Chapter 173: The Night Elf Queen
The night elves, who had been working hard, had not yet noticed that there was an alien around them, and the shouts of the little maid attracted everyone's attention, and everyone put down their work and stopped to look at this strange-looking guy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Night Elves here have never been in contact with the outside world, and their knowledge of other races is limited to book illustrations and simple verbal descriptions, and seeing the white-skinned, round-eared Liang Ke, they confirmed that it was human after a brief debate. So, everyone blocked Liang Ke's way, surrounded him in the middle, and pointed at him like a monkey, and some of the younger children even pointed to his round ears and made fun of him, saying that humans were more like the Munk monsters described in the story.
Liang Ke was thick-skinned, but she was not afraid of being watched, but she frightened the little maid, she rushed into the crowd, pulled Liang Ke away, if Her Majesty knew that she had left her guests in the crowd to watch, I am afraid that she would inevitably return to the etiquette academy to be repaired by those serious etiquette instructors.
Unlike the vast and lavish palaces, the Night Elf Queen's office is unusually rudimentary, or more precisely, simple.
With gray floors, snow-white walls, two high-backed wooden chairs covered in velvet in front of a white chrysanthemum table, and a simple conference table for eight people on the right-hand side, a few Night Elves were lying on a spread out map discussing something. The maid wanted to come forward to report, but Liang Ke reached out and grabbed her, signaling that he could wait.
“...... The heavy rains of the past few days have washed away the river embankments, and the floods have turned the new wheat fields into a quagmire, without which we will have 5,000 people starving!" said an elderly man in a dark blue robe, knocking on the map with charcoal in his hand, shaking his head.
"As I said before, the low-lying area is vulnerable to flooding, and you didn't listen to my advice at the time, what will be the result? Not only did you waste time and energy, but you also lost those precious seeds, and we can tighten our belts to survive this year's crop, but what about the next season's seeds?
The slightly chubby middle-aged man touched his pointed ears and complained, and the others knew that they were wrong, and they didn't argue with him, and after a short silence, they turned their backs to Liang Ke's slender and soft figure and spoke.
"I made the decision to reclaim land there, and I will be responsible. However, I still insist on cultivating that piece of land, and now, we need to make some efforts to solve the problems at hand. ”
The voice paused and continued: "Our mistake was to underestimate the power of this year's floods, but this is a wake-up call. Go back and tell Songgli that it would be enough to select the best warriors, and to build the embankment of that section of the breach with stones, and to leave a water outlet for irrigation. “
"Mulandi!"
"Her Majesty!"
The soft voice asked the tall and thin old man beside him.
"How much food is left in the palace?"
"There is no problem in guaranteeing a year's supply. The old man replied without hesitation.
"Very well! Please work hard and allocate some grain to the affected farmers, and from next month, we will be rationed in wartime. ”
"This ...... I'll do it. ”
Her Majesty nodded, and then said slowly: "Actually, there are pros and cons to everything, and I have found that the land that has been filled with silt is more fertile, and even if no one sows seeds, the grass that grows out of the mud is higher than in other places. Find a smart man, spread the truth, and then put the right to reclaim that land up for public auction at the next royal auction, and I believe that there will be smart farmers who are willing to pay a good price, so that they can make up for the food shortfall. ”
The queen's method sounded nothing new, but it was such a simple little trick that easily resolved a potential crisis, and Liang Ke saw the eyes of those vassals with joy and sincerity, and admired the queen's keen thinking.
The Night Elves were very efficient, and after a few people discussed the details again, Her Majesty the Queen announced the dismissal of the meeting, and the few who devoted themselves to the meeting found Liang Ke standing aside with his back hand.
"What a faux pas, how can you keep a guest waiting for so long? You must be the mighty man of the human race, the Night Elf Suzanne Xena Silas Amisson, who welcomes you and your retinue to the Night Forest on behalf of the whole clan......"
In fact, Liang Ke didn't hear Her Majesty's friendly opening words at all, because when the Night Elf Queen turned around, he was stunned by the Queen's beauty.
Matching the queen's slender and feminine figure is a more feminine face, a long black hair hangs down softly to the waist, two slender curved eyebrows are covered by the hanging long hair, a pair of dark blue eyes under the deep sunken eye sockets are like the starry sky at night vast and deep, the straight nose bridge, the slightly upturned nose tip makes her add a lot of agility, and the two full lips are bright and dripping, conveying a unique charm.
The elves' necks were a few points longer than those of humans, and the neckline of the silk dress was open low, and the furrow on the queen's chest loomed, but it did not give rise to blasphemous lust. A sky-blue ribbon under the ribs tightened the loose silk robe slightly, and the soft hem hung down to the ground, covering the pair of slender jade feet, bringing people infinite reverie.
Everything seemed so natural, except for the simple crown carved of cork on her head, there was no ornament on her body, and she stood there silently, making people feel like a necessary part of this palace, indispensable and indispensable.
Her Majesty's cheeks were slightly red from Liang Ke's hot gaze, she waved her hand to signal her subordinates to stand down, and then asked politely, "Are you surprised that the Queen of the Night Elves is actually a white-skinned elf?"
"Huh......? Indeed, I wonder if Her Majesty would like to answer my questions?"
