In the simple and elegant castle corridor, Lei Xiao noticed something strange about Fanny, and Lei Xiao asked suspiciously.
"Back to the human majesty, I just received news that the Dragonborn sent a team of envoys and the two bright half-elves came again."
Fanny's face clearly showed a trace of anger, and she responded: "They are waiting for an audience outside the royal capital."
As soon as Fanny said this, the other flower fairy ministers also looked indignant.
It was precisely because of the news brought by the two bright half-elves that the flower fairy lost its troops and its strength was greatly affected. Unexpectedly, the opponent still had the courage to come here alone.
"It's really a rare visitor."
After listening to Fanny's words, Lei Xiao looked very interested.
You know, when we communicated with the opponent in front of the formation last night, our attitude was very clear. We would never give up the mine, even if we started a bloody battle with the opponent.
Under such circumstances, it was indeed surprising that the other party would come as an envoy despite knowing that there was no room for relaxation. Originally, I thought that the other party would continue to press the border with their troops and try to find a way to seize the mineral veins.
"But the other party found the Flower Fairy first, so we can't rule out the idea of trying to win over the Flower Fairy to distract our strength."
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao nodded to Fanny and said: "Your Majesty the Queen, I know how you are feeling now, but right now it is better to understand the other party's intentions clearly. The other party will never come here without any reason.
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"Understood Your Majesty, I will arrange everything in the reception hall. Your Majesty and others only need to listen quietly behind the scenes."
As the queen of the flower fairies, Fanny's rationality quickly gained the upper hand even though she was furious in her heart, and she immediately began to make arrangements.
It didn't take long for the dragonborn and the messengers of the light half-elves to appear in the hall of the flower fairy's castle.
Among them, not only the young bright half-elf Ruth and the old bright half-elf Myron are prominently listed, but also Winged Prince Davis and Legion Commander Gnar are standing in the front row. They are all old faces who have dealt with us.
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"Tell me, what are you doing here?"
On the towering throne, the crown on Fanny's head was shining brightly, and she said expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty the Flower Fairy Queen, please forgive us for being abrupt. The reason why we are here is to explain everything to you. We have no intention of deepening the conflict with you."
Ruth's delicate face showed a hint of eagerness as she responded.
"You don't intend to deepen the conflict? It's better to say it than to sing it. If you hadn't wooed the cinephile market and deliberately leaked the news about the mine, would my flower fairy have paid such a heavy loss?"
Fanny's voice suddenly became a little louder, and she asked: "Now you want to lightly explain all this in just a few words. Isn't it a bit too whimsical?"
After Fanny said this, the hundreds of flower fairy ministers at the bottom also stared angrily and snorted coldly.
"Since Her Majesty the Queen has surmised everything about the matter, we will simply open the skylight and speak frankly."
Davis took a step forward and said bluntly: "Yes, it is true that we told the movie fan market about the mine and asked it to be sent to the flower fairies, minotaurs and trolls in the form of cooperation, but in the final analysis
, the decision to get involved and monopolize the mineral vein is still your own judgment, isn’t it?”
"What? Are you saying that we are all to blame for this?"
Fanny's eyebrows immediately knitted together, and veins were faintly exposed on her fair forehead.
"Her Majesty the Queen has misunderstood. Her Royal Highness Prince Zhanyi was just discussing the matter and did not mean to offend Your Majesty."
Ruth took over the conversation and added: "We just want to communicate with you honestly."
In the secluded part of the castle hall, Lei Xiao listened to the conversation between Fanny, Ruth and others, with no waves on his calm face.
As the saying goes, a war never tires of deceit, and I will not make any comments on the arguments between the two sides, but what is certain is that in this alien world where the jungle prevails, the only truth is strength.
"To be honest with Her Majesty the Queen, the reason why we are here is because we guessed that the people involved in the conversation between Her Majesty the Human Race and the other three major forces are also here."
Ruth maintained due respect for Fanny and said: "I want to discuss this matter with everyone. Could you please make it convenient for Her Majesty the Queen to invite Her Human Majesty to come out as well?"
"It's a joke. Your Majesty, the human race, has everything to do every day. How can you just say it and see it?"
Fanny snorted coldly. Although her mouth was still sharp, she still nodded to the female attendant beside her.
Not long after, under the guidance of the female attendant, Lei Xiao, Chris, Broy, and Shuert walked in from the side door of the castle hall.
The current situation could not be more obvious. Since the other party wants to communicate with everyone on our side, there is no need for us to avoid it.
Seeing Lei Xiao's tall and tall figure walking towards him, Ruth's starry eyes immediately lit up and she quickly bowed her head politely to the former.
At that time, in front of the Waterfall Watcher Fortress, Ruth had already noticed that Lei Xiao was the core of everyone. It was not surprising that this happened.
At the same time as Lei Xiao appeared, Fanny also flew down from the throne, and quickly set up a large conference table in the hall to facilitate Lei Xiao's conversation with the other party.
"Your Excellency Ruth, Your Highness Davis, we meet again."
When everyone was seated one after another, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said straight to the point: "I have heard about what happened just now. You are not just here to admit your mistake, right?"
"Your Majesty, human race, let me make it clear first, we do not recognize..."
Hearing the sound, Davison frowned, but was stopped by Ruth's eyes.
I saw a smile on the latter's delicate face dotted with golden magic powder, and he quickly took over the conversation and said: "We really want to ease the conflict with you. If there is anything rash, please forgive me."
"Okay, enough of the polite words."
Lei Xiao first took a sip of the flower fairy's sweet flower tea, and then continued to get straight to the point: "Tell me the real purpose of your coming here."
Seeing that Lei Xiao was so direct, Ruth did not continue to beat around the bush and responded immediately: "To be honest with His Majesty the Human Race, and to be honest with all of you, we have only one real purpose of coming here, and that is to mine the mineral veins with you."
After hearing the other party's words, whether it was Lei Xiao or everyone else on our side, they all looked as expected, but they couldn't help but feel a little confused.
With the addition of the Flower Fairy, our strength has been further enhanced, which has undoubtedly completely eliminated the opponent's strength advantage.
In this case, the other party actually wants to get a share of the mine, isn't it a bit too whimsical? Unless the other party still holds some unknown chips in our hands.
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao looked directly into Ruth's eyes and asked: "Your Excellency Ruth, you should know the current situation. We can complete everything ourselves, why should we let you get involved again?"
"Your Majesty the Human Race, I know that mining work has begun in the Yingying Peak area, but please believe me, this mine is not as simple as you think."
Ruth considered her words and responded: "And only by letting us join can things become more worry-free, otherwise there will be unavoidable unknown dangers."
"Your Majesty the Light Half-Elf, are these words a bit alarmist?"
Broy crossed his arms and frowned: "It is true that if you want to mine high-quality magic mineral veins, you really need to go deep into the ground. There are even powerful monsters among them, but we have dozens of sixth-level powerhouses pressing the formation.
Are you still afraid of a mere monster?"
At this point, Broy's voice became a little more proud, and he continued: "Furthermore, if it is a technical problem, then you don't need to worry. The dwarf's technology is enough to meet all challenges.
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"Your Majesty the dwarf has misunderstood. We are not worried about these problems, and we fully believe in your strength and skills."
Ruth waved her hand slightly, as if she was hesitant to speak, and continued to consider her words: "It's just that you don't know the full picture of this mine, so you don't realize the problem."
"You guys are really capable of making up any kind of nonsense just to get a piece of the pie."
Fanny frowned and couldn't help but said: "Do you think we will believe your nonsense?"
After Fanny finished speaking, the surrounding flower fairies and ministers all echoed her words again.
"Everyone, please be patient."
Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly, signaling for everyone to quiet down, and then said: "Your Excellency Ruth, you are talking nonsense. If you are really not an alarmist, please show your sincerity."
The reason why Lei Xiao said this was naturally because he noticed that the other party was always hesitant to speak. Perhaps hidden in this was the unknown bargaining chip that the other party held.
In this case, it is undoubtedly more appropriate to understand everything clearly.
"That's all. Anyway, you have already started taking action, and it won't take long for you to find out."
Ruth gritted her teeth and told the whole story: "In fact, what is hidden under Yingying Peak is not a brand new mine, but an ancient ruins of a mine!"
"Ancient ruins of the mine?"
Hearing this, everyone on our side, including Lei Xiao, looked surprised.
I have to say that the other party's words were indeed beyond everyone's expectations.
"Yes, this is the remains of a mine that was shut down due to the blank era. There are still many high-quality magic crystals that have not yet been mined."
Ruth nodded and responded: "You must also know that even in the Silver Moon Era, high-quality magic crystals were extremely valuable, even more so than now. There are many major forces competing for each other."
"Therefore, in order to prevent this kind of situation from happening, this ancient mine is undoubtedly full of various magic traps and summoning circles. The degree of danger is self-evident."
At this point, Ruth nodded to everyone and said, "Now do you know the danger in this?"
After hearing the other party's explanation, Lei Xiao and everyone on our side couldn't help but look at each other.
If this is indeed the case, the danger level of this mine will indeed increase significantly.
And because the other party also said it at the beginning, with our digging, things will soon become clear, and the other party obviously has no need to lie.
"Your Majesty the Light Half-Elf, so what if it is really the ruins of an ancient mine?"
Broy calmed down and frowned: "Even without your participation, we can still deal with it alone under the guidance of His Majesty the Human Race."
"Your Majesty the Elf only knows one thing but not the other."
Ruth's fair face was full of solemnity, and she continued: "The owners of this ancient mine are the kind of people who are extremely difficult to mess with even in the Silver Moon Era, and that is the dark elves!"
"Dark Elves?"
Hearing the sound, everyone in our party frowned slightly.
The dark elves' magic trap technology is extremely sophisticated and concealed, and they are known for their ferocity and ruthlessness. This is something everyone knows.
If this is really an ancient dark elf mine, it may indeed bring us a lot of trouble.
But that's all. The ancient magic trap is in disrepair after all. As long as we investigate carefully, it will only delay some mining time at most.
"Things are not as simple as you think. According to the literature records of our bright half-elves, the ancient dark elves have a characteristic, that is, no matter what kind of land they are, they often deploy self-destruction arrays in order to prevent others from getting involved.
Of course that includes mines.”
Ruth's face was solemn, and she added: "This means that once you fail to disable the self-destruction circle within the specified time, the entire mine and unmined magic crystals will be destroyed, and everything will cease to exist.
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"And we, the light half-elves, have been entangled with the dark elves under the guidance of the light elves since the Silver Moon Era. Naturally, we know the weaknesses and key points of the other side best."
Ruth's voice became a little calmer and she added: "Therefore, only by allowing us to participate can the mining of the ore proceed smoothly."
"So that's it."
Lei Xiao gently rubbed his chin, looking like he was contemplating.
While chatting with Erza and Teresa, I did hear some information about the ancient dark elves, and it was consistent with what Ruth said.
If the ruins of the mine really come from the ancient dark elves, then it will indeed be much more convenient with the help of the light half-elves, otherwise it is very likely that it will turn into nothing.
"I understand, since Lord Ruth is so hard-pressed, we naturally have no reason to refuse."
Lei Xiao almost didn't hesitate, and then nodded slightly and said: "No problem, I allow you to join."
"Um?!"
As soon as Lei Xiao said this, not only Ruth, but also Davis and others who were accompanying him looked surprised.
They never thought that Lei Xiao, who had always acted with prudent and mature manner, would agree so happily!
As for the rest of our party, they naturally fully support Lei Xiao's decision.
"Of course, there is a small condition."
Looking at the surprised expressions of everyone on the other side, a smile appeared on Lei Xiao's face, and it began to grow stronger. ()