Qige stood on the collision angle of the Sky Whale and said loudly:
"I didn't intend to destroy the ship, so I apologize.
It's a trivial matter. It's not a big problem to rebuild five Jinguang ships.
As compensation, I hope it won't hurt everyone's harmony.
We sea hunters and your navy both rely on the sea for a living, and no matter how many skills we have, we can only use it at sea.
Everyone is already having a hard time, so hurting each other is a waste of energy.
Captain, what do you think?"
I think?
I think you are talking nonsense!
Five Jinguangs? Save yourself the trouble and build twenty of them.
How come you have so many magic trees? Why do you have so many magic woods?
You are so rich, but you still have the nerve to tell me that everyone is living a hard life?
Do you have any misunderstandings about hard times?
Captain Golden Elf looked at Qi Ge's face, feeling jealous and uncomfortable at the same time, but also a little grateful, with mixed feelings.
He greeted Qige with elf etiquette, and then replied:
"Sorry, I originally thought that Lionheart's subordinates would be like Lionheart, shameless, reckless, reneging on their word, despicable and shameless bastards.
I never thought there would be such a reasonable hero as you.
No matter what, for your sake, the hatred of destroying the ship will be wiped out."
"Hahaha, that sums it up well. That's the kind of person I am. If I can talk, just talk more."
After hearing what the golden elf said, Lionheart not only wasn't angry, but instead clapped his hands and applauded.
The golden elf captain glared at him, his face downcast:
"However, the grudge that you ignored our warnings and forcibly broke through our defenses cannot be let go.
Sooner or later, I will take the Golden Light to pay back today's humiliation..."
boom!
Qi Ge threw another pile of magic wood.
Captain Golden Elf forcefully held back his words.
"Repay it, return it. It doesn't matter if you haven't paid it back yet.
It's a bit of a shame that our skills are inferior to others, so I won't mention it."
This is the magic wood.
All the brilliance of the Elf Empire is built on the magic tree, and their technology tree has long been hard to recover.
When the elves lose the magic wood, it's like the 3D zone loses Tifa and suddenly loses its soul.
For today's elves, enough magic wood can make them give up a lot.
Including their pride in taking revenge, and their unwillingness to give up their sense of honor.
People under the eaves have to bow their heads.
In fact, Qige still prefers the unruly and unruly appearance of the elves, who seem to have more backbone.
It's a pity that the lack of magic wood broke the elf's backbone.
Qi Ge sighed in his heart and said:
"In that case, let's take our leave first.
Please be sure to tell the Immortal Witch and the Princess that the gift we sent is called the Sea Elf.
In the Sea Elf, we also prepared some little surprises for them."
Qi Ge nodded to Lion Heart, and Lion Heart understood. The Sky Whale suddenly started up and jumped into the air, cutting through the wind and waves, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
…
…
"Faster."
"Yes, sir."
Above the clouds, a large group of golden dragons were flying high.
As a passenger, Jenny urged the elf driving the golden dragon over and over again.
"Sister Jenny, don't be so anxious. The golden dragon is already flying very fast, and it won't be much faster if you press it harder."
Marodia held Jenny's hand gently, trying to calm Jenny's fluctuating mood.
Jenny breathed a sigh of relief, but was still very nervous:
"That's the Mithril Fleet, the Mithril Fleet is back.
The awakening of the goddess and the revival of our elves may begin with its return."
Marodia touched his eyebrows and said:
“Everything is still unknown, and the future is still shrouded in mystery.
What we think is the right path may lead to a deep pit.
At this time, we must remain calm."
…
…
Gold Coast, Gold Harbor.
[Jin Aveli Fleet] The fleet has surrounded the entire port, and even the elves are not allowed to approach.
Merchants who are rushing to go to sea after trading goods from the capital, passengers who want to take passenger ships to other Jinling cities, fishermen who are making a living at sea...
Regardless of their status or where they come from, all people are prohibited from going to sea by the military, and even approaching the port will be scolded by the military.
The people complained and were very confused and put a lot of pressure on Golden Port, but they were all suppressed by the leadership of Golden Port.
