In the Name of the Queen

This strange scene made Roland's back cold and creepy.

As we all know, the juice of plants is different from the blood of animals.

Plants do not bleed.

But the wild vegetables in front of him are bleeding, for sure.

Roland spent a long time to comfort Lisa, and then handed all the wild vegetables and blood samples to Norton.

He is a professional in research.

Hearing that there is such a rare thing, Norton's eyes are bright with excitement and he quickly accepted it.

During this time with Roland, he saw too many rare materials, and he was so happy that he even felt several years younger.

The corpse of a sea monster, the corpse of a werewolf, and the unknown wild vegetables that bleed.

This kind of experimental material that is hard to come by can't be found anywhere else, only Roland can provide it.

In the eyes of Norton, a scientific research maniac who completely conforms to the stereotype, these rare materials are much more attractive than beautiful women.

He accepted Roland's materials and, according to Roland's request, advanced the research on these things and postponed the research on the corpses of sea monsters and werewolves.

Although Norton was somewhat dissatisfied with the administrative means of rude interference in scientific research, he still accepted it for the sake of so many rare materials.

After handing the materials to Norton, Roland returned to Lisa's bedroom and whispered to the quilt that was still shivering:

"Sister, I want to go to the Nameless Valley again, will you accompany me?"

"I won't go, I won't go even if I die!" Lisa's voice trembled, and fear came from the heart.

"Then I will go with Sif?" Roland used a clumsy provocation.

"Then I can't go, I don't want to be an eyesore." Lisa answered in seconds.

The provocation failed, and Roland immediately changed to a new temptation.

"Sif has no experience of picnics. If she enjoys the food, she might give a five-star rating."

The quilt flew into the sky, and Lisa sat up excitedly, "Really?"

She was only one step away from a breakthrough, and she was just one step away from a full score from a heavyweight character.

At present, the only person she can think of is Sif.

The opportunity is not to be missed, of course she will not miss it.

"Aren't you afraid of wild vegetables that bleed?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm a chef. I dare to kill chickens, so why should I be afraid of vegetables dipped in blood?"

Lisa patted her chest angrily, and her pajamas trembled with her palm.

Roland smiled and turned around, "Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs. No need to wear makeup for a picnic."

Although he had a warm reminder, Roland still underestimated the speed of the beauty going downstairs.

It took Lisa thirty-seven minutes to go downstairs.

She didn't wear makeup, but she was dressed up carefully.

She wore a beautiful hunting suit, carrying a longbow and a hunter's hat.

It didn't look like an outing or hunting, but a show.

After all, she was wearing a fashionable hunting suit, which was imagined by a fashion designer behind closed doors.

Designed by the top fashion designer in the Free City.

The main feature is a flashy one.

When Sif walked down from the Queen's Palace opposite, Lisa regretted it and wanted to go back and change clothes immediately.

Sif was wearing a combat suit.

Cotton armor, light mail armor, muskets, folding spears are all available.

Sif lifted her face armor and smiled, "Sorry, I kept you waiting."

She didn't wear makeup.

After all, she was naturally beautiful, and any makeup would greatly weaken her beauty.

Seeing Lisa's somewhat lost expression, Roland quickly came to her rescue, "Since it's a picnic, it doesn't matter what you wear, as long as you are happy."

Of course, he would not mention that he was also fully equipped with combat gear.

Anyway, his equipment was hidden in the moonlight silver armor and could not be seen.

At this point, Lisa couldn't let Roland and Sif wait for her together.

Fortunately, she also brought combat equipment.

Patting the backpack with picnic equipment, she calmed down.

Roland was right, they were going to have a picnic and explore, not to fight, there was no need to be as anxious as if they were facing a great enemy.

Sif was a bit extreme.

After getting ready to set off, the horses ran fast during the day, and it took only half an hour to reach the nameless valley.

Seeing a lot of green plants in the valley, Sif was a little surprised.

"It's great that there are so many flowers and plants in this place in winter."

The winter in Hansa is not too cold, but most of the wild plants are deciduous, and the ones that can remain green in winter are basically pine and cypress.

However, this valley is full of thriving broad-leaved plants.

Sif turned over and dismounted, excitedly walked towards the valley, followed by Roland, and Lisa fell behind with some fear.

Although she was full of confidence when she set out, she was still flustered when she thought of the adventure last night.

As a chef, it is her job to understand the characteristics of ingredients and make them delicious. Even if it is the byproduct of slaughtering animal blood, she will fill it into the casing to make blood sausage and make a delicious dish.

