Chapter 220: Suspicious Shushu
“You did a great job.”
The Elf King praised him again. Seeing Shu Li's slightly messy bangs, he reached out to help him straighten them. His fingertips touched the small flower crown that had become a forehead ring. A faint golden light flashed from the forehead ring.
He put his hand down and said gently to the little goblin, "Go back and have a good rest."
"Yeah." Shu Li tilted his head back, stood still, and stared at the Elf King's face intently.
"What's wrong?" asked the Elf King.
"It's just..." Shu Li scratched his forehead a little embarrassedly, "The roommate I mentioned to you yesterday, he..."
"Roommate?" the Elf King asked. "Is it the human named Estel?"
"Uh, yes," Shu Li said. "He's from the Ezerafar Empire. Not only does he have a unique name, but his appearance is also... unusual."
The Elf King smiled: "Do you admire him?"
Shu Li carefully observed the Elf King's expression, but could not see any clues.
Maybe I'm just overthinking it.
After calming himself down, he replied, "Yes, he's a very nice guy. We're friends now—can goblins be friends with humans?"
"Of course," the Elf King said, "As long as we treat each other sincerely, we can be friends."
Shu Li frowned and said, "But if I don't reveal my true identity, it won't be considered sincere."
The Elf King counseled, "The most important thing in friendship is understanding. Your status, whether you say it or not, should not affect your friendship."
Shu Li lowered his head and thought for a moment, feeling that Wang's words made sense. "Thank you, Wang."
He bowed respectfully to the Elf King and said goodbye, then left the courtyard.
The Elf King stood there, watching him walk out of the courtyard, and only withdrew his gaze when he was out of sight.
"The little fellow seems to have some doubts." The Wood Elf who had just disappeared appeared again on the Elf King's shoulder.
The Elf King raised his hand and gently stroked the flowers on the branches, smiling faintly: "I didn't deliberately hide it."
The wood spirit shrugged its shoulders and disappeared as dots of green light.
Shu Li returned to the mother tree and saw the well-fed Farm lying on the grass, touching his round belly with his fat and short front legs.
He stepped forward, squatted down, and poked the little monster's belly with his finger. "How much did you eat? Your belly is about to burst, isn't it?"
Seeing him return, Farm yawned lazily. "Not many, just four level three monsters."
"Four level three monsters?" Shu Li asked in surprise, "Didn't Terrick challenge you to a fight?"
Terek is a ninth-order white ape living in Mount Amitai. He and Farm are complete enemies and they fight every time they meet. Whenever Farm goes to the mountain to hunt, Terek stands by and guards against Farm like a thief.
It was because Farm had a big appetite and hunted without restraint. In order to prevent the food in his territory from being stolen, Terrick had to be on guard every time.
Whenever Farm crossed the line, it would rush forward and shout to drive it away.
But Farm is a monster that likes to be humble. The more he is not allowed to eat, the more he eats.
Over the past three years, it and Terek have developed a grudge, and every time they meet, the fight will be earth-shattering.
As the "guardian" of Farm, Shu Li had to go to Mount Amitai to repair the damaged forest.
"No, no, I was very careful today." Farm said proudly, "After I devoured four monsters, I turned around and ran away. I didn't bother with that guy."
Shu Li pinched its horns. "Show off!"
Farm grinned, flapped his wings, and broke free from his clutches. "Didn't you say you wanted to go back?"
Shu Li showed the Fire God Seal on the back of his hand. "I want to go back."
Farm immediately turned into a red light and entered the Seal of the God of Fire.
Shu Li put away his original power, turned into a small person, flew to the branch and rubbed against the fruits to say hello.
When I came back before, as soon as I emerged from the tree trunk, I saw the elf cubs under the tree, and I had forgotten about playing with the fruits.
After sticking the fruit, Shu Li drilled into the trunk of the mother tree and teleported back to the St. Villiers School of Magic through the underground root system.
The branches of the mother tree extended to his window, allowing him easy access.
Shu Li quietly poked his head out, with half of his body still inside the branches. He looked around, expanding his perception, and only came out completely when he found nothing unusual.
It is now almost ten o'clock in the evening and most of the students are resting.
Shu Li found that the light in Ace's room was still on, so she flapped her wings and flew stealthily to his window.
