The starry night was silent, and the forest was silent. Two shadows flew across the forest, one after the other, and landed on the grass under the moonlight. The one in front was Gwendolyn, the Dragon Queen, who looked like a noblewoman. Behind her was Modesty. The latter seemed to want to ask something, but when she saw Gwendolyn's stern face, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. The Dragon Queen noticed the subtle change in her expression, and she said, "Say what you want to say. Are you afraid that I will eat you, like those mortals?"
Modesty blushed and was a little annoyed. Of course, she was not afraid of being eaten. She was afraid of the Dragon Queen because the Dragon Queen was stronger than her, but this was a fact that she was too proud to say. Modesty was annoyed by Gwendolyn's straightforwardness, but she had to answer, "I just want to ask, why did you let them go?"
"Because I felt the presence of someone, and I was afraid of attracting her attention," Gwendolyn replied, "so I had to let those little mice go."
"Who?"
"Elanta."
Modesty was shocked and shrieked, "How could it be her? Isn't that woman still in the Court of the World Tree?"
"That elf has the leaves of the World Tree on her. Elanta has always been monitoring this world through her flowers and plants. When I used the Grip of Tiamat, she happened to be alerted."
"Damn it, did she find out about us?"
"I'm not sure, but don't take any chances. From now on, we have to deal with the mess at Anzlois as soon as possible. Go and tell Malthus that he doesn't have to return to Anzlois. What he needs to do is to help Natasha take down Emerald Claw Fortress and let the Lion Beastmen in. I suspect that our secret can't be kept for much longer. We have to take the initiative, "the Dragon Queen said softly as she looked at the dark forest, her eyes reflecting the same gloomy light.
"Are we going to do it?" Modesty was slightly surprised.
Gwendolyn nodded slowly.
"But what about those little rats? Don't forget that Mythril is with them. If she returns to Dragon's Valley, we'll be in trouble."
"I know that they plan on heading to Loen and taking a ship out to sea from there. All you need to do is burn the ship at the port first. After the moshak captures Asgard, the lizardmen will naturally deploy their men to besiege the port. Without naval support, they won't be able to last long."
"Me?" Modesty replied timidly. "But what if Eleranta appears?"
"She won't appear. As long as we don't personally participate in this war, this is a dispute between the people of Jorgendy Ridge and Cruz. She will neither and has no reason to intervene."
"But haven't we already attracted her attention?" Modesty asked cautiously, fearing that it was a trap for her to face the sage who had lived for more than a thousand years.
"She has a motive, but no reason. This is Cruz, not Eleranta. The people of Cruz won't sit back and do nothing. We don't even need to do anything. The Holy Cathedral of Fire will naturally protest. We still have Her Majesty the Little Queen. She has her own ways to deal with this sage. Even a high and mighty sage has to abide by the rules of mortals and can't act recklessly. " "Of course," Gwendolyn replied calmly. "That's only if we make our move. After that, the barrier between mortals and 'gods' would lose its meaning, which is why you have to make the best use of your time."
Modesty's expression was a little ugly, and she replied reluctantly, "Then should I go to Malthus first, or to Loen first?"
"You go to Malthus first and ask him to lend you the dragon army."
Modesty was slightly taken aback before she understood what the other party was thinking. They couldn't do it themselves, so the dragon beasts were the best substitute.
"Hmph, cunning fellow!" The female dragon muttered to herself.
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"So …"
In the open area south of the Silver Gushing Valley, the hills began to level out, but along the northern edge of the Rokezi Highlands, there were still undulating hills and large forests. At this moment, Erouine's envoy group was hiding in such a forest. After nearly a day of fleeing, everyone was exhausted and had to stop for a while to enjoy a rare respite and dinner. But there was no need to think about starting a fire. At this moment, the plains in the north were occupied by the lizardmen, and any carelessness would lead to the encirclement of the army.
In the middle of a simple campsite — in fact, it was just a clearing in the forest — a large group of people surrounded a little girl as if they were watching a rare creature. The latter looked at the human man in front of her in fear, not understanding how he knew so much. She had only said one sentence. At this moment, she heard the man say, "You are Agatha's daughter, right? Is your name Fenix or Murin?"
"Mu Lin is my elder sister …" the little elf replied softly.
"So you are Fenix?"
The elf's cheeks puffed up.
