"It's really deceiving, let us release that damned dragon as a prerequisite for the talks?" Princess Fleischer said indignantly, "After releasing that dragon, what value can we talk about?"

"And their exchange terms are just so-called friendship and goodwill, and they don't want to pay any substantive compensation." Li Wei pressed his hands on the tabletop of the discussion table, and added in a cold tone, "It seems that this is the case, the two legends After the giant dragon was chased away by Rist and Sera Farna, they wanted to use negotiation to get something that they could not do by force.”

"Accepting the suggestion of those bean sprouts means giving up the blood feud of more than 200 villagers in Basol Village!" Dragongsun growled, and slapped the giant sword in front of him heavily on the table in front of him.

"But if you refuse the suggestion, what will be the result?" Master Sugard sighed heavily, subconsciously flicking the scholar's necklace around his neck with his fingers. "Not to mention losing the ally of the elves, but also facing the revenge of the emerald dragon family, even if we can work together to repel the attack of the dragon, how many villages and fields will be destroyed when the soldiers come together? The dragon's breath is burned? How many loyal and brave warriors will die at the mouth of the dragon? By that time, the loss of the northern border will not only be two hundred lives?"

"My lord Li Wei just quoted the famous saying of Haldir, the elven sun chanter, which sounds very reasonable." Bamilyan, the court chief, said with a slight smile, "The sword in our hands is to protect us. rights and interests, it’s not that you can’t forgive the green dragon’s sins, otherwise you don’t have to save its life. But the party who makes the decision to forgive can only be Her Royal Highness Princess Fleisher, Your Excellency the Guardian of the Realm, and our round table council, and Not some elf court."

The head of the palace seldom expresses his opinion before the situation is settled. This time, his speech is well-founded, which is even more impressive. Then there was a voice of approval in the chamber, and even the always rude Dragonson He smiled approvingly at the eunuch.

"Master Bamilian is very reasonable." Li Wei showed a thoughtful expression, "We must reject the proposal of the Elf King's Court—that is, refuse to release the emerald dragon as a prerequisite for negotiations, but we cannot negotiate with the elves. Turn against each other, or trigger the crazy revenge of the emerald dragon family. It is not easy to do this. It seems that I have to lead the mission to the elf kingdom in the Moon Whispering Forest to meet the mysterious elf queen. .”

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