Even after the rise of Free City, there are still countless old-fashioned nobles who are more inclined to Yas's Leaf, thinking that the cultural atmosphere here is worthy of everyone's old fox's city.
The elf capital that players see in the game is actually just the outer civilian area and commercial area.
As a race with a long history and incomparably arrogant, the pinnacle of elves is not there, but their temper has not changed at all.
At that time, the player character was a human race, and the elves he knew were not great nobles, so he didn't see the white eyes in the leaves of Yas.
But now Roger has come as the special envoy of the empire, carrying hundreds of billions of ivy coins on his back, and he may also represent the official investment and construction of the empire, and was directly greeted by the elf queen.
On weekdays, he was also accompanied by great elves. Except for the palaces of the queens and princesses, as well as the church temple, which had always maintained an extremely hostile attitude to the Qingteng Empire, he was free to come and go in Yas's Leaf, and to visit casually.
On the surface, Roger is for a new round of trade negotiations. The construction of electric power and railway transportation lines within the Elf Empire will be jointly invested by the Qingteng Empire and the Elf Empire, and a large number of joint ventures will be established.
The development of the Qingteng Empire has demonstrated the importance of infrastructure projects.
The Elf Empire understands that this is a national project and has to hold it in their own hands, but they have been madly squeezed for wealth by the Kingdom of Terra over the years, and they can't make any money if they want to repair it.
Roger brought the investment intention of the empire, so that the infrastructure of the elf empire can be done, keep up with the progress of the whole world, at least not fall behind.
There is a hidden danger that the lifeline is held in the hands of other countries, but it can only be swallowed by gritted teeth.
Because once the surrounding countries have completed the upgrade of relevant infrastructure, the Elf Empire will be completely backward in terms of transportation and basic living security, and the loss will be even greater.
Of course, the Qingteng Empire aims to increase the productivity of the elf empire, and then the products can be shipped, and the cost is controlled within a certain range, and there is no attempt to actually rule the elf empire.
So I just participate in the investment and ensure my own profit, and I don't have much interest in the controlling stake.
But because of participating in the construction, mastering many arrangements and secrets of the elf empire is inevitable, which will make the elf empire turn against the empire one day, and the interior may encounter very precise "destruction".
In secret, through this round of negotiations, Roger also quietly reached an agreement with some authoritative figures within the Elf Empire, and the Empire would assist them in expelling the influence of theocracy.
People are extremely greedy, and the footsteps of foreign wars have been held down, so when they want to expand their power internally, they can only let their peers out as much as possible.
In the past, theocratic power was a supplement to the royal power, and it could play a role in assisting and educating the people and reducing the cost of rule.
But now, the function of theocracy has been infinitely weakened by the illusion of bliss. Instead, it has become a constraint that must be maintained by the power of belief and consume the country's vitality. Many people have begun to see theocracy and the church of the gods as distasteful.
The gods regarded the nobles and officials among the mortals as shepherds, but in the eyes of the less pious nobles, the church and priests were just little leather whips that helped them make their horses run faster.
Now Elysium is obviously the better little whip. Not only will the church not be able to help, but it will also suck its own blood and consume the population to fight useless battles, which makes it hard for him to face Tasika. There are already many nobles. I'm trying to figure out a way to clean up my theocracy in my territory.
The only thing that made them have no immediate opponent was the lack of strength.
Especially in the elf empire, there are quite a lot of devout believers, and the first one is the current elf queen Gladys Moonwalker. She is an absolutely devout follower of the god of nature, and it is absolutely impossible to convert.
According to legend, the Moonwalker family is one of the oldest families in the world because it has the blood of the god of nature flowing in it to become the royal family of the Elf Empire, and it also relies on the power of the church.
There were many people who had opinions on the Church of Nature, but no one took action. It was not until Roger, on behalf of the Qingteng Empire, that he quietly expressed that he could "contribute" to help them solve the troubles of the gods, and finally there was hope of action.
The highest decision of the Elf Empire is made and implemented by the ruling council negotiated by the nineteen consuls.
The Queen and the Cabinet are responsible for daily rule, but the consuls who are close to the Moonwalker family occupy the vast majority of seats in the entire council, so the Elf Empire rarely has a national policy that can go against the Queen's orders.
The matter of suppressing theocracy, the Elf Queen did not agree, and there was no way for several consuls to unite.
"Luo Gong, do you have any way to convince our majesty?"
At this moment, Roger is talking about these consuls who are already dissatisfied with the God of Nature.
"There is definitely a way. You just need to support Princess Windsor's proposal at the next ruling meeting."
Roger smiled as if he was in control of the situation.
"Ah, the perfect princess? Like her mother, she is the most devout believer!"
"I can't say more about the specific situation. You just need to remember to cooperate with what I said. The empire must be the empire of elves, and it does not belong to any gods."
Roger showed a playful smile and swept over the six consuls present.
Although it is not enough for half of the nineteen consuls, as long as they are arranged properly, the elf empire will definitely change.
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Windsor Moonwalker, the eldest daughter of the contemporary elf queen, the crown prince, and also known as the perfect princess.
Whether it's magical talent, looks, personal charm, or even her words and deeds, she is the perfect example of the elves, and the perfect heir who can't pick out any flaws at all.
All the time, everyone from the queen to the elf empire, including the Church of Nature, also placed high hopes on Princess Windsor, believing that she would lead the elf empire to continue its glory after the lifespan of the contemporary queen came to an end.
But in a sideline in the game, Roger knew that the Princess of Windsor was not as well-behaved as she appeared, and he was also tired of the image he showed in public.
