Merlin's face... is really unimaginable!
After being told by Dora, Char's attitude towards these elves became extraordinarily enthusiastic. Even along the way, I deliberately found a topic to chat with this female elf named Vivian. The Turtle's mind is very simple, and I don't have so many troubles, but it is very simple to think that people come all the way and send me For such an extremely precious thing, it is natural to be warm to others to express your gratitude.
But in the face of Xia Ya's enthusiasm, the female elf's attitude seemed very cold.
Although she still had a smile on her face when she spoke, that smile was clearly reserved and arrogant, and her tone was neither cold nor hot, but when Xia Yaduo asked a few words, the other party's There was a look of impatience in his eyes.
At the back, Vivian's eyes became colder, and that arrogant appearance made Xiaya feel a little uncomfortable, so he simply closed his mouth and said nothing more.
Walking to the front of the team again, Xia Ya couldn't help but secretly swallowed and took a deep breath, before she could endure the unhappiness in her heart.
"Hmph... These elves, even if they gave Lao Tzu a big gift, there's no need to be so arrogant, right? This elf girl's eyes almost grow to the top of her head."
Hearing Xia Ya's complaint, Dora suddenly sneered: "Humph! Human!!"
The voice and tone of her words obviously had a deep meaning, and when Xiaya heard it, she couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?"
"Hmph, you humans... You say this elf is arrogant, but how are you humans better?"
Xia: "…"
"Boy, don't be unconvinced." Dora said coldly: "The elves have always regarded themselves as a noble and intelligent race. These are a group of beings who love beauty to the death, and love face to the death. The elves have always regarded themselves as this world. One of the noblest races in the world, they take for granted that they stand in the highest class of all living things - but you humans, not in their eyes!"
"… what?!"
Dora snorted and continued: "Let me ask you, what did you think when you saw those goblins in the red wilderness on the wildfire plain?"
Xia Ya said subconsciously: "Dirty, despicable, greedy, weak and ugly..."
He just said a few words, then suddenly stopped, then closed his mouth, widened his eyes, and was stunned for a while, before bursting into anger: "This little bitch actually treats us humans like goblins. thing?!"
Dora's tone was disdainful, but in one sentence, Xia was speechless.
"Since you humans can look down on goblins, why can't the elves look down on you?" Dora's voice was a little contemptuous: "In ancient times, there was a legend that 'those who humiliate people, people will always humiliate them!', I heard this sentence It’s what you humans said. Think about it for yourself.”
Hearing this, Xia Ya suddenly couldn't say a word.
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The cavalry opened the way and escorted the team through the streets of Denzel City. The twelve amazingly beautiful elf women in the team immediately attracted many onlookers on the street, and many people used surprise and admiration. Looking at the twelve elf women in the team, many people pointed to the thin ear tips exposed in the hair on both sides of these elf women, and there was a lot of discussion.
On the other hand, those elf women didn't seem to care much about such onlookers. They didn't show too much impatience and annoyance about the pointers and discussions around them. They always maintained that faint reserved and proud look. .
Xiaya suddenly understood in his heart... The behavior of these elves is indeed like when he entered the red wilderness, and when the goblins in the distance spy on him, he... seems to be so arrogant and disdainful.
He couldn't help asking himself in his heart, just as Dora said: Does one race really have the right to look down on other races
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In the logistics camp in the city, Cato had already received a message from Pegasus sent by Xia Ya. Although he was asked to give up this extremely comfortable nest, he was a little unhappy... Even when he came out to greet him, the smuggler Still a little sullen—it's summer, and those ice cubes in the ice cellar are rare.
However, as soon as the smuggler saw the twelve female elves brought by Xia Ya, his eyes instantly became radiant!
At this moment, the eyes of this smuggler, in the eyes of Xia Ya, were brighter than when Hasting was arrogant!
this bastard...
Cato greeted the twelve elf women into his old nest with an attentive, almost flattering look, and then enthusiastically introduced all the facilities here.
