Heart of the Castle

Chapter 594

In his 16 years of life, Grunwalm had never imagined that he was actually a clumsy person, and now he finally had such an illusion.The flower fairy's voice sounded anxious and fast, and many words sounded like sharp and meaningless noises, as if they belonged to a special branch of language.However, after listening carefully for a while, Grunwalm was surprised to find that it turned out to be a common language with some wild elf accents, but the speed of speech was more than three times faster than that of ordinary people.

Grunwalm tried to defend himself. The experience of working in the tavern and stables allowed him to know more rural slang than ordinary knights, and his eloquence was also quite good.However, whenever he uttered a word of defense, the flower fairy gave him more than three curses, proving from multiple angles that the poor servant knight is a rude, ridiculous, shameless, shameless, cowardly... number one scumbag, especially who likes to use Thick, long and hard things - of course, that refers to the fingers wearing iron gloves - to poke the flower fairy's weak body.

The debate actually lasted less than 5 minutes, but to Grunwalm, it seemed like five days and nights had passed. His face gradually turned pale, and his tone of defense became weaker and weaker. .

Just as the flower fairy was about to pursue the victory and end the verbal confrontation with a series of high-pitched curses, a sound of flapping wings suddenly sounded in my ears, and then a bird with black feathers and red eyes fell from the sky and landed on Glen Worm's on the shoulders.

"Arguing? Arguing? Like, like!"

Regardless of the aesthetic point of view of which race, the strange tone of the big crow speaking the common language is definitely not pleasant to the ear. Tian Lai, I am afraid that the hymn reverberating in the heavenly kingdom of God the Father in the legend is nothing more than that?

The flower fairy was also taken aback, "A talking bird? How could this kind of thing appear, and it looks like this..." The little head shook from side to side thinking, then suddenly froze, a second later , A particularly high-pitched and sharp scream came out from the flower fairy's mouth, "Oh, damn it! It's a big crow!"

Moonwhisper Forest also has strong birds like big crows, but they are not as smart as the big crows of the black crow tribe in the rotting swamp. The former is just an ordinary wild bird, while the latter is a member of the black crow witch clan. juveniles.But to the flower fairies, there is no difference between the two, both are the hateful natural enemies of their own species.

The juveniles of flower fairies are the most delicious food for big crows. The history of the conflict between the two is almost older than the history of Moon Whisper Forest itself.As soon as the big talking crow appeared, it completely attracted the attention of the flower fairy. The emerald green eyes of the flower fairy met the blood-red eyes of the big crow, and there was a dignified look on the small face.

"I'm the patriarch of the Flower Fairy Moni Clan, Lori Jier, do you have a name for the mourning bird across the way?" wings, flew over the head of the ancient tree elder Moni.

"The black crow has a smart mouth! I am, I am!" The big crow screamed, not to be outdone, took two steps on Grun Worm's shoulder, then flapped its wings and jumped onto the head of the young attendant knight. The goblins face off against each other at the same height.

The small confrontation in the corner of the royal palace was in the ascendant, and the confrontation between the Griffin Lord and the Emerald Dragon King became more intense. After the pleasantries, the two sides did not go through the stage of mutual testing at all, and directly entered the subject of negotiation from the very beginning.

"Lord Leviston," the Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus spoke first. His common language was very good, even more fluent than most of the elves. "I'm very glad to see you come to the Moon Whisper Forest in person to negotiate on the misunderstanding that occurred between us in the Human Kingdom some time ago..."

"Respected His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King, forgive me for interrupting rudely, there is a mistake in what you said just now." Li Wei interrupted almost without thinking, with a decisive and firm light flashing in his eyes. "What happened in the Kingdom of Arthur was not a misunderstanding at all, but an unmistakable crime. An emerald dragon attacked a human village for no reason, causing very serious casualties and property losses. You may have seen it with your own eyes. The entire village of Basol Village was reduced to ashes, and only 53 households survived from [-] households. More than [-] people were buried in the flames. Most of the survivors had severe burns on their bodies. More serious wounds left In their hearts, there will never be healing."

Li Wei's tone didn't seem too intense, but the meaning in his words was extremely severe and unrelenting.The emerald dragon king's face froze immediately. He had already thought that this negotiation would not be too easy, but he still couldn't help showing an angry expression after being rejected so definitely from the very beginning.

What conflicts and frictions occurred between the emerald dragon and the human kingdom, the elf court as the mediator is actually not very clear.Although the Emerald Dragon King did not intentionally deceive with lies, he also used an understatement in many key places.Many elves even thought that the emerald baby dragon was wrong, but it just hurt a few people and burned a few houses. It was a bit ridiculous for the human kingdom to go to war for this.

As soon as Li Wei's words fell, the sudden noise swept the entire royal palace like a prairie fire. The elves are a kind race in essence, and many faces, including those high elves, showed surprise and sympathy expression.

