A red light had just risen in the sky, and the industrious elves began their day's work, they had no farmland to plant, and all their food came from the forest, and most of it came from the beasts, to be exact. It's hard to imagine how elves could survive in the Everfree Forest if they didn't know magic, so it's no surprise that they have a fanatical worship of the elven goddess who teaches the magic of taming beasts.

This day is the beginning of a turning point in the fate of the entire elven race, they will either restore the elder ruling system and re-elect a puppet elven king, or they will change to royal power, making the entire elven clan completely become the queen's independent kingdom. Before this momentous event began, all the elves unconsciously thought of the elven goddesses who sheltered the entire forest, including the queen herself.

The long stone path leads from the palace to the statue of the goddess, and the queen walks at the front, followed by the little princess in a cloak and veil, the princess of the human race. However, in the eyes of outsiders, she is the elven princess Salantis, the princess who deliberately imitates the elven goddess.

Ten meters away from the two of them was Meryl and the high-ranking general of the Elven Guard. After that, there is a dense group of elven guards.

Lin Qian held Salandis, who was wrapped into a dumpling, and sat in a carriage far away, looking at Elena who was performing quietly in the arena through the car window, and was a little distracted for a moment. These two girls are very similar in height and age, but their personalities are completely different, and now that the identities of the two are reversed, if Lin Qian didn't know in advance, he really couldn't tell the difference.

"Do you have to hold me like this all the time?" Salantis's low, hoarse voice came, interrupting Lin Qian's reverie.

"Uh...... If Elena had been sick, I would have held her like that. Lin Qian made a good excuse for his behavior. In fact, his real thoughts in his heart were afraid that she would feel lonely in the dark environment, and his arms at least proved that there was another person beside her outside this white cloth, and before he knew it, he began to feel sorry for this girl of the same age.

The worship ceremony outside the car window continues, and all the elves kneel before the statue of the goddess and pray reverently. Countless powers of faith floated out from the top of their heads, pouring into the statues, the goddess's white dress that exposed the statue fluttered in the wind, and Lin Qian saw the white jade-like calves of the elf goddess in a trance.

"Will the elven goddess really shed her shell and come out of it, as an elven princess, will you believe all this?" Lin Qian asked.

"Gather the power of faith contributed by all the ants to achieve a perfect soul like a god, and when she breaks out of her shell, this world will once again be born with god-level abilities. Salandis replied nonchalantly.

"What did you say?" Lin Qian didn't quite understand what she meant for a while, and her already hoarse and weak voice turned into a language that couldn't hear the specific meaning after being blocked by the white cloth.

"Ants are still ants after all, gods are always gods, even if she is reborn with the help of ants' power, she will not be half grateful to ants. ”

"Gods, rebirth?" Lin Qian vaguely heard these two words, particularly harsh, didn't he come to the elf clan for this.

"The gods can see everything, but the ignorant ants only have the qualifications to become pawns, both are indispensable, but the ants that try to see through everything or even rebel against the gods are never allowed to exist for both sides. Salantis continued to speak to herself in a mechanical language, not paying any attention to Lin Qian's interruption.

"What the hell are you talking about?What ants??," Lin Qian secretly felt that what she said was very useful to him, but he couldn't understand it thoroughly.

Salantis was suddenly silent, and after a long time, a sentence came from the "zongzi": "I'm answering your question, and now I'm done." ”

"But I'm asking about an elven goddess, not a god or an ant. Lin Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly, this girl's thinking is really problematic.

"There has never been an elven goddess, it's just an amorous name for the ants, and the gods never take the initiative to protect the ants unless she needs to get what she wants from them. ”

Lin Qian understood this sentence, her meaning was obvious, the elf goddess was just the name of the elf clan, and her true identity was ...... Is that the deity who was to be born again? Could it be her?

"Do you really know the identity of this deity......? It is...... Just ......" Lin Qian found that he couldn't say the word he wanted to express, and the more he tried to say it, the more chaotic his mind became, until the whole consciousness became a mess, and out of the protection of consciousness, the brain actively caused it to fall into a state of syncope.

"It turns out that you are just a chess piece, but a restless chess piece who wants to probe everything, and I am too worried. Lin Qian couldn't hear Salantis's words.

When Lin Qian regained consciousness again, he seemed to have forgotten everything about the previous events. At this time, the army had already driven a long distance, Meryl and the Phantom King of Ten Thousand Soldiers led the way, and Lin Qian's carriage and more than 2,000 magicians followed him into the deserted dense forest.

Lin Qian lifted the curtain in a daze, looking at the teacher and Meryl who were each riding a beast in front of him, talking and laughing, he suddenly had a strange thought: Are these two people getting a little close?

