Volume XV: The War of Kings!Chapter 36: Trade

"Irena sent away?" Abner was taken aback as his original plan ran aground before it had even begun.

"Yes, she is still very young, although she should walk around and have a look, but now that the Black Elf's intentions are becoming more and more obvious, I am not at ease that she is alone outside, so I decided to let her go back first. The elven man sighed and said, "My identity is a Silver Ring advisor, although it is not very important, but it also involves knowing some important things, and at this time, I also came to Bishop Rantiston to discuss the alliance, and the black elf probably also got the news, so I have to think more." ”

"Really?" Abner was slightly disappointed, admitting that he had a point, but he had to adjust his train of thought after Erina's sudden departure. He put the matter aside and began to listen to the other party talk about the origin and hatred of the dark elves and the surface elves.

"It should be said that before the Abyss War, we were still only the two largest tribes of the same race, and we each had a World Tree, but after the Heroic Age, there was a World Tree that withered, and in order to fight for it, both sides were in hostile camp......s during the Abyss War and the Third Continental War," the elf man showed a very strange expression, and said: " It was during this time that an unknown Queen Regent among the Black Elves said that they would reclaim the World Tree in 10,000 years, a prophecy that was repeated over the years, and the main reason why similar prophecies have emerged over the years. ”

"Ten thousand years?" Abner pondered, "The prophecy says time...... Is it almost there?"

"Who knows. The elven man smiled faintly and said, "If the black elves think that they have arrived, then maybe they have really arrived, the future is constantly changing, and how many of the greatest prophets in history can make accurate and fine judgments?"

"Your idea is unique. Hearing these words, Abner felt that he had reacquainted himself with the other party, this was an elf who did not adhere to rules and cages, completely different from the elf he learned from Irina, and he was also proficient in language skills, it seemed that he said a lot, but in fact, if you think about it, he didn't say anything.

For example, after talking about it for a long time, Abner found that although he had some general understanding of the situation of the black elves and the surface elves, many of the contents were vague, and it was obvious that the other party was deliberately hiding something, but the method was very ingenious, not only did not make him feel disgusted, but made him feel that it was inconvenient to ask.

Abner wasn't really interested in any of this, he just wanted to get in touch with the elves so that he could go to Remfernaya.

Originally, he wanted to find a breakthrough from Irina, but as soon as the other party returned, he felt that this problem was a bit tricky, and Irina's father was not as easy to coax as her, and he obviously ignored himself without a good reason.

Although it seems that the other party is still very polite to him at the moment, it is asking for himself, and once the goal is achieved, I am afraid that he will only maintain a superficial politeness, which is actually no different from the attitude towards other strangers.

A week later, Abner received accurate news of Luo Lan's return, and he hurriedly took the elven man to visit Luo Lan's temporary mansion.

According to his previous methods, he would not be so impatient at all, at least wait a few days to appear less abrupt, and then test the attitude of the Bishop of Landiston with words, and wait until the time is almost right to mention it casually, or simply hold balls and feasts, so as to arrange for the two of them to meet.

But I don't know what's going on during this time, he feels that his style of acting has become unusually simple, obviously he has already thought of a more tactful and safe way to put it in his head, but when it comes to the end, he just chooses the most direct way, he just blindly thinks about how to achieve the ultimate goal, as for the process, he seems to have lost the patience and wrist to deal with it.

"Is this Bishop of Landiston?"

The elven man walked up a few steps, performed a continental etiquette, and said, "Down there is Serome, the Silver Ring Advisor from Remfinaya, and it's a pleasure to meet you, my lord." ”

Luo Lan looked at this elf in surprise, as far as he knew, the elf race has always been arrogant, taking the initiative to salute humans, in his opinion, this is really a very interesting and strange thing, it can be seen that this elf in front of him should be treated differently from the surface elf in his impression.

"You may be seated, Lord Serromy. Luo Lan stretched out his hand to make a false gesture, and after the two sides sat down at the same time, he said: "I don't know much about the affairs of the elf clan, and Brother Abner didn't say much in advance, and the Silver Ring Advisor doesn't know what position it is?"

Serome smiled politely and said, "Bishop Landiston, this position is very special, generally only the elves who have traveled to the mainland are qualified to hold it, but there is nothing usual, only after the elf island encounters a crisis or some unexpected event, it will think of us." ”

"So, is Mr. Cerome here on behalf of the Elves, or is it your own personal intention?"

