Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

Chapter 513 364. Talking Time (Part 1)

To be honest, Darkus was a little confused by William III. He felt that he was playing his cards out of character. But good guy, this guy has something, a master, and he met a master. Especially when William III coughed loudly after speaking, he could clearly see that the handkerchief the priest took away from his mouth was stained with blood. After wiping his mouth, William III carefully put the handkerchief into his robe, and then bloomed to him again smile.

After William III saw the elf in front of him standing there without speaking, he smiled and nodded again. Then he took a step back to make way for the space behind him, and stretched out his hand to signal to the elf. He was a noble before becoming a Sigmar priest, and his good upbringing made him behave gracefully and appropriately. He smiled and motioned the elves to move forward, with a slight bow, showing his respect and courtesy to his guests. His gestures are smooth and natural, unassuming, but full of leadership temperament and confidence.

In Darkus' view, William III's eyes were gentle but firm, revealing his stability and confidence as a leader. The attitude is neither overly enthusiastic nor indifferent, and appropriately demonstrates etiquette and nobility. In William III, exquisite etiquette and noble temperament were perfectly integrated, demonstrating his style and charm as an imperial leader.

However, Darkus thought of a person from William III. In historical novels and film and television dramas, Cao Pi, Cao Cao's son, suffered from tuberculosis when he was young. However, in the official history, it was not mentioned that Cao Pi suffered from tuberculosis when he was young. disease. But this is not important. What is important is that in historical novels and film and television dramas, Cao Pi showed no signs of tuberculosis in public. In other words, Cao Pi could suppress his cough in front of Cao Cao and the important officials of Cao Wei. As for whether it was true Whether it's fake or something else is a matter of opinion.

Darkus knew what happened on the city wall not long ago. Ludwig had stretched his hips and advocated surrendering to vampires. If William III coughed on the city wall again and showed a weak and sick look, the consequences would be unimaginable. Human morale is not high to begin with. Coughing will drop some morale. Continuous coughing can directly raise a white flag and let the vampires enter the city.

"Do you need to heat it up?" After William III sat down, he glanced at the pastor who had served him before. After signaling the pastor to leave, he pointed to a plain-looking kettle and said.

"Is this? Mulled wine?" Darkus asked after taking a look at the kettle. Under the reflection of the candlelight, the liquid in the kettle turned dark red. He had been in Altdorf for a few days, and he knew a little about the imperial man. In addition to the smelly eel, mulled wine is also welcomed by some powerful people.

Mulled wine is a hot drink made of wine and spices. The heat and sugar can make the alcohol and spices work faster, achieve the effect of repelling the cold and warming up, and trigger pleasant emotions, just like walking around in the ice and snow. It's like taking a sip of sweet ginger tea in the house. To put it bluntly, it is to mix cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel, star anise and other spices to add sweetness, add it to the wine and bring to a simmer. Do not use high fire. The fire will evaporate and lose the alcohol, and the spices will also lose their original flavor. smell, and even produce harmful substances.

After seeing William III nod, Darkus did not respond directly, but glanced at Drusala who was sitting next to him. After seeing that Drusala's performance was very dull, he nodded to William III again. .

After William III lit the small stove with a ignition device, he put the kettle on it, then used a wooden tong to pick up the spices in the basket one by one and filled it into the kettle. After all this is done, the process is over, just wait for it to simmer.

"Tilman told me about your stay on the Isle of Death earlier. Thank you for your contribution to Altdorf."

"Should I say this is what I should do? But that's not the case. He messed with me. He shouldn't have let a thief go to Forest House to steal my things."

William III laughed after hearing what Darkus said. He laughed violently and coughed violently.

"Are you...consumption?"

"This was an infection I contracted while fighting the Chaos Believers, and it cannot be cured. I have been observing you since you guys came here. Can you tell me what happened at Altdorf University?" William III finished coughing. He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, then nodded in response to Darkus.

