Abyss, bottom.
City of snow and wind.
Outside the dark hall, Liliana knocked on the heavy and ancient door with a thick file in her hand.
"Come in, Lily."
An elegant and pleasant voice sounded behind the door.
After getting the answer, the gray elf girl held the file and walked into the hall shrouded in the hazy night.
"Leader, you said a few days ago that you wanted to go into seclusion, so I blocked the central area and did not let anyone approach the Palace of Night..."
"These are summaries and notes of the events that occurred in the Snow Wind City during your days of retreat. They are all recorded here for your review."
Liliana placed the file in her hand on the square table in the middle of the hall.
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...
"Don't worry too much about the rest, they're just trivial matters."
"The elves have lived in the abyss for hundreds of years. They can handle their daily affairs on their own. There is no need for you, the leader, to come in person."
"The only thing that was a little unusual."
"Around the Snow City, the glaciers and snowfields that seemed to have existed forever have all begun to melt."
"At first... the elves thought that this was just a slight change in the environment inside the abyss and would soon subside. However, no one expected that... the melting of the glacier has lasted for half a year."
"According to feedback from the rangers, the glacier at the highest point of the snowy mountain has melted into a waterfall several thousand feet long."
Liliana spoke respectfully while sorting out the files in her hands.
"If this change continues..."
The gray elf girl couldn't help but smile: "Then I'm afraid that in a few years, the Snow Wind City where we live will need to change its name."
The so-called City of Snow and Wind, without the endless ice fields and blizzards, how can it be called such a name.
Of course, such changes are definitely not a bad thing for Liliana or the elven residents in the Snow Wind City.
The pure white snowfields and the never-melting glaciers certainly have a unique beauty.
However, no matter how beautiful the ice scenery is, if you look at it for decades or hundreds of years, you will inevitably become tired and bored.
Just as people living on the fertile plains would regard appreciating the frontier scenery as a pleasant journey... the residents living on the snowfields would naturally dream of the arrival of spring flowers all the time, and want to live in a warm area with birds singing and flowers blooming.
In contrast, there are those elves who know nothing and regard the changes in the surrounding environment as changes in the environment within the abyss.
Liliana, who is closest to the leader and can even be said to be her confidant to some extent, knows more.
Recent environmental changes, melting of glaciers.
Even to the extent that - this snowfield was formed, and the city of snow and wind was born.
All of this is actually not the natural changes that many residents imagine...
But, it was just because of one person.
"leader."
Liliana hesitated for a moment, and after a long time, she spoke carefully.
"If I'm not mistaken..."
"These things... should be closely related to him, right?"
As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at the girl in the black dress sitting on the night throne.
However, just a moment later, Liliana was stunned.
On the high throne, the girl in the black dress was actually smiling.
Her smile was very slight, just a tiny arc on her flawless face.
If Liliana had not been with the leader for hundreds of years and was very familiar with the girl in the black dress, she probably wouldn't have noticed it at this moment.
However, it was precisely because of this that Liliana was quite surprised.
For a long time, this girl in the black dress has been covered by a filter in the eyes of Liliana and the elves in the entire Snow Wind City.
She is powerful, mysterious, and supreme.
It was as if Liliana accidentally heard the leader mention her other name... the queen who rules the night.
And all along, the image she showed in front of outsiders was worthy of the name, mysterious and supreme.
The majesty hidden behind the night made most of the elders in the Elf Council of the Snow Wind City fear him, so they entrusted all the communication with the leader to Liliana alone.
But, at this moment.
The mysterious image of the Queen of the Night was broken for the first time.
This was the first time Liliana saw the leader smile like this since she chose to follow him.
It wasn't very obvious, but it was a joy that came from the heart, and perhaps even the leader himself didn't realize it.
"leader……"
"Has anything good happened recently?"
In Liliana's heart, curiosity surged like a tide, and she could no longer suppress it.
Perhaps it was just like the casual conversation between Sister Hathaway and the human boy that she overheard a long time ago.
Gossip is the instinct of every intelligent creature.
"Is it good?"
On the throne, the girl in the black dress was clearly looking through the files submitted by Liliana.
But when he heard Liliana's words, he was stunned for a moment.
After a moment, she lightly covered the corner of her mouth as if casually.
"Why do you say that?"
Leader, leader.
The corners of your mouth that are raised can hardly be hidden, and you still ask me why.
The gray elf uttered such complaints in his heart.
However, even though she complained in her heart, Liliana would naturally not reveal her true thoughts directly.
If you don't seek death, you won't die.
