Another Life: Elf Archer

The rubies produced near Cherbourg are known as the "Red Coral of Cherbourg".

Where do corals grow?

The sea.

There are forty golden steps in front of the Ruby Palace. The Ruby Grand Duke stood on the No. 20 step and inserted his cane heavily into the turbulent waves painted by rubies as beautiful as corals.

An inconspicuous little wave bloomed like a jumping flame or a wave dyed by the clouds.

After seven generations, the secret of the inner city of Cherbourg cannot be guarded completely. There will always be some rumors spread, making people speculate and speculate.

Whether it is the ruby ​​cane that he never leaves his hand, or the gorgeous throne, or even the secret room under the throne, they are all coveted cover. The real center of Cherbourg, the real secret, is in front of the Luby Palace. On the golden stairs where people come and go.

Guards, attendants, nobles, businessmen and foreign guests all walked up the steps on the waves painted in gold and red, entered the Ruby Palace with various thoughts, and focused their eyes on the cane in his hand. Go up and look at his throne tentatively.

Grand Duke Ruby turned around calmly and looked at the mercenaries who were catching up, leaving these frustrated pariahs with a contemptuous and proud smile.

The sound of the tide rose and fell, and the red waves studded with the forty steps seemed to come alive. The huge waves surged into the sky and swallowed up his figure.

His vision went dark, the familiar smell of pine oil entered his nose, and the gentle sound of water filled his ears. Grand Duke Ruby adjusted his robes and walked calmly along the quiet lake shore, sorting out his complicated thoughts.

The chaos in the mining areas and suburbs has reached this point, and the resource crisis of the dwarves may soon surface. In this case, he might as well break away from the control of the kingdom and move Cherbourg to other places.

Grand Duke Ruby sighed slightly, thinking of his dead daughter and parents, and felt that he could not live up to their sacrifice.

After all, they even gave up their souls.

The ancestors of their family were once inspired by a strange alchemist and obtained the method of making this ruby ​​that uses blood and soul as its energy source.

It was also from that time that their family began to prepare for future resource crises, dividing the territory of Nuoda into internal and external parts, gathering as many resources, craftsmen, and technologies as possible in the inner city to protect them, and slowly reducing them. Food and clothing left for the lowly common people.

It is better to squander the hoarded food on endless feasts and drinks than waste it in the mouths of useless animals.

After all, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the nobles, and thus the royal family, they also kept these idle parasites in the inner city, covering their ears and eyes with exquisite and lively banquets and ever-changing fashions. Little by little, the declining Cherbourg aristocracy has become obsessed with useless etiquette and luxury.

Thinking of this, Grand Duke Ruby was a little grateful to the mercenaries who made trouble. Thanks to their actions to clean up the nobles, they not only left themselves an innocent reputation, but now they can take Cherbourg away without any scruples.

Take Cherbourg, let it fly.

......

"What? No one is alive?"

When Paiso arrived in a hurry, he didn't even see a piece of the Ruby Archduke's clothes.

"Well, it disappeared right here."

Some people pointed to the stairs at their feet and were also confused.

They had checked it back and forth several times, and even pried off a large pile of rubies embedded in it, but still could not find the mechanism.

Paiso frowned and looked around. Suddenly his expression changed and he turned back and ran towards the auditorium.

"That woman!"

When he returned to the auditorium, the Grand Duchess, who had been grieving just a moment ago, had disappeared.

Also disappearing at the same time was the elf archer dyed in eggplant color.

Paisuo grabbed his brother's arm and said urgently:

"Have you added that woman as a friend?"

"No, no, I didn't think of it before." Lasson replied nonchalantly.

Paiso took a deep breath, patted his brother on the shoulder, and faced his brother:

"Don't panic. Immediately ask everyone to raid the warehouses and workshops. Get as much as you can. I will organize everyone's safe evacuation later depending on the situation."

The Ruby Archduke held his trump card too tightly. This time the plan to capture Cherbourg was considered a failure. It was better to change his thinking in time and gain more benefits.

They are all players, immortal. Even if the Ruby Archduke comes back later to take revenge, the gold and silver treasures that fell into their pockets will not be spit out.

"Yes!"

Paiso's calmness made everyone's resentment of the failure dissipate a lot, and turned into a strange excitement, and they ran out in groups whistling.

The splendid auditorium quickly returned to calm. Russo looked at the NPC corpses lying or lying down, and suddenly felt a little cold.

"Brother?" He moved closer to Paisuo.

"It's okay," Paiso's mouth moved, as if he was about to smile, "Let's go, let's go find the elf player."

"What do you want to do with her?"

Russo was a little curious and quickly followed his brother's footsteps and walked out of the auditorium.

Already knowing that the secret room under the throne was a cover, Paiso couldn't think of any more exploration and research. He only thought about how to maximize profits in the situation before him.

