There Has Been No Defeat in Wuheqin So Far

"Going... to the holy city?" The elf queen murmured, looking back and forth between the three of Kotori with a slightly puzzled look, and nodded thoughtfully.

She seemed to be able to see that... the person in charge among the three girls did not seem to be the noble Apel, but the little-known Kotori.

However, the Elf Queen shook her head slightly at what Kotori said, expressing her disapproval.

"I'm sorry, there is a little conflict between our elves and the Holy City at present. There is really no way for the three of you to go to the direction of the Holy City at will. Otherwise, it will easily lead to war, and our elves will suffer quite severely. Loss."

conflict?

Kotori could understand the reason for this.

Now that the holy city and the elves are already in a stalemate, the slightest disturbance may lead to a complete outbreak of war.And the root cause of this incident... I think it is also the incident that Atalanta mentioned before.

"Is it because your holy objects were stolen?"

"...Yes." The elf girl was not too surprised by Kotori's blunt words, but instead said with a serious expression:

"Fifteen days ago, the sacred object placed in this temple was suddenly stolen. Although we gathered the strength of the whole family to search, we still found nothing. We can only let the thief escape."

"But just as we were secretly distressed, some sporadic news came from the holy city opposite."

Having said that, the Elf Queen glanced at Apel.

"The person who stole our sacred object held the sacred object, and appeared majestically in the streets of the holy city, and was seen by others."

"Have you confirmed the authenticity of this news?" Kotori interjected.

Using this kind of confusing lies to sow discord between the elves and the Holy City, on the contrary, can allow the thief who is in charge to take the opportunity to slip away better.And looking at the current situation...it seems to have had a certain effect.

The elves seem to have had disputes and conflicts with the holy city, and their attitude towards humans has become a lot more difficult.

"I have already sent people to find out before that. The fact is...the thief who was wandering on the street was indeed found."

The Elf Queen sighed softly.

"But when our manpower was about to go forward to arrest the thief, we were stopped by the army in the holy city, and even deliberately covered up the thief. In the end, we could only return without success."

"..."

The people in the holy city sheltered the thief who stole the holy relic of the elves?

Kotori and Kuangsan looked at each other, both a little surprised.

He would protect the thief regardless of the friendship and relationship between the two races.There must be some hidden secrets in this.

But what benefits can such an approach bring to the holy city?

The thief's high strength enough to escape the surveillance and vigilance of the entire elf clan?Or is it that the thief's status is extraordinary?Or... the holy city needs the relic in the hands of the thief?

Seems like a possibility.

"Since that day, the holy city has been under full-scale martial law, and our manpower has no way to sneak directly into the holy city without alerting the guards. What's more, I can't let the children risk their lives casually , to do the kind of thing that is close to death."

The things in this sound quite complicated and obscure.

Qinli squeezed the space between her eyebrows, feeling that there seemed to be some behind-the-scenes mastermind manipulating all this, making the situation even more complicated and confusing.

Especially the thief who was wandering on the street, he was really a bit blatant, right?

It can be seen that the thief must have relied on something before he dared to...or it was simply to make the elves aware of this on purpose.

I really don't know what those guys are thinking.What's more, Kotori and Kuangsan have only just entered this dungeon world not long ago, and they don't have much real sense of the grievances and grievances between different races and countries.

Most of the information learned so far was recounted by Epel to them along the way.

However, the Elf Queen spoke again, causing Kotori and Kurumi to fall into astonishment.

"But the only thing we can be sure of is... what the thief looked like."

Her words paused, and then her eyes rested on Aipel.

The originally peaceful and gentle voice suddenly disappeared, and it took on a bit of gloomy coldness.

"It's exactly the same as Her Majesty the Goddess of Time."

"..." Aipel rubbed the staff in his hand, his eyes were still very clear.

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Chapter 772 Cooperation without expecting anything in return

That thief has exactly the same appearance and figure as Epel?

Kotori put her gaze on Aipel in disbelief, and began to meditate inwardly.

In fact, the encounter with this goddess of time has not lasted more than three days.In terms of the time since the elves' holy relics were stolen, it was enough for Aipel to go back and forth from the holy city to the city of Astair.As for how to go back and forth between the two cities through the forest of Yar... Now that they have the skills to enter and exit the temple at will, it is not difficult to slip under the eyes of the elves.

At least in terms of the time of committing the crime, Aipel is definitely suspected.

But Kotori shook his head quickly, denying the conjecture in his heart.

There's no way Aibel could be a thief.

When fighting with Aipel three days ago, the Goddess of Time was truly powerless, and she didn't even need much strength to catch her. She fell to the ground with a slight push.This kind of physical fitness is the same as that of ordinary people, not to mention sneaking into the temple to steal sacred objects... Even if it takes five or six days to go back and forth in a carriage, it is enough to toss Aipel to a half-dead state.

As for walking on foot... Judging from Aipel's physical fitness at the time... it will take at least a dozen days to return to Astair City, right?It is more likely that... Aipel will be seriously injured because of encountering monsters and wild beasts, and will be miserable in the wild.

