Gold is Justice

"Since these monsters are blooming all over the entire Golden Continent, in this case, if one race asks for help from another race, or a country asks for help from another country, suspicion will involuntarily arise."

"The race or country that asks for help will think, I call other people to my territory, what if they refuse to leave after dealing with those monsters? Or, although they left, they have already inspected my territory in detail What about the population, terrain, material storage and other information above? Don’t drive away the monsters, and then usher in the invasion of other countries or races!"

"In addition, this time is just after the demon king was sealed. It is conceivable that the combat heroes and elites of various races and countries must have suffered a lot of losses and casualties, and they have not been able to return to their territory. Come on, if other races or countries know about their own weakness at this time, who can guarantee that others will not swallow themselves to restore their own blood because of their own weakness?"

"Warcraft attacking everywhere has led to the rampage of monsters in almost every country. Such rampage of monsters has caused every country to worry that other countries will be unfavorable to them, so they insist on clearing the door. Maybe wait until some weak By the time race and nation realize it's not working, the situation is beyond repair."

After Ariel finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of slapping the roof of the car——

"So that's the case?! It turned out to be like this?! That's right... that's right! My clansmen must be like this, that's why they were scattered, and that's why the gathering place of the elves was swept away by the monsters! Alas...why? ...why should not all the races and nations of this continent unite with one another and solve all the problems that arise?"

Ariel smiled, and spread her hands in a gesture of helplessness: "That's just my guess, it may not be accurate. In addition...you want all intelligent races in the whole world to unite and solve all the problems that arise together. Question? Maybe this is the real dream."

Egg's voice came again: "Dream? Didn't we work together when we fought against the devil?" Ariel: "In my opinion, after sealing the devil, we thought all the problems were solved. The way of solving problems that cares about one point is not a method of concerted efforts. The problems in this world are always full of complexity, and the idea that solving one point can solve all other problems is inherently problematic. Many There must be a set of complex solution mechanisms for problems, which need to be solved step by step, slowly and step by step.”

Regarding this, the elf on the roof sighed again, and said: "Perhaps, this is the reason why the monsters have been wreaking havoc for almost 200 years before finally subsiding after the demon king was sealed... the death and injury of creatures on the entire Golden Continent More than [-]%, and after lingering for more than a thousand years, it slowly returned to this level."

The demon war is too far away from the current history.

This legend of more than 300 years is as far away as ancient times to ordinary people.Even Mochi, the longest-lived blood here, is just a young girl in her early twenties, so naturally she can't feel the weight of history.

Perhaps it was also for this reason that almost everyone in the carriage had no common feelings when Egg on the roof made that exclamation sound.At most, it is like Ariel, sewing a few sentences, but there is no way to make more gestures.

After sighing, the elf on the roof seemed to have begun to fall into his own silence and memories.Ariel saw that this was not acceptable, she quickly broke the silence and said——

"Then, Mr. Yi Ge, since you said it so clearly... Could it be that you have experienced that war before? The Demon Race war?"

When she asked this question, Ariel was a little cautious and swallowed her saliva at the same time, very worried that her desire for history and knowledge would once again become a fantasy.

only……

"The war? Well... I was there. It was a terrible war..."

Hearing this answer, Ariel almost suppressed the excitement in her heart and did not cry out!She covered her mouth and stamped her feet excitedly!The other members who were watching looked at her with strange eyes.

After a while, Ariel let go of her hand covering her mouth, calmed herself down, and asked——

"Then...then may I ask...you must know what happened to that war, right? Since you are a witness to the war...then...then! You...you must have fought very bravely?!"

Accompanied by the sound of the lute coming from the roof of the car, followed by Igona's self-deprecating laugh: "It's not that brave. He was much braver than me in that war." There are countless people. Those heroes who died in battle, those great warriors who rushed forward knowing that it was impossible...Compared with them, I am simply insignificant."

After a moment of silence, Egg said again——

"Perhaps, it was because that war had such a great impact on me that I put down my sword, picked up the lute, and started traveling the entire Golden Continent as a bard."

At this time, Mochi next to him finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Are you good at fighting?"

