6. Antique Invaders (Part 1)
. "Business starts, work starts. You lazy guys! If you don't get up, you will have no food to eat!"
The port was still covered with a faint mist in the early morning, and the coolies on the wharf were driven out of the shack by the supervisor's fists and feet. They had just rubbed their sleepy eyes and distributed a little black bread from the foreman that was not enough to fill their stomachs. Before they could swallow it with the water, they were beaten to death and were driven to work by the anxious supervisor.
The half-elf supervisors who do not have citizenship rights are absolutely not polite to these humans and dwarf coolies who think they are superior to others. The whip is whipped quickly and ruthlessly. The coolies can only helplessly protect their heads and faces with their arms, avoiding the rain-like whip, while wailing at the goods piled up on the shore.
In the faint morning light, the port area of Duluxipa, the elves kingdom, has become crowded. The rumbling of wheels, the sound of coolie trumpet, and the noisy quarrels are intertwined. Carriages loaded with gunpowder, guns, ammunition and food are coming and going on the road; teams of soldiers carrying various weapons are gathered from all over the city to the docks in neat steps; large sailboats docked one after another under the guidance of the water digger, with crowds of people and shoulder to shoulder, and the scene is chaotic and lively.
The huge and chaotic flow of people ran around between vehicles and piles, almost turning the dock into a vegetable market, with problems such as thieves or physical conflicts from time to time. Several young guards whistled desperately, and beat them with sticks without thinking, trying their best to maintain order in the port. But in the face of such large-scale chaos, these inexperienced guys were still powerless. After all, they had only been in office for a few months, and the seniors of the guards stood in the wrong team in the coup, and were basically still in labor reform farms.
Daniel stood by a post in the port, looking at the noisy scene in front of him, sighing helplessly.
Now he was wearing no longer the old noble dress, but a new light green general-level military dress, with two shining stars inlaid on his epaulettes. Around him were woven tassels mixed with gold and silver wires. He wore a gorgeous sapphire blue ribbon on his chest, and a long string of gold medals inlaid with rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds, which were indescribable in the sun. These were all obtained through his bloody battle in the coup, although Daniel never thought that he would become a general again because of the civil war.
"What's wrong? I stood there before the war and sighed. This is very unlucky!" A sweet and pleasant voice sounded behind Daniel. Without looking back, the army's reinstated lieutenant general heard the other party's identity.
"When I go to the battlefield, where will there be such free time?" Daniel turned around and stared at his new boss, "or do you think the prospects for this expedition are optimistic, His Highness Frya?"
"It's better than staying on this island and doing nothing, isn't it?" Princess Freya frowned exaggeratedly. Her face was full of bright smiles, but a trace of melancholy could still be found in her eyes.
Unlike the military uniforms during the coup, Freya is now wearing a goose yellow tight-sleeved dress. The golden length is casually scattered, slightly curly. The cuffs of the dress are decorated with exquisite embroidery and laces, and under the collar are two rows of convex stripes and gold and silver wire decorations. The long light green stripes turn from the waist to the back and cross it, and then turn back to the front and tie a small bow. On the feet are a pair of small deer-skin boots, which look clean and neat, but also charming.
However, Daniel had no intention of appreciating the beauty in front of him. He reached out and pointed to the soldiers gathered near the dock. His tone was very depressed, "The entire army was only 13,000 people. Nearly half of them were temporary recruits, and they were wearing ground and used all kinds of old antiques in their hands. With this strength, they had to conquer the New Naserel colony with a population of 15 million in such a short time? They were not the barbarians of the Stone Age!"
"If the elite troops could be dispatched, my mother would have sent them long ago." Princess Freya curled her smile and her expression became serious. "You are not sure how Liuxipa is now looking loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The major militia organizations, the church groups of gods and the remnants of the old regime are not fuel-efficient lamps. If the Navy and the Wong Guard did not retain enough troops to stabilize the situation, a new round of civil unrest would have been a long time ago."