"... There are a lot of ice cubes in the ice cellar there, which are in use this season. There is also the flowerbed in the backyard of the yard. Although it is not a precious flower, it is rare in this place. The pool at the back , the water is absolutely clean, and some fish are raised... There is also a beehive outside where honey can be collected for drinking... "
Obviously, the smuggler kept his eyes on these twelve beautiful female elves while he was introducing them.
Xia Ya felt a little angry when she saw it...
Grandma, this bastard, he is his boss and boss, this guy has never been so enthusiastic and flattering to Lao Tzu!
However, in the face of Cato's excessive enthusiasm, that Vivian still showed that kind of noble, reserved and slightly arrogant smile, only after listening to Cato's introduction quietly, did she turn her head to look at Xiaya: "Your Excellency, we I am very satisfied with this place, but when we live here, please give an order not to disturb the weavers, so as not to delay the work of the weaver girls."
Xi Ya immediately promised: "I will send a team of my personal guards to guard outside this yard, and no one can come in to disturb you..." After saying that, Xi Ya took a deep look at Cato and smiled meaningfully: " No one, especially the officers and soldiers in the former logistics camp, can use excuses to spy."
Cato's face suddenly collapsed.
Xia Ya didn't bother to look at Vivian's arrogant smiling face, so she dragged Cato to leave.
As soon as he came out, Cato couldn't help complaining: "Xia Ya, you..."
Xia Ya laughed and looked at this guy: "You drooled all over your chest just now, didn't you notice it?"
Kato said with a stern face: "Men are lustful by nature, and I don't have a wife or a woman. Now I'm almost thirty years old, and I'm still a bachelor... You, you bastard! You have such a beautiful princess, Her Royal Highness, Of course, it's the mother's full man who doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry!!"
When Xia heard it, she couldn't help laughing: "They're not humans. They're elves."
Cato blinked his eyelids: "What happened to the elves... I heard that half-breeds are smarter and more beautiful."
After a pause, he immediately begged Xia Ya: "Let me take care of the security here, I will temporarily serve as your personal guard captain..."
Xia Ya snorted: "I'm afraid you are guarding and stealing."
But seeing Cato staring at him so eagerly, he sighed: "Okay, let's do it." Then he warned: "Don't go too far in what you do, be measured... These people are Merlin's guests, if you offend them and offend Merlin... You know what happens next, just look at the miserable appearance of Dodo Luo now!"
When Cato heard this, he shuddered immediately, but after all, the color was the first, so he strengthened his courage and said with courage: "Don't be afraid! …”
Xia Ya laughed, ignored him, and left immediately with the people.
When she came out, Dora asked curiously in her mind: "Yi? You just let your subordinates go like this?"
"Otherwise, what should I do?" Xia Ya smiled and said, "I'm a man... If a man forcibly blocks a man's lust, it will stimulate a rebellious psychology. It's better to follow his intention and let him go to the wall and suffer. Bar."
When Xi Ya said this, he smiled a little weirdly: "As you said... Seeing us humans in the eyes of these elves is just like we see goblins now! It's also like we humans don't fall in love with goblins, so ... These elves will never take a fancy to Cato, ha ha ha ha... Let him hit the wall and suffer."
…
After settling these elves, Xiaya had another thought: the elves have given Merlin so much face, and this gift, Dora said so amazingly... Then there are a bunch of dwarves outside the city!
Don't know what gifts the dwarves will give
The elves sent the shirt... Then the dwarves, did they send a weapon of the divine level
What about weapons, Xiaya already has a fire fork, but he doesn't really like other weapons. He has full self-confidence, in this world, I am afraid it is difficult to find a more powerful weapon than his fire fork.
But... it would be nice if I could get a set of armor made by the dwarves...
Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up!
Dragon scales!
Dragon scale armor! !
