Chapter 9: The Forerunners
It doesn't matter if you have to have a dream to support this race to move forward, it doesn't matter if it takes thousands of years, the key is to be willing to see the world and keep pace with the times!
- Guardian of the Elves
Ouyang felt that after the sweetness of the fruit in his mouth subsided, what remained at the base of his tongue was a faint bitterness, and in the past two days of getting along, he could see that whether it was the quiet Erlene or the innocent Santis, they both had eagerness for the dream of the night elves, and they were working silently to go to the mainland.
Looking at the entire Night Elf tribe, these Cadores who love nature and are keen on art all support this dream and work silently. What is the force that supports them? Let this tribe, which has less than 10,000 people, spend its entire life and spend 10,000 years, and has been working hard and constantly going to the mainland.
Four hundred years ago, Santis's sister, Elenita Granus, successfully performed a "Prayer Ceremony" after a gap of thousands of years, summoning an "Elemental Pill" from the Elemental Plane and comprehending a contract magic. After that hundred years, she was promoted from the Priest of the Night Face to the Priest of the String Moon. On the night she took off her black robe and changed into a golden robe, she left the Elemental Pill, said goodbye to her parents, and went to the mainland alone.
A hundred years ago, Amuras Kelleburn, the mentor of Ellene's mentor and the third son of the "Silver Tree" Celeborn family, and the genius magician known as the "Red Crowned Silver Tree", also left a letter after killing the green fire wood throat and promoted to a senior magician, leaving behind the thoughts of only two women - the young girl Ellene, who was still a trainee magician, and Princess Calebrian, who never succeeded to the throne, and later His Royal Highness the "Light of a Thousand Moons".
Ouyang didn't know about this. He didn't know the history of the Night Elves, nor how many powerful men had come out of Estes over the millennia, and anyone who didn't know the glory of the Night Elves couldn't understand their eagerness for the glory of the past.
"Why doesn't your mentor wait for him to be stronger? After saying that, Ouyang realized that he had made a mistake.
"Yes, there is nothing that a single Night Elf tribe can do, so we need to unite the power of our fellow citizens scattered throughout the world. Not to mention that these forces are so scattered, it is not easy to condense them, and the history of the elves makes us distrustful of the foreign races. ”
"But you don't know the history of the elves. Erleni didn't answer Ouyang's question, but told about the plight of the Night Elves, her smile was a little bitter, she took a sip of fruit wine, and then filled it up for the two of them, she didn't intend to stop the conversation just now.
"But you should know something about the history of the Night Elves, our oracle. Her presence was deliberately emphasizing Ouyang's identity in the Night Elf clan.
Ouyang felt that she was blaming him, blaming him for being an alien and not an elemental lord, and that it was his arrival that shattered one of the Night Elves' expectations, and at the same time took advantage of himself. The fruit wine was quite mellow, but the two glasses of belly also made the quiet woman sitting opposite him blush.
Ouyang didn't open her mouth to interrupt the somewhat excited woman, her tone was enthusiastic about her dreams, and at the same time, it was also with her characteristic kindness.
"The Night Elves are the first intelligent beings on the continent of Lothima to step out of the Terrahi Forest, and in the Elven language 'Terahi' means 'the beginning of life'. In the aura of the Mother Goddess Elune, the Night Elves begin their own civilization, one of the most prosperous on the continent, while also exploring the world. At the height of the Night Elf civilization, the cornerstone of the Night Elf Empire was found in every corner of the world, but this splendor also laid the foundation for the destruction of the Elven Empire. In the process of exploring this world, the Night Elves have different views on the world, and at the same time have different pursuits for various forces in nature, thus forming different factions.
At this time, the upper nobles of the Night Elf Empire were keen on pursuing greater power and permanent life. In this way, the contradictions between the upper elves and the lower elves, as well as the contradictions between the various factions, intensified day by day, which eventually led to the fall of the Night Elf Empire.
Thirteen thousand years ago, the Night Elf Empire ended thousands of years of glory, and a catastrophe shattered the entire Night Elf Empire, leaving them to settle in all corners of the world. However, in the more than 2,000 years since the fall of the Night Elf Empire and the re-development of various elven races, other races in the Lotharma Continent have gradually developed. Faced with the increasingly severe living environment and nostalgia for the glory of the past, the elves of all races decided to establish an elven empire again.
Over time, various elven races have been formed in various settlements under the influence of the environment. But they still maintain their devout faith in their mother, the moon god Elune, and still maintain the nobility and warmth that they once had as children of the Elven Empire. But with the exception of two elven races, the two fallen elven races, the Dark Elves and the Blood Elves, have left behind their faith in their mothers and their character as the Night Elves' people, leaving the others unbearable.
After the establishment of a second elven empire, the Silver Moon Alliance, they expelled the two fallen elves. The Elves, who have been separated for many years, vow to regain their former glory and find the Son of the Night, who still retains the blood of the Night Elves, and put them in charge.
