Chapter 714: Punishment
Although the Queldana family is already the most powerful family in the elven kingdom, if a family loses its enterprising spirit and recovers the lost holy artifact, it can undoubtedly greatly consolidate the Queldana family's position in the elven kingdom.
The Dark Blade needs the help of the Queldana family to go further in the Hyga Mountains, and the Queldana family also needs the Darkblade's intelligence to have a chance to find the lost relics of the Elven Kingdom. Both sides needed each other's support, but their goals did not conflict, so they hit it off and secretly made an agreement to cooperate.
Borg's gaze fell on Sain in the distance opposite, and when he saw the frowning brow of his old opponent, he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth. Although it is not yet the time to make a move, when the treasure is really obtained, it will be time for the two families to completely decide the winner.
Lin immediately didn't need to look at it, and he could know by just induction that there were many strong people around him at this moment. Especially in terms of the elven clan, whether it is the eldest elf elder or the elf high-level on the left and right, they all have legendary strength. But even so, Lin Li still didn't have the slightest intention of stopping, and the huge hand of nothingness became tighter and tighter.
The onlookers had their own thoughts, and they were all speculating about what the elves were going to do with this matter. But what surprised them all was that after the elders of the elf clan and several high-ranking people came to the scene, they did not immediately stop Lin Li, and did not even look over there at all, but asked a few injured elves very patiently about the situation.
The elder's gaze swept over the elves, and the plain and soft gaze made the elves feel as if they were bathing in the spring of life, and they immediately forgot the pain on their bodies. Negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, and fear were also calmed down at this moment, and they all had the same thought in their hearts: With the elders here, what big deal can happen!
At this time, a high-ranking member of the Queldana family beside the elven elder asked the elves in a non-hurried tone, "You guys, are you in charge of patrolling the camp today, so who can come and tell me what happened here just now." ”
These elves are not in a hurry, although Jacques is still under control, but now that the elders and the high-level of the family are there, the human magician is very bold, and he doesn't dare to kill in front of the elders.
They first saluted several elderly elves respectfully, and then glanced at Lin Li with an angry face, and then one of them was wearing leather armor and looked like a druid elf spoke: "These are the few adults, tonight we are in charge of the camp guard, just now when we patrolled here, we found a vampire trying to infiltrate our camp, Jacques, as the best archer among us, shot and injured this vampire with the Seven Star Archery." ”
Several of the older elves nodded, motioning for him to continue.
"Of course, we didn't kill this vampire immediately, because after Jacques made a move, we suddenly remembered that during the day today, a group of human guests came to the camp, and one of these human guests seemed to have a vampire companion, and in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, we immediately asked this vampire to tell his origin." The elven druid's voice was flat, and he didn't even blink his eyes when he said "kill" and "shoot", as if he wasn't talking about a bloody fight, but a little rain in the camp just now.
Moreover, this elf druid clearly knows the art of speaking...... In other words, it is the art of shirking responsibility, which was originally a bloody conflict that was indiscriminately and arbitrarily attacked, but when it came to his mouth, it immediately turned into a justified self-defense counterattack.
The worst thing is that he has been repeatedly emphasizing the words "vampire...... "vampire? Sure enough, one of the elf high-ranking officials couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and a look of disgust flashed on his face: "Who brought the vampire to the camp?" ”
"It's this Mr. Magician." The druid pointed to Lin Li, who was silent: "This is actually just a misunderstanding, we didn't know that the vampire we shot was the companion of this Mr. Magician, but Mr. Magician didn't listen to our explanation at all, and directly attacked Jacques, and even killed Jacques......"
"Is that so, Wizard Ferrey?" After the druid finished speaking, the elven high-level brows furrowed even tighter, you know, this is the Hyga Mountains, the sacred mountain given to the elves by the goddess Memphola, this human magician came here with a vampire, which is a blasphemy in itself, not to mention that he actually made a move because of this, and almost killed Jacques.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone still cooperated, and the elves had always had a good relationship with the Dark Blade, that alone would have been enough to make this human mage the enemy of all elves.
"Human, don't stop immediately, your behavior has gone too far, don't let yourself really make an irreparable mistake."
However, it was better not to say what the elf higher-level said, Lin Li was indifferent at all, but when he sensed that Jacques was already a little powerless to support, he increased the power of magic. Jacques, who was clenched by the giant palm, was already a little unconscious, and the confrontation with the strong grip was only out of unconscious instinct, and he couldn't spit out much blood in his mouth, but kept spilling blood foam.
Seeing this, the elven high-level brows furrowed even tighter, and he could already clearly feel the other party's determination to kill Jacques. This human magician really made him a little incomprehensible, was that filthy undead creature so important to him? made him do such an irrational thing.
It feels like Jacques's vitality is passing in a lot, and the elf high-level knows that the most important thing now is to save Jacques, otherwise if it drags on for a while and a half, Jacques will have to collect his body. At that time, no matter how much punishment was given to this human magician, Jacques's life would not be saved.
"Wizard Ferrey, if you don't agree with what they just said, you can tell us what you think is the truth, and we will naturally make a fair judgment. And before that, don't you put Jacques down first, even if that vampire is your companion, but after all, this is the sacred mountain of our elven clan, and it is possible to forgive Jacques for acting a little aggressively. The elven higher-ups slowed their tones, hoping to persuade the other party to put Jacques down first.
