Chapter 10 Elf
"What is that?" At first, Ashu Rufate almost thought he had read it wrong. But at this time, the sea and sky were one color, and a white dot appeared in the blue background was really conspicuous.
"Finally... Ashu Rufate, it seems that we are close to the elves' kingdom." Cosbody looked happy. "That's the elves' ship."
The white dot expanded rapidly, and soon the shape of a ship appeared on the horizon. This was because the two ships were really close to each other face to face, and their speed was naturally twice as fast. But Ashu Rufate immediately realized something was wrong... Since the ship he was in was advancing in the wind, shouldn't that elf ship be against the wind? If it was against the wind, it would be understandable to use the oars as power, but the other party was also a sailboat.
But it seemed that the speed of the elf ship seemed to be faster than the ship under his feet.
"Carrie, is this magic?" he asked in his mind.
"No, master, this is just...technology." Carrie replied. "In short, you understand that their sails are sails, so they can use multiple directions to come to the wind."
"why is that?"
"Detailed details...well...the principle behind it...Your permissions are insufficient, I can't tell you. In short, you can just understand it this way. The advantage of sledding is that it can use multiple aspects of incoming winds."
"It's the authority again... You said that as long as the technology already exists in this world, you can teach me."
"I can teach you specific methods, but I can't teach you the principles." Carrie said a little aggrievedly. "If we return to Sivania, I can teach your people to build such ships."
Ashrufate's attention was already attracted by the elves' ship. For some reason, when he saw this ship, he instinctively thought it was a warship. The bow of the ship had a huge horn, and on the hull, he could see some strange things - something that looked a bit like a crossbow.
The crew on the ship had already closed their sails and prepared to undergo inspection by the elf warship. Cosbodie had already told Ash Rufate about the relevant situation, so he was not surprised. Due to the cooperative attitude, the elf warship did not show obvious hostility, and the two ships stopped within a short distance.
From this distance, Asu Ruffat could clearly see the soldiers on the Elf Battleship. As Cosbody said before, the Elf soldiers on the ship were all wearing silver-shiny metal armor. Although they couldn't see the texture of the armor, they were indeed quite beautiful. None of these soldiers wore helmets and did not look like they were highly alert.
The armor covered some of the elves' body shapes, but even so, the elves still looked very slender. Cosbody was right. Ashrufate's figure was considered thin among humans (at least not sturdy), but compared with the elves, his body shape seemed too strong.
Just as Ashu Rufate looked at the other person carefully, Cosbody had ordered the rope ladder to be put down. A few minutes later, an elf climbed up along the rope ladder. It was a young elf who jumped onto the deck with agility that humans could not achieve. The elf was not armour, but a white robe. He had long shiny blonde hair and an overly beautiful face compared to humans. His figure was tall and well-proportioned, half a head taller than Cosbody.
"Dear Dinaser..." The elf frowned, and the greedy and shameless human businessman once again tried hard to approach him. He had known this human for quite some time, but this human had never noticed the disgust in his expression. In fact, it was inappropriate to say that, because he hated all humans. Every human is the same, greedy, dirty (but he likes to decorate himself with many gorgeous but messy things), stupid and barbaric.
"Mr. Cosbody." The young elf finally suppressed the disgusting impulse in his heart. "It's you. I remember that Prince Berland had notified you last time. Due to military needs, we had to suspend the trade agreement between us, so please forgive me."
He said in human language. Human language is as vulgar and barbaric as humans, which made him sincerely urge to rinse his mouth from the bottom of his mouth after he said it.
"But... we have agreed that you cannot end unilaterally like this..."
"I am willing to tell you that this matter is not within the control of Prince Berland. The relevant orders come from higher-level officials, so although the prince really wants to keep his promise, there is no way. Please turn around and go back. In this way, we can avoid the embarrassment between us. Please believe me, Your Highness the Prince will remember this matter and will definitely compensate you for your losses when the conditions are right..."
"I want to ask a question, what happened in Usuan?" A low voice sounded, which scared the young elf. Then he discovered that a tall figure appeared on the side. A few seconds later, he realized that the other party was speaking in the elf language.
