Dust of History Chapter 48: Short peace (part 2)

Luya's beautiful and unremarkable face, with such a complex expression suddenly appearing on her original innocent face, this strong contrast is enough for anyone who sees her to remember it for a lifetime. Besides, it was only yesterday, as long as Asa thought about it, the face distorted by doubt, anger and disappointment would immediately come to mind.

"You asked Gru to keep that black elf in public. That is not only an acknowledgment of your relationship with that black elf, but also a metaphor that you think that a lewd and evil black elf is more important than all Tulaleone elves. Your friendship and recognition are more important. It is natural that Elder Luya is angry and disappointed with you, but it is not just her, I am also a little disappointed. Probably Mr. Sedros is also."

"You too?" Asa looked at the wrinkled face of the Elf Elder in astonishment.

"Of course. The existence of that black elf will somewhat hinder the alliance between Tula Leon and Oufu, especially since our alliance can only maintain a very subtle connection in the dark and cannot be officially announced. .” Elder Lloyd sighed. "Other elves don't think about power, and their intuition can influence them. A black elf, plus the magic you use, is enough to make them worry."

Asa nodded. "No wonder, I also wondered why Gru would have to let Jessica die."

"Actually, Gelu doesn't need to talk so deadly in front of so many people." Elder Lloyd frowned and smiled bitterly. "Isn't it better to solve these problems privately with other roundabout methods, so many elves must know that you have an affair with the lewd and evil black elves."

Asa thought for a while, and suddenly said: "He did it on purpose."

"Why?"

"He wants me to make a choice. Whether to choose Jessica's life or the elf's approval. There is no room for me to change in other ways." Asa said with a wry smile and shook his head. "He's just that direct."

"But after all, why did you protect that black elf? Do you like her very much?"

"I can't say whether I like it or not." Asa shook his head and showed a strange wry smile, with a bit of stubbornness in his helplessness. "She is just doing her own thing, there is no reason to sacrifice her because of things that have nothing to do with her."

"Is this your belief?" Elder Lloyd looked at him, his pair was completely different from other elves. The cloudy eyes with a touch of human elders did not blink.

"What kind of belief, it's not that great." Asa said with a smile and paused. "I just feel that way..."

"Okay." Elder Lloyd smiled lightly, making people confused. "Elder Luya and the other four elders will secretly rush to Oufu tomorrow with the leaves of the World Tree. With the power of the leaves of the World Tree and the natural magic of Elder Luya, the barren land on the barren highlands will be destroyed soon. There will be enough grain for the orcs to eat and graze."

Asa nodded secretly, no matter what mistakes were made in the process, the final result was achieved after all. He didn't attend the meeting between Sedros and the elf elders, and he didn't even see Sedros afterwards.

According to the arrangement at the time, he led Hilton, Druid and Jessica to hunt down the thieves who came out of the forest. Under the siege and pursuit of the four-person room, the Samushi bandit group, which was once famous in Erasia, was finally wiped out. But to follow the thieves for dozens of miles, and then kill them all after they walk out of the forest is not an easy and quick task. It was night when they returned to Tula Leon again. Sedros and Gru have already left.

Elder Lloyd continued to say lightly: "Mr. Sedros asked you to take someone to retrieve those elf girls who were captured by thieves and sold in Erasia. After all, they were also in deep trouble because of your plan. Those who are in danger, you have the responsibility to rescue them."

Asa was startled and nodded. Unexpectedly, Sedros would admit to the elf elders that he was behind the thieves, which really surprised him.

But right away he realized something was wrong. There was a flash of light in Elder Lloyd's eyes, and he asked in a deep voice, "So it's really Sedros and you who did it?"

Asa was stunned again, and sighed helplessly. Once again, he realized how naive and superficial he was in front of these cunning old men, and his tail was exposed by such casual words.

Immediately after sighing, I took a big breath of cold air, and my heart immediately rose to my throat. The consequences of this one mistake of mine are serious, and we have gone through untold hardships to get to this point, and perhaps because of this reckless nod, all previous efforts have been wasted.

