Chapter 221 Teleportation Journey
Although Prince Leighton and Prince Charles are both princes of the empire, they are not actually from the same generation of the royal family.
Prince Charles is the legitimate son of the current emperor, and was only conferred the title of prince a few years ago, while Prince Leighton is the younger brother of the current emperor, and he has been a prince for decades.
By the way, this Prince Leighton is also a prominent figure among the princes of the previous generation. Although he failed to ascend the throne, he is also deeply trusted by two generations of emperors. His father and brother both value his talents and repeatedly entrust him with important tasks.
But Eli's impression of him is not because of his status or outstanding ability, but because he has a daughter who is more famous than himself-Michelle Fairy.
As a pervert who put Michelle in the collection team... no, it's an admirer, Eli has to look up to Prince Leighton. After all, if he is not careful, this person may also become one of his father-in-laws.
Now that the envoy's letter of credence is in the hands of Prince Leighton, Eli will naturally not argue with him. Instead, he is happy to be idle. He is really not interested in participating in such trivial matters.
"If Dean Eli is interested, this letter of credence..."
"No, I have no interest at all!"
This time, Prince Leighton was interrupted by Eli before he finished speaking. Although it was a bit impolite, Eli really didn't want to push and shove with others and cause trouble.
"I am the chief envoy, you should all listen to me. When we arrive at the Elf Empire, I will be the face and you will be the inside. You just need to do things for the Empire. I will support you at the critical moment."
After saying that, Eli didn't care what the two princes' deputy envoys thought. Anyway, he pulled up the reins and rode his horse to the city first.
The teleportation magic circle of the imperial capital is set up in the city. Because there are often large-scale personnel transmissions, it is located in a remote and open area, surrounded by a large open space. In the early years, when the teleportation magic circle was first set up, it was for the convenience of exchanges between cities and countries and smooth trade.
Until the start of the Anti-Demon War, all the major cities of the Hundred Races had renovated and expanded their teleportation arrays, and their main use changed from civilian to military. However, because the teleportation magic array consumes a lot of magic crystals to activate once, it is not used to mobilize troops on a large scale unless it is necessary.
Like this time when the empire sent an envoy to the Elf Empire, because the two countries are far apart and time is tight, they don’t care about money. Even if they need to go through many "transfer arrays" in other cities or even other countries to get close to the outer border of the Elf Empire, the amount of magic crystals required will be quite distressing if converted into gold coins, but this money cannot be saved.
When Eli took the lead and came to the teleportation magic array, the envoys behind him also followed silently, because they were well prepared and their group could enjoy one teleportation alone.
Eli dismounted and handed his horse to the staff of the teleportation array, asking them to help send it back to the Duke's Mansion. Then he walked onto the array platform, and the members of the delegation followed Eli into the teleportation magic array. After a handful of magic crystals lit up, everyone felt dizzy. When they came to their senses, they were no longer in the imperial capital, but in another big city in the empire.
Next, they were not given time to rest. The teleportation magic array of this big city was activated for them once, and they were directly teleported to a city near the border of the empire.
Then another wave of teleportation was carried out, and the delegation went directly to the capital of a neighboring country, a principality with strong national strength.
After three consecutive long-distance teleportations, Eli was fine and had no reaction, but some of the weakest people in the delegation had dizziness and vomiting.
This is a major defect of the teleportation magic array that has not been completely solved so far, because every long-distance teleportation is across space, and the spatial dislocation formed by the instantaneous displacement will cause discomfort to the passengers, ranging from dizziness to vomiting and coma.
This is commonly known as "dizziness", and the stronger the strength, the stronger the resistance to this sense of dislocation. Basically, after entering the high level, they can withstand dozens of consecutive teleports.
However, many members of the delegation are civil servants, and their strength can be said to be better than nothing. They are already in good health if they can survive three consecutive teleports.
And this is why the delegation must set off early, because they are too prone to accidents and delay their journey.
"Rest here for half an hour, and continue to teleport after you recover."
