73. Curley
Zhao Yuan immediately asked people to call Xiwei over. The three of the lion clan were all seeing Sivir for the first time, and they knew that the elves had always been famous for their amazing beauty, and they couldn't help but suffocate their breath for a moment.
Sivir still looks majestic, like an ice lotus flower on the top of a snow-capped mountain, giving people a feeling that they can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed.
Sivir took the arrow and examined it carefully from beginning to end, frowning beautifully.
"What's wrong, Xavier?" Zhao Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"This arrow is indeed specially made by our elven race, but-" Speaking of this, a trace of doubt flashed across Sivir's face. "The inside of this arrow seems to be broken......
"Broken?" a hint of surprise flashed across Mason's face, he walked quickly, took the arrow from Sivir's hand, flicked his fingers lightly on it, and then shook it again, before he sighed with some admiration: "It's worthy of the elves, and I can even find this little subtlety, I ignored it at the beginning." β
Zhao Yuan's heart suddenly flashed something, he suddenly raised his hand, Mason was defenseless, the hand holding the arrow suddenly felt a force throw itself off, only to see that the arrow actually levitated by itself.
Zhao Yuan showed a look of realization in his eyes, and said, "See, this is a remnant of magic." β
"Remnants of magic?" the second prince wondered, he had very few mages he had come into contact with, let alone knew these subtle magical knowledge.
It was Mason who took the initiative to explain his confusion and said: "Second Highness, magic residue refers to the residual mana element on an item, after the low-level mage and the middle-level mage finish casting the spell, there will be traces of magic residue around it, just like a stinky sunflower beast, it will leave a stench wherever it walks." β
Zhao Yuan was laughed at Mason's analogy, but the second prince quickly showed a look of sudden realization. "In other words, this arrow was shot by a mage, but why didn't we find it before?" He was only a sixth-order martial artist, but Mason had extraordinary insight and General Mauser was also acute, so how could he not have discovered it all this time?
"That's where he's really smart!" Mason said, snapping the arrow in two. Zhao Yuan's eyelids jumped, he was worthy of being a lion clan, and the strength of any person was so great!
When the arrow was broken, everyone present felt a clear residual force of magic on it.
Mason dipped the powder exposed in the center of the arrow a little, rubbed it on his fingers, sniffed it again, and then said firmly: "There is no archer among the men in black who can control this arrow, but if you want to make the illusion that the third prince was killed by the elves, you have to rely on spells." However, unless it is a high-level mage, other mages will inevitably leave traces of magic once they cast a spell, so they made this special arrow - the appearance and material are the same as the elven arrows, but there is another material embedded in it, no, I think it should be a small enchanted arrow in the same proportion as this arrow before it was broken. In this way, the mage can cast a spell on this small arrow only, and control it to kill the three princes. When it was finished, the small arrow shattered, but the arrow's appearance was still intact. Nor did he leak a trace of breath. β
"But this inscription master's kung fu is obviously not at home, otherwise this little arrow would not have broken so incompletely, and actually let His Excellency Zhao Yuan control it again through the power of the remaining inscriptions on it. β
After Mason finished speaking, his brow was still furrowed, and his face was full of solemn contemplation. Sivir also showed an angry expression.
"In this way, someone deliberately wants to kill our elven race......" Xiwei said quietly, as if there was a snowstorm blowing in his silver eyes, and the cold light was shining for a while, making people dare not look directly.
Mason looked at Sivir and Zhao Yuan with some hesitation, and finally spoke: "This man in black is meticulous in his actions, calculating step by step, and the person behind him is by no means simple. It seems that he also had the same guess as Zhao Yuan - behind them, there is definitely a demigod-level existence!
At this time, the second prince finally figured out the cause and effect, slapped his thigh and said angrily: "This group of men in black is really too cunning! They actually want to kill people with a knife and treat our lion clan as fools! This must have been done by the Terrans, only the Terrans would be so cunning and insidious!"
Mason and General Mauser next to him kept looking at him, but the second prince was unaware, and even said to Zhao Yuan: "Thanks to your mercy, otherwise if we fight, we will fall for the tricks of those Terrans!"
The corners of Zhao Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, and finally showed an embarrassed but polite smile. In the days when he came to the other world, he was accustomed to the strong hostility of the orcs to the human race, the second prince had an upright personality, but what he said was true, those men in black began to provoke the blood elves to start a war with the elves, and even traveled thousands of miles to continuously transport weapons and equipment to help the blood elves, but after seeing Sivir awaken the blood of the elf king, the blood elves immediately surrendered, and they immediately poisoned the three princes of the lion clan, wanting to cause a war between the two clans and destroy the elves with the hands of the lion clan.
