Seizing Star City, the elf stronghold.
Elder Witchell sat on the sofa and listened to Agnus’ report. He was silent for a long time, but his whole body seemed to have aged by more than ten years in this short period of time.
“Agnus, are you kidding?”
There were other elves in the room. They heard Agnus’ words and showed unacceptable expressions.
“The new elf queen doesn’t accept us? How is this possible? She must’ve been coerced by humans to say this!”
Agnus looked at his companions. He knew this was hard to accept. In fact, he felt everything around him crumble in front of him when he heard the queen say it herself.
They were like abandoned children of the world. They didn’t know where to go in the future or the right direction at all.
But he also knew very well that now was the time to make a choice.
“The queen wasn’t coerced.”
Agnus said in a deep voice, “The person guarding her is an ancient beast. She is free.”
“The queen said that the elf canyon was given by Emperor Roland and Emperor Roland took her to save the Tree of Life.”
“She… is loyal to the Roland imperial family. If we remain hostile to Roland, we won’t be able to gain her approval.”
“Did the queen really… say that?”
Elder Witchell stared at Agnus with a somewhat sharp light in his slightly cloudy old eyes.
Agnus didn’t shy away. “Yes, Elder Witchell. The queen… she was a half elf.”
The moment he said this, all the elves present fell silent. They looked at each other and thousands of words turned into a sigh.
Chamo didn’t guess incorrectly in regards to the elves’ dedication to pure blood.
The more than 100 existing elves were all pure-bloods, even the elves born in the human world. This wasn’t entirely due to a hatred of humans. It was a custom that had continued since they were in the elf tribe.
Half-elves had no status in the elf tribe. They could be sheltered but they were likely to leave the elf tribe if they couldn’t awaken the power of the bloodline after adulthood.
They weren’t driven away by the pure-blood elves, but if they really lived well, who would choose to leave their homeland?
The elves had ignored the situation of the half-elves and now they… were they finally tasting the consequences?
How could this be…
What should they do if the queen and newborn Mother Tree wasn’t willing to accept them?
Agnus recalled the advice that the ancient beast had given him. He pursed his lips and said, “Now is the time to make a choice. Please make a decision!”
The light in Elder Witchell’s eyes dimmed and he looked a bit depressed. He whispered, “Since it is the queen’s order, we can only follow it.”
“Elder Witchell!”
An elf next to him shouted. “Have you forgotten what a heavy price we paid after our identities were exposed?”
“Humans can’t be trusted. They can’t tolerate other races at all! The queen is young and deceived by humans. Why are you following her nonsense?”
“Isaac!” Agnus shouted.
The elf called Isaac became quiet. There was still a hint of anger on his face but he didn’t say anything else.
“You think I’m joking?”
“Isaac doesn’t dare.”
Elder Witchell smiled bitterly and said quietly, “The forest elves who have lost the Tree of Life aren’t even comparable to humans.”
“You saw that child called Blue Mark too.”
“Without the baptism and awakening the power of blood, his strength will never improve and his lifespan won’t be much longer than that of humans.”
“We can indeed hide forever, but when the elves of our generation grow old and return to the embrace of the mother tree, what will those children born in the human world do?”
Isaac opened his mouth, but he was completely speechless this time.
“I will tell you.”
Elder Witchell looked at him. “Sooner or later, they will be assimilated by humans. By then, our tribe will be completely wiped out.”
He didn’t say that it would be the death of the forest elves because the Tree of Life was now saved. New first-generation elves would definitely be born in the future.
However, that was just the inheritance of the bloodline.
The newly born first-generation elves wouldn’t inherit the memories of the ancient elves, nor would they inherit their civilization. Instead, the new elves would rebuild a new civilization on the ruins.
How could Elder Witchell watch something like this happen?
He waved his hand and said, “Since it is the mother tree’s choice, we have no reason to disobey. Otherwise, it will be betrayal!”
“I’ve made up my mind. Angus, you go make arrangements.”
“Gather everyone and I will announce it myself.”
Agnus took the order and left. Isaac slumped down with a pale face.
They knew this was a bad decision but the elves could only do this. It was because…
They had no choice.
In the end, out of caution, Elder Witchell didn’t send out all the people. He asked some young elves to stay behind. They were the tinder, the only hope if something unexpected happened.
The elves were full of pessimistic thoughts about this operation, but no one objected to Elder Witchell.
Perhaps deep down in their hearts, they also longed for the light and to live uprightly as elves, with their true colors.
Isaac was also a ‘tinder’ who was left behind, but he refused.
“I will live and die with everyone. With my strength, I can at least save a few more of us before escaping.”
He was probably the most pessimistic one. He considered this trip to Imperial City as an act of committing suicide with no return.
Agnus didn’t think that the situation was that bad, but it was difficult to change the inherent concepts of his companions in a short time. Even he didn’t fully trust humans.
He just hoped that everyone would be safe in the end. Otherwise, he would be the sinner of the elves.
The elves took action. At the same time—
Twilight Frost City, a house made of ice.
The young man sat up in a daze. He hugged the quilt and looked around while still half-awake.
The igloo was equipped with a small heating circle and there was a protective cover to cover the warm current of the heating circle. This would neither waste energy nor melt the igloo.
This was designed by Dominic, the magic circle instructor. He made it into a card to carry around.
Maybe it could be promoted nationwide in the future so that people wouldn’t easily freeze to death in winter.
Xu Sili lay down again.