Brando snorted softly, thinking to himself, "You really exposed yourself, you naughty brat, still want to fight with me." In fact, he had returned to the envoy group a few hours ago. Along the way, he had been trying to determine the identity of the little elf loli, but she would not tell the truth no matter what. She was a perfect example of a naughty brat. If he was a little nicer to her, she would start to talk nonsense, as if lying was free. And if he was a little more fierce to her, she would immediately tear up and be scared speechless.
In the end, he had no choice but to patiently use one name after another to test the little loli. Anyway, he had been to Fanzin before and was familiar with the Ten-Cities area and Greyhughes. The wild elves on the east coast of the Emerald Sea had a very close relationship with humans. There were even many wild elves who left their tribe to become mercenaries in White City and Ten-Arm Port. Therefore, some of the situations in Erranta were not a secret in Fanzin, and he was quite familiar with the high officials and dignitaries among the wild elves.
In the end, when he said Frederica, the captain of the guard of the wild elves' Great Elder Agatha, the little loli finally exposed herself because he used the name Martina. The little loli quickly refuted him, "Mother's captain of the guard is not called Martina."
With that one sentence, she had completely sold herself out.
And so, there was the previous scene.
Now Brando finally figured out who this little girl was. She was the daughter of the wild elves' Great Elder Agatha, Fenix. When he analyzed this point, he couldn't help but be stunned. He realized that it wasn't the first time he had seen this little loli. This naughty loli was very famous in the history of the future Wohnde. About sixty years later, in the history of the Year of the Wolf, she went to the White Plains as a representative of Erranta and became the one who issued the mission to kill Échis. In the entire "Amber Sword", there were very few players who had experienced the first era who didn't know her.
However, he couldn't help but look at this little loli a few more times. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't connect this little brat with the gentle and noble elf girl from history. The difference was too great. Little loli, how did your life go astray?
He patted the little elf on the shoulder and asked, "How old are you this year?"
"Sixty-two years old." The little elf had not yet turned from a loli to a maiden, so she could not be considered a lady. Therefore, her age was not a secret to her. She straightened her back and replied loudly, as if she was not replying to her age, but to something important and sacred. She added, "I'm already very old."
Elves reached adulthood at one hundred and twenty years old, sixty-two years old. This was the rhythm of a naughty brat. In human age, she was even younger than Chiyara. No wonder she was so naughty. Brando couldn't help but think that Great Elder Agatha was too irresponsible. How could she run away? And the key point was that wild elves were naturally curious. Of course, Flora was an exception. So, they often integrated into human society to satisfy their curiosity. But generally, wild elves, even adult elves, would at most be active around White City. This naughty brat ran to Cruz in one breath. There was a distance of thousands of miles between them. How did she run?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you get here?"
The little elf didn't answer. She just glanced at the sky.
Brando immediately thought of something. It was the Wild Elves' Floating Cloud Path. It was a bit like the Door of Flame in the Holy Cathedral of Fire, but in a different way. The Floating Cloud Path was a real divine artifact. It could send people to other places through the passages above the clouds that were left by the servants of God since ancient times. This divine artifact had several fixed transmission points above Wohnde, including the Loop of Trade Winds in the south of Tónigel. But if he remembered correctly, this divine artifact had no coordinates in Cruz.
He couldn't help but look at the little elf.
The little elf felt uncomfortable under his stare. She replied, "It's all because of Xianni. She said she saw three dragons fighting. She dragged me over and we were shot down."
"You were the one who wanted to see it. I just reminded you to be careful not to bump into them!" The dragon lady lying on top of her head screamed angrily, "Little elf, if you continue to shirk responsibility, I'll ignore you!"
The little elf pouted and stopped talking unhappily.
Brando knew who the real culprit was at a glance.
But forget it. Now was not the time to pursue the matter. After knowing the identity of the little loli, he was finally relieved. Aequosa was one of the three elders of the Wild Elves and the closest person to Eleranta. The origin of the little loli's emblem of nature affinity seemed to be very reliable. With her around, at least the Dragon Queen Gwendolyn and Modesty would not act rashly.
Of course, this was not what he was most worried about. He was most worried that the unreliable little loli's identity would cause new trouble for them. Anklois was now a mess. There were the Wind Elves in the North, the Lion Men in Toquinin in the South, the Jorgendy Ridge people and the Temple of Earth, plus the three dragons. If the Temple of Nature was also involved, this place would be a complete powder keg. Although it was not a bad idea to put a powder keg in the Empire, the problem was that Erouine was right next to it. Not to mention that he was still here, and Brando did not have the habit of blowing himself up.
