Elves have an overly obsessive attachment to "perfection", especially the traditional Night Elves, which makes them do one thing very well, and it will take a long time to fail to do it.

- The Book of Elves

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is exceptionally bright tonight. In the bright moonlight, the yellow leaves of the maple that spread all over Gaillard turned white gold.

Gaillard is an island across the sea to the south of the continent of Lotsama, and on the island is located a beautiful city, Ciudad d'Estes.

This place is inhabited by the long-lost Night Elf Kadore from the continent. "Gaillard" means "golden forest" in Elvish. This island, which is white and gold under the autumn moon and golden yellow in the sun, is truly worthy of the "golden forest". "Estes" means "hope", the hope that Cadore pinned on.

In the city of Estes, there is a round lake, and the water of the lake glows white, like a liquid condensed by the moonlight. At this time, the moonlight in the lake is indeed extraordinarily bright, as if the towering oak tree on the isolated island in the middle of the lake attracts the moonlight, dyeing the leaves clear and the body of the tree crystal clear.

This oak tree, called "Tedasil", is the new "Tree of Life" of Kadore, the descendant of the deceased Night Elf mother tree "Tedasil", which sheltered the Kadores and lived in seclusion.

Under the tree of life, Tedashir, an altar was built in the midst of the strong roots. Tonight, all the people of Kadore gathered under the oak tree, in the moonlight, to pray to the mother goddess Elune, for guidance and hope.

The name of the moon god became the voice of prayer in a beautiful voice, and the melodious chant blended into the bright moonlight, and blended into the lush foliage of Tedashir. The Tree of Life acts as a messenger to deliver prayers to the gods of heaven.

For thousands of years, such a scene, repeated again and again in the light of a full moon night, with Cadore full of hope and disappointment.

Tonight, Cadore was still full of hope, their handsome faces shining in the moonlight, although their eyes were closed, but the light in their eyes, and the tears that flowed down, were enough to see their mood at this moment, pious and hopeful.

This ceremony on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is particularly grand and sacred, because Elune's spokesperson, a young priest of the Moon Temple, Santis, will be promoted to the priest of the night face. This is a "prayer ceremony" that is held every time the priest is born. It was a ritual to ask the moon god Elune to respond and send an envoy to come down and conclude a contract with the priests.

This is a tradition in the Cadore.

After each trainee priest has been approved by the moon god Elune and promoted to the priest of the temple, Kadore will perform this ceremony on the night of the full moon for the new spokesperson of the Mother Goddess to receive the blessing of the moon god.

It is an age-old ritual that has been performed for a long time, some 10,000 years ago, when the magic of the Night Elf Empire was at an all-time high, and the priests who performed this ritual were able to summon the "Luna Emissary", elemental beings from the elemental plane, to act as the priest's companion and perform the mission of the ascenders of Elune as the priests.

The elemental creatures have an excellent elemental affinity recognized by all planes, and his arrival will not only add a powerful mage to the Kadore, although they will always have no shortage of mages, but will also allow the contract priests to comprehend a "contract magic". The latter is the most exciting, because this "contract magic" can often lead to a new field of magic, how can this not excite Cadore, who likes to delve into magic by nature?

However, 10,000 years have passed, and the old country has long since disappeared, and as the forgotten children of the night, this Cadore tribe has been in a corner of peace for a long time. During this period, the Moon Temple changed batches of priests, and the number of prayer ceremonies held was so many that people didn't want to count them, but they never succeeded in summoning an elemental creature.

Some were just a priest four hundred years ago who summoned an elemental pill - an ungrown element, like a bird's egg, which had no bird's powers. The Elemental Pill could not grow into an elemental, and the priest's "successful" summoning excited the tribe, but also lamented that it could not comprehend the magic of the contract.

But thankfully, that priest became the most powerful priest, and the Elemental Pill gave her a good elemental affinity.

The powerful priest, like all other capable tribesmen, left the tribe's secluded island on a mission and headed for Lotherma.

The Cadores have been on a mission for their ancestors to rebuild the Elven Kingdom. However, in this era, when the elves are divided and scattered, and the continent is dominated by various races, this mission seems to be too difficult to accomplish.

Under the pressure of this mission, this prayer ceremony is particularly important, as important as ever.

Under the guidance of the High Priest Erwin, young Saddis successfully completed the ceremony, and when he opened his eyes, his silver pupils looked at the strong branches, and the silvery moonlight flowed from the branches and leaves of Teldashir.

Santis had not shed a tear, the sanctity of the ritual had deprived her of emotion, and she had to concentrate all her energy to make the whole ritual smooth and perfect.

