Hardy followed Angelina out the door.

On the balcony of the wooden house, Yumi bathed in the morning light and watched the two fade away.

Her face was bulging.

Angry.

The stone path is 'clustered' by the surrounding trees, and when you look up, you can only see the layers of branches and leaves, and you can't see the sky.

The sound of birds and insects chirping in my ears is heard.

The fragrant air between the trees, mixed with the scent of flowers on Angelina's body, hit Hardy's nose.

Very good smell.

"Hardy, the queen took care of a night's worth of business last night, so she might look tired later, don't be surprised."

"Nothing." Hardy shook his head: "It's too late for me to admire such a person, how can I see the blame." ”

"That's good." Angelina smiled.

Elves are a bit of a sleeper, so in the morning, even in the heart of the city, not many people walk the streets.

The two of them passed a large market square, then went around a bluestone path, and finally came to a large building that was clearly unfinished.

In front of the building's gate, several elven women in leather armor stood guard.

Angelina led Hardy to the door and said to the woman who greeted her, "This is Lord Hardy, the person the queen wants to see." ”

"I know. He is the only human who can freely enter and leave our elven race. The woman opposite looked Hadi up and down while smiling, "My name is Lyudmila Xingchen, and it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Starry morning?

Royalty?

Hardy was a little surprised, and he couldn't help but look at the other person carefully.

About 1.73 meters tall, like other elf women, with a slender body, fair skin, and a handsome appearance, but it is a flat plate!

However, the leather armor worn by the other party is a little special, the style is not the same, it is more cumbersome, and there is even a faint magic flowing on the pattern.

As if seeing Ha's doubts, the woman smiled and said, "I'm not a member of the royal family, and the surname Xingchen was given to me by the Mother Tree of the World." ”

"The crown of the world tree values ladies very much. Even the royal family name has been given to you. ”

"It's just a matter of doing your best." Lyudmila looked at Angelina: "I have already received the person, you can go and do your own thing first." ”

Angelina rolled her eyes cutely: "Don't steal by yourself." ”

Lyudmila's face turned red suddenly, she glanced at Hardy, and then said angrily at Angelina: "No." ”

Angelina teased success, smiled and waved her hand: "Okay, then I'll go to work first." ”

Angelina then left first.

She didn't show a little bit of ambiguity with Hardy in the process.

I have to say that her acting skills are quite good.

"Lord Hardy, please come with me."

Lyudmila went ahead.

Hardy was two positions behind her.

Upon entering the building, Hardy found that the ground was rough, although level.

It is paved with sand and gravel, and then tamped.

Although it may seem rugged and beautiful, Hardy knows that elves don't like rough beauty, and they like delicate, delicate, and cumbersome art styles, which they have to do.

Thinking about it, they themselves will feel very painful to look at this rugged beauty.

Lyudmila led Hadi to a room, then gently pushed the door open: "The queen is waiting for you inside." ”

Hardy nodded to her in thanks, and then walked in.

The door closed behind her, revealing a blonde elf leaning back in her chair and squinting.

She was very white and white, the kind of white that seemed to glow all over her body.

She heard the slight sound of the door, and she opened her eyes.

With obvious joy in her emerald green eyes, she hugged Hardy and walked slowly: "See you again, child." ”

Child?

Looking at Hardy's puzzled appearance, the elf queen walked over, stood in front of Hardy, stretched out her finger and lightly tapped Hadi's forehead: "You are Lisa and Lulu's man, and their future husband, so naturally it is also my child." ”

I see.

"And what should I call you?" Hardy is also the kind of person who doesn't have casual stage fright, he asked with a laugh.

He did have an intimate relationship with Lisa and Lulu, so he had to recognize this 'child'.

"You can call me by my name, Claudia."

The elven queen wore a light white dress, the kind that barely showed a bit of flesh, and the skirt dragged down to the upper of her shoes.

But there is a corset!

Hardy glanced at the Elven Queen's waist, which seemed to be a little smaller than Lulu's.

And when you get closer, you can smell the scent of the elf queen.

It seemed to be the fragrance of flowers, and it seemed to be the fragrance of trees, and Hardy always felt as if he had smelled it somewhere, but there was no relevant memory.

At this point, Claudia took Hardy's hand, led him to the table, and pressed him to sit down in a chair.

He went to the main seat and sat down.

"Alright, we can start talking about things now." Claudia smiled softly: "This is not only a diplomatic negotiation, but also a family affair between the two of us." ”

"Yes, Her Majesty."

"Call me Claudia." The Elven Queen's slightly rounded cheeks puffed up slightly, and then she chuckled to herself, "Well, you can call it whatever you want." Hardy, I've asked you to come this time to talk about trading with humans. ”

"Well, Angelina has already said hello to me in advance."

