"It doesn't have to be like this." The Elf Queen walked up to Shandao Buqing, smiled charmingly, and said, "You are my future husband, and I will not abuse you."
She waved her hand, and two elf maids came forward, indicating that she would go with them.
He turned around and nodded to his companions without emotion, and walked deep into the forest with the maid.
Zhang Ze sent a message on the team channel: "Don't be emotional, when we get the spell from Shimen, we will come to save you."
[Use the knife without emotion]: Don’t worry about me, focus on the task, I will take care of myself.
The Elf Queen was in a good mood and smiled at everyone: "Now, we can talk about our cooperation."
The matter concerned Prince Edward, so the Elf Queen asked him to go aside to discuss it alone, while the others had to wait outside.
"You want me to send troops to deal with the Blackstone Kingdom?"
The Elf Queen smoothed her hair around her temples and said, "Since the last war with you, my people have suffered heavy casualties. Even my father was severely injured, and finally had to return to the embrace of Mother Nature."
"To be honest, I really don't want my people to fall into the whirlpool of war again! But..." She changed the topic and said: "You brought the Oracle to me, and my race will live with him because of me. It will grow again because of the children you left behind, so I agree to send troops to help you."
"Thank you so much! Your Majesty the Queen!" Edward was overjoyed.
The Elf Queen shook her head slightly: "Don't be happy yet, I still have a few conditions. If you can agree, I will agree to send troops."
Edward said seriously: "Please speak."
"The first condition is that my people are short of weapons, especially bows and arrows. I can provide people, but the weapons must be devised by you. I will provide as many people as you provide with the weapons. I think this is fair."
Edward's expression froze. Where would he get weapons?
There is only one blacksmith shop in the frozen territory. Even if the blacksmith is exhausted, he cannot make many weapons, and the quality is also very low, and cannot be used for combat at all.
Buy with money? He is so poor now, how can he have money?
"Well... I'm really sorry. I don't know where to get weapons." Prince Edward sighed and asked, "Does Her Majesty the Queen have any good ideas? You can tell me and I will do it!"
The corners of the Elf Queen's lips curled up slightly, and she said what she had already prepared: "I do know a way, but it's a bit difficult. You can try it."
"Go to Gray Castle and find the dwarves there. They are natural blacksmiths and are famous for the weapons they make. As long as you convince them, you can get enough weapons."
Edward didn't know that he had been tricked by the Elf Queen. He looked grateful and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, thank you Her Majesty the Queen for your advice!"
"Then, the second condition."
The Elf Queen stretched out two green fingers and said: "After I help you capture the Black Stone Kingdom, the Black Stone Kingdom will belong to my Elf clan. Our two clans will sign a contract to live forever and not invade each other!"
Edward nodded repeatedly: "This is what it should be, no problem!"
The elves sent troops to conquer the Blackstone Kingdom, so it would naturally belong to them. Signing a peace contract would also be beneficial to Edward's kingdom, so of course he would not object.
"One last condition."
The Elf Queen whispered a few words in Edward's ear. Edward's face changed slightly, and he struggled for a long time. Finally, he nodded: "I, I understand!"
The Elf Queen's smile grew wider. She opened her arms and announced in public: "I have reached an agreement with Prince Edward of the White Lion Kingdom. We will join forces to fight against the Black Stone Kingdom and the evil Queen Sigrid!"
The surrounding elves also cheered, but Zhang Ze and others were depressed because they were detained for not showing emotion.
In order to celebrate the alliance, the Elf Queen held a banquet to entertain Prince Edward, Zhang Ze and others.
"I have a feeling that the Elf Queen will not leave easily." The Dragon King said solemnly: "If she doesn't let him go, I will just come in and snatch him away!"
Although he and Fuqing often quarreled, their friendship was very deep. Sometimes, the little princess Qian even felt that she couldn't compare to Fuqing's position in the Dragon King's heart, which made her very jealous.
Zhang Ze also hummed: "The Elf King reminded me before, saying that the elves here do not keep their promises, so we must be more careful."
He looked at Prince Edward and narrowed his eyes: "I don't know what he talked about with the Elf Queen. I asked him, but he hesitated. This is very suspicious!"
