The emir's carriage galloped through the forest, and their destination was a primeval forest in the north of the continent.

It is inaccessible, the land is poor, and there are large areas of frozen soil, which are not suitable for human life at all.

So in a time when most of the world was already occupied by humans, the elves were able to obtain this paradise.

According to Ophelia, if there is a chance, these elves still want to live in fertile land, although they have an eternal lifespan, it does not mean that they will not die, they also need three meals a day like humans, but in that barren land, they can grow a limited number of crops, so supplies have always been in a state of shortage.

Hundreds of years ago, they would trade with humans with good intentions to obtain the materials they needed, but later because of the rise of the demons, in addition to dealing with the demons, humans were also strictly forbidden to trade with other races, and the elves were cut off from obtaining materials.

However, not long after that, the daughter of the Elven King came out to rule, and under the protection of her magic, all the elves were able to live in the illusion.

It was a greenhouse, where most of the daily necessities could be produced, and creatures other than elves could be kept out, so the elves, who should have been declining, gradually became prosperous.

"Well," said Emile, nodding his head, "it seems that this elven princess has more magic than I do." ”

"Indeed, and this magic has lasted for more than five hundred years, and it still works until a few years ago when I entered the elven territory."

"And how did you get in? They don't approve of humanity for no reason. The emir was curious.

"Hehe, so far, I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, I actually entered it by relationship." Ophelia smiled wryly.

"Oh?"

"I should have mentioned that the original elves still traded with humans, and the ancestors of my family happened to be the humans who helped them the most, so when I followed the ancient records to that barren land, an elven elder sensed a familiar aura in me, so he made an exception and put me in, and later they learned of my intention, and after the consent of the elf princess, let me drink the elven spring."

"I see." The emir nodded thoughtfully.

"However, Cosette did this to repay the kindness of my ancestors, and secondly, to sell humans a favor, because she wanted to reconnect with humans, in fact, unlike the arrogant character of most elves, Cosette hopes that humans and elves can reconcile, of course, provided that humans are not allowed to worry about the elven fountain again."

"You're bound to be disappointed if you think like that." Emir couldn't help but complain, after all, he knew humans too well.

"No," Ophelia shook her head, and continued, "because she believes in me and in the people I serve, that's why she gives me access to the power of the elves, and if Byron becomes a wise king who can stop the humans from coveting the fountain of the elves, then I, with the power of the elves, will be a bridge between humans and the elves." ”

"Oh, I see, she made an investment in you, right?"

"Well, so to speak." Ophelia nodded.

"Haha, I thought this elf princess was a pampered eldest lady, but I didn't expect her to know strategy."

Hearing his words, Ophelia couldn't help but laugh.

"I have to warn you that if you see her then, don't be deceived by her appearance, she's a thorny rose, and she'll die if you get pricked."

"It's all right," the emir disagreed, "isn't her purpose to make the elves prosperous?" As long as we don't stand against her. ”

"That being said, it is inevitable that there will be people with bad intentions who will interfere with it, and you will not be able to do it then."

"Haha, sure enough, I still hate this kind of intrigue." The emir smiled wryly.

"Who isn't? But some things are destined to be inescapable. Ophelia whispered, looking into the distance, as if it had been addressed to herself.

……

Three days later, they finally arrived at the primeval forest where the elves were located.

Although it is called a forest, in fact, because the soil is too poor, the trees are very short, and the seasons make it all bare branches in front of you, like countless dry hands reaching out to the lead-gray sky.

After a few days of jolting, Ophelia became even weaker, and even needed the help of the Emile to get up.

Emile couldn't help but think that if she became like this when dealing with Cones, the consequences would be unimaginable, and luckily, she survived.

Ophelia then searched the forest with her memories, but it took a lot of time to search for the entrance just because three years had passed and the surrounding environment had changed.

But the effort paid off, and they found a small waterhole between the dry trees, which was now completely sealed by a thick layer of ice, through which a strange device could be seen at the bottom of the pool.

This made it difficult for them, Ophelia had come in the summer, so she was able to dive directly to the bottom of the pool and convey the information of the application to enter the illusion through the device.

But this time, Ophelia couldn't use her strength at all, so naturally she couldn't break the ice, and Emir's magic was water-based, so it wouldn't be useful at this time.

