Chapter 713: The Long Night
Lu Xi carried a bottle of fine red wine and strong rum in both hands, facing the night sky of early autumn on the Henas Peninsula, breathing the air where the smell of blood and corpses had not completely faded, and walked on the streets of the Crimson City. He felt that his current image must look particularly silly, no matter how he looked at it, it was completely like a middle-aged office worker in the 11th district who was drunk from an izakaya late at night.
If the other side is burning wheat in the suitcase, and the tie is dragged to the forehead, it is more like......
The coalition forces, which are the "liberators of the Henas Peninsula", are very unscrupulous and occupy the magpie's nest. As a result, the palace that belonged entirely to the royal family of Moonlight more than a thousand years ago became the headquarters of the occupation army, and it is estimated that it will not be returned to its original owner for a long time. As a result, Princess Selena can only return to the official residence of the former Moon Wright family in the west of the Crimson City, which is a luxurious manor house that is large enough for thousands of people to hold a meeting in the main courtyard alone. The main building of the manor house is the largest building in the city, not so much a villa as a small palace or castle. The decoration and pattern in the courtyard are also full of the elegance of the elf architectural style, and there is nothing to add to the petty bourgeoisie; The only regret is that because it is Henas under the dark canopy, there is not a single living flower or grass in the flower beds in the courtyard.
Of course, in order not to make this exquisite and elegant courtyard look too empty, there are indeed "flowers and plants" in the flower beds. However, with Lu Xi's current eyesight, it only took a glance to see that these fragrant flowers were all made of various colored alloys and gemstones. Slowly carved and shaped. The carving is lifelike, the materials are expensive and rare, and the artwork produced is absolutely ingenious. The ultimate in luxury.
From this, it can be seen that Miss Yawen, who has gone to Heaven before Moon Wright, must have been a very enjoyable person during her lifetime. Of course, considering the embarrassing situation of the Bloodline in the era of the undead ruling Henas, this may be a means for Miss True Ancestor to defile herself. A dick like Kazan, who finally succeeded in counterattacking, must not have seen the self-blackening methods passed down from General Wang in my hometown of the Celestial Empire, and it is easy to be fooled. Of course, of course. Considering the previous style of the Moonlight sisters, they still dressed up to go to the prom when they went to battle, and maybe they really liked the tune......
It's a pity. Luxury is luxury, but it is too gorgeous, and there is always a feeling that the moon is full and the water is overflowing. After all, flowers and plants are things that are processed from expensive materials. After all, it's just a dead thing.
It will be fine later. The dark canopy has been shattered, and if the power of the horn of abundance is added, the Henas Peninsula, which has been poisoned by plagues and toxins for more than ten centuries, will gradually recover. As long as Miss Selena is not brain-dead, she will definitely replace these fake flowers outside the garden with real flowers in the future, probably ......
Looking at this extremely luxurious manor villa, which was completely different from the painting style of the entire Crimson City, Lu Xi suddenly hesitated. He suddenly felt that it was a bit rude for him to come to visit Miss Selena, who had lost her only relative, with two bottles of wine he had touched from someone else.
In fact. It stands to reason that there should still be a big gift, but that thing is in the wind.
Lu Xi thought nonsense. As he wandered a few steps outside the wall, he heard familiar footsteps behind him.
"The long night is long and I have no intention of sleeping, I originally thought that I was the only one who couldn't sleep, and I didn't think that you couldn't sleep either, Miss Wind!"
ββ¦β¦ Did the first sentence of a chance encounter turn out to be such nonsense? Or is this another joke that I don't understand at all? The wind sighed heavily, with a helpless expression.
"It's because you don't understand that I can say it so unscrupulously." Lu Xi smiled and asked, "Why, you also came to visit Miss Selena, but you were blinded by this scene of the divine trench to the extreme, and then suddenly remembered the fact that your monthly living expenses are only fifty bakers?" So you suddenly fell into deep self-loathing? β
It's always the wind that heals the soft girl next door.,The pretty face and gentle smile that are almost flawless as if the Virgin was alive finally appeared a little loose and a flash of stiffness.γ The girl's heart was guessed, but it was actually quite embarrassing.
"Lu Xi, Lu Xi, why are you always so sharp in subtle places? The boy who doesn't understand the amorous looks very smart, but in fact he is neither a good boy nor a smart one. β
"Well, it's hard to tear people down, I know." Lu Xi said that the wind that is not calm is actually quite cute, but at this time, it is better to accept it when it is good.
"Speaking of which, you came to visit Miss Selena at this time, didn't you prepare to give her the horn of abundance at this time?"
"I can't help but have a lot of dreams at night. If this thing is handed over early, it can also cut off the covetousness of many people. Seeing Lu Xi's puzzled look, Swift Wind explained with a smile: "Just now, I asked Fett to go to the Ocean University Library to check the classics, and finally found some ancient books that recorded information about the Horn of Abundance and the Earth Spirit Gathering Array. β
Well, let Ji You check the information, and then communicate in hyperspace through the guΓ² psychic chain...... Well, in a sense, it's even more rebellious than the mobile phone in Lu Xi's hometown, isn't this equivalent to carrying a Baidu with you.
