I really only stop

The pink-haired knight had a face full of tears:

"A little girl fell down for no reason, what do you think I can do? You can't leave such a small child in the forest, can you?"

"Why not give it to the Cavaliers?"

Seems to have found some doubts, Brother Broca frowned:

"Isn't it enough to hand over the lost children to the Cavaliers to take care of them?"

"Do I dare?"

Cupid raised his head high, as if to keep the tears from flowing:

"Didn't you see the expressions of these two when they saw me and the little girl just now? These two guys who know me well are like this. If the Cavaliers come to me, wouldn't I be in a trap?"

... No, compared to Lu Xi and Mr. Strom who are obviously making fun of you, I think the Cavaliers of the Cavaliers will investigate everything in a proper manner before making a judgment.

Glancing at Lu Xi and Strom who were laughing wildly beside him, Broca wisely hid this sentence in his heart.

"—In short, just as I said just now, send this child to the guild and ask the guild staff to take care of it?"

Waving friendly to the little elf girl who was still staring at her, Lu Xi relaxed and smiled:

"You really are a fan, wouldn't it be over if you made it clear earlier?"

On the earth, the magical development of picking up a beautiful little girl halfway can only happen in novels and books, but for adventurers in other worlds, this is really not a big deal.

As an existence that accepts tasks and runs around all day long, adventurers will always encounter some strange things during the journey, such as ruins, auctions, and NPCs who suddenly jumped out to ask for help—in the words of Selika Said that these adventures are the "joy of adventure".

I just picked up a little elf girl, Cupid is too fussy this time——

"—No, if Brother Fen Mao's description is true, then I don't think his handling is wrong."

"Huh?" X3

Unexpectedly, someone would say that, and the three of them, including Cupid, looked at the serious Strom at the same time.

"...That's right, for those who are adventurers who have always recognized the elves as [reliable teammates], it may be difficult to understand what I mean."

The previous jokes had completely disappeared, and Strom straightened his back, with a seriousness worthy of the title of "the youngest royal knight in the imperial capital" on his face:

"To understand how serious this problem is, I'm afraid we have to start with the history of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the elves and the empire—"

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Contrary to ordinary people's imagination, as a major race in the world, the [Elves] formally established diplomatic relations with other races in a very short time.

After the [disaster] attack thousands of years ago, a de facto communication fault was formed between various civilizations and various races.For a long period of time, all civilizations on the continent were in an isolated state of development.

After a long period of recuperation, the fire of civilization has flourished again, and the bridges of communication that were once destroyed by absolute violence have also been re-established with the exploration of the world by various civilizations.

If there is exploration, there will be contact, and if there is contact, there will be communication. After the initial running-in and trial, more and more races have been successfully accepted into the mainstream civilization, forming the current rich and colorful customs.

"—However, among these races, the elves are an exception."

Glancing secretly at the little elf girl who was staring curiously at this side, Strom lowered his voice:

"Because the number of people in the clan is very small, and they mainly live around the world tree far away from the world, the elves don't have many opportunities to contact the outside world, and they themselves don't care about it. After coming and going, the elves as a species It has gradually become a legendary existence in the outside world. According to the word of mouth of ordinary people, this is a beautiful fantasy creature that can bring good luck, but in the hypothesis established by scholars, this kind of creature only exists in writing It is very likely that the creatures above became extinct ten thousand years ago."

"? Isn't it?"

It was the first time I heard of such a thing, Lu Xi scratched his hair puzzled:

"A few days ago, I saw Miss Archer from the elf clan wandering around in the street, and no one was surprised by that."

"So I say this is [before] history."

After waving his hand to signal Lucy to stay calm, Strom continued to narrate:

"About 300 years ago, the newly appointed supreme councilor of the elves, Her Excellency Lacey Levi, realized the necessity of communicating with other civilizations. She tried her best to take the initiative to appear in the It was before His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire at that time—this also officially opened the prelude to the connection between the elves and the whole world. Since then, this mysterious race that has been cut off from the outside world for countless years has finally come out of the myth, and after a hundred years of development, it has gradually Accepted by people, integrated into the category of [common sense].”

