novellk Chapter 1357 The Key Truth
Chapter 1357 The Key Truth
Chapter 1357 The Key Truth
Under the moonlight, the appearance of the other group gradually became clear.
Judging from the appearance, the other party is almost carved from the same mold as Chris and other wood fairies, both the petite figure and the flying posture are extremely similar.
The only difference between the plain translucent wings of Chris and other wood fairies is that the other party's butterfly-like translucent wings have bright colors, and the difference between the two can be distinguished at a glance.
"Tree people, dwarves, and even humans?"
I saw the female flower fairy in the lead blinking her starry eyes and looking at everyone on our side one by one, her face, which was darkened by the war, was full of surprise.
Not only her, but also the other powerful flower fairies behind her were looking at each other in bewilderment.
Although the tree people and dwarf elves have been suppressed by the dragons in the past few hundred years, they are still standing in the outside world. Why would the human race, who has been unable to enter the outside world, appear here?
Finally, her gaze fell on Chris again, her expression became more complicated, and she murmured to herself: "I didn't expect there would be wood fairies."
Although she was full of doubts and didn't know why Lei Xiao and others would help, the female flower fairy in the lead still calmed her mind and looked extremely grateful.
She clearly understood that no matter what, it was because of our support that the severely injured flower fairy was able to defeat the powerful enemy and avoid the danger of annihilation.
With gratitude in her heart, the leading female flower fairy waved her hand, and water energy particles appeared in the air, first washing away the dirt on her face, and then she said with a serious face: "Fanny, the flower fairy queen, thanks everyone for their help!"
"You are welcome, Your Majesty. It is just a small favor."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and began to observe the other party carefully.
The other person's age is about the same as Chris, probably no less than five hundred years old.
However, compared with Chris, who showed a capable look between her brows, the other person's fair and graceful face had a bit more nobility and elegance, which was indeed in line with the queen's temperament.
In comparison, although Chris, as the tribe leader, also commands the wood elves, she is obviously inferior to the other in noble temperament and appears to be more down-to-earth.
In addition, the other person was wearing a small and exquisite crown on his head, which also indirectly proved his identity.
While thinking this, Lei Xiao briefly introduced himself and our group.
During this process, the flower fairy queen Fanny behaved very appropriately, but when Lei Xiao introduced Chris, the two looked at each other in the eye, and both revealed a hint of embarrassment.
This is not surprising. After all, although both belong to the same fairy tribe, they have not communicated for more than two thousand years, and even fought several wars because one advocates nature and the other has entered the city-state stage.
"Well, now that everyone knows each other, this is obviously not the time for small talk."
Lei Xiao looked at the devastated battlefield around him, nodded to Fanny and said, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to gather the troops and treat the wounded. If Your Majesty trusts us, then this divinely favored land will become a resting place for the flower fairies, and I will send you back to your homeland."
"Your Majesty, I have one more question that needs your answer before that."
Fanny first exchanged glances with the other flower fairy elders, and then asked solemnly: "May I ask why you want to save us?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and immediately responded: "Wood fairies and flower fairies are of the same origin, and flower fairies once had an inseparable connection with the ancient human race. It is natural for us to help them."
"Your Majesty is right. If we did not take action, that would be a strange thing, right?"
Chris nodded to the flower fairies and agreed.
Hearing the voice, Fanny and the other flower fairy elders looked at each other, and in the end, only gratitude and emotion were left.
In this war, the flower fairy experienced three ups and downs, and its limited cooperation with the dragonborn was only based on their mutual war interests. In the end, it was even tricked by the other side.
On the other hand, His Majesty the Human Race and others not only helped at the critical moment, but also did not ask for anything in return. How could this not make Fanny and other flower fairies sigh with regret?
If His Majesty the Human race had not taken action, the flower fairy army would probably have been completely defeated on this battlefield.
"I understand. I'll leave it to His Majesty the Human Race. I'll gather the army right now!"
