Heart of the Castle

Chapter 592: Emerald Dragon's Helpless Concession

"To us, the emerald dragon, this is the most obvious insult!" The fury was accompanied by a sharp roar, sweeping across the vast space of the emerald dragon cave like a hurricane.As the emerald dragon queen, BlazBlue Astana turned into a silver-haired female elf wearing an emerald green robe, her waist was as slender as a reed, but now she couldn't see the glamor and elegance of an elf at all. That pretty face was completely distorted, and his whole body was trembling with uncontrollable anger.

A low growl of approval echoed in the huge cave made of green crystal and emerald jade. These voices came from the mouths of those emerald dragons who were close to adulthood but could not change their body shapes. They raised up one after another like long snakes. With a wide neck and a mouth full of sharp teeth, expressing the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Only the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus could keep calm. He also turned into an elf, sitting among piles of gold coins and precious stones, with a majestic and stern expression, and the erect pupils unique to dragons shone like molten gold. The scorching light stared fixedly at the crystal potion bottle in his hand and the unique viscous liquid inside.

"Dragon Blood Potion." He spit out the word with a voice as cold as a winter night, "Since the Dragon War, how many years have we not heard of such a thing appearing? And it just appeared in front of us! Astena, my queen, you are right, this is an insult to the dignity of the emerald dragon family, we must respond to this."

Samar was very careful to restrain his smile, he didn't want the dragons to mistakenly think that he was gloating, although in fact he did feel that way. "The chanter's wisdom is really extraordinary, and the matter of the dragon's blood potion is left to the dragon." He was full of admiration in his heart, "These humans will soon suffer for their recklessness."

"Let me go, burn those ants who dare to provoke the emerald dragon to ashes with the breath of the dragon!" A emerald dragon begged in a tone full of desire.He was the largest among the juvenile giant dragons, almost approaching the main body of the Emerald Dragon Empress Blazblue Astana, with greed and bloodthirsty gleams in his eyes.

"Golden Paislav." The Emerald Dragon King looked at his oldest son coldly, speaking in a very stern tone, which made the giant dragon bow his head timidly. "As a dragon family, pride is in our nature, but I must warn you, son, don't let pride turn into arrogance! Those humans are not ants, but powerful opponents who have the ability to threaten our lives!"

Zhanqing Augustus reprimanded his son unceremoniously, and stood up from among the jewels. The strange green robe fluctuated slightly with his movements, reflecting the magnificent light in the Dragon Cave. It looks like tens of thousands of stars are gathered on it.

"Little Palasf, those humans are not easy to deal with. Some of them are not far from the legendary realm, and there are even more terrifying existences standing behind them." The emerald dragon queen's tone was more relaxed than that of Augustus. Much more, but it also showed disapproval, "Sorge's life and death are unknown now, and I can no longer bear the price of losing any of you!"

"No, my queen, the life of Sorge the Green Diamond is safe, at least for now." Augustus said solemnly.

"But..." BlazBlue Astena suddenly choked up, her voice became broken, "But only the blood of the dragon's heart can make that terrible potion, if little Zorge is safe and sound, then how should the dragon's blood potion be explained? ? That bottle of dragon blood potion was obviously squeezed out of Sorge!"

"As for this, I don't know what's going on." The Emerald Dragon King shook his head heavily, "But I know that if the Green Diamond Sorge is really killed, the Dragon Blood Potion is just for demonstration. , Those humans will not stay in the Moon Whisper Forest at all, but will flee back to their country as quickly as possible."

This affirmative judgment made Astana stop crying, and Emerald Dragon Queen raised her head, with a puzzled expression on her tear-stained face, "Then why did they do this? What good does it do them to provoke us?"

"Those humans are sending us a message in this way." Zhanqing Augustus put his hand lightly on the emerald dragon queen's shoulder, and patted it twice comfortingly, "They hope to be able to communicate with the Elf King as soon as possible." Ting to start negotiations, otherwise Sorge's life will be in mortal threat."

"Then negotiate with them immediately!" BlazBlue Astena screamed again, "You must redeem little Sorge, no matter what the price is!"

"This will be a very bad negotiation." The Emerald Dragon King was thinking with some headaches, but it seemed that they had no other choice. If they continued to delay, the life of Sorge the Green Diamond would be in danger. "Elf, I am very satisfied with the news you brought." Zhanqing Augustus nodded slightly to express his gratitude, "Now go back and tell the person who asked you to come, whether it is the Elf Queen or the Sun Chanter, the Emerald Dragon One family demands that the elves royal court immediately negotiate with the mission of the human kingdom, at all costs, and the only requirement is that humans must release the green diamond Sorge."

"But... His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King..." Sama was a little panicked by the sudden turnaround, and hurried to persuade, "Didn't you reach an agreement with our high elves, and plan to use a clever plan to kill the wild elves?" , Elf civilians and these human beings can be solved once and for all?"

"What's his plan!" BlazBlue Astana hissed, his voice piercing through the commotion in the Emerald Dragon Cave like a sharp blade, "My son is in their hands!"

