Chapter 236: The 5000-character chapter of the alliance request!
In the wilderness of Winford Principality, the ice and snow gradually melted, and a ray of spring appeared on the earth.
Morgiana, the Lake God Witch, sat sideways on the body of the unicorn Sylphan. Behind her was a group of Grail Knights, advancing along the dirt road.
As the ice and snow melted, the road was a little muddy, and the knights marched at a relatively slow speed, which gave Morgiana more time to think. The Lake God Witch wore a brown woolen coat, a gray carved silk skirt inside, and a white
The heels of the soft boots peeked out from under the skirt.
Just now, she received a magical message.
This is a very strange magical message, because the owner of this message is not a human, nor an elf, nor a vampire, but a tree spirit in the forest.
A tree elder named Theresa sent a message to Morgiana, inviting the Lake Witch to go to Sharon Forest to meet her, saying that she hoped to discuss an alliance with the Lake Witch.
"My Highness, do you want to go directly to Bodriux?" A Holy Grail knight asked. It is no longer news in the kingdom that the vampires in Mousilon are acting strangely. Many serfs and even nobles are panicked. The Red Duke gave
The fear this country brings is a semi-open secret.
Morgiana had been waiting for the king's action. Normally, it was not her turn to mobilize the army and lead the dukes to launch a war. The Lake God Witch was more responsible for guiding the faith of the lake fairies and taking charge of the Holy Spirit.
The Lake God Seer of the Sisters Order assigns tasks to the Holy Grail Knights and searches for prodigies with magical talents.
Most of the time, there is no conflict between the Lake God, the Witch and the King. They each perform their duties and fulfill their duties.
But while the Blood Red Duke continued to gather the vampire army, there was no news at all from the king. Morgiana, who had not seen Richard take any action for a long time, finally couldn't help it. She then emerged from her tower.
Appear and take the Holy Grail Knight to the front line.
"No, I'm not going to Bodriux. You guys are going to the Principality of Bordreau to help Bodrick coordinate the defense and deal with those Black Holy Grail knights. I'm going to the Baron of Jean. I have something to do." Mo.
Jaina said in a deep voice.
"Yes." The Holy Grail Knights took the order and left, while Morgiana rode towards the Baron of Jean: "Let's go, Hilfain, hurry up."
It took two days for Morgiana to arrive at Ryan's territory.
"Your Highness Morgiana?" Ryan was very surprised by the arrival of the Lake God Witch.
At the same time, people who were very surprised were Francois, Duke of Wynford, and his son and daughter who were guests in Lane's castle.
After the fairy in the lake made the engagement, Francois immediately agreed. He came here to discuss the engagement with Ryan. The engagement ceremony was simpler than the wedding, whether it was Francois or Ryan's.
The idea is to keep a low profile and wait until the time of marriage to get married in a grand manner.
So in the living room on the second floor of the castle, Morgiana also joined the discussion.
"My Highness, you didn't say hello in advance when you came here. I'm not fully prepared." Ryan brought a sumptuous tea and wine and placed it in front of Morgiana.
Sulia was wearing a standard Marquise Brittania dress. She was sitting next to Ryan. What happened today made her very shy, and she kept her head down no matter what she did.
But a female knight is a female knight after all. What she learned from her father was never to be shy or to escape, just like when the fairy in the lake asked her if she was willing, Sulia immediately gave a positive answer. Sulia
Now he is holding Ryan's hand tightly and declaring his determination to his father, his brother, and Morgiana who came from afar.
Seeing the clasped hands of Ryan and Sulia, Morgiana frowned without any trace. She adjusted her skirt and said softly: "Is this what the lady meant?"
"Yes, my highness, this is what the lady means." Francois' elegant face had a touch of joy, and he smiled at the Lake God Witch: "I also think Ryan is a very good young man.
We plan to hold the engagement ceremony on Lily’s Day this year, which is the lady’s birthday.”
