Chapter 1: The Darkness of the Border
The border between the Forest of Golden Dawn and the Forest of the Moon, a misty woodland. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Originally, this was a village and town bordering the sun elves and the moon elves, and the long-standing feud between the two countries was very thin in this narrow rainforest area, as if it had been melted away by the eternal mist. The Sun Elves need the Moon Elves' keen beast-like instincts to avoid all kinds of threats that may exist in the mist, and the Moon Elves need the Sun Elves to use a device made by the Sun Elves with a higher level of science and magic to dispel the unbearable dampness and coldness of the home.
Originally, the people of the two peoples had lived in mutual benefit and symbiosis for hundreds of years, until recently, when the Moon Elves suddenly fell into hatred and anger, smashing down the homes of their Sun Elf companions and driving them back to their homeland.
The reason was at first "Your ominous princess has ruined the Mithril Moon and brought us terrible disaster".
Later, it became "The Sun Elves actually used a lot of money to buy the high-ranking officials of the Moon Elves, and tricked them into betraying the interests of the Moon Elves people, which is really despicable and shameless."
After two major national exclusion movements, this land, which was originally cloudy but also vibrant, slowly fell into a dead silence. At first, the beautiful music of the sun elves could not be heard in the forest, then even the wild battle cries of the moon elves gradually faded away, and finally even the singing of birds and insects gradually disappeared. The trees slowly turned into decaying stumps, and the jumping streams gradually turned into stagnant waters filled with rotten leaves.
The Mist Glade is where Princess Flora and her friends investigate.
"There's not a day in half a month that hasn't rained!" Yuri flicked his wet raincoat, "I'm starting to miss Sorantiel's Wheel of Glow." ”
Virgy also said very uncomfortably: "There is not even a decent village along the way, and the buildings built on the canopy of trees look like they are all in ruins. ”
"That's the home of the sun elves who were driven back to the Forest of Golden Dawn. Flora sat by the campfire and said in a low voice, "After the Lord Regent has come to power, the peaceful landscape of this land will no longer exist." ”
Virgy asked, "Besides, is the information we heard from the Sun Elf merchants really true? It is said that there is a large amount of military power of the Moon Elves hidden in the Forest of Mist, but we haven't even seen a single figure along the way." ”
Flora shook her head: "No, what the merchant said must be the truth. ”
Virgy smiled bitterly: "Is Her Royal Highness the Princess confident in the honesty of the merchants?"
Flora pursed her lips and stroked her hair, "No, this girl is confident in her appearance. ”
Before leaving the border city of Adain, Flora put on a pure and lovely maid dress and ran like a butterfly in a luxury hotel.
The drunken merchant uncle said with a confused look in his eyes: "Oh, you are simply the most beautiful waitress I have ever seen." ”
"No, my uncle will always have a chance to meet a girl who is more beautiful than me. The princess winked playfully.
The uncle was so smazed that he swore to the sky, "If I tell half a lie, I will let the wheel of gold fall down and fall on top of my head again." ”
"People say that the girls of the sun elves have cute faces, and the girls of the moon elves are hotter in terms of figure. The princess seductively approached the uncle and asked, "Seeing that the uncle is wearing a wolf's tooth necklace, I know that you will also go to the Moon Forest to do business." Haven't you met a few beautiful women with hot bodies?"
"Little girl, you don't look very old, but you are also very knowledgeable. ”
The princess smiled and took the wolf tooth pendant called "Broken Fang" from her collar.
"I didn't expect you to spend time in the Moonless Forest. The uncle was in awe.
"The Moon Elves' money is still relatively easy to earn. The princess's voice became soft and tactful, "Uncle does he have any way to make a fortune?" If it is reliable, I will spend more time to accompany ~ accompany ~ big ~ uncle ~ oh." ”
The uncle looked out the window leisurely: "Trade between the two countries can bring huge profits, but that was a few years ago. Nowadays, it is better to stay in your own country and not to do business across borders, especially not on the old trade routes of the misty woodlands. ”
"Why is that?" the princess's eyes became alert.
"It is said that the woodland has been taken over by ghosts. Whether it's an animal or a tree, they've all become monsters. It is said that cultists summoned evil gods in the depths of the forest, and none of the witnesses survived......"
"Since none of the witnesses survived, how did this news come about?"
The uncle blushed and said, "Isn't it okay to raise the bar?" Anyway, little girl, I said these things all for your own good. Don't put your life in it for money. If a lovely girl like you were to die in a daze, everyone would feel pity. ”
Yuri was sitting next to him and was very depressed for some reason. Virgi had to persuade him patiently, whoever told me and you are not good at gathering intelligence, and there is no way to leave this matter to the princess who is a thief by profession.
