Chapter 25: The Devil's Quest
A few days later, the hilly terrain on the edge of Cartier.
The sun shines brightly on the earth.
Birds fluttering overhead, greenways swaying on the ground, flocks of wings that can't fly, and strange creatures with four hooves running across the field.
As a result of leaving the shadow area of the canopy of the sacred tree, the whole world seemed to brighten up at once.
The surroundings are open and do not have the feeling of being crowded like the heart of Cartier.
Not...... Actually, there is still a little. For example, when you stand on the top of a mountain and look at Cartier in the distance. You'll see huge, obscuring trees, and you'll see dense structures built on the root system. All of a sudden, that oppressive feeling will come back.
On the hills are long cobblestone paths.
A carriage pulled by a unicorn slowly walked by, and the elven coachman sat in front of him pulling the reins.
Because the unicorn is very spiritual and much stronger than a horse, he doesn't need anything like a horsewhip.
The window of the car opened, Qili poked her head out to look in the direction of Shenmu from afar, took a deep breath of fresh air, and then turned back to Angel, who was sitting in the carriage, and said, "This is the fifth time I have seen Shenmu at such a distance. Actually, I think it's the best to look at Shenmu from this position. ”
"For the fifth time?" Angel looked at her.
"Yes, it's only the fifth time. I wasn't born in Cartier, and the first time I saw Shenmu from this distance was when I came to the Academy of Magic to take the entrance exam. The second time was when I came to school, and the other two times were when I went home and when I went back to school. ”
"So...... You've only been home once?" asked Angel hesitantly.
Qili nodded: "I don't have much to do when I go back, my parents sometimes come to Cartier to see me." Have you forgotten? Last time they came, I asked you to meet, but you didn't come because you were busy with something. ”
"Oh?" said Angel, tilting his head slightly, struggling to remember.
The devil hanging on the roof of the carriage whispered, "About two months ago. Well, around that time. You've just been dating for a while. ”
That time, Angel was actually reading a book in the library, and he just didn't want to see it.
"Oh! I remembered. Angel said insincerely: "I'm so sorry, that time...... It's really busy. ”
"It doesn't matter. Qili smiled and said, "Anyway, they will come, and it will be the same when we meet again." But ......"
"But what?"
"But...... Shouldn't you introduce your parents to me? And they're in Cartier, aren't they?"
"There will be a chance. Angel nodded, smiled politely, and looked away deliberately.
Qili's gaze dimmed slightly, and she looked at Angel in disappointment.
In the midst of the bumps, the carriage continued to move slowly.
......
Birds are flying in the sky.
On the grassy hillside, the doors slowly opened.
Qili got out of the car with a big basket and looked at the sacred tree in the distance with excitement.
Behind him, Angel also got out of the car, took out two silver shells and three green shells from his pocket and handed them to the coachman, and said softly: "Come and pick us up in the evening." ”
"Okay. Putting away the silver shell, the coachman got into the carriage and shook the reins heavily.
The carriage left.
Qili happily circled around with the basket and smiled. Look at the sky. The long red dress fluttered in the wind.
Angel watched silently from the side.
Today's beauty is carefully dressed.
She wore a long red dress, her long hair was braided into long braids, and she wore an orange headband. Those smiling eyes look even more dazzling in the sun. Especially when looking at Angel.
When it turns in circles, it looks like a flying red butterfly.
Angel, however, just stood silently. Looking down, he quietly pulled out a clear, thumb-sized pill bottle from his pocket. Inside the bottle is a red liquid.
"I think he's playing tricks on me. Angel whispered, "Give me something like this, is this sending the beggar?"
"It's for yourself. The Devil muttered, "I said at the beginning that the information of the Magiers should be exchanged for something that can enhance their magical powers, not something that is 'helpful in carrying out the mission'. ”
"I thought he would be a little more generous if I asked for something that was 'helpful in carrying out the task'. After all, I'm doing things for him, and he should have provided them for free. Is every demon so stingy? If so, I'll never be eligible for transformation. ”
"Hmm...... So what do you want to do?"
Angel was silent and did not answer.
"Angel, aren't you coming?"
In the distance, Qili had already laid out a picnic blanket and was laying out the food in the basket in the same way.
Angel glanced at her from afar, then turned his face to the left.
About 100 meters away, there was a construction site-like place, with large sandbags and mud and sand. A group of centaurs are acting as miners, busy.
Looking at the place, Angel slowly walked towards Qili.
