When the four men walked out of the medical station, it was close to noon. Mystic Pond is a sacred place, not a place to relax when there is nothing to do. So apart from a few white-robed priests of Shiloxian, or black-robed arcane mages, there were no townsfolk hanging around the pond.

But this is not to say that the sacred place is incompatible with the fireworks of the world, and the smoke that rises from the stove, and the faint noise that comes from it, all reflect the ripples in this quiet pond.

The magic crystal is associated with the habitat of the elves, and in the mysterious pond, the water is transparent and more like air. The only thing that distinguishes the horizontal plane is the warm light that drifts from it. These points of light seem to have been created out of thin air, and they seem to have an incredible connection with the townspeople in the distance. Every child's cry, every touching love word, will add a little starlight to this mysterious place.

The starlight eventually sank to the bottom of the lake, condensing into a fiery red crystal.

"It's been 70 years, and I'll never get tired of seeing this kind of scenery." Dr. Chanai stood by the pond and caught a spot of light with the palm of his hand. The tiny dots of light felt nothing, and passed through his palm without hindrance, which made him a little embarrassed.

"Yolanda, when I first arrived in Castile, we were almost the same age. I remember the first time you came to the medical station, you broke your leg because you were digging a bird's nest. Alverta scolded almost from the beginning to the end of the treatment. ”

Yolanda wanted to get into that nest and hide, how did she know that Dr. Chanai, who seemed to be in a good mood, would come up and blow up her dark history.

For elves, climbing a tree and breaking a leg is like a fish choking on water, which is a very humiliating sand sculpture behavior.

It's just that Dr. Chanai doesn't seem to have any intention of stopping. He went on to recall:

"I couldn't save your mother that year, and I'm so sorry. If I had ...... at the time I ...... at the time."

"Alright, Dr. Chanai." Yolanda tilted her head to the side and interrupted him, "It's not your fault, we all know that. ”

"It's not my fault, maybe." The old doctor patted Yolanda on the shoulder,

"Suffice it to say that I remember all this, as if everything was the same as yesterday. But when I woke up, you were still the same, and I was already gray-haired. ”

"Elves, what an enviable race."

Yolanda looked at Chanai, the human, who had been calling from her brother to her grandfather.

She didn't know how to answer, the relationship between long-lived and short-lived species was usually like this. In the time that the elves turned around, when they turned around, the young humans were already dying.

The power of the human soul decays so quickly that even if the Liddells were skilled, they would not normally live longer than 120 years.

The aging of the body can be fought with technology, but the aging of the soul is not an area that the Liddells are good at.

And the Elrault elves can live to be at least 1500 years old.

"In the past, I planted willows, and I relied on Hannan, but now I look at the shaking, sad and cold. The tree is like this, how can a person be worthy. ”

This is a very heavy topic, and Hao Yun involuntarily chanted this poem. Don't forget, he is immortal, and the price of eternal immortality is eternal solitude. Everything here will eventually turn into vicissitudes, everything he cherishes now, everything he hates, will finally be a passing thing.

Fortunately, there is still Xiaobai. The only thing that can accompany eternity is eternity.

His hand and Xiaobai's hand were tightly clasped together.

"Very nice, thank you, my friend."

Apparently Dr. Chanai was also touched. The omniscient language transforms the poem into a meaning that can be understood by Liddell, and although it loses the charm of ancient Chinese, the artistic conception of expression does not change due to different languages.

"Dr. Chanai, your superb medical skills have saved too many elves. We will never forget your kindness to the town of Chiping. ”

The female ranger didn't know what to say, this human she had known for seventy years had never been so sentimental, which made her a little overwhelmed.

"Superb medical skills? Hehe. ”

The old doctor smiled self-deprecatingly, he was too old to walk a few more steps, and he was a little tired, so he sat down on a moss-covered rock by the pond.

He faced the mysterious pond with his back to Yolanda:

"Actually, I was at the Blue Mountains Agricultural and Technical College, and I almost dropped out because of failing my course. It was my alma mater, a penniless pheasant university, even on that equally penniless little colony that was a garbage school. ”

"The planet I came from was a colony with a number and no name, but the people back home would call her the Gray Egg Star. Because of the massive mining of ore and uncontrolled pollution, the planet is as ugly as a gray egg. ”

"My dream at that time was to have my own expedition ship, leave the Gray Egg Star, and like those famous explorers, gallop across the universe, uncovering those great secrets and riches that no one knows."

"With my diploma in hand, I ambitiously found a job that paid as well as possible and came to Castile, such a remote world. I knew that one day I would be able to save enough money to buy a spaceship and fulfill my dreams.

