The sky is full of red clouds, a symbol of sunshine. But the only fly in the ointment is that the distant horizon is still wrapped in thick black clouds, as if the light has never had a chance with that place.

The forests of Ervinia were still silent, except for the Wood Elf King's court and the loneliness, where the daily busyness had already begun. In the royal court, the courtiers reported on the court as usual at the palace register, and then took a thick pile of gongwen planks from the hands of the servants, and they walked along the green velvet carpet leading to the palace gate to their standing seats, and walked solemnly. Before the sun was three strokes, all the preparations for the early dynasty were over, and the courtiers and nobles stood on both sides of the green velvet carpet under the throne one by one, according to their respective duties and positions.

The Wood Elf courtiers and nobles kept talking to each other, but there was not the slightest hint of joy on the faces of any of them. Their faces were more like the withered flowers of Nicholas in the woods than the other. It seems that they can easily crush their faces.

"Bad news, that's terrible." The whispers of the courtiers were like a faint buzz in the palace.

After the buzzing whispers disappeared, the eyes of all the wood elf nobles and courtiers focused on the face of the druid elder Helger, under the vigorous white hair was a face carved by wind, frost, rain and snow, and the deep wrinkles were like a dry river, because of the rickets on his back, he had to hang his head silently, but the clear eyes were not cloudy, and the spirit expressed in the eyes did not belong to the cloudy state that old people should have, but he trembled slightly.

The hunchbacked Elder Helger stared at the Gong Wen plank he was holding in his hand, as if his thoughts flew into the distance, and in his silent thoughts, he didn't care at all about the gazes of these wood elf nobles and courtiers, until he was slapped on the shoulder by the person next to him, "Helger, I am here for the border affairs." All you need to do is tell Your Majesty directly what you have seen and heard in Nildagang. ”

"Oh, Legral. I had a terrible picture in my head, and thankfully you pulled me back into deep thought. Helger looked up at the man who patted him on the shoulder, the face of the old engraving was also carved with the marks of time.

"It seems that the news from the Sheffield border is getting around very quickly. The nobles who are watching you have finally stopped talking about trade frictions that should not have occurred with the Trians, and are full of talk about gold. But that's what you're doing in the south that really bothers me. Legral smiled rarely, though ugly.

"This may have something to do with that legend from a long, long time ago. The forces of darkness may have awakened. Helger could see the meaning of the smile on the current military governor of Erwinia, it was just a wry smile, "This is a big thing to worry about, if evil goes from north to south, it is only a matter of time before we are enveloped in darkness in Erwinia." ”

"I hope I can hear His Majesty's decision soon." Legral couldn't help but put away his smile and sighed softly, "Our Wood Elf Kingdom is going through another eventful season. What a memorable autumn to remember. ”

"Isn't it? For you, perhaps. Be aware that sometimes blind confidence can spell you disaster. Helger remained silent again, his eyes fixed on the throne, his eyes full of antiquity.

The sound of steady footsteps, long flowing golden hair and the golden wood elf crown coexist in harmony. The deep blue eyes shone brightly, equal to the mysterious brilliance of the seventy-nine flawless emeralds on the blade of the Lord Colin that were held down with one hand. Sheffield's breath shimmered with an unpredictable pale green light on the white finger that held the scimitar of the sun and moon. On the wide dark green elf king robe, the chic tree-patterned unicorn crown and shield emblem exudes a noble temperament all the time.

"His Majesty the Wood Elf King is coming! May Your Majesty's achievements be eternal. The courtiers and nobles of the Wood Elf court shouted in unison, and they all looked hopefully at Sheffield I Wood, who had ascended the stairs.

Wood Elf King Wood silently walked to the white jade carved elven throne with a stern expression, flicked the royal robe majestically and faced the ministers under the seat, raised his arms slightly, and after scanning the ministers, the court master walked from the side of the green velvet carpet to the elven throne steps, and after loudly announcing the traditional statement of the beginning of the court meeting, he stepped aside again. The Wood Elf King finally sat down.

"Your Majesty, your military governor, Legral, has an urgent military report from the northern border of Erwinia." As soon as Wood was seated, the old general Legral walked out of the front row of courtiers, bowed his head and saluted His Majesty, then slowly raised his head, looked at the throne, and held the board above his head.

"Old General, you seem to have some uneasiness in your heart. I've heard rumors about the border. It seems that some goblins and lizardmen have carried out small raids around Goodbay, ruled by the centaur chief Alec. Wood didn't wait for Legral to speak, and he was the first to speculate about the military situation on the border.

The chamberlain beside the throne hurried down the steps and took the plank held up by the old general Legral.

Legral shook his head solemnly, his face full of uncertainty on the old engraving, "I also misestimated the situation before, according to the report of the wood elf scouts sent by Glenn to the Gudebai area, the goblins and lizardmen have gathered a considerable number of troops to attack the centaur defenders guarding the Gudebai area, and we don't know the battle there for the time being. ”

"Oh?" Wood's heart was suddenly startled, and his brows furrowed, "I remember that the goblins near Hawk Mountain have been completely annihilated by us. Then there are the lizardmen, who are supposed to be very primitive. Can they openly stand up to the centaurs armed to the teeth? ”

The chamberlain climbed the stairs again and handed the plank Gong Wen directly to his elven king.

