So Li Yin decided to pretend to be a complete stranger, so that even if he accidentally used words that existed in the surface elves but not in the dark elves, the other party would subconsciously think that it was a ridiculous mistake made because he was not familiar enough with their language. The hard soles of the boots tapped out a rhythmic rhythm on the floor, and Li Yin felt that the dark elf was approaching him. "Get up." After a while, as a pair of slender and long mithril armor boots carved with exquisite patterns came into view, a majestic voice came from above his head. Li Yin stood up as he was told. "Look up." The clear voice said again. Immediately, before Li Yin had time to move his cervical vertebrae, a long and powerful finger hooked his chin and forced him to raise his head. The soft touch on his fingers and the delicate fragrance brought by the dark elf woman made him feel a little dazzled. However, he did not forget to reiterate his apology as expected: "Please forgive me, Princess." He swallowed and said stutteringly. This time the stumbling was not a disguise. Cassia's scarlet eyes drooped slightly, and she looked at Li Yin with interest. From her clear eyes, Li Yin did not feel the solemnity or cruelty, but only a slight ripple of pleasure and curiosity.
This calmed Li Yin's anxious mood a little. Even so, her condescending attitude still made Li Yin feel a kind of majesty that could not be disobeyed. This is due to the natural height difference between the two. Elves are naturally taller than humans. Dark elf males are the same height as their surface cousins, but female Dark elves are taller and stronger than their male cousins due to the blessing of their deity, the Spider Queen. Li Yin's height was quite outstanding among humans, similar to that of an ordinary male dark elf, but still a long way behind that of a female dark elf. The top of his head barely reached the shoulders of the person in front of him. Therefore, he had to look up to see the other person's face, and the other person couldn't help but nod slightly with his eyelids drooping in order to look at him. Li Yin recalled the scene of their contact yesterday. When Cassia stretched out her hand to him, he didn't even need to lower his head. Her naturally drooping arm had already brought the back of her hand to his lips. The deep and refreshing fragrance lingering in the memory is intertwined with the fragrance between the fingers at this moment, and the soft touch of the jaw is superimposed with the milky smoothness of yesterday's lips. As Li Yin looked up, the other person's silver eyelashes and snow-white, smooth cheeks seemed to be glowing slightly. His breathing became more and more disordered... Oh my god! He was shocked and immediately sobered up. He quickly gathered his thoughts and his alarm bells rang in his mind. At the same time, he sighed helplessly: The cruelty and evil of the dark elves did not make him completely surrender, but now he seemed to be completely captured by another power of the slave master before him. He is the one who absorbed the mind flayer (larva), who is bewitching whom... "There's nothing to apologize for." At the same time, Cassia raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said with a slightly playful smile: "I'm glad that you saved me some extra expenses." "If Ohunt knew that his slaves had mastered our language, he would definitely raise the price without hesitation." Cassia explained in front of Li Yin's confused gaze. Then, she withdrew her fingers from under Li Yin's chin, and at the same time, the smile on her face became brighter: "It's good that you can speak our language." "In that case, I think we have a lot to talk about." "But." She took a few steps back. Although her radiant face was still beaming with smile, her whole body unconsciously exuded a sense of awe again. One of her hands rested on the hilt of the sword at her waist.
