Chapter 235: The Slimy Big Moose and the Strange Elf King
"Hazelnut, come here!"
A clear call was heard, and the crowd gathered in the square suddenly parted, revealing a tall figure strolling towards them.
It was the Elf King—Albert.
The big moose that was trying to get close to Rongzhen turned around and ran towards its owner when it heard its name.
Rongzhen finally freed herself from the baptism of its saliva. With the help of Mary, she sorted herself out and looked in the direction the big moose left.
The first thing that caught my eye was the Elf King, who was over two meters tall and surrounded by a group of skinny humans who were only 1.78 meters tall. It felt like a giant who had strayed into Lilliput.
The second thing is the mask he wears on his face, probably to cover up the burns on his face caused by the dragon's breath and not to scare others.
When we think about his act of opening the forest trading market to suffering humans, it shows that he was a very kind and tolerant monarch. No wonder he was respected by the elves and even most humans.
Rongzhen was thinking about this, and when he looked over, he saw the man lowering his head and stroking the nose of the big moose named Hazelnut, as if teaching it not to be naughty. His winding silver hair covered his pointed ears, making his profile with the mask still exquisite and perfect, and even more mysterious, tempting people to explore the secrets.
Lillian, who had just arrived at the square with her friends, couldn't resist the temptation. She excitedly pushed through the crowd and ran up to the Elf King to greet him. "Hello, my name is Lillian. You've helped me before, and now you're willing to open the forest market to the surviving townspeople. On behalf of everyone, I want to thank you for your generosity."
"Can you represent everyone?" the Elf King asked as he continued to stroke the giant moose, and glanced up at a slender figure in the crowd who had already withdrawn his gaze.
Such brown hair and brown eyes sparkled in the sunlight, more dazzling than the elves' favorite blonde hair and blue eyes.
Rong Zhen, who is a brown-haired and brown-eyed little foreign girl in this life, automatically moved away from where the heroine Lillian was as soon as she appeared. She took her people to a more remote corner, deliberately turned her back to the hero and heroine, and kept out of the matter.
Even though she heard Lillian boasting about her status, she didn't move at all. It had nothing to do with her anyway, and it wasn't her business.
In the end, it was naturally the surviving mayor who came forward to negotiate with the Elf King on behalf of everyone, rather than the little girl who rushed forward rashly.
Lillian, despite a setback, showed no sign of embarrassment or shame. She remained cheerful and optimistic, comforting her friends who felt wronged and unworthy. "Well, I'm just overjoyed to see the Elf King. He's my benefactor, and I'll definitely repay him. The mayor was worried I might accidentally anger him. Now that everyone's heading to the Elf Forest, cheer up and be happy."
After her words of encouragement and fist pumping, many of the children immediately put aside their dissatisfaction with the mayor and became excited about the big world they were about to see.
As the sun rose, everyone gathered and the team was ready to set off.
The elves ride on moose in front to lead the way, and humans follow behind with large and small bags. The lucky ones who are favored by the moose or invited by the elves can rub on the back of the moose and experience this means of transportation.
Rong Zhen's original plan was to lead his men to blend into the crowd and follow the elf army at a close distance.
But her plans were disrupted by a giant moose that took a liking to her for no apparent reason.
Especially since the other party's owner is the male protagonist of the novel.
At this time, the big moose named Hazelnut came to invite her to get on its back. Even if Rongzhen wanted to go for a while, she didn't dare to ride the male protagonist's mount.
The heroine in the plot didn't receive this treatment. She was afraid that she would be able to get on it alive but not get off.
What's more, she wished she could stay a million miles away from the other person's master.
"I won't sit. Go invite someone else." Rong Zhen pushed the moose's sticky head away, met the excited yet puzzled eyes of Mary and her men, and whispered, "You saw it just now. It's the Elf King's favorite pet."
Mary and the others nodded quickly, thinking that Miss Jenny didn't want to offend the hero who drove away the dragon and saved their lakeside town.
A freckled boy walked by and heard their conversation. He sniffed disdainfully, "Coward!"
Then he changed his expression and cheerfully called Lillian over, wanting to snatch the big moose ride for her.
Unfortunately, the deer in question was unwilling to cooperate and ran back to its owner with saliva on its face.
So when Lillian came over, the big moose was long gone, and the freckled boy's efforts were in vain.
"It's okay, we can walk there." Lillian brightly comforted her friend and took the opportunity to ask Rongzhen, "Miss Jenny, do you have any ideas for trying to please the moose?"
When I ask this question, why does the word "flatter" sound so harsh?
I don’t know if it’s because of the original owner’s storyline that Rong Zhen has a preconceived notion about this brave and sunny heroine in the novel. When she hears her speak and do things, she always subconsciously thinks deeply about her and feels that she has bad intentions.
Maybe I was stimulated by her moral blackmail-style freeloading behavior last time, and it left some sequelae.
This is not good.
Rong Zhen replied righteously, "Ms. Lillian, I don't have any way to please the big moose."
Lillian and her friends clearly didn't believe it.
If not, why would the big moose come to get close to her?
You have to know that it is the mount of the Elf King and the king among moose. Not everyone can get its favor, and it even ignores some elves.
