If you take it seriously, the total destruction of the civilization of the High Elves occurred 718 years ago.

And the "Time Standstill Enchantment" that envelops Elson City is equivalent to a fragment of this civilization that was destroyed 718 years ago... It's all kept here.

For more than 700 years, it is not that no one has discovered or explored Elson, but all the expeditions that entered this forest have without exception. As a result, clues to the existence of the High Elf Ruins here have become increasingly rare, so that to this day, few people on the mainland even know about the existence of "Elson City".

The "time-standing barrier" obviously means that everything in the city is "static" - that is... It is theoretically possible to see a living High Elf after more than 700 years.

But this is strange after all, so the Arcanists of the "Holy Society" are like facing a great enemy in an instant, and almost immediately condense all the arcane energy in their hands, ready to blast the old elf in front of them to pieces at any time.

"We are adventurers who enter the city. ”

Sparky thought for a moment, answered the old man's question in high elven language, then squinted his eyes slightly, and asked softly, "May I ask why all the people in this city seem to have disappeared, and why are you here?"

The words sounded polite, but the fingers behind his back were ready to "bind" the arcane, and his body was tense, ready to enter the battle state at any time.

"Gone? no... The Khadgars issued an order for an emergency evacuation, but as soon as I was old, it didn't make much sense to evacuate or not, so I stayed here. The old elf's eyes didn't seem to be very good, and after taking a few steps forward, he looked at Sparker and the others, his brows furrowed, but his tone changed slightly: "Aren't you high elves?" When will humans be eligible to come to Elson City?"

Seven hundred years ago, there were human beings, but at that time, human beings obviously had no status on the continent, and they were basically attributed to "barbarians", and in the eyes of the high elves, they were even more "uncivilized" lower races, so at this time, the old elves spoke with a little disdain.

But Sparker and the others looked at each other, and they obviously obtained a lot of information: the other party really didn't know what year it was, and the "Khadgar" he mentioned happened to be the highest level arcanist in Elson City at the beginning, and even the "Time Standstill Enchantment" was cast by him - judging from the other party's demeanor and tone, it seems that this guy is no different from a high elf who lived more than 700 years ago!

"No, we're not humans but high elves, we can explain that. ”

Sparky said cautiously, but the old elf was not interested, and waved his hand: "Go find someone else, there are not many people left in the city now, and the Khadgar people don't know where they went... I don't know if the orcs have retreated, you should go east as soon as possible, if you go to the royal city of Wagra, you still have hope of salvation, so leave as soon as possible..."

He babbled away, and Sparker and the others didn't catch up, but they were more convinced of some information.

"He doesn't know about the passage of time?"

"Maybe for him, the beginning and end of the barrier should happen at the same time, so they still think it's more than seven hundred years ago?"

"When the orcs attacked here, then they were all inhabitants who didn't have time to escape. ”

After a few words of discussion within the group, they decided to move on, and sure enough, after a few steps, they met another "high elf" walking on the street - this time the other party did not refuse to talk, but politely answered Spark's question.

"There are three in the inner city, but the royal library is over there—" A fair-skinned female elf pointed to the corner of the inner city, and then pointed to the towering magic tower in the center: "As for the 'energy filler' you mentioned, it is in the tower, and it has been heavily guarded by the orcs since the attack here, and the guards only evacuated two days ago, but there should still be a ban... Therefore I advise you not to go there. ”

The elf's attitude was friendlier than the old man just now, but she was also worried: "I'm afraid that the orc forces will still attack, if you want to leave, leave as soon as possible, if it's too late, maybe it's too late." ”

"Then why don't you go?"

"I, my husband died outside the city, so..."

She turned her head a little sadly, and Sparker hurriedly apologized, but the other party was obviously not in a good mood, stopped talking, and walked away silently.

"I guess it's over there. Sparky always felt a little strange talking to the elves of hundreds of years ago, but now all the evidence pointed to the possibility of their guess, and the doubts in his heart gradually decreased a little.

It's just that the members of the "Holy Society" will never make a decision because of two sentences, they continue to walk the streets of the inner city, contact three or four groups of high elves in a row, and ask all kinds of questions before finally confirming the authenticity of all the information.

"The 'Energy Filler' should be in the central magic tower, but if you want to enter it, you need to break through the ban. And those books should be found in the royal library," Sparker thought for a moment, looked at the huge inner city, and frowned, "For the sake of safety, none of us can act separately - confirm the time, all right, go to the library first." ”

"Yes. ”

One member whispered in response, and then stepped forward to follow the group—they felt a little out of place in the city as they walked through the slightly strange gazes of the tall elves.

