"Would Master Di Ning mind a human living in his house? I heard that most elves don't like humans." Xiao Chen asked as he walked on the elven streets, looking at the curious yet repulsive eyes of the elves around him.
"Other elves might be like that, but Dinin... not. Just don't let him scare you."
"Huh?" Xiao Chen was a little surprised. Why did Elena look apologetic
Di Ning's residence was also under the canopy of the World Tree, not far from the Elf Temple. As a high-level peak mage, his tree house was very large, with several floors, occupying the entire tree.
When Elena brought Xiao Chen to Di Ning's door, they happened to meet the elf wizard who was returning home from outside.
"Elena!" Di Ning was a tall and thin elf with a handsome face. However, unlike other elves whose hair was all shades of green, his hair was red. His temper was also very different from those other elves, as if he was as fiery as his hair. He was very excited to see Elena and rushed over to hug her. "That's great. I heard that you went to the human world to train and then encountered danger. When I heard the news and was about to go find you, I heard that you were rescued and would continue to stay in the human world. At that time, something happened here... The elders asked me to solve the problem, so I couldn't go."
"Wait, wait a minute." Elaina pushed Di Ning away, her face flushed. "I'm fine. Isn't it normal to go out and gain experience for a year or two and not come back?"
"I'm sorry, I'm a little excited." Di Ning smiled, "But I'm really happy to see you back. After all, we are children of the same spring."
"This is Di Ning. He and I are elves who grew up from the World Tree in the same year. The relationship between us is like that of human brothers and sisters." Elaina introduced Xiao Chen. Then she said to Di Ning: "This is Xiao Chen, the high-level wizard of the Tower of China. He is the one who saved me from the slave camp. This time he came to discuss something very important with our Elf Kingdom."
“Let’s talk inside.” Di Ning led them to the door, and the door of the tree house opened automatically.
Di Ning's house has a typical wizard style and a simple decoration style, but there are many bookshelves as soon as you enter the door. Various books are piled up in a messy manner on the shelves, tables and chairs, and even on the floor of the room.
Likewise, the reception room on the second floor was also a sea of books. With a wave of Di Ning's hand, books flew up from the chairs and the floor, forming a square array, and then stacked up in the corner.
The three of them sat down in the reception room. Di Ning looked at Xiao Chen with a scrutinizing eye and blurted out, "A high-level wizard of this age, with good talent. Although a little thin, it meets the aesthetic standards of the elves. Well, are you Elena's suitor or a 'good friend'?"
Xiao Chen was startled. Was he jealous? He said awkwardly, "You misunderstood. Elena and I don't have such a relationship."
“Neither of them?” Di Ning’s tone was filled with dissatisfaction. “Aren’t noble, beautiful, and gentle elves like Elena the dream lovers of many humans?”
"Ms. Elaina is certainly good. But, I already have someone I love." Xiao Chen said in confusion.
"Di Ning, that's enough. If you keep talking, I'll get angry." Elena said with a dark face.
"Okay, okay." Di Ning still looked Xiao Chen up and down, "It's just that I think it's a pity."
"Ignore him! Dining has always been a staunch supporter of the theory of blood mixing." Elaina explained, holding her forehead, "He has always believed that elves and humans are races with their own characteristics. If the advantages of the two races can be combined, the created race will definitely be stronger than the original two."
"So, does he want you and me..." Xiao Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Yes, he really hopes that I can marry a human. That way he will have new research material."
Di Ning put his hand on Xiao Chen's shoulder and said seriously, "This is true, my human brother. You see, elves have long lives but are not ambitious. Humans have short lives but are ambitious. It would be great if a race with long lives and full of energy could be born after the two are combined. I can list many more advantages and disadvantages of both sides. If you look closely, you will find that elves and humans are really two complementary races. Blood mixing is the perfect solution."
"But, isn't there a race called half-elves?" Xiao Chen asked. Cole, one of Kalanda's subordinates, is a half-elf.
"Half-elves are a good race, but most of the half-elves born in the past have problems. Usually only those with weak strength and ordinary blood will intermarry with humans. But I think that in order to create a strong race, we should let the strong marry the strong." Di Ning said in a vowing tone, "So, I will definitely marry a strong human as my wife."
"Alright, alright. Di Ning! Do you know? This is why the elders never let you go out to practice." Elaina said, "I'm going to the Priest's Hall to ask about the weakening of the World Tree. Do you know any news about this?"
Speaking of the World Tree, Di Ning's expression became serious. "As expected, you are the child closest to the World Tree. I guessed that you would find this out. In fact, the elders discovered this problem half a year ago, and they asked me to study it. Over the past six months, the weakness of the World Tree has become more and more obvious, but we have not made any progress. However, just two weeks ago, the dark elves underground made some discoveries and reported them to the Elder Council. You can ask your teacher for the details."
"I'm just about to go. I hope you can settle Master Xiao Chen." Elena said.
"No problem. I think Master Xiao Chen and I have a lot to talk about, whether it's magic skills or something else." Di Ning showed an excited expression. He seemed to be very interested in a living human high-level wizard. "You may not know that it may be a wise choice for you to bring Master Xiao Chen here now. I think the elders may need him."
"What's going on?" Elena asked puzzled.
"The elders are recruiting non-elven masters through secret channels. The requirement is that their strength is high-level." Di Ning turned to Xiao Chen and said, "Sir Xiao Chen, no matter what your purpose is in coming to the Elf Kingdom, this is a good opportunity to build friendship with the elders."