Chapter 100

They stood at the entrance of the Elf Royal Family's botanical garden, quietly looking at the various plants growing very well inside.

These plants look extremely precious, shimmering with tiny glimmers. From a distance, it looks as if each leaf is covered with broken diamonds.

Lian Yun discovered that many of the plants were familiar to her in her world, but this was the first time she had seen them on this continent.

Even the elves have built a botanical garden specifically to care for these plants, which shows how rare they are.

It also proves that the elves are indeed different from other places. They can possess these plants... and have unlimited potential.

The Queen held Lina's hand gently as they walked together. Lina followed the Queen and stood at the entrance of the garden for a long time, looking at the plants. She raised her head and said, "Grandma?"

"Your father, my son, Miu, is buried here."

"Every elven royal family is buried here."

Including her husband.

The queen moved her fingers, and the branch of the rose bud nearest to the door slowly grew taller, as if it had absorbed powerful nutrients, stretching its branches and leaves to its heart's content. The flower trembled, gradually reaching in front of the few people, and stopped in front of Lina.

Lina blinked and took a closer look at the unopened rose. It seemed that some strange connection was connected in an instant.

"These flowers belong to you."

The queen explained, "Every elven royal has his or her own plant. On the first day of our birth, we are sent to this botanical garden, where the royal family nurtures it with their own bodies. The plant that belongs to him or her will be given a treasure exclusive to the royal family. This is the symbol of the royal family."

The queen raised her hand slightly, indicating the dazzling diamond crown on her head.

"This is mine."

Everyone turned their gaze towards the diamond crown that looked incredibly heavy:...

Lian Yun tried to explain: "I understand. This crown will get bigger as you age, right?"

"No," the Queen shook her head slowly, "the crown was this big when I was born."

Everyone imagined the Queen, still a baby, facing a crown...

This thing is heavier than a newborn queen, right?!

Lian Yun finally understood why the queen was so slow in everything she did. While others were learning to walk, she was learning to walk with diamonds on her head.

The Queen did not deny it: "I have indeed started practicing since I was a child. This thing is indeed very heavy."

But she didn't wear the crown until she was forty.

“When I want to stay at a certain age, I can put it on on that day, and it will keep me young forever.”

Lian Yun: "?! You look forty years old now?"

The queen was not surprised. "Elves age very slowly, especially the royal family. If I didn't tell you, you wouldn't guess how many hundreds of years old I am."

Lian Yun: ...

Lina was stunned: "Grandma can be hundreds of years old..."

The queen's eyes softened unconsciously. "Did Aning not dare to speak to you just now? Because according to seniority, you can be her grandmother."

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The queen's frozen expression finally showed a faint smile. Her eyes never left Lina, and she gently moved the rose with her left hand.

There was a slight but clear "bang", as if the canal that had been frozen for a long time finally saw the first ice break, and the roses bloomed instantly.

Everyone only saw the gently trembling rose swaying its leaves, and the overlapping petals slowly unfolding, blooming with a warm fragrance that hit them in the face. Just like Lina, it was bold and bright.

The velvety petals are like the finest fabric, smooth and gorgeous. They stretch themselves as much as possible, as if wanting to show their significance at this moment.

It was the first time for everyone to observe the entire flowering process up close, watching its every little movement without blinking.

The elves were born and returned to the earth after death, drawing powerful life energy from this magical forest. After their life's dedication was over, they returned to dust.

This is the custom of the elven royal family and one of the reasons why the elves respect the royal family.

Born in nature, return to nature, and devote your life to it. Only in this way can it be called God's will.

"That's why I've been waiting for you, Lina."

The queen's voice was heard as the darkest and brightest petals in the center opened and rushed towards Lina.

"It's still waiting for you, which means you're still alive."

As long as you live, it and I will wait for you together.

The Queen did not say the last sentence.

Lina listened to her own heartbeat and watched the queen's movements. She took out something from the center of the rose.

——That’s a ring.

It is inlaid with a crystal clear diamond. Unlike the Queen's crown, there are green lines swirling on both sides of the diamond along the direction of the ring.

The Queen took the ring and was silent.

She looked at it quietly for a while, then handed it to Lina.

"What is this? Does everyone have one?" Lina was curious about its color.

"No."

The Queen shook her head slightly.

"You, the royal families of all generations, can follow my example. We rarely have anything other than silver and white on us. Even our treasures are like this."

"As for you," the Queen gently stroked Lina's soft smiling face, "you were born different, and that's nothing."

