"yawn!"
Rubbing my itchy nose, I turned back wordlessly to look in the direction of the Elf Imperial City.
It seems that someone has been remembered by someone again. Could it be Xiao Heitan? Hahahaha, my precious daughter really cannot live without her father at all. I have no choice but to speed up the inspection and go back to coax my daughter.
"Your Highness has a cold? It's better to wear an extra layer of clothing."...Kalujie, who was standing behind her, asked with concern and took out a gorgeous cloak to put on me.
Although spring has arrived, logically speaking, the temperature should not be that low in the depths of tropical primeval forests like the Kurast Forest. However, the wind is a bit noisy today. Standing on the city wall, you can still feel it. Coolness.
"It's okay, it's okay. How can a person like me catch a cold? Thank you for your concern, Caroline." I gave up and said, but I still accepted her kindness and let the navy blue luxurious majestic cloak pass by Carol. Jie tied it on herself carefully.
Ah, I need to clarify the sentence just now. It definitely does not mean "Idiots can't catch colds", but it means that if you are strong, you are not afraid of catching a cold. Make sure you don't get it wrong!
Speaking of which, it seems that Caroline, who is still wearing a maid uniform, is even thinner than me.
"This is Artoria's, I guess." I looked familiar at the cloak and couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, Your Highness." Carolie nodded slightly.
I didn't expect that she was so careful, even carrying replacement items like a cloak with her. She was indeed a personal maid. In comparison, the dirty maid who once asked me to lend her a cloak was like a world between heaven and earth.
Ah, by the way, it seems that the stupid maid never returned my cloak. She must have thrown it away casually. Damn it, that was made for me by Willas herself.
I felt sad secretly, but I had to restrain my expression because Amrudina came from the other side.
"Your Highness, Lady Caroline." She bowed lightly, and a female elf following her also saluted.
"Well, thank you for your hard work." I replied, and my eyes fell on the elf behind her. I always felt that it looked familiar. Could it be that I was overthinking it?
"Commander of Badarado Town, Dordolailu pays you the highest respect, Your Highness." Under my gaze, the female elf commander knelt down on one knee and saluted solemnly.
"Commander Dordolairo, have we met somewhere?" I still looked familiar and asked involuntarily.
"I didn't expect that Your Highness would still remember it. This is my honor." She smiled happily. The female elf stood up at my hand and then gave a concise explanation.
After a short explanation, I immediately remembered that vague memory.
When I was collecting crystal fragments, I met the deputy captain of the third elf squadron with Amrudina and the pornographic maid. The squadron leader was Hilmanya, and the other male deputy captain... …Sorry, I can’t remember the name.
At that time, Hilmanya, who was the squadron leader, had the strength of an intermediate level in the pseudo-domain, and the Dordolailu in front of him also had the strength of a junior level in the pseudo-domain. He was responsible for commanding the town of Badarado, which was on the edge. It is more than enough for a town that is not too big or too small and the fighting is not particularly fierce.
A few days have passed, and this is the... well, the twentieth border town we have inspected.
It's done. As for the little things like twenty or so, don't worry about it.
It is thousands of kilometers away from the town of Lalula, where the fighting is fiercest. The influence of the black dragon Elias has been very small, so the fighting here is not too fierce, probably just a little more than usual.
Continuing from here to the edge, there are about thirty more elven towns. On the border, the number of elven towns where battles often occur is close to a hundred. This does not include some of the surrounding elven villages and settlements, such as those in La. If you add up all the Madeya settlements located near the town of Lula, there may be more than thousands. As you know, elves are free people who like to travel and settle down at will.
It was impossible to inspect and visit those tribal settlements one by one. It would already take a lot of time just to visit the nearly 300 border elven towns.
These border towns have an effect similar to the five major experience areas in our alliance. There are monsters of various levels. It is a relatively complete experience improvement system.
It’s no wonder that in the past, when the Alliance and the elves had not yet formed an alliance and were at war with each other, they did not need to rely on our training areas. Elves were rarely seen in these places. It turned out that they had water at home and did not need other people’s wells.
The purpose of my visit this time is mainly to patrol the towns where the fighting is fierce, and to investigate whether there are any abnormalities. In a small town like Badalado, I only need to stay for a while to meet with the commanders and soldiers here, and talk to each other. It's enough to let them know that the Prince is here to watch. No, he is here to visit them.
Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance in Yunli.
After Dordolailu greeted them, met the elven warriors, and said a lot of impassioned words that they had already memorized, the group arrived at the military camp.
Let me first mention the elven military camp system. After several days of patrolling, I went from having a vague understanding of it at the beginning to memorizing it now. I basically understand the experience mode of elven adventurers.
