Chapter 82: This Is My Child
Elder Elucia looked at Xu Yi with a smile, and the smile on his face was a little kinder than before.
"Yanis is waiting for you, go see her. ”
"Good. ”
Xu Yi answered, no longer greeting the two elders, and entered a tall treehouse in the tribal territory under the leadership of a female elf of the Moon Shadow tribe who was in charge of leading the way.
Inside the treehouse, Annis was recuperating with her eyes closed, but when she heard footsteps outside, she immediately opened her eyes wide and stared at the door expectantly.
Seeing Xu Yi walk in, Yanis bounced up directly from the half-lying bed and threw herself into Xu Yi's arms.
"Lord, you've finally come to see me!"
Xu Yi rolled his eyes: "I wanted to come to see you a long time ago, but Elder Lisanya and Elder Elucia have not allowed me. ”
Yanise grinned, "Don't blame the elders, they are also so that I can give birth to this child safely." ”
Hearing Yanis talk about the child, Xu Yi looked left and right, but did not find anyone else in the house.
"Where's the kid?"
"The elder said that the child's condition is still unstable, and he has been observing it in the moon well for the past few days. Annis replied.
"What's going on?" Xu was a little strange and a little worried.
This is the first child he and Yanis, and it represents a very serious meaning, and if something goes wrong, the consequences can be very severe.
Seeing Xu Yi's nervous face, Yanis shook her head happily: "It's okay, it's not a big deal, it's just that the elders take him too seriously, so they are especially careful about him." ”
"Is he a boy?" Xu Yi keenly spotted this.
"Hmm. He's a beautiful boy. Looks like you. Annis laughed.
"Like how can I be beautiful. You're pretty. Xu Yi laughed.
Actually, I got a notice from Elder Lisanya a week ago. Claiming that Yanis and his baby had been born safely, until now, he felt full of unreality.
Although in the year and a half that Yanis left him, he had somewhat guessed from all aspects that Yanis should be pregnant with his child, but when he knew that Yanis had really given birth to this child, he still felt a little strange.
According to Elder Lisanya and Elder Elusia, this is the first time in the history of the Sainz Continent that it has been recognized by both sides, especially the elves. A combination of humans and elves.
The other side of this union is Xu Yi himself.
"Let's go see the kids. Xu Yijian said.
"Okay, but I'll have to talk to the elders first. ”
Janis took Xu Yi out with her, re-found Elder Elucia and Elder Lisanya, and then the four of them walked together into the depths of the tribe and came to the moon well in the center of the entire tribe.
On the surface of the water with a shimmering starlight in the moon well, a small wooden basin fluttered gently in the breeze.
In the wooden basin, a baby who looks like a human baby is lying in it, with its eyes closed, and it looks like it is sleeping peacefully.
"This is our child, why can't you see the characteristics of many elves?" Xu Yiqi said.
Elder Lisanya and Elder Elucia on the side glanced at each other. The expression was a little helpless.
"No way, your human genetic traits are too obvious. According to the records of the clan. As long as other races are combined with humans, the children born will always be closer and closer to humans. Our elven race is not much different from humans in the first place, and the remaining half-elves after combining with humans will naturally be more like humans. ”
"Of course, there are some differences. Elder Elucia stretched out his hand and beckoned, and a breeze rose out of thin air, blowing the tub closer to the direction of the crowd.
When the wooden basin floated over, Elder Elucia leaned over and picked up the baby and held it up in front of Xu Yi.
"Look, his ears and eyes still have obvious elven characteristics, and if you pay attention, you can still find the difference between him and humans. ”
Xu Yi took a closer look and found that the baby's ears were indeed much longer than those of ordinary humans, although they were far less sharp and thin than those of normal elves, but it was easy to find the difference between them and normal humans.
In addition, his eyes are very bright, and his pupils do not inherit Xu Yi's pure black, but a dark blue, which makes people can't help but praise their beauty in their hearts at a glance.
Of course, the most obvious difference is that the center of this pupil is not a small circular hole like an ordinary human, but an oval shape, and there are lines around it, which is obviously different from humans.
Xu Yi turned his head and looked carefully at Anis, Elder Elucia, and Elder Lisanya beside him, and found that their pupils were also oval and flattened.
If you look at it this way, what Elder Lisanya just said is not wrong at all.
Compared to the other races on the continent of Sainz, the genes of humans are more powerful.
If you combine with humans, the genes of other races will be fused little by little, and eventually disappear.
"Maybe that's why the Sainz Continent is finally ruled by humans now?" Xu Yi guessed in his heart.
"Giggle-"
The sleeping baby suddenly opened his eyes and woke up, but instead of crying, he looked at Xu Yi with wide eyes, and then let out a crisp laugh and stretched out a pair of his little arms to Xu Yi.
Xu Yi couldn't help but be happy, and reached out to hug him.