If it weren't for the queen's reminder, Liang Ke wouldn't have noticed that the queen who led the night elves was actually different from all the clansmen, she had snow-white and soft skin.
"That's weird, isn't it? But before I answer your question, can you tell me your name and why you came to the Night Forest?"
Liang Ke secretly smacked his mouth, what a useless guy, his brain went blank when he saw a beautiful woman, and the lady who was the owner told her name, she only knew how to appreciate the beauty of others, and forgot all about the rules of gentlemen. He quickly changed into a sanctimonious face and bowed gracefully.
"Baron of Aragon from the Gallent Empire greetings Her Majesty Queen Susanna!"
Queen Suzanne nodded slightly, as a return salute, and then slowly stretched out her left hand. Liang Ke hurriedly pinched the lady's fingertips gently, and then touched the back of the queen's soft hand with his lips, and then touched it lightly, and a faint fragrance of flowers came from the tip of his nose, and he thought to himself that when he left, he must buy some such flower dew and bring it back to Joanna and Rambleau.
Suzanne withdrew her left hand, carried it behind her back, frowned slightly, and then looked at Liang Ke's eyes fixedly, but this abrupt guy had a righteous face and did not see any dirty thoughts.
"This ...... Is it your etiquette?"
Her Majesty's inquiry was made without any smoky smell, like a spring breeze passing through the woods.
"Yes!"
Liang Ke suddenly realized the question after answering, oh my God! No, the Night Elves don't use a kiss hand! He peeked at the question mark twisted between Her Majesty's eyebrows, and immediately confirmed his guess. If you anger this power beauty because of a hand kiss, and lose your head here in a daze, it is really the strongest oolong incident in history.
"Your Majesty, Aragorn has no intention of offending, the kiss is a universal etiquette between men and women of mankind to convey friendliness, and there is no blasphemy in it. ”
"I believe your explanation, I don't know you, just as you don't know us. ”
After speaking, Queen Suzanne stretched out her left hand again, and then motioned for Liang Ke to stretch out her left hand as well, she smiled and gently touched Liang Ke's tiger mouth with her tiger mouth, and said a word softly in her mouth.
"Cookley!"
Liang Ke hesitated a little, but finally stubbornly followed and whispered, "Cookley!"
"Sit down, my friend, and now we'll tell you what you're here for. ”
It seems that this simple action is the etiquette of the Night Elves, Liang Ke secretly wiped his sweat again, and this time he finally didn't make a fool of himself. He cleaned up his mood, sorted out his thoughts, and then slowly said the purpose of coming.
Obviously, Queen Suzanne couldn't have heard of his intentions, and if that were, the Night Elf scouts would have been a failure. It's one thing to know, and it's a request to say it from Liang Ke's mouth.
After listening to Liang Ke's statement, Queen Suzanne picked up the slender green jade goblet in front of her, drank the small half cup of nectar that exuded a faint fragrance, and then looked at Liang Ke with a demented face and raised her hand.
"Monsieur Aragon! honey here is a rare good, you can taste it. ”
Susanna's gestures are so elegant and charming, as if performing a dance, Liang Ke, who has never seen the world, is really difficult to resist this fragrant temptation, so he constantly self-suggests in his heart, telling himself, "It's not that Lao Tzu is incompetent, it's really that the enemy's firepower is too fierce." ”
Liang Ke suppressed the desire in his heart, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then praised: "It is indeed a rare delicacy in the world, I'm afraid the food of the gods is nothing more than that!"
In fact, he didn't taste it at all, just to hide his embarrassment, as smart as Queen Susanna, of course she could see through the uneasiness of the guests, she put down her wine glass, lifted her skirt and sat on the sofa opposite Liang Ke, Zhengse said: "Those demons are not qualified to survive here." ”
Liang Ke was not surprised by such a simple refusal, after all, the integration of different races is not a problem that can be solved by one or two words from one person.
"Demons can pay a corresponding price to buy residency. Liang Ke said tentatively.
"The Night Elves are indisputable, what do you think we'll need?"
"They'll pay the Night Elves a lot of gold, enough to fill your conference room. ”
"Gold!"
Suzanne gently stroked a carved flower on the armrest, thought about it for a long time, and then shook her head with a smile and said, "I know that gold means wealth to humans, and both men and women like to wear gold and silver jewelry to show their wealth, but the Night Elves advocate natural simplicity, and I really can't think of any happiness that gold can bring to our people."
The gap in values is the biggest distance between people, in Liang Ke's heart, gold is everything, even power and love can be exchanged through this metal, but what he didn't expect was that in the eyes of the night elves, gold was worthless.
Liang Ke rubbed his somewhat numb head and patiently analyzed it for Her Majesty.
"It's true that the Night Elves don't need gold to adorn themselves, but such a precious metal is the greatest temptation for humans. You see, if the Night Elves have gold, they will be able to buy enough food through my territory, the Golden Warehouse, and they will be able to buy enough means of production. On the way here, I saw that some peasants were still using hoes to carry out the most primitive farming, and with gold, His Majesty could buy cash farming tools for his people, so that everyone could save some physical strength. Of course, His Majesty's guards can also be equipped with the excellent weapons of the dwarven craftsmen, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will increase exponentially...... In short, with gold, His Majesty can lead his people to develop faster and ......"