Samar wanted to say something more, but the emerald dragon king's face had become impatient, "Elf, did you hear what my queen said?" He growled at Samar, "Stand back, Tell the opinion of the emerald dragon to the court of the elves!"

The bitter feeling of failure filled Samar's mouth, "This is definitely not the result that Sun Chanter wanted!" Samar thought dejectedly, but he didn't dare to persuade the dragon who was obviously very angry, so he turned to the Emerald Dragon King and Dragon Queen. Bowing deeply, he turned around and prepared to leave here.

"Wait a minute!" The Emerald Dragon King's voice suddenly sounded again, causing Samar's body to tremble uncontrollably. "Golden Paislav." He called the eldest son's name, "You go with the elves. Explain the opinions of the emerald dragon family to the elf queen."

"As you wish, my father."

The emerald dragon, who is about to grow up, replied with some reluctance, and at the same time, an even more reluctant expression appeared on Samar's face. He originally thought that he could delay as much as possible for a few days. , procrastination becomes a complete joke.

Master Sword Dancer Uniken Fizeld and Secret Archer Larry Moonbow came to Aguero, which has become a bustling market, on the same afternoon, accompanied by an emissary from the royal court who was born as a high elf Come together and announce the will of His Majesty the Elf Queen to the Arthur Kingdom mission.This edict was written in the style of the ancient elves, and the pronunciation and meaning of the words were difficult to understand. If the Marquis of Osiris hadn't been translating in a low voice beside him, Li Wei basically wouldn't have understood a single word.The elf queen's will was read out for about 5 minutes, but only one core meaning was expressed.

"Tomorrow morning, the Elf King's Court will hold negotiations with the Arthur Kingdom Mission in the council hall of the Evergreen Tower. Her Majesty the Queen, the Elf Elder and the three singers will all be present. Apart from the elves, Also participating in the negotiations were more than ten leaders of large-scale intelligent groups in the Moon Language Forest, as well as... the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus."

When he heard the last name, Mr. Dish's facial expression changed very slightly. Li Wei, who noticed this, did not ask immediately, but greeted the high elf messenger who came to announce his will.

The high elf envoy could hardly conceal his dislike for the Kingdom Mission and Aguero, who was as noisy as the market. After barely talking to Levi, he resigned on the grounds that "Her Majesty is still waiting for an answer", but the escort He came to Aguero's Junicen Fitzgerald and Larry Moonbow and did not leave together.

Watching the high elf envoy and his silver Pegasus mount become a blurred figure on the horizon, Larry Moonbow turned his head first, looking at Li Wei with obvious surprise and admiration in his eyes. "Your courage is not small, Mr. Singer of the Human Kingdom. It seems to be the first time in the recorded history that dragon's blood potion is openly sold in the Moon Whisper Forest."

"This is really too risky." Unicon Fitzgerald shook his head, his lips pursed into a line of displeasure, "Your Highness the Human Regent, once the emerald dragon is completely enraged by such provocative behavior, not only will the kingdom The mission is facing annihilation, and even the life of His Highness the Crown Prince will be greatly threatened. If there is a similar risky behavior next time, I hope to know the news in advance."

"Xalafei, but the result is quite perfect, isn't it?" Marquis Osiris seemed to be in a good mood. His face, which had been gloomy since arriving in the Moon Whisper Forest, finally cleared up, and there was even a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth. "The Elven Court negotiated with the Arthur Kingdom mission in advance. As long as the covenant is signed, resisting the demon invasion together will become the next common goal of the Elven Court, and the dream of the restoration of the high elves will become far away."

"Of course it would be great if the covenant can be signed smoothly." Unikenfiseld replied with some doubts, his tone didn't sound very exciting, "However, if the plan that the high elves have planned for so long is disrupted, it will definitely be destroyed. Crazy with anger, it's strange that they don't interfere in the negotiations, so that the covenant can be easily reached."

"Whether we disrupt their plans or not, the high elves will always interfere in the negotiations." Levi tried to make his tone as relaxed as possible, "In short, my lords, this plan is very successful, let us Cheers to Master Frederick, who proposed the plan and is also the greatest contributor!"

Mr. Dish smiled and waved his hands, "I am not the biggest contributor. My lords, if you want to applaud, it should be dedicated to His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus. And in the following negotiations, this His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King will further help us to gain the greatest benefit!"

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The Evergreen Tower is the largest and tallest building in the Moon Whispering Forest. Its appearance also has a strong atmosphere of ancient elf culture. Although the diameter of the tower is more than [-] meters, due to its shape that reaches straight into the sky and its sharp sword Because of the many auxiliary tower spires, the first impression is still very slender and elegant.

When the ancient craftsmen built the tower, they used pure white marble as the main material. This kind of stone has a good affinity for natural magic. The ancient craftsmen who built the Evergreen Tower fully utilized this specialty, engraved countless magic The patterns coiled around the tower like ivy, putting the entire evergreen tower under the protection of a powerful barrier.

