Section 33 Trials
With that, he bent down, placed the papers in his hand on the ground, and stepped back from a safe distance. A phoenix guard walked briskly, picked up the papers from the ground, and examined them himself to make sure there was no danger before handing them over to the Emerald Queen.
The queen read it carefully, and only after a few minutes did she look up.
Ashrufat was relaxed on the surface, but he really didn't have any bottom in his heart. The elves were notoriously stubborn and conservative, and though there were some sane fellows among them, no one assured him that the queen was one of them.
According to the usual view of human beings, the older the guy, the more stubborn he is. If the elves are the same, then Ashruphat must be ready to kill the elves now. And these phoenix guards...... Although Ashrufat had not yet fought them, with his warrior instincts, he could feel a strong pressure. Fighting these Phoenix Guards is no easy job.
"Master, if it's not good, then in line with the tactic of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, rush up to catch the Jade Queen first, and then use her as a hostage......" In her mind, Carrie had already immediately conceived a plan.
The queen put down the papers, her face cloudy. On the document is a battle plan, which is the detailed part of what the vampire just said. Originally, she thought that this vampire was just talking about it, but she didn't expect that the other party was prepared for it, at least it took some thought.
In fact, her first reaction was to order her subordinates to kill this vampire directly. But the composure that the vampire had just shown—this unusual composure—made her puzzled, and for a moment she didn't give the order to attack. The elves don't know much about the vampire clan. If it weren't for the knowledge they received from humans, they might not have known about the existence of vampires at all. Even in ancient records, when the elves were not divided and prosperous, they did not come into contact with the vampires. This is because vampires have always been a reclusive people and have little contact with the outside world. Regardless, according to the relevant records from humans, the Queen knows that vampires are unusually powerful creatures. The vampire's words weren't probably intimidating.
"What exactly do you want?" asked the Emerald Queen. She didn't believe that there was such a selfless thing in the world, and that vampires must have some purpose.
"Get the Duruss out of here!" replied Ashrufat. "Of course I have my purpose, but in this regard, we have the same goal. I am willing to fight with the people of Azur. As I have just said, Your Majesty, I would like to make a secret pact with you alone. ”
"Wouldn't it be better if you could control the undead to go into battle if you wanted?"
"Queen, do you want me to desecrate the bodies of the Azuls?" Ashrufat, of course, would not admit that he could not sustain an undead army on his own. "Although I don't mind personally. ”
The queen hesitated for several seconds, and suddenly let out a cold snort.
"Well, I am willing to make this secret pact with you, I will recognize you as a prince, and I will try to help you in your plans. But before that, you have a job to do. ”
Ashrufat actually breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as you are willing to talk, there is still hope for everything.
"Command, Your Majesty. ”
"I want you to go to the Mother of Dragons, and if you can get its approval, then I will believe you. ”
"Mother of Dragons?" Ashruphat asked Carrie in his mind.
"Well, master, in the records of the elves, the 'Dragon Mountain' near Tyrien is the home of the dragons. Thousands of dragons inhabit here. However, most of them have fallen asleep for unknown reasons, and only a handful of dragons are still active. Among these dragons that are still active, there is a special dragon, which is the mother and leader of the other dragons, and is also a dragon with a high degree of rationality and intelligence. This dragon is the Mother of Dragons. The elves had formed an alliance with it a long time ago, so they were able to live peacefully with the dragons, and even allow the children of the Mother of Dragons to fight with them. Of course, since dragons are temperamental beasts by nature, even with the help of the Mother Dragon, they will need the corresponding taming skills to ride the dragon. ”
"Mother of Dragons......" replied Ashrufat. "Alright, Your Majesty, I'll go see it. ”
With a flick of his hand, the longsword that shone with magical brilliance vanished. The queen made a gesture, and the Phoenix guards around them withdrew their weapons and moved out of the way, no longer facing Ashrufat in a hostile posture. Of course, they were still staring at him with great vigilance.
"Attention, host, I sense that the Emerald Queen is uneasy and kind. If I'm not mistaken, she's probably planning to use the Mother of Dragons' strength against you. ”
"It should be ......," Ashrufat did not object. "But...... It may also be seen as a test of sincerity, a trial. ”
It was undoubtedly dangerous to face that dragon. But if he can't even do this, then how can this alien race be trusted, how can he hand over an army to him?
"If we succeed, will the Emerald Queen fulfill her promise?"
"Great possibility, host. Judging by this matter independently, this risk is worth taking. But master, with your immortal life, there is really no need to take this risk......"
