Drowning in the Gentle Country [Western Fantasy]

Wilt really rushed back to Tatari Town in a hurry. He didn't delay his time on the road. It took only one and a half days to reach the capital of the Aivia Empire, but after that, he was blocked countless times.

First, Mephisto from the Magician Association was declared missing, and he didn’t know where to hide to practice new magic; then the head of the Knights of the Guards, his former boss, Duke Nona, the most prestigious in the empire, was hiding from the plague. He avoided him everywhere, and didn't even give him time to talk about serious business; he went to the imperial city to ask to see the queen, but was turned away by the soldiers on the grounds that he was not allowed to enter without a title or official title-the soldiers who stopped him had the nerve to ask him what he wanted. sign!When he found Graham, the deputy leader who took over his position, before he could speak, the other party cried and complained about the expensive wedding dresses, and Wilt, who hadn't returned the rent, had to leave quickly.

Something is wrong.All in all, the attitudes of everyone he knew in Wang Cheng were not right, as if they were hiding some important secret with a silent and polite attitude.Wilt had to figure out what the hell they were up to right away, and soon he thought of a perfect questioner.

——The face of the Aivia Empire, the dream lover of thousands of girls, privately praised as Prince Kevin with a handsome face like the "Sun God".

Today's Queen of the Empire has a quarter of elven blood, so she lives extraordinarily long, and her children are all unparalleled in beauty. As the eldest son, Kevin is one of the best. Although his real age is already quite old, he has a tall nose. , melancholy eyes, plump lips and flawless face are still undiminished, and those who admire can surround the imperial city.But among these people, very few people know Prince Kevin's true character - cowardice, and [-]% respect and fear for Wilt.

When Wilt sneaked into Kevin's castle and threatened him with his eyes, Kevin barely thought about it, and shook things out like pouring beans: "Karina is here, insisting on seeing you. "

"... Hasn't she already returned to China?" Wilt said in amazement, "Besides, I have clearly rejected her and married Iviedo."

Karina is the elven princess who was kidnapped by the dragon Fiore. Her reputation for beauty is as legendary as Kevin on the continent.A considerable part of the soldiers who joined the God Punishment Alliance dreamed of becoming the dragon slaying warrior who rescued the princess—however, both of these made Wilt do it.The dragon Fiore loves to rob jewels as well as beauties. In the end, there are six survivors rescued by Wilt in his lair, including Iviedo and Karina.

Then Wilt rejected Karina's love and expressed his intention to marry Iviedo, after which she returned home sadly.

"But she came again not long ago—the elder of their forest elves, you know, the legend who participated in the sealing of Fiore and was about to live forever, and finally untied the demon curse on Karina. She said that she remembered I have made a very important matter, and I must tell you in person! Otherwise, I will refuse to provide us with the materials necessary to build the teleportation array! We haven't decided yet, should we discuss this matter with you..."

"Then let her refuse!" Wilt became irritable when he remembered the main purpose of this trip.

"Hey, wait!" At the moment Wilt turned around, Kevin thought he was going to leave, and grabbed his arm anxiously, "Karina said, what she must tell you is that I have a relationship with Iviedo. related!"

Under the leadership of Prince Kevin, Wilt was not blocked any more, and entered the imperial city with ease. The capital of the largest human kingdom, the Aivia Empire, is one of the four most prosperous cities on the mainland, and the imperial city is naturally prominent. prominent in.It's just that before meeting the elf princess, he met Duke Nona first.

Duke Nona, as the grand duchess at the pinnacle of the empire's power, fame, and strength, she is quite easy to talk to. She is self-denying, devout, and insightful. Wilt also respects her a lot and salutes her. , but the first sentence he spoke was categorical: "I veto the proposal to build a teleportation array in Tatari Town."

Duke Nona seemed to have known about his intentions a long time ago, and handed him the official documents that he had prepared long ago.She changed into a military uniform, and the expression on her face changed into the business-like smile most familiar to diplomatic envoys from other countries, and she was about to start a long speech: "Wilt, the remnant troops of the demon Mance are still working in secret, following him Not all of the high-level demons have been wiped out. This is a report of attacks on the capital in the past month. Although the casualties are within a controllable range, no one knows how long the city's alert will last."

"I remember this number," Wilt said, "it's only [-]% higher than before the war. I think it should be a normal floating range."

