Heaven's Formula

A goblin with pointed ears!

Or... sprites.

No wonder he thought so, it was entirely because the other party had all the characteristics of an elf, such as the long gray and white wavy hair, emerald green eyes, and the iconic long ears that opened to the sides.

She is about 1.5 meters tall and six feet tall. She is dressed in a thin linen dress and has no shoes on her feet. She can only stand on the ground by propping up her toes when she is locked.In such a short time, her legs were already trembling slightly, and her ten delicate toes lost their blood color.

In addition, he also noticed that there were obvious bloodstains on the other party's wrist and ankle, as if he had worn some jewelry but was forcibly removed.

With a cautious attitude, Xia Fan did not express his guess, "Master Xue, can you pick off the cloth?"

"It's no problem to take it off, but the other party is a demon after all, if you use natural magic..."

"You and I are both working in the Privy Council, so there is no reason to be afraid of a monster."

"Master Xia is right." Xue Zhigeng coughed twice, and called the jailer, "Give me the gag cloth."

The moment the cloth was taken off, Xia Fan heard a long series of incomprehensible words. Although the pronunciation and intonation seemed familiar, he couldn't discern the meaning of these words at all.

For the first time, he realized, he had encountered a communication barrier.

The language spoken by this person is completely different from that of the six continental countries.

Xia Fan could only intuitively feel that the other party was angry, uncomfortable, anxious, and... wronged.

The woman began to choke up as she spoke, and finally burst into tears.

"Unlock the chain, don't hang him up." Xia Fan rubbed his forehead.

"But she's a demon—"

"An old lady on the street with a cane is more threatening than her. Isn't there a cage?" He looked at the jailer. "Also, what did she have on her when she was sent in? Still on her, do you understand?"

"Little, little one understands." The jailer hurriedly bowed.

"Master Xue, take a step to speak?" Then Xia Fan tilted his head towards Xue Zhigeng.

"Please."

The two walked to a corner, Xia Fan cleared his throat, and spoke first, "This monster...is unusual. If I guess correctly, she should be from overseas, and the language she uses is also Fanyu."

"I agree." Xue Zhigeng nodded.

"As far as I know, some overseas countries don't regard demons as scourges. If they are handled rashly, it may cause diplomatic problems. I need to bring her back to the villa and let Her Royal Highness make a decision—on foreign affairs, the royal family's eyes Always more precise."

"Master Yixia's."

Xia Fan was startled, is that all right?He obviously prepared a bunch of rhetoric, everything from rituals to soldiers, but he didn't expect that none of them came into use.

When did the recording department work so well?

"I understand Master Xia's thinking," Xue Zhi said more seriously, "Monster, if you leave out those obviously deformed places, it might not be a new experience. What's more, this monster doesn't even have any stray hairs, so it can be regarded as a You must be a top-ranking monster. But you still have to be more careful, don't let her hurt... cough... Her Royal Highness."

Xia Fan twitched the corner of his mouth, what kind of top understanding is this?

"In addition... Mr. Xia, we did have some unpleasantness before, but it was all a misunderstanding." Xue Zhigeng continued, "The main reason is that Mr. Wen is targeting you, and I was forced to do it as a last resort. Hey... Now that he's gone, I can say it, I hope you don't mind."

Chapter 183 World Island

It just so happened that the princess was in the Privy Council Palace at the moment.

After greeting her, Xia Fan directly found a carriage and parked it at the entrance of the cell, asked Li to lead her into the carriage, then closed the curtains, and drove all the way to Fengyang Villa.

Relying on Li's meditation technique, Elf fell into a coma shortly after boarding the car. After arriving at the villa, her mental state was much more stable than before, and she tried to communicate with gestures.It's a pity that apart from being able to understand the meaning of her coming from the sea, other gestures can only stay at the stage of guessing.

"How is it? Is there any progress?" In the evening, Ning Wanjun also returned to the villa. The first thing she did was to check the situation in Xia Fan's courtyard.

Xia Fan spread his hands and shook his head, "I don't know the specific situation, I can only analyze one or two from her state. First of all, it is by no means the first time she has come into contact with humans. Although she was frightened before, she has been trying to communicate afterwards. Li Yong Kanshu couldn't perceive her hostility. Secondly, she should have been educated, well——" He handed a roll of paper to the tool, "this is what happened when she tried to use pictures to express after she failed to communicate with words. something to draw."

This sounds simple, but in fact it is far more difficult than literacy and hyphenation - it requires the expresser to have a higher level of thinking ability. In the era when basic education was not yet popular, it surpassed more than [-]% of ordinary people. .

The princess looked at it carefully, and there were waves, a tangle of seaweed, and a book drawn on the white paper.

"It seems that there is no connection." Ning Wanjun decided to give up after thinking for a while, "Have you seen the boat that brought her here?"

"No. What happened to the boat?"

