Elder Sonoda Squinted at me, "Do you still care about the wind reviews?" ”

"This ......" I smiled with a smile: "I didn't care before, this is not to become a colleague, I have to care about everyone's feelings." ”

"Heh" the elder chuckled, "I thought you were always not afraid of heaven and earth." ”

"Don't say that, your old man, this is not a good word, there was once a monkey who thought that he was not afraid of heaven and earth, but he was slapped on the ground by a monk and pressed for five hundred years."

"What monkey, monk, what are you talking about?"

I saw that Elder Sonoda Mai looked confused, and instantly remembered that there was no legend of Journey to the West in the Zephyr Continent, so I smiled and pretended to be stupid and perfunctory.

The elder gave me a fierce look: "Inexplicable. ”

Afterwards, Elder Sonoda Mai told me what the other elders thought of the empress's knighthood, and how the noble circles reacted to the matter.

The elders' reactions were divided into three factions, with Elder Mai Sonoda choosing in favor, Elder Mera, Elder Lindsay, and Elder Silk Aya dissenting, and Elder Prisra and Elder Jennifer expressing no opinion.

Since Grand Elder Prisla does not express her opinion, the matter can only be decided by the four elders who express their opinions, and as for the Elven Empress, she is the one who proposes the suggestion, and is not included in the discussion, but only an observer.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but sigh: "The Empress can be excluded, the elves are really an equal race!" ”

Elder Sonoda Mai sighed and said, "For this matter, in the afternoon, I had another big quarrel with the other three elders in the temporary office, but in the end, there was no definite result, and it was ......."

She looked solemn and said: "The matter of the knighthood looks a little bad now, I can only say do your best, as for whether it can be done, I advise you not to have too much hope." ”

"Just do your best," I said, "I didn't have much hope from the beginning, after all, many of your people are stubborn and inflexible. ”

The elder's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to his senses: "You're right. ”

Then I asked the elders, "So what is the reaction of the nobles?" ”

The elder said, "The nobles didn't react too much. ”

"Oh? So, this matter is not resisted by the aristocracy? ”

"Not really," said the elder, "the more unresponsive it is, the greater the danger that lies within." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Think about it, this is the advice of His Majesty, as a subject, whether for or against, but anyone who has any opinion should express his thoughts, but they keep it silent, what do you say it means?"

"That means ......," I thought for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Could it be that they are waiting for some moment?" ”

"That's it," said the elder, "they are waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to shake the hearts of the people, and they want to use this to make His Majesty lose the hearts of the people!" ”

My heart sank, and I blurted out: "Just because the Empress wants to knight us?" ”

"Yes," the elder said, "Outsiders are knighted, this is the first time in a thousand years in our clan, if the matter of knighthood is in vain, once it is done, the nobles will always pay attention to your words and deeds, and record every unsatisfactory thing you have committed, and when these things are enough to arouse the anger of the people, they will reveal it all, and use this to blackmail Your Majesty to become their puppet, or even abdicate." ”

In the end, Elder Sonoda's expression was even serious to the point of hideousness, she gasped slightly, her eyes were full of anger and helplessness.

Of course, these feelings are not aimed at me, but they also make my heart tighten.

"If you don't do anything unsatisfactory, that's lying," I said, "but if it's just a few dispensable things, it shouldn't be enough to shake the hearts of the people, right?" ”

"I don't know about this," the elder said, "After all, the matter of knighthood has not yet been passed, and I don't know what you and your family will do, everything is still unknown." ”

Hearing Elder Sonoda Mai say this, I feel a little uncertain in my heart, others don't mention it, just talking about Barbara, with the character of the tsundere queen, she will definitely mess around for a while, but I don't know if this nonsense will cause public anger.

After that, the elder and I chatted for a while about other topics, mainly about whether there were any heirlooms in Moonlight City.

A large part of the reason I'm asking this question is that I want to hear about the Moonlight Scepter and the legend of the Ten Divine Weapons that the Fairy Patriarch said.

Elder Sonoda Mai was not averse to the topic, but she was not very interested, and she told me, "Moonlight City does have a heirloom treasure, but it only exists in ancient texts, and it is rumored that it was a sacred object given by the god of creation to a certain fairy empress to deter the powerful and terrifying monsters in the depths of the Elven Forest. ”

"Oh~" I exclaimed and said, "Is there anything else, is there anything else?" ”

The elder shook his head: "The ancient documents only record this, and nothing else, and besides, I advise you, it's best not to fight the idea of this thing, not to let you find it, but not to waste your limited life on this seed of nothing." ”

"Thank you for your concern," I said, "although I am very interested in exploration, after all, I am not a professional explorer, and I will not make a big deal about a historical document." ”

"That's very good," said Elder Sonoda, satisfied.

......

......

Although I admit that I will not make a big fuss about this, I have to admit that I lied.

When Elder Sonoda Mai persuaded me not to do this, her eyes were wandering, although only for a brief moment.

Obviously, she was hiding something, maybe somewhere in Moonlight City, there was an artifact of the same level as the Moonlight Scepter hidden.

Moreover, this artifact has been acquired by the elven higher-ups, and it is used to deter monsters in the depths of the elven forest.

Of course, all of this is just my imagination, and there is no evidence.

But isn't the evidence just for gathering!

I smiled slightly, and made up my mind: after Wren's department was formed, their first mission had been determined - to find clues to the artifact.

To tell the truth, I still yearn for this kind of weapon with magical power, as the so-called: if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and with a powerful weapon, dominating the dungeon is just around the corner.

While I feel like I'm one step closer to dominating the dungeon, it's clear that this is not the time yet to strengthen my personal strengths and hone my team's chemistry for the upcoming Japanese Championships.

If I'm not mistaken, this game will not be as harmonious as in previous years, because there is a restless heart ready to move.

(End of chapter)