"Have you decided yet?" King Testil folded his hands behind his back and looked at the clouds below the platform of the chamber, with no expression of joy or anger on his calm face. Ever since the news of the relocation came out from the Moon Elf tribe, the Elf King would go to the meeting hall on the top floor of the castle from time to time, thinking alone in front of the floating clouds.
"Yes, father! Princes of the sun elves can trek thousands of miles to retrace the ancient road without fear of hardships. I'm just going to the Anker Forest hundreds of miles away, so there's nothing to worry about!" Corus Greenleaf He lowered his head respectfully, but his tone was still firm, obviously making up his mind.
"I'm not a parent who is reluctant to release the young eagles. Let you, as an envoy, show your sincerity to the Anker Forest. But one thing, you must understand that once you become an envoy, no matter what happens, you must protect the safety of the envoys." Priority." King Testier turned around and gave the prince an indifferent look.
"Yes!" Prince Corris's expression froze, and then he asked happily, "Father, when are we going to leave?"
"Tomorrow, let's go tomorrow, prepare well!" King Testir said lightly.
"Tomorrow?" Corus was slightly taken aback, and asked with some doubts, "Didn't you say three days later when you met Prince Mileras last time?"
"Prince Mileras can't go on the road with our envoys!" Hearing the elf prince's question, King Testyr couldn't help frowning slightly, "That Stark from the mercenary regiment clearly stated that we can only hire their family of servants." Soldiers, otherwise they would rather give up the mission. I am afraid that the sun elves will not give up their own mercenary guides, and the two teams cannot be combined into one."
"Would rather give up the mission? Aren't they afraid of damaging the reputation of the mercenary group?" Prince Corus was taken aback.
"Where did they hear the rumors about the envoys of the sun elves, and they don't want to increase the risk to the team. Besides, they suffered heavy casualties this time, and the elf court owed them something. Even if we really give up the mission, we can report to the mercenary organization Is it?" King Testier's expression was somewhat helpless.
The elf prince thought about it carefully, and it was true. Using the mercenary regiment as cannon fodder is already a bit shameless, and it is really unreasonable to force others to take out missions and take risks beyond the mission. The mercenaries saw that the elf king couldn't do such a thing, not to mention, if they really asked the mercenary organization to make a theory, the reputation of the mercenary group would be gone, but the reputation of the Jondal elves would also be rotten.
The most important thing is that the Jondal elves have not dealt with the neighboring kingdom of Jondas for nearly a hundred years, and they are very unfamiliar with the human condition, so they need the help of mercenary guides to go to Anker Forest. After Stark and others were attacked, they were still able to rescue Emma in Elbad, which had proved their ability to the Elven Court, and King Testier had to compromise.
"Then what about your promise to Prince Mileras?" Corus asked with some concern.
"It doesn't matter, those elders of the Moon Elf tribe took over this job!" King Testir said blankly, "Although they have left Jondal, Anker Forest still can't give them a sense of security, these old guys hope It can leave another way out on Yongju Island.”
"Aren't they afraid that the relocation team will suffer more attacks?" Keruisi asked in surprise as his face changed.
"The first batch of moon elves who migrated was probably more than 1,000 people. The assassination of the sun elf envoys was only a small-scale attack, and the impact on the large army would not be great. The only thing they need to worry about is the knights of the human lords." Testi King Er shook his head slightly.
"But to protect Prince Mileras, the elders can only put the sun elves in the middle of the team, and the core personnel will inevitably be implicated in the assassination." Keruisi bit his lips a little anxiously.
King Testir's eyes flashed, and he said calmly, "Don't forget what I told you, the mission of going to the Ank Elf Court is the most important. Even if the migration team of the Moon Elf tribe is attacked, you must not lead the guards." Go to the rescue."
"Father!" Prince Corus' eyes widened in an instant, and he took a step forward to argue, but was interrupted by the Elf King with a wave.
"Otherwise, you don't need to go!" King Testir said with a cold face, "I will personally give this order to the captain of the guard, step back now!"
"...Yes!" Keruisi shook his shoulders, and his palms hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, revealing his white joints.
Looking at Ke Ruisi who left sadly, King Testier shook his head and sighed softly.
Of course he knew that Ke Ruisi asked to lead the mission, more than half of the reason was for Elisten. The elf prince hoped to use the royal guards to protect the mission to help his beloved so that she could reach Anker Forest safely. It's a pity that the Moon Elf tribe is destined to part ways with the Devil's Cup Court now, and it is impossible for King Testir to increase the risk of envoys for them.
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"Elisten, where are you taking me so early?" Qin Lun followed behind the elf druid step by step. They had already left the royal city for more than ten miles and were heading deep into the jungle.
Elistine paused and turned around. At this time, the female elf had put on the druid's savage costume again. On her oil-painted face, a pair of big blue eyes stared at him fiercely, which made Qin Lun, who had a ghost in his heart, feel a little uneasy.
"Are you really going to join the escort of the relocated tribe with Captain Emma? Is the mission of the mercenary group not important?" the elf druid asked with a hint of doubt.
