Age of Mysticism

  Although the Emerald Forest is the kingdom of elves, when the clear sky appeared in the Emerald Port, it still attracted a lot of attention. Not only because of Qingkong's appearance that even elves would be jealous of, there are some differences between grassland elves and forest elves.

   The easiest way to tell the two sprites apart is by looking at their ears. The ears of the forest elves are more pointed, which can reflect the elegant temperament of the forest elves; the tips of the ears of the prairie elves have an outward curvature, so that they can better perceive the wind and grass on the grassland.

   There are many other nuances that allow Clear Sky to be stopped by an elf patrol very quickly.

   "Beautiful grassland elves, first of all welcome you to the Emerald King's Court. I know that the long sea journey has exhausted you and your human companions, but I still hope you can answer a few questions for me.

   I mean no malice, simply because few prairie elves visit the Emerald Forest.

  Please show your entry documents. "

  The elf patrols wear the uniforms of the human army, retaining the hooded cloak. He wears an exquisite stabbing sword at his waist, and a horn bow is embedded in the leather bow groove at the back of his waist, and there are more than ten feather arrows.

  A dappled owl came and perched on the elf patrol's shoulder, and a hound crouched at his feet.

   Eagles and dogs are the standard equipment for the elite patrol soldiers belonging to the Emerald King Court. In addition to defending the royal court, their main job is to hunt for stowaways in the forest.

  Qingkong looked at the rank badge worn on the left chest of the elf patrolman, and said, "Sergeant, my name is Xingkong, as you can see, I am a grassland elf.

  Here is my entry document...

  I can answer your questions, but please don't take too long, we've had a rough two weeks at sea and much needed rest. "

   "It won't take you too long." The elf patrolman took the entry documents, checked them carefully, and asked at the same time, "You and your entourage are from the western region of the Golden Shield Empire?"

   "Yes, Fengcao City, Harmutu Basin, Western Border Administration."

"I thought you came from the grassland of the ancestors. There are too many news related to the grassland of the ancestors. A powerful queen appeared in your grassland elves. She is from the grassland of the ancestors. I heard that she revived the world tree and defeated the evil The devil, the despicable shadow killer, the powerful holy angel, and the money-only shimmering gold debt collector. And she is also a very wise scholar, and she is an authoritative existence in many academic fields.

  I often teach my daughter to learn from Her Majesty the Moonlight Queen, but she doesn't have much interest in learning. Elves are like this, always feel that there is a lot of time..."

  Clear Sky patiently listened to the babble of the elf patrolling soldiers.

  The Emerald Forest is good for everything, but the way the forest elves speak is hard to get used to, probably because they really have a lot of time.

  Qingkong explained with a smile: "The grassland elves living in the grasslands of the ancestors are the fierce warsong branch. The grassland elves belong to the nomadic group. Except for a few branches, most of them are constantly migrating."

"Oh! New knowledge has been added. After the patrol is over, I can go to the tavern to drink and show off my knowledge of the grassland elves to other elves. The lantern flower beer in the Oak Tavern is very good. The hops have a vanilla scent. It is recommended that you try it.

  There is no problem with your certificate, please keep it. May I know your purpose of coming to the Emerald Court? "

Qing Kong took the certificate returned by the elf patrol and replied: "Her Majesty the Moonlight Queen has become powerful and knowledgeable because of her travels around the world, and finally saved the World Tree. Therefore, we grassland elves want to follow Her Majesty's example and go further afield. Take in the spirit of Her Majesty on an adventure.

  I chose to come to the Emerald Forest to experience the life of the forest elves. "

   Hearing that the prairie elves in front of me came to the Emerald Forest for adventure, the elf patrolman persuaded: "You came at a very bad time. Not long ago, the Emerald King Court issued a ban, strictly prohibiting outsiders from entering the Emerald Forest."

   "What happened?" Clear Sky asked knowingly.

  The elf patrol replied: "I'm sorry, I can't know too many things at my level. Fortunately, the Emerald King's Court did not enforce the ban, and you are still free in the Emerald King's Court.

  If you want to experience the forest, you can go to the old town, where the former life of the forest elves is still preserved. You can see the holy and beautiful unicorn, and the elegant and graceful high-headed swan. The forest elves are very hospitable, and you will feel as kind as returning to your own home. "

  Qing Kong said: "I believe that the Emerald King's Court will definitely solve the troubles we encountered soon, and we can wait here for the Emerald Forest to open.

