When Xiao Chen woke up, it was already dusk outside. There was only light from a crystal in the carriage, illuminating a corner of the carriage.
He remembered that when he traveled through the world with the help of the Traveler's Heart, it seemed to be early morning, but now it was completely night.
"Get ready for camping." Roger's voice came from outside.
The carriage gradually stopped. Xiao Chen pushed open the door and got out, just in time to meet Roger who came to check.
"My lord, you are finally awake." Roger's tone was filled with relief.
"Yeah, I've been meditating all day, right?" Xiao Chen stretched.
"How can it be a whole day? You have been meditating for three days." Elena's voice came from behind. The elf put on the traditional rain and dew priest robe again and walked over from a car behind.
"Three days? Doesn't that mean we will reach the Elf Kingdom soon?" Xiao Chen was very surprised. He didn't expect that, contrary to last time, this time the original world consumed more time than the parallel world.
"Yes, I have never seen such meditation, whether in the human world or the elf world. You can sit for such a long time without eating or drinking. This must be the ability you got from that special inheritance?" Elena came over and said without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer, "Don't do such a thing in the Elf Kingdom. If the elders suspect that your inheritance comes from the Seven Saints Tower, even your life will be in danger."
"Are the elves still brooding over the Seven Towers?" Xiao Chen asked.
A few clouds of worry appeared on Elena's calm and graceful face. "As the followers of the God of Nature, the elves' natural mission is to fight against the enemies of the God of Nature. The Seven Towers are the enemies of the God of Nature, and naturally they are also the enemies of the elves. As the children and followers of the God of Nature, isn't it obvious what we should do when we encounter the descendants of the Seven Towers?"
"But you are not like that. I think your relationship with Luo Ling is closer than her relationship with many humans."
"I... I am different. If it weren't for her this time, I wouldn't have gone back for a long time. You can't treat me as an ordinary elf." Elena didn't explain much and walked to the bonfire that had already been lit and sat down.
Xiao Chen followed and sat next to her: "I think these things involve cause and effect, if possible, please tell me. Seeking the sap of the World Tree is an extremely difficult task. What I am most afraid of is that I will make a mistake accidentally because of ignorance. Then I will lose the opportunity to obtain the sap of the World Tree. That would be too worthless."
"That was an almost impossible task." Elaina laughed at herself, "I just had the same idea as you. I just didn't want to give up without even trying."
"In fact, as an elf among us, you are so special that it is natural for people to be curious about you. I have never understood why you stayed here and why you stick with Luo Ling every day." Xiao Chen said.
"You really want to know?"
"Yes. If it doesn't embarrass you."
"Please release a sound barrier." Elena said. Seeing that Xiao Chen didn't understand, she explained, "This is related to a big secret of the elves."
Xiao Chen could sense the caution in Elena's tone. He cast a soundproofing magic and waited for the elf's next words.
"I won't tell this secret to any other human being. But I can tell you. Because you and Luo Ling don't belong to this world, I have heard a lot about your world from her. I have also learned a lot from it. I know that the world you come from is very different from here, more developed and more civilized. Your country is different from these rude human countries, so there are some secrets that you are qualified to know, but they don't." Elena explained the reason seriously.
"I... am flattered. Thank you for your trust." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Have you ever heard that elves can sense each other's thoughts?" Elena asked.
"I have heard of it, but none of the books describe it in detail. Also, some magicians have done experiments and found that elves do not have this ability outside of the Elf Kingdom."
Elena nodded and said, "That's right, because the 'Tree Heart Web' is an ability of the World Tree, which allows the elves within a certain range around the World Tree to share thoughts and emotions with each other. But once they leave the range of the World Tree, the elves no longer have this ability."
"Sharing thoughts and emotions?" Xiao Chen secretly marveled. Isn't this something similar to the Internet? No wonder the elves look down on the humans of this era. The communication methods of ordinary humans remain in the Middle Ages. Magicians are stronger and have reached the level of the early industrial age. The communication methods of the elves have reached the level of the information age.
"It's a hard-to-describe feeling, just like you are a small drop of water, melting into a pool of lake water. This makes the relationship between elves very close, just like when you fall in love with someone and your heart is moved. The person who accepts my sharing of this memory will strongly feel the longing and admiration. This is nothing at ordinary times, but you know that when I came out of the slave camp, I actually fell in love once, and this feeling was for a human, a slave trader. This is very problematic, and it will make many brothers and sisters experience that kind of wrong love, which will pollute the spiritual world of the elves." Elena said here, looking at the campfire, lost in memories, and after a while she continued, "After leaving the slave camp, I knew that I couldn't go back for the time being, so I chose to rely on you to stay."
"What about Luo Ling?" Xiao Chen said, "What does this have to do with her?"
"At that time, I was eager to get rid of the entanglement of my previous relationship, so I needed to replace it with another...relationship. When I saw Luo Ling, I had a feeling that the friendship gained by getting along well with her could make me forget that emotion. I originally just wanted to do that temporarily, but I didn't expect that the more I got in touch with her, the more I liked her. You humans judge people by their appearance, while we elves like to judge people by their souls. The Luo Ling I saw has a very beautiful and pure heart. Such a person is the one I long to meet." Elena's expression was sincere, which made Xiao Chen believe that this was the real reason.
Elena stretched her hands over the fire, and the firelight made her palms red. "So it is not easy to enter the Elf Kingdom. Unless it is achieved through conquest like the Black Dragon Empire. Otherwise, you have to slowly gain our trust. When we arrive at the kingdom, I will explain the situation to the border guards, but that is only for you. I'm afraid those other people can't enter."