Chapter 65: Something Happened
"Qin Lun, look!" Rand next to him suddenly frowned, and turned to look at the west, his bloodline was extremely sensitive to the concentration of the fire element.
Because of the celebration, the night was cloudless, and the stars were set in the night like diamonds. However, beneath this beautiful view, a thick cloud of smoke rose into the sky to the west of the Supreme Palace, accompanied by the glow of fire that reflected the sky red, and the faint sound of cries.
This was obviously not a bonfire banquet held by the people of Silvermoon City in many squares, but a fire!
"Why is it now, the banquet in the palace hasn't started yet, isn't this a good time?" Qin Lun and Hill glanced at each other in surprise, and in connection with what would happen this night~ , this fire was very likely to be a moth that would be made by Santarin.
"No, the timing is just right." Rand pursed his lips and said softly, "The work of fighting fires is not only about extinguishing fires, but also taking care of the injured, cleaning up the scene, and setting up isolation belts to avoid the recurrence of hidden sources of fire, which is very time-consuming."
If there are not enough people sent, it is estimated that the Santarim Society will continue to cause trouble until the Supreme Palace sends a sufficient number of silver guards to maintain order. For these guards, it is estimated that they will not want to come back this night. ”
"Do you want to turn the tiger away from the mountain?" Qin Lun raised his eyebrows slightly, the more old-fashioned the trick, the more effective it was sometimes.
In fact, after Qin Lun informed Angelo of the clues to the Silver Moon City Lord, he guessed that her thoughts were different from those of himself and the others.
Erasdr may not care if he can keep all the assassins of the Santarin Society, and whether he can destroy these people or not will not have a great impact on the overall strength comparison between the two sides. Instead, she cared about the safety of the members of the Council of Lords during the festivities, and it would be best if she could keep the Assassins out of the Santarin Order entirely.
Therefore, the image of Angelo's appearance should have been distributed to the captains of the guards throughout the palace, as soon as the pretender appeared, he would be secretly arrested immediately, and then tortured to extract confessions, and the rats hidden in the shadows of Silvermoon City were all captured.
However, along with this fire, some of the palace's silver-armored guards will inevitably leave, and a hole in the defense will follow. Thinking about it this way, the Santarin Society really put a lot of energy into this plan, if it weren't for Qin Lun's discovery of part of the conspiracy by accident, there was indeed a great chance of success.
"Prince Ferrar, Lord Erastro, please come to the banquet hall!" Just as Qin Lun and the three of them were looking at the fire from afar, the elven knight Annecilia, who had met before, ascended the bell tower and said respectfully behind him.
"Yuge? Are you a side branch of the Sun Elf royal family? Seeing the elven female knight again, Qin Lun suddenly remembered something, he remembered that Milleras had introduced him some things about the Koman Sori Elves before, and the surname Yuge was a very ancient family of the Sun Elves.
"Golden elves, not day elves!" Annecylia was slightly stunned, then showed a hint of pride, and refuted Qin Lun's statement.
"Golden elves?" Qin Lun's eyes flashed, he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and followed her down the bell tower.
The Sun Elf Court that exists in Comanso was indeed not called the Sun Elf in ancient times, but called itself the Golden Elf or the High Elf Royal Family.
In fact, the High Elves who have fled from the Fairrier Elven Plane to the main material world of Torrell include the Golden Elves, the Moon Elves, the Green Elves, and the Dark Elves. Together, these four elven branches form the so-called High Elves, the highest of which is the Golden Elves, the original royal veins.
It's a pity that in a different environment, except for the golden elves themselves, the other three elf branches are tired of the war and the rule of the golden elves, and choose to establish their own settlements. As a result, there were more than a dozen elven courts, such as Arevanda, Ilfarang, Elisri, Kyrdomo, Mayerita, Theopia, Olichar, Thernthal, Eylul, and Santa Osriel.
Because of the friction between politics and trade, the strongest golden elves finally chose to launch the crown war, and most of the elven court was destroyed in the five crown wars, but the golden elves themselves were not good there, and finally the empire was destroyed by the combined forces of the moon elves and green elves, and even the inheritance was cut off, and the remnants of the golden elves were relocated to the Comanso forest.
As for the Dark Elves, another branch of the Elven Race, due to their depravity during the war, they became Drow Elves and hid forever in the dark realm.
The Golden Elves of the Comanso Forest lost their inheritance, and in later years they gradually mixed with other elven branches to form today's Sun Elves. Traditionally, however, this group of Sun Elves still sees themselves as the heirs of the Golden Elves, the royal family of all the Feron Elves.
