Xu Sili looked at the elf elder kneeling below and then at the other younger elves.
It had to be said that the elves were indeed the darlings of God. Among the approximately 40 people, not one of them was ugly. They were pleasing to the eye and made people feel better.
“Everyone, get up.”
Xu Sili finally spoke.
The young elves secretly exchanged looks with their companions, somewhat unsure of what to do. Elder Witchell hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed the little emperor’s words. He stood up tremblingly with his scepter in hand.
Seeing this, the elves behind him naturally followed him and stood up.
Once all the elves stood up, the high-ranking new emperor of Roland continued, “I have known about the elves living in seclusion in the Roland Empire for a long time, including the elves you sent to the Asmo Mountains. All the information is under my control.”
The cold sweat on Elder Witchell’s forehead slid down his cheeks.
So this was why those humans, those braves, weren’t surprised when they saw the elves appear but called his name in a very familiar manner?
The camouflage technique they had always been proud of had actually been exposed to humans for a long time.
Elder Witchell’s back was covered with sweat, but this guess made him think of something else. He quickly heard the emperor continue speaking.
“I know that you ancient tribes don’t approve of Roland’s rule over this planet.”
Xu Sili shrugged. “But after the natural disaster, the only human civilization left on this planet is Roland.”
“Based on the standards of the Interstellar Alliance, Escher Star belongs only to the Roland Empire. All the land of this planet belongs to Roland.”
“No matter whether you admit it or not, this is an indisputable fact.”
Having said this, his expression turned cold. “From now on, I will only allow the Roland Empire to exist on Escher Star as the only political power.”
For Xu Sili, there was no doubt about this.
Players were like a double-edged sword. They were easy to use, but if he wasn’t careful, they might backfire and hurt him.
Once they moved toward interstellar development, Xu Sili would no longer be able to prevent players from changing factions. He could only increase the cost for them to switch factions and try to become allies.
As the base camp, Escher Star must be completely under Roland’s rule. He would never tolerate the emergence of a second faction.
After all, how could he allow others to encroach on his sphere of interest?
Regardless of whether the new faction was hostile or friendly in the beginning, there was no guarantee about the future. It would be trouble for Roland if this faction united with outsiders.
It was only by firmly holding Escher in his hands that he could ensure internal peace and allow the nation to develop better.
Xu Sili had no ambitions for external expansion.
It would be great to manage Escher Star well. After all, the surface area was twice as large as that of Earth. Just clearing up the interstellar beasts was enough work.
He looked at the elves and continued, “I know that in addition to the elves, there are other ancient races disguised as humans and living in Roland’s territory.”
There were only three races on the rare race panel. Xu Sili didn’t understand why at first. Then later, he found out that this was because Starry Sky Age only had these rare races currently open to players.
He believed that more of these rare races would open in the future. There must be shadows of ancient beasts like Chamo and September.
Therefore, Xu Sili’s words were particularly confident.
He stared at Elder Witchell and said with a faint smile, “Elder Witchell, I think you should’ve come into contact with these ancient races.”
Elder Witchell couldn’t answer the question at all, so his knees weakened and he knelt down again.
Xu Sili didn’t think about forcing him to say anything. For now, the power of those ancient beasts wasn’t something to be afraid of. He also knew clearly that the future of Starry Sky Age belonged to the players.
“I’m not interested in conquering these ancient tribes.”
Xu Sili said, “I don’t know the specific hardships you have suffered, but what I can guarantee is that those humans who have hurt you have already received the punishment they deserve.”
The elves looked at each other and couldn’t refute this. It was because in the one hundred years they lived in hiding in Roland, they had seen their enemies die one by one.
“If there are any fish that slip through the net, Roland will administer justice for you as long as you can produce evidence.”
“As for the other ancient tribes, they like to hide so much. Then let them hide for the rest of their lives.”
“If they don’t make any small moves, follow Roland’s rules and behave peacefully, I can pretend that they don’t exist.”
“And the elves…”
“If you are willing to surrender, you will be subjects of the Roland Empire and will be protected by the laws of the empire. No one can harm you or restrict your personal freedom in the future.”
The moment the young man said these words, the elves raised their heads and looked at him with some surprise. Xu Sili curled his lip slightly. The elves had delusions of being persecuted. Maybe this guarantee would make them feel at ease.
