Chapter 239 Trivial Skills
The seventh apostle, Plague, the source of the plague, has died, and its influence has gradually dissipated.
The scorching sun broke through the dark clouds, and the depressing and dull feeling disappeared as the dark clouds dispersed.
However, that peaceful village has undergone earth-shaking changes. All the houses have collapsed, and there are piles of bones, proving the tragedy that has happened.
Chen Ping glanced at the unconscious Jialu in Xiaohei's arms, shook his head and sighed.
"Let's take her with us for the time being! We'll wait until the issues with the Principality and Dark City are resolved!"
Since he promised Jialu to turn this place into an oasis, Chen Ping will do his best to do it. However, there are more urgent things at the moment, and turning a desert into an oasis cannot be accomplished in a day, and it also requires a lot of manpower. and material resources.
He mounted the nine-tailed fox again, put Jialu in front of him, and continued towards the Dark City.
After another day's journey, according to the map provided by the principality, it was at most two days' journey from Dark City.
Chen Ping still had plenty of energy, but the Nine-tailed Fox's long-distance running depleted his physical strength very quickly, especially after leaving the Star Continent, and his recovery was much slower.
Not far away, there was a very steep-looking mountain. Chen Ping planned to spend the night on the mountain and rest for a night.
"Master, there is a camp on the mountain, and there are many people inside. Judging from the clothes... they seem to be people from the principality, and some people from the dark elves!"
Before Chen Ping went up the mountain, he asked Xiao Hei to investigate.
"People from the Principality and Dark Elves? What's going on?"
Chen Ping frowned slightly, and the first thing he thought of was that there was a spy inside the principality.
Although based on the current situation of the principality, as long as the army of the dark elves arrives, it is completely fair. However, after all, the principality has been operating in Hutton City for hundreds of years, and it still has some background. For safety reasons, the dark elves should indeed plant some spies.
"What strength?"
"The strength of the scarlet beast is equivalent to the third or fourth level. Among them is the leader of the Dark Elf clan. The strongest one is level five. It looks like it will soon reach level six!" Xiao Hei replied.
"Level 5? There's some trouble, but it's not a big problem!"
Chen Ping can easily deal with level five demons. Even if the opponent reaches level six, Chen Ping is sure to escape unscathed!
"Uh-huh!"
Holding the red flame sword and unfolding the mechanical wings on his back, Chen Ping flew directly into the air, while the nine-tailed fox climbed to the top of the mountain carrying Jialu, who was still unconscious.
In the camp, a man wearing the iconic costume of the principality was chatting in a low voice with an elegant and noble dark elf. It seemed that he was discussing very urgent matters.
Originally, Xiao Hei wanted to eavesdrop, but there was a powerful protective formation in the camp, and Xiao Hei could not get close.
"Bang!"
The long sword swung down with scorching flames, directly triggering the protective formation. The invisible shield began to shake violently under Chen Ping's blow.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The magic stones that maintained the protective formation exploded one after another, and eventually the shield shattered, causing the entire mountain to tremble slightly.
"Your Majesty the Marquis!"
The man wearing principality clothes immediately walked out of the tent in the camp, his face full of shock and anger, but when he saw Chen Ping in mid-air, his face turned into joy.
"Who are you?" Chen Ping asked coldly.
"I am Boqi, the secret envoy of the principality. Her Majesty the Queen sent me here to contact the dark elves!"
"By the way, I was also present when Her Majesty the Queen knighted you!"
"Your Majesty, the Marquis, is young and promising, and has a majestic and heroic appearance, which commands the utmost respect from my subordinates..." Boqi looked upright and upright with his sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, but his ability to flatter him was not inferior to that of Chen Ping, and was even better.
Chen Ping was skeptical about Boqi's words.
"Is this the youngest Marquis and Knight of Glory in the principality?" The elegant dark elf heard the voices outside and walked out slowly with four maids.
"More than that? Your Excellency is also the youngest honorary advisor in the history of the Grand Mage Guild, and is also the current head of the advisory group!" Boqi added with pride.
"Head of the advisory board of the Great Magician's Guild? With a sword?" The dark elf woman raised her eyebrows slightly.
"I only know a little about swordsmanship!" Chen Ping said, and immediately replaced the red flame sword in his hand with a magic wand.
"What about magic?" the woman asked with interest.
"To put it humbly, this can be considered mastery!" Chen Ping smiled slightly.
"Oh? That's such a big statement! I want to give it a try to see what the honorary advisor of the great magician's guild is really like!"
After the woman finished speaking, she also took out the staff and waved it gently. Suddenly, the wind and clouds rose, and the entire mountain peak was enveloped in the power of the elements gathered by the woman.
"Little tricks!"
Chen Ping snorted coldly and directly expanded the elemental realm, and the ice dragon and the fire dragon appeared at the same time.
"The elements take shape!"
Seeing this, the woman's eyes widened immediately. She clearly felt that Chen Ping's strength was average, but she didn't expect that he could unleash such a terrifying forbidden technique!
However, although Chen Ping's forbidden skills are powerful, his own strength is too low and he is unable to exert the true power of the elemental field.
The woman waved one hand, abruptly taking back control of the elemental power, and condensed it into a huge fireball.
Chen Ping frowned slightly, put away his staff, replaced it with a long bow, and took out a magic stone with his other hand.
