The Death List Novel - Chapter 378
Chapter 378 Moon Tribe
“Have you decided?” King Testament clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the clouds below the platform of the conference hall. His calm face showed no signs of joy or anger. Ever since the news of the Moon Fairy Tribe’s relocation came out, the Fairy King would occasionally ascend to the top floor of the castle and think to Floating Cloud.
“Yes, father! The prince of the Sun Fairy can trek thousands of miles without fear of danger to return to the Ancient Road. I am only a few hundred miles away from the Anke Forest, so what’s there to worry about?” Kris Greenleaf lowered his head respectfully, but his tone was still firm. He had clearly made up his mind.
‘”I’m not reluctant to release the young eagle’s parents so that you can show sincerity to Anke Forest as the messenger. However, there’s one thing you must understand. Once you become an envoy, no matter what happens, you must give priority to the safety of the envoy.” King Testament turned around and looked at the prince indifferently.
“Yes!” Prince Kris’s expression froze for a moment, then he happily asked, “Father, when are we leaving?”
“Tomorrow, set off tomorrow. Prepare well!” King Testament said indifferently.
“Tomorrow?” “Didn’t you say three days later when you last met Prince Milleras?” Kris was slightly stunned and asked doubtfully.
“Prince Milleras cannot go with our envoy!” Hearing the Elf Prince’s question, King Testament couldn’t help but frown slightly. “That Stark from the mercenary corps clearly said that we can only hire one of their mercenaries, or else we would rather give up the mission. I’m afraid the Japanese elves won’t give up their own mercenary guide. The two teams can’t be merged into one.”
“They would rather give up the mission? Aren’t they afraid of damaging the reputation of the mercenary corps?” Prince Kris was shocked.
“Where did they hear the rumors about the Japanese Elf envoy? They don’t want to increase the risk to the team. Besides, they suffered heavy casualties this time. The Elf Court owes them something. Even if they really give up the mission, can we go to the Mercenary Organization to report it?” King Testament had a helpless expression on his face.
The Elf Prince thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed the case. Using the mercenary corps as cannon fodder was already a bit shameless. If they forced others to take on missions, they would have to take on risks outside of the missions. It was truly inexcusable. The mercenaries were sure that the Elf King would not be able to do such a thing. Moreover, if they really tried to reason with the mercenary organization, the reputation of the mercenary group would be gone. However, the reputation of the Jondahl Elves was also bad.
Most importantly, the Jondar Elves hadn’t interacted with their neighbor, the Kingdom of Jondas, for nearly a hundred years. They weren’t familiar with the human condition, so they needed the help of a mercenary guide. After Stark and the others were attacked, they were still able to save Emma in Elbard. They had already proven their abilities to the Fairy Court, so King Testil had no choice but to compromise.
“Then what about your promise to Prince Milleras?” Kris asked worriedly.
“It doesn’t matter. Those Moon Fairy tribal elders took over this job!” King Testament said expressionlessly, “Although they have left Jondal, the Anke Forest is still unable to give them a sense of security. These old fellows hope to leave behind another path on Evergathering Island.”
“Aren’t they afraid of letting the relocation team suffer more attacks?” Kris’s expression changed as he asked in surprise.
“The first batch of Moon Fairies were about 1,000 people. The assassination of the Japanese Fairy envoy was only a small-scale attack, and it wouldn’t have much impact on the large army. The only thing they needed to worry about was the human lord’s knights.” King Testament shook his head.
“But to protect Prince Milleras, the elders can only let the Sun Elves be in the middle of the group. The core members will definitely be implicated in the assassination.” Kris bit his lips anxiously.
King Testament’s eyes lit up and he said indifferently, “Don’t forget what I told you. The mission of the Ank Fairy Court is the most important. Even if the Moon Fairy Tribe’s migration team is attacked, you are not allowed to lead the guards to rescue them.”
“Father!” Prince Kris instantly opened his eyes wide. He took a step forward and was about to argue, but was interrupted by the Elf King’s wave of his hand.
“Otherwise, you don’t have to go!” King Testament said with an icy expression, “I will personally give this order to the captain of the guards. Leave now!”
“… Yes!” Kris shook his shoulders and clenched his palms into fists, revealing white joints.
King Testament shook his head and sighed as he watched Kris leave.
Of course, he knew that most of the reason Kris had asked to lead the envoy was because of Elistine. The Elf Prince hoped that with the help of the royal guards of the escort corps, he could help his beloved so that she could safely arrive at Anke Forest. Unfortunately, the Moon Fairy Tribe was destined to part ways with the Demon Cup Royal Court, so King Testament could not increase the risk of their envoys.
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“Elistine, where are you taking me so early?” Qin Lun followed closely behind the elven druid. They had already left the imperial city for more than ten miles and were heading towards the depths of the jungle.
Elistine paused and turned around. At this moment, the female elf had changed back into druid’s barbarian attire. On her painted face, a pair of large blue eyes were staring at him with burning eyes, causing Qin Lun, who had a ghost in his heart, to feel a trace of unease.
“Do you really want to join the guards of the migrating tribes with Commander Emma? Is the mission of the mercenary corps not important?” The elven druid asked with a hint of doubt.