It was freezing and snowing outside, but warm inside the house. This was perfect for sleeping. Let him lie down for a while longer.
At this time, the door of the igloo opened. A cold wind blew in. This startled Xu Sili and made him regain some consciousness.
He poked his head out from under the quilt and saw Si Sheng closing the door while holding a tray in his hand.
“Ah Li, get up and eat.”
The man was wearing casual home clothes that Xu Sili had asked his second brother to place in the system mall. Once Si Sheng wore it, the man had a completely different temperament than usual.
In his dazed state, Xu Sili even felt like he was back in modern times. Then he quickly regained his senses and looked at Si Sheng with a frown. “Aren’t you cold when going out dressed like this?”
“I don’t feel anything,” Si Sheng said truthfully.
Xu Sili was very angry, but smelling the aroma of the food, his hunger overcame his sleepiness in the end. He put on his clothes obediently and had breakfast with Si Sheng.
“My second brother said that they are stepping up their research. Perhaps my parents will be coming soon.”
At this time, Xu Sili casually dropped a bombshell.
Si Sheng froze. Nothing could be seen on his face, but Xu Sili noticed that he had sprinkled pepper into the milk.
“Don’t be nervous,” Xu Sili said. “My parents are very good.”
He missed them too.
“I’m not nervous. It is just…” Si Sheng pursed his lips and said, “It is a bit unexpected.”
Then Xu Sili helplessly watched him drink the pepper-sprinkled milk.
He opened his mouth, saw Si Sheng’s distracted look and finally chose to change the topic thoughtfully.
After all, there should be some time left. He didn’t have much confidence in the efficiency of the game team.
“Xiao Wu, did anything happen in Imperial City?” Xu Sili clicked on the communicator and asked the little robot.
Then he knew about the elves.
Xu Sili raised an eyebrow.
He didn’t expect Chamo to negotiate with them so quickly. It was quite surprising.
“Okay, let’s go back and see them.”
On the way back to Imperial City, Xu Sili opened the rare race panel and took a look.
Unlike before, new changes appeared in the forest elf column.
[Forest Elf]
Chief: Asheng (also known as the elf queen).
Tribe: Elf Canyon (click to open map).
Quantity: 106.
Race Characteristics: Longevity, excellent wood affinity.
Racial Talent: Plant Transformation.
The sea elves hadn’t changed much. As for the dark demon dragons… the chief had become his oldest brother. The quantity was still one and it was still an endangered species.
Xu Sili shook his head and put away the panel.
There was also a problem with the sea elves. He didn’t know how Teacher Bazel’s underwater breathing potion research was going. Maybe he had to urge the other person this time.
This time, there were only around 40 elves going to the palace, but almost all the high-ranking members were there.
The moment they walked out of the teleportation circle of Roland’s Imperial City, they looked at their companions around them. Finally, under the instruction of Elder Witchell, everyone took off their hoods and released their disguises.
They originally thought that the group of over 40 people was such a big target that they would be stopped by the guards when taking the teleportation circle in Seizing Star City.
In fact, nothing happened.
They made it to Imperial City without any problems.
It was as if things really weren’t as serious as they thought…
The moment he took off his hood and removed his disguise to regain his elf appearance, Isaac felt unprecedented nervousness. But along with this feeling, there was the brightness of being bathed in the sun.
It was something he hadn’t experienced in many years. He suddenly felt that he had lived in vain for many years.
Yes, he was an elf, a noble race born from the branches of the world.
What had he done over the years?
Hot tears fell from Isaac’s eyes. There were many crying tribesmen around him.
Elder Witchell also had red eyes, but he quickly controlled his emotions and whispered, “Humans are all watching us.”
“There is still a tough battle to be fought next. Cheer up!”
The elves quickly wiped away their tears and followed the elder with their heads held high. For the first time in so many years, they were bathed in the light and walked uprightly in the capital of humanity.
The first ones to notice the elf team were naturally the players.
After watching Lan Xiaoyin’s live broadcast, they quickly recognized a few elves. However, they didn’t know why Lan Xiaoyin wasn’t there.
“He is still wandering around the Asmo Mountains. He probably doesn’t know what these NPCs are going to do.”
“Didn’t he say that these elves are very timid?”
“Yes, why did they suddenly appear in Imperial City? Are they going to progress the plot behind the players’ back again?”
Elder Witchell raised his head and chest, maintaining the majesty of an elf elder. However, he couldn’t help being a bit nervous as more and more humans surrounded him.
These humans were very strange.
They gathered around him, not attacking or showing any malicious looks. Instead, they talked enthusiastically.
“Are you the elf elder, Witchell? I’ve admired you for a long time!”
“Hey, where are you going? Do you need me to show the way? I know Imperial City best. I can walk there with my eyes closed!”
“Oh, don’t squeeze in. Do you want our favorability to be collectively deducted?”
“Ahhh, he’s looking at me, he’s looking at me! No favorability is being deducted! He must want to give me a mission! Don’t rob me. I’ll make trouble with anyone who robs me!”
Elder Witchell finally had to stop.
He looked at the humans in front of him. He saw the eagerness in their eyes and couldn’t help starting to doubt that he was too suspicious.
How come all these humans… seemed to know him?
And—
“Elder, are you tired from walking? Do you want me to carry you for a while?”
“Are you thirsty? Have the milk tea I just bought!”
“How can he quench his thirst with milk tea? Of course, he should eat fruit!”
Elder Witchell thought, ‘Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?’
Proofreader: Purichan
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