Chapter 685 The rumors are true!
If this convoy was of another nature, the guard would naturally not hesitate and would just follow the Duke's instructions.
But after all, this was the queen of a once glorious race, so he had such an attitude. He didn't dare to reject her directly, as it would be bad if it caused disputes.
Although the elves have fallen from grace in the eyes of some city lords, they still have a mysterious presence in the eyes of these guards or ordinary people. Their thousand-year lifespan alone makes them dare not underestimate them.
After the guard finished speaking, Nadine naturally would not allow the queen to not even enter the gate of the manor, so she immediately took out a black bag and stuffed it into the guard's hand without leaving a trace.
When the purse fell into his hands, the guard could immediately feel that it contained at least hundreds of gold coins. After hesitating for a moment, the guard put the purse away and said to Nadine.
"Then I'll go and inform him now, but I can't guarantee whether His Excellency the Duke is free or not!"
"Then I'll trouble you, sir!"
Nadine was all smiles.
When Olde, who was standing behind, saw Nadine's action, he nodded with satisfaction. Edward knew that the Queen of the Elf was coming to visit, so he would definitely not refuse her face.
The most worrying thing is that these guards don't help to report, and then you really can't do anything about it. After all, it will be embarrassing to conflict with the guards here because of your identity, and it will also eventually ruin the relationship between the two parties!
"The human race is indeed very wealthy. Such a luxurious manor is comparable to the backyard of the royal palace of our elves! But here is just the station of the Sky City!"
Olde, riding a colorful deer, was right next to the carriage. He looked at the manor of the Sky City and sighed in a very subtle voice.
He had experienced that catastrophe in the past, so he knew how glorious the elves had once been. The more impoverished they were now, the greater the gap in his heart naturally became.
"Father, as long as we find Gervis, I believe he will help us rebuild our glory!"
Alice, who was sitting in the carriage, also slightly opened the curtain and looked towards the manor.
The area of this manor is more than ten times larger than the small manor he is currently renting, and the several tall and magnificent buildings in the manor are incomparable to his current small manor.
Alice didn't really envy this, but when she saw her father was a little sad, she suddenly gained confidence and carried Gervis out to comfort her father.
"hehe!"
The more Alice praised that bastard, the more sad Olde felt. Once upon a time, he was the backbone of this good daughter, but now all she talks about is that bastard.
The most infuriating thing was that he had never even seen what that bastard looked like, yet he took his daughter away from him. So Olde was full of resentment towards Gervis now.
"Father, I'm serious!"
In Alice's mind, Gervis is indeed an omnipotent being, starting with wine, ice making, grilling oysters, and baking cakes.
Later, she invented telescopes, practiced magic, invented small cannons and other incredible things. She really believed that as long as she found Gervis, he would help the elves regain their glory.
"Okay, Alice! Father didn't say he couldn't do it, but we have to find him first!"
When Olde saw that his daughter was getting serious, he immediately admitted defeat with no choice but to do so. He couldn't let his daughter bear the resentment towards that bastard!
…
In the manor, Gervis and his companions were enjoying the delicious food.
People at the long table occasionally chatted with each other, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
At this moment, a servant ran over cautiously.
"Your Excellency the Duke, the guard at the gate came to report that a convoy had arrived at the gate of the manor. It was the Elf Queen who came to visit you!"
"Hmm? The Queen of the Elf Tribe!"
When Edward came back, he instructed that no visitors would be received at noon.
But I didn't expect that there would actually be a visitor, and it was the queen of the elves.
"You guys go ahead and receive the guests to the building in the front yard. I'll be right there!"
"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke!"
When the servant heard Edward's order, he immediately responded respectfully and left quickly.
Since she is the queen of the elves, Edward naturally would not let her get the cold shoulder. After all, she is the queen of the elves. Edward is actually quite sad about the decline of the elves.
When he was young, the relationship between the elves and humans had not yet reached the current level, and he also traveled to the Sacred Forest. That was when the afterglow of the elves was still there.