She likes vegetables and meat, but she can't accept bleeding vegetables, which is beyond her understanding of ingredients.

But Sif is different. She even gets excited when she hears that there are wild vegetables that bleed.

She vaguely smells the scent of battle.

Going to the city-state of Val, she participated in the battle to strangle Robert and made a lot of efforts. A silver assist badge was added to the face of the soul card.

When going on a picnic with others, she might pay attention to where to go and what to play.

When going on a picnic with Roland, she would only be prepared for the battle.

Feeling the uncontrollable killing intent on Sif's body, even Roland felt that she was a little too extreme.

He was not a disaster star, how could he have an accident during a picnic.

Can you see a ghost in broad daylight?

The three walked into the valley and came to the tree with the inscriptions at Lisa's reminder.

"Is this the golden ginkgo?"

Sif took off her face mask and looked at Roland and Lisa suspiciously.

If she didn't know them well, she would have thought they were playing a trick on her.

Even if the goddess of abundance came to the world, this was a genuine red pine.

Sif quickened her pace and found the words left by Lisa. She couldn't help but tease:

"I have seen many portraits of ginkgo in books, but this is the first time I have seen leaves like needles. I think this is not a golden ginkgo, but a golden needle ginkgo."

Roland ignored Sif's teasing and walked over to look at the words on the trunk with a serious look.

It was genuine, written by Lisa.

He suddenly drew out his dagger and slashed at it, while covering his face with his sleeves to prevent himself from fainting on the spot like Prime Minister Cao who was splashed with blood.

The shielding was very effective.

The flying wood chips were blocked and did not splash on his face.

Looking at Roland's slightly funny vigilance and Lisa's blank eyes, Sif knew very well that what these two guys saw last night was really different.

She asked tentatively: "Are you affected by some kind of hallucinogenic plant? What you see is different from normal people?"

"I heard from the court chef that eating too much of some brightly colored fungi will cause hallucinations, and there are little people fighting in front of you."

"Of course not, we didn't eat anything last night."

"Forget it, come back tonight." Sif was silent for a moment and made a decision.

"Ah? Still, come again?" Lisa's tone was a little flustered.

"Of course I have to come, and I have to be fully prepared. Prepare special exorcism props, such as the Holy Cross, silver knives, etc."

Add a black donkey hoof, Roland thought silently.

Sif's eyes burned with a desire to fight, and her clear voice was firm and indisputable.

"This valley is only more than 30 miles away from Hansa City. If there is a problem here, Hansa City will also be affected. If there is a problem, it must be solved. It is definitely not okay to bury your head in the soil like an ostrich."

Lisa looked at Sif blankly.

She still remembered the look of Sif panicking and asking Roland for help, just a few months ago.

In just a few months, Sif has changed so much?

I can't fall behind either.

Lisa bit her lip and made up her mind.

The three of them searched in a circle and found nothing unusual.

The bleeding wild vegetables seemed to have not appeared, but it was not a complete failure.

Sif won the race with the hare and harvested a fat hare for cooking.

Roland climbed the tree to pick some wild fruits.

Lisa harvested the most, finding three wild vegetables recorded in ancient recipes.

Now that we are here, we can't just do nothing.

Since there is nothing to do, let's eat first.

Lisa took the ingredients to the river to process them and prepared lunch by the way. Roland and Sif continued to wander around the valley.

Seeing Lisa's back disappear, Sif finally couldn't help asking: "Is the conversation she said really not an illusion?"

It was a bit rude to ask in person, but it didn't matter if Lisa was not there.

Roland was a little surprised.

He was not surprised that Sif could find the problem, which was normal with her observation skills. What surprised him was that Sif was concerned about Lisa's feelings.

Sif was proud and even arrogant.

Her eyes could only see the flowers, not the weeds on the roadside, but this time she was concerned about what Lisa would think.

In any case, this is a good sign.

Roland shook his head slowly.

"I was with her last night, did I also have hallucinations?"

Sif certainly would not doubt Roland, she began to continue thinking, and soon came up with several assumptions.

"I can think of several possibilities. First, there is something wrong with this tree; second, someone deliberately hides the truth; third, there is something wrong with this valley. Of course, it may be all three."

Roland lowered his voice and asked: "Which possibility do you think is more likely?"

"I think there is something wrong with the entire valley. The golden ginkgo that can change its shape and the vegetables that bleed during the day are all strange existences that have never been recorded in books."

Sif was a little distressed, "There are too many doubts, and I don't know where to break through."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know, we can try the control variable method."

"Control variable?"

"Yes, come again tonight, just the two of us." Roland said calmly.