Just now, two legends, Jenny and Malodia, leaders of the entire Avili elves, entered the Sea Elf.
…
…
Jenny and Malodia looked around in shock on the deck of the Sea Spirit.
This battleship was exactly as they remembered it, and it was even newer than when it first went to sea.
"It's really the Sea Elf...
It’s incredible that even though it has spanned more than two hundred years, time has not left any trace on it.”
Jenny murmured to herself:
"It's like it was just created."
She looked at Marodia and said nervously:
"Your Highness, I'm begging you."
"Um."
Malodia knelt down, placed his hands on the deck of the Sea Gold and Silver, and chanted an extremely long elf spell.
"Sirloin... Silamoreen Stewart..."
Malodia's magic book, which Gao Gaofei had continuously polished, followed his palm little by little and sank into the Sea Elf.
Gradually, the plywood of the Sea Elf emitted a cyan light, and one name after another, names began to appear on the plywood of the Sea Elf.
Jenny recited the names one by one, and her heart gradually sank to the bottom.
"The names of all the crew members of the Sea Elf are here, no one is missing. They have all died."
Marodia let go of her hand, the dim light disappeared, she opened her golden eyes, and said to Jenny:
"Sister Jenny, let's escort the Sea Elf back quickly.
If we could use our ancestral shrines to recall the heroic spirits behind these names.
Maybe we can know what happened to the original mithril fleet."
"Wait a moment, we have one more thing to do."
Jenny said doubtfully:
"Lafite told me that when Lionheart and the mysterious man sent the Sea Elf back, they said that there was another surprise they had prepared in the Sea Elf.
But I saw nothing on the deck."
"Then maybe it's in the cabin."
Marodia and Jenny looked at each other and nodded in unison.
They used magic to open the deck and walked in along the ladder.
Elves have magical vision and can see clearly even in the absence of light.
Therefore, even in the dark interior of the cabin, the two of them could see clearly.
They followed the cabin, looking around cautiously, while continuing to go deeper.
"ah!"
At this moment, Marodia lowered her voice and shouted in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Jenny turned her head immediately.
Malodia pointed forward and said: "Sister Jenny, is there an elf corpse lying on the ground?"
"yes."
"That costume is a protective suit made of magic wood bark.
Now that we in Avili have long been unable to give birth, could it be said that these are the remains of those elven warriors in the past?"
Marodia was a little excited.
Jenny did stop Marodia who was about to walk over.
She said seriously:
"We haven't yet figured out whether Lionheart and that mysterious man are friends or foes.
Your Royal Highness, Princess, you are the queen for me, I will go over and take a look first."
Jenny walked carefully to the elf. After she got closer, she could clearly feel the life force flowing in the elf.
This discovery made Jenny's pupils shrink suddenly.
"Your Highness, he is still alive."
Jenny carefully squatted down and turned the elf lying on its side.
The elf's face was calm and peaceful, sleeping deeply.
Seeing the elf's face, Jenny could hardly control her emotions.
"Marken! It's Marken! One of the members of the Mithril Fleet, the first mate of the Wood Elf!
He is still alive! It’s great, it’s great!”
Malodia asked from a distance:
"Sister Jenny, what's wrong with him? Why is he lying on the ground?"
"Let me see."
Jenny's eyes lit up with a red light. She checked Marken's condition and said decisively:
"It's sleep magic."
Jenny took out the magic book and used the dispelling method.
…
A ray of light flashed across Marken's body. As if possessed by a ghost, Marken suddenly twitched and bounced up from the ground.
"Let me go! What are you going to do? Where are you taking me!"
Marken roared and suddenly realized that the place he was in was different from the place he was before he fell into coma.
"Makken! Makken!"
Jenny's shout rang in Marken's ears, and he quickly turned his head, making a sound, and froze in place.
Jenny stared at Marken and asked:
"Marken, do you still remember me?"
"Lord Jenny!! How could I forget."
Marken suddenly stood up from the ground and said excitedly:
The Wood Elf successfully completed its return mission and requested to return to the Empire."