Lina nodded seriously and held the ring firmly in her hand: "I will keep it well."

What does this ring mean?

Why did it come into being and what does it mean?

In the botanical garden, there was only the rustling of leaves, the plants greeting each other and breathing the air quietly.

It seemed to be more colorful and fuller, because the new life of the elven royal family finally came on this day.

The elves presented the most sumptuous lunch.

Lian Yun can finally embrace those vegetables and fruits that he has been away from for a long time.

"This is a cucumber," Lian Yun held up the green vegetable seriously, tears welling up in his eyes. Lina and Lana cooperated and repeated, "Cucumber."

"This is a tomato, this is cabbage, this is..."

Lian Yun couldn't continue. The food she had been searching for was actually hidden in this elf forest where no one had ever set foot!

Apart from some basic staple crops, common fruit trees such as pears, apples, and peaches are planted all year round.

The elves have also preserved some non-edible plants for a long time. Because the actual land area of ​​the forest is not very large, the number of these plants is not large.

While enjoying these rare foods, Lian Yun couldn't help but ask the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time: "Excuse me, Queen, do you intend to let the elves remain in this state forever?"

Lian Yun continued, "I'm not saying the situation is bad right now. The elves have no worries about food and clothing, they're self-sufficient, and they can live a prosperous life without any contact with the outside world. But..."

"Your Majesty, you should have heard something about the racial war hundreds of years ago." The queen interrupted Lian Yun slowly.

There was no expression of life on her cold face, she was just recounting the past.

"At that time, things on the mainland were just starting to pick up." She paused, "Just like the outside world now, right?"

Population, fields, and development are taking off.

That was a time without fog. Although the elves did not interact much with the outside world, they would not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the outside world.

"It was humans who started the war. It spread across the entire continent, even the mermaids in the sea were not spared. In the end, only the elves were left as a safe haven."

Rather than saying that the elves are isolated from the world, it is better to say that other races have united and actively fought and divided against the elves.

"In fact, I know what the human lord was thinking at the time." The queen's eyes were deep, locked on Lian Yun, but her intentions were unreadable. "The name he used at the time is probably the same as the real purpose of your trip."

Lian Yun was shocked and felt like he was seen through.

"He claimed that he wanted to unite the entire continent and all races to fight monsters together."

"In his 'plan,' everyone would divide up all the land, and each race would have its own sovereignty."

A look of righteousness.

The queen raised her eyebrows and smiled sarcastically. "If you knew anything, you'd know the mermaids rejected their 'cooperation' before we did. A fight to the bitter end wasn't enough; they insisted on severing ties with each other forever. The oath sworn by the mermaid leader is even more resolute than our fog."

"With the precedent of the mermaids, he came to us and thought we were isolated and indifferent to worldly affairs. But we are not like the orcs, who are willing to serve others without any regrets."

The Queen paused.

"I originally advocated war."

"And my husband hopes that I can protect the elves. He is too kind. If necessary, he would even surrender voluntarily to avoid casualties among the elves."

The queen seemed to recall an unpleasant memory and closed her eyes slightly.

"He went to negotiate and came back half alive."

This time, everyone involved in the negotiations between the two parties saw it.

The human lord is not as written in the letters and notices. He fights for the interests of humanity and all races, and for the fate of all races and the entire continent.

He only has eyes for himself.

His conditions not only required the elves to give up their abilities, but also required them to move out of the forest and give him the most fertile land in the entire continent.

"it's out of the question!"

The king slammed the table and stood up, his whole arms shaking.

Before he came, he promised his lover that he would guarantee the most fundamental rights and dignity of the elves.

"How is it impossible?" A melodious male voice came from behind the curtain.

The king suppressed his anger, knocking his snow-white knuckles on the corner of the table. He suppressed his emotions and said, "We elves rely on the Elven Forest for survival. Without the forest, we cannot survive."

"Oh? You're really not trying to shirk responsibility?" The man chuckled, leaning forward, his voice a little louder. "After all, no one wants to give up such a rich place, right?"

There was no trace of respect in the words.

"Is this the sincerity of the elves?"

"So this is how sincere you are!" He finally couldn't help but shout angrily.

The other party was so arrogant that they were even unwilling to come out and negotiate directly with the elves, while he was still struggling for his most basic rights.

Before he spoke again, he suddenly relaxed his grip.

Before he lost consciousness, he heard the man's order - march towards the forest.

He was filled with sadness and regret.

My lover is right, he is too weak.