When engraving these magic lines, the fillings used are green jade and diamond powder, so it will not fade after thousands of years of wind and frost. When the golden sun shines on the tower, the bright silver light and emerald green light are intertwined. Intertwined into a vivid picture, it seems that the evergreen tower itself is as alive as those towering trees.

The buildings around the Evergreen Tower are also more exquisite and gorgeous than other places. Each house is like a beautiful garden that only exists in dreams. There are countless exotic flowers and plants. Things that are enough to be called gems only exist as ordinary building materials here.The branches and leaves of holly trees, poplar trees and oak trees swayed in the morning light, and fountains of various shapes sang endlessly in the streets and alleys, forming bursts of light sounds like the sounds of nature.

Escorted by a team of high elf silver Pegasus knights wearing mithril chain mail, small bucklers and scimitars around their waists, the delegation of the Kingdom of Arthur came to the foot of the Evergreen Tower.Looking up from the closest distance, this ancient and exquisite building is even more shocking, so much so that even the noisiest wolf head chief Wolf and the orc leader Zhuangzhu couldn't help but calm down and cast their eyes on this great building. With admiring eyes.

The master dwarf blacksmith, Brebe, had tears in his eyes. Although the overall style of the Evergreen Tower is in line with the luxurious and exquisite taste of the elves, in the treatment of many stone materials and the engraving techniques of magic patterns, you can see the secrets of the dwarf craftsmen. It reminded him of the good old days when dwarves and elves could live in harmony in the legend. On the crown of the elf king was a huge emerald gifted by the dwarf, and in front of the throne of the dwarf king was also a beautiful carving of the elf as a gift.The two long-lived races jointly created a powerful and long-standing ancient kingdom, leaving behind various miracles in the history of architecture.

However, time has passed, and the descendants of the earth and the forest have long since parted ways, and they spoke evil words to each other with bean sprouts and tree stumps.The elves dislike the rudeness of the dwarves, second only to the cruelty of the demons, and the dwarves express great contempt for the elves' slenderness, and think that it is better to kiss the devil's hot ass than to live with the cold face of the elves.

Only Mr. Dish's eyes did not reveal the slightest sense of shock, but a look of pure admiration, just like looking at a piece of exquisite and elegant handicraft that is not new.The old magician was playing with the dragon-headed wooden cane in his hand, and walked briskly beside Li Wei, introducing him in a low voice from time to time the purpose of those minarets and magic patterns.

The familiarity with the Tower of Evergreen shown in the words of the old magician was beyond average, making the face of Marquis Osiris on the other side change from cloudy to cloudy, and his eyes were always darting around Mr. Dish's ears. It seems to want to see if there is any camouflage and cover-up.

The chief guard of the Evergreen Tower, the master of the war dancer, Unicon Fizeld, stood in front of two mithril gates up to ten meters high to welcome them. You can also vaguely see a body as thin as iron.Seeing Li Wei and others arriving, Master War Dancer nodded indifferently, and then announced loudly in a formulaic tone.

"The Human Kingdom Mission requests an audience with Her Majesty the Elven Queen!"

As soon as Unicenfizerd's words fell, a cold and clear voice immediately responded.

"Your Majesty has an order to grant an audience!"

Accompanied by this sound, two doors opened, and an elf knight wearing mithril full-body armor strode out, holding a mithril helmet shaped like a unicorn under his arm, and the long and narrow scimitar on his waist. As his steps swayed slightly, the green and purple gemstones on the scabbard reflected dazzling light.

Seeing the human mission—especially Mr. Dish, who was wearing a dark red magister robe and a pointed hat, a slight disgust flashed in the eyes of the elf knight, and then He bowed to the leader, Li Weiston, to pay tribute. "I am Sama Fenglanqi, the leader of the Silver Pegasus Knights, His Majesty the Regent of the Human Kingdom, please follow me with your entourage."

The interior structure of the Evergreen Tower has been ingeniously arranged, and it looks even wider than the exterior. Li Wei followed Samar, walked through a rather long and winding corridor, and then came to a not very big inside the room.

"This is the lounge next to the Royal Court Hall. Please take a rest here first. Her Majesty the Queen is having a routine discussion with the members of the Royal Court Council. It shouldn't take long." Sam said clapping his hands. More than a dozen elf commoner maids walked into the room, half of them were holding various delicate items, and the other half were holding carved wooden basins filled with clear water sprinkled with flower petals.

"If you have more time, I suggest that you wash up a little, so that you won't be too rude when you meet Her Majesty the Queen." Samar's tone sounded polite, but the sarcasm was also explicit enough to make people Feel very uncomfortable.

Including the Marquis of Osiris, the faces of several members of the Kingdom Mission were gloomy, but the young Griffin Lord showed the demeanor of a mature diplomat. Li Wei smiled and thanked Samar, and then asked him to go Look at how far Her Majesty's routine meeting has gone, choking the rest of the high elf's taunts in her throat.

Seeing Samar's back disappearing at the door, Li Wei patted his hands lightly twice, focused everyone's attention, and then said with a serious expression: "Everyone, success or failure depends on one action. According to the plan in advance, please do it." Get ready."

(End of this chapter)