When Camila opened her eyes again, she felt groggy and her eyelids were even heavier.

The exhaustion of the past few days made her body ache and pain, and when she was covered by a warm fur blanket, she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of comfort—she had not been so comfortable lying down for a long time.

She remembered her twelve years in Mogra Village, and even more so of her precious daughter who had to shout "Mommy get up" every morning...

Nefi...

Nefi?

As if in the blink of an eye, the memories before the coma flashed back, and Camilla remembered her series of encounters... Encountering cavalry, encountering arrows, face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, being hit in the head by the guy named Roddy-

And then... Camilla thought that she was riding on her body and holding her hands, and that shameful posture made her suddenly feel ashamed and angry!

Camila, who is only twenty-nine years old, secretly vows... If she had the chance, she would have beaten up this guy, even if he knew Nephie!

However, such emotions were only fleeting, and she quickly reacted that she had "fallen into the hands of the enemy" at this time. Looking away, Camilla immediately discovered... The face she wanted to beat was right in front of her.

"Lady Camilla, your body is weak, so I don't recommend doing anything irrational. Roddy sat aside, Camilla was in a coma for half an hour, and he had already figured out how to convince the other party during the time, so when he saw Camilla wake up, he went straight to the topic and said: "This city is dangerous, I know that since you are here, you must have a certain amount of psychological preparation, but what I want to say is... The dangers here are definitely beyond your imagination. ”

For Roddy's words, Camilla was completely alarmist. She didn't think that any human could know the secrets of Elson City, let alone that such a young man was qualified to preach in front of her.

Roddy looks like he's in his twenties, how many reliable young people at this age can be reliable besides talking big and bragging?

Thinking of this, Camilla's gaze shifted slightly, and then she saw Akasha in a white robe and holding a gray staff, the priest was staring at her closely, and the hostility in her eyes was undisguised.

This kind of scene made Camilla feel a little funny, in her eyes, although Roddy won in the battle, he was just an ordinary human after all, and the level of contact with the "Holy Order" was completely different. So she felt that Roddy's words at this time were like a child's useless threat, and she didn't even bother to listen.

"I don't know why you're doing this to me, but I'll still say... If you want to enter the inner city, I'm sure I'll stop you. ”

She raised her gaze slightly and looked directly at Roddy: "Although you didn't use any punishment or imprisonment on me, don't think about putting anything useful in my mouth." ”

To Camilla's surprise, Roddy just nodded at this time, but did not continue to argue at all, but reached out to help her up, and then took out a bowl of hot broth and brought it to her: "There are some words, it's not too late to listen to me." ”

Camilla was annoyed by his aggressive behavior, but she was powerless to shake it off. Face to face with the fragrant broth, she also wanted to refuse, but the food she ate these days was too little, and her body was honestly hungry - after thinking about it, Camila finally reached out and took it.

After all, if Luo Di wanted to harm her, I am afraid that he would have died ten thousand times when he was in a coma.

After drinking some soup, Camila felt as comfortable as soaking in hot water, and although she still had a lot of bad feelings towards Roddy, her face seemed to be slightly more pleasing to the eye.

Roddy has always sat calmly opposite, he has been out of the nervousness and embarrassment of facing his "mother-in-law", Elson City is not a safe area, he does not have much security here, so after forcing himself to calm down very quickly, he readjusted his identity - after all, the next step is negotiation, and if you talk with a short attitude, it is completely self-defeating...

He coughed lightly, and then whispered the words he had thought of earlier.

"Elson City is one of the greatest cities of the High Elves, and its defense system was born into its own 'consciousness' under the influence of the Arcane, but for some reason, it was finally sealed in the 'Time Stand Still' by the Arcanist Khadgar, I say, right?"

Camilla, who was holding the soup bowl, suddenly changed her face.

"There are a lot of secrets in this city, including their architecture, culture, and even civilization, but I think the only thing worth exploring is the 'Charged Crystal', a once-'lost' invention, right?"

Ignoring Camila's tightly pursed lips, Roddy calmly stared at her blue eyes like a puddle of water, and continued, "Let's talk about something more important... The city was not breached by the orcs, it was its own defenses that defeated it. ”

"Impossible!"

Camila finally spoke up - but in doing so, she had already declared herself a loser in the negotiations.