Chapter 102: The Door of the Starry Curtain
The world doesn't stop because some dragons are gone.
The wheels were busy, the road to the Tiya border was wide and wide, and the busy trade routes that once carried prisoner carts and timber had been deserted for a long time after the Tiya War, and now caravans were once again heading west.
The owner of the caravan was a lean man with a mustache typical of the southerners of Essin, modeled after the Duke of Carlton. But he didn't have the guts, and the merchant hid in a multiplied, fire-resistant steel-framed carriage, and the curtains of the windows were lined with iron sheets - to protect against cold arrows.
The farther he went west, the more uneasy he became, fifty carriages loaded with seventy percent of the principal, and if something happened, he would lose all his money. From time to time, the merchant stared at the mercenaries, fearing that their credibility would not be tempted by the temptation of money, but at the slightest movement of the grass by the roadside he shrank back into his carriage, as if a leopard or arrow were staring at him in the bushes.
"I'm here to save the elves, they want to thank me, I'm here to save the elves, they want to thank me......" This self-hypnosis recited several times, he was not afraid, and even imagined that the queen would personally receive him and give him a very, very rich reward.
The convoy came to a sudden halt and my heart chuckled. "What's wrong, what's wrong?"
"Sir, the spokes of the third car broke and the cargo on it fell off. ”
"The third car...... the merchant's eyes burst out, "the goods ...... Ah no, what about the passengers?"
"One broke an arm, the rest of the cargo was just bruising. ”
The merchant spitted, "Stupid, they're passengers, not cargo!" Treat carefully and get on the road as much as possible. ”
The subordinate sneered, and when he approached the Garano realm, he remembered that they were not goods, and they had bought them at a clear price before. The subordinate came to the carriage to urge, and the ghost head glanced into the carriage, and there were seven or eight beautiful faces of Tia elves in the dark space.
"Be quiet, and send you back to the forest soon. ”
No one spoke up. Either expressionless, or ashamed and angry. Refusing to believe the words of a Qiē human with a stubborn cold violence, the subordinate pouted and walked away.
The caravan continued on its way and soon saw the legendary border. A sea of yellow flowers half a man high, extending to the end of the line of sight, when the forest wind blows, thousands of petals fly straight up, marking the boundaries of Tiya. Legend has it that the elves used strange magic to keep the sea of flowers blooming, and if someone tried to squeeze directly into it, the flowers would turn red in an instant when they came into contact and fly in the wind. Then the ghosts riding the hideous panther will arrive and shoot the intruder, and the corpse will become the nourishment of the flower wall.
The merchant didn't know how much blood was used to water such a gorgeous flower, and he didn't dare to touch it anyway. He originally thought that the entry gate of the national border would be guarded by a few huge tree monsters, but it turned out to be an ordinary horse rejection deer, and next to it was the arrow tower.
The Elven Ranger motioned for the convoy to stop.
The merchant immediately jumped down and handed over the letter. "We are returning to your people, and we have no evil intentions, and we can search them. ”
The ranger read the foreign trade letter. Open the first few carriages directly. When the heavily armed ranger appeared in front of the elves, it took dozens of seconds for shock, surprise, and joy before these feelings swept away from the backwater-like eyes.
"It's almost home. He was at them. Say the softest words.
“...... Forest?"
"Forest!"
At that moment, the accumulated feelings turned into bitter tears, and sorrow arose. Listening to the businessmen who were translating the Tiya language under their subordinates, they snorted, why did I say that they didn't believe it.
The Ranger's face warmed up a little to the merchant. "You are allowed to enter the country. "He was just about to get out of the car and put the paperwork in the car, when three or four arms grabbed him, elven girls or women. Shaking his head in horror, still enveloped in great unease. Scratching so hard, the nails are embedded in the flesh.
"Okay, I'm not leaving. He turned to the other rangers and said, "Have the Blackfeather Druid inspect every carriage and inform the healers at the Starcurtain Gate that there are injured here, most of them weak. ”
"Yes, General Ramesile!"
The strategic buffer zone from the border to Thirty Surrey is the only city in the Garanord Forest Alliance that is open to the outside world, the Starscreen Gate, but the merchants still subconsciously call it the Bloody Fortress. That's right, the camp that Ramesile once broke into twice, is now the town guarded by the Ranger General.
The birds and finches parked on the carriage flew away at once, and humans could only attribute these beasts that could not be bombarded to the grotesqueness of the forest.
The merchant carefully observes the civilization of the Tiya elves. Their buildings are mostly made of wood, with little stone. The twists and turns of the rattan and branches are woven into the doorway, and the hanging vine climbing plants are curtains, and the streets are quiet without fireworks. Tia has a turquoise and dark brown length that is not seen in other parts of Salaphim, and is dressed in plant-themed costumes, which are unusually beautiful.
The elf who met him would use two unusually tongue-twisting greetings, which he learned to pronounce, and then asked his subordinates what they meant.
