April goes out from the door, belongs to the late spring sunshine

The external passage of the magic tower is paved with bluestone slabs, the trees on both sides are dense, and the morning sunlight penetrates the layers of branches, projecting to the ground, colorful, but in this long corridor of the mage tower, it is indeed very deserted, and there is no one for half a day. (.)

Occasionally, a few people would appear around the corner in the distance, and these people were busy people who walked in a hurry, and they didn't even glance at it.

Standing at the corner of the stairs on the top floor, Romon silently looked at the spiral staircase below, with a kind of indifference in his eyes that made it impossible to tell what emotions were. Walk back into the hallway, towards the belvedere.

There, the wind blew gently, the half-open transparent window, the curtains of the same transparent color swayed gently, and Romon walked over and stood there.

There, there was another man, who came a little earlier than him. Seeing a person walking beside him, Fafer, who had been standing here earlier, turned his head and looked at Rosso. "My lord, I heard that you are coming, so I came up to take a look.

Rosso smiled faintly, and looked from the transparent to the endless blue in the distance: "How is it, how do you feel about this inspection of the port defense? ”

"Basically, I am satisfied, the defense of the port is still in place, although some of the newly recruited soldiers have not been trained well, and it is still no problem to fight under orders. Fafer shrugged his shoulders and said, "As for the navy, this is the business of the Governor of Shakat and the Governor of Pekto, but I heard that the situation is not bad, three warships have been launched, and because the backbone is there, it has quickly formed a combat effectiveness." "A few days ago, it was indeed enough for soldiers who could listen to orders to fight, and Kui ...... There should still be time. Romon thought and said.

Fafer looked at Romon on the side, he had already seen the scruples in Romon in his heart, and asked, "Is it the pirate infestation that makes you a little upset?"

You must know that the Titaho Command has spared no effort in exterminating pirates, and has never been soft on its attitude towards pirates.

Some time ago, among the attacked Pi World Chamber of Commerce, there were also two small chambers of commerce from the Te Ta Sho Territory, they were attacked by the mysterious pirates at sea, no one survived, and all the wealth they brought was also plundered by the pirates, as soon as this incident came out, it also caused a panic in the Te Tashaw Territory.

Originally, some chambers of commerce that wanted to trade with elves suddenly shrank back.

Some chambers of commerce that did not intend to trade with elves but had to rely on sea trade to live were also reluctant to go to sea again.

After all, which is more important than earning or life, as long as you are a smart person, you will know how to choose.

"Yes, the profession of piracy is really repeatedly banned, although the pirates who came out some time ago, the main target, is those merchant ships, but what is their ultimate goal, how big their ambitions are, no one knows, we must do a good job of defense, Yuanfan Harbor City has just been expanded, it is a period of exhibition, we must not let any foreign forces, destroy the exhibition plan we set, the royal family cannot, the Church of the Lord of Radiance cannot, the elves cannot, and the pirates can't!" Speaking of this, Luo Meng looked at the endless blue in the distance and sneered. "The beautiful sea is full of infinite wealth, and wealth always brings constant bloodshed, not only because of human greed and ambition, but also for the acquisition of resources and space. "No species living in this world today is immune to this essence, but with different interests, different positions, and different means of choice. "My lord, what are you talking about...... It's a bit esoteric.

Fafer scratched his head and sighed, "What do you want to talk about? Are you dissatisfied with life?"

"No, it's just that I suddenly feel that our lives and lives are very interesting. Luo Meng smiled lightly, looked at the sea, and suddenly had an epiphany, he said with a smile: "You see, the sea that meets our eyes is full of blue colors, and this color, under the reflection of the sun, is really beautiful." ”

But these may be just an illusion that we see with our naked eyes, or maybe it should not be blue, but our eyes see it as blue, and we stubbornly think that it is blue. ”

We think that an inherent pattern of life is right, so that our ancestors have passed it down from generation to generation, and the people of later generations will continue to live like this.

"Constantly eating, drinking, sleeping, fighting, killing, wandering in a small world, this kind of greedy life, it may feel interesting, but if it is always like this, it will make people feel tired. ”

"Sometimes, I'm really tired of this kind of interracial killing, but as a human being, as a lord of a land, you have to do your own duty, and the battle must be fought. "I've been wondering if one day, one day, there is a man who has a power so powerful that even the gods are afraid that he can change the whole world?"

"Powerful enough that even a god fears to change the world?" Fafer stammered, and he looked at Romon for a moment before asking, "Isn't this your daymark?"

This time, Romon actually learned from Fafer's previous moves, shrugged his shoulders, and smiled: "Don't worry, at least this is not my goal now." "What is your goal now, to destroy a few more pirates, or to expand your territory?" asked Fafel. "No, it's not my responsibility to exterminate the pirates, let this new group of pirates fight with the elves. "As for expanding the territory, how can it be expanded now? In this kingdom, it has reached its peak, and if it really wants to be expanded, it is also a limited land abroad, so it is of little significance. ”

"My goal now is to have a good rest without any sorrows, to spend time with my wife and children, to drink, to listen to music, to watch plays, and to continue to relax!" said Romon with a look of pleasant anticipation. "Cut, Lord Lord, haven't you always lived like this?" "It seems that the people who have been working as cattle and horses in the territory are me and Nick Corpse?" said Fafer with some sad accusations.

