Chapter 44: The City of Apulia

Danse Forest.' The Elf Capital of Aprilia will be held promptly tomorrow at noon.

Almost all the ten elders have arrived, only Christina of Garryville City has not yet 'appeared' in front of the 'female' king.According to word of mouth, this 'shrewd' and strong elder seems to have encountered a little trouble.She was originally going to come with Duke Borot of the Tambolance Empire to meet her.But the young duke occasionally felt a little sick.As a last resort, he had to settle down.Slow down a little.It is expected that he will not be able to reach this eternal city in the forest until this evening.

Several elders were talking 'in private' about Her Majesty the 'Female' King, who was getting thinner and thinner, and the old woman who was always wearing a mask seemed to have finally tasted the passage of time. The body of the female king is no longer as light and charming as before, and her voice has slowly transitioned from the crisp and pleasant of the past to hoarse and low.

It is common knowledge that everyone will grow old and face death, but the spirits in the forest of Danse are accustomed to the reign of this 'female' king.For more than a hundred and fifty years, they have never thought carefully about what would happen if the 'female' king was gone.

Why did she age all of a sudden? Did something special happen?

The elders still have some scruples when they talk about it, and they don't want to make any mistakes in this way for the sake of their own political future.' Her Majesty's supernatural powers are well known, and if the wall has ears, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If the city of Cesar, the capital of mankind, is extremely luxurious and heroic, then the "fine" spiritual capital of Aprilia pursues a style of four or two thousand pounds, it will not sacrifice dexterity for luxury, nor will it give up gentleness for the sake of grandeur. It sits on the top of thousands of towering ancient trees, and it looks like a city in the sky from a distance.

Since the history of the 'elves' is so long, it is difficult for them to tell the origin of this city themselves.' The historians of the spirit race have no human dedication, and they are always accustomed to 'mixing' legends and stories with serious historical research, so that after a long time, it is no longer possible to distinguish between the true and the false.

According to these incompetent historians, this magical city floating atop thousands of giant trees was the first and only eternal home chosen by the forest god for the elves of the Spirits, when the dragons ruled the continent. The spirits are thriving, they are slowly surviving under the noses of the dragons, and colony after colony is being established.

At that time, the forest cover on the Bodi continent was much larger than it is now.' The elves finally made the dragons unbearable.War broke out in an instant.And the elves were also defeated in the initial stage.Because the dragons' ability to fight alone was too powerful.Dozens of elves were no match for a dragon.Seeing the colonies being wiped out one by one.' The elves made the wisest decision in hindsight: to shrink their defenses and retreat to the city of April, and with the help of the legendary god of the forest, they finally turned the tide of the war after a long and arduous effort.

Dragons have one of the biggest weaknesses, that is, they do not have the concept of living in groups, except for giving birth to 'daughters', they are always alone at other times, and those newly born dragons will only enjoy the care of their mothers for about two months at most, and then they are completely at the mercy of fate.

These winged ancient creeping behemoths have always been a testament to the law that one plus one is less than two, and when it comes to attacking the city of Aprilia, they have serious infighting, which gives the collective action of the 'spirits' the upper hand.

The dragons are grieved, and they have finally lowered their noble heads, and they have made a permanent peace agreement with the newly rising Elves and are willing to be their best allies against the dwarven forces that have just emerged from the ground.

The splendor of Apulia can be seen in those years.

Right now, the masked 'Female' King is standing in the Sky Pavilion where he signed a peace agreement with the dragon, quietly overlooking the entire city of April.

At that time, I wanted to sit down with the dragon and discuss specific matters.' Some of the most talented architects in the Spirit Clan were asked to build a building in a matter of days that could accommodate the massive bodies of the lower dragons and fully display the culture of the Spirit Spirits.

The top of this semi-open space is painted with the image of the forest god worshipped by the 'elves', and the floor of the pavilion is simulated with the most common plants and animals of various 'colors'. For the sake of prudence, the spirit clan also left a special trick: that is, if the negotiation breaks down, they can turn this seemingly open cloud pavilion into a completely closed prison in an instant. The spirits can quickly evacuate through the pre-designed dark gates, thus dishonoring the dragons.

Her Majesty the 'Female' King, who stood in the Sky Pavilion and overlooked, was dressed in an extremely complicated manner. In addition to not wanting others to see her face, the rest of her body could not be 'exposed'. Her two lotus leaf cuffs were specially put on with a chic wide tight belt. Her hands had been wearing snow-white silk sleeves for many years. Her head and neck were tightly wrapped by a high and straight neckline, and her skirt was always hanging down to the ground.

The 'attendants' of the 'female' king always stood at a great distance, because they knew his majesty's thoughts, and they knew that he did not want to be disturbed.

Those who don't know how to enter this sky city must be very confused, there are no stairs on the exterior of those towering ancient trees, and the spirits have never grown a pair of wings behind them.

In fact, the secret lies in the roots of those giant trees, since the construction of Aprilia, these ancient trees that serve as foundations will never grow again, they function like the sewers in the imperial capital of Cesar, so that the Eternal City can be kept clean and tidy, some of these thousands of pipes are purely for sewage discharge, some have become places for criminals to hide dirt, and some have become a special passage for the private homes of a few 'elve' spiritual elites.

Ordinary people generally use the official road of the giant tree, which is now officially called "Splendid Future", to travel between the city and the forest. This official road is formed by the gathering of four trees. The great "spirit" architects have designed a very "fine" magic ladder that can be raised and lowered freely, which is used to transport people, animals or materials. Its magical power is not endless, and it needs to be maintained by special "gate" personnel at regular intervals.

As it was nearly evening, the 'female' king, who had been standing still for several hours, suddenly noticed that a large group of people seemed to have gathered near the "splendid future".

In the midst of the crowd, the tall hat of the 'female' elder Christina with 'feathers' and 'feathers' made the 'female' king recognize her at once.

The custom of the 'elves' is that all those who attend the Council of Elders must dress up and enter the city, and before they can sit on the magic ladder, they must adjust themselves to the best state in advance, because Apria is a sacred place, and it is not allowed to go in and out crookedly and dejectedly, which would cause the wrath of the god of the forest.

Through the art of farsightedness.' The female king clearly saw that behind Christina was followed a strange man who was wrapped in a black robe and had his mouth and nose firmly covered.

The 'spirit' onlookers were obviously interested in this guy, and they were clamoring for the man to 'show' his true face, but Christina looked arrogant, and did not agree with this at all.

Standing on the top of the Sky Pavilion and looking out, the 'female' king couldn't hear the specific details.Her eyes were all focused on the mysterious man in black.If any of the 'squires' dared to come forward at this time, it would be obvious that the 'female' king's hand on the railing was shaking.Maybe she was a little tired after standing for a long time.Maybe it was the relationship between old age and frailty.Or maybe it was the black robe that made her feel emotional.

Anyway.' After standing alone for several hours, the king-sufficiency finally turned to the attendant standing in the corner and said, "Help me in.

The 'female' officials, who had long been impatient, were finally relieved, but they could not 'show' the slightest expression on their faces, because the 'female' king had a strange temper, and if they hit the muzzle of the gun, they were likely to be bored.

We want to know what's going to happen next, so we'll move on next time.