However, the good times did not last long, 10,000 years ago, that is, a few hundred years after the establishment of the Silver Moon Alliance, the invaders from the other world - the demons swept the entire Lothema continent with the 'Burning Legion', and the elven empire with a glorious civilization and powerful magical power bore the brunt, under the minions of the demons, the Silver Moon Alliance was torn apart, the elves were torn apart again, and the elves became languishing again. In the end, the various races of Lotherma fought against the demon invaders under the leadership of Beamon, and drove the demons out of the continent of Lotherma. This battle is the 'Great War of Gods and Demons' in history.
After that battle, the Bimon orcs ruled the entire continent, while the proud elves were ashamed of being subservient to the people, and after seeing that there was no hope of regaining the kingdom again, they scattered in all directions. From then on, the elves ended their glory. And we, the Night Elf tribe that maintains an ancient bloodline, have been living in seclusion since 8,000 years ago. But the pride in our blood makes us unwilling to hide, and the tribe has been working hard for it. ”
Ouyang put the last fruit in his mouth and chewed it slowly. Ellene's tone was as calm as usual as she recounted the history of the elves, with only a hint of eagerness in her eyes when she spoke of the dreams and efforts of the Night Elf tribe for thousands of years.
Living in a corner without giving up the pride that has been integrated into the blood, ambitious but not radical and resentful, knowing the road and struggling unremittingly, Ouyang saw the characteristics of the nation in the eyes of Erleni. This trait made Ouyang feel familiar, and this trait was also fused in his blood.
And the emotion in Ellene's eyes reminded him of a man, an old man who always sat cross-legged on a mat with his eyes closed, an old man who had been telling him stories since he was a child. The old man always called Ouyang to the front and told him about the 5,000-year history of China, the domineering of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and the 100-year humiliation of Wuxu Xinhai.
Ouyang knew that the war had caused the old abbot to lose a lot of things, and at the same time saved a lot of things. The old abbot has always taught him to be loyal to the country, not afraid of setbacks, facing difficulties, and relieving misfortunes. At the same time, he was given the Dharma name to release his misfortune, and Ouyang was his common surname.
Erleni's words made her and Ouyang resonate in their thoughts, looking at the responsibility that the woman in front of her was going to shoulder, which made Ouyang feel a sense of pride in his chest, and a sense of responsibility was born in his heart, and he had the urge to shout "I am here".
"When you leave, I will go to the mainland with you!" Ouyang suppressed that impulse and covered up that pride, but he couldn't let go of that responsibility.
Throwing out a sentence that made Elinee stunned, he picked up the wooden cup and sucked the liquid from the cup, feeling the sweetness of the fruit wine brew from his lips and teeth again, and the corners of his eyes moistened.
Old abbot, although I have left my hometown, and I am not surrounded by black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, but you have taught me for more than ten years, I will not forget, in the same way, the ideas inherited from you, the characteristics inherited from the ancestors in the bloodline will not change. No matter where I am, you will always be proud to live up to the word "liberation".
Ouyang blinked, erased the centenarian's figure from the corner of his eye, and re-faced the woman in front of him.
"What are you talking about?" Erleni avoided Ouyang's gaze, revealing her true emotions in front of a man, and being seen through by the other party, as a woman, she was a little embarrassed, and didn't want the other party to see more from her eyes.
"You are now a high-level magician, and one day you will leave here and go to the continent to find your mentor and follow your dreams, and that day will not be too far away. Ouyang said his thoughts unabashedly, he knew that he also had a day, and it was better to leave a day earlier and find like-minded people than to fight alone.
"You can't go with me, don't forget, you're a contractor of Shantis. Erleni didn't agree with Ouyang, she felt that the other party's idea was too abrupt.
"What do you think of my strength?" asked Ouyang.
"It's ...... So so. Erlene saw that the other party did not immediately contradict herself, but asked such a question, not understanding the other party's intentions. Could it be that he felt that his strength was enough to face the unknown difficulties on the mainland? But he couldn't even stop Nassaran's sister's move, which was enough to show that his strength was so unpopular. But Erleni still used an evaluation that did not hurt the other party's self-esteem.
"In my original world, my strength was considered to be the top level in the world, and I only fought in close combat and weapon combat, and my world did not have abilities such as 'magic' and 'shadow raid'. ”
Indeed, Ouyang has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and after several years of special training, in terms of martial arts, he is already at the elite level, but when he first arrived in this world, he couldn't even accept a move from others!
"Then you're going to go to the mainland with me?" Ellene didn't understand.
"Sooner or later, I'll be gone, and the identity you have given me carries with you a lot of responsibility. Santis will leave, too, and I can't wait for the day when Santis leaves, I don't have as long as you elves. On the mainland, maybe I can encounter some way to improve my strength, so I decided to go with you. Ouyang's tone was unquestionable.
"Okay, but your status as a 'Luna Divine Envoy' must be through the consent of the Luna Temple, Her Highness the Queen, and Santis. Seeing the other party's determination, Ellene reluctantly put the blame on others.
"I'll convince them, before I want to know about the world's abilities and battle patterns, and I want to challenge your magic. ”
"Okay, follow me. Erlini readily agreed, and she showed him some color, and it was a good thing for him to retreat.