"Captain Emma and I are both pure-blooded moon elves. Naturally, we must help the tribe first at this time. Besides, King Testir only asked us to be the guides of the envoys. The guard work has royal guards, and the mercenary team is small. One or two people will not affect the task." Qin Lun replied with a smile.
Today is the third day since the Fortress team came back. The night before yesterday, Stark and the others had thoroughly learned about the specific situation in the Magic Cup Royal Court from Qin Lun. During the discussion, Qin Lun provided Stark and the others with two quest lines, and shared the major-level quest to protect the "Moon Elf Migration" with the fortress team.
The first quest line is based on safety, abandoning the side plot of "moon elf migration", forcing King Testier to separate the envoys of the sun elves from the envoys of the Devil's Cup Court.
In this way, the powerful royal guard only needs to be responsible for their own safety. Even if they encounter the knights of the human lord again, under the cover of the royal guard, the fortress team is still capable of protecting the envoy from the battlefield. Eliminating the hidden dangers brought by the sun elves, this lieutenant-colonel-level mission is probably a little simpler than the major-level mission "moon elf migration".
The second mission line aims to maximize the mission income. The team is divided into two parts, and most people follow the main storyline for the royal guard. Only Qin Lun and Nicole, two apostles with the purest moon elf blood, were separated to follow the migrated moon elf tribe. It is not only to execute this major-level branch plot, but also to try to contact the Sun Elf Mission.
The decision of the fortress team did not cause any disagreement. In fact, as long as there is a slight possibility, they are unwilling to let the team that has just been promoted to the silver level fall back to the bronze level. After all, they sacrificed many companions including the team leader. the results obtained.
Qin Lun didn't care. Migrating with the Moon Elf tribe didn't mean that he had to fight desperately. There is no penalty if the branch plot cannot be completed. Besides, Nicole, his partner, is a second-level magician with a tendency to heal. No matter what, the lives of the two are still guaranteed.
As for the main storyline implemented by Stark and others, they have already helped them get rid of the hidden dangers of the sun elves, so there will still be problems, and the fortress team can die. Qin Lun has no interest in devoting himself to a Dou who cannot be supported.
The only thing to worry about is the reaction of the Lost Newcomers Group. If they find out that Qin Lun and Nicole are apostles, it will probably cause a lot of trouble. Qin Lun has already made up his mind, if he can't escape, he will directly surrender to Kelly and join Lost. Anyway, with the asylum of Lost, they can also avoid the persecution of the Chaos team, but they just lose face.
"Since you said that, then I'm relieved." Elistine gave him a strange look, then turned and continued to lead the way.
Qin Lun felt more and more uneasy when she saw her. He couldn't help asking tentatively, "Elisten, where are you going? If you don't tell me, I won't follow."
"The tribal elders want to see the purity of your bloodline, otherwise they won't let you move with them. After all, not long ago, you and Captain Nicole were hired as mercenaries by King Testier." Elistine said calmly without looking back, "Don't worry, I have tested your bloodline, and there will be no problem. After those elders have seen it, it will only be good for you, and there will be no harm."
"Oh!" Qin Lun felt relieved, and followed Elisten around the middle of the forest. After a while, they walked onto a hidden forest path.
It can be seen that this path is not artificially formed, but was stepped on by people. At the end of the path, between the dense bushes, part of a corner of a cottage can be vaguely seen.
Qin Lun blinked, and a small black and red target flashed in the pupil of his left eye. It was him who had opened "Gannetus' Left Eye". The powerful perception reflected the image composed of black and white lines on the retina, and Elisine in front of him looked back if he felt a little bit, but didn't say anything.
Qin Lun was secretly surprised. Druid is indeed a powerful profession from the jungle. He is so sensitive to the prying of the outside world. In just a short moment, he actually felt his perception fluctuations.
Now that Elistin found out, Qin Lun no longer covered up, and blatantly opened the "Gannetus left eye" to see through the small village in the forest of the elf tribe.
Just looking at it roughly, Qin Lun sighed slightly in his heart. This small village is too crude. Compared with the Devil's Cup King's Court, everything in the village looks so primitive. If the tree house of the Cup King Court is a villa with its own flower garden, then the tree house of the Moon Elf tribe is equivalent to a refugee hut.
Most of the moon elves in the village lack daily necessities. They wear leaves and hold stone bowls. The watchtower guards use bone arrows. There are not even a few iron utensils in the village. The tops of the tree roofs are basically thatched roofs, and most of the young elves running around in the village are covered in mud, with their bare buttocks and no clothes covering their bodies.
It is true that the elves admire nature, but this kind of living conditions are too embarrassing, and the oppression of the green elves should be indispensable at ordinary times. Otherwise, with the richness of the Jondal Forest, the Moon Elf tribe would never be so impoverished.
After seeing all this, Qin Lun finally understood why the Jondal moon elves left their homeland to seek refuge with the Ank elves, and why Elistine would rather give up love than share joys and sorrows with his tribe.