Chapter 16: Self-Knowledge
Elves, if taken literally, are probably just a special creature with intelligence, but according to the ancient legends circulating on the continent of Blenis, the origin of the elves has obviously cast a veil of mystery over their race.
In the battle that claimed to be the fall of the gods tens of thousands of years ago, there was a battle between two gods who were known as the strongest gods in the divine realm at that time! If the battle between gods and gods could easily destroy the continent, then the battle between the two of them easily destroyed the god realm that seemed to be extremely strong at that time, and even the palace of the god of light was not spared in that battle.
But since it is a battle, then there will inevitably be a distinction between high and low, even if they are the strongest gods, after a long battle, one of the gods is still defeated because of a slight gap in strength, and just after the other god kills him, the elf is born.
From the corpse of the dead god, they absorbed the essence of the god and finally became spiritual creatures, and when they were banished to the human continent by the gods of the god realm, they still thought that they were the sons of the gods, and felt that they were nobler than other races.
Of course, if there was no turmoil in the continent thousands of years ago, if the elven king Thrandia had not died in the battle against the demon invasion, they would indeed have the capital to be so proud, and the elves who had weakened their strength because of the war could not rely on their excellent reproduction ability to regain their former glory like humans, so gradually, they became the last race on the continent that was inferior to humans.
However, it is probably impossible to be reconciled, for this race with two contradictory personalities of pride and inferiority, it is really difficult for them to identify with human beings! While recalling the record of the elf race in his mind, Yi Fan raised his head and looked at the male elf who came out of the crowd.
That's a guy who seems to reveal pride from his bones, but Yi Fan can feel that his pride seems to be only for himself and Saber, in other words, his pride comes from the pride of being an elf race, and the objects targeted are naturally only Yi Fan and Saber who are humans!
Hehe, is there a more exaggerated existence of those people that Antola saw? Thinking of those half-elves outside Antola's city, Yi Fan couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
"Don't you think that by calling human beings lowly beings, you are even more defiling the nobility of this holy capital by saying such things?" On the other hand, Saber didn't seem to be able to tolerate the words of this troublesome elf, even though her temper had always given people a very gentle feeling, "Because even a god has said that all beings are equal, do you think that you are more authoritative than the god who said this?"
Hey, it's not the gods of this world who said this! Hearing Saber's words, Yi Fan felt a slight sweat on his forehead, but in the same way, because what Saber said was not fundamentally wrong, he also opened his mouth to point it out.
Saber's words obviously choked the elf who spoke for a while! Looking at the girl in front of him who was talking to him with a serious face, the elf hesitated for a long time, but he couldn't say a complete sentence, obviously even he didn't dare to confirm whether the legendary god really said such a thing.
"I don't know if there is a god who has ever said something like that, but you just said it, God just said that all beings are equal, and we elves, as children of God, naturally cannot belong to those inferior creatures who are equal to you, if we really want to talk about equality, if it is those domestic animals that are kept in captivity, maybe they will be happy to coexist with you humans on an equal footing!" However, the elf's silence was only for a moment, and another slender man stood up beside him, and said with undisguised contempt on his face.
"Hehe, that's right, just like Walter said, as the children of God, we are not equal to you in the mouth of God at all!" When the slender elf appeared, the elf who didn't know what to say because of embarrassment suddenly had a happy expression on his face, and then hurriedly responded.
The sneer in Yi Fan's heart gradually appeared on his face, and then, the sneer turned into more obvious contempt.
"But for the goddess of life that the elves serve and believe in, she doesn't seem to think that you elves are so noble, or rather, in her eyes, maybe humans are even more noble!" Even after seeing the reactions of Lake and Dior, she knew that it was not good to make too much trouble here now, but after feeling the grievances suffered by Saber and the humiliation he suffered as a human being, Yi Fan couldn't care so much!