"What's the matter?" asked in a whisper, "Do you want to change places?" but now it seems that all the places around that have better scenery have been mined. A lot of people were against it, but it didn't work. The queen insisted on going her own way. ”
After a slight hesitation, Angel replied softly, "Change places." ”
"Okay. ”
Qili lowered her head and was about to clean up, but Angel added, "Go over there." ”
Angel was referring to the closer proximity to the mine. It's right on top of the entrance to the mine.
"Over there, don't we have to keep watching them?"
"What's the matter? The most important thing here is the sun and the air, isn't it?" said Angel, glancing at Kirly.
Qili hesitated, but finally nodded.
So, the two of them carried the basket and began to walk to the top step by step.
In school, Qili was originally a big celebrity. The main thing is that he looks cute, and even by the standards of blood elves, he is very cute. And also very active, positive. This made her the backbone of the Silent Spellcaster, and further became the leader.
The so-called silent spellcasting group is actually a group that mainly studies instantaneous magic. To put it simply, it is cast through gestures and does not require any chanting time.
It's also an academic group, so it's natural that the level of being the head of the group is not low. Level seven. Before Angel took over the Vascular Council, she even had a higher magic rating than Angel. Even now, she is only one level below Angel. And if there are no accidents, she will be able to pass the grade 8 assessment in a few months. At that time, Angel may not be able to reach the ninth level.
Of course, she is much older than Angel.
Don't look at her standing next to Angel, almost two heads shorter than Angel, like her brother and sister, but in fact she is sixty-three. Yes, twice as fast as Angel's age.
What did I just say?
Qili was originally a big celebrity, yes, originally. Not anymore. Since she became Angel's lover, her reputation has plummeted. Even the board of directors of the Silent Casting Group organized her impeachment.
Not...... But Angel helped her suppress it. From her standpoint, she felt that Angel cared for and helped her. From Angel's standpoint, in fact, it is just to avoid the emergence of a force strong enough to challenge him. After all, the Silent Spellcasting Group is also an old group, and even if the leader has a problem, the framework is still there. As long as you change people, you will rise at any time.
This kind of long-standing, powerful, and academic group is not a fringe group like midnight singing, which can be uprooted at any time. If you really want to completely tear your face, although you can definitely still suppress it with Angel's tough methods, it will inevitably hurt your muscles and bones.
Walking step by step, the two of them finally reached the top of the mouth of the pit.
Angel stood, looking down slightly at the centaurs carrying the mud and sand in and out of the mouth of the tunnel.
Qili stood aside and watched in amazement, even though she had no idea what Angel was paying attention to.
Turning his face sideways, Angel said to Qili, "That's it." ”
"Hmm. Qili nodded and silently began to lay out the blanket. From time to time, he glanced at Angel, who was standing still.
To be honest, if it had been replaced by someone else, not Qili, or not Angel, but any other pair, it would probably have been blown up.
A good picnic directly ruined Angel's indifferent face. Not even a smile from beginning to end. You must know that the blood elves claim to be equal between men and women, but in fact, the female blood elves are stronger.
However......
Anyway, every couple gets along differently. From the moment Qili took the initiative to confess, she had actually lost, and she lost very completely.
Love looks beautiful, but it's actually a game. Whoever speaks first loses. At the beginning of losing, normally speaking, it is to lose all the way to the end. This is no different for blood elves and humans.
After everything was arranged, Qili raised her head and was about to let Angel sit down, but before she could speak, Angel had already preemptively said, "You sit here first, I'll go." ”
With that, Angel had already turned and left.
"What's the matter?" Qili hurriedly said, "Shall I go too?"
"No, you sit here and wait for me. I'll be back soon. Angel didn't even look back, and was already far away in a few moments.
All that left was Qili sitting alone on a blanket, facing a circle of carefully prepared food.
......
As he went, Angel snuck around a corner beneath the mines, carefully staring around the corner at the busy centaurs.
"What do you want to do? Doesn't that mean you just need to drip on the land that produces the ore? The devil whispered.
"Do you think that's really okay?" asked Angel rhetorically.
"Why not, he said it himself. ”
"Huh...... We have to dig a pit to dig Modo ore, and we destroy the Modo ore vein, but it only drops on the ground under our feet? So why doesn't he do it himself? Can't he do it? I've tested this thing, and it doesn't work very well. If you really do as he says, how much can you seep into the bottom? How much can you reduce production? One? Or two? When the time comes, this thing that I exchange information for will reduce the production of one Modo ore?"
"That'...... What are you going to do?" the devil whispered.
Angel thought for a moment and replied, "Drip onto the rhizome of the Divine Tree underground." ”