"……I see."

Hearing what Strom said, as a member of the [Hidden Shadow Clan] who had also been isolated from the outside world for a long time before, the little brother nodded in admiration:

"Mr. Strom is really well-informed. The narration just now is very refined and profound. He is worthy of being a great nobleman from the imperial capital."

"Ahaha, Brother Werewolf, don't praise me like that~"

Smiling embarrassedly, taking off the idol's persona, Strom's excellent humble character is fully revealed:

"Actually, I heard these from the elders of my father's friend. If you want to know more, I will write the title of the book to you—wait a moment."

While talking, Strom took out the autograph paper he carried with him and started to write quickly. When he finished writing, Lu Xi leaned over curiously, wanting to see what the name of such an interesting history book was——

"Elves: A Fantasy Race Coming Out of Fairy Tale Books - Da Vinci"

...It seems that the genius level of that old man is really not underestimated.

PS: My birthday, the old book will have an episode ( ?? ω ?? )y

Chapter 623 Don't Pick Up Girls on the Roadside

"—But, what do these stories just have to do with me?"

After listening to Sturm's narration carefully, Cupid frowned a little incomprehensibly:

"Since the elves have successfully integrated into the mainstream daily life, why don't we just treat the little elf friend I picked up as an ordinary lost child and hand them over to the guild? With the three of you to testify for me, I don't have to Worried about the investigation from the Cavaliers."

"Unfortunately, what I just said is that they are 'gradually' integrating into the mainstream [common sense]. In fact, the elves are still a race with very little communication with the outside world."

Shaking his head helplessly, it is obvious that Brother Curly is also very troubled by what is happening now:

"For various complicated reasons, most of the elves still live around the World Tree that has been guarded for generations. Only there is the holy land that belongs to the elves. As for the few elves that are wandering outside, most of them have missions. They have to go out to travel. Each of them has to register when they leave the World Tree, and after a period of time, they have to return to the Holy Land for status confirmation and rest-to make a digression, as an adventurer city, life The number of elves in Rhine City should be the largest in my impression."

"[Registration]?"

Keenly aware of the key point of Stron's narration, Lu Xi asked:

"What exactly?"

"It's a magical sign, probably in this position."

Pointing to the back of his hand, Strom drew an abstract pattern resembling a big tree on the paper:

"Every elf who leaves the World Tree will have such a green imprint on the back of his hand, which contains the magical power called [Dharma Seal]. It explodes with a powerful power not inferior to that of forbidden spells——for the sparsely populated elves, any member is extremely precious. Such [strict] protection measures are precisely to ensure that every The safety of a clansman."

"Fayin? Wait for me to see."

Signaling the little elf girl who had been silent all this time to raise her hands, staring at her white and tender little hands for a long time, the dull pink-haired knight finally realized that something was wrong:

"—Why is there nothing?!"

"There is no doubt that this is proof that she [didn't leave World Tree through normal channels]."

Staring fixedly at Fenmao who was stunned in place, Strom's voice seemed a little low:

"And this is why I just said 'it's best not to let other people know', Brother Fan."

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The small room fell into a long silence because of Strong's popular science lecture. After a long time, Lu Xi murmured:

"...Abduction and trafficking."

"—Don't say that! Although I know that the situation is very similar now, please don't say that!!!"

Jumping up instantly like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Cupid made a mournful face:

"Who do you think I provoked? It's just that Lu Yubuping kindly drew his sword to help. Why is he now a suspect in trafficking?"

Because I don't understand the history and customs of the elves, I really suffered a big loss this time by randomly picking up the pink hair of the girls.

If the "reporting to the Cavaliers" by Lu Xi and others was just a joke among friends before, then Cupid's current position is really a bit delicate.

Every elf has to inscribe a certificate called [Dharma Seal] before leaving his hometown. On the other hand, if there is no Dharma Seal in his hand, it proves that the way the elf left his hometown is [not normal].

"...That, Brother Curly."

Trying to take a deep breath to calm himself down, Cupid asked as calmly as possible:

"According to your understanding, what would the elves usually do if they found out that there was a fellow who didn't have a mark on their hands?"

