When Nostradamus found Joshua, the warrior was drinking with the incarnation of the Teacher of Nature in the underground vault of the Shrine of All Worlds.
"Elves are a race whose bloodline can easily change. In the long past, our ancestors were influenced by the Father of Nature to become elves, and then adapted to the forest environment. Perhaps because of this, when the elves left the forest and went to other areas, It will always be easy to evolve into a constitution that is suitable for the local environment.”
Garan Nord was wearing a navy blue petal dress at this time. Although she was holding a wine glass in her hand, the wine glass was filled with honey water. She seemed to be chatting with Joshua about issues related to bloodline transformation, and now she was sighing: "Forest Elves, plain elves, northern elves, distant sea elves... and the dark elves who just returned some time ago, each of them is the result of the rapid changes in the local environment due to the elven bloodline."
"If the cause of this mutation can be found, it will be a blessing for all races." On the side, Joshua has been listening silently. After the natural teacher finished speaking, he nodded in agreement and said: "The adaptation of elves The ability is indeed unparalleled in the Mycroft world, and it is no wonder that they are the first race to prepare to colonize the multiverse."
"Those are all things in the past. Now we can only hide in the far south corner." Shaking his head with a smile, Garan Nord turned his head and looked at Nostradamus standing aside, and then said lightly Smiled: "Ah, the master is here too."
"Of course I'm coming."
Reluctantly smiling at his natural teacher, Nostradamus turned his head, forcibly changed his expression, and then said to Joshua with a straight face: "Earl Radcliffe, do you know that you just..."
"I solved the downtime problem of the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Site."
Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Joshua replied plainly: "I also have the coordinates of the world where the elite team is currently located."
"Ahem... OK..." Suddenly, Nostradamus's momentum of launching an attack was relieved: "I know that although you seem to be brainless, you still do things in an orderly manner... Where are they now?"
Trying his best not to pay attention to the natural teacher covering his mouth and chuckling and Joshua's questioning expression, the old mage walked to the table where the two of them were sitting, used magic to construct a chair and sat down. Nostradamus didn't know Whether it was to bring the subject to an end, or because he was really in a hurry, he hurriedly asked: "Now is not the time to hesitate, who can't be sure whether they are still alive! Where are the world coordinates, and hurry up if you want to save them!"
"Still alive... There is not much danger for the time being. Although my power of steel cannot be connected, at least I can be sure that the repair light pillar has not been destroyed."
Joshua nodded, then shook his head: "The problem is, the coordinates I know are the coordinates from one thousand two hundred years ago. Now the world is in turmoil. God knows whether that world is still in its original position. To rush to find it is simply... Looking for a needle in a haystack.”
What's more, due to the time dilation effect, the twelve hundred years in Mycroft's world may be equivalent to the thousands of years at the edge of the world's galaxy - thousands of years, enough time for a group of primitive people who used stone tools to grow hair and drink blood to become capable of flying. An outgoing, polite and cultural person.
"Then it's better to look for it than not to look for it at all."
Hearing this, Nostradamus knew what the problem was, so he just sighed: "After all, there is a problem with the return beacon I made. If something bad happens to these little guys... I will really feel uneasy."
Joshua understands this feeling.
Most of the legends in Mycroft's world cannot be compared to 'good guys' in the usual sense, but without exception, all of them have a sense of responsibility. Although most of this sense of responsibility is only for one's own clan and the power one belongs to, it is enough.
"I came here mainly to ask the natural teacher if I could borrow the star map stored in the 'World Tree Seed'... At the moment, it is probably the World Tree Seedling."
Joshua calmly explained to Nostradamus: "Most of the star maps stored in the Ten Thousand Realms Sacrificial Site have errors, and there is a time gap of thousands of years. Although teleportation can be done, it will not help find people. . On the contrary, it is the star chart sent by the Father of Nature some time ago. Although there are errors, in general, it is the star chart of the recent period and has been revised."
"Comparing the two star maps, we can find out the trajectory of the galaxy, and then find the world coordinates we need - as long as the Nature Master is willing..."
