Dust of History Chapter 23: Run away

Asa's impression of elves originally came from the dwarves. After staying for the past few days, he discovered that the strengths of the dwarves are not only machinery and forging, but also literature. At least those sarcasm and sarcasm fully describe the elves' personalities. It is indeed self-righteous and lifeless.

Elves are proud of their identity and their ancient culture. The sacred brilliance of tens of thousands of years of long history is too heavy, so they have to be careful in every move, not daring to offend it in the slightest. All kinds of prayers and rituals that are just routine every day will take them a lot of time. Although Elder Crane said that he would do his best to find a way to draw out the power in his body, even in the few remaining hours of the day, once someone has researched new ideas and ideas, he must first Hold a discussion meeting to see if there is any offense to their glorious traditions and whether it is against the teachings of the gods. This kind of progress is indeed very likely to make him stay here for the rest of his life.

But it doesn't matter, Asa knows what he should do.

At the beginning, I was worried that the elves would imprison me in some way. But unexpectedly, he was still allowed to act freely, probably thinking that he, a human being, would be flattered and willing to be manipulated if he was in this great place and plan, and it was probably because he was sure that Asa would not dare to mess around. But the most important reason is that they adopted a restraint method that is said to be unique to the tens of thousands of years of the elf culture, asking him to swear in the name of the gods he believes in.

When Asa answered that he didn't have any gods he believed in, the elves expressed great shock. Many elves lamented in whispers that human beings have really fallen into chaos.

Several elves with higher academics came forward later and said that because of the complexity of the living environment, human beings have begun to believe in the ideas summarized in their own lives, such as belief in justice, fairness, money, technology, hard work, etc. . The elves felt a lot of emotion, and agreed that Asa would swear by the idea that he believed in and took it as his belief in his heart. Elder Crane also solemnly said to him: "Swear by what you believe in and take it as the yardstick of your life, so that you will keep your promise because you are afraid of being abandoned by it. Violence is our What this noble race despises, we will never use it unless it is absolutely necessary. God taught us that 'restraining the body is worse than restraining the heart'. So we use such a civilized and effective method of restraint."

Asa originally wanted to make a casual promise to cover the past, but seeing the elves being so serious, he felt a little embarrassed, and frowned, searching his mind for what he believed in.

Seeing his hard-working expression, Elder Crane encouraged him and said: "Think hard. It is the thing you believe in the most, the most important and most trusted truth in your life, the truth you live in Faith."

Asa really thought hard, and finally came to a conclusion: "I believe that if you don't have anything to eat, you will be hungry, and if you are too hungry, you will die." This is indeed his most firmly believed belief.

The elves were in a commotion after hearing this, but after a heated discussion, they agreed with his statement. After all, this is also a belief. So Asa, under the guidance of the elves, made a very strange oath with their ceremony: "I swear in the name of food, I will not escape from here, nor..." So all the elves together Recognized, this human being is bound.

Asa doesn't like to lie to others, he is used to making things clear and sometimes even going out of his way to solve them. However, he will never go into a dead end, and it doesn't matter if he can't solve the small roundabouts head-on.

The elves had never treated him with equal regard, let alone trust. He could clearly feel that the elves looked at him like humans looked at livestock, and they unabashedly regarded him as a lower-level creature. Of course, because they thought they were elegant, they didn't show any hostility, and their tone was always gentle and their faces never changed. The kind of indifference that never smokes and fireworks is more able to express the contempt from the bottom of the heart.

He was not too angry at such contempt for Asa, but it made his voice more sonorous and powerful when he made that oath.

In the past few days, he lived quietly in the residence of the elves, as a simple container as they expected.

Completely different from the dead silence felt outside the Whispering Forest, the interior of the forest is full of life. All kinds of strange insects, flowers and plants, handsome and extraordinary unicorns are scattered among them, and occasionally some little fairies like butterflies can be seen flying among the flowers and plants. You can't see any artificial traces here. The tree houses where the elves live are purely made of branches themselves, and all kinds of living utensils are also cleverly made of insect carapaces and plant parts.

