Compared to when the standing stones were raised, the area of the Comanso Great Forest has been reduced by more than half, and the standing stones are no longer located in the deepest part of the forest, but on the edge, only more than twenty kilometers away from the Misty Valley, just next to the road of the Rosavier Road in the Battle Valley, where the naked eye can see.

It is only hidden by dense and tall trees, and its shadow can only be faintly seen on the Rosavier Road.

But very few people are really willing to leave the Rosavier Way and visit Tateishi, especially businessmen from Sambia, who will only get away from it as fast as they can.

Because it is called the Valley of Silence, also known as the Forest of Silence, it was once the most sacred place for the elves of the Great Forest of Comanso, and there are countless ancient elf graves here.

When the Road of Rosavier passed through here, the spirits of nature who slept here crawled out of their tombs in anger and turned into elven ghosts and even more terrifying guardian spirits.

Compared to ghosts, they are more like totemic spirits, angry versions, they can't be completely killed, as long as the Great Forest of Comanso is still there, as long as there is anger here, they can use it as nourishment and rebirth.

Because they are awakened by the pain and anger of the Great Forest of Comanso, they target those who are natural, including those who are willing to protect the forest and nature in the Valley, and they do not even appear in front of them.

But they will be unceremonious to the intelligent beings who have desecrated the forest and harmed the natural life, and they will punish them according to the sins they have committed against the forest, ranging from sucking away a few years of life to being sucked into a dried corpse.

The Sambian merchants were most afraid of this method of death, as it was considered a natural death and there was no way to resurrect it, including full resurrection.

It's just that due to the contract that the Elven Court had reached with those Sambian merchants, all the Elven Spirits will not appear on the Rosavier Road.

Without even the slightest hesitation, Gavin stepped directly on the path to Tateishi, and after walking less than a hundred meters, a circular glade suddenly opened up in front of him.

Several translucent figures appeared in front of Gavin out of thin air, even in the spirit state, they were still wearing the illusion of elven armor, as beautiful as always, like works of art, they were like guards guarding this place, staring at Gavin with solemn expressions.

In his illusory eyes, he seemed to have the ability to penetrate his soul, and seemed to see directly everything Gavin had to do with the forest.

This feeling comes and goes quickly.

After only a few seconds, the elven spirits withdrew their gaze, bowed to Gavinqi, performed a standard elven court etiquette, and then disappeared silently as if they had just appeared.

Gavin not only passed their assessment, but also earned their respect, because he had done something for nature, not a star, and both the Ranger and the forest goddess Merrikai looked down on him, let alone these guardian spirits.

In the center of this glade, there is a gray-white square stone tablet, eighteen or nine meters high, on which are carved in Elven language, human language and lingua franca, and countless dense words are carved side by side in three languages.

This is the Valley Contract, and even after more than 1,300 years, these inscriptions are still as neat as new, exuding subtle and powerful magical fluctuations.

Obviously, the Standing Stone is not as simple as an ordinary stone monument, and even has its own magical effects.

When Gavin arrived, a man and a woman were already standing in front of the standing stone.

Although the man is middle-aged, he is full of energy, his waist is as straight as a sword, and his appearance is handsome, although he has an out-and-out human face, the aura emanating from his body is very similar to that of an elf.

The traces left by the years on him have given him a unique charm that makes him very lethal to some women of special age, and this person is none other than Ilmet, the lord of the Battle Valley who is absent from the valley for twenty days a month.

The woman's tall figure, well-proportioned face, interpreting the word perfect, exuding confidence and youthful vitality between her eyebrows, the corners of her slightly pursed mouth always give people a feeling of laughing, and her every move is full of dynamism and vitality, as if it can ignite the enthusiasm of the people around her.

There is only one person who has this kind of style in Battle Valley, Regina, who is known as the most brilliant pearl of Battle Valley.

When she saw Gavin, Regina just winked at him and didn't say anything.

Gavin understood, and just stood respectfully beside Lord Ilmet, waiting for him to finish his meditation.

Although Lord Ilmet was standing in front of them now, his soul was not here, at least not completely, his situation was very similar to that of the elves, the standing stone flickered brightly and darkly, and the frequency was completely synchronized with the long breathing of Lord Ilmet, which was obviously not a coincidence, the two were in a state of harmony.

Although he was in the same tune, Lord Ilmet was obviously aware of it, so he didn't let Gavin wait too long before he retreated.

The Lord in Battle Valley was as clean as ever, and asked directly, "Do you know why I asked you to meet here?" ”

Gavin replied without thinking, "For the sake of the Valley Contract, Lord Lord wants me to lead the army of conquerors to swear the Valley Contract!" ”

He used affirmatives, not interrogatives.