"On the land under the central sea, there are not only Arabis, but also a group of dead people who can move and talk. Something very precious to them was lost in the Reikland. At that time, the Reikland was still a tribe. Period, they came here to find that thing." Darkus said bluntly, but he did not tell the whole story.

Besides, there is nothing to hide about this thing. Darkus will have to pull that thing out of the ground later, and there will definitely be a big fuss by then. The people of Rickland are not blind or deaf. Although it could be done in a hidden spot and covered with fog, it would be a bit troublesome in the sky, and the operation was just like taking off your pants and farting. It was unnecessary. He did not recommend letting the humans in Rickland see it and leaving an outrageous folk story.

"Precious thing?" William III asked curiously.

"I didn't think you wanted to know."

“But the stuff is there, isn’t it?”

"Yes, it's a structure. Standing in the square outside, your head can look directly at the Hammer of Sigmar on the top of the church. That thing is more troublesome than the vampires outside the city. You need some necessary conditions to deal with it. For example, you don't have A powerful spellcaster who can open up a wide terrain with direct fire cannons and soldiers who are not afraid of death and cannonballs whizzing overhead." Darkus said with a smile.

William III frowned when he heard Darkus's words, and his face was not as calm and calm as before. Although Darkus said it in a joking tone, he did not think that Darkus had to tell lies. , if what he said is not a lie, then maybe it is true as Darkus said.

"That thing?"

"Perhaps you should know that this place was not called Altdorf or Rickdorf at first. In the Elsalin language of our elves, it was called Kor Vanas. Sigma was a few thousand years later. If you press If you extrapolate from your Imperial Calendar, Kor Vanas was founded in Imperial Calendar -3000. Later we had a war with the dwarves, and both sides withdrew after the war. In the future, it should be the birth of Sigmar. Five hundred years ago, you humans migrated here as tribes to Rickdorf, River City, and what happened after that... you know better than me."

"History..." William III sighed while stirring the spices in the kettle.

"That's true for you humans, but not for us elves... I have a friend..." Darkus finished half of his words inexplicably. William III asked him about that thing, and he instead talked about history with William III. Seeing that William III nodded in agreement, he went on to say, "My friend was alive when Cole Varnas was established. He was an official of Kor Varnas and went on a mission to Kara. Za-a-Karak, I don’t know which of the dwarf supreme kings I have met, experienced the war between the elves and the dwarves, and then experienced the changes of the years..."

"Your friend... is he still alive?" William III's hand that stirred the kettle froze, and the stick he was holding for stirring fell into the kettle. He raised his head and looked directly at Darkus in a daze. Darkus's words made him fall into deep thought. He was calculating the long time. He realized that as a human being, the concept of time became insignificant compared to the elves. He felt the vicissitudes of time. And the insignificance of human beings in the long river of time. He spoke with difficulty, disbelief and surprise in his voice.

"Yes, he is in the Forest House in Beicheng District now, you know where it is." Darkus said nonchalantly, first setting the stage and then climaxing, which was his specialty. He was very satisfied with William III's reaction. This is the effect you want.

"Time flies, we humans are simply insignificant." William III was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply and said.

"He left some things here when he left here. When we accompanied him to pick up things a few days ago, we met that group of... in your Rick language, they are Nehekhara people. It was just a chance encounter. If they We are not presiding over the ceremony to destroy Altdorf University. We don’t know where they are. The result is that you also know that the group of people who died and came back to life died again, and this time they could not die again. For Altdorf I'm sorry for what happened to the university. Now that thing is in our hands, do you need me to return it to you, or put it back intact?"

"What are you going to do next? Put it back?" Although Darkus' words sounded playful, William III heard more meaning, and he asked slowly after thinking for a moment.