"I've always wondered. If the Necromancer Guild knew that the World Tree Leaf was here, how could it only send these little thieves? Even the paladins and cardinals can only rely on strength to face our enchantment. Chuang, if it is not someone who has enough understanding of our magic barrier, how could it be possible to make a scroll that can break the barrier silently, and what the cardinal said, with that kind of person's mind and judgment, and How could it be possible to aim at nothing..." The light in Elder Lloyd's eyes flickered. "It seems that the group of cardinals and paladins should not be attracted by you on purpose. Your original plan was just to let the thieves capture some elves, and at the same time tell us through their mouths that Di Yagu already knew The leaf of the world tree is here with us, and then you can use it as a threat. Shall we help you?"

Asa didn't speak, only then did he realize that this elf elder was completely different from the elves he had known before. The other seemingly incomparably clever elves are as honest and stubborn as elm lumps, and this old elder's mind is sensitive and thoughtful, which is not weaker than those experienced political masters and politicians before. Although the plan went wrong because of his own fault. But he was able to figure out the overall plan from these leaked clues, and this thought really surprised him.

But the elf elder sighed again, nodded helplessly and said: "But I also know that Oufu is the painstaking effort of Cedros all his life, and he has no choice but to do this. The key matter has reached this point and cannot be undone. Now we can't help him."

"You...are you planning to help Sedros after knowing this?" Asa asked cautiously.

"Help, why not." Elf Elf smiled wryly. "I must help. He gave me a condition that I couldn't refuse. If the Necromancer Guild or the Church really came to **** the leaves of the world tree, he and General Gru would arrive immediately. Although this situation is somewhat It can be considered that he facilitated it, but we can't refuse it at all. If the news of the leaf of the world tree really leaks to Di Yagu, we dare not take the risk of accepting the methods of those necromancers alone. Although relying on this ancient war tree We have the confidence to face any opponent, but those Necromancers are too dangerous, and the Forest of Whispers is a good example.”

"I'm sorry." Asa sighed sadly.

Elder Lloyd sighed and said with a smile: "You don't have to feel guilty. In fact, we also use Oufu's reason. If Oufu is really wiped out by the church, then the next target may be Tula Leon .”

"Why?" Asa frowned. The coexistence of Tulaleone Forest and Celeste is not just a few decades, and the church seems to have no reason to suddenly attack the elves.

"In the twenty years since the current pope ascended the throne, the power of the Church of Illuminati has developed unprecedentedly rapidly on the mainland. The largest country in the Eastern Continent is under the Enfast Empire. There are also many countries in the Western Continent that have the power of the Church They are all beginning to take root. The battle against Negan has progressed smoothly in recent years, and His Majesty the Pope is naturally focusing on how to unify the spiritual beliefs of the mainland. The conquest and conquest of the heretics are gradually intensified." Lloyd glanced at Asa. "Especially the news that Cardinal Ronis of Einfast was suddenly assassinated by you, which strengthened Magnus' determination to dominate the continent."

"Although Bishop Ronis is nominally a cardinal under Celeste, his status in the church is respected. Especially in the Eastern Continent, his popularity and influence are not lower than that of the Pope, even Because of being blocked by the wild highlands, many people in the Eastern Continent only know that there is Bishop Ronis, but not the Pope. However, Ronis and Magnus are not at odds with each other, and there is a lot of quarrel. So it actually restrained Sai Leicester. And Ronnies also publicly declared his support for the establishment of Oufu. Now that Bishop Ronnies is dead, the Academy of Magic will fall back to the Pope's hands sooner or later, and the entire continent is almost under his control." Elder Lloyd sighed for a long time , said: "Almost got it, but actually didn't. The gap during this period is the most attractive motivation."

"The establishment of Oufu is actually beneficial to almost all countries, and Sedros's plan is also impeccable. In the end, it still ended up in a situation where all sides were besieged. Although there are people from the Necromancer Guild secretly Mischief, but in fact it only catalyzed this effect, and the intention of Pope Magnus is the real reason. If he is allowed to easily take Euphon, the next disaster must be other places that do not accept the sacred glory of the shining castle .Tula Leon Forest is the largest and most obvious one. So we must help Oufu."

Asa took a long breath. He had the illusion that he was not talking to an Elf Elder, but listening to the high-level speech of an extremely brilliant politician and strategist. It took him a while to react. Ask; "Since you also know that you must unite with Oufu, why don't you just make it clear that you are allied with Oufu."

