"That's why the World Tree reacted so strongly." Narn said with a sullen face, "The agitation of the World Tree will directly destroy the homeland of our dark elves. The Archon went to the ground in person to protest to her. But she didn't care about the possible losses of the dark elves. However, it has been like this for thousands of years. How many high elves really care about the life and death of the dark elves
She detained the Archon and sent Taislen to block the entrances above and below the ground. She said there must be enemies lurking underground. They must be dealt with after she has dealt with the things above ground!
Just like that, we didn't get any useful results, and the Archon was still under house arrest. This is an outcome that the Dark Elves cannot accept!"
"How could this be? Everyone thinks that the high elves and dark elves are brothers and sisters." Maya was puzzled. She looked at Di Ning, but only saw that his face was as gloomy as water.
Nunn smiled a little: "If all high elves were like Miss Maya, today's incident wouldn't have happened. But over the years, how many dark elves have you seen living on the ground?"
"Although there are some, they are very few. And they are all strong."
"Yes, guarding the World Tree underground may indeed be the choice of our ancestors. Now there are many dark elves willing to continue this mission underground, but there are more people who actually long for life on the ground."
"Did the high elves forcibly forbid you to come out?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Of course not. How could the 'elegant' high elves do things so ugly? But most of our food is exchanged with the ground for the unique minerals, medicines, and crystals in the underground. If the population decreases, the high elves will reduce our exchange quota. Living on the ground, the dark elves must pay higher taxes than the high elves." Master Naan touched his longbow, "But no one knows what will happen after today."
“If our Saint Rudiel hadn’t died in the cave, they wouldn’t dare to do that,” Evelyn said.
Master Naan shook his head and said, "It's useless. We all underestimated this woman, Dahni. She didn't even let go of the High Elves' own saints. What use are our saints?"
"Maybe I should talk to her." Xiao Chen said.
"If you humans show up, you will only be arrested as spies." Master Nunn said, "She is now in need of a few humans to make her 'spies' look more realistic."
"I have some bargaining chips here, maybe I can make a deal with her." Xiao Chen said.
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Master Nunn provided a secret passage to the ground. In order to reduce the probability of being discovered, Xiao Chen's team was further reduced to three people. After making some preparations, he returned to the ground with Di Ning and Evelyn. Roger was left underground. If Xiao Chen had any accidents, he would have to bring the news back to school. Maya was left behind as a contact person. Once the tree heart network was restored, she could contact Di Ning.
It was only a day after I returned to the capital, and it was just getting dark. But today the capital of the elves was no longer as peaceful and quiet as usual, and was filled with smoke and fire everywhere.
The secret exit was under a small tree house. When Xiao Chen and the other two climbed out, they heard the sound of chopping and killing in the yard not far away.
In the chaotic Elf Capital, it was not difficult to sneak in. Di Ning cast the invisibility spell, Xiao Chen cast the silence spell, and the three of them began to move towards the Elder Hall.
When Xiao Chen passed the gate of the yard, he found that it was full of scorch marks from the explosion. Several warriors dressed as elf guards fell to the ground, and the magic flames on their bodies had not yet extinguished. However, the remaining elf warriors had already broken through the defense of the house and dragged an elf priest with a bloody face out of the tree house and threw him into the yard.
"That's right! This is Ramsay, the person the general specifically wants to arrest. Tie him up and take him away!" said an elf officer with a murderous look on his face.
The priest kneeling on the ground cursed: "You despicable viviparous inferiors, you sinners of the spirits! The God of Nature will punish you!"
The officer kicked the priest in the stomach. "God of nature? Go to the dungeon and cry to that old ghost."
"Sir, be careful with your words! It's not the right time yet." The wizard at the side reminded.
The officer curled his lips and was about to be left.
The priest on the ground widened his eyes and struggled desperately: "You, you are a blasphemer! How dare you blaspheme the God of Nature like this! We are elves, we are God's followers! Even if there is a queen, she is God's queen."
"Cover his mouth." said the elven wizard.
"No need." The elven officer drew his sword and stabbed the priest in the heart. The priest kept chanting the name of the god of nature before he died. The officer drew his sword and wiped the blood off the priest's body, saying to the people around him, "Priest Ramus resisted the Queen's guards and was killed on the spot in the battle."
"Yes!" said the soldiers around.
The officer pulled out a scroll and glanced at it, "Next, the wizard Orros's family, let's go!"
Xiao Chen and the others remained hidden and waited until the team left before crossing the courtyard. Many teams like this were doing the same thing in various places in the capital.
"It was right not to bring Maya up here. She would not be able to bear to see such a sight. I never dreamed that our capital would become like this one day." Di Ning sighed, "I didn't expect that Saint Dahni had already infiltrated the Royal Guards. I know that officer of the Royal Guards, he is also a tree elf."
Xiao Chen said, "Of course Dahni would not simply use tree-born and viviparous as the standard to distinguish friends from enemies. After all, the Taislen who supports her is also tree-born. However, in the factions of the other three elders, tree-born elves occupy many high positions, right? It's a pity that the priest just now didn't even know who the other party was cleaning out, and was killed without knowing why."
Di Ning stood there for a long time, then said, "If, if things really turn out the way you said, I agree with your choice..."
Xiao Chen patted his shoulder vigorously, and the three of them continued to move forward, and soon approached the Elder Hall. They encountered several cleanup operations along the way, and in most cases the guards arrested and killed the targets of the cleanup. However, there were also cases where they hit a wall. However, this meant that more powerful masters would soon arrive.
After arriving at the Elders' Hall, they found that some officers of the Elven Guard and personnel of the Elders' Hall were stationed here, and messengers kept coming in and out, but there was no trace of Saint Dahni.
"The Tree Heart Network has been closed, and military orders need to be conveyed by the elves. So someone here must know where Dahni went." Xiao Chen said behind a pillar, "I guess some strong people in the capital may need the help of Saint Dahni, and someone here must pass on the information to her. Who do you think will be responsible for contacting her?"
Di Ning looked at it for a while and said, "That female mage, she is Xifena!"