Chapter 163 The first contact with the elves (continued)
Antolia, the Territory of Thorns.
Leon was in his study, observing the sapling planted in the flowerpot.
According to Andrew, the commander of the Lapruk Army, this seemingly fragile seedling will not only reach a height of tens of meters when it grows up, but will also have a trunk that can be embraced by nearly ten people.
If it weren't for the inconvenience of transportation, Andrew would have even wanted to bring the huge ancient tree to Thorny Ling in one piece.
But...
just now, when Leon cut off a branch of a seedling and stuffed it into a scientific instrument, this ancestor's creation, which brought great convenience to Leon, provided him with a more for accurate information.
To be precise, this is not an ordinary sapling, but a sapling of the World Tree.
And the height it brings to adulthood is by no means only thirty or forty meters. At least in the era when the ancestors still existed, as the treasure of the elves, an adult world tree was enough to grow to hundreds of meters. Meter high!
Elf!
This is actually not the first time Leon has heard the name of the elf.
Long before time travel, elves were the standard race in major online novels after traveling through fantasy worlds.
In this fantasy world full of magical power, elves are indeed frequent guests in the poems of bards.
For example, Giorgi's most famous works are "Dozens of Days and Nights What the Paladin and the Elf Queen Have to Talk About", and "My Anecdotes with the Elf Girl" and so on.
Legends related to elves have always been widely circulated in human society and are talked about by people.
But...
this is the first time that Leon feels that he is so close to the elf.
Especially after the three-hundred-mile rush from the abandoned land was presented to Leon's desk by the waiter!
After the World Tree, Andrew actually discovered traces of elves in the abandoned land!
However, unlike humans who have long since disappeared in the abandoned land, the elves have always lived in that lifeless land during these dark and foggy years.
According to Andrew's letter, the elves seem to possess a unique flame that can dispel the black mist, allowing them to live under the shadow of the World Tree on that rarely visited land for thousands of years.
And during the three-hundred-mile rush from the abandoned land, Andrew also admitted his mistake very frankly.
As the commander of the Lapruk Army, out of caution, he failed to pack a few elves for his lord and send them to the Thorn Territory for a look.
This was obviously a legacy of his previous efforts to gather the refugees.
In Andrew's description, the coward elves who broke into the black mist purification area immediately rushed towards the black mist without looking back when they saw the Antolian army, so that the two sides just fought. We met face to face, but failed to have a deeper and candid communication mentally or physically.
But...
this is not bad news.
Before this, Leon had never thought about how to get along with the elves.
After all, the painting style of this world, or rather the painting style of Antolia, has always been a bit weird.
Either a chubby Grom or a tall, strange bird with a long head and thighs.
So much so that Leon once thought that the so-called elves, like their ancestors, had long since disappeared in the long river of history.
So, at the moment when he realized that the elves still existed, Leon immediately called his think tank.
It's embarrassing to say that although Leon is now a Marquis, no matter whether he is a commoner or a businessman, whether he is a small noble or a big noble, the moment he sees him, he must call him "Leon Hime, Marquis of Antolia" Your Excellency, however, Leon's think tank is somewhat shabby.
There is currently only one member - Aaron, the great butler of Antolia!
However, in a while, Bello, the mayor of the mining town and acting mayor of Salt Lake Town, may also be awarded the title of honorary member of the think tank by Leon, which will fully double the expansion of the Jimena family's think tank. !
"Elf?!"
After carefully reading the information from the abandoned land several times, even the well-informed old butler Aaron couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
There is no way. For ordinary people in this world, believing that the elves are still alive is actually about the same difficulty as believing that "I am Qin Shihuang, please V me 50".
However, as a soldier of Antolia, Andrew, who is still arranging work in the abandoned land, saw the living elves with his own eyes!
This is the truth!
So...
both Aaron and Leon must face a choice.
That is, what attitude should be taken towards this race that has lived in the abandoned land for at least a thousand years!
active?
Or respond passively?
Or is it a direct physical communication?
This decision is actually not easy to make.
Because neither Aaron nor Leon knew what the elves' attitude towards humans was at this time.
And according to the records in the ancient archives, the relationship between elves and humans has always been relatively cold.
Even thousands of years ago, the ancestors had several wars with the elves in order to decide the boss of the abandoned land.
What's more, the Antolians had just met the elves and dug up the world tree planted by them. This beginning was obviously not too harmonious.
But Leon would not blame Andrew for this.
Because if conditions permit, transporting something back from the abandoned land and taking a look is one of Leon's orders to Andrew.
"The key now is to find out the power of the elves!"
After a long silence, Aaron finally said.
"If the elves today are still as powerful as the ancestors were, and even built their own empire in the abandoned land, then the only thing we can do now is to return the World Tree seedlings." "
More What's more, according to Andrew's description, the elves should not have mastered the machine that can dispel the black mist, and can only rely on the special flames in their hands to clear the obstruction of the black mist." "So... we don't actually have no cards in our hands
. Fight."
"As for the second possibility... If the elves living in the abandoned land just linger on that land, Antolia naturally does not have to worry." "No one can fight
in front of Antolia soldiers . , Challenging the authority of the Jimena family!"
Leon nodded and said,
"Which one do you think is the most likely?"
"The second one!"
Aaron replied decisively:
"If the elves really established their own kingdom on that land, then I'm afraid they would have passed through the Bergori Pass and appeared in front of the Antolians!" "But they didn't!
"
" This means that the only thing they can do is to protect their own safety, and they have no intention of exploring that vast land!"
Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
"It's just as I thought."
"Have someone send a message to Andrew. The development plan of the Abandoned Land will proceed as usual."
"The new batch of shadow manipulators will be delivered in half a month! By then, the Antoria servants will The soldiers will help them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Leon seemed to have thought of something, and then added:
"Since there are traces of elves in the abandoned land, it may not be that there are no other races. If you encounter any special circumstances... be sure to Guard the Bergoli Pass!"
"From now on, that will be the southern gate of Antolia!" I
was so busy some time ago that I just realized that the promised map has not been updated yet when I read through the comments. I will get it out as soon as possible. . I hope everyone can forgive me.
(End of chapter)