"I've said it before. I helped Oufu to serve as our shield, not for us to serve as Oufu's shield." Elf Elder smiled slyly. "We can only help Oufudu secretly, at least on the surface. We must maintain an attitude that is not hostile to Celeste. Sedros uses us, why can't we use him. He should also be clear-eyed. .”

"Are you really an elf?" Asa carefully looked at the old man with a fox-like smile in front of him, doubting whether this was a human with fake ears, or the kind of cunning man on the counter and in the exchange. of.

"You think all elves are idiots?" Elder Elf squinted at Asa.

"At least most of them are." Asa nodded honestly, and immediately added. "I think so."

"If all the elves were like you, then Tula Leon wouldn't need to use Oufu as a shield." Asa sighed, feeling a pity. With the elves' lifespan much longer than that of humans, even if only one tenth of the people have the brains of this old elf and devote themselves to the development and research of magic, then maybe this continent will not have its turn Yagu and the church are rampant.

Elder Lloyd smiled lightly, pointed at himself and asked Asa an inexplicable question: "How old do you think I am?"

Asa frowned and carefully looked at this elf, who really didn't look like an elf, with the wrinkles on his face. Slightly cloudy eyeballs. Most of the elves lived for hundreds of years or more, and almost always kept their handsome and elegant appearance. Elder Lloyd was able to live to show such an old look on his face, and with his incomparably shrewd mind and unreasonable thoughts compared with ordinary elves, he should belong to that kind of monster-level old man anyway. Asa estimated, "Probably... more than a thousand or two thousand years old."

"Hahaha..." Lloyd laughed, first loudly, then wryly. Looking at Asa, he shook his head and said. "I am only one hundred and twenty-five years old this year. Measured by the standards of our elves, I am actually just a young man. Or a teenager."

"Young man? Young man?" It was difficult for Asa to associate this vigorous word with the wrinkled, handsome old man in front of him who was completely devoid of the spirit and beauty that an elf should have.

"You must be wondering why I look so old at this age, unlike other fellow elves. Let me tell you. This is because I think too much and think too much. Whether it is the trade-off Pros and cons or thinking about strategies, this is against the teachings of the great Marfa. My heart has lost contact with nature, and my vitality has already begun to dry up."

Asa frowned and said nothing, he didn't really believe it. In fact, it is hard for anyone to believe such a thing that sounds inexplicable.

"Come here, I'll show you something." Elder Lloyd walked to one wall of the tree house, chanting a spell and gently stroking the wooden wall. The wooden wall that was originally the torso of the ancient tree actually melted towards both sides as the mantra seemed to be alive, and a passage appeared.

Go straight down along the passage. At the end of the passage is a secret room. Asa estimated the distance. This is about the middle of the huge old tree. There is a strong breath of natural magic rippling around. This breath does not make people nervous like other magic fluctuations. Instead, it makes people feel like a spring breeze, like soaking in amniotic fluid full of vitality, making people feel warm and safe.

The secret room is not too big, and there are not too many things. The top of the secret room exudes a soft light. Asa took a closer look, and found that it was actually a small piece of wood that was integrated with the roof of the room. However, he didn't attract too much attention to this piece of wood that could actually glow. Instead, he focused on a map on the ground.

This is undoubtedly a huge magical map, but it is really hard for Asa to imagine what kind of person can make such a detailed and lifelike map. The illusion formed by magic is as fine as the real thing, and it seems that the faint ripples of the river can be seen. He couldn't help but leaned over and brought his eyes to the map. But no matter how he looks at it, he can't see the traces that the model should have been made. It's like overlooking the earth at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Even if you can't see the fine details clearly, you can clearly feel that The endless truth hidden in the haze.

Elder Lloyd nodded with his finger at the place where Asa was watching carefully, and then the entire magic map fluctuated immediately, turning into a zoomed-in picture of the place where Asa was watching. Asa could even see some animals the size of dust Walk slowly on the map.

Asa was completely taken aback. His time in the Academy of Magic is not short, and Sedros's understanding and use of magic is also considered to be the best in the world. But compared with this magic map, their magic is like a countryman's style.

"This is a magic map left over from the ancient elf empire. You can look at the entire continent, and you can clearly show how many trees there are on a mountain." Elder Lloyd sighed. "It's a pity that this is probably the last thing they left behind on the mainland."