"Put it back!" Darkus said with certainty. After seeing William III's expression change, he continued, "But not now, not soon, but a long time later, I want to dig out the structure. , take it out of Reikland and bring it to a safe place. There are many benefits to doing this. At least the people of Reikland don’t have to worry about the day when the Nehekhara people bring a replica to activate the construct, so that the construct can be activated in Reikland. Leading an unbridled rampage.”

"By the way, after talking so much, we seem to have forgotten to introduce ourselves." Darkus, who didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, stood up and straightened his robe. After William III also stood up, he said seriously , "Darkus Helban, Lord of the Eternal Festival to Queen Lauren Loren."

Drusala, who also stood up, glanced at her lover in surprise. Before she could think about anything, she heard Darkus continue to speak.

"This is my fiancée, the high-level spellcaster Drusala, what you witch hunters call wizards and witches."

"Perhaps you also know that some things are beyond our control. My name is Wilhelm von Ostwald, the high priest of the Sigmar sect. They are all used to calling me William III. As for what you want to call me, you can call me whatever you want. ." William III knew that Darkos's last sentence meant him, but he ignored it and introduced himself.

The name William is very common in the empire, just like Hans, Paul, Otto, etc. It is a very common name. It is not because William is a nobleman that he is called William III. Although the Feng between the first and last name is the best proof, it is also Not because his father and grandfather were also named William, but because there were great priests named William before him, and he was the third, so he was called William III. In the subsequent history of the empire, there was a Rick Emperor named William III, the ancestor of Ka+8, but that was another system. The emperor was the emperor, the high priest was the high priest, one was religious and the other was secular, just like the Middle Ages. That way.

The religions of this world are very magical. For example, Kazuoin, the captain of the Phoenix Guard, was very arrogant, unruly, handsome, rich, powerful, and arrogant when he was young. He is a typical example of the Assur nobles. There's no rumor he won't create, no conspiracy he won't operate. It is said that his character was so narrow-minded that his family would have wanted to expel him from the family had it not been for his violation of tradition.

A pilgrimage to the Temple of Asuryan is a journey that all Asurite nobles should undertake at least once. The same is true for Kadron. He was so arrogant that he entered the core and most sacred position of the Asuryan Temple. This was perhaps the most serious display of arrogance in his life. No one knew what he witnessed there. When he reappeared, he was still Kazoin, or rather not the Kazoin before. It was like he had changed into an elf. On his forehead is the luminous symbol of Asuryan, marking him as the Creator's anointed one. From that day on, he gave up everything in the world and became a Phoenix Guard, and he hasn't spoken a word since.

However, Kadron did not directly become the captain of the Phoenix Guard, just like Gavinor in Sons of Asuryan. By the time he became captain, it was the 221st year of Finubar's reign, which was 2384 in the Imperial Calendar. Years ago, but this did not prevent him from participating in the Battle of Fenua Plains as a Phoenix Guard.

William III had a similar experience to Kadron. Before he became a priest of Sigmar, he was a noble, but his identity as a drunkard was more familiar to people than his noble status. To put it bluntly, he is a drunkard who is so confused that his family and friends avoid him. Half-drunk and half-awake, he is irritable and has a very serious tendency to violence. He often gets into drunken fights and so on. occur.

After becoming the Priest of Sigmar, William III was like Kadroon. He was still William, or rather he was not the previous William. He seemed to be a different person, but unlike Kadroon, he did not have the hammer emblem of Sigmar on his forehead. . He started from the most ordinary, low-level priest who could be seen everywhere in Sigma Cathedral, and worked his way up to the highest level of high priest.

The Grand Priest is the spiritual and ecclesiastical leader of the Sigmar Cult, and is also the most important religious official in the empire. Usually the Grand Priest is selected from the battle priests, usually, but occasionally there are exceptions. The High Priest is one of the Emperor's staunchest allies and most trustworthy advisors, but these words are official. In fact, the relationship between Emperor Rick and the High Priest in Altdorf is not good. The reason is, Or it is due to power distribution and political differences.