I got so many good things from Dora back then, what dragon scales, keels, dragon tendons and dragon blood... Especially the dragon scales, their protective ability is absolutely top-notch, and they almost completely ignore ordinary attacks! Even in the duel with the first-class masters, it is also a big advantage (for example, when Charya completely defeated Philip in the arena, at that time, Char's real strength was actually similar to Philip's, but relying on the sharpness of the weapon, and the clothes inside. Hidden dragon scales, and beat Philip, whose strength is still slightly higher than his own, completely without temper).
Ordinary dragon scales have such effects. If they can be forged and processed, a dragon scale armor can be made... Wouldn't that be a good home? The efficacy of dragon scales, whether it is physical defense or magic defense, is recognized as a first-class material.
I heard that fellow Ada once said that only the craftsmen of the dwarves have the ability to forge the material of dragon scales. I couldn't find a dwarf craftsman before, but now, isn't that a large group of dwarves coming to the door
Hmm... Imagine wearing the high magic-proof cloak made by the elves, wearing a set of invulnerable dragon scale armor, and holding an indestructible sharp fire fork... Hmph, next time you meet Hastings, just Have the money and kick his ass hard!
—Well, of course, that was without Hastings reverting to the powerhouse level. If Hastings regained the strength of a strong man, how many turtles would not be enough to see.
The more Xia Ya thought about it, the more eager he was in his heart, so he turned his horse's head and rushed back to his city guard with people.
Most of his precious materials are stored in the private warehouse in his city guard house. He was going to transport it out of the city to find those dwarves bang bang luck.
…
Speaking of which, Xia Ya hadn't returned to the city to guard the mansion for many days. He rushed back with his people like a gust of wind, dismounted and rushed in, rushed to his own residence inside, and opened his own private warehouse.
The so-called "private warehouse" of Char is actually nothing else, but the "portable storage" he got from the goblin cave, that is, the goblin carriage.
After coming back, he threw all his precious and good things into this carriage.
This thing is very good. There are dozens of storage spaces hidden in it, and it doesn't take up much space, and it is not afraid of being stolen. People who are not familiar with goblin characters can't understand the meaning of those knobs.
He took a big bag and packed a lot of dragon scales and came out. Just as he came out, he walked into the front hall when suddenly he heard a call from the side.
"Hey... Turtle."
This soft call seemed to carry a dash of resentment, a dash of melancholy, and a dash of sadness.
Xia Ya turned his head, and suddenly his body shook, his hands loosened, and the huge burden was thrown on the ground.
Poor Adeline, who was standing by the side door, standing by the door, with a tall stature, she seemed much thinner, even her chin seemed to be a lot pointed, her face was a little haggard, and her head was full of blond hair. bundled up.
In those eyes, there seemed to be endless deep meaning, and the bright eyes made Xi Ya look a little lost for a moment.
(Alas... I didn't realize it before, poor bastard, her eyes are actually so beautiful... )
Almost involuntarily, Xia Ya's heartbeat accelerated slightly.
What made Xia feel even more indescribable was... Adeline in front of her was not wearing women's clothes.
She wore a short shirt and robe, with a belt, and a pair of calfskin boots underneath. Her hair was tied up, and she looked fresh and capable - but she was dressed like a young man.
What Xia felt even more impressed by this dress was that it was seven or eight points similar to when the two first met on the Wildfire Plain.
At that time, Adeline was dressed like this. She was injured by a trap and almost died in the bushes before she was "picked up" by Xiaya.
Adeline's soulful eyes made Xiaya a little overwhelmed. He turned his face away subconsciously and forced a smile: "It's you... um, that, what are you calling me?"
This is a bit blunt, and it seems a bit embarrassing. Such a tone suddenly dimmed the flames in Adeline's eyes.
She lowered her head, took a deep breath, and when she raised her head, she looked directly into Xia Ya's eyes: "You... haven't come back for many days."
"... Well, I... have a lot of things to do." Xia felt that the tone of her words was a little insincere.
Lots to do...
Adeline listened, and the corners of her mouth seemed to twitch imperceptibly.
What a lousy excuse...
In fact, Xia Ya himself can feel how guilty he is when he speaks.
