"Qin Lun, look!" Rand next to him suddenly frowned and turned to look to the west. His bloodline is extremely sensitive to the concentration of fire elements.
Because of the celebration, the night was cloudless, and the stars were embedded in the night like diamonds. However, just under this beautiful scenery, a thick smoke rose into the sky on the west side of the Supreme Palace. Accompanied by the thick smoke was the fire that turned the sky red, and faint cries.
This is obviously not a bonfire banquet held by the people of Silvermoon City in many squares, but a fire!
"Why is it now? The banquet in the palace hasn't started yet. Isn't this a good time?" Qin Lun and Hill looked at each other in surprise, connected with what will happen this night, the fire is likely to be Zhentarim What kind of moth will come out.
"No, the timing is just right." Rand pouted, and said softly, "Firefighting is not just about putting out fires, but also taking care of the wounded, cleaning up the scene, setting up isolation zones, and avoiding the recurrence of hidden fire sources. waste time.
If the manpower sent is not enough, it is estimated that Zhentarim will continue to make troubles until the Supreme Palace sends enough silver guards to maintain order. For these guards, it is estimated that they don't want to come back this night. "
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?" Qin Lun slightly raised his eyebrows, the more old-fashioned the trick, the more effective it is sometimes.
In fact, after Qin Lun informed City Lord Yinyue of Angelo's clues, he guessed that her thinking was different from his and others.
Perhaps Alastriol didn't care if he could keep all the Zhentarim's assassins. Whether or not these few people could be killed would not have a big impact on the overall strength comparison between the two sides. Instead, she cared about the safety of those Lord Council members during the celebration, and it would be best if the Zhentarim assassins were completely kept out.
Therefore, the image of Angelo's appearance should have been distributed to the captains of the guards throughout the palace. As soon as the pretender appears, he will be secretly arrested and tortured to extract a confession. Catch them all.
However, with this fire, part of the palace's silver guards will inevitably leave, and defense loopholes will follow. Thinking about it this way, the Zhentarim really put a lot of effort into this plan, and if it wasn't for Qin Lun's accidental prying through of part of the plot, there would indeed be a great chance of success.
"Prince Feral, Lord Alastrior, please go to the banquet hall!" Just as the three of Qin Lun were looking at the fire scene from a distance, Anacilia, the female elf knight who had met before, climbed up the bell tower, and behind him said respectfully.
"Yuge? Are you an offshoot of the Sun Elf royal family?" Seeing the elf female knight again, Qin Lun suddenly remembered something. He remembered that Mileras had introduced him to some things about the Comanzo Ri Elves before. Yuge This surname belongs to a very old family of sun elves.
"Gold elves, not sun elves!" Anacilia was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a hint of pride, refuting Qin Lun's statement.
"A golden elf?" Qin Lun's eyes flashed, he shrugged indifferently, and followed her down the bell tower.
The Sun Elf Court existing in Comanthor was indeed not called the Sun Elf in ancient times, but called itself the Gold Elf or the High Elf Royal Family.
In fact, the high elves who fled from the Fairier elf plane to the main material world Toril include gold elves, moon elves, green elves, and dark elves. These four branches of elves together form the so-called high elves, among which the highest status is the gold elves, the original king line.
It's a pity that the environment was changed. Except for the golden elves themselves, the other three branches of elves were tired of war and the rule of the golden elves, and chose to build their own settlements. Thus formed Arivandar, Ilfaran, Irisri, Keldomer, Maierita, Seopia, Olichar, Sental, Eilul and Santa Osriel and more than a dozen Elven Courts.
Because of political and trade frictions, the most powerful golden elves finally chose to launch the crown war, which led to the destruction of most of the elf courts in the five crown wars, but the golden elves themselves did not fare well, and were eventually defeated by the moon elves and the green elves. The allied forces of the elves destroyed the empire, and even the inheritance was cut off. The remaining golden elves moved to the Cormanthor forest.
As for the dark elves, another branch of the elves, because of their degeneration during the war, they became drow elves and hid forever in the dark dark area.
Because of the loss of inheritance, the golden elves in Comanthor Forest gradually mixed with other elves in later years, forming today's sun elves. However, traditionally, this sun elves still regard themselves as the heirs of the gold elves, that is, the royal family of all Faerun elves.
Of course, among the existing sun elves, there are still a very small number of gold elves who maintain tradition and are unwilling to mix with other elves, but they have always refused to admit that they are sun elves, but continue to call themselves gold elves.