Duke Nona coughed lightly: "The capital has the strictest military defenses, which is no problem, what about other towns? Especially Tatari Town, Wilt, where you are the only one fighting. If you have With the teleportation array, reinforcements can arrive quickly..."

"And Sidi. Although I hate to mention it, I don't think anyone will forget him." Wilt stared at her with burning eyes, "Unless there is another Fiore, nothing will happen. No Na, I think I made it clear when I handed in my resignation that I just want to retire quietly."

Wilt stood up, "Listen, I have no problem building a magic teleportation array anywhere else, except Tatari Town, no."

"Wilt!"

His attitude was quite firm, and Duke Nona also stood up, and changed the subject without changing his face: "Okay, let's not talk about this. But... there is someone who wants to see you, Kevin should mention it to you." Pass."

"Karina?" Wilt didn't have any ill feeling towards this elf princess, she was polite and generous, but if Kevin hadn't repeatedly emphasized that the princess had to tell him the secret about Iviedo personally, Wilt Walter will definitely find Mephisto and rush back to Tatari Town, and won't be in the mood to accept any meeting.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Ivydo is safe and sound-he observes what happens at home through Amethyst every day to ensure that nothing unexpected happens.Sidi did protect Iviedo according to his instructions, and Iviedo also read and cooked quietly, and occasionally stared into the distance in a daze, his expression always softened Wilt's heart.

What was Karina going to tell him?Wilt didn't know.Among the dozen or so people who were taken to the lair by the dragon Fiore, apart from having outstanding looks and a common enemy, their genders, countries, and races were not the same, and most of them didn't even communicate with each other's names.

When Wilt walked into the reception room, the first thing he noticed was not Karina, nor the legendary elder beside her, but—Mephisto, the Mephis who disappeared after announcing that he was practicing new magic special.

Wilt walked straight towards him, and Mephisto had nowhere to hide, so he had the idea of ​​marking out a space to escape on the spot. With his hands on the magnificent pillar, he tried to calmly say: "Hey, Wilt, how long has it been?" No see! I have heard that you came to look for me, but the succubus put it aside first, look, the elf princess is waiting for you!"

Mephisto, who has invented the most magic in the history of the Magicians Association, does not have the weird personality of other holy wizards. Instead, he pursues fashion and has a unique style of dressing. He has recently dyed a novel dark purple hair. Wilt glanced at it. It can be seen that this color is made of new raw materials instead of tartar fruit. After being released for a few days, the pigeons are already angry and even worse.

"The color of your hair..." He said coldly, "It's better to shave it."

He turned around and greeted the elf princess politely, and Karina also saluted him back: "Thank you for willing to meet me, Lord God of War, but I have something to tell you."

"About Iviedo?"

"Yes." Karina is a forest elf with a very quiet and gentle temperament, pure and holy, and her appearance is as flawless as a goddess of beauty. However, her expression at this time was extremely excited, and she even lost her reserved manners. Wilt's sleeve, "My memory has been tampered with by the devil, and I lost an important memory in the dragon's lair! So I forgot who Ivydo is! But after I returned to China, my teacher lifted it for me. Cursed by the devil, I remembered everything!"

"Master Wilt," she said word by word, "Ivedo, your lover, the one who rejected me for her sake, is Mance's accomplice, and he is also a devil!"

Wilt took a step back and shook off her hand. There was no change in his expression, but distrust was revealed in his eyes, "Princess Karina, this is ridiculous."

Mephisto also stepped forward and said, "Yes, this is ridiculous. I have seen Iviedo, and no devil's breath of death can escape my nose."

Duke Nona nodded in agreement: "Me too. Mephisto is unique in tracking demons, and I am a paladin."

"Iviedo is not only a demon, he is not even Mance's subordinate, at least on an equal footing with him, Mance is polite to him, Fiore wants to touch him, and Mance even wants to turn against him!"

"Please believe me!" Princess Karina shed tears, "I don't need to lie, I have seen all of this, which is why they want to tamper with part of my memory, if it is not for Ivydo's attempt, Why bother?"

Wilt remained silent for a long time with a sullen face. No one knew what he was thinking, while Prince Kevin shrank back and did not dare to respond. Duke Nona and Mephisto looked at each other and looked at each other.

"What the princess said is true." At this time, the legendary Elven Elder who escorted Karina all the way to the Aivia Empire spoke.He is too old and too old, the elf physique of eternal youth even left many wrinkles and beard on his face, the long gray hair and staggering movements all prove his age, but his eyes are extremely rich Wisdom, his status among elves is even far higher than that of Wilt among humans.