“Of course…”
He added, “You must abide by the laws of the empire. You must not harm good people or do anything that harms the interests of the nation. If the empire needs you, you must not resist orders unless there are special circumstances.”
“If you can agree then from today on, the elves are members of the Roland Empire. I will accept your allegiance.”
“If you have objections then you can leave.”
What Xu Sili said was already the most basic bottom line. He didn’t exclude the ancient tribes, but he wouldn’t give them too much preferential treatment.
Regardless of whether they were humans or the ancient races, they were all equal as long as they accepted the rule of the Roland Empire. There was no one who was noble or humble.
The elves looked at each other in confusion. After being shocked, Elder Witchell’s gaze toward Xu Sili changed.
If it was truly as he said, this was definitely a beneficial and harmless thing for the elves. And…
In fact, they had no choice at all. If there were other ways to go, the elves wouldn’t have come to the Roland Palace.
“The elves are willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty and Roland. I only hope that Your Majesty can abide by the agreement so that the elves can walk on this land openly without fear of being kidnapped or persecuted!”
Elder Witchell was already on his knees and laying on the ground. The other elves also had red eyes as they knelt on the ground together.
Xu Sili saw this scene and couldn’t help sighing secretly in his heart.
In fact, the elves were so cautious because they had been too deeply hurt in the past. They had a shadow toward humans, so they were like frightened birds.
He softened his expression and said, “Don’t worry, slavery has been abolished long ago. Since you are already subjects of the empire, you will also be protected by the law.”
“Whoever dares to harm you will be punished by law!”
Then Xu Sili waved.
The space twisted and cracked. The figure of the silver-haired man appeared in front of everyone.
Chamo glanced at the elves and felt relieved.
“I greet Your Majesty.” He saluted Xu Sili.
Xu Sili nodded and said, “Chamo, take them to see little Asheng.”
“From now on, they will live in the Elf Canyon and accept the leadership of the elf chief. As for the titles of elf king or elf queen, don’t use them in the future.”
The elves and humans were both races belonging to Roland, so don’t make them too special.
Elder Witchell looked troubled but he didn’t say anything in the end. From today on, they belonged to Roland. Many things from the past would change.
Next, Chamo led the elves to leave.
The teleportation circle to the Elf Canyon wasn’t located in the palace. It was built in the mountains behind the Elementalist Academy. This was considered one of the safest places in the empire.
The elves felt like they were dreaming when they stepped out of the teleportation circle and saw the canyon in front of them that looked like a paradise with the sound of birds, and the small trees surging with life in the depths of the canyon.
It turned out to be so simple. All their previous doubts and fears were so ridiculous.
Isaac looked at everything in front of him and couldn’t help laughing, but tears had already soaked his entire face.
He looked at Agnus, walked to him and bowed solemnly. He said while crying heavily, “Angus, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have doubted you before.”
“You have chosen the right path for the elves!”
It was still just the beginning, and it wasn’t certain if Roland’s little emperor would keep his promise, but seeing the Tree of Life not far away, infinite hope surged in the heart of every elf.
Asheng saw them and felt very happy.
Chamo was right. She was too bored staying alone in the canyon!
Seeing that her Imperial Brother was willing to accept them, she would try to treat them as her own.
From now on, the Elf Canyon would truly be her home! The elf was filled with joy at this thought.
However, in addition to these newcomers, the elves outside the canyon also needed to be dealt with.
Asheng closed her eyes and extended her spiritual power. The moment the Elf Canyon became the new elf habitat, she seemed to have abilities similar to when she was on the tribal land.
She could control the defense system Xu Sili set up here or the vegetation and mountains within the radiation range of the Tree of Life.
The elf team, which had been blocked outside the canyon, suddenly felt that the environment around them had changed.
They felt a flash in front of their eyes. Once they calmed down, they found that they had arrived in a strange canyon, surrounded by a familiar atmosphere that made them feel friendly and pleasant.
“Milia!”
Elder Witchell shouted. After looking at the other elves, he couldn’t help sighing with relief after confirming they were all safe and unharmed.
Milia looked at the more than 40 companions in front of her with some surprise. Her eyes couldn’t help widening when she saw the elder with the highest qualifications and longest lifespan in the clan. “Elder Witchell, why are you here?”