"Until then," she said in a sonorous voice, "let us talk with swords!" ------------ "Talk... with sword?" Li Yin was slightly stunned. "Yes," the dark elf said in an unquestionable tone, "your old master praised your bravery to me, but I have to test it in person to know if he is lying." "After all, no one wants to buy a fake product, right?" "My-" Cassia paused for a moment and smiled, "'Good man', come and prove your worth to me." With a clang, she drew her sword from its sheath, and pointed the sharp tip of the sword at Li Yin. Li Yin's head was dizzy, but his heart suddenly began to beat. "Good man" - this wonderful name made him stunned and gave rise to a beautiful idea in his mind, but he soon realized that in the context of the dark elves, this was a word similar to "good dog". Moreover, he was worried that if he could not prove that he was a "good person", the consequences would be quite serious. "Since you can understand our language, it will be much easier." Cassia turned her head and looked around the circular training room, indicating the weapon racks on the wall with her eyes, "Please choose any one of these weapons." The weapons rack was richly furnished with spears, daggers, hooks, halberds, axes, whips, spears, swords, and sticks... everything was available. Li Yin looked around for a while, then walked to the weapon rack closest to him on the left and took down an ordinary long sword from it. He has no particular expertise, so he should just choose the most common and familiar weapon - although it's probably no different from choosing any other weapon. The question is, no matter what weapon he chooses, can he really pass this test? Li Yin's heart began to pound. The noble women of the Dark Elves are basically priests of the Spider Queen. In addition to devoting themselves to the study of divine arts, they also receive rigorous weapon combat training and have outstanding attainments in martial arts. At this moment, Cassia's full armor and her chilling aura undoubtedly proved this point. Chapter 2: Audience and Trial: Conversation with Swords () Li Yin clutched his weapon and nervously returned to the front of the dark elf priestess. "Um...Princess," he suddenly asked abruptly, "what will happen if I fail the test?" Cassia was slightly stunned and was about to speak. But she was not the first to respond to Li Yin. "Snap!" A whip hit Li Yin's back hard. He screamed in pain and his whole body convulsed. "You little dog slave," a dark elf warrior shouted behind Li Yin, "You just do whatever your master tells you to do. When your master asks you a question, you just need to answer yes. Who gave you the guts to ask a question?" "Dart!" A cold voice suddenly sounded. Cassia's voice was even colder than when she drew her sword just now. If the previous tone was just the awe-inspiring fighting spirit, then the tone at this moment completely revealed the speaker's heart's extreme coldness without a trace of warmth. Li Yin, grimacing in pain, raised his head and saw on his mistress's face the coldness and cruelty that he had never seen before and only appeared on the faces of other dark elves.
"Do you think I am incapable of disciplining my slaves?" Cassia raised her voice, and her slender sword-like brows suddenly tightened. "I dare not." The dark elf warrior who just whipped Li Yin immediately knelt down in panic. "Your Highness, I just..." "Get out," Cassia didn't want to hear his explanation any more, "whip yourself ten times." "Yes!" Although very reluctant, the dark elf warrior immediately agreed. "You go and supervise." Cassia looked at the other dark elf warrior who escorted Rein here. "Yes, Your Highness!" the dark elf warrior responded immediately. The two of them immediately hurried out the door. The sound of a heavy wooden door closing was heard behind Li Yin. He shuddered, raised his head, and was about to say something, but was met with Cassia's still cold gaze. "I haven't figured out how to punish you yet." Cassia's face was as cold as ice, and her tone was sonorous, "But I think it must be very, very-" Li Yin listened to her verdict in fear and trepidation, but at this moment, the tense face of the female dark elf suddenly relaxed, the majestic expression instantly collapsed, and turned into a deliberate smirk. "It has to be quite strict." The female dark elf made the final conclusion. Li Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Although the female dark elf's smile was strange, it did not have the harsh sarcasm that other dark elves smiled at him. It was more of a teasing and playful smile. "So you'd better not fail." The female dark elf smiled meaningfully and added. "I will do my best, Your Highness." Li Yin took a few deep breaths, still feeling frightened, and forced a smile in response. Now, he was completely relieved - even if he failed the test later. The sudden change and shock almost made him forget his original purpose, the purpose of asking his "mistress" so presumptuously. He wanted to verify (using the offense itself) how long the charm lasted and whether the other party was still under the influence of the charm. Before he opened his mouth, he was actually quite sure, so he dared to do it boldly. The final result was exactly as he expected. The charm had not worn off and Cassia was still under its influence. However, he really didn't expect that he didn't anger Cassia herself, but angered the other dark elves who served her. In this regard, Li Yin could only reflect on himself - it was his fault. He lacked experience in serving people, so he couldn't put himself in the shoes of the two dark elf warriors. Speaking of which, regarding Charm, according to Li Yin's experience as a mage, the duration of this spell is calculated on a day basis. A novice mage who has just started can ensure that the recipient is under the influence of this spell within one day, and Li Yin, as a mage who has undergone certain training, can use Charm to affect the target for four days at a time. However, these are just his experiences as a "magician", and what he released yesterday was not a mage's arcane spell, but a psychic "spell" derived from the mind flayer larvae, so he is not sure of the actual effective time of this "psychic charm spell". Now it seems that it should be effective for at least one day, Li Yin thought silently in his heart. As for its maximum effective time, Li Yin did not have any plans or dared to test it. To test the longest duration means that the female dark elf will inevitably be out of the control of this spell for a period of time, and Li Yin does not dare to take this risk. The female dark elf's friendly and tolerant attitude towards him was probably largely based on this spell. If the spell lasted for a long time, she would most likely turn hostile. At that time, Li Yin could only pray that her family didn't have a demon that needed to be sacrificed... Thinking of this, Li Yin couldn't help but shudder. He almost immediately came to his senses and cast another "charm" on the dark elf woman. But he abruptly cut off this thought.
