Dust of History Chapter 28: An ally in need of change

The relationship between elves and humans has not been friendly for a long time. But this unfriendliness has always seemed a bit strange, because the elves seem to be easy to get along with in every way.

It is well known that the elves are handsome, beautiful and elegant, and have a pure and kind personality. The civilization of the elves is far longer than that of humans. Even the church is not hostile to these pagan races. Very respected. Apart from arrogance and self-righteousness, of course, this is often a kind of complacency with the culture that they have lived in for tens of thousands of years. There seems to be nothing difficult to get along with in them. Even because of that amazing beauty and elegance from a human perspective, they should not only be easy to get along with, but attractive.

But maybe it's because it's so attractive that the relationship with humans is so bad. An elegant, beautiful and rare female elf is the best plaything in the eyes of the rich and powerful, worth thousands of gold. It is said that there are also special hobbyists or female dignitaries who are also very interested in male elves. And since a thing is worth thousands of gold, it is absolutely impossible to get along well with people.

There are naturally people who are eager to catch things that are worth thousands of dollars. Therefore, the focus of elves is either extremely secretive or heavily guarded, while elves walking in human society are very rare, and humans who can have friendship with elves are even rarer. Therefore, few people know the scale of the elves' residence in Tula Leone Forest. According to the news left outside, apart from the fact that there is a teleportation magic circle there, some people say that it is just an elf village with a few hundred people, while others say that there are two or three thousand people.

Xilika and Isis really wanted to formulate a very detailed and careful battle plan, but no strategist, no matter how good they were, would be powerless with this kind of vague information. Although Isis also asked about it, but for some reason, the client who should have enough information didn't tell them many details about the forest. And the few thieves sent to test the operation last time only showed their faces in the elves' residence, captured a few female elves, and then fled under the rain of arrows, without any chance to check the details of the elf village. , After returning, I could only draw a small part of the appearance based on memory.

Although those female elf captives must have checked the situation better than anyone else, the elves are also famous for their stubbornness. Even the torture masters of the Shenmuxi Thieves Group are not sure what they can ask, and it is worthwhile. It was an expensive commodity, and Xilica really couldn't bear to watch the flesh and blood flying everywhere, which was almost equivalent to gold coins.

Finally, Xilica made a bold and savage plan based on the existing situation. Then rely on the three scrolls in hand and all the hands that can be gathered to completely occupy the Tula Leone forest.

However, if Xilica can know exactly what's going on in Tula Leon Forest. He would never have such a plan anyway. Even the mysterious client who gave him the three scrolls never thought of asking him to occupy the entire Tula Leon. Because the Tula Leon Forest is the largest concentration of elves on the entire continent. It is not an elf village with only a few hundred thousand people, but an elf city with a population of tens of thousands. There are no tall buildings standing everywhere like human cities. That's because the elves are close to their own culture and architectural style, which makes the few thieves who came here to take a look at it have the illusion that the scale of this place is not very big.

The enchantment of the forest was cracked by someone, and a few elves were taken away. Tula Leon was also extremely chaotic during this period of time. Such an incident suddenly appeared in the peaceful life of the elves that lasted for hundreds of years. It was like a peaceful and serene girl who was playing in the pool of her garden, but suddenly found someone holding a murder weapon and drooling. The panic and anger are self-evident.

The elders of the elves were not unresponsive. During this time, they had secretly sent people to Erasia to inquire about the whereabouts of the captive elves. The news has been inquired, and the elders immediately started to discuss, but the content of the discussion is not limited to this incident.

"According to the inquired information, the captured compatriots have indeed been sold as slaves and commodities." An elf elder said with a sullen face. "Those people belong to one of the largest and most vicious gangs of thieves in Elasi."

"It's just a gang of thieves, how could it be possible to use that kind of thing to crack our enchantment?" An Elf elder pointed to a pile of small things on the conference table, which were two scraps of paper and some ashes. It is the wreckage left after the use of a magic scroll. "This kind of magic scroll is extremely exquisite, and since it can break the barrier, it must use a lot of star fragments. Looking at the mainland, there are only a handful of people or organizations that can make such scrolls. How could they be thieves?"

