Chapter 112
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The dark shadow at the bottom of the lake gradually emerged, its huge size far beyond the imagination of everyone present. It brought with it an ethereal and mysterious sound, like the ancient ballad of the mermaids, or the roar of a deep-sea monster, and the sound gradually broke through the water flow and poured into people's ears.
One sound after another.
It was the sound of a heartbeat with a powerful rhythm and shocking force.
Everyone's hearts seemed to be connected by an invisible thread, beating in unison with the heartbeat of the giant in the water.
A loud bang resounded through the sky, and everything was pushed to the top. Everyone's eyes were focused on the water, and then they took off together -
It was a huge fish with wings.
Although it is called a fish, it does not have all the characteristics of a fish. It only has a chaotic outline, no mouth, and no gills.
Its eyes are closed, without any slits, just like the blind fish in the town's underground river.
The only thing that makes it recognizable is its scales.
Its whole body was shining with a strange light. A long, glittering golden scale covered the middle line of its back from head to tail. Its two outstretched wings were also covered with layers of light golden scales mixed with black, which sparkled in the sunlight.
The vast forest was filled with silence. The elves seemed to be frozen in place. Apart from the sound of their heartbeats, the only sound was the deep and old voice of Ian's grandfather.
"This is the protection of our elves."
Unlike the Tree of Life, this thing that looks like a fish but is not a fish has existed since the beginning of the elves' creation.
Ian's grandfather gazed at the giant beast soaring slowly in the sky, and a hint of imperceptible enthusiasm and admiration rose in his calm eyes.
Even he himself had heard the legend about this thing passed down from generation to generation.
The earliest group of elves settled in this forest under the protection of this giant beast. Due to various reasons, it led the pool of water to shrink in size and eventually sank into sleep underground.
The Tree of Life was then born, and the elves began the tradition of their successors communicating with it.
This thing is too mysterious. Even though he is old, he still can't forget it.
He had witnessed the prosperity and decline of the continent a hundred years ago, and had also experienced the hundreds of years of blockade by the elves.
But I still can't forget the enthusiasm and desire of my ancestors when they described this thing.
They told him that was the true origin of the elves.
Every strand of mysterious power in the elves' blood comes from it.
At the same time, he also believed that the life and death of the elves would be closely linked to it.
Grandfather spoke slowly, and Ian's eyes widened.
As a veteran figure, my grandfather is the oldest living elf except the queen.
If someone knew about this distant and ancient thing, not only believed it to be true, but also wanted to put it into practice...
Then it can only be grandfather.
Ian did not forget what the Queen had said not long ago: "If anyone can feel its urgent call like me... then he must be a devout believer. And..."
The mastermind behind spreading rumors.
Also considering the future of the elves, although my grandfather did not experience the creation of the tribe, he was more convinced of the existence of the giant beast in the deep pool than the Tree of Life that only rulers could communicate with.
And it is precisely this kind of faith and determination that can hear its call.
Just yesterday, he and the Elf Queen simultaneously felt the behemoth's powerful awakening tendency.
Right underground.
In the deep pool.
But I didn’t expect that I would actually see...
"This is the god of the elves!" The old man suddenly raised his voice.
Ian watched his grandfather walking forward step by step with the help of a cane, the fanaticism in his eyes growing deeper and deeper.
"grandfather!"
Ian held his grandfather's waist tightly, not letting him move forward.
"Let me go!" Grandfather lowered his head and glared at him fiercely, "Let me go!"
The elves around him had just woken up from their trance. After listening to his explanation and seeing his appearance, the voices of discussion around them became more and more chaotic and noisy.
The atmosphere seemed to make the giant beast speed up the frequency of its wings flapping, causing the air around it to move downward and be sucked into the pool of water. A slowly growing vortex gradually formed on the water surface.
The vortex grew deeper and deeper.
Suddenly, a tiny object shot out from the deepest part.
It flew into the air and was swung by the giant beast's broad fish tail, and immediately flew towards Lian Yun.
Lian Yun didn't sense any danger, so he reached out to take it.
I saw the thing approaching me, its speed getting slower and slower until it slowly stopped on my hands.
It is a blue drop of water.
Before she could take a closer look, the next moment, the giant beast in the air fell rapidly, but passed through the water as if it were nothing.
It didn't cause any splash.
Once again, it sank to the bottom of the pond, silently.
The dust settled, the bricks on all sides moved closer to the center, and everything returned to calm.
