Chapter 869, The Phoenix King and the Welcome Ceremony
The first thing that appeared at the end of the sea level was the shining tower hundreds of meters high. This fortress-shaped lighthouse is located on a rocky island in a narrow sea estuary. It has thousands of bright lights, illuminating all the roads leading to Lothern. route.
This epic fortress lighthouse guards the mouth of the Emerald Gate. Any enemy approaching the Emerald Gate will be defeated by the densely packed weapons on the tower. This magnificent fortress is strong enough to resist the most crazy attacks.
After passing through the flashing tower, there was the emerald gate tens of meters high. Under the guidance of the high elf navigator, everyone was allowed to pass.
Since Teclis and others returned to Tyrion's fleet, there are no more high elves on the Enterprise now, so Olika came out. She was dressed in a black and white lace maid outfit, and she wore a flawless white silk scarf on her head. She silently looked at Lothern Haimen, Ryan and Surya walked behind Olika, seeing Olika's sad look, Suria sighed softly, wanted to say something but didn't say it, but Ryan hugged his personal maid gently from behind: "Olika?"
"Master, look." The dark elf closed his eyes and leaned against Ryan for a few seconds, then opened his eyes again: "Look, those huge stone statues at the gate of Lothern's Emerald Gate."
Ryan stared.
Just before Lothern Sea Gate, dozens of giant stone statues of elf gods stand on the ocean, each of them is over a hundred meters high. In the ancient times of elves, elf gods have not been restricted by Asuryan to visit the mortal world Before, the ancient elf empire carved the appearance of these gods in the mortal world.
Therefore, the appearance of every elf god is portrayed, even a deer-headed hunter Kunos.
Only the lord of the phoenix, the emperor of heaven, the oldest and greatest god, the creator of the world, the eternal flame, the giver of life, Asuryan, the god king of the elven heaven god system, did not show his appearance, but his face Wearing a mask, the mask is half black and half white, which symbolizes that he is the king of elves and gods to reconcile all things in the world. His whole body is wrapped in white feathers. Answering any prayers, and never participating in any elf affairs, according to Lilith, Asuryan has always only communicated with other gods, and the frequency is extremely rare.
At the same time, Lilith told Ryan and the others that she had never even been close to Asuryan. The Lord of the Phoenix would always sit on the diamond throne at the top of his Phoenix Pyramid and watch the world with cold eyes. Mortals had never seen His face. At the same time, the number of times the god has met with him can also be counted on the fingers.
Asuryan and Kane shared a queen named Heya before, and Heya died in the fall of the spirit clan, and he failed to escape.
Lilith also told Ryan that Asuryan is a hermaphrodite—as the God of God and the God of Creation, Asuryan, who is essentially a phoenix, has no gender, and is naturally inhumane, and at the same time, he has no emotions. Dian Olika also confirmed that the only thing that makes Asuryan angry is when Kane, the god of blood hands, wants to compete with Asuryan for the dominance of the elves.
By the way, Kane is the brother of Asuryan. He also fought several battles with Kunos, the god of hunting, in order to compete for the elf mother goddess Isa. At the same time, Kane also loves Lilith deeply.
Intersex? Ryan complained in his heart.
The other gods Ryan also looked at it roughly,
Among them, familiar Ryans such as Kunos, Isa, Hoss, and Val all recognize him. He also took a special look at Lilith. They are very similar, except that the clothes are more "girly", and they have moon-white hair, with angel-like wings on the back.
"Many gods have been devoured by Mogul." Olika leaned on Ryan and whispered: "They have been forever overwhelmed by the corruption of chaos."
Ryan nodded. He also heard from Lilith and Alaros that the Beastman Sanctuary Beast King Shadow-Mogul is simply the nemesis of the elf gods. The incarnation of the world, the devoured elf god will never return or be reborn. Every time the wood elves have to pay huge casualties and a terrible price in order to fight against Mogul, but Mogul can be reborn countless times, and it has no effect on the wood elves. The damage done to Athel Loren can never be undone.
After more than a dozen times like this, the wood elves' invasion of Mogul was almost exhausted. Even if Alaros killed Mogul in the Battle of the Arden Forest, it was nothing more than winning a lot of money for Athel Loren. A short respite (10 or 20 years) only.