"It is probably said that the golden trees are always green, and the Tiya elves are prosperous for a long time. ”
He saw familiar things, streets, buildings, especially Essien-style buildings, and suddenly he felt a sense of security, and he walked out into the street.
"Look, it must be Essien's embassy, and only our country can make a door plate out of 100% gold. Over there, it should be the embassy of the black and gold dwarves, that's ...... Kumara Embassy?"
This new town is completely in the period of exploration, except for the arrow towers and defenses everywhere, and a few buildings in the center, the rest is still in a semi-wilderness state. A hotel and a stables are being erected. The merchant's heart was on fire, and he knew that as long as there was no major change in the current national policy of Garanord, the textiles and spices of the forest would continue to flow out. As long as it can be transported, it will be ten times as much gold! All the land here will skyrocket.
The merchant couldn't contain his excitement and hurried back to his caravan, and by this time, Ramesile had already disembarked with the elves. To the merchant's disappointment, they didn't even look at him, desperately breathing in the breeze with the scent of grass and trees, and tears welled up in their eyes.
"I don't know anything about gratitude......," he whispered, which would diminish his expected gains.
"Would you be grateful if we confiscated all of your fleet and cash and used it to do business with you?"
The merchant was startled, and behind him stood a young woman, Tia. Dressed in a sacrificial robe with leaf-like patterns and holding a wooden staff, he asked proudly and restrainedly. There were also a few similarly dressed elves around him, most of them handsome young boys and girls, but there were fewer Yamu grains on the neckline, only one or two.
This is a big shot. The businessman reacted intuitively.
"Ah, this...... Jin Mu is evergreen!" He had an idea, and now he is learning and selling.
The elf laughed with disdain, but the leading female Tiya had a stern face, "It's the golden oak evergreen." Human merchant, the golden oak symbolizes the great Mercy Light sacred tree Sivannas, I want you to remember. Your convoy is safe here, no one will make any bad intentions, what you are asking for is in the most central building of the Starlight Gate, the Eye Gate, go there. Tiya flourished and took his leave. ”
She led the people directly to the returning elves.
Tia, who had been away from her hometown for a long time, had never seen this kind of outfit, and the qiē in front of her was very unfamiliar, after years of torture. They were inexplicably sent back to their homeland, and Tia broke the recall order to build a city outside the forest, and mixed with humans! There were too many, and they felt out of place.
"Are you...... Priest of the Lord of Ceremonies?"
"No, forget the filthy name, Tia only respects nature. and Sivannas, the embodiment of nature. Welcome home, my sisters, I am Druid Candace. ”
The light of positive energy relieves the pain of **. The elves wept at this miracle and threw themselves into the path of the sacred tree for the first time.
After being pacified, Ramsilele and Candace roamed the streets, and the other elves saluted to make way. Everyone knows that Ramsile, the bone-eating ranger with a magic bow, the Minister of the Interior Verlet, who is inseparable from the queen for a moment, and Candace, the first priest of the Emerald Order, are not the highest-ranking of the three systems of military, administration, and religion, but they are the most trusted by the queen.
"Of the fifty-two elves, fifty have been violated many times, half of them have whip marks, and a third of them have been marked by a soldering iron. Humanity has once again provoked my bottom line, and now, I can only ......"
Candace's eyes drooped, "How?"
"I've lowered my bottom line again. Ramis said.
"You're angry. ”
The Ranger turned to look at the druid.
"Compared to you, I am a junior, and I have heard the legend of your birth and death with Your Majesty a long time ago. ”
"Ha, I've become a legend too. ”
"They say that whenever the Bone Eater Ranger wants to kill someone, he tells jokes. ”
"Do you think I can't control my killing intent?"
Candace shook her head, "You're the wisest general. The war accumulation of Ramsile, Garlanod is too weak, we need time, we need to grow, it is impossible to threaten all slave catchers with violence. Profit is the fastest way to rescue compatriots. Using the right to trade in fabrics and spices as bait, they will continue to return Tia from the scattered Sarafur, and in as good condition as possible, depending on how much cargo they can take from the Starcurtain Gate......"
"I know!" Ramsy Layton paused, "I know all of them, that's why I'm angry." When my bow and arrow have to escort human merchants to rescue their compatriots, it is a disgrace to the soldiers!"
Candace sighed and said, "Actually, you don't agree to peace negotiations either, do you?"
The Ranger winked, "I will always support the Queen's decision. ”
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The merchant walked all the way to the building called the Eye Gate, which was now empty.
"Hasn't the Lord arrived?" he wandered, the building was exotic, especially with a large eyeball sculpture hanging behind the desk.
He pondered, his eyes represent surveillance, vigilance, then the director here should be a very strict guy. He got closer, almost sticking it on, trying to figure out the artistic style of the sculpture.
Then, the pupils slid down in a thrilling way, blinking.
The merchant foamed at the mouth and fainted to the ground, his hands and feet convulsing.
"My eyes have improved...... "A certain overseer floated from the pedestal. (To be continued......)
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