In the eyes of some people, this may be a fairyland integrated with nature. But Asaba had to be able to achieve his goal and leave here one day earlier.

A month ago, I was still rubbing shoulders with people in the busy traffic of the capital. But after coming here, first encountered zombies, then a huge treant, and then was involved in inexplicable rituals, related to some light and dark responsibilities, as if thrown from real life into a mindless myth in the story. The horizons are wide open, but more I want to go back to my own life.

Compared to the rigidity of other elves, only the girl Luya showed signs of vitality. She seems to be very curious about the outside world, and often comes to Asa to ask some strange questions about human living habits and society. Every time after listening to what Asa said, she always opened her eyes wide with a horrified expression, and she was surprised that human beings would kill animals just to put on their skins, kill each other, and act like cows and horses. It seems unbelievable to support other people who have nothing to do with me and so on. After being surprised, she usually looked at Asa and shook her head, and said disgustedly: "Brutal, inferior." It seemed that Asa had created all these things by himself.

Although she has been talking to Asa with somewhat disdainful eyes and tone, after all, it is the only emotional expression in this dull environment, which is much cuter than the gentle but rigid attitude of other elves.

At the beginning, Asa directly wanted him to inquire about the Sunwell and the leaves of the World Tree, but she immediately said very defensively: "You humans can't know these things." Probably Elder Crane warned her off. But Asa can ask almost anything he wants as long as he uses some indirect methods. The relationship between the elves seems to be very simple, and they never play tricks, so she has no scheming even though she has lived for nearly a hundred years. Thanks to her, Asa didn't have to go around to scout around, and knew everything he needed to know without showing any traces.

Now that the information has been inquired clearly, the next step is to act.

The weather was fine and there was no cloud in the sky. Today is the full moon, even if the branches of the ancient trees are dense, the forest should be brightly illuminated by the moon. It's a good opportunity.

Asa stood on the high tree house watching the afterglow of the setting sun gradually disappearing at the top of the forest, and the full moon slowly rising from the other side. Under the tree house, the elves have returned. This is the last time they go to the sun well to pray three times a day, and then they will rest in their tree house. They don't know how to cut down trees, and they don't know how to make other fuels. In their view, sunset means the end of the day, and they can only wait for the next day in their tree houses.

The unicorns in the forest also walked towards their lairs. These spiritual animals were not raised by the elves, but like the elves, they have been the guardians of this forest since ancient times. Like elves, they never had the habit of being active at night.

Asa walked into the tree house, sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.

This is the first meditation since he entered the Forest of Whispers. He must adjust his physical and mental state to the peak state. The elves and unicorns will sleep, but the deadwood guards will not. From Luya's mouth, even apart from the one killed by the red-robed man that day, there are at least hundreds of such big guys in the entire forest.

Closing his eyes, Asa quickly entered the state of mind-wandering that he usually meditates on. He couldn't feel anything outside, lost all thoughts in his mind, concentrated all his energy inside his body, and his senses became extremely sharp. Every organ can feel the pulse and cooperate with each other. The blood is forced out of the heart and penetrates every tiny place with energy.

Suddenly there is an unprecedented feeling. An incomparably fiery but non-scorching force naturally emerged from every bone, every muscle, and every drop of blood. With the blood in the body

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He closed his eyes, but he could see the dazzling golden light in his body, as if the sun was inside his body.

The feeling slowly returns to calm and fades away. Asa opened his eyes and let out a long breath. The body is full of unprecedented power, like a smooth river that is not choppy but still flows majesticly through the limbs.

This is an unprecedented strange feeling. Could it be the effect of meditation to a certain extent? Or the reason for soaking the sunwell? Didn't Elder Crane say that with his 'filthy human body', he couldn't use this kind of power? Is it nonsense or he can't figure it out?

But there is no time to explore this kind of problem now, and this is undoubtedly a good thing that came at the right time, providing more guarantees for the success of the next action. Asa quietly walked out of the tree house, the forest under the moonlight was empty, only the chirping of insects was intertwined one after another.

Carefully touched the ground, and quietly walked towards the sun well. Asa had never felt that the sound of his footsteps was so loud, as if it could shake the entire forest.