Chapter 187 Elf Long Archer! Antolian Foreign Legion!
Leon knew exactly what Alicia wanted.
Alicia also knew very well what Leon wanted to rip off.
But even though she had been prepared in her heart, she was still trembling with anger after hearing the conditions offered by Leon.
"It is absolutely impossible for the elves to surrender to humans!"
Alicia said without hesitation: "This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Alicia's answer was naturally expected by Leon. If Leon was allowed to use One word to describe the racial characteristics of the moon elves, then this word is neither beauty nor elegance, but pride.
The moon elves have always had their own pride.
Even before encountering the Antolians, the moon elves living in this land had always been extremely isolated under the black mist, and even once regarded themselves as the last wise men in the abandoned land.
Therefore...
Leon's previous condition - the proposal to surrender to the Antolians and obtain the Shadow Manipulator, was naturally rejected by Alicia without hesitation.
Anyway, Leon was just trying it out to shock the elves' psychological defenses first, so that his subsequent demands would not appear too outrageous.
As for whether the elves would flip the table... Leon didn't believe it anyway.
At the moment, it is the elves who are asking for help from humans, not humans who are asking for help from the elves. Leon is already in an invincible position, and it is nothing more than a consideration of the size of the profit.
"In that case..."
Leon's face showed some embarrassment: "What kind of chips does the Moon Elf plan to offer?" "...
"
Hearing this, Alicia was in a daze for a moment.
To be honest, the reason why she came to Fort Wilson was completely impromptu. Although she brought the elf elders with her for two months, she actually didn't even think about what kind of price she should offer.
She only knew that she must make a deal with the Antolians to bring the Moon Elf's World Tree back to life.
As for the price the moon elves have to pay...
it seems...
the elves really have nothing to offer.
The moon elves have three great treasures.
One is the seed of the World Tree, but the Antolians already have the seedlings of the World Tree.
The second is the fire of the eternal fire, but when the first transaction was made, the Antolians also got a lot, and they seemed to have no intention of continuing to ask for it.
As for the third treasure, the water of the moon spring, even the moon elves don't have much of it, and they always count it in drops.
"If Her Majesty the Queen hasn't thought about it yet, you can go back and think about it first. I'm actually not in a hurry. I have to lead the troops out in a while, and I'll be back in a few months." Leon was quite considerate
. said.
The Antolians can wait, but the Moon Elves cannot!
"Wait a minute..."
When Leon had already stepped out of the room with one foot, Alicia finally sighed and said: "Three drops of water from the moon spring."
As the Marquis of Antolia, Leon of course Know what moon spring water is.
Even if he didn't know it before, Giorni, who serves as the plenipotentiary ambassador of Antoria to the Moon Shadow Forest, is not free of charge.
While writing the book, Qiaoerni had already learned everything about the moon elves.
The Moon Elf got its name from the water of the Moon Spring!
It is said that... this magical spring water has the effect of making flesh and bones of the living dead. Although the actual use is not as exaggerated as the legend, it is enough to make an old man shine with glory, and it is enough to keep the life of a dying person alive.
And although it is called a spring, the so-called Moon Spring is actually just a "dry well" in the Moon Shadow Forest.
It almost dried up thousands of years ago, and even if the spring water can be collected in a year, there are only a few drops.
"What else?"
Leon returned to the desk and sat down.
Three drops of moon spring water can be accumulated by the elves in just one year.
But if we rely on the Shadow Manipulator to save the only World Tree that has already entered adulthood, it can be regarded as a thousand-year plan of the Moon Elf clan!
So according to the conditions offered by Alicia... the current transaction is not equal.
"What else does the Marquis want?"
Clementi, the moon elf elder on the side, took the initiative to take over the conversation.
As an old elf who has lived for one hundred and forty-four years, he asked himself that he had already seen clearly the cunning nature of the Antolians who did not let go of hawks when they saw rabbits, and saw rabbits digging rabbit holes.
If Alicia is allowed to continue following Leon's words, I am afraid that the moon elves will become dependent on humans sooner or later.
"I have often heard that all the elven long archers of the moon elves are extremely brave. Even if they are three to five hundred meters apart, they can hit the target with perfect accuracy?" "Does the
Marquis want the warriors of the elves to serve you?"
Clementi He frowned: "What's the difference between this and loyalty to humans?"
"There is a difference! Of course there is a difference!"
"Elder Clementi can understand it as a mercenary. Oh, in human society, mercenaries are through participation Soldiers who are paid for the war, Antoria provides shadow manipulators, and the moon elves provide elven long archers. This is an equal exchange!"
Leon curled his lips and denied the moon elf elder's misconception on the spot.
Nowadays, the Antorians do have repeating crossbows, but after all, today's repeating crossbows are only the first generation models, with an effective range of only more than a hundred meters.
As Wilbert I officially decided to send troops to intervene in the Norton chaos, Leon naturally wanted to pick a peach for himself from the hands of the Principality of Norton.
If we can have the assistance of the elven longbowmen, while the steam cannon is still under conception, it can barely make up for the lack of long-range firepower.
Minimizing casualties while achieving results has always been Leon's pursuit.
After all...
the number of purely native Antorians is too small.
Even though Leon has encouraged fertility in the land of Antolia, refugees packaged from all over the kingdom also account for a large part.
Before these people are completely assimilated into the traditions and customs of Antolia, and even after assimilation, the life of every Antolian soldier is precious!
Hearing this, Alicia couldn't help but look at Clementi.
According to Leon, this is not called loyalty, it is called mercenaries obtained through equal exchange...
It seems...
it is not completely unacceptable, right?
And theoretically speaking, pure long-range units such as elven longbows should not suffer too much damage. In addition, the moon elves today do have people to ask for, and maybe we can take this opportunity to observe the human military. Strength...
"Okay!"
Alicia nodded after all.
Although it sounds strange to let the elven long archers fight for humans,... the situation dictates that compared to the threat of the black mist, the conditions offered by the Antolians are already acceptable.
(End of chapter)