Heart of the Castle

Chapter 585 Moon Language Forest, Cold Reception

In the afternoon, the weather turned fine, the sun shone brightly on the earth, and everything was full of vitality.As soon as Flandara's golden face turned to the west, the kingdom's delegation set off from the fault of the sky and continued their journey to the Moon Whispering Forest.Although the temperature in the sky has not warmed up much due to the appearance of the sun, and the strong wind is still biting and icy cold, but there is no doubt that the clear sky and a steaming meal have obviously boosted the morale of the mission, allowing them to Continue to face the arduous journey with high spirits.

The sky knight Marquis Osiris did not have lunch with everyone, but left alone, saying that he would talk to the emissary of the elf court.The image of the head of the iron guard knight has always been that he is slow in words and quick in action, but Li Wei found that he may have unknown brilliant negotiating skills, because after re-starting in the afternoon, the attitude of the elf court emissary There was an obvious change. Not only did he treat the members of the Kingdom Mission courteously, but the distance between the green dragon mount and the wedge-shaped array of griffins was also shortened a lot.

The scenery on the earth flew backward quickly under the feet, and as time went by, the wilderness was gradually rendered with clumps of green, gradually connecting into one piece.Unknowingly, the air has gradually changed from dry and cold in the north to warm and humid. The sound of the oncoming wind is no longer like the angry roar of a monster, but like the gentle whisper of a wise man.

The Moon Whispering Forest is almost here.

The actions of the elf court envoy quickly confirmed this point. The green dragon flapped its wings, made a half circle in the air, and flew towards the group of griffins behind it. "Master Singer of the Human Kingdom." He said loudly, "Now we have reached the outer edge of the Moonwhispering Forest, please look west, there is an ancient kingdom belonging to the elves!"

Everyone looked westward at the legendary Moon Whispering Forest, their gazes filled with admiration. Although the whole day's journey in the air was difficult, it seemed insignificant compared to the beautiful scenery that was as bright as emerald.Different from the iron-gray mountains and vast permafrost in the northern border of the Kingdom, the scenery of this green country is surprisingly beautiful, and people can't help but feel peaceful and serene when looking at it, and the fatigue on their bodies seems to be relieved a lot.

The setting sun is like a huge fire wheel, gradually pressing towards the endless dark green sea of ​​trees in the west, and fiery red clouds are burning in the sky, and the tired birds returning to their nests rush past, adding a bit of tranquility to the sky Fresh air.The buildings of the elves are full of natural and harmonious beauty, and they are almost perfectly integrated with the sea of ​​trees. At the beginning, Li Wei couldn't even see any of the buildings of the elves.

Only under the explanation of the envoy of the elf royal court, Li Wei could barely distinguish which are real ancient trees and which are pointed towers as tall as poplar trees; which are gray-brown wooden fortresses and which are real low hills.Many buildings of the elves are located on top of living ancient trees, and the green and dense shade embraces the houses, making it difficult to distinguish which ones are natural treasures made by heaven and earth, and which ones are crafted by elf craftsmen.

These big trees are almost like towering giants in green robes, even the shortest one is more than 40 meters high.The sturdy wooden suspension bridges are densely covered in the forest like spider webs, connecting the elf buildings with each other.However, the residents here are not only elves. Through the field of vision of the probing technique, Li Wei can already see various light spots faintly floating in the Moon Whispering Forest.Some of them are strong and some are weak, especially the few light spots gathered together in the middle of the forest, showing a neutral to hostile dark yellow color, so bright that he can hardly look directly at it.

The group of people continued to fly forward in the air for about 10 minutes. The green dragon mount of the envoy of the elf royal court slowed down again, and then landed slowly.The griffins also folded their wings. "We have arrived. This is the kingdom of elves." The messenger explained to Li Wei while jumping off the green dragon.

However, when the young Griffin Lord looked around, he did not find any landmark buildings that could be called the city. Except for the scattered tree houses, he could neither see the walls protecting the city nor the city. To the legendary Evergreen Tower soaring into the sky.

"Is this the seat of the Elven King's Court?" The servant knight Grun Worm directly questioned the elf king's envoy.It seems that not only Li Wei was puzzled, but other members of the mission were also puzzled.

"No, not yet." The voice of the elf king's court envoy was obviously apologetic, which was a tone Li Wei had never heard when he was in the northern border, "This is an outlying village in the elf kingdom. It's called Aguero, that is..."

"... means refugee resettlement place." Marquis Osiris continued the words coldly, "This is the place where untrustworthy foreign refugees are resettled in the elf kingdom, as long as they are not native to the Moonwhisper Forest, no matter if they are elves, Humans or other races can only enter the kingdom of elves if they pass the screening here."

"This is simply an insult to us!" The young and vigorous Glenn Warm blurted out without thinking, his face flushed, "We are the envoys of the Kingdom of Arthur, representing the dignity of the Kingdom of Arthur, how can we talk to unidentified refugees? treated the same?"

