novellk Chapter 1362 Request and Surprise
Chapter 1362 Request and Surprise
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
In the quaint and elegant castle corridor, Lei Xiao noticed Fanny's abnormality and asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty, I just received news that the Dragonborn sent a team of messengers and the two light half-elves are coming again."
Fanny's face was clearly filled with anger, and she responded, "They are waiting for an audience outside the capital."
After Fanny said this, the other flower fairy ministers also looked indignant.
It was precisely because of the news brought by the two light half-elves that the flower fairies suffered heavy losses and their strength was greatly affected. They did not expect that the other party would still have the courage to come here alone.
"What a rare guest."
After listening to Fanny's words, Lei Xiao looked very interested.
You know, when we were communicating with the enemy last night, our attitude was very clear. We would never give up the mineral vein, even if it meant starting a bloody battle with the enemy.
Under such circumstances, it was indeed surprising that the other party, knowing that there was no room for easing tensions, still came as a messenger. I had thought that the other party would continue to send troops to invade and try to seize the mineral veins.
"But since the other party found the flower fairy first, we cannot rule out the idea of trying to win over the flower fairy and disperse our strength."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao nodded to Fanny and said, "Your Majesty, I know how you feel right now, but it is better to understand the other party's intentions. The other party will never do this without a reason."
"Understood, Your Majesty. I will arrange everything in the reception hall. Your Majesty and the others just need to listen quietly behind the scenes."
As the queen of the flower fairies, although Fanny was extremely angry, her reason soon prevailed and she immediately began to make arrangements.
It didn't take long before the messengers of the Dragonborn and the Light Half-Elves appeared in the hall of the Flower Fairy's castle.
Among them, not only the young light half-elf Ruth and the old light half-elf Myron were there, but Prince Davis of the Spread Wings and Legion Commander Nar were also standing in the front row. They were all old faces with whom we had dealt.
"Tell me, what are you doing here?"
On the towering throne, the crown on Fanny's head was shining, and she said expressionlessly.
"Please forgive our rudeness, Her Majesty the Flower Fairy Queen. We came here to explain everything to you. We have no intention of deepening the conflict with you."
Ruth responded with a hint of urgency on her delicate face.
"You have no intention of deepening the conflict? That sounds better than singing. If you hadn't tried to win over the Shadow Market and deliberately leaked the information about the mine, would my flower fairy have suffered such a heavy loss?"
Fanny's voice suddenly rose a few notches as she questioned, "And now you guys want to just brush this all off with a few words, isn't that a little too far-fetched?"
After Fanny finished speaking, hundreds of flower fairy ministers sitting below her glared at her and snorted coldly.
"Since Her Majesty the Queen has already figured out everything, let's just speak frankly."
Davis stepped forward and said bluntly, "Yes, it was indeed us who told the Shadow Market about the mine and asked them to send it to the flower fairies, minotaurs, and trolls in the form of cooperation. But in the end, the decision to get involved in the mine or to keep it all for yourself was yours to make, wasn't it?"
"What? You mean we have brought all this upon ourselves?"
Fanny's eyebrows were immediately knitted together, and veins on her fair forehead were faintly exposed.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. His Royal Highness Prince Zhan Yi was just discussing the matter at hand. He had no intention of offending Your Majesty."
Ruth took over the conversation and added: "We just want to communicate with you openly."
In a hidden corner of the castle hall, Lei Xiao listened to the conversation between Fanny, Ruth and others, with no ripples on his calm face.
As the saying goes, all is fair in war. I will not make any comments on the argument between the two sides, but one thing is certain, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, the only truth is strength.
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the reason we came here is because we guessed that the Human King and the leaders of the other three major forces are also here."
Ruth maintained due respect towards Fanny and said, "I want to discuss this matter with everyone. Could Her Majesty the Queen please make it convenient for us to invite the Human King out as well?"
"What a joke! The Human Emperor is busy with all kinds of affairs. How can you just ask him to meet you?"
Fanny snorted coldly. Although her words were still sharp, she nodded to the female servant beside her.
Soon, under the guidance of the female attendant, Lei Xiao, Chris, Broy and Shult walked in from the side door of the castle hall.
The current situation is very clear. Since the other party wants to communicate with all of us, there is naturally no need for us to avoid it.
Seeing Lei Xiao's tall figure walking towards her, Ruth's starry eyes immediately lit up, and she bowed her head politely to him.
At that time, in front of the Waterfall Watcher Fortress, Ruth had already noticed that Lei Xiao was the core of the group, so it was not surprising that this situation occurred.
At the same time Lei Xiao appeared, Fanny also flew down from the throne and quickly set up a large conference table in the hall to facilitate Lei Xiao's conversation with the other party.
"Ms. Ruth, His Royal Highness Davis, we meet again."
When everyone sat down one after another, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said straight to the point: "I have heard about what happened just now. You are not here just to admit your mistakes, right?"
"Your Majesty, let me make it clear first. We did not recognize..."
Davis Long's brows just started to frown when he heard the voice, but Ruth stopped him with her eyes.
The latter smiled on his delicate face dotted with golden magic powder, and quickly took over the conversation, saying, "We really want to ease the conflict with you. If we have been reckless, please forgive us, Your Majesty."
"Okay, enough of the polite words."
Lei Xiao first sipped the flower fairy's sweet tea, and then went straight to the point: "Tell me the real purpose of your coming here."
Seeing Lei Xiao being so direct, Ruth did not continue beating around the bush and immediately responded: "To be honest with His Majesty, and to be honest with you all, we have only one real purpose for coming here, and that is to mine mineral veins with you all."
After hearing the other party's words, both Lei Xiao and the others on our side looked as if they had expected it, but they couldn't help but feel a little confused.