But he had never been there since then, and as more and more slave-hunting teams disguised themselves and ventured into the sacred forest to capture elves.
The elves began to become hostile to humans and would attack any humans who approached the sacred forest.
"Duke Edward, the Queen of the Elf Tribe is visiting you, I'm afraid she wants to compete with you!"
Only after the servant left did Edward put down his knife and fork, took the towel handed to him by the servant and began to wipe his hands.
Johnson on the other side asked curiously.
"It shouldn't be because of this matter!"
Edward replied while slowly wiping his hands and shaking his head.
"The competition has already been decided between the human race and the beast race. It will be useless even if I support the elves!"
"Because this is related to the competition for channel quotas and the interests of everyone. I believe they themselves are very clear about this!"
After saying this, Duke Edward stood up and said to everyone.
"Everyone, please excuse me for a moment! I'm so sorry!"
After apologizing, Edward and several guards walked towards the building in the front yard of the manor, which was used for office or receiving guests.
The building where Gervis stayed for the past two days belonged to the owner, so under normal circumstances, unfamiliar guests would not be brought here.
After Edward left, Gervis stopped eating and began to think.
He had always been thinking about finding an opportunity to get close to the elves and then inquire about Caroline's affairs. He didn't know if he would have the chance to get close to them and find out now.
So Gervis looked at Adela and said.
"Adela, I want to go to the front yard for a while now!"
"Ah! I want to go too!"
Adela actually also had the urge to go to the front yard to see the elves.
It was just because they were at the dinner table and Gervis was also here, she felt embarrassed to do such a disrespectful thing.
After all, after Edward left, she was the master of the table.
But now that Gervis has taken the initiative to speak, things are naturally different.
"Then let's go and take a look!"
Gervis nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Johnson and the others.
"Duke Johnson, Duke Bruno, Master Weldon, I have never seen what an elf looks like, so..."
"Go! Go! Haha! We understand!"
Johnson and his companions were all of heroic character, and since Gervis and Adela were considered juniors, they laughed and told the two to go quickly.
Next, Gervis stood up slowly and walked towards the front yard.
Although he felt much better today, he still walked slowly and with difficulty.
The front yard was quite a distance away from the square where the coronation ceremony was held. When he was halfway there, sweat had already begun to appear on Gervis' forehead.
Seeing this, Adela hurried closer, then said to Gervis with a blushing face.
"Grevith, let me support you!"
After she finished speaking, although her face was blushing, Adela had already put her hand on Gervis' arm.
"Thank you, Adela!"
Gervis felt the warmth on his arm and said to Adela with gratitude.
"Um!"
Adela didn't dare to look at Gervis, she just lowered her head and said simply "hmm".
Because Adela took a strengthening potion, she still looked as weak as before.
But his strength has increased a lot, and he doesn't feel tired at all while holding Gervis's arm.
In this way, the two of them continued to walk slowly towards the front yard.
…
In the front yard, Alice's convoy had already been let in.
When Alice got off the carriage, his guards were led by servants to the guards' resting area.
Only Alice, Anna and Olde were invited into the building in the front yard.
A moment later, Edward arrived.
"Duke Edward!"
"Your Majesty the Elf Queen!"
Both parties nodded politely and greeted each other.
"I'm sorry, I was just holding a coronation ceremony for my granddaughter's guardian knight, and I didn't know that Her Majesty the Elf Queen was visiting. I'm sorry to have kept her waiting for so long!"
Edward did not look down on Alice because of the decline of the elves. Instead, he was very polite and began by apologizing to Alice.
"Duke Edward, you're welcome. I was presumptuous! I didn't send you a gift invitation in advance!"
"Haha! Then Your Majesty, let's go sit down in the hall and talk!"
Because both parties were still in the corridor at this time, after exchanging greetings, Edward made a gesture of invitation and led Alice to the reception hall in the building.