"I'm afraid it's not because I'm worried about civil strife, but because I'm worried that I won't be able to get my own benefits after civil strife!" Through this period of interaction, Daniel knew very well that the Your Highness in front of me was a straight-hearted person who said something, so he didn't pay attention to any taboos when talking. "There were enough sect fights that broke out a while ago, but the Wong Kar-Guard even suppressed the order.
Anyone who is interested can see that you cannot control these powerful factions and fight with oneself. On the contrary, if all forces are united, who can the long-out-of-age royal family suppress?”
"It is true, but don't talk about yourself like an outsider. In terms of bloodline and identity, you are destined to be a member of the royalist sect!" Frya stretched out his slender hand and slightly pointed on Daniel's forehead mischievously. "Pure Japanese elf bloodline, standard Japanese elf appearance: golden skin, golden head, golden eyes, and blood relationship between the royal family - although this relationship is far away from looking at the family tree to find it. More importantly, although I don't know what you think in your heart, in the eyes of others, you are definitely my confidant promoted by me. Otherwise, how could you jump from a short foreign minister to a lieutenant general in the hands of the army? If you don't stand on the side of the royal family, who can believe it and who dares to appoint it?"
"Stop, stop, Your Highness, are you talking about me or a famous pure-blooded dog?" Daniel touched his light golden skin and admitted Freya's statement with a wry smile. "Indeed, I have no choice but to go all the way to dark. Alas, the bloodline of the Japanese elves has never brought me any benefits, but because this suspicious guy to the Chevrolets Church was very crowded. If it weren't for this light golden skin, I wouldn't have been kicked out of the army by the base camp - at that time I was already a major general in the army. If I hadn't been for this blocking matter, I should have been qualified to be given the title of lieutenant general, so how could I have promoted it out of the ordinary?"
In this world called Torrell, there are six major elves subspecies: sun elves, moon elves, sea elves, wood elves, wild elves and dark elves. Moon elves, also known as silver elves, have long been the most common elves subspecies, and have communicated with humans and other races the most. Dark elves, also known as Drow elves, most live in dark areas underground, and are similar in number to Moon elves. Originally, they had been hiding in dungeons without caring about the world, and were regarded as mysterious and terrifying existences. However, with the rise of the Second Empire of Naserel and the conquest of dark areas, the dark elves are now basically fully integrated into human society, and their openness is far greater than that of Moon elves.
Sea elves all live in the depths of the sea, so they have very little contact with humans and other elves. For ordinary people, they are just legendary existences. Wood elves, also known as copper elves, and wild elves, also known as green elves, are both named after their skin color. Both of them are very rare, and they often live in seclusion in the deep forests and have little contact with other races. However, in recent years, many simple-minded guys in these two races have been confused by the slogan of "restore forest vegetation" of the Harpist Alliance, and have become the thugs of this green terrorist organization, cannon fodder and meat shield, and are hated by civilized countries in the world.
The last sun elves, also known as the golden elves, have light golden skin and a head full of gold, and even their eyes are golden. If you stand in the dark, your whole body will be shining with golden light. Although the number of sun elves is very rare, it has a high status and is always considered to be the noblest and best elves. It has occupied the elf royal court for millions of years, and the members of the royal family are naturally the purest sun elves. It can be said that the sun elves are the ruling class of the entire elves.
The current elves kingdom can actually control all the sun elves and most moon elves. Several other subspecies are not under the jurisdiction of the elves. Moreover, because the number of sun elves is rare and arrogant, he never admits that his subspecies have obtained the "mix" obtained by intermarriage with foreign races or other elves. On the contrary, he is proud to be intermarried in a small *** and keeps his bloodline pure. Inseparable problems such as marriage between close relatives are naturally inevitable. The quality of their offspring can be imagined. Not only is the proportion of dementia and deformity, but even the fertility ability is inferior to that of the next generation.
Chapter completed!