"That's right. Louis replied, though he still didn't understand why Zhao Yuan asked that.

got a positive answer, and the doubts in Zhao Yuan's heart were finally solved. He laughed out loud in a rare mood, patted Louis on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's go find the Great Elder, I've finally figured it out now." ”

Louis was confused by Zhao Yuan, but he finally found something in the blood elf, and he was in a good mood. So the two of them immediately went to the council hall where the Great Elder was always present.

Seeing Zhao Yuan and Louis coming together, the two elven guards at the door let them go without saying a word. Zhao Yuan walked into the hall, but saw a crystal ball with a large human head in the center of the hall, and there was a delicate and simple altar at the bottom, with a stone pillar raised in the middle, and the crystal ball for the offering slowly rotated in the stone pillar, and there were constantly colorful pale smoke flowing slowly, like a dream.

"This is one of the treasures of my clan, the Eye of Foresight. As long as you inject mana into it, you can survey the surrounding area for ten miles. "I heard the cold voice of Great Elder Kuli.

Zhao Yuan suddenly, and sure enough, he saw that the altar was inlaid with dozens of large and small magic crystals, which were connected to the crystals through the runes on the altar. The elves don't have mages, so they have to rely on altars for these magic tools.

"Great Elder. Louis saluted behind Zhao Yuan.

The Great Elder nodded and said to Zhao Yuan, "Your Excellency Zhao Yuan, I heard that Louis found an abnormality on Mia and David's bodies before, have you also found something?"

Zhao Yuan nodded: "This morning Louis found me and said that there was something wrong with Mia's body. I only found out when I went over to find out that it was the identification results of the aging powder that showed that Mia was more than 800 years old. Then I asked Louis to re-evaluate it, and came to the conclusion that Mia and David were both over 800 years old, but the age of the other people was normal, which meant that there was nothing wrong with the powder. ”

Hearing this, the Great Elder nodded and motioned for Zhao Yuan to continue.

"As far as I know, Mia and David both grew up in the elven race, and they should be about the same age. And they all grew up in the eyes of the clansmen, and they are usually cheerful and sociable. If the Blood Elves want to drop the bag, I'm afraid it's impossible. ”

"And they are all very consistent in their age of eight hundred, which is also consistent with the two of them at the same age. Zhao Yuan said this, and after a pause, he spoke again: "I told you before, I met a berserker in a small town not far from the Elven Forest, and the curse in him is very similar to that of the Blood Elves, the only difference is that if he does not eat the flesh and blood of his own clan, he will immediately weaken. I got this wrong. He is the same as the curse of the Blood Elf, no difference. ”

"Oh? The Great Elder hurriedly asked.

Zhao Yuan closed his eyes, and the appearance of the old monster appeared in front of him again, old, weak, weak, and disgusting like a big mouse. But the image only crossed his mind for a moment, and he opened his eyes and continued: "That berserker still looks like he is in his prime after eating flesh and blood, but once he loses the supply of flesh and blood, he immediately becomes a weak and thin old man. I hadn't paid attention to it before, but when I learned the ages of Mia and David, as well as what Davy said yesterday, I guessed. ”

"This curse will accelerate the aging rate of the cursed. But this is not the same as the reduction of life span after injury, so it will be detected by the age-weed. The reason why that beastman had become so weak was because he had reached the end of his lifespan, and he could survive completely on the support of flesh and blood. And the life span of the elves is already very long, and the blood elves will be hunted down and killed immediately once they are discovered, so the elves have not found that the life span of the blood elves has been greatly reduced. ”

"But the blood elves must be aware of this phenomenon, otherwise David wouldn't have said that time is running out for Liemos. However, I don't know if they know that their shortened lifespan is related to this curse, after all, this curse is said to have existed for a long time. ”

After listening to Zhao Yuan's analysis, the Great Elder and Louis were silent. The Great Elder frowned, but Louis was still expressionless, but his eyes showed joy.

"In this way, the lifespan of Liemoth must be running out, and the blood elves will soon launch a general attack. The Great Elder said in a deep voice.

"That's right, Great Elder, we should start preparing for battle immediately, and prepare to fight to the death with the blood elves!" Louis said in a loud voice.

