Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 2164 - 666: Birth of the Crown Prince (Part 6)
"Why did such a random misfortune have to happen to my mother? Why not someone else?"
"You’re just being stubborn."
"I am being stubborn, so what?"
"Let me be honest, don’t take it personally. As long as the national economy prospers and people are wealthy and healthy, even if a misfortune like your mother’s happens again, I wouldn’t find it strange. After all, such things can’t be prevented 100%! Don’t say I’m cold-blooded; maintaining law and order is the job of the justices and the bounty hunters. If something happens, it shouldn’t be the responsibility of our national leaders and all the Beamon to bear!" Liu Zhenhan sighed: "Extremism will ruin your life! Even if you achieve unparalleled feats in the human world, what good will it do?
Would the Aegean Humans accept the loyalty of a mixed-race from the desert after the war?
Would they simply let you occupy their territory with eyes wide open?
You should know, under your command are a bunch of rootless wanderers. To establish yourself in Aegean, you can only survive by heading to the Frozen Wasteland where the Berserkers of Tel Aviv can make a living!
Think it over carefully.
Don’t be in a hurry to refuse me, I genuinely want to help you now!
Without me, the Beamon wouldn’t accept you just the same!"
"Thanks! My affairs don’t need your concern!" Rommel clearly had been swayed, but his mouth was still as hard as steel, with a tone full of sarcasm and irony: "Who was it that said they’d never humble themselves for the sake of worthy talent? Huh?"
In the past, Liu Zhenhan might have slapped him, but now he just laughed explosively and then shook his head, scratching his head while glancing up and down at Rommel with a look of pity.
The difference in levels between the two was clear. If the past Rommel could still look Liu straight in the eye, today’s handsome man standing before the Feilengcui Lord would probably not even have the right to look up to him.
The fact also proves that a mediocre person with a magnanimous spirit can still outshine a genius with a radiant heart for a reason.
"I want to borrow those Golden Elves Archers from you; they belong to the human mage corps and are under your control." After a moment of silence, Rommel mustered up the courage to say what he had been wanting to say but hadn’t had a chance to speak, or didn’t know how to say, and hadn’t dared to say.
"Have they agreed to it themselves?" Liu Zhenhan furrowed his brows, feeling a headache when mentioning those Golden Elves Archers.
These Upper Elves had indeed learned about Aegean’s current situation through the "Broad Cold Moon Shadow Ritual" issued by Liu Zhenhan and Elise, and they had returned from the distant Western Continent to Aegean as hot-blooded youths to resist the barbaric invaders. In the Hawthornbeck Mountains in the southern part of Aegean Continent, there were their Golden Elves treehouse tribes and a magic teleportation array. Saying they were travelers from afar seemed inaccurate because they could travel between Aegean Continent and the Western Continent quite easily. However, since most of the Golden Elves’ members didn’t reside in Aegean, calling them travelers from afar wasn’t far off.
The strengths and weaknesses of these Golden Elves were equally apparent. Since the human celebration banquet, when the Golden Elves Archer Corps leader Xiafei bluntly rejected Old Liu’s invitation, by being categorized as Magic Archers and integrated into the mage corps sequence, they came full circle back under Old Liu’s rule.
This result was somewhat embarrassing for both sides.
Upper Elves all have their reasons for pride. These five hundred Golden Elves Archers are all uniformly in Enfield Gold Armor, use gold Banathing Frost War Bows, and ride Dragon Hawks as mounts—magical birds capable of spraying "area-type webs," flying as fast as meteors and lightning; pairing with the snow-walking, exquisite archery and luxurious equipment of the Golden Elves, they’re the perfect airborne cavalry combination.
However, precisely because the Golden Elves were quite talented, they couldn’t help but have an inflated sense of self-worth and an over-the-top attitude.
Even having the Mudfoot Giants help them modify their Dragon Hawk mounts’ magic to "area-type metal nets," significantly enhancing their airborne combat capability, didn’t earn a single word of thanks from the Golden Elves—though the boss could overlook this arrogance, the invincible Summer Palace Warriors couldn’t quite take it.
The Summer Palace Punisher Corps, with Tangzang instructors, were already true Arrow Gang Archers, relying on the gangqi blade to create large-scale splash damage, whereas the Golden Elves, also Magic Archers, mainly relied on arrows for damage.
