"Are you elves so individual?" The shopkeeper's reaction made Catherine a little stunned, no matter how kind and gentle Vral was, but she was still the queen of the elf clan, and every elf was her subject, but the shopkeeper barely reacted to her, in the human world, it was like the emperor of the Farrar Empire or the Duke of the Neville Federation walking on the road, and the people who saw them just glanced casually instead of bowing or taking off their hats, this reaction was really incomprehensible, even in the Holy Capital and the Free City, which were known for their equality。 Therefore, the girl could only ask Vral blankly, "Or is he a special person or a special case?"

"Well, in fact, he's not special at all, just an ordinary clansman. Vral shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Sometimes, inspiration only appears in a moment, so everyone is more focused when creating, and they don't bother to pay attention to what happens in the outside world, so it will be like what you see, and according to the habits of our elves, except for the Lin Wei Legion, which needs to maintain the concept of superiors and subordinates because of militarized management, the rest of the civilians and retired Lin Wei are equal, and I, the queen, can perform some decisions on behalf of the Elders, and there is no difference in status from them." ”

"Is there only responsibility, and no corresponding status?" the leather shop had been left behind, but Catherine still frowned, and muttered: " It's not bad, for civilians, this is the best state, but it's easy to have problems in the long run, no one is born to dedicate to other people, only pay without return This kind of thing is difficult to develop in the long run, if this state is maintained for a long time, the devotee will always be dissatisfied, then or unwilling to continue to take on this position, or through other ways to get enough returns, and this other way, many times is not so good. ”

"Huh. Thank you for your concern, my enemy. Vral's smile was as beautiful as a flower, and he whispered to Catherine: "But it doesn't matter, because we elves are different from you humans, and our power structure is relatively special, even if we maintain this state for a long time, you will not be worried." You see, in the Lost Forest, there is the temple of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, and the temple of Jeda, the god of art and music. There is the temple of Daphne, the guardian of water and flowers, and the goddess of withering and withering, Nike∫ ♂ ∫ ♂ ∫ ♂ ∫♂, m.⊙.c√omstyle_tt; The temple of silk, the forest and life, all the gods have temples in the Lost Forest, and they all have their own high priests, but the main god of the forest god system, one of the oldest primordial gods along with Daniaa and Kaleto, the supreme one who walked in the forest at the beginning of the birth of intelligent creatures, and the goddess who represents all the plants in the Yala world, the great Yuktrahir. But don't you think it's strange that there is no temple, no priest, and no even a church in this forest where she created it with her own hands?"

"Well, you're like that, I think I probably get it. Catherine looked at Lina, an expert on church issues, with a verifying gaze. But Lina only shrugged her shoulders and said that she didn't know about it, so the knight girl could only say tentatively: "It's really strange, but you must be a believer in all the elves of Lord Yggdrasil." The Goddess of the Forest seems to have no church and no sanctuary, but the entire Elven Court is actually her church, and as the Queen of the Elven Clan, Your Majesty Xià you. In fact, he is the priest of the goddess, who is not only in charge of the secular affairs of the elves, but also in charge of the religious affairs of the goddess. No wonder it doesn't matter if you maintain that state of only responsibility and no status, in fact, the successive queens are not without returns, and it is only us who cannot see the returns, in fact, the returns of the previous queens have been obtained in the form of the grace of the goddess. ”

"What a smart kid. Vral smiled and said, "As the priest of the goddess, I naturally have to manage the mortal world for the lord, this is a matter of course, if you ask for extra rewards, how can I still be qualified to serve the goddess." Moreover, I am not completely only responsible and have no status, and only as a queen will I be in this state, and when I appear as a goddess-sama substitute, I will naturally be respected by all believers. ”

"It's complicated. Catherine smiled wryly, "Why do you have to artificially complicate the problem?"

"It's a must, you're still young after all, you haven't experienced the chaos of the Third Age, and humanity has continued until now, too many generations have passed away, and you don't know much about those days. Vral shook his head and said: "But we elves are different, although I have not seen any clansmen who have survived from that era, but in fact, since the Quaternary Age, our family has only lasted for six generations, and there are still very detailed records of the chaos of that year." ”

"Does it have anything to do with the War of the Gods?" Catherine tried her best to think about it, but the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and finally she could only ask, "I'm sorry, I really can't think of anything to do with the War of the Gods era and your current situation. ”

"Well, you're mistaken, it's not about the War of the Gods, it's about the chaos at the end of the Third Age. Vral shook his head and sighed deeply: "I'm afraid it is difficult for you to understand the destructive power of a power and a theocracy combined. At that time, many countries were theocratic states of single faith, and the endless desire for power in the regime combined with the theocratic demand for pure faith caused too many countries to fight each other, and the number of dead lives is difficult to measure in numbers. ”

"So there is no power in the Quaternary to choose the way in which the government and the theocracy are united?" Catherine kept recalling in her mind what she had learned in the sociology of aristocratic education, and that knowledge confirmed Vral's words: "It seems that it is not a very good choice to combine the power and the theocracy, but is that not the case with you elves?"

"So our family took the initiative to add checks and balances to ourselves. Vral explained: "Although the priest and the queen are both me, in fact the power and the divine power have been separated, and in terms of the government, we have given the decision-making power of everything to the Council of Elders, and the decision is made by the Council of Elders, from military transfers and wars to urban affairs, the Queen can only participate as a member of the Council of Elders, but does not have any special powers, and in this way, the power is used to balance the divine power." On the other hand, the priest, as the supreme overseer, can in turn supervise the regime, and use theocracy to check and balance the regime, so that he can ......"

Before Vral could finish his words, a firework suddenly rose in the distance in the center of the city and exploded in midair. (To be continued...... ）