In addition to the title of high priest, there are also some other titles, such as imperial theologian, great chanter, high priest Altdorf, etc. At the same time, the high priest is also one of the electors. Although the high priest cannot serve as the emperor of the empire, he still holds the title of imperial theologian. There is a key vote. Since the headquarters of the Sigmar Cult is in Altdorf, this vote is also regarded as the vote of Reikland.

Wilgrim III, the predecessor of William III, refused to recognize Margarita, the Elector of Marienburg, as a child in 1979 of the Imperial Calendar, accusing Margarita of being an illegitimate child. In the end, she only gave birth to a child with no votes. person as emperor. By this time, the dignity and system of the empire completely collapsed, and the empire as a unified political entity completely ceased to exist. Several electors supported their own armies and fought endlessly. They kept claiming more kingdoms, towns, and various title, the entire empire was in chaos due to constant war, until Magnus showed up.

Although William III was a high priest, his political influence in Altdorf exceeded that of Ludwig, who was not popular in the court. This is why Altdorf was still supporting Ludwig when he chose to surrender.

Darkos, who sat down again, held the edge of the teacup with both hands, feeling the heat of the freshly brewed mulled wine, but he had no intention of drinking it, let alone saying anything. At this moment, his attention was focused on William. On a hammer not far behind III.

"Gail Maraz?"

"Yes, you know this hammer?"

"Of course." Darkus said a pun that William III didn't understand.

"Do you need me to pick it up and take a look?"

"I'm not interested, because I know where it really is." Darkus felt that William III's words were quite a pun. There were two ways of expression, one was a literal meaning, and the other was also a literal meaning. The way he held it was a bit particular. Gail Maraz was neither far nor close to William III, but the distance was just right. William III could have picked up Gail Maraz and drew a beautiful arc in mid-air. The thread hit his Tianling Cap. After thinking about this, he shook his head and said with a smile.

"My friend, I don't know what you are talking about." William III's expression changed. What Darkus said couldn't be more straightforward. This straightforward statement pointed directly at the core secret of the Sigma Sect. He took the The kettle in his hand shook as he lost control of his emotions, and the mulled wine that was meant to be poured into his cup spilled on the table. After glancing at the table, he quickly adjusted his mood and raised his head to look directly at Darkus. Said seriously with eyes.

"So...we are friends now? Ah, the word friend makes me fall into memories. I think of my first human friend. He was just a village chief who was in charge of a small village. I like that very much The atmosphere in the village is classless and unrestricted. Children can play and make noise in the longhouse. Although there are enemies and lack of supplies from time to time, the villagers there are very content and do as they please." Dakwu After Si finished speaking, he raised his glass to indicate to William III, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. The spicy and sweet mulled wine went down his throat and into his stomach, and the spices stayed in his mouth to chew. With.

Seeing that Darkus did not respond directly, William III controlled his trembling hands and poured the hot red wine into the cup. He raised the cup, gestured to Darkus, and raised his head to pour the hot wine just like he did when he was young. Drink all the drinks in one gulp.

"Friend... you are my second human friend, my friend, and desperate days call for desperate actions, or rather, scams! Yes, scams, that's the problem, isn't it?"

"I don't understand what you are talking about, my friend." William III panicked and coughed. Normally he could find the handkerchief in his robe without lowering his head, but now he lowered his head and avoided it. He felt like he couldn't take his eyes away from Darkus's inspection. He felt like a piece of meat on the butcher's chopping board, waiting to be chopped by the butcher's knife. He knew exactly what Darkus was talking about, he said after thinking for a moment, but he regretted it after he said it, the way he said it proved his deception.

"In addition to this hammer, you just told half the city a huge lie, especially after I reduced your guest to ashes!"

I'm a little off schedule today, my schedule has been a bit messy these past two days, I haven't drank whiskey for a long time, and I bought a red card when I was shopping for New Year's goods today. , this period is over, try to return to the new world at the end of the month, I seem to have said this at the beginning of January?