Black Knight From Blue Star

Hardy followed Angelina out.

On the balcony of the wooden house, Yumi was bathed in the morning light and watched the two people gradually go away.

 Her face was bulging.

  being angry.

The stone path is surrounded by the surrounding trees. When you look up, you can only see the layers of branches and leaves, but not the sky.

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

 The fragrant air among the trees, mixed with the fragrance of Angelina's flowers, hit Hardy's nose.

 Smells very good.

“Hardy, the Queen dealt with government affairs all night last night, so she may look tired later. Don’t be surprised.”

"It's nothing." Hardy shook his head: "I can't even admire such a person, so how can I be surprised?"

 “That’s good.” Angelina smiled.

People from the elves tend to like to sleep in, so in the morning, not many people are walking on the streets even in the hinterland of the city.

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

 In front of the building's gate, there were several elven women wearing leather armor standing guard.

 Angelina brought Hardy to the door and said to the woman who came up to her: "This is Mr. Hardy, the person the Queen wants to see."

"I know. He is the only human who can freely enter and leave our elves." The woman opposite looked at Hadi up and down, and smiled at the same time: "My name is Lyudmila Xingchen, nice to meet you."

 Xingchen?

Royal member?

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

 About 1.73 meters tall, like other elf women, she has a slender body, fair skin, and beautiful appearance, but she is flat!

However, the leather armor worn by the other party is a bit special. The style is different and more complicated. There is even a faint magic flowing in the pattern.

Seemingly seeing Haza's doubts, the woman smiled and said, "I am not a member of the royal family. The surname Xingchen was given to me by the World Mother Tree."

“That World Tree Crown values ​​ladies very much. He even gave you a royal surname.”

"I'm just doing my duty." Lyudmila looked at Angelina: "I have already received the person. Fanhua, you can go and do your own thing first."

 Angelina rolled her eyes cutely: "Don't keep it to yourself."

 Lyudmila's face suddenly turned red. She glanced at Hadi, and then said angrily to Angelina: "No way."

Angelina succeeded in teasing, smiled and waved her hand: "Okay, then I will go to work first."

 Then Angelina left first.

 During this process, she did not show any ambiguity with Hardy.

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

 “Sir Hardy, please come with me.”

 Lyudmila walked in front.

 Hardy is two positions behind her.

 After entering this building, Hardy found that although the ground inside was flat, it was very rough.

 It is paved with sand and gravel and then compacted.

Although it looks like a rough beauty, Hardy knows that the elves don’t like rough beauty. They like a delicate, refined and complicated art style. This style is what they have to do.

 Thinking about it, they themselves would feel very painful looking at this rough beauty.

 Lyudmila took Hadi to a room, then gently opened the door: "The queen is waiting for you inside."

Hadi nodded to her to express his gratitude, and then walked in.

 The door behind him was closed, and inside there was a blond female elf leaning back on a chair and squinting to rest.

She is very white, as if her whole body is glowing.

Hearing a slight knock on the door, she opened her eyes.

With emerald green eyes filled with obvious joy, she looked at Hadi and walked slowly: "We meet again, child."

child?

Seeing Hardy's confused look, the Elf Queen came over, stood in front of Hardy, stretched out her finger and lightly tapped Hardy's forehead: "You are Lisa and Lulu's man, and also their future husband. Then Naturally, he is also my child.”

So this is ah.

“Then what should I call you?” Hardy, who is also the kind of person who doesn’t get stage fright at will, asked with a smile.

 He did have a close relationship with Lisa and Lulu, so he had to recognize the word "child".

 “You can call me by my name, Claudia.”

 The Elf Queen wore a long, thin white dress that barely showed any flesh, with the hem reaching to her shoes.

 But with a girdle! Hardy glanced at it and saw that the Elf Queen's waist seemed to be slightly smaller than Lulu's.

And getting closer, you can smell the fragrance of the Elf Queen.

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

At this time, Claudia took Hardy's hand, led him to the table, and pushed him to sit on the chair.

 He walked to the main seat and sat down.

"Okay, we can start talking about things now." Claudia smiled softly: "This is both a diplomatic negotiation and a family affair between the two of us."

 “Yes, Your Majesty.”