The time has not come yet, he told himself calmly, forcing himself not to panic out of fear. The "time" that Li Yin mentioned here, of course, does not refer to the effective time of the spell, but to the time suitable for casting the spell. It was not until just now, when he stepped into the performance hall of the Borginia family and saw the fully armed female dark elf and the eye-catching black agate spider emblem on her armor belt and the hilt of the sword at her waist, that he realized that she was a priestess of the Spider Queen, and remembered the strong connection between the two identities of the dark elf noblewoman and the Spider Queen priestess. Therefore, he realized how risky it was to accidentally cast "charm" on her yesterday. He actually tried to exercise mind control over an excellent priestess, and what's even more incredible is that such control was successful! The success rate of mind control spells such as charm depends on two aspects: one is the strength of the caster himself, and the other is the strength of the will of the recipient. And it just so happens that the priests of the gods are one of the groups with the strongest will. As the most loyal believers of the gods, their wills are firm because of their devout faith, and their perceptions are sharp because they constantly desire to connect with the gods. They are the people who are most difficult to influence with enchantment spells, and are also the people who are most likely to detect the other party's "evil intentions." Therefore, casting mind control spells on them is not only likely to fail, but also carries a high risk of being exposed. But Li Yin succeeded yesterday. When he realized Cassia's identity, he himself felt incredible about his success. Chapter 3: Audience and Trial: Conversation with Swords () Cassia couldn't be a poor priest who had no knowledge. Therefore, there were only two explanations for his success: one was that he absorbed the spirit of the Mind Flayer larva. The Mind Flayer was a monster that was particularly good at confusing and controlling other people's minds, and perhaps this also led to his unique talent in the psychic power of mind control. The second was the timing of casting the spell. The princess of the Borginia family, or any dark elf noble, would never have thought that someone would dare to attack them in a dark elf city in public, and it was an extremely covert mental attack. Therefore, Cassia's mind should have been relatively relaxed when she was attacked, which reduced the difficulty for Li Yin to successfully charm her. At this time, the female dark elf was fully armed and on guard, waiting for his "sword talk". Therefore, this was not a good time to cast a spell. So he turned his attention back to the confrontation, while apologizing for his deliberate "offense" just now. "Also," he looked at the female dark elf's sharp eyebrows and recalled her angry expression just now. Although he knew that she was helping him to vent his anger, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his body. "Your Highness, I am very sorry for the offense just now. Please forgive me." "No problem," the female dark elf curled her lips indifferently. "Since you have the ability to speak, you should use it well. I don't want my servants to bury their value. That would be my own loss." Li Yin nodded, thinking, this is a good dark elf, open-minded. Although it is still full of a sense of superiority, at least it is much more generous than her fellow tribesmen. I hope she really has such extraordinary talents, and it's not just because of the effect of charm. "Are you ready?" On the other side, Cassia changed the subject. Li Yin nodded again. "You first." Cassia said lightly. Li Yin nodded again, then took two steps back. After carefully observing the opponent for a moment, he clasped the sword in both hands, stepped forward, and swung it towards Cassia with all his might. Cassia waved her hand and blocked Rein's sword from the side. "Not bad?!" She rubbed her aching right wrist, and a bright light shone through her majestic and beautiful phoenix eyes. Li Yin stood there, giving a slightly awkward smile. "Don't stop!" Unexpectedly, Cassia frowned slightly and immediately ordered in an impatient tone.
Li Yin understood what she meant and knew that she wanted to test her full strength, so she didn't want to treat this as a game. Therefore, he did not respond, but swung his sword again and slashed at Cassia. This time, Cassia did not adopt the clever method of indirect attack, but also clasped the hilt of the sword with both hands and raised the sword. The two swords, which were infused with full strength, clashed head-on in mid-air, causing a sharp "clang" sound. Li Yin was horrified and wanted to stop, but it was too late.