It's just that I didn't expect that when I bought the Magpie, I no longer had the ambition and body to travel the universe. ”

"Chanai......" Yolanda interrupted, "you promised to show me the stars." ”

"Yolanda, I'm retiring." The old doctor stroked the female ranger's long golden hair, "After a while, I will go back to my hometown with the Magpie." ”

Chanai ......

Yolanda choked up, knowing it would be goodbye. She vaguely remembered the past 70 years ago, when Chanai was still a proud and unsmiling young doctor. I didn't expect it to be just a blink of an eye......

"Dr. Chanai, why are you here?"

Alveta's voice broke the silence.

He and Funes report on the demon's movements at the castle. The Cesar garrison was also a little surprised by the number of demons this time, could it be another large-scale demon wave that happened once in decades.

To be on the safe side, Cesar immediately ordered the two Pegasus Knights, the only two in the castle, to split up.

One person conducted reconnaissance in the direction of White Rock Ridge and along the direction reported by Alverta. The other flew west to Fury Wind to deliver information and determine if the retreat route from Chiping to Fury Wind was safe.

The demons have been elusive, interspersed with the tragedy of the elves' back path more than once.

After doing this, the blue flag was removed from the castle and the bright yellow flag was hoisted. This color represents the alert level of the demonic threat. When the yellow flag is raised, it is a sign that demons are approaching the territory, and the townsfolk need to be prepared to fight or retreat at any time. All outings and business activities must cease immediately, and all wandering elves must return immediately.

Alveta took Funes to the medical station for treatment first, and the huge wound on Funes's body required at least half a day of soaking in the treatment chamber.

When Dr. Chanai saw the wounded, he didn't say much, waved his hand, and led everyone back to the medical station.

During the half-day that Funes was in the treatment chamber, Hao Yun and Alveta stared at the surveillance footage in the medical station, discussing Cesar's military movements.

The garrison of Cesar was a veteran paladin who, in addition to his devotion to Shilosian, devoted his life's energy and enthusiasm to the security of the town of Chiping.

Of course, because he is too strict, he is often curfew because of the wind and grass, so his reputation in Qiping Town is not too high.

Of course, this time it was not just the wind and the grass, and Cesar had even more reason to prepare for a large-scale war.

Two Pegasus knights take off from the stables below the castle and disappear into the skyline, one north and south.

Immediately afterward, heralds in bright horses, carrying banners, rushed to all points of the town, including the temple, the barracks, the town hall, the bazaar, and the mage's tower.

"It looks like Cesar has made a bad plan."

Alverta pointed to the surveillance footage as a cavalry herald entered the town hall. In a few moments, the big bell on the roof shook. There was no sound in the surveillance footage, but the two of them could still hear the bell in the distance in the room of the medical station.

"If there is only a small group of demons, they will generally only send one or two squadrons of rangers to cooperate with the rangers to block the attack." The druid explained worriedly, "I'm afraid it's a demon tide this time, and the militia has started to gather in advance. ”

It seems that Cesar and he have thought of something, and the situation is not optimistic.

The appearance of the demon tide is irregular, and there was a disturbance in the vicinity of Qiping Town decades ago, so the veterans who participated in the war back then still have lingering fears.

"The caster will also go to war?" Hao Yun saw that the Mage Tower and the Divine Temple also came out of a lot of black robes and white robes.

"Of course, the fight against demons is a soldier for all. You see. ”

He said, pointing to the screen. At this time, there had been some commotion in the bazaar, but the elves were very orderly. The merchants quickly gathered their belongings, the residents drove the chickens and children into their houses and locked them up, and in a few moments one or two heavily armed warriors came out of every house. Some assembled at the barracks in the direction of the castle, while others assembled at the town hall next to the market.

There are about 2,000 elven households settled in Qiping Town, and there are also some foreign elves who live in the guest house. It was a medium-sized town, and the Cesar garrison commanded a brigade of about 400 Elven Rangers, as well as two and a half squads of 52 Druid Order warriors. In addition, there are elven knights who are a squad of the direct guard. These are the regular armies of the core of the combat readiness of the town of Qiping.

Together, the priest of the temple and the mage of the mage tower managed to assemble a team of more than 30 spellcasters. These casters can use mystical powers to effectively kill demons, as well as rescue the wounded from behind the line of fire. They play an auxiliary role on the battlefield.

In addition to these elite forces, there is also a militia of about 600 people assembled near the town hall. Don't underestimate the militia of the elves, this race is all good at using arrows, the so-called militia, compared with the ranger brigade of the regular army, is just a lack of uniformity in the weapon system.