"Is there anything to refuse? It was originally you who brought the World Tree seed back." In response, Garan Nord took a helpless sip of honey water, shook his head and smiled: "It's just such a small thing, it's a little effort. What's more, with your relationship with Earl Radcliffe, if you are willing, I will agree to anything even more extreme."
Having said this, the natural teacher smiled inexplicably and raised the wine glass in his hand towards Joshua.
"Really?" However, in the shocked expression of Nostradamus, Joshua suddenly raised his eyebrows. He raised his wine glass and clinked it with the natural teacher, and said with a smile: "In this case, there are three legends going to find that A bunch of lost little guys, they will definitely be flattered.”
Galan Nord: "... Huh?"
Just when the three legendary powerhouses on the other side of time and space were preparing to set off.
In the edge world, in a bright underground cave among the Watcher Elf tribe.
"This is my home!"
With a strong and straightforward voice that didn't sound like a girl at all echoing in the cave, Priest followed Soul's footsteps and entered the other party's home.
Although it is called a home, in fact, it is just a relatively large ventilation cave located around the roots of the Mother Tree of Life.
After walking through the not-so-long corridor, Priest discovered that the caves located around the roots of the mother tree did contain a large amount of gentle magic power, which could well promote the development and growth of various creatures, and even enable them to obtain Extraordinary affinity with the forces of nature—just like most elves.
Perhaps this is the truth about the elves' affinity with the power of nature. It is not a blood inheritance, but the influence of the living environment.
But there is no point in thinking so much, because the research on the customs of the elves in the other world can be postponed a little. Come today, Suer invited him to be a guest at home.
Speaking of this, we have to talk about what happened after Priest had a conversation with the Deer Crown Elf not long ago.
After learning that the alien elves used to resist the erosion of chaos, they actually used the original method of human sacrifice to concentrate most of the erosion of chaos on a few people, kill them and then completely eliminate them, Priest understood why he went there After such a long time, these elves still have no improvement in technology.
Think about it.
A tribe has no worries about food and clothing, a good environment, a comfortable place to live, and no natural enemies around. There is no internal contradiction because of the spiritual network. Also because of the sharing of knowledge and experience, there is no curiosity about the unknown and unseen things. All technologies are Enough.
It sounds too good, but is this really the perfect start for the development of civilization
The answer is of course no.
An environment that is too perfect will stop civilization from moving forward, especially since this perfect environment is still an isolated island.
On the small islands in the far southern sea, there are many islanders and indigenous people living there. These indigenous people living in the tropics are also the survivors who came out of the shelter a thousand years ago. They usually can fish and pick without much hard work. The fruit spends the year comfortably.
But they are also the remnants who came out of the shelter. The civilization on the Mycroft continent has developed into the void multiverse. The indigenous islanders are still the indigenous islanders, and they still live a comfortable, monkey-like life, and even The wheel wasn't even invented.
And these elves in another world not only have no motivation to develop, they don't even have internal conflicts, because their spirits are connected together and they can feel each other's sadness and indignation. Everyone is united together, so that for thousands of years The tribe has not been divided during this time - until now, everything is actually fine. It is not that it cannot develop, it is just that the development is a bit slow. But the most frightening thing is that the way for the elves to get rid of the alien disease is actually by the strong people in the tribe voluntarily Sacrifice as a price.
Yes, everyone's spirit is connected, so the strong are willing to sacrifice, and the weak also feel sad and respectful from the heart. However, when the word "strong" itself means "sacrifice", it is really Does anyone want to become stronger? Although everyone doesn't mind sacrifice, they naturally won't go against their natural instincts, voluntarily become stronger, and then die, right
The last path for the development of elves was also blocked by themselves. In such a world, the society of elves will never change, even if it takes thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Unless there is an outsider who breaks this fixed cycle.
"Priest, what are you thinking about?"
Priest, who was sighing silently in his heart, suddenly felt a burst of heat coming from his ears. He quickly stepped back and turned his head, only to see Sur looking at him with a puzzled face: "You said you wanted to come to my house to see me. You see, why are you in a daze when you get there?"
"Ahem... I'm thinking about something."
Priest couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and then pretended to look around naturally.