"Once the Earth Gathering Circle with the Horn of Abundance as the core is activated, the power gathered in the horn will be released as a source of life in the land and air at one time, and become the energy to maintain the continuous operation of the circle, generally speaking, the duration of this circle will be about ten years, and during this period, the horn will completely enter a dormant state, slowly gathering the necessary magic power to activate the circle next time."
"I see what you mean, if we had given Miss Fertility the Horn early enough to have her activate the Harvest Circle, it would theoretically be just an ornament in ten years. At that time, even if the Federation, the elves, and the Nords knew about the existence of this treasure through some other channel, there would be no need to rob it for the time being...... As for ten years later. Well, the harvest circle that has been running for ten years is enough to restore the Henas Peninsula to its vitality. Until that time. It doesn't matter if Her Highness Selena hands over the Horn of Plenty, or rather, if she's smart enough, she should hand it over. The so-called innocent husband is guilty of his crimes, and such a treasure is indeed not something that can be kept by a blood clan with weak national strength. β
"That's it...... So, I've just given Miss Selena the horn of abundance. She looked a little haggard. But when I got the horn of abundance, I was very happy and grateful, and I was invited to a dinner party. Swift Wind smiled and said, "I originally thought. The Bloodline's recipe was something that a normal person couldn't accept anyway, but it turned out to be much more than I expected...... Well, if you think about it, after all, Her Royal Highness Selena has half of the dragon blood. Although those big guys are hungry, they are not taboo for meat and vegetarians. But as long as there are conditions, you will never be wronged by your taste. Anyway, thanks Miss Selena, this should be the first steak I've had this year, right? In 1204, I haven't drunk it for ten years. β
Saying this kind of sad thing frankly is also a great progress in a sense for the wind with the attribute of poverty...... Is it because seeing that the debt is about to be paid off, even if it is as calm as the wind? It's starting to get a little fluttery, right?
"Oh, I actually ate it myself. It's better than that. β
"Didn't you also have your Excellency the General invite you?" "Miss Nicole, they've all gone to the construction site to help, and I've sent my children over, and as expected, they're all eating a big pot of rice with the ordinary soldiers for dinner today." Compared with them who work so hard, the two of us, who have wine and a big meal, play the worst role of leaders. β
"My sisters are very considerate, my servants are very loyal, and my little apprentices are even more cute, so they won't be serious with me because of this kind of thing." Lu Xi used a brazen attitude to cut through the truth.
Perhaps it was Lu Xi's shameless Cheng DΓΉ who once again broke through the lower limit of the wind, and the contemporary King of the Night Sky couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, and looked at Lu Xi seriously with an expression of visual wonder, then sneered, shook his head and said, "You guy, it's really ...... In short, the horn of abundance can only be handed over to Her Highness Selena by me, and of course I can only eat it myself. Well, lobster is really better sliced raw and cold. β
"Nonsense, how else to eat? Spicy boiled? β
With Lu Xi's intelligence, the words of the wind have come to this point, how could he not understand? After all, Lu Xi is a federal officer, a magician of the Academic Alliance, who receives a salary of several hundred gold coins from the state every year, and is still the youngest colonel officer in active service in the current federal army, and it is estimated that he will soon become the youngest general. Similarly, although he has no elven blood, the elves have never regarded him as an outsider, and his life experience in Norda for more than ten years has given him a large group of elven "relatives". As for the Vekia Empire, although there seems to be no connection with Lu Xi officially, but privately...... Well, everybody gets it. What's more, there is also one of them who gave everything to Lu Xi's future Nord Empress.
The so-called palms and backs of the hands are all meat. If in the future, everyone knew about the storage of the Horn of Abundance, and also learned that it was Lu Xi who concealed this treasure and gave it to Princess Selena, his position would be very embarrassing.
Only a free man who has no direct relationship with other countries, even his nationality is Neosfia, and even the background of the underworld elder sister does not have to care about the reaction of other forces. After that, even if the East Window Incident happened, it would be difficult for the countries to take revenge on the "chivalrous actions" of a "traveling mage".
"Hurricane, if you keep being so considerate, I'm going to love you."
As a technical nerd with "countless experiences", as a dead house with 10-level famous acting skills and an 11-level god tongue, Lu Xi is naturally able to say the most appropriate undisciplined words under the most appropriate circumstances. In the face of such teasing, even Yun Danfeng was as light as the wind, she couldn't help but feel unbearable, a trace of blush flashed on her face, she took a step back and distanced herself from Lu Xi, and then she pretended to smile and said: "Thank you so much for the compliment, I thought you had already fallen in love with me." β
"Well, it used to be admiration, now it's admiration, maybe it will develop into an infatuation in a few days. Stay tuned, girl. "If you want to fight with me, you are the king of the night sky, you are also killing yourself!
Wind, who was obviously not an opponent, took another step back and changed the topic stiffly: "Her Royal Highness Selena has decided to go out of the city tomorrow and find a good place to activate the harvest array, if you can, let's go and help." β
"It's incumbent."
"Well, let's gather here early tomorrow morning, at seven o'clock." Storm said as he began to look for a way to escape. But at this time, there was a nervous twitch in the hearts of both of them, they looked at each other, and each saw a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.
Half a second later, surprise turned into enlightenment and alertness, and the two activated their flying spells at the same time, jumping over the walls of the Moonlight family's mansion and quickly rushing towards the main building in the manor. (To be continued......)