First of all, after changing jobs, the elf adventurer will become a freshly minted rookie warrior and be assigned to a primary training town on the border.
After arriving, you will be assigned to a suitable team based on your occupation. Of course, this is not a fixed arrangement. If you feel that this team is not suitable for you and want to change, you can apply. Generally, there is no problem.
During non-war periods, the elf team can apply to go out and practice near the town. Once there are signs of monsters attacking the town, they need to come back immediately for defense. In addition, they also need to complete fixed patrol and reconnaissance tasks.
If you feel that this town is not suitable and you want to change it, you can submit an application to the military camp again. Such an application will be a little more cumbersome, but no matter how cumbersome it is, our alliance adventurers must complete the final mission in the area, such as defeating Andariel. Projection, completing the tasks of the Western Kingdom is so troublesome and difficult.
Generally speaking, the experience of elves is still much more comfortable and simpler than that of the Adventurer League. The situation is probably similar but more disciplines are added. This has advantages and disadvantages. It can only be said that it depends on the actual situation. After all, elves The warriors of the clan are more numerous than the alliance, and their discipline has been strengthened to make it easier to manage.
During this period, as the relationship between the alliance and the elves warmed up, some elven warriors also tended to move to the five major regions of the alliance, and even joined some human adventure teams.
The elves did not stop this. Anyway, all roads lead to Rome. You can become stronger and become a fighting force of the elves. It is up to you to choose how to experience it. As for being assimilated by the alliance, that is just a joke, elf warrior. The number of them is far greater than that of Alliance adventurers, and they have a deeper historical and cultural heritage than humans. To be honest, it is still uncertain who will assimilate whom.
Generally speaking, the experience system of the elves is like this. I don't intend to go into too much detail on the many details. After all, such a system is of no use or help to me. I just understand it as a prince.
"Your Highness, I wonder if Captain Hilmanya is okay now?" When he came back to his senses, he was met with Dordolailu's concerned eyes.
It seems that Hilmanya is a very good captain and has a high prestige among his subordinates. Otherwise, he would not still be concerned and cared about by these people to this day.
"Don't worry, she's living a good life. It's just that she's too talented. With her talent and strength, she can only serve as a small guard beside me."
"It is the captain's honor to be beside His Highness the Prince, to be His Highness's bodyguard and to serve His Highness." Dordolailu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled after hearing this answer.
"As long as the captain can step out of the shadows and live happily, it will be fine."
"Although there is no guarantee that I can get her out of the shadows, I will try my best to create such an environment for her."
"Your Highness, please allow me to express my highest gratitude to you on behalf of the Third Squadron of the Royal Guards."
After leaving the small town of Badalado, the conversation just now was still echoing in my mind.
To be honest, I felt very guilty and ashamed for the grateful look that Dordolail gave me. Although I did make an arrangement for Hilmanya, as the escort of Veras and the others, I was warmed by the gentle and cheerful light of the girls. , you should be able to gradually come out of the shadow of losing your lover.
But is this enough? He obviously didn't care enough. When Hilmanya was able to become the captain of the most elite royal guard squadron, she definitely had more than just strength. Being just a guard definitely buried her talents.
Perhaps, we should find time to have an in-depth talk with Hilmanya and pay more attention to her future. Although the safety of Vilas and the others is very important, and I feel at ease with such powerful guards protecting me, I cannot overdo it because of this. Are you burying such an outstanding talent? There should be more digging and digging.
I touched my chin and kept thinking, not knowing that this way of thinking was already very close to a capitalist oppressor whom I often complained about.
It was night, and I once again went deep into the forest to investigate, using my trouble-attracting physique as bait, hoping to seduce something. However, after a night of investigation, I still found nothing unusual. It had been several nights, and I was far away from the fierce battle. area, could it be that I am really too worried?
The next day, just as I was about to go to the next elf town, news came that His Majesty the King was going to conquer the city in person. I was shocked at the time.
What's going on? Why did Artolia leave all her affairs behind and follow her to patrol the border? Could it be that she has given up on herself and wants to avoid trouble?
Of course this is impossible. In this case, could there be some new abnormality on the border that I didn't notice?
With many questions, I soon gathered with Altolia and got the correct answer from her.
They all guessed wrong. Artoria came to the border to patrol the border specifically to hold an elf festival. In order to appease the elf warriors who were fighting on the front line and had no way to go back.
"Who will host the Elf Festival?", walked side by side with Artolia and accepted the respectful and adoring looks from the soldiers on both sides, mainly towards Artolia.