"No, I don't think it's time to do that. The Great Elder said coldly. "Now that the life span of Liemos is running out, and there have always been no mages among the elves, only archers and swordsmen, we can completely hold on to the elven fortress and avoid losses. ”

Zhao Yuan had learned from the Great Elder before that the reason why the Elven Clan was able to still occupy one side and occupy a Pure Land without an eighth-order powerhouse was because of the protection of the elders. The most intuitive manifestation of this kind of protection is that as long as the elder does not die, the person standing on the branch of the elder tree will not be injured. And the elder is beyond the tenth order, close to the existence of the gods, even the ninth-order powerhouse does not dare to say that he can hurt the elder, so anyone who attacks the elf clan will not return with a feather, and over time, no one will have the idea of fighting the elf clan anymore.

But every year, there are still many hunters who come to the elf clan for a high bounty, unscrupulously coaxing away some simple-minded elves who are on a mission outside, and then tied up to the outside world to sell. Although the older elves are always talking about their lives, there are always people who can come up with new tricks to fool the young, inexperienced, and simple-minded elves. So later, the elves who went out to do tasks were all in the form of squads, and each team would be led by an older elf. In case of danger, just flee back to the Elven Forest and climb the branches of the elders, and they will be safe.

For the blood elves, the elders have always been indifferent, neither taking the initiative to warn the elves, nor being very tolerant of the blood elves. However, the invincible state after climbing the elder's branch can also be obtained by the blood elves. This is also why, for so many years, only blood elves can frequently inflict blows on the elven race.

"Great Elder, have you communicated with the elders? This time the situation is so critical, we can't tolerate the adulterers anymore, if the blood elves can also get the protection of the elders, it will be difficult to fight this time. Louis asked. Just imagine, if Zhao Yuan and Liemoth were both fighting under the protection of the elders, it would undoubtedly be fruitless.

"I had asked the elder a long time ago, but the elder said that this matter was not for him to decide. He will only protect the elves, the blood elves and the elves, to him they are all elves. The Great Elder seemed to look a little displeased, but because Zhao Yuan was on her side, she still had to answer Louis.

"Then we can also kill the blood elves from a long distance while they haven't approached the elders yet, with Lord Zhao Yuan here, it's not easy for the blood elves to get close to the elders!" Louis was still unwilling to give up any way to kill the blood elves. And he clearly did so deliberately. As an eighth-order archmage, Zhao Yuan's spiritual power once it was expanded, the coverage was extremely wide, and it was not a problem to block the blood elves at the edge of the elven forest.

"Lord Zhao Yuan is just a guest invited by the elders to help the elves tide over the difficult time, and his most important task is to protect the elves, not to participate in our internal cannibalism. Besides, the blood elves are also elves in the eyes of the elders, and the elders will not want to see Lord Zhao Yuan help us slaughter the blood elves. In the face of Louis's relentless pursuit, the Great Elder's eyes clearly flashed with impatience. Although her words were decent, they still surprised Zhao Yuan on the side - he didn't expect the Great Elder, who had always been arbitrary, to obey the elders like this. If the elder says a word, she is afraid that she will strictly implement it word for word. This loyalty is probably stronger than that of other elves of the faith elders.

"Even if the Blood Elves have reneged on their faith and no longer believe in the Elders, will the Elders still protect them like this?" Louis was visibly dissatisfied with this answer, and he had already shed his veneer of respect and questioned the Grand Elder aggressively.

"Louis, you are just an ordinary elf, why should you question the judgment of the elders. The elder never asked us to believe in him, he is so selfless to protect the elves, so don't doubt the elder's decision anymore, understand!" Obviously, the Grand Elder was very unhappy with Louis's disrespectful attitude.

Louis didn't say a word, but still stood there with a stubborn face, as if he hadn't listened to the Great Elder.

"Okay, Great Elder, after all, Louis and his family have been hurt by the blood elves like that, and it is inevitable that they will feel uncomfortable. But he's always been a kid who takes care of the overall situation, hasn't he?" Zhao Yuan saw that the atmosphere was so stiff, and hurriedly came out to be a peacemaker. In fact, he was more in favor of the Great Elder's conservative strategy, because he understood that there would definitely be a greater crisis behind the Blood Elves this time.

"We're almost done discussing today's matter, Louis and I will retire first, Great Elder, you can continue to be busy. Seeing that the Great Elder didn't reply to him, Zhao Yuan snorted a little embarrassed, and dragged Louis by the arm and dragged him away.

After leaving the hall, he earnestly instructed: "Louis, you are still young, the Great Elder has led the elven clan for so many years, and he must know more about things, she naturally has her concerns, you don't want to fight with her." If you have any ideas, you can tell me, and if I think it's okay, then discuss with the Great Elder, do you think this will work?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Zhao Yuan. But I will never let go of my hatred for the blood elves. Louis pursed his lips and said uncomfortably.