Of course, among the existing day elves, there are still a very small number of golden elves who maintain their traditions and are unwilling to mix with other elf branches, but they have always refused to admit that they are sun elves, but continue to call themselves golden elves.
They were naturally ostracized by the Komanso Elves, and it is estimated that this is how they settled in the territory of the Silver Moon Alliance, and since then they have mixed with other races. Although these elves think highly of themselves, they are actually too few in number to be valued by other elven branches.
Although he is as proud as a peacock, he is still just someone else's captain of the guard!
Qin Lun looked at the elf female knight in front of him, and the light in his eyes flashed. Even though Erasdra is a god's chosen person, the goddess of magic, Mithra, is not a god of the elven gods, and is just a slightly more beautiful fig leaf.
"Prince Ferral, Lord Erastro has instructed me to follow you tonight!" Annecylia seemed to feel the gaze behind her, and said lightly, "Please don't do anything that embarrass me." ”
"Of course, tired!" Qin Lun smiled slightly and said indifferently.
Annecilia heard the carelessness in Qin Lun's words, and suddenly paused and took a deep breath. The elven knight only felt more and more disgusted with the silver-haired elf who had embarrassed her before, and this reminded her of a certain annoying guy in the Comantor Forest.
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Following Annecilia, the group made their way through the arcades to the bustling Greeting Hall, the largest reception hall in the palace, now more opulently furnished and the main hall for the evening's banquet.
Qin Lun glanced hurriedly in the hall and found that there were basically no people he knew. Everywhere there were all kinds of guests, from elegantly dressed elves to Northland barbarians wearing only a fur apron. There are halflings who are tall and large, and there are dwarves who only reach the waists of everyone, have a big beard, and have a strong voice.
A small stage was set up at the front of the hall, and the huge Star and Moon Banner of the Silver Moon Alliance hung on the wall behind it. It is both a toasting table for the host and a venue for bands and dancers.
Above the hall there is a canopy of vines, and countless thin vines hang down, like a delicate vine spider web, and like a beaded curtain with countless verdant willow branches.
There were many tender and delicious fruits growing on the rattans, Qin Lun observed them carefully for a while, and actually found that there were many kinds of fruits on these rattans, at least dozens of them, many of which were varieties that he didn't know very well.
Around the hall, there are more than a dozen long tables, filled with various delicacies and meats. In the corner there are large oak barrels with ale, which can be accessed by simply pulling the cork on the top.
However, these barrels were intended for dwarves and barbarians, and other elves and humans generally used the ready-made drinks on the waiter's tray. The Silver Moon City Lord had spent a lot of energy for this celebration.
"Ferral!" There was a happy greeting from the crowd, Qin Lun looked back, and saw Elistin running towards him with the corner of his skirt, followed by Idria, Mastasia, and Leni and Linda.
Illistin wore a beautiful low-cut tunic white dress with silver threads hanging from her head like a waterfall, and a well-woven flower crown on her head. Although the chest is not as majestic as Mastasya, it is round and straight, revealing a moving arc. The swan-like snow neck with a jewel necklace on her neck was just like a fairy who had just come out of the fairyland, which made Qin Lun's eyes light up.
The four beauties behind her were also in their own shapes, and Mastacia's plump breasts were as full as balls under the knight's dress, as if they might jump out at any moment. The toned body and a pair of long legs are even more plump ~ buttocks, enchanting and moving.
Idria's dress is similar to her, although her breasts are still flat as a mirror, but her resolute face has another kind of sassy and heroic appearance. The other two beauties of Candlecastle, Linda's temperament is playful and cute, and Lennie is mature and steady, with a hint of scholarly air.
"Huh? It seems that our lord takes good care of you. Qin Lun looked at the four ladies dressed up and showed a heartfelt smile.
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"Honorable Council Lords, welcome to Silvermoon City and celebrate the harvest with us!" Just as Qin Lun and the others were greeting, Erasdra was surrounded by several elders and walked up to the high platform and raised his wine glass to everyone.
After the Silver Moon City Lord's warm toast, she suddenly changed her words, "...... In addition, Silvermoon City has welcomed a guest of honor today, the elven prince Philar Moonlight from the Anker Elven Court! He traveled thousands of miles from the Anker Elven Court to send sincere friendship to the Silver Moon Alliance, let's raise a glass to him! ”
In the surprised eyes of everyone, Erastro pointed at Qin Lun in the crowd and raised his wine glass at him. Qin Lun bent down slightly with a reserved smile, and cooperated with the Silver Moon City Lord to finish the play.