Luckily, the curtains weren't completely closed.
Through the glass, he saw Ace wearing loose pajamas, with his golden hair loose, sitting relaxed on the bed reading a book.
You are still reading so late, you are really hardworking!
Shu Li retracted his head, flapped his wings, flew back to his bedroom window, and squeezed into the house through the gap.
The magic stone lamp in the bedroom was still on. He was not in a hurry to change back to his big size. He went to the bathroom to wash up first, then returned to the bed, took out a small notebook and a feather pen, and lay on the bed to write in his diary.
He has been writing his diary in a small notebook and has not changed the habit even after he grew bigger.
So many things happened during this period that I couldn’t finish writing in half a month.
However, today Shu Li decided to record the afternoon's battle first. After all, it was fresh in his memory and would make him more passionate when writing about it.
As he started writing, the Seal of the God of Fire lit up on the back of his hand, and Farm jumped out and sat down on the diary.
Shu Li glared at it and tried to push it with his hands, but couldn't move it anymore, so he kicked it with his feet. "Get your big ass out of the way!"
Farm rolled slowly, spread his bat wings and spun around the room.
"Is this the Saint Vilia School of Magic?"
These days, it has been sleeping soundly in the Seal of the God of Fire and has no idea what is happening in the outside world.
"Yes, this is the student dormitory." Shu Li continued to write in her diary.
"That's a good condition!" Farm fell back onto the soft quilt, stepping on it with his short and fat legs.
Seeing this, Shu Li frowned and said, "You, go to the bathroom and wash up."
Go hunting in Mount Amitai, who knows whether it is clean or not.
Feeling rejected, Farm stuck out his forked tongue and lay at the foot of the bed, refusing to move.
Shu Li stared at it with sharp eyes. Farm couldn't bear it and had to fly to the bathroom.
Only after watching the little monster enter the bathroom did Shu Li retract his gaze and buried his head in writing.
Farm washed himself roughly, flew out with water dripping, and sneaked up to the bed. "Swish" a "hidden weapon" hit it.
It was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and caught the "hidden weapon". It found that it was a juicy little fruit, and its pupils suddenly straightened into lines.
"You're wet, you're not allowed to go to bed." Shu Li said without raising his head.
Farmu held the fruit, landed on a nearby table, and ate it happily.
By the time it finished eating, the water on its body was almost dry, and it reached the end of the bed, Shu Li didn't chase it away.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, Shu Li closed the diary, put it into the storage ring, yawned, and lay down in the quilt.
"Farm, go turn off the lights." He ordered the little monster.
Farm opened his eyes and saw the little goblin sleeping comfortably in the quilt. He had no choice but to fly to the table and turn off the switch of the magic stone lamp.
At five in the morning, Shu Li woke up to the sound of the mother tree's roots knocking against the window.
"Who's outside the window?" Farm tilted his head alertly.
Shu Li rubbed his eyes, threw back the quilt, and stretched. "It's the mother tree."
Farm was surprised: "You're going to Wanaku?"
Shu Li reluctantly left the warm bed and wiped her face, trying to wake herself up. "Yes, the purification work can't be interrupted. If you're sleepy, go back to sleep."
Farm rolled his eyes. "I'll go with you."
As he spoke, he transformed into a ray of red light and penetrated into the Fire God Seal on the back of Shu Li's hand.
Five minutes later, Shu Li emerged from a branch of the mother tree in Wanaku.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and it was already burning hot even before noon. Shu Li was about to begin the purification process when he suddenly noticed a dark elf entering the courtyard.
He heard not one but two footsteps.
Shu Li decisively lay down under the leaves, hiding his breath and carefully observing the person who came.
Closer and closer, when the two dark elves stood under the mother tree, Shu Li could see their appearance clearly.
It was Efit and a strange dark elf.
This strange dark elf is very strong.
Shu Li was lying on a branch more than ten meters high, and could clearly feel the strong dark power from the other party.
His strength is above mine.
Shu Li quietly integrated himself into the branches of the mother tree, leaving only his small head exposed, observing secretly.
[Oenomisis, who is he?]
Shu Li asked the mother tree in his mind.
The mother tree's roots spread throughout Vanaku, so it must know this dark elf.