"I decided. Ashrufat made a decision in his mind.
"Then I take my leave. Ashrufat bowed as the elves understood, and then turned to leave. But he could feel the gaze from behind.
His figure departed. The Emerald Queen stood still for a long time. But in the end, she still made a gesture to one of the Phoenix Guards. The latter left in a hurry, and after a short time, he walked in through the side door with Aracet.
"Your Majesty. Arazat looked at the Phoenix guards around him, a little surprised. Didn't the queen just meet with the prince? how did you come up with this battle? demonstrations? or did it have a conflict between the two sides? but it didn't look like it was just a controversy, would there be so many phoenix guards?
Of course, he didn't dare to ask what was going on.
"Allasyet. There was no emotion in the Queen's voice. "Communicate this thing to the Phoenix King with a magical communication. With a movement of her hand, she threw a document at Arazert. Only this action shows that something terrible must have happened just now.
Aracet took the paper, bowed respectfully, and left. However, the young elf really couldn't suppress his curiosity, so as soon as he left the hall, he couldn't wait to open the file.
This is not an ordinary document, but a battle plan. Judging by the handwriting, it is clear that it was not from the Emerald Queen's hand - in fact, the battle plan was scribbled, hardly like it was written by an elf, and it was not so much a battle plan as a homework given to the teacher by a child who had just learned words. Aracet immediately understood that there must be something wrong with the education that the "Prince of Ashrufat" had received—although he appeared to be a doctorate on the surface, he did not receive the kind of education of a real prince. It is impossible for a prince to write such handwriting. Not to mention a prince, even an ordinary elven nobleman would not write such words.
It's funny, he has great combat skills and spell-casting abilities, but he can't write well?It seems that his guess is correct, this Prince Aerufate must have lived a different life before...... It should be a life of seclusion. Aracet couldn't help but feel a little proud, so that such a "prince" who suddenly appeared made sense. It's a pity that although I looked it up just now, I didn't find the prince's pedigree information.
He kept looking. Although the handwriting is sloppy, it does not affect the reading. In this battle plan, Prince Ashrufat analyzed the situation in detail and proposed a strategy to turn the tide of the war. Use the elven navy to launch an expedition to attack the Dark Elves, another continent that the Elves call Nagalus.
It was a bold and almost insane plan. Because almost every nobleman knows that in order to stop the invasion of the dark elves, the full strength of the Shenwu elves has been exhausted. On the other hand, the dark elves have more than enough military power.
Arose hurried forward, this plan was crazy, but it was not empty words. The document lists the coastal landing sites, the details of the coast (along the Nagalus coast, there are many dangerous areas for navigation), the specific terrain that can be used for the march, and so on. In this plan, the expeditionary force would avoid the enemy's fleet, land in the south of Nagarus, and march north. Nagarus is a barren land, the land of the dark elves to the west, and the rest of the land is a wild land inhabited by civilization. In fact, due to the barren land, the territory of the Dark Elves is highly urbanized, with only a few towns around the city, and only desolate and barren land a little further away. The capture of a city is far more devastating than it seems.
At the same time, the dark elves are gathering forces to prepare for invasion at the moment, so on the surface, there is a surplus of troops, but that is the strength used for attack, and the defense of most places in the upper mainland will not be very strong, and the dark elves due to urbanization, so that they lack pass fortresses in their territory, even if the situation is unfavorable, the expeditionary force can retreat calmly.
The more he looked at it, the more excited he became, this plan was very feasible! But he was so distracted that he almost bumped into someone in front of him.
"Lord Allasyet, what are you looking at?" spoke an elven nobleman in armor. Aracet recognized him as Garth, the commander of Tyrion's city defense forces and his former rival. Some time before, both of them had worked hard to pursue Melariel, the Queen's personal officer. Arazat was the last to win – at least temporarily. So every time the two of them meet, they don't have any good feelings.
But at this moment, Arazel had to show the maximum grace and politeness of a nobleman, because Merarel was by their side. It is clear that she took Garth to meet the Queen. Merarel has the magic to communicate with the Queen, allowing her to give orders to her at any time.
The two rivals in love were hypocritically polite, and only when they happened to look at each other could they detect the spark of hostility in each other's eyes.
How would Garth meet the Queen? When the two of them were gone, it occurred to him that this question occurred to him. By the way, he suddenly understood. The visit of Prince Aeshurufat, the battle plan in his hand, the phoenix guard beside the queen, and Garth who was summoned by the queen, these things were suddenly linked by him. He had a vague sense that something big was about to happen.