The flying ship is docked next to a huge white tree. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The tree, which was ten stories high, was so thick that the ship was docked on one of its branches.

Ellie patted me on the shoulder and signaled that it was time for us to disembark.

"Hey, get off the boat from here?"

"Poof, hasn't the coward climbed a tree?"

"That's not ......"

I jumped from the side of the boat and landed on a thick branch.

Unexpectedly, except for a little shaky, it was as solid as a wooden floor.

"Liu Xiao"

I stretched out my hand and followed Liu Xiao.

The girl slowly and cautiously climbed down until her feet were on the branches, and she stopped her nervousness.

"Issadur"

A steady baritone, with a sense of maturity and depth, came from the side.

Following the sound, there was a door-shaped hole in the tree where the branches joined the trunk, and an elf was leaning out from it.

"Ah, hello, Lord Sednas"

He was still wearing the pale gray robe he had worn when they first met in the Colosseum.

Shoulder-length hair is largely unkempt, making him look messy.

But the long beard is neatly combed and even gently shakes in the wind.

He is not tall among the elves, but he looks healthy and strong.

A standard elf face, but it looks like it has been tempered by the years, and has a mature and intellectual charm.

"It's ...... Your home?"

The elf looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and laughed.

"Haha, no, no, this is the airport, my home is still some distance from here"

Oh, so Lord Sednath is here to pick us up?

"You're here to pick us up? I'm so embarrassed."

"Don't be so polite, people who don't live in the White Wood Forest will definitely get lost the first time you come"

"Okay, come on, everybody follow me"

I took Liu Xiao's hand and followed the elf into the tree hole.

Here is a spiral staircase, built into the trunk of a tree.

Descend the stairs and emerge from another, slightly larger tree hole, to the ground.

This is indeed more primitive than the bustling ports of the royal city of El Gonda.

"But Master Sednath, Kyle told you we were coming?"

"No, there are very few flying ships from Ergonda, so you can guess it's you."

"After all, I invited you, and I know that you are the one who will remember your promises"

It seems that this elf is overrated by more than a little.

If I hadn't been in trouble, I probably wouldn't have remembered visiting my savior.

That's bad......

Ellie touched the top of my head and looked at me with a strange look.

"What's wrong, Ellie?"

"Nothing"

She shook her head.

But then again, this forest is really as Lord Sednas said.

I haven't seen a road since I came down from the airport.

Led by the elves in front, we weaved through the dense bushes.

All the trees looked the same, occasionally looking up, and the white and green leaves shook dizzily.

There is no sense of direction at all.

No wonder you want to get lost in this place.

"But, Lord Sednath, how do you remember the way?"

"Hah"

He chuckled lightly.

"Don't remember, because there is no road in this place"

"The forest is enchanted and will constantly change its form"

"So any reconnaissance is pointless, and no one will try to enter this forest"

"You should see the White Wooden Tower."

"Whoever lives in this forest, when they come to this forest, will go to the tower first"

"Establish a link with the guidance device inside the tower"

"But any elf with such a link will always sense the direction of the White Wooden Tower."

"That's where we want to go."

It's so advanced.

It's no wonder that the White Wood Forest, located on the southern border, was not mentioned at the time of the deployment of the Mespil army.

It turns out that the place itself is impassable.

"Is this kind of link a soul link?"

Liu Xiao immediately took over the topic.

"No, it's a magical link that provides the effect of magic flowing and sensing each other"

"Princess Elle provides me with magic power, it's a kind of magic link."

"Huh?"

Sednas glanced back at Liu Xiao.

"What you're talking about is indeed a typical magic link"

"However, it is indeed an honor to have the magic of Lord Eleherana."

"Oh......"

He seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Your guardian elf, Skyfire, no wonder you can use the high-temperature magic of Her Royal Highness the Princess"

"Unlike the medium, the way you use the magic of Her Royal Highness the princess is more special."

By the way, we just came out of the Dawn Council, how did Sednas know about the news announced at the council?

