The only belief supported me, and I moved forward day and night and finally left the forest that seemed to have been covered by ice and snow forever. The moment I stepped out of the forest, I felt the warmth of the long-lost sunshine.
Just like her warmth!
Guarding the border post of the Kingdom of Ballinstow on the west side of the Mist Forest, the guarding soldiers had just intercepted a traveler who crossed the forest and entered the national border. Perhaps the name Traveler can be better described as a wanderer. The refugees who arrived here had thin faces stained red with blood, stained cloaks, and severe frostbite everywhere on their bodies. They seemed like dolls that had lost their souls┉┉
"Are you an elf?" When the other party took off the cloak and hat on his head, the soldier looked at the pair of pointed ears unique to the elves with slight surprise.
The elf man did not answer, his eyes were empty and unfocused, and the expression on his face seemed frozen without any change.
The guarding soldier was called back by the captain to give some instructions and then ran back and said: "Some time ago, a team of elves who escaped from the east entered our country's border. Are you a lost member of that team?"
The soldier's words were like pebbles thrown into a lake, arousing ripples deep in the elf's heart. The originally lost eyes were suddenly filled with feelings called hatred: "Yes┉┉I It’s with them, can I go see them?”
After hearing the answer, the soldier nodded, and everything that followed was relatively simple. He prepared some food for the elves who had fled here, and notified the priests in the nearby temple, asking the temple priests and guards to lead the elf and those who were placed there. The elven fugitives in the Holy City gathered together.
After Flora became a saint, except for a few oracle priests who still held power, most of the operations within the Holy City had begun to get back on track. As a city that promoted the theory of the balance of all things, the Holy City was abolished under Flora's major reforms. The racial immigration discrimination system that was established during the period of chaos and was contrary to doctrine began to accept different ethnic groups and reintegrate them into the Holy City. This approach has won the support of many other ethnic groups, causing many ethnic groups on the mainland, especially the elves and dwarves who were persecuted under the influence of the Eastern Holy See, to migrate to the Holy City's sphere of influence to seek refuge.
In the past 60 years, many ethnic groups, including elves, dwarves, and orcs, have migrated more than one million people to the west side of the continent. Under the leadership of Flora, the Holy City has adopted various skills brought by the immigrants of the new ethnic groups. Cleverly dealing with various countries, mediating the distribution of interests with the kings, the purpose of cooperation has been achieved.
It’s just that this policy of ethnic integration is not only contrary to the racial supremacy of the Holy See, but has also become the most hated thing by the slave traders in the free cities of the East. After the reforms in the Holy Capital, both the Holy See and the Slave Traders Federation in the East, He has never stopped spending huge sums of money to support the priests who oppose Flora within the Holy City, as well as the nobles who secretly resist the new policy.
With the help of long-distance portals, it doesn't take much time to reach the Central Holy Capital from the border area. The priest who accompanied him along the way has noticed something unusual about this elf. His eyes were completely unable to see his companions. The joy, those eyes revealed only coldness.
"Do you know who led your companions to the Holy Capital this time?" The priest asked carefully. Although he did not think that the Holy See would use elves as spies, in any case, this elf gave him a very good feeling. horrible.
"Is it Begret?" the elf said lightly.
The priest finally said with confidence and smiled: "Yes, he is really amazing. It is said that they sacrificed many people because of the abnormal snowstorm in the Mist Forest this year, but they still led the team to support themselves through the snow-blocked area. forest."
"Yeah┉┉It's really amazing┉┉" As if he was suddenly tired of the sun, the elf put on his hat again to cover his face and sneered.
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As one of the leaders of the fleeing elves, Begret knew that the great migration of all the tribesmen led by Airogel was not planned and completed by Airogeel alone. A long time ago, Saint They all secretly contacted Airojiel and many elders in the tribe, planned the migration route and method, and encouraged Airojiel to persuade everyone to implement the escape.
