In Dismark's favorite hot spring, a large number of elves and orcs had gathered. However, the elves outnumbered the orcs by several times, and almost all of their important figures had arrived. Behind Great Elder Updula stood dozens of senators, while Prudence stood behind Updula. Gao Bin and Lydia were also there. In comparison, the orcs were much weaker, with only about a thousand orc warriors.
On the edge of the hot spring, there were hundreds of corpses of both elves and orcs, showing the consequences of the conflict. Most of the elven corpses were covered with woven grass blankets. As long as it was within their power, the elves would not abandon the corpses of their companions. On the other hand, the orcs were much more indifferent. They just let the corpses of their companions lie on the ground, not caring at all.
In front of the beastmen's battle formation, there were more than two hundred beastmen kneeling there motionlessly with their heads down. There were even Shamans among them. The situation was very strange. It was reasonable to say that as the only group of wise beastmen, Shamans should have outstanding self-control. However, they were like ordinary beastmen. After arriving at the scene, they completely lost control and joined in the violence.
"Sorry, I'm really sorry!" The leader of the orcs bowed deeply to Updula and all the elders of the elves.
"An apology is enough?" Gao Bin said coldly.
The orc commander slowly raised his head and looked at Gao Bin. The fangs that extended from his mouth were only as long as a finger, which showed that he was not very old. He was at most forty years old. He only wore ordinary armor without any accessories, which was a sharp contrast to the guards behind him who were full of gold and silver jewelry. The orc commander's clothes were not in line with the orc tradition. However, no matter how ordinary he looked, Updula, Prudence, Gao Bin, and Lydia did not dare to underestimate him. They all knew the identity of the orc commander. He was Forza's favorite eldest son, Lionel! He was also the supreme commander of the orc reinforcements.
"Mr. Gao Bin, you should know that this misunderstanding was caused by someone!" Lionel pointed to a place. "Those elves were killed in a very clever and cruel way. It was not done by us orcs!"
"I know someone is playing tricks in the dark, but that person didn't ask you to taint the elves!"
Lionel was at a loss for words. He had investigated for a long time, but he still could not find the reason why the orcs and shamans collectively lost control. In the face of Gao Bin's question, he was speechless. He could only turn his attention to Ampudula, hoping that Ampudula could come forward to ease the situation.
However, Updura avoided Lionel's gaze. The Great Elder of the Senate was different from the Lord. He could not hide the truth from the masses. The society formed by the elves was also a relatively democratic society. Gao Bin's words represented the anger of the majority of the elves. If Updura's attitude was slightly weaker, it would definitely have a very bad impact on him.
Lionel was a little disappointed when he saw that Ampudula didn't say anything. He slowly said, "Sir Gao Bin, many of our people have died as well!"
"They deserved it!" Gao Bin said word by word, "I'm very curious. Did you come here personally just to quibble and clear the name of the orcs? Then … there's nothing to talk about between us. "
"Okay." Lionel took a deep look at Gao Bin and suddenly waved his hand.
His guards neatly pulled out their shiny scimitars. Before the orcs kneeling on the ground could react, the scimitars had already slashed down. More than 200 heads flew up almost at the same time. The splashing blood formed a bloody wave, and then more than 200 headless corpses fell to the ground one after another.
The sneer on Gao Bin's face disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. His beautiful pupils shrank to the size of a needle at the same time, and his lips were tightly pressed together. He had already captured some information from this cruel scene, and also came to a conclusion. No matter what he said, it was meaningless.
"Sir Gao Bin, are you satisfied?" Lionel said faintly.
"Okay, it's all a misunderstanding." Ampudula finally spoke. Lionel had already given an explanation, and he believed that most of the elves were satisfied with this result. How could they become enemies with the orcs over such a small matter?
"Yes, Great Elder Ampudula. In fact, I also don't want to see this kind of thing happen." Lionel paused, "And, from those elves, I saw a familiar figure."
"Who is it?"
"An old guy named Gale." Lionel said softly, "We can't let this war continue. I've decided to launch an all-out attack on the Holy Crown City from the day after tomorrow."
"Great!" Ampudula said happily, "Now the weather has become warmer, and the elven warriors can cooperate with you to launch the attack."
"Then I'll take my leave first." Lionel bowed, "There are many things to prepare."
Lionel waved his hand, and the orc warriors jumped on the wind wolves and galloped to the other side of the canyon. The elven warriors who had surrounded the orcs made way for them. The other side had punished all the criminals, and they had gotten the result they wanted. They had no intention of letting the conflict continue to expand.
Gao Bin had been staring at Lionel's back, lost in thought. One of his hands was slowly groping in his pocket. Lydia, who was beside him, smiled and handed over a wine bag.