After a long silence, Santis's silver eyes seemed to melt into the moonlight, and he saw everything that was also melted into the moonlight. I saw the runes of the eternal carol leap in the moonlight, see the green vitality of Teldashir flowing in the moonlight, and see a gentle face with silver eyes smiling in the moonlight.

But why can't you see the Mother Goddess and her blessings?

Santis struggled to keep her eyes open, and tears finally overflowed from them, streaming down her immature face.

I've chanted "Elune" many times, but there's still no response. Disappointment spread in the little girl's heart and gradually turned into fear. Santis muttered another name, hoping that those who were far away would bless him so that he would not lose that glimmer of hope.

"Sister Elenita, please bless Santis!"

It was past midnight, and the ritual was drawing to a close, and the converging moonlight gradually dissipated, and the shadow cast by the Tree of Life reappeared.

Without the guidance of the moonlight, the illusion in the eyes of the newly promoted priest vanished. Santis hugged her knees and squatted on the altar sobbing. The Night Elves had hundreds of years of growth, she was still too young, her expectations of herself were too high, and she felt helpless with the stress and the disappointment that came with it.

"Sister Elenita, Santis can't even summon the Elemental Pill, is Santis too stupid?Tedaciel, are you no longer sheltering Cadore? How do you hide the moonlight?Elune, what kind of piety should Shantis have to satisfy you and send a messenger to help Cadore? Has Cadore lost your protection?......

Shantis's whispered self-reproach sent a look of sadness on the face of the high priest standing nearby.

Erwin had lived for a long time, and the years began to take away her eternal face, and aging emerged. Ever since she became a priest of Nightface eight hundred years ago, she has spent her life praying to Elune, watching new priests grow up and then being disappointed one by one in the prayer ceremony.

She never doubted that Elune had given up on Kadore, and several brilliant priests convinced her that there was still hope.

For example, Elenita, the sister of Santis, who summoned the Elemental Dan four hundred years ago, Lynshet, who signed a contract with the elven dragon, Queen Calebrian, who summoned a wurm from the Otherworld a year ago, and now Santis, they are all excellent priests and the hope of Cadore.

Ten thousand years have passed, and Kadore is no longer prosperous, and there are several excellent priests in the withered tribe, aren't they also Elune's affection?

Erwin took Santis in his arms, his palms condensed with white moonlight, caressing her blonde hair, and telling her that Elune would not give up on Cadore.

At this moment, a huge dragon roar suddenly came out from the roots of the tree, majestic and irritable, dispersing the moonlight that was still lingering around, and summoning the colorful elements to converge at the roots of the Tedahir tree.

All the elements were menacing, like a sudden tsunami, pushing all the Night Elves to the ground. The ground shook, so did the towering tree of life, everything shook, as if even space trembled with this great power.

"Oh, it's that wurm!" Calebrian groaned, the throbbing pain in her head that made her nearly faint. Tonight, the queen of Kadore took off her colorful crown and changed into a purple star priestly robe to participate in the ceremony. In front of the moon god Elune, all Kadores are equal, and only the temple priest is Elune's earthly walker.

Lyonshette, who had been working with Queen Kai to appease the sad clansmen, hurriedly supported the pale queen, and the elven dragon standing on her shoulder summoned a silver light to protect Calebrian.

"Your Highness, what's going on?" asked Lynchet.

The powerful priest of Timis summons the moonlight to dispel the fear and discomfort of the people, but the surging elementals wash the moonlight away, and Lynshet has no choice but to turn to his companion Parker for help, hoping that Parker can use the power of the stars to help Sindore.

But Parker's answer disappointed Lyncht, as Parker shook his head, didn't exert his power again, and showed fear.

"Lien, it's the sleeping wurm, it's suddenly awakened, and Parker is terrified!oh! it's using the power of space!" Queen Kai was able to resist the manic elemental with the help of the power of the stars, but the continuous fading of her mental power brought an uncontrollable headache, "Oh! Elune is on top! it's draining my mental power!"

Erwin approached the frightened Santis, and the little girl felt uneasy and frightened that she had caused the great change.

The High Priest pronounced Elune's name and prayed as he had done for eight hundred years, summoning a vast expanse of moonlight that shrouded the restless Kadores through the rushing rainbow elements.

"Caldore, calm your uneasiness in the moonlight! and remember what it was like four hundred years ago! The door to space is opening in the moonlight! The prayer has been answered, and Elune has not given up on us!"

Erwin used the moonlight to send a voice to the ears of each of the Cadores, reminding them of the arrival of the Elemental Pill and dispelling their fears.

"Elune, the god of the moon, the mother of the night elves!, guide us, with the power of wurm, a more powerful being is coming!" Queen Kai concentrated all her spirit and told her people in a loud voice what had happened, and she tried to keep her proclamation from breaking and using short sentences.