Eli said this expressionlessly and walked to the side alone. He didn't think these people dragged him down. After all, they were going to do the real work, and he was going to make trouble, but thinking that such a halftime break might have to go through several times, Eli still felt quite helpless.
Due to the lack of understanding of space and the lack of powerful space magicians, the teleportation magic arrays of various countries on the mainland are almost all medium and long-distance teleportation, and it is difficult to achieve ultra-long-distance teleportation. It would be great if it could be like online games, where a TP can cross thousands of mountains and rivers.
Unfortunately, the development of magic in the Dharma Ending Age is slow. It is impossible to teleport across countries or even across multiple countries at once. If a demigod of space emerges in the future, there may be hope, but this hope is extremely slim. The way of space is so obscure that there is no god of space even in the Pantheon. How can mortals peek into the way that even gods cannot master?
After enduring for half an hour, the delegation set out on the teleportation road again. This time, they were still tough and went through five teleportations before they couldn't bear it anymore.
They just walked and stopped... oh no, they stopped and rested, and the group barely arrived at the capital of the Principality of Moko until night fell.
Fortunately, there were no real accidents along the way, and everything went smoothly, at least the original plan was completed.
Although there were no safety risks in teleporting at night, many people in the delegation could not stand it after being "tired" for a long time, so Eli waved his hand and led everyone down the teleportation array. Led by Prince Charles, everyone went straight to the embassy of the Dawn Empire in the Principality of Moko.
Although it was almost late at night, their appearance still alarmed the people of the Principality of Moko. Not long after, the Grand Duke of the Principality of Moko came to the embassy with a large group of dignitaries of his country.
As the chief envoy of the delegation, Eli had to deal with the visiting Grand Duke Moko. He didn't want to be in charge, but it was not appropriate to send one of the two deputy envoys. Although Grand Duke Moko was only a duke, which seemed lower than Prince Charles and Prince Leighton, he was the king of a country after all, and the person who was opposite to him was naturally the head of his delegation.
Grand Duke Moko of this generation had just inherited the Grand Duke position not long ago. He was only in his forties this year and looked very talkative. They knew that the Dawn Empire was going to send an envoy to the Elf Empire, because the Principality of Moko was also on the invitation list, but because the two countries were far apart, he didn't know in advance that the Dawn Empire's envoy would appear in the Principality of Moko tonight and stay overnight.
Fortunately, they were also prepared, because the Principality of Moko bordered the Elf Empire. Any envoy from the West to the Elf Empire would pass through the Principality of Moko, so Grand Duke Moko arranged people to wait in the teleportation magic circle day and night. If an important person came, someone would report to him.
Before the Dawn Empire's envoys came, they had already received envoys from several kingdoms and the Dragon Kingdom. When the teleportation magic circle lit up tonight, the people squatting outside the magic circle took a glance and quickly sent someone to inform the Grand Duke.
Although he didn't know most of these people, and even the young man who led them looked very strange, he saw Prince Leighton, a familiar face who frequently represented the Dawn Empire in various countries' conferences, very clearly.
It was incredible that even Prince Leighton couldn't stand in the center position in this envoy, and silently fell behind the young man. How noble was his status? Could he be the newly established crown prince of the Dawn Empire? If so, the Grand Duke had to come in person and establish a good relationship with him...
After a moment, Grand Duke Moko, who got the news, rushed over without stopping, which led to the scene where Eli had to come forward to deal with the visiting local landlord.
After the two sides met, they introduced themselves. Although it was different from what the Crown Prince had expected, Eli Bruno's name was also well-known throughout the continent, and he was also a future big man worth making friends with... No, he was already a big man now. Not only did he have the strength of a half-step half-god, but he also held a high position in the Dawn Empire. If you really want to be serious, Eli Bruno's weight in the entire continent has exceeded that of Grand Duke Moko, and his comprehensive influence can almost be compared with the kings of the twelve kingdoms.
However, this young man with extraordinary strength and high status seemed a little shy. During the conversation, he mainly played the role of a listener and rarely spoke on his own initiative. If it weren't for his serious expression and not being perfunctory, Grand Duke Moko would probably think that he had upset the Eli envoy.