One had a broad range of attack, while the other’s precision and cunning attack path made them each unique; however, the prior animosity meant the self-righteous Golden Elves inevitably clashed with the aggressive Summer Palace Punisher Corps.
The Summer Palace Punishers weren’t only Arrow Gang Archers; among them were many divine archer Zheqin and Golden Star Shooters, all with masterful traditional archery skills. After a few martial competitions, although the Golden Elves managed to save face with their profound and pure Wind and Wood Two-System Magic, they paled in comparison to the superbly equipped, top-notch skilled, and illustrious Summer Palace Punishers.
Golden Elves leader Xiafei lost all three contests against Punisher Corps leader Nedved, whether in rapid fire, first-shot archery, or fancy arrow techniques.
If Old Liu had stepped forward to give the Golden Elves a way out, the issue could have been easily resolved; but the problem was Old Liu couldn’t stand the Golden Elves, especially their female leader Xiafei, whose arrogance tickled him secretly.
What does it matter if she’s an Upper Elves beauty? When has Liu Zhenhan ever bowed and scraped to others?
What does it matter if they are Magic Archers? Nowadays, with good equipment, which Centaurs archer can’t be a Magic Archer?
This way, with lost face and stuck in an awkward position, the Golden Elves’ situation obviously became very embarrassing.
Rommel borrowed the Feilengcui Air Force for raids on the Mulan military, also drawing the Golden Elves away, which is why Old Liu asked Rommel if the Golden Elves were willing to go with him.
This was an expert-level phrase. Livid with resentment or letting things be would both be foolish reactions to having someone pry out your treasure. Old Liu believed in Rommel’s displayed grace and erudition, extending a sincere invitation to the bored Golden Elves staying in the Summer Palace Guard, which they wouldn’t refuse—this was an opportunity to strike a bargain, as Rommel likely had some hidden treasures yet unknown.
"The Golden Elves did accept my invitation." Rommel spread his hands with a bitter smile: "Don’t blame me for prying them away; everyone can see that the Golden Elves and the Summer Palace Guard don’t really get along, so stop making things difficult for me. Right now, I can say I have nothing to my name."
"Besides ’carbon essence,’ what other secret weapon are you hiding?" Liu Zhenhan laughed: "Don’t forget, I also know your personality well! If you don’t speak the truth today, don’t think you’ll take even a single strand of elf hair from me!"
"Aside from the Vulture People, you don’t have any other airforce branches. Judging by your ’carbon essence’ approach, it’s not hard to tell you’re also aiming for the aerial route, and borrowing Golden Elves air cavalry archers from me is precisely for this purpose, right?" Without waiting for Rommel to speak, Old Liu continued: "The Aegean Air Force is too small, currently, humans only have Thunder Falcon Knights, noble Eagle Knights, and some Holy Vatican Holy Knights, totaling less than two hundred, only suitable for scouts, and you’re trying to take five hundred air cavalry from me right away; you’ve got ambitious plans! Although it’s called borrowing, both of us know that this kind of borrowing is just lending with no return! Haha! You need air cavalry badly... because you want to develop bombing capabilities... I have a hunch... If I asked you to hand over the carbon essence formula now, in exchange for the borrowing rights of this air cavalry, you would certainly agree!"
"Isn’t that too ruthless?" Rommel jumped up, glaring angrily at Old Liu, his fists clenched tight.
"Stop pretending, I know you still have some secret weapons in reserve, now hand over the carbon essence formula obediently!" Liu Zhenhan rubbed his fingers: "Hurry up, hurry up, less chatter."
After Rommel left the formula behind and departed with a face like iron, Helen couldn’t help but reproach Old Liu for going too far; after all, the unruly Golden Elves weren’t welcomed at Feilengcui anyway, so why not give them to her cousin graciously, given that he was going to the Sea Clan occupied area to carry out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines to relieve pressure on the Aegean front?
"You’re wrong, saying that proves you don’t understand your cousin’s character yet," Liu Zhenhan wrapped his arm around the little fox’s slender waist and chuckled: "If I could make him suffer a loss in fairness, I’d write my name backward." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
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