Chapter 286 The So-Called Measures
Duke Aldrich walked out of a villa with satisfaction. After exchanging a few polite words with the owner of the villa who was seeing him off, he got on his carriage.
When the coachman saw the Duke getting on the carriage, he whipped the two horses pulling the carriage and drove back to the Duke's mansion. The carriage slowly drove on the streets of the noble district, which had become somewhat quiet because it had been dark for a long time.
Because there were few pedestrians and vehicles on the street, the coachman did not need to concentrate on driving the horses. He was bored and plucked up his courage to start chatting with Duke Aldrich in the carriage in a flattering tone.
"My Lord Duke, many noble masters have invited you to attend banquets recently." Duke Aldrich in the carriage heard the coachman's complimenting words and smiled triumphantly. However, as a noble, he was reserved and did not want to talk to the coachman more. He snorted in a majestic and low tone and did not speak.
The coachman shrank his head and did not dare to continue talking to Duke Aldrich. He concentrated on driving the horse. At this time, Duke Aldrich, who was sitting in the carriage, did not show a majestic attitude in front of the servants, but a smug look on his face.
In the past, although he had the title of a hereditary duke, he was only a nominal noble without a fiefdom, and he did not hold any important position in the Kingdom of Gillis; so Duke Aldrich was not actually valued in the kingdom.
However, it was precisely because he was not valued that Duke Aldrich took the attitude of a noble. Because only when he maintained the so-called aristocratic tradition could he reflect his identity as a duke. When the night elves occupied the Kingdom of Severn and issued a request for humans to release the enslaved elves, Duke Aldrich was the first to stand up and say that he would not do what the night elves asked.
Because in the tradition of the nobility, elf slaves are a very important part. Duke Aldrich claimed to be a model of nobility, so he naturally would not agree to destroy this tradition.
What he did not expect was that after he made a gesture, he actually became a hot commodity in the kingdom for a while. Many powerful nobles and ministers in power in the court have recently invited him to a banquet. Indulging in the attitude of the crowd, which was completely different from the previous attitude of almost ignoring him, Duke Aldrich did not think about why these people suddenly respected him, the neglected duke.
In Duke Aldrich's mind, the treatment he had received recently was fair. As a duke who tried his best to maintain the tradition of the nobility, everyone should respect him. As for the issue of those elf slaves? Ha, that was just a gesture, who would care?
Duke Aldrich did not know that many upper-class people in the Kingdom of Gillis would often invite him to banquets recently, and it was because of his attitude towards elf slaves.
It can be said that at this time when the night elves are showing their edge, among the people at the level of the duke of the kingdom and above, Duke Aldrich is the first one to jump out and openly not give face to the night elves. The reason why many upper-class people in the Kingdom of Gillis often invited him to various banquets and family banquets recently is actually to keep a close eye on his fate.
If Duke Aldrich is fine in the end, it proves that the declaration issued by the night elves is just thunder and rain. In this case, most of the nobles who were reluctant to give up their beautiful elf slaves would not have to worry about it. If Duke Aldrich encountered misfortune, he would need to consider the proposal of the night elves.
However, Duke Aldrich, who was very courageous or thick-skinned, did not know all this. He was lying in the carriage, imagining that he would become a guest of honor for all the upper-class people in the capital, and it would be best if His Majesty the King would grant him a piece of territory or something.
However, when Duke Aldrich was thinking about where to find the territory that suited his duke status, something unexpected happened. Because he had been losing power in the past few days, Duke Aldrich did not have many guards like ordinary nobles.
However, because he was in the noble district, there was no need to worry about safety, so Duke Aldrich went to a noble family dinner with only the coachman. The coachman was concentrating on driving the carriage at this time, and did not notice that on the empty street, a shadow that ordinary people could not see was coldly watching the approaching carriage.
When the carriage approached the figure for a distance, an almost imperceptible glimmer flashed, and the figure disappeared. Then, after a muffled groan that the coachman didn't care about, the figure appeared outside the carriage again and quickly disappeared.
Ever since the night elves issued their declaration, various human countries and forces have been paying attention to the close combat of the matter. Duke Aldrich of the Kingdom of Gillis jumped out himself, and many people actually cheered secretly. When everyone feels that the future is complicated and confusing, a timely bird that comes out will make everyone grateful.
