The mottled cat sitting on the low wall, licking the balls of its forepaws, watched a group of people go away. Its figure gradually faded, and finally disappeared without a trace.
The group of people who entered the capital of Payate Jaime looked around to see this country whose cultural style was completely different from that of humans.
There are no high-walled mansions. Most houses have low walls or fences. The windows are open, and you can see part of the house at a glance.
Every house in the city has been carefully taken care of, and there is no mess, but each has its own characteristics. Some have vines climbing all over the walls, and some have several colors painted on the walls, simple and simple.
It just shows the feeling of sky, white clouds, and green land. Some elves who don’t know what they are thinking are even more outrageous. They simply don’t have walls, and the entire home is exposed to everyone.
I couldn't see any shops doing business. I can't tell whether it's because I haven't passed the relevant places or for other reasons. But from the places I passed, I can tell that the atmosphere of the elf city is indeed different from that of the human city.
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However, when the leading female elf turned into a row of relatively independent buildings and shouted in Elvish: ‘I’m back.’ Someone’s eyes widened, looking like they were in disbelief.
Compared with the ones outside, this house is not more gorgeous, and there is nothing special about it. In other words, as a low wall that separates the houses, it only surrounds the outermost circle, which separates many houses.
It falls within this range. To put it simply, it doesn't look anything like that chick who claims to be one of the six ruling families in the kingdom.
A deep and deep male voice came from inside, saying: 'Welcome back.'
Is the source of this voice the housekeeper of their family, or according to what the girl said, her father who is the prime minister of the kingdom. He stays at home during the day? Is this coming specially for him? Or is he staying because he has lost power?
At home? Or... this country is just fine if you work for half a day? What a happy country this is!
When someone walked out of the house, sooner or later, someone's arm was hugged by the female elf again, assuming a very intimate posture. Liena completely ignored the astonished expressions of others, and
He smiled sweetly and said in common language: "Father, I'm back."
The kind and kind old man who was originally so kind suddenly glared angrily and roared like a lion: "I will never allow it!"
I'm lost! What kind of family ethics is this bloody eight o'clock development?
"Hahahaha, it turns out it was all a misunderstanding." When I heard this hearty laughter, a few hours had passed since everything started. Even during the explanation process, someone felt like dying on the spot.
illusion.
During this period, the two apprentices took pictures of each other's aura, completely retreated, and hid aside, trembling like quails. The four dwarves were even more unbearable, and simply hid outside the entrance wall, two on each side, one up and down, exploring.
He opened half his face to look at the situation inside.
The female elf who was the instigator lowered her head obediently, staring at her toes without saying a word. She was planning to pretend to be dead to the end. As for the lich, "Haha." I heard it from the beginning to the end.
These two sounds. And someone is resisting all kinds of bombardments from that strict father alone. To be honest, someone would rather just take a knife and chop you with a knife, and I will chop him with a knife, rather than explain this kind of thing.
After finally clearing up the misunderstanding, this old elf who looked like he wanted to eat his daughter's boyfriend alive finally regained his deceptive and friendly expression. I am really worried about his future son-in-law. If he meets such an old father-in-law, his life will be in danger.
ah.
Moreover, he did not just pamper his daughter. Instead, he pulled Liena, who had always been pretending to be good, to his side, lowered his head and apologized, saying: "My little daughter's prank has caused trouble to the guests. Please accept my apology."
Letting go of the female elf's head, the prime minister of the kingdom laughed and said: "I just said that my daughter's taste is not that bad. Fortunately, this is all a misunderstanding."
I'll throw it again! This is not going to work in the second round!
Someone put his head feebly and whispered: "Master Titov, there is no need to speak so harshly."
"You criticize my daughter from beginning to end, saying that you will never fall in love with her. Her conditions are really bad. What father can bear to be rejected by you like this?"
Brother, you're putting me in a difficult position. Do you think I can't like your daughter, or do I have to like your daughter? I'm a little crazy when I'm young.
I no longer had the energy to fight the old man for the second round, and someone was already trying to use the Flash Technique to leave. At this time, the two girls hiding in the corner had their stomachs growling unsatisfactorily, interrupting this strange and inexplicable exchange.
Atmosphere. Luca Titov, the prime minister of the kingdom, smiled heartily and said: "Sorry, it was my mistake. The guests came from afar, and we were so rude and poorly received. Please come with me."
God saved these two girls! You must praise them well after you leave. In short, it is a great achievement to make this extremely majestic old elf man give up chasing others. Moreover, the two girls' stomachs did not make a sound, nor did they themselves.
I noticed the problem of being hungry. I looked out the window and saw that the sky was getting dark. It was almost evening. I still remember that it was early in the morning when I entered the city.
A father who is controlled by his daughter is definitely the most difficult creature in the world to deal with, in every sense of the word.
What kind of scene would the elves’ dinner be like? To be honest, before today, someone had imagined a lot. It was like in European and American-style film and television dramas, sitting on both sides of an exaggerated long table with
There are mountains of roast chicken, roast lamb, and bottles of wine, ready to make people eat and drink to the point of vomiting.