"This...this is...wait a minute! Wait a minute!" When the woman saw the long bow that Chen Ping took out, her expression suddenly changed. She immediately dispersed the power of the elements and even put away her magic wand.
Seeing this, Chen Ping also stopped. He originally didn't want to waste his treasure at the bottom of the box here. When he saw the other party stop, he stopped without hesitation.
"The holy weapon of the ancient elves! How come it is in your hands! Where did you get it?" the woman asked repeatedly.
Chen Ping did not answer directly, but slowly fell to the ground.
"The two tribes are about to go to war, why are you here?" Chen Ping looked at Bo Qi.
"Reporting to the Marquis, the Queen is still fighting for a truce with the Dark Elves. Well...didn't the Queen mention it to you when you came over?"
Chen Ping came to Dark City on a temporary basis. After learning about the situation through Ye Ying, he set off directly without seeing Skadi, so he naturally didn't know about the situation.
"The matter is urgent. I just signed a contract with the Celestial Empire and reported back to the Queen, so I came here!" Chen Ping replied.
"So...the Heavenly Empire signed a contract? This...is this true?" Boqi's eyes widened.
"How can this be fake? Heavenly reinforcements will arrive in the principality soon!"
"This is great!" Boqi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Heavenly reinforcements?" The woman next to her frowned slightly.
Although she is called a dark elf, this woman's skin is exceptionally white, like snow under the moonlight, exuding a faint cold light, and like the purest mutton-fat jade, delicate and moist.
Her long hair was like black satin, falling softly on her slender and straight back. Occasionally, a few strands of hair fluttered gently in the breeze, like elves dancing in the dark night.
That delicate face, with a high bridge of nose and lips as delicate as rose petals, has both the innate arrogance of the elves and the softness of women.
She is tall and graceful, and her movements are elegant.
"Lord Marquis, this is the eldest princess of the night elves, Elise!"
Boqi introduced Chen Ping, and then looked at Eles: "This is the Marquis I have mentioned to you many times!"
"No wonder you are respected by both the Grand Mage Guild and the Principality. With your abilities, you are indeed qualified!" Eles said with a smile.
"The eldest princess is honored. I didn't know you were the eldest princess of the Dark City. I'm so offended. Please forgive me!"
In fact, when Iles came out, Chen Ping knew that the other party had an extraordinary status. In special times, when dealing with high-level relationships, he naturally could not use ordinary means. In order to strive for more favorable conditions, Chen Ping could also show any weakness. , otherwise, you will definitely be at a disadvantage in the subsequent "negotiations".
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them entered the tent in the camp together with everyone else.
Boqi briefly introduced the situation here.
This mountain is called Black Tower Mountain, and the camp here is the Black Tower Camp. The location is steep, but the view is wide. From here, you can overlook the surrounding environment, making it easier to monitor potential threats.
During times of peace between Dark City and the Principality, this was the gathering place for information exchange between the two races, and most meetings between the two races were held here.
Nowadays, the Dark Elf clan is not stable internally. Since the new Queen Imaya came to the throne, the entire Dark Elf clan has been divided into two factions.
Among them, the progressive faction headed by Queen Imaya advocated exchanges and cooperation with all ethnic groups and achieved many results.
The other faction is the conservatives headed by the Senate. For thousands of years, the conservatives have controlled the fate of the dark elves and have absolute say.
Just like Queen Skadi of the Principality, Imaya also has an iron-blooded hand. More importantly, under her leadership, the Dark Elf tribe has indeed grown stronger. After trading with the Principality through official channels, the economy has also achieved unprecedented development.
Therefore, Imaya had a huge impact on the Senate, making the Senate's power increasingly unstable.
Most of the dark elves have no good impressions of humans. All the senate has been committed to starting a war with the principality or empire. Even if they achieve some results in the war, they can stabilize their position.
Not long ago, a plague broke out in the second most prosperous city of the Dark Elves, and almost all the Dark Elves in the city died from the plague.
The Senate pointed the finger at the human race and determined that it was the human race. Under their guidance, most of the dark elf warriors demanded revenge against the principality.
Imaya had just suppressed it a little, but the seal deep in the Dark City became loose. It was directly exposed by the Senate, causing panic again.
This is no longer about revenge, but a time when the Dark Elves' survival is at stake.
At the same time, a fortune teller from the demon clan, Letina, appeared and confirmed that this was a human conspiracy. If the human race was not eliminated, more dark elves would die from the plague.
Therefore, the army of elves marched directly towards the principality.
"Actually, the seal in Dark City is intact, and the demon god has no ability to break through the seal!"
"What we have to do now is to find the source of the plague. As long as the plague is solved, I will have a way to stop this war!" Eles, the eldest princess of the Dark Elf clan, said with certainty.
Dark City is the holy city in the hearts of all dark elves. Even if there is such a danger, most dark elves are willing to stay in Dark City. They are only temporarily incited by the people in the Senate.
"Looking for the source of the plague?"
The first thing Chen Ping thought of was the seventh apostle who had just died, Plague, the source of the plague. This might have something to do with it.
However, out of caution, Chen Ping decided to go to the place where the plague was first discovered to check.
"It's too dangerous there. The people we sent to investigate have already..." Elias's face was full of worry.
"I can go there alone. Tell me the location!"
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