Chapter 8: The History of the Druids
"Grandpa Amanda is polite, if there is any order, Mondo will definitely go to the soup!"
Mondo was stunned that the Druid Patriarch would commit himself to him, an underage orc boy.
"Don't say yes too soon, and I can't blame you if you don't." The old druid waved his hand and asked, "Did your elders tell the history of the druids?" ”
Mondo shook his head, he only knew that Dao Rui belonged to the elven lineage, and he didn't know anything else.
"You're still young, and it's understandable that you don't know."
Amanda is unhurried, like a dying old man rather than a powerful druid.
"The elves once ruled the continent for 10,000 years, and the orcs, dwarves, and trolls at that time were only subordinate races of the elves, and the human race was a group of uncivilized beasts. The elves of that time, now called the ancient elves, were handsome and long-lived, powerful in force, and had magical talents that no race could match, and they were the most perfect creatures created by the gods. ”
The druid patriarch put it mildly, take care of Mondo's face, in fact, the other races at that time were just slaves of the elves!
"Although the elves can live for more than a thousand years, it has been too long since ancient times, and the ancient elves began to mutate and split into two, most of them are forest elves, and the other is Naga."
Mondo didn't know about this history, but Shay had heard of the Naga and asked, "Naga?" Do you mean the kind of monster with a human body and a snake tail? ”
Now it was Amanda's turn to be amazed, this white bone skeleton named Xia Yi was not only wise, but also so knowledgeable!
"Little skeleton, you're a surprise."
The druid patriarch complimented and continued.
"That's right, the Naga, who have been lost in the long river of history, are a branch of the elves, they have inherited the talents and longevity of the elves, but they have ugly tails and hideous faces. So they were ostracized by the forest elves, and the conflict between the two races was stimulated, and the biggest civil war in the history of the elves began, and the result must have been guessed by you. ”
"Stumped that the Naga were exterminated?"
Mondo's problem was certain, of course, he was too young to imagine that the same race could kill each other, and the ambition of power was beyond his comprehension.
"The forest elves claim to be orthodox, and although the civil war was won, it gave other aliens an opportunity to develop. The orcs, trolls, and others have risen one after another, breaking away from the identity of the elven subordinate clan, and the era of the ancient elf family dominance has come to an end. ”
Little Mondo was immersed in the power of the ancient elves at that time, and regretted it again and again.
"Of course, prosperity must decline."
Xia Yi summed it up succinctly, and the old druid's eyes lit up in a few words, which was simply incisive!
"You're so right! The races seized the territorial resources on the continent, the orcs occupied the fertile and wide grasslands, the trolls got the plateau, the weak dwarves could only survive in the desert, and there were various races. ”
The next development was naturally the rise of the human race, and when the human race gained wisdom, the elven race was at the end of the civil war. While various races are vying for territory, humans have also found a place to survive in the cracks.
Humans are physically weak and unable to do magic, so they are not at all competitive with powerful aliens.
What all races did not expect was that this race, which had survived in the cracks of the powers, with its unique wisdom, learned the tactics of the orcs, the magic of the elves, the casting of the dwarves, the sorcery of the trolls, and the alchemy of the goblins...... Since then, the Terrans have risen like comets!
To this day, the evaluation of human beings among other races is still insidious and cunning.
"Ahem...... Patriarch, none of this seems to have anything to do with us. ”
Despite listening attentively, Xia Yi had to be reminded. It's not that the old druid likes to show off his knowledge, or does he like it?? Collect? Huan Qu Yun is playing? What is the punishment of the Nine Grades? P> "That's right, these are naturally too far away for you. ”
Amanda forgave Shay for her rudeness and got to the point: "A thousand years ago, the forest elves had another disagreement, because there was another elven alienation, and this population is us, the druids. ”
Xia Yi, who was quick-witted, immediately reacted and said, "So like the ancient elves, the forest elves can't tolerate your existence and have engaged in a civil war?" ”
"Not a civil war, but an expulsion. Our druids are too few to compete with the Forest Elves. Even though the druids had magical talents, the forest elves drove us away. ”
Although Amanda's tone was indifferent, both of them felt the bitterness from it, the anger of being expelled, and the helplessness of being powerless to resist.
"No wonder." "No wonder the druids are of the same vein as elves, but when they were bullied by other races, the forest elves didn't say anything, and now they are huddled in the frozen mountains. ”
Xia Yi disagreed, and said, "If you are stumped by a powerful druid, you must need the help of the elves?" Do you have to rely on the mercy of others to survive? ”
Shay's words were harsh and unceremonious, and the old druid was not angry, but even more depressed.