Therefore, they targeted the investigation in the misty woodland, and if they could know the truth about the monsters and cultists as soon as possible, it would be very beneficial for the Golden Dawn Forest to be defended in advance.
"I'm not a thief!" said the princess as she stood up and huffed, "A princess is a princess, and this will not change for a hundred years!"
"Yes, Yes, Your Highness Princess, the canned food has been cooked, please dine. Virgi kindly handed the can to the princess.
However, the princess's ears moved slightly, and in the noisy rain, she heard the faint sound of horses' hooves, and even heard someone whisper, "Strange, why is there a bonfire in the ruins?"
The princess said nervously, "Shhh ”
Virgie nodded, snapped his fingers, and at a distance from the rest camp, the rockfall rune took effect, and the boulder smashed from the top of the tree into the mud, causing a loud noise.
The knight on horseback looked in panic at the falling rock, only for a second, and then looked back at the ruins, where the fire that had burned so hard was gone.
The knight came to the ruins and wondered, "Strange, how can the fire be extinguished in the blink of an eye?"
"Maybe you're dazzled. The companion replied.
"How do you explain the residual warmth on the ground? There are indeed people here just now, but who can disappear without a trace in such a short period of time. What the hell. ”
The companion also said coldly: "Now in this woodland, it is the least strange thing to see ghosts. Alright, let's keep going. The black-clad priestess has recruited more than a hundred new junksters, and you and I have to rush back and pretend to train them. ”
The two Moon Elf knights stepped on their horses again, and where they had just stopped, a starlight appeared out of thin air, and the princess took the lead in stepping out of the hidden space, and then threw Yuri and Virgi, who were blue in their faces, out of the air.
The princess asked curiously, "Is it necessary to be afraid of being like this? We have been hunted down and imprisoned in various ways before, so why did we go to the elf instructor for two months and scare you so much?"
Yuri trembled and said, "No, what is really terrifying is your hidden space, Your Highness the Princess. ”
It is said that the place where girls put things in private is extremely messy, especially the hidden space of the princess. The feeling of Yuri and Virgi staying inside has to be described in words, like being at the center of the universe and seeing the stars rolling towards them, the terrifying and desperate feeling.
"Wow, verbose!" said the princess, blushing and crossing her waist, "It's very tasteless to criticize a girl! No wonder you two are still single dogs." Anyway, it's worth paying attention to follow these two knights, waste newcomers and training or something. ”
The princess buried the burned bonfire in the earth, carefully discerned the tracks left by the horses' hooves, and turned over the tree with sharp eyes, tracking it with great speed and silently.
Yuri and Virgi wiped their sweat, this trick is not a thief.
The three of them followed the footprints, and at the end of the withered woods, they saw large and small caves carved into the rock wall in front of them, and the entrance of the cave flashed with starry fire, although it was simple and wild, but it seemed to have the awe-inspiring momentum of a fortress.
The princess wiped her sweat and said happily, "I have finally found it." Good towns are going to be deserted, and then they are living in grottoes, and these guys look like good tree people, and they are going to learn from lions and tigers to be wild beasts. ”
I saw that in the empty space in front of the rock wall, there were about a hundred or so ragged moon elves desperately gathered, their eyes were fanatical, and their bodies were filled with an inexplicable high arrogance, as if the cold rain fell from the sky, and it would bypass and not want to fall on them.
The black-clad male priest raised his hands into the air, and the rain clouds dispersed, and there was no combustible material such as wood in the center of the empty field, but a burst of purple and black flames ignited out of thin air, and the flames cast around, making the dead trees and rock walls ghostly.
The black-clothed priest said hoarsely, "O unfortunate people of the Misty Moon Forest, please listen to the gospel that Lord Regent has brought to you!"
He threw a handful of blue powder into the flames, and the face of the Grand Duke of the Regent Berumar appeared in the flames. When this huge face looked down on the people, and spoke with great majesty and a voice that shook the heavens and the earth, the fanatical people all danced wildly in a distorted manner.
"Maybe you don't remember what a harsh side of nature you faced in the Misty Glades. Perhaps you will forget how you have been betrayed and deceived that your former prosperity has now turned into smoke. But I will not forget, that I, the Grand Duke of Berumar, have not been thinking for a second of your hardship and forbearance, and I promise to lead you in a crusade against the cunning and cowardly who have plunged you into such adversity, so that whatever you ask will be taken seriously. ”
The people waved their arms and shouted, "Long live His Royal Highness the Regent!