The Duke's legitimate son, Julius, who had just finished an expedition, also nodded. The knight of the kingdom looked at Ryan with a somewhat dangerous look, but also a little relieved.
Morgiana only felt a little irritated for no reason. As the first choice of the Lake Fairy and her spokesperson in the mortal world, the Lake Fairy would not disobey the Lake Fairy's orders, so she just nodded lightly: "Since you are a lady,
I don’t have any objections to that.”
A few people sat for a while, and Ryan asked why Morgiana came here: "My Highness? Why did you come here so suddenly? I thought you would go directly to Bodriux."
"I came here because a tree spirit asked me to meet inside the Chalon Forest to discuss a temporary alliance." Morgiana was holding the Holy Grail of Potion in her hand. In addition to Ryan, there were Duke Winford's family, Mogianna and others in the room.
Anna was not as cold as usual. The Lake God Witch raised her golden eyebrows: "So I come here first, and then enter the interior of Sharon Forest from you."
"Request for alliance?" Ryan said doubtfully: "I remember that most of the dryads are vicious and full of isolated ideas. Why would any dryad want to form an alliance with the kingdom?"
"Because the dryads want to remain isolated, they will not accept the entire kingdom becoming a vampire country, so they are considering forming an alliance with the kingdom." There was some hesitation on Morgiana's face, and she told Ryan and others the whole story.
"If the tree elves really think this way, it is understandable that they would want to form an alliance with us." Francois spoke first, and the Duke himself tapped his fingers on the table: "For hundreds of years, whether it is the wood elves or the tree elves,
The Elves adhere to the diplomatic principle of absolute isolation, but when Britannia fell into war and danger, there was no shortage of precedents in history for wood elves or dryads to lend a helping hand to us."
"Yes, in any case, the kingdom and Athel Loren have an agreement to help each other. Compared to vampires spreading corruption and death, they obviously hope that we, Britannia, can block foreign enemies for them so that they can continue to be isolated.
Go down." Ryan also nodded. From this perspective, it is not surprising that a tree spirit would request an alliance.
"Let's wait until I meet the tree man elder to discuss the matter. We still have to rely on ourselves to fight against the Red Duke and his undead. If the tree man elder's conditions are too excessive, I will not agree." Morgiana nodded: "Yes.
I'll leave in a moment."
The beautiful face of the Lake God Witch is very determined, and she protects the country.
"...Do you want me to go with you? Your Highness Morgiana? It would be too dangerous for you to be alone." Ryan always felt that something was wrong, so he tried to ask.
"No need, I can just go. The tree spirits are all weird guys, especially the tree elders. It is a laborious task to communicate with them. I have a sense of discretion." Morgiana refused lightly: "
If too many people go there, the dryad will feel ill at ease."
Ryan wanted to say more, but Morgiana stretched out her hand to indicate that there was no need to talk about it anymore.
After sitting for a while, the Lake God Witch rode the unicorn Sylphan and left alone, heading towards the Sharon Forest.
Ryan, Francois, Julius, and Sulia continued to sit in the living room. For some reason, Ryan always felt a little uneasy when he thought of Morgiana's back. He tried to talk to Fran
Sova said: "My Duke, I always feel that something is wrong. Do you still remember the disappearance of the Archbishop of Mercy and the series of vampire activities?"
"Um……"
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Morgiana rode the unicorn Sylphan and walked towards the depths of Sharon Forest.
The place where the dryads and the Lake God Witch agreed to meet was deep inside the Chalon Forest, a place with sparse woodland. Even if the unicorn could easily cross all the obstacles and intertwined tree roots in the forest, Morgiana
It also took nearly a day to arrive.
"Stop, Sylphan, stop." Morgiana could feel that the tree elder was in front of her.
This is a giant tree man nearly ten meters tall. It has a large number of tentacles and huge sharp claws. Ancient mysterious magic spells that have been in existence since the beginning of the world are engraved on their bodies.