"Haha! Why take it so seriously, I am an ideal, do you understand? Whether it is realized or not, this is my life ideal!" was accused by Fafer, and Romon couldn't help but blush a little bit when he was accused by Fafer. "By the way, Fafer, I've thought about the pirate matter carefully, and I think it's a little suspicious. After laughing for a while, Romon returned to his serious appearance and said. "Tell me about it. Fafer made a gesture of deafness. "First of all, the timing of the appearance of this pirate is very doubtful. Romon had his face facing the sea, and there was a coldness in his voice. "In the past, pirates did exist, but with the defection of the pirate king Waddenvan to the elves and his ascension to the throne, piracy activities have decreased a lot, and their strength has dropped greatly compared to before. ”

"This is due to the fact that the Pirate King has taken away most of his strength, and pirates, like anything, have a process of development, and it will take at least twenty years for pirates to return to their original situation.

"Before the elves and humans traded, the situation on the sea was quite calm, although there were also some small groups of pirates active, but their strength was very small, basically they did not dare to go to the magnetism of these medium and large caravans, these caravans that dared to go to sea and trade with the elves, all had a certain strength, this strength, has far surpassed those pirates. ”

"Besides, there is also the existence of the elven fleet, these original pirates, it is impossible to take the initiative to touch the elves' heads, if this mysterious pirate existed before, why haven't we heard of it?

Hearing what Luo Meng said, Zhufer also quickly thought of the problem, and his face suddenly changed: "You mean, this pirate is generated against elves?"

"Well, the second suspicion is that unless it is an experienced pirate team, it is impossible to do those big cases, but this is related to the previous question, why does a pirate group that has never had a reputation before and has never been known before, have such strong strength and rich experience? I heard that their equipment is also very good, how can such a pirate team not be strange?"

Fafer listened and nodded repeatedly: "You are right, these two doubts are indeed suspicious, listening to you say this, it seems that this pirate team has a lot of mysteries." ”

Luo Meng said lightly: "Although I still don't know the origin of the Bad Luck Pirates, I already have a feeling...... I don't think they're really pirates, and the reason for their attacks on merchant ships may be for money, but the main purpose is probably to disrupt trade between elves and humans. "These guys!" Hearing this, Zhufer couldn't hold back any longer, and scolded in a low voice.

Luo Meng's expression on the side was indifferent, but Gufer was still muttering: "Although I don't like the elf race very much, in order to attack the elves' economy and prevent the trade between the elves and humans, it is too much to pretend to be pirates to hurt those merchants, right? Romon said lightly.

"And what are we going to do?" asked Jeffel, "If they are disguised by some force, what are we going to do when they come to us?" Hearing Fafer's question, Romon couldn't help but laugh, he was laughing at Fafer's dead brain. "If a pirate runs to the port of Yuanfan, what do you say we should do?

"You mean, we don't care who they are, since they're pirates now, they deserve to be beaten, right?" said Fafer, slapping his head. Romon nodded, looking in the direction of the sea again, but with a faint mockery in his smile.

"No matter what force they belong to, relying on this means to achieve their own life is a bit inferior, once the truth is known, then these people will not only not get the honor they deserve, but will be scolded by the world. After saying this, Romon kept silent. Actually, he didn't say a little, that is, he had already determined the candidate. It's the Church of Radiance.

"I just want to know if this new group of pirates will expand it when they kill and plunder the caravans that trade with the elves and gain a lot of wealth? If not, the power of the Church of Radiance is indeed admirable, and if it is, it is just an ordinary church!" Romon shrugged his shoulders and thought to himself, the words not spoken. "By the way, I've heard that there have been a lot of druid duels lately?" Fafer asked, changing the subject.

Speaking of this, Romon frowned: "Yes, there have been more than a dozen, at least seven people have died on our side, and this is someone who has duel against our union under the pretext of disagreement." "What then, can you refuse a duel?" asked Fafer, frowning. "Duels are an ancient tradition of the druids, and it is generally within the druids that there are irreparable differences and no one can convince anyone, so the duel is fought. "Duel, you must sign a contract under the oak tree to decide who is right and who is wrong!"

Duels within any profession have their own unique way of manifesting themselves, and druids are no exception. And their duels are all chosen to take place under the sacred oak tree.

The oak tree has a beautiful tree shape, a tower-shaped crown, up to more than 20 meters high, and the growth length is neither fast nor slow. The leaf shape is unique, the new leaves are bright red, the mature leaves are dark green, shiny, survivable, resistant to stress, resistant to dryness, high temperature and moisture, strong resistance to wind, and prefers well-drained soils.

Romon had not personally experienced this ritual, but he knew and witnessed the significance of the oak tree to the druids.

The two sides walked under a leafy oak tree, touched the bark of the tree, and gradually revealed the green scarf on each hand

"The tree is the symbol of our druids, it has magical powers, and when the druids infuse the tree-like ones according to the ancient covenant, it is not only our power, but even our souls. This duel, once signed, cannot be escaped, because those who escape, will lose all the power of nature, and it is a battle that will never end to the death. "But there are people who take advantage of that. Fafer nodded.

"Yes, under the pretext of the contradiction between the old and new druids, a duel, because the other party is targeted, so often our side loses more, this is actually a kind of war!" Speaking of this, Romon sneered, his face was a little blue. "What then?"

"What can I do, they'll take advantage of it, and so will I!" Romon sneered, "I remembered my tree-like stunt.

If you want to fight a duel, the challenged side can choose the location, then choose the side that has its own tree-like side! The tree will support its own people, although this support is very weak, but it is enough.