After looking around, Ryan and others set their sights on Kane, the god of blood hands. Kane is huge, and his statue is slender, wearing a whole body of bronze armor, with a very angry expression on his face, and his hands Holding two twisted saw swords, there will always be blood dripping from his hands. As for why... This is a very long story. In order to prevent people from talking about water, I will not repeat it here. The god's desire for blood and killing is endless, and it will continue to increase as time goes by, until the believers can't satisfy each other, they will abandon each other, and Kane's desire for women is also endless. Every year, the dark elves choose some maids Give it to Kane, and those who can come back alive can join Kane's bride party.
The High Elves still worship Kane, but very limited, only performing routine prayers before battles, the High Elves consider Kane's passion for battle a "necessary evil", while at other times, Kane worship is strictly prohibited.
Now through the Emerald Gate, the capital of the high elves, Lothern appeared in front of everyone.
What a splendid city it is!
Hundreds of spiky towers rose from the ground, each tens of meters high, countless exquisite banners of the high elves fluttered in the sky, spreading far into the distance, and the trade returned from Ulthuan and other regions There is an endless stream of ships, from the old world, from Araby, and even merchant ships from far away from Indy, Nipeng, and Cathay come in and out. The labyrinth-like waterway extends in all directions and is extremely complicated. There are countless high elves The guards and the army were on standby, and the tens of meters high sea wall was closed immediately, blocking the sea water and even the sunlight, casting shadows on the faces of Ryan and the others. In the center of the port, on a base the size of a small island On the pedestal, the huge statue of Aenarion calmly watched Ulthuan, the territory he saved with his life and his glorious Phoenix Dynasty.
And behind him, there is a row of statues of the Phoenix King, each of them is lifelike, such as the Phoenix King Beo-Shanar in the heyday of the Elven Empire, Caledor I who succeeded him, and the reckless Caledon II , the cruel and cruel Tessiris... until the current Phoenix King, the tall and majestic but unexpectedly friendly Finnuba.
The merchant ships crowded the next route. Tyrion commanded the Lothern sea guards to clear the channel, and at the same time signaled the ironclad ship to wait for a while. Ryan and the others had to stand on the deck of the ironclad ship and wait. Except for Ryan, Fulgen, and others, almost everyone has been shocked by the wealth and prosperity of Lothern. This great city and its great harbor are loaded with all the goods in the world and welcome all visitors.
"Master, madam ~ look there!" Orika pointed out her finger and pointed to an island group located in the western part of the Lothern Inland Sea. The island group was surrounded by high elves using sea walls, drawbridges and large fortresses. The flow of people is like weaving: "That's where the aliens live!"
"That's where we live?" Ryan took a look at the island group. The area is relatively large, covering more than ten square kilometers.
"Well, that's the alien residential area designated by the high elves. It was just a small fishing village outside the Lothern pier at first, but now, the number of humans there is more than that of the local people of Lothern, that is to say, more than ten square meters There are more than 100,000 humans living within 10000 km." The sadness on Olika's face dissipated, and she said very interestingly: "After all, the reproduction speed of humans is second only to ratmen and green skins."
"Here, humans use dwarven products, gold and silver, gems, furs, herbs, food, grains, books and trade with high elves." Suria held the booklet, and the female knight looked at "Ulthuan Trade" with great interest. Guidebook: "This is the Alien Residential Area, the only place in the city where other aliens are allowed to live and roam freely without the special permission granted by the Phoenix King and representatives of Qi."
Similarly, the people who arrived at the paradise of the high elves for the first time talked about the grand scene in front of them, and the beautiful and noble city opened its doors to them at this time.
After waiting for more than an hour, the route was finally cleared, the ironclad ship gradually docked, and a huge gangway was erected on the magnificent deep-water port. There are hundreds of such deep-water ports in Lothern, and they are all full. However, the arrival of the iron-clad ship still surprised everyone, and even many high elves were ready to fight. Who knew that the people who got off the ship were humans...or those annoying dwarves?
But the appearance of the Phoenix King's close captain of the white lion guards, Kosir, made everyone relax their vigilance. Kosir represented the Phoenix King on this occasion, and he personally led a group of white lion guards to stand in a circle. The champions of Charis had proven themselves countless times to be the Phoenix King's reliable guards and loyal companions, and the presence of Kothir meant that they were not enemies, if not friends.
"On behalf of His Majesty the Phoenix King Fenuba, I would like to welcome everyone, especially His Majesty the Knight King Ryan Malcador, His Majesty Queen Suria Kumani Aintri De Winfort, and the Legion of Ashes Legion Commander Fulgan, you have come forward to help Azul at this difficult time, and we Azul will remember it in our hearts." The captain of the White Lion Guard Kosir stepped forward and said, he is a strong man, he is very serious, dressed in Official court uniform and lion-skin cloak, with a pair of giant axes hanging around his waist, reminiscent of the pair behind Angron, there is no doubt that this is an old Sanctuary powerhouse.