"Her presence was strange."

Although his intuition told him that the elf was acting strangely, Paisou thought about it and could only think of this one more reasonable reason.

He couldn't even remember where he came from when he showed up every year to intervene.

His people were guarding the back door of the auditorium. If she had broken in, there would be no chance that there would be no movement at all. The brothers who retreated from the back door also said they didn't notice anything strange.

If she had been hiding in the dark, then when he was rubbing the three girls, wouldn't the elf just watch it but remain indifferent?

Then who was she acting for with her compassionate and kind heart just now?

And why did she appear at that moment? She first said she wanted to save the Grand Duke, but in the end she allowed them to snatch the cane and tie up the Grand Duke?

What did she say when she appeared before?Saving the Archduke... would be more interesting?

interesting......

Paisuo, who had just stepped out of the auditorium, paused and turned around. The golden door slammed shut in front of him.

......

The entire dwarf kingdom is built deep underground, and the inner city of Cherbourg, which is an underground city, has an additional layer built downwards.

This layer is wrapped in a semicircular foundation made of steel, filled with huge machinery and pipes. The copper-colored flywheel rolls on the towering iron pillars, and the tough belts circle the groups of tightly meshed gears, never ending. Running intermittently.

These machines and pipes connect every building and street on the ground. They can turn any house into a closed prison in an instant, turn street lights into electrified fences, and build an indestructible layer above Cherbourg. defensive cover.

The inner city of Cherbourg is a huge machine, and the hub that controls this machine is in the hands of the Ruby Archduke.

Through the carefully carved magic crystal screen in front of him, the Ruby Archduke saw the mercenaries and thugs scattered throughout the city. He sealed the doors and windows of all the houses one by one, locking up the residents and robbers of Cherbourg who did not know what was going on. .

Dealing with these bugs, Grand Duke Ruby couldn't help but reveal a trace of uncontrollable enthusiasm and excitement in his eyes.

The hard work of several generations of the family will finally be shown to everyone on Gaia today!

He carefully removed the ruby ​​​​from the top of the cane, held it with both hands, and gently placed it in the groove under the crystal screen. He held his breath and pressed his right hand on it.

nothing happened?

Ruby Grand Duke was confused, then he patted his forehead, bit the five fingers of his right hand hard, and put them up again.

A faint red light enveloped him, and the gem seemed to be melted in an instant. The flowing liquid went up his arms, gradually wrapped around his head and neck, and then went down to cover his entire body.

At this point, the huge machine in the inner city of Cherbourg has been integrated with the Ruby Archduke.

......

"Every year, there are shakings everywhere in Cherbourg. A translucent defensive shield covers the entire inner city, and the light source in the sky is flashing. What's going on over there?"

"Fortunately, you should find cover as soon as possible. The sky may collapse. I will meet you later. Protect yourselves."

Watching the news fly away every year, he stood by the lake and waited. When he saw the lake gradually rippled, he turned and walked towards the building in the middle of the island in the middle of the lake.

There is the hiding place of the Ruby Archduke, and it is also the biggest secret of Cherbourg.

When the false becomes true, the true becomes false, and when the true becomes false, the false becomes true. The passage to this level is actually hidden in the secret room under the throne.

However, just like the mechanism on the golden staircase, only the bloodline of the Ruby family can open it.

The core layer of the big machine of Cherbourg is a lake, a lake of living water.

According to Grand Duchess Ruby, this was a deal between the Ruby family and the Elf Chief. The Elf Chief helped them intercept the underground water veins and store them in the lake through space bridges as a clean water source exclusively for the inner city.

The Grand Duchess did not know what the Ruby family gave the Elf leader in return.

Nian Nian endlessly speculated on various possibilities. When he looked up, he saw a door that was ajar. He knocked politely and stepped in.

A red crystal figure looked back at her in horror.

"Concentrate," Nian Nian leaned against the door frame leisurely, "You dwarves are born with no connection to the element of magic. It is possible to forcefully establish a connection through this method, but it also requires 100% concentration to control it."

Every year I look up and see the sky through a roof covered with pipes:

"Making an entire city float like a flying island is a technical job."

Suddenly her eyes lit up and she asked with great interest:

"Do you need help? I think you look quite handsome this way."

The Ruby Archduke, who transformed into a magic crystal man, looked at it again and again, and finally determined that there was no hostility in Nian Nian. He turned around and continued to focus on the plan to fly to the island in front of him.

One reason is that, as Nian Nian said, this matter requires concentration.

These crystal shells covering his whole body seemed to have opened countless pairs of eyes, countless pairs of ears, and countless pairs of breathing mouths and noses. Some information he had never imagined flooded into his body from every pore. , stretching his nerve endings.