Lisa is timid, and it is likely that she will not be able to help at night. Sif replacing her is also a part of the control variable.

"I understand. Your sister is here, let's eat first."

Although she was a little uneasy and the surrounding environment was a little weird, Lisa's cooking skills were the best one.

The three of them set up the tablecloth at the entrance of the valley, forming a standard equilateral triangle and sharing the food.

The hare was roasted until golden and sprinkled with various spices, and the aroma was tempting.

Taking the crispy rabbit leg handed over by Lisa, Sif carefully blew on the hot and tempting barbecue, and bit the rabbit leg elegantly and quickly.

"This is the most delicious rabbit meat I have ever eaten!"

Lisa thought it was Sif's polite words until she felt the power of praise.

Five-star praise from [Elf Princess] Sif.

Lisa stood up excitedly.

Roland knew what she was excited about and signaled her to sit down quickly with his eyes.

Sif didn't know what she was excited about. She was stunned for a few seconds, but still couldn't figure it out. She simply put down her boring guesses and continued to fight with the delicious roasted rabbit leg.

She knew very well that women's rationality would always go offline from time to time.

Maybe Lisa just got bit by a bug on her butt.

Hmm, this rabbit meat is really delicious, let's eat a few more bites while they are in a daze.

The exploration ended, and there was no extra gain.

The nameless valley in the daytime was normal except for the flowers and plants in winter.

Lisa was in a hurry to return to the Governor's Mansion. At her suggestion, the exploration team returned early.

Compared with exploring the valley, Lisa wanted to be promoted in an uninterrupted environment.

The promotion process was both simple and troublesome. She had to prepare the corresponding dishes in order.

Lisa found an excuse to send Roland and Sif away to complete the promotion ceremony.

Roland and Sif just avoided her sight and set off again.

Before leaving, they found Mr. Norton, opened his alchemy warehouse, and took away many precious finished props.

Norton watched these two guys take away countless things, and couldn't help complaining:

"Hey, what do you want to do? Why do you even take the dragon-slaying potion!"

"You should reflect on why there is such a thing first."

Roland smiled and stuffed a bottle of lavender potion into his arms, teasing softly.

Norton was speechless.

It is said that there are dragons in some unknown islands and valleys far away from the civilized world, but it is only said.

The "dragons" used as trophies by those legendary dragon-slaying warriors are basically giant lizards and large and medium-sized crocodiles.

The dragon-slaying potion made by Norton is of course not for these small things, but for real dragons.

Facing the boss, Norton's protest was just a joke.

In fact, he was more eager to get Roland's approval.

Seeing Roland and Sif rummaging around, he couldn't help but remind them and helped them prepare a lot of things to deal with trees.

As for where these things came from, Roland didn't ask, and he didn't want to say.

The question is intellectual property.

After filling up the props, preparing various long and short weapons, and taking three simple traps, Roland and Sif set off again in the moonlight.

Tonight, the blue moon is in the sky, silent and windless, it is a good opportunity for a night tour.

Although Roland does not agree with Sif's "Roland's Disaster Star Theory", he also thinks that there is a high probability of trouble tonight.

He did not mobilize the army.

First, he was afraid of leaking secrets, and second, ordinary troops were not very useful in such occasions.

Two fast horses galloped under the moonlight.

The two looked serious, and did not speak, just hurried on.

After tying the horses outside the valley, Roland strode ahead. Just as he was about to set off, Sif reached out and grabbed his shoulder.

"I'm wearing three layers of armor."

Sif said calmly, holding the spliced ​​spear in her hand, applying the withering potion for trees on the tip of the spear, and walked forward vigilantly.

Cotton armor, light mail, enchanted plate armor, none of them were missing.

With Sif's current defensive ability, she would only be slightly injured but not killed if hit head-on by a cannon under 18 pounds.

Although Roland was well prepared, the frontal defense of the Moonlight Silver Armor was still a little poor.

Usually Roland protected her, and now it was her turn to walk ahead.

Roland did not act pretentiously, drew his dagger and followed behind, squinting his eyes to observe the surroundings.

The two walked straight to the tallest tree in the center of the valley.

As expected, it turned into a golden ginkgo at night.

Seeing the towering tree, Sif suddenly accelerated her sprint, tightened her waist and abdomen, and used all her strength. With a light shout, she stabbed the tip of the gun heavily into the golden ginkgo.

She was not a plant protection expert, nor a forest ranger.

She didn't understand how precious this ginkgo tree was.

She only knew that this thing was beyond her understanding and she had to do it.