The bath was over.
On the soft bed in the master bedroom, Morgiana's face was a lazy and intoxicating red. Her golden hair was still slightly damp. She leaned on the soft pillow and leaned on Laing's shoulder. Her voice was faintly satisfied. "So, the Wood Elves came to see you?"
"Yes, the Wood Elves sent their emissaries. It is said that they are the Chosen Champion of Queen Alaier, 'Hero' Aralus, and the famous Wood Elf Prophet, Liv." Laing sat on the bed and held Morgiana's hand. He smiled and said, "The Winter Veil Festival is not a festival for the Wood Elves. So, the emissaries of the Wood Elves came to see me."
"The Wood Elves … I can't trust them anymore. If it wasn't for the agreement between us, I wouldn't have fallen to this point." Morgiana could feel that she was very relaxed. She liked it like this. There was only her and Laing in the room.
The two of them could always talk more in private.
The snowy scenery outside was very beautiful, but the Lake Goddess Witch couldn't enjoy it to her heart's content. She knew that Laing had taken a risk by bringing her out for the festival. Morgiana could only hate her own carelessness and the treants' betrayal. So, when Laing mentioned the Wood Elves, she subconsciously expressed suspicion and vigilance.
"Treants are Treants, and Wood Elves are Wood Elves. We still have to be clear about this." Laing shook his head slightly. "The Treants and the Wood Elves have a cooperative relationship. I have already told the Wood Elf King of the Forest, Ao Laing, and Queen Alaier about your matter. The Wood Elves said that the Branch Spirit, Teresa, has long disappeared, but they will still give you an explanation."
The Wood Elves were a group of isolated creatures, and the Treants rarely left the Esolorin Forest. The outside world had no idea what happened in the forest.
Morgiana's beautiful face was a little sad. "I'm sorry, Laing. I've rested for too long. I mean, I don't hate being with you, but why do I feel like a burden waiting for you in bed all day? If I'm around, Kasvann will definitely not declare war on the Empire. "
"Calm down and rest, Your Highness. It's very dangerous for you outside now. The vampires must be looking for you." Laing interrupted Morgiana's complaints. He stroked the Lake Goddess's back and said, "It won't take long. Three years at most, and you'll be as good as new."
Three years? 'It's still been too long,' Morgiana thought.
In fact, the Lake Goddess Witch had already prayed to the Lake Fairy. She admitted her mistake, and the Lake Fairy did not blame her. The Lake Fairy allowed her to continue the relationship with Laing in private, but not in public.
Laing arranged the pillows and quilt neatly so that Morgiana could lie down properly. He held her hand and said, "You must be tired, right? Have a good rest. I'll go see how Olica and the others are doing for dinner. "
The Lake Goddess Witch still had something to say, but she felt that now was not the time. She gently kissed Laing's lips and said, "Go. By the way, come and share a room with me tonight."
"Is this an order?" Laing teased, but Morgiana only responded with a roll of her eyes.
Seeing Laing leave, Morgiana secretly gritted her teeth. Although it was indeed comfortable to be played around in the large bathtub, it was inevitable that her back would ache. When the Lake Goddess Witch was first "purified", she had thought that after she recovered, she would make Laing forget about what happened between them. But now, her thoughts were completely reversed.
Ryan closed the door and came out. It just so happened that Amelia was standing there waiting for him. The little maid was wearing a daffodil colored princess dress paired with a white fox fur coat. She was slender and elegant. It was a rare occasion for the Winter Veil Festival, so the girl had specially changed into white stockings and princess shoes with heels. A hint of maturity appeared on her beautiful little face. When she saw Ryan come out, she said in a low voice, "Ryan, the guests of the wood elves have arrived. They are already downstairs."
When the Wood Elves came, neither Morgiana nor Olica were suitable to meet with Laing. Only Emilia was suitable to greet the guests with Laing. The little maid specially changed into her best clothes.
"Emilia, you're so beautiful today." Laing stared at his little maid for a while and smiled. "Did Suria buy this for you?"
"Yes, Sister Suria gave it to me as a graduation gift." Emilia twirled in front of Laing. The little maid was very excited. "I chose it myself."
"Come with me, Emilia. Talk less and look more." Laing indicated for Emilia to follow him to the first floor to meet the two Wood Elves.