After all, hundreds of lives is not a small matter, even the three singers who are closely related to the emerald dragon clan can't help frowning, especially the benevolent singer of the Temple of the Goddess of Life, this elderly elf woman is a human being. He was deeply saddened by the trauma suffered by civilians, and tears even faintly flashed in his eyes.

Zhanqing Augustus frowned slightly, the voice in the royal court could not escape his keen ears, when he heard some allies of the high elves complained about this, the Emerald Dragon King had a deeper feeling in his heart concern. "The emerald dragon is not so arrogant that it is unreasonable. As long as it can provide evidence, the emerald dragon is willing to make full compensation for the losses suffered by human beings." Echoes below. "In addition, the emerald dragon is willing to give out an extra part of the jewelry to compensate for the psychological trauma suffered by the survivors."

These words can be said to be reasonable, the expression on Li Wei's face became more relaxed, and several members of the Kingdom Mission showed a relaxed expression. "It seems that His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King is still reasonable." Brebe, the master dwarf blacksmith, said to the werewolf chief Wolf, who nodded his furry head repeatedly in agreement.

However, they were happy too early, and what Zhanqing Augustus said afterwards made everyone feel angry.Even the members of the Council of the Elven Court made a dissatisfied commotion.

"However, the blood of the emerald dragon clan cannot be shed in vain. Lord Levi Stone, I demand that the human kingdom hand over the person who hurt Sorge the Green Diamond and refined the blood of the dragon clan into potions, so as to calm down the blood of the dragon clan." anger."

Before Zhanqing Augustus finished speaking, he was drowned out by an explosive roar, "This is delusion!" The dwarf Brebe was the first to yell sharply, followed by Sir Grace's calm and cold voice , "Isn't the emerald dragon unreasonable enough to make such a request after committing a terrible crime?"

The upright orc leader Zhuangzhu even stretched out his hand to grab the ax on his back. Fortunately, Sir Rodriguez was by his side and held Zhuangzhu's arm.

"Don't be impulsive, Master Li Wei has already expected it."

Li Wei did expect this, the arrogance of the dragon family is as famous as their bad temper.Although the Emerald Dragon is not as grumpy as the Fire Diamond Dragon, nor as sinister and vicious as the Shadow Dragon, it is by no means easy to deal with.The Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus agreed to compensate the loss so easily, and Li Wei guessed that he would inevitably propose unacceptable conditions later.

"The one who hurt the emerald dragon?" Li Wei showed a cold smile, carefully examining the expression of Zhanqing Augustus, "At that time, the emerald dragon attacked the village like a madman, killing civilians, I personally led the troops to stop it, wounded it and imprisoned it. Your Majesty the Emerald Dragon King, if you talk about the person who hurt the emerald dragon, he is standing right in front of you right now!"

A hint of ferocity flashed across Zhanqing Augustus's face, but he regained his composure in the blink of an eye. "I just ask the human kingdom to hand over 'that' person to make up for the damaged dignity of the emerald dragon family." The emerald dragon king seemed to be worried that Li Wei didn't understand, so he repeated it again with an accentuated tone, only missing the hidden meaning. Yu Kou—"As for who that person is, it doesn't matter."

"A crime is a crime. No matter how much wealth is used to make up for it, the only thing that can be compensated is the material loss." Li Wei's tone was filled with anger, as well as a strong bitterness and sadness, "lost The grief of loved ones, and the pain left in my heart, His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King, those cannot be compensated by material wealth. Therefore, we will not hand over anyone, and let the emerald baby dragon be in the square of Green Castle Public confession!"

"I must admit that you are braver than I imagined, Lord Leviston." The proposal was rejected, and the face of the Emerald Dragon King became gloomy, but he did not go into a rage as the high elves imagined. Instead, he sighed in an appreciative tone, but then his voice changed, and his tone became cold and ruthless. "But it's not enough to be brave. Many leaders of elves, humans, and other intelligent races who are older and stronger than you dare not speak like this to the dragon family, because the power of the dragon family is stronger than you imagined. Powerful and terrifying!"

"Like what was shown in the Dragon War?" Li Wei confronted without showing any weakness, "The Evergreen Tower, the Dragon Flame Plain, and the Fault in the Sky, the dragon clan did show terrifying power, but the blood spilled into the sky But it’s not just the people of various races who are unwilling to be oppressed by the dragon clan, but also the things that fall from the sky with the deadly dragon’s breath, and the dragon’s blood that rains down like a torrential rain!”

For hundreds of years, this is the first time someone has blatantly confronted the Emerald Dragon King in the court hall of the Evergreen Tower. Even though they were forced to sign a mutual aid agreement with the elves, these proud dragons still put on a show. A face like a gift, and asked to place the throne of the Emerald Dragon King in the royal palace of the elves.

Seeing the Emerald Dragon King's face turn livid, the Elf Queen even felt a slight sense of joy in her heart.Perhaps the pacification strategy of the elves is not the best choice. These proud dragons have been cut off by the cruel war, and now they have turned into a bully.