"By the way, can you talk about the soul link, I'm also more interested in this"

The elf said as he walked, not struggling at all, and Liu Xiao needed to take a few breaths if he wanted to say a word.

"yes, you're asking me the right question."

"Master Sednath is an expert in soul magic"

Elle added to us.

"The original elves didn't have this connection"

"After the Great Tribulation, the number of elves became scarce"

"The Elven King, Erestei, who is well-versed in soul magic, has made a blessing to the elves"

"When an elf kisses another creature with a soul, both parties share a portion of their souls"

"So as to improve the ability to work together and share the damage"

"This strategy has had a crucial effect, greatly increasing the survival rate and victory rate of the elves in battle"

"The elves of the time were facing a challenge to survive"

"So this ritual was first used for militarization purposes"

"So, it's also a magical effect?"

I interjected.

"Yes, this is the effect of the Elven King's magic"

"Is that elven king still alive?"

"Clam Clam"

Ellie smiled and leaned back.

It seems that I don't need to continue to inquire about the answer.

My question only makes the elves laugh.

However, even after the Elven King is dead, his magic continues to influence the elves' descendants.

This is truly impressive.

"I have a few specific questions about the soul link, can I ask you?"

Liu Xiao continued to ask.

"Ask, it's indeed wise to ask me, there are a lot of details about soul links that you can't find in books"

"Only I can find the answer here"

"Is the soul link so that both parties can hear what's going on in their hearts?"

"You're talking about one of its effects"

"Usually, what the elves pass through the soul link is just a change of feelings"

"Only when the souls of the two sides are very unequal can the effect of the kind you say, so obvious"

"What is inequality?"

"For example, if you have a link with an elf, then that elf may have that advantage in the link between the two of you"

"Will this state change, or will it fade?"

Cedenus looked back at Liu Xiao and frowned.

"In the cases I've seen, it's hardly ......"

“...... There is an example of "

What he recalled.

"But the situation was very special, so I didn't even think about it."

"Under normal circumstances, the soul does not change"

"It has nothing to do with feelings, consciousness, or experience."

"Whether it is a human or an elf, once the soul is formed, it can no longer be changed by itself"

"But external forces can change"

"I once saw an elf"

Sednath looked in one direction to the side, then pointed to the other.

"I used to study magic in the White Wooden Tower"

"He's a researcher of soul magic"

"While exploring an unformed spell"

"He was forced to use himself as a test subject"

"The magic got out of control and had a devastating effect on his soul"

"As one of the side effects, the soul link between him and his wife has also changed"

"He almost went crazy himself"

"And her wife, on the other hand, constantly hears the crazy voices in his subconscious"

"It ended up driving her crazy too"

It sounds like a sad story.

"Isn't there any way to cut the link between them, so that you can save her"

Sednath shook his head.

"The magic unleashed by the Elven King is so profound and sophisticated that no elf has yet been able to understand the mysteries."

"Because it's so sophisticated magic, any change can have devastating consequences."

"Therefore, the White Wooden Tower is forbidden to conduct research on this magic"

"The stakes are just too high"

I can understand that.

Liu Xiao's breathing became rapid, and her physical strength had bottomed out.

"Sorry to keep you gone for so long, but the good news is, we're here"

"Hah...... Wonderful......"

Coming around between a few large white trees, in front of you is a terrace at the foot of the mountain.

The trees were cut down to clear a large flat clearing.

On this piece of land, which is about several acres in size, several large houses are built side by side.

Huge and simple, it doesn't look like an ordinary dwelling, but like a warehouse.

"This is my college"

Academy?

Speaking of which, when he was in the Colosseum, Sednath took many other elves with him.

They helped Sednath construct the surgical spell.

It turns out that they are not clerks in the arena, but students of Sednas?

Ooh......

Although this ordinary-looking academy is indeed inconspicuous compared to Wangcheng.

But unexpectedly there is a pedantic atmosphere.