After both parties entered the hall, the servants served tea and snacks, and Edward directly dismissed the servants.
"All of you, get out!"
"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke!"
Edward knew that Alice must have come for something, so he naturally couldn't leave the servants in the room.
At this time, there were only Alice, Anna and Edward in the room, and Olde did not come in just now, but was guarding the corridor outside the hall.
Although he is Alice's father, as a prince who doesn't care about anything, he no longer needs to worry about these things.
His only purpose in coming to the City of Hope this time was to protect Alice's safety.
"Your Majesty, what is the matter with your visit this time?"
Because there were other guests including Johnson, Edward stopped being polite and asked immediately.
"Actually, I came to visit you this time because I have something to ask of Duke Edward! I hope that Duke Edward can be lenient because we elves and humans have faced disasters together in the past!"
Seeing Edward was so direct, Alice told the truth and explained her purpose immediately.
"There are a large number of humans in our Sacred Forest. They are all humans who fled overseas to avoid the catastrophe. Now they want to build a city outside the Sacred Forest and join the Sacred Alliance after returning to the Sacred Continent!"
After hearing what Alice said, Edward immediately understood why the Elf Queen came to him.
He answered immediately.
"Your Majesty, we decided on this matter at the alliance meeting after we received the letter, but it was not passed due to opposition from many holy cities!"
Since they were not related, Edward naturally would not agree to it. The result of this matter was originally reached through voting, and there was nothing he could do even if he personally agreed.
"Duke Edward, I know that my request was rejected last time, so I came here specially this time to ask the city lords to agree to it. After all, this will not cause any loss to the city lords!"
"Although those people in the Sacred Forest came from overseas, they are all human beings. What do you think, Duke Edward?"
"Your Majesty, I'm very curious. Haven't you elves always been hostile to humans? Why did you allow humans to enter the sacred forest this time and even speak up for them?"
Edward did not respond to Alice's words, but changed the subject and took the initiative to ask Alice questions.
In fact, when allowing those overseas refugees to join the Holy Alliance, Sky City did not express any opinion. It neither agreed nor opposed!
After all, this matter is really insignificant and will not affect the interests of Sky City at all.
Apart from anything else, the refugees themselves are now in the Sacred Forest, separated by a tribe of beastmen, and are out of reach of the Holy Alliance.
Moreover, they had just set foot on the continent, so there were definitely no sacred trees.
Without the holy tree, it would mean that we would never be able to fight against these holy cities, and naturally we would not be able to snatch away their benefits.
The reason why the other holy city lords opposed this was that they hoped to annex this group of refugees and allow them to join various forces as civilians.
Of course, it doesn’t matter even if they don’t join. It won’t cause any loss to the holy cities anyway, so just let them fend for themselves.
As for the human race, there are now billions of humans in the Holy Continent, and these holy city forces really don’t care about just a few tens of thousands of their own kind.
And another reason is that you haven't given us any benefits, so why should we agree to your joining?
Although you are a group of weak overseas refugees now, if you develop in the future and are lucky enough to obtain the sacred tree, you will compete with us for interests.
So, in the absence of any benefit, agreeing would pose a very small threat. Although this threat is insignificant, it can be eliminated with just one sentence, and no one would be unwilling to do it.
…
While Alice was talking with Edward, Olde came to the window in the corridor and looked towards the back of the manor, just in time to see the colorful flags flying and the crowds of people in the back.
"Today, there is still a crowning of the Guardian Knight!"
When Olde was young, he often traveled to the human kingdom and witnessed the grand coronation ceremony of the Guardian Knight.
The coronation ceremony at that time was celebrated by the whole country. Although the coronation ceremony in this manor was not even a quarter of the grandeur of the past, Olde was quite moved to see such a scene again.
And at this moment, his eyes suddenly fell on a sacred couple not far away.
At this moment, a couple in luxurious clothes were walking towards them.
The man was handsome and the woman was pretty and cute. They looked no worse than the elves.