"That thing...is a bit weird." The princess touched her pimpled arm, "It has no sails, no oars, God knows how it floated to Jinxia. And... looking closer, it feels like the boat is alive. "

"Live?" Xia Fan was stunned, it was normal to use a boat to cross the sea, so he never paid attention to this point at all.

"Anyway, I have sent someone to take care of the boat, and you will know when you look at it tomorrow." Ning Wanjun looked at the elf woman, "As for what she said... There are people in the Privy Council of Gyeonggi who are proficient in multiple languages, maybe you can ask about it .”

"If there is no better way, it can only be like this."

"Xia Fan, the location of the Jinxia Mechanical Engineering Bureau has been decided. The idea of ​​the assembly line you mentioned earlier is very interesting. Can you tell me about it in detail?" At this moment, Mo Yun also opened the courtyard door and walked in. "I I want to put the production of the mechanism beast on the agenda earlier. Oh? Your Highness is here too. Wait a minute, who is this woman...?"

The elf opened his mouth and spoke again.

To Xia Fan and Ning Wanjun's surprise, Mo Yun replied almost without thinking.

The other party showed joy, and immediately followed up with a few more sentences.

And Mo Yun actually connected them.

"Wait, you can speak Fanyu?" Ning Wanjun asked in surprise.

"To be precise, it should be Laitan." Mo Yun brushed his bangs behind his ears, "It can be regarded as a relatively mainstream language overseas."

"Why do you do this?" Xia Fan couldn't help being a little curious.

"Among those who study cannon casting in the Ministry of Industry, there is a craftsman who came from the West Pole and finally settled in Daqi. In order to find out how well the cannon fits with the mechanism beast, I learned from him by the way."

Can you communicate with people by the way?Xia Fan suddenly felt great pressure.

"Then what did she say just now?" Ning Wanjun asked.

"Don't you even know this?" Mo Yun said calmly, "Her name is Airi Moonlight Polo."

……

With Mo Yun's central translation, the communication situation improved immediately.

According to Ai Li, she came from a place called World Island and lived a carefree life until she was invaded by foreign enemies a few years ago.The World Islanders who did not want to become slaves and lose their freedom fled in all directions and took refuge in tree boats to other continents.

Among her clansmen, one person had visited the Western Continent, saying that it was rich and prosperous, and the industry was developed. Whether it was seeking wealth or power, there was no shortage of opportunities to reach the sky.Finally, after returning to World Island, he wrote a travelogue, recording all he saw and heard.Airi happened to have read this book.

Therefore, when the tree boat approached the sea area mentioned by the clansman, she steered a small boat all the way west alone, wanting to see for herself whether the description in the book was the same as reality.As a result, he didn't expect to be watched as soon as he landed, and he was tied up and sent to prison.

"The western continent she mentioned should refer to us here." After Mo Yun translated, he added two sentences, "Although I have never heard of World Island, if what she said is correct, this land should be in The place further east than the East China Sea is almost sandwiched between us and the land of the West Pole."

Xia Fan blinked, "Can you ask me, what is the name of this girl Aili's tribe...?"

Mo Yun replied after talking for a while, "She said she didn't know. This book seemed to be going to be sold, but the sales volume was extremely poor. The clansman was disappointed and destroyed most of the books, leaving only one for sale. The younger generations read it. Although he wrote these mental journeys in the preface, but for some reason, he only erased his own name."

A sudden thought came to Xia Fan's mind.

"The country she mentioned should refer to the Yong Dynasty?" Ning Wanjun said softly, "There are not many records about that era, but one thing is certain, when King Yong was in power, demons could walk on the streets. of."

"I think so too." Xia Fan finally understood why the other party expressed more grievances than indignation when he was in prison.Because of the descriptions in the book, I was full of hope and expectation for this continent. As a result, I was imprisoned in a dungeon as soon as I got off the boat, and my life was almost lost. Probably anyone would find it hard to accept.

"But what about the invasion of foreign enemies?"

"Let me ask." Mo Yun's translation speed was a bit slow at the beginning, but after getting familiar with him, he gradually managed to achieve the speed at which the other party said a sentence and she translated a sentence, "Ai Li said that the enemy came from the other side of the sea, and they coveted the tree spirit. Power, wants to annex the entire World Island. This is not the first war between the two sides. The conflict has lasted intermittently for hundreds of years, and both sides have their own victories and defeats. But this time... the enemy is particularly strong."

"Their warships are almost full of the sea, and the continuous artillery fire makes the sky seem to be raining fire. Not only that, their magic troops are much more terrifying than before, as if, as the enemy said, the gods are blessing They are average. This time, the World Island people failed to persist until the end, and the resisters suffered a crushing defeat."

"All of this is just like what my clansman said in the frontier," Airi murmured in a low voice, "we rely too much on the power of the tree spirit, thus closing our eyes from looking out. One day, this kind of Short-sightedness will pay off, and we will be abandoned by the world when outsiders tear away the protection of the dryads."

