Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 493 - 486: A - Ends

Chapter 493: Chapter 486: A Chapter Ends

"She’s not nervous, just her pronunciation isn’t very standard," Cheng Ziang shrugged and explained from the side.

"Her eyes..." Murong stared at the eye patch on Luoya’s face and said hesitantly.

"Oh, don’t worry, she’s not blind, just a bit dramatic," Cheng Ziang said casually.

"What does ’dramatic’ mean?" Luoya frowned in confusion, looking at him and asking.

"Hello there, Luoya, my name is Shangguan Jiu. I’m your brother’s friend!" Murong had just introduced himself when Shangguan Jiu jumped out, greeting her with a joyful smile.

"Ah, Night Elves!" Seeing Shangguan Jiu’s appearance, Luoya exclaimed in surprise and quickly hid behind Cheng Ziang.

"What, are you scared of me?" Shangguan Jiu asked in confusion.

"You..." Cheng Ziang stared at her, hesitating for a long time before asking, "That’s strange, weren’t you investigated by the Wood Elves?"

"Why would they investigate me?" Shangguan Jiu asked with wide eyes.

"Wood Elves and Night Elves are mortal enemies, that’s why they would investigate you," Cheng Ziang said.

Cheng Ziang figured these Wood Elves probably held back because of the headquarters’ reputation. Although Shangguan Jiu was just of mixed Night Elf blood, as a member of headquarters, even if she were a true Night Elf, these Wood Elves would have to endure it and refrain from harming her.

Even though Luoya grew up in the Ancient States, she still understood the conflict between Night Elves and Wood Elves. Even in the famously benevolent and equal Ancient States, Wood Elves and Night Elves were always at odds.

Truth be told, Luo’er being of mixed blood between Wood Elves and Earthlings posed difficulties to gain the queen’s acknowledgement, but it wasn’t impossible. However, if he were a mix of Night Elves and Wood Elves, he would definitely not be accepted by the queen. Not only by the queen, pretty much no one in Ilanadale would recognize him, such was the hatred between Wood Elves and Night Elves.

"Don’t worry, she isn’t related to the Night Elves, she’s just mixed blood." Cheng Ziang turned around, grabbed her arm and pulled her forward, comforting her.

In the presence of the same sex, he always consciously or unconsciously showed intimacy towards Luoya. This was a male instinct, as the appearance of Murong and others of the same sex evoked his sense of crisis. Thus, he needed to emphasize his relationship with Luoya repeatedly, to signal his dominance to others like Murong.

Luoya looked up at him and didn’t resist his touch. She suspiciously looked at Shangguan Jiu. After a long silence, she finally said timidly, "Hello."

Seeing her reaction, Shangguan Jiu was both amused and worried. It was said that Tangmo and Baiyue were already trying to charm Luo’er’s mother, Nina. As a latecomer, she hadn’t managed to seize the initiative and therefore had to try another approach, with Luoya undoubtedly being the best choice.

Luoya’s first impression was that of a wild kitten. She’s very cautious around strangers and doesn’t show a pleasant face even to those she knows. Dealing with her presented more of a challenge than confessing directly to Luo’er.

Currently, it appeared that Luoya didn’t have a good relationship with most of the Advance Team members, especially her brother Luo’er. Her relationship with Cheng Ziang seemed slightly better, one wonders how he managed to win her over.

"Are they also Earthlings?" After giving Murong and the others a few glances, Luoya looked up and asked Cheng Ziang in a low voice.

"Of course, what else would they be?" Cheng Ziang shrugged and said.

"So, Earth people look not so different from us." Luoya mumbled to herself.

"Miss, you’re half-earthly, why would you think Earth people look odd?" Cheng Ziang couldn’t resist but to remark.

"Back in the ancient states, they mentioned there are Earth people with black skin all over their body." Luoya added.

"That refers to the Black Uncle..." Cheng Ziang shrugged.

"What’s Black Uncle?" Luoya seemed puzzled by the Earth-exclusive term he mentioned.

"It’s one of the Earth’s races, kind of similar to the relationship between the Aud people and the Bobulu people." Cheng Ziang explained.

"Oh," Luoya nodded, paused a bit and continued to ask, "then what do the Bobulu people look like?"

"Miss, The Olavia Sisters who live with you are Bobulu people." Cheng Ziang sighed, defeated by her question.

"Oh," Luoya blushed a little, then after a moment of silence, she suddenly raised her head, frowning, "Are you implying I’m stupid?"

Cheng Ziang coughed, wisely chosen not to continue the conversation. He raised his head, noticing that Murong and the others were watching them with an amused look. He wasn’t sure what they were thinking. But he was oddly satisfied when Luoya was standing next to him, marking her territory.

With the initial negotiations settled, Li Si immediately started unloading various kinds of aid, mostly weapons, from the airboat cargo hold. Taking into account Ilanadale’s weak military forces, the headquarters’ first batch of aid was mainly focused on weapons and ammunition, based on the advice from the advance team.

The reason Murong and the others came along was to serve as instructors, training them to use these new weapons. The decision was urgent this time and the headquarters didn’t have enough time to prepare, hence the oversight of bringing Shangguan Jiu to Ilanadale happened.

Assuming there were no unexpected events, Shangguan Jiu probably wouldn’t stay with Murong and others. The fact she hadn’t been expelled from Ilanadale was already face-saving for headquarters, let alone having her train the Wood Elves of Ilanadale on using weapons.

Owing to Nina and Luo’er’s relationship, headquarters didn’t show the same restraint in cooperating with Ilanadale as it did with Melia, and directly presented their best weapons. This included all sorts of automatic rifles and machine guns, and even infantry artilleries.

The United Nations’ export principles on weapons banned the sales of models produced after the 1980s. However, this rule only restricted the model years, not the materials or the production time of the weapons.

That’s why Earth’s major arms manufacturers began replicating equipment from before the 1980s for export to the Otherworld.

The aid that headquarters provided to Ilanadale, although their models might be a bit old-fashioned, consisted of the very latest materials. Considering Ilanadale’s humid and rainy environment, these weapons were made from corrosion-restiant and rust-free materials, ensuring their normal use under hot and humid conditions.

With this, the army stationed in Divine Wood Down evolved from knives, guns, bows and arrows to various types of automatic weapons, taking a big leap in weapon development. It’s known that the evolution of weaponry in Otherworld countries was no different from Earth’s: from cold weapons to non-automatic weapons, and then to fully automatic ones. Thanks to Luo’er, Ilanadale skipped almost two stages and directly upgraded to automatic weapons.

The problems brought by such changes were also quite apparent. Hence, Li Si brought Murong and others, letting them serve as instructors, responsible for training Ilanadale’s army to adapt to these weapons.

The performance of the advance team last time piqued the Wood Elves’ interest in firearms and other weapons. Not only the army, many nobles also tried to familiarize themselves with these Earthly modern weapons, which disrupted the army’s normal training. Reluctantly, the queen issued a decree: only soldiers were allowed to handle these modern weapons, effectively curtailing the nobles’ curiosity.

With that, the situation in Ilanadale finally came to an end. However, it seemed that Li Si was not ready to let the advance team return to Yazhi City with the airboat. Apparently, he still had tasks for the advance team to complete.

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