"So— that's why I'm worried. These guys may be from Blacktemple Mountain and the area we don't want to mention. "And I don't think the situation is too rosy right now, these goblins and lizardmen are already out in Sheffield in the north, and I've heard that there's another kind of guy we've never seen before. The possibility of the fall of the Gudebai region is already very high. Your brother-in-law, Liberas, and His Excellency Glenn, Earl of Sheffield, have jointly written this letter to you. The old general Legral looked at the board handed to the wood elf king Wood, pointed to it, and said, "All the bad things I have learned are already above. ”

Wood King Wood read the bad news from Legral word by word, his eyes widened, and his heels in the golden boots began to shake uncontrollably, until there was a slight thump on the ground—

My King, Your Majesty the Glorious Sheffield I Wood:

I have to say that what is presented to you is bad news, and it is particularly significant bad news.

I, Elwinia and the Duke of Ella, have designated the town of Goodbay, Iron Ore Ridge, and the Highland Mountains as a domain to Centaur Chief Alec. More than two years should be counted as pleasant, but I'm afraid that's all there is to it.

The centaurs suddenly encountered a large-scale invasion in the town of Goodbay, Iron Ore Ridge, and the Highland Mountains, I heard that it was a large number of goblins, lizardmen, and a creature that they and we had never seen before, the centaurs called them Mitaunos, what is the half-human, half-cow creature of that kind of creature like? The Cyclops of Trian mythology? Anyway, the kind of guy is said to be as tall as two adult humans, armed with giant decapitating axes, and they are not afraid of the defensive fence stakes in the Gudebay area, and the results are obvious.

That's right, my wounded Wood Elf Scout managed to escape, and all the centaurs he was escorting along the way, Matatek, were all killed. He came back half-dead, except that the Minotaurs and the minions easily broke through the town of Goodbay, which was guarded by the centaurs, but fortunately, the centaurs who guarded the town took advantage of their speed to escape back to the Iron Mine Ridge and continued to fight them in the Iron Ore Ridge. The current situation of the Highland Mountains of the Centaur King Alec is unknown. I'm afraid that there will be more luck than luck.

In view of the limited resources of Sheffield's troops, we are now sending a message to the royal city on a special horse, hoping to get your Majesty's support.

Submitted to the Military Governor, Leglar Parridge, for notification and transmission to His Majesty.

Glenn Fahn, Earl of Sheffield

Brother, Liberas Morn

August 33, 1031 in the Talk Continental Calendar -

"This is not harassment and looting at all! This is an undeclared war! Wood slammed his fist into the armrest of the carved white jade throne as he showed the courtiers the contents of the board, shouting angrily, "These goblins, lizardmen, and the never-before-seen horned monsters must be the minions of the Black Throne, it seems that the demons are preparing to start a bloody storm again, and evil will never be able to defeat justice." This is our faith! ”

The courtiers and nobles on both sides of the throne began to discuss for a while, and there was a buzzing discussion at the court meeting again.

"Knock knock." The vine cane slammed into the smooth ground, and the courtiers' eyes once again focused on the increasingly eclectic figure of the Druid Elder Helger beside Legral.

"Maybe that's not the worst news. Your Majesty. Beside Legral, the white-haired Druid elder Helger slowly walked out of the courtiers' team, and his shout instantly calmed down the entire tumultuous court, "I express my sincere admiration for your courage. ”

"Thank you for your compliment, Elder. I really can't believe that you made a special trip from Nilda Gang to my court to attend this court. I'm so sorry that you're hearing all this nonsense. Ah, the worst news is your pessimistic foresight. I'm sorry, Elder, and I'd be happy to listen to your advice, but now for better or worse, an inevitable war is before us. Maybe this is the fate of Erwinia? ”

"If the South was so well-informed, it wouldn't feel like Sheffield was far away. Your Majesty, you just mentioned 'fate'. It is true that there are many kinds of destinies, but there is no doubt that each of them is written by our people. Helger raised his head slightly, and his eyes seemed to contain infinite knowledge.

