Chapter 749 Oaths and Tokens

What a strange race.

Although I was flattered by this result, I can only give this conclusion in the end. If it is because of the sufficient strength shown in the battle with Artoria that the attitude of these elves has changed so much, then

It makes sense.

But when Artoria and I appeared, they didn't know the outcome of the battle at all. No, in fact, no one made a final conclusion about the outcome of the battle between Artoria and me, just like Kane and

Lyman and the others deliberately ignored the general.

Anyway, this is a good thing.

I couldn't understand it even after thinking about it. The otaku mentality immediately took over and made me give up this unnecessary speculation.

The last short distance to the Crystal Tree Square, amidst countless cheers, Arturia and I finally completed the walk hand in hand.

What appeared in front of us was the huge crystal tree that was very close at hand, filling the entire eye socket, and at the foot of the crystal tree, the aging Great Elder Yalandlan was sitting on a chair.

"Congratulations, my child."

Quietly looking at Artoria in a white wedding dress. Even though she has lived for a thousand years and experienced countless joys and sorrows, Arlandan's eyes can't help but become slightly moist, showing the complicated look of a mother looking at her married daughter, and she gently walks away.

She came forward and hugged Arturia, who was half-kneeling next to her.

"Grandma Yalandlan, Artoria is where she is today because of your teachings."

Arturia's meticulous attitude could not conceal her inner feelings at this moment.

"Okay, kid, welcome your own happiness and the future happiness of the mainland."

After wiping her eyes, she gently lifted Artoria up, holding her hand with one hand, and stretched out her other hand towards me who had been standing by and watching.

"Follow your orders, Great Elder Yalandan."

I stepped forward, took Yalanlan's extended hand, and said respectfully.

"Don't call me Great Elder. Like Artoria, can you call me grandma?"

Yalandlan looked over with eyes that seemed to be able to see through the soul, showing a kind smile.

"Well, Grandma Yalandlan."

Feeling the hand tightening, I nodded heavily.

"Okay, very good. I didn't expect that my old bones could still wait until today. God has been so kind to me."

With a sigh of relief, Yalandlan turned his gaze to me again.

"Wu, can I call you that?"

"It's my pleasure, Grandma Yalandlan."

"Okay, Wu, I'm asking you now, can you treat Artoria well, not from the standpoint of the alliance, not from the standpoint of the elf prince, but as a husband."

"Perhaps, in the future, I won't have much time to spend with Artoria."

After glancing at Arturia who was smiling calmly, I turned around and looked directly at Arlandran's sharp and vicissitudes of eyes.

"However, at least when I am with her, I will try my best to make her happy."

"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved."

Arlandran seemed very satisfied, smiled, kindly stroked the golden hair of Artoria's shawl, and said softly.

"Wu, maybe this child seems to be too strict with others and himself. He always has a straight face, doesn't like to laugh, and doesn't know how to adapt..."

Having said this, Arlandran glanced at Artoria who had a confused look on her face. Her originally smiling expression suddenly became sincere and serious, and she continued to speak to me.

"But, please believe me, in addition to being an excellent king, Artoria is also a good girl. She is just too simple, upright, and strict, and seems clumsy. When she was a child, she began to bear the burden silently.

She has met the hopes of countless elves and experienced overly harsh studies. Although this kind of life has made her extremely outstanding, she has also missed some basic things."

Sighing, Yalandan raised his head and looked at both of us with kind eyes.

"So, this child often gets a little confused. I hope that as my husband, you can understand and be tolerant."

After Arlandran finished speaking, Arturia immediately lowered her head and began to think, and then said to herself.

"A little confused? Although I always thought that I didn't do enough to be called an excellent king, but I didn't expect that I would be a little confused. I was really too careless."

As she murmured like this, Artoria showed a solemn expression, and her conspicuous golden hair was not known to be affected by the strength of Arlandran's hand on her head, or by the high-speed thinking of her brain.

The influence, in short, started to change naturally.

"..."

Although it is also a little confused, I can be sure that what Arlandlan said about being a little confused and what Artoria said about being a little confused are two completely different concepts. They are completely different from each other.

So... Artoria, do you know that if you are thinking about the act of being a little confused as Arlandran said, you are already being a little confused.

Looking at Arturia who was deep in thought, Arlandan and I looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Don't worry, Grandma Arlandan, isn't this just right? For me, Artoria who gets a little confused from time to time is much cuter than Artoria who doesn't get confused."

"Haha, I wish you could think so."

Arlandan laughed heartily, and Artoria on the side reacted and looked at me with slightly dissatisfied eyes.

"Fan, it's so rude of you to say that, and as a king who leads countless tribesmen, how can you allow a little confusion?"