The visitors were a male and a female. The male wood elf wore a golden helmet with antlers on his head, a luxurious lake-green scale armor, and a large handmade green cloak. His long black hair draped over his shoulders, and his handsome face carried an extremely strong sense of self-confidence and self-esteem. His black eyes were filled with an untamed aura, and at the same time, his gaze towards Ryan was filled with recognition and respect.
This Wood Elf's muscles were streamlined. Laing could feel that his body was full of explosive power, and he could also feel a trace of danger from him.
In a sense, the two of them were somewhat similar.
It was said that on the night of every new moon, Aralus would take his falcon and wander in the forest, looking for his beloved goddess, Lilith. Thinking of this, Ryan wanted to laugh, and the way he looked at Aralus became complicated.
The female Wood Elf wore a white Wood Elf silk dress with blue patterns. She held a long branch with many willow branches tightly intertwined. She had a slender horse face, thick lips, and small eyes. She didn't look very beautiful from a human's point of view, but she retained the unique wildness and fierceness of the Wood Elves.
The most special thing about the female wood elf was her hair. Her brown hair was coiled up and tied into a braid nearly half a meter long at the back of her head. Then, her hair was combed into a huge ponytail, which made her short stature seem even taller.
"Greetings, Count Laing -Macado. I am Aralos, Queen Alaier's Chosen Champion. This is the Prophetess, Liv. We have come to visit you and bring you greetings from the King of the Forest, Ao Laing and Queen Alaier. We wish you good health and a happy Winter Veil!" The male Wood Elf bowed to Laing as an equal.
"Greetings, Lord Aralos and Lady Liv. On behalf of all the citizens of Count Glamorgan, I would like to extend my greetings to the Wood Elves." Laing stood up and nodded. He replied to Aralos' greetings in fluent Elven, "Please take a seat!"
Seats had already been arranged in the hall on the first floor of the castle. There were also red wine and snacks. The two Wood Elves curiously observed the luxurious human residence. They were already hundreds of years old, but the number of times they had left the forest could be counted on one hand.
"Thank you." Aralos' attitude was rather arrogant. Fortunately, he still had some basic respect for Laing. The strength of the human in front of him was something that even the Wood Elves had heard of.
In Aralos' opinion, Laing was the Chosen Champion of the Lake Fairy, while he was the Chosen Champion of the Forest, Queen Alaier's Chosen Champion of the Forest. Their status and strength were about the same, so even the arrogant Aralos put on an amiable appearance. He tried to speak as calmly as possible to Laing, but Laing's Elven language was too similar to that of the High Elves, which he did not like. "Lord Laing, we are very sad about the matter of the Lake Fairy."
"Why did this happen? I want to know, why did the Dryads leave the forest? Why didn't you notice? " Laing said in an unfriendly tone, "I thought all the Dryads who went berserk were under Aegis' control."
Liv and Aralos looked at each other, and Liv said, "We're here to explain. Lord Laing, last year, the Sanctuary-level Orc Shadowbane Shakur attacked the Azoloth Forest. Due to the cold weather, most of the Dryads were in a deep sleep. During the crisis, we had no choice but to awaken some of the Elder Dryads to defend against the Orc army. The Branch Spirit, Teresa, was awakened at that time. She fought alongside us, but after the war ended, she went missing."
Aralos continued, "Later, in the Battle of Arden, we went through a lot of hardships to defeat Morgul. At that time, Teresa had disappeared. We thought that she had gone to sleep somewhere. If it wasn't for Sir Leon's news, we wouldn't even know that Teresa had left the forest and colluded with the vampires."
"So, this isn't your fault?" Laing sneered as he clenched his fist and placed his elbow on the armrest of his chair. He placed his fist on his face and said, "The Brittany respected the non-aggression pact with the Wood Elves. Princess Morgiana went to negotiate with Elder Teresa and was severely injured. Aegis is telling us that this has nothing to do with you?"
"We don't mean to shirk responsibility! Lord Laing, please don't treat Aegis as a treacherous race! " Aralos said angrily, "Aegis said that he would give the Humans an explanation. We have a pact with the Dryads, and we can't interfere with the Dryads' activities."
It seemed that what François said was true. In the forest, the Wood Elves and the Dryads were in a cooperative relationship, and many of the Dryads still refused to accept the Wood Elves. Laing frowned when he saw the situation.