"Could it be that the prince wants to do something bad to us?" Xiaoniao Yiren also frowned: "He won't be so ungrateful, right?"
"It's hard to say for now." Yiye Zhiqiu said: "We are still useful to him now, but it will be hard to say when he gets his revenge and ascends to the throne."
Zhang Ze snorted coldly: "If he dares to take action against us, he will definitely regret it!"
Moonlight Bunny sighed and said, "I hope the prince is not this kind of person..."
"Xiaotu, people will change!" Xiaoniao shrugged: "Especially after the surrounding environment changes dramatically, people's hearts will change."
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After the dinner, the Elf Queen asked Zhang Ze and the prince to stay and rest before setting off for the Gray Castle the next day.
Because Fuqing had never been seen before, everyone was worried about him, but Fuqing left a message on the team channel saying that he was fine, and everyone felt relieved.
One night passed, everyone bid farewell to the Elf Queen and left the Xiyue Canyon to go to the Gray Castle.
Sitting on the back of the Dark Dragon God, he was less emotionless, no one spoke much, and the atmosphere became very dull.
The last time this happened was when the Hangover brother and sister left the team.
"Brother, do you think our team will be getting smaller and smaller?" Zhang Feng asked worriedly.
Zhang Ze pursed his lips and said, "Maybe, but I believe that the separation is only temporary and we will definitely get back together."
The longer you stay in the Demon Realm, the easier it is for your mentality to change, and the harder it is to distinguish the difference between reality and the Demon Realm.
Not to mention others, even Zhang Ze sometimes has doubts and doesn't know which side is true.
If it weren't for his sister by his side, Zhang Ze might have become a lost person.
Yes, the bond with family and friends is the biggest difference between adventurers in the Demon Realm and those who are lost.
The lost are generally lonely, with no relatives and few friends, so they have little nostalgia for the real world.
Once they develop feelings for people in the Demon Realm and become friends, even lovers, or relatives, they will cut off their connection with the real world and become completely lost.
Zhang Ze's team members have deep feelings for each other, care about each other, and form bonds, so they can support each other along the way. When they come here, they will not easily become lost.
However, the situation of using the knife without emotion is quite special. Zhang Ze rarely heard him mention his family and friends in real life, and his only girlfriend was killed again.
Currently, the only friends who are not affectionate are Zhang Ze and others, but he is a member of the team who joined later, and his emotional foundation is not as deep and solid as the others, so he has the greatest chance of becoming a lost person.
This time he was detained by the Elf Queen. Over time, there is no guarantee that things will not change. This is what Zhang Ze is most worried about.
"We must complete the mission of this demonic realm as soon as possible and rescue Fuqing!" He took a deep breath. He couldn't let the hangover happen again.
It takes half a month to walk from Xiyue Canyon to Gray Castle. The Dark Dragon God is so fast that everyone can fly there in a day and a half.
"Wow, what a big castle."
Zhang Feng sighed when she saw the towering huge castle below. This castle was the largest she had ever seen.
Others also lamented that the civilization of the dwarves in this world is even more advanced than that of humans.
Zhang Ze controlled the Dark Dragon King to land in front of the castle gate. A group of dwarf warriors about one meter tall came around. They looked nervous. It seemed that they regarded Zhang Ze and others as enemies.
"Dwarf friends, we mean no harm."
Beth spoke to the dwarf warrior, and the others opened their hands to indicate that they were not carrying weapons.
The dwarf warriors looked at each other in confusion. One of the dwarves with a big white beard came forward and asked: "Humans, what are you doing here?"
Prince Edward stepped forward and said: "Hello, dwarf friend, I am the prince of the White Lion Kingdom. I have something to ask to see your king."
"King Ironbeard is not here now, you can come again later!" The dwarf has a straightforward personality and does not beat around the bush. If he says he is not here, then he is definitely not here.
Everyone was surprised, and Zhang Ze asked: "Excuse me, where did King Ironbeard go? When will he come back?"
Having come all the way here, of course you can't come back empty-handed, or you'll just have to wait.
"His Majesty the King is taking people to recover the mine. I don't know when he will come back." A thin dwarf of my friend said: "If you must wait, just go in and wait. We dwarves are always hospitable!"
This is true. The dwarves are famous for their hospitality. It would be better if you can drink.