After drinking the wine, many whispers sounded in the hall, and it was obvious that this scene just now made the lords of the Silver Moon Alliance have a lot of associations. The envoys from some of the countries around the Silver Moon Alliance were surprised that they had not received any information about this before this.
"Ferral, Elistin, Idria!" The crowd in front of Qin Lun suddenly dispersed a little, and a young dwarf squeezed out of the crowd and looked at Qin Lun and the others in surprise.
"Lorraine? Why are you here? Qin Lun looked at his former dwarven companion and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"This ......," Lorraine smiled shyly and muttered, "it was Emily who invited me here, and I haven't been back to the Snowy Peaks Mountains, and I've been in a shield dwarf camp in the southern foothills of the Ridge of the World for months. ”
"Nice to see you, Lorraine!" Elistin happily hugged the dwarf. Several other people, including Qin Lun, also seemed very happy.
Qin Lun's current joy is not pretended, since Lorraine is here, then the epic plot of the Secret Silver Hall will have an entry point.
"Lorraine, are you the messenger of the shield dwarves?" Qin Lun asked with a smile.
"No, the emissary is a nephew of the Dwarf King Bruno, I just came to see Emily!" The young dwarf scratched his head in embarrassment.
Qin Lun's eyes rolled and he figured it out, Bruno Warhammer wanted to take back the Secret Silver Hall, but the Secret Silver Hall was at the southern foot of the spine of the world, very close to Silvermoon City, and without the consent of the Silvermoon City Lord, I am afraid it would be difficult to achieve it.
Since Erasdr did not introduce the Dwarven Emissary at this celebration banquet, the pact between the two sides has not yet been made. Otherwise, the shield dwarves and the Silver Moon Alliance have been eyebrows for a long time, and everyone is already familiar with them, so there is no need to introduce them more.
"Philar, the matter of Master Angelo ......," Lorraine asked softly, suddenly embarrassed.
"You already know?" Qin Lun frowned slightly and looked at the dwarf suspiciously.
"Yes, the Silvermoon City Lord has discussed this matter with the envoy of the Dwarf King." Lorraine said in a low voice.
Erasdra asks the dwarven envoys for help? This news made Qin Lun couldn't help but be surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, he was not only impressed by the courage of the Silver Moon City Lord.
Lady Hope should not have set up the guards as they thought, not only did they not impose martial law, but they did not even notify the silver guards who defended the palace. Judging from the fact that she asked for help from the shield dwarves, I am afraid that most of the people here are kept in the dark, and she plans to let in those assassins who scatter the Tallinn Society and catch turtles in an urn.
"Isn't the Silver Moon City Lord afraid of causing heavy casualties in the Supreme Palace?" Rand, who was beside Qin Lun, also heard the news and was immediately surprised.
"Hehe, that Lady Hope is really ruthless!" Hill should have figured it out, explaining on the team channel, "She's not afraid of killing a few people, even if the Santarin Society successfully assassinates a few city lords who oppose her, but as long as the perpetrator is caught and his identity is revealed, then the conspiracy of the Santarin Society will only have the opposite effect." ”
"Yes, the Silver Moon Alliance has lived too comfortably under the leadership of Erasdrand over the years. If the conspiracy of the Santarin Society is exposed at this time, it will remind everyone that the Silver Moon Alliance has a powerful foreign enemy. Qin Lun sighed and said, "External pressure will make the Silver Moon Alliance more united, and any voice against Erastro will be dispelled by the fear that Santarin will cause......
"Ah~~" Just as everyone reacted, a waitress screamed in horror in the banquet hall.
As if whipped by a whip, the crowd suddenly dispersed, revealing a sturdy halfling man who had fallen to the ground twitching and foaming at the mouth. The halfling man was a human on the upper body and a snow-white horse on the lower body, and wore a delicate one-piece robe.
The halfling didn't seem to be breathless, his hooves kept kicking, his face was twisted into a ball, and a trace of gray was revealed in the depths of his emerald green pupils, as if the whole person's soul had been suddenly withdrawn and completely unconscious.
"It's the lord of Quelva!" Lorraine whispered a little unbearably on the side.
However, at this time, Qin Lun ignored him completely, and his eyes were like lightning observing the flustered crowd. His left eye appeared with a blue-green intersecting yin-yang fish pattern, and every qiē in front of him became a sketch of intertwined black and white lines.
"Found it!" Qin Lun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at a hooded mage on the left side of the hall who was about to go out.