"No, no, no, Artoria, you misunderstood me. The confusion we are referring to is not the part of you as a king. Let's put it this way. Just because you are so good as a king,

That’s why I got a little confused in other places.”

"I can't understand, Fan, what you and Grandma Yalandlan said is very profound."

Regarding my tongue-twisting answer, Artoria continued to look confused, lowered her head and began to think, and the speed of the golden hair sped up about one and a half times.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. That's what the so-called authorities are obsessed with. Anyway, even if you don't understand this kind of thing, it won't affect your part as the king."

Seeing that Artoria's head was about to be overloaded, I said quickly.

"Indeed, now is not the time to consider it."

I suddenly woke up, and my hair immediately stopped turning. Arturia nodded solemnly towards me, but judging from her appearance, it seemed that she did not intend to give up thinking about this issue, but just postponed it for a moment.

That’s all.

"Well, that's good. Artoria, you can't forget that from now on, in addition to being the queen of elves, you are also Wu's wife, and you should fulfill your duties as a wife."

"Yes, Grandma Yalandlan, Fan has the potential to become an excellent king. I will assist him well and work together to repel the forces of hell."

Looking at Artoria who made a sonorous and powerful declaration, Arlandran was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes moved to me.

"It seems that you will have a lot of hard work in the future." She said with a pun.

"I have already made this awareness long ago."

I can only smile bitterly at Artoria's attempt to forcefully transfer me from the acg otaku profession to the king of clans profession.

"As I just said, couples should be more tolerant."

"Please don't worry, Grandma Yalandlan."

"If possible, it would be better if you can gradually be influenced by Artoria." Arlandran smiled.

"Well..."

Sweat broke out on my forehead.

"Okay, okay, let everything take its course. I believe that as long as you two are here in the Dark Continent, there will be no problem."

Yalanlan is indeed a wise man who has lived for thousands of years. He has long seen my ambition as big as a grain of rice and did not force me too much.

"The people below probably can't wait any longer. Go quickly, children, and complete your vows under the witness of the Crystal Tree."

At Yalandan's urging, we arrived at the high platform of the Crystal Tree, and the hundreds of thousands of onlookers below suddenly burst into loud cheers.

After a closer look, it was Lyman and Kane who were presiding over this ceremony. They were really two busy people.

In accordance with the principle of simplicity, this ceremony is very important and the simplest one. It is divided into two steps. The first step is the oath, and the second step is the exchange of tokens.

Under the auspices of Lyman and Kane, the hundreds of thousands of spectators in the audience gradually became quiet. Finally, the entire crowded square was silent, with only the crisp leaves of the Crystal Tree rustling from time to time, adding an extra dimension to the ceremony.

The mood.

"I, Artoria, hereby swear..."

Under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of pairs of eyes, Artoria's solemn and clear sound echoed over the entire square.

"From now on, the man in front of me, Druid Wu Fan, and I will become husband and wife. I will fulfill my duties as a wife, respect and love each other with him, and share weal and woe. Moreover, we will work together to lead the two races.

The warriors work together to repel the Dark Continent and fight to the death."

Finally, Artoria's clear and loud voice slowly dissipated around the square, and after a while, a wave of applause sounded.

Well, this kind of oath is a bit too formulaic. If you say it's like Artoria's style, then it's similar. If you say it's not like it, then it's a bit unlike it, huh.

Although I know that on such occasions, I must try my best to be perfect and not do whatever I want and make the history books a laughing stock, but if it is too monotonous and boring, wouldn't it be equally boring?

Thinking this in his mind, he suddenly felt a flood of eyes focused on him, which was the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people. He coughed slightly in a panic to calm down his mood. Like Arturia, a loud voice resounded throughout the whole place.

square.

"I, Druid Wu Fan, hereby swear..."

After brewing in my mind for a while, after a few unscrupulous adventurers who understood my character snickered and glared at the sea of ​​people, I continued.

"From now on, the person in front of me, Arturia, and I will become husband and wife. I will fulfill the duties of a husband, respect and love each other, share weal and woe with her, and... listen up, you bastards.

…”

Huh?

Oops, I accidentally let it slip!!

It was probably because I was following the script seriously, but it was really interesting. Those restless adventurers finally couldn't help holding their bellies and letting out wanton laughter, which seemed particularly harsh in the quiet square.

So, while Kane was covering his face and wailing, I pointed at those guys naturally and cursed out the words I was holding in my heart.

Forget it, now is the time to take advantage of our adaptability.

"You guys who are singles, please listen to me!!"

Staring at the group of arrogant bachelors who were laughing the most, I held Artoria in one hand and took a majestic step forward. With a very superior gaze, my other hand pointed straight at the sky at a 45-degree angle as a target.

Far-reaching shape.