"Oh, even you, a human being, dare to talk about the goddess of life?" "Faith has always been something that all races value together, and casually talking about the gods of other races is a big taboo on the mainland, so after hearing Yi Fan say such words, not only the two elves who made trouble at the beginning, but even the other elves who were watching the excitement around them also cast dissatisfied eyes.
"Hehe, it's not wrong that I'm just a human being, but when it comes to understanding the goddess of life, maybe all of you present are not half as good as me!" Speaking of this, the expression on Yi Fan's face changed, and he suddenly showed strong confidence and pride, "After all, I am a genuine, divine envoy personally selected by the goddess of life!"
Although there was nothing that could really prove such an identity as a divine envoy, Yi Fan didn't have any intention of worrying when he said this, because he knew that after he said this sentence, Lake and Dior could no longer be silent.
Sure enough, after hearing Yi Fan's words, the expressions on the faces of Lake and Dior were on one side, and then they looked at each other helplessly, revealing a wry smile.
"That's right, this lord is the divine envoy chosen by the goddess of life, after solving the matter of the moon well of the night tribe before, he is now here to discuss the follow-up matters with His Royal Highness the Elf King!" Standing in front of Yi Fan and those elves, ignoring the angry eyes of those elves, Lake said loudly.
Since the matter is unavoidable, then simply pick it out directly, if you can alarm the elf king and be brought over directly, it will still be a good thing to say! Think about things in a good direction as much as possible, and after Lake said those words, he also suddenly revealed a special mark that he was carrying.
"That's right, that's right, this guy's words are definitely worth believing, because he's a man who was personally favored by the Elf King and gave him the water of life!" The water of life that was used as a prize during the competition was finally won by Yi Fan, but that didn't stop Dior from using it to add weight to what Lake said, and after seeing Lake's actions, he also understood what the latter wanted to do.
Sure enough, after Lake said those words just now, the elves were still wondering if the two humans and elves had colluded together or something, but when they heard Dior's words and saw a special mark on Lake's wrist, all the elves fell into a shock.
"Hey, that, that mark, that's only possible to get it after becoming the personal guard of His Royal Highness the Elf King!" After all, it's a guy who lives in the Holy Capital, so just by looking at it, it has been confirmed that the mark on Ryke's wrist is real.
"This, in this case, could it be said that that guy ......" Everyone's eyes looked at Yi Fan at once, and they were all thinking about a common question in their hearts, that is, is the man standing in front of them really the so-called divine envoy of the elf race?
And among these surprised people, the expressions of the two elves were especially obvious, it was the two guys who took the initiative to provoke and mock Yi Fan and them at the beginning, judging from their eyes that seemed to have lost their lustre, they were obviously still incredulous about what was happening in front of them.
"Why, how is it possible!Hey, it's impossible, Walter, humans have become our oracles, don't be kidding, how can such a thing be true!" Although he knew that if Lake was the Elven King's personal guard, then he couldn't lie about these things, but the original elf still didn't want to believe it.
Pathetic fellow, because of the so-called vanity, don't you even want to believe the facts in front of you! Looking at the guy whose eyes flashed and seemed to have shed tears, Yi Fan did not have the slightest pleasure after revenge in his heart, or rather, he had a heartfelt helplessness about the nobility of the elf because of the distortion.
If the spiritual pillar that supports a person suddenly collapses, then for him, it is probably the most tragic thing that can be encountered in this world, just like the self who once liked the second dimension, when he was told that the second dimension did not exist in the former world.
"Let's go, we still have a lot of business to deal with, if we spend too much time here......" One last glance at the elves who were obviously still digesting the information just now, Yi Fan turned his head and began to walk straight towards one of the gates around the square.
Even Saber seemed to have a strange feeling like Yi Fan at this moment, so in her eyes when she looked at Walter and the elves next to her, there was no anger from her heart at the beginning, but more of a kind of sympathy and pity for the weak as a king.
They are all just two poor people! They can't see the reality clearly, and they can't see their own poor fellows!