Then it would be even more impossible for him to meet Kotori Kumzo in the city of Astair.

"Actually, you didn't doubt Epel, did you?" Kurumi said suddenly.

This made the elf queen look at Kuang San in surprise, and then she pursed her lips, covered her mouth and laughed lightly.

"Ah... yes, although I did have some doubts at the beginning. But after seeing Her Majesty the goddess, I have completely understood."

As the Elf Queen spoke, she cast her kind eyes on Epel.If it wasn't for the identities between the two parties, Kotori on the side would have thought that she wanted to reach out and touch Apel's head.

"Although Her Majesty the Goddess of Time has lost her power, her heart is clean and clear without any filth. I believe such a pure Majesty cannot have any malicious intentions."

Indeed, although Epel spoke a bit straightforwardly, he didn't take other people's thoughts into consideration.But at least after a little contact with her, it can be found that the heart of this goddess is extremely pure.

Even though decades of human life has been tainted with a little bit of humanity and humanity, this will not tarnish her innocence.

Decades of life did not stain her soul with the slightest taint, on the contrary, it made her understand the value of emotions and life more and more, and gained emotions and self-will that she never had before.

It is impossible for such a person to do things that endanger others casually.

But what makes people care is... the elves will not lie easily, if they really saw the thief holding the holy relic in the holy city, who had exactly the same appearance as Epel...

"It's very strange..." The elf queen sighed slightly distressed.

"At present, both sides are in a tense situation. The original reasons for the conflict seem to have been thrown aside, and it has become the eve of a real war. This kind of thing... is actually not what our elves want to see."

It is not difficult to hear from the mouth of the highest authority of the elves... The elves actually don't want to go to war directly with humans because of such muddled reasons.

Although small quarrels and frictions between the two sides have been common occurrences over the past few hundred years, they have been resolved perfectly and have maintained a relatively good relationship.It is embarrassing that hundreds of years of friendly relations have been destroyed like this, or even fought.

"Once a war breaks out, both sides will never stop dying. The peaceful life will also be covered by the flames of war, and the Yar Forest will never have peace."

As if recalling the past years, the Elf Queen murmured rather melancholy:

"It is precisely because of protecting the children from dying due to the flames of war that I agreed to the suggestion of the brave lady in the past, let go of the fearless arrogance of the past, and shook hands with humans. It is a pity...but now because of this This unknown conspiracy completely failed, and returned to the tense days of the past."

Kotori didn't know the historical reasons for this, nor did she have a personal experience of what kind of life the elves lived in the past.

But the only thing the girl can confirm is...the elves really don't want to go to war.

Because of this, it was obvious that their side had been robbed of the holy relics and were in a hurry, but facing the holy city's unreasonable troubles, they still maintained good restraint and did not directly attack.

But this situation cannot last for too long.

As time goes by, sooner or later there will be some unnecessary friction between the two sides, which will gradually escalate into a partial battle...and finally a full-scale war!

Kotori has even seen the future where all the lives will be ruined.

At that time, this peaceful and distant forest will probably be smeared with blood and flames of war, stained with a brand that symbolizes fear and anxiety... until one side wins, while the other side falls into eternal tragedy, Can't break free.

Maybe... the current situation is what some people want to see.

After pondering for a moment, Kotori slowly opened his mouth and said:

"If this is the case, why don't we outsiders check the situation. If there is a chance, we can get back your stolen artifacts and find a way to avoid this war. Of course, the rewards afterwards... .You guys look at it."

"Really?"

The elf queen seemed a little surprised.

She didn't pay much attention to the reward that Kotori mentioned at the end. On the contrary, she didn't expect... Kotori would suddenly choose to help her side instead of trusting the Holy City.After all, the races of the two sides are different, and the human side is...

and many more!

"The aura on your body..." The elf queen finally noticed something unusual, and stared at Kotori and Kurumi in astonishment.

At first, she thought that Kotori and Kurumi were ordinary people from other cities.Because of good luck, he has a certain relationship with Epel.But now...she sensed an inhuman aura from Kotori Kurumi!

It's a bit paradoxical with these elves...

"We never said...we are pure human beings." Kotori smiled helplessly, then stretched out her little hand and placed it in front of the Elf Queen.

"It just so happens that we also have our own things to do, so we decided to settle them together along the way. If things don't work out, you'll just pretend that we never showed up. What do you think?"

Qinli could still remember the side mission given by the main god space just before entering this forest.

Recapturing the sacred object is enough to reward 5000 points.

More importantly... this matter reveals a trace of weirdness and strangeness everywhere. If you continue to explore, you may be able to discover some anecdotes and plots, adding more chips for the completion of this dungeon mission.

And the thief had to be noticed.Even if there is no such thing as the reward from the elves, Kotori will take some time to find out who has the exact same appearance as Aibel.

"...I hope you will not disappoint the expectations of our elves."

After the initial surprise, the Elf Queen quickly came back to her senses.

As if she had seen through everything, she shook hands with Kotori very calmly and gracefully.

"Pleasant to work with."

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