Chapter 84: 083 Princess_l
Translator: 549690339
The path to the Thorn Nest was quite difficult to find.
Moss-covered trees intertwined tightly, making all routes to the Thorn Nest labyrinthine.
However, it became much easier under Iris’s guidance.
Soon, Sofia, who was sitting on Mega Fatty, arrived at the foot of the giant ancient tree hosting the Thorn Nest with more than twenty ogres.
Those Icy Backpacks filled with treasures had already been handed over to Little Fatty, who took them back to the Land of the Soaring Dragon first. The Thorn Nest was built by the Green Dragon upon a towering ancient tree of unknown age.
The little girl could hardly see the view above when she raised her head.
In order to let the monsters’ families, who couldn’t fly, climb up, there were simple but practical staircases built from the tree trunks around the huge tree.
Due to the Green Dragon’s death, the green fog that used to loom over the Thorn Nest was now slowly fading away.
Sofia waved her small hand, casting a spell of poison resistance for herself and the ogres.
This way, the remaining trace amounts of toxicity were even less of a concern.
Some monsters were left behind in the Thorn Nest by the Green Dragon to defend against any reckless intruders.
However, under the deterrent of Iris, the Green Dragon’s favorite pet, no monsters dared to stand in Sofia’s way.
“Hah, the Green Dragon’s taste…”
Sofia sneered at Cassiopeia’s thorn-riddled lair, then entered the hall where the Green Dragon spent most of its time.
The Green Dragon’s treasure was piled right in the center of the hall, without the need to search for it.
But upon seeing the so-called treasures, the little girl’s face showed disappointment.
Compared to the Red Dragon’s treasure vault, this rather meager pile of treasure was quite shabby.
Sofia took a closer look and discovered quite a few greenish copper coins among the pile…
Controlling the Light Ball, Moray floated over the pile of treasures, then said speechlessly, “Oh, it looks like this Green Dragon had a very miserable life!”
Feeling a bit unconvinced, the little girl looked at Iris, wrinkled her nose, and asked ferociously, “Are you sure this is the Green Dragon’s treasure vault?”
Iris clearly knew what Sofia was doubting and immediately explained, “The Mother of Thorns… Oh no, that Green Dragon barely had any chance to gather treasures here apart from robbing the occasional adventurers that ventured here.
And those adventurers were usually quite impoverished as well…”
Yes, just as Iris said, these meager piles of treasure were accumulated by Cassiopeia over the course of nearly a hundred years.
If it weren’t for this, a cunning Green Dragon wouldn’t have included a mysterious magic item in its treasure vault so easily.
“Alright then…”
Sofia rubbed her forehead, obviously quite annoyed.
Actually, Cassiopeia’s accumulation over the years was not bad at all, at least equivalent to the entire fortune of an ordinary human tycoon.
However, it was of course far inferior when compared to the nouveau riche Red Dragon.
After carefully picking and choosing among the treasures that she looked down upon, the little girl could only find one decent magic item in the end.
“Thunder Longsword: The holder of this weapon will inflict a certain degree of lightning damage to both ranged and close-quarters physical attacks.”
After interpreting the description, Moray commented, “This weapon is quite good, actually. Lightning damage usually carries a certain degree of paralysis effect, which can be surprisingly effective in many situations.”Sofia nodded and then brought out an exquisite badge from the side.
It bore a familiar unicorn emblem on top of it.
The badge was made of precious magic metal, azurite, and the unicorn emblem was painted with red magic gem powder.
As long as a little magic power was injected into it, the badge would emit a faint red light, and it looked like it would be worth quite a bit.
What Sofia didn’t notice was that when she picked up these two objects, Elise’s expression was obviously a little off, but Moray noticed this subtle change and floated to Elise’s head.
Curiously he said, “Little girl, you seem to recognize these two things.”
Elise looked a bit flustered, but under Sofia’s persistent gaze, she reluctantly said, “These are the relics of my elder brother…”
The gossip-fire in the little girl’s heart blazed, and under her pressure, Elise quickly confessed everything she knew.
About thirty years ago, a newly-adult Elise, along with some restless peers, ignored the advice of the elders and decided to venture out into the world.
Under her brother’s leadership, they followed several human adventurers out of the Dawn Forest and eagerly embraced the world outside.
However, not every adventurer can be like the main character of a story told by wandering poets.
Accompanied by wine and flowers, they could traverse every corner of the continent, passing through monster-guarded dungeons without any danger.
Everything went smoothly at first.
But when they crossed Kor Town and arrived at Nolan Forest, the nightmare began.
They caught the attention of the Mother of Thorns, Cassiopeia, and this Green Dragon easily defeated them.
The Green Dragon killed all living creatures in the adventurer’s team except for the elves.
Subsequently, the elves were imprisoned and the Green Dragon began to corrupt them.
Elise and some elves who feared death succumbed to the Green Dragon’s corruption, ultimately abandoning their faith and past lives.
Even their golden hair turned green, and they became toys for the Green Dragon.
Of course, there were also elves who vowed to resist, and her elder brother was one of them, ultimately defending his dignity and faith with his life.
The Thunder Longsword was her brother’s personal weapon, and the unicorn emblem on the badge symbolized their family’s status.
Suddenly, Sofia exclaimed, “I remember now, this is the emblem of the royal family of the Dawn Forest, Elise, are you a princess?”
Elise looked at Sofia in disbelief, not expecting her to know the meaning of this emblem.
“You don’t have to think about how to cover up. I lived in a tribe near Dawn Forest for a while when I was younger. I certainly wouldn’t mistake the royal emblem!”
Sofia looked at Elise with interest, very disappointed with the riches of the Green Dragon’s Treasure Vault.
But she didn’t expect to accidentally discover such an interesting secret.
She collected the royal emblem and the Thunder Longsword into her Treasure Bag, and said to the silent Elise, “From today on, you are my maid! Hmm, it’s delightful to have a noble elf princess as a servant!”
“Ohohohaha…”
Moray laughed strangely, “Interesting, truly to my taste, worthy of being my research partner! “
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