As Marken spoke, tears burst out of his eyes:
"Sixty-three years have passed. During these sixty-three years, I have been thinking about saying this sentence every minute."
"Patrol Inspector Marken, it's really you!"
Marodia came over excitedly.
Marken glanced at Marodia in confusion.
He stared carefully for a long time, and finally recognized the noble figure he once respected so much from Marodia's appearance.
"Little princess?! Your Highness, why have you grown so big?!"
Having said this, Marken suddenly seemed to have thought of something, took half a step back in a daze, and murmured to himself:
"No, could it be said that the undead lackey didn't lie to me and that the Elf Empire has really perished?"
As if grasping the last straw, he asked Jenny and Marodia nervously:
"Lord Jenny, little princess, is the empire still there? How many years have passed since we left?"
Marodia lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Marken's eyes.
Jenny grabbed Marken's wrist and said sadly:
"Two hundred and sixty-seven years. The empire has been destroyed."
Snapped!
Marken's fists suddenly clenched, his legs softened, and he fell to the ground, falling flat on his butt.
He closed his eyes in pain and said regretfully:
"It's really ruined, we're late.
We are still late."
Jenny helped Marken up and said seriously: "No, you are not late.
Your return is our greatest comfort.
Vice Captain Marken, please cheer up. Both I and Her Royal Highness have many questions to ask you."
Marken was in a daze for a long time, and it wasn't until Jenny called for the third time that he suddenly woke up.
He calmed down and said:
"Lord Jenny, feel free to ask."
"Where are the others in the Mithril Fleet? Are you the only one back?
Why were you sent back by the pirate emperor Lionheart? Why is the Sea Elf in his hands?"
These four questions in a row confused Marken.
Only then did he realize that the situation seemed a little different from what he had imagined.
"Wait a minute! Lady Jenny, weren't you the one who rescued me?
Where is Master Peak? Where are Lal and the others?
What does it mean that I’m the only one coming back?”
Marken was shocked:
"Could it be that they are still in the hands of those undead?"
Jenny and Marodia looked at each other at the same time, and they both realized an extremely critical issue. Marken was not the only survivor of the Mithril Fleet!
…
…
After a long exchange of information, Marken told Jenny and the others about his experience of being rescued from the Immortal Wood and then inexplicably waking up.
The name Seven Pigeons finally entered the ears of Jenny and Malodia.
During the break, Jenny and Malodia discussed privately.
Jenny frowned, looking incomprehensible:
"I originally thought that it was the pirate emperor Lionheart who obtained the Sea Elf and brought you back to Macon. I never thought that there was such a troublesome figure behind Lionheart.
Now the other elves are trapped in the hands of Qi Ge, but he only sent you back, what does it mean?"
At this moment, Marodia opened his eyes and said bitterly:
"Sister Jenny, I can't predict any clues whether it's the City of God's Choice or Seven Pigeons.
This feeling is exactly the same as when I predicted that mysterious man.
It seems that the mysterious man is not Lionheart, but Seven Doves."
Jenny's eyes flashed:
"It can enter and exit the Sea of Chaos, it can destroy demigod-level chaos monsters, and it also has a ship spirit warship that is not as fast as the Blue Whale.
It is impossible for such a person to remain unknown in the world of Yasha.
But I have never heard the name Qige before.
Half-elf... maybe Gru will know some clues."
Marodia bit her lip and said:
"The top priority now is to quickly rescue the other elves."
"Disaster……"
Jenny sighed and said:
"A Blue Whale, treating our fleet as if it were nothing, rushed into the Gold Coast.
This time Lionheart and Seven Doves used this method to send the Sea Elf back, and the warning message behind it was very obvious.
Before Lionheart became a demigod, his combination with the Blue Whale was invincible.
Now that Lionheart has become a demigod, and with the addition of the Blue Whale, no one except the Poseidon Church may be able to defeat him at sea.
This eliminates the possibility of us taking it by force.
We can only redeem those compatriots through negotiation."
"Is it like a pirate kidnapping?"
Malodia frowned and said:
"Maybe we don't have to think so bad about Qi Ge.