Claudia put a map in front of Hardy: "This is the topographic map that our construction corps has detected, and it has also detected that there are a lot of metal ores here, you can take it back and take a look." ”

"What am I going to do with it?"

The topographic map of the elves, this is a military secret, what are you going to do with it?

Under the melon field and plums, if something really happens, I can't wash it even if I jump into the Yellow River.

Hardy subconsciously looked away, a face of refusal.

Claudia glanced at Hardy helplessly, and sighed: "How can you say that you are also the future prince of our elven clan, so sensitive is not good!" Not only can you look at these maps, but you can also ask too much. ”

"Excessive demands?"

Claudia's hands were on the table, and then her right hand was on top of her left, and her hands were beautiful, white and tender, without a single blemish.

She smiled, "For example, you can hold an elven general election and then forcibly designate you and Lisa's child as the future queen." ”

Hardy was stunned: "I have so much power? ”

"The prince already has so much power." Claudia had a funny expression on her face: "It's just that since a long time ago, the position of prince has been vacant. ”

"Why?"

Claudia said a little depressedly: "Because none of the previous elf queens have found a good home, including me!" ”

Hardy was speechless.

Then Claudia was happy again: "But it's okay, now that Lisa has found it, the curse of our star bloodline has been lifted." ”

At this time, Claudia's face was gentle.

Hardy remembered that when the Convention of Nations, Claudia also had a gentle expression at that time, but she had the aura of a superior on her body, giving people a sense of dignity and not blasphemy.

And now Claudia is gentle like her own elders, and she doesn't put any pressure on Hardy.

"I don't think it's a curse, is it that your queen's mate selection conditions are too high?" Hardy voiced the doubts in his heart.

Claudia had a strange expression on her face: "You can't say something nice, don't poke me in the heart?" ”

"Isn't that closer?" Hardy laughed.

He loved the atmosphere of the chat.

"Yes, I like it too, no one has laughed with me for a long time." Claudia subconsciously wiped the hair that didn't exist in her ears, and then her expression was a little more restrained: "Then let's get down to business, Hardy, you also know that our elves are in urgent need of a lot of supplies now, although we have found a lot of metal mines, but the ore in this area is not enough for us to consume, so we urgently need to trade with foreign races to get what we need." ”

"What exactly do the elves need right now?"

"Pretty much anything." Claudia sighed and said, "Except for the fruit." ”

"More than a year ago, we in Lewis County were an economic powerhouse, and we had almost everything, but before that, the trade routes were cut off, and most of the areas could not be connected. Although the situation is somewhat better, the circulation of goods has not yet returned to half of the original level. Hardy thought for a moment and said, "Claudia, you can make a list first, and I'll have someone help you figure out how to meet your needs as much as possible." ”

"Thank you." Claudia nodded happily, "I knew Hardy was going to say that...... The fruits in the clan will soon be ripe and picked, and the first batch of fruits will be given to you, so that you can taste them first, and then sell them for some money, which is our reward for you, after all, this land is actually yours, and it is not bad to use it as rent. ”

"No, the elves are in need of money now, so they will sell it for supplies and come back."

"The money from that little bit of fruit isn't enough to affect the big picture."

"Save if you can." Hardy thought for a moment and asked, "Do the elves have any other goods?" ”

"Not yet." Claudia said worriedly: "The craftsmanship of silk is very harsh, and the silkworm will only spit out good silk after eating the leaves of the mulberry tree that grows naturally for five years...... After eating the leaves of the mulberry tree for a year or two, the silk spit out by the mulberry silkworm is rotten, smelly, and of poor quality. ”

She paused and said, "As for the crafts...... In the past, it was carved by men, and it took two or three years to carve one. We used to have a lot of people, and we had a lot of inventory every year, but you know, now the men are ...... If you don't save one out of ten, it will be impossible to buy and sell handicrafts. ”

In the past, the four luxury goods of the elves: dried fruits, craft carvings, silk, and tea!

Now only dried fruit remains.

Because tea is actually made by frying the leaves dropped by the World Tree.

At that time, the World Tree was very huge, and it dropped a lot of leaves every day, and of course it could produce a lot of tea.

The current World Tree is just a seedling, and there are no two hundred leaves, so dare to use it to make tea...... It's no wonder that the elves don't fight with you.

Hearing this, Hardy also knew the difficulties of the elves.

Trading with humans on dried fruits?

No matter how delicious that thing is, you will get tired of eating too much.

The elves need new, lucrative goods.

Looking at Claudia's expectant eyes, Hardy understood the real reason why she had called her over.

The queen hopes that Hardy will find a way to help the elves out of their financial difficulties. (End of chapter)