Did he really move to the military camp outside the city because he was busy
Did you really hide out of the city because you were afraid of Merlin
Did he really run to the barracks outside the city because he was tired of the rat and crows that Merlin made in the city guard house
seem…
seem…
The deepest thing in my heart, the most real reason, seems to be related to the person in front of me.
Let’s be honest, Char, don’t dare to face Adeline!
Yes, he is afraid! He dare not!
The real reason was that when the young turtle, the young and unreasonable turtle, faced Adeline, a person who occupied an important and complicated position in his heart, for a while, the turtle was a little dazed, even frightened. .
He didn't know how he should face this girl—the girl who looked at him with affectionate eyes.
Like before, holding her shoulders like a good brother and knocking her on the forehead? Apparently not anymore...
But... treat her like a woman
Or directly, treat her like your wife, your lover
It seems... Xia's heart still can't turn this corner for a while.
Oh shit! It's so twisted! !
While Xia Ya was thinking about it, she forgot to speak, but she didn't realize that the temperature in Adeline's eyes gradually cooled down with Xia Ya's silence.
"I heard that you have been very busy recently, you... pay attention to your health." Adeline whispered: "I know you have always been very strong, but no matter how strong you are, there is no one who does not get sick all his life."
"Don't work too hard, you are always too reckless, thinking that when you encounter something, you can solve it with your hard work, but there is only one life."
"Now that you are a general, you should be more careful with your words and deeds, and stop being as informal as before."
"Well... Lord Merlin is just kind, don't hate her too much, if you want to blame, blame me, I'm doing things too much... "
Adeline said these words, but Xi Ya was speechless. He seemed to listen, but he didn't seem to listen.
Just looking at Adeline, I don't know what's in my heart.
eccentric? Have!
awkward? Have!
pity? There are also!
Even looking at Adeline's gradually reddened eyes, the urge to go up and hold her in his arms... is also there!
But Xiaya was silent for too long, Adeline finally finished speaking, and finally gave Xiaya another look: "I know, you don't want to marry me, I... I'll try to make it clear to Lord Merlin, this is The matter, the consequences, in short, I will bear it... I, I will not make you embarrassed."
At this time, the feeling of pity and complexity in Xia Ya's heart became stronger and stronger. Just when he really couldn't help it and seemed to be about to do something, Adeline was finally completely disappointed.
The girl sighed faintly, this sigh is really infinitely sad and cold.
She turned her head hurriedly, and then walked quickly towards the inside - because of her turning her head and turning around, Xiaya didn't see the few crystal tears that finally fell from the corners of Adeline's eyes.
Seeing Adeline leave quickly, Xiaya seemed to sigh with a bit of loss.
"Idiot." Dora sneered in her mind.
"...What." Xia Ya's tone was calm.
"Even I don't understand... What do you have to hesitate?" Dora sneered: "Such a beautiful girl with a noble identity and a deep love for you, you both have a deep old love, and experience together. There have been many things... now what are you hesitating to wait for?"
Xia Ya looked complicated, and finally shook his head: "You... don't understand. Dora, no matter how smart and wise you are, you are still a dragon after all. You are not a human, and you don't understand my current thoughts."
"Ha! You've eaten all the meat, and now you're going to pay, but your kid picked up the shelf instead, you unscrupulous little bastard, hahahaha..." Dora smiled recklessly.
Xia Ya stayed for a while: "When you have to pay for meat? What do you mean?"
Dora hummed a few times and refused to speak again.
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In the following time, Xiaya suddenly felt uninterested and came out with a bunch of dragon scales, but he didn't have the heart to visit those dwarves.
The arrival of the elves and dwarves, I had the intention to inform Merlin, but the sign in the backyard "Death to the Intruder" made Xia Ya not dare to touch Merlin's bad head, this woman went crazy, but she can really do anything!
Even a little absent-minded, Xi Ya brought people back to the camp outside the city, but just sent someone to deliver some food to the dwarves living in the old camp outside the city - it is said that the dwarves like to drink, and Xi Ya sent someone to deliver it. Dozens of barrels of wine passed by.