Sister Jenny, didn’t Marken say that Qi Ge was very respectful and polite to them in the beginning.
It was after they attacked Qige's people that Qige captured them.
Judging from Qi Ge’s initial behavior, he should be somewhat kind to us elves.”
"It should have been like this, but since Marken and the others attacked his people, all the goodwill has been lost."
Jenny sighed and said:
"Lionheart made such a high-profile appearance on the Gold Coast this time, and openly announced that he had successfully returned from the Sea of Chaos, became a demigod, and gave us Avili a gift.
Your Highness, how many powerful people do you think saw this scene at that time?
There is no doubt that the news of Lionheart's return will spread throughout the nine major forces at an unimaginable speed.
The Sea of Chaos is mysterious and unpredictable, and Lionheart is the only person who has returned deep into the Sea of Chaos in a hundred years.
They will all be curious about what Lionheart got from the Sea of Chaos, and at the same time they will be extremely concerned about what gift Lionheart gave us Avili.
These eyes will seal all our large-scale actions.
Don't say that we couldn't predict the location of God's Chosen City. Even if we predicted it, we couldn't go to God's Chosen City.
Let alone our army, not even the two of us can go.
With the hostages in their hands, we are destined to be passive."
Malodia pouted and said:
"Sister Jenny, let's not think so badly of Qi Ge. Maybe he is just anxious because he has something to do and doesn't want to waste time."
Jenny is very strange:
"Your Highness, the other party has kidnapped our compatriots, and you still talk to the other party everywhere?
Which country are you a princess from?
It is obvious that the other party is full of lies even in astronomy, and there is no half-truth.
Qige is not a druid monk, not an elf, and he is not even a woman."
Marodia was in a daze for a moment, and touched her cheek with some embarrassment:
"Ah, I don't know why, but when I heard the name Qi Ge, I felt an inexplicable fondness for him.
I just have a gut feeling that the other person is not a bad person."
Jenny rubbed her eyebrows and said:
"Forget it, judging from Marken's description, the other party is not an unreasonable person.
Let’s go back to Marken first, ask about the situation of the Mithril Fleet, and then consider ways to save our compatriots.”
…
…
When Jenny and Marodia returned to Marken, Marken had just finished eating a thick piece of black matsutake and was wiping his mouth.
Jenny began to ask about information about the former Mithril fleet.
"Marken, what happened when you entered the Sea of Chaos?"
"Sir, all of this starts with our mission.
When we first entered the Mithril Sea, the flagship Silver Spirit sensed the location of the fragments.
…
During the voyage, we encountered many dangers and the fleet suffered heavy losses.
In the end, the other battleships sank and were destroyed, leaving only the Silver Spirit, Sea Elf and Wood Elf.
The captain of the Silver Spirit told us that the fragments of the three patron saint statues were scattered in three different locations.
One of them is in the Emerald Islands.
When we arrived at the Emerald Islands, we found that the fragments of the [Psychic Guardian Statue] were used by the Emerald Dragon Clan as a barrier to resist the invasion of the Sea of Chaos.
It was with the protection of the fragments that the Emerald Dragon clan survived.
If we take away the fragments, the Emerald Dragon Clan will be swallowed by the Sea of Chaos.
After discussion, we decided to divide our forces into two groups.
Our warriors from the Wood Elf are left to guard the fragments while fighting against Chaos with the Emerald Dragon Clan.
The Sea Elf and Silver Spirit separated part of their crews to pilot the Wood Elf, and the three warships continued to search for the remaining two fragments.
But we persisted in the Emerald Islands for more than two years and never waited for the return of the Silver Spirit and the Sea Elf.
In the end, the power contained in the fragments became weaker and weaker, and was not even enough to support the Emerald Islands.
At the most dangerous moment, due to the random movement of the Sea of Chaos, we actually appeared around the Immortal Tree.
Although there is an extremely terrifying sea of chaotic insects surrounding the sacred tree that towers over the sky, it is our only way to survive.
Instead of continuing to wait and gradually die, it is better to fight hard before death.