It's a pity that they completely miscalculated Zhao Yuan's variable. Originally, Zhao Yuan had disappeared for so many days, and they thought that Zhao Yuan would be crippled if he didn't die this time, and it was more than enough for a lion clan to solve the elf clan. Even if Liemos, an eighth-order marksman, risked his life to fight, he wouldn't be able to hold out for long.
Who would have thought that the Great Elder sacrificed the rest of his life and saved Zhao Yuan in a daze. Originally, according to the normal situation, Zhao Yuan, an archmage and Liemos, a marksman, should still be no match for the lion clan. Remos was mortal if he was wounded, and his powerful moves were all used up when he dealt with Zhao Yuan before. And Zhao Yuan is just a mage, against a martial artist of the same level, the result is self-evident.
However, Zhao Yuan, as a mage, hammered General Mauser alone, and the lion clan naturally had to reconsider the situation. In addition, Zhao Yuan has never harmed a single soldier of the lion clan, and Mason is also a rare wise person, and the two parties actually have a chance to reconcile. Such an ending is something that the people in black never imagined.
These causes and consequences, except for the second prince, have all been understood. In the end, the three lion clans like Zhao Yuan and Xiwei said goodbye and prepared to go home.
At the time of parting, Mason and Zhao Yuan glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of confusion and uneasiness in each other's eyes. It was Mason who finally spoke: "Your Excellency Zhao Yuan, if you have a chance in the future, please come to the Lion Clan as a guest, Your Royal Highness and Your Highness will definitely entertain you!"
Zhao Yuan showed a sincere smile, nodded in agreement, and the two sides said goodbye.
A demigod-level existence...... Zhao Yuan thought silently, he didn't know what kind of secrets and entanglements the elves had before they would be targeted by such a difficult opponent.
Just as Zhao Yuan and Sivir were walking side by side on the way back to the meeting hall, an extremely strong momentum suddenly erupted in a room above, and everyone in the entire elf clan stopped what they were doing and looked up.
"It's Ian!" Xavier was surprised, and Zhao Yuan also realized that that Fourth Elder Ian had really broken through the eighth order this time, after he had just broken through the seventh order!
And when the two hurried to Ian's room, they saw this cold and handsome man as cold as moonlight sitting on the bed with empty eyes, his shoulders hanging weakly, his eyes seemed to be staring at nothingness somewhere, faintly revealing a sense of mourning.
"Sister, she ......" I saw his lips squirm slightly, and spit out a few broken notes.
"Mother, what's wrong with Mother...... Sivir was a little puzzled, why Ian suddenly spoke of the Great Elder, and used such an affectionate title.
Zhao Yuan's face turned pale, and when he thought of something, he heard Ian say intermittently: "Sister, she, ...... dead"
"What!" Sivir was stunned by a lightning strike, as if he didn't understand what he was saying. "You, how do you know Mother She...... You're lying to me!" With that, she completely lost her elven king's demeanor, turned around and ran wildly towards the council hall.
Zhao Yuan stood in place, motionless. He knew Ian wasn't lying.
The last time he saw the Great Elder, he had a faint feeling that something was wrong, but it wasn't until now that he realized that the Great Elder was already an eighth-order powerhouse at that time. But because her aura was extremely weak at that time, Zhao Yuan didn't notice this.
The birth of the elven king symbolizes the prosperity of the entire elven race, which is not an inspiring lie. Because as long as the elf king is there, the elf clan will definitely have the existence of an eighth-order powerhouse.
Liemos had already betrayed the beliefs of the elven race, so the one who became the eighth order was the most powerful great elder of the entire elven race. And after the death of the Great Elder, Ian, the fourth elder who cultivated after her, instantly crossed an entire level, jumping directly from the early stage of the seventh order to the early stage of the eighth order, and walked the road that many people have not been able to reach in their entire lives.
This is the power of the gods, the power of faith.
Zhao Yuan was silent for a long time, and he felt boundless sadness drowning him like an icy river. The death of the Great Elder at this time means that she has really run out of oil. Originally, he thought that the Great Elder would save himself at any cost so that he could protect the elven race until Sivir awakened. But at this time, he realized that he was wrongβit was only after Xavier awakened that the Great Elder exchanged the long lifespan of an eighth-order marksman for Zhao Yuan's life. If it weren't for that, she should have more vitality after she advanced, and she could have supported it for another hundred years.
For the sake of Zhao Yuan, a foreigner, the Great Elder gave up his low-hanging strength, long life, and the opportunity to witness the rise and revival of the Elven Race. Zhao Yuan didn't know the reasons for this.
"She's for the elderly......" At this moment, Ian, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly spoke.
"Sivir is about to become a rising star of the elves, the only darling of the gods and elders, and she is not reconciled by her sister. β
"What are you talking about!" Zhao Yuan was annoyed by his mocking tone.