They were naturally rejected by the Cormanthor elves, and it was probably because of this that they ended up in the Silvermoon Alliance area and mixed with other races ever since. Although these elves think of themselves as very high, in fact, they are not valued by other elves because they are too few in number.
Even though he was as proud as a peacock, he was still just someone else's guard captain!
Qin Lun looked at the elf female knight in front of him, and the light in his eyes flashed. Even though Alas Zhuo has the identity of the chosen one of the gods, the goddess of magic, Mystra, is not a god belonging to the elf gods, and this is just a slightly prettier fig leaf.
"Prince Feral, Lord Alastriol told me that I must follow you every step of the way tonight!" Anacilia seemed to sense the sight behind her, and said lightly, "Please don't do anything that embarrasses me." matter."
"Of course, I'm sorry to trouble you!" Qin Lun smiled slightly and said indifferently.
Anacilia heard the carelessness in Qin Lun's words, she paused and took a deep breath. The elf female knight only felt more and more disgusted with the silver-haired elf who had embarrassed herself before. This reminded her of a guy in the Cormanthor forest who was also very annoying.
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Following Anacilia, the group passed through several arcades and came to the greeting hall full of people. The largest reception hall in the palace was now decorated more magnificently and became the main banquet hall tonight.
Qin Lun glanced hastily in the hall, and found that there was basically no one he knew. There were all kinds of guests everywhere, including elegantly dressed elves and northern barbarians wearing a fur apron. There are halflings who are tall and burly, and there are dwarves who only reach the waist of the crowd, have a big beard, and have a strong voice.
A small stage was set up in front of the hall, and the huge Xingyue flag of the Silver Moon Alliance was hung on the rear wall. This is not only the host's toast stand, but also the venue for the band and dancers.
There is a ceiling made of tree vines above the hall. Countless thin vines hang down, both like a delicate vine spider web, and like a bead curtain with countless emerald green willow branches hanging down.
There are many fresh and delicious fruits growing on the vines. After observing carefully for a while, Qin Lun discovered that there are many kinds of fruits on these vines. There are at least dozens of them, many of which are unfamiliar to him.
There are more than a dozen long tables displayed around the hall, which are filled with various rare feasts and meat. There are large oak barrels containing ale in the corner, which can be accessed by pulling the cork on them.
However, these casks are reserved for dwarves and barbarians, and other elves and humans generally drink from the ready-made wine on the waiter's tray. City Lord Yinyue spent a lot of energy for this celebration.
"Filar!" There was a happy greeting from the crowd. Qin Lun looked back and saw Elistine running towards him with the hem of her skirt, followed by Idriya, Mustasia, and Lai. Ni and Linda four people.
Elistine wore an exquisite white dress with a low cut and waist, and her head of silver silk cascaded down her head in an elaborately woven flower crown. Although her chest was not as majestic as Mustasia's, it was round and straight, revealing a moving arc. There was a gemstone necklace on the swan-like snow neck, just like a fairy who just walked out of a fairyland, Qin Lun couldn't help but shine.
The four beauties behind her also have their own advantages and disadvantages. Under the knight dress, Mustasia's plump breasts are as full as a ball, as if she might jump out at any time. The toned figure and long legs make her waist and buttocks even more enchanting.
Idriya's dress was similar to hers. Although her breasts were still as flat as a mirror, her resolute face had another kind of valiant and heroic appearance. The other two beauties in Candlekeep, Linda has a playful and lovely temperament, and Leni is mature and steady, with a hint of scholarly air.
"Huh? It seems that our Lord City Lord takes good care of you." Qin Lun looked at the four well-dressed ladies and showed a sincere smile.
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"Respected council lords, welcome to Silvermoon City and join us in the harvest celebration!" Just as Qin Lun and the others were exchanging greetings, Ailaszhuo walked up to the high platform surrounded by several elders and raised his wine glass to everyone.
After the Lord Silvermoon made a warm toast, she suddenly changed the topic, "... Besides, Silvermoon City also welcomed a distinguished guest today, the elf prince Feral Moonlight from the Anker Elf Court! He has come from the Anker Elf Court thousands of miles away to offer his sincere friendship to the Silver Moon Alliance, let us toast him!"
Under the surprised gazes of the crowd, Ailas Zhuo pointed at Qin Lun in the crowd, and raised his wine glass to him. With a reserved smile, Qin Lun slightly bent over, and cooperated with Lord Yinyue to finish the play.
