Starfall 837, February 27, Eternal Lake, Sequoia Mother Tree Island.
Hill Lange sat on his knees in a simple wooden sacrificial hall in the center of the island, closing his eyes and meditating.
This is the island where the Mother Tree of Life of the Lange Tribe is located, and in this simple sacrificial hall are the portraits of the Lange Tribe’s past clan chiefs. After their deaths, their remains have been assimilated with the mother tree, and only the portraits remain to show to future generations. The black-haired elf sat in the center of the wooden hall with a calm expression, bearing the gaze of the portraits of his ancestors. Beside him, there was a white-haired elf who seemed to be extremely old because of overdrafting his life and a lost elf. The elf with his right hand and left calf, but still young in appearance, also sat on his knees and said nothing.
The appearance of the three elves is very similar. As long as anyone sees it, they will never doubt the kinship of the three. Hill, who is in the middle, is the youngest and has the strongest limbs. It can be seen that the heads of the three have light cyan hair. The light floated, and one end of this light was connected to the three elves, and the other end extended to the back of the sacrificial hall, and was connected to the huge red cedar tree in the center of the island.
"ah… "
After a long meditation, Hill slowly opened his eyes, and wisps of blue flashes flashed deep in his purple pupils. After a long sigh, the young elf with a very young appearance showed a sudden expression: "It turns out that In this way, this is the inheritance of our tribe... "
"Yes."
Beside the black-haired elf, the old white-haired elf seemed to want to stand up, but his hands and feet were no longer flexible and he almost fell. Hill quickly stood up to help, but was gently pushed away by the old man. After coughing, the old elf looked at his youngest son with a rather complicated expression. He originally wanted to speak with great force, but in the end he only sighed: "The position of patriarch has been handed over to you, Hill... Lange, you are the leader of the Lange tribe of this generation."
"Be careful, brother."
On the other side of Hill, the elf with mutilated limbs also slowly stood up. Wooden buds grew from the wound of the stump, forming a wooden limb support. Hill's brother took a deep breath. , and then said with a chuckle: "From now on, it is you who will bear the heavy responsibility."
"I actually still don't understand."
In the place where the tribe's most important mother tree of life is located, in the center of the sacrificial hall with portraits of past patriarchs, Hill slowly shook his head. The young elf murmured in a doubtful tone: "It's just a father, and his life is overdrawn. At this point, even the buds of the Tree of Life can only delay death and cannot restore strength, but brother, your incomplete limbs cannot be cured, so why do you have to have me come back to inherit the family?"
It's not that Hill is unwilling to take his responsibility, he just can't understand it, so he wants to know the answer.
"Because it's not my limbs that are damaged, it's my heart."
Facing his brother's question, the older elf replied in a calm tone. He raised his head and looked around at the portraits of his ancestors. The man said calmly: "In the life-and-death battle with the five-color dragon, I realized the depth of my soul. Fragility, just because of a careless move, I lost my arm and a left foot... And the injury is not as simple as it seems. The green dragon's poison is always eroding my internal organs. If I want to be completely cured, I will have to practice meditation for five years."
"Even for elves, five years is precious. I can't wait five years, and neither can the Lange tribe."
This was a convincing answer. Hill could not refute it and could only accept it. He watched his father and brother leave the altar and closed the door. The young elf sighed deeply.
Although the inheritance has ended, he cannot leave this sacrificial hall yet, because soon it will be the ceremony and wedding for him to inherit the clan leader. He needs to wait in this wooden house with the ancestors of the Lange tribe until the ceremony begins. .
"Is this the shackles of returning to the family? There are all kinds of rules and codes. After becoming a clan leader, you have to be responsible for coordinating the relationship between clan members and communicating with other clans. It is difficult to leave the Far South... I was so free in the past The life I lived in is probably never going to happen again.”
Kneeling on the ground again, closing his eyes and meditating, Hill heard the sound of the door of the sacrificial hall opening behind him. He heard the sound of gentle footsteps, and the sound of static electricity gradually sounded in the air. The black-haired elf knew that this was still... Fina, who has not fully grasped the power of ancient dragon bloodline, is following in the footsteps of Fina. As his fiancée, she will wait with him for the ceremony to begin.
"Aren't you happy, Hill?"
Slowly walking to Hill's side, Ms. Hai Long knelt down gently beside the black-haired elf. She put her head close to Hill and asked in a low voice. It could be seen that Fina's expression was a little uneasy. It seems that she is very worried that her race has brought extra trouble to Hill, so she, who was originally quite strong, is now full of sorrow.
"Hill... it's all my fault." She whispered to herself.
"It's no trouble at all. You're not wrong at all."
In response to Fina's self-blame, Hill shook his head. He stretched out his left hand and took Fina's right hand. The elf squeezed the other person's hand, and then chuckled and replied: "Listen, as long as I am with you, beside me."
"Even if I no longer have freedom, I am very willing to do so."
