248. Take the long from the short

It seems that the crisis brought by the Gladon Plains disaster to the woodland kingdom is not entirely on the bad side. www.biquge.info At least Thranduil can learn in practice through this crisis how to use dirty politics and bloodless ways to keep all living beings away from the odious war.

Before leaving, Vernorr hesitated and held the Elven King's hand tightly. Confirm that the other party's eyes are full of confidence,

She smiled and said slowly, "Thrandil, please use your power and power carefully, okay?"

Sensing that the Elven King's hand was shaking slightly, and his eyes were about to darken, Vernor quickly showed a slightly shy smile and put his head to the other person's ear. "I ...... I don't like to be separated from you for too long, and the feeling of missing is not good at all. ”

"I promise you, there will never be anything like this again. Taking advantage of the situation, he hugged the other party tightly into his arms, and the elf king said firmly: "After this incident, I will not let the woodland kingdom face any more crises. At least not because of me. Therefore, after coming back this time, I am afraid that you will not be able to leave the woodland for eternity, and you will not have to leave me. ”

Vernor's body and mind finally relaxed. Considering that time was pressing, the sooner she could win the support of King Sedan, the sooner Woodland would be able to gain a solid backing, and she simply leaned on the other party's broad chest, giving them a brief but precious moment of interdependence before parting.

Half an hour later, standing on the highest terrace of the Woodland King's Palace, the Elven King watched Vernor ride a horned deer and rush out of the gate of the Woodland King's City. With the excuse that "having Mithril armor to protect her body, and having many worries with soldiers will inevitably affect her speed", she firmly refused the accompanying nurse sent by the Elf King. Fortunately, she did not refuse the Elven King's battle armor and saber.

Despite the fact that she had an official letter that read "Like the King of the Woodlands" and that she only had to show it to indicate that she represented the Elven King, Vernor had no way to refuse the armor that was more than one size larger and didn't fit at all on her body. With the saber that King Orifer once used and the armor of the current Elven King, the identity of acting on behalf of the Elven King is even more convincing. What's more, Thranduil was indeed not wrong when he said that this outfit could deter enemies on the road to some extent.

"Either take the soldiers assigned to you with you, or ride a horned deer and put on my armor. "The Elf King's attitude is also very resolute.

The silver-gray cloak flickered under the branches and leaves of the trees, and when it was finally out of sight, the elven king with the scepter in his hand began to slowly regain the sense of worry in his heart. Little did Thrandier know that hundreds of years later, he would once again stand at the top of the palace, tearfully watching as Vernoel led a vast procession of soldiers and attendants to leave him and leave the world he lived in. Thinking that he had arranged everything himself, and had no choice but to send her away with his own hands, the Elven King sat on the floor of the empty terrace, buried his head in his knees, and wept silently......

Of course, that's all for later.

Advisers and officials tasked with diplomatic tasks were already on duty, and the king in the kingdom had to be careful to ensure that the efforts of all the envoys were not in vain. Thranduil, who was not wearing heavy armor, still felt that his shoulders were unusually heavy, but instead of bowing his head under the invisible pressure, he puffed up his chest again.

"You mean, the highest official of Lone Mountain has come to the woodland with Lord Dewen?" After receiving an affirmative answer from the attendant, Thranduil gave the order to immediately meet the officials of Lone Mountain in the council hall.

The reaction on the side of the lonely mountain was faster than expected. It seems that the dwarven king, although he had a strong desire for wealth that nobles should not have, was not inferior in the matter of state affairs. In other words, it is easy to form a close alliance with the Lonely Mountain Kingdom?

Gently pressing the wooden doll hidden in his chest, the elf king, who was facing a major political event for the first time, felt infinite power. He raised his hand and motioned for the attendants to open the door of the council hall, and watched as the highest official of the Lonely Mountain walked in with a frown under the guidance of Dewen. Behind them were two dwarven generals dressed in furious faces?

"No matter who dares to buckle the hat for the joint military exercise, you must first ask our axe to agree. One of the dwarven generals was so angry that he didn't even bother to pay homage to the elven king, and raised his hand with a blew beard glaring - apparently he had forgotten that when he entered the palace, the dwarven officer had signaled him to hand over his weapon to the elven attendant for safekeeping. In the absence of weapons, the oath of the dwarven generals made Thranduil feel very happy.

"Maybe it's not that serious. Suppressing his smile with a cough, the Elven King did not blame the dwarven generals for their rudeness, but only glanced at the dwarves dressed as officials. The latter immediately saluted, took two steps forward and said solemnly: "Our Majesty said that if there are really creatures who blame the disaster on the plains for the joint military exercise and use it to launch a crusade, Gushan, as the initiator of the military exercise, will definitely take the lead and protect the safety of its allies." ”

Does this mean that Gushan wants to preempt the Woodland Kingdom and face the crisis that may be caused by the joint military exercise? Thranduil was a little puzzled and a little secretly happy. In his opinion, the dwarven king who regarded money as a religion must have taken the wrong medicine or forgot to take it at all. Even if he didn't know that the venue where the military exercise was held was an important cause of the crisis, with the attitude that King Gushan had always "don't care about it", he shouldn't have such a righteous attitude.

Thranduil glanced at Dewen with some astonishment, and suppressed the doubt for the time being. His eyes fell on the eyes of the dwarf general Chad, but he had a different interpretation.

Thinking that the performance of the lonely mountain in the joint military exercise made the elf king doubt the dwarf's combat effectiveness, Chad hurriedly added. "The sons and grandsons of Turin are not bad at all! The reason for the failure of the military exercise is because the tactics you used are too treacherous......"

The dwarven generals themselves find it disrespectful to use the word "treacherous" to describe a king, but the experience of joint military exercises has always made him unhappy. Under the warning eyes of the dwarven and elven officials, although he did not continue, he still muttered in a low voice: "I have never seen such a battle." ”

"Chad, that's enough!" the dwarven official, who was not proficient in warfare, did not understand why the Elven King was not angry, but instead curled the corners of his mouth and snorted proudly. However, he knew that he had to stop the two generals from talking, otherwise the open-mouthed generals would really anger the Elven King, and it would defeat the other purpose of this visit. At the king's behest, he brought two young dwarven generals to visit the Elven King, not just to show that the Lonely Mountain and the woodland were on the same side.