Tsk, it’s just some wall coverings. It’s clear that all eyes were focused on me yesterday. As soon as Artoria came, I immediately pretended that I didn’t know him. I know that I can’t compare with His Majesty the King, but please give me some advice. Out of the corner of my eye, you bastards.
I didn't notice the envy and jealousy of male elves in my peripheral vision, but I bought a lot of them. Although they were not good things, it unexpectedly made me feel balanced.
"It will be hosted by Grandma Yalandlan." Artoria replied.
"Isn't the Fairy Festival always presided over by the Queen?" I understood somewhat, and I was even more curious about Artoria's decision.
"Besides, given Grandma Yalandlan's physical condition, it might be too much for her to take care of the entire Elf Festival."
"Fan's worries are very reasonable. Grandma Yalandlan is really not suitable for hard work. If it weren't for the reliable helper coming back, I would never do this." Artoria said confidently, her confidence , comes from the guy called [Reliable Helper], which makes me feel a little bit snacky, and I finally understand the mood of the stingy and jealous maid.
"Who is your reliable helper? I'm very curious." After coughing, I asked pretending to be calm, but my ears were perked up. If the other person was a male, I would immediately return to the tent and shed tears. A man with a full face tied two candles to his head to make a scarecrow.
"Mira."
"Pummy?" I was feeling frightened in my heart. I was imagining a lot and accidentally didn't hear what Artoria said clearly.
What's going on? I always feel like as soon as I say these two words, my integrity immediately falls away. Who stole my integrity? ! !
"I forgot about it. I probably haven't heard of it yet." Maybe it was too familiar.
Only then did Altolia realize that there was an ignorant guy next to him who had never even heard of this name.
"Speaking of which, she and Fan have a close relationship."
"Wha...what? Are you related to me?"
I was shocked. Could it be that the other party was also a time traveler, or that he claimed to be my previous life? Such settings seem to be very popular recently, such as Shura Field and Breast Shaking Island. Could it be that this Druid has caught up with the trend? ?
This is very scientific. Ben Druid has always been at the forefront of trends, especially this cloak that has been popular in the Dark Continent for ten years and has not declined. It is a classic among classics and has been imitated all the time. Never surpassed, he is known as the fashionable (outdated) cloak man.
"Knight of the Flower of Ice and Mist." Such a word was spoken softly from Artoria's mouth, which immediately silenced me.
"Fan." When he came back to his senses, Artoria was looking at me with concerned and gentle eyes. She stretched out her little hand and gently held my hand with her warm palm.
"Thank you, I'm fine." My heart felt warm, filling a lot of the holes of regret and sadness, and I shook my head.
"I just suddenly felt that if I saw her, maybe [her] existence would become more distant and untouchable. I'm sorry, Altria, I said willful words."
After saying these words in a slightly selfish and incomprehensible way, I held His Majesty the King's soft little hand with a slight force, feeling warmth from it and filling my timid and restless heart.
Altolia didn't say any words of comfort, but just kept looking at him with gentle eyes.
"What an idiot, that guy." He murmured, staring into the distance, that idiot who made me taste the pain of losing the most important person for the first time.
Sherry, the knight of the ice mist flower.
Now that her successor has appeared, does this mean that I have to admit the fact that she is far away from me?
I don't know, I feel very complicated. I can only realize very clearly that the person who is cowardly and afraid of losing may be the one I don't want to see the most, maybe this inheritor.
What kind of person is he? I wouldn't admit it if I wasn't at least half as good as her as the successor to the idiot wife knight that people love to hate.
"I will, I will go to see this inheritor. No, I should say, I want to see her."
Turning back and looking directly into Altolia's gentle eyes, I smiled and said firmly.
"The inheritor of the Ice Mist Hua Knight, my closest partner and knight Milas, will definitely not let Fan down." Artoria said in the same firm tone.
"Then let's wait and see what kind of outstanding knight the person you value so highly is."
After receiving Altolia's assurance, I felt relieved, but also felt a little bit empty. After all, my selfish heart still didn't want to see the replacement of the Wife Knight appear.
Milas? Isn't Altria's name called Mira? It's probably a nickname, I always feel that this name sounds familiar.
The joining of Altria made this inspection trip unprecedentedly powerful. Think about it, the queen and the prince came in person at the same time, accompanied by a successor of the Twelve Knights, and Amuru, who is the commander-in-chief. Dina, when the soldiers, commanders, and even the residents of various elven towns heard this true appearance, they couldn't help but cheer up and become excited and nervous.
So, starting from the next town, our inspection became as lively and grand as Yingjiang’s presidential election canvassing trip (to be continued)