Gao Bin didn't smile. He took the wine bag, raised his head, and gulped it down. The elves also liked wine, but they also needed to pay attention to their manners when drinking. What Gao Bin was doing was not drinking, but pouring wine.
In the blink of an eye, Gao Bin finished all the wine in the wineskin. Then, he tossed the wineskin back to Lydia. As he breathed, a faint smell of alcohol wafted out. Updula couldn't help but frown.
"Great Elder Ampudula, are you really ready for this war?" Gao Bin suddenly asked.
"Of course, I've been waiting for this day for a long time." Ampudula said, "Prudence is the commander, so we can't be as reckless as before. Gao Bin, when the time comes, you will cooperate with the orcs in the first battle."
"No problem." Gao Bin revealed a hearty smile, but his eyes were exceptionally sharp, and there was not even the slightest hint of a smile.
Ampudula felt that something was wrong. He thought for a while and didn't say anything. Then, he led the elders in the opposite direction.
The elven warriors gathered around and cleaned up the corpses of their companions. As for the orcs, they didn't care about them at all. In the end, they just set fire to them.
Groups of elven warriors retreated, leaving only Gao Bin and Lydia behind. Gao Bin seemed to be thinking about something, while Lydia was waiting for Gao Bin. She was used to this kind of thing. Gao Bin often thought about his own matters in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times. Lydia knew very well that Gao Bin had aroused Prudence's jealousy, so she didn't dare to leave for a moment. She was afraid that Prudence would take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of her.
After some time, Gao Bin slowly raised his head. "I remember I told you before that I don't want to bleed."
"What? You changed your mind now? "Lydia was stunned.
"I can't … not anymore." Gao Bin's tone was a bit heavy. His eyes flickered. "I know Ampudula. He's good at infighting, and only infighting. Believe it or not, even if all the elves on the continent gathered together and re-established the Senate, he would still be the Great Elder. No one would be able to compete with him."
"I believe everything you say." Lydia smiled.
"Lydia, I'm not in the mood to joke."
"I'm not joking." Lydia's tone sounded like she was blaming Soran.
"Haha …" Gao Bin smiled bitterly. "But when it comes to foreign affairs, Ampudula is too naive. He would rather believe in fairy tales that the situation is getting better and better than face the possible crisis."
"Crisis? What do you mean? "
"The orcs are too rough. They're too lazy to dress themselves up."
"You're … the same."
If it was in the past, Gao Bin would definitely tease Lydia. At least he wouldn't just take a beating and not fight back. But now, he wasn't in the mood to joke at all. He slowly said, "I'm talking about the details! Did you notice the scene when Lionel gave the order? Those orc warriors raised their scimitars at the same time. This proves that they already knew that Lionel had set the final bottom line. "
"What does this mean?" Lydia asked.
"Lionel didn't come here in a hurry. He had thought it through beforehand." Gao Bin said, "The most important thing is, where did he get the authority to execute more than a dozen shamans at once?!"
"Lionel is the eldest son of Forsa. This authority …"
"No!" Gao Bin interrupted. "You still don't understand the status of the shamans among the orcs. No matter what kind of serious crime they have committed, if you want to execute a shaman, you have to get Forsa's approval. Just like when we want to punish a great elf, in addition to getting the approval of the tribe leader, we also have to get a vote from the Senate. "
"Forsa also knows about this?" Lydia frowned. "Impossible! Fatto City is thousands of miles away from here. How could Forsa know? "
"What if Forsa is here?" Gao Bin asked.
"What?" Lydia was shocked. Although she already knew that Gao Bin would come up with some strange ideas, this judgment was still too absurd. "It's even more impossible! Forsa is here? Doesn't he want his own Fatto City?! "
"Yes … Doesn't he want his own Fatto City?" Gao Bin's eyes became confused. "It's exactly because I can't answer the question that I didn't warn Ampudula. However, I believe in my own feelings. I can also smell the intense smell of blood in the gentle morning breeze!"
Lydia became silent. As usual, she wouldn't waste too much energy on things that she couldn't understand or understand. She just waited for Gao Bin to make a decision. Her mission was to carry it out.
"Lydia, go … get ready," Gao Bin said in a very slow voice.
"You want to …"
"Yes." Gao Bin nodded slowly.
"Now?" Lydia's face was slightly red, and even the ugly scar on her face became shiny.
"No, tonight, I will find a chance to talk to Updura for the last time. If I still can't convince him …" Gao Bin was silent for a long time. "Then … I won't let an elf that I don't trust control the future of the elves."
* * *
Cain finally finished telling the whole story. Julia's face changed again and again, and her body swayed back and forth. She had to rely on Gibran's support to maintain her standing posture. Gibran's face was also pale. The two of them never thought that so many complicated and terrible things had happened in the past few months.