"But the information obtained from the investigation is absolutely reliable." The previous elf elder said with certainty. The elves who can enter and leave human society are the elites of the clan. Both martial arts and brains are impeccable, and they are absolutely capable of activities in human society.

Tula Leon is completely different from the Forest of Whispers. The elves here are still conservative and arrogant, but they are by no means pedantic. Since there is no such perfect barrier as the Sunwell boundary, they must learn to protect themselves. Although they don't have the perfect political and military structure like human countries, at least they will do what they should do.

"Since the information can't be wrong, and the scroll can't be wrong, the inference result is that there is only one." The oldest one among the elf elders sighed and said. "That is, things will never be so simple."

Most of the elf elders here are hundreds of years old, but only this elder looks old. The appearance of the elves is elegant and handsome most of the time in their lives. Like this elf elder, he can see the aging state from the appearance, which means that this elf is either about to die, or there is something special Reasons, such as practicing special magic, or being overworked.

"Elder Lloyd, your judgment and mind are the most outstanding among us. What do you think is going on with this matter?" An Elf Elder asked the oldest-looking elder.

Elder Lloyd coughed twice and replied: "Although I'm not sure what it is, but I know we'd better take measures as soon as possible."

"You mean to urge us to form an alliance with Erathia? But this matter has no precedent even in the tens of thousands of years of elves' history, and our noble elves don't need to compromise or ally with humans..."

"I didn't say that we want to form an alliance with Elasi. I just said that what we need now is an ally, and what we need is change and help." Elder Lloyd said lightly. "Everyone knows what happened in the Forest of Whispers. We can't deal with those dark ones who peep at the leaves of the World Tree. We must seek help and change. I have a vague premonition that this What happened this time may be the prelude to what is about to happen..."

An elf elder hesitated and said: "The great Marfa said that a peaceful and unchanging life is the real long-term way, so I have always suggested that other elves should not know what happened in the Whispering Forest. Let them still live in peace and tranquility. Now we really want to bring them into the turmoil of change?"

"In the face of turmoil and changes, it is hopeless to cling to the ancient dogma. Doesn't the result of the Forest of Whispers prove this truth?" Luya stood up and looked at the other elders. Probably because of the test of life and death, her expression and voice have a sense of power that other elves don't have. Although she is only a child at the age of the elves, her special identity and experience are enough to make her the most important member of the elders.

When Sedros sent Luya here, the elf elders learned what happened in the Whispering Forest. The holy land in my mind was destroyed, and the tribe and the forest turned into a piece of scorched earth. If this hadn't come from Luya's mouth, they would not be a thunderbolt, but a sky crash. The elders didn't even intend to let the other elves We know it.

Although they are much more open than the people in the Forest of Whispers, the elves are still elves after all. The elders who are accustomed to a peaceful life seem at a loss for these changes. Only Elder Lloyd, after discussing with Lua, suggested that the current elves It is necessary to seek the help of allies, and at the same time change the seemingly arrogant but low-key attitude of the elves ~IndoMTL.com~ to stand on the stage of the mainland from a racial perspective.

Although this proposal may be effective, it is really difficult for elves to do so. So I procrastinated and procrastinated until this time.

"The current situation is urgent, and if it drags on, maybe something more serious will happen..." Luya was speaking, as if she had verified her words, when a European alarm bell suddenly rang.

It was the elves responsible for guarding and monitoring the magic circle that sounded the alarm. The elders quickly rushed to the side of the magic circle.

One of the functions of Tulaleon's magical ward is to permanently display the movement of the entire forest. In the image formed by the magic circle, the light point showing outsiders is moving towards the center of the forest. The number of people is not large, it is divided into two places, one is five people, and the other is a dozen people.

"Call all the people and prepare for battle. Quick, quick." Amidst the tense voices of the elf elders, the news of battle preparation quickly reached the ears of every elf.

There is no one in Tula Leon who can't fight, and the elves don't talk about old and weak women and children. Ten thousand elf archers who are enough to serve as snipers in the human army quickly took their positions, waiting for the enemy who threw themselves into the net .