Chapter 32: Counting is Counting
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Dark Chocolate released all the contents of the memory stone, and the recording stones in each room stored everything they had done last night in this memory stone.
With it, the Great Elder also had to believe that the dark chocolate was innocent, because this memory stone clearly recorded their whereabouts last night and night.
"I knew that the knife boys wouldn't be so peaceful," Dark Chocolate said to the Great Elder after putting away the memory stones, "I was just worried that they would attack us at night, so I made this preparation, but I didn't expect to help us, Great Elder, now you can believe that we are really not prisoners, right?" β
With the ironclad evidence in front of him, how could the Great Elder not believe it?
It's just that since they are criminals, the biggest suspect must be the knife boys, but how can we catch them and make them unable to hide?
"Do you also think that this Dark Demon Clan is the most suspicious?" The Great Elder asked suspiciously.
"Of course it's them, who else but them, is there really an elf who wants to rebel, that's why they stole the queen's gem?" Tian Tian is more convinced than anyone else that this must be done by the knife boy, so he has no scruples about authenticity.
But when he said this, he was greeted by the silence of the Great Elder.
This made Linlin couldn't help but pull this somewhat excited sweetness back to her seat, and whispered, "Shhh...... Listen to the Great Elder's words. β
Tian Tian also suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm a little too aggressive......"
The Great Elder didn't blame Tian Tian, and after sighing, he said: "Actually, the forest is not very peaceful, too many elves have been caught and killed in recent years, and many elves are also dissatisfied with Her Majesty's rule. β
"Scared? Is it really possible that the elves themselves did it? Hearing this, Tian Tian exclaimed, and after receiving the murderous gaze of Linlin and Dark Chocolate, she immediately covered her mouth with her hand, not daring to say another word.
"Of course, we don't want to believe that, but if it's really not you, and it's not the Dark Demons, we can't help but target the elves, you know, this is the last thing I want to see, for so many years, we all hope that Her Majesty's rule can be more peaceful and stable, but in fact, it is not......"
There were some things that the Great Elder didn't want to tell outsiders, but there was no way, he still had to say it, because without the help of Dark Chocolate, it might be difficult to find out the real culprit, and it might also lead to the end of the queen's reign.
"Three years ago, an elder proposed to re-elect a new queen," the Grand Elder recalled, "At that time, there were different divisions within the Elders' Pavilion, and the Elders' Pavilion lost five senior elders for this matter. β
"Didn't you say that the five elders returned to the elven tree?" Lin Lin had also heard about the elder who had suddenly disappeared, but it seemed to be different from what the elder said.
Speaking of the five senior elders, the Great Elder couldn't help but let out a deep sigh, as if he was recalling a painful incident that made his heart uneasy.
"That's just what Her Majesty said to appease the elves, who have been locked up in the Elder's Pavilion all along." The Great Elder said sadly in a deep tone.
"Everything seemed to be fine at that time," the Great Elder took a sip of hot tea and took a breath before continuing: "There are more and more fruits on the Elven Tree, and the Fountain of Life that needs to be absorbed becomes more and more, which makes the elders in the Elders' Pavilion feel very worried, worried that the Fountain of Life will dry up one day, after all, the Elven Tree needs the Fountain of Life in order to continue the growth of the fruit, but there is no end to it. β
"Didn't Her Majesty say that the fountain of life is endless? Just like the lives of our elves, we have been blessed by God, can we be free from the pain of the cycle of life and death on the godly earth? Linlin also recalled the words of Her Majesty the Queen.
But these words were denied by the Great Elder, "That's just a lie told to appease the elves, think about it, for so many years, the queen has sent people to guard the elven holy land, never let the elves approach, so that we are completely ignorant of the situation of the tree of tree spirits, why do you think this is?" β
"Could it be that the Tree of Treants is failing?" Linlin asked in a panic.
Although the Great Elder didn't want to admit this fact, the fact was already in front of him, and he couldn't deny it, so he said: "Because we are worried that the people of the Dark Demon Clan will discover this secret when they arrive, we have asked Her Majesty to cast an enchantment to completely cut off the Holy Land from the outside world, if it is discovered by outsiders, then our Elf Clan will be even more dangerous." β
"What do you mean by telling us, Great Elder?" Dark Chocolate didn't understand the Great Elder's intentions, wasn't he afraid that they would spread the news?