Overcoming the uneasiness of the elemental restlessness, the Cadores chanted Elune's name aloud and looked up at the sky to the bright moon.

Under the moonlight, the colorful elemental light converged into a vortex, buckled in the air, and a colorful portal was slowly opening, devouring the elements, becoming condensed and delicate, and one by one ingenious carvings appeared on the door frame, which was the divine dragon and his descendants, appearing everywhere in the space gate, guarding this most powerful summoning door.

"Elune is on top!"

"That's the Holy Dragon's Gate!"

The Cadores shouted loudly, and they recognized this door, the "Holy Dragon Gate" that existed in the surviving texts!

Legend has it that when their Night Elves were at their strongest, they earned the friendship of the Sacred Dragon, the Guardian of Lothima, and learned about this summoning door that could communicate with the dragon world.

The door to space that appeared in the sky, just as depicted in the book, was framed by the slender and graceful body of the Divine Dragon, and his ten descendants guarded the gates.

The door of space has been completely opened, and the bright spatial passage behind it can be faintly seen.

A creature flew out of it, drifted into the distance, and did not land on the altar. The round figure fits perfectly into the shape of an elemental creature.

"I feel the contract! Elune is on top!" exclaimed Santis, who was hiding in Erwin's arms and watching things unfold.

The dragon's roar returned, and the door to the dazzling space closed, and then dissipated into the void with all the elements.

The Cadores chanted Elune's name, thanking the moon god for his protection and keeping themselves from falling unconscious in their joy.

The Cadores didn't notice that their queen had fainted in Lynshet's arms due to the exertion of mental power.

It succeeded, and after more than 10,000 years, Kadore once again received the blessing of the moon god!

Estes, the "City of Hope", has ignited new hope.

The sun rises and sets.

Ciudad d'Estes wakes up in the afterglow of the setting sun, full of hope. The Cadores ended their dreams and got busy. The elves are plain, and now there is no pre-sleep joy, but when each of the Cadores prays, they pronounce Elune's name, and instead of being full of confusion about the future, they are full of hope.

The sentinels who returned from the setting sun were a little tired, and they were usually responsible for Gaillard's safety, but they had been looking for the visitor from the other world for a day today, and they had no gain. They must come back to rest, as well as debrief, and give the task to the Night Watchers, who are stronger at night, and who are better at tracking.

Sentinel General Therelanza listened carefully to the Sentinel's report, looked at the map on the table, and fell into thought. On the map, Gaillard's terrain and the surrounding sea were depicted in detail, and the Sentinel General had already been able to construct a more detailed three-dimensional map in his mind, familiar with every plant and tree on the island, and every Sentinel did this strictly, but she was used to staring at the map and thinking.

The valley surrounds the city of Estes, and if you look at it from the top of the hill on the edge of the valley, you will find that Tedahir is almost level with the top of the mountain.

The entire island of Gaillard is high in the east and low in the west, and the trees on the mountains to the east are even older, giving rise to many streams, which then converge in the glittering lake in the city of Estes, and then flow to the west, breaking out of a flat land.

In the map in Terelanza's mind, high above the treetops of Tedasil, General Sentinel made up a colorful spatial passage that had appeared when Queen Kai summoned the wurm last year, and had not disappeared. Last night, the door to space opened in the opening of the space passage, and the door faced the east of the island.

"Then life flies to the east, but does it fall into the mountains or into the sea?" asked Therelanza, puzzled.

"I don't know, don't ask me!" Behind the sentry general, a shadow appeared and a voice sounded.

The room was bright, except for the dim darkness cast on the floor, and even the shadow of Terelanza was faint, but the shadow that suddenly appeared was very thick, and it was not anyone's shadow.

The Sentinel General turned his head and watched as the shadow turned into a cloaked elf, Nasran, the captain of the Night Watcher.

"Oh, can't you go through the door, my good sister!" said Therelanza helplessly.

The younger sister did not answer, and looked at each other with long, narrow eyes, waiting for the older ten minutes to answer her own question.

"Hmph, you're still like that, I didn't ask you, that's the way I think, you know. "My sister is unhappy with her sister's attitude, and since she became a Night Watcher, she doesn't like to talk, and she doesn't like to think about questions that others know the answer to.

Looking away from her angry sister, Therelanza looked back at the map, and was about to continue her thoughts by talking to herself, but the hateful sister spoke.

"In the mountains, the sentinels of the city found blood in the water. ”

"You're angry with me, Nasalaan! you're stealing someone else's job!" the Sentinel General was a little angry.

The water flow in Ciudad d'Estes is planted with alum crystal algae, which is able to monitor the slightest change in the source of drinking water, and there is a special sentry who is responsible for recording it and then reporting it to the Sentinel General.