The corruption of Chaos on the entire world was continuous and long. The Dryads of Esoloron were once a race that yearned for peace and kindness, but after thousands of years, under the influence of Chaos, most of the Dryads had become violent and belligerent. Many of them could no longer distinguish between friendly travelers and malicious invaders. All creatures that invaded the forest must be destroyed.
Even the kindest Dryad Elder Dursu, who was friendly and kind to the Elves, had become a berserker who relied on his instincts to kill and destroy his enemies. He no longer embraced the Elven society. He only treated the Elves as his allies and fought together to protect the forest.
Laing knew that his questioning was already the limit. He couldn't represent the whole kingdom. At most, he could only represent himself and the Lady of the Lake. Seeing the Wood Elves explain, he finally nodded. "Then I'll wait for your explanation."
"After Queen Alaier learned of this matter, she expressed her deepest apologies. She sent us here to apologize. This was indeed the wood elves' own negligence. Trade has allowed us to mutually benefit and solve many of our problems. That's why … we brought this as a gift for the Winter Veil Festival." Aralos was very unhappy with Leon's attitude, but Aleil, the Chosen of Gods champion, realized that he shouldn't make things difficult for Leon. The person in front of him made him feel a sense of danger. The wood elves had spent decades to find a reliable and trustworthy trading partner outside of the forest. He couldn't let his race's efforts go to waste.
The two Wood Elves signaled their subordinates to bring in a huge wooden box. They opened the wooden box and there were many oak shells inside. These oak shells were sealed and wrapped in silk. The oak shells looked very big.
Laing stood up and walked to the front of the wooden box. "What's this?"
"This is a berry wine brewed by Queen Alaier using the Spring of Life and the berries of the Era Oak. As long as you drink this berry wine, you can recover from any injury in three minutes. Remember, any injury!" Aralos said with some pride. "This is Queen Alaier's gift. The Wood Elves have never sold or given such an extremely precious item in any way. I believe this gift will satisfy Sir Laing and let the unhappiness between us be written off."
Berry wine brewed from the Spring of Life and the berries of the Era Oak?!
Laing narrowed his eyes. There were four huge oak shells in the wooden box. Obviously, there were four bottles of berry wine stored inside. At a critical moment, these were four lives!
"I can feel Aisley's sincerity." Laing nodded. He couldn't and wouldn't ask for more of such a generous gift.
"By the way, does the berry wine have any effect on the poison of the Ancient Tree Essence that Her Highness Morgiana was afflicted with?" Laing asked the question he was most concerned about while Aralos and Liv were around.
If the berry wine was useful, Morgiana wouldn't have to recuperate like this anymore.
"Uh … Sir Laing, the poison of the Ancient Tree Essence … is also brewed from the Spring of Life and the berries of the Era Oak …" Liv said awkwardly. "It won't have any effect. Also, the berry wine is only effective on living people."
"I see. Emilia, bring that over." Laing waved his hand and signaled his maid to bring out a small box. "Since our friend Aisley is so sincere, I will never let my friend suffer a loss."
After opening the wooden box, Aralos and Liv both had uncontrollable ecstasy on their faces.
It was amber! High quality large sized amber! There were at least seven or eight of them!
With these ambers, the wood elves could use their special sacrificial ritual to change classes and train more elite troops!
Thus, this meeting was a happy one. The wood elves left with satisfaction and could not wait to leave. They even declined Laing's invitation for dinner.
In the cold winter, the tree spirits fell into a deep sleep. Only the wood elves themselves could guard the forest. Their minds were now filled with the desire to send the amber back to the forest as soon as possible to increase their combat strength.
… …
An hour or so after the wood elves left, Leon and the others were ready to eat. A big, fragrant turkey was placed in the middle of the table. The few of them were praying to the gods of their respective faiths, thanking the gods for giving them food.
At this moment, a shrill cry came from outside the wine castle. "Help! Help! There's a monster! "
"What?!" The prayer was interrupted. Laing and Olica hurriedly ran to the window.
In the dark night, in the vineyard, a giant Sphinx Scorpion Tailed Beast appeared in front of Laing's eyes. The person in charge of the wine castle, Durand, was being grabbed by its huge pincers.
Crack! The pincers tightened, and Durand's middle-aged body was cut in half from the waist. He fell to the ground and died on the spot.
"Roar! Ha!" The Sphinx Scorpion Tailed Beast roared, making a loud noise in the dark vineyard.
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