Chapter 289
"Uncle Barcelona!" a few little beans ran to the door to greet Barcelona, who had returned from a hunting trip.
Seeing these children, Barcelona smiled innocently, put the prey on his shoulders under the eaves, and touched the heads of these little guys one by one with his hand that was not stained with blood.
"It's so big!" The little beans looked at the three-meter-long beast that Barcelona had put down, and with their height, they couldn't even see the full picture of the beast.
"Okay, Uncle Barcelona must be tired, don't surround him anymore, let Uncle sit down and rest for a while!" A reddish-brown haired girl of twelve or thirteen walked in to stop the chattering little beans, she held a cup of hot tea on the wooden tray in her hand, put it on the table and said to Barcelona: "Uncle, you have worked hard, the meal is ready, you can rest first, and you can eat in a while." ”
"Okay, Ellie is so sensible!" Barça sat down with a smile, looking at Ellie, who was busy coming and going, and couldn't help but think of her younger sister who was still studying in the ladies' class in Sayu--thank goodness if she could be half as sensible as Ellie when she finished her studies......
Barça was sent by Moeller to do business with the elves. After enduring the stinking temper of the elf he was traveling with him and after three months of arduous trekking, he finally arrived at this small mountain village less than fifty miles from the elven territory, but he has not made any progress since.
The ungrateful elf had gone away and had not been heard from since, and he had tried to get close to the Elven Forest several times, but he had been shot back by a warning arrow, and the last time it had left a deep arrow mark on his body—he had no doubt that if he dared to venture into the forest again, these legendary elves who loved nature and did not like to kill would shoot him mercilessly!
Fortunately, when he left, the wise Duke of Moller had already given him guidance before he set out, so that he still had something to do: he took in some abandoned babies, some sick and frail babies that could never be raised in the eyes of ordinary people, and then used the goods that Duke Moller asked him to bring to trade, and raised them into the current group of healthy little beans.
Elle is the sister of one of the peewees, and they wander together, and Elle, who is anxious about her brother's illness, asks Barcelona for help, and volunteers to stay and repay him after his brother's illness.
While Barcelona was eating, a middle-aged man came with two young men, said hello to him, and carried the beast to the backyard to deal with it, and in doing this they could get some offal and not very good parts of meat, which was a rare benefit in a poor and closed mountain village.
In addition to feeding the children, Barça's prey is also exchanged for fur and dried meat. He has been living like this for almost a year, and I don't know if it's because of the simplicity of his life and his ability to practice without distractions, his strength has increased by 1 level, and he has become an intermediate 6th order powerhouse.
At this moment, an inexplicable wind passed through the door and blew on Barcelona's face, and he looked startled, and then showed a look of surprise. Then he told Sù Elle that he was going out for a walk, and he walked out.
"Delta, I didn't expect to see you again!" Barça couldn't help but speak to the elf standing on the branch in a somewhat resentful tone.
The elegant and handsome male elf looked indifferent and said in a slow tone, "I don't remember any promise with you that I will definitely see you again. ”
Barcelona, who was choked up, said angrily: "Then what are you doing here now?"
"Take care of your business. The elf was concise and to the point.
Hearing this, Barcelona was overjoyed, but in the face of this angry elf, he didn't want to be overjoyed at all, so he said lightly: "Yes, thank you so much!"
Later, Barcelona looked at the forest under the moonlight and sighed in his heart: he didn't expect that he would have a day to step into the territory of the elves alive.
It was by a small lake that Barcelona met his trade partner, a female elf with silver-white hair, who was looking sadly at the young life in her arms.
"Silver, I brought someone, how is that kid?" Delta stepped forward to visit, the expression of concern on her face completely different from the indifference she faced Barcelona.
The female elf looked at Barça and pleaded weakly, "Are you the human named Barcelona, please save my child, I will give you a reward!"
The other party's eyes were exactly the same as those human mothers who begged Barcelona to save their children before, and he saw it in his eyes, and his heart was quite touched: Duke Moller is right, the power of maternal love can indeed make elves give up their pride and guard!
Thinking like this in his heart, Barcelona nodded, and quickly took out a set of magic equipment from the magic bag he was carrying, and quickly set it up.
I saw a three-foot-long, engraved with magic patterns, like a flower basket-like wooden artifact was placed on the grass by Barcelona, and he skillfully activated this magic item, and a soft faint white light suddenly appeared in the space in the "flower basket".
"Alright, now it's time to put the kids in. Barça took a step back and said to the female elf.
Although the female elf named Sylv still looked a little hesitant, she did not dare to delay her movements at all, and she carefully put the baby in her arms inside.