"When the curse was lifted, I saw the memory of the princess. That... young child named Ivydo made Mance and Fiore break up."

Duke Nona, Prince Kevin, and Mephisto paid their respects to the Elf Elder, and Wilt said in a cold tone: "If he is really a devil, maybe you shouldn't call him a 'young boy' lightly. Um... just kidding." He turned to Karina, "Princess, I'm sorry, but I don't understand - I mean, if Iviedo really 'has something', then maybe the demons shouldn't Is it simply a mess of memories?"

"I understand your doubts, and I'm moved by your trust in him." Karina wiped away her tears, with a look of determination on her poignant face. She touched the Elf Elder who wanted to stop him from speaking, and took a deep breath. In a calm tone, he said: "Fiore likes me. There is one thing that I think everyone can guess, but I just don't mention it by default. It is impossible for the people captured by him to the lair to be just as embellishments like his jewels." Decoration—a sacrifice to accompany the night, I don't think there is any need to say it more straightforwardly?"

Prince Kevin uttered a small scream and covered his mouth in horror, but he was almost snatched by Fiore.

"That dragon can turn into a human being - I refuse to recall his disgusting appearance! He wanted to touch me, but I refused to die, and said that I would rather die." Karina's eyes were red, and she was patted by the Elf Elder Comforting with his shoulders, he continued firmly, "Lucky among misfortunes... He actually let me go and let me give up the idea of ​​committing suicide, and then... to vent my desire, I found Iviedo who was hiding in the shadows."

Karina said hastily: "I've never seen him, and I don't know when he came. The dragon seems to be unfamiliar with this face, but it's enough to arouse his interest, but next, follow Mance behind him stopped him, and Fiore was very dissatisfied and asked him why. During the dispute, Mance said something like 'He is my ally!', and the angry dragon replied 'Isn't an ally better, I Those who like demons are not bad!', I heard it clearly. Their dispute became more and more intense, and they almost broke up, and finally broke up. Mance also chatted with Ivedo, but at that time I Has been taken by Fiore."

There was a crack visible to the naked eye on Wilt's frozen expression, and everyone looked at him like a poor man who had been hurt emotionally.Mephisto supported him kindly, but was thrown away before touching him; Duke Nona was still thinking deeply, organizing his words; Prince Kevin shrank his handsome face behind Duke Nona, and whispered: "The remnants of the devil really It's organized."

"My vigilance is not so bad that I can let the devil swagger around me and give orders." Wilt said coldly, his expression has been well controlled again, and he has returned to that majestic appearance. Just one glance made Kevin shut his mouth tightly.He touched the back of his hand, "Well, to be honest, I have noticed this, but the princess's words alone can't fully prove it. Besides, Iviedo and I have been thin and thin for a few months , pitiful and quiet appearance, even in the few days I left..."

Everyone supported their foreheads, and Prince Kevin, who had rich experience, almost wanted to jump up and shout: I have seen this kind of thing a lot!

"...Staying at home all the time—" Wilt's words stopped suddenly.

When he was talking, a rare lavender crystal that was exactly the same as the scales on Sidi's back appeared on the back of his hand. A small magic circle drawn on the amethyst perfectly reflected the real-time scene behind Sidi, and In the scene, in the past week, the familiar Ivydo who reads, cooks, and quietly looks into the distance has disappeared——

—in its place was a man he had never seen before.

Black mist lingers, and the swirling cracks behind it lead to an unknown space.

It's that succubus!

"What's wrong?" Mephisto, who was closest to Wilt, asked. He saw the abnormality on the back of his hand and thought it was some kind of curse, but the next moment, he saw Wilt suddenly raised his head, and the deep violet The colored eyes instantly turned into vertical pupils!

Immediately afterwards, an unknown coercion attacked everyone present like a storm. Prince Kevin was overthrown in an instant, Princess Karina fell to her knees on the ground, and Duke Nona and Mephisto turned pale. Lowering his head, even the legendary elder of the elves couldn't breathe. Even the living creatures in the entire imperial city stopped their activities and fell into a dead silence.

This moment lasted as long as a century.When Wilt spoke again, time seemed to pass.

"Go." He dragged Mephisto away, his eyes fixed on the picture in the amethyst scale armor on the back of his hand.