"Elf Empire?" Asa felt that he had a vague impression of this term, but this impression was extremely vague, as if he had only touched it accidentally somewhere.

"There should be no records in the ancient books that humans have only thousands of years. According to the legends left by our elves, our ancestors created miraculous civilizations tens of thousands of years ago, built huge floating cities, and Dragons and giants fight. But the excessive use of wisdom and power, the final result is to make the world lose its balance. For the powerful wisdom to produce too strong power, this power has surpassed the limit of the control of creatures, so when When the power went out of control and collapsed, endless darkness swallowed the civilization of the entire continent. In the end, only a small group of elves under the protection of Mafa survived. And that place is the Forest of Whispers, the birthplace of all elves in the entire continent. "

"From then on, Mafa taught the remaining elves not to be obsessed with wisdom and power. Only nature and peace are the real way to survive. This is also the vitality of all elves. I violated this principle and lost Mafa's shelter." Elder Lloyd sighed, the cloudy eyes of this old elf boy were full of resolute sadness. "But I have to. In this chaotic environment, people like me are necessary."

Elder Lloyd looked at Asa. Suddenly the topic changed: "In such an environment, people like you are also necessary. I am very happy that the person who gets the leaf of the world tree is someone like you. This is why I brought you here to tell you these things reasons."

Asa was taken aback. For the elves, it seems that swallowing their holy objects by themselves is not "happy" anyway. Stranger still was that he did not believe that Sedros would tell the elf about it. This time, he didn't dare to express his opinion rashly like before, but only frowned to show his doubts.

"I asked Elder Luya to use spells to find out this matter. Don't worry, we, no, at least my understanding of Mafa's oracle is different from that of the compatriots in the Whispering Forest." But Elder Lloyd hit Asa's doubt just right, and what he said next made Asa feel more confused. "You are qualified to use the sacred objects of Marfa for us."

At the same time, in the distant Diya Valley. The meditation room in the deep mountain belly does not look dark at all. On the contrary, the radiance of white magic emitted by the five magic jades illuminates the entire meditation room as if exposed to the sun, and even every crack and crack on the stone wall I can see clearly.

The five magic jades are arranged in the position of a pentagram, and the ground is also covered with complex magic symbols, which resonate under the influence of the magic power of the five magic jades. A strange magic circle was formed. In the center of the magic circle is a figure. Although it is difficult to see the specific appearance of this figure under the dazzling brilliance of white magic, this figure does not move at all. It looks like a stone statue.

But as long as someone with a little knowledge of magic sees this scene, he can conclude that this figure is definitely not a stone statue, because there is absolutely no stone statue worth spending five priceless magic jades to set up a white magic sealing magic circle.

But this figure has indeed maintained that stone-like substance all the time, not even breathing fluctuations or sounds, just standing quietly in the white light.

No sound, no movement. There is no change, and time seems to stand still in this small room. Whether it's a day, a month, a year or just a second. It's all the same here. Everything here is still as if it is just a portrait describing a two-dimensional plane.

Suddenly a voice broke the absolute stillness of the picture. Distant and subtle footsteps came from the end of the long passage. But the figure in the white light still didn't move at all~IndoMTL.com~ The channel is very long, but the footsteps are as precise as a machine, the size and frequency are exactly the same, extremely boring. In the still still picture, the monotonous sound of footsteps seems to have come to the small room after a century.

As soon as the owner of this boring footsteps appeared, this extremely monotonous picture came alive. This is a handsome and heroic young man, whose vitality and energy can show brilliance in every part of his face and body.

As soon as the young man walked into the small room, he immediately bowed to the figure in the white light, and said in a very respectful voice, "Hello, teacher!"

The figure in the white light moved. Although there was still no breathing or any signs of life, the figure still turned around. On a red mage robe, there is a face between a zombie and a skeleton. Not even the holy radiance of white magic could conceal the death and darkness emanating from this face.

"Teacher, there is news about that person and the leaf of the World Tree. I saw him and that leaf with my own eyes yesterday." The young man said respectfully to the figure in the light.

The figure didn't move or speak, but suddenly two green flames burned in the skull-like withered eye sockets.