"Huh......" The Great Elder didn't know what he wanted to do, he only felt that maybe this was an opportunity, maybe he could find a turning point in the Elven Forest, so that both the Elven Tree and the Fountain of Life could be saved, "I hope you can help us save the Elven Clan." β
Tian Tian looked confused and asked, "What does that mean?" β
"Can you be specific?" Dark Chocolate seemed to grasp what the Great Elder wanted him to do, but he was not sure, so he asked carefully.
"I hope you can secretly investigate this matter, if the gem was stolen by the elves, I hope you don't make a big deal and leave this matter to me to deal with, if it is stolen by the Dark Demon Clan, I will take you to Her Majesty and tell the whole story of this matter, so that these hateful Dark Demon people will be punished as they deserve."
The Great Elder had reservations, but he believed that Dark Chocolate was a smart man who would understand what he wanted to do, so even if he didn't tell him in that part, Dark Chocolate would know what to do.
"I see, then let's take our leave first, thank you Great Elder for trusting us, I think we know what to do." Dark Chocolate didn't give Tian Tian and Linlin a chance to ask the Great Elder for a clearer meaning, and when he understood it, he immediately asked the Great Elder for his resignation.
On the way, Tian Tian wanted to know what they were going to do, but whenever she spoke, Linlin would stop her, and Dark Chocolate walked silently in front, walking so fast that the two behind them had to trot to follow.
Returning to the residence, Tian Tian couldn't hold back any longer, and went straight to the point and asked, "What does this mean?" Dark chocolate, what do you say? β
In fact, dark chocolate also needs time to think about whether it is right or wrong to obey the words of the Great Elder.
The dark chocolate that snorted silently made Tian Tian feel angry and didn't know where to sprinkle it, so she could only complain to Linlin: "Really, what kind of mystery is it, it's not a big deal, it looks like it's going to be a coup d'......."
"Shhhh......h β
"Is this necessary? Besides, even if it's none of our business, how can we make it seem like we're part of it? The more Tian Tian thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, as if they were going to be an underground party, as if they could bring a fatal crisis to this elven country at any time.
The silence of the dark chocolate, as well as the cryptic words of the Great Elder, made Linlin also grasp some important points, and knew why dark chocolate was so distressed.
Tian Tian is not a fool, after she said such a thing, Dark Chocolate and Linlin did not refute, the only thing that can make them not refute is only one possibility, that is, this is not like, but really they joined this "underground party" and are going to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat.
"Isn't it?" Tian Tian felt to herself, "You want to do this too?" It's not our business, we're not elves, we're just here on a mission, and we can't get involved in such a dangerous thing, we can't ...... it."
Tian Tian felt that her mind was very confused, she felt as if she had been targeted, and nervously felt as if they had become this mutineer.
Lin Lin grabbed Tian Tian, who wanted to talk about the objection, and let him say quietly: "We still have to think about this, isn't it that dark chocolate hasn't decided how to do it yet?" If he had thought about it, he wouldn't have been so silent. β
"Dark chocolate, you can say something quickly," Tian Tian didn't want to go through this muddy water, and she didn't want to infiltrate it, so she urged: "Anyway, we are not the ones who steal gems, I don't want the task items, we will go back now, and we will go now......"
"What about the crazy brother?" They may be able to ignore the others, but they can't, "The Great Elder also said that only the sap of the Elven Tree can save the mad brother, but if this incident is not settled, we will not be able to get the sap." β
"Yes," Lin Lin seemed to have thought of this, so they no longer had the right to refuse what the Great Elder asked them to do, "We can't ignore the crazy brother." β
"This ......" Tian Tian couldn't come up with a plan for a while, and sat back in her chair at a loss.
However, Dark Chocolate's thoughts were quite clear, and after sorting it out, he said to the two: "No matter which party gets the gem, it is better for us to calculate it and not spread the news that we have been cleared of the crime, so that the other party thinks that we are the most suspicious person, and come to lure the snake out of the hole." β