The ambush site they set up was probably several days away, and Lin Qian was not in a hurry, and stayed in the carriage every day to talk and quarrel with Salandis. When it was time to eat, Lin Qian would take some food into the carriage, help her uncover the strips of cloth wrapped around her head, and feed her.

No one knew that Lin Qian and Princess Elena had an extraordinary relationship, and he was so dedicated to taking care of the sick princess that everyone thought that all this was normal. Whenever someone approached the carriage, the two stopped talking very tacitly, and Lin Qian also subconsciously hugged her tightly, for fear that she would be taken away.

Meryl came to ask about Elena's condition a few times, and Lin Qian's answer was gradual, first it was not suitable to see the wind at the beginning of the serious illness, and then there were some repetitions last night, and she needed to observe for a few more days, and then she said that her condition was better, but she was not at ease, and finally Meryl also felt that she was a little annoyed, so she simply didn't ask again.

"Don't you believe her?" When Lin Qian found out that Meryl came over to question, Salandis would always hold her breath and try not to make any sound.

"The only thing I can trust now is you. Even when Salandis said this, it was in a cold voice.

Fortunately, Lin Qian was used to her indifference, and her body in her arms was hot, far warmer than her voice, and much warmer than this morning.

At this moment, an eagle suddenly flew in the sky, and its sharp eyes saw Lin Qian's party through the layers of branches and leaves, and swooped down like sharp arrows. Lin Qian's magician troops were a little panicked, and several spells were hit in an instant, but they were all dodged by the eagle at a very fast speed, and then Meryl shouted "stop" before drinking to stop the magician's next attack.

When the eagle saw Meryl, he slowed down and landed lightly on her shoulder, as well-behaved as a pet. Meryl reached out and held one of her sharp claws in her palm, chanting a spell in her mouth. And the eagle was also chirping, as if talking to Meryl.

After a while, Meryl understood what she meant and let it go.

The Phantom King of Ten Thousand Soldiers asked casually, "What's the matter?"

"The queen has arrived at the appointed place and is urging us. Meryl said.

The old man nodded and looked at the carriage behind him. The movement just now was a bit big, and Lin Qian had already stuck out half of his head from the car window.

Meryl came to Lin Qian's carriage and explained the current situation.

"How far is the queen from us?" Lin Qian asked.

"It's about more than 200 miles, and it's a day's journey at the earliest. Meryl thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, do you need to change direction now?"

"No, just go straight. Meryl looked at the morning sun shining through the leaves in the sky, and replied affirmatively.

"Alright, let's speed things up. Lin Qian shrank his head in, and casually tidied up the curtains of the carriage to cover all the movement inside.

The corners of Meryl's mouth raised in an eerie arc, patted the beast beneath her, and walked at the front of the group.

"We are now heading due west, about 200 miles, and we are expected to arrive in one day. Lin Qian leaned in the carriage and stroked the "zongzi" in his arms, as if talking to himself.

"These things are not of use to you, you are not familiar with the geographical location in the forest. Salandis reminded.

"No, it's useful. Lin Qian stretched and closed his eyes reassuringly, "It can give me a good night's sleep." ”

There had never been a general who led an army as comfortable as Lin Qian, and the most conscientious in the entire army was Meryl, a guide from an alien race. She first urged the whole army to speed up, and then arranged for a few magicians to go to the left and right to find information, and sometimes to discern the direction to prevent the team from taking the wrong route. But no one is surprised by this, because this is a battle for the fate of the elves—the elves she grew up.

It wasn't until evening that Meryl woke up the sleeping Lin Qian and told him that he had arrived at the ambush site, and that he would only wait for the queen to fight, and then take the opportunity to join the battle and deal a fatal blow to the elder.

"You said that if the elders knew about our actions, would they be fooled?" Lin Qian asked curiously.

"If they don't come, we can march quickly from here, and within ten days we can take their base camp directly, and the result will be the same. Meryl said calmly.

Lin Qian hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, that's not what I meant. I mean, if they knew all of our moves, would they focus on me first, and then the Queen's forces? ”

Meryl hesitated for a moment, then replied affirmatively, "The result is still the same, the queen will eventually destroy them." ”

"That's very different for me," Lin Qian said, "my troops will be wiped out, and even I myself will be in danger, and I don't want to do such a stupid thing." ”

"And what do you want?" Meryl frowned.

Lin Qian smiled: "Isn't there still a way to go? There are no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal interests." Can I surrender to the Elders' faction and join forces against the Queen?"

"You ......," Meryl was taken aback.

"What? Could it be that I've finished your lines?" Lin Qian sneered and looked at the pitch-black woods around him, as if he was waiting for something.