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The tree elders led a group of tree spirits and tree monsters. It looked violent and crazy. When Morgiana approached on her unicorn, the tree elders also took their own steps, walking in the forest.
, the faces of these tree spirits are full of vicious expressions, and their attacks are powerful and deadly.
Morgiana couldn't help but recall the creation and history of the dryad.
The emergence of dryads can be traced back to the creation of the world. At that time, the forest of Athel Loren was half the size of Britannia today. Since the age oak took root here, forest spirits began to appear. If this simple energy creature is attached to
Among the trees, the weak ones are called Zhuoya, and the strong ones are called tree people.
Some ancient treants are as old as the entire world.
When the elves retreated from the continent, some were reluctant to leave because they had allied themselves with the dryads in the forests of Athel Loren. The dryads shared their residences with the elves, and the elves had to stay where the dryads were dormant and weak.
Winter offered protection, and this covenant lasted for thousands of years.
But not all tree spirits like elves, especially as the corruption of the world by Chaos deepens, many tree elders have fallen into rage. Every year, crazy tree spirits are destroyed and sealed by the wood elves.
The giant tree man headed by it spoke to Morgiana who had come from afar. Its body exuded bursts of heat, and its eyes radiated light like magma: "Britta... Nia, fairy... witch?"
"Yes, I am Morgiana, the Lake God Witch. Are you the tree elder who came to negotiate?" Morgiana raised her head, picked up the potion chalice, and said with a long sword in one hand, full of vigilance.
"It's not...me." The tree man elder suddenly stepped back.
Morgiana frowned and looked behind the tree elder.
A female dryad with a slim figure came out.
It's actually a bit weird to say that she is slim, because this is not a word used to describe the tree spirit, but in the eyes of the Lake God Witch, the female tree spirit in front of her can indeed be called slim. Her body is covered with tree bark and has a female human form. The complete outline, the large strands of thin branches and roots are like her long hair, and her twisted face is full of hatred and malice. That is not hatred against Morgiana, but hatred against everything in the world.
In the eyes of the tree spirits, any act that destroys the forest is worthy of death.
"I am Theresa. The elves also call me the Branch Shadow, the fairy witch of Britannia." The female dryad said: "Elder of the Tree Council, I came to you this time to discuss with you. A matter of alliance."
"I know, that's why I came here." Morgiana knew who the female dryad in front of her was.
Teresa "The Shadow of the Branch" is an incredibly long-lived female dryad. She has existed even longer than the wood elves came to Athel Loren. It is said that she can still remember the years before the elves came to the forest, even if it was the forest. King Orion and Queen Alaire of the Forest will also show respect in front of her.
"We cannot tolerate the destruction of the forest, and we cannot tolerate the intrusion of our territory by other creatures, so I made a request for an alliance." The female dryad opened her mouth, and her voice sounded hoarse like wood rubbing against each other. There was a sound, and her eyes were full of sadness and anger.
"Then why do you want to ally with us?" Morgiana turned over and got off the unicorn to show respect. She was still full of vigilance. The Lake God Witch raised her long sword and asked the tree spirit.
"Because we have... a common enemy." Teresa, the branch ghost, said in an ugly human language, and she motioned Morgiana to look behind her.
The Lake God Witch turned around suddenly, and then her green eyes suddenly opened wide.
From the shadows of the forest, a tall and gloomy vampire appeared. He was wearing a black cursed armor. There was no hair on his bare head. His bare arms held a cursed sword in one hand and a cursed sword in the other. Holding the hook in his hand, his pale skin almost turned into a thick undead wind under the shade of the trees.
The most cunning and cunning vampire among the Carsteins! Manfred von Carstein.
"Manfred von Carstein?" The dryads immediately protected Morgiana and the female dryad Theresa in the middle.
