Alkan's evaluation of Mattis is obviously not objective enough.
Matis is not interested in the political struggles of the adults. The main reason why he stood up to challenge Sarlayan was not Darkan's instigation, nor was it for the political purposes of the Flame Eagle family.
He just wanted to recover the debt from Sarlayan and eliminate the psychological shadow that had troubled him for many years.
But judging from the current situation, the shadow area in his heart may continue to expand.
Compared with his friends of the same age in Silver Moon City, Mattis has made rapid progress with his goal of catching up.
To be fair, among the younger generation of high elves known to Sarlayan, there are only very few people with the strength of Matis.
Lylas's main combat class ranger level is 16. After experiencing the battle to save Lileza, Valeera's rogue level has only reached level 20.
Valeela has been traveling around to perform missions all year round. In the early years, she also followed Sarlayanman Forest to stir up troubles. She has very rich practical experience.
It is not easy for Mattis, who works behind closed doors, to develop this kind of strength. His efforts over the past 10 years can be seen from his career panel.
However this is of no use.
In terms of effort, Sarlayan doesn't think he can lose to any high elf, let alone actual combat experience.
It can be said that even if Mattis's professional level is higher than Sarlayan, it is basically impossible for him to win in a real fight.
This is not just a problem for Matis himself. Sarlayan has fought with too many magic swordsmen and is already familiar with their regular routines.
No, when Mattis launched Dance of the Magic Blade with all his might and began to spin in place, Sarlayan, who had been prepared for it, made a heroic leap and jumped out of the maximum attack range of the shooting magic blade.
After spinning in place for a few seconds, Mattis realized that he was punching for air and hurriedly stopped feeling dizzy.
The performance of Demon Blade Dance is very similar to that of Blade Storm, but the physical fitness of the Demon Swordsman who majors in magic is definitely not as good as that of the Orc Sword Master. Mattis started to feel dizzy after only turning a dozen times.
When Matis, who was struggling at his feet, stood firm, Sarlayan had already launched a charge and approached quickly, and his unarmored right shoulder hit him hard in the chest.
If Mattis hadn't raised his swords at the last moment to block part of the impact, this blow would have been enough to break his sternum.
"Buzz!"
Putting the pitted phoenix sword on the neck of Matis, who was lying on the ground and covering his chest, Sarlayan said in a calm tone: "You lose."
'It's boring, I only have so much experience.'
The experience gained from defeating Matis can fill up Sarlayan's level 22 warrior experience bar, which is exactly 2% to level 23.
"Be content with yourself. Of course, the experience of abuse of food is not as much as that of leapfrogging challenges, but at least this experience is safe."
"If you want to level up as soon as possible, you still have to challenge the strong ones. It's really no fun to abuse others."
Sarlayan's expression of lack of interest made Matis very sad and angry, but the difference in strength was clearly there, and he had nothing to say after being defeated.
"That's it."
Anastria clapped her hands with a smile on her face: "Wonderful battle, these two young people showed us the potential of the new generation of high elves."
The Sun King's words were somewhat vague, but they were not lying with open eyes.
Although it is very sad, Matis Yanying's strength can be regarded as the best among the new generation. No young descendant of the traditional nobles can beat him.
"Does anyone still have any objection to Sharlayan Deep Shadow's strength and achievements?"
Darkan's face looked a little ugly, but he had expected this and was willing to admit defeat. He simply watched his nose, nose and heart without saying a word.
As the leader of the aristocratic faction, Darkan remained silent. Naturally, the other three members also followed suit and carried forward the spirit of silence is golden.
The awarding ceremony continued, with a smiling Anasteria reciting Sarlayan's achievements, and taking advantage of Sarlayan's lack of weapons, she gave him a two-handed sword from the royal family's collection as a reward.
They only gave away weapons without giving official positions or titles, which could barely be accepted by the dissatisfied traditional nobles.
Demon Slayer Great Sword (Excellent Quality)
Special effects: Arcane damage is caused when hitting the target. Arcane impact (1/1) can be used to actively release weapon magic.
"Emmmm... I thought the old king would directly give him epic-quality weapons, but it turned out to be something like this."
"Salayan's previous weapons were just ordinary-quality blank slates. It's good to be able to transition to sophisticated weapons."