Jenny is an ordinary girl with no special features. She is gray-faced and not as dazzling and beautiful as Lillian. Her personality is not lively and cute at all. How could she attract the attention of the big moose without using any tricks?
Maybe she doesn't want to share it with everyone.
After Lillian's friend made this analysis, he looked at Rong Zhen with a look of contempt and anger.
They despised her for being unpresentable and not being as open as their Lillian.
She was so angry that she didn't know how to appreciate it. Lillian had asked her in person, but she was still hiding it!
Rongzhen thought they were all confused and suddenly glared at her. Why couldn't she tell the truth? There must be cat cakes.
Mary's broad figure flashed in front of her, glaring at the group of idle brats and saying, "What do you want to do? That big moose insisted on coming to Miss Jenny. If you're dissatisfied, go find its owner. Don't act so arrogant in front of Miss Jenny. I, Mary, am not afraid of you little hooligans!"
"Yes, a bunch of bad boys who only know how to fight all day long, do you think you can go against us adults? Be careful or Will Farm won't hire you for odd jobs in the future." Several hired workers echoed Mary and stepped forward. The fact that they were much stronger than those little brats made them step back instinctively and cool down their heads.
Lillian seemed to have just noticed her friends' actions and immediately spoke up to smooth things over. "Aunt Mary, they don't mean any harm. It's just a misunderstanding. I'll explain it to them. Sorry to bother Miss Jenny."
Giving Rongzhen an apologetic smile, she pulled her friend together and prepared to leave.
The freckled boy still said stubbornly, "Hmph, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I don't care about it. Sister Lillian, leave. We will ignore her from now on."
It made Rongzhen seem like she really wanted them to pay attention to her. How childish.
In fact, not to mention Rong Zhen, who had just arrived and had no connections with them, even the original owner was like two parallel lines with them, and they had almost no deep intersection. Under such circumstances, it would not be easy to use Ba Ling on her.
Because she doesn't care at all, Ba Ling.
Instead of spending this time thinking about how to reject the big moose that was insisting on running towards her again.
Yes, it is not only clingy, but also very smart and perceptive. After seeing Lillian and the others leave, it came back with its big watery eyes blinking, tilting its head and blinking at Rongzhen, not believing that she could remain indifferent.
Rongzhen's eyes were empty, and she was determined not to let herself be touched by cuteness.
Seeing this, the big moose hit her with its horns, causing her to stagger and almost fall into the arms of the Elf King who came over looking for his pet.
Fortunately, it was almost there and I didn’t really fall.
Because Rongzhen had been paying attention to the distance between herself and the male protagonist, she immediately became defensive when she noticed that the male protagonist was approaching. Even when the big moose tried to get in the way, she dodged the Elf King's arms in time and fell towards Aunt Mary's fat hands that quickly approached her.
Aunt Mary lived up to her trust and held her firmly with her hands that were used to making black bread, and warned her: "Be careful, Miss Jenny, this thing is too big."
The mount is just the right size for the elves, but it still feels quite oppressive for humans.
"I'm sorry, it's a little naughty. Is it hurt?" Albert walked closer wearing a mask, greeted the victim Rongzhen without a trace of monarchical airs, and apologized for his pet.
Rongzhen shook her head and hid behind Mary, pretending to be shy.
Mary, who had been feeling a bit weak at first, straightened her back immediately and bravely complained to the Elf King, "Miss Jenny isn't hurt, she's just a little scared. Just now, a bunch of little brats came over and tried to get close to your big moose. When they couldn't get away with it, they blamed Miss Jenny for not telling them how to curry their favor. What a sly accusation!"
Albert nodded when he heard this and said, "Its name is Hazelnut. It has a bad temper and only shows kindness to creatures it likes." The implication is that Hazelnut likes Rongzhen.
Rongzhen pressed her face against Mary's back and frowned. It didn't matter whether she liked it or not. Besides, how could she not know that she was liked by animals?
She definitely doesn't have this skill in her soul, and the original owner never remembered such a thing happening. When she was a child, she was always bullied by the chickens, ducks, geese and dogs raised on the farm.
That's strange.
If you can't figure it out, try to stay away from it as much as possible to avoid being affected by what happens.
Rongzhen thought so, reached out and touched Mary's back, secretly signaling to her.
Mary stirred, cleared her throat, and was about to say something when the Elf King beat her to the punch.
Albert passed by her and said to Rongzhen, "Miss Jenny, please allow me to call you that. As an apology for the hazelnut that disturbed you, I would like to invite you to ride it into the forest."
Doesn't that mean she'll be riding with the Elf King? He can't possibly let her sit while he gets down and lets her lead the way, right?
Rong Zhen felt that he did not have the presence of mind to do so, so as to avoid riding with the Elf King, he quickly shook his head and refused.
"Thank you very much for your kindness. Forget about the apology. I want to go with Mary and the others."
"Ms. Jenny..." Mary and the others looked touched.
In fact, there was nothing to be moved about. Rong Zhen had just found an excuse to explain to them that he was the Elf King, and how could ordinary humans like them come into contact with him? For the sake of their lives, they naturally stayed as far away from him as possible.
She just wanted to use the forest trading market to exchange some things and get some start-up capital for herself, not to find a man for herself.
I won’t be able to find the Elf King!
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