Egg smiled, raised his head, and looked at the sunlight that had completely fallen into the horizon, accompanied by the stars dotted in the sky. After thinking for a while, he said, "Maybe it's very powerful. But I'm not sure, Because I haven't touched hands for more than a thousand years... The longer the time, the more I dare not fight with others. Now I have almost forgotten how to do it..."

Dak thought for a while and said: "It's understandable. If you don't train for a long time, you will feel unfamiliar with weapons and combat. It needs to be practiced and diligent all the time. However, I am still very interested. I haven't fought against veterans who have experienced the demon war. It may be a completely different experience."

Seeing that the light on the road was getting darker and darker, Cream stopped the car slowly, replaced Mochi and continued driving ahead.Cream, who returned to the carriage, took out a piece of dry food and gnawed on it, asking, "Have you elves really been wiped out by those monsters? I can't believe it..."

When the topic turned to this point, Egg on the roof sighed again, and said slowly: "Actually... it can't be said to be eliminated. I don't want my people to be wiped out either. In other words...they were killed. It might be more accurate to describe it like this."

Cream tilted his head: "Break up? Is it that easy to break up?"

"I know, do you want to know the history of our elves? Don't worry, let me think about it, and I will answer you. Um... let me think about it... Where did I say it? Yes Now, let’s start with those monsters attacking the elves’ territory.”

"Although the strength of our elves is much stronger than you humans or blood races individually. But overall, our elves are a race that doesn't like to move very much."

"For thousands of years, we all like to settle in one place, not to expand outward, and we don't like to contact other races. We just like to demarcate our own area, as if isolated from the world, and don't want to communicate with any other races. Civilization to make contact in any situation." "Then, those monsters came to attack us when our elves had just experienced the demon war. During that time, I, and the other elf warriors have not had time to come back .When we got the news and rushed back to our settlement, we found that our settlement had been destroyed by monsters, and even burned to the ground by a hellfire monster."

"I remember at that time, we tried our best to kill the hellfire monster, but our clansmen had already fled in all directions. Our homeland became a sea of ​​flames, and other monsters would come in an endless stream They attacked our territory, so it was impossible for us to stay and rebuild our homeland. As a last resort, those of us who came back to rescue had to leave and embarked on a journey to find other people of the same race.”

"Then, there is the 200-year journey of exterminating monsters that I just mentioned."

"This period of time is really too difficult... There are monsters everywhere, and there are uncontrolled monsters attacking anyone everywhere. We, the elves, were gradually scattered again in such waves of attacks. , and in the end, I saw my compatriots disappear one by one, and finally they all disappeared.”

"Sometimes we even often wonder whether our act of sealing the devil is essentially wrong? If we don't seal the devil, but let the devil lead his demons to live quietly on their own territory , Will the whole world suffer such a devastating blow?"

"Well... All in all, our team scattered. I don't know if I got separated at the beginning, or if I slowly separated from my compatriots in the later stage. All in all, when I returned When I was overwhelmed, I was already alone, wandering on this beautiful but dangerous golden continent."

There was a little sadness in Yi Ge's voice, and with the slow playing of the lute in his hand, there was even a little nostalgia and confusion in the music.

In the midst of this gentle and sad music, Jelly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said softly: "So... do you want to find your compatriots? For thousands of years... you haven't found any ?"

Chapter 290 Seven Returns to the Capital

Although he spoke softly, Egg seemed to hear clearly.He smiled, slowly stopped the lute in his hand, and said——

"Of course, I'm also trying to find my own partner. I can only say that our elves are too rigid in our own place. Before that, I didn't even know that this world is so vast. There are so many countries and so many races in the world. It may take nearly 50 to 100 years to walk from one side of the Golden Continent to the other side, let alone walking on the sea. Outside, are there other continents waiting for us to discover?"

"After being separated from my people, all I wanted to do was to find my people right away. I kept searching, hoping to find my people again, and then we all would gather again and live the life we ​​had before .”

"However, my brethren are obviously not all looking for each other like I am. As I just said, we elves don't like change, and we don't like to move around. After our homeland was destroyed, they did go around. Scattered, under the gradual dispersal, they gradually found their own other habitats."