But when you actually see it, you realize that reality and imagination are two different things, especially for a race that you are not actually familiar with.
There is nothing to say about the food of the elves. And unlike their close relatives, the wood elves almost always eat raw food. The dinner hosted by the prime minister of the Kingdom of Pyat Jaime, even for a time traveler from the big foodie empire,
There is nothing to be picky about either.
What really made someone dumbfounded was what he observed about the 'system' of this elf kingdom.
The place where Luka Titov, the prime minister of the kingdom, entertains everyone is not in his home. In fact, according to someone's observation, the place where they live is not big enough to hold a banquet or even to receive guests, so they
The place we arrived was a guest house similar to a restaurant.
I originally thought that this was because the elves looked down on humans, so they deliberately used this method to ridicule Lin Zhong and the others in various explicit and implicit ways. But in the guest house, who were the people greeting Luka Titov? No.
This minister is the elder. They all seem to be decent elves, not extras who come to fill the scene.
Of course, a sumptuous dinner is indispensable for chatting during the dinner. Because when the two parties met for the first time, they naturally chatted about their respective topics and deepened their understanding of each other. Lin then inquired about the parts he could not understand, and the entire Pyate Sea
The atmosphere of the plum kingdom.
I didn't see anything like a store on the road because there really were no stores in the elves' kingdom. Apart from trading goods with other races, there was no currency trading among the elves.
Although the places where the elves live have their own characteristics, the basics and layout are basically the same. After asking about it, I found out that the places where they live are actually allocated. Except for the royal palace that belongs exclusively to the royal family, those with larger families
, where a larger number of people are assigned to live, a larger number of buildings will be enclosed by walls.
In addition to the royal family, the six ruling families are actually six people who specialize in helping other elves solve their problems, commonly known as wiping their butts. Other than that, anyone who likes and is willing to do the work can do it.
Be responsible for making bread, cooking food, tailoring, forging, etc.
There may be some jobs that are considered lowly and dirty in the eyes of humans, but they have to be performed. In human society, a group of vulnerable people are forced to handle them, such as cleaning up garbage, excrement, etc.
But this is a magical world. As long as you are willing to spend money and put some thought into it, you can simplify many things.
As for the military system, the Kingdom of Payat Jaime has a military system for all citizens. Of course, different duties will be assigned to each person according to what they are good at, instead of just putting everyone on the front line as a soldier. But usually, only the minimum level will be maintained.
A limited amount of standing force, responsible for patrolling the borders and guarding the palace.
Although individuals are allowed to own private property, most supplies are distributed by the public, including food. If any elf wants to eat, he can come to various restaurants or guest houses in the royal capital and he will be full at any time. And Lin and other people enjoyed the dinner
The guest house is also a part of rationing and cooking food, but the difference is that it will also receive guests from out of town. Other places may not accept it, it depends on the elf in charge at the time.
After talking about this, someone felt that this kind of utopia seemed to have been heard before. The self-discipline of the elves
, and value spiritual life more than material life, making them willing to become parts in a huge machine, driving the machine to run smoothly and continuously.
But don’t think that the full pride in the mouths of the elves is pride in their more advanced system. It is not the same thing at all. According to someone’s words from the elves at the dinner table, plus
If you stand in their shoes and think about it, it is easy to understand their helplessness in running a country in this way.
In a situation where countless human kingdoms are looking around and coveting, cowardice and division will only have one result: the subjugation of the country and the annihilation of the species. There will also be some rules in the war of the same race, which can redeem lives and not kill everyone. But the war between different races,
It always ends with one party being wiped out.
Choosing the life of a slave and living humbly may be able to extend one's life. But such a choice only saves one's own life, but ruins the future of the entire race.
Not to mention that the elves are very fragile compared to the human race. The average lifespan is six hundred years, starting from the time they are born, and they are not considered adults until they are ninety years old, that is, they have the ability to have children. In a lifetime, one
An elf couple will have three to four children. With the support of many magic and druid spells, unless there are congenital defects, the survival rate is very high.
But from the birth of an elf to the time when he can give birth to the next generation, three generations of humans have been born. If you work harder, there will be no problem in giving birth to the fourth generation. Maybe the elves can fight ten humans one by one;
In terms of fighting, there is no problem in winning every battle. But when it comes to consumption, quantity, and overall strategy, the elves are at an absolute disadvantage.
In such a predicament, it seems not difficult to understand that we should take such a path. Because only in this way, by clenching the entire ethnic group into a fist, can we resist foreign invasion. In order to maintain the vitality of the entire ethnic group, and
Tolerating some children who are less willing to obey the assignment, young elves often leave the kingdom and travel around the world.
Therefore, only by seeing clearly the situation of the Kingdom of Pyat Jaime can we understand what kind of dilemma the elves are in, and then understand the reason why their actions are so drastic.