Chapter 52: Gaia of Dreams
Arthur shook the snakeskin pocket open, more than a dozen human heads rolled out of it, and the elven warriors around him hurriedly took a few steps back.
The elves kept their promise and immediately led the dwarven delegation into the country, but the dwarven airship had to stay where it was, so they could only walk deep into the elven border.
The whole team was silent all the way, and the elves did not show any enthusiasm for Arthur, but kept their distance from them.
The elves still don't trust Arthur and them, and the image of the murderous and cunning of the human race has long been solidified in the minds of these elven warriors, and it is difficult to change it in a short time.
On the contrary, it was the elven sisters who Arthur rescued from the hunting party who took the initiative to express their kindness and gratitude to them, and took the initiative to bring them water jugs and wild fruits during the break.
There is still a considerable distance from the border of the Elven Kingdom to Gaia, the Elven Mother Tree, where their capital is located, and most of the distance is through the forest.
Along the way, Arthur and his team passed through many elven villages, met many elven archers, warriors and magicians, and without exception, all the elves they met were highly vigilant against the human race. If it weren't for the dwarves and a team of elven warriors to lead the way, Arthur would have been attacked an unknown number of times?
The elves have no more hatred for the Terrans than the orcs, but since the defeat of the last war between the two races, the elves have never taken the initiative to provoke a war against the Terrans, and they do not seem to have a strong desire to recover the territories that have been plundered.
On the contrary, it is the orcs, who launch an invasion of the Terran border at every opportunity. It can be seen that the elves are the most peaceful race among all races, on the other hand, the human and animal races seem to have the blood of war in their bones, and there are never many real peace periods between the two races.
Aside from the skirmishes with the Terrans in the border areas, the Elves haven't experienced a major war in years. Along the way, Arthur didn't see any large-scale elven armies or army garrisons, and Arthur couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart, no wonder Professor Salene would ask the dwarven king to send someone to remind the elven queen. Except for the vanished giants, the elves are probably the weakest of the races.
After three days of walking through the boundless forest ocean, Arthur's eyes suddenly opened up, and the tall trees and forests disappeared, and in front of them was a fantasy world composed of countless exotic flowers and low trees.
In the middle of this world there is a huge tree, perhaps it would be better to describe it as a pillar connecting heaven and earth, and you can't see the end of the canopy, white clouds float by the trunk, and you can't see the diameter of the roots, which occupy an area larger than the Terrans, a medium-sized city.
This is a city, a city built on trees, from the trunks of which countless luxuriant branches protrude from them, and elven huts are woven out of soft green branches and oval broad leaves, all alive, part of the giant tree. The entire tree was also shrouded in a dreamlike pale green glow - this was the Elven Mother Tree, Dream Gaia.
Arthur had been to the silver city of Arantis, the imperial capital of the human race, and had also been to the red city of the Dwarven King, the Fort of the Earth, and had heard of the golden city of Tugundra in the Orc Royal Court.
In front of the Elven Mother Tree, hundreds of male and female elves in costumes lined up to welcome them, and dozens of elf children danced with garlands in their hands.
This is the highest etiquette for elves to greet VIPs!
Of course, this ritual was only for the Dwarven Mission, not for Arthur and his Terrans.
An old elf who was old but still elegant walked towards Yunmeng surrounded by everyone, "Mother Earth bless, I didn't expect to see you again, my old friend!"
"Oh, Elder Thrani, my old friend, it's so nice to see you again!" Yun Meng also opened his arms to the elf who came over, and the two turned out to be old acquaintances.
"How many years have we not seen each other, fifty years? or sixty?"
"It's been fifty-eight years, and you were still a young, handsome young man!" replied Yun Meng with a smile, and the arms of the two were already tightly clasped together.
"I didn't expect you dwarves to have better memories than we elves?"
"I've heard a long time ago that you're already the Great Elder of the Elf Clan, how can you still have the energy to remember those trivial things?"
Elven Grand Elder Thrani shook his head with a smile and said, "I didn't expect this old friend of yours to make fun of me too?"
"I'll have to meet the Elven Queen in person to talk about it. ”
"Unfortunately, the Queen is asleep. During the Queen's sleep, everything in the Elven Kingdom was handled by me, and you can tell me directly what happened. ”
"How long will it be before the Queen will wake up? I was ordered to tell her in person. ”
"The Queen has been asleep for a long time, and the time she will wake up is uncertain, maybe a month or two, or a year or two. I don't think you should wait, it's the same with me. Therlanyi explained with a smile.
The stubbornness of the dwarf suddenly came up, and Yunmeng insisted: "Please wake up the queen, this is a particularly urgent matter, I must tell the queen personally." ”
The elves are no less stubborn than the dwarves, and Thrani is equally unyielding, "There is no way I can disturb the Queen's slumber unless you tell me what happened." ”
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Because of the stubbornness of the old dwarves and the old elves, the dwarven mission settled in the elven kingdom.
Naturally, the dwarves and Arthur were not qualified to live on the Elven Mother Tree, and the Elves built a row of wooden houses for them under the Mother Tree as temporary shelter.
Arthur and the others were also specially warned that they were only allowed to move within a kilometer radius of the wooden house, let alone near the Elven Mother Tree.
For ten days, the elven queen showed no signs of waking up, and no matter how beautiful the environment was, Arthur, who was limited in his range of activities, began to feel bored.
The dwarves are very free, staying underground all year round, and they enjoy the birdsong and flowers, full of vitality, and because the two races are also good at blacksmithing, the dwarves are often invited by the elves to communicate and practice blacksmithing skills.
The stubborn dwarves don't seem to feel at all how urgent their mission is.
Joan, who was first bored with boredom, began to encourage Arthur, "I heard that there are many interesting places and treasures in the elven kingdom, how about we find a way to go around?"
Arthur gave him an angry look, "Didn't you notice that there was always a team of elven warriors who were watching us day and night? ”
"I've got a way to get the elven guards, so do you want to go out and walk around?"
"Don't fool around!"
"Don't worry, I'll leave it to me!" Joan slipped out of the cabin with a sly smile at Arthur.