In fact, Eli was not unhappy. He just felt very embarrassed. If the Grand Duke Moko in front of him was a mature and beautiful woman, he might be able to chat with him for a few words, but he happened to be a middle-aged greasy uncle, and Eli was really not interested in chatting with him.
It is really difficult to get along with strangers who pretend to be intimate. Eli hoped that the Grand Duke and senior officials from the Demon Clan would come tonight, so that it would be much easier for him to deal with them. It was nothing more than letting them come in together and go out one by one.
Now he was barely dealing with the senior officials of the allied countries. Not only did he have to keep smiling and focusing, but he also had to respond from time to time. Eli really wanted to quit and leave, and push all these troubles to the two deputy envoys.
It was not easy to wait until Grand Duke Moko finished talking and started talking about going to the Elf Empire. Eli was relieved.
The capital of the Principality of Moko was adjacent to the outskirts of the Elf Forest. It took less than ten kilometers from this city to enter the Elf Forest. At that time, it was considered to have stepped into the territory of the Elf Empire.
When the Principality of Moko was founded, the capital was set up here to seek the protection of the elves. After all, it was a small country with little power. If it did not rely on a strong enough thigh, it would be easily bullied.
Although when the Principality of Moko was founded, the Elf Empire was still just an Elf Kingdom, far less powerful than it is today, it was still one of the thirty-six kingdoms at that time, second only to the ten strongest empires on the continent.
Now, with the passage of time, only twelve of the thirty-six kingdoms are left, and only five of the ten empires are left. Counting the Elf Empire that was later upgraded to an empire, there are only six empires. Here, we have to admit the vision of the ancestors of the Principality of Moko. The thigh they relied on in the early years was much stronger than before...
However, no matter how strong the Elf Empire is, it is not as strong as the Dawn Empire. As early as the historical records of the continent, the Dawn Empire has been the strongest country on the continent, and it has not changed even after thousands of years of vicissitudes.
The Principality of Moko must not only hold on to the Elf Empire firmly, but also follow the footsteps of the Dawn Empire closely. This is the way for a weak country to survive.
When talking to Eli about the Elf Empire, Grand Duke Moko became more talkative, but the Elf Empire he heard from him was completely different from the Elf Empire in the rumors on the mainland. As a lackey of the Elf Empire, Grand Duke Moko dared not talk about the Elf Empire being full of beauties, although that was also the truth.
Through Grand Duke Moko's description, Eli learned a lot of customs and taboos of the Elf Empire in advance, which was very helpful for him to perform well in the Elf Empire in the future, so he listened carefully this time.
Unknowingly, time had come to late at night. In order not to disturb the envoys of the Dawn Empire to rest, Grand Duke Moko, although a little reluctant, still politely said goodbye.
After Grand Duke Moko and others left, Eli did not go to rest immediately, but waved away his left and right, and he was alone in the living room thinking.
It was not until the moon was high in the sky and the night was getting darker that Eli withdrew his thoughts and found a guest room to rest.
In the conversation with Grand Duke Moko just now, he got some "inside information" about the Elf Festival. It turned out that the fact that the Goddess of Life would bestow the final blessing was not a secret. Although the envoys of the Elf Empire did not tell the countries, the invited parties who had a harmonious relationship with them knew the news.
Although the Elf Empire and the Dawn Empire were important allies, they also had a competitive relationship, so the elf envoys who went to the Dawn Empire did not reveal this to them.
As for how to get the final blessing of the Goddess of Life, even Grand Duke Moko did not know. Anyway, with the relationship between their two countries, even if they could not get the blessing, they would still be protected by the Elf Empire. As long as he behaved well as a little brother, he would not be afraid that the big sister would ignore him.
That night, although Eli did not sleep alone, he was still somewhat uncomfortable without a sweet and soft girl to sleep with him. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Could he still become a pervert who can't live without women?
No! Sleep, sleep, I still need to stay awake to resist the temptation of the elves' beauty... (End of this chapter)