"I'm sorry I didn't want to discuss these philosophical matters with you at the court, but I would be interested in hearing your explanations privately, and I would be honored at that time. Elder. Wood didn't want to listen to Helger's druid-esque preaching right now, "As for fate, I think we should deal with the troubles of Sheffield and Centaur on our northern frontier first. ”

"My king, Sheffield is not the only trouble, we in Ervinia must be in trouble." Heierger said bluntly, "I watched the weather at night in the Stonehenge of the Nilda Strait a few days ago, and the distant star of Xiaoqiong flickered and dimmed, this star has been the star of our national fortune for thousands of years, which indicates that my kingdom of Erwinia will encounter an accident with an uncertain future, and the northern star Junlong is located in the constellation Roc in the sky, indicating that the treasury of Erwinia will suffer a deficit during its stay in the constellation Roc. You know, most of the reason for the deficit in the treasury is due to the war. And the dragon's eye in the southern constellation Draco, the southernmost bright dragon's eye in the constellation Draco, burst out with a burst of dazzling light, indicating that the south of our country will encounter "

"I guess what you are going to say, I also know that Your Excellency is a living book and history book for our Elwinian Wood Elf Kingdom, your knowledge is as innumerable as the trees in the Colin Mountains, you will according to the Druid's "Forrester Chronicles", the Forrester of the Elwinnia Kingdom was attacked by the white dragon from the south on the day when the dragon's eye shined, do you mean that the Nilda Gang in the south of our country will also suffer a 'dragon plague' or a dragon invasion, right?" Wood smiled as he listened to Druid Helgel's prediction, "That's what you're referring to as eventful and troublesome." Well, yes, the vision of a few stars is indeed a wonderful astronomical phenomenon. And I expressed even more interest in what Legral had reported. ”

"My king, the sons and daughters of the Hort family are so impatient. Maybe that's character inheritance. A gloomy cloud appeared on Helger's face, and he lightly satirized the character of the Helt family.

"Bold, how dare you speak so to Your Majesty!" The courtiers began the duty of you and I said a word, Elder Helger.

"Quiet. Let the elder say. Don't you know? Was Elder Helger always a realistic druid? Wood's impatience was filled in by Helger's sarcasm, "I'm sorry, Elder, to hear you say that. Presumably not as alarmist as other druids. ”

"My king is a king after all." Heiergel's mind seemed to return to that stargazing night, "Your Majesty, the basis for my prediction is not only the celestial phenomena recorded in the ancient books left by the ancient druids, but also the understanding of all things in the world, and Your Majesty only knows one of them, but does not know the other, these celestial phenomena recorded in the ancient books are, after all, the prompts given to us by the divine power of Forrester to our wood elves. There are only two times in history when the dragon's eye shines brightly, once in the first year of the Forrester era, and the second time on the night of stargazing not long ago. And that's exactly what I'm trying to say: the garrison and subjects of Nilda Gang are now in a panic. The low dragon roar from the Storm Mountain Cliff always exuded an aura of fear. ”

"Maybe it was just the howling of a hurricane on the cliffs of Storm. Maybe you're referring to something I have to do for the people of Nildagang at this juncture. I know. "Wood sounds like a fantasy, and in his mind dragons are just myths looming in the druidic books.

"I hope so!" Helgel sighed, silently stepped aside to stand with Legral, muttering to himself, "Perhaps, only those who have been truly blessed by Forrest can put an end to this impending catastrophe." ”

"It seems that I must come to Nildagang in person to boost the morale of the garrison and subjects of Nildagang. Also—" Wood looked at the old general Legral, "Legral, I will choose a general and send an army to meet the request of Sheffield and Liberas. Go to support our buffer zone. Who do you think will be able to take on this unexplained combat mission? ”

"My Wood Elf Scimitar can't wait to go into battle, and I don't know how many of those gray-skinned goblins I've killed. Since they have chosen to invade, I will strike them head-on with the glorious Wood Elf Scimitar. Legral held his head high, grasped the hilt of his saber in one hand, and patted his chest heavily with a fist in the other, "You should leave this beauty to me and my proud students." ”

"If you can go and sweep away these creatures, it's great! Well, Legral Palic, Crodil Griffin take orders! Wood thought for a moment, stood up from the white jade carved wood elf throne, and confidently looked at Legral under the throne and the young wood elf courtier who immediately stood up, "Entrust Legral, the head of the Elvenian Wood Elf King, as the commander, and Claudir as the commander of the guard, immediately go to the Unocal Forbidden Army camp to gather all the soldiers of the second squadron of the Erwinian Forbidden Army's cavalry, and go to the north to pacify the demon legions that dare to invade." In addition, I will send the 2nd Infantry Squadron of the Forbidden Army to arrive later. ”

"Subordinates obey orders!" Legral and his pupil Crodil answered with a loud voice.

"Alright, Elder Helger, please go back to Nilda Gang first and tell the soldiers there that I will come to Nilda Gang in person at a later date." Wood smiled and nodded to Elder Helger.

"Command, my king. May the blessings of Forrester and his forest always surround you. When Helger finished speaking, he stepped aside with steady steps. After this gloomy court, he quickly walked out of the palace, jumped on the white long-haired horse of Nilda Gang at the stable next to the elven king's palace, rode out of the royal city of Unocal, and galloped towards the southern land, his actions were like that of an energetic middle-aged man rather than an old man, and with the mottled shadows of the trees that passed away in a hurry, he could not help but sigh and reach for the dark dagger hidden under the druid's robes, and said to himself, "I saw the shadow of Colin on his face." Hopefully it's just a hallucination on my part. ”