“I will explain it to you later. Come and meet the queen… no, the chief.”
Elder Witchell changed his words.
Milia was even more surprised, but still obeyed the instructions. Under the guidance of the elder, she knelt on one knee in front of Asheng and performed a simple greeting ceremony.
Little Asheng was still young and looked like a seven or eight year old human girl, but none of the elves showed dissatisfaction or contempt.
Asheng’s status was unquestionable. She was filled with pure royal blood and the aura of the Tree of Life. The elves only had unconditional admiration and closeness in their hearts.
Even Lan Xiaoyin, who was mixed in, felt this way.
He had met this little queen before. No, she should be called the little tribe leader now. However, he hadn’t felt a strong sense of belonging or responsibility as he did now.
He wanted to protect this girl, protect the Tree of Life, and let the civilization of the elves continue!
Lan Xiaoyin shook his head. He felt like he might’ve gotten too involved in the drama.
Someone in the barrage had informed him so he knew the news of Elder Witchell’s entry into the palace earlier than the elf team.
He was originally thinking about how to get rid of the elf team to go see what happened. Unexpectedly, they came directly to the Elf Canyon.
Of course, Lan Xiaoyin couldn’t wait to follow and swear allegiance to the little queen, no, the little tribe leader! Then—
[Ding~ Congratulations. You have successfully joined the elf tribe.]
[Since you have reached Lv 5, please find Elder Witchell as soon as possible and ask him about the bloodline awakening. After the bloodline awakening is successful, you will be able to continue to level up.]
[Ding~ Contribution on completing the main mission. Your statistical contribution is… the statistics are successfully calculated!]
[Your contribution to the ‘Resurrection of the Tree of Life’ is 0. Your contribution to the ‘Revival of the Elf Tribe’ is 1. Rewards: 500 experience points, +10 elf tribe reputation.]
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the player ‘Blue Mark’ for completing the main mission of the rare race, the forest elves, and successfully participating in the revival of the elf tribe!]
[Due to the establishment of the elf tribe, from now on, there will be the probability of the ‘forest elf’ race option appearing in the initial character interface. Welcome new and old players to explore it.]
The moment the server-wide announcement was sent out, Lan Xiaoyin’s private chats and friend requests exploded.
This was the first server-wide announcement since Starry Sky Age started the open beta.
[Little Lanlan is so awesome!]
[Ahhhh, here comes the elf race! Just delete my account and try again!]
The barrage filled the screen in front of his eyes. However, Lan Xiaoyin was dumbfounded and completely confused.
What was the use of the server-wide announcement other than to show off?
The key was his mission reward!
What the hell was the contribution of 0 and 1? He had been busy for so many days. The result was… this? That’s it?
500 experience points and 10 tribe reputation points?
Lan Xiaoyin was about to explode with anger, but everyone in the barrage was congratulating him.
F*k, he was going to cry due to grievances, okay?
This was the main mission. Even if he didn’t get anything good, at least teach him some skills!
In the palace, Xu Sili also received a system notification.
[Ding~ The forest elf tribe has been successfully established! You have gained 200,000 experience points.]
[Your level has reached Lv 40 and can’t be upgraded further. The experience points will be temporarily stored and can be used after the level limit is lifted.]
[Please continue to build and improve the elf tribe. Once the Tree of Life reaches a certain level, new life will be born.]
Xu Sili couldn’t help touching his chin when he saw the system notification.
His early experience points mainly came from Roland’s various infrastructure activities, such as building houses and towns. He didn’t expect that establishing a racial tribe would also be included in the experience acquisition system.
This was an unexpected discovery.
The most important thing now was to upgrade Imperial City to Lv 5, so that the level limit could be lifted to Lv 50. Unfortunately, as time passed, upgrading the city wasn’t as simple as hardware facilities.
However, Xu Sili wasn’t in a hurry. In any case, take his time. It had only been in open beta for two months.
At this moment, his communicator rang.
It was Teacher Aina. She had a research result to report to him, but she didn’t say what it was.
Xu Sili raised an eyebrow slightly. Teacher Aine was an elemental alchemist. It wasn’t known what achievements she had made.
He was delighted to see this and immediately summoned Si Sheng. Together, they left the palace and headed to the Elementalist Academy.
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