‘”Commander Emma and I are both pure-blooded Moon Elves. We naturally have to help our clansmen at this time. Besides, King Testament only asks us to be the guide of the envoys. There are royal guards to protect us. A mercenary group of one or two will not affect the mission.” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up as he replied with a smile.
Today was already the third day of the fortress team’s return. The night before yesterday, Stark and the others had already thoroughly understood the situation in the Demon Cup Royal Court from Qin Lun. During the discussion, Qin Lun provided Stark and the others with two quest routes, and shared the major-level quest to protect the Moon Fairy Migration with the fortress team.
The first mission route was based on safety, abandoning the sub-plot of Moon Fairy Migration and forcing King Testament to separate the Sun Fairy Envoy from the Demon Cup Royal Court’s own envoy.
In this way, the powerful Royal Guards would only need to be responsible for their own safety. Even if they encountered the knights of the human lords again, under the cover of the royal guards, the fortress team would still be able to protect the envoys from the battlefield. After eliminating the hidden dangers brought about by the Sun Fairy, this Lieutenant Colonel-level mission would probably be easier to implement than the Major-level mission, Moon Fairy Migration.
The second mission route was aimed at maximizing mission returns. The team was divided into two parts, and most of them followed the royal guards to execute the main storyline. Only Qin Lun and Nicole, who had the purest Moon Fairy bloodline, were separated from the Moon Fairy Tribe that had migrated with them. Not only did he execute this major-level branch plot, he also tried to get in touch with the Japanese Fairy Envoy.
The decision of the fortress guild did not cause any disagreements. In fact, as long as there was a sliver of possibility, they were unwilling to let the guild that had just advanced to Silver fall back to Bronze. After all, this was the result they had obtained at the expense of many companions, including Guild Leader.
It didn’t matter to Qin Lun, following the Moon Fairy Tribe didn’t mean that he had to fight to the death. There was no punishment if the branch plot was not completed. Moreover, Nicole, who was his partner, was a Tier 2 Healing Divine Artist. No matter what, the lives of the two of them were guaranteed.
As for the main plot executed by Stark and the others, they had already helped them remove the hidden dangers of the Sun Fairy. In this way, there would still be problems, and the fortress team could die. Qin Lun was not interested in devoting himself to Ah Dou, who could not be helped up.
The only thing to worry about was the reaction of the Lost Rookies. If they found out about Qin Lun and Nicole’s identity as apostles, they would probably cause a lot of trouble. Qin Lun had already decided to surrender to Kelly in case he couldn’t escape and join in the loss. In any case, with the protection of loss, he could avoid the pressure of the primal chaos guild, so it was just that he didn’t have any face.
“Since you said so, then I’m relieved.” Elistine looked at him strangely and continued to lead the way.
Qin Lun felt more and more uneasy when he saw her. He couldn’t help but ask, “Elistine, where are you going? If you don’t tell me, I won’t follow you.”
“The tribal elders want to see your bloodline purity. Otherwise, they won’t let you follow the migration team. After all, not long ago, you and Guild Leader Nicole were still hired by King Testament’s mercenaries.” ‘”Don’t worry, I’ve tested your bloodline and there won’t be any problems. When those elders see you, it will only be good for you, not bad.” Elistine said calmly.
“Oh!” Qin Lun felt relieved and followed Elistine around the middle of the forest. Not long after, they walked onto a secret forest path.
It could be seen that this path was not formed artificially, but was stepped on by someone else. At the end of the path, there was a faint view of the corner of a mountain stronghold between the thick cracks in the bushes.
Qin Lun blinked his eyes. A small black and red target flashed through his left pupils. This was when he opened Gannett’s left eye. A powerful perception illuminated the black and white lines on the retina. Elistine looked back with a slight sense, but did not say anything.
Qin Lun was secretly surprised. Druid was indeed a powerful profession from the jungle. He was actually so sensitive to the outside world. In just a short moment, he could actually sense his perceptual fluctuations.
Since Elistine had discovered it, Qin Lun no longer covered it. He brazenly opened Gannettes’ left eye and saw through the small village of Lin Xiaozhai in the elven tribe.
Qin Lun sighed in his heart after taking a rough look. This small village was too simple and crude. Compared to the Demon Cup Royal Court, everything in the village was so primitive. If the treehouse of the Demon Cup Royal Court was a villa with its own flower beds, then the treehouse of the Moon Fairy Tribe was equivalent to a refugee roof.
Most of the Moon Fairies in the stronghold lacked daily necessities. They wore leaves, held stone bowls, used bone arrows in the hands of sentry guards, and didn’t even have many iron tools in the stronghold. The roofs of the trees were mostly thatched roofs, and most of the young elves running around the village had dirt on their faces, their little buttocks barely covering their bodies.
Naturally, the elves advocated it, but this kind of living condition was too embarrassing. Normally, they would have to be bullied by the green elves. Otherwise, with the richness of the Jondar Forest, the Moon Fairy Tribe would definitely not be so poor.
After seeing all of this, Qin Lun finally understood why the Jondahl Moon Fairy had left her hometown to join the Anke Fairy Court, why Elistine would rather give up love than share the happiness and suffering with her clansmen.