This time, it was indeed Priest who took the initiative to take a look at Sur's house. The main purpose was to confirm the daily living habits and technical level of the alien elves. In general, it was to observe the situation, collect information, and generally The elf would not easily let an outsider like Priest enter the house. On the contrary, a familiar person like Sur would invite him over to sit down even if Priest didn't mention it.
After several days of communication and contact, Sur was already very familiar with Priest, so when faced with the other party's request to "see the elf cave," the elf girl agreed without hesitation.
Priest couldn't help but feel a little ashamed for taking advantage of the girl's kindness, but because of this, he took it more seriously.
The entire underground cave hall is about 150 square meters, with an average height of 340 centimeters. It is very wide and does not feel small at all.
There are several rooms on both sides of the hall. According to Sur's enthusiastic explanation, Priest knew that they were warehouses, storage rooms for clothing and equipment, and storage rooms for various tools, such as fishing nets and farm shovels. The rooms are also separate, and there is a magic circle inside to regulate the temperature and air, which relies on the magic power of the Mother Tree of Life.
The life of the elves is more comfortable than imagined. You can see that there are some original tool tables and utensils placed in the wide hall. It must be Sur's father, the antlered elf who usually mixes potions and makes staffs. In the place where the arrow is, and even on the right side of the hall, you can see a huge fish box, which contains many colorful and beautiful-looking fish and shells.
The fish box is made of relatively rough glass. It should be a handicraft that some strong people used their own power to forcibly shape and cannot be copied.
But the strange thing is that the fish in the fish box are all very sick. Not only do they seldom move, some even have their eyes turned upside down and their bellies are turned upside down.
"Huh? Do you like fish?"
Noticing Priest's expression, Suer, who was putting the fishing net on his body into the storage room, smiled proudly: "Haha, I caught all the fish in this fish tank! It's beautiful, isn't it? What a pity. Dad and the others don’t like them. Even though dad made me a fish tank, he still doesn’t think these fish are beautiful.”
Having said this, Su Er stepped forward, and the elf girl bent down, put one hand on the fish tank, and said with some pity: "The color is so gorgeous, and it looks so good-looking... But why don't dad and the others understand?"
"The flowers are so beautiful, the deer are so lively, the trees are tall, and the grass is delicate... This forest alone is so colorful that you can never tire of it... But over the top of a mountain, there is a brand new one that is equally beautiful. The scenery, but why does my father always say that this is a meaningless behavior?"
When he said this, Su Er's eyes were a little dim, and his beautiful big eyes were filled with mist.
Priest looked into Soul's eyes. Those are what most pure-blood elves have. Their golden-green eyes are like grasslands under the sun. They are very beautiful... For a while, Priest, whose original cultural level was limited to extraordinary power, could not find any adjectives. , and subconsciously stared blankly for several seconds.
"wrong."
But soon, Priest realized that now was not the time to think about this... After calming down, he secretly took out a black, inconspicuous metal bead from his arms, then pretended not to notice it and let it fall to the ground. , and when this small bead touched the ground, it immediately stretched out many mechanical tentacles, like a bug, quickly dug a hole and penetrated deep into the soil.
In the distance, the four members of the elite exploration team, who were waiting patiently in the cave for their captain to take action, cheered: "Success! Captain succeeded!"
"The energy reserve of the micro-reconnaissance puppet can dig more than 500 meters away. We are too far away from the Mother Tree of Life, and 500 meters is simply not enough."
"But the elves' residence is different. The roots of the Mother Tree of Life are the pillars of their caves. We will soon be able to collect information about the Mother Tree in another world, and then judge how serious the Chaos infection is on this land! By the way, You can collect special information about the mother tree of life in another world, and you can sell it to the elves for a large amount of exchange points!"
"It seems that the captain has not forgotten the business." Wiping away the sweat, the mage touched the staff in his hand and joked: "I thought he would be obsessed with chatting with the beautiful elf girl and forget his mission."
"She is said to be a beautiful girl, but in fact she may be older than our grandmother." The cleric said objectively.
The knight was unhappy and said: "What do you mean - the age of an elf, can that be called age?"
Just when the priests and knights began to argue about the topic of 'how old can an elf be considered a girl?', Sur, who was originally a little sad, completely regained his energy at this time.