"I told you to call me Claudia." The Elf Queen's slightly rounder cheeks swelled slightly, and then she chuckled to herself: "Okay, you can call me whatever you want. Hardy, I'll let someone call you this time Please come here, mainly to talk about trading with humans."

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

Claudia put a map in front of Hadi: "This is the terrain map detected by our construction corps. We also detected a large number of metal mines here. Take it back and take a look."

 “What should I take it back for?”

The topographic map of the elves, this is a military secret, why do you take it back?

Under the melon fields and plum trees, if something unexpected happens, you can jump into the Yellow River and you won’t be able to clean it up.

Hardy subconsciously looked away with a look of rejection.

 Claudia glanced at Hadi helplessly and sighed: "You are also the future prince of our elves, so it's not good to be so sensitive! Not only can you see these maps, but you can also make excessive demands."

 “Excessive request?”

Claudia put her hands on the table, and then placed her right hand on top of her left hand. Her hands were beautiful, white and tender, without any blemishes.

She smiled and said: "For example, you can convene a general election meeting of the elves, and then forcibly designate your and Lisa's child as the future queen."

 Hardy was stunned: "Do I have such great power?"

"The prince already has such great power." Claudia said with a funny expression: "It's just that the position of prince has been vacant since a long time ago."

"Why?"

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

 Hardy was speechless.

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

At this time, Claudia's face was gentle.

Hardy remembered that during the General Assembly of Nations, Claudia also had a gentle expression on her face, but she had the aura of a superior person, giving people a sense of nobility, which should not be blasphemed.

But now Claudia is as gentle as an elder in her family, putting no pressure on Hardy at all.

“I don’t think it’s a curse. Is it because your queen’s requirements for choosing a mate are too high?” Hadi expressed his doubts.

Claudia had an angry expression on her face: "Can't you say something nice and don't poke my heart?"

 “Isn’t this more intimate?” Hardy laughed.

 He likes this kind of chatting atmosphere.

"Yes, I quite like it too. No one has joked with me for a long time." Claudia subconsciously plucked the non-existent hair beside her ears, and then her expression calmed down: "Let's get down to business first. Hardy, you also know that our elves are in urgent need of a lot of supplies. Although we have discovered a lot of metal mines, the ores in this area are 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 now?”

“Almost everything,” Claudia sighed, “except fruit.”

"Our Louisian County was an important economic town more than a year ago, with almost everything. But before, trade routes were cut off and most areas could not be contacted. Although the situation is better now, the circulation of goods has not yet returned to its original state. Half the level." Hardy thought for a moment and said, "Claudia, you can make a list first, and I will ask someone to help you find a way to meet your needs."

"Thank you." Claudia nodded happily: "I knew you would say this, Hardy... The fruits in the clan will be ripe for picking soon. The first batch of fruits is given to you so that you can try it first. Sell ​​it for some money as a reward from us. After all, this land is actually yours, so it’s good to use it as rent.”

"No, the elves need money very much now. Let's sell it and exchange it for supplies."

“The money gained from the fruit is not enough to affect the overall situation.”

“Save what you can.” Hardy thought for a moment and asked, “Do the elves have other products?”

"Not yet." Claudia said worriedly: "The craftsmanship of silk is very demanding. Silkworms need to eat the leaves of mulberry trees that grow naturally for five years before they can spit out good silk... They eat the leaves of mulberry trees for one or two years. The silk that comes out is rotten and smelly, and the quality is very poor.”

She paused and said: "As for handicrafts... they used to be carved by men, and it took two or three years to carve one piece. We used to have a lot of people, and we had a lot of inventory every year, but you also know that now men... If you don’t save one out of ten, it’s certainly impossible to buy and sell handicrafts.”

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

 Now only the dried fruit is left.

 Because tea is actually made from fried green leaves fallen from the world tree.

The world tree at that time was very huge and dropped a lot of leaves every day. Of course, a large amount of tea could be produced.

The current World Tree is just a seedling with less than 200 leaves. It dares to be used to make tea... It's strange that the elves don't fight with you.

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

  Trading with humans by dried fruits?

No matter how delicious that food is, you will get tired of it if you eat too much.

 The elves need new, profitable products.

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

 The Queen hopes that Hadi can find a way to help the elves get out of their economic difficulties. (End of chapter)