   Can we go, please? "

"Of course!" The elf patrolman moved out of the way and politely made an invitation gesture: "Welcome to the Emerald King's Court, beautiful Miss Starry Sky. Outside the pier, you can see taxis waiting to pick up guests. If your The destination is the new city or the old city. I suggest you don't take the steam car. The deer cart can let you travel unimpeded in the Emerald King's Court.

  Hotel I suggest…”

   While the elf patrolling soldiers were chattering, the sudden commotion nearby distracted his attention.

  A group of elves wearing old-fashioned costumes rushed into the port. They shouted the slogan "Defend the Emerald Forest" and used their bodies to form a human wall to block the normal work of the port.

   "Return the clean air to the forest!"

   “Our homes are being destroyed by toner!”

   "Move the factory out of the Emerald Forest, and keep the ships and cars away!"

   "The punishment of the Elven Lord God has come, and only by recovering everything can the anger of the Lord God be appeased!"

  …

  The elf patrolman blew his whistle to call his companions nearby, and at the end he did not forget to salute Qingkong gracefully: "Beautiful Miss Starry Sky, this is a small matter, we will settle it soon, I hope it will not affect your impression of the Emerald King Court.

   Remember, be sure to try the Lantern Flower Ale at The Oak Bar, and their grilled vegetable wraps are also delicious.

  I wish you a wonderful night and welcome the rising sun tomorrow with the fullest spirit. "

  Elf patrols run to drive out the troublesome elves.

  Qing Kong could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, she saw Shelley wanting to draw out his gun more than once. However, this is just the beginning, and the forest elves with their unique chat skills are sure to leave a deep travel memory.

   Just about to leave, Qingkong found that the troublesome elves were not driven away by the elf patrols, but caused even bigger riots.

  The Forest Protection Organization is a small group of forest elves. They are extreme defenders of traditional life and extremely reject the elves accepting the industrial civilization passed down from the human race.

  They believe that elves should live in the forest, live in tree houses, collect and hunt every day, and only obtain the necessities of survival from the forest. The pollution produced by the industry is causing non-survival damage to the forest, which is against the spirit of the forest elves to follow nature, and betrays the favor of the forest elves from the main **** of the elves.

  Clear Sky knows that there is such a forest protection organization in the Emerald Forest, and also knows that this organization does not have much energy except for occasional disturbances.

   After all, the Emerald King's Court has found a balance between industrialization and elf tradition. The forest is protected by strict laws and regulations, and the scale of the industrial area has always been limited very well. Of course, there must be pollution and damage to the forest, but for the benefits of industrialization, most elves can accept this level of damage.

  Looking at the performance of the elf patrols just now, it should be common for forest protection organizations to come to the port to make troubles, and they should be able to expel them skillfully.

  But these elves who came to make trouble not only were not driven away, but a kind of panic was spreading.

  A dire news spread like a virus.

  When Clear Sky vaguely heard the word "headhunter", he said to Jenny and Shelley: "Come on, let's go to the Three Cars Hotel to stay first. The sheriff goes to find out the news, don't get caught."

  Jennifer opened the pocket, and the black cat jumped out with a whoosh.

  He bowed his waist and stretched his back to stretch his muscles and bones: "Your Majesty... Meow!"

  Jen Ferney kicked his ass, and the sheriff realized that he had said something wrong. Fortunately, everyone around him looked towards the commotion and did not hear what he said.

   "Miss Starry Sky, I can entrust your loyal mount with everything. I will soon find out the most real news and go to the hotel to meet you.

ah! It's such a beautiful night to-day that I want to sing a hymn to my... for my lady. "

   After speaking, the sheriff turned into a cloud of black smoke and entered the panicked crowd.

  Shelley pressed the gun and said fiercely: "If this cat lives in the Emerald Forest, it will definitely do very well."

  Jen Ferney saw that the elf patrols were gradually unable to control the riot, and said: "Let's get out of here as soon as possible, it seems that something bad will happen soon."

"let's go!"

  Clear Sky took Jenny and Shelley away, and rented a deer cart outside to head to the new town of Emerald King Court.

   Before going too far, an explosion came from the pier, followed by a series of explosions. The elf driving the car was so surprised that he slammed his whip and drove the reindeer to run quickly.

  Clear Sky in the carriage was sorting out the materials of the Emerald King Court in his mind.