Ryan guessed that he had memorized this passage, because not only did Kosiel's face not have much enthusiasm, but he was full of hostility and stared at the group of bearded dwarves behind Ryan who were constantly amazed and talking. There was Olika standing behind Ryan looking around with a smile on her face.
The three things that dwarves, dark elves, and high elves hate the most come in two.
"Thank you, thank you very much." Ryan could see Kohill's hostility, and he was glad that Kohill couldn't understand what the mustaches were saying, otherwise it would be version 2.0 of the Long Beard War.
"Oh, pointy ears are so rich! Guess how much we can grab if we blow up this place?"
"We should clean up every elf palace here! Until the book of hatred is completely emptied!"
"Ah, I can't wait, Grimnir, how much wealth have we left in this damned place?"
"Shh, be quiet, pointy ears are watching us."
The mustaches finally calmed down, and Ryan grabbed Olika, and introduced to Kohir: "She is a slave maid I bought from the Marienburg talent market, and her name is Olika. Ambassador Temag and Marienburg can testify."
"I hope it's as you said, King of Knights." Kohir thought for a while, then nodded: "Let her stay where she is, you, Queen Suria, and Your Excellency Fulgan, please come with me, His Majesty Finnuba has already I have been waiting for a long time in the Phoenix King's Court."
Ryan nodded, and the three of them followed, while the rest accepted the arrangement of the high elves and moved into the alien residential area first.
Everything seemed so logical until the band of high elves started to play music to welcome Ryan and others. The band of high elves in formal court attire beat the drums softly, and at the same time someone blew the trumpet, and the singing group began to sing welcome songs .
The leading high elf singer let go of his voice, and he sang with a brisk voice. Under the cheerful minor tune and rhythmic beat, the moving voice spread.
"Doodle urbem vectus venit simia elephantus!"
"Pluma in hat et vocavit illud, et adh? sit COLLYRA!"
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Ryan's face darkened after hearing this, Gao Jing's song...
The faces of Fulgan and Suria also became ugly, and Teclis shook his head helplessly. He knew Tyrion too well, and such temptations would continue to happen in the future.
On the one hand, Tyrion was a little proud, and on the other hand, he was also observing the changes in the expressions of Ryan and others. Tyrion knew that if Ryan and others had enough wisdom and education, then they had to be patient at this time. If Ryan and the others can endure, then the two sides will be able to cooperate further. The war lord is very clear that since it is a joint operation, both sides must have a buffer space.
Asur has taken many steps back, and humans must also show their sincerity.
At the end of the welcome song, Tyrion took the initiative to come up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Ryan, Your Excellency Fulgrim, how are you? Is Asur's song pleasant?"
Ryan kept sneering in his heart. In this case, it is wrong to say it is pleasant, and it is also wrong to say it is not pleasant. Tyrion is going to give them a blow!
"Of course, it's very pleasant." Ryan smiled and raised his hand flatly, indicating that he could continue. He walked towards the Phoenix King's Court under the leadership of Kohill, and he didn't forget to add in the middle of the walk: "It sounds very good The song, I think when the Asurs left the old world, they must have sung this song and left by boat, right?"
Now, it's the turn of the high elves to make a collective black face.
"Please come in, everyone, His Majesty Finnuba will be waiting for you inside." The captain of the White Lion Guard Kosir raised his battle ax to block the way of everyone: "But before that, please put your weapons outside. At any time, None of you are allowed to meet the Phoenix King with weapons."
Ryan and the others didn't say anything about this, so after collecting the weapons, the door of the reception room opened.
The Phoenix King stood before his diamond throne.
"Welcome, King of Knights who came from afar."
Ryan was about to speak, but at this moment, suddenly, an extremely cold gaze stared at Ryan from Finuba's body. This gaze was not malicious, but it did not have any kindness either. He cast his gaze from the void to the world For the rest of his life, his cold eyes only turned on Ryan and Fulgan.
Something is looking at Ryan through the medium of Finubar!
Above the void, the platinum phoenix formed by the fire of heaven confronts the golden phantom formed by the bright golden light.
"Master of Humanity, how many civilizations like yours have been destroyed by the Spirit Race Empire! Do you want to be next?"
"Asuryan, it looks like you still haven't learned your lesson from Fall of the Spirit Race!"
"Hmph! You don't need to remind me!"
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