"Please allow me to apologize for this." The emissary of the elf royal court showed a helpless wry smile, bowed deeply, and his tone became more sincere, "But I beg you all to be patient and rest here first. She issued a special order to allow you to go to the Evergreen Tower as soon as possible."

Grun Worm was still aggrieved, but Li Wei stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Be patient, Grun Worm." The young Griffon Lord said calmly, "The arrangement of the elves is also a prudent gesture, and We are here to negotiate, if you put your hands on the hilt of your sword and glared like this, I am afraid it will be considered as an attempt to attack the Evergreen Tower."

"Lord Leviston, if this is your order, I will take down that damned tower by myself!" Grunwalm spat to the side, and then closed his mouth.

Li Wei's gaze then turned to the emissary of the elf royal court, with wisdom that did not belong to a 16-year-old boy flashing in it, "The attitude of the elf royal court determines whether the negotiation between us can go smoothly. Messenger, please be sure to put the human Sincerely convey to Her Majesty the Elf Queen."

"I am willing to serve you, Lord Singer of the Human Kingdom." The elf king bowed again, "Then please choose a tree house here to rest, and I will take my leave first."

The figure of the envoy of the elf royal court quickly disappeared into the dense shade of the trees. The people of the kingdom envoy jumped off the back of the griffin one after another. Elf style building.

Since the Moon Whisper Forest has brutally rejected all outsiders for hundreds of years, Aguero—or all the tree houses in the refugee settlements are now empty.Li Wei saw that Marquis Osiris, who was wearing a green noble dress, was looking up at one of the big trees, and the expression on his face could not tell whether it was nostalgia or hatred.

"The feeling of returning to my hometown is not all gratification." Mr. Dish's voice sounded from behind, and Levi turned around, and found that there seemed to be some emotion in the old magician's expression.

"Di...oh, Housekeeper Frederick." Li Wei whispered, "The Marquis Osiris never talked about his past, how do you know that Moonwhisper Forest is his hometown?"

"The hometown of all elves is Moonwhisper Forest. This is not only the place where they were born, but also the final destination of their souls." Mr. Dish said with a sigh. "No matter where you are, when you talk about your hometown, the beautiful scene of the Moonwhispering Forest will always appear in the hearts of the elves."

A sudden noise interrupted the conversation between the two of them. Levi looked back and found that several members of the mission were climbing down the ladder of the tree house, shouting something loudly at the same time.

The composition of the Kingdom Mission was surprisingly complicated. Levi originally planned to bring only Mr. Dish, Sir Rodriguez, Grace the Sniper Archer, and Marquis Osiris the Green Lion. The other guards were all guarded by the champion of Castle Heart The knight will act.However, Mr. Dish made the opposite suggestion. Since the elves are an ancient and exclusive race, they should show them the inclusiveness of human beings.

According to such suggestions, the mission included the lizardman sharpshooter Miss Lacelin from the Rotten Swamp, the werewolf leader Wolf, the black crow queen Siegfried, the orc leader Zhuangzhu from Westwind County, and the dwarf blacksmith master Bray. Bei, Miyun tribe's goblin chief Si'er and a large number of other races.It doesn't look like a mission from the human kingdom, but it seems that the black actor Gospel Circus, whose reputation is still spreading among the merchants in North Border County, has returned to the world.

Such a kingdom mission can still maintain a decent order in front of the elves, but now that no one else can be seen, the noise and noisy voices rang out unceremoniously.

"Do these bean sprouts understand the way of hospitality?" The rough voice of Brebe, the master dwarf blacksmith, was particularly eye-catching. "Since we are placed here, we must send some people to greet us? At least a mouthful of hot soup and meals must be prepared, right? Those tree houses are empty and covered with a thick layer of dust, which is difficult. Let us go to bed hungry?"

"Si'er is full at noon, and Si'er can stay up for one night, two nights... and three nights without food." The leader of the Miyun tribe's goblins proudly announced.

"Since we're all in the forest, why won't we be hungry?" Wolf, the leader of the werewolf, licked his lips with his tongue and said, "Beautiful Miss Lacelin, may I have the honor to invite you to the forest for a Happy hunting?"

The lizardman sharpshooter blinked his slender eyes, a suspicious blush appeared on the gray-blue scales. "Of course." She replied softly, her voice was like a poisonous snake spitting out snake letters gently, causing Worf's eyes to immediately narrow into a happy half-moon shape.

"I advise you to be more cautious." Mr. Dish suddenly said, with a touch of sarcasm in his voice, "Elves often regard animals in the forest as companions. In their minds, a white-nosed deer may It is much more important than a human or a werewolf, if you insist on hunting, don't forget that I reminded you when you are full of arrows from the elf sharpshooter."

"Then what should we do? There isn't even a single elf here!" Brebe raised his hands and shouted, then suddenly felt someone tap his shoulder, and Sir Grace's voice sounded in his ear at the same time, "Actually, there is still an elf Yes." The sniper archer smiled and pointed to Marquis Osiris not far away.