So, a group of people followed the dwarf soldiers into the castle.
As soon as they entered, everyone immediately felt that the temperature had risen, at least ten degrees higher than outside!
When walking in the castle, what everyone sees most are various iron stoves and chopping boards, and what they hear are the sizzling sounds of hammers and red-hot weapons being put into the water.
The dwarves were very busy and seemed to have endless blacksmithing work to do. Zhang Ze and others didn't even notice when they passed by.
The thin dwarf who led the way took Zhang Ze and others into a small house. There was only a table and a few benches. He took a pot of strong liquor from his waist and placed it on the table, saying: "Except Wine, I have nothing to entertain you.”
The giant god smiled and said: "Thank you for your hospitality, this is already very good!"
The thin dwarf nodded: "If the king comes back, I will report it to him."
After sending the emaciated dwarf away, everyone started talking.
"The dwarves are too friendly to us, they are better than the elves before." Moonlight Bunny said with a smile.
Beth said: "This is because back then, we humans and the dwarves united together and defeated the elves, so we and the dwarves were in an alliance. Although there is no contact now, the relationship between us is still harmonious."
"No wonder the Elf Queen asked us to find the dwarves. It turns out they were enemies before." The little princess was a little surprised.
"Yes, it is precisely because of the weapons of the dwarfs that we humans can defeat the elves." Beth nodded: "However, the weapons of the dwarves are expensive. I heard that humans spent a lot of money to buy them."
Edward looked worried: "I wonder how much the dwarves will cost this time? Alas, I don't know where to make enough money."
Elliot looked at the wine bottle on the table, licked his lips, and said, "I heard that the wine brewed by the dwarves tastes very good. Do any of you want to try it?"
The Dragon King raised his hand: "Count me in!"
The giant god also smiled and said: "I'll try it too, I happen to be a little thirsty."
Xiaoniaoyiren said with a smile: "Leave a small sip for me and let me see the difference between it and the Maotai my father drinks."
Zhang Ze and others also gathered around, wanting to taste the fine wine of the dwarves.
Yiye Zhiqiu found a few bowls and put them on the table. Everyone poured a bowl and started tasting.
The girls were more reserved and sipped the wine, but the men let go and drank more than half of the bowl in one gulp.
To be honest, when you first drink dwarf wine, you will taste a rusty taste, but after the second sip, you will find that the taste is getting better and better, making you want to stop!
After a while, everyone drank up all the wine of the thin dwarf, and the drunkenness also followed. A few of the drunken ones fell asleep directly on the table.
I don’t know how long it took, but someone patted Zhang Ze’s shoulder: “Hey, humans, wake up! Our king is back!”
Zhang Ze rubbed his eyes and felt like he had a splitting headache. The dwarf's wine was delicious, but it was too strong and had a headache. He didn't want to drink it a second time.
Others were also woken up. The thin dwarf picked up his own wine bottle and found that it was empty. He muttered: "These humans are really good at drinking. They drank all my wine for a week!"
Following the emaciated dwarf to the king's hall, everyone found that the king was wrapped in a bandage with blood stains on it, as if he was injured.
"Welcome, my human friends." King Ironbeard was very polite. He smiled and said, "I wonder why you came to see me?"
Prince Edward still stepped forward and replied: "Dear King Ironbeard, I am Prince Edward of the White Lion Kingdom. I would like to ask for your help..."
After saying his request, King Ironbeard frowned: "Prince Edward, you should remember, right? The elves are our common enemy. Why did you ask me to help them build weapons? Have you forgotten that these insidious guys are How did you trick us?"
Zhang Ze and others really didn't understand the conflict between humans, dwarves and elves, so they also wanted to know why these three races went to war in the first place.
"Of course I remember, but now my kingdom is in crisis, and only the elves can help me, so I went to them." Prince Edward said: "However, I have not forgotten the past, nor have I abandoned us and the dwarves. Friendship, please rest assured King Ironbeard on this."
"Well, well, since we were once allies who share life and death, I agree to your request." King Ironbeard nodded: "However, the cost of making weapons cannot be less...hiss..."
The pain from the wound made him gasp and stop talking.
Zhang Ze asked: "Your Majesty, how did you get the wounds on your body?"