"Oh, these fish are beautiful, but unfortunately they always die relatively quickly."
Patting the fish tank, Su Er sighed deeply, then shook his head dissatisfiedly and said: "It took me most of the day to catch them all, but in the end, none of them gave me face, and they will die in seven or eight days at most - There is no other way, although it is so beautiful, it can only be made into braised fish or grilled fish... "
As she spoke, the elf girl swallowed and showed a 'sad' expression.
After confirming that he had completed his task, Priest breathed a sigh of relief and then turned his attention to the fish tank and looked at the sick fish.
Just by sniffing and smelling the water, the experienced Priest immediately understood why the fish died.
—Nonsense, marine fish are raised in fresh water and can live for seven or eight days, which is considered to be a tenacious fish in the world of high magic!
Looking at the various sea fish in the fish tank who were struggling to survive and still blowing bubbles, Priest's eyes were filled with sympathy when he looked at them - at the same time, he also thought of his sister.
They are also not giving face, one treats saplings as grass, and the other treats sea fish as freshwater fish. This is really... a bit cute.
Speaking of which, before leaving, did you tell Britney that what she was holding was actually a sapling and not grass
However, it also revealed that the Looker tribe did not care about this knowledge - they seemed to have never raised sea fish, and never cared about similar things. People discuss and let doubts like "why sea fish cannot survive in fresh water" can only slowly turn into a simple "not giving face" without causal relationship.
This sad thinking pattern is the foundation of ignorance.
"Su'er, haven't you noticed that sea water is salty, but the water you raise these fish in is not salty water..."
"Ah, that's it!"
Priest tried his best to explain the reason to Sur in simple words, but he underestimated the elf girl's IQ. When he just said that sea water is salty, Sur's face showed a look of surprise, so that Priest did not need to continue explaining fresh water. The difference with sea water.
Looking at Suer who looked suddenly enlightened, then turned around and touched the fish tank distressedly, apologizing to the various fish in it, Priest couldn't help but want to laugh, but he couldn't.
In fact, this kind of thinking is nothing more than a hurdle. Even if one more person thinks about it, they can quickly figure out why. But in this elven tribe, no one else discussed 'what to do for a living' with Sur. Everyone just followed the steps and worked like ants, never thinking about the reasons and truth behind everything.
"Well, I'm sorry."
Suddenly, Priest saw the elf girl turn her head, and Sur stroked the fish tank with one hand, and said with a hint of apology: "Originally, I wanted to bring you to my home to have a look, so that you can experience the wonders of the mother tree... But Now, I want to go to the beach as soon as possible to change the water for these fish."
"Ah, no problem."
Priest was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. The magic of the mother tree can be seen with the help of the miniature reconnaissance puppet. The purpose of his coming here has been achieved. No matter what he does next, it will be free time. "If you want to go, I will accompany you."
Both Sur and Priest were the kind of people who acted vigorously and resolutely. Soon, while there was still sunlight in the evening, the two of them walked out of the Elf Tribe with the fish tank in hand.
Going back and forth, there were many elves returning to the tribe from all directions after hunting and gathering. Sur and Priest who came out in the reverse direction were very conspicuous, but except for the leader who looked up and looked up, the others did not change their expressions. , seemingly passing by indifferently, Priest even saw Sur's father, the Gold-level Druid Deer Crown Elf, walking by expressionlessly, even if his daughter was with a strange man. He didn't have the slightest curiosity after leaving the tribe.
Beneath the calm and natural appearance is lifeless stagnant water like a deep well and green pool.
The orange sun in the other world slowly set, and the rust-colored nine-wheeled monster moon rose. Under the red light that was unknown whether it was weird or eerie, Priest and Suer walked silently along the road leading to the seaside. .
Priest held the fish tank, and Suer held the water changing tool. This was his own initiative. After all, for a golden warrior, there is not much difference between a fish tank and a piece of paper. Priest Carry it on your shoulders and try not to cause any ripples in the water in the tank.
Soon, the two came to the beach.
The tide was very high.
