Section IX Help
Ashu Rufate smiled bitterly. Although he knew very little about elves, there were enough books and documents to record the physical characteristics of elves. He had known about the elves' slim body shape, and Ashu Rufate had also considered this issue. But Carrie said that changing the appearance of the ears is a very simple thing, but if changing the body shape, it involves too many details. Carrie believes that this level of change cannot be made - it is too dangerous and too little.
"Can you send me to the elves' kingdom?" Ashu Rufat asked.
"The danger is too great... As a friend, I think you must be advised... If your disguise of the elves is discovered...then it means big trouble."
"Sorry, I have considered the risk issue a long time ago. I just asked you, can you do me a favor and send me to the Elf Kingdom? If it doesn't work, then I'll try to find a way myself."
"If you think you won't spend a simple effort to help a friend, you'll misread it!" Cosbody looked a little angry. "I'm just doing my best to advise a friend. But it seems you... well, I'm going to go to the Elf to contact some business matters in the near future..."
The conversation finally ended, and Ashu Rufat went to his bedroom, where only the Cosbodie couple were left.
"Dear, you don't really want to send Ash Rufat to the Elf Kingdom, do you? His disguise level cannot escape the eyes of the Elf at all. I bet he will be seen by the first Elf to see and encounter a lot of big trouble."
"Chris, don't you see the determination in his eyes? He won't listen to my advice! If I refuse, at most I will only ask him to go to the Elf Kingdom in a different way, and that way will undoubtedly be even more dangerous."
"But you can't just watch him stupid."
Cosbody muttered a few times, but Chris couldn't hear clearly what her husband was talking about, but he instinctively felt that his tone seemed to be complaining.
"By the way, how much do you know about Asu Rufat?" Chris suddenly changed the subject.
"I said just now. I partnered with him and made a lot of money... He is the kind of friend who can be trusted completely. This is enough for me. I am not a sheriff, and I need to trace the eighteen generations of other people's ancestors... Do you know something else?"
"He is not a simple person." Kris remembered that day, injured, covered in blood, and wearing wonderful armor. "You said he went to Sivania after breaking up with you."
"Yes, that's what he said at the time," Cosbody replied. He now knows the relationship between Ashu Rufat and Chris - a normal thing, it's not surprising that a troupe temporarily hires one or two guards and other things.
"Sivania... I heard that a vampire was raising a rebellion there! And now that place has been occupied by vampires. The church people said that it was because the Ryans were ungodly faith, so the gods punished them severely through the hands of vampires."
"Yes, fortunately Ashu Rufate had left before that. As for the church... I never deal with them. Because if I wanted to confess, I would probably waste a month of a respectable priest." Cosbody replied casually. He continued to smoke and focused on his pipe, so he did not notice the deep thought flashing in his wife's eyes.
"I have a good idea, Chris, can help him dispel this stupid idea." After a brief silence, Cosbody made the decision.
"What's the idea?"
"Well, Ashu Rufate is not a fool. As long as he knows that he doesn't feel like he's pretending to be an elf, he probably won't take the risk. So I decided to find an elf to come and meet him once... If any elf can easily see through his disguise, then he will understand how ridiculous his disguise is."
"How did you find an elves? Didn't you say that they refused to come to the land of humanity?"
"I don't have to let them come here... For example, the ship is ideal... My ship will be intercepted by their navy before approaching the Elf Kingdom. At this time, there will be an Elf messenger to check the situation on our ship. That Elf messenger is very suitable for this task... If you encounter an Elf casually, you will expose your disguise. Ashu Rufate will probably know that his plan is not feasible... Then I can persuade him to give up this task..."
Four days passed in a blink of an eye. It was noon, and the sun was shining brightly on the sea and the breeze blew the sails.
Ashu Rufate stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the endless blue sea in front of him. He is now on a medium-sized ship. This is not an elf ship, but a ship made by humans and belongs to Cosbodi. He took this opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity of Cosbodi to go to the Elf Kingdom and take the boat over. His Nightmare Horse has already made arrangements, at least Ashu Rufate believes that there is no need to worry about the Nightmare Horse for a considerable period of time.
There is a big difference between sea boats and inland boats. In addition to the size of the boat, the most conspicuous thing is the issue of sails and paddles. Almost all the inland boats Ashrufate had seen were paddlemen—all small boats rely on oars. Although large boats also have sails, they are also equipped with corresponding rowers to be effective supplements of sails. However, the ship operates entirely on wind power, and there is no window for the paddles on the side.
