Heart of the Castle

Chapter 587 An Elven-Style Dinner and Uniken's Proposal
Elves' diet is as refined and slender as their appearance.Fruits and vegetables cooked in very special sauces and delicate techniques are placed on carefully carved wooden plates, most of which are carved into delicate patterns.Li Wei looked at one of the fiery red roses in a daze for a long time, only to realize that it turned out to be a red heart radish carved into petals, so lifelike that it could be called fake.

Beautiful gardens of radishes, pears, tangerines and strawberries lay on the table, next to boiled turnips and potatoes in shells, both of which are tear-jerkingly small.The silver table knife and table fork with the lily pattern engraved on the handle can't be divided into any form of meat, and can only be helplessly pierced into cheese bread and lettuce salad.The crystal bowl is filled with berries of various colors - grapes, raspberries, cranberries and an unnamed fiery red berry, which glows charmingly in the moonlight from the sky, and the taste is indeed sour Sweet and pleasant, but it can only make people more appetizing.

Facing such a "rich" feast with elf characteristics, more than one member of the kingdom envoy looked sad and angry, especially the dwarves, orcs and werewolves, almost all of them had crystal tears in their eyes.When several young elves brought drinks to accompany the meal, the grief and indignation reached a certain climax. Those tall crystal cups contained about a third of the crystal clear light red liquid. In order to taste a little spicy and sweet taste.

Even for Li Wei, who doesn't like alcoholic beverages, this cup is too bland, let alone the rest of the mission.Apart from Marquis Osiris, the sky knight, the only person who could raise his glass without frowning was Si'er, the leader of the goblins.

"Wow, this stuff is really not bad." Si'er took a sip of the liquid in the glass, and happily praised, "It tastes the same as Si's bottle of wine mixed with a lot of cold water."

"You're right. This is the water of truth. It's actually the red berry wine from the Moon Whisper Forest mixed with ten times the water from the Moon Well." Marquis Osiris raised his glass to Unicenfizer At the same time, there was a smile of reminiscence on his face, "Xia Lafei, I haven't seen you for many years, you still like to use this to test strangers you meet for the first time."

"His Royal Highness, isn't it a good thing to be able to test whether a person is trustworthy with such a simple method?" With complicated patterns, Li Wei couldn't even judge his expression accurately.

"Is there not even a little meat here? Anything is good, smoked deer ribs, pork blood sausage, a small piece of wild boar or a roast rabbit..." The master blacksmith complained sadly from another direction , Wolf, the leader of the werewolf, and Zhuang Zhu, the leader of the orcs, nodded repeatedly, and their saliva couldn't help but flow out.

"My family does not have the habit of eating animal carcasses, so I am not prepared for it." The elf martial arts master shrugged, with an apologetic expression on his face, "However, our family does not absolutely prohibit the killing of animals, as long as there are indeed If necessary... Jill." He called an elf's name, and a young sword dancer walked over with light steps immediately, "Sharafi, please order."

"Go to Chief Miha of the centaur tribe and bring some barbecue and shochu for our friends." The martial arts master smiled and said.

The young sword dancer glanced at these "friends" with a look of contempt that could hardly be concealed, and then nodded respectfully, "Your wishes are respected, Xia Lafei, I will go right away."

"Don't bother me..." Brebe suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and was about to be polite, but before he finished speaking, two big furry hands covered his mouth, blocking all his words go back.

"Stump! Shut up, don't you want meat?" The ugly green face of the leader of the strong pig approached the dwarf and threatened in a low voice. On the other side of him, the leader of Worf also covered the dwarf's mouth. Also nodded again and again.

"I'm really sorry for the poor reception." Unikenfiseld turned around, sighed towards Li Wei, and said, "Our family has not entertained outside guests for hundreds of years, and we haven't even made some necessary preparations. it is good."

"It's nothing, Lord Unikenfizerd, I can fully understand the elves' difficulties." Li Wei nodded, but all the doubts in his heart did not disappear. The elf female warrior named Angela Silver Blade The attitude is really too rude, and the reckless accusation about the identity of Unikenfieseld is even more difficult to ignore.

It seems that the interior of the Elven King's Court is not monolithic. The legendary elves with aloof personality are equally interested in power, and it seems that they are no worse than those royal nobles in the Kingdom of Arthur.

Uniken was keenly aware of what Li Wei didn't say, and the master of elf martial arts pondered for a while, then said in a heavy and straightforward tone, "His Royal Highness Regent of the Human Kingdom, since you are a friend of His Highness the Crown Prince, and I have already noticed the problems of the Elven Court, so I have nothing to hide from you."

"Xalafei?" Marquis Osiris raised his eyes to stare at the martial arts master, with some puzzlement in his eyes, "Wang Ting... is there something wrong now?"