With the addition of the flower fairy, our strength has been further enhanced, which undoubtedly completely wiped out the opponent's strength advantage.
In this case, the other party actually wants to get a share of the mineral vein. Isn't it a bit too whimsical? Unless the other party has some unknown bargaining chips in his hand.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao looked directly into Ruth's eyes and asked, "Mr. Ruth, you should know the current situation. We can complete everything on our own. Why should we let you interfere?"
"Your Majesty, I know that mining has already begun in the Yingying Peak area, but please believe me, this vein of minerals is not as simple as you think."
Ruth carefully considered her words and responded, "Only if we join in will things be safe. Otherwise, there will be unavoidable unknown dangers."
"Mr. Light Half-Elf, isn't this a bit alarmist?"
Broy crossed his arms and frowned, saying, "It is true that if we want to mine high-quality magic ore veins, we do need to go deep underground. There are even powerful monsters in it. But we have dozens of sixth-level strongmen to support us. Will we be afraid of a mere monster?"
At this point, Broy's voice was filled with pride, and he continued, "Besides, if it is a technical problem, then you don't have to worry about it. The dwarf's technology is enough to cope with all challenges!"
"Your Majesty the Dwarf Elf has misunderstood. We are not worried about these issues, and we fully believe in your strength and skills."
Ruth waved her hand slightly, as if she was about to say something, and continued to choose her words carefully: "It's just that you don't know the full picture of this mine, so you don't realize the problem."
"You guys are really capable of making up any lies just to get a piece of the pie."
Fanny frowned and couldn't help asking, "Do you think we will believe your nonsense?"
After Fanny finished speaking, the flower fairy ministers around her also echoed her again.
"Everyone, please be patient."
Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Mr. Ruth, empty words are not enough. If you are really not exaggerating, please show your sincerity."
The reason why Lei Xiao said this was that he noticed that the other party seemed to be hesitant to speak. Perhaps hidden in this was the unknown bargaining chip held by the other party.
In this case, it is undoubtedly more appropriate to figure everything out.
"Forget it. Anyway, you guys have already started the action. You will find out soon."
Ruth gritted her teeth and told him everything: "In fact, what is hidden under Yingying Peak is not a brand new mineral vein, but the remains of an ancient mine!"
"Ancient ruins of a mine?"
Hearing the sound, everyone on our side, including Lei Xiao, looked caught off guard.
It has to be said that the other party's words really exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Yes, this is the remains of a mine that was shut down during the Blank Era. There are still many high-quality magic crystals that have not yet been mined."
Ruth nodded and responded, "I'm sure you all know that even in the Silver Moon Era, high-quality magic crystals were extremely valuable, even more so than now. There were many cases where major forces were fighting over them."
"Therefore, in order to prevent such situations from happening, this ancient mine is undoubtedly full of various magical traps and summoning arrays. The degree of danger is self-evident."
At this point, Ruth nodded to everyone and said, "Now you all understand the danger here, right?"
After hearing the other party's explanation, Lei Xiao and our group couldn't help but look at each other.
If this is true, the danger level of this mine will indeed increase significantly.
And because the other party also said it at the beginning, as we dig deeper, things will soon become clear, and it is obvious that there is no need for the other party to lie.
"Mr. Light Half-Elf, even if that is really the remains of an ancient mine, what does it matter?"
Broy gathered his thoughts and frowned as he said, "Even without your participation, we can still handle it on our own under the guidance of the Human Majesty."
"Your Majesty the Dwarf only knows one side of the story."
Ruth's fair face was full of solemnity as she continued, "The owner of this ancient mine is a very difficult person to mess with even in the Silver Moon Era. That's the Dark Elves!"
"Dark elves?"
Hearing this, everyone on our side frowned slightly.
It is well known that the dark elves' magic trap technology is extremely sophisticated and hidden, and is also known for its ferocity and cruelty.
If this is really an ancient dark elf mine, it might indeed cause us a lot of trouble.
But that's all. After all, the ancient magic trap has been in disrepair for a long time. As long as we check it carefully, we can only delay the mining time at most.
"Things are not as simple as you think. According to the records of our light half-elves, the ancient dark elves had a characteristic, that is, no matter what kind of territory, they would often deploy a self-destruct array to prevent others from getting involved, of course, including the mines."
Ruth's face was solemn, and she added, "This means that if you fail to remove the self-destruct array within the specified time, the entire mine and the unmined magic crystals will be destroyed, and everything will cease to exist."
"Since the Silver Moon Era, we, the Light Half-Elves, have been fighting against the Dark Elves under the guidance of the Light Elves. Naturally, we know the opponent's weaknesses and key points best."
Ruth's voice became more calm, and she added: "Therefore, only with our participation can the mining of the mineral vein proceed smoothly."
"So that's it."
Lei Xiao gently stroked his chin, looking as if he was thinking deeply.
When chatting with Erza and Theresa, I did hear some information about the ancient dark elves, and it was consistent with what Ruth said.
If the mine ruins really came from the ancient dark elves, then it would be much more convenient with the assistance of the light half-elves. Otherwise, there is a great possibility that it would be a waste of time.
"I see. Since Lady Ruth is fighting for it so hard, there is no reason for us to refuse."
Lei Xiao barely hesitated, and nodded slightly, saying, "No problem, I allow you to join."
"Um?!"
When Lei Xiao said this, not only Ruth, but also Davis and others who were accompanying them all looked surprised.
They never expected that Lei Xiao, who had always acted calmly and maturely, would agree so readily!
As for the rest of our team, we naturally fully support Lei Xiao's decision.
"Of course, there is a small condition."
Looking at the surprised expressions of the other party, Lei Xiao's face showed a smile, which became more and more intense. (End of this chapter)