"We can't help it, there are too few druids, we are not as rich as humans, you see, my people don't even have a decent piece of clothing, so why talk about picking up weapons and fighting for the space of survival?"
Amanda said this, her eyes were already red, and the situation of the druid was too miserable.
"Nope! By no means! ”
Amanda and Mondo both glared at her, the druids are already so fielded, why do you add fuel and vinegar when people put down their bodies and tell these tragic histories? Mondo blames her for not knowing how to be polite!
"All of this is due to your druids themselves!"
Xia Yi said sharply, and Mondo quickly reminded her that if Amanda got angry, they wouldn't be able to eat and walk around!
"Don't you think I'm talking nonsense? From the very beginning, you druids have been on the run! What's the big deal about breaking away from the forest elves? It is you yourselves who have been immersed in the pain of loss, and none of you want to be independent, but are pitifully waiting for the mercy of the forest elves! ”
Xia Yi hit the nail on the head, and the old druid choked up, and only after a while did he say angrily: "Why don't we druids want to be strong!" But we can't beat any race on the continent, I really don't know! ”
"Huh, really? Are you so strong that you can rival the dragons, and you really can't build a foothold? Xia Yi sneered.
"I want to hear and see!" Amanda turned her head, very unconvinced, panting in her nose, obviously angry.
"I'm afraid you druids didn't have more than one village when they left the elves, right?" Shay asked, this was her guess.
"A little more, about a thousand people." The old patriarch snorted.
"After a thousand years of multiplication, there are now less than two hundred druids left of you! What does this mean, you druids have been wrong all along! Xia Yi's words were like a needle in Amanda's heart, "Compared to the powerful race, you are indeed sparsely populated, I don't deny this." ”
The old druid didn't speak, but pondered in his heart, stumped himself to lead the druids to survive for a long time, is it really wrong? No way! What does a little skeleton know?
"You were driven by the elves, but you didn't know how to seek other refuge, this is the first direction you went wrong! Do you think that you are still the perfect elven race, unwilling to be vassals of other races? Put down your shelves! In the eyes of other races, the Terrans were nothing more than beasts in the eyes, but now they are the most powerful force on the continent! ”
"You have low eyes and look down on humans, don't you? But they trampled the ancient elves under their feet! The current forest elves don't even dare to compete with it! And you, as druids, don't want to think about how the human race rises, and you don't even turn a blind eye to Naga's lessons from the past, old patriarch, may I ask what is this stupidity? ”
With Shay's almost abusive explanation, the old druid's whole body trembled! Not anger, but shame! Speechless!
"That'...... That ......"
Poor Amanda held the table with his withered bark-like hands, already immersed in reflection, repeatedly asking himself, was he really wrong? Is it I who led the whole race to weakness, and now faces the danger of extinction?
"What's next......" The old patriarch was powerless to refute Xia Yi's statement, at least he had to know what he was wrong with!
"The second mistake is your cowardice! You are afraid to get along with powerful races, afraid that they will hurt you, so you hide and do not learn the current magic skills, but instead of learning the current magic skills, you sink into the lie that you are gifted and powerful! Let me ask you, do you know what the present human race has become? Do you know where the current alchemy technique has reached? ”
Amanda hung her head, he didn't know what to say! The last time he stepped out of the Frozen Forest, it was an orc! Then he hurried back.
Mondo had also understood the truth in Chail's words, wondering if the orcs were also resting on their laurels?
"You druids worship nature, this is innocence, but in the face of survival, do you hold on to the faith, is there any meaning? I just entered your village, and none of the druids have full clothing, so how many years ago did you trade with humans? ”
The old druid sighed deeply and said helplessly: "We have no money, and human beings are too greedy and cunning......"
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Yi immediately retorted: "Are humans too cunning, or are you too stupid?" Aren't the rare herbs and plants of the frozen forest money? Isn't the magic core money? You are not willing to hunt Warcraft, what about the core of the Warcraft that died naturally? Even at a low level, your powerful combat power can even make money as a mercenary! You are not poor, but foolish! ”
Amanda opened her mouth like a child being taught by a teacher.
It turned out that he was really wrong, he led the druid through a thousand years, and he didn't realize that everything was his own mistake. He protected the druids tightly, but he lost the opportunity to develop!
Xia Yi knew this, not because of how smart she was, but because her country also had a humiliating history of being closed off from the country!