During the critical period when the Holy See and the Holy Capital are competing for influence, if the elf team leading more than 5,000 people can successfully escape across the eastern part of the continent to the Holy Capital, it will not only be able to make up for the lack of believers in the Holy Capital in the western continent, but also become a holy city. They all promoted strong proof of their ideals, causing more waves of escapes in the eastern continent. And for the leader who commanded and led the escape, this would definitely be a great achievement!
Begret, who had watched Elrogel grow up since childhood, knew that this pure and innocent girl would not lead everyone to escape because of greed for power and credit, but no matter what purpose Elrogel had, Anyway, he will be the hero who leads the team into the Holy City.
Although he could only lead more than 500 people into the Holy City, which was far less than the original minimum estimate of 3,000 people, the unusually bad weather in the Mist Forest gave him the best excuse. No matter how many people there are, it is not important. What's more, it is a great achievement that he has led the team to the Holy Capital.
Begret sat in his own room and was excited thinking about the rewards he might receive in the future. This elegant room of his own and the servants arranged to serve him, as well as some low-level priests and nobles in the Holy City The respectful looks and wooing towards him all showed how much he was valued by the Holy City. I heard that the Holy City was now preparing to publicize his deeds.
"Excuse me for disturbing you, Mr. Begret." A guard came in and saluted.
Begret quickly put away his smiling face and replaced it with a calm look and said, "What's the matter?"
"There is some good news, Mr. Begret. Today, the border guards discovered one of your lost compatriots. The temple priest is accompanying him to the Holy City. The elf said that he hopes to see you no matter what, and wishes to Thank you."
Bergret pretended to be happy and shook the guard's hand excitedly and said, "Are any of my compatriots really surviving?"
"It's absolutely true, Mr. Begret." The unaware guard said with sincere joy.
For Bergliet, this is considered 'good news'! In the days after arriving in the Holy Capital, Begret was most worried about Erogel leading other elves through the Mist Forest. After all, his abandonment and deception of his subordinates would definitely anger Her Majesty the Saint, but it was okay. What's interesting is that during these days, only some of the lost members of their own team crossed the forest, and there was no news of a large group of elves entering the Holy City at the border.
It seems that the beautiful and pure Airojiel may have been buried in the forest covered by ice and snow!
hehe! It's a pity to lose the most beautiful sound of the lyre like this. If you weren't so stubborn to take care of those burdens, I'm afraid it's you who can be rewarded by the Holy City now. But I also want to thank you, Airo Jie'er, for your stubbornness and stupidity in giving me the opportunity.
When he thought of this, Begret couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Now he still went to meet the lost compatriot, and he had to show that he was touched.
When Begret came to the lounge, the priest and the lone fugitive elf were already waiting. After Begret came in, he found that the compatriot sitting next to the priest was still wearing a hat to cover his appearance. When he saw him, the other person seemed He stood up as if his whole body was shaking with excitement.
"Thank you for the blessing of the goddess of ice and snow, Adolma. I'm so happy to see you alive!" Begret, who was still not feeling self-conscious, said with the elf's blessing gesture.
The standing elf rushed forward excitedly when he saw Berglet. In the eyes of others, he seemed to be happy to see his companion and wanted to hug him. However, the keen priest suddenly noticed the elf's actions, and he put his right hand He stretched out his left hand sleeve and pulled out a blood-stained dagger.
impossible! His clothes and belongings should have been searched before. All the blades and sharp objects have been temporarily detained. Even the clothes and hooded cloak were brought by Kokoro. Where did he hide the knife? of? The priest couldn't think anymore and shouted loudly: "Stop him quickly!"
But the elf was only a few meters away from Begret. When the guards and Begret himself reacted, it was already too late. The elf man slammed into Begret's arms, and the two of them were in the same room. It looked like they were hugging each other, and the dagger in the elf's hand had pierced Berglet's heart, and the bright red blood dyed the white robe he was wearing and flowed down.