Starfall 837, March 1st, Eternal Lake, Redwood City, the wind was beautiful and the sun was clear, with no clouds in the sky.
The wedding of Hill Lange, the new leader of the Lange tribe, will be held today.
There are abundant water resources in the far south, coupled with the geographical location near the tropics, the water vapor brought by dense forest rivers will rise into clouds no matter what the weather is. However, under the spell of the elf mage, even unruly clouds will rise. Follow the magic's command.
Compared with the cheerful atmosphere in the city, as a wedding scene, the cedar castle located on the giant redwood tree seemed a bit deserted. However, those walking in the castle were all the great nobles and big shots of the elves, because At the invitation of the Natural Master and the Elf Queen, most of the chiefs of the nine major elven tribes came to Redwood City. Even if they did not come due to some reasons, they attached great importance to sending their family deputies and even the previous generation of chiefs as substitutes.
In fact, Hill, who is the protagonist of the wedding, knows that his wedding is just an invitation from the Elf Royal Court to many elven nobles to coordinate the recent conflicts caused by the inheritance of the World Tree. After all, everyone is an elven, no matter how troublesome it is. Why doesn't it look good? Find a place to go down the stairs, have a chat, and compromise with each other, and most of the problems can be solved. If he is really dissatisfied, the Queen and the mentor have no choice but to take action to make him satisfied.
For this reason, the natural teacher personally endorsed his union with Fina, suppressing the majority of voices in the clan that opposed confusing the elven bloodline.
"Bloodline Defense is a clan rule that our elves have adhered to for eight hundred years, but to be honest, is it still meaningful to still fight tooth and nail to maintain pure elven bloodline?"
At that time, the natural teacher faced a group of questioning conservative elf nobles and said in an unprecedented serious tone: "Even mice know how to adapt to the environment and change. Are we elves inferior to mice and have to abide by the ancient rules of eight hundred years ago?" Code? In ancient times, the populations of various tribes were small. We elves can rely on the elite population for rapid development. But now, with the popularization of magic energy industry, the world has come to an important corner. What we need is not just decades to cultivate One elite, but a large population that can control large-scale industrial production!”
"The fertility rate of pure-blood elves is well known. If we continue to be stubborn, we will only be eliminated by the times... Do you want this ancient and glorious race of elves to gradually disappear into history? It's time to change!"
The natural teacher refuted everyone and made many die-hard nobles give up their opposition to the 'bloodline improvement plan' through intermarriage, bloodline transformation, and magic experiments. However, she cleverly avoided an obvious issue - that is, the fertility of dragons. The rate is not high either. The combination of Hill and Fina has nothing to do with the improvement of bloodline. On the contrary, it worsens the situation.
But who cares, who really cares? Just as there were only a few people in the castle who really wanted to celebrate his wedding, not many people would really care about the marriage partner of someone who had nothing to do with them.
Even so, there are always a few relatively pure people.
"... Before the God of Love, I would like to make an ancient oath that you two will live and die together and never abandon each other."
In front of the statue of the God of Love and Decline, the God of Joy and Sorrow, the contemporary Elf Queen uttered vows one after another in the ancient Elvish language with an elegant tone. This beautiful Elf lady with silver hair and golden eyes, wearing a purple jade crown, blessed with a smile. Hill and Fina, 'Herenvarno IX', who inherited the name of the previous elven kings, had other purposes to support Hill's wedding, but at this time he sincerely wished the two in front of him. A legendary powerhouse with little reputation, whose strength was overshadowed by the Elf Queen, quietly adjusted the physical conditions of Hill and Fina, and even suppressed the restless ancient dragon blood in Ms. Hai Long's body.
The soft warm floral fragrance filled the entire auditorium with the blessing of the Elf Queen. This fragrance that penetrates people's hearts seems not to be in the material world at all, but reaches the depths of the soul, even if they have abandoned the elf body and transformed into a wooden body or a dragon body. The Arch Druid can also clearly smell the refreshing floral fragrance. As the fragrance ripples and spreads, until it spreads outside the fir castle and covers the entire Redwood City, one can hear the sound outside the castle that resounds throughout the entire city. The city cheered so that the earth shook slightly.
In the entire Redwood City, everyone with minor illnesses felt it. In this mysterious fragrance of flowers, the pain in their bodies eased, improved, and disappeared completely at a speed that could be clearly felt - Redwood City is a city of adventurers. , and who among the adventurers has not suffered from rheumatism, minor ailments and hidden diseases? But now, under the influence of this gentle supernatural power, everyone has been completely cured without any side effects.
This is a power that is comparable to a miracle, but it is as silent as spring breeze and rain.
"Crack, snap, snap, snap."