  The scale of the Emerald King's Court is similar to that of the previous Raging City. The old city is in the forest on the edge of the city, and the new city is built by cutting down the forest, accounting for 90% of the entire royal court. About half of the new urban area is the port area, and factories are distributed around the port.

  The population and industrial scale determine that the industry of the Emerald Royal Court is very specialized.

  Elves are born with ingenuity and ingenuity, and their magic talent makes the ratio of elf magicians much higher than that of humans. Therefore, most of Emerald Royal Court's industries are related to alchemy, and high-end alchemy finished products and semi-finished products occupy a very large share in the international market.

  The Golden Shield Empire has close business relations with the Emerald King's Court. With the rise of magic technology, the trade volume with the Emerald King's Court will increase in the future.

  The problems brought about by industrialization are gradually revealed along with prosperity and wealth.

  The rate of population urbanization in the Emerald Forest is very fast.

  The rich food in the forest makes the forest elves not have a strong sense of territory. They migrate at will, and choose to form groups or live alone at will. In the past, the forest elves lived scattered in every part of the forest, and the elves of the Emerald King Court accounted for less than one percent of the total population of the forest elves.

  But when the Emerald Royal Court chose to accept the human civilization, as the only city in the Emerald Forest that allowed industrialization, it developed at a very fast speed.

  The convenient living environment, rich material and spiritual enjoyment, make more and more forest elves choose to settle in the Emerald King Court. It is estimated that the forest elves living in the Emerald King Court may account for 30% or more of the total population.

   And this ratio is still increasing rapidly.

   Population increase inevitably leads to urban expansion. Although the Emerald King's Court concentrated all its industries in the port area, the port area had been expanded many times with the expansion of the new city.

  In addition, the concentration of forest elves to cities represents the scarcity of wild elves.

   How many headhunter territories are there in the vast forest area without elves?

   How many lonely elves have been hunted down by headhunters?

  Thinking of the chaos happening at the pier, Clear Sky realizes that the trip to the Emerald Forest will never be as simple as he imagined.

  On the road, several groups of elf patrols riding horses or elk can be seen galloping towards the pier, and the cries of griffins can be heard from time to time in the air.

  The elf residents looked out of the windows, panicking and guessing what happened.

  Some patrols began to set up checkpoints to block the road.

   After several checks, Qingkong and his party finally arrived at their destination... Sanjiache Hotel.

   This is an information point opened by the Golden Shield Empire in the Emerald King Court, which belongs to the Imperial Bureau of Secret Affairs. The main job is to collect some open information, which is highly concealed, so he was given the task of secretly protecting Princess Dai.

   Checking into the Three Car Hotel, Qingkong immediately summoned the person in charge of the intelligence station.

  There was a rapid sound of hooves passing by outside the window. Jenny looked outside and closed the window after confirming it was safe.

  Shelley stood at the door with her arms folded, her uncovered right eye staring at the man standing under the lamp like a poisonous snake.

   Qing Kong sat on a chair and asked the man, "Are you Zoran Archer?"

  Archer was sweating profusely from the pressure of the invisible pressure in the room. But the training he had received and the character he had honed in latent allowed him to remain calm.

   "Yes, I am Zoran Archer, the person in charge of the three-car intelligence station. Master Xingkong, you came here with the instruction written by the chief assistant of Meteorite. Is there any important task for us to complete?"

  Qing Kong said: "Don't be nervous. Now answer my question... Is Princess Dai safe? She goes deep into the Emerald Forest, will she arrange someone to protect her?"

  Archer looked at Shelley standing at the door, the feeling of being stared at made him feel uncomfortable. But facing the question, he quickly replied: "Princess Dai'er is currently in the Emerald Magic Academy, and there are our spies in the academy, Her Royal Highness is safe now.

   It's just that His Highness seems to know that we are secretly protecting her. Inside the academy, she doesn't know who's ours, so we can still do our duty of protection. But after she left the academy, she was able to find and get rid of the people we arranged very quickly.

   There is no protection after His Highness enters the forest, this is our dereliction of duty. "

  According to Dill's cleverness, it is strange that a spy can follow her in the forest.

  Qing Kong did not pursue the spy's negligence, but said: "I have my task when I come to the Emerald King's Court this time, and your task is to prepare a channel to leave here at any time.

  Go out, nothing urgent, don't bother me. "

   "Yes, Master Xingkong!"