And just today, everyone who pays attention to Duke Aldrich understood the true attitude of the night elves.
The night before, Duke Aldrich was found dead in his carriage. A few magic hours later, several Gillis Kingdom nobles who frequently invited Duke Aldrich to banquets some time ago were also found dead in their homes.
Although the murderer did not leave any information, everyone knew that it was done by the night elves. Because, according to Yu Fei's instructions, after completing the assassination mission, Maiev sent the elven slaves to the royal post station of the Kingdom of Gillis.
Several nobles were assassinated in the Kingdom of Gillis, but they did not make any radical moves. Even under the secret order of Gillis IV, who is now in power, the Royal Post Station really cooperated to transport the elven slaves sent by Maiev there to the direction of the Kingdom of Severn.
Many people admire Gillis IV's forbearance, but also understand the helplessness. No one knows the temperament of the newly born night elves. The only thing we know is that the night elves ruthlessly killed more than one million soldiers of the Kingdom of Severn.
From this point of exposure, at least the night elves will never be good-tempered. The Kingdom of Gillis is just an ordinary kingdom, and its strength is far inferior to that of the Kingdom of Severn. Naturally, it dares not object to the behavior of the night elves. Who let his country have a brainless duke? Just accept it.
In addition, Maiev's strength also shocked and even frightened Gillis IV. Among the nobles assassinated by Maiev, there was a family with a long history. Among them, there was a legendary wizard. However, the legendary mage not only failed to discover and stop Maiev's assassination in advance, but was also killed.
The Kingdom of Gillis is not as powerful as the Kingdom of Severn. The highest among the royal family is a legendary powerhouse. If the killer of the night elves wants, can't he kill himself? Thinking of this, Gillis IV later cooperated with the declaration of the night elves. Not only did he release all the elf slaves of the royal family, but he also asked the noble ministers to do the same.
In fact, Gillis IV's fear was a bit too much. Maiev, who has never been promoted to the sixth level of hero, is only at the level of the middle legendary level in terms of her own strength. With the bonus of a set of luxurious equipment, she is just epic.
It's just that the fog skill makes it easiest for Maiev to deal with mages, so after Yu Fei took a fancy to the lower-level soul crystal, Maiev easily solved the legendary mage in the noble family.
There are more than one legendary powerhouses in the Gillis royal family, and Maiev will not take risks easily.
With the example of the Kingdom of Gillis, many human countries, except the three empires and the Alliance of the Kandra Business Kingdom, have released the enslaved elves. Of course, perhaps some nobles have hidden the elf slaves and decided not to take them out in the future for their own enjoyment without letting others know, and the night elves can't do anything about it for the time being.
Some countries that want to please the night elves even sent the released elf slaves to the Kingdom of Severn occupied by the night elves, just like the Kingdom of Gillis.
However, the attitudes of the three empires and the Alliance of the Kandra Business Kingdom made Yu Fei a little confused. Yu Fei can understand the Kandra Alliance. After all, they are all merchant-style countries. They must want to take advantage of the night elves. But why didn't the three empires respond?
In the human world of Eslazer, a more delicate situation has always been maintained. The Holy Lion Empire and the Bozana Empire are undisguised hostile relations, and the rising star Canaan Empire can be regarded as a two-sided existence, but because the Bozana Empire is generally in a weak position, more people are inclined to the Bozana Empire.
The appearance of the night elves and their naked intervention in the human world should be a big shock to the three empires in a relatively balanced state. No matter which empire the night elves choose to support, it will put great pressure on the other party or the other two parties.
In this case, the three empires should take the initiative to show goodwill to the night elves and release the elf slaves. Why is there no movement?
Yu Fei was puzzled and simply stopped speculating on the attitudes of the three empires. What these three countries are up to will definitely be revealed in the near future. Yu Fei is now concerned about the elf tribes that continue to move into the sphere of influence of the night elves and the liberated elf slaves that have been transported over.
The arrival of the native elves has largely solved the problem of the night elves' management of the occupied areas. Although elves and humans have many differences and disagreements, they can still play a management role with the prestige established by the night elves and the elves' own not too weak strength.
What troubled Yu Fei was that the dozen or so elders of the elven tribes that Yu Fei's clones had contacted were all clamoring to pay homage to the larva of the World Tree.