"No, it's not just one, there are many elves nearby." Marquis Osiris turned his head, pointed to an exceptionally thick bush and said, "Look carefully, there are at least a dozen elves gathered around here, Where..." His fingers changed direction, it was between three closely connected poplar trees, "... there are also seven or eight."

Brebe tried his best to look at the places pointed out by the sky knight, but because he was too busy in front of the raging flames of the iron furnace, the old dwarf's eyesight was not very good, he couldn't see anything, so he had to move forward step by step , muttering curses in his mouth.

"Elves? Where are you hiding? Don't hide, I don't believe I can't see you, unless you are hiding in some mouse hole..."

The old dwarf's muttering choked suddenly as a scimitar gleaming coldly was pointed between his eyes, just short of slicing his pointed nose in half.

"Shut your mouth, Short Stump, or I'll make it never need to be shut." The elf warrior's voice was clear and pleasant, but he seemed very arrogant, just like the attitude of the elf court envoy at the beginning. .

What Marquis Osiris said was right. There were at least a dozen elf warriors behind the bushes. They were wearing chain mail dyed dark green. Each piece was woven with tiny mithril rings, smooth and The body is as silky as satin; a thin, thin scimitar and a small ornate shield form the main weaponry of these elven warriors.Whether it is armor or weapons, they all have the luxurious and complicated style of elf craftsmanship. They are not so much murder weapons as exquisite handicrafts.

The elves, male and female, are all very handsome and handsome, but the arrogance that seems to permeate their bones makes them one of the three most difficult intelligent races to deal with (demons and undead are always Considered an intelligent race that cannot deal with).These elven warriors were no exception. Each of them held a scimitar that shone with silver light, and looked at the Kingdom Mission with undisguised contempt.

The leading elf warrior is tall and tall, and his appearance is exceptional even among the elves, but his expression is very cold and cruel. If it is not for the beautiful body curve outlined by the mithril chain mail, it is hard to imagine that this is actually A female elf.

"Miss Elf." Li Wei couldn't help protesting, "We are envoys representing the Kingdom of Arthur to meet with Her Majesty the Elf Queen, not prisoners of your elf clan. Is it too much for you to treat us like this?"

"You are humans, dwarves, and other untrustworthy races. Her Majesty has tolerated this kind of treatment." The female elf warrior arrogantly raised her pointed chin, "No matter what kind of messengers you are, now Go back inside the tree house, or..."

Her voice stopped suddenly, because a silvery-white ray of light passed over her head accompanied by a shrill howl, and a few strands of golden hair fluttered in the wind.Under the horrified eyes of all the elves, the ray of light passed straight through three big trees, and then stopped on the fourth big tree.

It was actually an arrow made of strange silver-white metal!

Surprises were heard all around the woods, and hundreds of elves appeared, more than half of them were elf warriors holding silver scimitars and small shields, while most of the rest were elf archers wearing dark green cloaks.Everyone in the mission was furious at the elf's indifference. Without waiting for Levi Ston's order, the sound of swords being unsheathed immediately rang out; There was a loud noise; the leader of Worf waved a heavy flail above his head into a ball of black light, and the heavy whimper breaking the wind made people feel a little scalp numb.

Sir Grace steadily put the second silver alloy armor-piercing arrow on the bowstring, "Put down your weapon, female elf, or the next arrow will be between the eyebrows." He announced in the cold tone typical of a cold-blooded killer.

The eyes of the elf female warrior were burning with anger. It seemed that two groups of green flames were burning in the twilight. The right hand holding the knife trembled slightly. Look at the guy who is a bit fierce, but the tingling sensation from between her eyebrows made her dare not even move.

The elves, men, women, young and old, are all excellent archers, so the elf female warrior can completely tell that the feeling of life being threatened is extremely strong, and the person aiming at the center of her eyebrows is a very good marksman. It is also rare among the elves.

Excellent archers all have one characteristic in common, that is, their will is as firm as iron, and they do what they say.So if it was a threat from someone else, the female elf warrior might dare to ignore it, but after being targeted by Sir Grace, she didn't even dare to breathe hard, for fear of causing misunderstanding, she would be pierced by the terrifying silver alloy armor-piercing arrow. .

However, the inherent pride of the elves makes her unable to show weakness, especially under the gaze of so many eyes, if she puts down the scimitar for her own life, I am afraid that just the contemptuous eyes of her companions will become a difficult target for her in the future. A nightmare to bear.

This time, the hapless dwarf master blacksmith Brebey suffered a lot. He also didn't dare to move, for fear that if he moved, the tip of his nose would be cut off by a sharp machete.Moreover, Brebe's feeling was even worse than that of the elf female warrior. His eyes met together because he was always staring at the blade that was close at hand, and his short legs began to feel numb from standing for too long.

(End of this chapter)