Chapter 10: Arrogance
The battle is drawing to a close, and the demons have been largely destroyed.
"Oh shit, what an unpleasant play. Narse, who leaned against the railing and leisurely admired the scenery below, complained quietly.
There weren't many demons coming, so it was probably just a reconnaissance and a small harassment that dragged on for time.
"Today's weather is not bad, the temperature in early autumn is always changeable. With a calm voice, Don Quixote jumped straight from the main ship above.
"Look at your heavy cotton clothes, oh, Don Quixote, this will surely fetch a good price at the bazaar. Looking up to bring the sweet wine from the jug to his mouth, Nalse joked with a smile.
"I thought it was going to be a little colder today. Shrugging his shoulders, Don Quixote also grinned: "The injured person has already arranged for the chaplain to be treated, what about you, do you need treatment?"
"Oh, if there are female pastors, and she's beautiful enough, that's a good idea. As he spoke, Nelsey's voice grew a little muffled, "But we have to pick things up, Don Quixote. ”
"That's a pity. Rubbing his nose, Don Quixote reflexively leaned lightly against the ship's railing: "I did think so, but this is the fastest advance of the ground forces." ”
"I don't think you're going to like to be beaten up. Sighing, Narse raised his hand again and took a sip of the wine beside him: "Oh, damn it, you really need to change your languid character, Don Quixote, command the army with you, I feel that my commission is really too little." ”
"General Don Quixote? he is only fit for the rest of his life as an ordinary gardener. After shrugging his shoulders and expressing his helplessness, Don Quixote's expression became a lot more serious: "The number of knights in the ground army is 80,000, if we abandon it, we will only have 20,000 left, and entering the demon realm like this is undoubtedly a wolf." ”
"Don't always be so conservative, Don Quixote, for the most part, taking risks is not a matter of self-confidence, but a challenge to the unknown and uncertainty. As he spoke, Narse showed a touch of helplessness: "But it is a pity that all adventures can only succeed, because if you fail, you can only be called dead." ”
"You don't think there needs to be more trust between humans and elves, I know you don't want to see loyal knights die before your eyes, but you can't let them die in such an unknown way. Smiling, Narse looked up at the thousands of ships in the sky: "And this can't be regarded as abandoning the ground army and letting them be used as support forces, I don't think it's too late, you should be serious, Don Quixote." ”
After saying that, Narse picked up the flask again, but found that there was no liquid left in it, so he could only regretfully put it down again.
Pinning your hopes on the elves is an interesting idea.
"I hope your idea didn't come from López. With that, Don Quixote bowed his hand.
Immediately after, a huge anchor hung down from the spaceship above, and he raised his hand to pull the anchor hard, and was pulled back directly.
"Turns out that's what anchors are really for. After cleaning the demon corpse from the splint, López looked up and saw the scene.
"Oh, maybe you're right, but it looks like he's going to need some time, right, López?" When Don Quixote's figure disappeared completely, Nalse pinched his chin and turned his head to look at López, but his expression made López feel a little sinister.
"Oh, of course, of course, sadly, so do I, there's a lot to take care of over there. As he withdrew his sword, López replied refusingly.
"Don't be afraid. Narcey's smile grew thicker, and he pulled López back, carried him and walked into the cabin: "Trust me, you're going to like this baby, López." ”
The Forest of Life, the Palace of the Elves
"The Queen Mother. With his right hand on his chest, Ilul saluted respectfully to the elves sitting above the throne.
"How's it going, Elul?" the Elven Queen waved her hand, signaling that Ilul could be excused.
"Queen Mother, the human race has agreed to an alliance to jointly defeat the Demon Realm. After saying that, Ilul paused, and then continued: "The human army will arrive at the Forest of Life in two days. ”
However, after hearing the news, the elven elders sitting in the lower right corner of the queen seemed to have some controversy, and it seemed that there was no such link in their plans.
After a while, one of them stood up: "Your Highness, we should not allow humans to enter the sacred realm of the Forest of Life, whose greed has cost us a lot. ”
These words made the queen sigh, how could she forget the pain of three hundred years ago, but now was obviously not the time to worry about this.
"We should put aside our grievances first, and besides, we have no other way, and the power of the elves alone cannot fight against the demon world. The queen spoke slowly, but her tone seemed to be alluding.
Political issues are never as simple as they seem.
But even so, it is far from being able to make these old-fashioned and arrogant elves let go of their contempt and hatred for humans.
Then they began to stand still and remain silent.
Of course, they understood that the situation was special, and they had no choice but to believe in humans, but they couldn't take that step easily after all.
At the time of the stalemate, a handsome male elf walked in outside the palace, and with urgency, he gently stopped beside Ilul: "Your Majesty, we don't have time to hesitate too much. ”
"Her Royal Highness. The Elven Queen was just about to answer, but was interrupted by Aya who hurriedly rushed into the palace, she first hurriedly saluted, and then quickly continued: "The news just came back that the human army was attacked by demons on the border of Artes. ”
The speed and decisiveness of the demon's actions were somewhat beyond their expectations.
Maybe they had to compromise now, or maybe they were just posturing, so that their arrogance that they had nowhere to put could be vented.
"We have no opinion on this matter, it is all up to the Queen's orders. "In the end, they threw the problem to the queen again.
"I have to make a choice, for the sake of the Holy Goddess, and for the sake of my beloved people. The solemn voice echoed through the vast palace.
Then, she raised her hand and gently took the crown for herself: "Rocky, you go and gather the elven army, ready to go." ”
"Yes, Her Royal Highness. Lodge saluted respectfully, then turned and walked out.
"Ilul, this time you have full command, and the goddess will bring you blessings. The queen folded her hands in prayer, and then she turned her head and whispered something to the guards beside her.
After a while, the guard walked slowly towards Ilul with an arrow, and handed it to her.
Seeing Ilul take the arrow, the queen continued to speak: "My favorite Ilul, this is the Arrow of Purification, I hope it will bless you with peace." ”
After the words fell, she turned to look at Aya, "Please protect Princess Ilul." ”
"Yes, Her Royal Highness. This flattered Aya a little.
Ilul couldn't help but smile lightly.
"I don't think it's time yet, master. At this time, Lopez, who was sitting on the splint of the spaceship, was looking helplessly at the heavy bracer on his arm.
"You don't understand. With that, a heroic smile appeared on Narse's face: "This will prevent you from robbing me of the poor military rations." ”
"Ah, I didn't expect you to like it so much. Sighing, López rubbed the black ornament on his wrist slightly: "Maybe this is a good thing, but when you sleep peacefully, will you worry that your gold coins hidden under the splint will accidentally fly comfortably in the dim sky." ”
"Hey, how did you find out, don't go, no, I have to change places quickly. ”