The queen stared at Lian Yun with deep eyes.
In the past two days, she has experienced emotional ups and downs that she has not experienced in hundreds of years.
It really confirmed my guess.
The giant beast was agitated because of this girl.
Ian's grandfather also raised his head and stopped struggling.
He looked up at the black-haired girl high up, feeling indescribable emotions in his heart.
Seeing that his grandfather had stopped struggling, Ian loosened his arms and muttered, "Grandfather...is it really you?"
When all the elves were looking at the human girl, only Ian looked straight at his grandfather.
That's all he wanted to know now.
"You've been telling me this since I was little. You told me to be an upright elf, and how important it is for a ruler to have a loyal and faithful assistant..."
He has believed in it since he was a child.
That's why he grew up to be what he is today.
Rumors were spread about the foreign human girl lord, and he was unwilling to even doubt Miao An, who often tried to trip him up, openly or secretly.
How could he accept the real master?
It turned out to be his grandfather, his teacher, his principle...
"Oh... my poor Ian." Grandfather stretched out his skinny hand, his tone sounding pitiful but with a hint of strangeness.
"I lied to you. I hoped you would be a pure, kind and perfect child. This is also my dream... Look at you now. Isn't this wonderful?"
"But……"
His role model is you, grandfather.
Ian opened his mouth dumbly, mist forming in front of his eyes.
His grandfather's dry skin quickly brushed across his face, leaving no trace of warmth.
The look in his grandfather's eyes was more of a confused emotion...
That is a look of satisfaction.
They would show this expression whenever his behavior met the expectations of his father and grandfather.
Ian was very happy when he was a child, thinking that he was loved by his elders.
But what about now?
Did they all anticipate the pain he felt towards his real grandfather?
But what is it for?
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On the upper steps of the palace, the queen announced that the fog in the Elf Forest would soon dissipate, and the elves would establish diplomatic relations with Bubu Town for the first time in hundreds of years.
Lian Yun, who was listening on the side, suddenly felt a sense of pride.
Their town can establish diplomatic relations with the elves!
This is something the elves have known for a long time.
The Elf Queen told them what happened this morning. Just when they believed the rumors and went to attack Lian Yun, Lian Yun was saving the Elves' Tree of Life.
There was an uproar in front of the hall.
Ian's grandfather was taken away in front of the elves, and now everyone knew the mastermind behind the scenes.
And they also heard clearly what he had just explained about the identity of the giant beast.
If even the guardian beast of the elves and the Tree of Life acknowledge the girl's important status, what reason do they have to refuse?
Their concerns may be more about panic about the unknown and new things.
Even if they don't want to admit it.
"The Tree of Life has been healed, and the gift our guardian beast gave her, along with the seeds of the Tree of Life, belongs to her for good reason."
"The elves will establish trade with a town where multiple races coexist. I believe that basic courtesy and sincerity must be shown by all elves."
"The continent's land productivity has dropped sharply, and the monsters' intelligence has increased. This elven forest does not exist independently of the continent. Even though there is fog separating us, we actually exist on this continent." Lian Yun stood beside the Elf Queen, his voice clear and powerful.
With a serious expression, she said to the elves, and also to herself, "I can't guarantee that the elves will gain any benefits from opening up, but I will treat every citizen of my town fairly, and I will treat every person of different races fairly. The rights and interests of Bubu Town will surely spread throughout all the roads we take."
As long as we work together in the same direction, things will definitely be better than they are now.
At this time, the situation is forced and it is also the only hope.
The elves who have lived in the forest for a long time and are unaware of the dangers outside may not understand what would happen if the monsters had higher intelligence, but they can at least hear the meaning of the Queen and Lian Yun from the seriousness and solemnity of their words.
"Every elf!" The queen stepped forward, grabbed Lian Yun's hand, and half-raised their arms together.
"If you are willing to walk out of the forest, please raise your arms and welcome our bright future together!"
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The author has something to say:
This chapter took me a long time to write because I was stuck and busy.
Because the elves are a race that values rituals and beliefs, I wanted to write out the role of the behemoth, and after some deletions and cuts, it was satisfactory.
Also, I have been very busy recently, with classes and experiments every day. Today I worked from one o'clock to seven thirty before I had dinner.
orz, the author of this newbie, has been writing all the time. He has not been lazy at all! Even during my lunch break, I have been writing all the time. It’s just that my hand speed and brain speed are too slow. Thanks to all the dears who have been following me for so long! !
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