"Those habitats may not be as good as the elves' homes at the beginning, but they are enough for them to live in, and they are also enough for them to hide themselves and try not to contact other people."

"So, I had a hard time finding it at first."

"I am alone, silently looking for my people in this world where most humans occupy. I have been looking for ten years, 20 years, 30 years..."

"When I first found my people, almost 72 years had passed since I got separated from them."

Ariel opened her mouth silently, letting her surprised jaw slow down first.

The elf on the roof continued: "When I found my compatriots for the first time, I was so happy. At that time, I even cried with joy. I felt that all the hard work had paid off, and even I was able to Seeing the new habitat of the elves is already in front of my eyes."

"But when I pulled him, hoping to set off with him to find other elves, my compatriots rejected me."

"At first, I couldn't understand it. I thought his brain was out of order. Shouldn't our elves live together with our compatriots? Why did he reject me?"

"However, when I saw his pandaren wife and five pandaren children with elven blood, I immediately understood why. Then, I also understood why he was able to find such a quiet place. If I didn’t get clues from some clues in the orc town, I would never have found him.”

When we got here, there was a long sigh coming from the roof of the car...

After a while, the elf's voice sounded again——

"My fellow man rejected me and refused to leave with me. He has a new life, his own unique life. His life has changed once, this time, he does not want to be with me again changed."

"In desperation, I can only leave my brother full of disappointment."

"But at that time, I still thought it was just a coincidence, just my bad luck. So, I continued to search, trying to find my compatriots. And then..."

"Hehe... Then, I was able to find more people with the physical characteristics of our elves."

"I don't know how many years have passed... maybe another 200 years? I suddenly discovered that the number of 'elves' in this world seems to be gradually increasing."

"Of course, they are all of half-elf blood. Among these half-elf blood, the appearance of half-elf with human blood and elves can be said to be the most similar. So gradually, half-elf began to become popular in human society. The half-elf half-human hybrid seems to have become a fashion for you humans."

"It was also at that time that I finally understood that the elves may never return to our previous lives."

"And, as time goes by, I might be able to find my compatriots by hunting down those half-elves at the beginning. But as the number of mixed bloods increases, the blood of half-elves has been passed down from generation to generation. I can no longer find my companions through these half-elves."

"Well... it's really ironic when I think about it now. At first, I was able to find elves through half-elves. But later, there were so many half-elves that I couldn't confirm mine by asking some people if they had elf characteristics. Compatriots. Just like this, I have been on this continent for thousands of years without knowing it... I don’t know when it started, and I am not obsessed with finding my compatriots, but with the music Walk everywhere, weave stories from all over the place into stories, and spread them out, just as I am still carrying out my mission."

Mochi in front suddenly turned around: "What does this have to do with your being a male... public relations?"

Egg on the roof of the car shut his mouth for a while, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed, right?After a few seconds of silence, Egg smiled and said, "Bard, this is a very poor profession. You must always allow me to earn some income, eat something delicious, and occasionally stay in the hotel Instead of sleeping in a mud pit?"

Cream also laughed: "So, you are also responsible for the 'trouble' that increases the number of half-elves in this world?"

Egg said in a slightly apologetic voice, "All I can say is, that wasn't my intention."

Mochi in front turned around, rubbed his arm, and muttered softly, "Dirty."

Egg on the roof didn't know whether he heard it or not. He just smiled, but didn't say anything.

Different from Mochi's seriousness and Cream's sarcasm, Dak said in a flat tone: "So, you want to go to Hanhai City with us this time, just to see your compatriots? If possible, you You must also want to pull him into your team, and then rebuild the territory of the elves together, right?"

In this regard, Yi Ge did not deny: "If it is possible, then it is the best. If it is really impossible, then I will not force it. It has been more than 1000 years... More than 1000 years, it is enough to grind anyone's heart. A mirror. I don’t care anymore, rather than looking for my companion now, it’s better to say that I go wherever I feel.”

Now, the elf's confession has been finished, Ariel exhaled slightly, and said: "Mr. Egg, I am very sorry for what happened to the elves. If possible, I really want to go to your elves. Take a look at the territory."