"Artoria and I, our love will save the world!!"

"..."

The whole place fell silent, and even the wanton laughter seemed to be suddenly blocked by something, and was interrupted in shock.

After a while, more enthusiastic applause broke out than before.

Huh~, it seemed to have gotten over it, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

After looking at the reactions below, I secretly wiped my body in cold sweat and thought to myself.

Kane behind him also let out a long breath.

Akara is right, this kid Wu just likes to play with heartbeats at critical moments.

But what I didn’t expect was that the phrase “Our love will save the world” would become popular in the end. Is this the so-called celebrity effect?

In this case, let this secret rot in my heart forever - in fact, at that time, I almost wanted to shout the words "Our singing will save the world"...

After the oath-taking ceremony, tokens are exchanged. The tokens here are relatively personal things. In other words, they are not prepared for us by the elves and the alliance, but are things we think are important.

"Fan, you did a good job."

Artoria expressed her appreciation for my improvised response just now, and seemed to be...well, very satisfied with my heroic declaration. I couldn't tell that Artoria also liked "Save the world with love"

"Such an emotional side.

Saying this, a crystal statue appeared in Artoria's hand and handed it to me.

No, it's not crystal. This brilliance... could it be the wood of the Crystal Tree?

Arturia nodded, confirming my thoughts, and looked at her hands with a look of nostalgia.

"This is a gift given to me by Queen Attis when I was little."

Queen Attis, Beja's mother, was the previous elf queen above Artoria.

"Artoria, I would like to ask, Beja's mother...Queen Attis, now..."

I couldn't help but feel curious. It is understood that when Arturia became the queen of the elves, it should have been earlier than when I first came to the Dark Continent, a full ten years ago.

In other words, when Artoria was in her teens, she became the Queen of the Elf Clan, responsible for the lives of hundreds of millions of elves. But it is a bit strange that no matter how outstanding Artoria is, she became the queen of the elves when she was only in her teens.

This kind of important task is too reluctant, right? What about Queen Attis? Judging from the age of her daughter Beja, she should not be too old. Why not renew her position for a few more years and let Artoria

Can you take on such a heavy responsibility at a more appropriate age?

"She has been summoned by the Forest Goddess..."

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Arturia gave an answer that I could vaguely guess, but immediately dismissed because I thought it was ridiculous.

died?

The Elf Queen is dead?

This is no joke. Even though Queen Attis is a powerless woman, as a queen, she should have enough protection around her. Even our alliance’s base camp, Rogge Camp, is

In every village, there are super masters like the old drunkard and the miser, and at the next level there are hidden masters such as Warev.

Even the elves are protected by the magic circle of the royal city. To put it bluntly, as long as the elf queen is not stupid and bold enough to wander around in front of the house of the four demon kings and three demon gods in the third world, even a giant dragon will not harm her.

to her.

"Because, the holy land where my clan's artifact is placed is the secret of the entire elven clan. The heir of the artifact must enter the holy land on his sixth birthday to obtain the recognition of the artifact. The key to entering the holy land is held by the elves.

The key in the Queen's hand...is the Queen's life."

"Why is this? It must be opened with the Queen's life. Is the guy who created the Holy Land an idiot?"

Such an appalling way shocked me for a moment.

"If you want to get anything, you have to pay a price. Our ancestors did this just to let us cherish them and protect them. If we don't set such harsh conditions and open the holy land frequently, accidents will happen to the holy land sooner or later."

Artoria's expression was gloomy. It wasn't that she couldn't understand, but she couldn't accept it.

"Therefore, in hundreds of thousands of years, including this time, the Holy Land has only been opened twice."

"Twice? And once? Didn't it mean that you are the first successor after King Arthur?" I was even more confused.

"Yes, it's not wrong, because the last time it was opened, that person failed to get the recognition of the artifact."

"..."

At this moment, I was deeply shocked.

I couldn't express my feeling. What kind of mood did Queen Attis have in sacrificing herself so that Artoria could have the chance to inherit the artifact? For a moment, I felt sorry for this queen I had never met before.

Full of respect.

At the same time, I also understood why Artoria had such strict requirements on herself. I am afraid that in addition to her own character and ideals, as well as her consciousness as a king, she also carried Attis' life in it.

There is also the elf Beja, that little girl who was willful and arrogant in her own mind. Now she has changed her mind slightly. Her mother sacrificed for Arturia. Now, she can hold this positive attitude.

His mentality when facing Artoria, if nothing else, this mind alone is worthy of praise.

"After being recognized by the artifact, I did not have enough prestige and ability to inherit the throne at a young age. Queen Attis dragged her body that was about to end. After persisting for several years, she was finally summoned by the forest goddess. Then, Ya

Grandma Randlan will manage it on your behalf..."