On the way here, he had already carefully considered this problem, there were so many places, Lord Ilmet didn't choose, why did he choose Standing Stone, except for the valley contract, he couldn't think of a better reason.

"That's right." Lord Ilmet nodded heavily, "If you want to truly understand what a valley is, and if you want to integrate into a valley, you must know what a valley contract is.

It is not enough to know it, you have to obey it, you have to protect it, you are willing to fight for it, and when you do that, it will be the moment when you become true valley people. ”

"Thank you, Lord Lord, I know what to do." Gavin instantly understood Lord Ilmet's good intentions.

The Valley Compact has a sacred status in the hearts of all Valley people, and they use it as their symbol.

Since it was established by immigrants, whether it was the valley or the kingdom of Sambia, they were very tolerant of immigrants.

The border between the two sides has always been very blurred, and many valley people went to the kingdom of Sambia to work and earn a living, and those Sambian businessmen went to the valley on a large scale to buy land and buy industries.

It can be said that you have me, and I have you.

How exactly do you tell if it's a valley or a sambian?

It's not enough to just claim to the outside world, it's up to you to agree with it and keep the valley contract.

Even if your ancestors have migrated to Sambia for several generations and grew up in Sambia, then you have the blood of the Valley people in your bones.

If you don't agree and don't comply, then even if you are a native of the valley, you are no different from those evil merchants of Sambia.

If Gavin and his army of conquerors were to take a public oath in favor of the Vale Pact, he would naturally win the approval of countless Valulators, allowing them to integrate into the Vale more quickly.

The side effect is that it will further break with the kingdom of Sambia, attracting more targeting and hatred from them.

Gavin didn't have any psychological burden on this, after all, since he began to try to establish roots in the Battle Valley, the Sambian merchants have been stealing and plundering, and they have set up many obstacles and obstacles for the army of conquerors.

He didn't give them a good face before, and now he won't, he will go along with them, just depreciating himself and giving them an opportunity.

"Good." A smile appeared on Lord Ilmet's face, and he handed a dagger to Gavin, "Cut the palm of your hand, imprint the bloody palm in this place, and read it with me." ”

Without hesitation, Gavin took the dagger, slashed his right palm, pressed his hand on the standing stone, and said aloud: "I hereby swear that I am willing to abide by the ancient and sacred covenant......"

As the ancient oath was reaffirmed in front of the standing stone, the blood from Gavin's palm slowly seeped into the stele, and what had previously appeared on Lord Ilmet began to appear on him, and the two were entering a state of harmony.

In a trance, a celebrity-like figure appeared beside him, from the illusory to the solid, from the illusory to the solid, from the beautiful elves, to the tall treemen, to the mischievous, and to the twelve rugged humans, all of whom spoke different languages, but were reciting the same vow, with a determined and sincere expression.

At this moment, Gavin's soul consciousness crossed the long river of history, returning to the moment when the Elven Court and the Valeers made an oath, and he became one of them.

As the oath progressed, time began to fly forward, and he could clearly feel a closer connection between himself and the Great Forest of Comanso, and he seemed to feel the anger and helplessness of the entire ancient forest, she had nurtured countless creatures, but she had to be enforced by sharp axes and torches, and endured the darkness and evil in her body, but she could do nothing but passively endure all this.

By the time Gavin opened his eyes again, Lord Ilmet had vanished, leaving only Rejana looking at him with a smile.

The Battle Valley Princess's eyes narrowed into a nice crescent moon, "Congratulations Sir, from now on, you are no longer a Tesser, but a Valeer, and now you need to follow me to another place." ”

"Where to go? What about the lord? Gavin felt that the father and daughter were a bit chattering this time, as if they were brewing plans that they didn't know.

"Father has taken time out of his busy schedule, and what needs to be done here has been done, and he has returned to the depths of the forest."

Regina smiled mysteriously, "As for where to go, you'll know when you get there, anyway, it's only good for you, no harm, but how much you can get from there, it's up to you." ”

Gavin's guess was even more certain, and although he knew Regina's temperament, he couldn't help but ask, "Can you ask, what is the lord busy in the forest?" ”

Regina hesitated for a moment and said, "Anyway, your conqueror army has already arrived at the doorstep, and it is impossible to run anymore, some things will not be hidden from you, and you should know about the retreat of the elves, and you don't need me to explain more." ”

Gavin nodded, "This doesn't need to be explained, no matter how I say it, there is a quarter of the moon elf blood flowing in my body, and occasionally, I can also hear the call from the soul." ”

As many as six Crown Civil Wars (wars between elven kingdoms) led to the collapse of many powerful elven kingdoms in the continent of Faeron, their power began to shrink severely, and short-lived races led by humans began to rise rapidly.