"His name is Etantin, one of the ten elders of the Dark Elves, and a loyal follower of Ang O'Rakiri. Ten thousand years ago, when Ang O'Rakiri betrayed the Elven King, Etantin was the first to support him."
The mother tree's tone suddenly changed and became cold.
'It was he who suggested to Aung Orakiri to cut off my branches and plant them in Wanaku.'
Shu Li's eyes widened in surprise.
He turned out to be one of the traitors who betrayed the Elf King!
What were he and Efit doing here?
Soon, Shu Li knew their purpose.
"Efit, the mother tree's fruit growth rate has slowed down in recent years." Etandin put his hands behind his back and looked up at the fruits hanging on the branches.
Efit stood behind him and said respectfully, "Yes, Elder."
Etantine asked, "You were in charge of counting the fruits. Why didn't you report to me when the number decreased?"
This is a military campaign to hold someone accountable.
Shu Li couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Efit, and at the same time worried that his act of stealing fruit might have been discovered by the dark elves.
Efit replied calmly, "I will record the data every day and submit it to Lord Manas."
What this meant was that as a small recorder, he could not report to the elders without going through his superiors.
Etandin turned his head and looked at Efit with a sharp gaze, exuding a murderous aura.
Efit straightened his back, frowned and remained silent, enduring the terrible pressure.
Shu Li bit her lip nervously.
Will Efit be in trouble?
If this elder named Etandin suddenly has a brain problem and removes Efit from his position, it might not be so easy for him to steal fruits in the future.
Efit is firm in his beliefs, loves his cubs, and has a great ideal of changing the current situation of the dark elves. He must not be punished.
After a while, Etantin put away his murderous aura. "The king values you very much. Don't let him down."
Efit raised his hands to his chest and calmly saluted Etantin. "I will do my best to teach each of these cubs, allowing them to develop their strengths and serve the king."
Etantine softened his tone and said, "I've met those children. You did a good job."
Efit bowed his head humbly. "Thank you, Elder. I still have many shortcomings."
Etantine said, "Find a way to investigate the reason for the decline in the number of fruits."
Efit responded, “Yes, Elder.”
Etantin looked up at the branches once more, then turned and walked away. Efit followed him, but suddenly he paused.
"What's wrong?" Etantine asked, turning around.
Efit bowed. "Please forgive me, Elder. I...want to stay and count the fruits. I haven't finished recording today."
Etantine twitched his lips slightly and agreed.
Efit maintained his salute and respectfully escorted him out of the courtyard. When his back was no longer visible, he straightened up, frowned, walked back to the mother tree, and looked up at the branches above.
Shu Li hid under the leaves, holding a small wind chime in his hand, which was the "wireless phone" he had invented before.
Just now, when he saw Efit was about to leave, he took out the wind chime and called out softly.
Efit had a "receiver" on his ear and stopped abruptly when he heard the goblin's voice.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
Not only was he early, he was also in the wrong time. Luckily, Elder Etantine hadn't discovered him, or else the little goblin wouldn't have been able to return.
"I'm here to purify the mother tree and the fruits!" Shu Li whispered, "I arrived at the Magic Academy in the courtyard the day before yesterday. I'll come to work at this time from now on."
Efit glanced at the blazing sun and roughly understood why the goblin had changed the time.
There is a two-hour time difference between Igya City, where the Magic Academy is located, and Wanaku. The little elf doesn't want to alarm others to come here to do the purification work, so he can only choose this time.
"Did you hear my conversation with the elder?" Efit asked.
"Yeah, I heard it." Shu Li asked worriedly, "Have we... been discovered?"
The fruit theft will be exposed sooner or later, but not now. At least wait until he transfers more fruits and the mother tree has the ability to purify itself.
Efit could imagine the goblin's gloomy face, and a smile flashed in his blood-red eyes as he soothed her, "Not yet, don't worry."
Shu Li wrinkled his nose and said, "Looks like I need to speed up the purification process."
Regardless of whether the elder named Etandin found out or not, he would do his best to steal as much fruit as possible.
Efit remained silent, looking through the dense branches until he found the goblin crawling out from under the leaves.
He was seen holding a small magic wand in his hand, casting light magic to purify the main trunk of the mother branch.
Such fast silent magic is equivalent to instantaneous, right?
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