This is already a very generous handwriting for him!
These wines are still old wines in stock in the warehouse. Besides, there is no new wine in the whole of Denzel and even the County of More!
During the war, the food itself was in short supply, and brewing required a lot of food, but it could only be enjoyed as a luxury, so Xia Ya had already given an order during the war, and it was forbidden in all the jurisdictions of More County. Brewing wastes food.
In the following days, Xiaya was in the military camp this day, but he was a little absent-minded. He was always distracted. When he was training with the cavalry on the training ground, as a commander, he made several mistakes because of distraction. It's very different from the look of energy in peacetime.
However, Xia Yazhi's army is extremely strict - this is also learned from the domineering Scarface General Adric.
Since he made a mistake, he also enforced the military law without a word. Under the watchful eyes of the cavalry, he received the punishment of five whips himself, received all the whips without a word, put on his clothes, and continued training with the cavalry!
This kind of behavior, not only did not make everyone look down on him because of his mistakes, but made the cavalry more respectful.
However, in Xia Ya's heart, there is always a vague feeling of unease.
It seems that this uneasy feeling comes from the daytime... That girl, before she finally left, that sad and tactful look in her eyes...
Well, that's right, it's that look, it seems... that Xia Ya can't let go.
Even when he was resting at night, Xiaya was lying on the bed tossing and turning, tossing for a long time without falling asleep, and he didn't know what was on his mind.
The next morning, with a pair of dark circles and bloodshot eyes, he got up, took a cold shower, and went to the training ground to sweat with the soldiers all morning. Even though he was training and fighting hard, the strange unease in his heart always lingered deeply.
Finally, after noon, Xiaya made up his mind.
"In the evening... the training is over, let's go to the city and go back to the mansion to have a look." Xia found a reason for herself: "Let's see if Merlin is willing to meet people, and... that poor little bastard. , She didn't seem to look very good yesterday, her body has always been so weak, but nothing will happen."
In short, the turtle at the moment is absolutely unwilling to admit that he misses that little poor creature in his heart!
Never admit it even a little bit!
I made a decision in my heart. After the training in the afternoon, Xiaya's complexion and spirit were much better, and even faintly, there seemed to be a little bit of strange expectation when he returned to the city at night to see the poor man. Does it feel like this, of course Xia Ya himself will not admit it.
In the evening, Char Ya was about to return to the city, but it happened that Green, who was in the army, patted Grenshire to see Char Ya to discuss some military affairs. In the future garrison corps, Grenshire, an old guy from the original sixth corps, will be appointed as the deputy general of the corps. According to Char's plan, he will be stationed in Mesta City. So Grenshire came, and many military affairs had to ask Char for instructions.
The two discussed the defense of Mesta City. In this discussion, Xiaya simply sent someone to invite Green as well. After the discussion was over, the sky was full of stars.
Even though Xia had the intention to enter the city, she was too embarrassed to see the poor man again after watching such a late night—she must be asleep now, right? Running to see her now, there's no excuse for it...
"Idiot, a man, to see his fiancée, what excuse do you need!" In her mind, Dora mocked Xi Ya desperately.
In short, Xia Ya had to wait another day, and when the next day dawned, Xia Ya made up her mind: "I'm going into the city today anyway!"
In the morning, he threw all training matters to Sharpa, and then deliberately took a bath and changed into a clean clothes before riding back to the city.
Along the way, I was a little excited and a little apprehensive. When I came to the city guard mansion, the first thing I did was run to the backyard. Merlin's brand, he didn't dare to trespass, he could only wait outside for a while, but it was not the way to wait.
Xia Ya could only shout a few words aloud.
"Uh... poor bastard? That... Ai, the short collar?"
At the beginning, his voice was still very low, and the strange look on his face was heard by the followers around him, all with strange smiles on their faces.
But after shouting for a while, there was no movement inside, and Xiaya became anxious.
He found the servant in the house and asked about it.
It turned out that after the backyard was banned by Xia Ya, no one in the city guard house was allowed to enter the backyard without authorization.