Finally, the Emerald Dragon and we decided to break out with the fragments and dragon eggs while the fragments still had some power.
When we rushed into the dangerous and terrifying Chaos Insect Sea, we were surprised to find that the Emerald Dragons had already decided to become our cover to repay our kindness for fighting with them for more than two years.
On the dangerous sea of chaotic insects, the emerald dragons used their bodies to pave a way for us, allowing us to successfully join the harpies who came to meet us from the immortal wood.
But only one emerald dragon followed us alive and escaped the encirclement.
The emerald dragon was also devoured by the parasitic Chaos Demonic Insects shortly after it broke through the siege.
We then stayed on the Immortal Tree for another sixty years, until the Seven Pigeons appeared, defeated the Sea of Insects, and rescued us back to the world of Yasha."
Jenny was extremely surprised:
"So, you have dragon eggs and a fragment of the [Guardian Statue of the Soul] on you?"
Marken nodded and replied:
"Yes, a total of sixty emerald dragon eggs and the fragments are all on us, and we have scattered them for safekeeping."
Jenny and Marodia looked at each other and then asked:
"Does Qi Ge know this news?"
Marken shook his head and said:
"We didn't tell him.
His kindness in saving us will be repaid in return.
The fragment is the hope of the Elf Empire, and the dragon egg is the future of the Emerald Dragon clan. Both of them are too important.
We will never use them to repay a debt of gratitude."
Speaking of this, Marken became angry again.
"Humph! Fortunately we didn't say anything.
Unexpectedly, the savior who saved us would actually collude with the undead and commit treason."
Marodia and Jenny were silent for a long time.
After a long time, Malodia sighed deeply and said:
"Marken, you are mistaken.
We elves actually have no hatred against the undead.
I know that it is difficult for you to understand it after experiencing the undead natural disaster, and I can't tell you the reason.
I just hope you know that it is actually a very normal thing for the undead to appear in Qige's territory.
Qi Ge actually didn’t feel sorry for you, it was you who felt sorry for him.”
Marken's pupils shrank.
"Little princess, what do you mean?
What do you mean there is no hatred between the undead and the elves?"
"That's enough, let me explain."
Jenny interrupted the conversation between the two.
She patted Marodia on the shoulder and said:
"Princess, you go out first to awaken the heroic spirits inhabited by names.
Leave the rest to me."
…
…
After a long time, the door to Marken's room slowly opened, and Jenny walked out with a cold face.
Marodia, who was waiting outside the door, asked nervously:
"Sister Jenny, can he accept it?"
"Of course not.
The news we could tell him was simply not enough to convince him.
This is not the first time we have experienced something like this.
I can only choose to use magic to smooth everything out like before.
Forgetting is the best antidote."
Jenny shook her head silently and said:
"For us, it is painful to know the truth."
Marodia bit her lip and fell into silence.
Jenny patted Marodia on the shoulder and asked:
"Have there been any response from the departed heroes on the Sea Elf?"
Malodia nodded vigorously and said:
"Yes, but as we expected, the information they can convey is very limited and vague."
Jenny's eyes lit up:
"Where's the most critical information?"
Malodia said sadly:
"The Silver Spirit must have sunk. The remaining two fragments have not been recovered."
Jenny took a deep breath:
"So, the branches left by the goddess..."
"Yes, we were also trapped in the Sea of Chaos."
Jenny closed her eyes in pain and shook her head with a wry smile:
"Forget it, it's not much different from what we guessed.
It was an unexpected surprise to be able to save a piece of it.
Let’s go, let’s contact that mysterious man and see what he wants.”
…
…
God's Chosen City.
Qi Ge, who was having a drink with Lion Heart, suddenly felt a throbbing.
[System prompt: Your astronomy auxiliary skill sent a message that someone is trying to find you. Do you want to respond? 】
Qi Ge smiled slightly, drank the dream wine in his hand, and said to Lion Heart:
"Old man, the fish is hooked, I'll go first."
He closed his eyes and fell down on the chair.
And his consciousness, along with the astronomical network, appeared in a gorgeous hall.