"Well, I mentioned it before, because the population is extremely rare, the elves value their clansmen far more than other races—in layman's terms, it's [Super Calf Protector]."

After thinking about it seriously, Strom replied:

"I remember decades ago that criminals used stealth to kidnap an elf who got lost and walked out of the Holy Land. At that time, the Supreme Council of the elves was furious, and more than ten elf sages at the top of the world came out in a team. In the end, I forcibly found the traces of the gangsters from a small village named [Jack Village]—as for later, Jack Village was renamed Jack Cave, and now it is the deepest black hole on the mainland with the roundest hole on the ground. Visiting is also always a warning to some criminals with ulterior motives."

——This is too violent! ! !

Fen Mao hugged his head pitifully.

Aren't the legendary elves all a group of beautiful ladies who are indifferent to the world?Why is it different from what Sturm just said? !

Now I'm definitely done!If the clansmen who knew about their baby somehow got into the room of a man with pink hair like me, those monster elves who guarded the calf so disobediently would tear my hands apart! !

Just take advantage of this time, Laluxi and the others to drink more wine!Anyway, there is still a little deposit, at least to leave good memories at the end!

"—Hmm, are you still chatting?"

Just as Fenmao, who broke the pot and wanted to drink a swig before dying, was about to take out his wallet, a crisp voice sounded behind him—if one didn’t consider the desperate situation at the moment, this voice would have no meaning. Questions can be called 【Sounds of Nature】:

"Rui Yin also wants to join, big brothers, how about taking Rui Yin along?"

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Unexpectedly, the little elf girl who had been silent for a long time would choose to speak at this time. Lucy and the others looked at each other, and tacitly started the winking mode.

Broca (feeling the eyes of a fool):

【...It’s only now that I think about it, why didn’t we ask this person from the beginning? 】

Lucy (somewhat unexpected):

【I thought she kept silent because she was afraid of us, so I didn't talk to her.Under the current situation, if something wrong said and irritated the child and made her cry, it would really be over. 】

STRONG (nods):

[Same as above, plus one. 】

Cupid (frenzy of a man overboard grasping at straw):

【—Don’t worry about it so much!You said, if this child testifies that he was not abducted by me, will I still have a small life? 】

The remaining three people: [...Maybe? 】

"very good!"

Under the unprepared gaze of the three of Lu Xi, he immediately poured out the fine wine on the table and replaced it with fresh fruit juice. Cupid showed a smile that can be called "flattering" on his face:

"Little elf sister, you have to seriously answer my question - the pink-haired big brother in front of you really just met you by chance and didn't abduct you, right?"

"Um……"

Puckering her mouth vigorously, the petite girl who called herself 'Rui Yin' didn't answer directly, but instead asked a fatal question that made everyone in the room change faces:

"Excuse me, what do the big brothers mean when they secretly said 'young girl'?"

PS: Birthday plus update [-]

Chapter 624 The art of avoiding the main mission!

"—Luci! I, I, I want to duel with you!"

"You idiot pink hair, what time are you still making troubles—[Secret Technique: The Armor Stuffed with Sandbags Suddenly Appears on Your Body]."

With a snap of his fingers, the furious pink hair fell to the ground in an instant, and Lu Xi looked at Rui Yin's clean eyes with some embarrassment:

"I didn't expect that sentence to be heard by you."

"Of course, Rui Yin is an elf, and the ears of elves are very good~"

Pointing to her pointy ears as if to show off, the little girl Rui Yin patted her small chest imposingly:

"So, Rui Yin completely heard the conversation that the brothers deliberately lowered their voices just now. If Rui Yin didn't misunderstand, if the misunderstanding of "the unmarked Rui Yin mysteriously appeared in the room of the big pink-haired brother" was not resolved, the pink hair The big brother with hair will be beaten up by Rui Yin's elders, right?"

... This kid is quite smart.

Before Lu Xi could answer, Cupid, whose chest was pressed by a sandbag, struggled to get up with unbelievable willpower.Because the armor with sandbags on his body is too heavy, Fenmao has to spend a lot of effort even to say a word, but his eyes are extremely hot and urgent: