Zi Ji looked at Luo Chen's expression, a little amused, and held his arm: "Okay, pouting is not cute at all. It would be nice if we walked together."
"I'm a man, I don't need to be cute..."
Luo Chen was speechless and complained, then suddenly reached out to pick up Zi Ji and flew directly towards the area where the Beckwood elves were stationed.
Luo Chen smiled: "Sister, walking is too slow, let me fly you there!"
Zi Ji, who was unaware for a moment, subconsciously retorted: "You don't need to take me, I can fly by myself."
However, when Luo Chen heard this, he hugged her even tighter: "It's okay, it's okay. I like to help others the most. Sister, just enjoy it."
"...shameless!"
Zi Ji rolled her eyes, a little dissatisfied, but did not struggle. She just rested her head quietly on Luo Chen's right shoulder, as if she was looking at the scenery of the ancient tree, and seemed to be admiring Luo Chen's profile.
But why did she feel that something was wrong with Luo Chen's words?
What does it mean that I just have to enjoy it?
Zi Ji looked at Luo Chen, who was close at hand. She had a lot of life experience, and she quickly thought of something. Her face turned slightly red, and her tone was a bit "ferocious": "Little guy, your courage has developed for the second time recently.
Already?"
"Hehe." Facing Zi Ji's "question", Luo Chen just smiled, "Isn't this the credit of my sister?"
"My contribution?" Zi Ji narrowed her eyes slightly, with a "core good" look on her face, and kept clenching and unclenching her hands, a little ready to move, "Can you explain clearly, what is my contribution specifically?"
"Well……"
A terrifying sense of danger emerged from the bottom of Luo Chen's heart, and his hair stood on end for an instant.
Under such circumstances, how could he dare to say that it was Zi Ji's indulgent attitude and "physical" temptations, intentionally or unintentionally, that cultivated his current "boldness".
With his mind spinning, Luo Chen replied without hesitation: "The food cooked by Sister Ziji is so delicious, tens of thousands of times better than my mother's.
Because I ate too much during this period, I developed a second growth!”
"……loquacious!"
Zi Ji was so charming that she rolled her eyes and smiled... She stretched out her hand again to pinch one of Luo Chen's cheeks, and started to ravage it with great force.
She didn't know how outrageous Luo Chen's excuse was, but what else could she do? Should she lock Luo Chen up and train him?
Hmm? This punishment method... seems very good?
Zi Ji looked at Luo Chen, and a hint of "danger" began to appear in her eyes.
…
Taiwei City Fortress, a huge sky city supported by ancient trees, Luo Chen and the others flew into a blade quite close to the inside: it was Beckwood's station.
Somewhat unexpectedly, when Luo Chen flew to this area with Zi Ji in his arms, Ya Qing, the elderly elder who got the news from someone who didn't know where, brought a guard of about a hundred female temple elves with him.
, waiting here:
"Welcome, Lord Lord."
The world that Luochen conquered was shocked by his power, and many natives respected him by the name of "Great XX".
But Luo Chen didn't like this kind of address, so when he met in public, few of his subordinates would address him like this except for the almost obsessed Astraea.
Why don't you like this kind of title? Luo Chen knows that he is still far from great, and he doesn't like this kind of fancy compliment.
Meaningless.
Zi Ji jumped out of Luo Chen's arms and looked at the female elves standing respectfully below. She didn't have any special expression, but silently retreated behind Luo Chen.
In normal times, Zi Ji can rely on her status as an elder to joke around and "play with" Luo Chen. In such a formal occasion, she naturally needs to avoid a few taboos.
No lord would want to lose his majesty in front of his subordinates.
[However, is it really a coincidence? 】
[The elf soldiers we welcomed happened to be all female elves, and these soldiers, even among the elves, are quite outstanding in appearance...]
Zi Ji retreated to the right rear of Luo Chen, one or two positions behind. Zi Ji stopped, her eyes narrowed slightly, and fell on each of the extremely handsome elf soldiers.
[Are you ready to start filling the harem for the lord? 】
This scene reminded her of one of the female elves chosen by Wang Yan: [In a sense, as a concubine, she is quite excellent...]
Luo Chen didn't think of this at all, or in other words, under the intentional or unintentional arrangement of Luo's mother Wang Yan, such groups of high-quality women often appeared in his daily life.
He was used to this kind of scene.
"No need to be polite, just get up."
Luo Chen landed slowly, his tone was calm, his eyes fell on the slightly older but still charming elder Ya Qing,
"I'm a little surprised. Are you the only ones left by Beckwood in Taiwei City Fortress?"
Regarding the battle situation in the Nightmare Forest and the construction of the new city, Seb conveyed all kinds of information to him in great detail every time.
However, when it comes to the problem of time flow rate difference, the information will be more or less delayed.
The Great Elder Yaqing stood up obediently, with a hint of respect on his face: "Yes, the battle in the Nightmare Forest Defense Zone is progressing quite smoothly.
In order to better establish the City of Angels, Beckwood's elven guards originally stationed in Tevi City and your 20,000 blood demon army left three days ago."
"Now, we should have arrived at the City of Angels successfully."
If we say that when he first surrendered, the great elder was still a little cautious, but with the appearance of three extremely terrifying Fuyou Island whales, and the victory of the artificial angel army again and again.
This absolute strength completely extinguished the little thoughts in her heart.
Although some freedom has been lost, it is still better than the destruction of the mother tree. As long as the mother tree is still there, there is still hope.
Therefore, under Ya'er's persuasion, the eldest elder Ya Qing followed the trend and agreed to Ya'er's idea of forming a "personal guard".
There is only one criterion for Ya'er's selection of personal guards: good looks!
In fact, the Great Elder knew very well that what Ya'er established was not so much a personal guard, but rather... a maid, or a harem preparation.
If it was before the invasion of the Darkin Demon Clan, given the nature of the elves, this kind of thing would be almost impossible to succeed, but now?
The invasion of the dark demon clan brought unprecedented disasters and completely destroyed the "arrogance" of the Feather Elf clan.
The period between the invasion of the Darkin Demons and the intervention of the Blue Spirit World was a horrific war that could be called the end of the world, giving birth to a large number of Feather Elves who were extremely hostile to the Darkin Demons.
For them, if they can chew off a piece of flesh from the dark descendants, they won't hesitate even to sacrifice their lives.
Although there are not many such elves in Beckwood, there are still some.
After all, during that time, many of Beckwood's elven relatives and friends went to the battlefield and never returned.
In addition, it also houses many wandering elves who were displaced by the war.
It is not difficult to select a hundred fair-looking and willing elves.
"So, this is actually Ya'er's personal guard?" Luo Chen had a slight headache, "Isn't Ya'er in Beckwood? Why do her personal guards appear here?"
"Yes." The great elder Yaqing's eyes stayed for a moment on Zi Ji who was constantly flashing various special effects.
She was a little unsure about Zi Ji's identity, but when she saw Zi Ji standing behind Luo Chen, she hesitated for a moment and finally said it tactfully:
"Ya'er was worried that it would be inconvenient for the lord to go to the battlefield alone, so she sent her personal guards over."
Luochen's emotional intelligence is not at the level of a light novel protagonist, and he knows very well what the great elder means.
If it had been any other time, he would have accepted the delicacies delivered to his door. Anyway, he came to this world just to fight against the dark demons, and he would not eat for free.
But the problem is, now there is Zi Ji behind him who has not eaten it. Does he dare to accept it in front of Zi Ji?
Just when Luochen was about to refuse, it was Zi Ji who spoke:
"It is indeed inappropriate for a war lord to have no personal guards around him."
"???"
Luo Chen subconsciously looked back at Zi Ji with a strange look in his eyes, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
For lord-type professionals, bodyguards are indeed one of the important components of the force, but not all legions can become bodyguards.
This involves many factors such as compatibility, loyalty, dedication, etc.
Otherwise, Luochen would not have designated blood crystals to train the daughter of purgatory as a personal guard, nor would he have thought of using the Heart of the Kingdom of God as a necessary material for the evolution of Dilumon.
[So, are these one hundred personal guards meaningful?] Luo Chen looked confused and gave Zi Ji a look.
[Of course it makes sense!] Zi Ji must nod, [and, it means a lot!]
【Yeah?】
Luo Chen hesitated for a moment and didn't think much about it: "That's fine. If they don't mind, just follow them."
Hearing this, Zi Ji snorted slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied: [A high-sounding little pervert...]
Seeing the eye contact between Luo Chen and Zi Ji, the elder Yaqing still maintained a gentle smile on his face, but he felt a little solemn in his heart.
[Is this mysterious woman also the lord’s concubine? It seems that I have never heard Ya’er mention it before? 】
No matter how much I thought in my heart, the great elder Yaqing responded quickly: "Follow your will."
Luo Chen looked at the elder Ya Qing, who was still not ready to leave, and felt a little strange: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes!" Great Elder Yaqing perked up, took out several tokens and several thick stacks of leaves from the storage items, and handed them to Luo Chen.
"These are some elven villages that have good relations with Beckwood. Under Beckwood's mediation, they are willing to surrender to the lord."
Luo Chen was a little surprised, so he reached out to take it and read through it briefly.
Not too unexpected, these elves are "poor people" who don't even have the Tree of Life.
However, elves can be regarded as an immortal species with considerable potential, and it is also a good choice to enrich the population structure of the territory.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. If you have any doubts, just report it directly to Ya'er."
There were less than 20,000 elves in these small villages. He was not interested in coming forward, so he casually handed a few tokens and stacks of leaves back to the great elder Yaqing.
"?!"
The elder Yaqing was stunned for two seconds, quickly took the token, and answered seriously: "Please rest assured, I will handle it properly."
"Well, you can do whatever you want." Luo Chen responded indifferently, and then reminded him casually, as if he remembered something,
"You can go back to Beckwood to handle these matters, but before you leave, remember to arrange for a few suitable people to be responsible for our liaison with the Taiwei City Fortress."
The eldest elder Yaqing nodded with a complicated expression, and her tone suddenly dropped a little: "I understand."
Although he was a little strange about Yaqing's look, he didn't pay much attention to it. He simply walked around the station and explained some precautions.
Then, he directly summoned a floating island whale and left the ancient tree with a hundred outstanding elf guards given by Ya Qingbai.
Driving the Fuyou Island Whale gradually away from the radiation range of the Ancient Tree, Luo Chen watched with a smile as the "special effects" on Zi Ji gradually disappeared.
"What are you laughing laughing?"
Who is Zi Ji? A super single g of 70,000 years... Ahem, single aristocrat, in Luochen's previous life, even being named "Zi Mom" was not a strange thing.
Therefore, Zi Ji didn't care much about the Ancient Tree's solicitude, but when she saw Luo Chen's "cheesy smile", she suddenly felt like she had "lost".
"Hehe." Luo Chen hugged Zi Ji in front of a hundred elf guards, skillfully hugging her and rubbing her cheek crazily.
"...Don't rub your stinky face against me."
Zi Ji had a look of disgust on her face. Although she said so, her body was very honest and motionless, allowing Luo Chen to manipulate her.
Luo Chen said seriously: "I want to cover up the aura of the ancient tree on my sister!"
"...You little guy may not be big, but you have a big heart."
Zi Ji was a little amused, but also didn't know what to say. In the end, she simply closed her eyes and let Luo Chen hold her. As long as she couldn't get over the line, she would let him go.
Ever since she was little, she had never refused Luochen's intimacy, even if the excuse was so ridiculous.
Luo Chen chuckled, he felt that he was not far from success.
…
Tyvi City, the ancient tree, the leaf where Beckwood Station is located,
The elder Yaqing looked at the horror island whale gradually disappearing, her hands holding the token and a few stacks of leaves were trembling.
A plump elf wearing traditional elven clothing slowly walked behind her. He seemed to have noticed something and spoke cautiously:
"Great Elder, are you looking for me?"
The Great Elder Yaqing looked at the elf token in her hand. After being silent for a long time, she sighed in a melancholy tone:
"Yuan Ling, do you know? The thing I have been pursuing for half my life, and the lord does not even need to come forward, someone will deliver it to my door."
"..." Yuan Ling understood what the elder Yaqing meant, but she couldn't answer.
In order to strengthen Beckwood, the great elder Yaqing spent half his life contacting these elven villages, but it was the lord who finally did it.
The most important thing is that the lord did not even take a look at these things and dumped them to the great elder Yaqing without taking them to heart at all.
What she pursued in her life was just a dispensable "add-on" to the lord. She didn't even bother to take a look at it, and was just handed over to her hands so casually...
For some reason, when looking at the information in his hand, the Great Elder Yaqing suddenly felt a sense of dull emptiness.
Finally, she put it away silently and said to Yuan Ling in a serious tone:
"I'm going back to Bakerwood. After handling this matter, I plan to retire."
Yuan Ling didn't know what to say, so he just listened silently.
As if turning on the nostalgia mode, the elder Yaqing began to talk about the past, the Beckwood of the past, the efforts she had made, and the Beckwood of today...
Yuan Ling listened quietly, her eyes a little dazed, and she suddenly discovered that the elder Yaqing seemed to have aged hundreds of years in this short period of time.
If the Great Elder Yaqing is still young now, maybe she will have new "ideals" after she puts an end to this obsession, but now...
"Times have changed, Yuan Ling, I will leave my responsibility to you, and the future of Beckwood will also be left to you young people..."
"Yes, Great Elder."
After the great elder Yaqing disappeared completely, Yuan Ling turned his head and looked in the sky in the direction where the Whale Island Whale was leaving. Yuan Ling's expression was extremely complicated.
Coinciding with the great changes of the times, the older generation will eventually come to an end one by one. The future of the ethnic group can only rely on the new generation to find a way out in the chaotic current situation.
Unfortunately, she is not the kind of divine person who can lead the entire tribe to glory on her own.
All she can do now is pray that Beckwood's choice is right.