With Sky Boat, Qi Ge has now transformed from a novice user of the astronomy network to an administrator.
He pulled it casually and created a lush green prairie in his own space.
Then, he snapped his fingers and directly pulled Jenny and Marodia into the grassland he created.
"Welcome to the Qingqing Prairie Conference Room.
Your Majesty Jenny, Your Majesty the Princess, I am very happy to see you again."
Qige appeared openly and openly, without any disguise, and bowed to the astonished Marodia and Jenny.
Jenny looked at Qi Ge, looked up and down at Qi Ge's appearance, and sighed:
"I never imagined that you have such a sunny and handsome appearance.
This appearance is really incompatible with the cold and damp things you do."
Marodia pulled up her skirt, gave Qige a gift in return, and said with a smile:
"My Majesty the Seven Doves, thank you for keeping your promise, returning the Sea Elf, and giving us such a big gift."
"Hahaha."
Qi Ge laughed hypocritically and said:
"No need to be polite, just a little effort.
I still have a lot of gifts at home, I don’t know if I should send them to you.”
"snort."
Jenny said angrily:
"As a half-elf, you actually kidnapped your fellow elves and wanted to blackmail us.
Aren't you afraid that Gru will blame you?"
Qi Ge pointed to his ears and said:
"When you see my true appearance, you will definitely know that I am a half-elf.
But since I dare to let you know my true appearance, I won't be afraid of your threats.
To be honest, I do have some connections with Your Majesty Gru, but it is different from the affiliation you imagine.
You can try to find Gru and tell him directly that Qi Ge captured some elves.
You can guess whether Gru will stand with me or with you."
The confidence revealed in Qi Ge’s words simply shocked both Jenny and Marodia.
Jenny simply couldn't figure out where Qi Ge's mysterious confidence came from.
She asked in surprise:
"What do you mean?
Do you think that Gru, as the demigod of our Avili, will turn against us Avili for you?
You don’t want to tell us that you are the illegitimate son of Catherine and Gru, do you?”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Qi Ge was amused.
"That's certainly not the case.
Even if it is true, Your Majesty Gru is not the kind of person who doesn't distinguish between public and private affairs.
I just want to tell you, don't threaten me with Gru, it's useless.
Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
Jenny frowned and said no more.
Malodia held her hands over her heart and said softly:
"Your Majesty, I apologize for the recklessness of our compatriots.
On behalf of Avili, I am willing to fully compensate them for the fright the people in your territory have received and the damage they have caused to your territory.
I just hope you won't hurt them and can escort them back to our Aveli.
Please, they are really important to us in Aveili."
Qi Ge glanced at Malodia and had to admit that Malodia was indeed very good-looking.
As a golden elf with high natural charm, coupled with her pitiful temperament, her appearance is enough to rank among the best in the world of Yasha.
But it's a pity that Qi Ge doesn't accept this trick.
Qi Ge said directly:
"This is not a scare.
If they hadn't stopped it in time, my people would have died in their hands.
I treat them as my distinguished guests and provide them with VIP-level treatment, but they want to kill my subjects?
How can I tolerate this?
If it weren't for my relationship with Gru, I would have killed them long ago.
Do you want to redeem them through simple compensation?
Oh, stop looking down on others."
Qi Ge clicked his fingers, and behind him, row after row of magic wood appeared, stacking higher and higher.
He said seriously:
"Your subordinates must have told you that I paid them more than twenty times the compensation for damaging the Golden Light.
Do you think I will be short of gold coins?
I'm sure you will never imagine how much wealth Lionheart and I brought back from the Sea of Chaos.
Neither gold coins nor resources have any meaning to us."
Malodia said quickly:
"Under the Qi Dove Crown, since you appear here, it means that you need us, right?
What do you want? Just ask."
Qi Ge snapped his fingers and put away the magic wood that was almost piled up into a hill behind him.
He said seriously:
"Don't be nervous, Your Highness Princess.
I just want some simple information.
Some information about the reasons for the collapse of the Mithril Fleet, the Blind Brotherhood, and the Elven Empire.