This is a completely different scenery from the daytime - under the nine-round crimson blood-rust moon, the rough sea tide surges like blood waves, and the strange fluorescence ripples in the sea water, bringing with it waves of magic power. The elves' Although the fishing pier was originally built very high, it was also less than half submerged at this time, and the rocky bottom was beaten by waves, glowing like a spark.
Weird, but not scary, and even has a unique sense of beauty.
"Just put it here."
Soul took the lead to walk to a beach that was not completely submerged, and Priest followed closely behind. He placed the fish tank on the edge of the wave and waited for Soul's next move.
At this time, the elf girl was staring blankly at the horizon, looking at the looming clouds and stars in the distance.
"You said - Priest." Suer suddenly asked: "What is on the other side of the sea?"
"...Probably another continent."
The young warrior narrowed his eyes and said with some uncertainty: "I don't know if it's a planet world or a continent world. It's hard to tell."
But Suer didn't seem to care about the answer. She just seemed to like the fact that someone answered her question. The elf girl sat on the beach, hugging her knees with her hands, and said in a daze: "I like to look into the distance... the sea, the mountains, the woods... I like them all. Every time I think about it, I get so excited that I can’t control myself. I even want to get on a small boat and float to the other side of the sea to take a look.”
"Thinking about it, our ancestors must also like to watch - otherwise, why is the name of the tribe called Watchers? What do they want to see, so they named the tribe as the name of their tribe?"
Maybe it’s the starry sky. Priest did not answer aloud. He just subconsciously raised his head and looked at the world barrier in the other world that was so solid that even the giant beast of the void could not destroy it. You can't get out, you can't get in, it's a barrier that separates the inner and outer worlds.
Even the elves who go out to colonize... I'm afraid they will miss their hometown.
"But my father, uncles, uncles, aunts... all of them don't like overlooking. Even though they are called overlookers, they always look down at the earth and never want to go out."
Having said this, Suer fell into a deep silence. It wasn't until Priest felt something was wrong and wanted to comfort him that Suer snorted, then stood up suddenly, almost hitting Priest. With a special nose, I saw the elf girl pointing to the sky and the ground, and said loudly: "I'm going to die anyway - I've decided, I may not be able to cross the sea, but before I die, I must go to the opposite side of the sacred mountain to offer sacrifices." , look at what’s over there!”
After speaking, Su Er quickly lifted the fish tank on the ground, opened it, and poured the fish and water into the sea.
"Hey - Suer, didn't you say you want to change the water?"
Seeing this, Priest, who was still immersed in the matter of 'Suer is about to die', was in a daze and couldn't react or stop him in time. He just walked to Suer's side and took down the empty fish tank. He said with some pity: "You said that you spent a lot of effort to catch these beautiful fish, why did you let them all go?"
"Forget it, it's hard for me to feed them anyway."
After releasing all the fish, Su Er looked much happier. She straightened her hair, which was a little messy due to the sea breeze, squinted her eyes, and said with a natural smile: "After all, fish are not living things in the tank, they are It belongs to the sea—it’s one thing for us to catch it and eat it, but it’s another thing to keep it in a tank.”
"After all... I don't like being locked up, and I also want to get out. Just thinking about it makes me never want to raise fish again."
Hearing this, Priest suddenly lowered his tone for some unknown reason: "... You can walk out."
He raised his head and looked at the surprised elf girl. Priest said solemnly: "You should go out - this is the right that everyone deserves."
"Haha, could it be that you are willing to take me to the other side of the mountain to have a look? I might die on the way? It's very cumbersome."
Su Er said with a hearty smile, just like a middle-aged uncle who had drunk alcohol. Both his tone and attitude were completely different from his delicate and delicate appearance. But soon, the elf girl seemed cheerful, but in fact It was just a self-deprecating laugh, but it was interrupted by Priest's serious tone.
"Yes, and not just over the mountain."
Priest raised his head and looked at the pitch-black void above his head except for September. He whispered: "You have a lot to see in the future - it will definitely be more than just this little bit, such a small world."
"I promise—I promise that."
I originally planned to write 2 updates yesterday, but ended up sleeping for 13 hours. When I woke up, I was saved until the next day... 7,000 words, so let’s count it as 2 updates.
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