Luo Lan had also obtained information about the black elves before, in fact, he was paying attention to it all the time, and everyone's every move was also under his strict control, so he was very clear about the purpose of this surface elf's trip, but he was still a little surprised so quickly, according to his inference, it would take at least half a year for the elves to react to the inefficient upper echelons.

I didn't expect the other party to run over at this time, so unless I set off as soon as I got the news.

This is completely inconsistent with the procrastinating style of the elves.

"Rest assured, Bishop Lantiston, I have come with the permission of the Elders," Serome replied, "Since the Black Elves have been doing a lot against us for five or six years now, we have been on guard for a long time, so we rushed to the news as soon as they got the news that they wanted to form an alliance with Bethlehem. ”

"The Black Elves and Bethlehem are not yet allied, but their terms are good. Luo Lan glanced at Seromi meaningfully.

How could Serome not understand the meaning, he owed, and said, "Presumably Lord Bishop also knows that the reason why Lenfernaya was chosen by our clan as a place to settle back then is not only because it is particularly suitable for the World Tree and the survival of our people, but also because there are many unique outputs on the island, and there must be many people in the human world who need it, right?"

Luo Lan's expression moved, and he asked, "Mr. Cerome is saying that the elven kingdom is willing to trade with humans?"

Serome smiled and nodded, "That's true, but we would prefer to start trading with Bethlehem." ”

"Well......" Luo Lan can of course hear the subtext of the sentence, if Bethlehem is willing to cooperate with Lenfernaya, then they can monopolize the trade with the surface elves, if they are unwilling, then they are only looking for other collaborators, then the situation will be difficult to say.

Luo Lan thought about it carefully, and then said slowly: "Mr. Serromi, are you talking about the trade of the entire Remfernaya?"

"It's a little bit different, it's not like our entire elven kingdom trades with Bethlehem, because in addition to the main island of Remfinaya, we have more satellite islands in the sea, and there are also those rare productions," after a pause, Serome continued, "Although there won't be many at first, I believe that as mutual trust deepens, it will not be difficult to go further." ”

Seeing that Bishop Landiston's enthusiasm seemed to drop a little after hearing this, he sighed and said, "Although there is an idea of trade this time, in fact, many elves are still very conservative, and more ...... It's fear. ”

"Scared?" Luo Lan was a little surprised, the elven clan has two kings, and they are a couple, coupled with the existence of the World Tree, it can be said that no force can attack the elven clan alone, this is the only news they do not hide, and it is also to deter the kings and powerhouses on the continent, if so, they still feel afraid, then he really doesn't know what to say.

Serome smiled bitterly: " You know, my people have lived in Remfinaya since childhood, and there are only a dozen people who have really been to the human world, and they have lived in one place for a long time, although they will also be curious about the outside world, but more of them are mixed with fear and contempt, and often people come to me to ask me about the things I have traveled in the human world, and they always have to mock a few words after they have finished speaking, and then compare some things in the elven world to show their superiority, and I am not allowed to have other opinions, after a long time, I will pick out what they think is good to say, and then they can continue to live on the island with peace of mind, and I am becoming more and more popular with the elders。 ”

Luo Lan laughed, he looked at the other party seriously, and said, "Mr. Seromi, you are a very interesting person. He deliberately accentuated his tone on the word "people".

Then he stood up and said, "I have some business to attend to in the afternoon, why don't I have lunch with Mr. Serromy?"

Serome also stood up and smiled, "Thank you for the invitation, but it's better not to go, otherwise you will find that having a meal with an elf is a boring thing, and then my good impression in your heart will be broken." ”

After a few more greetings, the two sides ended the conversation.

After the two left, Luo Lan suddenly asked, "Nisdega, what do you think?"

Nisdega stepped out from behind Rolan, then stood with his head bowed in front of him, and said, "I don't think this matter is as simple as that Mr. Serromy said. He had been standing behind Luo Lan since the beginning of the conversation, and since his face was covered by a hood, and Abner thought he was just a servant, he didn't look much and didn't recognize him as the messenger of the day.

"Well, tell me your reasoning. ”

Nisdegar said in a deep voice: "It is doubtful that the elven kingdom suddenly became so active, although there is a threat from the black elves, but they have not encountered similar things before, such as the third continental war, the situation this time is much more dangerous than now, not to mention that they also have the protection of the world tree, even the king and the strong cannot attack the island, and moreover, trade with the human world...... What do the elves need, or are they suddenly missing something, so they're making excuses?"