"I'm just fast. The younger sister cast a dissatisfied look at her sister, "Please give me instructions!"

"I hate your current character, oh, Elune, how did my sister become like this!" said Therelanza, expressing her displeasure.

"Goodbye, my sister!" Nasalan was about to leave.

"Take Santis, and more to protect her!" the Sentinel General called out to the fading figure of the Night Watcher.

"I'll take the mage with me. In a faint response, Nasalan was gone.

Santis had a large house where her father and mother used to tell her stories, and where she recorded the growth of her sister, whom she had never met. Now, apart from the occasional visitor, only Kaka and Saddis live in the house, who often don't return home.

As night fell, Santis rubbed her misty eyes and opened the knocking wooden door. The success of the ceremony caused the little girl to fall asleep very late.

Outside the door, a black-haired and blue-eyed mage stood prettyly, and the staff on his back was inlaid with a green magic crystal.

"Good night, Sister Ellene!" Santis blinked.

"The moonlight shines on you!, Shandis. Ellene rubbed the exhaustion on Santis' face lovingly, distressed that the young priest had not yet recovered from the exertion of the ritual.

"Come with me, Shantis. The sentinels have spotted the emissary's tracks, Sister Nasalan has organized a search team, and we need your help. Erinee briefly stated her purpose and asked.

"As you wish, Sister El!" said Santis, with excitement on her face.

When Santis and Ellene arrived at the meeting place, there were already four companions waiting.

Nasaran, the leader of the operation, stood straight under the tree, watching without saying a word as the three clansmen discussed the matter of the emissary.

"The messenger should be a dragon! Don't you see clearly? It's the Holy Dragon Gate, maybe it's a high-level dragon from the dragon realm. Guard Elf was enthusiastic about the discussion, and the scimitar pinned to his waist swayed with his limbs. Elf was the only male Cadore to participate in the operation, just an ordinary warrior, but with agility, which is rare among male Cadores who like to specialize in spells.

"It has to be the elementals!" Lacles the Spellbreaker glared at the opinionated guard, "We need the elements!"

Lea, who was standing on the sidelines, saw that the good sister was arguing with Elf again, closed her mouth, and withdrew from the discussion, she did not understand that Elf always deliberately made the haughty Lacles angry.

Seeing the last two companions arrive, Lacles snorted at the guards and headed for Ellene and Santis.

"The moon shines on you, Shantis!" the tall spellbreaker gave Shantis a warm hug and a red lip on Santis's forehead.

"Sister Lacles......" Shantis' grumbling is interrupted by two towering peaks, and Lacles rubs her head into her towering chest.

Ellene crossed over to the two and greeted the other three, ignoring the scene.

"Quack, quack!" a small beast jumped from the nearby tree and landed on Ellene's shoulder, smashing the thin mage with a scream. However, before Ellene's hand could hit it on the head, the little beast had jumped off her shoulder and landed into the arms of Santis, who had broken free from Lacles's arms.

"Kaka, you're here too!" Santis happily kissed Kaka on the head.

Lacles angrily tapped Kaka's head, then rubbed his aching fingers in annoyance.

Kaka is a small beast with big eyes that always squint and smile, and is likable. But when it gets into trouble, the bone helmet on its head makes everyone who wants to knock it on the head love and hate.

The six said hello, and the Shadow Watcher gave the order, leaving the city with the five and heading towards the mountains to the east.

Lacles abandoned Shantis, who had been occupied by Kaka, and took Erlene's clean, delicate hand, which was cleaner and more dexterous than every mage's, causing the mage's blue eyes to stare at her dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Liya breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Elf who was pouting next to her, she smiled and shook her head, Lacles likes girls.

Nasalan remained silent, walking straight ahead of the group.

After a night of searching, the morning star disappeared in the sky, and the night sky also faded from the dark veil, and the sky was already faintly bright. The forest was covered in a thin mist, which was a bit stainy.

A group of five people walked in the forest in the early morning, and did not feel uncomfortable, Cadore is a race that likes the night. And their ancestors, the Night Elves, hated the day because the sun burned their skin.

On this morning, when the cover of danger has faded at night, and there is no lack of sunshine in the sky, it is indeed a pleasant thing to walk in the forest and trace the source.

As the water source of the tribe, the tribe occasionally has people in the tribe who inspect the situation in the upper reaches of the stream, so along the way, there are no annoying vines, only short grass without feet.

Several people searched along the stream for hours when suddenly there was a sound of fighting in front of them.

The Night Elves hastened their pace, but the little beast Kaka sprang out of the priest's shoulder with a "whoosh", and his figure disappeared among the trees.