"His Royal Highness, the Elven Court is indeed on the verge of splitting. The relationship between the three Lord Chanters, the Great Elder, and Her Majesty the Queen has reached a very tense level. It's also intensifying... As you saw just now, Angela Silverblade is only a patrol captain, but she dares to openly question the orders of me, the chief guard of the Evergreen Tower, which was unimaginable more than 20 years ago."

"That's true. The elves' nature is indeed relatively free and loose, but the discipline in the army can still be guaranteed." Marquis Osiris' face became serious, "Just now I thought it was just the character of this high elf, but listen Xia Lafei is what you mean, is it true that all the armies of the Elven King's Court are already like this?"

"Unfortunately, Your Royal Highness, this is exactly the status quo of the elf court." Uniken Fitzgerald said sharply, "The silver Pegasus knight of the high elves refuses to obey the orders of the army commanders of elf civilians or wild elves. Command; the battle dancer troops mainly composed of wild elves - including junior sword dancers and wind dancers - now only listen to my orders. As for the sharpshooter troops... Your Royal Highness, you should be very clear about their orders The position of the leader—the secret archer Larui Silver Bow."

Marquis Osiris folded his hands on his chest, his face was expressionless while listening, only his eyes moved occasionally, it was like wearing a mask called "calmness" on his face.However, Li Wei could clearly see the muscles at the corners of his mouth beating slightly, and his thin lips gradually pursed into a straight red line.

"This situation cannot continue!" Marquis Osiris immediately blurted out as soon as the elf master's words fell, his fierce tone seemed to set the air on fire. "Xia Lafei, the elves have not yet fully recovered from the tragic loss of the dragon war. This open confrontation is too hurtful to the feelings between the groups and must be terminated immediately."

"His Royal Highness, I'm afraid this is impossible." Unikenfiseld shook his head with a wry smile, which was a very weak and helpless gesture, "Stop confrontation, it's easy to say, but it's too much to do Difficult. Now the high elves are pressing every step of the way, and the actions of the elf commoners and wild elves are just to protect themselves."

"The high elves...what exactly do they want?" Marquis Osiris frowned deeply and asked, his expression was a bit dazed, as if he couldn't understand the meaning of the elf martial arts master's words.

"The Great Elder and Lord Sunsinger, who represent the high elves, hope to restore the status of the high elves to what they were before the Dragon War, that is, the only ruling class in the Moonwhispering Forest. The wild elves and elf commoners will no longer have the right to participate in politics. All the officers in the army will also be held by high elves." Uniken Fitzeld paused every word, his tone as hard as a gravel.

"What are they going crazy about?" Marquis Osiris finally couldn't maintain his composure, and suddenly stood up from his seat, with anger shining in his golden and emerald eyes, "Don't they still think that the current situation in the elf kingdom The power is too strong, it is impossible to take the initiative to weaken it? Reckless, completely reckless!"

"Power is very interesting. Holding it for too long will damage intelligence. You will never know how stupid a person who is obsessed with power can do." Light red fruit wine, took a sip, "Marquis Osiris, and Master Levi, I remember that the wise man of Yahan once passed down a saying that if God wants to kill a person, it must first make him crazy .Now it seems that the Elf Elder and the Sun Chanter are probably the same."

"Lord Unicenfizerd," Li Wei said thoughtfully, "What you said just now involves the secrets of the elf royal court. It seems...shouldn't it be brought up on this occasion?"

"Secret? Hmph..." The elf martial arts master made a sound between a sneer and a grunt, his tone full of sarcasm. "Is it a secret that almost every intelligent creature in the Moon Whisper Forest already knows?" He suddenly stared into Li Wei's eyes, and his tone became tough, "His Royal Highness the Regent of Humanity, please Tell me, are you on the side of His Highness the Crown Prince and us, or are you on the side of the Great Elder and the Sunsinger who are trying to restore the dominance of the high elves?"

This choice can't be said to be difficult, but because of the tough attitude of the elf martial arts master, it makes people feel dissatisfied.And the problem is not only that, after all, the current situation is not clear, although Unikenfitzeld seems to have won the trust of the Marquis of Osiris, but because of his one-sided words, he hastily participated in the internal disputes of the elf royal court, the result is absolutely Can be worrying.

Li Wei thought for a while, and decided to take a temporary neutral position. Although this choice may dissatisfy the elf martial arts master, but with the relationship with the Marquis of Osiris, there are many opportunities to mend the relationship.However, just when he was about to answer, there was a sudden burst of enthusiastic noise behind them. It seemed that someone was shouting and shouting, and there was also a sound similar to howling a wolf.

"The stone is on the top, this is the food that can be eaten!"