Only Adeline and Merlin lived in the backyard... The Suling girl from the Zaku tribe originally wanted to live in the backyard, but was finally forcibly dragged away by her clan warrior leader Garin.
The backyard is not allowed to enter, so Merlin and Adeline's food can only be taken out by Adeline.
Adeline doesn't come out every day, but only every two or three days to get some food and water in, and each time she takes enough for several days.
But according to the servant, Miss Adeline had not come out for two days.
As soon as Xia Ya heard this, a very strong unease arose in her heart! !
As soon as his eyes rolled, he blurted out, "No! She, she's gone!!"
Thinking of this, when Xia Ya was in a hurry, how could he care about the sign that Merlin put up outside
He immediately strode into the backyard and ran to the hall inside in one breath. There was no one here. Of course Adeline didn't see anyone, not even Merlin.
There were originally two houses in the hall, but the walls inside were pierced by Merlin, and a pile of rotten masonry was thrown outside, turning it into a big room. The inside is now full of all kinds of weird smells. I feel like I almost fainted... I don't know what the smell of magic potion is. There is a huge table with all kinds of strange things on it, including animal viscera, various plants, and some strange metals and stones. .
But Merlin disappeared.
Xia Ya didn't care about Merlin anymore, so she ran to the next room, rushed to the bedroom where Adeline lived in one breath, and didn't knock on the door, she slammed the door open and rushed in!
Sure enough, the room was empty! Open the closet, empty! The bed is tidy…
people!
Xia Ya turned her head over, with an angry look on her face: "What about people!!"
The attendants and servants in the mansion behind them all looked blank.
After Xia finished getting angry, she sighed and sat on the bed weakly: "Okay... I don't blame you. I told you not to go near the backyard... "
He sat blankly on the bed, but suddenly reached out and touched it, and there was an extra thing in his hand, but it was a snow-white piece of paper, folded well, and placed on the bed.
The sheets were snow-white, and I didn't even notice it just now.
Xia hurriedly unfolded it, and it turned out to be a message to herself!
"Turtle:
I'm leaving, albeit reluctantly. But I know you don't want me, so it seems that I have no choice but to leave. I said I won't make you embarrassed, you don't want to marry me, I have to leave. It was me who took the initiative to leave, so Merlin-sama naturally wouldn't blame you.
I don't know when you will see this letter, maybe... You never come to the city to see me, and you won't find me missing for ten days and a half months.
There is a saying, I keep it in my heart, I have never had the chance to tell you, because you don't even want to look at me more.
Now that I'm gone, I can only tell you in a letter.
Well, Xia Leiming, I... love you, I love you very much.
- Adeline"
I love you, I love you so much...
extremely love…
love...
Xia Ya held the letter blankly, sent it for a while, then suddenly shouted, raised her hand, and slapped her face a few times!
"Xia Ya thundering!! You bastard! bastard!! bastard!!!!!!"
It wasn't Dora who scolded, but Xia herself! !
He jumped up abruptly, rushed out, and the muscles on his face were twisted!
"Come here! Prepare the horse! Prepare the horse!! Get my harness!! Go to the stable and lead the three best horses! Hurry up, hurry up!!"
Xia Ya shouted as he ran, "Send someone to tell Green that I'll be out for a few days! I'll be back when I go! In the days when I'm not here, he will decide everything!!"
Dora shouted in her mind: "You are going to chase her now, aren't you afraid it's too late? She doesn't know how long she's been gone... There are so many people, where are you going?"
Xia Ya's eyes flickered, but at this moment his mind suddenly became extremely clear!
"Adeline, she is not loved by the Byzantine royal family, Osgilia is under siege, she cannot return to the imperial capital! After all, she has only one possibility to go!"
Saying that, Xia Ya took a deep breath and said fiercely, word by word: "Odin!! A sea of swords and a sea of fire, I want to chase her back! She... she... "
Xia finally shouted: "She is my Xia Lei Ming's woman!!"