From childhood to adulthood, she has been excellent in everything she does, showing no flaws, and meeting all the needs of the elders for an heir, but this is actually the request of her mother, the current elf queen.
For Windsor's growth route, Gladys has made a detailed plan every hour since she was born, and fortunately Windsor is a very gifted and intelligent child who can always fulfill her mother's requirements very well.
This excellent display, combined with the promotion of the royal family, made the perfect princess well known and loved by everyone.
The estimated life span of elves in this world is about four hundred years. As a legendary powerhouse, it is not a problem for the elves to live for a thousand years.
She was born in Windsor when she was 800 years old. Now Princess Windsor is 100 years old. In another 100 years or so, no one doubts that Princess Windsor is the next queen.
For humans, this may be a prince who has been in the world for two hundred years, but for an elf princess, it is actually quite normal.
And from now on, Princess Windsor has been the consul of the Elf Empire and the Minister of Culture of the Empire.
In the elf empire that respects art and loves pleasure, this is not an idle job, but a very important one.
Princess Windsor naturally performed very well. During her tenure, she implemented many excellent policies and liberalized the management caliber, which made the cultural industry of the Elf Empire unprecedentedly active, and many excellent artists were born.
In this way, her voice and popularity are higher, and the reputation of Gladys's goddaughter has also fallen on the head of Princess Windsor.
After secretly meeting the six consuls, Roger stayed in the Leaf of Yas in the name of vacation, doing what an elegant nobleman should do:
Listening to the concert, enjoying the elf food, reading the collection of poems here, and admiring the museum, I did not make any excessive demands on the elf court steward.
Such a young duke, who is not yet married, is actually an old elf who looks submissive on the surface, but is quite arrogant and looks down on the human race, and is quite worried about Roger's rude request.
Until the third day, Roger came to the kendo club of the elves to participate in their anonymous challenge.
As longevity species, elves have studied various skills to a very high level, naturally including kendo.
The Kendo Club is a purely competitive field for sword skills, without any magic or auxiliary means. The pure and sharp sword skills of the elves are also quite famous in the Evernight world.
The anonymous challenge is a battle that everyone can participate in. A total of 1,000 people sign up, and the elimination system will determine the winner in one night. The final winner will have a very rich reward.
The game is a three-minute round, and there is no winner or loser. Both are eliminated. It is a very cruel rule, and it also tests the luck factor. Countless kendo masters will come to experience and test their skills.
When Roger came, the registration was already full, but he was a VIP. The palace steward made some arrangements, and one player withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons. Roger was counted among a thousand people.
As for whether it was the light of gold coins or the taste of power, Roger didn't care. Anyway, it was the privilege given to him by the elf resources, and he didn't ask for anything.
The palace steward obviously wanted to see Luo Jie ugly, because in the public information, the record of the Grand Duke Roger's shot is very few, and the limited combat record is also a magic output ability.
Although nobles often know swordsmanship, there is still a huge difference between practicing casually as a etiquette and being a real swordsman.
Moreover, in the anonymous challenge, from time to time, there will be swordsmen in practice to hone themselves and choose the next game.
Roger gave a faint smile.
Although he has not specially practiced swordsmanship, and magic methods are also prohibited here, he can't stand his system.
Although the lay-flat system has not done anything against the sky in the past few years, and after the Yuanhai series, there has been no outstanding contribution, but it has really piled up Roger's personal strength to a very high level.
It is mainly reflected by the candor.
Whether it's the thickness of the shield or various resistance skills, plus the recovery method, and the shameless rebound attribute, Roger is now so fleshy that the output monster like the Queen of Eternal Night wants to vomit.
Xiaoqiang, who can't be killed, is almost like this.
If the Eternal Night Queen is the strongest spear in the empire, then Roger is basically the man on the ceiling of the empire's defense power.
Fold up the thickest armor and prepare for the most venomous beating.
Still, the system, oddly, didn't reward the magic output that Roger had been hoping for.
After the initial mental power, Roger's related magic attacks were not rewarded, but a bunch of melee skills were given instead.
But just relying on this frankness and counter-injury, with the combination of those skills, Roger can already be invincible first, and then anger his opponent to death.
If it is a normal battlefield, the weapons produced by the secret method rely on etching bullets, and Roger can also aim slowly and play fancy output.
However, in today's kendo challenge, Roger is restricted from using equipment, so he will only rely on swordsmanship to duel his opponents
God-level Veronica's royal swordsmanship, even if Roger himself has not studied it intensively, but if he uses it alone, he can fight back and forth with kendo skills below the legendary level.
What's even more shameless is that he was playing a life-and-death tactic the whole time.
Anyway, my blood is thicker than yours, and you must be the one who hurts in the end!
Normally, in this kind of wheel battle, the opponent must cherish physical strength and blood volume, or rely on skills to win, because the repair time is very short.
However, Imperial Roshan has a super recovery ability, and it has a self-invigorating kind. It starts to recover blood in eight seconds after leaving the battle, and it is directly revived with full blood in half a minute. After round after round of easy promotion, I can't feel the tension of the game at all.
The elves outside waiting to see Roger's jokes were all surprised and helpless. Those traditional elves were so angry that they would explode when they saw a human race show off their might in the arena with this kind of combat method.
Although the name and appearance were hidden, but the racial characteristics were too obvious, Roger still showed it.
Is this a sword or a physique
But Roger didn't cheat either. He didn't use magic, he just had a little more passive skills. This is within the scope of the rules!
As long as he's not blind, he can see that Roger won this way, not by swordsmanship at all, but by shameless blood.
In the three-minute battle, he didn't have to think about defense at all, just attacked.
If others cut him, he will be re-injured. To calculate who will lose more blood, if he does not cut him, he will be cut first.