Because Cain had to take Julia's feelings into consideration, his narration was not biased. He didn't side with the humans or the elves. He only told the truth, and the truth itself was irrefutable.
So, Constance was even more uneasy. She knew a lot of inside information. It turned out that the human lord and Sunier were a couple. It turned out that Prudence was so despicable that he used Sunier to set up a trap and attacked Han Jin with Dragon City's Elder Maxwell. In the end, they failed. This made Prudence look even more like a clown. And the elves, who had been silent for a long time, finally stepped onto the stage as invaders for the first time. Their goal was to conquer the entire continent. Was this really the right thing to do?
"Julia, forgive me. I asked Cain to lie to you." Han Jin said softly. "I hope you can understand. I just wanted to protect you. I didn't want you and Gibran to have to face this."
"I know." Julia said with a trembling voice. "Raphael, tell me, do you really believe that Sunier betrayed you?!"
Han Jin was stunned. After a while, he said slowly, "There's no point in saying this now."
"There is a point! And you didn't answer my question! "Julia pressed on." Do you really believe that Sunier would marry Prudence?! "
Constance looked at Julia in shock. Even if she hated the human lord to the core, she still had to use honorifics. Julia's attitude was too presumptuous. She was worried that Julia would anger Han Jin. But to Gibran, Lang Ning, and the others, everything was normal. The reason Lang Ning used honorifics was because he insisted that there should be a hierarchy. And the situation was a little special at that time. The soldiers of Riptide were not willing to obey Han Jin. He had to show his attitude firmly. As for Morrisons, Sassoux, and the others, Han Jin's childhood friends did not know how to use honorifics, and Han Jin himself did not like it.
Han Jin did not know how to answer. His gaze was also avoiding Julia's.
"I know Sunier. She has a very strong personality. You should know her better than I do!" Julia said word by word. "Do you really think she will bow under pressure?!"
"Do you mean … I alone can compare to the future of the elves?" Han Jin smiled bitterly.
"Bullshit!!" Julia screamed.
Constance was shocked. Even Gibran felt that something was wrong. He quickly asked, "Julia, what's wrong?!"
"Can someone tell me that the god of war, Abraham, is an elf?!" Julia's attitude was still very intense.
The room was silent. For countless years, the elves had emphasized the purity of the blood of the descendants of the gods, but deliberately downplayed the fact that Abraham was a human. But now, Julia's words had enlightened them.
After a long while, Lang Ning said softly, "Julia, the lord has already said that there is no point in talking about this anymore. Sunier deliberately led the lord into the trap set by Prudence and Maxwell, right?"
"You believe it?" Julia sneered. "But I don't!" With that, she turned and rushed out.
"Julia!" Gibran hurriedly grabbed Julia. "Where are you going?"
"I want to ask Sunier face to face what happened!" Julia shouted. "Let go of me!"
"Julia, I asked Cain to bring you here so that you can go back." Han Jin said softly. "But it's not for Sunier. You have something more important to do. The elves are facing an unprecedented crisis."
"Danger?" Julia suddenly turned her head.
"The orcs. Perhaps in a few days, the orcs will attack the elves." Han Jin thought for a moment. "Julia, do you know the great elder, Ampdula?"
"What? Are you serious?? "Constance finally could not help but jump up. She had been shocked too many times today.
Han Jin ignored Constance and only stared at Julia. Julia was also shocked, but her emotions were much more stable. She thought for a moment and shook her head.
"Do you have a way to meet him?"
"I know Lydia very well. She should be able to help me."
"That's good." Han Jin took out a letter and placed it on the table. "Just give this to him. As for whether he believes it or not … it's up to fate."
Julia silently walked over and took the letter in her hand.
Han Jin's eyes fell on Constance. "To show my sincerity, Julia, take her back. There are now tens of thousands of elven prisoners in the Holy Crown City. I plan to release them in batches soon. Tell Ampdula that if he really cherishes his people, it's best to send a few messengers to talk to me."
Julia glanced at Constance and whispered, "I got it."
"Also, Julia, you have to take care of yourself." Han Jin paused. "You have to understand that you are an elf, not my messenger. Do you understand what I mean?"
Julia slowly nodded.
"Alright, it's getting late. You should go." Han Jin waved his hand, and a talisman that he had already prepared shot out. It turned into a white light and disappeared into Julia's body. "Gibran, you can't go with us. Otherwise, you will bring danger to Julia."
Gibran smiled bitterly, but he didn't refute. Han Jin's meaning was obvious. Julia was an elf, not a human messenger. Only by maintaining this attitude would she be able to gain their trust. If he followed along and was discovered by the elves, the consequences would be unpredictable.
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