In a certain room in the city above him, a mercenary was banging on the door angrily. The dull sound was like being scratched on his fingertips, but he only moved slightly, and the mercenary was squeezed by the closing wall. Became meat sauce.

Another reason is that he has started to synchronize with the inner city of Cherbourg. Now that the progress is more than half, the defense shield has been opened, and the flying island is also rising. He really has no way to give up at this time, just to free up his hands to expel this uninvited guest.

"Tsk tsk, I guess you, Grand Duke, must also want to say something now," Nian Nian seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and her smile was sweeter than sugar, "Get out~"

The Ruby Grand Duke did not look back, but the ground shook, as if he had not grasped his balance for a moment and tilted.

Nian Nian held the door frame and said with a smile:

"Don't panic, don't be upset, don't get distracted. If this big guy flies halfway and falls, you will be dead."

After a pause, she added:

"It doesn't matter if you lose your life. The big project your family has spent hundreds of years tinkering with will become someone else's trophy."

Ruby Grand Duke took a deep breath and turned to glare at her.

Nian Nian stopped smiling and said softly:

"I sent your wife and son home, and I also collected the bodies of your daughter and parents. It's up to you to deal with the funeral matters yourself later."

"Thank you."

Grand Duke Ruby whispered, taking a quick glance, his eyes were a little complicated.

Nian Nian felt that he was already an acquaintance of the Grand Duke. He walked around the control room and touched all the buttons, wrenches and switches in the room, which made the Ruby Grand Duke frightened.

He didn't dare to move casually now, for fear that if he moved too much, Cherbourg would fall apart.

Fortunately, Nian Nian restrained his curiosity, glanced around, pushed the only seat in the room to the corner, sat down with his legs crossed, and smiled shyly at the Grand Duke:

"I just looked around and didn't move."

After saying that, she leaned back, consciously avoiding suspicion, staring at the roof, and waved her hand to signal the Grand Duke to help himself.

Why do you feel like you're being ordered around?

Grand Duke Ruby suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, took a breath, raised his hands, and the loud sound of earth shaking and mountain shaking immediately came from all directions.

He wanted to quickly lift the inner city of Cherbourg into the air and leave this disgusting underground kingdom.

Once it reaches high altitude, the inner city of Cherbourg, transformed into a flying island, can move on its own according to a predetermined trajectory, so there is no need for him to control it personally.

By the time......

The Ruby Archduke suddenly became discouraged.

He himself has not practiced martial arts, nor is he equipped with mechanical armor like a soldier craftsman. Now that the cane has turned into an ordinary iron stick, it seems that he cannot defeat this elf.

Originally, Fern said she was a disciple of Engus, and he was a little hesitant until the appearance of the Moon Spirit Bow dispelled all his doubts.

There is no doubt about the preciousness of moon spirit wood. The elves who can get the moon spirit wood to make bows must also have a close relationship with the various high priests of the elves.

Not to mention that the texture and luster of the bow in this elf's hand is exactly the same as the bows and arrows held by the elf clan leader.

Maybe, why not, win over one or two?

While Grand Duke Ruby was working hard to suppress his random thoughts and try his best to let Cherbourg rise smoothly and break the sky, Niannian was wandering in the sky.

The situation in front of her had a small part that she deliberately created, and a large part that she didn't expect, but in the end, it was quite interesting.

But thinking about that calm lady makes Nian Nian still a little bored.

The Grand Duchess hated the Ruby Grand Duke who killed her three daughters, but she quickly calmed down and recognized the reality.

Her daughter is gone, but she still has a son, a son who was just born.

It is impossible for her to leave Cherbourg and live in anonymity. She has no skills and means to survive. She does not want to give up her noble status and become a pariah. It is also impossible for her to break with the Grand Duke and use the wealth of the Ruby family and this flying island to benefit other women. .

Grand Duke Ruby cannot die yet. Only the blood of this family can drive this huge machine. Her son is still young, but he will grow up.

She needs to tie the Ruby Archduke firmly to her side, and this requires not only feelings, but also benefits.

The Grand Duchess comes from the royal family and is a cousin of the current dwarf king. Her marriage to Cherbourg not only attracts the dwarf king to the Ruby family, but also guarantees the status of the royal family in the royal capital.

The lady looked at Nian Nian with a solemn expression still stained with tears, and offered a deal.

She could see that Nian Nian was not interested in the life of Grand Duke Ruby, and it was impossible for the control of the flying island to change hands to others. No matter what she wanted to do or discuss with Grand Duke Ruby every year, she was willing to help.

She cut her youngest son's finger to help Nian Nian open the entrance to the central control room in the secret room, and Nian Nian had to do two things for her:

Deliver a message; kill someone.

Send a message to the king's capital to the dwarf king;

Killed the son of the dwarf king, the current crown prince.

This is really... just what you want!

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