Elves are no exception.
"Nothing, just some guesses."
"I always feel that the changes outside the Snow Wind City are related to that person."
"Oh? Who?"
On the throne shrouded in the night, a hint of cunning suddenly flashed in the beautiful eyes of the girl in the black dress, which seemed to be covered with a layer of light shadow.
"Forehead……"
Liliana paused, and finally spoke reluctantly: "It's the human named Char that you mentioned before, the one you had a crush on."
As she said this, Liliana secretly regretted it in her heart.
Why am I so talkative and have to gossip about things that have nothing to do with me?
Well, not unrelated actually...
After all, this is directly related to the lifelong affairs of their leader.
Moreover, he is also involved with Hathaway's sister.
Although they have not seen each other for hundreds of years, Liliana is still very grateful to the golden elf elder who took care of her and the gray elves.
But, no matter what.
The leader had clearly said before that it was just her own unrequited love, but she was still bringing up the issue...
Anyone who is reminded of such an unrequited love that is doomed to have no result by his subordinates would probably not feel very happy.
Although given his leadership character, he would never directly do things like punish or discipline.
But after following the leader for so many years, Liliana knew in her heart that although her leader looked cold and mysterious on the outside, he was indifferent to everything.
However, a true leader actually has a hidden dark side.
Having your scars exposed by gossipy subordinates... Even if you don't say it, you never know when you will be assigned a tough job.
Just like they were previously arranged to go to the intersection of the abyss and the main material plane to gather intelligence.
However, even though Liliana was mentally prepared.
But, the next moment.
The words of the girl in the black dress made her slightly stunned.
"That's not the case, Lily."
"The changes in the Snow Wind City are indeed related to Xia Yata."
"I did say that before... I was almost like a loser in my unrequited love for him."
"But that is completely in the past."
In her eyes, the shadow that seemed like eternal night slowly faded away.
Revealing the real pair of eyes.
It was actually pure red-gold color, carrying with it a nobility and majesty as if it was born to be above all living things, and at this moment it was rippling with light.
There are intense and complex emotions emerging from it.
There is nostalgia, there is the melancholy and dissatisfaction of not being able to monopolize it, and there is also the joy of getting what you want.
But all in all, there is more joy than sadness.
"Now I am no longer the pitiful person who had a one-sided love for him."
"But I got his personal promise... I can now declare to the world that I am his lover."
Hearing the words of his leader, which were seven parts happy but also three parts sad.
Liliana's pupils trembled.
when?
The leader had only been in seclusion for half a year, yet such a big thing happened?
In other words, the lifelong affairs of our leader are finally going to be settled. While she was happy that her leader had finally gotten rid of his loser status, another thought suddenly arose in Liliana's mind.
If that’s the case…then what should Sister Hathaway do?
She couldn't help but recall her childhood memories when the Lost Island was still floating on the vast ocean and had not yet fallen into the abyss.
And there was the golden elf who smiled brightly because he could stay by Char's side.
If their leader turns from a loser into a winner, wouldn’t Hathaway become the new loser?
What is this law of conservation of the loser characteristics of the groove?
"It's not what you think."
As if seeing through Liliana's thoughts, the clear voice echoed again.
"He's a pretty greedy guy."
"Even though he recognized and accepted me, it doesn't mean that he will give up other things that he has already grasped... I have never dared to have such extravagant hopes."
In the eyes of the girl in the black dress, the melancholy that was previously concealed by joy also slightly emerged.
"To be precise, at this moment, my position in his heart."
"Probably, it still can't be compared with that golden elf."
"What a cunning and lucky Hathaway..."
The girl in the black dress murmured silently.
"At such an early age, when he hadn't even fully grown up yet, I was lucky enough to meet him and enter his life as a teacher."
“No matter how hard latecomers try, I’m afraid they won’t be able to fully make up for this first-mover advantage.”
"Strictly speaking, the reason he came to the First Age was entirely because of you..."
"I was able to enter the abyss, to meet him, and to stay by his side, all thanks to you."
"However, a short-term lag does not mean that I will always lag behind you."
The girl in the black dress chuckled.
"It's just as he said."
"There is no reason why the sky-dropping creature cannot defeat the green plum."
"Who hasn't experienced the companionship and waiting for eternity?"
The girl in the black dress whispered so softly that Liliana did not hear it.
In a very short moment, she restrained her previous inappropriate expression.
The faint night sky once again enveloped the red-gold dragon eyes that were briefly revealed because of the joy in the heart.
She looked at the gray elf in front of her again, and then spoke calmly.