Human language is vulgar and simple, and it is not difficult for an elf to learn human language. But if a human wants to learn the language of an elf, especially "correctly mastering" the elf language, it is a very challenging task. Although Dinaser has been dealing with humans for many years, he has never heard such a smooth and beautiful elf language from humans.
The speaker was about the same height as him and was wearing a hooded cloak. Although the weather was neither cold nor hot at this time, the person who suddenly inserted it was wearing a hood, hiding his face and figure under the cloak.
"I just heard you talk about military operations... I have been away from Usuan for a long time. Is there something important happening at this moment?"
The other party suggested that he was an elf? Di Naser thought in confusion. But why did an elf take a human ship? However, the other party's smooth and beautiful elf language did not seem to be fake. Although he wanted to see what the true face of the guy who suggested that he was an elf was under the hood, this behavior was extremely rude.
"Who are you?" Dinaser asked subconsciously in the elf.
"My name is Ash Rufate." The strange guy in the cloak also answered in elf.
"I am Dinaser, descendant of the Ellu family, and a servant of Prince Berland. May glory always accompany him." Dinaser replied. According to the custom of the elves, his identity must be reported at the same time when he informs his name. This Ashurufate did not do this, which only shows one thing-Ahurufate believes that his identity is far nobler than the other party, so there is no need to make such an introduction. "Our evil cousin launched an invasion. Usulan has been trapped in the fire of war."
"Why did this happen?" asked the strange elf named Ashu Rufate.
"I am not very clear about the specific situation. But Irebe, the city I live in, has been affected, and although not directly hurt, the Phoenix King has asked us for troops to support. It seems that our evil cousin's action this time is no longer just an ordinary invasion. The Witch King wants a decisive war."
This elf named Ashrufate pondered for a long time.
"If this is true, it is indeed not a good time for trade... Then can I take your boat back to Usuan?"
"If it is our brothers, of course there is no problem," Dinaser replied. "At this time, we need the strength of every fellow countryman."
Cosbody, who was standing aside, had a shady face. He could not understand what Ashu Rufate and the elf were talking about. It was not his fault - few people could learn the language of the elf, let alone such fluent conversations. However, although he couldn't understand, Cosbody could clearly feel that the two sides were talking very well, and nothing he had expected that Ashu Rufate's disguise would be seen through at first sight.
Of course, this should be attributed to Ashu Rufate being smart enough. In order to cover up the obvious loopholes in body shape, Ashu Rufate put on a hooded cloak. After wearing this kind of thing, Ashu Rufate's body shape was completely covered. Through the cloak, it was impossible to tell whether he was slim or strong from the outside.
But then again, it is really surprising that Asu Ruffat actually understands the language of the elves. No, it shouldn't be surprised. Cosbody told himself that since Asu Ruffat intends to get into the elves, he must be somewhat sure.
At this time, Ashu Rufate had finished talking to the elves. He turned around and pulled Cosbodie aside.
"Cosbody, it seems that the elves will not allow your boat to dock. I am going to take their boat to Usuan." Ashurufat said softly.
Cosbody opened his mouth, but in fact he wanted to keep it, but he still didn't say it. After a long time, Cosbody finally made a sentence. "I wish you a safe journey, my friend."
"Thank you," Ash Rufate replied. "I wish you good health too. I left a letter on the boat. I'm sorry I can't help you, but if your situation is very bad, then you can do as I said in the letter."
Dinaser waited for a short while and saw Ashu Rufate walking towards him with a simple luggage and making a "setting out" gesture.
At this time, a strong wind blew by. The hood on Ash Rufate's head was blown away, revealing his true face - although his face was full of spirit, it lacked the beauty unique to the elves. Rather than saying that he was like an elf, he was like a human. Fortunately, under his long black hair, Dinaser saw the ears of Ash Rufate's elves.
Ashu Rufate quickly pulled down his hood and covered his face again. So the two of them disappeared from the rope ladder on the side of the ship.
"I wish you peace, Ashu Rufate." Cosbody sincerely blessed the bold and arrogant friend in his heart. He ordered the ship to turn around and return, and then walked to Ashu Rufate's room on the ship. As Ashu Rufate said before, a letter was placed on the table and pressed with paperweight. On the side of the letter, there was a note.
Chapter completed!