In just five or six thousand years, humans completely expelled the elves from the plains, forced them into the depths of the major forests, and completely controlled the dominance of the continent, and with the expansion of human power, the conflict between the two sides intensified.

The Elves have tried to live in peace with humans, exemplified by the fact that they first set up stones here and later founded the Mistrono here, promoting the idea of living in harmony with all good and intelligent races.

But they were all defeated by the alliance of evil and greedy humans with the stronger, more evil darkness.

The range of elven activities is shrinking inexorably, and the population is still declining uncontrollably, and there is no need to predict, the crowners of the elven countries can see the demise of the elves in the continent of Faeron.

So they negotiated with the elven king and queen of Yongju Island for many years, and finally formulated a plan for the elven retreat, and all the elves on the Faren continent, as long as they wanted, they could migrate to live on Yongju Island.

This verdant island is a gift from the elven gods to the elves of Faeron as a final refuge to avoid the extinction of the elven race on the continent.

This island located in the Endless Sea is not on any nautical chart, and even the elves who migrate here can only go to it on the elven ships that meet them, and there are only a handful of non-elves who are lucky enough to go to this island.

There are many legends about this island, some of which say that it is shrouded in a mysterious lock like never before, and that it has many magical effects.

It is also said that this island is not in the material plane at all, it is a fragment of the elven gods and gods Avatar dropped on the material plane, which is in the mundane elven kingdom.

There is a more extreme theory, which is simply a part of Avatar, which is part of the vast plan of the elven gods.

Regardless of which legend is true, one thing is certain, that is, when the elves retreated and Yongju Island was exposed to the sight of intelligent life in the entire Faeron continent for the first time, it continued to summon all the elves.

This calling comes from the soul, just like their own thirst, which countless elves have responded to.

Although this great retreat has been going on secretly for hundreds of years, such as the elves of Misnoel, the collective migration to Yongju Island was a hundred years ago.

Truly full-scale began in 1344, reaching its peak in 1355 when the elves of the Great Forest of Comanso fully responded to this call for retreat, and in that year, tens of thousands of elves left the Great Forest of Comanso and headed for the island of Eternal Gathering.

There are also a small number of elves who refuse this call, choosing to stay in the forest where they have lived for many years, protecting their beloved home from the erosion of evil forces, even at the cost of their own lives.

Regina sighed and said: "The elves left the Great Forest of Comanso in too hasty, which caused a void of power in most areas, countless dark forces began to raise their heads in this ancient forest, the elves can leave, but we valley people cannot, someone must track and monitor these darkness to prevent them from usurping the dominance of the entire forest, my father is one of them." ”

In the end, Regina couldn't help but keep her voice down, lest the dark forces lurk around and overhear their conversation.

Gavin sighed: "There is no time in the world that is quiet, but there are people who carry the weight for you." ”

This statement is true in any world, not only in the valley, but also in the continent of Faeron, and even in the entire planet Torreel.

The world only saw the gods of Faeron on the ground, and did not know that they were also tasked with protecting the entire continent and planet, and they kept countless powerful, evil, and far beyond the ability of mortals to withstand outside the planet and even the dimensional barrier.

Those darkness and evil are not limited to demons and demons, but also some more terrifying existences, such as gods, ancient evils, ancient evil gods or other cosmic evil gods, whether it is the bottomless abyss or the nine layers of hell, they are all regular existences.

"This is the duty and responsibility of being a lord." The corners of Regina's mouth curled slightly, and she couldn't help but show a sweet smile again, "Since you choose to take root in the valley, you can't escape. ”

"Since I have brought them here, it is my unshirkable responsibility to keep them safe and let them live and work in peace and contentment." Gavin replied calmly.

Regina's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of brilliance, at this moment, she saw a shadow in his body, maybe her father's arrangement really worked, under the leadership of the man in front of them, their battle valley will regain the glory of three hundred years, and fulfill the dream of all valley people, but never realized their own wish - to unify the valley and have their own common king.

After taking a deep breath and calming down the chaotic thoughts in her heart, Regina dragged Gavin and directly launched the teleportation technique, and at the same time said, "I hope what you just said is completely from the heart, only in this way can you truly obtain the inheritance." ”

By the time the teleported magical aura had dissipated, Gavin and the others had appeared outside a manor, not the Lord of Ilmet's manor in Essebla.

It is a more luxurious and monumental manor, with a five-storey mansion and a huge stone wall, a huge garden with ornamental plants of various shapes, and the most striking is the equestrian statue that stands at the entrance of the manor.

(End of chapter)