Chapter 184 Dedicated to the Birth of the King

In the middle of the night, Ai Li lay on the wooden bed for a long time without falling asleep.

The moment she was roughly treated and locked in prison, she almost thought that the enemy from the other side of the sea had captured this place and was about to capture her as a slave.Although this nightmarish scene did not become a reality, until now, the lingering fear in her heart has not completely dissipated.

However, compared with fear, what makes Ai Li feel at a loss is the sense of loss.

Treeboats can't stay afloat all the time—World Island is big enough to support everyone, but treeboats aren't.Just making it move has consumed all the magic power of the tree spirit. Food, drink, clothing, and utensils are all used less and less. They rely on land to get a chance to breathe.

Therefore, she went to this sea area not only to see the dynasty described by the tribe, but also to find an opportunity for the tree boat to dock temporarily.

However, a hundred years has completely changed the appearance of that dynasty.

According to the information obtained from Miss Mo Yun, the current kingdom is called Daqi.

Whether it is the policy towards aliens or the attitude towards diplomatic relations, they are completely different from the past.

This is the gap between books and reality...

Fortunately, the place where she stayed was ruled by Princess Qiguo. Judging from the half-night conversation, this person seemed to be quite interested in the people of World Island, and did not show much dislike for her... This may mean that the opportunity for negotiation is not completely closed yet.

Thinking of the scene where the World Island was engulfed by the flames of war and many tree boats fled in all directions, Ai Li felt sore eyes.She grew up on the island since she was a child, and all her knowledge of the Western Continent came from an ancient book. She never thought that one day she would go to a strange continent alone.

Not only for her, but for all the islanders, it is probably an unbelievable thing.

But she knew that the clansman was right.

Closed self will only be abandoned by the world.

The time has come for them to change.

click-

With a soft bang, a black shadow rushed to the window.

Airi almost cried out!

But with the help of the faint moonlight, she quickly discovered that this person was the woman who brought her out of the dungeon, and her name seemed to be Li Lai.

The other party lightly jumped into the room and took off the hood on his head.

Airi was surprised to find that she had a pair of fluffy ears on top of her head.

Li turned out to be... a lycanthropy?

In an instant, most of Ai Li's vigilance was relieved—the lycanthropy existed on the other side of the sea, which was more miserable than the islanders. If they were discovered, they would basically be sentenced to death, and most of them could not even be slaves.They are at least protected by tree spirits, and once established a prosperous country, but the lycanthropes have nothing, not to mention their rare numbers, and their ability is very low, so they are often regarded as objects of hunting for fun.

Looking at Li, a sense of sympathy surged in her heart.

The fox demon walked to the bed, put down the copper basin in his hand and lifted the lid.

An extremely fragrant smell immediately spread throughout the room.

So... so delicious!

Ai Li's mouth drooled almost like a conditioned reflex.

When Ms. Mo Yun asked her what she wanted to eat, because she didn't know the eating habits here, she just ordered some fruit to be on the safe side. It wasn't a big problem to satisfy her hunger, but she was still far from full.

Now hooked by the scent, her stomach immediately churned.

But why does the stuff in the pot look like...crabs?

Is this reptile edible too?

While she was still surprised, Li had already picked up one of them and threw it into her mouth, and pointed at her too.

This is the lycanthropy inviting himself...

Hearing the other party's chewing sound, Ai Li finally decided to give it a try—in any case, Li Zeng rescued her from the cage, so she shouldn't reject the other party's kindness.While silently saying "Closing yourself off, you will be abandoned by the world", she slowly stretched out her hand.

When the crispy shell cracked in her mouth and the salty and delicious juice flowed out, Airi couldn't help but hum!

It turns out that crabs are not only edible, but also delicious!

The soft and warm crab meat flowed into her stomach, which made her tense nerves relax a lot.

The food of the islanders is mostly fruits and fish, and World Island has never lacked these things, so their recipes have not changed much for hundreds of years.

She didn't think it was a bad thing before.

But now Airi vaguely began to understand why that clansman wanted everyone to look further afield.

The two of you took one bite and the other quickly finished sharing the dishes in the basin.

"Thank you." Ai Li rubbed her wet eyes and said softly to the fox demon.Since Qiguo treats foreigners quite harshly, she must have also experienced a very difficult time.But even so, she is still integrated into the world of ordinary people—even if she needs to wear a hood all the time, hide the tail behind her back, she never forgets to help and comfort herself in a foreign country.

Even lycanthropes can do this, so what reason do I have to retreat at this moment?Even if the chance is slim, she wants to try her best.

Just like tasting this pot of crabs.

……

Li jumped out of the window and climbed up to the roof two or three times, and Shanhui, who had been waiting for a long time, appeared immediately.

"How? Did she eat?"

"Of course." Li snorted softly, "I can't be bothered by cross-boundary spells, let alone a fried crab?"