Luo Lan nodded: "Yes, your idea is very bold, and it is very close to my judgment." ”

Receiving the praise, Nisdegar perked up and said, "So I think that it may be true that the elves opened up trade, but there should be a bigger and deeper intention behind it." ”

Luo Lan glanced at Nice Degar with appreciative eyes, and he smiled: "I'm going back to Bethlehem recently, you can go back with me, I have something to do for you." ”

"Advisor Serome, please wait a minute. After walking out of Luo Lan's temporary mansion, before getting into the carriage, Abner stopped Serome with a hesitant look on his face.

"Brother Abner, what's the matter?" said Serome, pausing and politely asking.

"Irena left so suddenly, and I regret not being able to say goodbye to her. Abner looked straight at each other and said, "I wonder if I will have a chance to see her again?" After Luo Lan and Seromi met, he strongly felt that he was not qualified to participate, and his eagerness, eager to get the drawings back immediately, rose again, so he said this sentence like a real young man without any tactfulness or any language skills.

He was in this abnormal state, but he didn't realize it.

Serome smiled and said, "Brother Abner, I heard that you are a disciple of Master Adriman, I wonder how much you have learned from the master?"

Abner was stunned, and he subconsciously replied: "The teacher has taught me everything he can teach, in fact, there is not much difference from what other mages have learned, and the rest of the things are completely on their own exploration and comprehension, and that is not something that can be done in a few words." ”

"yes, I see. Serome nodded, said no more, and just got into the carriage and left.

What do you mean by that? I'm talking about Irene about it, but why did I talk about it?

Abner felt that the other party's question and attitude were strange, but at this time he felt that his mind was becoming simpler and simpler, and he did not continue to think deeply.

He tapped his drowsy head, shook his head, and stepped into his carriage.

It was only when he lowered the curtain that he suddenly felt a chill coming to his back

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"What you want, I'm almost ready. ”

Ulysses suddenly appeared behind Howard, he was sitting on the windowsill at the moment, although he was only a child, but the fire in his eyes still made people unable to forget his identity, a square metal box was placed within his reach, "You can take it." ”

Regarding the sudden appearance of the other party, Howard understood very well that this was a warning to himself, no matter where he went, it would not be difficult for a king to find him.

He first gave a deep salute, then slowly stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and carefully and calmly held the box down, his movements did not tremble in the slightest from beginning to end, and there was not the slightest timidity on his face.

"Actually, I'm still very curious about this thing. Ulysses fiddled with his growing nails, "I didn't expect anyone else to use this kind of thing, no, I should say that it's not suitable for human use at all, this thing can't be what your mentor wants, right?"

"Of course not, this thing is only needed by a business partner, and I don't know exactly what it will be used for, and I need to know. ”

Howard carefully put the box into the space ring, and then showed a relaxed expression, and said, "Now that I finally have it, I can give him an explanation."

After Ulysses finished making this thing, he could conclude that what he had made was only a part of a "thing", and that there should be more important parts, although he wanted to see what it was, and even thought of asking Howard, but then gave up.

If there was nothing wrong with his body, then he might be interested in investigating it, and he didn't have to be afraid of Rommels, but now, all his thoughts were on finding a new body, and he really didn't want to make another difference, not to mention that the other party's words also faintly revealed that there was a better and more perfect body, and he didn't want to tear his face at this time.

Although this body at this time greatly delayed the consumption of his soul, but in fact he still felt that he was constantly declining, the power of the sacrificial holy seal was corroding his soul all the time, and every time it weakened, his strength would decrease a little, although this would not affect his power to manipulate the rules, but he believed that as long as he really did this at this time, then it was likely to completely collapse at any time like a levee that already had a gap.

After cursing Nair again in his heart, he asked coldly, "So, does the perfect body you talked about last time exist?" The fire in his eyes flickered, "I can come up with something that will satisfy you more, and I believe you will not refuse." ”

"I can tell you with great certainty that Ulysses does exist and is so well preserved that it may be able to solve your problems once and for all. Howard smiled and said, "But now it's not in my hands, and there's a little problem to be solved, I'll come back to you in a week, I guess you won't be waiting even a week, right?"

Ulysses snorted coldly and said, "Then it'll be a week, and I'll go back to you then." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly disappeared from the windowsill.

Howard didn't think that the other party was really leaving, and it was likely that he was still watching himself somewhere.

A strong king is very dangerous, but a seriously injured king is even more dangerous, Ulysses will definitely pay careful attention to the movement of the surrounding grass and trees, once it is unfavorable to him, he will definitely not hesitate to attack.

Howard took a deep breath, and in the days to come, he thought he had to be more careful.

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