Irene and Aitesi have a close relationship, but what Loranhill didn't expect was that Irene would come along this time, because she heard in the East Continent that Irene seemed to be escaping from her family's pursuit and didn't want to go back.
"But if you want to ask about ice elves, I do know a lot, right, Irene." Atesi said, and then introduced the friend next to her to Charlie.
Looking at the ice elf sister with a dignified figure and appearance, Xia Li was a little surprised. She didn't expect that there was an ice elf on this ship.
Compared to the free and easy-going elf princess Aitesi, Irene is much more stable. Her temperament can be said to be quite consistent with everyone's imagination of an aristocratic lady, with perfect etiquette and elegant temperament. It is also hard to imagine that this ice elf would rebel and escape from her family to live in a distant foreign country.
"Hello, you can just call me Irene." She tilted her head slightly and introduced herself briefly.
"In fact, the life of ice elves is not as complicated as everyone thinks, or it is very regular and monotonous." After tidying up his words a little, the ice elf began to talk about his past life.
"The northern continent is actually very small, its area is not even half of the eastern border of the empire." Among the four borders of the empire, the eastern border is the smallest, only about two-thirds of the southern border.
"As far as I can remember, it has never rained there. There is only frost flying by from time to time, which can't even be called snow..." As the ice elf narrated, a distant and quiet country slowly unfolded in everyone's mind.
There are no four changing seasons on the mainland. The northern continent only has two seasons: the light season and the shadow season. The seasons are distinguished by polar day and polar night. The ice elves will cultivate crops in the light season. As an elf clan, even if they are not as good as the forest elves, they can still produce enough food.
Most outdoor activities and work will be completed during the light season. During the shadow season, children will go to school and adults will focus on studying, or do some indoor work, such as making handicrafts, writing poems and scrolls, organizing books and knowledge, participating in exchange gatherings, etc.
The population of ice elves is not large, and has always maintained a roughly stable number without any significant growth, and the society is also very stable.
The rulers are the three major ducal families, followed by some respected people among the ice elves. These people together form the Ice Palace and handle all matters big and small in the northern continent.
"The most important festival of the year is the Night Light Festival at the end of the year, which falls about two-thirds of the way through the polar night. After the long polar night, everyone feels a bit stressed, but this festival allows them to release and relax, and then look forward to the arrival of the light season."
"Although I personally think that the northern continent is not beautiful, some travelers who come here seem surprised and happy. In some southern ports, you can see many guests from the East." Irene stroked the snow-blue hair on her shoulders and spoke slowly.
"It's just beautiful." Atesi interrupted Irene's disparagement of her hometown.
"It really is better to let an outsider introduce things. Many things may not seem new to you if you've been exposed to them since childhood, but in fact they are very rare and precious." Aitesi interrupted the topic.
"The Ice Elves are known for their rich production of exquisite crystal ornaments, many of which are used in the Eastern courts. They also have many skilled painters. In the past few hundred years, they have also introduced silkworm breeding techniques from the Plantagenet dynasty. Their specialty, 'Snow Smoke Yarn,' is now very popular in the East."
"Also, during the night-time lighting season, you can see the aurora curtain descending from the sky, slowly changing and swirling. This is a sight that many tourists will marvel at for the rest of their lives. Many people travel to the northern continent just to see this."
Then, Aitesi praised many things about the Ice Elves again, making Loranhill and Charlie look forward to the upcoming journey, until Irene finally interrupted Aitesi.
"Has Aitesi ever been to the Northern Continent?" Irene looked at her friend with her smoky blue eyes.
"Uh, this... aren't we going this time?" At this time, Atesi turned her head slightly, not daring to look at Irene's burning gaze.
"Hmph." Although she was a little dissatisfied with Atesi's denial of her evaluation of her hometown, Irene also knew that Atesi was doing this to protect her.
Watching the ice elf girl slowly fall into silence again, Loran Hill finally asked the question that he had been curious about for a long time.
"Why did Sister Irene leave her hometown?"
"This, I'm afraid, is another very long story."
"So, let's talk about it next time." The ice elf sister closed one eye slightly, put her finger in front of her lips, and pretended to refuse mysteriously.
As expected, it is not easy to get these ice elves to tell their secrets. Loran Hill thought of Yi Xue's usual quiet and silent appearance.
This time she also called Yi Xue along. The airship will stop for a few days while it makes final replenishment and inspection at the northern port, and Yi Xue will arrive at that time to meet up with her.
I wonder what this ice elf from the first era would feel when he sees his people again.
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