Chapter 220: The Price of Loyalty
It had been more than ten days since Lan Xian'er, Benjamin and the others arrived in Darwin's village, and every day they were anxiously waiting for news from the villagers who had gone out to find Higg, as well as waiting for the unicorn beast to respond.
Everyone didn't see the unicorn beast that Darwin said, but Darwin said that the unicorn beast had learned about the disappearance of the little beast, and should have formed a team to look for it, and it would not return here for the time being until it was found.
This village, estimated to have four or five thousand people, is indeed inhabited by elves. According to Darwin, his people have been breeding here for thousands of years, of course, first there is the sacred beast fence, and then there is this village, and his people have never been involved in worldly affairs, but only wholeheartedly provide services and manage the fiefdom for the unicorn beast clan.
The elves here are not much different from the elves of the Forest Country, but they retain the excellent qualities of diligence, bravery, and simplicity, which is in stark contrast to the luxurious enjoyment and lazy nature of most of the elves of the Forest Country. The architecture of the village is also very simple, except for a few main buildings, most of the residents live in small wooden houses, the whole village is built in the jungle, which is very different from the secular village, so from the outside of the whole village, in fact, except for a few main functional buildings can be seen, the other small wooden houses are hidden in the jungle.
"Uncle Benjamin! Why do I always feel as if I have been deceived by this old man? Lan Xian'er said worriedly, "For so many days, I haven't heard any news from Xige, and I haven't seen the so-called unicorn beast!" ”
Nicole also nodded and said, "The old man may really have no malicious intentions, but we can't sit here and wait for news, even if it is dangerous to go out and look for a needle in a haystack, it is better than doing nothing!" ”
Daniel also chimed in: "I agree with Nicole's statement, so many difficulties have come over, are you still afraid of a forbidden area for divine beasts?" ”
Benjamin said, "You may not know the power of the unicorn! I have checked the "Elf Diary", although there are not many records of unicorn beasts, but they can help the elves to establish a powerful forest empire, and they are definitely not the danger you imagined! Higg won't come, and I agree that we should go out and look for it, but there must be detailed planning and preparation. Today we will make plans and make some preparations, and tomorrow we will say goodbye to Darwin. ”
"You don't have to say goodbye to me!" Darwin hurriedly walked into the meeting room and said, "The unicorn beast has returned, there are four of them, it seems that there should be news!" ”
"Unicorn Beast?" They all got up and asked, "Where?" ”
Darwin laughed: "It's still on the way, and I'll be here soon!" ”
Everyone rushed to the large square in front of the village, which is the place where the villagers usually practice, and in the middle of the square, a huge red flag stood in the wind.
The four unicorn beasts came from a distance and came to the bottom of the flag.
In the eyes of everyone, the unicorn beast was snow-white without a trace of miscellaneous hair, except for a long spiral horn on its forehead, it was no different from other white horses, but it was extremely divine and majestic.
The curious crowd was about to step forward to take a closer look, but found a "bang" sound in the distance, clear and melodious, and another unicorn beast also rushed from a distance.
Darwin said to himself in amazement, "Isn't it four-headed?" How is it five-headed? ”
What surprised everyone even more was that there was a knight sitting on the back of the divine beast! You must know that although this unicorn beast looks like a horse, it never existed as a mount, but as a combat unit, directly participating in the battle like a soldier, and Darwin was so surprised that his eyes were about to fall.
The unicorn beast soon came to the square, under the flag in the very center, and suddenly braked sharply, raised its front hooves, and the man stood tall and squirmed, letting out a cheerful hissing sound.
Only then did Lan Xian'er and the others see clearly the knight on the back of the unicorn beast, who was the Higg they were thinking about day and night?
"Hahaha! Isn't this way of playing in a special way? Seeing that his companions were also here, Higg rode over and showed off in circles around everyone, and laughed, "This horse is simply a divine thing, psychic, not simple, if it is not too difficult to domesticate, each of you domesticate one, it is really too popular!" After saying that, he turned over.
Lan Xian'er cried with joy, and immediately stepped forward to hug Xige tightly, and then looked at it from head to toe, and found that there were no parts lost, so she said angrily: "Missing for so many days, you are just to domesticate this unicorn beast?" Don't you know, we're going crazy looking for you? ”
"Unicorn Beast?" Higg was surprised, "Do you know this kind of horse, called a unicorn beast?" It's amazing! ”
Benjamin's eyes widened and asked, "Is it really the unicorn beast you domesticated?" ”
Higg nodded triumphantly, greeted everyone, and asked, "How did you find this village?" And why did the unicorn you mentioned know to bring me here? ”
Benjamin said, "It's hard to say, let's find a place to talk!" ”
"Wait!" Darwin stepped forward and said, "Your Highness Benjamin, since you say that you are the new Elven King, can you be the witness?" ”
"This king has not yet ascended the throne, how can it be verified?" Benjamin asked.
