Green wisteria, various small pendants and curtains, white conch cups, light yellow scented tea, small hand stoves that breathe light and shade. The interior style here shows the elves' usual vines and flowers, as well as some of the unique oriental elegance, giving a feeling of a fusion of East and West.
Perhaps it was because they had been cut off from the Western Continent for too long that the Ice Elves were more influenced by the Plantagenet Dynasty.
Arriving at the towering city walls, several elven knights in moon-white armor in front of the castle unlocked the door and slowly raised the gate.
A creaking sound was heard, and some crushed ice chips fell along the edge of the door. It seemed that this door was not used often.
Loran Hill raised his head and looked at the several tall towers behind the castle gate. He glanced around and found many traces of magic arrays.
It seems that the security measures here are very strict, perhaps because it is close to the border.
The castle corridor was silent. Although several elven knights watched the group enter, they remained silent, neither welcoming nor hostile.
When you arrive at the hall of the castle, what catches your eye is a huge ice-blue lyre, which is about ten meters high and close to the top of the ceiling. The whole is made of solid ice. It is beautiful and magnificent, which makes first-time guests feel amazed.
"Welcome everyone to 'Scaranti'~"
"I'm Antonis, and I'm also the current manager of 'Scalanti'."
The quiet environment was finally broken, and an elf man wearing an ice-blue suit and with short light blue hair walked down the stairs.
"For hundreds of years, the forest elves have not visited our distant ice kingdom. What mission do they bring this time?"
He didn't exchange many pleasantries, but directly asked the group about the purpose of their visit.
"This time we came mainly to solve the problem of the cold disaster with our fellow tribesmen who had passed by, and we also planned to restore communication between the two tribes."
Aitesi spoke first. As the princess of the forest elves, she had the right to negotiate foreign affairs.
"A cold disaster?... It's indeed a problem. I can provide you with some assistance in this regard."
After pondering for a while, Antonis nodded, then clapped his hands lightly, asked the servants to arrange white shell tables and chairs, and invited everyone to sit down.
"Everyone has come all the way north. Although I can't offer you a grand reception, I have prepared some basic etiquette. Let's dine here tonight. I believe that after hundreds of years, there are still many things worth recounting between us."
Unlike the indifferent elven knights and residents outside, this administrator maintained a certain enthusiasm towards the diplomatic mission.
Soon, the meals were served one by one.
Transparent ice crystal shrimps, sweet and soft pastries, delicious transparent hot soup, steaming barbecued ice pig, the food here is not simple.
At dinner, Antonis' sister also came to join in, making the atmosphere more harmonious. After a conversation, the few of them became familiar with each other.
The Antonis siblings are not very old, probably about the same age as Vestena. They grew up in the Ice Palace and came here more than ten years ago to succeed the previous city lord, his uncle.
"Sister Irene, are you used to eating tonight?" The noble woman in an ice-blue off-shoulder dress asked Irene softly. She was Antonius's sister, Anton Xueni.
"It's a habit. It even makes me miss the time long ago." Irene replied.
After confirming that Irene was the eldest daughter of Count Shileni, Anton Xueni became more enthusiastic and interested in her.
"How did Sister Irene leave the Northern Continent? I was still in school at the time, and suddenly everyone started spreading your story, sparking a lot of yearning and curiosity."
"This... I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly tonight." Irene shook her head, smiled at the curious junior, and then gave a brief account.
With the presence of Irene, the former ice elf noble, the relationship between the two sides quickly became familiar and eased.
As the dinner was coming to an end, Anton Xueni whispered to Irene, "I think your visit this time will be very difficult, because the adults in the Ice Palace don't want to see you. Even my brother and I can only provide limited help."
After listening to this, Irene wanted to continue asking questions, but An Dongxue Ni had already returned to her brother. The two of them bowed together and ended the dinner.
After arriving at the accommodation arranged in the city, Irene told the matter to Atesi, Loranhill and others, and then they discussed it together.
"It seems so troublesome. I'm not good at dealing with people or handling complicated relationships." Atesi lay on the table, looking at the white candlelight in front of her with some disappointment.
"I guess we'll have to trouble the specialized personnel in the diplomatic corps for these matters." Irene suggested after thinking for a while.
This delegation is well-prepared with various talents, including those who are good at history and knowledgeable, high-level extraordinary people who are responsible for combat, and those who are good at diplomacy and negotiation.
In the next two days, the Antonis siblings entertained several people again, and then gave the delegation a lot of local supplies, such as food and daily necessities, but there was no progress in the reunion of the two tribes.
"Can we go directly to the Ice Palace?" Atesi asked Irene one night.
"I'm afraid not. The Ice Palace is located in the middle and highest point of Beiyaohan Mountain. Not only is the terrain there steep, but there are also several large ice elf cities guarding it. If we break in by force, it will probably cause a conflict with the ice elves." Irene shook her head.
"This is going to be troublesome. If we can't conduct a joint investigation with the Ice Elves, we won't be able to cover such a vast continent and ocean on our own."
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