"I remember that Demon Slayer was produced by Balnazzar. The weapon's special effect seems to trigger Shadow Arrow, right? How come it turns into arcane damage?"
"Brother, how come you remember so clearly?"
"I was about to go get the transmogrification, and I just checked."
A weapon that can be included in the royal treasury of Anastria. Not to mention other things, its appearance is absolutely excellent.
The sword of the Demon Slayer is engraved with dark blue arcane magic patterns, and you can feel the magic filled with it when you hold it in your hand.
"Salayan, please wait."
When Sarlayan looked thoughtfully at the newly acquired weapons, Anasteria waved to a female elf wearing a red robe.
"Sedana, please excuse me."
The woman known as Sedana bowed respectfully to the Sun King, then gestured to Sarlayan to put the sword on the table, and reached out to take out a pile of materials exuding magic power from the space package.
This was the first time for Sarlayan to see the scene of weapon enchantment with his own eyes.
Under Sedana's skillful operation, the magic crystal and magic dust began to blend into the Demon Slayer's sword.
The rather heavy two-handed sword automatically floated into the air. Sedana looked calmly as she poked dots on the sword, combining the magic power of the enchanting material with the sword itself.
"finished."
Controlling the floating two-handed sword to fall back to the table, Serdana motioned to Sarlayan to pick it up and give it a try.
"Considering that you are not a mage, I enchanted this weapon with powerful sharpness, powerful solidity and automatic charging. It can absorb the free arcane energy from the outside world and restore its own magic power."
Sarlayan turned on his eagle eye again and checked. The 1/1 on the back of the weapon's special effect description changed to 1/∞.
Anasteria smiled encouragingly at Sarlayan and used magic to send her words to Sarlayan's ears.
"Don't leave in a hurry after the banquet is over. We will discuss it in detail later."
'Sure enough, I still have something to say.'
Salorian had warned him about this a long time ago, and Salorian was not too surprised by this.
Under the displeased stares of a large number of nobles, Sarrean walked off the stage and returned to his seat, turning a blind eye to the unkind looks around him.
Anastria also gave words of comfort to the defeated Matis, which finally made the depressed Matis feel better.
He lowered his head and returned to the camp of the Yanying family in frustration, and began to receive the "love" education from his elders in the family.
The most important reward ceremony of this celebration banquet is over, and those who do not want to continue participating in the dance activities can leave the royal court.
Under the contemptuous looks of the nobles looking at the bumpkin, Sarlayan pretended to leave early and strode out of the newly replaced ballroom.
Following Sharlayan, there were also some rangers who were not interested in the ball, including Sylvanas, but Halduron and the sullen Lor'themar chose to stay.
After getting out of the sight of a large number of nobles, Valeela appeared next to Sarlayan at the right time.
Glancing warily at Sylvanas who was traveling with Sharlayan, Valeera deliberately said in a businesslike tone: "Salayan Deep Shadow, please come with me. Your Majesty asked me to take you to a remote location first.
Wait in the hall, he will come as soon as possible after the dance."
Sylvanas was not angry at Valela's hostility. Instead, she smiled with interest and reached out to pat Sarlayan on the shoulder.
"Then I'll leave first. Remember to come to Tarquelin to say hello before leaving Quel'Thalas."
"snort!"
When Sylvanas, who was dressed in finery, swayed away, Valeela wrinkled her nose in displeasure and complained softly in a voice that Sharlayan could barely hear.
"A woman with bad taste...don't flirt with her if you don't have that idea. What's the point of trying to make her unable to get up or down?"
The barrage gave a cheerful response to Valeela's dissatisfaction.
"Fuck, it's so real. Isn't this the same pua that the Queen treats the Withered Ones."
"That's different. Sylvanas treated the Blighter as a toy and developed real feelings for her."
"So this lesson tells us, don't flirt with someone if you don't have that idea, maybe you will take it seriously."
"So Sarlayan has replaced the wither's toy status? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Who knows, let's wait and see what happens next."
"No, I don't want that kind of thing! I want to see Sarlayan and Valeela making love."
"I, the tauren in divine armor, kill pure love warriors with explosive force!"
Sarlayan rolled his eyes helplessly: 'This is nothing... I can't understand it again.'