"Go back first, Lily."
"You are right. At this moment, something wonderful is indeed about to happen."
"It's not just his good deeds, it's also my good deeds..."
"At the same time, it is also a good thing for the entire Snow Wind City and the entire elf race."
The pair of eyes obscured by the night lightly swept across the entire city outside the dark palace.
"No matter how dark and deep this abyss is."
"But, it can't hold him back."
"Since he loves his master so much, then this lost island left by his master shouldn't be sealed away in this lonely world."
Leader means -
It's saying...
We can finally leave the abyss.
Returning to the main material plane, have we truly returned to the light?
Liliana's heart was shaken.
She forced herself to suppress the surging emotions in her heart, responded respectfully, and then left the hall.
This is really a...
What a great thing.
…
Inside the Palace of Night.
With Liliana's departure, silence returned here again.
Augustina stared out the window silently, the light in her eyes lingering for a long time, like a dim sea of stars.
She let out a sigh of relief, feeling the joy gradually spreading in her heart.
Even though many days have passed, in that dream which was unreal yet real, the promise and confession that the young man made to her still lingers in her mind all the time.
Augustina felt her spiritual world was warm, washed by the wave of happiness that finally came true.
This happiness and joy is so wonderful.
The Queen of the Night, who has been in a high position for a long time and has long been accustomed to concealing her true feelings and never showing her joy, is now eager to share her joy.
And a certain unlucky gray elf was conscripted by her.
After a long time, the red-gold color surging in Augustina's eyes finally calmed down.
Then, her eyes moved slightly.
A silent ripple spanned time and touched the ocean of her soul.
"Is it time?"
Augustina stood up and walked step by step into the depths of the dark hall.
The curtain made up of layer upon layer of shadows and darkness slowly opened in front of her.
And she walked forward step by step with graceful steps.
Finally, it stopped at the deepest part of the palace.
On the frozen throne, the black-haired and black-eyed young man was still leaning on the armrest, seemingly still sleeping soundly.
but--
at the same time.
In the astral vision observed by Augustina with her throne-level status.
However, there is a huge and magnificent mystery that is slowly gathering above the symbol of the boy's star body.
That mystery carries a deep and distant aura, as vast and majestic as a mountain.
On the inner side of the world, the thin rules of the abyss plane made a creaking sound in front of it.
Then, cracking.
Although traveling through time is rare, it is not impossible.
Holy relics such as the Holy Sword and the Hourglass of Time, or the power of some true gods, can all do similar things under limited conditions.
However, traveling through holy relics often comes with significant restrictions.
For example, although Augustina can use the holy relic "Hourglass of Time" in her possession, she can transfer her will at the current time point into her body at a past time point.
However, the power she would possess in the future could not be completely inherited in the journey created by the Hourglass of Time, and only a part of it could be retained.
For example, Isadella traveled to Esgania at the end of the Third Age because of the Holy Sword test, but there was also a mission to "become the Knight King"...
When the path chosen by Isadella deviated from the trajectory of the glorious Knight King and took another detour, the Fantasy Belt was born.
If it weren't for Char's struggle, even with the protection of the holy sword, Isadella, who had embarked on a dream, would never have been able to return to reality safely.
At this moment, the human boy should have also encountered restrictions - the laws of the abyss do not allow too powerful future forces to cross time and space and arrive.
But then—
Click.
It was the sound of something breaking.
Within the star realm, chains of nothingness roared and turned into regular fragments and dissipated.
The rules and restrictions of the Abyss were forcibly broken.
The next moment.
On top of the frozen throne.
A human boy who has been sleeping for hundreds of years without moving at all.
The fingers that were supporting the armrest suddenly moved slightly.
"Although I have done everything I should have done in my dream."
"But no matter how realistic the dream I created is, it is still different from reality."
"After all, I haven't experienced those things. It's just pure fantasy."
Augustina did not care about the wail of the abyss's rules being broken.
There was a gleam of attachment in her beautiful red-gold eyes.
He focused all his attention on the young man in front of him.
"In reality, this is probably the first time we've ever done this."
"But, to be honest."
"For me now, no matter how many times I've done it, it's still not enough."
"That's a debt of three whole eras. I'm afraid it will never be fully made up."
She moved closer to the frozen throne little by little like a kitten.
Then, when the young man on the throne opened his eyes.
Kissed him softly on the lips.
"Since we are talking about re-cultivating the relationship, it is not the relationship between the pet and the beastmaster, but the relationship between lovers."
"Then let's start from now on."
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