While expressing her gratitude in her heart, Fanny first saluted Lei Xiao with her hand on her chest, and then immediately began to give orders.
"The wood goblins will fully cooperate with your actions."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and nodded to Chris.
With the assistance of the wood fairy soldiers led by Chris, the flower fairy army, which suffered heavy losses, quickly entered the Ice Stone City.
Because Lei Xiao had already drawn out a large rest area in Ice Stone City in advance, and equipped it with all our healing powers and a large number of related potions and magic scrolls.
So with the arrival of the flower fairy soldiers, the healing work also began, making the Ice Stone City filled with a warm and gentle atmosphere.
Seeing Lei Xiao's generous help, it goes without saying how grateful Fanny and other flower fairies were. The flower fairy soldiers were also properly taken care of to the greatest extent possible, which further controlled the number of casualties.
After all, the magic potions that Lei Xiao took out were all very valuable, so it was not surprising that this situation occurred.
After the treatment work in the city stabilized, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and immediately commanded Bingshi City to come to the vicinity of Hua Ni Castle, the capital of the flower fairies.
As the other three major forces returned to the city, the flower fairy territory undoubtedly became the most empty one, and the risk of being taken advantage of was inevitable.
Therefore, it is naturally an urgent matter to bring the army of flower fairies back to our homeland to prevent possible backstabbing. At the same time, it can also demonstrate our open-mindedness and deepen our relationship with the other party.
After arriving near Hua Ni Castle, Fanny, in addition to expressing her gratitude profusely, immediately took charge of the transfer and resettlement of the wounded.
Of course, all of our people also fully cooperated under Lei Xiao's command to assist the other side in returning to the city.
After everything was arranged, Lei Xiao stood on the city wall of Bingshi City and looked towards Hua Ni Castle, the capital of the flower fairies not far away.
This is a huge city built on the mountains, somewhat similar to the wood goblin capital in the secret realm of the peaks and forests, except that it is obviously much larger in scale. Even though the moonlight is scattered and the lights are turned off in the city, one can still feel its magnificent momentum.
Not only are battle flags flying on the top of the mountain, but the hillside is also surrounded by towering walls, filled with magic towers and houses of all sizes, making it impregnable.
In addition, there are other flower fairy cities scattered around the mountains, each of which is huge in scale. What is even more striking is that these cities are full of lush vegetation, which almost covers every corner of the city, making it full of natural atmosphere, which is completely different from ordinary cities.
Moreover, whether from the artistic style of the architecture or from the layout of the city, the level of civilization of the flower fairies is indeed much higher than that of the wood fairies, and one can even see some shadows of the ancient human architectural style.
Just as Lei Xiao saw this, Fanny walked up to the city wall under the guidance of Chris, Broy and others, and expressed her gratitude to Lei Xiao again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great help. The flower fairy will never forget such a kindness!"
"Your Majesty, you are too polite. I just said it, it's no big deal."
Lei Xiao withdrew his gaze and looked at Fanny again. The latter had changed into a new robe and even had light makeup on her fair face. It was obvious that she had gone through a thorough grooming.
"Your Majesty is always so humble. I have just heard about your great achievements from Chief Chris. It turns out that it was under your command that the tree people, dwarves and flower fairies were able to drive away the giant dragon entrenched in Wumeng Peak."
After saying this, a touch of sincere respect welled up in Fanny's starry eyes.
Although when she first met Lei Xiao, she and the elders of the flower fairies were still wondering why the human race appeared here. After all, the human race was too weak. Apart from their huge numbers like ants, there was nothing worthy of praise. This was something known to all the races in the outside world.
But after a series of contacts and understandings, Fanny realized that the human race was no longer what it used to be. It was because of the existence of the human emperor in front of her that the flower fairy was able to be saved.
Otherwise, how could the tree people, dwarf elves and wood elves still be suppressed by the giant dragon entrenched in Misty Dream Peak and appear in the Waterfall Watcher Fortress?