Finally speaking slowly, Artoria's eyes gradually became firm.

"Because of me, Queen Attis, I sacrificed myself, because of me, Grandma Yalandlan, I broke my thousand-year oath, and my body became extremely old. I'm afraid... all I can do is to keep working hard, for

My own ideals, in order to live up to their sacrifice..."

Listening quietly and watching Arturia regain her confident and determined smile at the end of the sentence, I was finally able to understand how much she carried and how much sweat she shed behind her meticulous expression.

That stupid hair was not born, but was born under endless pressure, responsibility, ideals and efforts. The only place she could return to when her soul was tired was her "Utopia".

Okay, I admit that this way of explaining it is a bit funny, although what I want to express is a heavy atmosphere.

Because of this accidental question, the veil that originally separated Arturia and me has been almost completely lifted. The person standing in front of me now is no longer the enigmatic queen of the elves, but a flesh-and-blood one.

, the real Arturia, her childhood, her important memories, her side as a king, her side as a girl, and... uh, her side as an idiot, I have completely understood it,

No more doubts.

When I took Artoria's token from her hand, I deeply realized the weight of what was in my hand. This was Queen Attis who gave her full trust and did not hesitate to sacrifice herself to make Artoria what she is today.

important gift.

"Artoria!"

I called her name softly, and she raised her head and stared at me with her beautiful dark green pupils.

"Queen Attis and Grandma Arlandan play the two most important roles in your life. I hope... no, it is definitely that I will become the third one."

I said these words not because of the influence of Arturia's story. I felt deep love at this moment. Of course, it was not pity, but a deep respect. This girl deserved it.

happiness.

"Really? Then we have to see your token."

Arturia said this, showing a rare playful smile.

"..."

No... that's not good, Artoria's token is too valuable, and I can't get anything comparable to her.

I have a lot of equipment, gems, etc., but unfortunately these are valuable items and I always feel like I can’t get them.

Apart from these, there are only a few valuable things on my body. The bug amulet is definitely impossible. Although I have transformed into a blood bear and moon wolf, the role of the bug amulet has been further reduced, but Xiaoxue and the others still want to

Thanks to its bonus, as well as the girls who are linked to their souls, bug protection is also crucial to them.

As for the Bug Sword, if I can get it, I have no problem giving it to Artoria. Anyway, I don’t know how long it will take to reach the level of 99. The problem is that now it is lying in the storage box, and I can’t pick it up at all!

The remaining components of the Tarasha artifact set will be used to resurrect Tarasha in the future. Akara asked me to keep them on my behalf. The microwave oven is also borrowed. I will have to return it to the Horadric tribe when I retire one day.

.

Counting it like this, I, who usually pride myself on being a nouveau riche, don’t even have a token that I can hold on to.

By the way, does Arturia like dogs? To be precise, does she like to eat dog meat?

A dead dog that was sleeping soundly in the den of Rogge's camp suddenly shivered, and its golden curly hair started to tremble.

In fact, I only have one choice left for me now. Of course, if I hadn't gone through the battle just now, I would never have thought of this.

Taking a deep breath, I suddenly took Artoria's hands, intertwined their fingers, and gently pulled them so that the distance between them was almost face to face.

Suddenly, there was a burst of ambiguous cheering below.

You guys just wait for me, I'll have something for you to see after the ceremony.

Cursing secretly in my heart, I came to my senses, lowered my head, and whispered in Artoria's ear.

"Artoria, do you still remember what it felt like in the ring?"

An hour ago, Artoria and I, who were trapped in the rioting energy of the magic circle, were stuck together in this posture, looking for an opportunity for the fusion of mind and power.

At my prompt, Artoria quickly closed her eyes and conveyed her warm breath that encompasses all things. Although I don’t know why Artoria and I can form this fusion state, but I

You know, this is largely related to Artoria's professional energy attribute.

The King of Knights is meant to lead warriors. Naturally, he must have this ability. That's probably it.

Putting aside all these thoughts, we concentrated on getting in touch with Artoria's aura. Soon, we entered that subtle state of fusion again.

Soul chain, activate!

The next moment, a huge magic circle appeared at the feet of the two of us, shocking the audience who originally had the attitude of watching a show.

Without the previous battle that made Artoria and I seem to be fused into one, and without the conversation just now in which I deeply understood Artoria, I would never have thought of the soul chain, but it is precisely because of these prerequisites that

There is a possibility of success.

The light of the magic circle was rotating, emitting milky white holy energy, completely containing Arturia and me like embryos, leaving only a ball of oval white light, which lasted for nearly a minute and then gradually dimmed.

The milky white energy was completely absorbed into both of our bodies.

"How about it, Artoria, are you satisfied with this gift?"
Chapter completed!