"Okay, this magic nursery box is very safe, it is the basic environment that mimics the mother's womb, it is the most comfortable for the baby, what we have to do now is to judge his physical condition according to the reaction of the nursery. ”
Barcelona comforted Silver, and at the same time took out a booklet, began to check the booklet, and read the magic pattern on the magic nursery: "This red light represents the baby's underdeveloped heart, and the green flashing indicates that there is also a problem with the respiratory system......"
"Delta!" an angry voice interrupted Barcelona's words, "You dare to bring humans into the territory of the elves without permission!"
Barcelona looked up, and was surprised to find that there were more than twenty elves standing in the surrounding trees and bushes at some point, all of them with angry faces, and made an attack posture, and the target was obviously him, the only human present.
"Hey—I've been invited!" Barcelona, who was almost frightened, protested quietly, for fear that a louder voice would provoke the sensitive nerves of these elves.
"No!" Silf suddenly shouted, and she stopped Barça with her body, and said categorically: "Let him continue, no one is allowed to hurt him!"
The surrounding elves looked at Sylph in some surprise, led by a male elf with golden hair and a more mature appearance than the other elves, sighed and said: "Sylph, we can understand your feelings, but how can you trust humans, even the magic of our elves is useless......"
"Useful. Hilf shook her head, looked back at the baby in the nursery, and whispered, "Little Lana is much better, I can feel that she is not as painful as before!
"Uh, good!" Barça was a little nervous, but now that Sylph was his patron saint, he naturally knew who to listen to: "Don't worry, ma'am, the magic nursery can replace the breathing function, even if the baby can't breathe on her own at all, she can live well in it, and it will also reduce the load on her heart." ”
The weapons of the elves around him gradually put down, and everyone stared at Barcelona's actions, which made him feel pressured, but fortunately, when he rescued those abandoned babies before, he had already done a very good job, so there was no mistake.
"The life of a baby is too fragile to withstand too much force, so even mastering advanced magic often cannot save these inherently fragile little lives, we first use the most conservative mild nutrients and trace amounts of healing elixirs, this first day is crucial, to observe the situation at all times......"
Barcelona babbled for a while, and after finishing the precautions in the booklet, he had nothing to say, so he fell silent with the other elves. In the silence of the forest, only the mountain breeze and the cries of nocturnal birds and beasts remained, and the small, delicate elven toddler fell asleep peacefully in the magical nursery box in the center.
The next morning, Hilf wept with joy, because her little Lana opened her eyes for the first time since she was born, and moved her little hands and feet, and all the elves who had been waiting all night eased their expressions at this moment, and although they did not immediately have a good face towards Barcelona, they did not have the hostility they had before.
Delta suddenly said, "Barcelona, you asked you to bring this magic nursery box to sell it from your Duke of Mole, right?
Hearing this, Barcelona hurriedly took out a list and handed it out: "This is the list of transactions written by Lord Moeller, you can use these elven specialties to trade with us." ”
Delta handed the list to the male elf who was the leader, and Moeller's offer was obviously very generous, and the other party's expression did not change after reading it, and only said to one of the elves beside him: "Take three moonqin tree fruits and give them to him." ”
The fruit of the Yueqin Tree is the main material of a precious 9th-order magic potion, three of which are worth more than 100,000 gold coins, but the reason why it is so expensive is mainly because this magic plant only lives in the territory of the elves, which is relatively rare, but for the elves, it is not a particularly rare thing.
Finally completed the first transaction, Barcelona was overjoyed, and handed the elf text version of the magic nursery box to Sylph, and when the other party sent him back to the mountain village, he said: "This magic nursery box only provides a suitable living environment for babies, and the Duke said that he doesn't understand the growth needs of elf children after all, so he can't do better." How to take better care of the baby is up to you, but the Duke said that if you need it in the future, you can also find him to study it together and make a better nursery box. ”
Delta snorted, noncommittal to Moeller's suggestion, but as he turned to retreat into the jungle, Barcelona heard a soft thank you in the breeze.
Receiving the good news from Barcelona, Moeller was also very happy. The barbarians in the northern wasteland have made progress not long ago, and among the many small countries in the east, there are already many specific trade projects that can be carried out. It seems that only those ice plains of the Arctic Icefield are the only ones in the entire Visby Continent, who have surrounded their territory into iron barrels, and have no intention of trading and cooperating with the Nia Kingdom at all.
At this time, the Nia Kingdom was in the limelight because of the construction of the 10th-order magic array, and with this "mighty" wind, Moeller took the opportunity to send an excellent caravan, using the seeds that were sown before as a guide, pushing the business of the Nia Kingdom to a more distant place.