"Haha, the dryad and the lake witch actually want to form an alliance under my nose? This is really not a good idea." Manfred laughed and approached, the vampire count raised his hand, and a blood-red energy beam Flying directly towards Morgiana.
Nagash's gaze!
Powerful magic began to condense in Morgiana's hands, a layer of mist appeared around the Lake God Witch, the potion chalice turned white, and Morgiana immediately released a protective spell.
Six-ring magic, goddess mist.
The blood-red energy beam hit the white mist, making a huge noise.
"Death!" Manfred immediately drew his sword. The cursed sharp sword exuded a gray-white undead aura and pointed directly at Morgiana's chest. The Lake God Witch also immediately drew her sword.
The swords clashed. Morgiana, who was not good at melee combat, immediately took two steps back. The golden belt around her waist flashed, and a golden round shield protected her. Manfred was forced to retreat, and then Mogi
Anna immediately recited a spell, and the energy in the Potion Holy Grail suddenly turned purple. A purple mana dragon gathered from the Potion Holy Grail, preparing to attack the enemy.
Just as Morgiana was chanting spells and casting spells, she could hear the fairy in the lake eager to say something to her, but the lady's words were like waves crashing on the rocks, blurred.
There was no room for any distractions during the battle, and Morgiana couldn't care less. The purple mana dragon shot out under her chant, knocking Manfred straight away and hitting the trunk of a giant tree.
superior.
The energy in the potion Holy Grail was converted into blue again, and Morgiana planned to summon thunder and lightning to give the vampire count a fatal blow.
"Ugh!" Just halfway through casting the spell, the Lake God Witch suddenly felt a stinging pain in her waist.
"Wha...what?" Morgiana turned around with difficulty and found that the female tree spirit had pierced a thin branch into her waist, and the unknown green liquid was slowly being injected into her body.
"Uh! What...what? Is this...?" Morgiana was about to ask the female dryad what she wanted to do, when a strong sense of paralysis covered her whole body. She tried hard to open her lips, but she couldn't say anything.
Voice, a trace of crystal flowed from the corner of the mouth: "You..."
The Potion Holy Grail fell to the ground.
"It's really amazing, the fairy witch of Britannia." The female dryad's vicious laughter sounded: "This kind of ancient tree spiritual liquid can even be solved by forest dragons. As long as ordinary humans are injected with a little bit, it is estimated that they can be directly
Just become a doll, right?"
"You are..." Morgiana's legs weakened and she could hardly stand up. Her hands were immediately tightly bound by the tentacles of the tree spirit.
"It would be bad if we attract other humans... How about it, Mr. Vampire, this is the gift of our alliance. Do you see our sincerity?"
Manfred got up from the ground, opened his mouth and laughed: "I saw it, tree spirits, I feel your sincerity, I agree with your request, when vampires rule this country, we will follow the instructions
Make a covenant to drive those elves out of the forest and then destroy them."
"Very good, then the fairy witch of Brittany will be our meeting gift." The female dryad laughed sharply.
Morgiana's eyes widened, and she tried hard to reach out to get something from her body. The Lake God Witch tried her best to mobilize the last bit of strength in her body, trying to break free from the restraints.
Manfred reached out and took out a gem from the waist of the Lake God Witch's dress, and then crushed it directly. He whispered in Morgiana's ear: "Oh, if it attracts other Holy Grail Knights, it won't happen."
alright."
"Traitor... Theresa, you violated... the peace treaty." The gem fell into pieces and fell to the ground. The Lake God Witch's hand hung down slumped, and then more branches tied her tightly, her wrists and
Her ankles had been completely tied, and the female dryad took off the golden belt and sword from her body and disarmed her.
Another stream of ancient wood spiritual liquid was injected into Morgiana's body. The Lake God Witch was completely unable to move. All she could do was gasp slightly: "Save...ma'am...save..."
"Your lady will not come to save you. Dear Her Majesty the Lake God Witch, come! Take her away! Another sacrifice has been solved."