After drinking all the wine, there were many whispers in the hall. Obviously, the scene just now made the lords of the Silver Moon Alliance have many associations. And the envoys from some countries around the Silver Moon Alliance showed their surprises. They had not received any information about this before.
"Feral, Elistine, Idriya!" The crowd in front of Qin Lun suddenly dispersed, and a young dwarf squeezed out from the crowd, looking at Qin Lun and the others in surprise.
"Lorraine? Why are you here?" Qin Lun raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at his former dwarf companion.
"This..." Lorraine smiled shyly, and murmured, "Emily invited me here. I haven't returned to the Xuefeng Mountains. For the past few months, I have been in a shield at the southern foothills of the Spine of the World." Inside the dwarven camp."
"Nice to see you, Lorraine!" Elistine hugged the dwarf happily. The others, including Qin Lun, also seemed very happy.
Qin Lun's current joy is not faked. Since Lorraine is here, there will be an entry point for the epic plot of Mithral Hall.
"Lorraine, are you the emissary of the shield dwarves?" Qin Lun asked with a smile.
"No, the messenger is a nephew of the dwarf king Bruno, I just came to see Emily!" The young dwarf scratched his head embarrassingly.
Qin Lun figured it out as soon as he rolled his eyes. Bruno Warhammer wanted to take back Mithral Hall, but Mithral Hall is at the southern foot of the Spine of the World, very close to Silvermoon City. Without the consent of the Lord of Silvermoon, it might be difficult to achieve it. .
Since Alaszhuo did not introduce the dwarf messenger at this celebration banquet, maybe the covenant between the two parties has not yet been reached. Or maybe the shield dwarves and the Silvermoon Alliance have been eyeing each other for a long time, and everyone is already familiar with it, so there is no need to introduce it further.
"Filar, about Master Angelo..." Lorraine suddenly asked softly with some embarrassment.
"You already know?" Qin Lun frowned slightly, looking at the dwarf suspiciously.
"Yes, Lord Silvermoon discussed this matter with the envoy of the Dwarf King." Lorraine said in a low voice.
Alustri asks for help from the dwarven envoy? Qin Lun couldn't help being extremely surprised by this news, but after thinking for a while, he was not only impressed by the courage of City Lord Yinyue.
Ms. Hope probably did not arrange the security work as they thought, not only did they not impose martial law, they did not even notify the silver guards defending the palace. Judging from her request for help from the shield dwarves, I'm afraid most of the people here are kept in the dark, and she plans to let the Zhentarim assassins come in to catch a turtle in a urn.
"Isn't Lord Silvermoon afraid of causing heavy casualties in the Supreme Palace?" Rand, who was beside Qin Lun, also heard the news and was immediately surprised.
"Hehe, that Ms. Hope is really ruthless!" Hill should have figured it out, and explained in the team channel, "She is not afraid of killing a few people, even if the Zhentarim will successfully assassinate a few city lords who oppose her Lord, but as long as the perpetrators are caught and their identities revealed, the Zhentarim plots will only backfire."
"That's right, the Silvermoon Alliance has lived too comfortably under the leadership of Elastriol these years. If the conspiracy of the Zhentarim Society is exposed at this time, it will remind everyone that there is a powerful foreign enemy in the Silvermoon Alliance." Qin Lun said with a sigh, "External pressure will make the Silver Moon Alliance more united, and all voices against Alustriel will be dispersed by the fear caused by the Zhentarim..."
"Ah..." Just as everyone reacted, there was a horrified scream from a waitress in the banquet hall.
As if being whipped, the crowd dispersed suddenly, revealing a robust halfling lying on the ground twitching and foaming at the mouth. This halfling has a human upper body and a snow-white horse lower body, wearing an exquisite one-piece robe.
The halfling didn't seem to die, he kept kicking, his face was twisted into a ball, and there was a hint of gray in the depths of the emerald green pupils, as if the soul of the whole person was suddenly pulled away, and he completely lost consciousness.
"It's the lord of Cuerva!" Lorraine said in a low voice with some embarrassment.
However, at this time Qin Lun completely ignored him, observing the flustered crowd like lightning. A blue and green intersecting yin and yang fish pattern appeared in his left eye, and everything in front of him turned into a sketch of intertwined black and white lines.
"Found it!" Qin Lun's eyes lit up suddenly, and he looked at a hooded mage on the left side of the hall who was about to go out.