The palace in the Elf Kingdom was not as luxurious as that in the human kingdom; it consisted of only some basic buildings, though the carvings on them were quite exquisite.
There is no war between elves; their greatest struggles are limited to individual battles. Therefore, the elven kingdom does not have an army. However, if they wish, they can mobilize the entire population to fight at any time, and they can easily pull out a few thousand people to crush the human elite army.
However, there was a guard dedicated to the Elf Queen. After being led to the palace by a maid who volunteered to go to the palace, Wu Yu saw two female guards wearing silver armor in front of the palace.
Each of them had a cold expression and didn't look to the side. Wu Yu wisely didn't greet them and walked directly into the palace.
Wu Yu also saw the Elf Queen standing in the hall waiting for him. She was wearing a white gauze dress and a crown made of flowers. Although she had innate nobility, she did not have the majesty of a king.
Compared to other elves, Wu Yu couldn't see her haughty arrogance; instead, he felt a motherly, gentle gaze that warmed him like a spring breeze.
Unfortunately, although the Elf Queen looked like a young woman, she was old enough to be Wu Yu's mother, or even his ancestor. According to rumors, the fair-skinned and beautiful Elf Queen had just celebrated her thousandth birthday more than a decade ago.
According to the Elven race's standard lifespan of a thousand years, she should already be old enough to be buried. However, the Elven Queen herself is an eighth-tier epic powerhouse, and she can live for another thousand years, which is enough to maintain her current youthful appearance.
So, no matter how kind and amiable the Elf Queen may seem, Wu Yu cannot let his guard down based on appearances alone. Even an elf, after a thousand years in a high position, cannot possibly be unable to control her emotions.
He was still thinking of trying to escape if Philliss had tricked him in the letter.
Wu Yu had opened and read the letter. Its main content was to seek an alliance with the elves to fight against the demons. In order to prevent Phillis from seeing through his thoughts, Wu Yu deliberately used a coin toss to decide whether to open the envelope. However, if Phillis directly contacted the Elf Queen with a coded message, then Wu Yu would be helpless.
"Welcome to the Elf Kingdom, Mr. Wu Yu. I wonder if you are satisfied with your stay here?" the Elf Queen asked with a smile.
"Pretty good." Wu Yu replied calmly. Don't be fooled by his hesitant manner in the elven village; that's because they don't know him. In front of the Elven Queen, Wu Yu was very confident.
Philliss revealed Wu Yu's identity in the letter.
The Demon King's enemy, the dragon slayer, the guardian of the royal city, and the strongest human.
With so many titles stacked together, even if his strength is fake, just ask yourself, aren't you scared? It shouldn't be an exaggeration to place his status on par with your Elf Queen, right?
"I have reviewed your emperor's alliance proposal, but the elders are still discussing it, so it will probably take some time before I can give you a reply," the Elf Queen said to Wu Yu in a consultative tone.
Reputation is quite useful before the two sides completely fall out, and Wu Yu actually wanted to thank Phillis for helping him build up his reputation back then.
“It’s alright,” Wu Yu said magnanimously. “I do need to go to your clan’s forbidden area anyway, and it will take some time even if I go as fast as I can. I just don’t know if I, as an outsider, am allowed to go to your forbidden area?”
“Since the Emperor of the Ultra Empire has vouched for you, Mr. Wu Yu is naturally qualified. But do you really want to go to the roots of the Tree of Life? The dangers there are so great that even an eighth-tier epic could perish,” the Elf Queen said worriedly.
"What exactly is hidden inside that makes you so wary?" Seeing that the Elf Queen seemed relatively easy to talk to, Wu Yu took the opportunity to inquire about the information from her.
Philliss felt that what was inside could kill him, and the Elf Queen, as an eighth-tier epic, was equally terrified of it. Although Wu Yu had come here to risk his life, he didn't want to die directly. How could he miss out on something that could increase his survival rate?
"You didn't know?" the Elf Queen asked, somewhat surprised. "For an eighth-tier epic, these things shouldn't be considered secrets, right?"
"I'm a bit lacking in common sense," Wu Yu said with a wry smile, touching his nose.
The Elf Queen didn't ask any further questions. She assumed Wu Yu was the kind of cultivation fanatic who lacked knowledge of the secrets of the continent. Otherwise, why had she never heard of him before? She never imagined that Wu Yu's lack of common sense meant that he might not even know things that children know.
Wu Yu could guess the Elf Queen's train of thought, which was why he dared to speak so openly, even though it somewhat revealed his identity. He was still patiently waiting for the Elf Queen's reply.
"Then let me tell you. At the root of the Tree of Life lies one of the four extreme regions. Of the four large spatial rifts that existed back then, the one in the Endless Forest was the most severe. Even with the combined power of the entire continent, it was impossible to seal it. In the end, it was the suggestion of the previous Elf Queen that we used the immense life force of the Tree of Life to suppress it," the Elf girl recounted.
"So the seal is no longer effective?" Wu Yu guessed.
"No," the Elf Queen shook her head.
"But the Tree of Life, combined with the seal, has already taken root in the Demon Realm through a spatial rift. At its roots, the space there is connected to the Demon Realm, and demons may emerge from small rifts at any time. Moreover, if you are not careful, you may fall into the Demon Realm. Unlike the other three polar regions, both sides have deployed heavy troops to guard this interface. If you encounter demons, Mr. Wu Yu will naturally not be afraid. However, if you accidentally fall into the Demon Realm, you may be besieged by several demon officials."
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