Under the auditorium, Joshua, who was in the front row, was the first to applaud as if no one else was around, creating a shocked and slightly dull atmosphere in the auditorium. Loud applause followed the legendary strongman who came from afar. The nervous elven nobles behind him hurriedly applauded to celebrate the successful wedding of the new generation chief of the Lange tribe. Immediately, the entire castle auditorium was filled with blessings and applause, and the band on the side also played a gentle and clear song. Elf music.
The most tedious part of the ceremony has ended, and what follows is a busy and fulfilling ceremony. As Hill and Fina retire, many elven nobles and humans who were invited like Joshua and the dwarf guests are present beside the maid. He was led to the banquet hall of the castle. Hotaru and Rin followed the warrior. It was their first time to attend a wedding, and they looked curious and a little nervous.
"There are so few elves."
Through the mental terminal, the silver-haired girl sighed softly to her brother: "Although I have never officially attended the wedding, I have watched it many times in Moldavia. The number of people at any time was several times more than here, and the process was also complicated. It’s so bland and a bit boring.”
"Boring... Sister, you don't even know who these people are..."
The black-haired boy was quite speechless at his sister's simple thinking circuit: "If you throw a stone among this group of people, you can hit a dozen gold, seven or eight Ultimate Intentions, and the actual rulers of most of the elves. You know, including the Elf Queen, there are three legends present at this wedding!"
"Who can gather three legends for their wedding? Look at the stern-faced elf next to the band. He is the 'historian' responsible for recording major historical events in the elves. Although this wedding looks quite deserted, the three Two legends are present at the same time, which is an anecdote enough to be recorded in the annals of history!”
The Shenji siblings relied on the Internet to chat and complain about each other, and from time to time they would check out the news and forums in the North. They were having a lot of fun, but Joshua, who was walking in front of the two of them, came to the banquet hall and was guided When he entered the special room specially prepared for him, he did not show the sincere smile that he had when he blessed Hill before.
At this time, the soldier frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
The luxurious and extravagant special banquet room was specially prepared for Joshua. There was nothing on the table, but the teleportation spell was solidified. The warrior could automatically teleport food that met his requirements with just a slight movement, because except for the natural mentor With the Elf Queen, no one dared to - and no one's status could be equal to him, so Joshua was left alone.
"At this time, Hill and Fina should be discussing with the Elf Queen and the Nature Teacher in the secret room with the other eight tribal chiefs about the inheritance of the World Tree."
Because he had already discussed your problem with Galan Nord when he first came to Sequoia City. Joshua knew where the two legendary elven powerhouses and the disappeared clan leaders had gone at this time. He I also know that all my goals of coming to Redwood City have been completed, and I should be able to go back now.
In the past few days, he had talked with Hill, Fina and others several times. The warrior encouraged the elf not to panic. With his potential, there was no doubt that he would become a powerful leader of a large tribe. The warrior even took action to alleviate the problem. It eliminated Hill's father's depletion of life and extended the life of this old elf, who originally had only a few years to live, by at least ten years.
The fusion of Fina and the ancient dragon's bloodline has been perfected with the help of the natural mentor and the Elf Queen. Even Joshua doesn't have much room to take action. Today, the Elf Queen's blessing has made up for Fina's last flaw. , today’s Ms. Sea Dragon can almost be called the incarnation of the ancient dragon of Kronos in Mycroft’s world. She is a perfect awakened body like Hei, and can be called the ancient dragon of the future.
"The elves are on the eve of reform... Not only humans, but all the races in this ancient world have begun to change in order to move forward. I have changed this world from danger to such an extent, but why is there still something wrong?"
Since a few days ago, Joshua has been feeling a little easily upset recently. At first, he suspected that it was the role of divinity, but after several self-examinations, he found that divinity had no other effects after he suppressed it last time. There was a strange movement, and when he was upset, the warrior always felt that he could vaguely hear some strange sounds - he originally thought it was a micro-information flow similar to the power of steel, just like Mycroft's voice heard by Kallis, the python of steel. The wailing was a side effect of his increasingly sharp perception, but in the end he discovered that it was not... This matter was very mysterious. Joshua didn't have a good explanation for it, so he could only suppress it for the time being.
It can't be an illusion. As a legendary powerhouse, if you can't control your own senses and observation methods, then you really don't deserve to be called a legend.
"We can't find the source for the time being, so let's leave it alone... We'll see if this situation will continue after we return to Northland."
After suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Joshua casually ordered a few dishes. The food of the elves was a little light, but this time it was probably because of the taste of Joshua and several other human dwarves, so there were also dishes from other races. The chef took action. The warrior felt that the unknown chef's skills were almost to the level of a master. No matter what kind of ingredients or dishes, the workmanship was exquisite to the extreme. He liked it very much.
However, just as Joshua was halfway through tasting the skills of the world's top chefs, he suddenly stopped eating, then frowned and turned his head, looking in a certain direction blocked by the wall - Firefly and Rin both raised their heads, surprised by their master's unusual behavior. , and then, Joshua’s words surprised them even more.
"Really? Today is also your wedding."
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