Egg laughed and said, "In the future! There will always be opportunities in the future. If it really doesn't work, as long as the elves are there, it can be regarded as the territory of our elves."

Although the elf's tone was full of ridicule and self-deprecation, Ariel could still vaguely hear the sadness contained in it.

After learning about the history of the elves, Ariel suddenly felt that this elf's previous behavior as a male prostitute was not so incomprehensible.

A thousand years is enough to turn a noble elf into a male prostitute for money, and it is also enough for the blood of the elves to continue to every corner.Time always has the most powerful magic power, doesn't it?

In this way, talk and chat along the way.During the day, Egg would teach Ariel some elven phrases and grammar, and teach her to write.In the evening, he would play the lute and sing a beautiful lullaby for everyone.

During such a trip, unknowingly, when the weather gradually turned into the icy early November, the elemental car finally saw the capital of the Blue Bay Empire - Hanhai City from a distance.

Coming to Hanhai City again, Ariel's mood seemed a little complicated.

Especially after entering the city, seeing that the city that is slowly entering winter is no longer as lively as last year, the streets and alleys began to accumulate a little bit of frost and cold, and everyone wrapped their clothes and walked in a hurry , this feeling of depression became more and more obvious.

"This year, it's been a really bad season."

While driving, Cream looked at the surrounding city conditions and said——

"This year we have encountered a severe drought that is rare in a century. Harvests have failed in many places, and food prices have skyrocketed. Now that winter is coming so early, many people are not ready for the winter yet..."

Dak also nodded slightly, and said: "This winter, many people will definitely freeze to death..." Hearing this, Gel seemed a little anxious, and quickly grabbed Dak's sleeve and said, "Dak Sir! Really...will so many people die? This...how can this be done?"

Dak was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, stretched out his hand to soothe Jelly's head, and said, "Don't worry, the royal family will definitely not ignore everyone. As long as we get through this winter this year, wait until the spring is warm and the flowers bloom next year, and the weather will be smooth, then everything will be fine." It will all be restored.”

Ariel looked at Duck's comforting jelly, but frowned slightly.

She turned her head and looked at the dull-eyed pedestrians outside the car window.Thinking about it, it was only a year ago, and the capital city was still so lively because of the second prince's wedding celebration.Looking at the walls and streets, the poster of the crown prince's ascension to the throne has not yet been taken down, but here is such a chilling atmosphere...

But there is one thing that can at least reassure Ariel, because this is a poor area after all, I believe that as long as you go to a slightly more affluent area, it shouldn't be so bad...

The vehicle drove forward again for a certain distance, and when the element car finally completely left the slums and entered a relatively affluent area, this depressed situation finally came to an end, which made Ariel feel a little relieved.

Cream held the faucet of the element car, and walked slowly on the street.It didn't take long to pass through the area where ordinary civilians lived, and came to the wealthy area on the other side of the spacious avenue.

Facing the approach of the elemental car, even many nobles and rich people in the rich area are very surprised now.They rode in their own carriage, and watched the vehicle, devoid of any magic and beast, move slowly, even swiftly leaving them behind.

It didn't take long for the element car to stop slowly in front of a post house.

Everyone got out of the car, and when Cream parked the element car in the carriage parking lot next to the post house, someone had already rushed out of the post house and quickly approached Ariel.

It was a receptionist, after looking Ariel up and down, and glanced at the elemental car parked in the parking lot next to him, he immediately smiled and said: "Excuse me, is this Mayor Ariel Garcia? "

Ariel nodded lightly, stretched out her hand, and said with a smile: "Exactly, I hope I didn't come too late."

The waiter looked at Ariel's outstretched hand and seemed a little hesitant.Then, according to the traditional etiquette that a gentleman treats a lady, he pinched the tip of Ariel's finger with one hand, bent down, and planned to kiss the back of her finger.

But at this time, Ariel grabbed his hand instead, shook it vigorously up and down, and also saluted with the etiquette of a gentleman, then let go of her hand, looked up at the post in front of her, and said with a smile : "I originally hoped to send a messenger to say hello first. But after thinking about it, the speed of the messenger might not be as fast as myself, so I came first. This time I brought some followers. Not enough rooms? If not, we'll find another place to live."