Chapter 3285: Trying to change destiny and recruit Charles
For Chateau's thoughtful arrangement, Sequoia was of course extremely excited and accepted it, and also recommended his younger brother to Chateau——
"Sir, my brother is very talented in magic. There was once a mage from the Dark Fire Society who wanted to accept my brother as his apprentice. However, because the number of apprentices in their society was limited, the additional application was not approved, so he gave up."
"How old is your brother? What is he doing now?"
"He has just turned 50 this year and is working as an apprentice in a magic weapon workshop in the east of the city."
"This is child labor!" Xia Duo couldn't help but sigh.
However, as the brother of a child laborer, Sequia has a different view, "The adults know us elves very well, but their understanding is not deep enough. The rumors of reaching adulthood at the age of 100 refer more to the completion of the coming-of-age ceremony for the upper elf.
"For those of us at the bottom - especially the wood elves, 30 years old can be considered an adult, and our actual life span is difficult to meet the standards of the upper elves.
"The vast majority of wood elves will not live to be 500 years old, and many of them will lose their health before they reach 300 years old. So the more this happens, the more we have to buy time."
"I see!"
As a human being, Xia Duo only laments the situation of the so-called elf child laborers in elf society, and does not have much sympathy for the 50-year-old who goes out to work.
If you really want to sympathize, most ordinary people in Netherese have to help the family when they are 6 or 7 years old, and most ordinary people in Netherese do not live to be 70 years old. Isn't this more important?
Is it worthy of sympathy?
After a moment of silence, Shado told Sequia, "From now on, under my command, elves will follow the standard of 25 years of age for humans and 16 years of age for humans. I will treat you like humans. I hope you can understand."
"I can completely understand, sir. To be honest, after understanding the situation of human society for the first time, I am very envious. Humans may think that elves have long lifespans and can waste as much as they want, but is waste really what we want?
Especially those of us at the bottom of the wood elves, who doesn’t want to live a fulfilling life like humans? The reality is that the bottom wants to live a fulfilling life, but the upper levels do not allow it. Many times they would rather let us waste our time than use it to do anything.
Something meaningful.”
"Don't worry, your wish will come true soon. When you get to the Tower of Time, you will understand what true fulfillment is! I hope your brother can survive it. This is no easier than being an apprentice in the magic weapon workshop. You need
Tell him in advance so that he can be mentally prepared."
"I will, and my brother is very sensible. He will definitely seize this opportunity!"
Sequoia is very confident in himself. In fact, he is not confident in his younger brother, but in anyone who is at the bottom and whose efforts are useless.
If you could learn magic and change your destiny as long as you work hard and endure hardship, then the situation of the wood elves in this world would not be what it is now.
If such an opportunity to change his destiny was placed in front of him in the past, he would rather die than let it go, let alone waste it. That is simply unacceptable.
It's a pity that it didn't exist in the past, but now that it exists, whether it is him, his brother, or any other wood elf, they will choose to seize this opportunity firmly.
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After discussing future plans with Sequoia, Chateau arranged for Charles to take Sequoia to Daxia Territory. Before Charles left, Chateau left a question for him:
"Have you ever thought about joining the Great Xia Territory? You don't have to answer me now. I'll give you two days off. You can see more and experience more in the Great Xia Territory."
Charles was not of high birth, otherwise he would not have become friends with Secequia, but one of the biggest differences between him and Secequia is that Charles is a moon elf and has a magical heritage.
Comparing it with ancient examples from Xia Duo's hometown, it's almost like——
Charles is from a poor family, and if he develops properly in the future, there is still a slight possibility of becoming an upper elf. But Sequia is an outright commoner, and unless a miracle happens, he will never become an upper elf.
Therefore, Xia Duo was actually not sure whether Charles could bring his family and his family to join him. The other party might be able to join him in the Northland Alliance without any obstacles, but it might still be a bit uncertain if it would cost his family and his life.
This is different from the Silverleaf family that had previously invested in the Great Xia Territory. The Charles family lived well in Everesca and did not encounter any unstoppable disasters, while the Silverleaf family escaped.
In addition, Shado demanded payment from other Cormanthor families who were seeking refuge in Bactria and forced the elves of the Silverleaf family to leave. They were worried that they would be made things difficult for them when they returned to Cormanthor. In addition, they had collaborated on smuggling together before.
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The combination of various conditions allowed the Silver Leaf family to finally stay in Daxia Territory.
The reality is that it is actually very easy to make an elf work for humans. As long as the money is enough, elves are not completely aloof from the world. Working for anyone is not a job!
But it is extremely difficult for an elf to naturalize in human territory. This is different from dwarves. Dwarves have a tradition of traveling, and it is not uncommon to occasionally settle in human territory.
The most important thing for elves is to travel, and they never consider settling in the human world. Currently, there are some elves who have been naturalized in Netheril, but almost all of them are forced to stay in Netheril, and they all stay in Severton.
If they have any other choice, they will not stay in the human world.
Xia Duo still remembers the scene when he first saw an elf. It was when he first traveled through time and saw it in Old Neil's Tavern in Savile Town.
The first thing those elves did when they entered the tavern was to cast a spell to clean the tavern. They didn't like the food provided in the tavern at all. They just selected some fresh raw meat and left.
Those elves, Shado later learned, were from the Stardew family of Cormanthor and belonged to the upper class elves. But even so, the attitude of the elves towards the human world is evident!
If Charles still chooses to refuse after seeing the Great Xia Territory with his own eyes, then Xia Duo may doubt himself. Is it true that what he has done cannot impress the elves at all?
If Charles finally chooses to join the Great Xia Territory, it means that in addition to the lowest level wood elves in the elf world, there are still many elves who are dissatisfied with the status quo and want to seek new opportunities.
And this is also an opportunity for Xia Duo. Those elves are his potential supporters. Even if they don't join the Daxia Territory, they can still shine for the promotion of the Daxia Order.
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After Charles left, Chateau sat in the office for a while before turning to the Alliance Intelligence Department. The information Sequia brought was very important, but it was only his personal one-sided knowledge.
As for what is happening in Yeerland, more professional intelligence personnel are still needed to gain a more comprehensive view and make more appropriate judgments.