The violent running and bumping had already lifted the hat that the elf man had used to hide his face. The familiar face in Begret's memory was now as frightening as a vengeful demon that had just crawled out of hell, and blood began to flow from his mouth. Begret spoke the last few words of his life in fear: "Greg┉┉Gressel, why are you┉┉"
Begret! Begret! If you hadn't abandoned your clan members, Elogel wouldn't have sacrificed herself to let the team survive. If it hadn't been for you! Elogel will never accept the compromise and become the property of the ruler of the Mist Forest forever! All this┉┉All this┉┉
"This is all because of your betrayal!!"
Gresel, whose heart was consumed by the fire of revenge, roared angrily, opened his mouth and bit down on Begret's neck with all his strength. His teeth penetrated the skin and tore the opponent's windpipe. Begret screamed in pain. In the sound, Grethel tore his flesh and blood violently with his mouth. Blood spurted out like a fountain, and the clean room was instantly stained with a thick layer of blood mist.
The guard who rushed forward violently subdued Grethel and pushed him to the ground. Begret, who lost his strength and fell to the ground, clutched his neck and struggled in vain. The suffocation of being unable to breathe made Begret extremely painful.
"Hurry up and call the priests and doctors!" The priest hurriedly used magic to heal Berglet's injuries, but the elf's slowly losing luster showed that it was too late. Even the high-level female priest was here. I'm afraid I won't be able to save Begret anymore.
The priest shook his head and had to admit that the important leader who led the elves to escape here was dead. In any case, this was his dereliction of duty. He actually brought an assassin to an important person! But there was one thing that he didn't understand no matter what, where the elf man hid the dagger.
When the guard lost the murder weapon and handed it to the priest, the handle of the dagger had been removed and only the blade was left. Suddenly, the priest walked up to Greser who was subdued by the guards, squatted down and pulled Grether away. A terrible wound on your left sleeve and arm said it all.
After removing the handle of the dagger, the elf inserted the blade into his left arm to hide it from the guards!
What kind of hatred made him use such terrible methods!
Looking at the blood-stained sacrifice on Grethel's face, I felt shuddering, but in any case, Her Majesty Saint Flora must be notified of Berglet's death immediately. The identity of this elf is also questionable. It is most likely that he is Those anti-Holy City forces from the Eastern Continent who are sent here must leave their certifications and accounts alive no matter what so that Her Highness the Saint can give an explanation.
"Keep him locked up and don't let him commit suicide. Immediately inform Her Majesty the Holy Lady to investigate this matter!" the priest hurriedly used his authority to order.
The guards quickly escorted Gressel and stood up and shouted angrily: "Go away! How dare you laugh."
Gresel, who was being held up like a puppet, just looked up to the sky and laughed, without any intention of resisting. He looked as ferocious as if he had fallen into a crazy murderous mania.
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When Saint Flora, the highest authority in the Holy Capital, arrived at the scene of the murder in the annex from the central hall of the Holy Capital, three hours had passed. The annex had been heavily guarded by the Templars directly under the Holy Capital, and they were responsible for leading The priest who came here from Grethel had already been waiting here with a guilty look on his face.
Flora looked at the blood stains all over the room, shook her head and sighed softly: "It seems that this is not a little holiday."
Fenalia, the next Saint, silently supported Flora and couldn't bear to close her eyes. The female elf Istna without any scruples lifted a corner of the white cloth covering Berglet's body. When someone nearby tried to stop the female elf's behavior, Flora waved her hand gently to indicate that she didn't have to worry about the female elf's behavior.
The female elf's hands shone with emerald green magic light. After a while, the female elf covered the white cloth again and walked to Flora and whispered a few words. Flora nodded first and said to the priest present at the time: "That person Has the evil spirit been imprisoned now?"
"Yes! Your Highness Saint Flora." The priest hurriedly lowered his head in fear and replied.
Flora nodded and said, "Let's go, take me to meet him. I want to ask him something personally."