"God Gogmaoya, greedy tree stump! You don't want to eat it all!"

"Aww! Let go of that piece of pork!"

Hearing the sounds of chewing and swallowing in the noise behind, the young Griffon Lord couldn't help showing his first heartfelt happy smile tonight, despite the heavy topic. It seemed that the man named Jill The Elven Sword Dancer has returned.

This small episode effectively relieved the stagnant atmosphere that had just appeared. The elf martial arts master seemed to realize that he was a little too hasty. When everyone's attention turned back, he took the initiative to bow to Li Wei and apologize.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Regent of the Human Kingdom." Uniken Fitzeld bowed his head sincerely, "Please allow me to apologize to you for the rude behavior just now. What happened to my family recently is really shocking. It was heartbreaking and made me emotionally anxious.”

The slight dissatisfaction that appeared in Li Wei's heart due to the tough attitude of the elf martial arts master disappeared immediately, and the young griffin lord replied with a smile, "It is I who should be forgiven, as a friend of the Marquis Osiris, I should have I promised to go forward and retreat with him, but now the mission entrusted to me by the Kingdom of Arthur is extremely heavy, and I don't even know if I can successfully complete it, so..."

"Please believe me, Your Highness the Regent of the Human Kingdom." The elf martial arts master said enthusiastically, "I will do my best to help you complete your mission, because the friendship of the Human Kingdom is also extremely important to the current elf kingdom."

"Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Unicenfitzeld." Levi tried his best to make his tone and expression as excited as possible, but all the doubts in his heart did not disappear.The elf martial arts master's enthusiasm is obviously beyond the normal level, is it because of Marquis Osiris?

"If you allow, Your Highness the Regent of the Human Kingdom, I would like to have a private conversation with His Highness the Crown Prince next time." Unikenfiseld said and stood up, bowed gracefully to Li Wei and the others, and then looked at It fell on the Marquis of Osiris.

Sky Knight's body looked a little stiff, his hands were clenched into fists, and his nails were almost embedded in the muscles of his palms.He was silent for at least half a minute, and then let out a soft breath. "Your Excellency, Guardian of the Realm," Marquis Osiris deliberately said to Li Wei in a relatively unfamiliar tone, "I'm sorry, but I have something to say to my Shalafei, please allow me."

"Of course." Li Wei said with a little surprise, "Master Osiris, just go."

The elf sky knight stood up, but did not move immediately. He hesitated for a moment, and said to Li Wei in a low voice, "Sorry, Mr. Li Wei, the internal problems of the elves may cause a lot of trouble for this mission... Maybe I I shouldn't have come together this time, if something goes wrong, please leave me alone and leave immediately."

"Lord Marquis Osiris," Li Wei looked up at him without thinking, and said firmly, "You are an important minister of the Kingdom of Arthur and the head of the Knights of Ashes, so don't forget that everyone here is willing to be Your back."

The expression of Marquis Osiris was a little sad, a sad smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he nodded slightly, and followed the elf martial arts master to leave quickly.

The two of them didn't go very far, and Unicenfitzeld stopped under a holly bush, and his sharp eyes glanced around. "His Royal Highness, we will stay here."

The Marquis of Osiris nodded lightly, "Xia Lafei, is there anything we must discuss in private? I am now a member of the human mission of the Kingdom of Arthur, and I should not hide anything from my companions out of reason. "

"This is not deceit or concealment, Your Royal Highness, it is just a private discussion first. If the plan is approved by you, it needs the support of those human friends." on the shoulder of Marquis Osiris. "Our time is very tight now, every minute is critical, the conspiracy of the high elves is about to start, so we must act immediately to nip it in the bud."

"Strangling..." Marquis Osiris frowned and repeated the ominous word, "Shalafe, I don't understand what you mean, do you mean to preempt the high elves before they launch their plots? However, their plots still exist." How can we make targeted plans and formulate countermeasures when it is not fully exposed?"

"A silver pegasus without a head can't move an inch." Unikenfiseld used an elf proverb to express his meaning in this relatively obscure way.

Marquis Osiris opened his eyes wide in shock. For a while, his heart was full of turmoil, and he couldn't even speak. He could only listen to Unicenfitzeld's continuation.

"The guarding work outside the Evergreen Tower is entirely undertaken by the War Dancer troops, so there is no need to consider the difficulty of approaching. Only in the place where the Sun Chanter and the Great Elder live, there are less than fifty silver Pegasus knights as guards "The elf master of martial arts explained with gestures, "His Royal Highness, you and me, and that powerful human knight..." He glanced at Sir Rodriguez in the distance, and then continued, "We The combined strength of three people is enough to eliminate these guards and the target in one attack."

(End of this chapter)