In the center of the ship, a tall mast stands. There are huge sails on the mast. In fact, the sails are not integrated, but are composed of four or five canvas. These canvases are arranged in different positions centered on the crossbar and the mast, and are arranged in different positions as the whole. Although the sea breeze is not strong at this time, because the sail area is large, the speed of the ship's advance is still quite strong.
"Ashu Rufate, is it the first time I've been to the sea?" Cosbody came to him and asked with a smile. "How is the scenery on the sea?"
"It's very good, it's clear and refreshing." Ash Rufate replied. However, he also knew that this was essentially a freshness. If you look at the sea for 180 days on the sea, you might feel visually exhausted and you can't feel any refreshed and happy anymore.
"Are you looking at the sail?"
"I was wondering, what would happen if there was no wind...even if the wind was opposite?"
"If the wind direction is wrong, all we can do is to put away the sails, but in general, there are very few cases where the wind direction is completely opposite." Cosbody replied. "In fact, there are only two most important things to sail on the sea, the wind direction and the current. Without a suitable wind direction, the speed of the ship cannot rise...but the elves are a little different."
“Why are the difference?”
"The sails on the elves' boat...well, they are triangular... It should be said that their sails are numerous, and they are sails..."
"Sail?"
"Yes, a very strange way... Our ships are all blown by the wind blowing from the rear, so naturally we have to try to open the sails back to get enough wind... And their sails are not like this, but the speed is very fast..." Cosbody beat for a while, "Forget it, I can't explain it clearly. You will know when you see the elves' ship."
"How long will it take?" Ashu Rufate changed his question.
"It's so soon. In fact, the elf's country is not very far from us. If it's so smooth, it's probably only a day and a night to arrive." Cosbody replied.
"By the way, you said that there were pirates invading the elves..."
"Oh my God, this kind of thing is common. Ashurufat, if you see an elves in a normal way, you will likely have the impression of their elegance and weakness. Moreover, the elves are indeed beautiful. Although they are slim, they also match the aesthetics of many people. Legend has it that some people fall in love with elves women at first sight... To be honest, I think this legend is very credible. In short, there are many idiots who think that elves are weak and can be bullied and want to rob their villages and towns. Even if they can't grab treasures, they want to grab elves as slaves. However, elegance and beauty are only one aspect of elves, and they have another side."
“Other side?”
"Yes, the other side of the elves is cold and cruel, violent and bloodthirsty. Do you know, Tulan strictly prohibits anyone from attacking the elves... At least you must not launch a surprise attack on the elves based on Tulan's territory. This is not because King Tulan and his ministers are reasonable, civilized and kind, but because they know the horror of the elves deeply."
"It's really that awesome?"
"If the elves invade in large numbers, with the power of Turan, it will definitely not last a month." Cosbody replied. "I heard from a general of Turan. And I have seen the elves' army. To be honest, I don't think that general is exaggerating."
"What is the elves' army like?" Ashu Rufate asked with interest.
"I want to describe it... that is the elite army." Cosbody showed a memory expression on his face. "Although it was just a very ordinary team of spearmen,... the kind of uniform movement of the whole team, I have never seen the human soldiers have that kind of aura. And they are well-equipped... the most ordinary soldiers are also equipped with good metal armor and battle robes. I saw it with my own eyes. You know, Ashrufate, when I first saw the elf prince, I almost thought the team of spearmen he led was his personal bodyguard. Later I realized that it was just a very ordinary team of soldiers, who were only responsible for maintaining the security of the port. But the armor of these ordinary soldiers... is so beautiful that a human noble can be jealous of it."
Among humans, aristocrats like knights will of course walk onto the battlefield in excellent armor, but many infantry - long halberds, sword and shield soldiers, etc., are actually not very well equipped. Especially armor. If these soldiers cannot bring their own metal armor, the army usually only gives them leather armor, with only a few particularly elite teams exceptions.
"Is that right..." In fact, some of the information collected by Ash Rufate also were about armed conflicts between humans and elves. What Cosbody said was exactly the same as in these records. In any case, elves always appeared on the battlefield in a perfect posture, wearing beautiful and sturdy armor, and holding high-quality weapons.
"There is a saying that when elves pick up their weapons, humans can see their true faces clearly. Both men and women are warriors, and every civilian will put on a war robe under a command and become warriors."
"You said that the elves are slim, and a slim body cannot have too much power."
"Elfs don't have human brute force, and they are not as good as dwarves, orcs, etc., this is a fact." Cosbody said. "But there is an old saying that 'discipline is more important than strength'?"
Chapter completed!