Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 385 Anastasia

This black-haired elf has a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets and blue eyes. She looks like a mercenary. The greatsword on her back is almost as tall as this tall elf. However, her attire is different from that of adventurers or mercenaries in the north or even in the city-state alliance. The thin and even slightly revealing clothes are too bold even in summer, not to mention in winter.

"What are you looking at?"

Ivy noticed Ron's scrutinizing look and couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. She asked in a low voice: "Does she look good like this?"

Of course it looks good, even the half-elf herself has to admit that the gods have bestowed a lot of favor on the elves. Even if this uninvited guest is dressed like this, it does not affect her beauty at all.

"But I bet she's not doing well. She's at least three hundred years old, and she still dresses like a—"

"Her clothes are enchanted," Ron stared at the thin clothes on the elf, "to maintain body temperature and protect against cutting... This piece of clothing probably costs thousands of gold coins."

"Two thousand three hundred gold coins, boy." The tip of the elf's ear that was exposed outside his hair trembled slightly, "This is the latest popular style in the Gem Flower Kingdom. You can't buy it with money."

"Two thousand three..." Ivy stuck out her tongue when she heard that. "It's enough to buy a set and a half of plate armor!"

"Mass-produced goods can't be compared with this kind of equipment, Ivy," Daniel smiled and warmly greeted the guest to take a seat. "You came at the right time. Even if you came a few hours earlier, we wouldn't have opened yet. What would you like to eat?"

"Because you have been missing for the past month," the elf sat down following Daniel's instructions, but had no intention of ordering food. He just stared at the man who looked a little older than his actual age. "That's why I came here - where's Leah?"

"Uh, sorry?" Daniel was stunned. "Do you know my wife?"

"Who's outside?" Leah's voice came from the kitchen. Then, a huge dragon head appeared and was dragged in by its horns. Leah, who had pulled the revealed baby dragon back to the kitchen, walked out. As soon as she appeared, the eyes of the two elves met instantly.

"Leah?"

"You are...damn it, Anastasia! You are still alive!"

Leah and this elf seemed to be old acquaintances. After confirming each other's identities, they hugged each other tightly.

"You bastard, I haven't heard from you for so many years. I thought you died on the battlefield!"

"I thought it was you! Oh my god," the elves called Anastasia were equally excited. They half cried and half laughed, constantly recounting what had happened since they separated. "I was on a mission nearby, and I heard that the Night Wind Tavern in Rose City suddenly closed, so I hurried over without even collecting my reward!"

"My husband and I were caught up in some trouble," Leah shook her head and pointed at Ron and the others, "Thanks to them, we were able to escape!"

"I thank you, ladies and gentlemen." Anastasia turned and looked over here, giving a standard elven military salute.

She turned especially to Seymour, who had been trying to keep his presence low since she came in. "Thank you, too, fellow underground."

Seymour rolled his eyes. Both he and Anastasia could see a hint of arrogance and disdain in each other's eyes. This so-called thanks was just a verbal formality. "What about you, Anna?" Leah held the other's hand that had just been put down. "I remember that you transferred to the army of the Gem Flower Kingdom. What mission can you have here?"

"In fact, the three kingdoms have not been at peace during this period," Anastasia sighed, "so I retired and became a mercenary. As for what happened at the beginning of this year, I haven't had time to communicate with you through letters."

Even among the closest friends, elves don't communicate very frequently. Leah and Anastria probably communicate once every five to ten years, so it's still a long time before their next letter.

"Anastrina, oh! I remember now!" Daniel suddenly slapped his forehead, "Is it the pen pal Anna you told me about before? I haven't seen your correspondence in so many years, I didn't even remember it!"

"Did you attend our wedding? There was no news from you after that!"

"There's nothing we can do about it," Anastasia smiled friendly at Daniel. "The situation over there with the elves has always been unstable, and I'm in the army..."

"Let's talk later!" Axuri poked his head out of the kitchen again, "Sister Leah, the food is almost ready!"

"Liya...sister?" As Youlong called her sister, Ivy's expression suddenly became subtle.

Axuri called her mother sister, so what did he call her? Has he turned nine yet?!

"Why, do you have any objections?" Leah glanced at her daughter intentionally or unintentionally, then turned around and pulled Daniel into the kitchen, "Anna, please be patient, the dishes here will be ready soon, and I'll show you my cooking skills!"

"Liya's cooking skills were among the best in the army back then." After understanding each other's identities, Anastasia and Ron were no longer on guard. The elf simply moved a chair over and sat next to Ivy. "You are Leah's daughter, right, Ivy? You've grown up so much."

"Your mother described you as a tiny little thing the last time she wrote to me."

"Half-elves grow differently from elves," Ivy laughed dryly. She was obviously the younger one, so why did she look older? "Aunt Anna, you just said you retired too?"

"That's right," Anastasia shook her head when she spoke of this. "Your mother and her sister were the ones who saw things most clearly back then. They left early and received a lot of compensation. Everyone is still here."

"I was her superior at the time. The royal family of the Jewel Flower Kingdom made me some good promises, so I continued to work with them. Who would have thought that these people were just warmongers in fancy clothes?"

"It has been a generation since the fall of the Hailan Empire, but peace has not come to the homeland. The disputes have continued and even intensified! (Elf swearing)! How can we revive the Elf Empire with this group of insects?!"

Anastasia punched the table angrily, and the solid wood table was cracked by her punch. Leah, who was serving the dishes, felt distressed when she saw it.

"Anna, this is the wood I brought from my hometown. Even if you broke it, you have to pay for it!"

(End of this chapter)