Just as they were at a loss, a lazy voice suddenly sounded.

"Well, I really have to go out."

When Emile looked back, he saw that Alice was cross-legged and looked triumphant.

"You...... What are you doing here? ”

"It's not just me, the white dragon is also here, although I didn't listen to you, but you still have to thank me, otherwise you will not be able to enter if you freeze to death here."

“…… And so it goes, thank you, Alice," said Emile, with a change of attitude, "we are worried that we will not be able to remove the ice. ”

"Hey, little meaning," Alice jumped into joy at the words of thanks, and then turned into a dragon and spat out flames into the pool.

After a while, the ice melted, and Alice was not enough, and was about to evaporate the melted water, but Ophelia stopped her.

"It's already possible, and the water is useful, and the device at the bottom of the pool has to be submerged in the water to function."

"Really? All right. Alice agreed, but it was obvious that she was still unsatisfied.

At this time, perhaps sensing the movement at the bottom of the pool, the white dragon hurriedly called Alice.

"We have to go, or we'll be misunderstood by the elves."

"Well, it's boring, emir, if you need any help, just call me." Alice said as she evacuated.

"Well, thanks to Alice," Emile sighed as he watched them leave, and then he returned to the point, "So, what do we do now?" ”

"It's very simple, dive down and trigger that device, and I can do it myself."

"How can that work? You're not in the right state for diving, so leave it to me. ”

"But can you swim?" Ophelia asked suddenly.

“…… Uh, no. The emir shook his head honestly, and then said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, but I did it." ”

"It's okay, thank you for your kindness." Ophelia smiled.

So, she took off her armor, leaving only thin underwear, and warmed up on the shore.

Emile couldn't help but sigh at her physical fitness, obviously she was so weak, but she still dared to dive into the icy pool in the winter, of course, it was not ruled out that it was now a matter of life and death, she had to do so.

Then, with a thud, Ophelia plunged headlong into the icy water, and the Emir could see her spin a mechanism on the device underwater, followed by a flash of white light enveloping her body.

However, not knowing what was happening, Ophelia was suddenly stunned for a moment before swimming out of the water.

"What's wrong?" The emir hurriedly asked.

Ophelia looked at him helplessly before telling the truth.

"I can't get in, my application was denied."

"How is that possible? Don't you know the elf princess? ”

"yes, I don't understand either."

"Then come up first, or your body will freeze to death, and we'll think about it in the long run." The emir hurried to give her a hand.

When he held her hand, Emir was frozen, and you can imagine how low Ophelia's body temperature was, and he quickly pulled her up, and then tried to find a place to make a fire.

And at this time, a familiar figure jumped out again.

"Hey, emir, I think I hear you calling me."

Although he wanted to complain, now that the situation was urgent, he had to rely on Alice.

So, with the help of dragon's breath, Ophelia's body temperature finally returned to normal levels, but the heat and cold still made her catch a cold.

"Thank you, Alice, and Emile, if not...... Sneeze ......"

"Alright, it's important to recover first," the emir hastened to reassure her, and then stood up, "You continue to roast the fire, and I'll go and get some prey and come back." ”

"Well, go and get back."

As a result, the emir still praised Haikou, saying that he was hunting, but in fact there was not even a shadow of a living creature, and the forest was simply dead silent.

He didn't know how those elves survived before the elven princess created the illusion, but at this time, he didn't have time to think about it so much, he thought that no matter what, as long as it was meat, he would not refuse to come.

After some time, he finally found the prey, which seemed to be a deer or something.

So, he followed the footprints and quietly traced it, and sure enough, he found his prey under a huge dead tree.

"Great, it's a big guy."

Emir was overjoyed and attacked directly with magic, and in order to prevent it from escaping, he also deliberately used a water dungeon.

However, under this seamless attack, the deer rushed out, and it looked around to find the emir, but did not stop long, but ran away.

Emir was amazed, knowing that his water dungeon couldn't even be broken through by Cones, why would it be cracked by a deer now?

Puzzled, he realizes that the deer is fleeing in the direction of Ophelia, so he decides to get a two-bread clip, and maybe Alice will be able to roast it directly.