At this time, Lin Li, who had been indifferent to the changes around him, finally turned his gaze, glanced at the elf higher-level lightly, and said, "I only know that anyone who dares to harm my companion, no matter who it is, must pay for it. As for the holy mountain or something, that's your elves' own business, if there really is a holy mountain, then your elves won't go far from the Emerald Forest back then. ”
Lin Li's words were simply revealing the scars of the elf clan in person, not only those elf high-level leaders, but even the elven elders who had always had a calm face, after hearing this, their faces became a little ugly.
The elves have long claimed that the Haga Mountains are sacred mountains bestowed upon them by the goddess of the forest. However, the strange thing is that all natural magic will be useless in the Hyga Mountains. Because of this, the elves can only guard the emerald forest on the side of the Haiga Mountains, and cannot really bring the so-called holy mountain under their control.
This is actually a very embarrassing thing for the elf clan, so much so that it has become a joke in the entire Anriel Continent. However, until now, no person or force has dared to say this thing so naked in front of the elves.
Lin Li's words naturally aroused the anger of the elves present, but the elf high-level had not forgotten that the most important thing at the moment was to save Jacques, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and opened his mouth to persuade Lin Li again.
However, before the elven high-level could speak, the elf elder standing in the middle slowly spoke, and said to Lin Li: "Human magician, there is indeed something wrong with Jacques shooting and wounding your companion. However, your companion is not dead yet, so it is a little too much for you to put Jacques to death. Since you want them to pay, then you put him down now, and I will give you a satisfactory result. ”
Lin Li moved his gaze to the Elven Elder, but he didn't put Jacques down immediately, but waited for the Elven Elder to continue to say the result that he was satisfied with.
"Your unauthorized attack on the fellow mages of Ferret has seriously affected the friendship between the Tower of Dusk and the elves, all these misunderstandings are caused by your recklessness, and it seems that you are no longer suitable to serve as the guard of the camp, and now I order you, as the eighth elder of the elves, to hand over your heart of nature for ten years." After the elven elder finished speaking, including several elf high-level executives, all of them had surprised and unbearable expressions, but no one dared to step forward to object.
And the elves who were punished were even more pale at this time, if it weren't for the elders in front of them and didn't dare to lose their temper, I am afraid they would have sat on the ground with a weak body. However, under the majesty of the elders, no one dared to open their mouths to refute, and no one dared to beg for mercy. Because they all know that that it won't change the outcome except for making a fool of itself.
Depriving the heart of nature can be said to be a very serious punishment unique to the elves, and it is only after the elves come to the Emerald Forest. The so-called heart of nature is actually the seed of the ancient tree of war, after each elf is born, it will fuse the seed of the ancient tree of war, although this tree species will not sprout, but it will grow with the elf. To the elves, the tree species is like the magic crystal of the monster, and it is the second source of power of the elves, so it is called the heart of nature.
In the process of growth, the elves use their own strength to nurture seeds, and the seeds are not just blindly taken, but also help the elves gain stronger power. It allows elves to master unique natural magic as if they were born, and it also gives their slender bodies great strength. The Elves' ability to gain a foothold in the Emerald Forest also has a lot to do with this method of greatly increasing their strength.
When an elf dies, the tree in his body will turn into pure power and return to the Ancient War Tree, extending the life of the Ancient War Tree and allowing the Ancient War Tree to produce more seeds. It can be said that this is also a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship between the elves and the ancient tree of war.
However, if the elf is deprived of the heart of nature in his body before he dies, then the most direct result is a sharp drop in strength. This is not a fall of one layer or two layers, it can be said that the elves will lose most of their strength because of this, which is equivalent to directly abolishing it. Therefore, among the elves, being deprived of the heart of nature, even if it is only ten years, is definitely one of the most severe punishments.
The elven elder chanted two incantations lightly, stretched out the old wrinkled hand, and immediately flew out of the elves' bodies, each emitting a milky white seed. The elves, their faces were gloomy, and the strength of their bodies was instantly drained, so that they finally couldn't stand anymore, and sat down on the ground one by one, watching the tree species fly farther and farther away from them with dull eyes.
It was only at this time that Lin Li let go of his clenched giant palm and put down Jacques, whose body had been crumpled and deformed. Lin Li also knew the punishment of depriving the heart of nature, it was indeed a very severe punishment, almost the same as the warrior being scattered and the magician being drained of his magic power.
Lin Li was quite satisfied with the result of this treatment, but the expressions on the faces of those onlookers, whether they were on the elf side or Sain and Borg on the human side, were a little complicated. No one could have imagined that this would be the end of the day.
The elves, naturally, were angry at what happened to their companions, but they just shot and wounded a filthy undead creature, how could the elders give such a severe punishment, and there was Jacques among them. Needless to say, Jacques's identity in the family is definitely outstanding among the younger generation of elves, and it can be said that his future achievements are limitless. But now, just because he shot and wounded a filthy undead creature, he was deprived of the heart of nature.
However, this was the elder's decision, and no one dared to question it. And the punishment has also been made, there is no chance of recovery, the elves can only step forward to help a few companions up, and silently leave the scene with the elders and the higher-ups.
And that's the end of it? Sein was stunned for a while, and could only shake his head and smile bitterly, although in the current situation, the Marfa family needs the Tower of Dusk as an ally, but now this result is still what he does not want to see. In his heart, the best result should be to turn big things into small things and small things into nothing. The elven elder came out, Lin Li put Jacques away, and said a few words casually, with both face and inside, everyone treated it as if nothing had happened.