"So, Miss Phoenix, how do you plan to go back now?" Brando thought of another problem. The Floating Cloud Path seemed to be a one-way teleportation. The little elf really did sneak out on her own.
He thought that the little loli would be flustered for a while, but she replied with dissatisfaction, "I'm not going back. Mommy is so naughty. I have to send you to class. I want to be the best Nightingale in the world. I don't want to go to class."
This answer made Brendel realize that it was indeed impossible to communicate with naughty children. But since even the little elf herself didn't care, then he naturally didn't have to worry. In fact, Brendel actually hoped that the little loli would stay. He obviously knew why the Dragon Queen Gwendolyn had retreated. The little loli staying in the team was like a protective talisman in human form. As long as she was around, the three dragons would definitely not appear easily.
After confirming the Elf's identity, the crowd naturally dispersed. Most of these people were Brendel's own people. After all, he didn't want to reveal Phoenix's true identity for the time being to avoid trouble. However, Chiyara and Romaine had more or less guessed the Elf's identity when they were in the Beehive. As for the former, Brendel wasn't worried. Chiyara may be young, but she was unusually mature. On the other hand, Romaine was muddle-headed. Brendel was really worried that she would say something wrong. He reminded her again and again until she glared at him with dissatisfaction. Only then did he understand that this merchant lady also knew the importance of the matter.
After sending the others away, there were only a few people left in the clearing.
Among them was the representative of House Seifer, Lady Kiyara, who was yawning out of boredom, and the merchant lady who was quietly exchanging experiences with the little elf. As for what experiences they were exchanging, there was no doubt that it was the experience between naughty children. The remaining people were The Shire, who looked serious on the surface, and the female mercenary commander, Jutta, who looked very tired. For the entire day, they had to rely on this lady's command. Although Maynild and Metisha also contributed a lot, Jutta was still the captain of the diplomatic team's guards. She had contributed the most, and now she looked like she was going to fall asleep if she closed her eyes.
Apart from these people who had escaped with Brando and met the Dragon Queen Gwendolyn, there were also Princess Magadal, Dilferi, and other members of the diplomatic team. For example, the Mountain of Flesh, the son of Duke Karsuk, the duke's daughter, Eugenie, Judy, Eco, and Marjory, a sergeant from Yanilasu.
Lastly, there was Lady Mythril from the Dragon Clan.
Among these people, only Kiyara and Roman could vaguely guess what Brando was going to say next. The Shire was here as Brando's aide and confidant, although in Tónigel, this position was usually held by Amandina. As for Jutta, she was the captain of the diplomatic team's guards, and Brando could not avoid her. As for the remaining two, as a Dragon, Brando did not have to worry about her being surprised by these mortal affairs. Since it involved the internal affairs of the Dragon Clan, he had to ask her to stay and participate in this secret meeting.
In fact, Brando was very clear that even if he did not invite Mythril, as long as she wanted to, there was no one in this forest that could not be heard by her.
As for the other Erouine members of the diplomatic team, Brando's feelings towards them were very complicated. As nobles, they were the closest to the Cruz nobles, and he did need their help to pacify the Cruz nobles who were in the midst of war. But on the other hand, he was a little worried that what he was going to say next would frighten these people and cause them to do something out of line.
Regarding this point, he decided to let these people stay after much consideration.
Firstly, he felt that Eugenie's words were not without reason, and he should try to trust these people. Secondly, the war between the Cruz nobles had nothing to do with the Erouine nobles, and perhaps what he was going to say would not affect them as much as he thought. Lastly, at this moment, the Erouine nobles had to stand together.
In addition to the people mentioned above, Brando also specifically asked Princess Magadal to stay —
Brando also asked the Nun Princess to stay because of special considerations.
This consideration was mostly due to the princess's special identity — because he did not know how reliable Kiyara's analysis was, and if it was true, what attitude would the Holy Cathedral of Fire have if it was true. Princess Magadal was undoubtedly the closest and most familiar with the Holy Cathedral of Fire in the diplomatic team.
After everyone left, the forest returned to silence. Brando's gaze swept across the faces of everyone present, and those who stayed more or less understood that the Count had something important to say to them, because most of the people present, except for Mythril, could see that there was something mysterious about the people who stayed behind: except for Princess Magadal and the little elf, there was no Cruz nobles present.
From this, it was obvious that what he was going to say next was closely related to the war between the Cruz nobles, and even more important.
But the members of the Erouine diplomatic team felt a little strange, because in theory, the Count rarely discussed these 'secrets' with them, and he had a group of trusted people.
At this time, Brando coughed softly.
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