"You don't have to be on the throne!" Darwin said, "Originally, the enthronement of the previous elven kings needed to be recognized by the unicorn beast clan, but for more than a thousand years, the unicorn beast clan has been recuperating here and has not participated in any affairs and disputes in the forest country!" If he is not recognized by the Divine Beast Clan, even if he is the enthroned Elf King, he will not be able to drive the Unicorn Divine Beast Clan. This is probably the reason why for a thousand years, the enthroned Elven King was unable to summon the unicorn beast, and almost the entire blood contract was forgotten by your royal family! ”
Benjamin asked in surprise: "The predecessor said that as long as you get the approval of the unicorn beast, even if the king does not ascend the throne, you can still drive the unicorn beast?" ”
"Theoretically, but there's one more thing you have to get in order to summon the unicorn!" Darwin walked to the central flagpole and said to Benjamin: "This flag is called the Gathering Flag, and it is the same as the Gathering Flag in the Elf King's hand, it can gather the unicorn beasts in the Divine Beast Enclosure, but it needs to be fused with by the Elf King to take effect!" But any new elf king needs to first fuse the gathering flag here with his own blood in the divine beast fence, and get the approval of the unicorn divine beast, and the unicorn divine beast will gather! And the gathering flag in the hand of the Elf King is convenient for gathering unicorn beasts during combat and carrying them with him at any time! In the past thousand years, no elf king has ever come here to fulfill the blood pact with the unicorn beast, so even if the elf king has a gathering flag in his hand, it is impossible to summon the unicorn beast. ”
"You want me to fuse this assembly flag with my own blood?" Benjamin asked, "If the unicorn beast approves of it, then it means that my elven king is real, and if it is invalid, then it means that my elven king is fake?" ”
Darwin laughed, "That's it! However, I warn you first, if it fails, it will invite the revenge of the unicorn beast! Because the unicorn beast is only loyal to the elf king, anyone who wants to control the unicorn beast as the elf king will pay its own price! Do you dare to give it a try? ”
"Hahaha!" Benjamin laughed and said, "Why don't you dare, since you want to get the blood contract of the unicorn beasts and get their loyalty, the king thinks it's worth paying the price!" Since this king has become the new elf king, he naturally wants to take back all the power of all loyal to this king, work hard, and reproduce the glory of the forest empire! ”
After Benjamin finished speaking, he immediately walked towards the assembly flag.
"Uncle, wait first!" Higg hurriedly stopped, "You are going to take such a big risk with three or two sentences?" Do you know how powerful this unicorn is? This unicorn beast beside me is not yet an adult, and it almost killed me, if you recruit an army of divine beasts and do not obey you, won't you be shattered and doomed? ”
"Hahaha!" Benjamin laughed and said, "Nephew Hee, you underestimate your uncle too much!" Although I am the king of the elves, I have nothing, I am full of enthusiasm, but I am powerless to control the situation. Now that the forest country must be in chaos, my people are in dire straits, if I, the elven king, don't even have this responsibility, how can I save them from fire and water? On what basis did you command them? Why should I restore my elves and restore the glory of a thousand years ago? You're not me, it's a big deal to fail and start over, but the elves don't have a chance, and I don't have a chance, hahaha! If I, the elven king, don't even have this responsibility, I'm afraid even you, my nephew, will laugh at me! If I fail, then I am not worthy to be their king, and why should this king leave this humiliating body for the world to laugh at and spurn? ”
After Benjamin finished speaking, he pulled out the dagger with his right hand, slashed it in the palm of his left hand, and then held the flagpole of the assembly flag with his bloodied left hand.
All of them stood in awe and watched Benjamin's every move in silence!
Although Benjamin was the latest to contact Higg in this team, except for Dacomar, he fought alongside Higg throughout. Although Higg has never looked down on his uncle in his heart, whether in the army or in other affairs, Higg is the leader, the reason is very simple, in this world, whoever is strong has the final say.
Benjamin needed his own power so badly that he knew he couldn't rely entirely on his niece allies, and he had to take on his responsibilities as an elven king.
The rallying flag slowly became more and more vibrant, rustling in the wind. Benjamin also seems to be getting taller and more majestic. The audience was solemn, as if there was no room for any casualness and casualness, and there was no one who was not infected by this solemn scene and saluted Benjamin.
The four unicorn beasts, which had been beside the gathering flag, began to become restless, running around the gathering flag, and then slowly quieted down again, and finally gathered around Benjamin, bowing their arrogant heads obediently, as if to tell their elven king that they would continue to be loyal to their king and would be willing to pay any price for it!