But the elf queen couldn't let this stalemate continue. The elves were here to mediate the conflict between the two parties, not to watch the negotiation come to an impasse.Facing Li Wei's sharp counterattack, the Emerald Dragon King couldn't find the right words to answer for a while, and his face became very ugly.The elf queen's soft voice sounded at this moment, drawing everyone's attention to herself.

"Goddess of life Alara, hearing the conflict between the human kingdom and the emerald dragon, I can't help but feel unspeakable sadness in my heart. The power of the good camp should have been used to resist and destroy those who violate the way of nature. Instead of confronting each other and killing each other." When the Elf Queen spoke, the entire royal palace fell silent, except for the big crow and the flower fairy Lori Jier who were still arguing in a low voice. He listened involuntarily. "His Majesty the Emerald Dragon King, and His Excellency the Regent of the Kingdom of Arthur, the differences in positions between the two are so obvious, and each has its own reasons for sticking to it. But can they each take a step back and find a solution that both parties can be satisfied with?"

"The amount of compensation can be negotiated, but the human kingdom must hand over that person, otherwise it will not be able to make up for the damaged dignity of the emerald dragon clan!" Zhanqing Augustus said in a rigid tone.

"The emerald dragon must confess its guilt and apologize, otherwise it will not be able to comfort the innocent souls who died in the evil deeds." Li Wei immediately announced tit for tat.

These two diametrically opposed conditions were firmly placed in front of the Elf Queen, causing a rather helpless wry smile to appear on her face. "That's going to be difficult, you two, since it's a negotiation, stalemate is not an option, you have to make some concessions."

The Emerald Dragon King Zhanqing Augustus rolled up his lips arrogantly, "This is already the biggest concession I have ever made."

"If the negotiation breaks down, the souls of innocent people will also be soothed by using dragon blood as a sacrifice to the Eternal Sleeper." Li Wei responded in a very serious tone.

Once again tit for tat, a trace of sadness flashed deep in the eyes of the elf queen. "Is the conflict really inevitable? What should I do to prevent the blood from flowing between each other?" She almost burst into tears.

"Respect... Your Majesty the Queen, the Emerald Dragon King... Your Majesty, and the Human... Your Excellency the Regent..." A voice suddenly sounded from the surrounding crowd, mixed with rustling sounds, which sounded like a breeze The voice of the leaves said, "I... am the Elder of the Ancient Tree Clan... Moni Mo Ni Mo Ni... I have a... good idea, and I can make everyone... satisfied."

There was a suspicious and reluctant expression on the Elf Queen's expression, "Elder Moni, please try to restrain the scale of expressing your insights. Human beings are different from us in terms of the scale of time calculation." She reminded in a low voice. Say.

Elder Gushu nodded affirmatively, and there was a creaking and rubbing sound from his neck, "I... am very clear about this... So, I will make a long story short..."

"No, it sucks." The voice of Marquis Osiris sounded like he was moaning, and there was a never-before-seen expression on his originally resolute, indifferent, stone-like face, which could even be called...fear?
The head of the iron guard knights, Marquis Osiris, the green lion, is crowned with the name of bravery in the kingdom. Even when the Holy White Stone Castle was besieged by tens of thousands of demon troops, the elf sky knights did not show the slightest fear, as if death in battle was a great deal to him. Said it was just a peaceful and serene home.Seeing that the Marquis of Osiris was actually afraid, Li Wei couldn't help but glanced at the elder tree elder who was slowly climbing up the platform with some worry.

"...It's really no different from a potted plant." Not finding anything to be afraid of on the elder Moni of the ancient tree, Li Wei muttered and spread his hands towards Marquis Osiris. "My lord, what are you afraid of?"

"You may not know the horror of the ancient tree family, Lord Li Wei." Marquis Osiris said with difficulty, "They are the best guardians, they can create a large number of deadwood guards, and form the toughest line of defense. Because they belong to nature Elves, apart from flames, are quite resistant to other elemental magic, and at the same time can restrain the dead with the power of life."

Li Wei nodded vigorously in agreement, "It's true that it's powerful, but that shouldn't be the reason for your fear. Did the Ancient Tree Clan ever have a conflict with you?"

"Compared to their own formidable power, the Ancient Tree Clan in the Moon Language Forest is more famous for their love of long speeches...Master Li Wei, this Elder Moni should be less than a thousand years old. Among the clan, he is almost considered an underage child, do you know why the Council of the Elven King Court made this child the elder of the ancient tree clan?"

Li Wei shook his head puzzled.

"That's because the older the ancient tree is, the slower it speaks. At the beginning, the Elven King's Court had chosen an ancient tree of life with an age of more than 3 years to be the elder. As a result, at the inauguration ceremony, he used a The fiftieth-hour long speech shocked everyone." The corners of Marquis Osiris's mouth twitched slightly, it seemed that even after 20 years, he was still afraid of the tragic experience at that time. "For the first time in history, the three elves are united. The Sun Chanter put forward a proposal, and it was passed unanimously, requiring the ancient tree clan to choose the youngest to be the elder!"

(End of this chapter)