With his unique temperament, he even surpassed the young elves.
.
"These two standing together are really a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman. It seems that one of them must be a direct descendant of the Sky City!"
Olde muttered to himself, in his heart he actually regarded Gervis as the direct blood descendant of Sky City, and Adela as his lovely wife.
Why not treat the two as siblings?
Edward, an elf who had lived for more than two hundred years, could naturally see the meaning in Adela's eyes, and Adela also held Gervis' arm, which seemed a bit intimate.
As he was looking at them, Olde suddenly discovered that the man and woman were walking straight towards him.
…
Gervis and Adela slowly came to the front yard building and saw a middle-aged man standing in the corridor from a distance.
So the two of them walked past without leaving a trace.
When they walked up to him, Gervis and Adela immediately noticed something strange about his ears.
The two of them instantly realized that they had seen an elf.
"Young men, what's going on?"
Seeing Gervis and Adela looking at him in surprise, Olde still asked politely.
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay! Sorry!"
Adela was shy and knew it was impolite to stare at someone's ears like that, so she immediately retracted her gaze after realizing what was happening.
Gervis, on the other hand, showed no embarrassment on his face. He asked politely, "Hello! Is the Queen of the Elf Tribe here?"
In fact, Gervis asked this question just to get to the point, and then wanted to praise the Elf Queen to the sky in front of the middle-aged elf, such as how beautiful she is, how worshipful she is, and whether there will be a chance to see her later, etc. to gain his favor.
"Um?"
But this time, Gervis made a wrong calculation.
When Olde heard what Gervis said, he immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Gervis.
I thought to myself, "These dandies are so weak at such a young age. They must have been living a life of debauchery."
"He's coming here to ask about his own daughter. I'm afraid he has bad intentions! I think he's the same type of person as that kid named Gervis."
Alder immediately felt a bit of hostility towards Gervis.
"I'm so sorry, no comment!"
Originally, Olde was resentful because his daughter was taken away by Gervis.
Now this dandy young man from Edward's family already has a beautiful wife by his side, and he actually wants to have feelings for his own daughter. Naturally, Edward did not give him a good look and immediately rejected him in a cold voice.
"Um?"
This time it was Gervis' turn to be confused. This way of opening was not right. He didn't even have the chance to say any words of praise.
"Hello, I heard that the elves are an excellent race. Both men and women are handsome, and the elf queen is the most beautiful in the world. I wonder..."
"Sorry young man, I have no comment!"
When Olde heard this, he thought that he was indeed here for the beauty, and spoke again in a cold voice.
If it weren't for the fact that this dude was a playboy, Olde would have knocked him out no matter what and thrown him away.
In short, this kid must not be allowed to see his daughter. Such a playboy is often unreasonable.
It is possible that she did something bad to the elven delegation because of her beauty.
“…”
Gervis was speechless!
"It seems that the rumors about the elves being hostile to humans are true!"
Gervis sighed in his heart.
"Miss!"
Just when Gervis didn't know how to start, a servant came out from outside the corridor!
"Well, what's wrong?"
Adela asked doubtfully.
"Your classmate, Master Lachi from the Holy City of Heka, is here to visit you. He is already at the gate of the manor!"
"Oh, then let him in, we'll wait for him in the hall!"
When Adela heard that it was Lachi who came to visit, she immediately explained!
After saying that, Adela looked at Gervis again.
"Let's go!"
Gervis was somewhat helpless. Now that he knew the rumors that the elves were hostile to humans were true, he naturally would not stay any longer.
At worst, I can wait until my injury heals and then try to contact other elves.
Afterwards, Gervis and Adela went to the reception hall at the other end of the corridor.
"Hmm? Did I guess wrong?"
When Olde saw that the servant addressed Adela as "Miss" and did not speak to the young man, he wondered if he had guessed the identity wrongly.
But it didn't matter if he guessed wrong, the young man started by asking about Alice, which made Olde also dislike him.
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