"Looks like he knows who his father is. ”
"As soon as the children of our elven clan are born, they are able to have a special sense of the surrounding nature, and they can easily sense their own close breath from the people around them. He may have inherited this and recognized that you have the same aura as him. Elder Lisanya said.
"Oh? That's pretty good. ”
Xu Yi teased the child for a while, then handed him to Yanis to hold, and turned to look at Elder Elucia and Elder Lisanna.
The two elders glanced at each other, nodded in unison, and motioned for Xu Yi to follow.
The three of them went to a treehouse next to the moon well and sat down. Didn't let the other elves follow.
"President Xu. About the arrangement of this child. I guess you already know that, right?" said Elder Lisanya after the three of them were seated.
"I know, but ...... I am not in favor of this arrangement. Xu Yi said in a deep voice.
"Why?" said Elder Lisanya.
"Because he is my child, of course he wants to live with me. Wouldn't it be too irresponsible for my father to leave him to grow up in your elven clan?"
"It doesn't matter. Elder Elucia said. "Although the child will grow up in our tribe in the future, it is not far from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and you can come at any time if you want to come to see him, I don't think it will affect anything. ”
"I told you. He is my child, and he must live with me. In addition, Yanis is now my wife and should live with me for a long time. ”
Xu Yi paused and continued: "You told me before that Yanis's body needs to be regulated, and I don't know so much about the physical condition of the elf race, so I handed her over to you. But I didn't expect that you would let me go a year and a half without seeing her. I'm not happy with that, so I'm not going to give this kid to you anyway. ”
Seeing Xu Yi's stern expression, Elder Elucia and Elder Lisanya couldn't help frowning.
They and Xu Yi have known each other for a long time, and they have had more contact. Of course, I understand that Xu Yi will rarely put on such a face, but once he puts on such a face. That means he's already made up his mind, and it's hard to change.
After a moment of silence, Elder Lisanya said in a deep voice, "President Xu, I think you should know very well why we are arranging it this way. It's good for both of us, so why are you so stubborn?"
"It's good for both parties, but it's bad for this kid, it's bad for Yanis, so I can't accept it. Xu Yi still had a calm face. "Elder Lisanya, Elder Elusia, of course I understand your intention in arranging this, it is nothing more than hoping to use this child to strengthen the connection between our human side and your elven clan, so as to facilitate in-depth cooperation between the two sides in the future, right?"
"That's right. This child represents the first step in the integration of our elves and you humans, and we must pay attention to it. Elder Lisanya said.
"But you don't need to pay attention to him, you have to keep him in your elven clan, do you?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically. "Actually...... Elder Lissanya, you have too little faith in you elven race yourself, and even less faith in us humans. Haven't you noticed that after all these years of contact with each other, at least the elves of your two tribes have merged with us humans very smoothly?"
Elder Lisanya and Elder Elusia looked at each other, fell silent, and after thinking for a moment, nodded slightly.
"Well, I must admit. At least in the Duchy of Stantin, the Kingdom of Lampari, the Kingdom of Luxon and the surrounding countries, humans and our elves have gotten along very well, and there are not too many estrangements. ”
"Then do you know why?" Xu Yi asked again.
"Why? Probably because they're used to it. ”
"That's part of the reason, but it's not the most important thing. Xu Yi turned his head to look at Elder Elucia. "Elder Elusia, remember what I said to you at the beginning? I said that we humans are actually a very profit-oriented race. As long as the other party can bring us benefits, then no matter what race the other party is, there is actually no difference. ”
"Well, that's exactly what you said. Elder Elucia nodded. “
"You see, the situation is perfect for that. The most important reason why the humans of these countries are able to get along well with the elves of your two tribes is that you can bring them benefits and advantages. To take the simplest and most straightforward example, it is fertilizer. Elder Lisanya, relying on fertilizer alone will make you Moon Shadow clan more than enough to gain a foothold in the human world. ”
Elder Lisanya was silent for a moment, then snorted.
"President Hsu is right. With the help of fertilizer, we can even establish contact with the Maro Empire, the Candela Empire, and even the human nations further afield. And when it comes to discussing fertilizers, these humans have never looked at each other differently because we are elves. ”
Speaking of this, Elder Lisanya glanced at Xu Yi, and a slightly mocking smile rose at the corner of his mouth.
"So when we negotiate business with those cunning human merchants, we have suffered a lot because of it......"
"It's none of my business. Xu Yi spread his hands. "Anyway, I mean, as long as you elves can reflect your own value, then you need to worry about getting along with humans at all. Even if there is no chemical fertilizer, there is still the plastic industry of the Nightsong Clan, and the landscaping industry that you are now cooperating with the Amritel Chamber of Commerce, and the natural beauty series in cooperation with the Crescent Chamber of Commerce, etc...... With these unique things, you don't need to rely on a baby to maintain your bond with humanity. ”
The two elders were silent for a long while, and Elder Elucia let out a soft sigh and said, "President Xu, don't you understand it until now? The reason why we need this child is simply to maintain a good relationship with you. (To be continued......)