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. This is not just my achievement. Everyone present here has made an invaluable contribution."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, still looking calm and composed.
After that, seeing that the time was ripe, Lei Xiao went straight to the point and said, "Your Majesty, we already know that the flower fairies, dragonborn, trolls, and minotaurs have come out in force to fight for something on our side. Can you tell me what the key is?"
"To be honest, Your Majesty, the answer is actually very simple."
Fanny had obviously anticipated Lei Xiao's question, so she simply did not hide anything and responded, "It's to fight for a high-quality magic crystal mine."
"So the key is a high-quality magic crystal mine?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
There is no need to say much about the uses of magic crystals. Whether it is to build a large-scale absolute defense barrier on a city scale, advanced magic arrays such as magic prohibitions, or the most important miracle buildings of various forces, a large number of magic crystals with different functions are needed as the basis. Only in this way can it be self-contained like a miracle building, absorbing external energy particles to power the barrier.
By the way, after forming alliances with the dwarves, tree people, and flower fairies one after another, as time went by, Lei Xiao's understanding of the three forces became more thorough.
The dwarf elves' miracle building is called the Craftsman's Castle. As long as there are enough materials, it can automatically produce and repair the dwarf elves' alchemical puppets.
The flower fairy's miracle building is called the Peak Forest Tower. It not only has a detection barrier that can make invisible enemies approaching the secret realm of the peak forest nowhere to hide, but it can also launch various attack spells.
The miracle building of the tree man is the forest healing center, which can make the injured tree man recover health as soon as possible. Of course, it does not work for the tree man who has completely withered.
Having said that, the quality of the magic crystals used to build the barrier is also an important condition for whether the barrier is strong. The higher the quality of the magic crystals, the stronger and more functional the barrier will be, and it can even greatly increase the upper limit of the miracle building's effect.
On the other hand, even if a top-level expert builds the barrier himself, if the magic crystals he uses are of low quality, the barrier will still not be able to exert its true effect, and may even be inferior to the strength of a barrier built by a secondary expert using high-quality magic crystals.
Of course, not only large magic barriers, but even small and medium-sized magic arrays can be more stable and play a greater role with the assistance of suitable high-quality magic crystals.
Lei Xiao and his companions had deeply experienced this during the battle of Dragon's Lair. Whether it was the opponent's trap and confinement barrier or other series of barriers, they were undoubtedly based on valuable high-quality magic crystals, which caused us great trouble.
From this, it is not difficult to see that, regardless of other factors, the importance of high-quality magic crystals is self-evident from the perspective of being able to increase the strength of the absolute defense barrier. This may very likely determine the life and death of a force in times of war, not to mention other important roles.
In addition, magic crystals cannot be reused, which further increases their value.
After all, in the three thousand years since the Blank Age, the output of high-quality magic crystals has been extremely limited. They are an important resource that every force in the Outer Realm is eager to obtain. In terms of value, they even exceed sixth-tier equipment and magic potions. This is evident.
"So they're after high-quality magic crystals? In that case, it's not surprising that four armies are fighting together to get them."
Chris stroked her fair chin and nodded thoughtfully.
Since the Blank Age, in the history of the Outlands, there have been many forces that rose rapidly because they accidentally discovered magic crystal veins.
This is undoubtedly a huge temptation for these third-rate forces on the edge of the outside world.
Of course, there are also those that were completely destroyed because they could not defend their mineral veins, but compared with their huge temptation, these are easily overlooked by people.
"That's true. High-quality magic crystals are the hard currency of the Outer Realm. They are enough to earn you VIP treatment in any Shadow Market!"
Broy's eyes lit up, and he said with an eager look: "This mineral vein is located in our territory. As long as we work together under the guidance of the human emperor, no one can stop us!"
After Broy finished speaking, Shult and Chris also reacted and looked delighted.
Among the excited crowd, only Lei Xiao looked thoughtful and did not speak for a long time.
(End of this chapter)