"I haven't seen the demon yet, though." Hao Yun had some doubts, "But you are fighting with the demons like this?" ”

Generally speaking, this kind of demonic attack will choose to hold on and wait for reinforcements, waiting for the rear army to gather and annihilate the enemy. But Hao Yun didn't see any walls and fortifications in Qiping Town. Qiping Castle is a one, but it may not be able to accommodate so many people. And judging by the mobilization of military forces, the garrison of Cesar had no intention of abandoning the town.

Hao Yun thought they would hide in the castle to defend it.

"Who said it was a field battle?" Alveta found a rare opportunity to show off in front of the Liddell humans, "It's not like we're at a loss for demons. ”

In the surveillance footage, I saw a giant tree slowly standing up in the center of the market. It turned out to be the old man Cnut I had seen earlier.

The old treeman stood in the middle of the street and roared loudly, and a moment later, the hills and forests around the town of Chiping responded to him with a tsunami.

More than a hundred tree people, driving more giant trees, slowly walked towards Qiping Town. They took root around the town and formed a series of tall wooden walls.

What's even more exaggerated is that several hills next to the town actually stood up. It was five mutant treants, nearly fifty feet tall when they stood up. They were stupid, covered in thick granite, and their huge arms were wielding a thousand mighty arms.

Mountain Giants!

These five mountain giants are the trump cards of Qiping Town. When they are at the forefront, even the most crazy demons will be stopped alive.

Wow puppet!

Hao Yun whistled. I didn't expect an ordinary elf town to have such a level of force.

But then again, it's not easy to make the elves who are peaceful in nature and not plagued by civil war so reckless.

Hao Yun and Mr. Dade talked eloquently, and the two had an in-depth exchange of views on Cesar's military movements, the invasion of demons, the cooperation and gap between the temple and the mage union, the cultural differences between the North and the South of the Ero Elves, and the products and commerce of the border forests, as well as politics, economy, military, and religious beliefs.

Don't look at Alverta as a little stuffy, he doesn't fall behind at all when it comes to this kind of conversation between men. He expressed concern about the fluctuating price of lead red on the border for some time, believing that it would directly cause the town's economy to decline, and that the current turmoil may further reduce the town's income as if he were rich.

Xiao Bai glanced at Hao Yun and didn't disturb their conversation.

"Man, huh!"

She thought disdainfully, and then carefully applied the primer to Yolanda's nails.

"Remember, if you don't apply primer and apply topcoat directly, your nails will turn yellow."

She's helping the female ranger with her nails.

Yolanda is now Xiaobai's number one fan, she not only likes Xiaobai's beautiful clothes, but also shows great interest in Xiaobai's shiny nails.

This is another clever way to please Xiaobai.

"My nails." Xiaobai pretended to be very indifferent and looked at it, "It's so-so, it's not a boutique in the dark nail art world." ”

Everyone knows Xiaobai's duplicity, but in fact, she cares about this matter.

Xiaobai went to a pheasant university with no future. Before awakening, her plan for the future was to open a nail salon after graduation to support herself.

first opened a small shop near the school to make a name for himself among female students, and then kept opening chain stores and constantly posting nail art tutorials on Weibo. She is beautiful, and she must have been forwarded by many people, and then one day she will become a sister in the nail art industry and enjoy the glory and wealth.

Therefore, she bought a lot of gadgets, crystal scissors, sand strips, line pens, all kinds of oils, etc., practiced with her own hands, and also curried favor with several old-timers in the nail art industry on Weibo, assiduously learning those lost dark skills.

Xiaobai's ambitious road to self-employment was interrupted by awakening, and it can be said that the fat intestine is regrettable. However, she did not bury these nail gadgets in the corners of the space, but often took them out to make her nails smelly.

"But I don't think it's simple at all, Xiaobai's nails look just a faint peach nail polish, but from different angles, there are at least 64 gradient shades. And this nail looks flat, but the solidified top oil moire is treacherous. It's really an infinite universe in every square inch! ”

The female ranger is very envious, she usually paints her nails with the juice of stone-colored flowers, and is often scolded by her father for this.

Xiaobai's eyebrows were crooked with a smile.

It's my number one fan, and you really know me. This ingenious method of changing the color of the pattern, even in the dark nail art world, is just a legend. She was able to achieve it, but it was just a coincidence.

Xiaobai was originally a master tactician, and his power control belonged to the peak king of the multiverse. After awakening, although there is no power in the earth, the skills are still there, and it is not a piece of cake to play with your nails.

Then she glared at Hao Yun viciously. You spicy chicken has never paid attention to my nails, what a blind earth dog, playing the piano to a cow, how can I have a boyfriend like you!

Seeing that his girlfriend was looking at herself, Hao Yun gave her a flying kiss with a warm M~U~A.

"Fuck off!"

Xiaobai threw a barrage in his face.